Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1948 — Page 15
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Prize Money Dispute, Rose, Holland Finish Added to Confusion Entries Fell Short of Usual Number As ASPAR Held Out for Bigger Purse
The 1947 500-Mile Race will go down in history as the ‘classic of controversies. : iil First, pre-race time was marred by a dispute over prize money petween members of the American Society of Professional Autos ; mobile Racing anda the Speedway agement, Then in the 193d lap of the race Bill Holland, in the lead, jlowed down “too much” — he, INE A0UE ToD Carri pra: tamed pit signals — and Mauri|the 40th lap Cantlon skidded and Rose went by him, thus setting crashed on the southwest curve. the stage for one of the str Holland. skidded, too, at that ost finishes in the history of the time on the same curve and some got observers said the two cars had The race took a toll of*one collided. Holland contended he jite—that of William (Shorty) Never saw Caatlon when he cantlon, 42-year-old Indianapolis slipped down on the apron, driver. He was. killed when his Collided on Turn car spun on the southwest curve | A collision occurred on the und struck the outside retaining NOrthwest turn between Paul ne k , {Russo and Charlie VanAcker, but Wrouble Started Early {neither was injured. Then Roland The ASPAR:manageme it Nive spun on the southwest turn trouble began during the winter| x vo Out of the race. ’ | A pit stop by Holldnd put Rose| and early spring before the race in the lead wnt ig ro on announced h. \ ead at 150 miles and he wh for 1947 be _ [he it until 225 miles when he a i ion pl Pte ont into the pits giving the lead OD te op wily th Id ack to Holland. Rose did not PDE AR turned than os down on an uh Holland until the the offer and said its members|116.338 Tiles ly or age waa would race here either for $150,-| Only seven of -the original 30
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MR. AND MISS PACEMAKER—Wilbur Shaw Chevrolet pace car in which he will lead the field around on the first lap Monday. At right is Miss Diana Milne, Detroit model, chosen by the pace car manufacturers to preside as "Miss Pacemaker’ for the 500-Mile Race.
How They Qualified
(above) is shown seated in the
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
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Order of the Day - (All Schedules Indianapolis Daylight Time)
5:00 A. M.—Military Bomb—Gates Open. 9:00 A. M.—Parade by Purdue University and State "American Legion Bands U. 8. Marine Color Guard The Star-Spangled Banner We Salute Our Soldier Dead “Back Home Again in Indiana" ” har : ~—James Melton 10:35 A. M.—Cars Line Up for Start. : Taking of Official Photograph of Lineup 10:45 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:57 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:50 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:58 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:55 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:59 A. M.—Salute Bomb 10:56 A. M.—Salute Bomb 11:00 A. M.—Start Bomb
THE PARADE LAP The Pace Lap The Pace Lap sends the field off to a flying start and does NOT count. The Pace Lap will precede the Start Bomb—the race will be on at 11:00 o'clock, Indianapolis Daylight Saving Time.
Speedway Lineup
