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1 w-e?" THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1957- THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR PAGE 41 Sports Edilor Tribe Lambasts Charleston, 15-0 ml da. Ponce Allows 5 Hits As Indians Collect 16 WHAT IS CAUSING the unprecedented rash of practice accidents at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which was climaxed yesterday with the crash which took the life of Keith Andrews? That's the big question at the 500-Mile Race track and most observers have been inclined to put the blame Iff- Jm; and narrower chassis. ton's slabmen, who issued 11 passes. And it all happened as cool weather held the attendance down to 904 the smallest turnout here of the campaign. There were eight walks in the second, third and fourth frames to help the Indians to a quick start.

CHUCK DANIEL, a rookie up from Augusta, was the loser as the first Charleston hurler. Pete Wojey, Bill Harrington and Larry Donovan also shared in receiving harsh treatment from the Tribe. John Romano was on base all five times he came to bat with three singles and two 111 walks, driving over four runs. The long-distance clouter for the Indians was Vince Garcia, who tripled with one on in the sixth while Ponce belted two doubles. Only one Senator got past first Archie Wilson who doubled leading off in the fifth.

He advenced to third after a fly out but Ponce didn't permit him to go any farther. Three double plays prevented Charleston from getting a rally going. The victory put the Indians at .500 also a first for the year. HIT-AND-RUN In the second there were two out with the bases full when Daniel was pitching to Ted Beard. The Tribesman slashed one toward right but Howie Phillips made a fine play to knock down the ball.

But Beard beat his throw to first and two scored on the infield hit as the Indians were on the run with the pitch. Before last night. Charleston had solved Indianapolis pitching for 69 hits and 44 runs in six games. Daniel and Harrington both gave walks with the sacks loaded to force over tallies. Beard was on the front end err WSSaBaaavi tmUtmn -nana REMAINS OF DEATH CAR This is all that was left of Nino Farina's brand new Kurtis-Kraft "roadster" yesterday after Driver Keith Andrews wos killed when the car hit the inside retaining wail at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway tail first.

Speedway guards and spectators examine the wreckage. to third base but it stayed fair. Shortstop Buddy Hicks was sidelined by a pulled groin muscle. Members of the Chamber of Commerce athletic committee were guests of the Indians at a pre-game buffet. The event was in recognition of the C.

of work in behalf of opening day. Total attendance here thus far has been 22,155, as compared to 12,032 for the same period last year. of the Tribe's first double steal of the season along with Ron Jackson. That put him in position to score on Romano's single in the sixth and Garcia's triple to right center followed. Jim Delsing doubled to the right-field wall with the bases full in the seventh for two runs.

Amid all the hitting, Jose Valdivielso was cheered for, one in the seventh. It was good bunt which the Senators permitted to roll almost on the obvious, the lighter But, a respected, longtime mechanic and Gasoline Alley personality yesterday came up with a new suggestion the large number of mishaps may be due to the reduction of engine sizes for this year's race. If he's right, it's an ironic turn of affairs since the maximum size of the engines was cut as a "safety measure" to halt the upward spiral of speeds. BUT, THIS Is the way Harry Stephens, chief mechanic on the Ansted-Rotary Special explained it and it makes sense: The smaller engine sizes have reduced speed on the straightaways some two to three miles an hour for most cars. As a result, the drivers have been trying to drive through the turns harder in order to make up the time lost on the straightaways.

Thus, they've been on "the ragged" edge and many have crashed or spun. All of the dozen accidents so far were the result of someone losing control in a turn, lending support to Stephens' theory. Another theory advanced some Speedway veterans is that there still is no adequate "groove' of tire rubber built up on the track and that because of this the track is not yet safe for really high speeds. Advocates of this latter theory say several really hot days with lota of cars running on the track are needed to put sufficient rubber on the track to make it right for high speeds. WHATEVER THE cause of Andrews' crash, it was one of the most unfortunate coincidences in Speedway annals that the car happened to strike just where it did against the end of the main straightaway retaining wall.

