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Page 23 Tuesday, June 12, 1979 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS SPRTS Wit CART Seeks 'Treaty' OK From USAC Marshall pitcher The NEWS Photo, Jim Young regional victory. Execution Spurs nto Baseball Semifinals By DICK MTTTMAN Peace in the bitter Indy car auto racing war could be reached today. In a frantic, 11th hour maneuver, Ontario Motor Speedway president Ray Smartis worked out a treaty that was acceptable to Championship Auto Racing Teams and now awaits a favorable decision from Dick King and the United States Auto Club. If it is approved it would end the strife that has threatened the life of the Pocono 500 in two weeks. Smartis and Ontario public relations director Bob Russo, a calm, veteran auto racing figure, flew to Trenton, N.J., Sunday, arriving after the racing was completed.

Up until that point CART was fully prepared to put on a second race at Trenton in direct competition with Pocono. The mediators met with CART officials Roger Penske, Pat Patrick and others Sunday night, then flew to Indianapolis yesterday morning. The proposal was presented to King yesterday afternoon. Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Pocono promoter, was fighting mad yesterday morning.

"I'm going to take off the kid gloves and get down in the mud with them," he threatened. But then in the afternoon CART announced it was withdrawing its plan to hold the Trenton race as a "good faith move" and Dr. Mattioli, though still irate, said that if USAC agreed to the peace offer he would reopen entries for his race. Smartis and Russo tried to keep word of the negotiations under cover, but when they leaked out Russo explained the situation this way: "We presented a proposal for a possible solution which received pretty good reception from CART. We are waiting for Dick King's answer.

We are here as neutral mediators. I'm optimistic we are proceeding toward that goal. It is aimed at bringing this split to a conclusion and finishing out the 1979 season without anymore hassle and then planning for a viable racing program in 1980." Russo would not reveal what the workings of the treaty are. However, it was learned that Dan Gurney and Wally Dallenbach approached Dr. Mattioli following the Indianapolis 500.

They proposed a new board composed of three USAC promoters, three CART members and three at-large members with no vested interest in racing to be voted on by the other six. Later Smartis suggested only one at-large individual be included. Still something of a solid nature had to be offered to CART to make it back down at the last minute in its plan to put on a race opposite Pocono. Could the plum have been an offer by Smartis of the California 500 if USAC should once again refuse to accept the proposal? That would be a strong lever and it seems logical. Smartis has given King until sometime today to accept or reject the proposal.

During May, when King was under fire, the USAC board voted to reject his resignation and gave him the full duties of executive director. It will not be ZAND VALUES necessary for him to call a board of directors meeting to reach a decision on the proposal. The olive branch comes at a time when both sides were claiming victory in their head-to-head competition of Sunday. USAC's race at Milwaukee drew 18,500, which is a drop in attendance of around 12,000 fans. Trenton, meanwhile, jumped to 15,500 for 'one of its best-attended races in recent years.

A.J. Foyt won both the pole and the race as he continued to take everything up for grabs in USAC while his principal competition is elsewhere. Of course, it is to A.J.'s credit that he has been able to keep his famed No. 14 Gilmore-Cosworth running to the flag in each race. CART now has run at three tracks and had a different winner each time.

Gordon Johncock won at Phoenix, Johnny Rutherford won both ends of the doubleheader at Atlanta and Bobby Un-ser won both 100-milers at Trenton. The payoffs Sunday must be considered. In a race that had 3,000 less people and no television (ABC telecast Milwaukee but departed before the finish), Bobby earned $7,000 more than A.J. Obviously if there is to be peace there also has to be a compromise over boost pressure. CART runs 70 inches while USAC's graduated method gives 50 inches to eight-cylinder engines and 60 inches to four-cylinders.

Additionally, CART does not restrict the amount of fuel to be used. Since CART has the monied teams, except for Foyt, it would seem it's rules in this area would prevail. Russo says the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is not involved in the negotiations. This leads to a very interesting conjecture. If Ontario has offered CART its track for a 500-mile race and if USAC rejects the peace offering then Joe Cloutier suddenly could find his invitational without anybody to invite.

