Word: maury
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said Francesco Mauri at nearby Cutro: "This land will be ours as soon as it is cleared, or we will lie dead upon it. They may kill us, but we won't leave the land...
...winner was cocksure little (135-Ib.) Mauri Rose, at the wheel of a Blue Crown Special, the same car (four cylinders, front-wheel drive, no superchargers) that he won with last year. After averaging a record 119.8 m.p.h., Rose took two laps for insurance. Then he took a couple more. He had his speech all ready for the newsreel cameras when Hollywood's beauteous Barbara Britton tried to kiss him in the winner's cage: "There's a lady I want to kiss first ... I hope you'll understand. We're going to be married...
...Moore said:"Give him two more." A black pit-board with Holland's name on it was held up the next time he roared past the pits. Seeing the chalked message -" + 2"-Holland stepped up his speed by two miles an hour. After 50 miles, the other driver, Mauri Rose, bobbed his hand as he whirled past to show he understood his "O.K." message from the pit; his speed was just right. Moore's high-speed cars were in second and third place...
...autos and drop out when the race was all but won? Time after time, on the chalk board he ordered "EZY" as Holland passed the pit. On the 193rd lap, with auto racing's biggest honor his for the taking, Rookie Holland obeyed the "EZY" sign-and Oldtimer Mauri Rose (who had cracked up on the 40th lap last year) went into the lead. When a mechanic got set to signal Rose that he was ahead-by writing "P1" (Position one) on the pit-board-Moore cautioned him: "Don't let Holland...
After 200 laps, and a couple more to be safe, smudge-faced Mauri Rose drove the winning car into the wire-enclosed victory cage. The seat of his pants had worn out from the bouncing he had taken. He had won the race and 35% of the $31,450 prize money the car had earned...