Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1949 — Page 33

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SUNDAY, MAY 29, 009

This May Be lost Race for Novis, Owner Says ep ors ows 500-Mile Race “might be the last for Lou Welch's “powerful Novi Mobil team , . . ;even if Duke Nalon and Rex

“Mays should finish first and second.

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‘starters in the race told The “Times he felt the prize purse was *too low” to attract high-priced racing equipment. : ; * He called for an increase in the “$75,000 prize distribution guaran‘teed in the official entry blank. ‘Last year, the final distribution

‘tee, the increase’ added by the “Speedway after the race, money from - accessory firms and lap prizes brought the total to $171,

: Should Be $50,000 Z- “In a race as big as the Indianapolis ‘500° first prize should sbe $50,000,” Welch said, “and ‘mecond ought to be $25,000.” The Speedway’s first prize to: Mauri Rose last year was $25,650. The Speedway’s second prize check “for Holland was $13,750. Rose “earned an additional $17,150 in “accessory and lap prizes and Hol“land ‘got an .additichal $5350. / “Any car finishing back of “third place doesn't get enough to “pay expenses,” he added. Third ‘prize is $6000 and fourth is $4500. Welch said the Speedway man“agement “has had several years” of spending money on plant im‘provements, “now they better start thinking about increasing prize money to make it worth“while for the car owners and ~drivers who come here to put on

od ves Prizes = "Even if our cars finish first “and second,” he said, “it won't pay out . . . we've been three ‘years building these cars up to Shere they can win the on what it has "cost Wale to build and maintain his ‘two Novis weren't available, He ‘did reveal, however, that “they're “the most expensive here and you “couldn’t. replace either one for + $50,000.” He said $30,000 was sepent since last year’s race on Zthe No. 5 Mays will drive, His “No. 5 car is the one in which the “late, Ralph Hepburn wrecked prior to last year’s race.

5 While Welch would make noi:

“definite commitment of future plans he did say, “we just might “not come back.” He was. strong “in his criticism of the current “prize awards and said they were “not up to ‘the standards of the “event, He predicted that fewer “%high class” cars would enter Bu races “if they don't start more attention to the rep who put on the show.” ere’s just no incentive,” he said, “for anyone to build cars vy ours for this race.” g Welch said he has come back = year after year since the war be- = cause of one ambition—to win the 2 race. ; “We made up our mind to show them we could do it... we ‘couldn't afford to do it for the “prize money they pay.”

“Denies Nalon Ran :Out of Gas In '48

= Report that Duke Nalon lost “last year's 500-Mile Race be“cause he ran out of fuel was “challenged last night by Lou * Welch, owner of the Novi car. Z “The story has been going -around since last year,” Welch = told The Times, “and I'm getting “tired of it. For the want of a “small clamp on the engine, we = lost the race.” Z ‘Welch revealed that the after7 ¢ooler on the top of the engine “came loose and fuel “was blown “out into the air” Welch said = Nalon reported after the’ race ~ that the engine had backfired on “the first lap and that could have] ‘ been when the after-cooler was x blown loose. “ The car owner said that al“though the car should have gone the race without taking x _ on fuel, the tank was filled—105 ns—at the first pit stop for Ses om the. 0th lap. He said so the “ air-eooler frouble that an un- = scheduled stop was made on the Z 185th lap—15 laps from the finZish, Fifty-five gallons of fuel = were taken on, Weich said five £ #allons still remained in the fuel

RTPI ITI TEER

ap Tribe Winning Streak, 8-

Can Mauri Rose, Bill Holland And Lou Moore Make It Three In A Row? Toledo Scores 4 Ruts’ x

FIRST No. Driver Car 54 Duke Nelon 5 Rex Mays 38 Jack McGrath

9 Bill Holland 17 Duane Carter 22 George Connor

681 Jimmy Jackson George Lynch 98 Johnny Mantz

Belanger 8

Mauri Rose Hal Cole: Johnnie Parsons

Myron Fohr Mack Hellings Duke Dinsmore

Don Les

Joie Chitwood Jackie Holmes Troy Ruttman

Paul Russo Lee Wallard Jim Rathman

Bill Shetfler Sam Hanks Norm Houser Troy Oil George Fonder s er Webb

Jd. McDowell

Bill Cantrell Kennedy

Manuel Ayulo

and 57% for Purdue,

220-yard low hurdles, and tying for first in the high jump was high point man for the meet with [$7 1415 points, Charley Peters, Indiana, won both the 100 and 220-yard dashes for 10 points. John Helwig, Notre Dame, and Jim Roberson, Indiana, alternated positions in the shot put and discus throw. Helwing won the shot and finished second in the discus with Roberson doing Ds just the opposite.

