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SIXTEEN EVENING TIMES, CUMBERLAND, MIX, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1962 Dial 722-4600 a WANT AD TiUr WORTH THE That was the re- action of Gene Tallman as he stood at the finish line pouring ice water over his face and head after win- ning the first a a West Virginia 100 yesterday at Fort Ashby's Potomac Valley Speedway. And, well worth the trip, it was! The Clarksburg driver went home richer as a result of a 5500 purse and $546 in lap money biggest payday of his 11-year career in stock- car racing. Prior to this, Tallman's biggest single day in winnings was $500. "But it took me two races to do it," stated the quiet 31-year-old father of three. The $500 day, he said, occurred about a half-dozen or more years'ago when he won an afternoon feature at Deep Creek Lake, then hopped to Elkins where he was victorious under the lights.

Yesterday's 100-mile race also marked the long- of Tallman's career. Most of his wins prior to the Labor Day event came in 50-lap numbers. First to greet the tall, handsome truck driver he pulled into the winner's circle were his i Rita and their three young sons Gregory, 11; Rodney, 8, and Jeff, 4. Mrs. Tallman and the three boys were proud and Tiappy but they weren't excited.

All four of them seemed to accept the victory in an "pld-stuff- for.us" vein. And, in reality, that was the case be- cause Gene Tallman has marked up no less than 38 victories in No. 43, the car with a midget body and Chevrolet engine. Mrs. Tallman even appeared more proud than jealous when her victorious hubby insisted on comb- his hair before accepting the championship tro- phy from Brenda Lee Pugh, "Miss Mineral County Fair." A native of Belington, W.

Va. who moved to Clarksburg six years ago, Tallman related be- tween poses for camera enthusiasts a "I thought it was over for me even before the first 100 laps were He was referring to the tan- gle he had with a Morgantown driver on the 83rd lap which put him at the rear of the field for a while. Tallman, who began, his racing career in 1951, was driving on the Potomac Valley Speedway for the -first time in yesterday's race. He has, however, "been around," his competition having taken him to Marietta and Bclmont, Ohio; Pittsburgh; Morgan- town, Parkersburg- and Elkins, W. Va.

and Win- Chester, Va. THE A A WAS kind to Oppie Pay- ton yesterday in allowing nothing worse than over- cast skies for the i of the West Virginia 100. The all-day rain Sunday almost ruined the Potomac Valley promoter's "big clay." The fact a no precipitation fell on Labor Day prevented Oppie from "conking out." Even at that the "Arkansas Traveler" was a nervous wreck sweating out the a i weal her. A crowd estimated at 4,000, i the youngsters 12 who were a i free, enabled Paylon to smile. "1 don't i we made any money in our first venture at a 100-mile race but I believe we will break even," Oppie rlelcared.

"And that's all we figured on doing the first year." Paylon admitted that he hadn't slept for two 'in making a i plans for the big clay. One would huvc that Oppie would have head- the nearest bed a paying off the drivers instead he "relaxed" by i i to Everett, Pa. to watch the night races there. FOST, WHO DIED yesterday unex- poctedly, a local pioneer in stock-car racing. I For years the Cumberland auto mechanic i rac- i ing cnrs and he was a regular a a at area It was ironic that ho should be a a stricken while taking off from i i a A i along i John Barton and John I i for the 500 ftt Darlington, S.

C. "Mickey Wrifihl Spokane Viclor A Wash. Wright was $1.200 richer today after winning I he Spokane Women's Open here Monday breaking the Indies Professional burn Ashbnrn Plays After Suffering Loss Of Memory Gene Tallman Wins Potomac Valley Clarksburg Driver Has Big Payday Of $1,046 By KEGG Evening Times Sports Editor Gene Tallman, 31 year old Clarksburg, W. Va. truck driver, had the biggest payday of his We yesterday by rolling to victory in the first annual West Virginia 100-mile stock-car classic at Poto- mac Valley Speedway.

