Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
BROTHERS STAR IN EMF
COMPANY'S RAGING TEAM
How Jake Meinzinger Defeated
Barney 0IdfieId in His Home
Town Is Told

The season of 1910 has been busy
one for the Meinzinger boys, George
and Jake, who are known to fame as
| two of the most expert pilots of motor
cars in the country. The EMF
company, which employs the brothers,
has been a frequent participant in en-
durance runs and races, and the Meln-
fingers have been on the job about
| all the time.
There was no G1idden pathfnding in
Georges program this year, but he
travelled the big circuit for a while
with the EMF company's racing
team as chief mechanic. Then he drove
1000 miles or so with the ''Under Three
Flags" Flanders 100" car, over the
Ozarks and through Oklahoma. Called
home on account of Mrs. Meinzinger's
illness, he was relieved several days
later by his younger brother, Jake.
Jake drove the car through most OF
its trip in Mexico. While he was fin
ishing, George and Dai Lewis were
pathfnding for the endurance run of
the Automobile club of Buffalo.
Back on the job at Detroit, Jake re-
mained only few days, when he was
sent with a racing car on the circuit
of the Ohio fairs. On the unbanked
half-mile tracks of Napoleon, Mont
pelier, Bowling Green, Wauseon and
other centers of Buckeye population,
he astounded the natives by miles
around lis, finishing without a blot
on his shield by winning every COM
petitive event in which he could Sc
cure entrance. Among his victims was
the freak Wind-wagon of an Indiana
manufacturer, for which speed OF
seventy miles an hour was claimed.
Meinzingers first real race brought
him I'D against no less an opponent
than Barney Oldfield, the speed king
of the horse tracks. 1t occurred at
Toledo, Barney's boyhood home, and
everybody concerned grins whenever
the event is recalled.
Barney needed one race to fill out
his program, and his manager pro-
posed a two-mile handicap, with Jake's
EMF "30." He conceded Jake
handicap of 20 seconds, and Jake got
away flying, Barney starting In pur-
suit in his 60-horse power Knox. The
first mile saw little change In the rel
ative positions of the pair, the EN-
F holding the turns at nearly full
speed, while Barney was compelled to
let his heavy chariot coast around
them The second mile was about to
be finished, with Meinzinger ahead by
a SIMILAR margin, when Barney's man
ager proposed to lengthen the event
to three miles This was agreeable
and both contestants were shooed
along. Barney gained little on the
third mile. but not appreciably, and a
fourth mile was decided on. Again
the racers were frantically waved to
continue. The shouts of ten thousand
persons urged the pursuer. For the
first time in the race Barney began to
gain. His speed in the straights was
terrific, but little Jake, pale and
plucky, his gaze riveted on the track
in front kept holding the EMF to
the turns like a leech. and finished
with an adequate margin, winning the
I've distinction of victory over
Barney Oldfield in the first race In
which he himself had ever driven.
The rivalry between the Meinzinger
brothers is one of the jests of the big
EMF company's plants. Between
them they have probably driven, In
| experimental work and contests, in the
neighborhood of 100000 miles this year.
| Although it is a cardinal rule of the
| company that two brothers cannot be
| employed in the same department,
their work has been nearly in the same
| channels, and is likely to remain so.
For a time George appeared in the role
| of protective adviser. Now he admits
that he will have to look to his laurels.
To further heighten the rivalry, the
brothers entered the matrimonial yoke
at almost the same time last year
Now there is a little Meinzinger at
each home. Jal5e's is boy ana
Georges q girl. Competition IS hot
over the question: Which Will say
| papa" first?