The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02

Company; $1,000 from Bosch Igni-
ton; $1,000 from Champion Spark
Plugs; $1,000 from Richf1eld Case
line; $3.50 from Packard Gable; $3.50
from Perfect Circle, and $4,000 in
lap prize money.
Fred Frame, second place winner,
took down $12,65O; Ralph Hepburn,
third, received $3.50; Myron Stew
ems, fourth, took $4,000; Russell
Snowberger, fifth, got $500; Jim
my Gleason, sixth, received $4,000;
Erie Triplett, seventh, $1,000; Stub
by Stubblef1eld, eighth, $3.50; Cliff
Bergere, ninth, $500, and Chef
Miller, tenth, $500.
Harry Butcher, the driver who
deliberately cut through retaining
wall to avoid hitting a skidding
machine in front of him, was
awarded the 1881 craftsmanship
trophy, a beautiful watch. Colonel
Eddie V. Rickenbacher, Speedway
president, made the award.
The Wheeler Schebler trophy
went to Billy Arnold, leader at 400
miles, for the second time. The
Prest-O-Lite silver brick, for the
3O0-n1ile leader, also went to Ar
mold for the second time.
Sam Freeman of L. Straus &
co. presented Schneider with the
1881 gift of A. L. Block.
William Fortune was POSTMASTER
at the banquet and Bowman Elder
was chairman. T. E. Pop) Myers
awarded the prizes and Eddie Eden
burn talked a bit on traditions of
the Indianapolis race.
Other awards made:
George HOWE. "A. G. N H. Special 500
miles. eleventh place. $500.
Phil Shafer. II. Shafer B Special. 500
miles. twelfth place. $470.
Dave Evans. 8, Cummin's Diesel Special.
900 miles. thirteenth place. $3.50.
Al Aspen. 70. Albert Special. 500 miles.
fourteenth place. $425.
Sam Ross, SO. Miller Special. 500 miles.
fifteenth place. $500.
.Joie Huff. SO. Goldberg Special, 45o miles.
sixteenth place. 1915.
Deacon" Litz, 5, MaIey Special 4425
miles. seventeenth place. 1865.
miles. eighteenth place, $3.50.
Billy Arnold. l, Miller-Hartz Special. 4O5
miles. nineteenth place. $685..
Luther Johnson. 81. Bill Richards spe-
cial. 800 miles, twentieth place. $3.50.
Billy VIM. 55, Hoosier Pete Special.
345 miles. twenty-f1rst place. $342. so.
Frank Brisko, 16. Brisko-Atkinson Spe-
S sszi $40 miles, '"enty-second place
Gene, Haustein. 2s. .Fronty Special. 1926
miles. tWenty-third place. $685..
Joe Russo. Al, Russo Special. 272.5
miles. twenty fourth place. $3.50. ~'N''
Speed, Gardner. IT. Nutmeg State spe-
ciaI. 267.5 miles. twenty-1ifth place, S325.
Lou Moore. IA. Boyle Valve Special, 262.5
miles. twenty-sixth place. 1920.
CANTON Came in for Cash
cial 22O miles, twenty-seventh place, sis.
Bill Cummings g. Empire State speciaI
40 miles. tWenty-elghth place. $31o
Freddie Winnai. "a Bowes Seal Fast
S302.50.
Phil I RaTdss g. Duessnserg Special $50
Paul Bost. 81. Empire State Special. BIS
miles. thlrty-t1rst place. $295.
Frank Farmer. IS. Milt Jones Special.
30 miles. thirty second place. $3.50.
George Wingerter, SO. Wingerter Special.
72.5 miles. thirty-third place. $685.
Louie Meyer. Z, Sampson Special. 10
miles. thirty-fourth place. $3.50.
Babe" Stapp. SO. Rigling- Henning Spe-
cial 50 miles. thirty-tftn place. S275.
John Boiling 4S. Morton & Brett Special.
l7.5 miles. thirty-Sixth place. $270.
Leon Duray. 81. Leon Duray Special, Is
miles. thirty-seventh place. s262.50.
Harry Butcher. 40. Butcher Bros. spe-
cial. IS miles. thirty-eighth place. 1852 50.
cial. l25 miles. thirty ninth place. S255.
Francis Quinn 81. Tucker-Tappet Ford
Special. rs miles. fortieth place. $3.50.
Division of S11,15O Lap Prizes
Laps Paying Prizes-Nds. to II. in
elusive; No. 80, No: SO pays 500: NOS.
81 and IS every odd numbered lap from
81 to 1919. inclusive; No. ZOO
all laps carry 500.
Billy Arnold--Laps. Z to IT. incIu-
d SS gsgsiEs II 0ads 81 ot e III ssssO
f to 1ss. inclusive: zoo al oao. .os 1000
Bill Cummings-Laps to inclu-
slve ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 400
Paul Bost-Laps and 2....o.... 200
Total ............. 1,i5o
Shafer was awarded twelfth place
when his protest that he was called
into the pits by mistake and thus
lost minutes 81 seconds Of running
time was allowed and Phil moved
up three places to twelfth, moving
Dave Evans in the Cummins Diesel
down to thirteenth, Aspen to four
tenth and Ross to fifteenth.