Show EDDIE PULLEN CARRIES BABY SHOE FOR LUCK Driver Has Talisman to Stay Stav Deaths Death's Hand Indianapolis Ind md Feb 22 EddlO Eddie Eddle Pullen who will bo be rell relief t driver for Clifford Durant In the mile mUe Liberty Libert sweepstakes on May l SI n has had some ome unique experiences In his racing career carcer Pullen Is the only driver er to have hae won an American grand prize race with a acar acar car made in this country countr scoring In 1 1014 1914 14 at Santa Monica Ionica in a Mercer When Pullen won the grand rand prize he hC surprised tho the racing world Two days das previously ho had shaken hands with Death on what is known as s D flad Mans Man's Mans Man's Turn on the tho Santa Monica course court e with the Ule same Mercer In tn tho the cup I race The car came into the turn too fast fas skidded and crashed through h the tho 1 fence after it blew a 1 tire To the UnInitiated unInitiated uninitiated un un- initiated It Jt looked like a hopeless pile of ot junk Pullen and nd his mechanic were thrown out but escaped with bruises They towed the wrecked car to their camp and started tearing It to pieces The morning of the tho second da day Pullen faced the tho starter and romped home winner of ot the tho grand prize Ho He had found that the spill had not damaged the engine and that ho he could straighten straight straight- en tho the frame put In a new front and andrear andrear rear axle ale and be ready to race Photographs Pho Pho- tog taken talen of ot tho the car as ns it plunged through the fence Cence show that it was atthe atthe at atthe the same tUne time one of or the most peculiar accidents for fOI th the driver and mechanic came through unscathed when the pictures pic pie I tures Jow the car seemingly ready read to fall on th them m. m I Eddie Eddio always attributed his escape to the fact tact that he was carrying ono one of ot his baby's babs little shoes on his steerIng steer steer- In log Ing wheel and from that day to 10 this he has never er started a race without It Pullen got ot his training with the late 1 Hughie Hughle Hughes who drove e the first wire wheeled race car In in om Indianapolis olis mlle mile event e his Mercer entry of ot In 1912 and Hu knew well all the tricks of or the tho trade If It Clifford Durant turns turna the wheel 1 of or his Chevrolet rolet Special pc- pc I cial over o to Pollen during the race the fans will see some spectacular driving and the tho other drivers will know that I the tho bo boy from Jer Jersey Is back In the tho speed game bame I Y I oi OP I Do not leave lea tire chalk out of at your tool kit Some of or it should bo ho shaken haken Into the shoe o Oler every cry time lime you ou change han o I tubes it help helps the tube tubo to settle Into place and oI friction r tub nn and shoe thus prolonging time the life I of ot the tho tube |