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0 cft3 riny Additional news cf iportg 4rsss 27, 23 and 2D. ffir I 3ntlor. Arasaeed 1 liim, C07U fpocUX. i i rr r.itt, TUfm Tim, 4. ir.

IS tt'lUlasa F. Mmna Lcuis Meyer, a twenty four year C.J, clvlr Coutijate, Cat, ts his tome, but tilling from that hotbed cf racing drivers Los Angeles wen a 503 mlle race Wednesday. If Louis ever decided to have a coat cf arms fcdird to his famL'y as the result cf this deed cf ralor his motto tlioulJ be writ trcadlj: "Easy Does Z' This plebeian expression fits the circumstances under which Louie thssed a pot cf gold, got it up in a ccrr.tr and seized it, as It were. Loulel ftrcrt9 was tOAZj trS. an hour.

The 192S tOO rrAla race was won in Identically the same way that Oecrr Coudcrs won it Lwt year. Lculs I leyer hsd the car at a rpeed that landed hln la the first position the xirth row. That means he 1 tuned sixteenth in the race, it gen was by the smart men that the drlrer who tock things at 1C3 to 102 miles an hour would win the race. Incidentally Meyer col. J'ctfd from thu epecdstay and hothinf except the banquet tonight Jilll tU how much accessory money 1.9 will ret.

but the total wU be around tiO.cca. A glance at how Louie rose to the tD shows that at the fifty mile post Ms avert was lC2.5t3 mlics an hour, and he was la ninth place. At the 1 CO mile mark his averart was 103.184 mil' an hour and he was riding In position. At 120 miles be was tack la ninth place, with an average cf 103.138 miles an hour. At the 200 mile checkup he was riding in fourth tTlace, but the significant part is that average was 1C3.074.

V.hen the Jeadrrs were at miles Louie was cn 3 Fatiie, Spse Pacific Const Driver Comes From Behind and, With Grricoh Finish, Leads Nearest Competitor by About One Lap Lou I.Iccrc and Louis Schneider Pilot Another IJillcr Special Into Second Place Third Pceiticn Won by George Souders in S. A. Special Average Speed Below Record. HOW THEY FINISHED Time. IS Heyer," rio 5 Cesrr lxie Acta IS TUy Uec Fiitoa Elar.

8:21:23.45 22 8:21:41.51 7 ti" f.rr.:..U 17 Irt I I LUie Arte Inszranee 15 Frti 1:27:23.83 Tony Gclotta, Mats. 5:27:29.11 Averace SLPJL. Prix. 99.482 20,898 93u lo.eca 8S.82J 8228 83.228 82.838 91.111 90.079 SS429 838 M09 888 2,999 2299 1499 lfC9 1.508 1.409 cnxss' Drxxrs.TOXicnT. nee driyefV banquet wCl be bel4 at the Chamber ef Certneree It, wllh Edward V.

XUckenbacker as chief speaker. It fa at ILii CLsxxx, wLlch Is scheduled for 7 'clock, thai the drivers are riven rpeciray prices axil accessory money. Tbe dinner open to the rcL'Jf, tat Is UalUS to X59. rur.r.tni along emdctuy at 1C0.C5S ts4 ts vu In flIUi place. Slalatalas Arerar.

Iouia rods 1 the JCO mfi tent ta second place, tut at en erer ci 10077 nillea en hour. At 350 he h4 Crcped hack to third place, tut his average had not changed much 1C0J19 mCes en hour. Four hundred miles showed him still In third place, his average betnz 100.047 miles an hour. With only fifty miles of the race to to. Meyer and his golden tiiuer cpeciau were aTersgsar 99.t3i and were la third place.

No. 8. Tony aulotta's car. was riding in first position with en average of 100.449. and Jlnmy lesson's DucsenbeTg was in second place with an arerage of 1C0.444.

Then came the debacle. Tony's ear stopped dead on the south turn with rumors of out of gas. a plugged gas line and leaky tank. Gleason was In at the pits, with a burst water Jacket. The rest of the race is more or less history.

Louis had good car, and he drote It well unassisted. All he did was to stop once, put In oil and gas and change two tires, Louie Lked his mount so well and it was so easy to handle, that he take on relief driter. He breezed through one cf ths most Interestlri races ever seen en the local trices all alone. The car droTe was the same Miller Cpeclal with which Tony Oulotta won third place Ust year. There is human interest la Louie's nclr.7 in the tco mne this year.