A crowd estimated at 4,000 saw Tallman wheel his racer with the midget body and Chevrolet V-3 engine around the Fort Ashby track as the leader in 273 of the 300 laps, the achievement earn- ing him a total of $1,046. His win- ning purse was $500 and his lap pay amounted to $546. Driving in white coveralls and tennis shoes, Tallman made the Labor-Day effort look more like a Sunday pleasure trip then com- petition in a battle featuring the most powerful stock-car machin- ery ever assembled al Potomac, Valley Speedway. In fact, thc! driver of an Allegheny Freight! Lines tractor-trailer hat) it so' easy for the last 75 laps that his only worry was whether the car would hold out until he got thc checkered flag. Performs Like Clock And the car, owned by Warren and Gerald Complon of Clarks- burg, performed like an eight-day clock.

The Chevvie-powered spe- cial, which has carried Tallman to victory in 38 feature races since lie began driving it in mid season last year, maintained a constant engine heat of 140 Finishing second in a Plymouth was Earl Moran. Staimton, while Allen Warsevich, Jen- IMPROVE If frvmt I Girtf TyrrtK Arcaro To Be Shenandoali's FISHING Tackle Tip Inspect flies for bent or bro- ken hooks, -worn heads and malted hackles. Obviously, flies on broken hooks should be thrown away, but often bent hook can-be put back into shape and will be just as good as new. Light wire dry- Ay hooks, particularly, are likely to become slightly bent, doesn't indicate they are defective unless they bend back too easily. Any good hook should bend before it breaks.

WISHING Bail Tip IMS. New York Heruld Tribune. Inc. It CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. UPD --Famed jockey Eddie Arcaro, now retired, and former handicap star, Alerted, are to be honored tonight at Shenandoah Downs.

Arcaro, who, retired at the height of his career, will preside at ceremonies following the sec ond running of the Iron Horse Mile, named in Alerted, who won, more than $440,000 in 1W races and ran in about one race a week over a two-year period be- fore being retired to stud in 1955. The race precedes' by three nights the inaugural running of the Tri-State Futurity, first futur- ity in West Virginia, expected to gross more than $15,000. Gov. W. W.

Barren is scheduled attend. A portion of the take is to be donated to the Statewide Cleanup campaign. Day Of Rest Makes Mays 6 New Batter' By JOE REICHLER NEW YORK AP)--Willie Mays has made good on a promise he made over a week ago. v. tn v-i i i i i i Ainjcr" "Man, I tired." moaned the pendantre Purse at the same 3V- Tea Day Grabs Holiday Feature CHARLES TOWN, W.

Va. (Spe- cial) William F. Rodgers 1 Tea Day, making a specialty of holi- day features, won the Samuel Gornpers Purse yesterday after- Recheck Gives '500' Win To Dark Horse DARLINGTON. S. C.

(UPI)--Larry Frank of Greenville, S. who finished an unofficial fourth, was declared winner of the 13th annual Southern 500 Stock Car Race Monday night. Frank was named winner after a score card recheck. Roy Emerson Third-Round Choice Today FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (UPD-- Superbly conditioned Roy Emer- son -of Australia, defending cham- pion, takes the stadium court again today against Martin Ries- sen 111., in- a third- round match of the National Am- singles champion- West Side Tennis ateur Tennis ships at the Club.

Although young Riessen might be a formidable opponent on 'a clay court, he is not expected to cause second-seeded Emerson much trouble on the stadium's velvety grass lawn. Monday's play on all courts was witnessed by a record sec- ond-round crowd of 12,500. noon at Shenandoah Downs as a Dark-haired Emerson appeared Labor Day crowd of 10,477 looked on under grey skies. The chestnut filly last appeared nere on the July 4th afternoon card when she copped the Inde- nerstown. was third.

Bob Niarheeka, Stoystown, was ourlh; and JLcs Garlick, Cumber- land, fifth. Moran's runnerup fin- sh was good for $250, Warsevich earned $200, Niarheeka received $150 and Garlick SIOO. Bill Keep, (he Midwest champ rom Anderson, failed to nake an appearance. Tie had been tabbed as the ore-race fav- orite. 23 Start, 12 Finish Twenty-three drivers started he holiday classic but only 12 inished.

