Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 28

C-2 THE STATE JOURXAL July 18, 1974 Teammate's Injury Opens Slot Hiss Driving in Twin 200s ff 71 Mike Hiss USAC driver title, and doesn't intend to miss a chance to score points. Speedwise, all eyes will be on A. J. Foyt, whose Coyote has demonstrated its ability to outqualify the McLarens and Eagles time and time again. The STP team of Johncock and Wally Dallenbach, and Parnelli Jones' pair "of Al Unser and Mario Andretti, as always, bear watching.

Hiss could make a big mark, too. You may recall that he started in the first row at Indianapolis. THE STARTING field for the champ car race will number 26. The stock car 200-miler features 36 starters, among them several drivers, like Foyt, Roger McCIuskey, Johncock, Bobby and Al Unser, who'll appear in both ends of the program. Butch Hartman, Norm Nelson, Ramo Stott, Don White and Ron Keselowski are among the established stars of the USAC stock car circuit.

Lansing will be represented at MIS for the first time by an all local team. Veteran local short-track driver Gary Fedewa will be behind the wheel of stocker No. 87, a Chevelle owned and campaigned by the Air Lift Co. St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher Bob Gibson fires third strike past his strikeout victim Cincinnati's Cesar Geronimo cock the last time the sleek speedsters visited the track in September of '73.

'The restrictions on tur-bocharger boost and fuel have cost us about one-third of our horsepower," Hiss explained. "MIS is a horsepower track, so our speeds there will be reduced proportionately more than at most other tracks." Hiss predicts that speeds will be cut sufficiently that drivers will literally run the entire track flat out. WE did have to lift off in the turns just a little," he said. "The restrictions have slowed us down enough that you don't have to lift off at all you can just keep your foot to the floorboard all the way around." "Everybody runs their engines much leaner now than they used to," Hiss said, "and the result has been a lot of heat-related failures; burned pistons, burned valves and so on. When there was no limit on fuel, we ran extra rich, and the fuel helped keep the engines cooler." Hiss said that there's talk of the car owners banding together to boycott some USAC championship car events unless fuel restrictions are lifted.

There'll be no boycott at MIS. though. All the USAC stars will be there, including Johnny Rutherford, cast and all. Rutherford, Team McLaren ace and winner of both the Indy and Pocono 500s, suffered a broken leg in a recent Formula 5000 sports car event. He has received permission, both medical and official, to, drive.

RUTHERFORD IS battling Bobby Unser, California 500 winner, for the By DAVE MATTHEWS Staff Writer Rare is the misfortune that doesn't benefit someone. Gary Bettenhausen, No. 1 rider in the Roger Penske auto racing stable, had the misfortune to get himself banged up in a job-related mishap. NOTHING FATAL, but serious enough to keep him out of the saddle for two months. Who, you might- ask, could possibly benefit from a racing injury? The fellow who replaces the injured driver, that's who.

In this case, that means Mike Hiss, who'll be behind the wheel of Penske's McLaren Sunday, in the championship car end of United States Auto Club Twin 200s at Michigan International Speedway. CHAMPIONSHIP (INDY. type) and USAC stock cars run successive 200-mile races. Starting time of the championship race is 1 p.m.; the stockers following at about 3 o'clock. The crowd is expected to number about 46,000.

Qualifying for both events takes place Saturday, as part of a day-long session of practice and qualifications running from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Hiss is no stranger to the Penske team. He signed on as the No. 2 driver prior to the Indianapolis 500.

The No. 2 man, however, competes only in the Indy 500. Advancement to No. 1 means Hiss will be in every event on the championship trail. AT LEAST until Bettenhausen is ready to resume driving.

"It's a great break for me, no question about it," Strikeouts Don't Save Cards Gibson Cracks 3,000 Mark Hiss, a 32-year-old resident Tustin, said. "Howe7er long it lasts, this will certainly be the best ride I've ever had. I'm just sorry Gary had to get hurt." Hiss has not raced a champ car since Indy, so climbed aboard the Penske McLaren Sunday for a lengthy practice session at MIS. Arranging the practice was no problem; Penske owns the track. "IT FELT real good," he said of the practice.

"Penske racing has made a number of modifications to the car since Indianaplois, and I think we're getting more power now than we did then. "Getting used to the car was no problem, since it's identical to the one I drove at Indy. The only difference is the paint job." Based on his experience in practice, not to mention his considerable technical know-how. Hiss predicts a pole speed in the neighborhood of 190 for the MIS champ car event. IF HE'S correct, that would be a rather dramatic drop from the 204 miles per hour run by Gordon John- National League Bettenhausen Has Surgery INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Race driver Gary Bettenhausen, injured in a crash July 7, underwent a successful, 65-minute operation on his left collarbone Wednesday.

