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PAGE FOUR- -tHE DAILY TMBITNE, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950 Special Prizes Hiked By More Than $10,000 Indianapolis. May 23 A $10,250 increase in accessory and special prizes the stakes in the Memorial Day 500-mile race to at least $157,000" today Acessory awards and special cash prizes amounting "as last year, will be at stake" ia the 500-mile race at on 30 according to an by Speedway president This is in adaiUon to thfe $20,000 lap prize''fund, $10,000 in qualifying prizes, added to; the prize fund from the entry fees paid by car owners, $75,000 guaranteed prize money and the usual pledge that the Speed- wiy will pay a bonus as gate receipts justify. Principally responsible for 510,250 increase this'year is accessory and special prizes is a posted by the Cummins Engine of "Columbus, Ind. Cummins, vice-president of the company, is adding this to the prize fund "because of "the wonderful cooperation displayed by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the entire racing fraternity toward the diesel experiment this year. It is given in recognition of their sportsmanship and their interest in this type of automotive development.

"Any part of its own award REFRISER- ATION AT SALES SERVICE i ipton which the diesel entry may succeed in winning," Mr. Cummins added, "will go entirely to our driver, Jimmy Jackson." Largest donor on the 1950 accessory list is the Firestone Tire 'and Rubber Co. of Akron, with $8,000. Completing the list are Champion Spark Plug Toledo, MacMillan Oil Los Angeles, $5,000 General'Petroleum, Los Angeles, Perfect Circle Piston I Ring Hagerstown, 1 325; Burd Piston Ring Rockford," A and Parts Toledo; Ohio, Pyr- oil Racine, Wisc.v Borg Warner Corp. in addition to the famous Berg-Warner trophy; Bosch Springfield, Gabriel Cleveland, $750; Thompson Brcmer Chicago, $500; and AV.

Hobbs, Springfield, 111., $250 and trophy. The winner 01 the race also will be awarded the beautiful Mercury convertible, used to I pace the field on the flying start, the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Co. Because seme ol the awards are contingent upon cars using the donor's product, there is a likelihood that approximately of the $38,800 will go unclaimed. Last year, when the original list amounted to $28,825 the actual pay-off in this department at the Victory' Dinner $22,825. Baseball Roundup NATIONAL Brooklyn Philadelphia St.

Louis Boston Pittsburgh Chicago York Cincinnati AMERICAN New Detroit Boston Cleveland Philadelphia St touis Chiceg'o'i LEAGUE W. L. Pet. 18 10 17 11 15 13 15 13 15 15 12 13 10 14 7 20 .643 .607 .536 .536 .500 .480 .417 .259 LEAGUE W. L.

Pet. 21 8 .724 17 9 20 15 16 12 15 14 10 19 7 16 7 20 .654 .571 .571 .517 .345 .304 .259 ers Eye Joplin, May 23 (INS) An avid Joplin wrestling fan has offered one of his eyes to'a" blinded Tulsa wrestler; 'Walter Thorpe, 40-year-old timekeeper at a hotel, did not seek publicity. in the matter, but confirmed the otter when'it was reported today by sportscaster Jim Randall of station KFSB. Thorpe explained: "I am partially paralyzed, I always wanted to be a wrestler. Just thinking what complete paralysis would mean gives an idea of what blindness means.

why I feel so deeply for this wrestler, LeRoy McGuirk. Besides, I want to see him in action in the ring McGuirk, holder of the junior light heavyweight crtrMi, lost the sight of one eye in his youth, but nevertheless' fulfilled his ambition to become a policeman. Then 'he entered the ring and soon rose the top. yv However, in a traffic accident early this year, the wrestler was blinded in his remaining good eye, and top 'medical 'treatment has been without avail. lOQ-MUe-An-Hour Club Set For Annual Pre-Race Banquet Indianapolfs.

May Frame, Bergere, Russ CARVER of the pre-race highlights Wilbur Shaw, Lou of the annual 500-Mile race on Moore, Mauri Rose, Chet Miller, Memorial Day. will be held next George Connor, Louis Tomei, 1 Thursday-night, May 25, when" Joel Thome, Frank Wearae, t.i.. 1 iuglll, the. exclusive "Champion' 100- Junmy- Emil Andres, New -York, May Mile-An-Hour Club" holds its Durant, Bill Holland, effort up some annual' banquet in the Indian- Walt Brown, Duke Nalon, Mack interitet apolis Athletic Club. Hellings, Hal Cole and Lea tte New "Yprk' State' Athletic Sponsored by the Champion WaHard.

£as a Spark Plug company, this Rose, Miller, Connor, Thome, elimination tourna- organization is composed of race Jadkson, Andres, Holland, establish- iachallenger, drivers who have driven the 500 Brown, Nalon, Hellings, miles at Indianapolis without WaHard, Persons, Fohr, Chit- relief and at an average speed wood and Russo all have been of 100 miles an hour or more, named to 4 drive in this year's There have been 46 drivers to 500-Mile race on May 30. qualify for the club and of this number, 32 are living; many still are active as drivers. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet.

