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4-D Monday, June 30, 197S Philadelphia Inquirer Sneva Ignores Car Problems Dawkins Tries To Keep Cool trioval raceway, Sneva's sleek blue racer was in eighth place. The next time around, Sneva was fifth. But, by the fourth lap, he was slowing and on lap 12 he made an unscheduled pit stop. From then on, he seemed to spend almost as much time in the pits as he did on the track, before finally calling it a day. "The car felt very good at the start and the engine had plenty of power so I just got with it," said Sneva.

"But after the first four laps, it wasn't handling right." So, thinking it might be trouble with a leaking tire, Sneva pitted for new ones. It didn't help. "After that, I just tried to stay with the pace as much as I could," Sneva continued, "but the next thing I knew, I was headed into the first turn at full throttle and I couldn't do anything about it. "The first thing that entered my mind was 'Oh, no, here I go but on the third or fourth try, I finally hit the kill switch and shut off the engine." Sneva drove back to the pits as carefully as possible where his crew discovered that he had broken a throttle rod. It took many laps to repair the problem, but once the job was done, Sneva returned to the By BILL SIMMONS Inquirer Staff Writer LONG POND, every winner of a 500-mile race for Indianapolis cars, there must, by the nature of the event, be 32 losers.

Few, if any of them are satisfied and none are happy. There was one exception to that rule during yesterday's fifth annual Schaefer 500 at Pocono International Raceway. Tom Sneva, sidelined by a series of mechanical maladies to his Roger Fenske-owned Norton McLaren-Of-fenhauser before the halfway point, was all smiles in the garage area. "It felt very good while I was out there," said the 26-year-old former school principal from Sprague, who was hospitalized a month ago after a burning, flipping crash during the Indianapolis 500. "I didn't go into the race with any special plans, but I thought I would be a little on the conservative side when I got into traffic," he said.

T3ilt once the race started two fcflurs late because of a series of delays Sneva was anything but conservative. He started 12th on the outside of the fourth row and was charging bard from the outset. At the end of the first lap around the 2-mile Special to The Inquirer CHUCK ISAACS concentrating on several phases of the game. "As the summer progresses we'll single in on areas, like defense, re-bound'ng and passing the ball," Shue said. "Now, we just want him to get experience, to get the feel against other pro players." Dawkins, whose build has been compared to former Knicks center Willis Reed, is preparing for rough contact by eating his own cooking.

"I been able to cook since I was 12 years old steaks, chicken, rice. I can cook real good." The other Cay he went out and bought 10 pairs of basketball sneakers. Evidently, he expects to be around long enough to wear them out. 35,620 Watch Pele Score 2 Associated PreiS WASHINGTON Brazilian superstar Pele scored twice and had two assists yesterday as the New York Cosmos humbled the Washington Diplomats, 9-2, before a record crowd of 35,620 in a North American Soccer League game. The Cosmos spotted the Diplomats a 1-0 lead before Pele and his mates took complete charge of the contest.

Gary Darrell opened the scoring for Washington in the seventh minute knocking a 10-yarder off a corner kick. Mordechai Shpigler's hard shot equalized the score 13 minutes later. At 22:48, Pele drew the goalie forward and put a soft pass at the foot of Joe Fink, who kicked an easy eight-yard shot. In the 40th minute, Pele took a pass and worked himself open along the penalty line and his hard left-footer curled past the goalie for a 4-1 halftime lead. Foyt Wins Pocono 500 By JOHN DELL Inquirtr Staff Wnttr Tonight is showtime for Darryl Dawkins, the 76ers' $1 million baby.

The 18-year-old Florida high school basketball star who was the 76ers' number one draft choice will make his Philadelphia debut in a Baker League game at McGonigle Hall. "I'm relaxed," Dawkins said yesterday on the eve of his first contact with pros under game conditions. Dawkins will join the 76ers summer team in a game against Main Line Personnel about 9 p.m. in the second game of a doubleheader. Admission is $1.

