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Midget Racers In Tangerine Tournament Set Two Events At Fort Pierce SpeedwayLPA Faces Three Games on RoadThe Lincoln Park Academy basketball team makes its second appearance of (he season Monday night when the Greyhoumis (ravel to Or I a into In play Jones High.The Mounds, umter Ihe direction ^ of Coach Vernmi Floyd, will be seeking their first victory, having lost lheir tipcnci' to yCocoa, 65*43.LPA has two more out of*Iowa games Ijcforo returning home Cor a till against Okeechobee in the local gym, Wetineday, Jan. IG. , This Wednesday night they go to [ Titusville and the following Mon day night I key’ll be a I Ctawiston.Some of the nation's top midget drivers and cars will perform at Fort Pierce Speedway as part of the “Tangerine Tournament” which will he Florida’s first big-time racing circuit.Ashley T- Wright, chair/nan of the r‘Tangerine Toumst-ment” committee, announced Saturday that two races havebeen scheduled at the local track, one on Friday night, Feb.22, aikI Hie other on Saturday night, March 16*The Feb. 22 race will be hehf —:—r..........“-”-relative to Cheir top drivers competing against US AC's finest, Wilh the great amount of interest shown, the committee anticipates between 60 and 70 cars and drivers in action during the monLh of Floridaraccas part of the big “Sandy Shoes” Festival which is scheduled in Fort Pierce that week. C. High-smith* manager of the speedway, .said officials hof)e to have a special trophy to award the win-ner.It also was revealed that the drivers and car owners makingracing.A group of 15 cars and drivers, sponsored by key ciiies Irt Florida,Will Continue Softball LoopPlans to cuTtiVnuc the Winter Softball League in Fort Pierce definitely are in che mil!, according to Woody Dukes, county recreation director.However, a league director to replace Jesse M nil ins who resigned that position in December has nolt; yet been appointed.Dukes said He intends io calf a meeting ‘his Wednesday of all managers and sponsors of the four teams in the circuit. At lhal time he hopes to get approval for a new director. Several men have appfied for the job.Earlier, Dukes had mentioned the possibility of launching a men’s li:iskcibnll league but he said those plans’havr. been abandoned For the present. 'But we wilt have a softball league/’ he sai*hurivers ana car owners mnKing uy cmeb ist ciuncui,the racing circuit will make Fort I will form the nucleus of compete Pierce their headquarters during J lion. The cars will carry the name[nsccls have no hi rigs, breathe through tubes.Theythe racing season which will be launched Sunday, Feb. 17, at Pensacola and will wind up Sunday, March I7t at Jacksonville.Only Offcnhausnr powered cars will he allowed tc com pete on the circuit. This power plant kins been instrumental in winning the nation* al and sectional titles for many years, arid, is considered the finest power unit of Its type jn I he world. In all phase*, except size, if is a duplicate of Che engine that has consistently won the “500 mile race at Indianapolis. These little bundles of dynamite on suitable straightaways, me capable of approximately MO mph.Drivers from sill parts of the country are ex pee led io bo on hand io handle these little gems of me* ehaniivd perfection,The races will be sanctioned by the United Stales Auto Club, governing body of championship racing in lhe United .Stales. Drivers from other organizations, by meeting Ihe US.AC standards,' will be eligible for competition.f Many mem hers of other as soda, (ions haveof the sponsoring city through out the Tangerine Tournament.” The complete schedule as released is. Sun. Aft. Feb. A7« Pen-sacola Speedway; Fri, Kite, Feb. 22, Fort Pierce. Speedway; Sat* X5tti, Feb. 23, Sunbrock Speedway, Orlando; Sun. Feb, 24, Tampn FairgrnundSv Fri, Nile, March 1, Hialeah Speedway, Hialeah; Sat. NTite, March 2, Sunbrock Speedway, Orlando; Sun. Aft., March 3, Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville; Fri. Nite, March 8, Silver Dollar Speedway, Lakeland; Sat. Kite, March !), Sunbrock Spec cl way, Orlando; Sun. Aft., March 10, Tampa Fairgrounds; Fri. Nile, March 15, Hialeah Speedway, Hialeah; Sat. Nile, March in, Fort Pierce Speedway; Sun. Aft., March 17, Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville.There is a possibility that the above schedule will he increased by several additional races, before the end of (he “Tangerine Tournament,The rules of golf will remnin the elt;unc la 1957, reports the United requeued information, ^ States Golf Assn.
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Fort Pierce News Tribune
Fort Pierce, Florida, US
Sun, Jan 06, 1957
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