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I AVhiit Cars Ara Dcinj at Track any Hava Not Caen cn 1 Ccurca and Csveral? Arts Hero Gossip from Cara.v trial. to' detersrtne otjth forty aix entrants uiil in Uae lucky thirty three, wH. be rln.et 1 o'clocJc CiturcUy "5. The requirement 15 tLat a tsr to be eligible to start la tha race mist make lour lape of toe trade. tfti milei, at an average epee4 of ninety xzllem an tour for The pilot has to make ft round every minute and forty seconds to da this.

After havlrg: decided that be can pass the ninety mlie an hour qy allocation, then tlshtens fci belt to see how much faster he really 1 can po. It would not be surprlsm If the pilots had to average better, than 100 miles an hour to pet a place In the lineup, though U6 year speeds of ntaety sht miles an hour were sure of. places. Tnlrtj three wd start la the race, 'I VThat They Ars Readtosr dowa the entry list la easily een by etoeckolf that not It 1 1 m. A.

more than half of the ears entered hare been "on the track. Cliff Brtere Fixnt drive Miner Special, has never been out for Ray Keecb Rear drive Simplex EpeclA.1. has never been on th track, la still in Cleveland, where he Is scheduled to drive It Sunday tn ft 100 mile race. i Clif Durant Front drive Detroit Cpeclat has been on the track on numerous occasions, with either rant or Bob McDonogh ftboexd.i Loins Chlron Rear drive Delage, has been on the track ft creat many thnsft and performed, creditably. Phil Chafer Front drive 4 unnamed car has beea ca the track eerereJ times.

Leon Dura Packard Cable Bpeclal, has been out two or three times. Ralph HepburnPacksxdT Cable CpeclaJ, has been out once or twice. Tony Gulott Packard Cable Special, has been out once or twice. William Albertson Rear drive Idler Special, has been out at least once. Zeke Meyer Rear drive Miller Special, has been out several times.

Frank Brisco Rear drive Burbach Special, has not been out to our knowledge. "'v. a BUI Lmdau Rear drtve tmnamed ear. has been out two or three thnes. Deacon Lit Rear drive Miller Bpe CZ ZD iCT jf 7.

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Ol 7.1i TO 17 CO has not. taken any trips around the course. Louie Meyer Rear drive Miller Spe has been out several times and looks to be ready to enter the racev aianrranco Comotu IX his car, ft Talhott, Is In town, no one has seen tt at least speedways fans have not. Babe Staff Rear drive Miller SDe cial. has been out for practice in one of Bill White's cars, but not ta, the one he will dnve Myron Stevens The second Bin White driver, has also been out In No.

23, the car Stapp has been exercisln. Albert Karnats Front drive Rich ards Brothers Special, has cot checked in so far as any one knows, and consequently has not been on the track. Lou Moore Rear drive Miner Majestic Special, has been on the track several times. McDoncgh Front drive Miller Special, has not bad his car, the Dick Doods entry, on the track. Aldea Sampson Rear drive spank ins: new Miller Special, No.

44, has been out several times, Clif Woodbury Front Boyle Valve Special, has never put tires to brlCkS. Pete DePaolo Front "drive Boyle Valve Special, was due to practice any minute, but up to today been absent. BuTy Arnold Rear drive Boyle Valve Special, baa been on the track and made some fast laps. Carl Marcbeee Rear drive Mar chese Special; has not been around the course as yet. C.

Taxbet Unnamed front drive, has not put In an appearance for practice. i Rlckllffe Decker Rear drive Mffler Special, has not been out. Unnamed DriTer For Mrs. Gorman Batten's car, has not had the car OUt. i 'v Unnamed Driver For Earl De Vores car, has not' jet put foot to throttle.

Jules Morieeau Rear drive Thompson Valve Special, has been out sev eral times In the last four days. John Vance Oreen Entineerins Special, has not been seen nor heard on th track. Peter Kreis Cper lgta SneciaL has not been out of the ga rage with his drive, nor has. he arrived town, so zar as Known. Russell Snoberger Front Cooper Engineering Special, has been working hard in the garage, but has not had ft car on the track.

Johnny Seymour Front drive Cooper Engineering Special, had his car trying to get it started around the garages Thursday, but up to a late hour had not had it on the track, Bill Snence Duesenbersr. has been out ft good deal. His car. which Is the one Dutch Bauman festooned on the pit wall before the race last year is about ready to go. Unnamed Duesenberg.

Fred Wln nai Is due to drive one, but it has not been out. 1 IX i unnamea uuesenoexg, waaiever is, has not been Unnamed Rande Special, has not been at the track or on it, so far as any one. Unnamed Duesenberg. owned by Ray Keech Rumor connects two well known drivers, but the car never been on the track this Unnamed Duesenberg. owned by Tom Milton, has not been out.

