The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-21

and yesterday, earning starting spur
4 line derby.
Nineteen positions in the thirty
/ three car field remained open today
as the three day vacation started,
and pilots and mechanics worked
frantically to get their gas buggieS
/ in shape for the next trials on
Thursday at 2:30 p. m Five more
qualifying days remain. shutdown
next Monday marking the end OF
the preliminary activities.
Cummings Averages 116
Five cars we're added to the list
of starters yesterday. Wild Bill
Cummings, popular indianapolis
favorite, hurtled his four cylinder
BOYLE valve Special around The two
and one-half brick oval at
/ 1915 miles an hour to top the
second day list. Cummings was No.
man last year with a speed of
! 1881.
Ralph Hepburn, driving his own
car which Louis Meyer throttled to
victory in the 1888 grind, was Sec
ond best yesterday with a 114.321
performance. George Barringer,
Texas cowboy and teammate Of
Cummings, whirled the pole car of
last year around the course at
/ 1889 miles an hour to qualify.
| Cummings is driving Babe Stapp's
/ 1888 mount in this years classic.
Champ Makes Good
Louis Meyer, 1928 and 1888 win
ner, seeking his third crown, took
the bricks yesterday despite an an
nouncement Friday that he would
/ not be ready until late in the week.
/ Meyers average was 1882. He was
/ driving his own four-cylinder crea-
/ ton.
Meyer previously had said that he
had ordered special gears and that
/ they would not be here until next
Thursday. However, mechanics
labored all Saturday night installing
new main bearings and putting the
/ car together, and the champion
stepped out yesterday. He had oil
/ trouble in his elimination trial, but
will have these remedied by race
! day.
Ardinger Passes Test
Herbert Ardinger, driving on the
Speedway bricks for the first time,
sent his Lucent special around at
111.722 miles an hour II be yester-
days fifth qualifier. Ardinger's driv-
ing ability was tested yesterday
morning by the board of veteran
drivers and he passed with flying
colorS. His car is powered by a
Paige motor.
Many speedy cars and daring
drivers have yet to take their tests.
1t is doubtful, however, if the mini
mum qualifying speed will be as
high as last years time, when the
thirty-thir position went at 113.
When competition is renewed
Thursday, Shorty Canton is eX-
pected to make a bid with one Of
the fastest cars at the track. Can't
lon has installed a new motor in his
Sullivan-O'Brien Specialize four
cylinder one from the single-Seater
Al Gordon piloted to the Pacific
coast championship last year. 1t is
said to be one of the fastest on the
track.
Gordon Is Ready
Gordon also will be ready in his
own new mount. Cliff Bergere in
Bill Whites Floating Power Special,
the three cars owned by Fred
Frame; Harry Hartz' Miller Special;
Deacon Litz in the StokeSly Foods
Special. and Harry MacQuinn in
the DeBaetz Special are other lead
ing contenderS yet to qualify.
Dave Evans in the four-cycle
Diesel has been at the track three
days and will attempt to qualify
his car Thursday. The oil burner
must average only IS miles an hour
or more to be assured a starting
place. Stubby Stubblefeld also may
attempt to qualify his two-cycle
Diesel under the same requirements
Thursday
The chief absentee at the Speed
way now is Lou Moore. who is In
dianapoliS bound from Europe with
the Foreman Axle Special he piloted
last year. He was due in New York
today and at the local speed plant
Wednesday or Thursday.
Litz, who figured in the only seri-
Gus smashup of the first two days.
reported his car would be ready
for practice tests tomorrow or
Wednesday, Travelling at a 118
mile an hour clip Saturday, Litz
rammed the inside wall on the
south turn when a front-tire blew
out
The popular driver and his
mechanic both escaped injury. a
bent frame and damaged motor
were being Strengthened out by
Litz and his mechanic today.
Gas Alarm False
The three-gallon fuel limit which
was expected to cause so much
trouble during the qualification
trials so far has proved to be just a
false alarm. OF the fourteen quail
fiers, Wilbur Shaw in the eight
cylinder Lion Head special was the
only one to have any serious trouble.
He barely made the grade. Others
had SURPRISES ranging from a half
pint to quart and pint. Even the
SiXteen-cylinder Alden Sampson job,
with Chef Gardner at the wheel,
came in with some fuel left after
the thirtv-mile trim
Hero honorS in the qualifying
trials go to Perillc without a strug-
gle He hurtled his trim little Red
Lion racer around the treacherouS
track and the terrific speed OF
1882 miles an hour Saturday,
1 cracking four records.
His third lap was turned in
/ l22. loo, breaking the one-lap record
for two-seater cars. non-Super-
charged cars and rear-wheel drive
cars. His qualifying average het-
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