Washington MEE Philadelphia... 3 Batteries: Potter Dean and Hayes Detroit 2 Alexandra and Ferrell.
Chicago, 6 0 0 Batteries: Rowe, and York Lyons and Fresh.
St. Louis Cleveland 7 n 85 Batteries: Marcum, Trotter and Sulliven; Feller und Hemley.
New York 4 9 0 Boston 8 100 0 Patteries: Rufüng, Sundra and Dickey teaver and Desautels.
Philadelphia 4 2B 3 Washington... ea 3 Batter! Pippen, Parmelee and finished to the thunderous salute of the crowd, Floyd Roberts of Van-muys, Calif, winner of the classic last year, died of head and internal injuries suffered in a three car spin on the treacherous southwest turn.
Going into his 266th mile, Roberts collided with Bob Swanson's machine and rolled over the top of, the retaining wall Swanson car rolled over once and burst into flames, bui stayed on the track. Chet Miller, who was just behind, swerved to miss the wreckage of Swanson's car and he dived through the inside fence.
Swanson and Miller suffered only minor bruises but Roberts was dreadfully injured about the head and died in a hospital an hour later without having recovered consciousness.
Roberts was the first driver to be killed in the classic since Clay Weatherly struck a wall in 1935.
Several spectators were injured when Robert's car went through the rail and off the track. Miss Martha Ponelite of Collinsville, IlL, was injured in the head and shoulders by the flying guard rail. Mrs. Bruce Milliken of Thornton, Ind., suffered a broken leg from the flying wreckage of Robert's car.
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