The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-20

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Then Frank Brisko, Mil
Waukee garage owner, who
had served notice on his rivals
that he was going to make a
desperate bid for the coveted
pole honor, ripped off a quail
flying run of 1888.
Fireworks of the day. however,
were supplied by Wild Bill Cum
mings. That reckless product of In
dianapohs west side showed some
5000 spectators why they named
him Wild Bill" by setting a new
Speedway record for two-man cars
and cars minus supercharges.
Forced Out by Bad Tire
Although Cummings did not quail
ify and was forced out on his eighth
lap by a shot tire, he hung up a
lap record of 12O.919. Cunning his
Boyle Product Special for all it
would stand on the straightaWay,
Cummings was slithering into the
turns at such terrif1ce rate of speed
that he ripped the tread from his
tires.
Earl Unversaw, Indianapolis,
Cummings riding mechanic, was
using a stick to test the treads on
the turns by feeling for roughage.
Testing on the eighth lap, he found
the tire beginning to give 1t
started Tapping and Cummings
pulled up lame.
Riding part of the way past the
stands with the brakes on, Cum
mings was clicked at better than
118 for that lap The four preceding
laps had been at a rate Of better
than 120 miles an hour.
Doing 100" at One Time
At one time on the back stretch,
Cummings said, the tachometer,
which measures motor revolutions
revealed he was doing $50 miles an
hour. Cummings intends to take
the track again this afternoon.
OF all of the nine drivers to
qualify before p. M, only Triplett,
the early bird, was not bothered by
the stiff wind that cut the speed at
the turns.
Brisko said he believed he would
have had no trouble in reaching the
11S-mark he had set for himself, if
it had not been for the wind
Russell Snowberger, Philadelphia
ace, qualified shortly after noon.
His average was 110.769.
He drove a Studebaker- notored
creation. All five of the Stude-
baker team qualified this morning.
With Cummings efforts not
counting toward qualification, Frank
Brisko, Milwaukee, holds the official
mark for the day with an average
of 1888. He was the sixth to
qualify
Triplett, who won the honor Of
being the first to qualify, sent his
Floating Power Special sizzling over
the bricks at an average speed of
117658 miles an hour for. ten laps
Makes Fast Time
Triplett's time was II minutes
ABB seconds and his first two laps
were the fastest. He started out at
1882, hit 1889 and then con-
tented himself with easing down TO
lit plus for the remainder of the
trial.
A four-cylinder Miller-motored
job, Triplett's Floating Power Spe-
cial is owned by Bill White, Califor-
MIA sportsman. Spider Matlock was
Triplett's riding mechanic in the
trial.
A marked innovation in qualif1-
cations was introduced today, when
w. D. Edenburn, A. A. A. represent
alive and chief steward of the race,
announced that today's runs would
not decide the coveted pole position.
Change Pole Winner Ruling
Edenburn said it has been decided
to count Sundays trial also in de-
termining the pole winner. This
never has been done in the past.
Cliff Bergere, one of the Stude-
baker team of five, was the second
to qualify today. Shortly after
Triplett tore off his run. Bergere
took the track and turned in an
average Of 115643, with a time of
twelve minutes 1925 seconds.
Bergere is driving the same car
he had in last years race and his
qualification run indicated claims
that streamlining would add four or
five miles to the speed of the car.
Bergere's qualifying speed last
year was 111.503. His best time to-
day was 116.249. on the fifth lap.
Triplett's time today slightly bet
tiers the fas>-st qualification last