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ifS 5 j.Tundoy, May 27, 1TM INDIANAPOU NJW Poge 21 J. Gets A Record $318,019 500 Prize TALK J' i ft; Kjfe vied FIT i AT, By DICK MJTTMAN Johnny Rutherford picked up the largest check in motor racing history last night and immediately announced "I hope I can win at least two more 500-Mile Races." Rutherford was the principal recipient at the annual Victory Banquet in the Convo Center and the buzz by the race drivers and soldout audience turned from the yellow of J.R.'s winning Chaparral-Cosworth to the green of the money handed out by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The total purse was a record and awe inspiring $1,502,425, up $230,470 over last year. And Rutherford earned a right fancy as they might say around his Forth Worth home $318,019. Al Unser held the old record of $290,363 set in 1978.

The huge payoff now brings Rutherford's total prize money for his 500 victories in 1974, 1976 and 1980 to $819,171. Al Unser has earned $800,514 for his trio of checkered flag drives, while A. J. Foyt's four victories paid him only $697,506. Of course, three of A.J.'s victories came before the Speedway began dividing million dollar purses.

The money is nice, but in a way it now has become secondary to Rutherford. His goal for the future before he retires is to pass Foyt and become the first five-time winner of the world's most storied race. Asked earlier in the day if there was enough time left in his career to do it, the 42-year-old Rutherford replied: "Boy, I don't know. I would like to think that we can make a run at it in the next few years, but sometimes it gets very elusive." Last night he added, "It sure would be nice." The near one-third-of-a-million dollar check was presented to Rutherford by new Speedway president John Cooper. "Thank you, Mr.

Cooper, it's been a pleasure doing business with you," said Rutherford. His enormous payoff included $127,325 in accessory prizes, $166,724 from the Speedway, $23,600 in lap prizes and $370 for participating in the parade. He also received the Pontiac Trans-Am Pace Car, the Borg-Warner trophy and a number of other awards. The NEWS Photo, John Gentry Speedway president John Cooper (left) and Johnny Rutherford. Bullets Hire Shue GENE SHUE was named today to replace DICK MOTTA as coach of the Washington Bullets.

It will be Shue's second term at the helm of the National Basketball Association club. A release from the Bullets said Motta, who led the team to the NBA championship in 1978 and the finals the following season, "is free to pursue a coaching position with another league team." Should Motta not take a job with another NBA club, he will serve as a special consultant to BOB FERRY, the general manager for the Bullets, durring the 1980-81 season, the team added. After the Bullets were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs this year, Motta was given permission to talk with other teams about a coaching job. One of the clubs he reportedly talked with was San Diego, where Shue resigned as coach after two seasons this spring. After leaving the Bullets, Shue coached the Philadelphia 76ers from 1973 until 1978, then was named coach at San Diego.

Wheels And Deals --There soon may be an increase in the wheeling and dealing in major league baseball trading circles, two baseball executives say. The settlement on a new players agreement should signal an increase in the number of trades before the June IS deadline, Cubs general manager BOB KENNEDY predicted yesterday. Chicago White Sox vice president ROLAND HEMOND agreed, saying teams that had been afraid to talk trade will now probably try to work out a deal in the final three weeks before the deadline. Both Kennedy and Hemond reportedly have been seeking to make deals since the start of spring ing but have been frustrated in their attempts because of an unwillingness by other clubs to make any moves while a strike was possible. Hemond tried to make a trade while in Milwaukee two weeks ago at the time the Sox activated right-handed pitcher FRANCISCO BAR-.

BIOS. But many teams that were reportedly interested in several of the Sox outfielders backed off because they were afraid a strike would occur. No Deal Yet: Brooks HERB BROOKS, who coached the U.S. Olympic hockey team to a gold medal, hopes to decide within a couple of days whether he will accept an offer to coach the Colorado Rockies of the National Hockey League. Brooks has indicated the Rockies, fired coach DON CHERRY last week, will have to sweeten the pot before he will break his contract with a club in Switzerland.

In a telephone interview with Denver's Rocky Mountain News from his Minneapolis home last night, the former University of Minnesota hoc-' key coach said he hopes to change two or three points in the Rockies offer. "I guess I'm not gonna move off that (Swiss contract) until I get a comparable offer here. There are 40 games over there and 100 here (in the NHL season). I don't want to have to pay to coach," Brooks said. Round One ANAHEIM, Calif.

Members of the California Angels (top left) hold Texas Ranger Buddy Bell back as Ranaer teammates John Ellis (9) and Jackie Moore (42) wrestled Angel pitcher Bruce Kison to the ground. Bell, after flying out in the sixth inning of yesterday's game, charged Kison, accusing the pitcher of throwing at him on the previous pitch; Bell was ejected from the game. Page 23. UPI. Foster Back In The Swing A man whose eyes opened wide as the large payoffs were announced was 1950 Indianapolis winner Johnnie Parsons, who drove the pace car for 60 laps in Sunday's race.

