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Show NEW OWNER OF OLDFIELD CARS ASKS REINSTATEMENT INDIANA POMS. Ind.. March 1. In a telegram received today (ram 15. A. Mor-ros. Mor-ros. former manager of the Indianapolis speodwav, ho announces that ho lias bought the motor racing outfit of Barney Oldllcld at San Antonio. Texas, today, and will ask tho Amorlcan Automobile association to reinstate tho '"Bllf.en 13cnz." tho Prince Henry Benr. and the "Giant" Knox. Tho cars were barred, with their owner, after Oldtleld raced with Jack Johnson, the heavy weight champion. Morros said Oldtleld would not ask reinstatement. re-instatement. He added that he purposed lacing tho car in the Florida, races this month and In tho summer meets. Morros also said ho will petition tho automobile racing authorities to rolnslate Ron Klrsehncr and Ids Darracq car, formerly for-merly Oldlleld's "outlaw" team. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 1 The Barney Oldllcld-American Automobllo association as-sociation battle is off. Oldtleld tonight sold his racing outfit to the representatives representa-tives of the automobile racing interests for a sum said to be $50,000. Oldliold said the purchase was made at tho. Instigation Instiga-tion of the American Automobile association asso-ciation and also carries the agreement of Oldllcld and his manager. William Pickens, to retire from automobile racing rac-ing for one year. The ' differences between be-tween Oldfield and tho American Automobile Automo-bile association began several months ago when he raced Jack Johnson, champion pugilist, without sanction of the association. associa-tion. His suspension followed and since he has conducted "outlaw" race ments at several points |