000 = a percentage of thé gross/cars completed the ' 500 miles = No. Driver TIS T ROW Qual. Speed s. : . {NO 4 ! "AS the Apr. 15 deadline on ofr aes. atl. flagged off the Bow: REX MAYS . JACK M¢GRATH | TONY BETTENHAUSEN | 6 Rox MAYS «ivervvivevis Bowes Seal-Fast Sphi.viivii 190.577 tries approached ASPAR-* Presi-/course. Of the 11 pat rei woe Seal PN { (Shefer Ofty Spl.—No. 52) | (Belanger Motors Spl.—No. 6) I 2 Bill Holland .......... Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl.....120.515 dent Ralph Hepburn announced in'at the end, two were post-entry| 1 1:08.32 181.738 fife A ime MPH 3 Maun Rome ....russ.-Blue Orown Spark Plug Spl.s: 4100170 Chicago that he held 32 entries ASPAR cars, Rex Mays and the| 2 ........... 1:08.92 130.586 1 - °° **** ILS 125.087 1 ........... 1:11.40 126.050 SECOND ROW jor the race which he would not|Schoof Special piloted. by. Billy. 3 FEIBEL0 00 3500.23- m 22009613: ve os 11244 124.241 2 siesensesae 11110 126.582 61 Jimmy Jackson . Howard Keck Spl. ... «127.510 SWI 0 NE BPORIWRY Unless 11 TDeVore and Take Duss §-ve rere rrre JOOS. 00008 3 TAZ TIERS COUT ER00 TUTE HEF TT TRERRETE BOK SPL TT TTr Terr HIG wosted its prize money. (Which won sixth and 10th re-| Totals ..... 4:35.70 *130.577 ‘wri iecteees 11234 124412 4 ....... vee 1:11.28 126.351 Doc Williams ...evve.. Clarke Auto Supply Co. Spl....126.151 spective 18 «uses 4i35. 30.577| Totals ..... 4:48.97 = 124.580) Totals ...... 4:44.82 126.396 . Hephuts Held Entries | pectively, *New record for pole position. p— { THIRD ROW 1 123.733 The deadline passed and Hep-| EE ———— — si ’ RERRIR | 36 Bill Cantrell ..........Twin Coach Spl. ...vivvrervnes . wn still held the entries. | BILL HOLLAND HAL COLE : POA RINERSHITZ 98 Johnny Mantz ........Kurtis-Kraft Spl. ...000000000.122.701 firoughout the country ASPAR| 0 a ac (Blue Crown Spl—No. 2) |. (City of Tacoma Spi.—No. 63) F . NOt {84 Les Anderson .........Kennedy Tank Spl «.eovveeeee 122.337 tivers reported they would not | y . Lap Time MPH Lop Time MPH lap Fo FOURTH ROW . : nee in non-ASPAR cars. Thirty-' eo 2 iiiieniiees 1:00.48 120.584 : Siaetragaee ARG. TH IBE ir Nay 126.854 55 Joie \Chitwood ........Ted Nyquist Spl .... coviess 124.610 four non-ASPAR cars were en- | I eivnennenss 1:00.42 120.646 3 asknvevenss 1:12.21 124.292 3 sreTaEbe. 1:12.85 124.395 54 Duke Nalon ..... veers Novi Grooved Piston... s«.v..131.608 Men S 0 in 3 INL Less amos) 3 cece DIRT G3 3 ool HIZSE C1230 "4 Charles VanAcker .....Redmer Spl. «...uccrrrnsessss 135.440 Peace finally was reached when | : : 4 nine soso 1:00.51 129.478 Totals Lidge Mads N34 0% Totals ag 4:47.72 125.122 { FIFTH ROW " egurn met with Speedway| 1947 Contr | Totals ..... 4:37.96 1:55 Totals ..... 44941 12.301 eo EY, 52 Jack McGrath.........Sheffler Spl. ....... ivstreser re 10000 President Wilbur Shaw and owner 4 & oversy LA RRO oa SAM HANKS... | BILL SHEFFLER 63 Hal Cole .......c.0vvs. City of Tacoma Spl oooeveeons 124.301 Tony Hulman 10 days before the All Cleared Up’ URI ROSE : Tee Sie fller- Of y- Sphe—No, 53) 116 Sam Hanks i over Flavell Sphoorversvrrrrvees ever 194268 race, Through waivers the ’ ay (Blue Crown Spl.—No. 3) (Flavel Special—No. 76) La Tim MPH X SIXTH ROW ASPAR cars were permitted to| yo, BY, ART WRIGHT Lap. Time MPH Lap Time MPH | P 11238 124.344 Tufty's Off 123.550 enter: after-the deadline and to}; Bil Jallang, ee, Wan 800 3 Sreeressare 340.34 - 138808 1 crvesnessnte hie rw 323.303 giant T2394 S30 8881 3 Aer Lats Buy Oy hs i fill in an si , | ace victory in| 2 sesevercnss vessmanvens 1312.8 (124412) 0 °° A Y oe Trent eget DE Douitions laf). vacant 3 iy first try in the Indianapaiis| 3 iiiiieiee. 10038 199814 3 L......s... 101229 124.499 3 sararsveses Lp Ln RR AER) oh Hal Robson ....covvvec Palmer Spl oovoivienninness 122.796 entries. Hulman personally posted eueg ft OAT, 18 back fo & ........... 10068 136162 § ........... LIZATT T2k3ma 4 eee i280 RTE tial Deat! Et sated SEVENTH-ROW- eye Sp qualification Hon ey for . the ‘prove’ he-can--beat ‘teammate! ~Totals- crv 488.19 199.129 Totals: v5 4:49:10 ~~ 184260" riod 8 nase $240.00 . 