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The Indianapolis Star Section 2 SPORTS SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20. 19fti Next, the car's tail swings around as the nose dips into the infield. In the third picture, the car is headed the wrong way on the track. Then, it makes another half revolution and finally Christie heads back for the pits. (Photos by Merle George and Dale Boyd) CHRISTIE SPINS-Bob Christie, Grants Pass (Ore.) driver, spun the Helse Special on the northeast turn yesterday but kept right on going.

This series of Indianapolis Star sequence photos catches the entire progress of his thrilling escape. In first picture, Christie starts to "lose it." Flaherty Breaks 2 Records; Takes Pole 16 More Qualify run In the Kilter Queen Special. Inly drivers in the I to br.u k-ci are the tenants of the in- COtnpletl sivth row Ray Crawford 40-yiar-old million on to replace the former four pipe arrangement, which had been a Speedway conversation piece .1 (' Agajanian, the car owner, was happv at Parson's run that he sat on the tail ot (Other Speedway Pictures, Entry chart, Ttmlng Table On Pfcft I) the racer ami kissed Paisons ifttr Johnnil came into the pits. on Tin: OTHER 1IDE ol Iliisso in the third row will be a driver who might be regarded as almost a ghost. Only a few months ago, Andy Linden, year-old Manhattan Beach, Cal, had a lung removed and was near death qualified immediately after his brother ud did a coinrnendable job in the gold-andi ed McNa-mara Special, turning in a 144.741 time card, Hcttcnhaii-sen was only L'4 lOOths ot a second slower, averaging 141-602.

JOHNNIE PARSONS, wlnnei of the ram-shortened 1950 race who has been regarded almost universally in racing as a poor qualifier, surprised everybody by gunning the Agajanian Special around at a seed of 144 144 to capture the outside starting spot in the second row. Parsons accomplished this feat only after the "pipe organ" exhaust stark had been removed Irom his yellow-and-rcd car and a conventional single tube put I'rom Page I a mile an hour was tin Veiled as wheel covin which cut down on wind turbulence. They have been used at the Speedway he-fore and were used again yes- tarday on tht Federal Engineering Special of Freddie Aga-hashian of Modesto, who won the inside position in the third row with a 141 069 jaunt. In Hie first two snots of he second row will be the second half of a "brother act." 30-year-old Dick Rath-niMiin of Trenton, N.J., and one of the most popular drivers In track history, 39-year-old Tony Rettenhausen of Tinley Park, 111. Dirk Rathmann, missing from the Spccdvvav scene since 1950 Even the most optimistic fan could hiu illy hope Andy would ever drive aiiin nt Indtanap- Oltt.

Yet there he WM one U8 md ail yesterday, whining the pale yellow Chtpnttn Spt ci.il thrOUgh the Iti tUNM and eighl long itrilghttwtyi of qu tllf) Ing run 81 1 13 OM Bob Swdktrt, 29ytr old tn dlftnftpolli drivw and d4fsndng 500 chimp Ion, itttled for in- miIc spot in the fourth row 143jj33 in ndlttl8p0lt8 owned Ctr, the 1 A I lUbrtCini Special entry of Racing Associates Inc. former winner, Troy I tut iii.in (IStS) ol I.mi-WOOdi 111 dl be alongside Surikn in the middle nl the Fourth row itig Troy mi. 34 a inn per otnl day for Mm Jfthn ink teuu by ipi.ihl.Mlig at 1 13 i in the icon car to Flaherty'i. This, liwrtdintaUyi is 4 he srune machine in which Sweikert won last year's MUM Their companion in the row ill be Johnny Bo) 'I Ol fi 88HOi Who put the new Bowes Seal lust car. piobnbly the lowest thiltl at the Irack, through Its pnees at itlSSl Thfl "Did Pro" of auto racing, Sun Hanks of PlCiflC Palisades, 42 yews old and hi Indianapolis driver since 1940, got 142.051 out of the Jones and Maley Special, good enough for inside position in the aire supcrniarkel owner troni I', is, i de on.

and Jimmy )a -wait, Tin -old former Speed- itoo'. of the Yen from Ind Daywalt did 14(1 in the Sumar Bpavtel No. 47 ami CraW ford was the day's "slow" tender at 10 881 in hu Craw- foni Bpeoiai Charged With an unsuccessful attempt, besides Klislan anil Itusso, was Tinner, who made one lap in the Travelon at 1 1 135 before iplnnlng on the southeast turn. ELAIIEHT1 i foi mei "outlaw" ot raelng, lie was us- pend'd by the old American Automobile Associ.it ion Contest Board bi IW1 and foe run Ding in norwianctloned races. He i bat owner of a cock-tall lounge in Chicago and has been racing since starting out in roadsters in his native Cal-ifoinia in Pal didn't win his lust championship victory until last vein when he captured a 250-tnfll event at Mil-w aukec.

