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The Indiana Star SPORTS POLIS Scctio II 4 SUNDAY MORNING, 3IAY 15, 1955 erry Hoyt Grabs ID) ole MPH $SiPWN 1 Only 1 Other Car Qualifies Concluded From Page 1 consulted about the agreement entered into by a number of the other "ready drivers" to wait 'Vilbur HbH, Iiuliiuiitpoh, driver wb roared to victory in the V) mile eiriit Hun nito fi it rwciiig mount at -shejhyvili- more than tw dectulc B. She pwre mf to Jri Slar father, J. O. Shaw, of Mielbyville. i 4 rr a i the "heel 'n his i-br-i, for m-' tv- i honor ttrwe pet jtoat -up.

was wim hi k' ond li'ivn of MiMryvl of four Shaw is no novice at rr-l -vfftwan of Oie Speday the dirt tracks many years. until today until he was at the starting line. "I didn't make any agreements with anybody," he said. HOVT WAS THE FIRST Indianapolis resident to gain the coveted pole since Bill Cum-mings did it in 1937. His run represented the second-fastest qualifying run in Speedwav history, eclipsed only by the 141.033 Jack McGrath clicked off in 1954 to set the time trial record.

race. Th motive power was provided by the third-grader' goat, Billy. RIDING THE GOAT This pictur. from the scrapbook of Mr. Wilbur Shaw show her famous husband's mount for his first But there was time for only three to run.

The gun signifying the end of trials for the day sounded just as Sam Hanks' Jones Maley Special was being given a last-minute check before bring pushed away from the starting line. Others in the line besides were Walt Faulkner, Bill Vukovich, Bob Sweikert and Bill Homeier. Hoyt, who, is unmarried and lives with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Art. Hoyt at 2317 Car-roljton Avenue, is i the racing son of a racing father. His, dad drove cars in the Chicago area from 1935 to 1937. and brought Jerry up right by building the boy two midgets of his own, one when he was 7 and one when he was 12. "I guess it's partly my fault," said the elder Hoyt laughingly as he congratulated his son.

"I'm glad that one's over." Hoyt's fastest lap was his 1 second and final qualifier for the 500-Mile Race yesterday. (Star Photo) NO. 2 QUALIFIER Tony Bettenhausen enters the apron area to have his Chapman Special checked after he became the said the father, "I' didn't think anyone could run in these winds first, which he reeled off at 140.449 in the maroon-and-whitetJim Robbins Special. The car, incidentally, was the second fastest in last year's qualifications when Cal Niday of Pacoima, chauffeured it. There was one unsuccessful attempt to qualify yesterday by Pat O' Connor of North Vernon.

The crew of his Ansted-Rotary Special flagged him after three laps when he was averaging high in the 137-miles-an hour bracket. WHEX HOYT'S CAR was pushed to the line, it was like opening a flood gate. Within five minutes, there were seven other cars lined up behind him. but Jerry made it." THE I40-PLLS LAP was a Indians Drop 5-1 Tilt; Rocky Homers In 9th surprise to Speedway railblrds because Hoyt hadn't been able to get over 138 miles an 'hour In practice. But the Robbins crew changed spark plugs I made some other minor adjust ments and Hoyt was ready.

He had two laps his first and last in the 140 bracket and two in the 139 section. X- Bettenhausen looked like he was on the way to eclipse Hoyt's speed as he started out In the sixth last night Crone's hopper got past Jim Dyck, playing third base for the first time this season, but Harrell backed him up and made the long throw for the out. Wade threw his bat in the seventh in displeasure after a called strike by Umpire John Mullen. The former Tribe outfielder as booed by Some of 1 Sliortridgc Golf Squad Wins Meet riTCHFR Howie Rodemoyer singled in the sixth but Garcia again started a double play on Grace's grounder. Pinchhitter Stan Pawloski walked and Grace singled with two out in the eighth but Harrell fouled out near first.

