Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-22
KENNERDELL AS
RULING CHIEF
OF BIG EVENT
Nationally Known Motor
Sport Figure Named to
Referee 5OO-Mile Race.
OTHER SPEEDWAY TALK

Richard Kennerdell. for eight years
chairman Of the contest board OF the
A. A. A., the ruling body Of major league
| auto racing, will referee the tenth an,
nual 800 mile International sweepstakes
race Of the Indianapolis Motor Speed
| way May 80.
! Uncle Dick" as he is known in racing
| circles, grew up with the auto racing
days of the high wheeled bicycle Last
winter he resigned as chairman Of the
contest board to give his time to per-
sonal affairs, but did not lose interest
In the worlds greatest speed event. When
7. q. (pop) Myers, secretary and general
manager Of the Indianapolis track, at
the suggestion of Carl G. Fisher, invited
the former contest board head to referee
the race. he Immediately accepted.
! In the conducting of large automobile
event like the 500-mile the referee Is
/ the chief executive officer of the race. He
| interprets all rules and makes special
| regulations for the contestants, also en-
| forcing the special track rules Of the
! Speedway and the general rules Of the
| contest board. With his long experience
regulating body. the drivers will well
come the Franklin. Pa, enthusiast as
referee.
Referee Kennerdell will have an ad-
! vantage that few men could enjoy in
| acting in this capacity, as he is per-
sonally acquainted with all the drivers
| entered for the race
As chairman of the contest board, Ken
nerdeQ saw the rise and fall OF many
speedways and watched the cars develop
from slightly more than eighty miles an
hour to their present speeds OF 113 and
more. This development has necessitated
many changes In the rules from time to
time and his knowledge of all the rules
will be invaluable In the conduct OF the
greatest race Of the year In the speed
world.
Cliff Durant, famous California sports
man, arrived in Indianapolis Sunday. He
will drive his Durant Special. which was
10 be unloaied at the track today. RooveS
Dutton, well known In Indianapolis,
having been a former member OF the
Stutz team, is with Durant.
Ray Hnrroun, winner of tho nrst
500-milc race in 1911. and. an
executive in the company n,anufactur-
ing Disteel wheels used In racing,
has arrived in town. Harroun prob
ably viii announce the pilot to take
Eddie Hearne's place on the Disteel-
Duesenberg tomorrow. 1t Is rumored
that two we'll known sprinters wiz
uriNc inc Car, eAch one n11 the
distance.
Roscoe Ssrles will be the last Of the
Frontenac drivers on the track. His car
will be ready tomorrow.
1t is. doubtful Il the three California
cars of Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton
and Frank Elliott will be ready for tho
qualifying trials Thursday. They prob
ably will be unloaded Thursday morning.
Jimy Mnrphy's car made 1903 miles
per hour In a recent test at Los Angeles.
Cars qualifying Thursday will have the
preferred spots at the starting tape.
The Speedway office was busy place
Sunday The advance seat sale Is far
larger than any other year. The ticket
office VIII be open every night this week.
The Speedway grounds looked do
serted Sunday. Not single specta-
tor WIS admitted-not even the pit
lizards. Yesterday and next Sunday
Is the big chance for the Speedway
work crew to get the big plat all
slicked up for the big day.
Ralph De Palma, Red Fetterman and
jules Elltngboe Of the Duesenberg
squadron were on the track Sunday after
noon. The two Fronty Fords were there
and Art Klein and Loon Duray were pres
ent with Frontenacs.
Victor Beveridge, an English journal
ist. is coming to indianapolis to cover"
the international 500 mile race for The
Motor OF London and papers In India.
AFRICA, South America and Australia.
News OF the worlds greatest auto speed
event is flashed to the four corners of
the globe Immediately after the winner
crosses the tape. Newspaper men from
all parts of the country are already ar
irving TO handle the pre- race news and
on the day of the event more than 900
writers will be In the press pagoda at
the start aud finish wire.