The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-27
WITH The AUTOS
Items of Interest for Drivers
of Cars.
Indianapolis Race Next Week
Center Of Attraction.

While much is being written and
more is being said about the array of
world famous drivers who will appear
in the Indianapolis race next Tuesday
there may in all probability be at least
one mechanician who will attract at
tention. This person is none other than
kid Mccoy, for years a star in the
pugilistic armament. Ir his ring
career Mccoy has met the best men of
his calling, including Sharkey. Corbett,
Burns and F'itzsimmons. He has usual
Iy been cIassed as a light Heavyweight
and has been at some disadvantage be-
cause Of his weight which was about
100 pounds. Lately he has taken on a
little more weight which apparently
has in 10 way leSSened his speed and
agility. After a few races with the
Case aggregation, in some of which he
may drive a car himself he will go to
the coast and if successful in meets
with the less pretentious fighters he
will seek a match with Jack johnson,
he says. And there are those who say
he would give the ebony giant a harder
fight than the loudly heralded Jeffries.
when a magnetic is used on a
motor as a source of ignition it is so
devised that it builds up its voltage,
increasing until the resistance of the
spark gap in the spark plug is broken
down, and If this is true the higher the
resistance of the spark gap the higher
will be the voltage of the magnetic,
says Charles F. Splitdorf the we'll
known electrical ignition expert. High
resistance in the spark gap is brought
about by increasieg the length of the
same, but If the porcelain or mica fails
in point of dielectric strength the
spark gap may be regarded as in excess
- hot oil III -a he H. 1T
ened. I will advise one-thirty second
of an inch.'
A meeting of the directors of the
Automobile Board of Trade, which was
recently Incorporated, and which will
comprise the members of the Assoc
citation of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers and other prominent makers
of automob iles, was held at New York
City, at which many of the preliminary
details of the organization were com
pleted. Col. Charles Clifton was elect
ed president; Charles c. Hanch, vice
president; Col. George Pope, treasurer
and Benjamin Briscoe secretary. H.
A. Bonnell, who was appointed acting
manager of the A. L. A. M, upon the
resignation of Alfred Reeves, will be
the acting manager of the new organ
1zation.
An amazingly big tire deal was con-
Summated in Detroit Thursday night
when what is beyond question the
largest single order for pneumatic tires
ever recorded in the worlds history of
the autom obile industry was placed
with the United States Tire company
by we'll known automobile company
of Detroit. This remarkable orde
calls for 1851 pneumatic tires, and
a like number of Continental, Gilbert
type. quick detachable accountable
rims.
H. L. Cook, secretary of the State
Fair association, purchased a Hudson
"33" this week and left Thursday
morning for Lincoln, Neb.. distributing
State fair literature on the way
through northeastern Kansas.
Mr. Cook notified Mr.. N. S. Wear
by wire that he arrived in Lincoln
Thursday afternoon about o'clock
finishing his first drive 1874 miles
without an accident. Mr.. Cook ex-
pressed entire satisfaction with his car
and the trip.
P. I. Bonebrake purchased a Stod-
dard-Dayton this week for his son
Fred, at Usage City. The car is unique
in point of finish, the body red with
nickel trimmed equipment, making ar
extremely Snowy car and entirely diff.
ferent from anything in Topeka
z. Houser has a new 1911 Stafford
and is initiating it to southwestern To.
peka and vicinity. P. ]. Clevenger hal
Just placed an order for a foredool
Stafford.
DR.. Charles G.. Percival. editor o
Health Magazine of New York City
who is touring the world in the "Bul
Dog" 1O0,OO0-mile durability automo
bile and who is now in Mexico with
mileage of $4,000 miles already trav
eled, writes from Chihuahua, Mexico
interestingly of the present revolution
he says: 1.-THE revolution is growin
and if the warfare continues a fey
months longer all of the interior Mex
leo will be tied up. If the insurrecto
achieve anything like permanent sue
cess along the border as they hay
continued to do and attack other cite