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Indianapolis Sta Spoils See. SUNDAY, JULY 18, 11)71 9 TTft Ho ucnar raraie eur TH Wins A H13t Binge li Burnett Is 11 And 10 Victim In Title Battle i it I ft 'i iioiihy i nim MIS Speeders Ready To Go By KAY MARQUETTE, Star Sportswritcr Cambridge Junction, Mich. The fastest field ever assembled for a United States Auto Club race will chase a guaranteed purse of $65,000 this afternoon with everyone involved hoping the engines "live" long enough to run 200 miles at the Michigan International Speedway. open for the strongest machine II If i 'Is' r- tr r. 4 4 i 1 4 I his approach Into a greenside trap.

Kuchar immediately returned the favor on No. 23 which was the only hole he lost out of the last 17 necessary to reach a decision. (Star Photos by Frank H. Fisse) DOUBLE TRAP 0 E-Sand Irons came into frequent usage during yesterday's Indiana Amateur title match between Wally Kuchar (left) and Stev Barnett, an 11 and 10 loser. Barnett handed Kuchar the 22d hole by poling SPOILS OF VICTORY-Wolly Kuchar (left) and Boris Me-ditch, Indiana Golf Association president, hold the punch bowl set which went to the 23-year-old Merrill-ville golfer for capturing the Indiana Amateur crown yesterday at Otter Creek.

Kuchar crushed Steve Barnett of Alexandria, 11 to 10, to become champion of the 71st state tournament. (Star Photo) By MAX STULTZ Star Sportswritcr Columbus, Ind. Reeling off five birdies in one seven-hole stretch yesterday, Wally Kuchar of Mer-rillville smashed Steve Barnett of Alexandria, 11 and 10, to capture the 71st Indiana Amateur golf championship at Otter Creek. Exploding after an erratic opening nine during which he lost a two-hole advantage, the 23-year-old Arizona State graduate raced to a huge 7-up lunch break lead and coasted to a record-tying victory. When a 's tap-in par putt ended the battle of elementary school tutors on No.

26 green, it marked the third time a scheduled 36-hole title struggle had ended at that point. Dale Morey, then of Martinsville, collared Walt Chapman by a similar margin at Broadmoor in 1953 and Ed Tutwiler did the same to Steve Falender at Otter Creek 14 years later. KUCHAR, A newly-licensed teacher who played No. 2 for Arizona State, fired a blistering four-under-par 32 on the back side, should have made 31 and easily could have won all nine holes. The landslide started at No.

10 after his fairway shot raced through a sandtrap and trickled onto the green, Standing 56 feet from the stick, Kuchar spanked the elongated putt home for a 1-up edge and was off to the races. Driving perfectly on the dogleg left 11th, the ex-Gary An-drean high schooler i i from feet, took the 12th in par as Barnett got trapped and copped No. 13 with a wee birdie to sail 4-up after nearly holing his tee stroke from 185 yards. THE CARNAGE halted briefly at the 14th when both players wedged into sand and halved for the first time since 'way back on No. 5.

Unruffled at blowing his opportunity for a fifth straight win, Kuchar promptly won the 15th and 16th with birdies of 7 and 8 feet as well as the 17th which Barnett bogeyed. There, the 30-year-old Anderson teacher missed par from less than 10 feet. It was about as much as he could take for one day after being inside Ku- To Throw Out At Star Game putt greens in the abbreviated post-sandwich session against a 's singleton. But the trouble was that Barnett's trio got him nothing better than two pars and a final disastrous Bobby Unser, who established a record for open cockpit cars by qualifying at 193.444 miles an hour, will be on the pole when the starting flag drops at noon (EST) and even the exuberant Bobby isn't quite sure if the turbo-charged power plants can stand 100 laps around the high-banked, 2-mile track without coming to pieces. "I THINK YOU'LL see speeds in the race at 187 and 188," said Bobby, "and that's a ton, especially when you're in traffic." With an average speed of 178.114, the 26 starters are certain to give what is hoped to be a packed house a race to remember.