In addition to the afore- mentioned top five, other finishers vere Harry Horncr, Bedford, ixth; Gerald Chamberlain, Ever- ett, seventh; Louie Leatherman, Ashby, eighth; Charley Bcel- er, Winchester, ninth; Red Ninin- tenth; Briskett eleventh; and Winchester, Karncs, Everett, John Grumm, Griimm was the only driver be- ides Tallman to figure in lap money, the Stoystown man lead- ng the race in 27 of the 300 laps. "Jrumm and Tallman staged a dogfight for the lead through most of the second 100-lap segment but brilliant San Francisco center fielder at that time. "My bat's dragging at the plate. It feels like it weighs a "I could use a day off. One day is all I need and I'd be a new furlong distance.

in peak form Monday as he elim- inated young Arthur Ashe of Rich- mond, 5-2, 6-3, 6-0. Jan-Eric Lundquist of Sweden, sixth seeded, meets unseeded Vic Seixas'of Villanova, former National and Wimbledon cham- Jesse Davidson, who had 16 LfU1? dt St an eas mounts on yesterday's two nine- TM tch than Monday five-set race cards, steered Tea Day through an opening on the rail as the field entered the stretch and He's got troubles of his own. Mays' morning complaint after the came Giants the had 1 1 1 I A 1 I MJ man. But I don want to ask the got her home a half-length ahead a k) of Frank FiUman's Jimmy Jump Tsa Day's win completed a twin double shared by 32 fans. The twin double pool of $38,194 was a record for Shenan- doah Downs.

Tea Day returned her backers $5 straight as the 3-2 favorite in the five-horse field. Place and show prices on the win- ner were $2.60 and $2.20. Wager- ing on the afternoon card, of the holiday doubleheader a $467.710 compared to $419,194 bet on Labor Day of 1961. dropped a heart-breaking 5-4 deci- sion to the Mets in New York. It was a seemingly disastrous de- feat which had dropped the Giants games behind the league lead- iiig Los Angeles Dodgers.

Willie never did ask for a rest but Manager Dark gave it to him anyway. Mays was on the bench when the Giants faced the Phillies in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 26. Dark may have chosen that day purposely because the team had ai. open date the following day, thereby giving Mays two off days in succession.

The results show thai, the rest did wonders for Willie. Wliitworth Cops Peskin Tourney Mike Whitworth won the fifth- The Giants have won five ofj a i a Mort Peskin Memorial the seven games they'vei played ou tournament at the Cumber- land Cpuntry.Club with a 73-5--68" as 75 participated. Originally a 36 hole, two-day event, the tourney was cut to 18 holes because of the rain Sunday. Three tied for runnerup in the event and'will meet in a playoff with former champion Joe Grat- ton'posting a 73-3--70 to share second place with Bert Mason 76-6--70 and Ed Mattingly 75-5--70. Charles Giornesto won the frightener, which Lundquist final- ly managed to salvage against Australia's John Sharpe, 9-7, 5-7, 0-6.

7-5, 6-2. At that, Lundquist was a lot luckier than Fred Stolle of Aus- tralia, seeded fifth, who suffered an upset, three-set elimination by unseeded Goddon Forbes of South Africa. Forbes won, 6-1, 8-6, 11-9. Stolle was the. first seeded play- er bounced out of the tourney among both men and women.

However, fourth-seeded Rafael Osuna of Mexico required five sets to dispose of Sweden's Ulf Schmidt, and eighth-seeded Frank Froehling of Coral Gables, needed five sets to down Law- rence Nagler of Studio City, as they finished an inter- rupted first-round match. since and Willie has played a prominent role in each of victories, including im- portant 7-3 triumph in Los An- geles which trimmed the Dodgers' first place margin over the Giants to 2V'2 games. Here is a rundown of Mays' contribution in those five victo- ries: Aug. 28--hit a home run. his 39th of the season.

The Giants de- Golf Association record. 72-holc scoring Thc free-swinging Dallas, shot a fin: total Richie suffered a Icmpornry loss of memory after crashing into a wail at Forbes Field, snid today hc "feels great" and plnns toplaj thc pittshurRi 2 7 8 shot tilc Ashburn said he lost l.is mem- shortly after thc third 100 got mdcr way. Grumm developed drive-shaft trouble and had to drop out. Me was running second at the time. Tallman survived a slight acci- icnt and a near-mishap cnroutc to victory.

On the 83rd lap Paul Iced of Morgantown, W. blew his engine on thc No. 2 turn and wont into a spin. Tallman's car hooked Reed's, blocking the and sending ou 4 -the only red flag of thc race. Reed, of course, was finished for (he day and Tallman was sent, to thc rear of the field.

