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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1988- -THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- B-3 Fittipaldi has fuel to win at Elkhart STAR STAFF PHOTO ROB GOEBEL Colts defensive end Jon Hand gets a hand on Chicago running back Neal Anderson during a run in the first half Sunday. Rested Cooks expecting trade today By RICK SHAFFER STAR STAFF WRITER Elkhart Lake. Wise. Were it not for the fact that Emerson Fittipaldi won Sunday's CARTBriggs Stratton 200 in record time, the race might have been more aptly described as a fuel economy run. Front row qualifiers Danny Sullivan and Rick Mcars both CART STANDINGS ran out of fuel and out of conten- (Through Sept.

11) tion. Al Unser Jr. ran out of fuel 1. Danny Sullivan 128 and watched a sure third-place 1 Ion 3. Al Unser Jr 120 finish become a seventh.

And 4. Emerson Fittipaldi 100 Mario Andretti finished third be- 5. Mario Andretti 98 hind Fittipaldi and runner-up 6. Rick Mears 96 Bobby Rahal and then ran dry on his cool-off lap. 9 Derek Daiy 44 But as he had a week earlier 10.

John Jones 40 at Mid-Ohio. Fittipaldi controlled most of the race held at the Road Miller High Life PenskeChevy America circuit and hung on to started to run dry at the P11 edge Rahal by slightly more than entrance and cost Sullivan valu- a second time as ne s'ow'y made nis The two-time Formula One way to his pit. champion got the best fuel mile- Fr0 that Pnt pn. the race age in his Marlboro LolaChevy belonged to Fittipaldi. who held and took the $49,160 top prize a 9-second cushion over Rahal.

before an estimated crowd of Unser and Andretti. 48,000 spectators. His average Unser Passed Rahal for sec' speed of 122.215 miles an hour ond on 35 and the Bra' also broke Andretti's race record z''ar's lead to four seconds. But set last year. ue' gremlins struck Unser and Fittipaldi also earned 21 he dashed into the pits on Lap CARTPPG points to move into 46 and was unable t0 get any fourth in the standings with fuel in the Team Valvoline 100.

Sullivan leads Rahal. 128- MarchChevy. Two laps later, he 1 23, and Unser is third with 1 20 was out of business, with three races remaining. "We had a Problem on our "We worked it out before the last stoP witn the fueI flow" race," a jubilant Fittipaldi ex- Unser said- "We bought we had plained of the fuel calculation. "I drained the pit tank, but we.

was running the engine lean badn t. most of the race, but for a peri- That Ieft RahaJ to challenge od. when I was behind Danny. I the leader and tne 1986 Indy did run the engine rich. 500 winner cut the aP to a "We knew I could make it, second, but ran out of time and but just in case I backed off a IaPs- The driver of the Budwei- little and that's when Bobby got serTrueSports LolaJudd didn't close view the race as an economy Sullivan, the polesitter.

beat Penske teammate Mears into the was running 54s (laps of first turn for the lead and pro- Rahal said. "It was a ceeded to build a 7-second mar- hard race- 1 wouldn't call it an gin over Fittipaldi. who got a economy run." good start from fourth position to Following Andretti home were run second. Sullivan; Michael Andretti in the As the leaders came around Kraco LolaCosworth; Derek to complete Lap 15, Sullivan Daly, who rebounded from a dashed into the pits, but found first-lap collision with Kevin Co- himself trailing A.J. Foyt who gan to finish sixth in the Raynor was also pitting.

That wiped out LolaCosworth; Unser: Teo Fabi Sullivan's margin and Emmo, in the Quaker State March- who stayed out. took the lead for Porsche. good on the following lap. For Sullivan and Penske Rac- CART HAS been accepted as ing, it was the first setback in a full-fledged member of the what proved to be a frustrating Automobile Competition Com--' day. mittee for the United StatesFIA' Mears ran out of fuel on the (ACCUS), it was announced Sun-course on the 16th lap and lost day.

six laps in the Pennzoil Penske- Among other things, the Chevy. move WOuld clear the way for' And Sullivan, after dogging more international events, such Fittipaldi for several laps, suf- as a possible race in Japan and, fered the same fate on Lap 31. a joint weekend with Formula The difference was that the Qne. Colts Notebook offensive possession. He wasn't credited with a tackle and was noticeably juked on one play by Chicago fullback Matt Suhey.

"I'm pretty rusty," said Young, who missed 40 days of training camp and last week's season-opener as he and the Seahawks squabbled over a new contract, "but I really wanted to get in there. I'm always up to the challenge. "I felt sluggish and a little slow." he went on, "but it will all come back to me." During his four-year stay in Seattle, Young earned four Pro Bowl spots twice on special teams and twice at linebacker. WHEN KEVIN Call left the game with a sprained left arch, the Colts were forced to further alter their makeshift offensive line. A young line immediately got younger.

Although two players possessed excellent experience nine-year veteran center Ray Donaldson was making his 103rd start and seven-year veteran guard Ben Utt was starting his 65th game tackle Joel Patten was making his first pro start while guard Randy Dixon was starting his second game. Call's replacement? Chris Gambol, who spent last year on the Injured reserve list and was seeing his first action in the NFL. BEARS DEFENSIVE end Richard Dent, reinstated by the NFL for Sunday's game after agreeing not to file suit against the league and its drug policy in the wake of his suspension for refusing a drug test, did not start against the Colts (Al Harris did) but made an impact anyway. Dent was credited with 1 xh sacks for 13 yards in losses and did a decent job for a guy who didn't practice all week. "It was kind of tough, a lot of frustration during the week," said Dent.