Rodemoyer wasn't hit hard but the Sox made good use of the eight safeties obtained off him. i They gained a two-run margin in the first as. an infield hit with a fat 140.867 lap but sec ond and fourth laps in the 139 him in this photo from, the scrapbook of his, Boots. Show. By MAX GREEN WALD Rocky Colavito's eighth home run of the season was all that prevented the Indianapolis Indians from being shutout victims last night.

Toledo gained the decision its fifth in a row --by a 5-1 score. Making his 1935 debut with the Sox after sept back by Milwaukee, Ray. Crone' held the Tribe to seven hits, three of them in' the ninth. COLAVITO slammed onv-of his1 deliveries in the final frame over the left-field fence. Rudy Regalado and Joe Caffie singled but Earl Avei ill bounced to EARLY' SHAW Shaw is shown in one.

of hii cars" as admiring townsfolk gather around Siart I'our I3n(2inv class kept him off the' pole. i A crowd estimated at 000 sat out the long many of them waiting lor1 seven hours or more before, anything really lnrl. Short ridge of. Indianapolis turned in a. total of 324 strokes win Wilbur Shaw Rode Goat the 18th annual LaPprte invi The winds reached a high of 31 miles an hour with gusts up tational golf tournament at.the the 607 fans.

First Baseman Frank Torre of Toledo retired after the seventh inning because of a sore hand. The Sox did some cutting down yesterday. Outfielder Luis Marquez was sold to Portland while two players were optioned, Catcher Paul Burris to Jacksonville and Pitcher Ben Johnson to Syracuse. Beechwood course yesterday. to 36 at 11:02 a.m.

Today should be better. The Third, Baseman Felix Mantilla, Weather Bureau forecast fair lion tssig paced the victorious combination with' a -77, Bob Laycork had a 78, Dan who made the 'forceout at 'second to end the game. Crone kept his pitches low weather with "considerably less wind" and a high of 72 degrees. The track will, open for practice Burton an 83 and Jim Brucker an S6. by Garcia, Jim Frey's broken-bat double to right and a walk to Pete Whisenant filled the bases, Billy Queen's sacrifice fly drove across one runner and Harry Hanebrink's- single sent in another.

Gale Wade brought over a run. in the third after receiving a After considerable jockeying. Wade stole second and scored on Whisenant's single to left. CRONE led off in the fifth with a single to right to start the Sox on their way to their final two, The pitcher, Then we started the tedious work of chopping the mortar from between the bricks. and removing them, one at a time.

We took 'em all out, down to floor level, and widened the opeping on both sides until it was large enough for the car to pass through. We even 10 a.m. and trial will be and had the Indians hitting the ball into the dirt as the Sox accumulated 17 assists. Toi.rno AB from noon until 6 p.m. i 1 was the Blue Devils', triumph in this event.

By' uperial permission of the copyright The lndian- potis Star herewith tie-ins a presentation of aelected e-rerpt from "Oentlem'n, Start Vour Engine the autobiography of Wilhur Shaw. Copyright 1955 hy Cowarft-lrCann Inc. All right reserved. Thi hook, or parts thereof, must not he reproduced in any form without permission. I'liblished simultaneously in the Dominion of Canada by Longmans, Green and Company, They defeated Tech of Indian The Toledo righthander hurled 2 0 1 0 5 4 apolis in a sudden death playoff stacked the bricks in a neat pile.

in 19o0. three hitless innings before Vein Grace, the only Tribes Oarrlav, ef Prey, rf 4 hisenajtt. If Queen, Hanrbrink, 3-lk Meeks, sa Torre, lb Mantilla. 3b Crona. Totals 3 34 ting extremely -close-to the outside 'rail.

When I Had pulled Billy to the right in order to pass the leader. I'd forgotten to get him snuared away for the dash to the finish line. He had kept right on running at a tangent. We had covered 12 or 15 feet more than our rivals but we still were in second place by a half-length and it was too late to do anything about it. I was almost sick with disappointment and ready to cry as Dad found me.