Flahei Ij flniihed nub In lail year's race In the 1953 race, lie hit the wall on the north-east turn and 111 19.M tangled with Daywil! it nut of th northweal turn. Not a single rookie made I hi lineup aii of yeiterday'i quail' (tell had at least one previous i ace undei their belts. 500-Mile Race Qualifiers FIRST ROW No. 7 list ail Rotiuv No. 3 foim Kink Special No.

14 Hopkins Special Time Speed 1:02.05 144.81 1 ltM.58 113.816 ls01.88 I i.o:is 1:01.71 145.813 Totals 4:08.07 144,110 Speed 146.056 1 15.301 145.441 1 18.984 Time 1 KM.62 1 101.94 1:01.80 I iOUI Speeial Time Speed 1:01.9.1 148JS8 144.784 1:02,28 111.509 Mi 148JM Toteli 1:08.81 144.980 Speedway Golf Course (right center). This aerial photograph taken by the state police shows how the cars overflowed the regular parking area. BIG CROWD-Yesterday's crowd on the first day of qualifying for the 500-Mile Race was so big that hundreds of cars had to be parked on the fairways of the PAT O'CONNOR Totals 4iOT.M 145.596 .1. RATH MAW PAT FLAHERTY filth row. With him will be Klislan and Rodger Ward, 35-ycar old 1 AngtMfl "hard luck" diner who was pretty happy with a 141.171 SKCOM) ROW 98 No.

99 llelniiKT Speeial Parked Cars Spill Onto Golf Course At; ii Jn ill ii Special MrNamar Special Uneasy Pilot Out Of Novi Speed 144.488 144.800 1 18 JM i n.tiHi Speed Ut.X.-.H I 1 1 .901 144401 144.048 Speed 144.881 144.1100 1 1 1 .004 148.188 WM i ii vi the No. 20 Novi earlier thll JOHNNIE PARSONS TONV month, will hive no difficulty O. RATH-MAN too fast I know this ear will go faster." A NO he pinpointed the feelings of 15 other qualifiers by adding "that Flaherty must have really been going. TotnU 4:09.75 111.144 Totals 4:08.98 144.6M Totals 4:08.72 111" tl getting another ride I he apparent story was that he couldn't BOB COLLINS A tremendous crowd swarmed over the holy land of auto racing yesterday, spilling its automobiles into the heretofore sacred ground of the golf course in search of parking facilities and tempting sunburn in its desire for speed. THIRD ROW get used to the supercharger That's all I can say." The most jubilant scene was saved until late No in the afternoon and called for No.

29 Novi lest Special No. 42 Federal Engineering Special which gives a free-wheeling (eeilng to drivers unfamiliar with that type of engine Another driver-change revealed yesterday was thai rookie Hilly QejTOtl of Hurnank, jumped from the Martin Broth ers roadster into the No. 41 hkpman Special 5 r-- I Scoreboard Speed 1 18.084 I I3.IH3 I I8JI8 1 1 8.828 Speed 144. 1 85 142.81'! 144.348 Oreenman-Casale Special, a flirt Speed 144.101 i4.o::. 144.485 1 U.609 Time 1 1 :02.49 1 :02.67 rjlHBrawBwHi PAUL RUSSO 4: FRED Totals 11.65 113.056 Totals 10.79 143.548 A OV UNDKK 4: Totals 4:09.88 144.069 FOURTH ROW No.

5.1 Hack type of lace car. He has spun once in both cars. MEANWHILE itttne imart thinking in the Llndsry Hopkins garage enabled its driver, Jim Kalbmann, to nail down a front row swt in the May 30 lineup Chief Mechanic Jack Hecklev, after checking weather ton-casts and learning gusty winds would be blowing all day and get progressively worse, had his boy out early. The plan worked since Jim didn't have to qualify after several other drivers hid spun. He was able to average bettei than 145 miles an hour.

No. I D-A Lubricant Special lohn Ink Speeial II Howe Seal ast Speeial Time Seed 1:113.08 142.676 Time 1 10848 1:02.85 1 :03.22 1:03.91 Speed i 143.198 i 1 10.828 Speed 113.084 142.653 143.312 143.084 Time I (08 JO 1 :03.O9 1:02.80 1 :02.9O The sjeed it got (along with the sunburn) as 17 qualifiers averaged over the once unattainable 140 mph mark and 10 bettered the four-lap record set last year by the late Jack Mc-Grath. Bl'T SINCE no one knew just what kind of speed to expect or in what direction to look, there were some who were disappointed. The pole position and the new track records went to a redheaded gent from Chicago named Pat Flaherty. And this too could be placed in the surprise category.

