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

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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1951

IAC Experts Pack 900 Box Lunches

80 Per cent Hike Reported Over 1950

Nine hundred box lunches!

That's a tall order in anyone's book. But it's being filled here by the Indianapolis Athletic Club without fanfare for tomorrow's speed classic, the 500-Mile Race According to IAC’s genial German chef, Henry Bick, that's about an 80 per cent increase over last year. Preparing box lunches is nothing new for the IAC. The club has been handling box lunches for the Decoration Day race almost since the club was organized in 1924. Like many accommodations of modern living, it grew out of demand. At first club members asked they be packed for their guests staying in the club for the holiday track feature. Now the orders pour in from members for themselves and families, as well as for their guests, What about help, we queried.

‘Work a Little Harder’

“Sure. It takes lots of it.” Henry answered. “But no extra

help. Everybody just works a j

little harder.” Race day to the club's kitchen staff also entails a large break-

fast crowd, an even bigger dinner ®

crowd at night. “We draw our breath after race day,” Henry finally admitted. He's an oldtimer at the colossal project. Since 1944, he's been chef and went with the club about nine years before that. He easily recalls when orders tallied only about 150. The work is down to a system. Such a good one that Henry took off by plane Friday for his first visit with his family in Westfalen, Germany, since he came to this country in 1928,

Speed Packing Task So Fritz Fenk, sous chef, and

¢ Roy Niehus, purchasing steward

for the club, took over. Despite the fact orders are taken until the JAC’'s manager's office closes

ft tonight, all the preparation of

food and packing of the boxes fs finished before morning. Between 6:30 and 9:30 a. m. tomorrow everyone will be claimed. Several days before the race the sturdy pasteboard boxes for the lunches are lined in even rows! in the club's two squash courts just off the kitchens. Before World War II three pize lunches and three menus were planned. But since the race was resumed after the war only one— the favorite over the years—is packed. That includes crisp golden fried chicken (um-— um—um),

Only 33 of Made Race

— Times Photo by Henry E. Glesing Jr.

CHICKEN IN EVERY BOX— Fritz Fenk (front), the Indianapolis Athletic Club's sous chet, and Roy Niehus (back). purchasing steward, begin packing the 900 box lunches prepared at the | club for members and guests at tomorrow's 500-Mile Race.

bread and butter sandwiches, po-| tato chips, celery, radishes, olives, pickles, hard boiled eggs, cake, an | apple, banana, orange, nuts and mints in every box. Plus, of

course, paper plate, napkins and

cup, even salt and pepper shakers. Fry 450 Chickens Should hold a man from breakfast to dinner. { Even the job of frying some 450 chickens doesn't worry the staff. “That only takes about five hours,” they report. It's the packing job that requires checking. After the boxes are packed,! double checked for every item, they're closed and counted into individual orders. Then they are loaded on huge trucks and taken by freight ele-| vator to the basement ice house.

|The boxes are refrigerated with-|

out being moved from the trucks until pickup time.

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Speedway Short Shots

Cliff Bergere, now retired, is the all-time mileage leader of the

miles to his credit.

What a difference the years

make. Pole-winner Duke Nalon set records by qualifying for this year's race at 136.498. But in his first race in 1938, Nalon had the lowest qualification of the starting 33—a slow 113.828, Chester S Ricker has been the Speedway's director of timing and scoring since 1913. The Speedway has never released any figures on attendance for the “500.” However estimates have put the figure in excess of 200,000. No new members were initiated by the 100-Mile Per Hour Club this year. last year's race was stopped at 325 miles because of rain. Drivers must travel the full “500” at an average speed of 100 miles per hour or better to gain admittance to the club.

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Pitchmen and Hawkers Cry, Race Engines Roar, It's Carnival Time for W. 16th St.

500-Mile Race. Bergere has 6545

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A midway barker's shrill voice cuts through the night . the high-pitched roar of a hard-top race car nearly stifles the numerous calls of ‘seven come eleven’ . laughter is everywhege. It's 500-Mile Race eve and everybody on W, 16th St. in the vicinity of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is happy. It comes only once a year and for thousands it's one of the grandest times of the year. It's the storm before the calm before the storm. West 16th St. is jammed with cars and people,

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Speedway infield early in the morning. No One Is Sleepy And none of the crowd is in

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the street will roar all night. To walk along the line of parked cars from the Speedway's main gate, east for miles, is a lesson in this country’s geography. There are cars from nearly every state in the country, Canada and Mexico. And they're nearly all following the same pattern—laughing, getting just a little drunk, and waiting for the big race. Pickpockets Paradise The air is filled with the aroma of frying hamburgers, while popcorn machines puff and smoke. Rivers of beer and

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