When I started to explain what had happened, he interrupted me and put his arm around my shoulder. "I know, son," he said. "I saw it all. Might, be the luckiest with good intentions of return man with two hits, and Bill A.NDERSOX the run- ing to put them back into place, 10 0 0 1 2 24 Harrell opened the fourth with nerup with Crawfordsville: holder iof the state champion singles. Joe Altobelli forced The alley wasn't wide enough for us to run the car straight INDIANAPOLIS Harrell, Grace becoming the A 4 0 4 3 1 1 2 17 a r.

3 2 0 3 5 I 12 1 ship, shot 329, LaPorte 330 and through the opening. We had AH 4 only Indian to reach third until Coleman Hurls 10-3 Denver Win Denver (AP) Rip Coleman pitched the Denver Bears to a 10-3 American Association victory over Omaha last night, as the Grizzlies pounded Stu Miller, the league's erstwhile most effective pitcher. Miller had allowed only five runs in 48 innings before last night. Culver and South Bend Cen tral tied at 336. Tech of In to install the heavy planks on the ninth.

4 4 4 3 3 an- angle and this complicated Grace. If Harrell, sa Altobelli, lb folovito. rf Dyck. 3k Reralado. 2b Caffie.

ef 2 4 1 2 0 12 1 2 0 1 1 I 0 0 4 1 2 dianapolis placed eighth with Colavito tricky nopper was His First Race the problem because the left 338. handled by Vince Garcia, who 4 3 rroni wneei would be two or Averlll, turned it into a double play. Individual honors went to TVftffrt Wilbur (iatn ro three feet down the left ramp Rodemover, 2 0 Ted Boots of Anderson ivho Ihx' third grade at Shelbyville and several inches lower than Tomanek 0 Davidson, Totals SI 1 7 thing ever happened to you. Next time, I'll bet, you'll keep tchool, his parent purchased goat for him. He named floor level before the right carded a par 72.

His score broke the medalist record of 73 set by Scott Teal of Tech of registered as the. left-handed batting Wade plunked a double into Whisenant's single to deep short and Queen's one-baser to center accounted for the last Toledo run. The Sox were hitless in the last four sessions, with Lefty Billy Joe Davidson pitching the ninth. ADOUBLE HEADER is scheduled with Toledo today, action starting at 1:30. Dave Hoskins and Southpaw Hank Aguirre probably will pitch for the Indians with Andy Brat-kowitz and Lefty Charlie Gorin the Sox moundsmen.

Scoreboard front wheel would begin to roll Billy. Billy provided the motive Denver down the right ramp. It wa Oman AB your- mind on. your job. But let's forget about it right now and have an ice cream cone." pocer for the future speed A AB A 5 2 0 0 5 3 3 4 114 very evident that such proce champion's first race in 1910 a PlFWS 3 Rrhrdn.2 Hfrrojt.cf Indianapolis in 1950.

Marty Kleva of South Bend Central stroked his way into the run-nerup spot with a 73. dure would tilt the car into a the Shelbu County Fair. Here Lmmrf.ss 4 Bisngm.2 3 Alston. 1 Sehfll.rf 3 KomH.lf 4 FnlllM.cf 3 Tttlbch rh.lf precarious position, but we had ThrnbF.l he describes it: 'Walked for Rodemoyer In i Ft an for Pawloakl in eighth. Toledo 201 020 00O-5 Indianapolis OOO 000 001-1 RBI Queen Hanebrlnk.

vVhlaenant, Wade. Colavito. IB-lrev, Wade. HR C'olovtto. SB-Wade.

SP-tJeen. DP-Rode-morer. Harrell and Altobelli; ('tone. Meeka and Torre; Garcia, Meeks and Torre) 2. Left-Toledo 5, Indlanapolia 7.

BB Crona 4. Rodemoyer 2. eiO-Crona 5. Rodemoyer 4. Ills Rodemoyer A In 8 innings; Davidson In 1.

and ER-Cmne 1-1, Rode, mover 5-5. W-Crono (1-0), L-Rode-mover (2-3). U-Mullen and faylor. A-807. League Standings AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won Lost rrt.

