Page - If AUTO RACERS WILL BEGIN | =~ Pflirnnr imfr mihimy SI linUIIUL UIIIILU IIIUIIUIIl Track at Fair Grounds Oiled for Races Wednesday?Names Given of the DriversThe race track at the fair grounds jams oiled last night and those who will participate in the big auto and motorcycle racing meet to be held Wednesday afternoon will begin warming up Monday. Tickets will be j placed on sale Monday, and from the interest being taken here it will not; take long to dispose of all that have' been printed. The names of the drivers in the auto iaces made public yesterday follolc: Lieutenant T. S. Duly, who has taken part in all big races in the United Suites until 1918; Lieutenant CJ. W. Fuller, who has participated in most of the big races and was one of the main racers in the 500 mile races at Indianapolis, Ind.; Lieut. M. O. Dunning, who has driven in all the tig races of the west and south; Lieut. C. A. Phillips, who has taken I part in racing events since 1908. The names of the motorcycle driverr. who will compete are: Joseph C. Schwartz. "Bud", a half mile dirt track professional; Charles H. Weltz. Jr.. former motorcycle policeman of Peoria. III.; Paul E. Gott, a rider in the all world championship races at Dodge City. Kansas;Erie J. Howse, known as "Old Crockett." a transcontinental rider, and a driver in racing events at Buffalo. N. Y.. Denver and Toronto; Walter V. Guerette. "Sput", a professional exhibition raver. The drivers, the cars and the motorcycles to take part in the races, and the Third Motor Mechanics band will parade through the business section of Charlotte Wednesday afternoon at The auto events will consist of a two mile race, a five mile run with light cars, a 10 mile race with heavy cars and a 25 mile handicap raoo for t?ic cnarioue Observer silver loving cup. The motorcycle races will include two five-mile events, a 10 mile event and a 25-mile event. Music will be furnished during the races by the Third Motor Mechanics band, and events of an exciting nature aside from the races will be held. H |U - * special teaiure 01 me races win uo I I VH one between Lieutenant Dunning and Miss Carolina, the premier racing J j| pUU driver of the south." fBfWWTM] ^he Proceet^s from tickets sold will hKM M K no to the Third Motor Mechanics band, and to the Red Cross. A Ford automobile has been loaned P3fm&/ by the Pyramid Motor company to rSJJWJ Lieutenant A. G. Churchward, who in / civil life is widely known as an autoWwf mobile race driver, having participated nM races on all the famous tracks of; ' YOU WILL KIND IT AT?' 'Ml Brockmann's 210 S. Tryon St. Cliarlottc, N". C. j JKS The Book and Mil I Ci'i firvn Arv QfnrP (| r ~ I that tries hard to keep in Y? \ 'tf 1 stock everything that you j ^ ^ 1 would expect to find in a store J V ^ a of its kind. 1 The Best and IB- J Most Complete Line of Fne Writing Papers I in Charlotte; the Newest ^ Books; the Latest Magazines | ? Dinner Favors, t ally Cards, tftapfMh Dance Programmes, Place j rWftfCards and all kinds of party 1 11 Jill | decorations. || I School Books || I and Supplies Engraved Wedding In vita- | Jjlj I tions. Announcement Cards, j III I 0 Visiting Cards and Social Sta- I lionery. M> llllf ONCE A CUSTOMER fX' ALWAYS A CUSTOMER ^ j . -A" ..-Ca TRENCH p o 1 the country, and this car is being re- I /?nn?t r?if tod for narticination in the automobile races next Wednesday. The Ford car, being light, is regarded as an especially satisfactory car for races <?n half-mile dirt tracks, such as that at the fair grounds. This car will be camouflaged in "a wonderful manner." said Leiutenant Churchward. and will be christened "Sultan Selim" for this contest. Four enlisted men of a Motor Mechanics regiment at Camp Greene are reconstructing this car, under direc- j tion of Lieutenant C. E. Townsend. ! also an old head in the auto racing j game. Lr.her Lieutenant Church wood or Lieutenant Townsend will drive this car in the several races it wi.l be entered in. though the decision as to the driver was not announced. THIRD REGIMENT TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Exciting Contest Between Third and Fourth Motor Mechanics on Wednesday. The fifth and decisive game of the series of five baseball games played by the Third and Fourth Motor Mechanics regiments was staged *at Wearn field on Wednesday afternoon of the past week. The game resulted in a victory for the Third regiment, by the score of 4 to 0. No more interesting and exciting game has been played in Charlotte in many years. A capacity crowd witnesses the struggle. Rooters from both regiments were present in layge numbers, and under the leadership of several officers and men they cheered their players to the very echo. Every device for the making of noise or for the discomfort of the players was employed. The Third regiment had a goat which they labeled, "The Fourth regiment goat." The climax of the demonstration was reached when a monkey, another mascot of