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PAGE EIGHT THE GREENVILLE NEWS. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1965 Lorenzen Wins National Crash Claims Driver's Life 400; Wreck Kills Kite A By LEONARD LAYE News Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.

C. Fred die Lorenzen of Elmhurst, 111 survived a four-car battle in the final stages to take his third straight victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the sixth an rolet in first place for the only time of the afternoon. Yarbrough, the young charger from Columbia, led for seven laps before pitting and giving the lead back to the Ford products for the rest of the distance. The win was worth $9,920 for Lorenzen and that share of the purse put him back in front of Jarrett as NASCAR's leading money winner this season. Jarrett clinched the 195 Grand National point championship with his fourth-place finish.

nual National 400 here Sunday Turnrr, Lorenien and Jarrett challenging Yarborough. but the 2fi-year-oId kept his Banjo Mathews-prepared auto up front until Dieringer sneaked by on the batkstretch on the lHlh lap. Dieringer set the pace through lap 29 when Yarborough took over again, and Foyt got his first taste of the lead on lap 40. Seven laps later, Yarborough was through for the day with a blown engine. Foyt and Dieringer stayed in command until a rash of routine pit stops around the 75-lap mark put Yarbrough and Chev Kite, 43 years old, was the father of two and operator of an auto parts store in Augusta.

He had been racing since 1939, and in recent seasons had competed regularly in sportsman features at the half-mile Augusta Speedway. Kite won the 160-mile Day-tona Beach and road race in a 1950 Lincoln. The green flag fell again on lap 17, with Cale Yarborough of Timmonsville in the lead. There was a big fight for the top spot with Mercury's Darel Dieringer, Ford's Junior Johnson, Foyt, Lorenzen's win was his first since he took the checkered flag in the World 600 here in May, 9 but his victory was marred by the death of veteran Harold Kite, an Augusta, native making his first Grand National start since running Darlington in 1955. Kite received fatal injuries in a five-car wreck in the fourth turn on the first lap of the race.

Lorenzen took the lead for Lorenzen Gets Biggest Win In 'Hardest Race I've Run' good on lap 255 of the 267-lap journey, but victory was still in doubt as USAC's A. J. Foyt, Dick Hutcherson and Curtis car at left which has just been smashed in the side by car No. 53, driven by Jimmy Helms. (AP Wirephoto) CHARLOTTE, This smashup on the second lap of (he National 400 stork car rare here Sunday took the life of driver Harold Kite of Augusta.

Ga. Kite was driving the on going real high in the third By LEONARD LAYE News Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. "This is the hardest race I've ever run, and it is definitely my best win. This is the guy I really wanted to beat." Speaking was Fred Lorenzen, Top of the Morning the bachelor from Elmhurst, Arkansas, Sparts And Nebraska Are In Big Three Now By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer Arkansas, Nebraska and Michigan State moved out front as the Big Three in the battle for national honors as the college 111., who had just come out on JIM ANDERSON Turner, all in Fords, rode right on his bumper, Foyt, seeking his first win here in this FIA-sanctioned race, was without a doubt the biggest obstacle between Fred and victory circle, but the complexion of the race suddenly changed with only six laps remaining. Foyt, driving for the Glen Wood Ford team, went high in the third turn and apparently blew a tire while pulling up on Lorenzen.

A. J. brushed the guard rail and spun down on to the apron before pulling into the pits for a tire change. Foyt wound up in the sixth position. Lorenzen's winning speed was 119.117, slowed by six caution flags which appeared for a total of 47 laps.

Rounding out the top five were top following a side-by-side duel with USAC's A. J. Foyt in the closing laps to win the National 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon. IT WAS 'PRECIOUS' BALL nURHAM, N. A CHUCKLE came from the crowd as Clemson substitute back Tom Duley hugged the Lorenzen and Foyt, both driv ing 1965 Fords, fought through the final 50 laps like racing was going out of style, and it appeared that the issue wouldn't be settled until the final lap in tootball season crossed the halfway mark over the weekend.

The Arkansas Razorbacks, No. 3, struck the most resounding blow when they rallied for a 27-24 victory over top-ranked Texas at Fayetteville, putting themselves in position for a second straight Southwest Conference crown and Cotton Bowl ball as though he was carrying a china vase in the dying seconds here Saturday. Duley's precaution not to fumble the ball could seem even a little humorous to the frustrated Dukes, the 267-lap race. But Foyt blew bid. even though nothing could be funny for them.

