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

A four-cylinder Miller
motOred job, Triplett's Float
ing Power Special is owned by
Bill White, California sports
man. 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. represen-
tative and chief steward of the race,
announced that todays runs would
not decide the coveted pole position.
Change Pole Winner Ruling
Eendburn 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 1858, with 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 1929, on the fifth lap.
Beats 1892 Mark
Triplett's time today slightly bet
ters the fastest qualification last
year, when Lou Moore, in a Boyle
Valve Special, captured the pole
position with an average of 1888.
Too, Moores average was for ten
miles only and qualifications this
year are over the 25-mile route. The
pair who shared the front row
with Moore last year were Billy
Arnold and Bryan Saulspaugh, rev
Gently killed in a west coast race
crash.
Searching scrutiny was given
Triplett's tires at the end of hN
qualification run and the rubber
was found in excellent condition,
Encouraged by early morning
sun, approximately 1000 speed
bugs were in the stands at 8 when
the qualifications opened officiallH
and the attendance was increase
ing hourly.
If the threat of showers does
not materialize, approximately
Is, 900 persons are likely to be on
hand by this afternoon, Speedway
officials calculated. -
Corum Third to QUALITY
Third to assure himself a pfac4
among the forty-two starters was
Lora Corum, Indianapolis bow in
another Studebaker. Corum, co.
winner in 1924 with the late Joe
Boyer, drove ten consistent laps for
an average Of 110.465 in Is minutes,
3474 seconds.
Corums test was the most cons
sistent Of the three early cam
didates. In only one lap did he
fall below 10 miles an hour and
then his speed was 109917.
His speed for the sixth and
seventh laps brought forth one of
the most striking condolences Of
history, in view Of the
fact that the timing is carried out
to one-thousandths. Corum's speed
for the two laps was 10000, exactly
the same.
Others Make Grade
Luther johnson. South Bend, and
Tony Gulotta, Kansas City, both
driving Studebakers, were the next
in order 10 qualify this morning.
Johnson's average was 110097
miles an hour and his time was l3
minutes. BIAS seconds. He dupn-
Gated Corum's feat Of turning in
two laps at exactly the same speed,
with a figure of 1882 for the
ninth and tenth trips.
Gulotta's average was 1853 and
his time was Is minutes I'LL
seconds. Gulottas fastest lap was
his third when he got up to 1l42l3.
Zeke Meyers. fifth pilot on the
Studio" team, also was to take to
the bricks this morning.