Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1920 — SPEEDWAY MEMORIAL DAY RACES [ARTICLE]

SPEEDWAY MEMORIAL DAY RACES

Indianapolis, Ind., May 28.-— Ralph De Palma won the right for the choice of' position next to the pole at the start of the 500-mile International racing classic for >85,000.00 next Monday morning at 10 o’clock when he thundered past the stands Wednesday afternoon at the savage' pace of 100 miles per hour in the French-built Ballot ear, in the qualification trials. De Palma averaged 99.65 miles per hour for thie four dashes around the two and one-half mile brick saucer. He was five one-hundredths less than the 100 mile per hour average on his fastest lap. He received a great ovation from the stands as the checkered flag fell when he flashed like a mfeteor over the tape at the finish of his exhibition. It was one of the most brilliant performances ever witnessed on the Indianapolis course and promises a new 500-mile record next Monday when the little giant of 183 cubic inch piston displacement finish the struggle for the princely purse. Ten cars qualified Wednesday. Joe Boyer, the Detroit millionaire sportsman hurling his Frontenac around the four laps as a speed of 96.9 miles per hour. Louis .Chevrolet in a Monroe made the third best time, his average for the four laps being but six-tenths of a second lower than Boyer’s. Jean Chasaagne qualified his Ballot at a speed of 95.45 miles per hour. These four drivers will occupy the first row at the start of the race. In the second row will be Art Klein in a Frontenac, Gaston Chevrolet in a Monroe, Roscoe Sarles in a Monroe and Bennie Hill in a Frontenac. ' Eddie Hearne driving a Duesenberg and Ray Howard piloting a | Peugeot are the first two drivers in I the third row and the position of । the many other drivers entered will Ibe determined by further elemination trials which will be held Friday afternoon. Tommy Milton, world’s speed king, will drive an exhibition Saturday afternoon in the fastest car in the world which recently travelled 156.04 miles per hour on the sands at Daytona.