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PAGE 34- THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR MONDAY, MAY 26, 1975 NOTHING BUT TKOUBLE FOR CHAMP rXTTTTTTS ario 's Bad Luck Ends Against Wall OPEN MEMORIAL DAY luck at all." Which had to be exactly the way Mario felt, too. RAY MARQUETTE MONDAY AY 1 4 P.M 8 A.M. TO WITH SPECIAL LUMBER I roy track operation. "When he made that first pit stop, we checked everything, bled the clutch and still couldn't find out what happened. But the clutch freed itself and he got back in the race." So Mario Andretti, the proud man from Nazareth, was in the garage, stripping off his sweat-soaked uniform while a radio blared out the progress of the race.

And he was still talking and trying to get changed when Vel Melitich, co-owner of the cars along with Par-nelli Jones, suddenly stiffened as he heard a report that Al Unser, in the team had slowed in the back-stretch and pulled off into the grass. "We just can't get any luck," said the big man from California. "Just no STAR AND NEWS Quick-Action WANT ADS Get Fast Results The jaunty step wasn't there as Mario Andretti wearily threw a leg out of a golf cart and shook his head as he walked into the garage. He wasn't hurt at least on the outside. But on the inside, he had to be wondering what in the world he was doing wrong.

A week late in qualifying for the world's richest auto race, he had started 27th but could never get his Viceroy. Eagle to handle properly enough to catch up with the leaders. He pulled into the pits and changed a tire, thinking that might help. It didn't as the pesky horse kept skittering on the turns. To compound his troubles, the clutch wouldn't engage as he came out of the pits the first time and the crew pushed him back and tried a restart.

This time, Mario made it up to the scoring pylon, then pushed up his visor, squinted up at the standings and shook his head in disgust. After a 9-minute pause while the crew "bled" the clutch, it finally "freed" and away he went again. "But the car still wouldn't handle right," said Mario. "We changed the tire and that should have made a big difference but there was nothing it was just like before. "We must have done something wrong." And then, on the 68th lap and streaking down the backstretch, "something" happened.

"I don't know what it was then, either," said the weary 1969 Indianapolis champion. "All I know is I was suddenly spinning around and doing a lot of gyrations and went into the inside wall. I hit it pretty good but I'm okay. "If I could just figure it out "We don't know what was wrong," said Jim Chapman, the man who runs the Vice of yesterday's 500-Mile Race. Andretti was uninjured in the wreck.

(AP Wirephoto) 0 jy fir rrk MARIO SMACKS Mario Andretti is thrown against the side of cockpit in his Eagle-Turbo Offy at it slams into the outside wall of the third turn on the 68th lap PUNCTURED TIKE FATAL Dallenbach Saddened By 9th-Place Finish DEALERS Roll Back Prices to 1974 All 1975 models available at 74 prices (Offer expires May 31, 1975) CLOSE CALL Mario Andretti is helped out of his racing suit in infield area following a 300-foot skid in the third turn during yesterday's 500-Mile Race. Mario reflects his disgust at being out of the running on 68th lap. (AP Wirephoto) By DAVE BENNER "I wish the rain would have started a half an hour earlier." And if the rain had started a half an hour earlier Wally Dallenbach would be the 1975 Indianapolis 500 champion. But the rain didn't and Dallenbach isn't. Instead, Dallenbach is a ninth place finisher and "very brokenhearted" that he didn't win a race he felt was his.

"I CAN'T complain," Dallenbach stated after the race. "The car was beautiful. I felt great while I was leading, and the pit stops were excellent. The crew did a super job." Dallenbach led 96 laps of the race and had built up a lead of 41 seconds at one point. But in the end it as nothing but disappointment for the nine year veteran of the Speedway.

"I knew I could lead this race and win it. I knew I would do well all month long. We had a couple of problems during carburetion tests but I as ready to win." WHEN ASKED if he was surprised to be in the top five so soon, Dallenbach replied, "I predicted before the race that I would be in the first five before my first stop and I was." What proved to be Dallen-bach's downfall was a crash involving 1 Rasmussen and Tom Sneva on the 126th lap. Dallenbach was forced to go down into the grass to avoid the wreckage, and his left rear tire was punctured. The tire started to lose air which made the iback end of the Number 40 Sinmast Special loose.

