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The Indianapolis Star MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1984 PORTS Finance 21 PAGE 17 Takes CART lead from Sneva Sports Over Andretti wins another one SJ Lightly By BOB COLLINS General Knight at ease LOS ANGELES The general is expansive. The troops slill stumble some in close order drill and don't always shoot straight. then would have been foolish," he said. "1 would have run myself out of brakes, which is probably what he wanted. I just decided to keep him honest" The only other serious challenger was Roberto Guerrero who started outside the front row in the Master Mechanics March 84C.

And he was on a self destruct course in Turn 5 and 12. He first lost control in 5 on the initial lap as he spun but kept going. Ed Pimm wasn't so lucky. He got hit fore and aft and wound up out of the race after less than two miles. GUERRERO RECOVERED to move into second and collected Andretti after six laps.

But on the 12th circuit he was off course again on Turn 12 and this one cost him two laps, dropping him to 11th at the finish. Al Unser Sr. in the Miller High Life March wound up third and the only other car on the lead lap at the end. Following teammate Mears came Geoff Brabham in the Kraco Wolff March in fifth, after a fine drive interrupted by a first lap pit stop with a suspected tire problem. Sixth went to John Paul Jr.

with Josele Garza seventh, Arie Luyendyk eighth in his first Indy Car start, Gordon Johncock ninth and Kevin Cogan 10th. In stark contrast to the Michigan 500, the race was run without a full course yellow and there was no totaled equipment. As a result, Andretti obliterated the old race record by averaging 116.347 miles an hour. The previous mark was 109 157 by Hector Rebacque two years ago. But the situation is better than he expected.

And, more importantly," he sees almost daily So he is smiling more and tak the fuel tank. It is supposed to let fuel into the center section of the tank, where the pickup to the engine is located, but not let fuel out of that section. The latter function is where Rahal felt the failure came. As he went into the right turns which constitute the majority at Road America the fuel would surge out of the center section, starving the engine. The extra fuel stop was only part of Rahal's resulting problems.

"The crew thought I was getting terrible fuel mileage," he said. "So I ran with just 44 inches of (turbo-charger) boost (instead of the allowed 48)." WITH RAHAL SLOWED by his problem. Andretti was without any challengers once Danny Sullivan's Domino's Pizza Lola went to the sidelines with an engine fire after 36 laps. Until then Sullivan had been a handful for Andretti. He took the lead when Mario made his first pit stop at the end of 17 laps and stayed there until the second round of stops, at the end of 33 laps for Sullivan and 34 for Andretti.

That last stop was the fatal problem for Sullivan. His crew had trouble with the screw-in valve on the stop, dropping him almost 10 seconds behind Andretti. Crew chief Dennis Swan theorized that the problem also might have resulted in a fuel spill that caused the eliminating fire. Andretti got behind Sullivan sort of by accident and stayed there by design. After opening up as much as an eight second lead in the first four laps, he cut back on his turbo boost to conserve on fuel.

"On the first stop, I thought I had more slack than I did." he said. "So I came in nice and easy. Then I came out and found out I was second." That was a mild surprise. His inability to catch up to Sullivan was another until he realized "I forgot to turn the boost back up." Once that got established in his mind. Andretti was content to just keep the leader in sight.

"To go after him By DAVE OVERPECK, Star Sportswriter Elkhart Lake, Wis. That he would be leading the points chase for the PPG Cup national championship after Sunday's Provimi Veal 200 was a "1 in 10 million" shot in Mario Andretti's mind going in. For it to happen, he had to win the pole, lead the most laps and win the race while CART points leader Tom Sneva finished out of the first 12. Mario hit the magic number. He had the pole going in Sunday, wound up leading 34 of the 50 laps around Road America's four mile, 14 turn road course and won breezing in the ninth of 16 stops in the PPG Indy Car World Series.

And Sneva's day ended early. Running seventh, he had the engine let go in his Texaco Star March 84C after 33 laps. That got him a big, fat 0 in the season points column. Meanwhile, Andretti collected the full complement of 22 and now leads, 94 93. Rick Mears, who finished fourth despite an engine that was short a cylinder from the halfway point on, is third with 82.

THE BOTTOM LINE on Andretti's victory Sunday was that it was easy. He finished 1 minute 14.84 seconds ahead of second place Bobby Rahal. Andretti's run was as close to perfect as he could ask. "The car was picture perfect throughout race," he said of the Budweiser Lola that now has carried him to four victories. "I couldn't ask for anything more." The same could not be said for his pursuers.

Rahal battled a fuel pickup problem for the second year in a row here and had to make three stops to Andretti's two. "I think the flapper valve in the tank broke again," he said. "We'd only run about 13 laps and the engine started missing without the fuel light coming on. "You could run laps, but any time you went around a turn it was starving." The valve in question goes between the various cells in ing the edge off of a voice that can crack like a whip. He actually seems to be enjoying the day.

