New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
WAR AGAINST OLDFIELD
Auto Governing Body WatChing
Him Closely at Atlanta.
QUESTION BILL or SALE
Kerscher May Not Be Allowed 20
Drive the Cars IN Great
Drivers Stable.

Word came from Atlanta yesterday that
the automobiles in which Oldheld has RACED
all over the country prior to mis- indefinite
suspension by the American Automobfs
Association had been accepted BY the man
agement of the Atlanta meet as entries.
These cars are a Darracq. a Knox ana a
Benz The message also states that Bs,
Kerscher Oldheld's mechanic. will drive
the Darracq and the Knox. and that Old
field in order 70 get his cars on 70 ths
had been given Kerscher Of. these two cars.
At the Office Of the contest board Of ths
American Automobile Association IT was
stated last night that Samuel Butler. chair
man OF the contest board. had started fo-
Atlanta on Monday night to Be on ths
ground when the races were run on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday OF this week ard
10 watch the situation.
After Oldheld and Jack Johnson rad
driven their hippodrone moving picture
race at Shsepshead Bay last week OIdaeId
went directly 20 Atlanta. stating thar ne
would carry the war into the camp OF the
American Automobile Association and that
ne had no fear OF the outcome His order
Of suspension bars him from any track
sanctioned by the governing body or auv
race meet 50 sanctioned either as promotes.
owner. entrant or driver And the sus-
pension was made further effective against
the specific Benz car. the 20a-horsspover
''BIitzen" Benz with which he gave an sx-
hibition at ReAdville, Mass. the last straw
that broke the contest boards back
The Atlanta dispatch OF yesterday gives
no information concerning the driver q
the Benz car. so IT is evident that OIdaeld
decided the wisest thing 70 do was 70 make
no effort TO use that particular machine.
but TO make his night on the other -vo
cars. the Darracq and the Knox which
have been the other two members % hfz
racing stable.
kersCher has for some time 5sen n1sr7-
Der OF the OIdheld camp and has travelled
with him widely driving the Dar-aco ard
acting as OIdheId's helper in many wavs.
There is no suspension operative AGAINST
him. and his entry could naturally be ac-
cepted by the Atlanta management with
out fear OF inCurring the displeazIre oS
the American AutomObiIe Association.
II was pointed out. however. az the
American Automobile Association once
yesterday that the bin OF sale was
palpable subterfuge 20 ger OldEeld's cars
on the track. that While the existing zus-
pension did not operate against these rTo
cars as II does against the Benz ths
American Automobile Association would he
inclined TO resent this action as 4 further
dehance OF IT'S authority. and II the nan
asement persisted in receiving the entries
OF herscher TO use these cars II IS enlirelv
within the power Of the contest board to
withdraw the sanction granted 70 J. 4
Nye for this three-day meet
The Senegambian in the wood supply IS
that the Atlanta management has cor
tract with Oldheld 10 appear made befo-s
his suspension was announced Hence rba
report that il has accepted Kerscrer's
entries j H Nve is a successful and 4
wise manager. He has arranged q +E-=s-
day meet which has never been approaches
IN this country for class Of entries II is
hardly 70 be supposed that he will izops~-
dize his meet for NJ. OIdheld-s CONTRACT.
more especially since counsel retained nv
the American Automobile Association has
advised that OIdheId's contract could not
be enforced. as II was made with ne m
derstanding that OldheId was IN good
standing In fact, he was AZ rh4 tine the
agreement was made
But his suspension since nuIIihes the con
tract, according 70 the advice or The law
Yer Hence the Atlanta management may
throw OUT the entries without fear OF r.
taliation by suit on OIddeld's part. ard
there Is every PROBABILITY that the cars
viii not appear az Atlanta
Wukes-Barre Penn. Nov. The receivers
OF the Matheson Motor Car Company ~
this city petitioned Judge Fullerton TO-DAY
10 end the receivership and turn over The
business 10 the Matheson AuroruobUe Com
pany. which is increasing its capital stock
10 s2-65o.0o0 10 effeCr the purchase. The -
ceivership was declared on July = the COM
pany being solvent but temporarily embar-
rassed financially