It could be possible no team appeared in all three 500s and thus there would be no automatic invitations. Indy car racing has reached the in the road. If it does not turn right or left it will crash and there may not be any survivors. And that turn must be made today. Marvin Bout Off PHILADELPHIA (UPI) A knee injury has forced former WBC light heavyweight champion Marvin Johnson to cancel his June 18 bout at the Spectrum against Leo Rogers of the Dominican Republic.

Johnson, who was scheduled in a 10-round fight, injured his left knee while training in Indianapolis Saturday. Spectrum box office director J. Russell Peltz said Johnson suffered chon-dromalachia, a swelling and roughness of the knee cap. He said six other fights on the June 18 card also have been called off. Dr.

Edward Schaefer of Indianapolis said it will be at least three to four weeks before Johnson can return to the ring. LSVERYDAY PR 6 WHITEWALL As Low As Patriots Roncalli stayed alive in the state baseball tournament by defeating Lebanon, 1-0, in the first game and South-mont, 4-2, in the final game at the Pike Regional. Senior hurler John Jansen went the route against Lebanon with a six-hit shutout. He struck out 14 and walked two. Tom Davis went 5j innings in the starting assignment in the championship game against Southmont.

He gave up six hits and struck out five. But Roncalli was trailing, 2-1. Jansen came in to claim his second victory of the day by going 2 ij innings, striking out four and giving up two hits. Meanwhile Roncalli had rallied to score three runs after the Davis departure. "Jansen pitched some kind of ball.

He's now pitched 86 innings and given up just five earned runs," said Roncalli coach John Wirtz. "And in the Lebanon game he scored our only run in the first inning. He singled, stole second and scored on a single by outfielder Chuck Weisenbach." Jansen is 10-2. In the second game sophomore catcher John Kennedy hit a solo homer in the second inning. After trailing, 2-1, Roncalli came back when junior second baseman Jim McKeand singled.

Kennedy then reached on an error. Shortstop Mike Quinlan doubled to clear the bases. A third Indianapolis area team just missed making the Sweet 16. Bloomington North had to battle 4 hours, 49 minutes to nip Mooresville by a 54 score in the title fray at Bloomington. The game ended after midnight.

North, now 18-7, takes aim at defending champion Evansville Memorial's 56-game winning streak in one of Saturday's games at Jasper. The host team puts its perfect record on the line against Jeffersonville in the other game. AVIUGS By BRUCE FLETCHER Before the final game of the Warren Central Regional between Marshall and Greenfield, Marshall coach Robert Tremain said, "All we're out to do is win. And to accomplish that we're going to make contact with the ball and execute." And that is just what the Patroits did to defeat the Cougars, behind the two-hit pitching of junior Brent Van Duyn. "His pitches aren overpowering, ne just knows how to change his pace and stay around the plate.

His curve is exceptional," said Tremain. "We gave him a rest in the first game and he responded in the second. We re expecting big things out of him in the future." Van Duyn struck out six ana gave up doubles to centerfielder Bill Fink and sophomore second baseman Todd O'Neal. Van Duyn and Steve Hicks combined to defeat Warren Central, 3-2, 10 innings to reach the regional. Van Duyn is now 8-0.

Marshall took advantage of four first-inning errors on the Cougars and came up with two runs in the bottom of the first. Leadoff batter Jim Ackerman reach ed on a error. He then stole second. With one out Chris Pritchett singled to score Ackerman. Leftfielder Greg Agee reached on an error at second base.

With two outs and runners at second and third, Scott Hol-den walked. Landon McBride reached on an error at shortstop that allowed the second run. The Patroits came up with three more runs in the fourth. Holden doubled. Catcher Randy Langford singled to score Holden.

Rightfielder Keith Jones singled. Acker-nian sacrificed to the pitcher putting Swinging TALK LA. Colts? ROBERT IRSAY. owner of the Baltimore Colts, says he plans to move his National Football League team to Los Angeles in 1980. City officials, meanwhile, are waiting to bear from him.

1 "I will make contact with city officials and the governor shortly," said Irsay last night. "I'm very serious. I've had it with Maryland. My goai is to move to L.A. There'll be no more monkeying around.

