The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-20

Billy Arnold was the best ball
player on the field and he proved
ne can tWirl mean pill" The 1890
champion Of the roaring way" was
afforded poor support by some Of
his teammates notably by W.. H.
CSpeedD Gardner. Speed certainly
can drive race car, but he can't
play baseball.
When Tony Gulotta lined out a
short single and then broke for sec
ond, the backstop fired the ball
down to Speed.
He saw it start and shouted:
"Hey, don't throw that ball. I
can't catch 1T"
Getting back to the racing busi-
ness, it is understood that Saturday
is likely to be heavy day for ODDS
A. Porter and his star crew of
timers. Porter is back in town and
S. j. Williams, one of his star aids,
also is in town. Chester Kicker,
chief scorer, is due in Friday and
T. E. Pop Myers, the big mogul
of the speedway plant, announced
today that Eddie Edenburn, the ge-
NAL A. A. A. representative, would
be in Saturday morning.
There are four drivers known to
be cycling that pole position with
ambition. No. l is Billy Arnold,
who had it last year and whose
Miller-H artz Special has been
called o. K. for heavy duty by
Owner Harry Hartz.
No. 2 is Leon Duray, holder of
the track and qualification records,
and who will drive his own crea-
tion-a sixteen-cylindered two-cycle
car.
No. 3 Is Shorty Canton, who
comes here riding slxteen-cylinder
Miller Special. The young Detroiter
is the dark horse, and he brings
his car to indianapolis with a
bundle of boasts. His mount, how
ever, is an unknown quantity to the
handicappers who clock the cars in
practice. Shorty finished second
last year in a four-cylinder job.
No. is Louis Meyer, 1928 cham
pion, and A. A. A. king both in 1928
and 1929, who will bid for the pole
in his sixteen-cylinder Sampson
Special. Meyer took second place in
the qualifications last year. Meyers
Duray's and Cantlon's are all con-
ventional rear-drive mounts-all in
cidentally sixteen-cylindered cars
while Arnold's eight is front drive
and the same car to "T'' which
won last years classic at a speed
over 100 miles an hour.
1t has been predicted that nearly 3d.
900 persons will watch Saturdays quail
fications and Just as maryland per-
haps more on Sunday. The trials will
continue throughout the week until the
forty fastest are qualified. Then the
track will be washed and everything will
be ready for the big gasoline and oil
derby.
Babe Stapp showed up on the
track early Tuesday in his DueSen-
berg-and a beautiful job, it is, too.
After a few runs, Babe apparently
got in too much of a hurry and
something stuck. Boss Cotton Hen
ming ordered the buggy in and Babe
Cotton got to work. The car will
be out again today-providing Old
Man Rain keeps his finger out of
the pie.
Cliffe Bergere. the handsome Bostonian.
who makes Hollywood his stamping
ground, has decided to accept the job
of plotting the ElcO Royale in the race.
Cliff has a weighted foot and while the
car isn't the fastest in the world. he
probably viii make it give an excellent
performance.
In the qualifications each car must ride
four laps-ten miles-around the speed
miles an hour for the four laps Qualities a
forty cars are ouaiified. the siowest are
stricken from the lists Of starters.
One z car am and tS one only exempt fTO@
cFeatlo1 THGh % % d PqIIs
eighty miles an hour it viii be declared
Cars viii line up for the race in the
order in which they qualify in the time
trials--Sunday's quaiifiers going. after Sat-
urday'S lists. no matter how fast Sunday
shoud too many Sc cars attempt to Quality
0nt u5day a the Eas aes R PSat LAYS
to Saturday will carry over for them.
Il y r.
One car which may surprise q lot of
the boys is Lou Moore'S Coleman 'front.'
drive. Last year Lou and Phil Shafer
were teammates in the two four-cylin-
dered Coleman fronts. This year the
two tours have been put side by side
to make an eight and Lou will do the
plotting.
James Booth still is working on
Ernie Tripletts Duesenberg and no.
body will be surprised if Jimmy and
Ernie manage to squeeze another
two or three miles an hour out of
the bus.
boss. is pulling in rather late this year
and the large one won't have SO much
time 10 coax the boys out on the speedway
golf course this year. Aside from watch
ing his race cars run and talking about
races. Bill sooner would play golf than
anything elss-exceptlng maybe eating.
The biggest eater at the track Of
coWse is Cliff Durant. In the mood.
Cliff can down any man who challenges
his crown as Tom BeaIPs best customer
at one sitting.