Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1915 — Chicago Awaits Clash of Race Drivers Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Chicago Awaits Clash of Race Drivers Saturday.

Chicago race enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to the second big race to be held on the new speedway oval Saturday. It is a challenge race between four of the greatest speed kings of the world, namely, Wild Bob Burman, Dario Resta, Earl Cooper, Barney Oldfield. Burman and Resta will each be at the wheel of a Peugeot, Oldfield in a Delage and Cooper will again mount a Stutz. This clash should prove a thriller and surpase in interest any race that has yet .been held, on account of the fact that each car is capable of maintaining a high speed throughout the entire race. Cooper can now get 5 miles an hour more speed out of his car than he was ever able to do before and that is saying a great deal, as the Pacific coast boy has won many races and is always among the leaders at the finishing wire. The record of Barney Oldfield is well known. Resta was the winner of the 500 mile event recently and was runner up at the Indianapolis race. Bob Burman is known throughout the entire world as being the most reckless driver in the race game today and has smashed record after record during his career. When Burman covered the two mile stretch in faster time yesterday than it had ever been made before, S. O. S. signals were immediately flashed in the other camps. The race is to be for a distance of 100 miles and a purse of SIO,OOO.