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Republic Phete by Larry Rw PRE-RACE CONFERENCE Jimmy Bryan 150 race director J. C. Aga- janmn (left) talks shop with Billy Vukovich during yesterday's practice session at Phoenix International Raceway. Vukovich is seated in the Aga- jaman Special he'll drive in today's race. Arnold Midget Victor Chuck Arnold of Hollywood, of Stanford, depending upon to whom you listen, enjoyed a record breaking flight at Manzanita Speedway last night as the U.S.

Auto Club fnidgets made their first appearance of the season. Arnold's big victory came in the 4o4ap main event on the hahVmile clay oval, where he outdueled field of other speedsters to win in the fastest time ever recorded for that distance at Manzy. Arnold's winning time was 13:42.37, beating the old mark of set on Oct. 17, 1964, by Mel Kenyon, the man Arnold was just a little bit ahead of for the last 21 laps of last night's feature. Earlier in the evening, Arnold won the trophy dash, a three-lap race, in 1:08.82.

The old record was 1:08.32 set by George Snider April 8th of last year. A crowd of 3,956 watched Arnold, who started en the inside of the fourth row in the 18-car feature, steadily gain on the leaders through the first half of the race. Paul Jones, brother of Parnelli Jones, led for the first three laps only to give up the first position to 1965 national sprint car champion Johnny Rutherford. Jones regained the lead on the 18th lap, and then gave way to the hard-charging Ar- riold on lap No. 19.

Arnold spent the rest of the night in first place, although he received a stern argument from Kenyon, and wound up winning by just, two car lengths. in what must be a world's record, there was not so much as one spinout and the evening of racing drew to a close with the yellow flag never having been displayed. Qualifying: Gary Bettenhausen 22.9, Anile Knepper 23.04i Chuck Arnold 23.08; Mike McGreevy 23.10 Trophy Dash 3 2.. Knepper, 3. McGreevy; Bettenhausen, (track record, old mark of 1:09.23 set by George Snider, Apr.

8. First Heat laps- Ray Elliott, 2. Bob Behrens, 3. Don Meacham, 4. John Second 6 Tatfersall, Tom 3.

Paul Jones, Third 2. Dick Jones, 3. Maria Bettenhausen; 4. Rosef Branson, Fourth TeWrrMeLKenvon, 2, AWorehouse, 3. nner; 4.

Dave Strickland, smi-Mam Generals Beat Dallas, 2-1 by scoring one minute later. DALLAS, Tex. (AP) The New York Generals staved off the Dallas Tornado for half the game, then dominated play the remainder of the way for a 2-1 victory last night. It was New York's opening game of the North American Soccer League season, and the Tornado's second loss. Julio Alas, from Argentina scored to put New York ahead 17 minutes deep in the second period.

Dieter Perau scored the other General goal. Per. Larsen brought Dallas within a goal DEWVIS WOOD Illness Strikes, Bowling Loses $100,000 FIRESTONE Tournament of Champions had enough excitement, it didn't heed a 300 game by Jack, Biondolillo for an encore. But the mere appearance of the colorful, pleasant, 29-year- old from Houston perhaps was the 1968 of highpoint. For reminders, it was in the of last year that Biondolillo, then a healthy, handsome professional with brighter life in the future, gave bowling its biggest thrill, In the single elimination finals Biondolillo fired a 300 game on national television.

He already had captured the hearts of Akron folks with his mingling and pleasant, interesting conversations. Joking with the public made him the most popular figure of all. Just three weeks after the dramatic perfecto, Jack was bowling an exhibition for his home-town Houston people. Suddenly his right foot swelled completely out of proportion. Then a hand His neck ballooned, and "everything hurt," he recalled.

For all intents and purposes, though he didn't know it at the time, the struggling but profitable, illustrious career of Jack Biondolillo was history. "I spent a lot of money on doctors," he recalls. "At they said it was gout, but now they've decided it's a blood has some long name," He tried a few tournaments after that, but never got to complete another. The swelling went down and he'd try it one more time, but it popped back up without notice. Once more he wanted to give it a shot.

He was 'still eligible for the Tournament of Champions. Though he hadn't bowled more than three games a week in eight months there was enough courage and ability left to last through a tournament of this nature. But not even courage or ability is enough to stop the swelling. After the qualifying session, Jack came to the press room and announced, "fellas, I've got a badly blistered thumb and charlie horses in each leg, I can't make It I'm completely exhausted. This Is my last tournament." Really, though, most of those in attendance knew what the real story was, he was swelling up.

Friday night at a party in sponsor Glen SmaUcomb's hotel suite, he loosened up a little, "I'm not kidding myself, this stuff ain't never gojng to clear up. I could say it will but I can't lie to myself, "I'm going into the real estate business as a PR man. had that little bowling shop in Houston, but I had to handle money and sometimes I couldn't close my hands enough to count it." The illness doesn't bother him. Leaving bowling does. So don't feel sorry for Jack Biondolillo.