Tall- inn was in fronl at the time and' a Ihe setback Grumm look over the pacing spot. But the Clarksburg pilot, soon regained Lhc lend and held it the rest of Ihe way. Bcrlrr Loses Wheel Shortly after the third leg of Ihe race licgnn, Al Grcniion of Frcderickslnirg. went over Ihe embankment on thc No. 4 turn and Horncr's car, following closely behind, developed trouble and stopfXid al thc same llnrncr leaped from his car and 1 ran down thc embankment, Tnllman, in an effort to avoid! Homer's disabled machine, did a complete spin.

This was Tallman's asl close call and it was a breeze from I hen on. Bcelcr missed a chance i heller his ninth-place finish when he los! his right-front wheel iate in the race. The third-mile dirt strip was in its worst condition of thc season for the morning qualifying as a result of Sunday's all-day rain. Consequently, thc Potomac Valley trnck Inp record of seconds nol lime- of thc day was the 22.4 turned in by Tallman in qualify- ing. Tolul Of Paid Out Oppic P.iylon, who directed thc crew track after the Ifcated Milwaukee 4-3.

Frank, a dark horse in the race, was one of two drivers who had protested the order of finish earlier on grounds of a scoring error-in the running, The first winner, (Jun- ior) Johnson of Ronda, N.C. was given the The. late correction placed Marvin Pahch in Dave Pearson in fourth, Richard Petty in fifth and Jim Paschal in sixth. Johnson- had taken the lead from Richard Petty of Randle- man, N.C., who blew a tire on his Plymouth. Glenn (Fireball) Roberts--a pre race favorite struck a wall and damaged his engine early in the event.

In winning the 13th annual run- ning of the "grandaddy of all stock car races" Frank picked up over $20,000 in prize money. He and his crew "were confident all week" that this would be their year. In winning the first hard top stock car race of his career Frank, who drives out of Wash- ington, said "I guess up to now I've been the unluckiest guy in racing. Nothing has gone right for me. I run a race and I run' well I wreck or spin out.

"We were awful confident this week--not cocky--but everything was going all right, we came into the race planning to run about 125 the first hundred.miles and then I was to go as hard as I could," Frank said, Following post race ceremonies, track officials went into an imme- diate huddle with NASCAR execu- tive manager Pat Purcell to dis- 1 cuss the mounting controversy and re-check scorecards. Shortly, before midnight Purcell announced "Larry Frank's your winner. The. scorecards and the pit cards--both sets --have been checked, and re checked from stem-to-stern." Raceway officials said "the con- census of opinion of the finish of the race by press and public was that Frank had won the race. The revised ruling by NASCAR veri- fies this judgment." Angels Ask Waivers.

NEW YORK (UPD The Los Angeles Angels have asked waiv- ers on veteran relief pitcher Art Fowler for the purpose of giving i his unconditional release. Fowler, sidelined for the past month with an eye injury, has 4-3 record with the Angels this year. Tigers Buy Hurler DETROIT (UPD The Detroit Tigers have purchased the con- tract of pitcher Kent Hum- phreys'from Denver of the Amer- ican Association. He will join the Tigers in Baltimore today. 235, Baseball May -I.

ly United Record. crowds at Yankee dium in New York and Stadium in Los Angeles boosted baseball attendance in a big up- ward surge on the Labor Day hoi- iday. All told, 235,903 fans way into big. league Monday, compared with only 1 948 last year and 214,907 on Lalxjt Day in 1960, the last Day before the major leagues bejjaji expanding. Top crowd of the day 55,705 who watched the Yankees and Angels, a 'record for the 1962 season at Yankee Stadium.

Right I behind was the 54,418 crowd that watched the' Dodgers and Giants I clash in Los Angeles, the largest crowd in the history of the new stadium at Chavez Ravine. I Total American League" attend- ance jumped from 106,413 to 121,. 695, even though there were six gate attractions last year (therfc was a day-night program in-Min- nesota) 'compared with five 'this year. National' League attendance took an even bigger jump, from 74,535 to 114,208. In this case; thanks to expansion, there wert five gate attractions this 'year compared with four last year.