CB PrMlcy.rf 2 Hfld.Jl 4 2 2 2 7 0 1 1 1 1 13 0 0 13 3 2 110 110 2 10 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 10 4 Johnson. 4 Rand.c 2 no choice in the matter. Finally everything, was ready the attempt with both planks braced Minneapolis 21 10 ,77 Colemn.p 3 2 "Against a noisy and colorful background of horse races, girl Omaha 17 12 3 Mark l.oilistllla 15 12 .3 Down And Away! After a divorce between his parents which upset him greatly and a disappointing experience when he was turned down for Marine service in World War Wilbur Shaw met Bill Hunt, be TomIo 18 13 4 xnomaj i Totals 32 shows, ferns wheels, merry-gO' TotaU 33 11 27 10 rani 15 15 'Struck, out tat Clear In ninth. Denver 13 IS 7 rounds and gambling games, the securely. We rolled the car up to the opening and tied a heavy rope to the rear axle.

Then we Charleston Ill IS .17 Omaha 200 100 000 3 county fair was the event of the INDIANAPOLIS ..10 21 II Denver 2U3 usu ou'-iu year. And for the first time in NATIONAL LEAUl'E ran the rope through a con my life I had the necessary They Didn't Tell came thoroughly enchanted with this business of automobile rac venient pulley at the top of the elevator shaft and took our respective positions. I climbed into the cockpit, one of my pals equipment to participate in the annual goat race. It was a blistering-hot July day, the kind S-Blaslntame. Aliton.

RBI-Schell, Koe-nlj. Rand. Plew. Richardson. Tettelbach 2.

Thronebrry 2. Fridley. Held. SB-Rand. Plewi, Tettelbach.

Throneberry. 3B-Tettel-bach. SB-Tettelbach 1 -SF-Frldley DP-Alston lunaaslstedl: Coleman. Richardson and Thronebrry: Held. Richardson and Left-Omaha -9.

Denver 5. BB Miller 4. Clear 0. Coleman SO-Clear 3, Coleman 13 HO-Mlller 9 In 5 lnntnss; Clear- 2 In 3. It and ER-Mtller 10-6.

Clear 0-0. Coleman 3-3 HBP By ing and gave up a 'good job to Lost Tri. 4 .857 12 3 .5.1 14 .517 1.3 .458 18 .407 17 18 .308 Won 24 14 15 15 .11 11 Brooklvn Nrw York Mllwaake f. hiraao St. Loafs ritttburrh Cincinnati Philadelphia work for -in 1 1 12 14 15 that bakes you instead of stew Jerry Hoyt, So eased the car out on the planks shop while he built his own racing car.

ing you, but the weather didn't cautiously and the other mem AMERICAN LEAUI'E hither me a bit. I was too in- Coleman iPhllllpal; by Miller IColemani. Wmner-Coleman (3-3 I. Iywer-Miller GB. Unfortunately, Hunt got in ber of our trio hung oa to Won lent on winning.

At some time Cleveland 14-21. Newman, Venion, Stewart. financial straits and had to rent or other during recent weeks rope in order to regulate the speed of my descent. the lower floor of his place to Lost Prl. ,704 1 1 5 1.3 .5.38 17 3 17 .370 IB .238 consultations at the starting line.

The hot shots were chagrined. But they certainly had no right to be mad. They didn't want too take the risk. So Ok. Had the wind proved too Ihleano 14 New Vork 14 Detroit 15 Boston 1.3 vt ashinfton 11 Hsn-ia City 10 Baltimore number tenants who sub Billy and I had run away from everyone who had challenged us It's a- wonder I didn't break Indiana Beaten 9 11 divided it into various offices.

And, Shaw was creating his to a test of speed. Now we had my neck and I suppose I should have been scared silly especial the onnortunity to make our By BOB COLLINS That wind blowing down the main chute at the Speedway yesterday had the hot shots worried. The day was sunny and the big crowd was looking for speed. But that wind was moving cars as much as four feet as they came out of the northwest turn. And while these are brave In Donble-IIeader Should Fall Jack McGrath's Speedway qualification record got a reprieve yesterday because of high winds but don't stake the family heirlooms 'on the chances it will live through today.