When you consider that the engine attrition rate is certain to be huge, the gate is left wide USAC To Make Ruling On Tires STAR SPECIAL REPORT Cambridge Junction, Mich. The tire rule for the California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway will be decided by the United States Auto Club's rules committee Tuesday. Representative of Firestone and Goodyear met with USAC officials here yesterday and, after each company made a different proposal, it was agreed that USAC would set the rule and the two companies would comply. LARRY Truesdalc, director of racing for Goodyear, said his outfit wanted the same rule to be followed that was used at the recent Schacfer 500 atPo-cono in which the tires were removed from the cars immediately after qualifying and impounded until the day before the race at which time crew members could mount new rub ber of the same compound and size at the start of the race. After any pit stop, new rubber of any size or compound could be used.

Firestone's Bill a wanted the Indy rule followed in which the tires were im- pounded immediately after qualifying and the car involved had to use the same compound and type throughout the race. Erskine 1st Ball Carl Erskine, Anderson native who went on to National League and World Series fame as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, will throw out the first ball for the 22d renewal of the American Association All-Star Game at Bush Stadium tomorrow night. i 's pitch will be caught by Indianapolis Mayor Richard G. Lugar. Erskine, who will be master of ceremonies for the pre-game program on the field starting at 7:15 p.m., posted a record of 122 wins and 73 losses in his 10 in Anderson and coaches the Anderson College baseball team.

Erskine will introduce a number of the dignitaries as they are driven into the field in a motor caravan, preceeded by the color guard of the Indianapolis Marine Corps Reserve Training Center. Members of the American Association All-Star squad will be introduced and each member of the team, along with Coach Del Crandall and Man-Turn to Page 3, Column 3 0 vs- i no" vv.r ry to slip into the winner circle, just as Gary Beltenliau-sen did here a year ago when he won his second USAC champ show. Mark Donohue, knocked off the pole by the later-qualifying Bobby proved at Po-cono two weeks ago that his Sunoco McLaren can last 500 miles and this race is only for 200. Then there's Al Un- RELATED STORY, PAGE 3 ser, the leader In the championship point standings, who has proved for two years that his Johnny Lightning Colt is one of the most durable machines ever built and he can make it fly. Joe Leonard has been the hottest "bridesmaid" of 1971 and when you throw in Betten-hausen, Billy Vukovich, A.J.

Foyt and Mario Andretti, the chase for the checkered flag should be absolutely spectacular. Just like at Pocono, the pace car will go out on all yellow caution lights, which means the field will bunch up each time and start a brand-new race ev- erytime trouble crops up on the track. An hour after the champ race, the USAC stock cars will do their "thing" as the second part of the unique double header. THEY'LL BE going the same distance 200 miles but the posted guarantee for this one is $35,000, which means the payoff could go as high as $45,000 total. Foyt, McCluskey, Bobby and Al Unser all will be driving both phases of the MIS show Vukovich, too, was slated to take his first stock car ride, but agreed to let Johnny Parsons have the taxicab ride when 's team car didn't show- An originally-scheduled tele' vision showing of the twin bill has fallen through because of the financial difficulties with the TV outfit.

The champion' ship race had already been moved up from a 1 p.m. start to noon (EST) to accomodate the television and USAC offi cials agreed to stay with the earlier starting time. two-run homer over the left- centerfield wall with two out. The Indians picked up single Turn to Page 8, Column PIRST CAMS OMAHA INDIANAPOLIS at) 1)1)1 hbl 1 0 1 0 Vldnspno If 10 0 OOodbcf Sverson si Mill.is rf Sorrat lb Ward 3b Sullivan r. Parks cf Mr Ml In Cram Hlgndrf Hbnr nh 0 0 Harris 3t 0 0 I 0 Jlmanat If 1 OSmllh Ih 0 0 OPIummare 1 OSIaiwrf 2 I 1 1 OKnwrthyJtj 4 0 I 0 Rubatto it 1 I 1 1 0 Baney 4 I 0 0 7 1 Tntali 31 I 7 100 14 O-l Tntali INDIANAPOLIS Omaha 000 000 1 1 Harrll.

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They swapped decisions on the 22d and 23d then Kuchar won the next three with par-birdie-par to grab the crown after bowing out last year in the quarterfinals. Making a birdie from 20 feet on the 25th carpet put Kuchar -u for the distance. Bamett, whose only birdie was a 14-footer at No. 8, was nine-over while suffering a severe case of putting yips. He was short of the cup eight times in the morning setssion and used 34 putts to only 27 for Kuchar.

