MS
miGEOTS TIME SET NEW MARKS
FOR SPEED AND ENDURANCE
pope Sheets on Limits of Motors and Tires Must Now Be
Chicago's Scientifically Built Wood Track Faster T
Revised.
Than
Brick Course at Indianapolis
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1915.
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I would you have said 10 years
asks the editor of Automobile,
.-..nunc? on Darlo Resta'a thrllUnx
;,.. over the new Chicago speedway.
"Five hundred miles In ftve hours, al
.i it not quite, for seven and one-half
L . ..tl,1 1.....A Ann It! -!?
nates is wuu.. .m.. ..... .... , aun
t think for It Is something worth
IrtklnB bout
"What does It mean?
this perfectly prodigious speed means
iiMt firstly xne nrnuiima una uccn ere-
ili.j .t the needed power and stamina!
Iwonflly. that the alr-fllled tires have
:n "r. -.j:; ,n .hi,,rj .vi,;.7k:
i:.v ha been built on which such a
"aiehiria can run In safety.
J "For the track, nil jredlt to those wh,o
f,c had first to be mastered.
luv th tires, tho mechanical clear
SiilMdnir which produced tho cord con-
i '" .... fj. h.nl.n anrl nr1mlintlAn
f the machine we .havo to make, ac
.f.Ltinn to thousands of engineers and
.Sounds of metallurBlets of many na-
J.iSfi nho toeetlier have devised new and
ffflr-new ways for loading metal as It
K... ntver loaded before, and for making
..- .in1 to bear the stress.
" ,"Llke all marvels of this, age, we, a
wople dulled to appreciation by ever
trotMti wonders of mechanics, are apt
'to ira It very calmly.
Whit, after all, Is there bo very won
derful about ?
"WU, let us pour out a bucketful of
iasollns and placing It on the floor take
in our hands four aluminum pistons
lehln. say, a pound apleoe. Problem!
tfrtm ttn stuff like that limpid fluid In
the bucket, through tho medium of th,ese
four bits of bright motaJ, push two tons
on wheels MO miles In five hours.
"What would you havo said 10 years
. in his enlhuilasm over the purely me-
rfehanicsl phases of the sensational
ncusventnt tne noio emior iorseis en-
Kl ... it... Iiitmnn 1fimnt Hfllat T1nrlri
Beita be robbed of all tho glory? Should
lift this courageous driver, whose feat
WfM unorcameu oi less man iwo years
..m .fcnra AnmA of tha oraAlt with tha
nftv, .--. - -- "
Ixitollne, pistons, tires and track?
Hi-
V.t. f lnlm... AA..va . I u. I.,
Q JW1J1 w.i.io. uncia an .inc. .i.itt
'?.,.. llvht rtn th flmtinlilni. rf rtrAu at
SCUcljo in discussing the bearing a wood
track surface appears to have on tire
wcac and practice. As al Indianapolis,
5" of the first W cars to finish used
CJ6pdrlch Gllvertown Cord tires.
He stAtes that the surface and the bank
ing were the two chief factors which
mado possible the phenomenal Jump In
average speedy at Chicago over Indian
apolis from S9.U to 97.M miles per hour.
"Wood laid lengthwise of the track,"
he writes, "offered less rattling resistance
and the minimum of vlbratldn due to
the, longitudinal disposition of the Joints,
this contributing also a measurable re
sistance to skidding on the turns.
''Ihe banking, carried to an angle-Correcting,
side slip Up to 80 miles per hour,
contributed not only greater safety, but
automatically increasing traction by add
ing the enormous pressure of centrifugal
fnrrA in ISa wAtrrh. Af Ik. ...... .... t
mutely at right angles to Ihe als of
Wheel rotation. This turned a force that,
nt Indianapolis, made for danger, skid
ulng and tire wear, Into added power effU
clenc that lessened slips.
"Curiously enough, tire failure only be
gan when the speed approached 1M miles
per hour, when tires were literally torn
In two by the complicated stresses Intro
duced by Inking turns afa speed higher
man me trucK was designed for. In com
bination with heavier tractive duty mado
possible by the high banking."
The new car to be brought out by
Harry A. Lozlcr, formerly head of the
Lozler Motor Company, will be a 12
cylinder machine, selling at $1750 either
as a two-passenger roadster or seven
passenger touring rar. Tift name se
lected temporarily Is II. A. L, and the
new" twolvo will be manufactured at
Cleveland.
Tho Lexington car Is how housed In Its
owrv home at 150 North Broad street, hav
ing removed from the southwest" corner of
Broad and Race streets, where It shared
quarters with tho Marmon car. H. C.
Henderson, manager of the Lexington
Sales Company, tho local agency, an
nounces tho appointment of H. F. Otten
ns his assistant. 5tr. Otten was formerly
with tho O. M. q. and the Mitchell.
C. M. Dow, a pioneer In tho automobile
business, Is now Bnles manager for the
local branch of the Carl II. Page Motors
Company, Mitchell distributers. R. D.
Wltlard, resident manager, Is rapidly re
covering from his Illness, and will be back
at his post next week.