Both the four-lap mark of 141.033 and the one-lap standard of 14f.287 are almost sure goners today. With a Weather; Bureau forecast of near-ideal weather and a whole host of fast boys just itching for the chance to run, the track is likely to be blazing during most of the six hours of trials from noon to 6 p.m. Top bets to wipe out the old records are McGrath, himself, 'two-time' winner Bill Vukovich and Troy Ruttman. Today could easily make up in breakneck pace for the leisurely day at the 500-mile track yesterday, J. C.

Jr. siraremaev official and I 'had masterpiece upstairs on the second floor. There was no possible way to get Wilbur's first ly, when the began sway and sag as they felt the Minneapolis CAP) Ron Cra my own ideas of the "perfect ven got credit for both victories finish which would bring the race car out or the ouuawg, weight of all four wheels. My only thought, however, was to yesterday as Minnesota swept crowd to its collective feet as after bringing- it down to the its Ten baseball double- we came from behind to win. first floor, without ripping away all the office partitions.

Just like men, they aren i loousn. header with Indiana, 3-0 and 6-4. the, fellow: who boat in The start was good and I was sure all of the applause from the stands was intended for Billv and me as' we moved up Indiana 000 000 000 1 2 the basement too wide for the Minnesota 1 10 000 3 8 0 THE POLE, a big shiny prize, was too good to overlook. So they waited and watched each Clark. Dooiey (SI and carr; craven and door, Mr.

Shaw was tit trouble. Yesterday's Results AM1RICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 5. INDIANAPOLIS Minneapolis 8. St. Taut 3.

Denver 10. Omaha 3. Charleston at Louisville (rain). NATIONAL LEAGIK rhirato 8. New Vork O.

Brooklyn 13, Cincinnati 2. Milwaukee 5. Philadelphia 4. Louis 8, Pitlshurih 0. AMKRICAN LFAGIC New York 7, Detroit Boston 3, Kansas City I IIS innings), rhiemrn at Baltimore (ralnt.

Cleveland at VVahintton (ralnl. Today's Schedule AMIRICAN ASSOCIATION Tolrda at INDIANAPOLIS 111. Charleston at lufsville (2). Omaha at Denver, hi. Paul at Minneapolis.

'AMERICAN I.r.AGI nuicklv to second place in the What would you dot This, in Indiana 130 01(1 4 3 field. I was certain the leader other. Who would be first? The get the car on the ground without damaging it. Near the halfway nar-k, I suddenly felt as- if something was. ready to snap under strain and I yelled at the top of my voice: "Let her go!" It was all over in a matter of seconds.

Because the bottom of the left ramp was braced against the wall of the building on the opposite side of the alley, it was necessary for me to cut his oHin. words, is what he did: Minnesota 300 300 6 6 1 Sanders, Summers (41. French 15 and Correll; K. Anderson, Craven (2i. Thomas -From- every- angle, I.

studied pressure began to mount. The boys who figured as top ts and Peterson. pole aspirants began to talk to COLLEGE TRACK ritt.bnrrh 7Vj. 1tre Dante the problem, it was very: evident the only solution was to remove the window casement and knock out enough bricks to make an opening large enough each other. They wanted to go, but they wanted to go under better conditions.

An agreement was reached accommodate the car. That my wheels to the right while much for Jerry, chances are he would have been the only driver to attempt a qualification run. But Jerry, in the greatest ride of his life, turned the Jim Robbins Special through a 140.449 first lap and everyone was certain he would go all the way. AFTER FINISHING with 140.045 good for the poU Jerry commented, "it wasn't too bad but it was windy coming down the chutes." i Tony Bettenhausen tried next and a 139.082 fourth lap cost him the pole. His four lap average was 139.985.

Next came Pat O'Connor, a hot pole contender. But his first, lap was 137.082 so they called him in. Afterwards Pat said. "It was very bad. The wind kept shoving me out of the groove." As O'Connor came in a disgruntled Sam Hanks sat at the starting line, his engine running and the hands of thaeloeit sweeping him intf the shadows.

