Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12
RACE TOSAvANNAH
Grand Prize Automobile Con-
test Is Transferred from
Long Island.
TO TAKE PLACE NOV. IL
OidfeId Suspended by Contest Board
of A. A. A. for Declaring He
VIII Race johnson.

New York, Oct. 12.-Formal sanction
for the running of the International
grand prize automobile race at Savan-
nah, Ca, on Nov II, was voted by the
board Of governors of the Automobile
| Club of America last evening and rati-
fed the action of the contest commit
tee Of the club, which had already
club of Savannah.
The race was originally scheduled
to be run over the Vanderbilt cup
course on Long Island on Oct 10, but
was called off on account of public
criticism and discomfort of drivers be.
cause Of the deaths and accidents that
marred the Vanderbilt cup race.
Immediately the governors had Civ
en- their sanction for holding the race
at Savannah, Arthur w. Solomon,
secretary of the automobile club of
that city, announced here that Two
day meet will be held. On Nov. II
two other races for lighter classes will
be run. One race will be for cars of
from 161 to 23O cubic inches piston
displacement; the other for cars of
displacement.
Cuardsmen TO Patrol Course.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 1.-THE Savannah
automobile race course will be pa
trolled by armed National guardsmen
on Nov. 10 during the progress of the
Grand Prize race. This announcement
was made by Governor Joseph NJ.
Brown. The governor said that while
formal application had not yet been
made fer military patrol, he would or
der out all the troops necessary to
guarantee the drivers a clear course
and protect the lives of the thousands
who will line the IS miles Of roadway.
Johnson to Get LAW A. A. a.
New York. Oct. 12.--Jack John
son says he is going to have the law
on the contest board OF the American |
Automobile association for cancel /
ing his license as an automobile !.
driver. He sent this reply to the /.
board last night:
81 return herewith the 81 which |
you returned to me, the same being |
in payment of license fee. l con-
formed to all conditions named in .
blank furnished me by |
your Office and will not accept can
collation. Of my license. You are in |
error when you state that obtained |
the license by trickery or misrepre-
sentRtion. You cannot blame me |
for your lack OF Office system. l will
go to the courts If necessary to Sc
cure my rights and privileges"
0~+r Johnson and Barney Oldheld
who are scheduled to race at Sleeps
head Bay on Oct. 20 say that the
match will be run, regardless Of the
boards action.
OIddeId Suspended by A. 4. A.
New York. Oct. 12.-The contest
board Of the American Automobile
announced last night the
and disqualification of
Barney Oldheld for his announced !
Intention of racing Jack Johnson, the
pugilist, in an INSANE {
TONED speed contest at the Sleeps
head Bay track on Oct. 20.
Cobb and Rucker in Auto Race.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct 12.-Napoleon
3ucker, Brooklyn's famous left {
handed pitcher, has been training on
he Atlanta speedway for a match
race with Ty Cobb of the
Detroit team. 1t is learned that
Fucker started training in a bright
ed so horse power car. The race I
S scheduled as an event of the auto
mobile races here the first week in
November. Both Cobb and Rucker
ire Georgians.