Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1913 — BIPLANE DISABLED AT MONON WEDNESDAY [ARTICLE]

BIPLANE DISABLED AT MONON WEDNESDAY

Large Crowds- Disappointed When Beachy Was Unable to Make Flights After First %)ay. H. Beachy, a brother of the famous Tetired aviator, Lincoln Beachy, made two aeroplane flights at. Monon Wednesday, but was unable to carry out the program for two flights Thursday and Friday, owing to a disabled engine. This was, of course, very disappointing to the large crowds in attendance, as many of them had never seen an aeroplane flight, and it was especially disappointing to the management of the gala week events^but a thing for which they were not in the least responsible for and no blame whatever should be attached to them. Airships are a very delicate craft and something a little wrong with their mechanism puts them entirely out of business, as no aviator will risk a flight his machine seems out of order, and no sensible person woiild expect them to do so. The biplane was so much disabled that it could not he repaired arid Mr. Beachy had it loaded up and shipped back to Chicago for repairs. The machine was called a Beachy biplane and the motive power consisted of a 6cyldnder 50 horse-power engine. The machine weighed only 750 pounds. Notwithstanding the failure of the aeroplane to make good, the visitors at Monon found several things to interest them and the hall games were the most important events. The Monon team was a hummer and had no difficulty in defeating Rensselaer Wednesday and Winamac Thursday, while the Delphi contest Friday was an especially fine dne, Delphi having secured the services of four Indianapolis players. Monon had support from Chicago and Gary and the work of their pitcher, Lange, was as good as was ever seen in this part of the state. He struck out thirteen Delphi players and allowed only two hits. The Delphi pitcher was good in all except the fifth inning, when Monon made four hits and three runs. It was a dandy game and the large crowd thoroughly enjoyed it. The receipts that day were $122.95. It is probable that about 200 people from Rensselaer and vicinity attended the Monon event each day.