Indianapolis 23 7 Minneapolis 13 '9 Milwaukee 12 13 Kansas City 12 13 Columbus' 12 13 Louisville 13 15 St. Paul 10 12 Toledo 8 21 Any Story About Connie Mack 1. Is Story Champion' way this one is going yotk it probably will 'only la eliminating the i "fetor customers who still attend the First Member The five duly designated out-' Bflly Arnold, who qualified standing contenders slated to in 1930, was the first member ARCADIA Mrs. V. V.

Learning The W. S. C. S. of the Arcadia th meej in these are: of the Club, although the group Methodist church met for its was not organized officially ay ms home Kid Gavilan, twice beaten until 1935 Mrs.

Newton Wiles. It was com- jby Robinson and bieiten once The group meets annually to each bf Qraham and a president, welcome new Leister FcJtoiij .591 .400 .480 .480 .464 .276 BASEBALL TODAY CANN'D VEGETABLES CRISP Word'from Washington, D. C. hss it that canned vegetables so crisp they look fresh from the garden are coming before long, predict scientists who have learned.that a touch of antibiotics will preserve them with mucd less cooking than is needed now. CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES Irish Cobblers Bliss Onion Sets VERN SMITH'S I.G.A.

MARKET By International News Service National League St. Louis (Le.nier 2-2) at New (Jones 2-4), night, cloudy. Chicago (Schmitz 2-2) at Brooklyn (Branca 1-0), cloudy. Cincinnati (Perkowski 0-0) at Boston (Roy 2-0), night, fair. Pittsburgh (MacDonald 0-0) at Philadelphia (Meyer 0-3) night, showers.

American League Washington (Hudson 4-2) at Detroit (Hutchinson 3-2), Philadelphia (Scheib 0-2) at St. Louis (Widmar 0-1), night, clear. Other clubs scheduled. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. National League Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 1 (night).

Other clubs not scheduled. American League Detroit Washington 1. New York 7, Cleveland 2 (night). Chicago 10, Boston 9 (night). Other clubs not scheduled.

By Davis J. Walsh International Newsservice 1 i Sports Writer Chicago; May around. He'll be riding the roadbed into Chicago the still, small hours Wednesday from the random distemper of a night game in St. Louis. I His club is down in the race.

His uealth apparently is beginning, at; final last, to wear thin at the edges and fray a little at the seams. ancient world series, must think 1 provided BUly Graham, good-box, no- they're still hit, who currently is on a ning steak; fact is that Connie almost Charlie Fusari, who has been meeting 'middleweights with rather consistent results out by Rocky Graxiano, outpointed by Tony Janiro and Paddy Young; members and honor some person chosen for his contribution to the sport of automobile racing. Last year, -Babe Stapp, who party. Mrs. Oren Wiles and Mrs.

Rankin were co-hostesses. Almond Thomas, president, opened the meeting by reading an appropriate poem, and devotions were conducted by Mrs. died in the dugout the day he won that series via a late-inning home run. Mule Haas, who hit It, has long since passed from 'contemporary scene. Pat Malone, who pitched the ball, is dead.

21 Years Ago That, to be specific, was 21 35S- Bernard Docusen, once beaten by Robinson; But, momentary crochets and years ago, but Connie, the near- vicissitudes to the contrary, the victim, flourishes today, time is long since past when In fact, one remembers en- anyone-pout 'of the amplitude countering him by appointment of a. fuller afford to in the Hotel Del Prado during sympathize iwith Connie the war years when, almost 82, grand old man and eternal boy he was riding the day coaches of the baseball diamond. He and practically sleeping in towel neither jneeds it nor wants it. i racks. I Fun to Be Alive ne remembers, too, how he 1 In fact, he's probably the luck- ht i 0 87, Unlike most men of 'his age- simultaneously, feet, hands and ly bitter twilight years, life hasn't passed and never will.

Headlines herald, his name almost daily, flashlight powder compared his reflexes third I.stflldo. Lester Felton, probably the best of the lot by virtue of recent win pver Tuzo Portu- guez and others, not counting his win over Gavilan, which caused an investigation of 'boxing in Detroit. That's the batting order, and if Robinson decides not to continue as welterweight champion so as to move weight. greenback pastures, the winner of the tournament will j. The will be seated at Schil'dmeier.

Mrs. Wayne Gunn special table at the banquet, and rs a i pn Waltz on edu- which also will be attended cation the Christian Hofae, and executives of Champion Spark' the churches of Africa, China Plug, company, officials, of the Indianapolis Speedway and American Automobile Association, sports writers and radio and India The meeting WAS ci ose with a prayer, for the home During the social houc refreshments were served. in commentators. Harry Wisnier, spring flowers were used sports director of the American decorating the and eacn Broadcasting company and ere- one present received a bouton- ator of the Champion Roll Call, njere of apple blossoms. May will be toastmaster.

baskets were used as favors. INSECTS SUCCUMB Western Harness street. Youth sits at his feet. This has been a rood life for Connie iMack, Nee McGfilicuddy, born'during the second the civil war "arid still able to Lift Half of Circyft Arcadia, May 23r-ONS) Western Harness Racing make it sit up and take notice. Calls His Shot Mentally, he continues to call Anita 'today: with the' 'mile and top- 1 4(Hlay meeting heads into the last half at 'Santa fYWEWJMTIERS RENT his shots with the calm and cer- ititude of master tacticari land, spiritually, he still has the gusto that goes with a $200,000 as the new champion.

