Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-02
WOULD BOOST
SPEED PRIZES
OVER $15O,OOO
Proposed That Citizens Fund
Be Increased to $500
Per Lap.
LARGER PURSE LIKELY
Allison Intimates Speedway
Is Considering Boosting
Money for Winners.

Money for Winners.
Drivers in the 1921 500 mile automobile
sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway probably will contest for
prizes exceeding S150,000-
The speed dispensers who clashed in
the eighth annual classic Monday and
approximately 500 Indianapolis mer-
chants and race enthusiasts gathered at
the citizens lap prize banquet in the
Riley room of the ClaypoOl hotel last
night to run Mondays race over again
and plan for the future.
HIGHER PRIZE
PLAN APPLAUDED.
The entire building rang with the APP
plause of the large crowd when It was
suggested by A. H. Adams, field manager
Of the lap prize fund for the last race, and
James A Allison, treasurer and one Of
the promoters of the speedway, that the
total prize money next year be boosted
over the S150, 600 mark.
Mr.. Adams plan was TO increase the lap
prize fund next year from $4,000 to
100000.
Following this suggestion came word
from Mr.. Allison that the speedway direc
tors are considering increasing their
purse next year.
he did not state anything definite
about this increase. but 1t is believed that
an addition of a least So. 600 will be
lacked up by the directors of the speed
way.
speedway has brought the name OF In
dianapolis and Indianapolis business con-
Germs 10 all four corners of the globe and
realizing this, the business men Of the
city were so eager to help put the lap
prize fund for the last race over the
mark, that they oversubscribed the speci-
fed total
WOULD SERVE TO
BOOST EVERYTHING.
The increased purse would bring Indi-
annapolis business men more to the front
would bring a larger. classier field OF
drivers here and would make the race,
which is now the greatest motor event in
the world, better one.
The additional lap prize could be
awarded two ways First, according TO
the old plan, the driver leading each lap
getting $500; second. the driver leading
each lap would get $3.50 and the driver
making the best time for each lap would
receive a like sum. This plan would PRO
forced TO the pit for repairs
Mr. Adams VINO represented Mr.. {
George Dickson, father Of the lap prize
fund at the meeting. was approached by
several business men after the confab
closed and all of them urged the fund
increase
II was suggested that some civic or
gRniZation the Indianapolis Chamber OF |
Commerce preferred. take complete
charge OF next years fund and Col. John
B. Reynolds, general secretary, said that
be would take the matter Up with the
board Of directors at an early date.
WINNER CARRIES
PLENTY OF CHECKS.
Prizes aggregating $9S.55O were award
ed the victorious pilots. CASTOR Chevro-
let, winner Of the race, was loaded down
with checks running anywhere from 500
to $4,000.
Joe Boyer, the plucky driver whose
ear turned turtle on the north turn,
after he and Ralph DePalma had made"
the race, was rewarded by the lap prize
fund to the extent of 5000.
Joe had nothing to show for his spill
but a bandaged ear and scratched jaw.
Claris Adams, prosecutor Of Marion
county, speaking for Mayor Charles w
Jewett, congratulated the drivers. win
ners and losers on their skill, daring and
craftsmanship.
Mr. Adams said. in part: sport is
what makes the world go round, and !
than Mondays automobile race"
Capt Eddie Rickenbacher, American
ace, and former race driver, praised al
pilots who participated in the event.
touching especially on the work OF the
Chevrolet brothers. He termed Ralph
DePalma the greatest driver nd loser
in all the world"
In fact, the crowd was kept busy ap-
pIsuding Louie and CASTOR Chevrolet
and Ralph DePalma.
RICK" AGAINST
GERMAN CARS.
Rickenba cker also stated that he
hoped he would not live TO see the
day that the gates Of the Indianapolis
speedway are opened for the entran-e
of 4 German racer.
The DeIcO Light Company presented
CASTOR Chevrolet With q check for $4,000
spd went on down the list OF winners
who used the Delco ignition system with
smaller checks
Barney Oldfeld. tOastmaster at the
banquet, past master st the race game
and now Il successful tire builder, pre-
sented CASTOR with a 5000 check. Gas.
ton went through the race using Bar
Eey's tires on his car and die not maze
q change.
Chevrolet, Rene Thomas, Jean ChGs-
ssgne and Art Klein were presented with
lap prize checks by Col John B. Reyn.
Odds.
The speedway prizes were presented
by Theodore Myers, general manager
". T. Bradley Paris representative Of
the speedway, was one Of the prominent
sposkers of the evening. he expressed
desire to see the United States, particu-
larry Indianapolis, represented III the
rts.lch graEu prlx next year. Ionic
Chevrolet responded by saying his Mon
roes and FrOntenacs will be there If ey-
eFything goes smoothly.
aEOREIGN PILOTS
<sekSRE HANDICAPPED.
= 8 KadIey also told Of the difficulties the
On drivers met while preparing for
&C Indianapolis race. He stated that
labor strikes and general conditions ex-
listing on the other side made their com
ing here possible only after months OF
ceaseless labor. He said that Jules GOux
and Rene Thomas averaged only four
hours sleep out of every twenty -four
during their last two months in France.
When they did sleep, he said, it was IN
the factory beside their cars.
1t was announced by speedway author
tiles last night that the present style of
1S3 cnbIc-inch motors will be used for