12 Sports Aces, January 1943 — page 45: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Eddie Stuart had just enough drive in his legs to make him a es Stooge fora Spike King "Tt were two laps to go and there was still plenty of spring left in Eddie Stuart’s legs. Eddie hit the turn wide and rolled into the straightaway, holding the third slot. The boards itched under Eddie’s flying feet. It was the “let-down” lap, that brief respite before the gun sent the runners winging into the payoff stretch. But Ed- die felt strong and tireless. He wanted to turn on the heat, give the field the busi- ness and let them worry about catching him, 48 By Jay Thorburn Eddie’s footsteps started to pound a little harder, faster. The beat of his stride was going up. Eddie began closmg the gap between him and the wide-shoul- dered runner in front of him. The crowd let out a howl. But it faded suddenly. Bat Nordell gave Eddie a quick glance over his shoulder, It was more than a glance. It was a demand that Eddie soften up his pace, Eddie and Bat Nordell were Olyphant A. GC. entries. Only because Bat had made that possible did Eddie sport the colors CORMIECLOO© S (EO)