Doctors at Community Hospital here said a pin was placed in the end of the bone. By KEN RAPPOPORT the Associated Press Bob Gibson is one up on a lot of superb pitchers and still 503 behind the great Walter Johnson. reaching the plateau Wednesday night during the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-4. 12-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Gibson accomplished what no other National League pitcher has done.

IN FACT, only the immortal Johnson, who struck out a staggering total of 3,508 batters, surpasses Gibson's fancy 3,003 figure. The durable Cardinal righthander got his coveted 3.000th career strikeout by fanning Cesar Geronimo with a high, hard one in the second inning. A crowd of 28,743 at Busch Office followed with a two-run single, leading Atlanta over Chicago. Ralph Garr started the three-run rally with a single, went to second on a slow bouncer by Craig Robinson, and after Darrell Evans was walked intentionally, Baker drilled his double. Padres 15, Ph illies 1 Bobby Tolan hit a pair of three-run homers and Fred Kendall added a three-run blast in San Diego's victory over Philadelphia.

The long-ball attack made it a breeze for Randy Jones, 7-13, who pitched a seven-hitter. Expos 5, Dodgers 4 WILLIE DAVIS laced three singles and Mike Jorgensen knocked in the decisive run with a sacrifice fly, helping Montreal nip Los Angeles. Giants 6, Mets 2 Bobby Bonds drove in three runs with a home run and a sacrifice fly, powering San Francisco over New York. GARRY MADDOX collected three hits, twice and stole three bases for the Giants. Pirates 11, Astros 3 Richie Zisk had a hand in six Pittsburgh runs and rookie Larry Demery pitched his first major league victory in the Pirates' rout of Houston.

Demery, who had been 0-4 in six previous starts, also rapped a run-scoring triple for his first major league hit. Urates 7, Cnhs 2 DUSTY BAKER'S double snapped a 2-2 deadlock in the seventh inning and Rowland Stadium recognized the history-making strikeout and applauded Gibson wildly as he walked off the mound. GIBSON STRUCK out three more batters before departing after seven innings with the score tied at 4-4. In the other National League games, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 6-2; the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Houston Astros 11-3; the Atlanta Braves turned back the Chicago Cubs 7-2; the San Diego Padres blasted the Philadelphia Phillies 15-1 and the Montreal Expos nipped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. Ruling Leaves 5 Players Property of All Stars Tigers' Hiller Named to Star Mound Staff tion Jamieson decides upon in a big hurry.

The five players in question are Tony Conti, Pat Howard, Mark Braciszewski, Chris King and Gary VanEIst, all regulars for the All Stars in 1973. IF THEY should be unavailable for duty Saturday, Flint coach Turf Kaufman a former All Star himself, will have a couple of big holes to fill. The Sabres come in with a 1-0 MFL record, following an impressive 20-3 season-opening win at Youngstown, Ohio, last weekend. Quarterback Tom A contract is just as binding in the Midwest Football League as it is in the NFL. At least, that's the view of MFL commissioner Ted Pias-cik of Mt.

Clemens. THE LANSING All Stars, disturbed by the early-season defection of five of its contracted players to the Flint Sabres, called upon Piascik Wednesday night for an official ruling. Piascik ruled that, before the five can perform again in Flint colors, the All Stars must be compensated. Dr. Tom Jamieson, owner of Slade, who led Michigan to the Rose Bowl in 1971, running-back Tony Odneal and a brutal defense played leading roles in Flint's conquest of the formidable Hardhats.

Slade threw for 80 yards and a touchdown, Odneal rushed for 74 yards in just 13 carries. Linebacker Bob Olson keyed the defensive effort by picking off two Youngstown passes. THE ALL Stars are 0-1 and still looking for their first points of the year after opening with a 24-0 setback at Pon-tiac last Saturday. the All Stars, indicated that he'd decide tonight exactly what type of compensation he would expect of Flint. He could ask for an exchange of players, or a cash settlement.

IN EITHER event, the five ex-All Stars may not be in the Sabres' lineup Saturday night, at 7:30, when Flint comes to Centennial Field (Everett High School) for the first game of its home-and-home league series with Lansing. Unless, of course, Flint comes up with the compensa 1 1 lI missed the entire 1971 season and half of 1972, before rejoining the Tigers. Last year, he set a major league record for saves with 38, and has seven saves this season. WOOD, A workhorse with a 15-11 record and a tantalizing knuckleball, has been the American League leader in games started in each of the past two seasons. This was the third nomination for the lefthander to the All-Star team.

Hunter, a right-hander with a 13-8 record, was chosen to the All-Star squad for the sixth time. Tiant, 13-7, and also a right-hander, was picked for the second time. The left-handed CueJlar. 12-5, will be making his fourth All-Star appearance, and Fingers, a right-handed relief specialist with a 7-2 mark, appeared in his first All-Star game last year. The 15 straight victories were only one shy of the American League record.

