Evening star., 1950-05-28
3 Cars Prove Fast
Enough for Classic;
Final Trials Today
BY the Associated Press

by me ASSoCi0IeO FreSS
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27-The
33-car starting lineup for the 500
mile Memorial Day race was filled
tentatively today.
Twelve cars made qualifying
runs at the Indianapolis Speed
way today. and II moved provi-
sionally into the last four rows of
the starting lineup. The 18th was
in and out again-too slow.
Several of the 80 probably will
be bumped out of the race by
faster cars qualifying tomorrow,
the last day.
One-legged Bill SCHNEIDER had
the top combination of good and
bad breaks. He won the $500 prize
for the days fastest qualification
as he drove the Auto Shippers
Special at 132.690 miles an hour,
the sixth fastest qualifying time
in the history of the speedway.
Then he broke piston and tore
up his motor. His garage crew
hoped to have it back in shape by
tomorrow, or at least by race day.
This will be Schindler's first try
| at the 500, but the Freeport, Long
Island, driver long has been a
champion eastern midget driver.
He's aided by an artificial leg in
the big cars, which have more
room, but he drives midgets with
out it.
The final qualification runs will
be made tomorrow.
Others who qualified today in
cluded Jackie Holmes, Bridgeport.
Ind, Norm Olson Special, l29 .697
mph.; Mack Hellings, Burbank,
Calf, Toffy's Offy, l3O.686;
Jimmy Davies, Van Nuys, Calf. :,
Pat Clancy Special, 13O.402. and
Gene Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. TROY
Oil Company Special, 1928.
The FiTst drivers snd cars already qualified:
Gaib1'' Gnb Grant Gran Piston Ring Special 134 343
MsnTi MMsnn p pFfietien PROBING Special, 1872 792.
cial l32 3i9. -''"'' l>e'N ope-
Second row..George connor, Los An
Johnny Parsons. Van Nuss sa Calf, w VIM re5;
aefrrsh' aisf fa sfH fAHlhamOra' Calf Hinfie @ spee
obI6. Third Br6Sn 5ST-Ppke Tn{er Plnsmore, DAYTON
III Io81 Blue l0ny G4own BettssnhsuSen Tnley Park
CS:hthitwood' S:thto Reading. Pa, Wolfe Special,
Fourth row-Bill Holland. Reading pa
and Miami. Fla, Blue 'S Crown o1n0'sE sEpeeiaai' Iai'
100 4S2. Pat Flaherty Los Angeles. Gran,
lli-Sabourin Special, 1296OS' Cecil
GFeeni rs ai n houston Texas John link Special,
Fifth sroV,.7 row1Dqane Garter, Detroit. Bel
1hSer Mshb Special SPECIAL III 500; Travis (spider)
siai. i3a74S jerry Hoyt, fndfspa PndisnapoIs sps-
MGsrs sI1sb Special, MG16 la9 $50 49, ,,a
sardsh Special Fosa sayliss Mi@sHkff Leseret
glendale, Calf, Palmer Special, 13I.isI
Dlck Rathman. Alhambra, Calf, The City
OF Glendale, 130.g2S.
IND; l;; Russo Nickels Special. 13o.790 Walt
Brown, Massapeaua, N. Y, Tufy Ofy
1re ao specis sDe HenFS IgS e9s Banks Compton Calf
Eighth row-Ciif Grifith, Indianapolis
ssarsfof Special l29 Ola. Bill schindler
FrelepDrt' 1T e11 dong Island Auto shippers spe
Blue Crown Special. i33 .436. '''' ' =
Calf, Cali Boyes Seal Fast Special: Isl .sIss
neering Special, l3l .593. Mack HeIlings
Burbank. Calf. Tuffy's Otfy. 1870 $50
| Tenth roW-Jimmy Davies, Van Nuys
Calf, Pat Clancy Special, l3O.4O2 Jim
Rathman, Alhambra. Calf. Pioneer Auto
| Repair Special, 129 .959. Walt Adler. Ber-
nardsville; N. j.. Sampson Special. 129 .94O.
port, Ind, Norm Olson Special 1S9. 697
Gene Hartley. Roanoke, Ind, Troy Oil
Company Special. 129 213. Jimmy Jackson
Desert Hot Springs, Calf, Cummns Diesel
| 129 20S.