Tiger Nebraska, No. 2, won its fifth couple of times," he said, "and thus changed the way the tires were biting the pavement as the track changed during the race. "I wanted it right for the last 100 miles. "I was trying to set Foyt up for what I knew would be one heck of a last lap when he had the accident. He was trying to figure his strategy and do the same thing to me before that happened, so we both knew what was going on.

"We were pretty close when he blew the tire, but I had just gone back around and didn't actually see the" accident. There was no contact between us just before we hit the wall I left plenty of room for him up high all afternoon." The drivers had been exchanging the lead for over 30 laps when Foyt had trouble, and when Lorenzen talked of "setting Foyt up" he was referring to his plans for the last lap which seemed to be the deciding one. "You can bet we were both doing a lot of thinking and planning out there," continued Lorenzen. "I remembered what A. J.

had done to Bobby Isaac at Daytona, and I was going to try the same thing on him." Foyt, driving a 1964 Dodge at the time, put two wheels on the grass apron in going low to pass and beat Isaac in the 1964 Firecracker 400, the race Lorenzen was speaking of. "I was going to go low," explained Freddie. "It didn't seem that he could make his car stick down there, so I was figuring Hutcherson, Turner, Ned Jarrett straight of the season with a 4t turn and cutting way down to go through four and down the straightaway. quite a racer, and he really takes a lot out of you. I'm sore all over.

"If things had continued the way they were going, it would have been an unbelievable finish." Mele Selected Top Manager ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) Sam Mele, who led the Minnesota Twins to the American League pennant, has been voted manager of the year in a poll of major league managers by the Sporting News. Mele received more than one-half the votes cast to edge Walter Alston, manager of the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Herman Franks, rookie manager of the San Francisco Giants, finished third and Gil Hodges of the Washington Senators fourth in the balloting.

GARRETT TOP ARCHER Steve Garrett won the junior division of the pencil shoot of the Cherokee Archers with a 245 i a y. Club official Buff Long announced yesterday that the regular Friday night shoots have been changed to Wednesday nights at 7. The site has also been changed from Cleveland Park to McPherson Park baseball field. a tire and lost valuable time with only seven laps remaining, and Freddie went on to take his third straight victory at CMS. players on the field had already had a victory dance at their 11, when Jay Calabrese became unglued from the ball for Duke's sixth fumble.

And Clemson made it a perfect six for six as Joey Branton snuggled the loose ball under his No. 84 for the sixth recovery. The Blue Devils might have had a last chance in the final seconds except for a personal foul when Hugh 0 rout of Kansas State, while fourth-ranked Michigan State, looming as the Big Ten's representative in the Rose Bowl, crushed Ohio State 32-7 while holding the Buckeyes to minus- I real happy," said Lorenzen "because there was so much riding on this one for me. I didn't finish a race since I won the World 600 here in May, and I sure was overdue. "I planned to run this one 22 yards rushing.

Mauldin was out of bounds at his 14. The 15 steps by Princeton won its 13th straight victory, overpowering Colgate 27-0 and giving Charley Gogolak a chance to set two place-kicking records. Southern hard from the beginning, but there were too many people California strengthened its posi wanting to lead it so I dropped back a little. There was too tion as the No. 1 team on the West Coast and probable Rose much banging around going on up there." Lorenzen didn't drop back too Bowl host by shutting out Stan referee Jack Lindsay made it a first down at the 29 and assured quarterback Thomas Ray he could let the time run out even though Duke called timeouts after Duley made two ball-clutching runs.

The sophomore tailback obviously had instructions to be certain he didn't fumble. The final seconds ticked off the clock five, four, three and Clemson players poised to grab the game ball two, one on the last second center Randy Smith grabbed up the ball. Persons from the Clemson side exploded across the field as though a dam of people had burst. And on the shoulders of a few Tigers came Frank Howard, being given a victory ride. ford 14-0.

Upsets were scattered far, riding around the fifth position in the early going, and he made several adjustments on pit stops midway through throughout the country but they struck only two members of the Top Ten ranking teams. Fifth-ranked Georgia, after a spectacular start of four straight the race. "We changed the wedge a victories, bowed to Florida (all in Fords) and Lee Roy Yarbrough in a 1965 Chevrolet. The stage was set for the four-car fight following a rash of pit stops under the caution at lap 211. The yellow flag, the fifth of the afternoon, came out when Sam McQuagg of Columbus, Ga.

hit the wall in the first turn in his 1965 Ford. All the leaders made stops, and when the green appeared on lap 218 Lorenzen was leading with Foyt, Hutcherson and Turner close behind. The day's most exciting duel followed between Lorenzen and Foyt for the next 10 laps. The battle pitted NASCAR's most successful driver against USAC's best, and the outcome remained in doubt until Foyt hit the wall. Hutcherson joined the fight on lap 228 as the chauffeurs made two trips around this one and one-half mile oval three abreast.

