Show H IC KEN BAC KER MAY BE SEEN IN RAG RACE GAR CAR Death l of Chri is May l Lead Ace to Track at Indianapolis S in Car Constructed for Him l INDIANAPOLIS In Ind March larch 29 I J- J J Josef Christiaens a favorite of Albert King KinS' of tho the nel Belgians ians who twice raced in America is dead ea a veteran of man many a n thrilling race gave his life in a traffic traffic traffic fic acci accident ent Accor According ing to advices from V tho the accident occident that cost the life of Christiaens occurred oc- oc occurred occurred oc oc- on the thc highway when lie be uc was testing out one of the Sunbeams forthe for forthe forthe the mile GOO Liberty sweepstakes at atIn In Indianapolis May 31 11 He Hc pulled out too far to the thu si side o of the road and llna the car ear turned turnell over his injuries resulting re resulting resulting re- re in death eath Now Louis managing di director director director di- di rector of or the factory is seek seeking ing a t teammate for Jean Chassagne There Theore Is only ono one In America that Capt Calt Eddie Rick Rick- The cables are busy and perhaps the ace aco of ot ices aces of tho the Amos Amor- leans x will be bo seen at tho the wheel of ot tho the car that turned oV over r In The Tho two cars that talen Co will send over for tor the tho race raco wore were hullt built inthe In tho the winter of oC 17 for tor Capt Captain n I Bich-I and to campaign In America in 1917 If the tho country hadnot had hadnot hadnot not entered the war the pair pall would have havo had probably the te fastest cars In Inthe Inthe inthe the game gamo that season Reason When hen the United States took rook a n hand Captain went Into the tho service and decided not to send thorn thom over o until the tho war wa was over was wan very anxious that Captain bo be hl his teammate team team- mate mato when the Iho loading leading aviator of or America visited the factor factory on his wa way home e. However cr he was l a not of at the I Continued on Page PoLO 30 W. MAY BE SEEN IN RACE CAR Continued from CrOm page o I 1 Sport Section same opinion and Chassagne was picked e to tal take o his place Now that Christiaens has gone close followers of the tho game are fi figuring that perhaps It will cause Captain to take tako the the wheel at Indianapolis as a perso personal al favor to his friend and to do something with the car cal in which Christiaens was vas wasso wasso vasso so Interested can get other European drivers but would rather have the ace of aces ace The accident that cost Christiaens his life was similar to that which r re removed removed re- re moved Louis Str Strang ns- ns one of oC the earl early stars back In 1911 In both instances tho the driver met traffic on the roa road and turned out to be crushed under his car after having Innumerable hairbreadth escapes on the track an and road road- In com corn petition The accident occurred on February 25 Frank Franl Bill Dill the tive Englishman who rode iode with Christiaens Christiaens Christ Christ- on his visits to America was fl-as with the Belgian an and escaped with with severe injuries Ho lIe will recover and expects to accompany the Cars ears to America Bill and Ch were a peculiar pair was the largest man manIn manin man In weight and stature to race ace In America Amer mer merIc Ic lea ica an and Bill Bm was the tho smallest and the pair furnished a lot of or humor for tor the tue rail birds Bill Dill was a teetotaler and amused the American drivers wh when n treated b by always alwa's saying Ill have a a. gln ginger er pop Sir |