"Gentlemen, it was just one of those things," said Paul S. Johnson, USAC steward and veteran of 40 years at the Speedway. "It was a one-in-a-million accident just like Bill Vuko-vich's. Just a matter of inches made all of the difference." Johnson was referring to the fact that if Andrews' car had been only a few inches farther out toward the track instead of hitting the end of the low wall dead-center, it easily might have hit the wall a glancing blow and caromed shop tonight 'til 8:30 The UJm.H. ock Co.

Scoreboard AMIIICAN ASSOCIATION II. 'i 2 svi 7 14 Wichita 1 .704 St. Pawl 17 10 Minneaaelit .11 11 INDIANAPOLIS IS IS Omaha 14 IS Cherleitm .14 IS .431 Oertyer 10 11 35 leaiiyille 22 NATIONAL IfAOUf I rt. .40 .543 .242 .20 Milwoatee 17 Oftciiwtatl 17 Ireealyri entlad.taliia 14 10 2V4 3 'h Vt 10 14 II tt. leirie 12 12 New Terk II IS Chicot.

7 17 Pimbwafc 7 II AMIIICAN LEACUI I rt. .442 .452 .442 .42 .341 .25 0 1. "A tVi 3 10'A Cliiceae New Yerk Cleveland Sealer Dettett Knal City Satrrmere Waanmate IS 7 IS I 14 14 12 12 14 12 14 14 1 20 Yesterday's Resujts AMIIICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS IS. CkaHntm W.ffcila 3, leaieyille I. OmaHa 4.

MiiHieaaelif 0. St. Pawl at Denver, ram. NATIONAL IIAOUI St. trail 4, New Tat I rnninael.

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Today's Schedule AMIIICAN ASSOCIATION Minneeaelri at Omaha, rtiattt. Charteitee at INDIANAPOLIS, St. Pawl at Denver, nifttt. Wichita at tevieville, niafct. AMIIICAN IIASUI Dtlralt at t.tten-nnine (1-1) n.

Siller (3-1) Kaniat City at Naw Yard (aiaht)-Kellner 10-21 fere! (2-01 Cleveland at SeJtimeva (night) Wyntl 3-3 ve. Meere II -II. Chlcaee at WeaStneten (night)-. Oana-yan (l-l) lamai (2-1). NATIONAL LIACUI Ireaklyn at Chicaaa-Crei (1 -1 ve.

Oroeewiki -2. Pitttawrah at Milwaukee (niahtl-fViana1 (2-31 ve. Pitat, (1-1). Ntw Yark at Cincinnati (nifht) Maraan-an 11-01 ve. Jetrerr.ee II -I I Philaalhia at St.

(niahlMtee-all (2-2) at. McOanial (l-l. Baseball AT WAIIIN CINTIA1 Howe 500 000 2-4 5 Worren Central 000 000 0-0 2 2 Gtoffelry and Heath; Spauiding and Hill. AT 0AIFII10 PA IK Cathedral 000 100 0-1 3 3 Manual 010 101 x-3 Hiart and Long; Towrwend and Schock. SOUTH FOIT Ran Dovie 002 100 000 1-4 7 4 Soufhoort 002 100 000 0-3 7 5 Howard and Frvoni; Volond and Pieoar.

Home runit Soufhport (Maudlin. 3d, one onl- AT DICAUTUI CINTIAl Speedway 100 162 1-1 1 12 2 Decatur Ceitrol 210 002 O- 5 I Wood and Temnlm; Kugetman, Wiliiarm 14! ond McGHI. A STRONG WIND kept fielders busy. Mel Clark, Charleston centerfielder, chased Jackson's looper quite a distance in the sixth but it dropped in front of him. In addition to the Chamber contingent, other groups at the game were the School Boy Patrol from Zionsville and Wolverine Insurance agents of the area.