4 That Robinson is master of the foregoing contenders is generally agreed: That he also is tjie middleweight in the world is seldom if ever doubted. He also may be the light heavyweight, and you can't name more than three or four heavyweights yon would pick to beat Robinson. He wants to pitch in with the tie club attending their first meeting 'year after qualifying for! Insects which have developed membership in the 1949 race. DDT-toleranco will now suc- are Johnny Parsons, Myron cumb to two new Fohr, Joie Chitwood, Johnny aldrin and dieldrin, which can Mantz and Paul Russo. be used in whitewash and other Other members expected to wall coverings.

attend, in addition Mey.er and Arnold, are: Fred i Read the Classified ads. known! throughout the trade as a hitter. He'll even liunt; when Tfi Llgh Brief hi one-sixteenth Grand Pace ipihg the program. 'middleweights and let; the Johnny Scripps' hard-knock- welters scuffle for his title, but ing Ebonita, whiskered out of he wants a -fide gamble on Bob Dillinger, victories a couple of times, is middleweight title fight contract the probable favorite over such before he gives up his lighter entries as Gray Star, Roddy, championship. Henry Mac, Larry Cnief, Red But Connie knew he'd have and Wilmington Direct, to change his Philadelphia Ath-i The first important stake on up oh them, this week's program, tomorrow's which was and is something he'd Added Western Trot for never year olds, drew a field of-12'.

Physically Connie Mack is Heading the for tne endless, Hambletonian preview will be 'Or so the summoned Ralph Kroening's Lord Steward, to Shibe park at the close of an promising gelding that has I-" "i iscbred twice at the current meeting. R. C. Alexander's Nibble Spencer, a filly thait was not the 160-pound crown, shows no named for the $85'000 Goshen disposition to tangle with Robin- Classic, shapes up as Lord son and instead is going to meet Steward's foe. But the his bosom pal, Rocky Graziano, field 'also includes such threats if arid when the match finally ias Mrs; £.

Ambrose Clark's i dosed beyond further arguing. Maid and Merry Day, L. Derby's Yankee Miss and Ceideburg's Prudent McKlyo. 01 fillfl CONDITIONED BY REFRIGERATION TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY PAL NIGHTS Mighty Midgets i AAA Sanctioned KOKOMO SPEEDWAY GcrtM Open 4 f. M.

OM. Adtnissioii fSc. Tax I He will box Robert yille- maun, of France, at phia on June 5 in a match supposedly to establish a middleweight champion in Pennsylvania, but that isn't quite the world it is a world title he wants if he is going to give up 4he world title he already holds; Jake LaMotta, the holder of DDT-TOLERANCE Denyer, reports that new insecticides are being readied to 'kill off insects which "develop DDT-tolerance. They are aldrin and dieldrin. Toey are insoluble in water and al- kaU-stable, "which means tliey be used in whitewash sad wall coverings.

A few years ago, when dual title-holders led to-contusion, it was ruled that a man can hold only one title at a time, and Robhison thus has been prevented from duplicating Henry Armstrong's performance of bqldmg three championships simultaneously. In the interest of creating some attention to boxing- ANOTHER GRAND -PICTURE AT THE ADDED SHORTS NEWS STARTING £8 1 COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR all turn Robinson loose against coiners. He isn't ne us to be. but he stfll is the best man within 25 pounds of his weight. BEr.f You'll be qlad you asked 9 Tonight tomorrow.ioo ft WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY CatocM Umlauwi Qotta Bladioj dwUftleM ptffM I The Tipton Daily Tribune I 'Mrs.

sioops) Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Stoops and spn, Jerry, of Tipton, Ken Alan Stoops anS Jean Quaken- bush were the Sunday dinher guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darrer Stoops "son," and daughter.

Patricia Jo. Kathryn Adler entertained the Prairie Sunbeam Society at a wiener roast at her home Fri, day' Games' were played and. mystery pals were revealed. Those were: Lulabelle" Linson, 'jane 'and Joan Wright. Sally Payton, Linda Hodson, Roscmary Orr, Carrie -Barbarait Hofa, Janet Dickover, Collier.

Luida Silence, Sharen Stoops, Blanche and JMrs. ''Sowwd'ASfcrr' from one pitte ot finet leather, self-interlocked. Guaranteed jo last as long as the leather. -iVs a SUWR-tpCWO SIITCHIKS BUXTON 122 N. Main UK GIFTS Tipton I.