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I agree.CITY OF HOPE Public Relations Dept. 626-4611 (Hank Brown) PETER DE PAOLO (Suggested Column Material) Peter De Paolo, who helped put the "roar" into the Roaring Twenties, will be one of the athletes honored June 28, at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas at the Third Annual Sportsmen's World Awards Presentations. The World., Awards banquet and honors ceremonies, at which the golden 'Victor' statuettes are presented to outstanding champions of the past, is sponsored by the Sportsmen's Club for the City of Hope Medical Center, a hospital and research complex dedicated to the patient care, research and education in catastrophic disease Athletes honored at this gala event have been chosen by a National Selections Committee composed of leading sportswriters and sportscasters across the country. De Paolo, one of the all-time greats of auto racing, was acclaimed, the "Golden Man" of racing when he became the first driver to top the 100 mph mark for 500 miles when he won the coveted Indianapolis Memorial Day trophy in 1925. His speed., 101.13 mph, was a record that stood for seven yearsJ He was National Champion in 1925 and. 1927 and was elected to auto racing's Hall of Fame in 1963. Peter De Paolo's illustrious racing career, began as a riding mechanic for his equally illustrious uncle, the famed Ralph DePalma ended in a manner which only heightens his deserved honor to the title of World. Sportsman. Competing in an international event at Barcelona, Spain, in 1935> De Paolo deliberately crashed, his car to avoid hitting three "small children. That near-fatal accident prompted him to dedicate the rest of his life toward promoting safety to the lives of others. In recent years, De Paolo has given talks to driver training and other youth groups across the country through the auspices of the National Education Association driver education program.