The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-14
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AT THE SPEEDWAY

AT THE SPEEDWAY
-1 DIRT track combination
A hit the Speedway Thurs
A day afternoon and gave
the rail-birds something to talk
about.
Dutch" Bauman, dirt track
driver, manned Chevrolet's red
Fronty, and romped around the
oval for several laps. Now and
then Dutch" brought her in for
minor adjustments. Chevrolet
seemed well satisfied. Drivers ad-
nitted the little red buggy" had
a powerful sound,
Tommy Milton is due today
TO look over the track and SUI
pervise work TO be done on the
two cars he has entered III the
race. Tommy will not drive, but
will be on hand with Bob Nc
DOnough, who will be the head
driver. .Tommy's mounts have
the honor place in the garage
at the head of gasoline alley
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Leon Duray and Harry Hartz
had long conversation, but.
what about, TO one knows, Du-
ray seemed pretty wen satisfied
with the world, and the last time
we heard anything from Harry
Hartz he wanted something or
other cut down several thou
sandths.
Pete De PaolO slipped off his
coat and whistled THE Prison
er's Song
Late Thursday evening Bennett
Hill, Ralph Hepburn and McDon-
OCH slipped on the scene from
Charlotte.
Frank Elliott's Miller is being
torn down. This seems to be the
customary practice around the
track this time of the season.
Well the baseball diamond is
ready. The ;nfield is in the inield.
so to speak.
The dope is that the Deusen-
bergs will have one of their new
cars at the track within day or
so.
Earl Devore, winner Of the
Charlotte race, is parked in the
same garage with Frank Elliott.
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Cluff Durant's two Locomobile
Junior Specials are coming in for
plenty of work. He will drive one
and Harlan Fengler will pilot the
other.
Miller Specials must grow on
trees these days. There are sure
a flock of them at the track.
Old Dame Rumor says that out
of the thirty-nine entries for the
5OO-mile grind, thirty may be
dDI6dSL the tape MAY OIL
$50
Looks like some of the boys viii
ride the bricks today or Saturday,
but, for the most part, the garages
will house the cars until some
time next week. Then there will
be a lot of buzzing, followed by
more work and more buzzing.
$50
Odis Porter, chief timer is do
ing as much work as anyone else.
Lunch stands opened Thurs
day. Hot Dog.
Or. W f. Shattuc, the ply
stefan with the speed microbe in
his system who doesn't want to
get rid Of the germ, was the very
latest of the 500-mile race pilots
to show up at the Speedway. He
got in this morning.
The Marmon and Stutz base
ball teams will play each other on
Saturday at Garfield Park diamond
No. 2. in the Capital City League.
The ball clubs so far have not
been as high-powged as the cars
they represent. Both teams de
clare there will be no speed limit
tomorrow. con high" is the
slogan of the rival outfits.
$50
Hank GOwdy probably wishes
he were back i'm the trenches.
That was an easy life compared
TO managing the Columbus A.
A. ball club. One good thing
about it as far as Hank is con-
cerned-he doesn't have to face
the drives from opposing bats.
Hank is behind the lombard
ment in his position as catcher.
7RS. MALAPROP has sent
iMI us another letter from
EJ Louisville She has picked
the Derby winner for US, although
she doesn't seem as certain as
usual.
Esteamed Sir:
OF course everybody wants TO
know which horse Is going to
win on Saturday. SO do I. The
more 7 hear down hers the less
l know If that is possible).
At the time Of writing this
letter the official entries were
not out so I could not follow my
usual procedure of sticking my
hat-pln In the program. I have
selected many long shot winners
like that. In fact I wore out
hatpin at Miami this winter.