Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
EWs OF INTEREST AUTO OWNER PROSPECTIVE BUYER
Additional Drivers For
indianapolis Speedway

When the entry list for the sixth an
nual international sweepstakes race, to
be held on the Indianapolis motor
speedway May 80, closed at midnight
were three drivers who were not
named, although the cars were en-
tered. Since then it is rumored that
one of these cars, n Delage, owned by
Harry Harkness, of New York, will be
driven by Jules Devigne. This infor-
nation is not official, but it is accepted
as matter OF course, because DeVigne
is to drive the third Delage car at New
York. The other Delage drivers in
this team of three cars are Jack
LeCain and Carl Limberg. The second
Sunbeam car, which was shipped from
London for the Indianapolis race. is to
be driven by an Italian, it is said, by
the name of Aldo Franchi. This is a
new name in racing circles of this
country. Franchi asked for permission
to show what he could do at the wheel
of Sunbeam recently and his per-
formance was so successful that the
driver of the other Sunbeam car, Josef
Christiaens, Immediately engaged him
for Indianapolis; for the Sunbeam
team expects to make cleanup with
their British cars, containing aviation
motors. F. S. Deusenberg, of st. Paul,
is credited with having announced that
Thomas Milton will be at the wheel of
other driver who is practically un-
known except in smaller barnstorm-
ing events, but the fact that Deusen-
berg has added his name to his team
OF three seems indicative of something
in Milton that the public has not found
out. The other two Deusenberg driv-
ers are Wilbur d'Alene and Eddie
O'Donnell, the latter having started in
the 1916 season by winning at Carona.
Milton replaces Tom Alley, who has
entered a car of his own at Indian
apolis called the Ogren Special.
The mechanician is the second
fiddler in the cylinder orchestra on
the Indianapolis motor speedway. The
newspaper photographer is interested
only in the man at the wheel, and If
the car wins. the glory goes to the
driver, even though the mechanician
had dangerous and important task
pumping oil, watching for signals, and
e long list of tiresome duties. The
names of these men are not popu-
larly known as the names of the driv-
ers. although many of these mechan-
icians have been in every important
race for years. IT is a notable fact
that in accidents the average for in
iuries is higher among mechanicians
than among drivers. This is said to
be partly due TO the fact that the
driver has the wheel to keep him from
being tossed from the car or to protect
him in case the car turns turtle, while
the mechanician is exposed. Follow
ing are the names of some of the
mechanicians who have been an
nounced by their drivers for the race
at Indianapolis, May 80:
I!arold Smith with Tom Riley, in an
ogden Special; Paul Stevens with
Ralph Mulford in n Peugeot; Harry
Muller with Grover Bergdoll, in an
Erwin Special; Thomas F.. Furrey with
Eugene Stecher. in an Erwin Special;
A. Christiaens with Josef Christiaens.
in a Sunbeam; Robert Dahuke with
Dario Resta. in a Peugeot; Raymond
Dashback with Barney Oldfeld, in a
Delage: f. Scheering with c. r.
DuChesneau, in a DuChesneau; Jack
Henderson with Eddie O'Donnell, in a
Deusenberg Special: Edw. Miller with
Wilbur d'Alene, in q Deusenberg
Special; Ralph Kriplin with Thomas
Milton. in a Deusenberg Special; Maui
rice Becker with John Aitken, in a
Peugeot: o. Bloomberg or ]. Booth
with S. Osteweg, in an Osteweg Special.