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Show OWNER OF MANY MOTORS DONATES FOR USE IN WAR In reply to the chairman of the contest con-test board of the A. A. A Richard Ken-nerdelTs Ken-nerdelTs urgent letter a.-king that the registered racing drivers now in Los Angeles signify how they would serve this country in case of war, William Weightman, president, and manager of the Burbank theatre, noted millionaire million-aire sportsman and raeing king, sent the following: "In the event of war I will turn over to the government my entire string of racing cars, two airplanes, the services of all drivers under contract con-tract to me and all mechanics." William Weight man's reply to Mr. Kennerdeii has much significance attached at-tached to It inasmuch as the auto racer owns two racing Dussenbergn, the- two that were seen at Santa Monica Moni-ca races last year; nn racing Fiat of 120 horsepower, which has won many races; two special racing ears with Wisconsin motors, one called the I. B. C. special and the other the W'rightmnn special; one Stutz touring car, one Pathfinder tweve-c ltnder roadster, two Singer six-cylinder cars, one Chalmers six-cylinder sedan, one Ford car, now used for hauling Weightman's trained bear, and two airplanes equipped with Gnome and Hall-Scott motors. Mr. Weightman sent Eddie Ricken-bacher, Ricken-bacher, his famous driver, to England just a few months ago to purchase two new racing cars, which would have been offered to the government also if Richenbacher had succeeded in getting them, but their run-down condition caused Weightman to cancel the order. The sportsman wanted new ears capable of doing at least 107 miles per "hour. |