The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 43

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 193S- THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR PAGE 19 Radio Coverage Bigger As Stations Combine Forces '500, AAA Speed Titles Seldom Wind Up Together Unprecedented Team Will Cover Action Holland Win Could Upset Shaw Record Only one driver left in auto racing appears to have much chance of catching Wilbur Shaw in the Speedway's money-winning league. Shaw, who climbed out of a cockpit and into the track president's chair, is the all-time champion at raking in the shekels. He totaled $91,300 In win-nings before he gave up driving. Shaw's formidable total was racked up through three 7 wis i If' i from vantage points around the track, and Bill Froesch, WISH, will handle interviews from the field. Tom Carnegie, WFBM, will be on the Speedway public address system.

ENGINEERING duties will be handled by WIBC, where, for many years, exclusive coverage of the race has or. iginated. But the effort as a whole will be strictly cooperative. Plugging in on the race broadcast will be some 135 stations across the country, in 38 states and the District of Columbia. They will receive the show, except for the commercial announcements, through the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Network, an independent system set up by the local stations.

Tape recordings of the broadcast will be available to the Armed Force Radio Service and the Armed Forces Network through the facilities of WIBC and the Public Information Officer, 31st Division, Camp Atterbury, for rebroadcast to service men and women all over the world. By BARBARA WOLFE Stay-at-home race fans will be treated this year to biRger-than-ever radio coverage of the 1953 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race will not he televised. For the first time in the history of city race broadcasting, all five radio stations will be in on the great event, pooling their aportacasting talent for the enjoyment of listeners taking It easy on the front porch or in the backyard. THE UNPRECEDENTED, program will take the air on WISH, WIRE, WFBM, WIBC and WXLW at 10:45 a.m.

under the sponsorship of the Indianapolis Ford dealers. The same broadcast will be carried by all stations. Sid Collins, WIBC, as chief announcer, will be stationed the pagoda, along with Charlie Brockman, WXLW, and Chuck Breece, WFBM. Covering the pits will be I.uke Walton, WISH, and Al Vara, WIRE. Dick Fittenger, WFBM; Jim Shelton, WIBC, and Robin Bricht.

WIRE, will report trick twice (1937 and 1939). So did Louis Meyer (1928 811(1 1933). No other driver has done it more than once. Meyer and a pair of men who never von the 5(M)-Milir Race share the honor of the most AAA driving titles. The others are Earl Cooper and Ted Horn.

Tod won his three championships consecutively, in 1916, 1917 and 1918, before he was killed in a championship rare on the dirt at DuQuoin, III. Those who have won the driving title twice are Shaw, Ralph Milford, Ralph De-Palma. Jimmy Murphy, Pete DePaolo, and Rex Mays. IN THE FOLLOWING list of AAA champions, those who accomplished the "double crown" feat are shown by asterisks: 1911 Ralph Mulford. 1912 Ralph DePalma.

1913 Earl Cooper. 1914 Ralph ePalma. 3913 Earl oper. 1916 Dario Resta. 3917 Earl Cooper.

1918 Ralph Mulford. 3919 'Howard Wilcox 1920 'Gaston Chevrolet. 1921 'Tommy Milton. 1922 "Jimmy Murphy. 1923 Edward Itoarne.

3921 Jimmy Murphy. 1023 'Pete DePaolo. 3926 Harry Hartz. 3927 Pete DePaolo. 392S 'Louis Mever.

SAVED BY THE BELL This picture sequence by Star Photographer Frank H. Fisse shows the anguish experienced last Sunday by a Speedway rookie, John Thomson, th slowest qualifier, as he was in awful peril of being nudged out of the 500-Mile Rac by a last-second qualifying attempt on the part of Johnny Tolan. Standing alone high in the parquet section behind the pits, Thomson prays (left) that Tolan'i run won't be to fast. After Tolan cuts a fast lap, all seem lost (center) and Thomson sinks his chin in hie hand. Then oh, happy day the public address system announces (right) that Tolan' run was too slow and Thomson still is in the field.

I firsts (1937-1939-19101, three seconds (1933-1933-1938), a (1927) and a seventh (i93(i; Bill Holland, ho is back in AAA co ipetition after a long suspension, is the only driver within striking distance of Shaw. Holland has garnered a total of $69,212 through one winning year (1949) and Ihree seconl-place finishes (1947-1948-1950). THIS Ot'TSTANDING record of placing either first or second in four consecutive races brought Holland within $22,088 of Shaw. He could pass the Speedway president this year by roaring home first. Between Shaw and Holland in the money-winning derby is Maun Rose, who won in 1947 and 1918 and was co-winner with Floyd Davis in 1941.

