Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1916 — Resta Takes Title When Aitken Quits for Year. [ARTICLE]

Resta Takes Title When Aitken Quits for Year.

Dario Resta, Italian auto race driver, became the sole claimant of the American Automobile Association’s titleof“championdriverofAmerica,” when Johnny Aitken, of Indianapolis, his nearest rival, announced that he would not race at-the Ascot Speedway on Thanksgiving Day. % Aitken stated Tuesday night that he was leaving for the east with Howdy Wilcox, his teammate. - He said the prize money offered in the Ascot event was not tempting enough. Resta has 4,100 points for the championship title. With Aitken out of the way, there is no one remaining who can defeat him by winning the 700 points allowed the Ascot winner. This is the final contest of the year in which pqints will be allowed.