His purse 30 years ago was $57,783. "That was a bundle," he exclaimed. PRIZE LIST Pos. Driver Prize 1. Johnny Rutherford $318,019 2.

Tom Sneva $128,944 3. Gary Bettenhausen $86,944 4. Gordon Johncock $56,494 5. Rick Mears $45,504 6. Pancho Carter $39,174 7.

Danny Ongais $37,414 8. Tom Bigelow $44,706 9. Tim Richmond $43,446 10. GregLeffler $39,046 11. Billy Engelhart $32,302 12.

Bill Vukovich $31,086 13. Don Whittington $30,928 14. A. J. Foyt $29,512 15.

George Snider $30,350 16. Dennis Firestone $28,776 17. Jerry Sneva $30,270 18. Hurley Haywood $28,272 19. Bobby Unser $37,432 20.

Mario Andretti $33,610 21. Jerry Karl $26,746 22. Dick Simon $26,410 23. Roger Rager $26,502 24. JimMcEireath $26,322 25.

Gordon Smiley $26,770 26. Johnny Parsons $25,596 27. Al Unser $25,150 28. TomBagley $25,982 29. Spike Gehlhausen $26,142 30.

Bill Whittington $24,360 31. Dick Ferguson $26,646 32. Mike Mosley $24,590 33. Larry Cannon $25,062 Total purse: Speedway Prize: $1,186,700.00 (both late Tony Hulman put on his first race in 1946 after purchasing the decrepit track from Eddie Rickenbacker. Incidentally, Sneva's advancement of 32 positions was matched only once before in race history.

Zeke Meyer went from 38th to sixth in 1932. The whole back row did itself proud Sunday. Gary Bettenhausen, who started 32nd, earned $86,944 for his third-place finish, while Tom Bigelow, who started 31st, was paid $44,706 for eighth. Together the trio collected $260,595. The previous best back row finish was fifth, ninth and 10th in 1969 by Peter Revson, Larry Dickson and Bobby Johns.

There was one disputed payoff. Pan-cho Carter was called up to collect his sixth place check of $39,174. He actually finished second in the race, but was penalized a lap for passing the pace car. A protest earlier in the day had been disallowed. "This isn't quite the paycheck I expected to get when I came up here tonight," he said.

Carter is seeking film of the incident which might show him being waved on by the pace car so that he might use it in an appeal. The difference financially between second and sixth is $89,770. Carter, obviously irked, walked off the podium and joined the crowd after receiving his check. Personable young Tim Richmond was unanimous winner of the rookie of the year award. "I hope I come back next year and many years thereafter and do as well or better than I did this year," he said.

A number of the drivers, including past winners Foyt, Bobby and Al Unser, Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock, did not attend the banquet. George Snider picked up Foyt's check along with his own. "If A.J. isn't too mad," he said, "maybe we'll come back next year." CINCINNATI (AP) George Foster, who hadn't hit a home run for Cincinnati since April because of a muscle pull, has belted two in three days, including his eighth career grand slam. Pitcher Jerry Reuss, who has been feuding with the Dodgers about being assigned to the bullpen, has won a starting rotation spot.

The Dodgers and Reds split a doub-leheader yesterday with Los Angeles taking a 4-0 shutout at the hands of Reuss in the first game. Cincinnati took the nightcap, 5-4, on a grand slam by Foster. Don Sutton, 4-1, hurls tonight for the Dodgers against Mike LaCoss, 3-4, in the final of the three game series. "I don't see what everybody is getting so excited about not hitting a home run in 29 days," said Foster after hitting one Friday night. "After all, I was out 10 days." But yesterday, Foster said he had his swing back.

"Once I figured out how they were pitching to me, inside, I adjusted. I had a nice easy swing," on the home run. "Sometimes you wonder how the ball carries when you don't swing hard," Foster said. After the shutout, Reuss demanded, 'How's he going to put me back in the bullpen after that?" It was his third victory against no losses as a starter. "As of now, he a starting pitcher, said Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, who was ejected during the second game.

The Reds almost saw their victory disappear in the ninth inning when pinchhitter Dusty Baker blasted a towering shot that Foster pulled down off the left field wall, ending the game. Kinser Speeds To Victory Sheldon Kinser of Bloomington got revenge for missing this year's Indianapolis 500 by winning yesterday's 40-lap USAC sprint car race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Kinser, who averaged over 101 mph, caught early race leader Rich Vogler of Winchester in the final stages of the feature to maintain his 18-point lead in the season standings. Vogler was second, while third-place went to Steve Chassey of Sunland, fourth, Johnny Parsons Speedway; fifth, Eddie Leavitt, Kearney, sixth, Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia. Rounding out the top ten were Dana Carter, Huntington Beach, seventh, Pancho Carter, Brownsburg; eighth Gary Iulg, Sanborn, N.Y., and Paul Pitzer, Seven Valleys, Pa.

COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON SAVINGS Bring Ad with You For These Prices! He'll Be Back Next Year Tim Richmond The winner's diamond-studded ring was placed on his finger by last year's winner, Rick Mears. Rutherford had done the honor last year and at the time said he hoped the ring was his size because he intended to get it back in 1980. "I think turnabout is fair play," said Mears about his 1981 plans. Rutherford brought his family, car owner Jim Hall and crew headed by Steve Roby to the podium to share the moment with him. He spoke seriously about the future of championship racing.

"We've got some problems," he said. "We're going to get them sorted out. The end result is that it will make for better racing for you the fans out there." Everyone down the line in the 33-car starting field shared in the increased purse and many of the drivers personally thanked the Speedway. Last-place finisher Larry "Boom Boom" Cannon was paid $25,062. Tom Sneva, who started last and finished second, earned $128,944, which is more than the entire purse when the Frederick Favorite Gymnast JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

(AP) Mar-cia Frederick is favored to lock up a spot on the U.S. Olympic gymnastic team in tonight's nationally televised freestyle competition. Miss Frederick, a 17-year-old from Connecticut, tied for first in two events and finished strongly in two others last night to win the overall compulsory title. She scored 38.25 in the overall competition and tied for first in the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam as the trials continued at the Jacksonville Coliseum. Following tonight's competition, six women and six men will be chosen for the Olympic team.

The team won't compete in the Moscow Summer Games because of the United States boycott. Instead, the team will tour this country. West Germany and the Netherlands this summer. (It will appear in Indianapolis Market Square Arena June 11 under sponsorship of The News and the arena). On the uneven parallel bars, Miss Frederick tied with Julianne McNamara for first place with 9.70 points.

She scored 9 60 to tie Tracee Talavera in the balance beam event. Marcia was sixth in the vault at 9.50 and fourth in floor exercises at 9.45. Suzy Kellems won the vault with a 9.80 score and finished sixth overall. Darkhorse Amy Coopman won the floor exercises with a 9.60. Miss Talavera finished second in the overall competition with 38.10 points.

Kathy Johnson and Miss McNamara tied for third at 37.70. Coopman was fifth at 37.70. But relief pitcher Doug Bair said he wasn't really worried. "He hit it on the top part of the ball and it had a down spin that made it come down inside the wall," Bair said. "If it was further down in the strike zone it might have gone out." Reds manager John McNamara was happy with the six-inning performance by starter Paul Moskau, 3-0, in his first start since May 4.

Moskau struck out nine batters, the most by a Reds hurler this season in one game. "The kid pitched well but tired," he said. McNamara was even more impressed by Reuss, who beat Tom Sea-ver, 2-3. "Reuss was throwing a heck of a sinker. He was ahead of the hitters all the time.

I can't remember him with that much control, if my memory serves me," McNamara said. Ron Cey hit his fifth homer off Tom Seaver in the second inning of the first game, while Reuss collected his 23rd career shutout. Seaver walked in a run with the bases loaded. Baker knocked in two more runs for Los Angeles on sacrifice flys. "Tom complained of some discomfort," during the game, McNamara said.

Seaver has been troubled by sore muscles. In the second game, Dan Driessen and Ray Knight hit back-to-back doubles to open the scoring in the second and Foster's big blow came in the fifth. But the Dodgers continued to battle. Pinchhitter Reggie Smith singled in one run in the seventh and Davey Lopes had a sacrifice fly RBI in the seventh. The Dodgers added another in the eighth.

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In the women's race, KAREN STRONG, St. Catherine, Ontario, won in a time of 38:37.57. Clark Eyes CFL An attorney for the Green Bay Packers No. 1 draft choice, BRUCE CLARK, says his client may pass up the National Football League and sign with the Toronto Argonauts of the Candian Football League. "I think the possibility of Bruce signing with Toronto is one the Pack- ers should not take too lightly," Washington attorney Richard Ben-nett told the Milwaukee Sentinal, noting he also represents TERRY METCALF.

Metcalf formerly of the St. Louis -Cardinals, jumped to the Canadian League and is entering his third season with the Argonauts. Bennett charged the Packers have not made any "significant efforts" to sign Clark, a 6-foot-2, 255-pound all- American defensive tackle from Perm State who Green Bay is counting on to anchor its new 3-4 defense. Where The Action Is TONIGHT Los Angeles at Cincinnati WIFE. 8 Olympic Gymnastics Trials, Ch.

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