Last rear cs crove reuex xor vVlIaur Ehaw la the Jrnx eclaL EhaWs ear took fourth place. This year Wilbur s'raed to drive rear drive MUler which lied Chslrr had entered. A week before the race Louie cams around to iusa wiw iz information that if the car was for sale he had an angel. mis angel was Alden Sampson, of Troy, who owned Chrysler agency over there. It was said.

Red said he was ready to make a sale and the deal was closed at about $6,000. This threw Ehaw out of a driver's seat and gave that seat to Meyer. How well Meyer sat there is in the archives for all time. Doray Keeps Foot Down. It was great race.

Big Leon Duray, in his front drive lived up to his reputation and socked his foot down hard and left it there for 15a miles. lie covered th first lap at an average of 113.279 miles an hour. lit turned ten miles at better than 111 miles an hour. He FTJWTEOW. 19 CUM Weodbnry, Beyl Talve specui.

21 Cliff Bergere, 3IKler Special. SECOND COW. Tinsy Gatotta. State SpeclaL 7 Bab Stapp. Miller SpeeiaL IS Ralph Hepburn, MHIcr SpeeiaL THULD HOW.

ZS LoaU Schneider. Armacest See 2i Loa Sloore, MTHer SpeeiaL 23 Fred Comer. "Beyle Valve SpeeiaL FOURTH, now. IS Say Keech, Simplex Piston Pin special. 22 Jhnny Seymonr, 3laxmon Spe cial.

Geerge Seders. State Ante In avrasee SpeclaL FIFTH COW. Louis Merer. xH2er SseclaL 27 Fred Frame, State Aato Insaraace SpeeiaL 22 Norman Batten, Miller SpeclaL srxrn cow. SS Sam B.

Boca, Araaem SpeeiaL 22 Deacon XJtx. MlUer SpeclaL 5 Cliff Dorant, Detroit Special. SZVENTU COW. 22 Tele Kreis, Slarmen SpeeiaL 43 BlOy Arnold. Boyle Valve SpeclaL 39 Jimmy Gleaeen, Dneeenberg Spe cial.

nGxrrn cow. It Xtnssell Sneberger, Marmen Spe cial. 12 Dave Evans, Boyle Valve SpeeiaL tan Devore, Chremmte SpeclaL NIXTII cow. 41 Clarence Belt, Green SpeeiaL IS Benny Shoal. Deeaenberg SpeclaL ira llau.

Daesenberg SpeclaL TENTH COW. 29 Henry Kohlert, Elgin Piston Pin SpeclaL 1 Hiibur Ehaw, Flying dead Epe cuu. Front wheel drive. trpe breezed straight through to the fifty ium up, jeaamg tne paraae. Here he lost it for two laps to Babe Stapp la a front drive Miller, regained it again to hold It up to the sirty third lap and then began to fade from the picture.

Jimmy Gleason, a dark haired boy iron uu curt tracxs ci tne east, driving Cotton timing's Duesenberg Special, took up the gonfalon by speed ing past Duray and into the lead. naioing zrom ine sixty tnird to the eighty second lap. Babe Etaco aealnl came on the scene here and by hardl tuivixig acux we ieaa zrom tne elgnty third to the ninety sixth. Gleason again picked It up and led until the 148th lap. Here GulotU came into the front and held it until the 181st lap.

Meyer picked up where Tony left off and led from the 187th lap on. to vi me wugnest creaks in the wnoie race were the failures of Glea un ua uuioxia io ximsn the race wcu up. uuiott landed In tenth Place and Gleason did not finlih jrhere has never been any prettier driving than Gleason and Oulotta displayed. Flashing Jimmy collected is up prize money for his share; Duray pocketed 85,900. and Stapp.

fi.700. The lap prise cruse of lot ran out at tne 144th lap and Qu ta was deprived of his share of this money. His raa tank lak ing badly as ho finished the race, but no managea vo maxe tne grade. oeorge Souders, driving ear Uo. 1,1 maae a great cia xor the top of the race.