W0PE SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS
IN N'ATIONAL LEAGUE RACE
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By GRANTLAND RICE
The Nnttonal League Race
The late Mr. Shakespeare once tore off
Kin established offering, known as "A Mld-
ummer Nleht's Dream " This might bo
Entitled "Midsummer Plpo Dream," as
one must necessarily soak tho Old Pipe
la grappling with this baseball lore,
Whatever the stage.
ff Back In April the one club picked far
sml wide was tho Boston Braves. They
were held to be the clasB of tho circuit.
wllh only New York and possibly Chicago
left to Rive Stalllngs a battle. But
pounding along within a few Jumps of the
half-mllo post this dope has been utterly
wrecked w recked worse than any dope
we have seen wrecked for some time and
iwo have seen our share.
ing upon them Into the stretch. Which
means that Philadelphia must be figured
with Cubs and Braves and upon even
terms.
New Entries
o far thero have been at least six
Tprlses In this National League race.
Surprising strength shown by the
es. 2 Power and consistency shown
Jhe Cubs 3 Pittsburgh's revival.
The fight St Louis has made with
Ktttt, Wlngo and Perrltt missing. 5.
WFitump of tho Braves C. New York's
uwMiiiy to reacu tne nrst division.
iThs strength shown by the first four
tlgta was not taken seriously far the
Itrtt six weeks. But any club that- can
patter along In tho running for half the
gjutance must at least bo considered In
tie prophecy of the t mes. In place of
Wklnc, Cubs, Phillies, Pirates and
n fir An hava ahmun Annnnh trtrm in Via
tfUsed as pennant possibilities with ma
chines greaiiy improved insteau or weaK-
iwa power.
The BraVe Outlook
With Evers back In harness and with
'Jmes. Rudolph and Tyler at top form
mil ngure iioston has tne best cult)
He older circuit,
ut there are other thlncs to consider.
UuU bv no means certain that James.
Wjtr and Rudolph will regain the un-
It&t&ble form whlrh mnrkprl t1i(r nltch-
B lost summer And, as Important as
IBs, It 'must be remembered that while
Iftr innm.. I.. ....... ....... 1..I
-. -ui.miici ut;uiy cvciy cmiy uuwcu
and nult hefnrn IhA fnrlnim rirlvn nf
tic Bravqs, this summer there will be
ller lighting to the end. Both Cubs and
PctlUea have shown conclusively that
W are in this pennant Jamboree to
lUCk Thn fTnpfla artk HitrA in Vaan liiia-
Jltl'ST and. thn PI mips will AtlrV In lh
B(Wh. So in fighting their way back the
Prayes have a different line of trenches
ptif take than those of 1314. They have an
h a f Qelcns o natter 'down nqw,
W 1 urem uasennu win ever carry
iHIUTIOCIC.
The Second Three
St Louis and Pittsburgh have accom
plished more than any one figured them
for two months ago. Both are steady
working machines, but we doubt that
either has the pover to take first place
and hold it against all opposition. Their
chances are not- as good as the chances
of the first three named.
As for the Giants they are beyond even
a guess. An epidemic of poor pitching
broke their spell last summer. An epi
demic of worse pitching has held them
back so fur. They have been hitting the
ball and scoring their share of runs as
tho records show. Their fle-ldlng has been
spotty but not disastrous. Hut when
even Tesrenu slipped the pitching staff
went to seed. The one thing that can
save McGraw Is for Mathewson to swing
back Into his turn, Tesreau and Mar
quard to light upon their old clip, and
either Perrltt or Stroud to work In de
pendable roles. Unless McGraw can get
four first-class pitchers going he hasn't
a chance for his machine Isn't great
enough to win with ordinary, much less
the under-ordinary Bort.
50-MILE MOTOR-PACED RACE ,
AT POINT BREEZE MOTORDROME
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1914 and 1015
iSAt lllrtlintll iVlA Tp41F0 A1llll11 t
iEa nViTirJ."'",'"':." . ""?.""" "
BisS," " " anu paexqa on iu mors
SKTWl measure. They made a net gain
4 rai or tne league of more than
ns irom July to October. But to
pllsh thla Rudolph, James and Ty-
letl against A PAAllnrr Irnull UaA n
the best pitching witnessed In ai
chance Stalllnca has to lead
Pl bark Is to Eet the same fine
-and even then he wilt be In for
pame than he had last year.
absence of Evers and the epU
poor pitching- unset the Blir
culatlons. but It will be doubly
to see whether or not he can
gh another drive against an
r combination
The Three Leaders
both St Louis and Pittsburgh
IP flats' AhnvtMAx ...J A Al . 1
- . -ai'v:w, we insure iiii oy
the National League race will
J4e-i Ornered affair nmrtnor h
frvw and Phillies.
