The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-29

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Saturday, drivers and track experts
said today. The bricks in the track
are cool, and this will mean long
life fer tires. The terrific speed
Shown in the qualifying four-lap
trials. when Leon Duray and Peter
De Paolo averaged better than 113
miles an hour, Harry Hartz more
than liz and Earl Cooper almost
110.5, means that the average for
the entire 500 miles will be above
the 100-mile mark, was the general
consensus of opinion about the
Speedway.
H. j. Shelley in his Shelley
Special and Bob McDonough, Miller
Special, were the two drivers to
qualify Thursday. Shelley average
88.743 miles an hour for his four
laps and McDonough, 101.931. Cars
that must make their runs today If
they hope to get in the big race are
Phil Skaters Duesenberg, last
years winner, Tom Alleys Kess-
Line Special, Smith Special driven
by S. S. Smith, and a Super-Ford
that never has been at the track.
Never before has there been SO
much uncertainty as to drivers of
certain cars as there is today. One
thing is sure, and that Is that Benny
Hill will give up the front-wheel
drive Miller and will return to his
first love. his old Miller Special.
Prospective Change
Another prospective change Is in
the Duesenberg team. Antoine
Mourre, who qualified Dusie No 23,
has not been satisfied with it. AS
a result Norman Baton or Wade
Morton may take the seat.
There was world Of sympathy
expressed for Charles ShaInbaughi
of Lafayette. Year after year
Shambaugh has worked on a car
himself, entered it and then failed
to get it here.
chain drive, supercharger, four-cylia-
der creation over from Lafayette on
a truck. 1t warmed up in good
fashion, he gave the officials the
signal for his time trial and knocked
of the first lap at BIS miles an hour.
On the next lap when everything
seemed rosy, he burned out a bear
n eli oerIn -
plant or kick against his jinx, he
packed UP his car for the return trip
to Lafayette. He received as many
handshakes of coincidence as many
victor gets.
Smith Special Here
Contrary to expectations, the
Smith Special came breeding in on
the tail Gf touring car. 1t Is
neat, trim. eight-cylinder car built
by the Green Engineering Company
of Dayton, Ohio. The crew got it
on the track, but it needed tuning
and will try to qualify today.
The Kess-Line was still in course
of assembly. Tom Riley hoped to
get it out today in time TO qualify
Among guests either in town to.
day or expected to arrive were:
Charles M. Schwab, New York. Of
fetal referee of the race. who has
reservations at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club; Gar Wood, speedboat
king; Harry F. Firestone. tire manu-
facturer; Baron Won Luettwitz Ber-
lin, Germony, who was in charge of
the Mercedes team here two years
ago; Horace Dodge, Detroit. Mich.
F. r. Cramer, president OF the AL
toona, Penna., speedway, and Will
liam Pabst, Milwaukee, Wis.
Frank L. Hanbly, foreign district
manager of Nordyke and Marmon,
Paris, France; w. Tiff. Denver,
Colo, with the Duesenberg team;
A. S. Kaufman, New York, with the
Duesenberg team.
Routes to the Speedway for Satur-
have been suggested by Martin j.
Hyland. city street commissioner,
as follows:
Indiana Ave. and Sixteenth st.
across Emrichsville bridge and west
to Speedway.
Washington st. west to Tibbs
Ave, north to Sixteenth ST. and
thense to Speedway.
North on Capitol Ave. to Thirtieth
st.. weSt to Riverside Park. From
here either take Riverside park
houlevard south TO FnariohsvsIlo
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