He drove consistently and welL ear, a souier, was said to be hard to handle, but Oeorge sawed on the bit all the way. It was a peculiar clr much he pumped It. His average be ran to falL Wilbur Shaw drove re lief for a few lane, but Wilbur came Continued en Page Twenty Nine AH 77 1 VP.riMi ULOF GOOD TASTE7) vlli :Ycmm.crCo McLm Established 1634 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1923. 1 1 I v' i LOUIS MEYER. I 3 ill QSQIU (ww2UL5 i ixus is xae coy wno read Aladdin's lamp and liked it.

He went out auto mobile riding Wednesday in a car that ran 500 miles in time purer by J) 43 man a case oi a certain soap. He stopped twice, once for two tires, some aa cumstance that Oeorge, who finished a1 hie oil and later on when some fellow waved a checkered flag at him vVSh TJ11 He cant be very much interested In money because he ran around th. ably In his driving since his first ap ck twice after they told him it was all over. He's only twenty three years pearance here last year, when as a old and he halls from Southgste, CaL gr wn dirt track pilot he came along He told the bovs aitw r.r tv.t,v w. nn evMii rrtsa miM mvoaw a ono iw uus ua, aaass ajua.

Ray Keech. world's record holder leauers ia this racing business, taught him ail he knows about race driving. jut mts mue. sei oui m. tne race to I a wmcn raie rTanx ougnt to get a Job coaching somewhere average 100 miles an hour.

Before the! Mihmii wo. kti race was half over he had a leaking .7 7 WUfc WM W7. gas line, so that he could not hold air Tne he rode third place car last year and it was on its way to pressure on his tank, no matter bow the same position in this race until 39 and 38 went lame. Meyer Is one of the darkest horses that ever won the 500 mfle race, has raced a little at Ascott, in California, and he had done 150 miles on this track as a relief driver for Wilbur Shaw last year. He might have climbed out of his car at the end of the race and an nounced to 150.000 people, "I am Louis He dldnt though.

He lust said, "Boy. but I'm happy. Pyle to Turn Over Cash to Rickard for Runners NEW YORK. May 31 mj C. C.

Fyle was to turn over 848.500 in cash to Tex Rickard today for distribution among the ten winners of the Los Angeles to New York foot race, which ended Saturday night. The awards will be presented to the winners before the start of the twenty six hour relsv races in Madison Square Garden Friday night. Andrew Payne, Claremore (Okla.) farm boy, who won the Marathon, will receive 125.000. RAY WINS EASILY MALDZN. Mass Mar 31 frrpk Raclng around one of the slowest tracks in Massachusetts, here yesterday, Jole Ray annexed new longdistance laurels by winning the an nual Santa Maria ten mile run.

He finished ao far ahead of the rest of the field a full half mile that the scheduled race proved little more thn a workout for the winner. DePalma Wins 30 and 15 Mile Stock Car Events AMATOL, N. May 31 (AJ.) Ralph DePalma, veteran auto racer, won the thirty mile open race for modified stock cars, and the fifteen mile event for six and eight cylinder modified stock cars here Wednesday. The board track was rendered dangerous because of rain. DePalma's time for the first race was 18 minutes 24 1 5 seconds and for the second.

11 minutes 18 seconds. Leo F. Sykes was second in both races. Q. How many firbu did Jaok Johnson havo alter ha won Ihe title? Jack Demp A.

Jobnvon nineteen. Xempmer atz. Liimra. two. Ask for Styim 9221 This summer and all season most men will wear more conservative styles such as we picture.

No one; however, can picture the remarkable value or fitting; qualities of Petot's get a pair and be pleased. Tan or black. AUStjla One Price VI Mi Mi TROTTING STARS GO ON AUCTION BLOCK RIDAY Attractions for a day or a longer are the stars of the trpttingi world that came on from Forest Park farm, the big Terre Haute establishment, Wednesday to await the dispersal auction at the state fairground Friday. Practically 100 in number, the lot is distinguished in the breeding and racing world because of the sensational Individuals, and the uniform high individuality that marks them. Visitors Wednesday were numerous, especially the fact that outside the horsemen at the track, none had been Informed of the notable arrival.

The Harvester the former champion trotting stallion, and now a leading sire, was probably the foremost attraction of the whole lot. though it notable that Inquiries were very frequent for Miss Harris M. the daughter of Peter the Great, that raced first with success In the Laurel Hall string, later going to attain the crown for pacing mares, with the last of her racing record un der the colors of Forest Park. Pat Harvester (4). the su perb young stallion by The Harvester, and bis dam.

