The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-31
SOME GIRL SAYS
SOUDERS OF AUTO
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a race driver occurred five years ago,
in Lafayette. He finished second In
his first race.
He Was Right
IT knew then" he said, that Id
gotten into the right game"
He started out driving Chevro-
let, sometimes having good luck and
sometimes bad, in various dirt track
races over the country. He doesn't
remember the first race he ever won.
He bent over the rear Of the car,
wave of brown hair falling over
his eyes.
That's the thing right there
that shook me up so much" he
said. pointing a broken shock alb
sorber on the left rear of the car.
"Must've driven 300 miles with that
thing broken
On the other side Of the car a
broken rear spring, which snapped
during the last 100 miles stood out.
He drove the last 100 miles with
practically nothing to absorb the
rear end shocks, a trying perform
ance.
"a Good Thing"
Souders drove in Abilene, Texas,
races last September.
That's where I did good thing"
he said. Made connections there
with Bill White-William White.
owner of No. 80. and sportsman OF
Hollywood, Cal. ELL needed a driver
Pete De Paolo had to leave-so he
asked me If I'd drive. Been with
him ever since and glad Of it.
"Where'd I expect to finish when
I entered yesterday? Well. that's
pretty hard. Il knew there were
several cars in the race faster than
mine. But l knew mine was as
sturdy as any Of them. wouldn't
have sold my chances, but of course
one can't figure on winning always
Too many thinks likely to happen"
Happiest Alive
| ASKED now ne telb NHFh IL sow
the checkered flag wave in front Of
him. he said:
Il guess l was just about the hap
piest person alive. Did I tell my
mother right away? I'll say I did.
She was coming up for the race. but
it was cloudy and rainy, forcing her
to call the trip off
"Well. how does it feel TO suddenly
step into a fortune?'
I'm telling you I didn't know
there was so much money hanging
around. About $4,000 in prize
money, and then there's spark plugs,
tires. gas and everything. Guess I'm
really gonna have some dough"
Then TO Abilene
Souders will go from here to race
at Detroit and probably will go from
there to Abilene. where he is sched-
uled to race on the same day that
the Salem Speedway race is held In
| Salem, n. II.
I'D like to drive at Salem he
said. but those people in Abilene
were good to me when l hadn't ever
done anything much and I can't dis
] appoint them now"
Souders will receive his winnings
with other drivers tonight at the lap
! prize dinner at the Indianapolis
Chamber OF Commerce. All race
drivers and lap prize donators have
been invited. Theodore Myers,
Speedway secretary, will present
| awards
Lions Share
Frank Lockhart. 1926 winner. who
led for eighty-ope laps and again
jumped into the front place between
the ninetieth and 10th laps, when
he was forced out with a broken
wheel, will receive the lions share
of the lap money. He will receive
SILL 900. 800 for each of the 10 laps
he led.
Second heaviest lap winner will
be Souders, who gets $1,000.
Bob McDonogh will get $4,000 for
being in the lead from the 10th to
149th laps. Dutch" Bauman, local
youth. gets 5000 for being in front
from the eighty second to ninetieth
| laps