Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-01 | Page 25 | Backseat Driving

f ft r t l 1 r 1 I i i U t. t fit i it t tr I r x tj jo nm rs J. J j. j r. r cli 4 FRANK K BAKER BAKER- 1 l In commenting upon his successful speed trial with witha r fa a Diesel powered auto on the Bonneville salt flats Capt Cap- Cap f t tam tain George Eyston of England points out that Great I Britain has already made Imade encouraging strides in adaptation adaptation 1 tion of the oil burning motor to o automotive purposes j. j Six hundred omnibuses powered by Diesel motors are arc al already already al- al ready in daily operation in the streets of London he says and toie the power plants are arc being used extensively in other phases of I mechanical transportation The Diesel according to Captain Eyston is doubly imp or- or 1 tant in England because British and European gasoline costs from two to three times what Americans pay for their gasoline Captain Eyston believes the Diesel will ultimately be for aviation and will be doubly welcome because it if will greatly reduce the weight of fuel carried which on long journeys such as flights over the ocean is of tremendous dous importance He figures too that the perfected Diesel will be even more reliable than the most efficient gasoline motor because it does not need any electrical ignition which at best is complicated enough Welker Cochran once held the worlds world's three-cushion three billiard bil hi- liard Hard championship but in which he is the cur current nt titleholder is really his game Cochran has demonstrated demonstrated- that fact here tl this s week in a number of exhibitions in Salt SaIt Lake City and nearby communities r Cochran can play playa a good stick at three No one oneill Will ill deny that in the face of his championship play at the game but there is no denying either the fact that hes he's far more at home in the branch of the cue sport Even champions have their off days Cochran obviously had o one e this week in his first days day's exhibition here but he offered no alibis and dismissed it with the comment This w was s one day when I should never have got up Everything has gone wrong Even my automobile broke down on the way here j But when he turned to a exhibition after winning a game 25 string at straight billiards Welkers Welker's whole demeanor changed He was in his element then and he e knew it Even if he didn't have the perfect touch he had sufficient confidence to top p put t on a sparkling show in the game that capitalizes on n a soft stroke and a world of English on the ball Cochran once turned in a n run of in a world tournament tournament ment at Chicago It was on the last night of a thre three night night playoff against Jake Schaefer Jake was ahead to start the f final nal session but after Cochran uncorked his long string Jake dropp dropped d behind and Welker finally ran out to win The record run for is held by Schaefer and was set in 1925 at Chicago against Horemans The pioneer automobile race in America was the reliability run in Chicago under the auspices of a newspaper The date ate wa November 28 1895 and the and t the e distance the miles the heart of the city into a suburb and return J. J F. F Duryea driving dr ving acar aar bearing his own name won with an average speed of ot 7 73 miles per hour The Indianapolis speedway was ready for use in 1911 16 years years after Duryea achieved his victory in Chicago and Harroun Harroun Harroun Har- Har roun won the mile grind over the two and ahalt mile track with an average of at miles an hour Ke Kelly Petillo took Petillo-took took the Indianapolis race in 1935 by av averaging averaging rag rag- ing ng miles per hour