South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-22
EXPECT To MAKE
HALF MILE MARK
Fast Time is Predicted When
Cars Compete on Tracks
at SpringbroOk.

T. \. Moross. director Of speedway
contests, is in the city preparing for
the appearance Of his space annihili-
ators here on Sept. 80 on the new
half-mile track at Springbrook park.
He has had a world of experience in
this line of work and has been in the
racing game since 1902. He mas
managed some Of the worlds greatest
racing teams and had charge or the
Indianapolis motor speedway during
some Of the greatest contests held on
that track.
lie carried eight monster racing
machines a dozen drivers of the
championship class and a complete
lighting equipment for night racing
He came to South Bend on the rec
ommendatiOn of William Engleman
of the Kalamazoo Driving club, who
was an interested spectator of the
fair races last week.
Thirty minutes after his arrival in
town he was on the speedway at
SpringbroOk. He gave the plant and
the track a careful inspection and
pronounced it first class for his con-
tests.
Fast Speed Promised
Can your drivers make any speed
on the track ?" he was asked.
with good weather, and favorable
conditions. they will beat the worlds
half mile track record" he stated
without a moments hesitation IF
we do better than anyone else has
ever done, if we go faster than any
other driver has even driven, will
that be satisfactory
The managers of the park thought
likely that would be sufficient to sat
isfy South Bend race fans.
Can you keep the cars on the
track and not ruin my new fences p"
asked +. +. DALEY, anXiously.
Most assuredly," said Mr.. Moross.
records by making high dives into
the river and they'll do better than 80
| seconds on that track.
SO 1t is no wonder that the park
men are enthused over next week s
race meet Publicity is going out all
over the northern part of Indiana and.
with good weather. a crowd that will
tie the biggest day at the Interstate
| fair will assemble to see the speed
| kings in their daredevil races.
Was an Open Date.
II was a lucky chance that brought
| the cars here at this time. An open
date between Grand Rapids and Kala-
! maZOO, enabled the promoter to come
| here. October dates will take him to
! the state fair in oklahoma and from
there south through Texas and latei
! TO California.
Another point of particular interest
to this community is the number OF
Indiana made cars that will be seen in
| action on the Springbrook course. The
! National Marmon and Stutz will COM
| pete again. That battle of the old
days of the speedway to be renewed
! here. 1t is a long time since the
Stutz National and Marmon, old riv-
| ais, have hooked up for a brush in a
| speed duel in Indiana, and it is a mat
ter of unusual interest that these cars
will participate in the events to be
| run here
The Marmon, winner of numerous
| speedway classics, will be driven by
La Coquen, the National by Ben Co
| tor, the Stutz by clever Joe Murchio
| Murchio Will pilot the Stutz with
which Earl Cooper won the national
| championship two years ago. and
without doubt one of the fastest track
cars ever built at a displacement OF
45O inches. Too large in piston dis.
placement for the last indianapolis
race, which was reduced to cars OF
800 inches and less, the Stutz has q
world of speed, and is faster than the
500 inch cars now in use