PERRY, WHO has pitched i three- All-Stars games including the 1966 classic when he was the winner for the National League, is expected to be the American League's starter Tuesday. Busby, 13-8, also a righthander, is the only pitcher in major league history to hurl no-hitters in each of his first two seasons in the majors. Ite pitched his first no-hitter as a rookie on April 27, 1973, beating Detroit 3-0. His second masterpiece was a 2-0 triumph over Milwaukee last June IS. The selection of Hiller, 11-7, capped a courage uos comeback by the Tigers' lefthander.

In 1971, he had a heart attack, and it appeared he never would pitch again. He NEW YORK (AP) Cleveland's sensational Gay-lord Perry, winner of 15 consecutive games, and Kansas City's Steve Busby, who headed an eight-man pitching the major leagues this season, headed an nightman pitching staff named Wednesday for the American League All-Star team. In addition to Perry and Busby, American League Manager Dick Williams of the California Angels selected Jim Hunter and Roilie Fingers of Oakland, John Hiller of Detroit, Luis Tiant of Boston, Wilbur Wood of Chicago and Mike Cuellar of Baltimore. THE COMBINED over-all record of the staff that will face the National League's best hitters next Tuesday night in the All-Star Game at Pitts-burgh was 98-50 through games of Tuesday. The leader was Perry, John Hiller a 15-2 record.

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DeMarco's scored six of its seven runs in the seventh inning. In other area highlights, Bob Milheim slammed three home 1 runs fo lead Michigan Brass and Electric to a 21-11 Federal League victory over Michigan APP. Gary Armour added a home run, a double and two singles to the winners' cause. Alle-Ey luck had run out, however, as Bielecki singled to drive in two runs and win the game, In other action in the Majors Wednesday, Gino's stunned Tommies Bar, 14-8, Mac-Laughlin's Piano and Organ upset Red Rail Bar, 10-6, and American Amusement got back on the winning track, beating DeMarco's, 14-7. A six-run fifth inning broke open a close game and led MacLaughlin's to its win over Red Rail.

Gary Clark's three-run homer was the key hit of the inning. Gary Naser also homered for the winners. $20 OFF ON ALL PUSH MODELS NEW YORK (AP) "My main interest is in owning and operating a franchise," Mike Storen said calmly. "In the profession I've chosen, I think that's the best position a man can occupy." And with those simple words, the admittedly aggressive, hard-nosed, 38-year-old Storen quietly bowed out as commissioner of the American Basketball Association Wednesday. But he did not bow out of the league.

HE RESIGNED as commissioner, a position he had held since Sept. 7, 1973, and purchased the hapless Memphis Tarns, a team that finished with the league's worst record last season. The club had been in receivership of the league since June 21 when the ABA took it over from ailing owner Charles O. Finley. Storen's replacement as commissioner will be 47-year-old Tedd Munchak, a crusty Atlanta businessman who had owned the Carolina franchise and was ABA president.

Before being elevated to the prestigious commissioner's job, Munchak sold the Carolina club to a four-man group of New York area executives who said they were moving the team to St. Louis and calling it 'The Spirits of St. Louis." Then, the St. Louis owners announced they had signed AU-American Marvin Barnes of Providence College, the No. 1 draft choice of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association and the NBA's No.

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The unique play came in a wild sequence of events in the last of the seventh inning. With the score tied at 11-11, American Excavators had the bases loaded with no one out. Tom Dible hit a fly ball to right-fielder Dick Divine. After catching the ball Divine threw to catcher Peter Drahmann, who tagged out Doug Wagnor trying to score from third. Drahmann then fired to third baseman Rick Smith who tagged out Lindy Bielecki trying to advance to third in all the confusion.

THE GAME was still far from over after the triple play. Each team scored twice in the eighth and both added one in the ninth. In the top of the 10th, Alle-Ey scored a run to take a 15-14 edge, but in the bottom of the inning American Excavators came back to win the contest. Dave Hanks singled, and one out later Norm Puma doubled and Doug Wa-gonor was walked to again load the bases. This time the AT THESE PARTICIPATING DEALERS: Laurels In Texas Bollert Hardware S28 Frandor Lansing 48910 Carmers Power Equipment 3603 Page Jackson.

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Ranked sixth in Jhe nation, the Rebels are the only team to have twice defeated national champion Raybestos Brak-ettes this year. Last year Orlando drew more than 4,500 fans when they played the Laurels here. Lansing Laurels' next outing is the 36-team Houston, Texas, Women's Invitational Fast Pitch Tournament this weekend. With a 32-19 season record, the Laurels are slated for their first game at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

In the same tourney last year. Laurel's pitcher Debbie Kent threw her first no-hitter, blanking Mexico City, 10-0. The Lansing team finished eighth. DISTRIBUTED BY JAC-VAN DISTRIBUTORS.