Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Speed Pilots Smile
When Prize Coin Is
Put in Circulation
CIink of Dollars and Sight of
GreenbGckS Features Wind
up Event of Race

when the party broke up and the speed
gladiators left the hall, most Of them
headed for Uniontown, where the next
big race is scheduled for this month.
All ia all, the winners Of the Monday
drive accepted checks to the amount OF
$50, go ana Victorious Tommy Milton
the indianapolis Speedway Milton re-
ceived $4,000. He also was awarded So
600 by the Dayton Laboratories Com
pany, manufacturers of the Delco ignt-
ton system; $1,000 by Barney Oldfeld,
for winning on Oldheld tires, and $1,000
by the lap prize fund committee for sixty
| four laps in which he was out in front
| The youthful winners face was all lit
up with sunburn and smiles from the
time the session opened until 1t closed,
and his friendly rivals" of the speed
I game seemed to get as much enjoyment
out of the occasion as did Tommy him
self The young speed king has had a
| brilliant racing career, establishing q
! reputation from coast 10 coast, and last
! night his friends and racing brothers
! seemed glad to know that be had at last
realized his big ambition, and the am
bition of every automobile racer-the
winning of the race Of all races.
The prizes awarded by the Indianapo-
| lis Motor Speedway follow: Milton,
$4,000; Sarles, 10000; Ellingboe, 5000
Miller $500 Haibe, 5000; GuyOt, 81
200; Vail, $1,sO0; Hi. $1,000; Milford,
o. L. Harrison. representing the Day
ton Laboratories Som1psny, Dayton 6;yy'E
| uted a total OF s12,150 as follows: NIL
ton, s. 900: Sarles, $1,000; Ellingboe,
! 81, go; Miller. 1915; Hai5e, $780, Guyot,
$780, Vail, $3.50; hin, 800, and Milford,
! SS75.
Barney OIdfield, representing the Old
\ field Tire Company, presented a total
/ Of s71O0 as follows: Milton, 800 ;
sarles. $1,000; Ellingboe, $500; Miller,
The ex-race driver concluded his brief
remarks with: These are my personal
( checks, boys, and l hope you Will have
1 luck in cashing them"
/ A. H. Adams, in behalf Of the citizens
lap prize committee, presented checks
/ De Palma, S1O.750 for 1Os laps in which
/ he kept the lead; Sarles, $40 for one
! lap: Joe Boyer, 500 for one lap, and
/ Milton. So, 400 for credit OF leading sixty
/ four laps.
/ In addition to his financial awards Nil
/ ton was presented with a clock group
valued at $500 by A L. Block, represent
/ ing the L. Strauss Company. He also
/ gets the Wheeler Schebler trophy and the
| Prest-O-Lite trophy.
Barney Oldned, In passing out his
/ checks, cut loose with a lot Of bright
stuff that the boys didn't think he had
in him, then blamed it all onto the
| lemonade.
The Hill Wonderlick- Thiele combina.
/ tion that COPIED eighth place with q
! Duesenberg, and lost sixth position be
cause of a grounded wire. game in fol
plenty of applause when Bonnie walked
up for his check. Tie boys al realized
/ that that team worked a bit harder and
passed more barriers than any other e
get ia there and finish the 500 mile
/ grind.
Ralph De Palma, the pilot who, as (:
! his usual custom, gave the fans theiI
| big bargain in thrills. came IN for ap
I plause a Ia Milton when his name was
called for S10750 in lap prize money
Race fans are not the oniy ones with
/ whom this daring pilot is popular. Hi;
racing fraternity brothers also think q
! whole lot Of him.
Jules Ellingboe, dirt track king who
took Percy Fords FrOntenac up to third
place after his own mouRt went out with
a broken oil line, was complmented
highly by the other pilots. Jules drove
| a pretty rare, and his buddies are pre-
dieting big things for him, in the future
Pop Myers, general manager Of tbs
| Speedway, announced that the 81 400 fol
tenth place would be passed out among
the drivers who failed to get in on thf
money.
Louie Chevrolet, designer OF the car.
that have won the races for the past two
years, wore the "smIlingest smile" n
the crowd. Louie tried TO slip In un.
noticed a short time after ceremonies
opened, but he had about as much chance
getting by with IL as a livery stabl,
horse would have in the Kentucky Derby
Pop Myers had to stop the distribu.
ton Of checks for a few moments while
the crowd gave Louie all the cheers Il
had In 'em.
Charles F. Coffin, president of tn,
Chamber Of Commerce. acted as smokes
man and got by in big league style.
Ralph De Palma yesterday shipped hi
Ballot to New York, and he and hi
hustling merchanics were scheduled Il
leave for the big city today Saturda,
morning Ballot, De Palma and all viii
be on board ship sailing out Of New
YORK for France, where they are to com
pete in the Grand Prix, the race tina
ranks second only to the IndianapOli
affair.
Speaking of Ralph's going to Franc
calls to mind a, rumOr that has had It
ups and down among the drivers sine
his going across was first mentioned
Some seem TO think that the italian viii
bounce back here after the Grand Prix
bring along a Ballot with which he will
attempt to lower Tommy Millions worl,
records established last year at Deytons
De Palma held all records with a Pack
ard previous to Millions perlcrmanc
with Deusenberg and Ralph would Xix
mighty well to better that 1854 miles pc
mark established by Tommy.
Fred Deusenberg is preparing a PAL
of his cars for the Grand Prix, ant
will have them ready for shipment in
few days. Eddie Pullen and Jimm,
Murphy are to handle the Duesenberl
entries, assisted by Joe Boyer. Al
America will be pulling for De PaImi
and the "Deusie' team on the day 0.
the big French drive.
Tommy Milton and the rest of the speed
birds were to be guests of the Kiwanl!
Club at a luncheon at the SEVERN Hote
today.
Louis Coatalen, designer Of the Englisl
entries in the race, yesterday withdrew
his protest against the Ford Ellingbo
car. Coatalen had protested against the
car on the ground that when 1t wal
stopped at the pits at one time during
the race the mechanics pushed It shor
distance to start the motor.
The crowd smoked Fatima cigarette:
at the expense of the Liggett and Meyer
Tobacco Company.
CHANCE FOR LONG TRIP.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania baseball team
has been invited by Waseda University