Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-04
SCORES OF DRIVERS
IN AUTO RACES At
STATE FAIR MONDAY
So MANY Entries That Five-Mile
Events Will be Run in Two
Heats.
KEEN RIVALRY BETWEEN
STRICKLER AND WILLIAMS

The greatest collection of auto racers
and cars ever assembled for an automo-
bile meet in Delaware will line up at the
track nj the Delaware State Fair on
Monday afternoon, Labor Day,for meet
that is likely TO make history. There are
Ii drivers who had entered up to yester-
day and several more are expected to con-
test as post entrants" by the time VIII
liam Wilson, the starter, gets busy late
Monday afternoon.
Most of the drivers are well-known
to Wilmington devotees of auto racing,
but zest is added to the contests through
the entrance of new men who have not
been seen on Delaware track, and old
riders realize that there is always danger
in a long shot and particularly in auto
racing.
There will be but three events, but be-
cause of the number of entries, two of
these will be divided into two heats. So
that there will really be five races on the
card. The first will be time trial for
track record The second event, divided
into two heats, will be five-mile free
for-all, and the third events five-mile
handicap, also divided into two heats.
Among the drivers, the keenest interest
centers between Judd Williams and Bill
Strickler, both old timers and this year
the king Bees on auto tracks IN the
cast. Williams will drive his old reliable
Ford Special, while Stricldcr sticks to his
:. :. Special, which is Chevrolet. There
is more 10 the contest between these two.
drivers than appears on the surface.
Last year Strickler won first place seven
times in as many meets on fair tracks
But it's different story this year be-
cause be has been up against Williams IN
his ''tin Lizzie Each man has won three
races at fair tracks and they come TO this
city for the meet on Monday, tied for
honors as well as money. In order to make
the contest more interesting, each man has
posted q wager of $500, and the winner,
in addition TO taking the purse offered by
the fair management viii take his rivals
200 iron boys.
Both men are experienced at driving in
races and know all the tricks that go with
the business, for IL is q business with them
and not pleasure. They realize that the
honors for this season may he decided
with the meet on Monday and consequent
'lv both are desirous of winning the title
event. There is tbut one danger that con-
fronts them out Df the ordinary, and that
is that some new driver may drive his car
IN such a manner as 10 cause a smash-up
and put one of them out 81 the running.
If this could be guaranteed against neither
of them fears the others prowess and
both are confident they have the best
racing car.
Among the new rdrivers for the meet are
Lewis Baker of Philadelphia, who drives a
Dodge, Benny Patterson of Philadelphia,
who sticks to his Chalmers special, and
William Brown Of Bridgeville, who be-
heves he can capture some OF the money In
his Ford.
Arrangements are being made to reduce
the dust from the track as much as pos
sble so that there will be added comfort to
the spectators who love to watch auto
races. The money for the races totals
s7Oo, which rs the largest amount ever
offered in this section for IL miles Of
races. The winner OF the free-for-all will
carry away 1925; second. s125, and third,
$50. In the handicap the winner wilItak
500: second, SIS and third $50. The
first money for the one-mile will be SIS.
The officials of the meet, which is
under the direction of Roy Freck ares
Judge, Roy Freck; scorer, p. Hevessey;:
timers, c. johnson and II. B. Hughes;
starter. William Wilson.
The entries IN date arc rs follows.