The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-10
WAR HEROES IN
SPEED CONTEST
Liberty Sweepstakes Classic
Date Changed frsn Nome
rial Day 70 May 81.
IRE Race Over tire Indianapolis Ne
tSr speedway Course VIII ss 30
Miles Fer a Purse % e5ocoo.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind-rhe Liberty
Sweepstakes FOR distance OF SEQ
miles and 3 cash purse OF $50 600 will
b run over ~. Indianapolis Motor
Speedway course on SATURDAY. May
sl. instead Of May 3oth. as originally
annouucsi Popular demand by
patrons q the historic race track and
because % \ feeling that Memorial
Day will have a new meaning 20 the
American public. Influenced the
Speedway owners. who are SPENDING
lie winter II Miami. Florida. 70 make
tie change in The date
The name ALLIED Liberty Sweep
stakes might vel be applied 20 the
worlds greatest automobile classic.
because there viii be contendsrs OF
both drivers and cars representing
England. France. Italy. Belgium and
tie United States That the foreign
entry viii be large is confirmed by the
contents 81 a cabiegrsm from W. r
Bradley. Paris. Who Is the foreign
representative o, the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. stating that TWO Fiat
cars and three Sunbeams are avail
able Immediately Tor racing. and tlrat
raror.l-ions are being started 70 Sc
cure rle entries OF these cars for the
.r-r=
beam racing cars are wei
known 90 The patrons OF the Indian
a1oNs track. one having appeared for
- -. -. r- e.. -nl ---fr. -a.a -
Nay 70 1918 Albert Guyot was the
pilot q that sur beam. and he brought
with him an EnEiishman named Cross
nal. as a mecharirian Guyot drove
fhe entire 500 miles without relief
and finished fourth IN the race. The
next Appearance % Sunbeam cars.
entered by the factory. vas IN 1914.
-n.n Two cars veN seat acT0ss the
Big Doai AID we're driven By Van
Rsalfe an Ezsfshnsn zas POrporsto
an Italian The most noted per
.srssaes % this team vas POFp0rsto's
snisA IN seessd place in tho initial
SOC sIs -zes OF TIE Chicago Speed
way " June CT 1914 o, these drivers
.GayOt Is q Frenctmsn Ne jOInef
bis sOiOr- a. the beriaainE o. he ~ar
n Isls ana for . long period was
triVsr for Gens-zl Jsrrs sza lAser
sss snEas-I a s0ecisl vsrk n ssa
ssctDs vita tie nstsr service % ne
rress AMY
Crsss Azr also v0t % the front
With the English army. He was Gap
'gres By INC Gernsss early In the
trsrRg ard ne late Information hAs
seea received regarding hin Por
pOrato 10 sn 0nSsr N tie Italian army
sad has served his esgEtry with dis
i.nctiOn
After the alsolAcezent o. the see
mile race FOR Nay -. 1917. the Fisi
factory AZ Turin. T-aly. esslss - On
tries for too cars aas Eaass Jack
Scales. al eaonser In tie Plat fac.
tory. and an Italian driver named
FzsuaRo. as drivers O. account Of
ti-culties In shipping FROM Italian
ports because Of ne sserssrsne men
ace. the Fat ofactsls decided 10 sead
heir rzcs cars hy trucks 10 Bordeaux
saa we're halfvay between Turin and
Bcres1ux shs1 thew we're notified by
cable % The canceiia'ios g the Irdi
snapOiis event on sr>ourt Of Amer
las -airy into the hostilitIes. The
csrs were Immediately recalled and
shipping srrsnEeuen's ard reservs
ton. for cars aud drivers cancelled.
Il 8 ksONn OF good authority that
Jack Scales Ia. been experimenting
18th tire. nos rats OF 900 cubic
inch dispiseem-at and that these carr
have shown remarkable speed in rose
tests made 10 Italy during the prog
rsss O., the var n Is aid thar these
three cars rspr-s-nt the fastest oAes
o. sy- built hy tie Fiat factory some
tine furtas tire past year. and vii -
available &C thb time