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ETWEEN 20 and 30 cars will enter the 100 mile auto B at the Stark co fairgrounds here Decoration Day, from the manner in which entries have been pour ing in. With three days left in which to enter, 18 drivers have signified their intentions of competing in the 100 mile contest, the first to be held in Canton in many years. race judging Between Friday morning and Saturday noon, eight entries were received by Burgess E. Lewis, pro moter of the race, including two more Canton lads which means that four Canton boys will be driv ing cars in the race, providing they qualify during the trials which will be held Wednesday morning. “Curley” Grandel, half mile dirt track champion, is the chief hope of Canton in the race, but Ernie Jones, driving a Frontenac Special, Shortly Drexler in a Chevrolet Special and Bob La Bord in a Frontenac Special are all classy enough to bring the race to this city. Only a dozen cars will compete in the race proper. All the cars entered will take to the track Wed nesday morning for the qualifying heats, and the 12 which make the best time will be in the race proper The qualifying heats will start at 19 a. m. and the big race at 2:30 in the afternoon. Three of the entries which were received Saturday are expected to be prominent figures in the race. They are Bill Chittum, half mile board track champion, “Shorty” Wolfe and Speed Giffin. Chittum will drive his own car, which was especially built for him, and Giffin will be at the wheel of a Roof Spe ceial. Wolfe has a Dodge Special which he has driven with unusual suc cess for the past few years. He has always been a prominent fig ure In the half mile track of Ohio and is sure to be up near the front nf the race here. Other entries received Friday and Saturday include George Shaner, Shaner Special; Bob Fin nell, Essex Special; Jack McFad den, Frontenac Special; Joe Mas ive, Macios Special; Johnny Meir, Oakland Special; “Red” Kynett, Chevrolet front-wheel driver; and H. A. Thompson, Oldsmobile Spe cial. The event here will last all day. The gates will be thrown open to the public at 9 in the morning and at 10 the qualifying heats’ will start. These will last for over an hour, and then the process of put ting the track into shape for the big race will start. Special arrangements are being made by the promoters to keep the track just as dustless as possible so that the clouds of dirt went blow over the spectators during the race. The track will be heavily sprinkled both Tuesday and Wed nesday. The race will positively be held unless there is a steady, all day rain. Rain up until noon or even a shower after that time will not prevent it from being staged. Lew is stated The 100 mile race will be paced for the first lap exactly as the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway is, giving the cars a fly ing start for their mad dash for the lead. Lewis is the only dirt track promoter to do this. A Graham-Paige is to be driven by H. R. “Bud” Reeves, a former riding mechanic at the famous in ternational speedway when two man cars were used. The pace maker has been furnished by the Copley Motor Car Co.
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sun, May 27, 1928
Page 25
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