The players, mirroring the mood of the leader, relax. But they're ntelligent young men, so they re cautious. They don't go long without looking at him. They're alert or any nuance; trying to antici pate any change of mood. They already have discovered that winning isn't everything to Bobby Knight.

He blistered them good after a 21 point victory over Canada. Richard Spenard took the lead when Bob Lobenberg encountered a fuel pressure problem with just over a lap to go and went on to win his first SCCA Trans Am race. The race belonged to pole sitter Lobenberg in STP Son of a Gun Pontiac Trans Am until he lost the fuel pressure. He had opened as much as a 10 second lead. Points leader Tom Gloy in the 7 Eleven Capri finished second.

WHEN SOME of them grum bled, Steve Alford, the in house Knight authority, said, "Hey, you guys don't have any idea how good it is that we have a game today. You don't have any idea oses wins what practice is like after weve played a bad game." That got their attention. Since some already feel Knight's regi men is every bit as joyous as three months at the Devil's Island Hit ton, they are striving mightily not to add that extra practice to their Olympic experience. again; women also shine Los Angeles (AP) Incomparable Edwin Moses of the United States won his second Olympic championship after sprinter Evelyn Ashford and marathoner Joan Benoit gave the American women their first gold medals in track and field since 1968 Sunday. Bobby Knight was handed the most potent raw basketball maten al he's ever seen.

And he is work ing relentlessy to turn it into the most explosive force in the history of the game. Anything less and, even with a gold medal, he will feel that to some extent he failed. It's hard to believe there would be room for improvement in play The smooth-striding Moses, the 1976 gold medalist, world record-holder and world champion, overcame a false start to post his 105th "consecutive victory? including 90 in finals, in the men's 400-meter intermediate hurdles. ers who can make the United States Olympic squad. BUT FIRST he made them into a team.

Then he went to work on individual skills. The teacher in him demands that he send them home as better basketball players. At least 11 of them, anyway, God already has made Michael Jordan perfect. The players talk about him constantly. An onlooker suggested an attractive exhibition after the games Michael Jordan against some country.

Even the general speaks reverently when he says, "He's the greatest athlete I've ever seen." Knight's message before prac lice is upbeat: didn't go to your meeting last night. That's part of helping you get yourselves ready. I wanted you to talk to each other. I wanted it to come from you. read where some of you said we're going to be tough to beat.

Thats all right. But you must live up to that; you must play up to that. MUST play to your opin ion of yourselves individually and collectively. If we're going to yT rff Vf 'Vt Z'iiilh'P'1 Jt. v' 1.A talk about it, weve got to do it.

You must understand that. "Let's make this a crusade. Let's not be a good team, let's reach for greatness. "You've got to go after it like a shark; it there for you boys. 1 "You're too good to keep putting these people at the foul line.

Let's not let anybody sneak up on us Related stories, pictures Page 20 Moses' winning time was 47.75 seconds, just short of the Olympic record of 47.64 he set eight years ago and was well off the world mark of 47.02 he set last year. "I made a few technical errors," Moses said in explaining why he did not lower his world record. "But with the amount of pressure, I don't really mind. "This is going to be the last time (in the Olympics). I have to say that this is for my Dad, who passed away in December." Moses started slowly, but his acceleration was brilliant, pulling away from the crowd and running away with the race.

Danny Harris, an 18 year-old from Perris, finished second at 48.13 while Har-ald Schmid of West Germany, the last runner to beat Moses in August 1977 earned the bronze medal, clocking 48.19. ASHFORD WON the women's 100-meter, dash, the fourth of five track and field gold medal for the United States, in Olympic-record time of. 10.98 seconds. "I was so happy it was over," said Ashford, plagued by injuries for much of the last year. "And I was so happy to be under 11 (seconds)." She broke the Olympic mark of 11 seconds set by Wilma Rudolph in 1960 and Wiomia Tyus in 1968.

Alice Brown of the United States, won the silver, while Marlene Ottey Page of Jamaica won the bronze. Benoit, who had knee surgery three months ago, was unofficially clocked in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 52 seconds, the fastest ever for an all-woman marathon. She holds the world best time of 2:22.43 set in the 1983 Boston Marathon, where women and men run together. "I can't believe the race is over," she said after a victory lap around the Coliseum, as members of the standing crowd reached out over the rail to touch her hand. Benoit was happy not only for herself but for all women.

"This being the first women's Olympic marathon makes it a very special moment in my life," she said. "It was a real honor for every woman in this race today. It's been a long time coming. We certainly proved we could run the distances." Now, Benoit said, she will return to the privacy she cherishes. "If you want to find me next week, find a blueberry patch in Maine," the Freeport, Maine, native said.

Crete Waitz of Norway finished a distant second to Benoit in the marathon, the first time Waitz ever had finished a marathon some place other than first. Rosa Mota of Portugal finishedj third, just ahead of "To get the most out of your you've got to understand what can happen, then keep it U.S. Basketball When: Today, 9 p.m. Opponent: West Germany (2 3). TV: ABC-TV, Channel 6.