Al Papai wilt be the Indianapolis pitcher tonight as the home stand ends. hat by By MAX GREENWALO Last night the Indianapolis Indians played good like winning team should. They lambasted Charlestown by the most lopsided margin of the season, 15-0. In doing so, the Tribe splashed 16 hits all over the Victory Field, its peak total of the year. Kunckleballing Tony Ponce held the Senators to five hits in marking up the first shutout by an Indianapolis pitcher this season.

He became the first Tribe hurler to go the route since April 30 the first in 16 games. Using his knuckler about 75 per cent of the time. Ponce had fine control and kept his deliveries low. The Indianapolis pitcher walked only one batter in comparison with Charles- Nats Option Chrisley To Indianapolis Long-ball batting power was obtained yesterday by the Indianapolis Indians when they received Neil Chrisley on option from Washington. The Tribe then sent Dick DiTusa to Chattanooga, a Washington affiliate.

Both Chrisley and DiTusa are outfielders. Chrisley played io 144 games for Louisville last year and was fourth in power hitting, accounting for 276 total bases. The left-handed swatter had a .298 average, belting 24 home runs and 40 doubles while driving in 98 runs. The 24-year-old Chrisley was acquired by Washington Nov. 8, 1955, in a nine-player deal with Boston.

Born at Calhoun Falls, he played with the Parns Island Marines and was a football fullback at Newberry College. Chrisley broke into pro baseball with Roanoke in the Piedmont League. He batted .320 with Nashville in 1955, hitting 21 homers and 37 doubles. DiTusa, 21 years old, did a good job for the Indians although he is lacking in experience. The Chicago native is the Tribe's fifth highest batter with a .317 average and has shown 14 RBIs in going to bat 60 times.

He hit three homers. The right-handed batting outfielder hit .321 for Colorado Springs in the Chicago White Sox chain last year. 142.976 and started 20th. He placed 27th, leaving the race after 95 laps because of transmission trouble. His white No.

89 car last year was one of four involved in the wild scramble of spinning cars on the southwest turn shortly after Paul Russo's Novi had crashed against the wall. Andrews, Hanks and two other drivers escaped injury in that one. Andrews established most of his fame in the Pike's Peak (Col.) hill climb. He won the uphill classic in 1954 after finishing second in 1953. He also made a good showing in the 1954 Mexican Road Race, driving a Cadillac.

An Air Force veteran with four years' service as a mechanic, Andrews owned and operated his own auto repair garage in Colorado Springs. He had been driving race cars since 1947, starting out in roadsters and then progressing to midgets and big cars. He won the Colorado midget championship in 1952, 1953 and 1954. Andrews had been staying in Lebanon. His wife, Glenice, who had remained in Colo rado, was notified by telephone by Spickler.

Also surviving are two children, Marilyn La- Continued On Page 43, Column 1 off with little or no injury to the driver instead of mashing him in the cockpit. NINO FARINA, the 50- year-old Italian who owned the car in which Andrew died, surely has had one of the most unfortunate runs of luck ever experienced by one man in a single practice pe riod. Before yesterday's tragedy, Farina had spun twice and also had been fined once for failing to observe yellow caution lights. Farina reportedly had insurance on the $25,000 race car which was smashed beyond repair in yesterday's crash but that was scant consolation in view of the death of Andrews, the American friend who was trying to help him get the car up to qualifying speed. Farina, who speaks little English, had no formal comment to make to reporter! but you could tell easily by simply looking at him that the man was crushed.

The accident doubtless ended Nino's chances to make the "500" starting field this year. Asked if there was a possibility he might get a "ride" in another car. Farina replied, "No chance." It also ruined his plans to run the car in the "500 Miles on Monza" in Italy. In fact, late yesterday afternoon, he hadn't decided yet whether he will stay for the race. A reliable source said he has plane reservations to leave here Sunday.