Bowling lost a lot more than he lost. And, incidentally, there was another gutty performance at the of C. Dave Davis didn't have anything going for him. There was little fan support. The house was packet) every shift, but Dave was the leader of the time and fans simply pull for the underdog.

Conditions certainly didn't favor the lefties because Dave was the only lefty of the six entered finishing in the top ten. After Friday night's final qualifying and it was determined he was the leader, his eyes filled to the brim. Nobody wanted to be on top more than Dave and never before has the championship material he possesses surfaced more dramatically. More About Bryan Race Continued From Page 1-E ONCE AGAIN today Ruby will be in turbocharged Offenhauser No. 25.

It might be wise not to bet against that combination. The Jimmy Bryan 150 is scheduled to, get the green flag at 3 p.m. Here is the pre-race schedule: Gates open, 9 a.m.; practice laps, 11:30 a.m.; qualifying, 1 p.m. Thirty cars will be battling for the 24 starting positions and a slice of the purse which will total at least $23,780. Today's race is the stop on the USAC championship trail.

IN A WINDY three-hour practice session yesterday, Andretti was unofficially clocked in the afternoon's fastest seconds, or just a shade less than 122 miles per hour. The track record is 29.38 (122.407 mph) and it was set by Bobby Unser in qualifying for last November's Bobby Ball 200. The world record for a one-mile paved course is 28.591 (125.914 mph), set by Gordon Johncock July 30, 1967, at Langhorne, Pa. Other fast times registered yesterday belonged to Johncock, 29.64; Bobby Unser and MeCluskey, 29.65; Ruby, 29.90; and Art Pollard, 29.95. Al Unser and Joe Leonard- considered a real challenger in his Vel's-Parnelli Jones caught in 30 seconds flat.

FOYT'S BEST time was 30.38. The turbocharged Offy LLOYD RUBY belonging to race director J. 'C. Agajanian and driven by Billy Vukovich turned a 30.52. About the only big name missing from today's lineup is Parnelli Jones, and he'll drive the pace car.

This will be the fifth Jimmy Bryan 150, named in honor of the late Phoenix charger who won at Indianapolis in 1958 and was national champion in 1954,1956 and 1957. Preceding Ruby into the Jimmy Bryan victory circle were Foyt (1964), the late Don Branson (1965), and Jim McElreath (1966). Winners of the Bobby Ball 200, held at PIR each November, have been Ruby (1964), Foyt (1965), Andretti (1966) and Andretti again (1967). BRYAN 150 ENTRIES 10 11 14 25 17 54 MAKE REF REF REF REF REF REF REF RETO RETO RETO RETO REF RETO REF REF REC IF- REO DRIVER Marfo Andrelti Bobby Unser Gordon Johncock lusktv Sheraton-Thompson Special Andretti Racing Enterprise Special ses Johncock Racing Team. Spl.

Leonard BudTlngelst Art Pellird Chuck Hv Murphy Special Vel's-Parnelll Jones Ford Sales Pellard uck Huli Kenyon Rick Wher -levd Ruby Iro Mallov rge Follmtr Federal Engineering Thermo King Auto Quaker State Special a Lebanon, Ind. Special Mlehner Petroleu Gene OHv Special ir Conditioning Mlehner Petroleum Special me Ben Oompsoy illy aln Wil REC sis 51? RETO ft DO 101 PR REF: Rear fngli pHenhaussr; REC: i CD Dirt on ichwltl Jim Robbl George Special Racing Team Kill pinny Johnnv Rutherford Bl'iv Vukovich itnenhevstn REO: I Chtv Chevrolet; OR: OH) Dudley Trucking Co. Sal. Cleaver-Brooks Special Mickey Thompson Special gayton Steel Wheel Special pentral Excavating Sptclal Specie! Rtar Engine DO: Dirt yrolet; RETO: Turbo Of- ty RoidiUr. HoKams Nab HoHum Win Mesa Community College won 14 of 17 events yesterday afternoon and scored 120 points to far outdistance New Mepco Military and Taft, in a three-way track meet.

NMMI finished second with 36 points while the Californians picked up only 18 points. Mike Fray was a triple winner for the HoKams, winning! the 100 (:09.4); 02Q.4) and the triple jump where he took one jump and hit It was the eighth straight win of the season for the HoKams, who next weekend send eight participants to the Orange County Invitational meet in Westminster, Calif. ten Gaskill was a double winner for Mesa, taking the 120 high hurdles in :14.8 and the infrequently run 330 intermediate hurdles ia 38 seconds flat. MESA 120, NMMI TAFT Billy Meftner 2:20.50, semi- 2. 3.

Tom Mecoy; 4. Steve Troxell, 2. Kenyon, 3. MeGreevy, 4. Mehner, S.

wait Kennedy, 6. Strickland, 7. Jones, 8. Meachdn; 9. Tom Selibers, 10.

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