Barnett then had three one- for three trips over the Olympia Fields Country Club course tied him for the lead with Nichols, a former PGA champion, who had a third-round 70. Trevino, who completed a sweep of the U.S., Canadian and British Open titles only last week, had to birdie the last two holes for a two-over-par 73. At 221, he is 13 strokes back of the leaders, and out of title contention. Nichols and Crampton, each seeking his first victory of the season, I a single siroKe lead over stury Dick Lotz, who matched par 71 for 209. Lotz, a two-time winner who collected more than $100,000 last season, was the only one of the three leaders who fulled to birdie the relatively easy par five finishing hole, a hole that played downwind Saturday and required only a middle iron to the green.

Young Jerry Heard, Tommy Aaron and rangy Bert Greene Crampton, Nichols Hold Western Open Top Spot j) Blazing Tribe years with the Dodgers. He had two no-hit games the first against the Chicago Cubs in 1952 and the second against the Giants in 1956. HE PITCHED in five World Scries all against the New York Yankees and wears a World Championship ring for 1955. In 1953, he established a one-game World Series strikeout record of 14 a record that stood for a number of years. Erskine now is in the insurance and banking business real when a rifle bullet took a big chunk over the concrete clubhouse and a grenade that was tossed over my head took a man's leg off," said Harmon.

"I was kicked unconscious seven or eight times," Harmon said, "and the guy lying next to me was shot. I had hlr, blood all over me." Not only did the 55-year-old pro find himself mixed up in the coup, he had dinner the night before with Gon. Mohammed Medbuuh, a lender of the attempted military take-over who was accidentally killed by his own men. "I and my two daughters had spent the entire evening with him," Harmon snkl of his dinner engagement with Medbuuh the night before the coup. Hurmon'a daughter's, 11 game at Bush the stars, and Rapp them in the By Jerry bogey.

KUCHAR WON the first, fourth and seventh holes with Barnett countering on six, eight and nine before the former's birdie barrage shot him down. Kuchar, who spent two years at Palm Beach (Fla.) Junior College and transferred to Arizona State, disagreed with the proposition that the "snake" he turned loose on No. 10 set his adrenalin gushing. "No," he said, "the one that really charged me up came at 11 (where he birdied from 3 feet). My tee shot landed in a divot and I was just trying to get on the green." Besides a beautiful silver-plated punch bowl set presented by Indiana Golf Association President Boris Meditch of Indianapolis, Kuchar received a $200 merchandise certificate.

Barnett took home the runner-up bowl and a voucher worth $150. followed at 211. Aaron and Greene notched 70s, while the 24-year-old Herad slipped to a 74. Stocky veteran Phil Rodg-ers was alone at 212 after a 72 and was the only other man in the field able to beat par figures for 54 holes. THIRD-ROUND SCORES Brtica Crampton a-7J-if 100 BobOY Nicholl 7I-I7-70-10I Dick Loll JOt Jafnr NoarO 71-40-71-111 Tom Aaron 7 74-7-lM Bart Ortana 111 Phil Rooaari 7) 71-S)J Dala Doualast M7I-74-114 Bart Vanca Jim Jamiaiot) 70-7V7I 114 Jotm Loll 71-71-70-1)4 DoWItt Wtaar 7-a- 114 Biliy Caspar 73-71-70 IIS Fran Baard 71-70 73 3IJ Mac McUandon 74-H-7J 1VJ Gardnar Dickinson Richard Crawlord 71-77-J1-11J Robot Mllchall 71-71-71 US Ron Rail 7J-4- ai Bert Weavor 71-73-71114 Boot Hljkat 71-7 Hi Kit RO MS 74-71-71-117 Larrt Mowry 71-75-71-117 Ron Paca 73-73-71117 Oeorot Johnson 74-73-71117 Chartts Sillord 71-74-71 317 Cesar Sanudo 74-7I-70-1I7 Mike Hill 71-75-70-117 Bob Stone 71-73-73117 Gene Utlltr 71-71-7 III Ken 5till 71-75-71-110 Get Brewer 10 Julius Borol 71-71-7S-210 Jim Jell 74-71-74-llt John Miller 74-73-73 110 Rat Plot 75-71-71-3I Jim PicarO 73-74-71 1)0 Rati Randall 74-71-74 iro Mason Rudolph 71-74-7J 310 Lee Elder 71-75-73 3JO R.