Miss Hams M. was gen erally an attraction with the visitors, as he presents individuality which Is exceptional. With all the exquisite finish of his noted sire, he has proved sensational in the speed line also, and It is said that bidders will be ready to go a ways on him, when brought be fore Auctioneer George Bala on Fn day. The gathering of younssters Is like wise notable, with promise written plainly upon the entire lot. The racing stawe, containing worthy.

Harvester Kan km City div.aDolia Milwtake St. Paul. Minnpoll Toledo Columbus Cln'natl. N.York. St.

Louis. Cblcaco.k Standings Aoictlcaa AaMclatlM. Won cs 25 2i 21 24 22 1 IS National Leasve. SO 17 Brooklm. 23 10 JV37 23 13 PitUb'rh.

17 24 SS1K 2 19 W. L. Prt PhU phta, 25 14 St Loui. 20 22 W. LWvt.

fnriniU'd 21 15 Ji.1.Kr! 19 14 Wayne I4. Frt. IS 19 JV 20 20 2t 21 12 2 J4 33 JS3 15 23 .395 7 30 189 VT. Prt S. Tork 33 8 Petrolt.

1 8 2 .4 1 9 15 22 .405 14 25 .359 14 27 .341 W. T. 1 18 313 17 19 .472 20 10 2491 T. Haot. Tl Prod.

frmnl. IO 12 yr. 17 1 15 IT Danrlll. 13 14 .517 3prtnaid 14 1 8 .437 Blo'm's Va 17 10 8 29 .130 VMiti Loag no. W.

Ta. Prt. Okla. Cltr 81 IS D. Xoiaes.

yr. ifcPrt IV Zl A AmanUo. 23 18 6l Dwr 21 24 .497 23 21 19 24.441 24 23 15 18 Iaimatioaal Leagw. yr. I.

pr vr. Vrt. Toronto. 24 1 lfllSOO 20 17 Ji41 lerwey City 18 20.474 21 19 .525 Baltimore. 17 23.425 Rochester.

18 17 .514 aeadior. 14 20 .412 Sevtherm Lea. W. I. Pct.l W.

1 V. rmlBfm 31 17 .4 23 2 .479 29 20 92ChatU'r. 20 S3 .417 K. OrVsaas 29 22 42111 19 27 .413 24 231lA.Uaota... 19 2996 yr.

L. Pct.f yr. Pnaola. 31 15 22 25 .468 27 21 3 3aonl. 20 25.444 Jackaool 25 22 332Coltimbua.

T9 .422 Hontto rr 24 24 JyOi) lmm. 18 28 .381 SMla Attaatlc Lf yr. i. pr yr. r.

pr t. Aaherin 23 17 575 Columbia 1S20.474 21 17 53 Greeny'l 1922 .43 Sparbr Mid j550 Chroti 11 21 .452 KnozTlIio 18 18 (X) Aurual. 18 22.421 FWmoat loag aa. tv. pet yr.

Pm. GretVo 22 It SaHtrary 14 17 .452 W. Saiem 18 13 5Slj Durham. 13 22 JS71 Biahp'at 19 14 .576 13 2 .371 Tcxaa Lcasao. vr.u pet vr.

i. pet. Hooo 32 18 Shrorep't 24 23 11 Ft. Worth 29 17 ,830. Wm.

2130412 S.Acton. 30 19.012 1731 J554 W. Falla 27 20 .574 Beaum'nt 14 3980 Cottoa State Leagaa. W. TPrt.

W. L.Pc4. Gulfport. 24 1 3 20 17 V41 Hat uK'rr 24 13 A WJria. 18 23.43H ridi.

22 1 79 Viejubu'j 1823.410 23 18 Laurel. 8 32.200 Paeffle Coaai Leav. W. L.Prt.1 vr. t.

rr 0 27 3: LAiW 32 23 Jitil Stilf. 21 IVrtianU. 24 34 ji U. 33 'IQ iSj i i it 2:054: Petrena Harvester (2), Lucille June 2), 2:094: Miss Frisco June, the daughter of Frisco una (3), 2:014, and Miss Harris as well as others of promise. Is a magnet for many.

