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...before the 500-mi. Memorial Day automobile derby at Indianapolis Speedway, Driver Les Spangler of Los Angeles went out behind his garage to look at a mother rabbit and six bunnies he was raising. Someone asked him if he was grooming them for their lucky left hind feet. "Naw," he said, "I don't need any charms. I'm just naturally a lucky...
Died. Robert ("Bob") Carey, 28, 1932 American Automobile Association racing champion; when, during a practice run on Los Angeles' Ascot Speedway, a frozen steering knuckle sent his car crashing through the guard rail...
...Stadium will be open at 12.15 o'clock and there will be seats on sale for the game at Gates 3, 4 and 6 on North Harvard Street, Gate 9 at the entrance from the parking place, and Gate 13 on the speedway...
...Beach, Fla., an accomplishment which caused double satisfaction to a short, round-faced, exceedingly affable young man named Stephen Jerome Hannagan. Hannagan is Wood's press agent, Miami Beach's press agent. Geographically, his time is divided among Miami Beach, Montauk Point, L. I. and the Indianapolis Speedway, whither he dashed last fortnight to prepare publicity for the annual automobile races to be held there in May. Professionally his prime allegiance goes to Carl Graham Fisher, promoter of all three enterprises...
...Lafayette. McCarney, once a Broadway impresario, was taken ill and young "Steve," who had never before seen a racing car, publicized his show. On the strength of his success he ventured to Indianapolis, worked on the Star for a time and eventually attached himself to Promoter Fisher's Speedway. Result: the "boy press agent." as Promoter Fisher called him, set a new attendance record for the races which he has been exploiting ever since. Early in the game "Steve" Hannagan established a reputation among sports writers and editors that stands him in excellent stead today. He was never known...