Baseball had to go some "to keep pace, with booming' ance at race Six major race tracks drew It total of 196,031 fans as Aqueduct in New York showed the way with 70,123. For MILDNESS King Edward r- AMERICA'S LARGEST SEUER Imperial Cigacillo mon lost to Allen Tyler, 1 up on the 18th; Jack Stann defeating Bob Stover, 4 and 3, and Jack Lucas topped Bob Stafford, 4 and 3. Frank McCagh straight handicap tournamentiRin-HarT'T anTiTn Aug. 31-drovc in two runs with! 0 the weekend with double and single. The GiantS; Tnose i fla Par three beat Jim seventh routed Cincinnati 10-2.

Sept. 2--hit a home run, his 41st. The Giants defeated the Reds 6-4. Sept. 3--hit a his 42nd.

The four-bagger came with holes were No. 1--Joe Gratton; No. 5--Max Bastian. No. 10-- Ben LaNeve.

No. 12--John Wil- son. No. 15--Dr. Lewis Mould.

No. 18--Bill George. Five matches were played in two on in the third snapping a 1-1 championship flight of the men's, tic. The Giants defeated the Dodg-' fa tourney with Harold Francisi crs 7-3. defeating John Wilson, 1 up the 20th; Joe Wolfe winning over.

Bill Zeller, 4 and Bob King! eliminating Charles Giornesto. and Ed Mattingly beating a Bastian, 8 and 7, and Orville; Jackson defeating Bob Robinette, 4 and 3. In the fifth flight, Lou Shinna- INTKBNAT10NAI. A Toronto 6-S, Uochcstcr 2-3 Bnff.ilo a-5, Syracuse 5-3 Atlanta 5. ntrhmnnd .1 Jacksonville 5-2, Columbus 2-t A I A ASSOCIATION' Tlcnver 7, Omaha Oklahoma CHy fi.

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The 100-lap segment hut Hie water ory after he hit the right field wagon Rot (he dirt strip too wall chasing a pop-fly double by an I More thc race could he re- Rill Mnzcroski in (lie fifth inning purse jumped Miss Wright's of (hc opener of a twin bill Moiv tuinn in i i i i A i i i (Continued on Pace 17) already tops on thc'day circuit to $15.337. Wflwortli Jal Mcx veteran ballplayer, whose and L' 'i lost both games lo the Pi. happcned a i ihc wai1 and second place tw cnt lo bnl oncR a i na lo someone I did after the gome because I. i couldn't remember the four! mack, Groasinger, N.Y.,"al' ZOT.j 1 85 li cnnlt hc added. received i Two sophomore trnckmcn be- Eugene (Red of Snn came the first Negro athletes to Jwscn.

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Milwaukee 0 (nlfht) Chlcajo 6, St. Louis 2 fist) Chicago 5, St. Loulj 2 (2nd) Pittsburgh 2. New York 0 (1st) Pittsburgh 5. New York 4 2nd Philadelphia 3, Houston 1 (twilight) Philadelphia 5, Houston 3 (night) STANDINGS OF TJTE TEAMS W.

Tct. G.B. Los Angelei an 4R .652 San Francisco R7 50 ,635 ato Cincinnati 84 .604 SVi Pittsburgh SZ 56 ,594 St. Louis Milwaukee Philadelphia Chicago 73 65 17 72 .518 18V fiS 74 .479 24 52 .377 Houston 30 07 .365 MV4 frew York 35 105 .250 GAMES TODAY (EOT. Probable PlUhrri) New York at Pittsburgh, 8:15 Ander- son (3-lS vj.

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Philadelphia al Houston, Mc- Lish (9-4) vs. Bruce (8-8). Chicago at St. Louis, 9:00 Koonci (9-B) vs. Jackson (12-10).

GAMES TOMORROW Chicago at Cincinnati (2), 7:00 Milwaukee at St. Louis, 9:00 Pittsburgh at Houston, 10:00 San Francisco at Lo's Angeles. 11:00 Only games scheduled AMERICAN New Handy Saver Bottle Kesnltf ttelroit 1, BALTIMORE 8 (twilight, 19 innings) Detroit 4, BALTIMORE 1 (nifht) Kansas City 8, Boston (lit) Botton 3, Kansas City 1 (2nd) Minnesota 9, Washington 3 (1st) Minnesota 4, Washington 3 (2nd) Cleveland 4, Chlcaro 3 i Clcvelind 6, Chicago 5 (2nd) New York 8, Los Angeles 2 (IsO Lot Angtlti 6, New York (2nil) STANDINGS Or THE TEAMS W. L. Tct.

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