Show Racing Ra ing King Like Col Lindbergh i ph a t W iJ Y 1 N r. r eat Y George Gcorge winner Inner of the 1927 1921 Indianapolis race Ia Is I shown ho n at nt the wheel heel of oC his Ills special Inset shows hows his hll mother T Ind lad June IS is- is 1 L LJ What's the use fooling e around on small dirt tracks Why h not hit for the top and the tho big money 1 With Ith words and Intentions to this effect Bill Dill White year 29 old Hollywood Calif race car owner and manager took in tow his year old race driver pro pro- tege George Georgo Raymond Ramond of oC Lafayette and left leCt the wide stretches dirt tracks and small purses fo fa Texas for tor the speedway at Indianapolis KING ICING RACER Result Is today king of the motor racing world The day before Memorial day he was practically unknown even In his homo home city Now by b virtue of or his victory In the mile milc motor speedway classic c a la on Memorial day he ho has haa joined the elect cir cir- circle circle circle cle of motor speedsters Many were surprised at his achievement but no one more than himself could make a n. good match for Colonel Lindbergh tho the trans-Atlantic trans flyer lyer Ills His Is a astory astory astory story of or a modest quiet na good and hearted big-hearted young oung chap though fearless tearless skillful and In Intelligent In- In Intelligent intelligent as a motor race driver working up steadily plugging plugging plugging- steadily un until un- un ill til today toay he stands at tho the pin pinnacle pin pin- pinnacle pinnacle nacle In motor racing START T OX ON O DIRT TRACK THACH The rhe 5 dung ns race rac race ling king l ng was was born on ona a a. farm near Lafayette and entered Purdue university follow follow- following followIng following ing his t 1 bent ent toward cn but the lure of of gras grease and the the sputter of a motor were ere too strong to withstand so he ho left lect college and conducted a n garage for sev seve several several eral years On July 4 1922 was watching races on a dirt track at Danville Ill III One of ot his La La- Lafayette Lafaette Lafayette fayette faette friends had a n. car in it He experienced trouble with his motor at the end of oC the first race volunteered to fix It and did Then without previous In Intention in- in intention intention he drove the car In the next race to win third place That was the beginning beginning- HELPS RACE HACE VICTIM More racing followed He liked It and he found Cound he had a 11 knack for tor It Shortly afterward he demon demon- demonstrated demonstrated d his generosity He en en- entered entered terel a dirt track meet at Green- Green Greenup up Ill and won all three events However ono one of oC his competing drivers was fatally hurt In the first event and donated all nil his Ills prize money to the mother of or tho the unfortunate young man After Arter a while found himself on Texas tracks His rec rec- record record record ord was nothing spectacular but Int he ho was considered above the or or- ordinary ordinary ordinary run of or drivers Here he attracted the attention of oC White While The Tho latter supplied better cars and began to attract more attention Then came Indianapolis Three before tho the race they started real work work- now had ha 1 the Job after atter flying through dust and skidding skidding- through t ro l mud n ud and dirt tracks bf of b accustomed t D. g 1 i f r J 11 e rolis brick l track FAMILIAR TRACK TR CK It Is said he spent more time Ume on the big brick oval than any other entrant and he become thorough thorough- thoroughly ly iy familiar with Ith It It Hours were spent over the tho motor of or Whites White's Dusenberg special In the race few Cew paid any an at at- attention at- at attention attention to who hit a It steady pace around miles s an hour Finally l he ho came In Inthe In the i winner 12 1 minutes ahead of oC the th next car He Ho was the only drier drUer er who went the complete miles mlles without relief reller a mark of or his en en- endurance endurance endurance durance and fitness |