4.529. ™ Race sa ~11% i r- Webb: evyvere se Matrer -Bph- wrervrrrvrerverer eB RASL- nina ASPAR drivers {Mauri Rose. a . —— PAUL RUSSO ‘Occurred In 1st ‘500' | $1 Chet Miller ....vivvsvv. Don Lee Mercedes ocovviinn 127.240 But | : . | Rose. came over the finish line! JIMMY JACKSON EMIL ANDRES ’ x | ’ [19 Billy DeVore ......ovr« Pat Clancy Spl. ..viviesiased 125.067 t'largely due to-the late ar-lahead of th : | (Howard K | (Fed. Engineering Spl.—No.. 25) The first fatality on the Speedrival of the ASPAR cars at the one of the most cpr, Jear in| (Howard Keck Special—No. $1) | ___ (Tufty's Ofty—No.8) Lap Tims MPH lway oval happened during the! HIGHT ROW 131.581 ick only 30 cars started the most discussed. fisher hO| 1 eeeriiieee 11081 10TI01) ey APH. 1s TINS 13005]15th lap of the initial 500-Mile/32 MYTom Fehr. iiiiiscsiMarchess SB oooeesrvsenin iil oo ee Ahart of the Umit. TWO history of the Indianapolis] 2 <s.ese.e.es 10045 . 127350) 3 —oo.o0007:o 10183 138308 3 ........cis 11262 190938 event in 1911. No. 44, one of a/s3 Ken Fowlar ...........D0n Le Alta Romed ........: 100404 fal ASPAR cars qualified the classic. ndianapo. Is| : sederesnper Jios 121.678 2 cieieenness 1212.68 123888 8 sirens 1118.35 122.867 team of Jackson cars driven by| 38 Mack Hellings ......... Don s-Kraft coos wening. before the race. [ee avons peta 3 | 2:10.58 129.518 3 ccvcecerces 11833 122383) 4 ........... 1:05.85 118.969 Greiner, overturned in the back-| NINTH ROW Peace “Apparent id y gets the wrong Totals : | 4 sevineenens 1:18.57 122.332) Totals ..... 4:53.65 122.595 stretch after losing a tire. | 8. Tony Bettenhausen ....Belanger Special .......i00440.126.308 This year, wis 3 all-time feelings” Mision Ho any “bad otals eeees 442.33 me Totals ..... 4:51.38 123.550 Sam . Griener’s riding mechanic, Sami 7 Tommy Hinnershits +o Kurtis-Kraft Special veessennes135.133 record of 80 entries many of them Moore, owner of the Blue Crown TED HORN GEORGE CONNOR (Frank ah so re us) | [DiSHEON, was crushed under hess DASA +. er. vr: Aulier OReRhumer +1: ¢ve7v HABE » » i I. | A — . “ . : ae vide SPAR Hhery hag Sark EE Specials, - Rose, or Rent Pivihoms Sp~No. 1 |, (Bennett Brothers Spl.—No. 9) |Lap Time MPH (GF Speedway bricks Tn nlas Paul Russo reve ROW sein Spl ...... 122.508 vith the prize money which is the| The controversy was “cleared| 1 +++seeseees LIOTT 127.178 Ly vere Tones Por : evieneens Ha 150.057 [200 Mile CEN es Tier sulfered|68 Harry MeoGQuing .......Lynch Motors Special .........132.184 ume as last year. " |UP" last year a couple of days| 2 -.ereecree. 1090 126798) 5 [TUTTI gas jaaisapl 8 ....ue..a.. 10395 120704 onen Shoulder. (83 John Maure ........., Milt Marion Spl......coussesss 120.790 The mix-up between the first after the race when Holland and| 3 +++++v-eeoe 1IO8L 120000 | g ©°°7°7°"""7 Jhotr Geog) og Loin L1891 121.770 : id second place cars, both|Car-owner Moore shook hands| # ++rsevsvees 1:12.82 1 1 4 iiiiveine.. 10309 122.968 Totals ...... 45471 122.154 wed and managed “by Lou 3nd made a verbal contract for| Totals ..... 4:44.89 126.365) Totals ..... 4:52.64 123.018) —— , : \ ; Moore, brought threats of a for-| Holland to drive the same Blue | — JOHNNY MAURO STRAUSS - - ml protest to thf AAA contest Crown Special in 1948. DOC WILLIAMS | HAL ROBSON (Milt Marion Spl.—No. 33) SAYS: TRADITION WITH A TOUCH OF TOMORROW! ward but these never material-| Holland, who had led much of| (Ford Moyer SpL.—No. 74) | (paimer Special—No. 64) |Lap Tima MPH cs : NY ; * ed. This year both Holland andthe way in last year's “500”, de-|Lap Time Time "= MPH'| 1 sovevierecs 1:14.34 121.085 4 | fffose are back in their old cars clared himself at the finish arter| Toei RTO 198996 0 0 10826 1228500 2 seeveseeess 1118.88 121.819 Jr another try and all appears ROSe passed him in the final] 2 «<evvevenes 112.64 128.899 2, ....... 5 1:1318 128.080 3 csceeseeees 1:18.87 122.166 ~ fmacetul in the Moore camp. stages of the grind. ceereeneens L220 124409) 3... ...; 1:18.46 122516) 4 ceceieenins 1:18.70 122.117 Last race day, however, tem- Holland charged “that the pit] 4 -.veceees. 1:12.34 124412) 4... cesses 1:18.82 122.750 Totals ...... 4:55.59 121.790 ers flared. Holland declared,|CT®W slowed him down with the] Totals ..... 4:49.97 124.151 Totals ..... 4:33.17 122.796 . ‘Lou Moore and the pit crew lost| ZY” Sign on the board used to | ee the raee for me." -|signal drivers. Rose had nothing SPIDER WEBB or
