The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
A. A. A. TORE TAIN
CONTROL Of
RAGING
Speedway Officials ignore
Plans of New Organization
to Control Contests.

That speedway racing during 1928
will continue under the control OF
the American Automobile Associa-
ton Contest Board is indicated by
the fact that officials Of practically
every large speedway In the United
States have signified their inten-
ton of conducting their races under
A. A. A. sanction as usual. Officials
of the Indianapolis Speedway al
ready have had an official sanction
assigned for the big race on May
30, and have issued their eatry
blanks bearing the A. A. A. Contest
Boards sanction number.
Efforts to create the impression
tnat a new organization would take
control OF speedway racing in the
United States have fastened the ac-
ton OF the officials of the various
racing plants in assuring the A. A. A.
Contest Board of their desire to con-
tlnue racing under the sanction of
tnat body: Requests for sanction
have been received even earlier this
year than usual and in almost every
instance assurance has been given
tnat the speedway officials are
mighty satisfied with A. A. Al super
vision OF racing and have no de-
sire to change.
contest board, is en- route to the Pa
cific Coast and will consult with
about thirty-five representatives of
the contest board in various States
along the route. Mr.. Schimpf will
spend some time on the coast and
VIII give personal attention ito con-
test board matters In the West.
MOST OF the talk concerning the
probability OF a new organization
TO govern racing has been brought
ABOUT through the efforts of a for
mer member of the contest board.
who is now aligned with another
organization and who has made sew.
eral attempts to organize such a
D0dy, according to statements by A.
A. A officials. It is charged that
the gentleman in question, while
making strong overtures to the
speedways for their support in the
formation Of a new race governing
body, of which, it is understood he
was to be the chairman, failed to
present any particular defects in
the "A. A. A, Conaest BoArd, and
also failed to show any practical
reasons for the existence of the
new organization or any advan.
tages to be derived under IL that
could not be enjoyed under the A.
A. A. board.
The strongest argument in favor
OF the A. A. A.Contest Boards con.
troll OF racing is the fact that auto.
mobile racing as conducted under
the auspices of this board is TODAY
the only major sport to which no
breath OF scandal has ever been
attached" said A. H. Means, secre-
tary of the board. 1.-THE public
has learned to know that a race
conducted under A. A. A. auspices
Is as safe as human ingenuity can
make 1t. The drivers know that
every precaution for their safety
and for the safety Of the public Is
taken and the strict code of ethics
and rules surrounding an A. A. A.
race put 1t on plane far above
the average sport. Because of this
one thing, real service, the speed
ways are remaining loyal to the A.
A. A, and believe will continue to
do 500
1t was announced by Mr.. Schimpf,
chairman of the contest board, that
a suitably engraved certificate ana
handsome solid gold medal emblem
attic Of the Tmerican speedway
championship for 1922 is being pre-
pared and will be presented to jim
ME Murphy, the speedway king Of
last wear