Turner was two full turns behind at this point, but he was able to close the gap under the sixth caution which fell on lap 235 when Wayne Smith wrecked his 1965 Chevy in the first turn. Foyt was leading at the time, but Lorenzen shot around him in the fourth turn before they passed the flagman's stand to officially go under caution. A. J. led only once more, for seven laps, before the accident put him out of contention.

The race was only seconds old when that fatal, five-car pileup occurred as the leaders began their second lap. Kite, driving a 1965 Plymouth, got crossed up in the fourth turn and was. rammed in the left State 10-3. Mississippi State, No. 10, suffered its first setback.

bowing to Memphis State 33-13. Alabama, defending national National 400 Final Standings 1, Fred Lorenzen, 45 Ford, $9,930, running at finish. 2, Dick Hutcherson, 5 Ford, $5,225, running at finisn. 3, Curtis Turner. 45 Ford $3,340, running at finish.

4, Ned Jarrett, 65 Ford $2,390, running at finish. 5, Lee Roy Yarbrough, 65 Chevrolet, running at finish. 4, A.J. Foyt, 65 Ford, $1,930, running at finish. 7, Earl Balmer, 44 Mercury $1,055, blew tire wrecked 8, H.B.

Baiiey, 44 Pontiac, $975, running at finish. 9, Paul Lewis, 44 Ford, $900, running at finish. 10, Iggy Katona, 45 Plymouth, $950, running at finish. 11, Roy Wayne, 45 Chevrolet, $600. running at finish.

12, Larry Hess, 44 Ford, $800, running at finish. 13, E.J. Trlvette, 43 Chevrolet, $750, running at finish. 14, Henley Gray, 44 Ford, $725, running at finish. 15, Buddy Arrlngton, 43 Ford, $700 running at finish.

14, Gene Black, 44 Ford, $480, running at finish. 17, Wayne Smith, 45 Chevrolet, $440, blown engine. 18, Doug Cooper, 45 Chevrolet, $845, differential. 19, Lionel Johnson, 44 Ford, $620, running at finish. 20, Sam McQuagg, 65 Ford, $425, blew tire wrecked 2l' Darel Dlerlnger, 44 Mercury, $910, blew tire, wrecked.

22, G.C. Spencer, 44 Ford, $570, broken axle. 23, Buddy Baker, 45 Plymouth, $540, running at finish. 24, Don Hume, 43 Ford, $550, blown engine. 25, Nell Castles, 44 Dodge, $540, broke right front wheel.

24, Buck Baker, 45 Chevrolet, $555, blown engine. 27, Elmo Langley, 44 Ford, $520, blown engine. 28, Gene Elliott, 45 Chevrolet, $510, not handling. 29, Junior Spencer, 44 Ford, $500, wrecked 30, Jeff Hawkins, 44 Dodge, $515, blown engine. 1 31, Wendell Scott, 45, Chevrolet, $505, wrecked 32, Junior Johnson, 45 Ford, $500, overheating.

33, Jim Paschal, 45 Chevrolet, $535, blown enqine. 34, Cale Yarborough, 45 Ford, $780, blown engine. 35, Marvin Pench, 45 Ford, $545, blown engine. 34, J. T.

Putney, 45 Chevrolet, $440, wrecked. 37, Bobby Johns, 44 Pontiac, $440, wrecked. 38, Rene Charland, 44 Ford, $455, lost il pressure. 39, Tom Pistont, 44 Ford, $450, broken right front wheel. 40, Rock Harn.

44 Ford, $445, wrecked. 41, Sonny Hutchlns, 44 Ford, $440, wrecked 42, Harold Kite, 45 Plymouth $410. wrecked 43, Frank Warren, 43 Chevrolet, $405, 44, Jimmy Helm, 43 Ford, $400, Wrecked Fastest qualifier: Marvin Pench 147.895 M.P.H. Time of race: 3:21.44. Average speed: 119.117 m.p.h.

champion already a loser to Georgia, was held to a 7-7 tie by Tennessee at Birmingham. Clemson shocked fumbling Duke in a weird game 3-2. Columbia tripped Yale in an Ivy League surprise 21-7 and West Virginia, which had scored a total of 178 points, never got moving against Virginia, and lost 41-0. Of the top teams, Michigan State gets the stiffest test mis week, playing seventh-rated Purdue at Lafayette, Ind. Purdue, which stunned Notre NO SIGNING BY MURRAY THE CLEMSON COACH NEVER appeared as jubilant as he beamed and clutched the game ball.