The auction will start Friday morning at 10 o'clock, with the Xlrst ottering the splendid yearling colt Harvest Leaf, by the Harvester, 2:01. dam Dorothy Perkins, 2:26 tf. After him will come the balance of the of the estate, twenty five In alL Then the brood mare band will be dispersed, the alphabetical order of the clfermg calling for Adioo Dillon, the famous matron, dam of Emma Harvester. Dillon Axworthy (3), 2:104. etc.

No. 75 In the list of the horses Is the Harvester, head of the farm stallion group, and following him In the sale will be Frisco June, Pat Harvester and the horses in training. The sale is under the management of the Chicago Horse Eala Company, in conjunction with Greeley Wlnings. of this city. Oeorge A.

Bain, world famous as a veteran in auctioneering speed horses, will officiate in the sale box. SSISTED, DRIVES MILLER JMTO FIRST THE WIWI Ms the starters; HI A f. tf, rr, 1 1 WfcUIKfr 11C UUIU JfiL. LIU 11 LI A Hi PI MM 1 II a.wwifr I rlifflVif Driver. CrW CarKo.

Driver. Car Name. 1.1 mJF I eem Daray, MffJer SpeclaL I 4 Leon Daray, MHler Special. i 11 i CITYDIAfuOliDrffl: FINALS CARDED FRIDAY Tech and Dread Rippls to Close Ceascn With Title Clash. Ths city basebaa title trHl bt at rhea Tech and Broad Ripple nines clah gt the TecS field in the final game cf the city tournament, which was run Issl Tuesday at the eat tlis diamond.

LiV1 V. aih cn ty ft a to 2 score, and Beard mpTe Cis Feaii s1 by means cl a for Ihc rrtd3T fray be the dins 51 .4 tesson for beta ths cast sidj suburban teams. The Tech squad has hsd a most successful season. It has chalked V9 start? ttxzlihi victories inas taany Tfce Arsenates hare tTS Eroad pp.a scalps to their credit so. far th season by virtue cf wins by 18 ta 9 1 3.

Coach MueUcr hsa used tfcesd gtrtrs alrt ths u.rr.c.tfs In both games, tuts shut out the Difd'rtch team at Ercad Rip Pe. and Linthwslte hurled rood ha3 against them at Tech. cf iTir.j the Tech nine a real battle ths lost nr.s cf th rMrh Diederlch's bors mana fd to clip nine runs eff the Tech secriri in the second clash cf the two t.ams. and if they da equally well Friday Tech wU have to play real ball to win. BADGER RACKETERS lVirj COHFEREfXE TITLE CHICAao.

May 31 AJ.) Wlscon f.f61" re its. Els Tea tennis champions. Ey taking a dual match from Chfi l' ytcr 7. the Daders Vll straht dual meet victories and ha Tha Men Cshindtha Raco Aftcr every ons es had cone home V. eunesday cht and it a great raca Cij.

tha real wcrk cf makL rj the 4.timmj crricial be an la the International Cusi timiri and cfflclaU worked for two hours after the race eay. then transferred ontowa. Eddie Eden A "Prctrntatlve In charge JSffv? beaded the delegation. if? paJtT werc: Chester A. Ricr, director cf timuig and scoring; iitrfr CJ the Calculatlnj Mac.r i pany.

assistant timer; VestfU. manager cf the International Company; c. A. Kinney, captain cf th scoring; E. W.

McOee. ma chine eperater; L. Miller, machine operator; C. IVOUI, machine opera Elee machine operator; Eunch. machine operator.

This crew worked uzta far into Thursday morning, rechecklns the sccring sheets, the pit stop blanks, the timing taps and all the other official acts cf the timers and scorers. They are a. vital part cf the race, but they work under cover, so to speak. It Is these men who make possible the reputation the Indianapolis motor ne, Lway has for being the ft? a test raclr.j uijuniiiuun in ma wciia. We a eil night.

Not afraid missing of business cause 11 qnyth mighty to us it. It's we re about. well Drive a you i all because i but be need 9 lu important; that you gel over. charge ervzee hi ii kii 0 mm eat "1 1 Oil TS afV as all lit, i. wFV't wwi? 3 x.

Delaware and Walnut At Ft. Wayii3 Open All Night; Phchs Ildn NDIAN OAS HAVOLINE OIL KXIDE BATTERIES GOODYEAfc TIEES.