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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
PAGE 27
Fastest Battle For Pole Position In 500-Mile History Looms
Four Cars Capable Of 130 MPH Ready
For Trials Tomorrow
Blue Crown Specials, Fast Enough to Crack
Novi Mobils Are Qualifying Record
By LOUIS ARMSTRONG
: The fastest battle for pole position ever witnessed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was promised today for the opening of quali-|
fications tomorrow. At least four cars, capable of
averaging more than 130 miles an
hour for the four laps of time trials, were to form the center of interest. All will gun for the coveted pole position tomorrow.
© These four powerhouses of the Speedway are the two champion Blue Crown Specials driven by Mauri Rose, out for his fourth victory at the track this year, and his teammate Bill Holland, and the two Novi Mobil Specials driven by Duke Nalon and Rex Mays. . Holland checked his blue Epeed: ster earlier this week and pronounced it ready to qualify. Yesterday Mauri Rose had his No. 3 Blue Crown out for a spin and after one lap at 127 miles an hour it was “put to bed” until its time trial run. ”n = ”' + LOU MOORE commented of his two cars yesterday, “They’ll both go better than 130 if the boys want to push them.” Both Holland and Rose have fndicated they’ll try for the pole. Rex Mays turned in his fastest lap of the season late yesterday and acknowledged he was well
Novi handled. “Drives just like a rear drive,” he said after turning a lap at a fraction under 130 miles an hour. \ = . REX, WHO NEVER before had| piloted a front wheeler on the track, has gradually increased his speed in trial runs during the last week. Duke Nalon, in the other Novi, has already turned the fastest lap of the year at the track. Earlier this week he was clocked at slightly hore than 130 miles an hour. He is driving the same Novi in which he ran the fastest four qualifying laps of the entire field last year. He turned the 10 miles at more than 131 miles an hour. One lap was at a speed of nearly 134 miles an hour. sn 8 BESIDES THE TWO Blue Crowns six or eight cars will likely attempt qualifications tomorrow. Their speeds most likely will be but, slightly less than the “big four.” As the opening day of time
and two Novi another|,,
” » tJ DR. E. ROGER SMITH, Speedway health director, announced
57 drivers took physical examina-|
tions at the track haspital yes-
terday. Drivers must pass the
physical examination before they can attempt qualifications. Driver Chet Miller, who has been competing at the track longer than any other pilot, was one of those who took the physical test. Miller came to the track first in 1928. That year he wrecked his car the afternoon before the race. Freddie Agabashian who drove the Ross Page Special in 1947 and 1948 will drive the six cylinder car entered by Robert J. Flavell of Los Angeles, Cal. Freddie had the car on the track once this week but it developed water pump trouble after one lap. » ” ” WORD HAS BEEN received at the track that the Rocket Special owned by N. J. Rounds of Beverly Hills, Cal, and to be driven by Bill Taylor of Temple City, Cal. will arrive at the track next Thursday. Three arrivals yesterday {brought to 46 the number of cars at the track. Those who pulled in yesterday were, Les Anderson and his car, which is without a name, Frank Brisko and the
Frank J. Lynch Special, and Carl Marchese with the Marchese Special to be driven by Myron Fohr.
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trials neared, activities at the w Pct. GB. track reached full throttle. At|tievenan oe a one time yesterday afternoon the Dasrott. ich 2 3 8 i” pit area was so crowded with cars|cChicago “11 13 48 Sw it looked like a downtown street philadelphia il 3-48. 3 in a Hoosier county seat town St. Louis ... 6 17 261 10% on Saturday night. NATIONAL LEAGUE : . 8 w Pct. GB. A TOTAL OF 18 cars took to yew York... vires nos a OO the track yesterday as drivers |Brookivn 12 1 34 {us snd mechasiios worked feverishly Cincinnat 4 i i3 on 2 agains me. tttsbureh . ’ Y Drivers on the track yesterday Chicago 3S BoB included Myron Fohr, Marchese mesa Special; Mack Hellings, Don Lee GAMES TODAY Special; Jim Rathman, Grancor|. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Special; Joe Lencki, Speedway (All games at night.)
Cocktail Special; Duke Dinsmore, Norm @fso.. Special; Duane Carter, Belanger Special; Hal Robson, Indianapolis Race Cars Spe-
cial; Jackie Holmes, Pat Clancy,
Special; Mauri Rose, Blue Crown Special; Ralph Pratt, Belanger Special; Johnny Mantz, Agajanian 8pecial; Sam Hanks, Federal Engineering Detroit Special; Wild Bill Cantrell, Fageol Special; Johnny Mauro, Alpha Romeo 8pecial; Henry Banks, Federal Engineering Detroit Special, Rex Mays, Novi Mobil Special, and Bayliss Levrett, Offenhauser Special. . ” »
RALPH PRATT, driving the smaller of the two Belanger Specials, completed his drivers tests yesterday afternoon. The rookie driver varied only a fraction of a second in his 10 laps at 115 miles an hour. Jim Rathman completed the 95-mile-an-hour portion of his drivers test and was to resume them today. Bayliss Levrett, another pew-|' comer to the “500,” had his ca ar| on the track for the first time|S yesterday. It is powered by a four| cylinder Offephauser engine. The car is painted black with white! trim across the top from nose to tail
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Wild Bill Canrel, seated at the wheel of the Fageol Twin Coach Special i is al set Ho o duplicate his feat of last year, that of being a first day qualifier. Last year Cantrell qualified at 123.733 to sit on the pole in the third row. With the horsepower of his mount increas~d this year, he hopes to better bis qualifying} time.
