Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-30
MOscOUics Offers
Suggestion to NeIU
Speedway Race Plan
Would Let Each Subscription
Apply to Certain Lap
in Race.

Fred E. Moscovics, general manager of
Nordyke & Marmon, offers a unique sue
gestion with regard to the $4,000 fund
that is being gathered by Indianapolis
business men and manufacturers for dis
tribution among leaders in the eighth
international 500-mile race on the In
dlanapolis motor speedway, on the basis
Of 500 for each lap that they are out In
front
It is Muscovics' idea to preserve the
identity of subscriptions to the fund, in
stead of pooling them, so that each sub
scription will apply to certain lap, with
200 subscriptions for 200 laps.
The laps in the race would then be
named after the firms whose subscrip-
tions would apply to them, viz, Marmon
lap, Keyless Lock lap, etc.
MoScOyics suggestion was advanced in
letter to George NJ Dickson, who ORIG
inally sponsored the idea Of q $4,000
fund, and met immediate approval at
Dicksons hands.
WOULD ADD
NEW INTEREST.
Il think it would add a lot of interest
to the plan to have Mr. Moscovics' idea
adopted" states Dickson, mot only from
the point of view of subscribers to the
fund and spectators at the race, but also
the contestants as well
Carrying out the plan would mean that
each driver who led the field during the
race would receive number of individual
checks from Indianapolis firms instead CT
check for lump sum from executors
Of 4 trust fund
Certainly this would induce greater ap-
probation by the contestants, especially
those from abroad. of the extent to which
the city is behind the race and the in
terest that is felt In it by individual
business meH and manufacturers"
Concerning the manner in which the
naming Of laps ought to be conducted,
though the natural supposition would
be that subscribers would have laps
named after them in the order of their
entrance to the pool, Dickson has the
following TO offer:
SUBSCRIBERS DRAW
FOR LAPS.
Naming laps after subscribers in the
order of their arrival would naturally
give the first lap to the National Motor
Car and Vehicle Corporation. For the
best interests of the enterprise, | do
not think this ought to be done; in fact,
| believe that all subscribers to the
an equal chance 10 draw the choice laps,
such as the first. last, tenth, thirtietb.
and other laps that mark major divisions
OF the race.
The fairest way for all concerned I
believe would be 10 have a drawing for
lap positions after all subscriptions are
in, the executors of the trust fund-and
would recommend the speedway man
aScmSHb III IhiS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the drawings in behalf of the various
subscribers, in order to make ii unneces-
ssry for them to attend in person. The
order of the drawings could be ARA q gcd
according to the order of subscriptions.
giving the early subscribers a slight, but
believe, unbegrudged advantage, and
aff0rding at the same time an excellent
opportunity even for the last subscriber
to draw one of the more desirable lap
positions"
1t is thought that Dickson's unselfish-
ness in this matter will find a wide re-
Spouse among present and prospective
subscribers to the fund, insuring all
of them entrance to the enterprise on
practically even terms. and removing any
possibility of criticism