Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-13

Driver Returns to
Grand Forks For Another
Meet; We. With Barney
Old6eld For Honors and is
Oldest Active Racer On
Track Today; viii Clash
With HaugdahL

wild BIZ. Endicott. dean qf. all
speedway drivers, and one Of. the most
widely known OF. American speed
kings, is coming to Grand Forks to
enter h automobile c scheduled
a. the drawing card for the annual
fair on Monday afternoon, July "a,
1t was announced wednesday by Sec
rotary F.. r. Montgomery who has
Just received the OFFICIAL entry.
Wild Bill will need no introduc-
uon to speed fans Of the porthwest,
deApite the fact that it has been sew
eral years since he thrilled spectators
on the local course, for it will be re-.
membered he was one Of the FIRST
professional pilots ever entered in a
speed classic. here and for nearly 20
SeaTs h ~ ranked among the esls-
driven on more paved circuits and
dirt tracks than any other pilot in
the world and is the last Of the old
school Of professionally still following
the hazardous gport.
Just as Fas&
Years OF campaigning have not
ishtened the leaden foot THAT won
Endicott the name Of wild BIZ
when he was battling with Barney
Oldfeld for worlds supremacy. He is
said to be as e a driver today as
the admiring fans credited him with
beinE back In the days when his high
wheelers could scarcely chuE a milo
IN two minutes. That his confidence
is still intact is also Indicated BY ths
fact h a he is challenging Sig Haug-
dahl. the newly. crowned worlds
speed king and conceded to be the
greatest race driver of all time.
Through the efforts OF Secretary
Montgomery Of the fair association.
Endicott was induced to come to
Grand Forks for his titular clash
but the first Of the string OF noted
kings ct the dust to officially enter for
the auto races at the fair. His name
on the program. officials believe, will
be near y as big All attraction as that
of Haugdahl with his three-mile-a-
minute Wisconsin Special, the special
feature of auto race day.
Expects to Retire.
Since Endicott made his debut a. a
race driver back in the days when
demonstrating to the public the
methods Of starting the crude Ma
chinesRwas the biggest part Of The
program. he has driven practically
facturedssr hfss9ssarfh has b16zsom
ed forth with a Fiat machine, said
to he one Of the new mounts recently
brought to America from roreno.
| Italy. With this car he hopes to
climb to the top ring of the ladder Of
fame this season and then go into re
tirement, holding the distinction Of
following the racing game longer
than any other professional pilot and
rivaled only by Barney Oldfeld as a
winner of titles and cham pionship
honors.
During the twenty years he has
been driving racing cars. wild Bill
has won scores of noted victories and
he has seen famous racing courses
come and 60. He was once the Idol
Sheepshead Bay course In New York,
the Chicago speedway, Galveston
Beach, DesMoines brick course and
other noted paved ovals which have
long since gone to ruin for lack OF
patronage. Now he is back on the
dirt tracks where he claims the real
craftsmanship Of the speed game ex-
lists.
Coming Next Week.
According to advice received by
Secretary Montgomery, Endicott will
come 70 Grand Forks from Chicago
where he has been making a few
changes on his Fiat. He should ar
rive In the city early mex week and
will probably be the first to bes;n
tunin. up on the local track. His
early nractice work will give him q
decided advantage over Haugdahl
who has advised officials here that
ii will he necessary for him to engage
a n-eciali train to bring his a and
mechanics here in TIME for-the races
The little Norwegian will probably
arrive in Grand Forks on Sunday, the
day befofc~the race meet, coming all
the way from Saskatoon. SaskAtch-
evan. He has been advised by Score
tary Montgomery that he will be ex-
pected to defend his title here as well
as try for new worlds circular track
records, b1t, this fact does not seem
to worry him as he has wired back
that ne will meet anybody. anywhere,
under any conditions for any side
wager they mky name. With driver
OF this calibre entered in the Grand
Forks meet ON July "a, officials be-
lieve that thrills viii be plentiful and
that many records will 80 by the
fboards. y