Unnamed Armacost Special, Is In the garage, owned by Louis Schneider, who will not be permitted by A. A. A. officials to drive it. Louis does not know whether it will be on the track or Unnamed Miller 'Special, entered by Ralph Miller, no one knows any 'thlng Paul Bost Duesenberg Special, has sot had its feet oq the bricks.

Henry Turgeon Miller Special, has not been out. Sam Miner Special, Is at the track. hut has. not been 1 DePalma Stm Without, Car. Meanwhile Ralph DePalma is stlU without a car.

He says that he does not wish to drive a car that carries a name than its maker, that he THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2 3 L2 HELD fi I i ilVl Uu i a' mmm LE rag TO IE jl i y.uy Llay HaV2 to FJahe i could drive one of these, but that if he cant get ft car that Is carrying name for advertising purposes only he wont drive. He feels that radng Is too much of a sporting proposition to be thus Track Wul Be Open Sasday. The speedway win be open to visitors Sunday. It was last Sunday, but the weather wasn't so good. Running the Ball Upstairs.

One' of the favorite indoor amusements at the speedway is trying to roU smaU steel ban up an inclined way and perch the said ban cei a depression at the top of the rise. Frank of the New Departure BaU Bearing Company, is passing the pus ales out. The trick takes a steady hand and a lot of luck. Leon Duray tried for half a. day to roU the ball iro stalrs.

and since he could not, he hit on tne pun of turning the nuzzle. which is a small, circular celluloid in pink covered with a transparent top, upside down, and by a clever bit of juggling he got the ban directly under the depression It was supposed to rest in. Then, clamping his inarr down on the flexible celluloid, he im prisoned the steel ball. turned the puzzle right side up. released the pressure of his finger rand the puzzle soi yea i Fred Whinal Wheels Doeale.

i Fred Winnal. dirt track pilot of the Atlantic seaboard, had a Duesenbersr out on the bricks Thursday afternoon i or zew iaps. ue maae several circuits In the neighborhood of 112 mUes an hour, Jy rv I Ne Mere beFaele Predictions. Having predicted that Pete DePaolo would be out with his front drive special two days ago and again one day ago, we are through with predic tions, rrow prooauy ne oe out be fore the ink is dryon this. OA Company Prises.

Spencer R. Williams, of the W. Wakefield Company. Tnc, makers of lubricating oil. arrived at the track Trnirsday witn several Hundred eai Ions of Castrol for use of the drivers in the eoo nule race.

Wunama an nounced that his company had of fered a prise of $750 for first place if wastrot was used. SdOQ I or second and 30 iW'v I sacktracking to Cleveland.1; The drivers whO'Were to 'race at Cleveland last Sunday, but were, rained out. win so back asaln for tb com ing Sunday. Chief among these win be Ray Keecn. who has painted on the truck that carries his racing gear: "Ray Keech.

the fastest driver in America. This by virtue of the fact that' he traveled Daytona Beach last spring at 207.55 miles an hour for ft mesjna aule. Delage to Stay in One, Piece, The Europeans do things differently, Louis Chiron says that he has not had, his mptor torn down since he came to the track with his Delage, end that he win not take It down between now and the race. He says it Is not unusual to run a motor through practice and one or two races without ever looking at it, unless some trouble should develop, American drivers take their motors down regardless of whether they have had motor trouble; Shlron also says that his car is not excessively speedy and for that reason he believes it win go through the race with a minimum of tire trouble. He Is using Royalty WQ Not 1 ASCOT, EnglandV May 17.

(AJE.) The race meeting here in June win be robbed of muoh of its usual glamor this year with the absence of King George and Queen Mary. Offi cial announcement today said they would not attend: 't RDERNOW FOR DECORATION DAY '''7 hi WONDERFUL VALUES IN MADE TO MEASURE SUITS" Be. a tailor made man this Deco ration Our special Kahncrest." woolens slve you made to measure clothes at the price of ready mades. Bis values at Others up to 15 KAT JN Indisns's Leeding Tailor' Shop Second Floor Kahn Bldg. Meridian at.Washlnston Street TOMV UN ONE OF CHEF TITLE THREATS Butler Star In Third Round of Central Intercollegiate Tourney.

l. CHICAOO; May 17 Tom Wilson, of Butler, and Harris Cogge shan. of arinneu, today stood as chief contenders for the first central intercollegiate singles tennis crown as play entered the third round on the Chicago Town and Tennis Club Wilson came through his first two rounds by defeating Bercherm. of Northwestern, a favorite, and Everett, of Drake, while Coggeshan trounced Schlls, of Albion, and Lletz, of Loyola, Chicago, in straight sets. In the doubles.