the Third, rode the goat. The game was a very fast one, though the Fourth's team was not up to form. The runs were made on clean hits. The Third regiment battery was Stringer and Lynch, both of these players doing stellar work. Patterson and Barker started off for the Fourth, but in the sixth inning Jewell and Fish took their places. Both Patterson and Jewell pitched good ball. ANOTHER BOXING AND WRESTLING EXHIBITION The next boxing and wrestling program that will be seen in this vicinity will be helT! June 8 at the City Auditorium in Charlotte by the Motor Mechanics. The last entertainment was a huge success and was the first introduction of boxing in the city. All the bouts were of the best kind and proved that the soldiers were still a fighting bunch. The program will be better if any thing as the men have had longer 10 i train and prepare for this. There will be four or five boxing bouts and one or two wrestling bouts. At this time there is an open challenge to anyone in this camp made by "Cyclone" Moore of the Motor Mechanics, to wrestle any man of 142 pounds. He is champion of Ohio and has not found a man of his weight that will give a good bout. All men wishing to get in touch with him como to athletic headquarters of the Fourth Motor Mechanics, or Y. M. C. A. 104 physical director. Tickets at any cigar store or drug store. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOSTER | GIVINC MEN GOOD PRACTICE! The non-commissioned officers of the Third and Fourth Motor Mechanics are very well off these days by having J. C. Foster as their personal director for the morning exercise work. Mr. Foster takes great interest in his leading and is giving the very best that can be had in this fine constructive plan. The program begins with a snappy calisthenic drill iiiui me men enjoy uecause ui nsi variety, followed by a good work out on the beam or parallel bars, in dips! and pull ups or other exercises. Some men in company form are given the track work on the 220 track. Mr. Foster is sure that any body of men that will follow this program j of work and do their part with some real effort will soon show the results. I The non-commissioned men will be the future directors in the regiment if these men move from this camp, that the program will be continued seems to be assured for all of the men are en>oying this job and the officers see that it means a great deal for the men. i ..... T - - ' ;V , <; AND CAMP ?ITS / GERMAN \J (flrrtff the SKf Drawn especially for Camp G 7? OFFICE zAMERl EXPEDITION, At the commencement of tl party's Bank established a the name of Cox & Co. (Fi British Officers in uniform < Company, London, up to tY 91$) at any one time, win fishing identity and signatui other Bank can offer, and w of carrying ready money or in the war zone. To cover the whole of Franc made with the Bank of Frar leges were extended to Off many hundred Branches of no branch of Cox Ac Co. (I "* same facilities were also pr all branches of the Banca 1 These facilities, of which pi and a number of United Europe avail themselves. Officers of the American E: Naval and Air Services, vr with Cox &r Company, Ixrnc Founded in *758 ? thirty Washington became the fir: States?Cox & Company's associated with British mil it has held the appoir.tme: Agents to me enuic diiu.mi as to the bulk of the Cav time of the Battle of Wate BEFORE SAILING F01 local Banker to give you transfer to Cox & Compai Current accounts are cond interest at prevailing rate counts. International exch "THE THREE STORIES 01 upon application to Cox & Co., AJixrtising Agency, 366 Fifth Ai COX & CO Charing Cross, Lor BRANCHES IN Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Rawal Pindi, COX & CO. (FRA T??r. D Hivri> M / Independence In Capital and Profits/ Will Be Glad to Be of Service to th Greene. Northern Exchange Furnl NOODLES Si onaDKivE ) [bj rccnc Trench nnc! (lamp RS of the Ji CAN 1 4RT FORCE M ?e present war, Cot & Cornsubsidiary in Fiance under ranee), Ltd., through which can cash checks on Cos Se ie equivalent of ?5 (about * i$M| lout the formality of cstabe?a convenience which no -gw hirh nltviil^c th^ ni?ffty:ltv V easily-lost letteis of credit e, a special arrangement was ice, whereby the same priviicers in uniform by all the 'J that Bank in places where " VfflsH Vance), I.td , existed The ovided throughout Italy, at taliana di Sconto. i'i artically all British Officers States Officers already in ate now accorded to all cpeditionary Force, Military, .iiBi ho open banking accounts +&[ one years before George $1 st President of the United- Bank has been inseparably W litary enterprise ever since; at of Bankers and Official Household Brigade, as well airy and Infantry, from the rloo up to the piesent day. * EUROPE, instruct your ? a draft or to cable you a ly, Charing Cross, Loudon. * . ucted without charge, and is allowed on deposit acange .it 6nest rates. 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