H. Sikei 75-71-71370 Rlk MassemalO 71-75 74-120 Hal lrin 75-71-71120 Marty Pltckman 71-71-75120 lis scores his 15th victory in a row as the nttsDuran 9-2, for the Bucs ninth Page 2 Hoosier Golf Scene 9 Lines And Shots 10 Speaking Of Cars 9 Speaking Of Speed 8 Sweeps Omaha BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Omaha, Neb. Dick Kenworthy's three-run homer Stadium. Wilber will coach Scheinblum will play for them will send his Indians against 7:45 p.m. game.

(Star Photo Clark). READY TO PLAY-Denver manager Del Wilber (left), Indianapolis manager Vern Rapp center) and Denver outfielder Richie Scheinblum use the old method of seeing who bats first In tomorrow night's American Association All-Star in the ninth frame of the scheduled seven-inning nightcap propelled the Indianapolis Indians to a 5-2 victory over Iowa and a sweep of an American Association Pro Golfer Harmon Escapes Attempted Coup On Hassan Chicago (AP) Bruce Crampton and Bobby Nichols shared the lead after three rounds of the $150,000 Western Open Golf Tournament yesterday, while Lee Trevino obviously in the throes of a letdownceased to be a factor. Crampton, an Australian veteran seeking his tenth tour title, tapped in a six-inch birdie putt on the final hole for a two-under-par 69 and a total of 208. THAT FIVE-under-par figure FOR THE NEXT five hours, Harmon said ho stayed face down in sand and gravel, was searched, beaten with rifle butts and kicked. "Unfortunately I was one of the few men there wearing a jacket," he said.

"So, they naturally assumed I was carrying a gun. "I was also carrying a large sum of money, but each time a soldier discovered it, his commanding officer made him put It back." After tho attempted coup ended, Harmon said he remained in Rabat four more days until he had a chance to thank the king "for saving my lire. Somehow he talked them (rebels) out of shooting him and the rest of us. "I would go back tomor row," Harmon said. doubleheadcr here last night.

The Tribe, scoring four runs in the fifth inning, won the opener, 8-1. The victory, the Indians' fourth straight over the Royals in tho current scries, boostad Indianapolis' Eastern Division lead over second-place Iowa to seven games. BILL IIARRELSON (0-0) will be on the mound for the Tribe tonight against the Royals' Wully Bunker (2-3) in the series windup. Pedro Borbon, with two innings of hltlcss relief work, picked up the second game victory to boost his record to 9-4. Dick Baney pitched seven-hit ball in tlio opener In going Ihc route for his fifth triumph ngoinst two losses.

Kenworthy's winning homer In tho second giimo a 370-fnol blast over the right-center-field wull enme off starter Lnnco Clemons (5 0) after Willie Smith opened the ninth with a single to center, Bill J'lummer sacrificed Smith to second and Elvlo Jimlnez was intentionally walked. OMAHA SCORED two runs ltha third on Duck Marlines' index To Sports ELLIS KEEPS WINNING-Dock of the season and 13th and 12, were at a hotel during the fighting and were not harmed. HARMON ALSO SAID in an interview with the Westchester-Rockland Newspapers that he spoke several times with Medbouh the following day, tho last time five minutes before the coup began. "When I saw him directing the troops I just couldn't believe It," said Harmon. Harmon said he was on the palace golf course when "sml-dmly several trucks rtarteil coming up to the palace each carrying 50 or 60 soldiers, all of whom began shooting.

I had been there before when there had bt'cn military exercises, so I thought it was just a war game." Mamaroneck, N.Y. (AP) American golf pro Claudo Harmon found himself in the middle of the attempted coup against King Hassan II in Morocco last week and was terrorized and beaten during a five-hour ordeal, the 1948 Masters champion disclosed yesterday. Tho revolt erupted without warning as Harmon played the golf course nt the summer palace. He said he didn't realize wlinl was hiiiiponing until a grenade blew the leg off a man standing 25 feet nwav. A pro al Winged Knot Golf Club and Hassan's teacher for three yours, a was at tho king's 42d birthday celtfbrutlon at the palace neui Rabat when tho unsuccessful coup took place July 10.

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