— maintained he thought | ioliand was having e - ; " ble when he caught up ead pases 1and's statement with: an excluthe leader in the back stretch, [ive story which cartied his by | Thought He Won | ~ in The Times. i “After ‘Rose went around me | re Jointed it that he naa| ny pit crew held ou {given both Holland and Rose the Ho ° up the O.K.|“Ezy” signal. That he didn’t want | a. Hol nd said. “To me that the.two<drivers to make a race of | int everything was all right it and take a chance of “wreck-! hu that T was still in the lead, ing the. cars onthe. wail’ when. happened what in the devil had they were assured of first and sec- | 1Ppened when I came in and ond places. Moore also sald it cost rd over the loud speaker ‘and him more money for Rose to win A Sune second-place winner.’ ” the race than he would have had | Herr it was all over and. the to pay Helland, new to the Indi 25.800 ad been handed: out, anapolis track, for coming in first.| g to Rose and "§24.200 to, When Moore arrived for this|
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\ D | been es in. an owner Lou Moore made year's race he said he was making (Kennedy Tank Spl.—No. 34) (Pat Clancy Spl.—No. 19) big i, keen around the . tory 1a ment in an exclusive every effort for the two cars to Lap * Time MPH (1.p Time MPH | On he day of the big event Buick, who uw, 'n The Times: finish first and second “and I 1 «...c...... 1:13.93 120.787 ,; ° . :12 ft In the clos oan Fb creseseses 1:12.83 1231575 | there will be no less than 125 InOSIng stages. of the don't care which driver is first.” | 2 sceeeesee.. 1:18.29 122.800 1:12.75 128.711 di lis fi é ; lvet, paved . fice all 1 was trying to do w g , 8 1:1 12 | teesenes ees 1212, 1 anapolis firemen undér the di- : ing bot ying to do was, The harmony in the team for] 3 «:eiceeeeo. 1:18.58 22.309 3 ........ 2:12.58 124.087 rection of Chief Roscoe McKinney d-fived this Fram SAS.A0. 40. One. Biece. the. 1048: classic: was evident after) $- rarovrsonne JASSD... JI2MIO gL L110 Gl SN on duty: at the: f = ai a braid of a Wreck if ‘the: : re ba Yo0 1 LASSIE 124.099 on" y-at the . - . 2 Rose qualified and Holland was] Totals ..... ¢354.27 122.337 T 0 | ith: silken trivers staged ) | Totals ..... .. 4:50.40 123.087 will have with them three 1000with s : “Hollan ao 0 @ two-man battle. ready to go out for the trial run.| — | —— “gallon fire pumpers and a ladder ad tively ssn Bmpr and .was. running. 120 10: Rose and: Holland. “talked it: over} = JOLIE. CHITWOOD cr fstor MRIN IPO =m Lp er trrs rose tah Ror fn a in th Spite the fact that he was pefore Holland stepped into the (Ted Nyquist Spl.—No. 55) |. (Marchese Special—No, 32) | arch of any margin lead “and had a good | cockpit of his No. 2 Blue Crown Lap Time MPH Lap Tine MPH | Flan Stand Protection ¥ I : on the field. That was Special. There was every indica-| I sicivnedene 1IILT4 125.452 1 tevveenense 1:14.21 121.277) The pumpers will be in back of Rates; There was a good tion that Rose was giving Holland 2 «+eeveeese 1:12.38 124430 2 ,,.......... 