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t-r'y rr rrr 'TV sports the Indianapolis Star Sec. 3 Financial SUNDAY, AUGUST 4,1974 mxixis lassie at kawhjjet urn Meet tens Tomorrow jr ILAV It Cla Op By BILL BEN.N'KR The United Slates Clay Courts tennis championshipsone of the world's major tournaments opens a week-long stand tomorrow at the Indianapolis Racquet Club. Cash prizes totaling $130,000 plus Grand Prix points await 61 men and 48 women competitors from around the world. Tournament director Stan Malless, the recently-elected president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, has assembled a men's field considered one of the strongest in Clay Court history. Heading the list is the world's top player from 1973 Rumanian Hie Nastasc hut not far behind are American Jimmy Connors, Swede Bjom Borg and defending champion Manuel Oranles of Spain.

foursome alone would lend class to any tournament but an awesome supporting cast has led to predictions that perhaps only two of that quartet will survive to the semifinals. On the women's side of the ledger, there is a more onesided story wilh Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale, favored to win her third straight Clay Courts title in her first tourna ment appearance since snaring the Wimbledon trophy in June. Still, considerable problems for Miss Everct could come from any number of sources most notably Julie Ileldman, Patti Hogan, former Clay champ Gail Chanfreau, young sister Jeanne Evert and local favorite Carrie Meyer. Chris, of course, is one-half of one of sport's most famous engagements with Connors being the other 50 per cent. Both reached the highest points in their swiftly rising careers when they won Wimbledon.

Nastase took home more than $225,000 last year as tennis biggest money-winner, though he had to hand back $11,000 of it in fines because of his on-court antics. Nicknamed "Nasty," Itie Is well-known for his disagreements with linesmen and umpires that sometimes results in something just short of temper tantrums. Still, he won 118 matches last year while losing just 17 so he wasn't complaining all of the time. Borg, the 18-year-old delight of teenyboppers around the world because of his good looks, isn't such a delightful looking person to his opponents, whom he has been beating with increasing regularity. The Swedish star, who leads the Grand Prix standings, had an incredible streak earlier this year when he captured the Italian, French and Swedish championships.

He faltered at Wimbledon, however, and that's where 22-year-old Connors from Belleville, 111., stepped in with a flourish. Co-ranked as America's No. 1 player with Stan Smith, Jumbo feels that title should be his alone and has set out to prove himself. Connors was runner-up here in 1972 and would like nothing better than to walk away with this title. Oranles has had a few nagging injuries which have slowed him down this year after winning Clay Courts in 1973, his biggest victory to date.

OTHER TOP male entrants are Brian Gottfried of Fort Lauderdale, Dick Crealy of Australia; two-time Clay Courts champ Zeljko Franulovic of Yugoslavia who's battling back from a shoulder operation; Juan Gisbert of Spain; Karl Meiler of Germany; New Zealand's Onny Parun; Chile's Jamie Pinto; Mexican Raul Ramirez and Argentina's Guil-lermo Villas, who won last week at Washington. Also. Americans Eric Van Dillen of Aptos, and Bob Lutz of San Clemenle, have committed themselves. And the possibility remains that Marty Reissen and Czechoslovakia's Jan Kodes may come here at the last minute. This will be the first year for the Clay Courts at thfl Racquet Club and for the first time, there will be night-time play, a bonus for the working man or woman.

Play should begin each day around noon and contintm until 6:30. Then action will resume at 8 p.m. Malless ban promised that the top-seeded players will be featured during both segments. In fact, the men's finals in singles and doubles will not held until a week from tomorrow night (Aug. 12) In a change from the usual Sunday finals in both men's and women's play.

The tournament also will be the object of a national telecast (Public Broadcasting System) for four hours next Sunday and four hours a week from tomorrow night. Some excellent tennis also may be viewed today at the Racquet Clnb and for free. There will be qualifying for a few spots in the men's singles lineup. Clay Court seedings: Men 1-Jimmy Connors, U.S., Mli Nasfase. Romania, J-Biorn Borg, Sweden, -Manuel Oranlei, Spain, 3-Raul Ramirez.

