The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-23
Pilots Vie for
II Remaining
Race Positions
Heavy Traffic Expected on
500-MiIe Oval Today
and tomorrow.
BY HARRISON MILLER

MCdllWIlllc, drivers ana mecndn-
les in Is other stalls complacently
tinkered with motor parts on the
chargers which have passed require
ments for places in the starting line
up of the 33-car field which will
battle for glory and gold here Me-
mortal Day in the twenty fourth
annual 500-mile cavalcade of steeI
Steeds.
Following several days of compar-
alive inactivity on the brick high
way, Is chargers circled the course
yesterday in tune-up attempts for
today's trials. With II places still
unclaimed in the starting field
nearly every driver in Gasoline
Alley plans to be on the track today
for qualification attempt or a fina'
gasoline checkup.
1t is expected that approximately
Is chargers will take trials today
and 10 more tomorrow. It is esti-
mated, too, that about dozen
chauffuers will be successful during
the weekend, leaving five or less
gaps to be filled in the rear lines
when the eleventh hour trials are
held Thursday from 4 to 7.
Two former champions probably
will be in the vanguard of the herd
which stampedes the technical COM
mittee for an official turn around
the two-and-one- half mile saucer.
Lou Meyer. the only double, WHINE:
still in competition, and Fred Frame
king of speedsters in 1882, are ready
with their mounts.
Meyer Overcomes Trouble
Meyer, after three mechanical
mishaps, has his Ring Free Special
in satisfactory running order, and
will be staging an assault on Tommy
Millions all-time money winning
mark this year. Frame, who will
team with Lou Moore, consistent
runner-up, will be driving one of
Moore's Burd Piston Ring Specials
Billy VIM, Detroits No. rank
ing A. A. A. pilot, is certain starter
in his Harry Miller Special. Wins
has spent five tedious weeks prepar-
ing his alligator" with a cracked
cylinder block keeping him from be-
ing on the track on the opening day
Another pilot who has adjusted his
speed buggy after mishap is Mauii
Rose, Columbus CO.. dirt track ace
A new axle and larger steering studs
have been added since he scraped
the retaining wall last week.
AL Miller, last of the Boyle Prod
ucts team to report at the line, is
expected to be one of the "early
birds" today Chef Miller and wild
Bill'' Cummings passed requirements
last week.
Deacon" Litz, who ran short of
gas last week, has adjusted his fuel
orinker." Harry McQuinn, local star
Of midget car tracks, is prepared for
his fourth attempt at the 5O0-milc
prize melon. McQuinn has been or
the bricks daily with his Sampson
Radio Special
Two Stars Are Set
Two veterans who have placed If
the money repeatedly and are SCI
| for today are Chet Gardner, nation;
: No. 6 driver, and Russ Snowberget
who has finished fifth on two occa.
sions and eighth three other years.
Others expected to appear arr
Frank Brisko, Roy Painter, Ray Pix.
ley, Overton Smell, and Johnny Sey
mour. Included in the crowd which
probably will not see action until to.
morrow are zeke Meyers, Hank
Banks, Frank McGurk, Harry Hunt
Ralph Hepburn, George Bailey, A
Putnam, Emil Andres and Luther
Johnson.
TONY GULOTTA returned t.
l. Speedway City yesterday for the
first time since his accident on the
|, northwest curve a week ago. Tony
is in shape ahead of the Gil Pirrune
Special which is being repaired. He
will not be able to make an attemp,
before Thursday.
Johnny SEYMOUR took the
y Sullivan-O' Brien Special out fol
a whirl and discovered more power
under the hood than he expected
Seymour wound it up on the frs
lap at 119 miles an hour and helc
it near that point for several cir.
cults. He went into spin on the
straight-away between the two
south turns and pulled up afte!
whirling around once in the middle
of the track Johnny has decided
to feel out" the car and the new
asphalt covering of the turns. JOE
Kinnally, former Butler University
student, was riding with him.
GENERAL of the drivers who plar
- to qualify still must pass Speed.
way drivers tests. Hank Banks ane
Ken Fowler are two of sthe out
standing newcomers who have moi
J completed requirements.
ID ALPH DEPALMA. one of The
N early heroes of the annual auti
sweepstakes, settled one argument
yesterday. 1t had been taken fol
granted that when Rex May.
grabbed the pole position for the
second time last week. new recort
had been set. DePalma, it is
learned, held the coveted position
four times back in the good ole
days"