The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
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Indianapolis, May 9o-Thrills for
tho roaring stands, heartbreaks for
courageous drivers, and the relentless
story Of fuel economy for the ensi.
neeFs u the three-poiut program or
the 22nd running Of the annual 500.
mile auto race here May 30.
Fuel consumption, for the first
time II tho history Of motor racing,
win be restricted. Zach cor u limited
to the use Of g gallons for the entire
run, ana must average moro than II
miles to the gallon. /.
The starting field has been cut this
year from = to s. cars. with nine
fewer starting places, qualifying trials
have been the most interesting held
On the track and have practically as
sured officials that only the best
speedsters win answer the starting
flag.
There are four experimental cara
In the race, radical In their operation
and designed to add IN interesting
chapter 70 racing history. Two OIL
burning cars head this list. Another
interesting experiment Is the l6-
cylinder, two-cycle car entered BY the
veteran Leon Duray.
Two former winners, enc . two
time victor, head the list Of drivers,
who range from weatherbeaten vetef-
ans to pink-cheeked youngsters max.
ing their first start In the big time.
Louis Meyer, champion Of cham.
pions, who won In 1928 and came
back for another victory In 1883, will
drive q new car which he designed
and built himself. Il there u such q
thing q . favorits In this most grill
ing Of Ill races, the best portion Of
the money would b on this veteran
youngster from the Pacific coast.
Fred Frame, who won In 1882 and
who has already collected approxi-
mately $4,000 In cash from the
Speedway, has entered three cars and
will drive the 'flag-car" himself.
Two veterans Of Z dozen years Of
racing on the bricks, Phil shafer and
Leon Duray, both Of whom started ct
Indianapolis In 1922, are back as own
erS Of two-card teams and both viii
drive themselves. shafer, former
cowboy, from IT. Worth, Tex, has Sc
lected Al Miller Of Detroit, for his
second car, and Mauri Rose, Of Day.
ton, O., will pilot Durays other mount.
Two other old-timers who started
together in lo25 again will compete
against each other. They are Pete
Kreis, gentleman pilot from Knox.
vile. Tenn, who will drive for Harry
Hartx, and Ralph Hepburn Of Los An
geles. who win b behind the wheel Of
his own car.
Tony Qulotta Of Kansas City, who
led two races. but never won, has
qualified q semistock lob and will act
as relief driver for Meyer In event Of
IN emergency. Wilbur Shaw. home
town boy who finished second last
year, Is up on = fast-stepper entered
by Joe Marks Of Gary. Ind.
The class Of 1877" boys who first
took to the bricks that year, when the
newcomer, George souders. drove to
m unexpected victory. are well rep
resented. Meyer and Frame both
started that year. Other members Of
tho class are Frank Brisgo. Milwau-
kee; Dave Evans, Columbus. Ind. !:
Cliff Bergere, Los Angeles; Jack Pet
ticord. Chicago: and Wesley Craw-
ford, Indianapolis.
Lou Moore has made q flying trip
back from competing In Tripou to get
under the wire here and the ever
popular Wild Bill Cummings Il ready
to ret hts usual fast pace.
OF the newcomers. little Kelly Pe-
tillo, who Was one Of the fastest quail.
fiers, with . speed Of more than llo
miles IN hour. and Al Gordon, Pa.
cific coast champion, are the most
spectacular and most feared. Both
have fast little four-cylinder cars.