SAlOGn thtk uhnuilnv n lha At
nilu an the pwwplqta that wait
ip rtfce may be alvldea into
UlDhla tn h- A.a. R o-.'
fhelce St Louts, Nsw York, Pitts-
ins-order named, although New
and Pittsburgh should be rated
even at the end
1 1 Cubs unfler Bresnahan, are sure to
tO th flnlal. h J l Ik. V..l.. .
rOUntV oncA Dlllta nf Rr T.milBivin
JVreit Zm working for th
"" y"laa "as a floe show of land-
t P'SLe Thara la nalhlnir cna.
about the Cubs, but thsy havs
I t"f IllOfit conslatanf alnST In tho
fttlli COniUtannu la An.tln
i . -......j am vwufciii &u
tbin vr thU season
lur and Cravath u.r tha inn
round whom Phlll dr tarns were
"' "" aon tnii snare and
3Ut beVUIllI IhBU IUA 4I.A cih-at
I AJma t Bancroft at snort and
---.j u.iung or L.udru hav bsn
'a tors Tha ..,.!. . .i
Intcrnational Championship to Be De
cided Tomorrow Night.
.Another exceptionally strong card will I
be staged at Point Breete Park Motor
drome to morrow night, when the cream
of the world, Leqn Dldler. of France;
vincenzo Madonna, ' of Italy; Clarence
Carman, of America, and Victor Llnart,
of Belgium, meet In, a M-mlle motor
pared race to daolde the International
championship.
It will ho recalled by the motor-pace
fans that Madonna finished second to
Carman In the race held two weeks ago,
and now that he has had an opportunity
to watch the champion In a lone distance
match, he will, no doubt, give him the
race of his life.
It has also been the height of ptdler's
ambition to defeat Carman, and It seems,
heretofore that he has had the hardest
luok of any rider known; in a race held
In this city three machines broke undr
him. In the face of all these difficulties.
Dldler has stated that ho will ride his
legs oft to defeat Carman tomorrow
night.
.
GILMORE PUNISHES JONES
Sloufeds Resigning Leader" Fined ?50
and Suspended Indefinitely.
KANSAS CITY, July 7,Felder Jones,
manager of the St. Louis' Federal League
Baseball Club, was Indefinitely suspended
by President Cllmore. Shortstop John
son was suspended for three days and
fined (20 for Ills part "t the argument
with Umpire Harry Howell In yesterday's
game, which led to their both' being ban
Tshed from the field. After being sent
fropi the game sterday, Jones tele
graphed his resignation to one of the
owners of the St; Louis club. It was h
Intention to remain with the team only
unOl arrangements could be made for his
successor- Neither Jonea nor Johnson
was on the field today
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Y I SHE Chalmers Mfttor Comnanv. with .its np.w oro-flnizfition. even preater factory
1 facilities, additional buildings, more men and still more capital, and with a
JL auadruDled Droduction is hnnmnfr nut for the. season of 1916 a series of cars the
equal of which have never bee?i offered before.
The Chalmers Company is the only leading manufacturer that is offering a new car
for 1916 at a new price in the medium-price class.
Others have either put out a new car at a higher price, the same old car at the same
old price, or the same old car at a cut price.
This new Chalmers is the Six-40 shown below at the astounding price of $1275.
The Light-Six and Master-Six are continued in improved models at lower prices.
Such prices at higher quality than ever before are only made possible by cutting out
middleman's profits, buying for cash on definite specifications, utilizing new methods of
manufacture and administration, working on smaller profits and greater production.
The Chalmers Motor Company has also inaugurated a new Chalmers Senice Plan
by means of which we are able to offer gratis to every new Chalmers owner service
in the form of an interchangeable service coupon book, good for a definite amount of
work at any Chalmers dealers anywhere.
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Six- 40
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This is the most remarkable motor car that has
ever been offered for 31275. It is the lowest price
at which Chalmers quality has ever been sold.
It is the only American stock car with valve-in-heai
overhead camshaft motor, the type that Europe
was working on when war stopped production.
It is this type of motor that broke all records for
500 miles at both Indianapolis and Chicago speed
way races, going at the terriffic speed of 90 miles
per hour at Indianapolis and 98 miles an hour at
Chicago the most gruelling test of motor car
efficiency ever known.
This motor gives the car instant get away,
wonderful flexibility, great power and' economy.
The car rides like a Pullman.
It is the superior of cars that three years ao
sold for 33000 or over. Be sure to come in
and'see it.
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Chalmers "Six-48"
Seven - Passenger
This is the 1916 series of the. popular Light-Six
declared by thousands of enthusiastic owners to
, be the most satisfactory motor car they have ever
owned, It is light where it can be, strong where it
should b?. It is the most economical car in
America in upkeep cost and admittedly the best
car made within 3500 of its price.
Chalmers "Master Six" d2 1 75
in either Touring Car or Limousine JnnnA
Bodies at Prices Ranging from --- TwOu"
These are the magnificent Master Sixes which
have stood all tests of performance, appearan.ee,
quality and upkeep. People who demand the
utmost in a motor car will find that the 1916
Chalmers "Master-Six"rneasures up to the highest
standards of automobile construction and still
remains within reach of the average purse.
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These models are on exhibition now in our salesroom. First orders will be filled from stock.
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