1:14.77 120.369 the grandstands along the home of him having a wreck. some helpful “tips” on track con-| 3 s+ceceeeess 1:12.13 © 124718 3 oo. 000 + 1:14.34 = 121.085 Stretch and southwest curve and brill wy ed that at 117 Holland qitions for the day as a result of| v+sererveis 1:12.68 128.881 § o.oo. cova 112.90 123.346 28Ch Will be given the responsirl 8 — you Rose 10 have stayed ahead of his experience in the trial run al Totals ..... 4:43.88 124.619 Totals ...... 4:56.22 121.531 biitty of a designated stand area. tion ind won. [few minutes before. TH a TAN — To supplement this William . Didn't Slow | o DUKE NALON f KEN FOWLER (Red) Bulmer of the Speedwa “q Down It looked like Holland meant | Novi Gry . pe: y 1 ordered him given the ‘Ezy’ business about “beating Rose” | (Novi Grvd. Pstn. Spl.—No. 54) | (Don Lee Al Rom. Spl.—No. 42) staff will have 150 men with fire some of the ¥1 but he didn't slow. down to this year. For he went out and 1#P . Foams MPH Lap Time MPH |extinguishers located throughout HT. However, aftér a second stepped off a faster 10 miles than | eresieeanes 1:07 133.274 1 vvveeceness 1:15.86 119.427 the grandstands. Another group > he dropped sgdenly and. by the veteran who beat him in the| 3 ¢*++=++++++ 1:07.16 134.008 2 ........ ++v 1:14.48 | 120.838 With fire extinguishers will patrol i me we had Mgured out his| 500.” Rose's speed was 129.129) 3 ++vreeeee. 10856 131272 3 ........... 1:14.52 120.773 the space under the stands. sour dish = ase Which was about 114, miles per hour.- Holland's aver-| & <roccceeeee 1:10.30 128.023 4 .......... « 1:14.58 120.357 Disastrous Fire in ‘41 and go ee unt passed him. age for the 10 miles was 129.515 Totals ..... 4:33.55 131.603) Totals ...... 4:58.89 120.446 The disastrous fire in 1941 on bh wri ATION, owner of the Alfa miles per hour. —— — the morning of the race, started ¥ ing an lc Wait Brown finished When Holland came in, his first wWodARLES VAUACKER MACK HELLINGS In a garage where a rear-engined jetting ath registered a protest comment was. “all 1 wanted to‘, (‘Walter Redmer Offy—No. 4) © (Pon Lee Kurtis-Kraft—No. 35) car was being housed. It was the ut a car to at the pulling ‘of Jimmy qo was beat Rose.” Lap Time MPH | Lap Time MPH only car damaged so badly that kaon s car by a tow truck 10, Team . manager Lou Moore) 1 covevennnne 1:12.12 124.7920 1 ......... oo 1:00.91 128.787 it couldn't run. : ws during the race. Jimmy smiled and sald: “Isooks like Hol-! srt asnann 1ILA 125.383 2 ciieinnenes 121049 . 127.678 Bince that time the Speedway aned In sixth place. His car jan plied a fast one on Rose| 3 ceerernnnne 1:10.54 125.804 3 .......00y. 1:10.42 127.805 management has enforced the ord after a spin on the south 4 cievennnees 121008 125.786) 4 ........00. 1:10.50 127.660 der against keeping motor fuel in
Md of with that speed.” | And the thousands of fans who! - Waren, with och Bim ohe np. saw last year's finish and will be Wd tn ga one Dos y ou tion back to see if Holland “can really “4 grounds for ruling Jackson [Peat Rose” perhaps can spot : "of the race face in the Moore pit that wasn't pa Vever o ere last year, { that ‘Marion’ | Holland said the other day. he 2 lodgeq within Jrotest ulred | W88 having one of his own men ® limit, 1 In the pits to look out for his in-
* the | first 50 miles of the terests this year, ' lead was fought out be- a Filion lou Moore cars. Front Drive Winners ) C started Cliff Ber-| *% drivig : | Four front drive cars have won ®ial, beat the otter feo Toy the Indianapolis 500-Mile classic. t line, Ted Horn and Rose Billy Arnold brought the first in southwest curve and then |! 1930. ~ The other front-drive 0 pull away from the CAT® to win were those piloted by |Fred Frame in 1932, Bill Cum{min . in 1934 and Mauri Rose in 1947. Bill Holland's Blue Crown . set" a“new track record, Sparkplug Special,” wh placed as Miles an hour over , second to Rose in 1947, was also ®t by Jimmy Snyder in|8 front-drive car.