Mpxico, e-Guillermo Vilai, Arqentine, 1 Brian Gottfired, U.S., Onny Parun, New Zealand, t-Jurqen Fassbendef, Germany, 10-Hans Pohmann, Germany, 11 Karl Meiler. Germany, 12-iuan Gishert, Spain. 11-Oick crealy, Australia 14Sydney Ball, Australia, 15-Hans Kary, Austria, la-Antonio Zuoarelli, Italy. Women 1 -Chris Evert, U.S.. 2-Julie Heldman, U.S., 3-ieanne Ejetrt, U.J., a-Kaniko Sawamatsu, Japan, 5-Terry Hnlladay, $., t-Viromia Rnilci, Romania, 7-Donna Gam, U.S., 8-Danne Fromholti, Australia, Nathalie Fucbs, France, 10-Gail Chanfreau, France.

South Con' North Stars OT. 6-3 JL Thompson 's 2 Sneaks Do It By JOHN BANSCH, Assistant Sports Editor Bloomington, Ind. The South "conned" its way a 6-3 overtime victory over the North yesterday in to the eighth annual Indiana All-Star football game. ONE SIDE Pat Harris (45) of Clarksville to carve out a short gain yesterday, at Providence and the South All-Star squad Bloomington. (Star Photo by Charles A.

crashes past Robert Florence (87) of Berry) East Chicago Roosevelt and the North South classic yesterday at Bloomington. No. 32 is the South's Anthony Thompson of Indianapolis Shortridge. (Star Photo) WHERE'D IT Burton of Greenfield Central (24) intercepts a North pass intended for Jim Kapitan of Lake Central in the end zone during first-half action in the eighth annual North- tsussb: smog paui Tulsa Oilers Str LOSS FlItST Vmi CAPS Statistics SOUTH NORTH First Dnwns 10 18 Yards Rushinq VI-133 54 583 Yards Passing SO Passes la-t-2 7-4-1 Fumhles-Lost II 31 Punts 4-40 2-43 Penalties 4-45 4-50 produced," said the Vander-bilr-bound quarterback who was the Marion County Ath-lete-of-the-Year for 1973-74. Until the extra session the North had dominated the game played before 5,843 at Indiana University's Memorial Stadium.

Relying on the ishbone offense, the North controlled the statistics with 319 yards total offense to 216 for the South. However, a pair of crucial mistakes did the losers in. Late In the first quarter with a first down at the South 11 North quarterhack Mike Mungovan of Fort Wayne Luers flipped a pass into the end zone intended for Jim Kapitan of Lake Central. The ball was tipped and the Rebels' Mike Burton, Greenfield Central, made the interception. With time running out in the initial half Mungovan fumbled at the South 22 and linebacker Tom Quinkert of Providence recovered to stall the drive.

The South made a brief bid to score in the third quarter but a Thompson pass was in- Turn To Page 3 Column South 0 0 0 0 46 North 0 0 0 0 33 No PG Geffert 71. So Thompson 1 run ndians, 4-0 And Sabers Smash Indy, 17-0, To Go 4-OInMFL BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa's Oilers swept past the Eastern Division leading Indianapolis 4-0 and 3-2, here last night in an American Association baseball doubleheader. Tulsa got all the runs it needed in the opener during a the second half by rushing six yards to paydirt for the final margin. Indy 0 0 0 00 Flint 7 3 0 717 Auoustine, 35 pass trom Slade (Hal-ler kick).

Halter. 50-yard FG. F-SMde, a run (Haller kick). It was a two-man con job, with Rebel center Marty Morris of Anderson laying the groundwork for quarterback Ed Thompson of Lawrence Central. The duo went to work on the final two plays of the extra session following a 22-yard field goal by Hammond Clark's Geffert which gave the North a 3-0 lead in the extra session following four quarters of scoreless football.

