Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1951 — Page 19

TUESDAY, MAY 29 1951

~~ | Transportation Old Timer Will Be at 500 Again Plenty of $§§ 2 or To 00 Classic - Silliemmminilll a — —- Needed to Ow SVS: TRADITION WITH A TOUCH OF TOMORROW!

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Is Speeded Up

Bus, Cab, Train Service Improved

It's a tough job moving 60.000 people. That's how many race fans will need transportation to the Speedway on race day. But this year the task of hauling the thousands of race enthusiasts promises to he done quicker and safer than ever before. James Cole, assistant superintendent of transportation at the Indianapolis Railways, reports the company is better equipped to handle the crowd this year, Use 2-Way Radio Cole revealed that a two-way radio system will give them a picture of just what is happening. There will be five phones, one at each end of the line and three! along the line. “We'll be able to keep up with each bus at all times,” said Cole. “So far this has been one of the smoothest movements we've ever

‘the purse is $50,000.

A Race Car |

Going First Class Might Cost $40,000 |

If you want to go first class as a 500-Mile Race car owner be ready to collapse your checking account $20,000 to $40,000. And that's just the beginning and doesn’t include race car crea-|

f tions like the Novis.

Smallest cost item among the due bills is the $250 fee to enter

a 500-Mile Race. |

It can easily cost $2000 to main-| tain a garage crew and buy tires |

and fuel. { Since most new cars are built]

# in California you could drop an- . other $5000 for a pair of trucks|

and a trailer. Transport via air| is the more recently cross-country | shipment style. To fly the two| Novis and parts here this year! cost $745. | So your car wins the “500” and | It’s not all yours. A capable chauffeur drives this race for 25 to 30 per cent. A “hot pilot” can get 35 per cént.

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: The. chi hanic, SPEEDWAY'S OLD TIMER—Ken Hurlbut, left, chief fimer for the 951° "500" and Chet S. in tr mein onal key figure

Ricker, Director of Timing and Scoring, check the accuracy of the durable timing device that has hand out for 5 to 15 per cent and recorded Speedway scores since 1911.

had,” said Cole. “As far as we're concerned, the “500” means two] million dollars worth of equip-| ment we’ll have involved.” Bus Every 15 Minut ' : Busses will Fwd es the There's an old timer at the Speedway.

Terminal Bus Station on Lanes t, He's taken part in every “500” since the first one in Minor Breaks on Five Race 2 ad5 a 15 minutes later ar- 1911, He's never been beaten. : Cars Cost Less Than $1 If you want to break even, you From 4 until 5 a. m. busses will He's the Czar of the Speedway, the high mogul of Several years ago minor break- must finish among the first three, He will soon have an

run every 15 minutes. From then gpeed, the guy all-drivers watch. He'll be in this one. downs forced five top cars out of Places In any race.

LOOK! THE WINNER OF THIS "500°

{maybe a guarantee. t =

It can cost an average of $700 each race to travel the championship circuit , after the 500-Mile

YOU CAN SEE HIM in ene

of the motor cars roaring

THIS IS THE STRAUSS ARTPORTRAIT TROPHY OF THE WINNER—TO THE WINNER

A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED

around the track!