Butler and Notre Dame were victorious In first round competition. N. Denes, Garrett, to Coach at Kentucky School CHAMPAIGN, EL, May 17 Nicholas a. Denes, Oarrett, InoL. a senior in the University of Illinois athletlo coaching school, who win graduate in June, has been appointed coach at the Corbln (Ky.) High School.

With Amateurs Saturday. The schedule for the fourth round of play Saturday in the Indian polls Amateur Baseball Association follows: COXKXaCIAX, xxagux. XTVaefs Ontral Si. X. vs.

Etm Body CorpcMtton. rt. Errion Sahara Grotto it. Barriioa. lUvar aM Ne.

1, 7 Union Printer vs. Sell Talepboae Oeoa panjr, Khediu No. 1, .7 CO OFTTLATiyK ULA.OVK. Kfbu iiUX Comitawy. vn.

lUtwtwi, Spade Jio. 1. Bridfeport va. greater Kanufaeturias Company, fihodias o. t.

crrr bassbaxz. lsaoitb. Link Belt Dodrava. Indian apolia Proa Fortluir Ccmpinj. Ko.

S. C. Ataxia BalUamre A Ohio Jt n. CarflM o. Link blt Iwt ts.

Baick Hator Company, ameaon No. 1. CAPrrox. crrr zjbague. t.

Patricka va. Sirarsida Triaosiaa. Eiv! enida Ho. 4. Real Silk vs.

Powav ao4 LirkU Klvanida Ko. a. H1TKHA.T fLtttnftT. TXlcrrm vn 1 1 5 Brrrr Avanua Baptlat va. Uoti.

Willard No. 1. 1 Saoontt Baloroi va. auTraioe o. t.

Am muaioa carta oMthport BspUat. Sou Finrt BapUat va. Siao SrannUeal. Siv. anioa Ka.

A. jjunbat school lbagtjx vo. Woodro ff Haoa BarUat va. Wattviow Bantiau Brookatde Ho. s.

FfnuaylYanla R. va. BUiao AveaM M. E. Owflrld Ko.

1. Manorial BapUat va. Oarflald Park BapUat. Garfield No. StTNTiAY BCEOOL LEA CUB KO.

Sfonrla Ptrt M. B. a. Wrt vraablna ton 8trt RJvarakla No. 8.

Bethany CnriiUaa va. Bdwin Ryc Bethany ChriaUaJt va. dwln M. BJrerakto No. 9.

Cantral Chrlatlaa K. Blvaraida No. e. 31 SOB JUNIOR LXAGXTX. (Sonday) Aemo Trfaaflea va.

Water JaQk Coapaay. Garfield No. 1. ill! ''4 aaaj i 1 301x3 ncoulnu 7 2911440 29s4.50 30x4.50 31x5.25 33x6.00 7.C0 0 7.no oio.QS. iOfl.S) Midway Cube va.

Oriole Juniors, Brook aide No. 2. OHetital Bolldofs vs. XHy Cuba, mrar aidc No. 4.

ROSE POLY TRACK TEAM DEFEATS STATE KORMAL TERRS HAUIX Ind, May 17 (AP.) Displaying a balance of power In an events the Hose Ifoly engineers closed their track season here Thursday tj defeats? Indiana State 7 4 1.6 to 54 in a dual meet at the Hose athletic field. Captain Max White and Coney, of Rose Poly, and Parks, of the Teachers, tied for high scoring honors of the meet. 4 60 RG BREAKS RECORD SANTA MARIA, CaL, May IT (AJ.) Arne Borg. Swedish distance swim mer, broke the world'! record for the 700 yard swim at the Santa Maria municipal pool last night. His lime, minutes 2 seconds, chopped twenty seven seconds off the former record held by Ray Roddy; cf the New York Athletlo Club.

IBy ka AwtUtt Traaal BXILWAUKEK Armando Santiago, Chicago, wen ea a foul frern Herman Perlica. Kalamasee, eight. Fay Koaky, Los Angeles, outpointed Ilenry PerUck, Kalamasoo, ten, LINCOLN. Nebw Colonel Shadden. Memphis, and Harold Matthews, Lin draw.

ten. All 5 SO Cuban CanUm in Ccricus Conditicn Frcm Feu! Clr.v milwau: nil6i43D end ntFt.Y7ayna Dlloy G26 'X A. May 17 Ar mando Santiago, Cuban in a serious ccniltlca frcn a blow struck by Herrisn TtrllcX nali dizoo, durlzj thrlr cttZzl' ten round bout last rJ.t. v. PerUck floored Car.tLr; eljhth round with a tiz i .3 Judges declared struck tclow Santiago was carried uscorLsciors fr the ring and doctors trha atitni'i him said today his ccnZ'Mcn is caL The fijhfras avariei rs cn a.foul PerUck had a gln over the Cuban at It was the second meetir.j cf ttrsx.

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