Woe Is Me CLEVELAND, May 13 (UP) ~The injury woes of the Cleveland Indians’ pitching staff = continued to mount today as Bob Lemon dropped out of action for 10 days. Lemon, who won 20 games last year, suffered a “possible torn rib muscle” in warming up Wednesday in Cleveland.
Reds, Placed in Cellar by Experts,’ Loom
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Record Impressive.
Tribe ‘Blows’ Chance To Gain on St. Paul As Hens Bat Out Win
Even Queen Gets the Air at Toledo; Muir to Hurl Finale Tonight
Special TOLEDO, May 13—Trying to get off the jinx number 13 in their victory column, the Indianapolis Indians didn't make it here last night and the Mud Hens edged them out, 8 to 7, by coming from behind with two runs in the ninth, The defeat also prevented the second-place Redskins from gaining a half game on the league-leading St. Paul Saints, who were idle. Instead, the Tribesters slipped a half game behind and|Coogan at first base, who ':led|: now are trailing the Apostles byifor a game-énding double play. five and a half games. His throw to Jack Conway forced The second and finale of the/Mayo, but Bero threw a block! ;
lights tonight and Joe Muir, Was too late to nip Mayo, Blanchrookie southpaw, is slated to hurl{ard scoring the tying run, for the Indians, | Rookie Comes Through After tonight, the Redskins! George Creel, rookie outfielder!
move to Columbus for a daylight| series, one tomorrow, two Sunday. | {subbing for Bill Barnacle who, unny errigan Hens Get 13 Hits |was injured in batting practioe.|
It was Toledo's first home slashed a single past third, scor-| Meets Spider Thomas
Bunny Berrigan : « « He's no trumpet player
after-dark attraction this sea-|ing Ginsberg with the victory run. | son last night and the Hens| attendance was 2670 and the blasted four Tribe pitchers forisontest dragged out exactly three 14 hits, They even hopped on Mel hours. | {Queen, the Tribe's ace, and he n 1 w | {was derricked after working | paank Kalin xo Iwo bad she! At Armory Tonight {three innings. second homer of the new cam-| Bunny Berrigan, fast moving Other Indian hurlers used were|,qon in the fourth canto. Coogan featherweight from Milwaukee, Royce Lint, Johnny Hutchings|gieo got two hits, including a dou-|who meets Spider Thomas in one and Ed Bahr. The last-named, of the top eight round fights at wound up as the losing twirler.| sous paced the Toledo attackithe Armory tonight, sports an imThe Redskins got but six hits) {with four safeties, including a/pressive record. off three Toledo pitchers but/,,mer and Lerchen and Ginsberg! A professional for just a year, they also collected 13 walks. As {smacked three to safe spots. {Berrigan has had 30 fights, wina result, the Tribesters had 12 ning 26, losing three and drawing
runners stranded, the same num-| ry: lone, Ten of his victories were via ber as Toledo. Tribe Box Score [the k. o. route, according to For. Two Toledo Homers i INDIANAPOLIS {rest McKinney, promoter. Tribe hurlers issued six walks! AR H Tonight's matches will be the
¥ (second between the two feather. {weights They met six weeks ago in Milwaukee with Berrigan gain-
home runs by Bob Mavis and George Lerchen, who belted. them off two consecutive Queen pitches in the third. stanza. r 3 Queen was gunning for his sixth vietory without defeat and the veteran folded early and hard.
g ing a split decision in a rough scrap. Berrigan is confident he g can stop .Thomas tonight and i plans to make this bout a decisive 8 hn
one in his favor.
