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14 »«« Vdmis-ivd tomarkers in the fourth inning and Monarch* take on the Indianapolisfour in the fifth. Highlights of I Clowns.**»-rs onfie-upAIR RACE ENTRIES PILERECORDFIELD TO COMPETE FOR RICH PRIZESthan lo hisittingPfT373367352332332327327325323320313311CLEVELAND — Unprecedented interest in the 1946 renewal of National Air Races at Cleveland,August 30-September 2, is indicated by the flood of applications for entry blanks pouring into Air Race headquarter*. Already 149 applications have been received. This is compared with a total of 22 possibilities for all events in the last meeting in 1939.ship rating, the 300-mile super-speed event will be a bitter fight from the flag-off. Big namee of past National Air Racea will be pitted against the pick of ex-service aces all manning stripped down fighter planee in the 460 mile per hour class. ,r •The Army's amazing jet planes take over Sunday and will dominate the show. Twenty-four P-8QThere are 58 possibilities for 'Shooting Stars will participate inbe a ackieii or-tavedfastbeenwill,ase-runsmersPet..600.600.583.471.417.400the cross-country Bendix Trophy Race alone. This $25,000, 2100-mile grind will finish at Cleveland, Friday, August 30th. A new Bendix record Is a certainty.This is true of the other racing events. All competing airplanes will be converted Army apd Navyfighting ships from the fastesi categories, stripped down and “souped up’* for speed and more speed.Among the big field of Bendix starters there will be 20 or 25 airplanes of almost identical speeds, well over 400 miles per hour, which will roar into Cleveland Airport in a blanket finish.The Halle Trophy Race, Friday's additional racing high spot, will be a fast, exciting closed course race for women pilots. Ex-Wasps, competing with veterans in the first women's racing event for ten years, will be flying converted service airplanes. The Halle event a 75-mile dash over a sharply - pointed triangular course will be a thriller, with a new women’s closed course rec-mass, group and individual stunting. Then to close the Sunday schedule, a selected group of jetswill participate in a series of measured distance straightaway speed dashes for the new Weath-erhead Trophy and $25,000 award.Parker’s 11th WardThickRaceTry Akron Rens, SunParker’s 11th Ward softballteam, with the first half championship safely tucked away, are making a determined bid for aclean sweep of the season, during the second half play in the Muny»*»•Presently occupying a tie for second place, the 11th Ward nine have a golden opportunity to get Into the lead when they play the first place National Bronse, next Friday at Wood Hill park. A vic-ftifiv.„ ...... ... tory over the Bronzes would throwJ5 KtT/l. P . .rJ s.dv th« 'OOP « Ih W»y '1' Withm0re the Parkers, St. Benedict, and theIn the 240-mile Sohlo Trophy Bron... Race, commemorating Cleveland s Sesquicentennial. A $15,000 purseThe downtown lads didn’t farePet. i .358 I .348 I .347 .330 I .326 .325 .324 318 1 .314has brought out a record breaking f° wel1 in ***• recent city wide entry list of ex-service flyers and tournament. After winning theirAir Race veterans. Through speed initial fray against the Pyramidtrials this list will be brought 4‘8th*r r*n 1 Thedown to the fastest 12 In the hands of the Eddie s ni|| t0group for the starting line-up on Saturday. A new record greatlyT*v‘rn' .. I and Sunday, Augurft 18 will find the centeniexceeding the present Thompson Parkers encountering their strong- L, m a nTrophy record is anticipated,Jumping to I,abor Day the j Akron West Rens claiming the Thompson Trophy Race, classic I toftball championship of North-Pct. .1000 .1000 .875 .87 fk .800.778.714.700est opposition of the season. The headquWest Rens claiming the I Wjih i ,____ signalof closed course competition, will eastern Ohio, have been challeng- retary•d by the Parkers to prove their vealed ard for pylon competition. By far I worth. The battle is scheduled for have athe biggest field to show up for 2 00 p. m. Sunday t fternoon at | Rentedthe Carver Park baseball dlamltid.Manager Eugene Johnson an-through speed trial* to the fast- I nounces that any team desiring to] teams est 12, undoubtedly the fastest | play the Parker’s 11th Ward team | aggregishould contact him at the Orthe Thompson, nearly fifty In number, will be combed outLateaand Eracing planes in the country.Sparked by a $40,000 purs#, tha chid Shoppe, 387* Central Av*, Thompson Trophy and champion-1 Cleveland, Ohio. „ t 1have i rostsrs, On tl
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Aug 17, 1946
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