mi . Some car owners come here] Art Portrait of himself among trophy capturing imperishably, mil Andres on os service wi jierense unt In fact, if something happened to the old timer no one the race before the 300-mile mark ¢..ond and third-class. Their in- : with oilt on canrate=the 9 * = mn d am y 1d k h on the| F ” » was reached. vestment in old equipment is his gold and glory and 5 d | § 1951 Pa Pt om Rath. wou BOW 0 Non. | EACH YEAR Ricker has added) gnappy Ford, of the Speedway’s almost negligible, but so are their isl peedway classic o — te the DOO- ley sald that if the route doesn’t T2C® how fast the drivers speed and accuracy to the method publicity department, figured the Prize winnings. souvenirs the winner's portrait together | | w ” y “ ”» . foul up, as last year, “Operation went, or how many laps there of rs 2 Sar J0RrS Pas) cont of replacing the broken items| Tne hp Boye. who yale, In with some memeralle All group eof sop will come off lke clock- were to go. He's that important. |y}.o timer, in the pagoda, prints tojon all five cars was less than a winners. And they're not getting ERNEST R. ROOSE— detail of the Race! . around a NE kley hopes to have 281 cabs| HE'S TAKEN a minute interest One Mine of a second the dollar, any richer. Indianapolis’ celebrated ™e o : : r—————— de rer we - fn service. in every driver that ever circled : ei. : TH wirar - “Don’t walt until the last min- the track. | With 33 cars Zooming around » artist sportsman, widely SINCE THE FIRST Speedway annual "got- utes to call a cab,” urged Kack-| His decisions are final. the track on race day, the timer 0 e pee 4 ince recognized in the Art World, Race—it lias Been our | > which now ley, “call on or before 8:30 a.m. The old timer is an electrical Is constantly clicking off a long fom He sane making pride ond pleas fo prose) bies of ban- 80 we can guarantee service.” timing device invented by Charles i >is YEAR DRIVER SPEED 1831 Russ Snowberger 112.796 limi ketch +h an Arf Object to the winner Cleaner Ride E. Warner in 1909, of the War-| ,;npp gy 33 spotters, one for! 1911 .ewis Strang .-++ 1932 Lou Moore’, 117.768 preliminary skerches—the 5 A cleaner ride is promised by ner Speedometer Comaary, DOW gh car, Ricker and the durable 1912 Gil Anderson 81.0 1043 Bill Cummings 118.521 painting will be completed in appreciation of the fame = De oe cars a oo Tor hime ol su or Will eae to give fhe ms : Ualeh in 51 1954 Kelly Petillo 119.829 shortly after the winner's that this, the world's foremost » ei : t waiting wor e firs - 2 ot 3 : 19 , each will leave every 15 minutes has been devised to surpass it. |gtione within 40 seconds. 1915 Howdy Wilcox 98.9 1355 Rex Mays 130.95 identity is established by sports spectacle, brings te from the Union Station. George Valued at $10,000, it has been Speeds have increased, drivers 1916 Johnny Altken 95.95 936 ex Mays ; the checksred fiaa. Ivdianorolls. in the hands of Chet Ricker, DI- 1937 Bill Cummings 123.445 9 P W. Saunders, chief dispatcher, ex- in the hands of Che ¢ have come and gone and race cars 1917-18—No Races 19 4 2. pects to transport approximately rector of Timing and Scoring, ty, changed radically, but the 1919 Rene Thomas 104.78 *1938 Floyd Roberts 125.681 80,000 people race day. the Speedway since 1922. ______ old timer has defied the modern 1920 Ralph DePalma 99.15 1939 Jimmy Snyder 130.1388 ; /inventions of the swift “moving 1921 Ralph DePalma 100.75 1940 Rex Mays 127.850 | STRAUSS & Co Inc THE MAN S STORE > { world. Perhaps this is because +1922 Jimmy Murphy 100.5 1941 Mauri Rose 128.691 - 9 . rR bh Row for 500 the old timer deals in something «1923 Tommy Milton 108.17 1942-45—No Races | ow y 4 constant and unchangeable. . . . 