Although Flaherty had been mentioned often as a pole aspirant he usually was named casually in the way of a back running candidate for political office the soothsayers protecting themselves by discreetly adding. "And Pat Flaherty" on the end of the list. But the slender Irishman stood at the head of the list when the track closed yesterday. When Flaherty finished his run (average 145.596, high lap 146.056) in brisk inds he remarked, "It was a little scary out there." NEVERTHELESS he drove with remarkable consistency for such condition with his lap times varying only .32 of a second. And the reason may well be as one wiseacre explained it: "How could his times vary.

He just pushed it all the way to the floor and kept it there for four laps With Flaherty in safely and early the huge throng sat hack and waited for the hotdogs to push Flaherty'i record off the book. However, It took more push than even the recalcitrant red brute the Novi had this day. The Novi got in the field with a solid 143.546. But the legend of the Novi is built on lovely dreams of haste and once again this temperamental creature refused to reveal her talent to the multitude. Li08J18 in 1:08.11 142.473 148AM Totals 1:12.92 1 12.337 TROV RITTMAN Totals :I2.66 142.484 111 EOOEB1 The magnificent-looking Novi race cars, which still command the oohs and aahs whatever they do at the Indianapolis MOtCT Speedway, are short one driver.

Owner Iiu Welch yesterday ri in ably fired driver Jimmy Daviefl of Pacoima, Irom the No. 31 Novi Automotive Air Conditioner Special. It was the first big driver-switch at the track and was nunc or less a mutual understanding. OA VIES, who has started in three previous 500-mile races, told friends he "hadn't felt right in the car Irom the beginning." Welch and chief mechanic Marcenac, experiencing an identical feeling, told Ilavies that if he didn't feel "right in the car" then the proper thing to do would be to get out. Welch, who has spent a fortune buildup and rebuilding the famous race cars, said he docs not have any idea yet who will replace Davles.

However, Welch said that Duke Nalon will come here this week to get in some practice with a Novi. Welch boies to have two teams of drivers and the present plan is to have Nalon, a veteran pilot who has been in five past T00 lineups with a Nov i when they were front drives, train with Paul ItttMMi THE 48-YEAR-OLD Nalon now lives in Miami, where he is a distributor for Welch's air conditioners and Vespa scooters. Nalon twice has had a Novi on the pole and his thud-place finish In 1948. NOVt'l first year here, is the best finish ever for the highpowered eight-cylinder engines. In the 1949 race Nalon crashed and was burned in a Novi on his 23d lap while leading the race.

Welch had shown an interest in getting Art Cross to drive this year, but Cross, a much-sought-after chauffeur, is turning down all offers. And some of the fees attached to his offers are exceptionally high. CROSS, WHO has lived near LaPorte, is building a new home in Clyde, O. Davies, who got I genuine thrill the first time he drove BOVO Totals 4:11.69 14S.0S3 BOB SWEIKERT FIFTH ROW UCLA Placed On Probation the talents of the colorful Johnnie Parson, winner of the 1950 500-Mile race, and his exuberant boss, J. C.

Agajanian. Parson had been unable to get more than 140 mph in practice yesterday. So they took the car to the garage and made some quick adjustments, one being the removal of a gaudy "pipe-organ" tailpipe. John returned and went like a bomb, qualifying at 144.144. When Parsons drove the car back to the apron, Agajanian leaped in the air, straddled the tail of the racer and began hugging his driver.

ANOTHER disappointed pole contender was popular Pat O'Connor. The North Vernon, youth qualified at 144.980 and said, "That was one of the sloppiest rides I ever had. I wanted to go 147. I guess 1 did the same as some of the others I tightened up." 1955 winner Bob Sweikert said he was "just trying to get in the race" after a 143.033 reading and added, "we'll go 200 laps, then see what happens." Bob Christie won the day's prize for using the most unique method of study. Bob wanted to see if he could go into the northeast turn without using his brake.

He discovered he couldn't and also learned that cars going into the northeast turn without using brakes will spin like his, for example. Neither Christie nor the car was damaged. DRIVER Jimmy Bryant put the needle in Christie with "hey, you messed me up. I was on my 148 lap and I couldn't run with a hall ton of dirt on the track." Sportsman driver Ray Crawford qualified at 140.884 and quipped, not too happily, "that's fast enough for a groceryman." Maybe, so. But now the question is "will it be fast enough for the speedway?" Crawford now is the No.