Under the i -b a rules, the North took over first at the 10 and Geffert booted his field goal on fourth down. Then, it was the Smith's turn. On first down Mike Andress of Columbus North went to the 2 on a pitch but the Rebels were penalized 15 yards to the 19 on an illegal use of hands call. On second down Thompson passed 13 yards to Tell City's Dan Talley. Now it was time for the "con" game.

Morris assured Thompson he could block out 215-pound Rich Wingo of Elkhart Central playing over him. Thompson assured Coach Clayton Myers of Greenfield Central he could move the football. There was no count. Thompson slapped Morris on the rear end, the center snapped the football and the 6-6 signal caller slanted to the right between Morris and a guard. He was stopped inches short of the goal.

Time out was called. Once more Morris told Thompson he could make the block. Once more Thompson told Myers the play would work. So, once more the quarter-hack slapped the center, took the football and (his time he went into the end zone to square the series at 4 J. We had no thought of Koing for a field goal and a tie hich would force another tie-breaking session," a jubilant Myers said afterward.

"Kd told me the sneak would work and we went with it. That's what the players wanted." Thompson, just as happy as his coach, related that "Morris told me he felt he could block his man that we could make the vital yardage. I had faith in him and he Individual Statistics second inning assault when it scored two unearned runs off Tribe hurler Pat Osburn, who went the distance. And, with two out in the frame, Osburn started his own downfall when he dropped a grounder off the bat of Keith Hernandez. HERNANDEZ went to second on a wild pilch and scored on a single to left by Buzz Nitschke.

Nitschke took second on the throw to the plate in an attempt to get Hernandez and he scored on an Ed Kurpicl single to right. more than a month. He now stands 6-7. Osburn took the loss. He is 1-1.

THE SECOND game was a story of homers. With Heintzelman and Kurpicl on base in the fifth, Hernandez tagged his 12th home run. And, that was the Tulsa scoring against the Tribe. For Indianapolis, Junior Kennedy had drawn a sixth frame walk before Ed Arm-brister belted an opposite-field (right center) homer that cleared the fem at about the STAR SPECIAL REPORT Flint, Flint Sabers ran their Midwest Football League record to 4 0 at the expense of the visiting Inay Caps by chalking up a 17-0 triumph here last night before a crowd of 6,000. Indy, defending champ in the MFL, also took an unbeaten slate into the contest.

But, the Flint defense proved to be too much for the Caps while the Flint offense cracked Inrly's rugged defense. FLINT'S DEFENSE held the Caps to a minus 32 yards rushing. Michigan quarterback Tom Slade led the Saber attack by passing for one touchdown and rushing for the other. Slade found receiver Amos Augustine for a 35-scoring dart in the opening quarter and Ben Haller's field just before intermission gave the home town fans a 10-0 lead to cheer about. Slade put the Caps away in 380-foot mark.

Pat Darcy (8-fil and Mike lleintz (2-0) will go for the Tribe in a fi p.m. twinbill today. Mike Thompson i2-l) and Al Santorini (0-0) will be their hill opponents. SECOND GAME INDIANAPOLIS TULSA ab bl ab bi Tulsa added another run in the third with Jack lleidemann doubling, moving to third on a Tom Heintzelman groundnut and scoring on a Hal Lanier single. And, the Oilers wrapped it up in the fourth when Hernandez slammed a 370 fool homer to right.

John Denny went the route to record his first, victory in FIRST GAME INDIANAPOLIS TULSA UECOiin SET AT TALLAMMA Foyt Runs 217.854 MPH Jn Coyote For World Mark Dodgers Down Houston, 5-1 Los Angeles (LTD Willie Crawford and Von Joshua slammed first-inning homers to knock in all of Los Angeles' runs and Andy Messersmith pitched a four-hitter lor his seventh straight victory last night as the Dodgers beat the Houston Astros, 5-1. The triumph was the sixth straight for the National League Western Division leaders and boosted their lead over the idle Cincinnati Reds to six games. Mesersmith blanked Houston on a double and single by Cesar Cedeno through seven innings. But a lcadoff walk to Milt May and singles by Bob Watson and pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson in the eighth inning ruined the righthander's shutout bid. Houston los anoei.es ab bl bi anil rf 3 0 0 0 Lopes tb 4 0 0 0 Maimer la 4 0 0 0 Buckner II 4 110 Spencer cf 4 0 10 Hdmnn, ss 3 0 10 Kin ii- lb 1 i 0 ti Hntilmn, 3b Armbrslr, rf 3 1 1 1 Kurpiel, rl Revering, lb 3 0 1 OHrnndl, Kinq, dh 1 0 0 0 Crur, cf Freed, ph 1 0 0 0 Bchmp, dh 1110 1110 1111 100 10 10 3 0 0 0 bi ab bl Dusan, 3 0 0 0 lb Spencer, tf Drcll, 1 0 0 0 Hdmnn, 3 110 3 0 0 0 Hoyden Hanover lUisters Out 1:56 In Gaines Vernon, N.Y.