"But on Sunday, it. gives you a chance to let it all out and that's what happened today." Dent said not having to go against Colts Pro Bowl tackle Chris Hinton. who was out with a calf injury, was a plus for his pass rush. "Their passing game is not the best. Their running game is what's going on for them," said Dent.

"If you can take that away, you've got a better chance of winning the game. When a guy like Chris Hinton isn't playing, it makes it tougher for them. He's one of the best tackles in the league." By MIKE CHAPPELL and DAN DUNKIN STAR STAFF WRITERS Johnie Cooks spent Sunday afternoon watching his Indianapolis Colt teammates take it on the chin from the Chicago Bears. Literally watching. Anxiously watching.

A seven-year pro who had started 74 of 83 games prior to Sunday's 17-13 loss to the Bears, Cooks was replaced at left outside linebacker by rookie O'Brien Alston. And when it came time to spell Alston, newly-acquired Fredd Young did the honors. Cooks? He was little more than window dressing. The Colts dressed 45 players Sunday and 44 saw action. "I didn't see any action at all." Cooks shrugged, "and nobody is talking to me.

It was like they (the coaching staff) didn't even know me." From the moment the Colts obtained Young, a four-time Pro Bowler, from Seattle last Thursday, Cooks' future with in Indianapolis was fuzzy at best. Now, however, the former first-round draft pick out of Mississippi State thinks he sees things much clearer. "Hopefully, something will happen tomorrow (today)," said Cooks. "I'm expecting a trade or to be released, something. I know something will happen tomorrow.

I told my wife to be prepared to pack our bags and move. "I just can't sit around and see my teammates play a game like this when I know I can help. It's not in me to be like that. I was willing to do whatever they (the Colts) wanted me to do, but I can't just stand around." Cooks figures the club wasn't willing to risk injury against the Bears. "I guess they didn't want me to get hurt." he said.

"This is awfully disappointing because I feel I put in a lot of good years for this team, most of them during the rough times. "This is more confusing than anything else. I ask myself why? I don't see any reason." WHILE COOKS wandered the sidelines. Fredd Young got his feet wet. Despite being a Colt for little more than 48 hours.

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Ho kicked fouf field goals, including the game-winning 26-yarder with 1:13 to play as the Wolverines became the eighth Big Ten football team to lose its 1988 opener, 19-17, before a Notre Dame Stadium sellout crowd of 59,075 and a national television audience. "I wasn't too nervous because I know I've got the best snapper in the world in Tim Grunhard. the best holder in the world In Pete Graham and a bunch of 280-pound guys blocking for me so nobody's going to come through and hit me." said Ho. Ho walked on during spring practice and proved too hardworking and accurate to ignore. Playing his first college game, he went four-for-four.

hitting 31- and 38-yarders and a pair from 26. The performance earned Ho a share of an Irish record held by four others for field goals in a game. "He isn't from Krypton but he tries hardest." said lotre Dame coach Lou Holtz. "During spring practice I talked with Ted Gradel (the Irish kicker last season) and he told me (Billy Hackett) had the most potential, but Reggie Ho practices the hardest. This kid practices during the middle of winter." Ninth-ranked Michigan went down kicking.

Wolverine placekicker Mike Gillette's 48-yard attempt flew wide as the clock ticked to 0:00. Linebacker Mike Stonebreaker made 19 tackles and mobile 282-pound tackle George Williams nine to lead an Irish defense good enough to limit Michigan to 2.7 yards a rush and 213 yards In total offense. For a long while it was a tossup which was more inert: the Wolverine running game or the Irish passing attack. Michigan got Its initial first down two minutes into the second quarter. Notre Dame quarterback Tony Rice completed his first pass with 4'2 minutes remaining in the third.

"Our defensive design was to hustle to the ball and the gaps opened up and I just reacted to them," said Stonebreaker. "We shut them down pretty good even though they scored on our goal-line stance. We were a little quicker than them but we had a couple miscues and gave up some yardage." The decisive series came early in the fourth quarter. Michigan drove from Its 20 to the Notre Dame 19. where tailback Tony Boles skipped for 10 yards and an apparent first-and-goal at the 9.

The Wolverines were called for holding. On the next three plays. Irish linebacker Ned Bolcar nailed Boles for no gain, tackle Brian Flannery smothered the draw and threw Leroy Hoard for a 3-yard loss and quarterback Michael Taylor was caught by tackle Chris Zorich for a 1-yard loss. It was fourth-and-23. Gillete kicked a 49-yard field goal for a 17-16 lead.

"We were going down there to win the game and boom we had that 10-yard penalty." said Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. "That was tough. We had to take the field goal and led by a point. That gave them the opportunity." Notre Dame drove 71 yards to Ho's winning field goal. Flanker Ricky Watters returned a first-quarter punt 81 yards to give Notre Dame a 7-0 lead.

Ho ran the margin to 13-0 before Boles' 59-yard kickoff return set up a 1-yard run by Hoard that made it 13-7 at halftime. Watters fumbled a third-quarter punt that Michigan recovered at the Irish 14. Taylor scored on a rollout on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to put Michigan ahead. 14-13. Rice finished three-for-12 for 40 yards passing as Notre Dame rushed for 226 yards and averaged 4.8 yards a play with five new starters in the offensive line.

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