The day book., June 07, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 8

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D'ALENE DROPS OUT OF RACE
RECORD TIME LOOKED FOR
WHEN BIG AFFAIR IS RUN
Wilbur D'Alene, who copped sec
ond place in the big Indianapolis
race, will not take part in Saturday's
Speedway run. According-to. a story
in the Waukegan Sun, this """dark
horse" did not get any coin for his
sensational run in the Indiana city
race and he is disgusted with the
racing game in general.
As the Sun story goes, D'Alene
signed a contract which stated that
he would get but one trophy, no mat
ter what his stanl at the finish of
the Indianapolis race. After the
records showed him in second place,
the Bosch Magneto Co. presented
him with a special prize, a medal and
cap, and he accepted. Later he was
torn Dy tne uuesenoerg people wnose
car he piloted, that he was not en
titled to any other prize. Therefore
the $6,000 bit for second prize money
did not go to D'Alene.
This "famous-in-a-day" driver
claims he was literally robbed of the
coin and he cannot see the racing
game for a future following. He has
accepted a position in the Pierce Mo
tor Co. at Waukegah.
The reporter who landed the story
for the Waukegan Sun says the man
is the deal D'Alene, as newspaper
clippings, medals, etc., backed ur his
claim.
Tuesday's rain served to line up
today's tryouts at Speedway park, in
preparation for the race Saturday,
doubly interesting. There are but
three days left for the cars to quali
fy, and as time shortens the effort to
get in the best time possible grows
greater. '
Drivers who use numeral lubricant
had their motors barking in the rain
Tuesday to give the moist air a
-chance to clean 'eni out a bit Art
Klein, with two special cars, and
Vail, with his Hudson stock Super
six, arrived.
Officials have been announced as
follows: '
Referee Clifford Ireland, Peoria.
Assistant to Referee Dr. R. Rob
inson Duff, Chicago.
Starters Fred J. Wagner, New
York, and Thomas J. Hay, Chicago.
Chief Umpire Harry Vissering,
Chicago.
Technical Committee P. E. Ed
wards, chairman; W. B. Blood, J. E.
Schipper, H. W. Mersbach, E. A. Tur
ner and Harry Tarantus.
Chief Times Harry Knepper.
Honorary Timer CoL C. H. War
ner. t
v Director of Scoring Stanley Ken
dall. Director of Score Boards J. E.
Duffield. N
Directors of Commissary John
Korcher and Walter G. Pierce.
Board of Judges Everad Thomp
son,. New York; H. H. Lathani, C. H.
Foster, Chicago; Gov. Edward P.
Dunne, E. C. Patterson, C. G. Sinsa
baugh, David G. Joyce, Edward
Hines, J. G. Vincent of Detroit, David
'Beecroft of New, York, Mayor Wil
liam Hale Thompson, James A.
Pugh, John G. Campbell and Peter
Reinberg.
Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Jay P.
Pitts.
TWO FIRMS MOVE UP CLOCK
TO GET MORE DAYLIGHT
Two more firms yesterday "moved
up the clock" to get more daylight in ,
the waking hours.
Universal Portland Cement Co. put
its general office force on a schedule
starting 45 minutes earlier in the
dav. letting the workers off at a cor
respondingly earlier afternoon -hour.
Employes of S. I. Klauber & Co.,
fur dealers, 180 W. Adams, are now
.coming to work at 7 a. m. anji get
ting off at 4:30 p. m., an hour earlier
each way.
Workers in these two places say'
they are pleased with the change.
Campaign to have city legislate to
move up all Chicago clocks an hour
is still on. . '