when he put the shot 52 feet 1% inches, breaking the former state mark of 51 feet 4% inches set bys. Bill Bangert, Purdue, in 1946. A

{stiff wind against the runners,

especially the hurdlers and dashmen, curtailed: any record-break-

Helwig set the only new mark eer

.Ready for the 1949 Memorial Day classic at the Indiana and confident they can repeat their one-two performance o left, chats with ¥s eam, Mauri Rose, in car, an Halland, ‘Rose wi be at a

Speedway Lineup

; (How 33 Fastest Cars Qualified, Page 2x)

ROW

Novi Mobil Special Novi Mobil Special City of Tacoma Special SECOND ROW Blne Saws Sie Plug Special

Special

Norm Olson Special

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Wolfe Special Pat Clancy Special Carter Special

Pioneer Auto Special EIGHTH ROW Shetfler Offy Special Love Machine & Tool Special

Co. Special

NINTH ROW Ray Brady Special Grancor Special arlie V. Acker Redmer Special TENTH ROW Iddings Special Bayliss Levrett Offenhauser Special

Tank Special

ELEVENTH ROW ¥. ‘Agabashian IRC Maserati Emil Andres Tuffy’s Offy Special Sheffler Offy Special

irish Win Second Straight ‘Big State’ Track Title

. Fleming Leads Scoring With 14/2 Points; Peters Paces IU to Runnerup Spot

SOUTH BEND, May 28 Four men were definite standouts here this afternoon as Notre Dame won its second state intercollegiate track title in as many years. The Irish finished with a total of 7214 points to 661% for Indiana

‘Blué own 8 . Plug Special THIRD ROW Howard Keck Special Auto Shippers Special Agajanian Special FOURTH ROW Blue Crown Spark Plug Special Grancor Special Kurtis Kraft Special FIFTH ROW ‘Marchese Special

127.159 127.168 132.900

120.776

128.260 127.150

121. 181

127.007 126.042 125.799

Bill Fleming, Notre Dame, in winning the 120-yard high apd

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, Lou Moore,

Lou Moore Team

Ready to Go

Qualification Speed Doesn't Worry Them

By ART WRIGHT “Beat the Lou Moore team." That's other drivers in the “500” as the combination of Lou Moore, Mauri Rose and Bill Holland sets its gears for a three-time victory. If they do it again it will be three years in a row that the same team has copped first and second places—a feat never accomplished. Moore, who mortgaged everything he owned to get the cars here in 1847, is confident he can win it one-two again. Many speed veterans agree with him, despite the sizzling gait of the powerful Novi team in qualifications and other sensational qualifying speeds. More Isn't ‘Scared’ Moore said: “We've been good enough to win the last two years, so we should be good enough to do it again. The longer you work with a car, the more ‘bugs’ you iron out.” More says the fast speeds of qualification dont “scare” him, “It's the race we think about. We want to be in there running at the finish.” What about Moore's third Blue Crown Special which George Connor will drive? It runs here on an experimental basis. The wag. bullt for Bill Holland to drive on the dirt tracks after Indianapclis. The other two cars were designed especially for the “500.” ‘No Change in Cars The Blue Crowns are the same as they were last year—and the year before-—when they won first and second. There are no radical changes in design or makeup. But worn parts have been re. placed since last year's race. De and his méchanics have worked constantly on the cars

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on the board speedways. He has driven the “500” himself, has had Bal other victory cars ahead of his "two present “gold mines.” Although the cars grossed * ($122,825 in two years—$60,925 in 1947 and $61,900 in 1948-—that hasn't been all “gravy” for |Moore. Driver percentages, for, 16 example, have been 35 per cent! eet. |to Holland and 40 per cent to ner. | ROSE. What it is today is a team 4. secret. Investment of $100,000

s|come out with any huge profit. Also, hii investment in the two

{cars $100,000. That's why Moore, in addition 2 the fans who support him, will be “hungry” for a third one-two wile on Monday.