Smith had pitched the ball to Coach Howard as he was carried across the field. The players sat Howard down about five yards from the Duke sideline, where Coach Bill Murray was waiting to offer his congratulations. "Bill," said Frank, "how about writing 143 on this ball and signing it?" Each coach had gone into the game with 142 victories. Howard went one up with his 143rd win. After a few words, Howard carried the ball up and down the field while hearing good things from well wishers, which are only heard after a big win.

And the triumph was big over a previously undefeated Duke team that had beaten Pittsburgh, Virginia, South Carolina and Rice while averaging 25 points per game. Frank carried the ball on up the stadium tunnel to the Clemson dressing room. He held it through a press conference. "Tell Preacher," he finally said, "to come down here and sign this ball." In the Duke dressing quarters, Coach Murray was Informed of Frank's request. "I'll be glad to do that," Bill said wryly.

Then he added, "No, I won't be glad, but I'll go down and do that for Frank." Howard, doing a much better Job of holding the ball than did the Duke backs, carried it on back to South Carolina. But Murray still hadn't signed. Dame in its second game of the season, won its fourth victory against a lone tie by edging Michigan 17-15. Arkansas shouldn't have too much trouble with North Texas door by Rock Harn of North State. Nebraska plays Colorado.

ill SfPSsPPff The third-ranked Razorbacks Augusta, S. C. in a 1964 Ford. Three other drivers Frank Warren in a 1963 Chevrolet, Jimmy Helms in a 1963 Ford ran their winning streak to 17 games when quarterback Jon Brittenum marched his team 80 yards in closing minutes for the and Sonny Hutchins in a 1964 Ford were also put out of the race. Helms was the only three-point victory.

Texas hadn't lost since bowing to the other injured driver, suffering Razorbacks a year ago. minor cuts and bruises. A Salute By Freddie TIGER GAR A SURVIVOR THE DUKE CHEERLEADERS staged a big production of a "Blue Devil in the tank" of a "Tiger Car." In pre-game activities on Homecoming day, Duke freshmen wearing Devil beanies (blue caps with white horns) towed a gaily painted old model car around the track to the front of the Duke cheering section. There it sat until the game was underway. The car would have been the envy of Clemson students.

It was painted in orange and black Tiger stripes, with big eyes and big teeth. Even the wheels and tires were orange and black. It was difficult to determine under such a fancy covering, but those who remember autos in 1948 said it was a '48 Plymouth. Complete destruction of the Tiger Car was promised. Head cheerleader Alan Cone took a sledge hammer in hand and made the first licks.

The hammer bounced back without much dent in the hood. Blam blam blam went on all afternoon. The Duke cheerleaders took turns with the hammer. They could no more damage the car than the Blue Devil offense could dent the stout Tiger line. Hugo Germino, a Durham sports writer who Is happiest when Duke is putting the ball into the air, was already shouting in the press box, "Why don't they pass more?" When the day was done, and the 31,000 surprised spectators had departed the stadium, the scoreboard still read "Clemson 3, Duke The Clemson defense had forced the Devils to punt four times, had taken the ball away once on downs, had intercepted a pass, and had forced six fumbles.

And the Tiger Car still stood there much as It had looked when first rolled out. It had survived the sledge hammer pounding and the burning of the seats. Anything resembling a Tiger was Just too tough for Duke. ABOUT THE BIGGEST RUCKUS ever made around Jack Daniel's old office was the day Mr. Jack kicked the safe.

When Lem Moclow, Jack Daniel's nephew, started at our distillery as a bookkeeper, he generally opened the safe. CHARCOAL MELLOWED 6 DROP BY DROP But one day Mr. Jack tried to open it himself, and when he couldn't he got so riled he kicked it. Folks still talk about the fuss that went up. But they can also tell you Mr.

Jack was never impatient with his whiskey. A sip of Jack Daniel's, we believe, will tell you we're not either. DEFENSIVE UNIT PRAISED HHS GAME WILL GO down as one of the all-time defensive efforts for a Clemson team. "They hit harder than any defensive team of mine (Continued On P. 9, Col.

1) IV43, Jock Donltl Dimiltry, Urn Motltw, n. TENNESSEE WHISKEY 90 PROOF BY CHOICE DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY LYNCHBURG (POP. 384), TENN. CHARLOTTE, N. Race driver Fred Lorenzen raises his arm In salute and clutches the trophy he received for winning the National 400 stock car race here Wirephoto).