The 248-pound, 6-10 center has been drilling for a week under Coach Gene Shue and assistant Jack McMahon at the Jewish Community. Center in Pennsauken, N. J. He's been working with and against other 76ers, including Harvey Catchings, Coniel Norman and Lloyd Free. "I think I've been doing pretty good," is Dawkins' self appraisal.

The youth, who got a seven-year contract worth more than $1 million for skipping college and signing with the 76ers, has turned out to be just as expected a green giant with potential. But he has showed many encouraging flashes like when he had a shot blocked by 6-9'2 Catchings, a superior leaper who can block anybody. "The ball came right back in Dawkins' hands and he stuffed it in the basket, right over Harvey," said Pete Schntider, 76ers' promotions director. Schneider is the closest neighbor of Dawkins, who has moved into an Echelon, N. J.

apartment. Among the furnishings he put into his bachelor quarters was a more-than-king'Size bed. He made it by pushing two single beds together. Dawkins has been trying to play cool about the basketball phase of his new life, keeping a poker face in practice and while watching one Baker League game. "I got the impression they play pretty good basketball," he said.

"Everybody can jump. And in school the players didn't look for one another like they do here. "I was tight at first in practice, but after I got moving I was all right." An opening-night atmosphere, with television lights beaming and flash bulbs popping, is expected tonight at Temple's gym. "Just play my best, that's all," are the pre-game instructions Dawkins said he got from Shue. "It's not important what he doer in a game at this time, but how he's able to develop over the summer," Shue said.

Dawkins has been given a sort of crash course, touching on but not cock, who had been Foyt's strongest competitor until his Sinmast-Wild-cat-DGS slammed into the second-turn wall while running in second place on the 139th lap. Before then, Johncock had led on five different occasions for a total of 29 laps after starting from the pole position. "I don't know what went wrong with Gordy, but I know I went through there every way but backwards," Foyt said. "I don't think I ever went over that (second turn) tunnel the same way two laps in a row." After Johncock went out, there wasn't anyone who could stop Foyt from registering the 52d Championship Trail victory of his 18-year career. In the closing stages, only John-cock's teammate, Dallenbach, was even on the same lap and, try as he might, the former New Jerseyan couldn't close the gap.

"I turned up the boost in my engine, but it didn't seem to do any good," Dallenbach said. "So after a few laps I turned it back, figuring I might as well stop wasting fuel." Billy Vukovich finished third, more than a lap behind, with Roger Mc-Cluskey fourth, also on the same lap. Finishing fifth, two laps in arrears, was Gary Bettenhausen, who had started 31st, followed by defending champion Johnny Rutherford. But as dominant as Foyt was at various times, including the finish, a friend escape the rain game. Besides, I know victory is going to come.

It's just a matter of time." Among those less happy than Sneva when the $400,000 race ended in the early evening were Gordon Johncock and Jerry Grant who had started on the front row. Johncock, 1973 Indianapolis 500 winner who had started this race from the pole position and led the first 12 laps, saw his day come to an unhappy end when his Sinmast-Wildcat-DGS slammed into the second-turn wall around the 300-mile mark while running in second place. Johncock escaped unhurt, but the bright red car was severely damaged. Grant's trouble was almost as spectacular. Around the midway mark while he had his Spirit of Orange County Eagle-Offy in contention, billows of smoke began pouring from the rear of his car.

Grant pitted but fell more than a dozen laps behind while his crew worked feverishly to replace a broken oil pump. When he got back on the track, he was as fast as ever and able to run with the leaders but to no avail. Two second-row starters Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford also had problems. Unser, the reigning Indy Champ, had his Jorgensen Eagle-Offy in fourth place on lap 102 when a drive shaft broke and left him stranded in the second turn. Rutherford, the defending Schaefer 500 titlist, never could get his Gato-rade-McLaren-Offy up to speed.

He struggled with the balky car all day, but was out of contention by the end of the first 30 laps when he was lapped by the leaders. Viceroy teammate Al Unser and Mario Andretti also had more than their share of troubles. Al Unser was the second car out of the race, retiring on the seventh lap with manifold failure. Andretti, who ran consistently in the top five and led at one point, suffered engine failure on lap 81. Silvertown Belted Whitewalls Detroit's Choice for Many '75 Cars f1 FOR MEDIUM Ibdtedl 11 il Johnny Rutherford and track.