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wheel of No. 3 while Holland will drive No. 7. The Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials |» are identical. They are front drive mounts powered with Offenhauser engines with a 4 3125 bore, 4.625 stroke and 270 cubic inch displacement.

Frisky Blue Devils Break

Anderson's Ci

inder Reign

Gary Froebel Wins by Five Points; Stayton Sets Record for IHSAA Mile

By JIMMY ANGELOPOLOUS

Gary

Froebel's live-wire band of Blue Devils ended Anderson

High Schoo!’ 8 four-year track supremacy by bumping off the Indians

inthe 46th

Bonge's crew. A crowd of 3913 paid admissions saw Gonzales become the first three-time winner in the history of the state meet. Coach Hugh Bergstrom's Garyls squad sealed the state championship with firsts in both the short dashes by Gonzales; & winner in the broad jump by Lorenzie WilHams and a first-place in the halfmile relay that decided the final standings. Behind the Indians came Gary Roosevelt, with 22 points; Ft.

Wayne Central with 17, and Ev-

ansville Reitz with 16. Ft. Wayne

North Side garnered 13 markers and Tech of Indianapolis captured

a dozen points. Stayton Cracks Mile Mark Although the Indians fell for the first time in five years, their

great prep miler, Johnny Stayton, closed the, three-year career by breaking the mile record in 4:24.0, knocking

door on a brilliant

annupl THEAA state cinder championships at Tech's oval

terday. Froebel, led by the its frisky little speedster, Joe (Pep) Gonzales; won four first place ribbons for the brunt of its 30 Boints, finishing five points ahead of Coach Carl

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1 X second off the mark set by Terre Haute Wiley's! Jack Corridan in 1043. Stayton turned the first quarter in 64 seconds and did the first half in 2:11, but lost his lead temporarily to Mark McCoy of South Bend Riley. He took the lead again at the start of the last lap and turned in a staminapacked fourth lap, kicking toward the tape against the watch almost | the entire lap. Stayton bested Washington’ 5 Bob Eggleston by more than 20 yards. Eggleston was clocked by

(Continued on Page 3x, Col. 2)

Yanks Go West

“= Without DiMaggio

NEW YORK, May 28 (UP)~ Joe DiMaggio, Yankee star outfielder, will be left behind to undergo further treatment on his ailing right heel when the team leaves on its western swi ng next Tuesday, club officials said, today. DiMaggio has not played in| a game since a spring exhibition contest at Ft. Worth, Tex.

imuch of their faith on Moore's Moore's experience; dates back to his days as a driver

early in April. The Yankee slug-

{the heel-bone, tried out his In-

’l | jured foot in practice Monday.

3EAGTE STANDINGS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Royal Blood Upset

STANTON, Del, May 28 (UP) —<Mrs., Ester DuPont Weir's Royal Governoy streaked up from fifth place at the head of the stretch to nip Pete Markey's Plet at the wire and capture the §10,000 added Wilmington Handicap before 13,000 at Delaware Park today. Favored Royal Blood was [nd in the 10-horse field.

Kurowski to Scout | BT. LOUIS, May 28 (UP) | George (Whitey) Kurowsky, Bt.

Louis Cardinals third baseman! currently on the disabled lst, will

since last July. When the cars ger, who has been unable to run|continue to work for the club in arrived here they were ready to!because of a calcium deposit on! the scouting and minor league

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In Opening

Indians Close Gap to

The Indianapolis Indians’ brief winning streak of three straight

The Toledo pastimers jumped inning and batted young Joe Muir out of the box in the third, when they got two more. Don Lund, Toledo first sacker, hit a home run over the lert field wall as first up in the third stanza. He also got a single and a double and paced the Hens' 12hit attack, so Twin Bill Today The teams will clash in a {doubleheader this afternoon with Chet Johnson and Jim! Walsh slated to hurl for the Red. | skins.. Tony Foti and Bill Connelly are Toledo's likely starters, Last night, both clubs used up three pitchers, with Duane Sloat receivi credit for the victory and Muir was charged with the defeat, : After Toledo stacked up a § to 0 lead in three: innings, the Indians got under way in their third and registered two markers, They bounced back with two more in the fifth to cut the Mud Hen lead to 8 to 4. In the sixth,

for a run and it was 7 to 4.

