Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1916 — CHANCE PREFERS FINE TO SPEEDING AUTO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHANCE PREFERS FINE TO SPEEDING AUTO

Frank Chance, who has returned to baseball as part owner end manager of the Eos Angeles club? is a great speed enthusiast. He owns a big car that can reach a mark better than 8& miles an hour. On only two occasions has he asked a driver to slow up. One of these was when Barney Oldfield took him down a stretch of road near Pasadena at a gait exceeding 90 per. Another was when he was riding in a car from Boston to New York. They were hitting up about 60 miles an hour when a motorcycle po-

liceman was spied chasing them. ’‘Shall I hit it up and Iqse himr asked the driver. “Sure,” said Chance. For miles they sped along at a fearful gait, dodging carriages and evading dangerous spots. Finally the car skidded around a corner, just missing the ditch. “H’m,** remarked Chance. “Let's slow up a bit.” They did so, and the copper came up with them. Chance said he would have gladly paid any fine rather than make such a trip again.

Barney Oldfield and Frank Chance.