Behind Hank sat Walt Faukner and Bill. Vukovich. Time had rurv out on wi of the strangest dayi In one of "th world's strangest places T1 Indianapolis Motor" 500 Qualifiers an l-won t-r n-u-you-w t- the nose of the car was still operation would create another fifteen or eighteen inches above problem getting the car down to the ground without damag- the ground. It resulted in quite No. (Jim Robbins Special) No.

10 (Chapman Special) ng it. As I looked out the alley a jolt, but the car was intact and that was all that mattered. window, however. I noticed sev "come back to me," whenever I chose to give Billy free rein, and equally certain that no one in the rear could overtake us. My father would be at the finish line to shake my hand and we would go downtown that night to do a little, indiscreet, boasting" at the cream parlor.

As we neared the finish line I gave Billy a tug on the rein and he veered to'the'ri'ghf in order to gain sufficient racing room to pass the leader. Everything was proceeding according to plan but I couldn't resist the temptation to glance at the grandstand and wave, nonchalantly to my friends. The crowd cheering and applauding. It was a sight; I'll never and I was completely entranced by the commotion I was causing-until I suddenly realized we were get eral 2x12 planks which the decorators had used as scaffolding. It would be a gamble, but We jerked the planks down and stacked them against the wall.

Then, pushing the car ahead of us, we ran out of the alley as Kansas ('It? at New Tork (Jl-Shants (2-31 and Herbert 10-0) v. Ixipal (0-3) and Tlirlry (5-1 I. (hk.ro at Waohiorton (l-Donovan (3-1) and Krraan (0-1) vs. SlobUs (0-31 and Schmits 1.3-1). Irvclaod at Bsltimoro (Ji-Gsrcla (2-3) sod Lemon (6-1) vs.

Bvrd (2-1) and Kuava (O-OI. Detroit at Boston (2-3) and Maas (1-1) vs. Brewer (0-5) and Sullivan (3-4). NATIONAL LtAGl T. Brooklvn at Cincinnati 21-Newremhe (4-tl) and Spooner lO-O) vs.

Klippsietn (0-1 and Staler (3-2). New Vork at Chicago (2)-Gomes (1-3) and Hearn (5-11 va. Hacker (1-2) and ferkowki 10-3). riusoargh at at. Iuts Surkont 13-3) va.

Jon-s 10-1). Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Jl-Weh-meier (2-2) and Roberts (3-3) vi. Bur. delta (2-2) and Nichols (3-01. was worth a.

try. I couldnt run sort of thing. It wasn a conspiracy. In a way there was a bit of common sense in it. Nevertheless, they sat and watched each other.

However, they didn't tell Jerry Hoyt, at least not personally. And the quiet young Tech grad who had not been traveling anywhere near the speeds of the big guys decided he couldn't wait any longer- at 5:33 p.m. The first movement of a car toward the starting line signaled the beginning of the parade. There was a bj.zz and hurried do the job alone, however, so I if, we had robbed; a -safe. I 1:04.08 140.449 -J 103.89 140.867 1:04.39 139.77S I 1:04.31 139.847 1:04.48 139.378 i' 4.

I r-je- fi 1:04.26 140.056 1:04.11 140.383 5 fl y.t 1:04.71 139.083 I Totals Totals doubt, if we turned out the headed for home to catch up on my sleep. The following afternoon I re lights. I know we didn't protect the interior of the building from the elements, by covering the cruited the help of a couple of friends and we tackled the job akSissiiMi.aassi rfft i COLLEGE TENNIS 4:17.06 140.045 Totalt 4:17.17 139.985 as soon as the building was va JIVISA. UUlf hole we had made in the wall. And I never went back to see if.

the necessary repairs, ever were made." cated in the The win TONY Ind'ana S. Iowa 1 Illinois 8 Northweslern 3 St. Ambrose ilowa, 7. Diiououe Iowa Suit 4, Kansaa fitatt 2. dow casement came1 out easily.

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