the fifth when Sloat stepped

George Corona batted in a run for him. Stop Tribe Rally The Redskina got under way

a pair of markers to trim the Toledo advantage to 7 to 6. Bill Scott relieved Ray Herbert of the

after two down and two runs in and stopped the Tribe splurge. The Tribsters were held runiess after the seventh while the Mud Hens stepped out again in the ninth and chalked up one against Johnny Hutchings when an infield error .opourred behind him with two away and the bases loaded

The Indians collected 10 hits, with Karl Turner leading with three including a double. Culley

in the seventh, lined & double oft

4 Peters batted for Tom Batfell, Pull Double Steal

steal play” In the third to account for a:run; when Ed Mordarski, who was on first, drew a throw from Turner and Bruce Blanchard raced home from third. Turner had a costly passed ball

Hens scored while he was chas-

jatted out of box. last threat by the Indians in the ninth was snuffed out when Dale Coogan was guilty of poor base running. After one out, Coogan walked and Jack Conway {singled to right. Coogan made the turn at second, then changed his mind and was trapped in a rundown play. Turner popped to the infield for the game-ending out. In Louisville Tomarrow

The Indians had some bad luck on hitting line drives that were caught during the long drawn contest that lasted two hours 39 minutes. The Toledo outfield also came up with several sparkling catches that cut off Tribe hits that wers headed for extra bases. The Mud Hens now have defeated the Tribesters three times in five clashes this season. After today's twin bill, Redskins will depart on a 18-day road trip, starting in Louisville tomorrow, where a night doubleheader is booked with the 'Colongls. Lota during the curren’ home stan the Indians have won seven’ and 106t A five.

lowa Pounds Wildcats, 2 to 3

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 28 | (UP awe. «glosed its Big Nine

- [baseball season today by pound-

ing out a 20 to 3 victory over

Y Northwestern to keep alive hopes

of sharing the title. The [awkeyes starter Jack Ogle, Northwestern

nings on nine hits, eight walks, | two errors and two wild pitches. From then on the Hawks coasted to victory. Dick Hoeksema started for Iowa but gave way to Wes Demro in the seventh. Demro hurled shutout ball for the last three innings.

Parker, DuPont Win French Tennis Titles

PARIS, May 28 (UP)-—Frank Parker of Los Angeles, America's third-ranking tennis player, won

ond straight year today by d feating Budge Patty, a fellow townsman, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, in an allAmerican final. !

Osborne DuPont of Bellevue, Del. No. 1 U. 8. fem-

Toledo changed hurlers after|i

again in the seventh and scored

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The Hens worked the “double

in the first stanza and two Muda

ing it. It was the fourth time in|len. his last four. arts | that Muir was

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Stanza;

Dovble Header Today

Within Single

Run But Error Allows Extra Marker By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor :

was snapped at Victory Field last night before a crowd of 5638 as the Toledo Mud Hens annexed the series opener, 8 to 6.

The fifth-place Hens outsiugged the Tribesters and also outs lasted them in the free-swinging contest.

off to a four-run lead in the first

the « visitors ‘solved Royce Lint nd

aside for a pinch hitter ‘ and iow

Extra-Base Hits Help the Saints

BT. PAUL, Minn, May 28 (UP) ~-Bt. Paul maintained its Amerie can Association baseball lead tos fight, Song out out Kansas City, thetanding a

ninth ning Puy wan new.f of the Saints ex found_poves

the Score board seoring two|Uoyks mates; He ‘then went into the Veli game in: Jeft field nfter Russ! ari

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8 To 3 Pasting LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 28 (UP) —Loulsville fired 118 man. ager before the ball game tos night, but it did the last-place Colonels no good as they took an 8 to 3 pasting from the Columbus Red Birds. Before the game the Colonels announced the release of Man. ager Fred Walters. Mike Ryba was brought up from Scranton in the Eastern League to take over,

8 | Ta Hh Upnirie 3 Leas Millers Down Brewers

MINNEAPOLIS, ~-Minneapoiis 25 May Me UE [Twin Cities op dowmitetent in the lers, 8 to 8, Nore sein the B

Ld ag Lows inine star, won the women's title.|PoY