Ingrid Kristiansen, who gave birth to a son only 11 months ago. WHILE BENOIT was cheered for her victory, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess was cheered for simply finishing the gruelling race. The Swiss runner was a picture of courage as she struggled into the limelight of the Coliseum and the last painful steps toward the finish line. Her legs seemed unable to carry her. She listed across the track.

As she staggered on, officials could only watch, because they could not aid her if she was to complete the run. As she collapsed over the finish line, medics grabbed her and took her to a hospital, where she was treated for dehydration and released, apparently in good condition. Her time 2:48.42. for 37th place. Romanian sensation Ecaterina Szabo captured three gold medals Sunday while Americans Julianne McNamara, Kathy Johnson and Mary Lou Retton added a gold, two silver and three bronze to cap America's best ever performance in women's Olympic gymnastics.

On the final night of the gymnastics tournament, the 17 year-old Szabo won the gold in the horse vault and floor exercises and shared the individual event title on the balance beam with her 14 year-old teammate, Simona Pauca. TWO GOLD medals were also awarded for the uneven bars, where both McNamara and Ma Yanhong of China finished tied after three routines, the last of which earned each perfect scores of 10.00. "I had to score a 10," McNamara said. "I had no other choice. That's the most pressure I've faced in my life." U.S.

coach Don Peters said, "I thought Julianne did a great job tonight." He said both McNamara and Ma had performed "absolutely perfect routines." The 18 year-old McNamara, of San Ramon, also had a silver on the floor exercises. "1 couldn't have finished on a more positive note," she said. Retton, the tomboy 16-year-old from Fairmont, W. who won the all-around individual title in dramatic fashion Friday night, settled for a silver medal in the horse vault and See OLYMPICS, Page 20 IIUMI lldUUCIIIUE. I 1IIC UI III is auuii, uui piuuuv.

live. This is an exceptionally bright and talented group. They Unittd Prtit International American Edwin Moses clears another hurdle in Summer Olympics Captures second Gold Medal with convincing triumph in 400-meter competition Colts' problems plentiful in wake of opening loss work well as a unit; pick up things 'quickly. The leader paces the floor. He Jignores the errors of commission and barks on a few times when 'a defender goes to sleep at the switches.

He also passes out some praise. AFTER PRACTICE the players larc loose. They know it was a good one. And they know the gen eral is not unhappy. There is some iokme and boyish horseplay.

Knioht rinpsn't ioin. but he toler ates it, and seems to be amused at This also pleases the lads. 'Later when it's mentioned that the reins seemed to be held lightly, 'he smiles and replies, "It's unlike what I'm used to, so I try to grin "The passing game was very inconsistent," Kush admitted, "and you can attribute it to poor passing underthrowing, overthrowing, first-hops. I thought our receivers did a pretty good job of running their routes and getting open, but the key factor was we couldn't get the ball to them." The running game, good for 93 yards on 28 carries, an ain't good enough 3.3 yards per carry. Alvin Moore was the brightest spot in an otherwise lackluster area with 41 yards on 10 totes.

"We had too many mental breakdowns," Kush said. THE INJURY-RIDDLED offensive line. Not only were ailing Chris Hinton and Jim Mills noticeable by their absence, but also the presence of certain folks was painfully noticeable. "Our tackles were very inept; they simply did not do the job," Kush said, refusing to beat around the bush. "Our guards were not as bad, but they were almost as bad.

"Overall, the play of our offensive line was the main reason our offense didn't do more. Up front, See COLTS Pige 18 By MIKE CHAPPELL, Star Sportswriter Anderson, Ind. The second coming of Karnack, he isn't. Nor does Jeane Dixon need to do some self-seer-ing and forecast another line of work for herself. But while Frank Kush may not have an insight to the future, his jaw felt Saturday evening's Orange Bowl haymaker lest you forget, it was Miami 24, Indianapolis 3 in both team's NFL exhibition opener coming from a long way off.

My. my, did he ever see it coming that light at the end of the tunnel was a runaway locomotive afterall. "Yes," Kush mused, grudgingly forcing his thoughts to drift back to the Orange Bowl, "I sort of anticipated it, but I honestly didn't think it would be as drastic as it was." How drastically poor was it? Drastic enough to demand a grocery sized check list: THE PASSING game, one which sputtered from start to finish. Mike Pagel (6 of 16, 82 yards). Art Schlichter (3 of 8, 16 yards) and Mark Reed (1 of 3, two yards) didn't exactly give Kush the type of performance hj had sought going in.

'and bear it and hope we win. i Becoming introspective, he says, know I haven't seen much of the Olympics; I regret that. But, -I've spent almost all of my time on preparation. He pauses, then continues, we lose, so be it. We got beat.

"But, I'd hate to think we lost See COLLINS Page 20.