The Indianapolis times., 1929-05-24
Opinion Is Divided as TO Whether Leon OurayS Records
VIII Stand; OeuSenbergs Make Appearance
on Track.
on Track.
BY NORMAN Z. ISAACS

BY NORMA,
The sharp staccato roar of unu
pleasant music for thousands Of fans
Saturday afternoon, where fifteen
the brick oval in their attempts to
auto classic next Thursday
Thirty-three cars viii start in Il
and with forty-five cars officially e
the time trials which also viii be
uiI be allowed those drivers unable
tests.
Opinion is running rife as to
whether the track and qualification
records. set last year by Leon Du-
ray. viii fall before the assault Of
speed pilots. Duray set one-lap
mark Of 124.018 miles an hour and
a qualification record -four laps
or 122391 miles an hour
Duray this year will be at the
wheel Of a Packard Gable Special,
a Miller r-motOred front drive job
and is the popular choice of many
fans 70 shatter his own records.
Boys Cut Loose
With a bright sun again shining
over the track Thursday another
horde Of pilots wheeled their mounts
on the bricks for some intensive
practice laps. II was busy after
noon and the speed fans received
plenty of action.
The fastest gaits Of the day were
turned in by Peter De Paoio, the
1925 winner. and Billy Arnold, both
of the Boyle Valve team. who
whizzed around the course at
speeds ranging from 100 to ll5
miles an hour.
De PaoIo has the seat in one OF
the two front-drive BOyles and II
is pleasant to see him back on the
track. Pete knows the course ana
pilots his car around as if 1t were
on rails.
The biggest surprise Of the day
was the appearance of the three-car
Duesenbcrg team-at the same inns.
Tt has been tradition for years az
the local speed plant that the Due
senbergs were put together IN a
hurry the dav before the race
qualified the morning of the race
and then 60 out and stand up with
the leaders for 500 miles.
Smart Deusie Team
The Deusenberg crew is a smart
outfit and may place high up in the
race. Jimmy Gleason will be at the
wheel Of one bus and the Philadel-
phian last year displayed plenty OF
class in the manner in which he
handled his car in the race last
year.
Bill Spence and Fred Winnai have
the seats in the other DeuSies and
are smart. capable pilots. Winnal
and Gleason cut loose IN spurtS
Thursday. each hitting q clip OF
about 110 miles per. Spepce was
satisfied with century speed for most
of the afternoon.
curious sight at the track Thursday
came when one of Louis Chirons me
cbanics made his appearance with
butcher knife and commenced peeiing on
the tread on the tires Of Chirons pe
Taro The tread was too wide and the
car "rolIcd" 4 hit too much, necessitat'ns
the simple operation.
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TRIO OF. AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN,
APPARENTLY BENT ON A GATE
cPasuINCia CAREER. WE'RE NABBED
HOPPING OVER & aNCE AT I5E
eprrryAv AND PUT IETO TIE cts
rom. or THE SHERIFF. Two WERE
1,T,-rD FIVE DOLLARS AND COSTS AND
rr4r RINCi-IFADFR TEN DOLLARS AND
rosTs TT WAS AN EXPENSIVE
SYSTEM. AFTER ALL
w. E. Eddie Edenburn, A. A. a.
contest board representative, IN
charge of the qualification trials'
said TODAY that the OLD f1ag system
would be used in this years race ana
that the new flags. adopted by the
A. A. A.. will be used here in 1880
coon GUESS on JUST WHAT
DRIVERS WILL ATTEMPT TO QUALIFY
SATURDAY WOULD BE. LEON DURAf.
RALPH HEPBURN. TONY GULOTTA.
CLIFF BFRGERE. CLIFF WOODBURY..
PETER DE PAOLO. BILLY ARNOLD.
LOUIS MEYER. RAY KEECH. PETE
KRrIs. PHI. sHAFER. CARL NIARCHESE,
JIMMY GLEASON. FRED WINNAI AND
BABE sTAPP.
other pilots who had their
chariots on the track for practice
THURSDAY were Rickcliffe Decker.
Henry Turgeon, H. c. Cnard and
Bill Albertson.
Il
BilIv Arnold : one Of the most versatile
Young men IN the speed business. In ad-
dition 20 driving race csrs. Arnold PLAYS
the piano. is star swimmer and was
quarterback on the University OF Illinois
football team in 1922 Arnold Is - and
attended OAK Park high school In Chicago.
tie IS one Of the most dzrins Of the speed
pil1ts and probably has the heaviest
foct~ Of all the Youngsters.
PREPARATIONS WERE COMPLETED
TO-DAY FOR THE GIGANTIC PARADE
WHICH WILL PRECEDE The RACE
NEXT THURSDAY. PAUL WHITMAN
AND HIS THIRTY-PIECE BAND. WILL
MOVE AROUND THE TRACK on A HUGE
ROLLING GRANDSTAND. PLAYING THE
LATEST TUNEFUL MELODIES.