at 10 Ae E CHANGE sar). Miles Cl had estab-| 1ST WITH NO TIR. "other recon ize T. The first winner of the 500: Also previously held by Mile race io. 80 the full route Speed was 124.031. a tire was Chevrolet, . who won in an Indianapolis-made
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{to say except that he was “driv-| (Fageol Twin Coach Spl.-—-No. 36) ing a race.” Moore countered Hol-| Lap Time MPH
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LL] Day classic. Mauri will be trying for his * wdbiey,
“WILD BILL” CANTRELL | | (Maurer Special—No. a
. 125 Firemen
» MPH ap Time = MPH | Laity , 1 cieveeseess 1:13.88 ° 122.649 1 srivaveisss 1118.78 122,087 veesernens LIZA 1240720 3 (C000 1ges 121819) liar - JldNS cesereneees 1262 128938) 3 ........... 11418 121.327 § ciiiiieeee, 151247 124389) 4 eer 1:14.70 120.482 Totals ..... 4:50.95 123.933 Totals ..... 4:56.49 121421 Action Is Result _ JOHNNY MANTZ | CHET MILLER | Of Big Fire in 1941 (Kurtis-Kraft Spl—No. 98) | (Don Lee Mercedes Spl.—No. 31) | . Fire? Don't mention the word Are ime nr. Ek — Plime MPH above a whisper Monday or youl len »+ BI 123.385 1 toveneneaes 1:00.88 128.884 are apt to have 100 fire fighters 3 rrr Ls. 133.202 2 .iieveeenes 11046 127.782 jumping into your lap. - 3. coreadivin 1:13.27 122.838 8 .iioviinense 151097 126.814] © The Speedway always has been | cvecnnegess 1:13.84 121.885) 4 ........... 1}11.65 125.611 prepared against fire but siiice
Totals .vvee 4:58.18 . 122.391). Totals ..... 4:42.91
1272491941; the year of the big fire in the garages, precautions have
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# 1947 . WINNER — Mauri Rose in Lou Moord's Blue Crown- Spark Plug Special is shown hete as he received the checkered flag as winner of last year's Memorial
THEY ERR
THE STRAUSS ART-PORTRNT TROPHY TO THE WINNER
OF THE SPEEDWAY RACE
The Portrait will be painted on the scene—and completed, shortly after the race—by Indianapolis’ celebrated artist.sportsman, Ernest R. Roose!
that has now become world-famed)=A highly personalized trophy of the victor himselfe—in a~ Speedway setting catching perhaps some memora detail of the race!
The painting is done by Ernest R. Roose—a recognized figure in the art world—who mixes his oil colorings—with the Spirit of a Sportsman!
Each year since the races started it has been Strauss’ pleasure and privilege to present an Art Trophy to the Winner! Excuse the back—There is
only a canvas now—when the winner gets it—it will be en imperishable,
authentic memento of a
Heretofore, the trophies have been importations, something of old world art, bronze and marble— symbolic of speed or victory in combate This, year begins a new
- a ———
in a row'' Monday ih the same car.
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series of Trophies—still . bishoric race—in which he, art treasures—{a fi : ; arred. —~ : —— Hocier Ad ; the winver, is starred, ok ie © L. STRAUSS & C0, be, THE MANS STORE. These Trophies are presented psa tokeh of appreciation. , a oq that places Indianapolis on the Front pagés throughout the tw
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