Show IDE DE PAlMA THROWS HAT IN RING With Something New in Races He Ie Enters Contest Special Dispatch INDIANAPOLIS May Ralph 24 Ralph DePalma DePalma DePalma De- De Palma has thrown his hat t into tho the rl ring ng for tor a 0 finish battle battlo with the octet of ur European European European Eu Eu- speed celebrities that Is threatening threatening threatening threat threat- ening to clean up the Indianapolis mlle mile Liberty on thu tho Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis motor speedway May 31 I The Tho famous ramous Halo American arrived in i Indianapolis with the aviation motored Packard in which he ho recently shattered all speedway records of or from one to six hours houn and declared himself himself him him- I self ready to tal take lake on the entire European I delegation if It need be bo speed 8 handed has inc Increased a the tho speed of or hiscar his hiscar hiscar car s since ce ho wiped vp out all 11 ex exhaling existing ex- ex haling speedway Y m marks arks by hy fitting It a a. n new lIew w body that Incorporates nc the very latest principles of airplane fuselage con- con It considered is b by exports experts tho the handsomest rac ug r Job b that ha ever rolled on a track with every projecting part care carefully Cull streamlined to reduce head resistance re resistance re- re including tho the front rant axle frame rods and steering connections DePalma's ski skill in driving the IndIanapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian IndIan- apolis saucer In is admittedly superior to that of or any allY other driver in tho the world aa as ashe he conclusively demonstrated when in 1915 InS ho vanquished tho the great at nt tho the wheel of a II slower er car ctr and with a break in the tho luck ho he mn may may be expected to bring home homo ch championship p P honors for tor America Another American American speed celebrity of or first rank who h hae s put pat In his hia appearance to rive ho battle to the tho foreign Invader la lit laEarl Earl Earl Cooper American ruin r m- m I pion In 1313 1913 and ln 1915 1015 at the wheel of or on of or tho sturdy lurdy Stutz cars catre that established tho worlds world's competitive speedway record of or 10 G C miles an hour during durin the first York speedway speedway speed sped Astor r cu cup contest on the tho New way In 1915 1915 Cooper Is ono of ot the tho most brilliant figures figures CI- CI fig fig- ures In the speed sport lIport with long IonS on c runs d of consecutive victories t to his p credit reit Thought Though ho never appeared to advantage on the tho Indianapolis track this h has been treen u I no fault of ot hi his tho the breaks In the tie luck lck luckI having J gone gono a against l him If ho he can ran I off his old time f hoodoo O In this tear years ears struggle Cooper is certain to bo be heard from us as ho loves to etc on his mount and hae has the nerve and sk skill 11 to drive a car clr carat carat at nl top speed through a crowded field |