1924 Jimmy Murphy 108.04 1946 Cliff Bergere 128.411 of INDIANA, Washington at Illinois Street, INDIANAPOLIS Ave. Time itself. | 1925 Leon Duray 113.96 1947 Ted Horn 126.564 | No. Driver Car MPH eT | 1926 Earl Cooper 111.735 1943 Rex Mays 130,577 LONDON—168 Regent Street PARIS—36 Rue de Jeuneurs FIRST ROW Three-Time Winners | 1927 Frank Lockhart 120.100 bi Duke Staton 132439 i Novi P lube Spl 136.498 Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, and 1928 Leon Duray 122.391 1059 Wale eet 136.498 i 18—Duke Nalon no ure vibe Sp. 135.039 Mauri Rose have won the famous 1929 Clift Woodbury 120.599 4 : ds : Li Too WIN bo De . 134.303 Indianapolis event three times. *1930 Billy Arnold 113.260 *—Won Race. fog Sa a ES . i 9—Jack McGra . . oo _ a. = 5 aL a a SECOND ROW - \ 27—Duane Carter Moblligas Spl. 133.749 16—Mauri Rose Pennzoil Spl. 138.422 i 98—Troy Ruttman Agajanian Featherweight Spl. 132.314 THIRD ROW » Standard equipment, accessories and trim illustrated 2 f 83—Mike Nazaruk Jim Robbins Spl. 132.183 @re subject to change without notice. $—Johnnie Parsons Wynn's Friction Proofing Spl. 132.154 i 5—Tony Bettenhausen Mobiloil Spl. 131.950 . FOURTH ROW 4—Ceclil Green John Zink Spl. 131.892 59—Fred Agabashian Granatelli-Bardahl Spl. 185.029 25—Sam Hanks Schmidt Spl. 132.998 fi i" FIFTH ROW 44—Walt Brown Federal Engineering Spl 131.907 " 2—Walt Faulkner Agajanian-Grant Piston Spl. 136.872 . 93—Carl Scarborough McNamara Spl. 135.614 ’ eo ers 14 4004 — 10—Bill Schindler Chapman Spl. 134.033 ph] | 1—Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl 133.899 | Cr ] 23—Clift Griffith Morris Spl. 133.839 : SEVENTH ROW 8—Chuck Stevenson Bardhal Spl. 133.764 81—Bill Vukovich Central Excavating Spl 133.725 22 George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl. 133.358 » . EIGHTH ROW . 89—Gene Force # Brown Motor Car Spl 183.102 2 19—Mack Hellings Tuffanelli-Derrico Spl. 132.925 68—Carl Forberg Auto Shipper’s Spl. 132.890 OFFICIAL REGISTRATION NINTH ROW —— FIGURES SHOW 92% ” 43 Rodger Ward Deck Mfg. Co Spl. 134.867 OF ALL MERCURYS BUILT 12—Johnny MgDowell W & J Spl. 132.475 76—Jimmy Davies Parks Offenhauser Spe, 133.516 STILL ON THE ROAD! 4 TENTH ROW Here's the proof: Official registration 82__Chet Miller Novi Purelube Spl 135.798 figures, in th str t l . 52—RBohby Ball Blakely Oil Spl. 134.098 3-WAY CHOICE! Mercury offers Mere 9 in the ne ete annual report 28—Joe James Estes Lincoln-Mercury Spl. 133.910 O-Matic Drive, the simpler, more efficient ing of all cars in service, show that 92% ed Suiemotic frdramiasien. . o Touch) are of all Mercurys ever built for use in this ELEVENTH ROW Overdrive—both optional at extra cost 38 , 8 Andy Lind Leitenberger spl 182.276 —and silent-ecse standard transmission. country are still in registered operation. 5—Andy Linden .eitenbe Spl. 32.32 : i vat 6—Duke Dinsmore Brown Motor Co. Spl. 131.974 Here is solid proof of durability iveugh Y1—Bill Mackey Karl Hall Spl 131.473 the years—and the 1951 Mercury is the ; = mn greatest of them alll Ane ant rks ing £. go When you buy a new car today, chances are you want assurance it will serve you faithfully for a long, Lit wi ¢ i : long time if need be. With Mercury you are sure— el” —— j backed by proof, not claims—that your Mercury is he built to last for more years than you may ever need. And that means extra strength, extra safety, and are ; NO. unbeatable economy of operation and upkeep! rms 2 THE 29 STRAIGHT 7 YEAR IN MOBILGAS pf, ero . \ . p Amp Fy | dy— For the \OUF life ® 9 - | 1 FRED WILLIAMS JR., INC : % * EE 4 oy . 4 : 3327 N. lllinois Street : 850 N. Meridian Street HIS WORD IS LAW—Tommy Milton is the AAA boss at the wiih dts ; . ; : Classie. { a SE : - A i , , 1981 Speedway : brine v 7 re —————