1 man on the bump list. 19 i No. 10 Hoyl Machine Speeial liter Queen Special No. 4 Jones and Maley Special League Standings AMERICAN Minis Prt. 0.1.

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Prl OR. Sw Turk 2(1 10 land 10 II 2 Botton 14 12 4 12 II ..122 4t Raltimora IS II .1 Washlnfton 12 11 .420 7 i in 17 a4 Kan.aa Clt 10 17 Yesterday's Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION I.alivlll 4. INDIANAPOLIS I. harlmton 4. Wirhlta 1 Mlnnrapolhl 4, St Paul I.

Omaha IVnvfr 0. NATIONAL LEAC.I P. Mllwaukrr S. Nfw Tork 2. I.muIi 1 1 Philadelphia Plttihurch 7, hirato 4.

Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn S. AMERICAN MAGI Waihlnilon I. Raltimorr 5. Detroit 4. York ft.

Chlrato 4 Kimaa III) .1. Bonlon 4. Today's Schedule AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Lonlntllla (21. Denver at Omaha. Paul at Miniieapnlli.

(hitlttlim at Wichita lnl(hli, NATIONAL I i M.I I Milwaukee at Pltthurk 1 21: Crflnt (2-0l anA Spahn (S-l) n. (S-21 and Kline 12-21 Cincinnati al Philadelphia (21: Aekff in-OI and Powler 12-4) M. Miller ll-l) and Rnberll (4-S). Ht. Ijiuli at New Tnrk (21- Pnholiky (S-l I and Littlrllrld (0-0) l.

Anlonrlll (2-SI and llearn 12-2). hlrafc, al Rrookljn (1)1 Ruh (2-21 and Rrmnan 0-1 1 Drudale (1-1 1 and Lehman 1 -1 AMERICAN LEAfil 1 New Tnrk at Kanaat OMpi Kacki (S-21 vs. Crimian (0-1 1 Rntsn at Chirarn (21: Delnrk (0-21 and I'orterfleld (1-2) vi. Donovan (2-0) and Kretan (2-0). Ra'limore al Cleveland (21: Pallea (2-41 and Wllaon (4-1) va.

I.rmon (S-ll and Ciarrla (2-S). Waihlnitnn and tlelrnlt (II: S(nkrMi (2-21 and OriKi (0-11 n. FoTtack (2-1) and Trurkv I (I-1 1 Time lOSJt Speed III. 199 141J88 141J84 1 10.788 Time 1 :03.64 1 :03.68 1 :03.SK 1 :03.93 Speed 141.480 1 4 1 .332 148.001 140.779 Speed 142.360 1 4 1 .509 1 4 1 .889 142.450 Jl JbM, I I iOSJO I (08.48 1:03.18 Totals 4:15.01 141. 171 SAM HANKS ED EMSIAN Tetali :I4.6S 141.382 ROIXiKIt WA III) Totals 4:13.43 142.051 SIXTH ROW Victoria.

C. AP) Thl t'nlversity of California at Los Angeles was placed on probation for three years yesterday by the Pacific ('oast Conference a "fine approximately $95,000. A -direct fine of $15,000 was given UCLA for refusing give the conference commissioner "the opportunity to conduct an investigation of financial aid given to athletes." TIIK RK.ST of the assessment is the estimated $78,000 more the university will lose in Rose Bowl receipts during its probationary perioa. In what may be the most severe punishment ever handed a major college, the conference went beyond the penalty it handed May 5-6 to the University of Washington at an emergency session. No.

48 Crawford Spei ml Time No. 48 Sumar Special Time Speed 1:03.80 141.066 1:08.79 141.088 1:03.74 141.199 1:04.03 140.559 Nieder Betters 60 Feet Apain Manhattan, Kan. IAD Powerful Rill Nieder of Kansas bettered the collegiate shot-put record with a heave of 60 feet inches In the Big Seven track meet yesterday. It. was the second time this spring the big Jayhawker has broken 60 feet.

I :03.2X Speed 142.225 141.287 140.231 139.817 Bitterly disappointed driver 1 :03.70 1 :04.18 1 (04.37 j7 Paul Russo, who hit an all time record lap of 146.6 in a practice run, softly said, "I'm very disappointed. I guess I messed myself up by practicing Totals 4:15.58 140.884 Total 4:15.88 140.977 RAY CRAWKORO JIMMY DAYWALT.