AMERICAN passenger car manufacturers are reported ready to quit the racing business. A reliable source in the Speedway garage area said yesterday that a proposal to ban all participation in racing and other speed contests such as record runs will be submitted to a meeting of the Automobile Manufacturers of America on June 6 and in all probability will be approved. The car makers apparently have realized that they all are spending huge suma in sponsoring "factory" teams and in advertising and publicizing their exploits and that nobody is gaining much as a result. The ban on racing activity would be effective July 1 and would apply to such activities as exploiting pace cars at. the "500" and other races as well as actual racing.

just about any place on the track besides wjiere it did. chances are good that Andrews would have escapd death or serious injury. Had the car come in contact with the wall a few feet farther toward the finish line. it is likely a wheel would have struck the wall and the car would have glanced away. But, the tail of the car hit dead-center against the end of the two-foot high wall after the side of the car had brushed for five feet against a wooden guard rail, which joins the wall.

Many longtime Speedway drivers including former national driving champion Sam Hanks said they had never seen a car as badly broken up as the Farina machine. Miles Spickler, chief mechanic for Farina, said there was no chance the car could be repaired in time for qualifying or the race. Farina, who won the world's driving championship in 1950, bought the car himself in a move to "go All-American" to win the 1957 race after he failed to make the starting field with an Italian-built Ferrari in 1956. Farina, visibly shaken by Andrew's death, left the track right after the crash and was busy most of yesterday afternoon making funeral arrangements for Andrews. He returned later and expressed extreme regret at Andrews' death.

The 36-year-old Andrews had driven in two previous 500-mile races. He started 28th and placed 20th in 1955 in the McDaniel Special. The car went out of the race after 120 laps with a broken fuel pump. In 1956, he qualified the Dunn Engineering Special at TOMITE Your Indians vs. Charleston Speedway Mishap Kills Andrews In Farina Car like wearing a breeze CHAIIISTON Al I Philliai.

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A-404. Zebra Kid Foe Of Buddy Rogers The 280-pound masked Zebra Kid and Buddy Rogers, the colorful "Atomic Blond" of the pro mat, will tangle in tonight's Armory headliner. The bout tops a four-tilt card signed by Matchmaker Dick Patton. Bobby Managoff, Chicago's top heavyweight, and burly Fritz Von Erich, Prussian roughhouse expert, are signed to clash in the semifinal. In other bouts Red Lyons, young Canadian prospect, will face Lou Plummer.

Texas toughie and Ian Campbell, Scotch comer, will meet Stu Gibson of Louisville. Starting time will be 8:45. HIGH SCHOOL TINNIS Cathedral 7. Sen Davll 0. Tach S.

Hewa 3. CORPORATION NEW YORK CITY ,51 tMtttta 1 I1! a urn the original DYNEL LEE FLE I SCH MANN'S has not increased 5 .95 By JEP CADOU JR. Sports Editor Keith Andrews of Colorado Springs, was killed instantly yesterday when the race car he was "test hopping" for Italian ace Nino Farina crashed tail-first against the end of a retaining wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The "one chance in-a-mil-lion" accident demolished the $25,000 car which was owned by the 50-year-old Farina. It was the 12th crash or spin of the 500-mile race practice period.

Andrews lost control of the deep red No. 62 Farina Special coming through the northwest turn. The car slid a total of 755 feet and then rammed against the inside retaining wall with such terrific impact that it broke the six-inch thick wall cleanly. Dr. C.

B. Bohner, Speedway medical director, said the 36-year-old Andrews died instantly of a broken neck. Both his legs and one arm also were fractured. It took about 10 minutes to pry his body out of the car with crow bars. The tail and fuel tank of the car were driven into the cockpit by the impact and Andrews was crushed between them and the steering wheel.

It WAS the 47th fatality in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the 41st since the 500-mile race began in 1911. Andrews was the first driver to die at the Speedway since two-time winner Bill Vukovich was killed in a flaming crash during the 1955 race. The 36-year-old Andrews had been at the Speedway about a week "shopping for a ride." He had not been signed to drive an; car but had been regarded as a "reserve" drivei for the Farina car in case the old Italian driver could not get up to qualifying speed. Andrews had been clocked at 136 miles an hour on the last full lap before the crash. If the accident had happened WSTILLIE ill its prices STILL ONLY $3.89 45 QT.

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