1 T The Hens built up a 4-to-0 lead " 3 ae complete card starting at As 'Best in West' of National League in tres Toning before th Tn File api tert 8 Fo dians went on the warpath in the ah TRE Sifhtwetents Spider By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer WW, L d fourth and surged for four runs, Tous R A 2 fl » NEW YORK, May 13—The Cincinnati Reds were supposed to be Major League Leaders [tying the score. ei i vn Silnion wis stuck away in the cellar this season like Mom's spring crop of straw- By United Press Toledo tallied twice in the fifth berry preserves, but up to now they look like a team that might| NATIONAL TEAGUE rol and forged into the lead again, Rouge Lin Sa lle | cause trouble all season in the tight National League race. Louts 18 62 7 3 Ei] The ‘Tribesters deadlocked the|k : In gies oes ocketts 2 “If it's the cellar were in they must be building ‘em higher these Ei foi Louis 16 60 7 33 361 contest once more by scoring two welahte ~ By! Hew v York . 1 58 17 21 .363 oo ORM outy, 4 v8 te in days,” cracked little Tony Cuccinello, the chipper Cincy coach, whose|¥iner. Fittah iabury 3 3 18 0 Ju Markers I sx, a a eR : high spirits ara reflected all AMERICAN LEAGUE ’ n the e , the Indians made : through the club from Manager Raffensberger won his fourth pomp re it 7 to 6, only to collapse again . "Tribe Battin -| Bucky Walters on down, game, holding the Giants to four Mitchell, Reney "! i} i 8 a 416/in the ninth, Stale wilked tpi i orate 1h 37 aid 3 g {Pet The Reds, getting occasionally singles and walking just two Du Magglo, Boston ... 18 7 3 Walk Starts Trouble avo hit into forceou erbert in " brilliant pitching ang, thuely Bi men. Ehapman, oBlHeSashi fri i 153% a ina) foams, Huthingelsy pL IANAPOLIS Sige Td 20 402 el ting, are aiming at least to Ralph Branca, though touched NOME RUNs ~~ iBolinio trouble hy WAKING TONY 708 uterine Aa saavis i the “best in the West,” meaning for 13 hits, won his fifth game, Sierhens, RB. Sox. §oraham. emato “l Lupien, first up. Bahr replaced |, ii} oli ic he fear ! X that they would like to beat out|11 to 6, over the Pirates in Brook-| Williams, R. Sox. 7 Kokos. Browns ... 8 Hutchings snd Bruce Blanchard ree-base *Rits-Coron Lerchen, “Home paint the Pirates, Cubs and Cardinals.|lyn. He struck out nine men, RUNS BATTED IN OFC: AD ON Eg Fa Aree Ay Sapa Soule ofa ans 1 This is a large order, even seven with runners on base and| Wiliams R. Sox 8 Em her # Seuned and Blanchard was held = alin a Casal in." & fon basee—in- 1 Sa “ie a v » though most of the strength in five of them for the third out. Groth, Tigers ... 231G v9) John Bero was walked inten ane {Beit 3 ovat 1 3 utehinis x fens bide h hi } the league appears. to be concen-|Carl Furillo came out of a slump Reolt Jala Mek Olt trated in the East. Because] to lead Brooklyn's 13-hit offen-| College Baseball Honaily, aging be Dass Eile fi Sofa fen f° 4 3 witli Tis el i 53, bu Lh Rt those clubs, getting off to slow rsive with a triple and two doubles. |centerbury 8, Frank Tro for Ron HOt t ge o Fl a Wi st jeroer. tml o = 3 5 ¥ 1s starts, figure to get better, while Hank Borowy ‘beat his old col- Hatiov {Ohio} 11, Ball "state 10. - third pitcher. y batt ia rE. Winhi pring acd os goers an ut : Cincinnati may not show to such leagues, the Cubs, 4 to 3, scat-|N North BAN 8, North Sapolina State 6. {3.0 Ohi pups ani ui EY ¢| on.
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evened the two-game series. Richie Ashburn got two of the six Philadelphia hits and scored two runs.
Senators’ Streak Ends The Senators finally came to earth in Detroit, losing 2 to 1 to Virgil Trucks after winning nine straight games on a western tour. Trucks held the Nats to five hits to record his fifth victory. Don Kolloway, Detroit's new second baseman, who got a single, double and triple, drove in the winning run in the eighth off Walt Masterson, who gave up only seven hits in all. Eddie Robinson hit his sixth homer for Washington’s only run. Vern Stephens took over the major league home run lead when he hit his eighth in the 11th inning to give the Red Box a 2 to 1 victory over the White Sox at Chicago. Stephens also doubled in the other Boston run. Lefty Me! Parnell won his fourth game, striking out 11 Chicago batters. In a night game at 8t. Louis, Dick Kokos, Bob Dillinger and
school golf meet scheduled for the {Eddie Pellagrini hit homers
iagainst Lou Brissie to give the Sarah Shank golf course May 21! Browns their third straight win,|.
9 to 3, over the Athletics. Al{though he left in the seventh with an aching elbow, Cliff Fannin was the starting and winning |pitcher, Sam Chapman hit a homer for the A’s. Kokos’ homer, was his sixth of the season. St. Louis at Boston in the Natonal was rained ont. |
around the circuit. However, Manager Walters thinks with “our- hustle, the potentialities of some of the boys who have never quite come up to expectations and pretty consistent pitching, we'll be tough from now on.” Win Two From Giants The Reds wound up their tour of the East with a record of four wins and five defeats, strictly mediocre, but they still were better than the Cubs (3-5), the Pirates (4-6) and the Cardinals (2-6). Moreover, Cincy finished on a high note, two straight triumphs over the pace-setting Giants. Yesterday, for the second day, they got brilliant pitching to win Lefty Ken
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