Rose took away $85,202 in Speedway prize money. But, Rose has retired from racing, so is no threat to Shaw's moolah mark. Neither has Louis Meyer, another three-time winner Meyer totaled $69,000 in official Speedway pri7es. BI is doing all right making money out of the racing business in another way which doesn't show up in the prize totals, by building the engines which power approximately 90 per cent of the Speedway cars, phis most of those running in sprint and midget competition. A money-winning streak perhaps even more amazing than those of Shaw and Holland was compiled by the late Ted Horn who now stands fifth among money-winners.

In a nine-race string extending from 1936 through 1948 (with time out for a war), Horn never finished worse than fourth. He was second in 1936, third in 1937, 1941. 1946 and 1947, and fourth in 3938, 1939, 1940 and 1948. THE SPEEDWAY has paid a total of approximately in prizes during the 36 races to date. That the money-winning records of the old-timers have stood up is quite a tribute to them in view of the fact that prizes have been increasing by leape and bound in the latter years.

Here are the men who have accounted for $40,000 or McGrath And Ayulo Gain 'Twin' Titles Jack McGrath and Manuel Ayulo are known as the "Gold Dust Twins" of the speed fraternity. They've been "friendly enemies" since beginning their careers simul-taneously in 3945. They teamed up for third here in 3951 with Ayulo driving relief for McGrath. Ayulo Operates Shop Manny Ayulo, Burbank, operates an automotive repair shop when he's not on the speedways. more in official Speedway prizes: Wilbur Shaw Mauri Rose Bill Holland 8.V103 69,212 69.000 50.390 49,600 48.4V! 43.4.12 Louis Meyer Ted Horn Tommy Milton Johnnie Parsons Lee Walla rd I V-v -Kr Sssc0 ZHs A The American Automobile Association driving crown has become so elusive as far as 500-Mile-Race winners are concerned that it's, now a distinct rarity for any driver to capture both honors in one year.

After wins in two of the most point-rich races at Indianapolis arid Raleigh, N.C., big, youthful Troy Ruttman last year seemed on his way to turning the "double crown" trick for the first time since Wilbur Shaw did it back in 1939. But misfortune overtook Troy where other drivers couldn't, and he was forced out of the "Championship Trail" competition by serious injuries suffered in an insignificant Iowa sprint race. Chuck Stevenson edged him out by 30 points in a photo finish for the driving title. ON 15 OCCASIONS out of 36 "years, the Indianapolis winner has gone on to snare the Triple-A championship, which is decided on the basis of points awarded to the drivers on a sliding scale depending on their finishing positions in AAA championship, big car races. Shaw accomplished the Indianapolis winner-AAA title BEST VISIBILITY, MOST BRAKINO ARM For example, you have 15 more windshield area thaa the nearest competitire make.

i0 more braking area. Advanced suspension design and low center of gravity asture safe, flat cornering and exceptional readability. are always 2 WINNERS at Speedway i BLUI CROWN SPKIAL 'BALKS' Does this forlorn plorwre taken during the 1952 500-Mile Race show the end of the brilliant career of Lou Moore, the famed former driver, who "trained" five winners of the race? It shows mechanics trying frantieally and unsuccessfully to start Tony Bettenhauien's No. 27 Blue Crown Special after a pit stop. The car went out of the race.

This year Moore came to the track with a brand-new car but It failed to qualify. 3929 Louis Meyer. 3930 'Billv Arnold. 3931 'Louis Schneider. 3932 Bob Carev.

3933 'Louis Mever. 1934 'Bill Ctimmings. 193.3 'Kelly Petillo. 3936 Mauri Rose. 1937 'Wilbur Shaw.

193R 'Flovd Roberts. 1939 'Wilbur Shaw. 3910 Rex Ma vs. 3941 Rex Mays. 3942- 1943 No champion; World War II.

1946 Ted Horn. 1917 Ted Horn. 194S Ted Horn. 1949 Johnnie Parsons. 1950 Henry Banks.

1951 Tony Bettenhausen. 1952 Chuck Stevenson. There N. lo matteir whtit i rite Holder Of Pole Position Could Get 'Bumped' Probably the question which bohs up most frequently year-in and year-out about the Speedway is whether the pole position car could "humped" from the starting field. The answer is a large "yes." But, don't hold your breath until it happens.

For the pole car to be bumped from the field, there would have to be 33 faster qualifiers on days after the first day of qualification. For example, for Bill Vuko-vich (and the other six opening day qualifiers! to be busted this year, 33 drivers would have had to exceed 138.392 miles an hour (shudder!) on subsequent days. fliii1 tiM eii vi ri Si happetie on Rc 4m. ja iJ Prest-O-Lhe Factory. No checkered flag, no grand priae for the engineer at this laboratory but they are constantly ahead in the rare to make Prest-O-Lite products better than ever before.

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