The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-27
BY NORMAN E. TsAACs

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BY NORMAN r. ISAACS
Barreling his steed of speed for
ten miles around the Speedway oval
this afternoon, Myron. Stevens,
plotting. Jadson Special, averaged
LOT 463 miles an hour to place his
car as the thirty fourth in the field
of starters in Saturdays 500-mile
race.
Today was the last for qualifying
and fourteen other drivers had in
formed A. A. A. officials their gaso-
line buses are ready for the trial
runs. The deadline on qua1ifica-
tons will fall tonight at 1908.
The mount plotted by Stevens is
companion car to the car driven
by Louis Meyer, one time winner of
the annual speed classic. They are
from the Alden Sampson stable.
If more than thirty mine gasoline
powered cars qualify before shutdown
tonight the slowest will be elin1i-
mated. This will place the starting
field at forty, including the Cum
Minis Diesel that is not included
in the field ruling.
Perfect Day for Speed
The track was hot this afternoon
after the sun had beaten on it
steadily since early today. The sky
was, cloudless and the day perfect
for the speed fans, who already
were milling into the track before
noon.
Many Of the visitors at the track
this afternoon were those who have
arrived early for the Memorial day
sweepstakes and went to the track
to get the smell of castor oil and
see the fast boys do their tricks.
Nine Qualified Tuesday
Nine machines passed the tests
Tuesday, but two Or three of them
were slightly uneasy because the
speeds they set in the four-lap trial
may be exceeded by the slowest of
today's qualifiers, knocking them out
of starting positions.
The fastest Tuesday qualification
was turned in by Meyer, who quail
fed at 1882 miles an hour. Meyer
crashed into the south wall Satllr-
day, but by skillful handling, man.
aged to bring his car out with COM
paratively minor damage.
William Shorty Canton, sec
ond in last years race, was the sec
ond fastest qualifler Tuesday, max
ing 110.372 miles an hour. Frank
Brlsko, whose car was damaged
severely in a crash last week,
brought his car to the track Tues
day to qualify at 106286 miles.
Duray Passes Test
After several slower qualifications.
Leon Duray, holder of track and
qualification records, appeared at
dusk in his new two-cycle car and
qualified at 103.134 miles an hour.
1t is the only car in the race allowed
a Supercharger.
The complete list of cars qualified
SO far and their temporary positions
in the race are:
FIRST ROW
Russell Snowberger Russell Eight 112 1876
Bill Cummings Empire State Spl.) 1858
Paul Bost Empire State S0l.) .... 112125
SECOND ROW
Deacon LitE (MaIey special) -. 111.5s1
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Babe Stapp (Rigling. Hennig Spl) HOPS
THIRD ROW
W. H Garner Nutmeg State SpI.) 1O9S2O
Fred Frame Hartz- Duesenberg) 80. 1O9.273
Stubbleheld (JoneS-Miller Spl.).... 100.797
FOURTH ROW
Ralph Hepburn Harry Miller Spl.) 107.9S3
Phil Pardee (Duesenberg) ...... 1O7.772
Luther Johnson Orchards SpI)... 107.e52
FIFTH ROW
L. Schneider (Bowes Seal-Fast SpI) 1O721O
Chh BerSere CElco- Royale) ........ 1O6.7S1
Chef Miller (Marr SpeciaD ........ 1O61s5
Sixth ROW
Joe Russo UNNAMED carr ........ 1e4.s22
Dave Evans (Cummins Diese) ...... ss6.S71
Billy Arnold (HartE-Miller SPILL. 116.OsO
SEVENTH ROW
Tony Gulotts (Hunt Special 49,. Ill RS
Jimmy Gleason (Duesenberg) ....., III. 400
Francis Quinn Quicker Tappet Spl) 111.321
EIGHTH ROW
Frank Farmer (Jones-M Miller Spl). lOs.SOa
Phil Shsfer tShafer Eight ....... 1O5.10S
John Boiling (Grapho Spl) ........ 102.s60
NINTH ROW
Louis Meyer (Sampson SpI.l 80. 1882
shorty Canton III. Miller Spl0.... 110.S12
Frank Brisko (Brisko- Atkinson) -. 106.2S6
TENTH ROW
Fred Winnai CBOwes Seal Fast) -. los $50
Leon Duray IL. Duray Spl.) ..... 10S.1S4
George Howie &C. n. H. Spl.)...... 1O2.ss4
ELEVENTH ROW
Al Aspen (Alberti Spl) ..... =. 102.509
George Wingerter CWinKerter) $3.50. 100.139
Harry Butcher Butcher Spl). .... 9S.S4S
Thousands are beginning to
gather here for the race and already
streets are nearly flooded" with
cars bearing license plates from all
over the Union.
California visitors seem to pre-
dominate. apparently drawn to the
race by the large number of Pacific
coast stars entered.
Talk today among the racing
fraternity was saddened by the
memory Of the deaths of two of the
clan Tuesday, in one of the most
tragic accidents in the race tracks