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5th Indianapolis 500 race in 1915...
5th Indianapolis 500 race in 1915...
Item # 680408
May 31, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 31, 1911
* 5th Indianapolis 500 race (during)
* Race car driver Ralph DePalma
The front page has a banner headline: "RALPH DE PALMA LEADING IN BIG AUTOMOBILE RACE" with subhead and lineups, all on the front page. An early report as the race was still in progress at the time of publication. Depalma would be the winner. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, irregular along the spine, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: The 5th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915. The traditional race date of May 30 fell on a Sunday, but race organizers declined to schedule the race for Sunday. The race was set for Saturday May 29, but heavy rains in the days leading up to the race flooded the grounds and made some roads leading to the track impassible. Officials decided to postpone the race until Monday May 31 in order to allow the grounds to dry out. Speedway management would maintain their policy to not race on Sundays until 1974.
After a loss in 1912, Ralph DePalma succeeded in victory for 1915. DePalma was accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine.
Category: The 20th Century
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