I don intend on chal eneine the NFL but I think they'll let me move. It would take a vote by the NFL owners to permit any move by the uiis. ine Kams, who are moving to Anaheim in 1980, have said they will not vote against another pro team's moving to the Coliseum. A spokesman for California Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.

as well as an official of the Coliseum Commission, where the Rams have played since 1946, expressed hope that they will be contacted by Irsay. For Health Reasons MIKE GMINSKI said his decision to leave the U.S. Pan American basketball team was forced by his ill health. Gminski left the team this weekend after returning from a game in Italy. Gminski, Duke's ail-American center and Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, remained in Durham while the U.S.

team assembled in Bloomington, to resume practice for the Pan-Am games next month in San Juan. "It was my health," Gminski said. "I was enthusiastic about going and I was in good shape, but I guess my body wasn't. I was in the hospital for four hours Saturday night taking tests. They didn't find anything but I didn't get any better.

I just couldn't keep anything down." Gminski was playing third team center behind Minnesota's KEVIN McHALE and Pitt's SAM CLANCY. Virginia recruit RALPH SAMPSON also joined the team yesterday. Gminski said playing time and coach BOBBY KNIGHT were not problems. Not A Major Factor Dr. ROBERT VALLENCE, attending veterinarian for Spectacular Bid, said a safety pin injury to the horse before last Saturday's Belmont Stakes probably was not a major factor in Bid's third-place finish.

"I can't see that (the injury) as a major factor in the horse getting beat." said Dr. Vallence, the veterinarian. "It's like a splinter taken out of a finger. There is no soreness immediately, but 24 to 48 hours later, dirt may get up in there and it may become sore." Trainer GROVER "Buddy" DELP said that the colt had stepped on a safety pin in his stall before the race, but that it was decided not to scratch him. Delp said the pin was dropped on the floor of Bid's stall when a groom was removing protective bandages from the horse's legs early Saturday morning.

Delp said the colt began pawing at the ground, and the pin became lodged in his hoof. Won't Retire Veteran receiver FRED BILET-NIKOFF is a free agent. The Oakland Raiders announced yesterday that Biletnikoff had cleared waivers and become a free agent. He said he would not retire, but would try to hook on with another club. "I'm not bitter about this," Biletnikoff said from his Dallas home.

"I had a good career in Oakland. Now I want to go somewhere else and play for another season or two." The 14-year veteran, now 36, was selected the most valuable player in Super Bowl XI after catching four passes for 79 yards and setting up two touchdowns. His career records show 589 passes caught for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns. He needs 43 more receptions to pass RAYMOND BERRY and, move into the number three spot on the all-time NFL pass-receiver list. Would Listen Former Boston Celtics coach TOM 8EINSOHN says it would take a super deal and a guarantee he would run things to lure him back into the National Basketball Association.

Heinsohn said he would be happy to talk to Cleveland Cavaliers president NICK MILETI about that team's vacant coaching job, but he has not been approached. The Cleveland job opened when BILL FITCH, coach of the Cavaliers since their inception, moved to Boston to become the Celtics coach. "Sure, I would talk to Mileti, but if I get back into the game, I want complete control of the basketball operation," said Heinsohn, now a Boston real estate agent. "I'm not adverse to coaching again. "Basketball never really gets out of your blood.

But each day away from it I'm happier and happier." Where The Action Is TONIGHT 7 Cincinnati Reds at New York, Cb. 4. 7:30 Indianapolis Indians at Springfield, WIFN-FM (S5.9) WNON-FM 100.9). 11 Pro soccer, Ch. 20.

TOMORROW 7:30 Indianapolis District golf tournament. Ulen Golf Club. .7:30 IndianaDoli Indians at Springfield, WIFN-FM (9S.I), WNON-FM UOD.J). 1:30 I'SAC midgets, Kokomo Speedway. Brent VanDuyn en route to two-hit runners on second and third with two outs.

Shortstop Robert Davids hit a line drive to second base. The ball was misplayed allowing two runs to score. "We wanted to hit the ball and make as few mistakes as possible," said Tremain. "I can't account for mistakes made by the other team. You've got to take advantage of certain situations." Marshall scored six runs on five hits.

And did not make an error. "We just folded," said Greenfield coach Gary Slunaker. "We just didn't play well in any aspect of the game. We only got two hits and made five errors. We had three on Willie Schleter at second.

