Cowley County Fairgrounds - Winfield, Kansas
Saturday - July 29, 1933
Winfield Daily Courier
Monday, July 31, 1933 -
Page 8:
Thrills In Auto Races
One Driver Unhurt When Car Crashes
Through Fence at Turn
There was a thrill in every event of the auto races at the fairgrounds
Saturday, but the two biggest thrills came when Earl Murray* of Hutchinson
(Kansas), crashed through the fence and when Posey Reeves, of Oklahoma City,
drove his machine at top speed through the blazing wood panel in front of the
grandstand.
Murray left
the track on the first lap of the Class A race. He was just rounding the curve
on the north end of the east side (turn 3) of the oval when his machine skidded
and ripped out several feet of the wood fence. The machine lost a wheel but
Murray was not scratched. He was eliminated from any further competition.
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Time Trials - 5 cars - 1 lap on the half-mile racetrack: |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Earl Murray* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Frontenac Special |
33.0 |
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2 |
Al A. Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Ford |
33.6 |
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3 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Frontenac |
33.8 |
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4 |
Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Frontenac |
35.8 |
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5 |
Vernon O. "Tige" Beal |
Anthony, Kansas |
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36.0 |
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Class A - 3 Fastest Cars from Time Trials - 6 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Frontenac |
3:40.5 |
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2 |
Al A. Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Ford |
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3 |
Earl Murray* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Frontenac Special |
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The race was restarted after Murray went through the fence in turn three in the first lap.
Class B - 2 Slowest Cars from Time Trials - 6 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Vernon O. "Tige" Beal |
Anthony, Kansas |
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3:38.4 |
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2 |
Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Frontenac |
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Championship Heat - 3 Cars - 5 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Al A. Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Ford |
2:58.5 |
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2 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Frontenac |
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3 |
Vernon O. "Tige" Beal |
Anthony, Kansas |
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The Blindfold Act Al Banks drove his machine several times around the track with his eyes covered.
Grand Sweekstakes - 3 Cars - 10 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Al A. Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Ford |
6:06.0 |
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2 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Frontenac |
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3 |
Vernon O. "Tige" Beal |
Anthony, Kansas |
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A fitting conclusion
to the racing program was brought to the fans by (Posey) Reeves when he drove
his Fronty through the burning panel. Fire brands were hurled in every
direction when the speeding car crashed through the wall of fire.
* Earl Murray's name was actually Murray Thomas Earl but he used "Earl Murray" as an alias when he raced.
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Murray Thomas Earl a.k.a. Earl Murray 1899 - 1954 |
Emmett Walter Taylor 1910 - 1963 |
Posey Avery Reeves 1899 - 1959 |
Vernon O. "Tige" Beal 1906 - 1966 |
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