(AP) Boyden Hanover won the $73,910 Thomas Gaines Memorial Gold Trophy Race at Vernon Downs last night, pacing the mile in 1:56. Armbro Ontario led until the three-quarter pole and finished second by two lengths. Brets Triumph finished third. Billy Herman, driving the George Sholty Stable champion of the 1973 Fox Stake at the Indiana State Fair, moved the son of Best of All through the mile and to a clocking that matched his own season best. Armbro Ontario's 1:56 1-5 was a record this year for 3-year-old geldings.

Boyden Hanover won the first division of the race and survived a judges' inquiry into a brushing incident with Armbro Omaha. Armbro Omaha broke stride, the judges ruled, after the horse drifted into the winner. The challenger's leg struck the wheel of Herman sulkv. 3 0 0 0 in May, 1973 by Mario Andret-ti on the second lap with a 3b ss If 1 0 0 Opapi, lb 3 0 10 'i'i" 3 0 10 Rllwne, 0 0 0 0 Proflill, 0 0 0 0 Brnokens, 15 1 5 1 Total 3 0 10 10 11 10 0 0 10 0 0 Flynn, Kninbt, Eitwck, O'fiom Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 7 1 217.315 mph then set the 10 0 OHnlrlmn, 3b 10 10 Lanier, lb 1 0 1 OCrur, cf 1 0 0 0 Bchmp, dh 10 0 OHrnndl, II 1 0 0 0 Nlschko, 10 11 Flynn, ss 1 0 1 OP.ipi, lb 0 0 0 OOshurn, 15 0 3 0 Totals Kennedy, lb Armbrslr, rf King, Rvrnq, ib Freed, dh Drscll, 3b Kurpiel, rl Knight, It Denny Totals Indianapolis Tulsa INDIANAPOLIS Tulsa 000 001 0 1 000 030 9 3 111 1111 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 1 4 000 0 0 Talladga, Ala. (AP)-A.

J. Foyt Jr. set an exhibition closed-course speed record of 217.854 milcs-an-hour on the 2.66-mile Alabama International Motor Speedway yesterday." HE BETTERED the 214 .158 mph mark set during qualifying at Texas World Speedway E- Reveling. Drstnll. DP inSianoool -Tiile 1 101 nrti ni oln Tul-a S-eneer HR mbriiler (11), Hainan i (P).

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"When I found nut I had the engine problem, 1 wasn't going to be foolish and lock it up and kill myself," the veteran racer said. Foyt said he believed a dedicated effort could produce speeds on 210-245 mph on the giant Alabama track. "I ran a little wing and a legal motor," he said. "My car would have passed inspection at Indianapolis. But if someone came here with an exotic car and plenty of time and just wanted to get the record as high as possible, he could possibly do 210 to "If somebody breaks the record," he concluded, "I'll come back better prepared." THE TALLADEGA track, with its 33-d banked turns, is the site of the stuck car speed record, 201 104 mph, set in 1970 by Bobby Isaac in a Dodge.

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Foyt felt he could have hit 220 mph with no engine problems, but was pleased with his 217-plus. The session produced an anxious moment for the Houston driver. "I got in trouble In turn two and almost got Into the fence," he said. "When you're running over 200 mph that track Is pretty narrow. NORTH No.

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