"I HAD TO LET off the throttle and run lean into the turns," Dallenbach said. "This caused my engine to heat up and eventually it burned up on me. These cars aren't made to run it) the grass, and I feel that my car was made to race and not sandbag." Dallenbach was asked if he would have had enough fuel to last the race and replied, "I had the fuel situation made. I know how to save fluid around this place." Dallenbach concluded, "I live for the day when I can see the checkered flag here, so I can just quietly sit back and enjoy myself." For Wally Dallenbach it is the familiar cry of 'Wait until next And maybe next year Wally will be able to stay on the asphalt for victory and enjoy himself. Trips Down Tribe, 6-3; Weather Shortens Game SALE PRICES W.

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TERRE HAUTE Ace Servicenter Q'Rear Ace Hardware '1 Pentecost Craft Ace Hardware WHITELAND Darrell's Tractor Sales Jim's Hardware ZIONSVILLE Land Equipment Co. Evansville clinched the decision with four runs in the fourth. John Wockenfuss started the scoring in this inning by smacking a Grow delivery over the fence in left. AT ALL PARTICIPATING DEALERS ffkx 'L msii Ijol 'a2s BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Evansville, Ind. Indianapolis fell IVz games behind division-leading Evansville yesterday when the Triplets won a weather-shortened game from the Indians, 6-3.

The game was limited to seven innings when hail, rain and high winds suddenly struck the field, causing a speedy umpires' ruling to cease action. Indianapolis got good mileage out of four hits it obtained off Gary I a i a pitching his first 1975 victory. GREG SINATRO. brought across a Tribe tally in the opening frame. He singled, stole second and scored on Tom Spencer's single.

In the second frame, Ed Werner and Lute Barnes walked. Tribe pitcher Loren Grow put down a two-strike sacrifice which was fumbled by third baseman John Gamble. This filled the bases and Sinatro sent out a sacrifice fly. Ray Knight tripled to right-center in the fifth and registered on Spencer's sacrifice fly. an-Air fitly years us) AVAILABLE INDIANAPOLIS Ace Hardware Stores Ace Hdw.

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It was his eighth homer. The Triplets benefited from an unearned run in the third following a walk to Lambe and a wild pitch. Artie James grounded to John Vukovich, who bobbled. James reached first on the error and Lambe continued on to the plate when Vukovich was charged with a second error on the play. Vukovich made a bad throw trying to get James at first base.

INDIANAPOLIS EVANSVILLE ln.fr. if i AB RHP i 'Lill A. I 1 1 Lambe rf 3 12 1 Kmaht 3b 4 1 1 0 James cf 4 0 10 Spencer cf 3 0 12 Layne If 0 1 0 DeFrfes rf 3 0 1 0 Pierce lb I Revrnjlb 2 0 0 0 Woknfsdh 2 1 Kim 3 0 0 0 Werner 2 10 0 Scrvenrss 1 1 6 Barnes 2 2 0 0 0 Gamble 3b 31 2 0 Grow 1 0 0 0 Manuel 2b 3 1 2 SSKM 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Baney 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 3 4 3 Totals 27 10 5 INDIANAPOLIS 110 019 0-3 EVANSVILLE 011 400 0-4 Called after seven innings, rain. Gamble, 2, Vukovich 3, Manuel. DP Indianapolis, 3.

LOB Indianapolis 4, Evansville 5. 3B Manuel, Knioht. HR Pierce (I), Wockenluss (4). SB Sinatro, Spencer, Layne. Layne.

SF Sinatro, Spencer. IP ER BBSO Grow (L.2-2) 3i 4 4 2 1 Henderson 2 3 0 0 1 1 Baney 1 10 0 10 Ignasiak (W, 1-1) .7 4 1 2 2 HBP By Innasiak (Revering). WP Grow. 1:52. A 1,027.

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25-North Littler Captures Memphis Meet Memphis, Tenn. (UPI) -Gene Littler shot a 6-under-par 66 yesterday to win the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic by five strokes with a 72-hole total of 270. The victory earned Littler, who came back from cancer surgery to rejoin the tour in 1972, $35,000 and pushed his earnings this year to $110,555. IT WAS THE second tour victory this year for Littler, who also won the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in January. Littler began the final round on the Colonial Country Club course tied with John Mahaffey at 12 under par.

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