"This is the first time we've been shut out. I must admit Van Duyn is not the hardest thrower we've faced, but he pitched them to victory," said Slunaker. Greenfield finishes 22-4 with two of the losses coming at the hands of Marshall. "We had a lead on them in our first game, 5-1, but they came back and took it, 7-5," said Slunaker. "I can't really look down on the team.

Although I must admit that besides this being our worst outing all year, we've come a long way." Greenfield senior Perry Powers, 10-2, won the regional opener over Hamilton Southeastern, W). He tied the school record for most wins in a season. The Patroits defeated Scecina, 8-4, in the first game with Steve Hicks raising his record to 6-0. Marshall, 23-4, will travel to Richmond for semistate action against Bell-mont, 20-10. Bellmont defeated Madison-Grant, 4-2, and Elwood, 7-5, at the Blackford Regional.

When asked how far his team can go, Tremain said, "I told the team back in January that if we go out and play baseball the way we know how to play the game that the only way we'll lose is if we beat ourselves." Simmons thrown by St. Louis starter Bob Sykes. Although he later denied retaliating, Reuss hit Sykes to lead off the third, touching off the Cardinals big inning. "I suppose in this game there is some old business," Simmons said later. "Some things happen sometimes.

The thing with Reuss is over with." Said Reuss: "The whole thing stems from when I hit Simmons in the spring. Everyone knew before the game I was going to be hit. A few of their players told our players it might happen. "The only thing that makes me mad is that I'll probably be the guy who gets fined. But as hot as they are, and with that lineup coming up, I didn't want to hit hira (Sykes)." One out later, Reuss also hit Lou Brock, nicking the front of Brock's shirt on an 0-2 pitch.

Keith Hernandez singled to fill the bases before Simmons ripped his 15th homer of the season to wipe out a 3-0 Los Angeles lead. The Cardinals built a 7-4 advantage before Los Angeles rallied to tie the game in the seventh. 'Fired' For 'Blast' ASL, said yesterday, "Absolutely not. We know about Indy's problems." Donnelly said the franchise was seven days late in making its last payroll, does not have the money to pay Butler University for the use of its bowl and has so many liens against it, it will be nearly impossible to sell. Donnelly blamed the "haphazard, amateur" management of Stoppenhagen.

He said he had quit his position and returned to his family in Chicago but came back at a request from some of the players for at least the one game. "I'd bet my life he doesn't have the money for next week's paychecks," he charged. "There's no way he has the money, or that he has the $53,000 to pay Butler, as agreed in court two weeks ago." Stoppenhagen denied all accusations. "We 11 solve one problem at a time. First the payroll this week, then subsequently, the other obligations," the general manager said.

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His grand slam highlighted a five-run third inning, but it was his two-run shot in the ninth off loser Lerrin La-Grow (1-1) that broke a 7-7 tie and ruined a Dodger comeback as the Cardinals retained a one-game lead over Montreal in the National League East. Simmons' grand slam, the sixth of his career, came off Reuss, the Dodger starter. That avenged an earlier incident, in spring training, when Reuss, pitching then for Pittsburgh, hit Simmons with a pitch. The first time Reuss appeared at the plate last night he was hit by a pitch Indy's Donnelly The Indy Daredevils will name a new coach for next Sunday's game at Butler Bowl with the Columbus Magic in American Soccer League play. General manager Bob Stoppenhagen "fired" Sam Donnelly as Indy coach yesterday.

Stoppenhagen said he accepted Donnelly's "voluntary public announcement of his resignation" made in a newspaper story in which Donnelly also blasted the management of the Indianapolis soccer franchise. "Sam Donnelly's overall behavior was unbecoming to a coach of a professional soccer team," Stoppenhagen said in a statement in which he defended his handling of the team. "Sam Donnelly's voluntary public announcement of his resignation as the Daredevils' coach is accepted." Donnelly said the Indy soccer team could fold within a week. Stoppenhagen said the team was having financial problems, but they were being worked out "one at a time." He added the team was seeking new investors which would keep the franchise sound. Asked if the Daredevils will fold this year, Joe Raymond, president of the UNIROYAL'S NEWEST STEEL BELTED RADIAL Whltowall Only THE STEELER urate mw MM MHA4 41 1 W.

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