But he lasted only a few more laps before a broken injection shaft in the engine put him on the sidelines for keeps. "Sure, I feel a little frustrated," he admitted. "When the car runs as good as mine did for the first few laps, you get to thinking you might be able to be there at the end. "But you can't get too upset about something like that. It's part of this this fifth running of the world's second-richest motor race was one of the most competitive in 500-mile race history.

There were 15 lead changes among eight drivers but when it counted the most, Foyt was there. "Racing is a big gamble and a lot of luck," said the rugged Texan who seemed more interested in finding out that one of his thoroughbreds had finished third in a four-horse field at Delaware Park. "I've always said that to be a winner and after all what eke matters you have to be in the right place at the right time. Just like I was today." Order of Finish t. A.

J. Foyt, Covote-Foyt, 170, Wally Dallenbach, Wildcat-SGO, 170. S4U50. 3. Bill Vukovich, Eagle-Offy, 524,750.

4. Roger McCluskcy, Rockel-Ofty, 169, 5. Gary Bnttenhausen, Eagle OHv, 168. S13.325. 6.

Johnny Rutherford, McLaren-Offy, 168, 7. John Martin, McLaren-Offy, 166, $9,350. 8. Jimmy Carulhers, Eaqle Olty, 166, $8,780. I.

Bill Puterbaugh, Eaqle Offy, 1(6, $8,210. 10. George Snider, Eagle-Offy, 165, $7,640. II. Bentley Warren, Kingfish-Ofly, 165, $7,070.

12. Al Loquasto, McLaren-Offy, 165, 56,500. 13. Rick Muther, Eagle-O'fy, 164, $6,358. 14.

Jerry Grant, Eagle-Offy, 151, $6,215. 15. Sheldon Kinser, Kinifish-Offy, 150, S6.072. 16. Jerry Karl, Kingfish-Offy, 149, $5,930.

17. Lee Kumman, Finley-Offy, 147, $5,788. 18. Larry McCoy, RasCar-Offy, 143, $5,645. 19.

Elclon Rasmussen, RasCar-Foyt, 14), $5,507. 20. Gordon Johncock, Wildcat-SGD, 139, $5,560. 21. Tom Bigelow, Vollstedt-Offy, 137, $5,218.

22. Bobby Unser, Eaqle-Offy, 101. SS 075. 23. Dick Simon, Eagle-Foyt, 86, $4,932.

54. Pancho Carter. 84. ni. 25.

Mario Andretti, Eagle-Offy, 79, $4,648. 26. Johnny Parson, Eagle-Offy, 68, 27. Bobby Allison, McLaren-Offy, 57, $4,362. 28.

Steve Krisiloff, Eagle-Offy, 54, $4,220. 29. Tom Snewa, McLaren-OIfy, 38, $4,078. 30. Bob Harkey, McLaren-Offy.

37, $3,935. 31. Mike Mosley, Eagle-Offy, 26, $3,792. 32. Al Uner, Eagle-Offy, 6.

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According to the 40-year-old Texan, he almost became one of those statis--jticson more than one occasion. "I ran as hard as I could all day long and I like to spun it a couple of times. I me, it wasn't as easy as it might have looked. I worked like hell and so did my crew. In, the begin- hMg, my car was pushing bad com-; Ing 'out of the third turn.

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"In the other quarterfinal matches, second-seeded Martina Navratilova runs into fifth-seeded Margaret and fourth-seeded Evonne Cawley, trying to combine a honeymoon with one of the toughest I tournaments on the circuit, plays sixth-seeded Virginia Wade. -Given good or moderate weather, officials expect attendance this year to break all records. It 35,433 more than last year for the first five days of the 12-day com- petition. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Diane Arniao, Springfield (Delco), and Barbara Maltby, Cynwyd Club, won the .2 places open in the July 7-13 Ms.

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