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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1978 9 SPORTS ngais takes Indy race; oyt captures stock title 4 jfj tion the entire race, leading 37 laps in all. His average speed was 162.810 miles per hour, upping the record for the distance by about 9 m.p.h. Sneva, the No. 1 qualifier with a world record 202.384 m.p.h. effort, had a hectic race, dropping to almost last twice, leading the entire field once by more than a lap and finally being assessed a 32-second penalty for passing the pace car during a caution period.

Sneva's teammate, Mario Andretti, jumped into the lead at the start, holding off the pressure of Ongais. Sneva missed a gearshift on the start and dropped to the back of the 24-car field. Despite an early pit stop, Sneva was able to pull into the lead by the 25th lap, but then trouble struck. The pace car came on the track when a backmar-ker stopped on the course. The pace car was just entering the track when Sneva roared past, too fast to stop.

Officials realized that gave Sneva a lap on everybody, but it was several laps before he was cabled in and held until the cars be had passed went by. But that was under a green flag, and Sneva was out of the top five before he could get up to speed again. He was never able to close back up behind the speeding Ongais again. Car owner Roger Penske complained bitterly about the penalty and the way it was imposed. Before the halfway point, Andretti parked on the backstretch with a broken engine, joining a number of other early contenders on the sidelines.

Gordon Johncock, whose string of ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) Danny On- is took a disputed 6.69-secona victory pole position starter Tom Meva iterday, leading the last 14 of 80 laps 200-mile Indianapolis car race at itario Motor Speedway. Sneva's team id to make a tormai protesi dui aiw its objections begrudgingly. J. Foyt, the fourtn place iinisner Lhe Indv-car race, took an easy ih in a 200-mile U.S.

Auto Club car race that preceded the na- lally televised second event. The car race finished under caution three cars spun out on the next to lap. Foyt finishes in twin races him into the points lead in eacn oi two divisions. Ineva was blacklagged and held is pit area for improperly passing the car duriM a caution period in the iy-car event. "The (flashing) light sn't on on the pace car, ana no one his hand out to hold me back, so I it on Sneva said.

"enske's team members cave the rial protest fee of $100 to an official national television cameras re- led the transaction. However, the tey was never passed on to the final mritv and was later returned. The test was withdrawn before it was iidered formally lodged. leva had the lead briefly with about iles left before turning it over to when be made his final regular ngais. last season rookie oi tne on the national championship circuit started fourth and kept in conten AP plolo HOME FREE Steve Henderson of the New York Mets scores on a long drive to right field by Ed Kranepool during the seventh Inning catcher Cliff Johnson taking the late METS BEATEN, 9-6 Green survives mass Beattie hurling way sir nSs1 York Yankees.

That's Yankee onto Yanks eighth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 4-3 and two-run blasts by Darrell Porter and Clint Hurdle helped the Kansas City Royals outlast the Baltimore Orioles 13-8. The Texas Rangers made it 4-0 in one-run games, edging the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Claudell Washington's seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Dave Johnson doubled home the winning run in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. Minnesota's Rob Wilfong, who homered earlier, tripled home the decisive run in the 11th inning, giving the Twins a 7-6 triumph over the Atlanta Braves. Dave Roberts, Paul Reuschel and Dennis Lamp combined on a six-hit shutout as the Chicago Cubs downed the San Diego Padres 3-0.

The St. Louis Cardinals nipped the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Ted Simmons' pinch single in the 11th inning, and Chris Speier delivered a run-scoring pinch single in the 13th as the Montreal Expos shaded the Toronto Blue Jays 5- 4. Bobby Grich singled home the winning run to give the California Angels a 6- 5 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians, and Tony Armas hit a two-run homer in the Oakland A's 6-4 triumph over the Seattle Mariners. three straight victories ended with a broken engine, was one of the first out Foyt, showing no ill effects of a shoulder injury he suffered in last month's Daytona 500, motored off from the rest of the 30-car field at the start to take bis second victory in as many starts this season on the USAC circuit. Jim Thirkettle, who spun out early in the race, fought his way to third at the end.

He was elevated to second place, however, because second-place finisher Ivan Baldwin was penalized a lap down to eighth place for passing Foyt during the race-ending caution. Defending champion Jim Inso-lo was credited with third. Pamelli Jones, making his return to oval track racing for the first time in a decade, finished an impressive ninth. He lost a lap early in the race due to a mixup during a pit stop. He ran side-by-side most of the race with sixth-place runner Dave Decker.

Foyt led all but eight of the 80 laps around the 2Vmile Ontario Motor Speedway oval, giving up the front only briefly while making regular pit stops. He was never passed on the track. Foyt, driving a Chevrolet Camaro, averaged 122.938 mph in his 34th career USAC stock victory, moving him within one of second place on the all-time win list. The record speed for the distance is about 4 mph faster. Foyt set speed records at every 10-lap interval in the race until just past the halfway point when frequent caution periods for minor spins and debris forced the average down.

collapse titles, pushed his season's earnings to $117,499 and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson as the only multiple winners of the year. He moved past Watson into second place on the year's money list. Green, well in front of the other challengers, played his back nine in 32 and let the pressure, the wind off Cal-ibogue Sound and the deceptive difficulties of the mini-monster links take care of the others. Nelson, Lou Graham and Australian David Graham all led or shared the lead at one time. A group including Irwin, Ben Crenshaw and PGA champ Lanny Wadkins all made at least one major bid.

All faltered. Wadkins and the two Grahams (no relation) all had 41s on the back nine. Crenshaw suffered steady erosion from wildly erratic tee shots. Irwin's last chance disappeared with a 3-putt bogey on the 17th. Nelson, the last man with a chance to catch Green, stumbled to a 3-put, double-bogey 7 on the par-5 15th.

Green nailed it down with a shot to 4 feet for birdie on the 17th. Irwin finished second with 70-280. Orville Moody, with his best showing in years, came on with a 71 and tied Nelson at 281. Nelson had a 76. The group at 282 included Graham Marsh, Mac McLendon, Alan Tapie and Craig Stadler.

THE two Grahams and Crenshaw finished at 284. Watson, who never got in the hunt, was at 285. Buietbiil Foster, Lemons coaches of year ST.LOUIS (AP) Duke's Bill Foster and Abe Lemom of Texas were named yesterday as co-coaches of the year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Foster led the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and into the finals of the NCAA playoffs this year. Lemons' Texas team won the National Invitation Tournament last week.

PhU Ford, key figure in North Carolina's vaunted "four-corner offense," bad been announced previously as the winner of the NABC's Eastman Award as the country's top collegiate player. A hustling floor leader, the 6-foot-2 Ford broke the all-time North Carolina scoring record in his senior year, scoring 625 points for a career total of 2,290. Along the way, he was credited with 172 assists for another Carolina career high of 753. In addition, the NABC selected John Chancy of Cheyney (Pa. State as Division II coach of the year and Dan McCtrreU of North Park (111.

as Division III coach of the year. BASEBALL Blue fined by Giants SUN CITY, Ariz. (AP) Pitcher Vlda Blue is being fined $500 a day for his absence from the San Francisco Giants training camp, a Giants spokesman said yesterday. Public Information spokesman Ralph Nelioa said the fine was imposed Saturday after the ace left-hander did not turn up for practice. Blue has worked out with the Giants only once since he was acquired from the Oakland A's 10 days ago.

Giants officials have no idea where he is, Nelson said. Blue's agent, Chris Daniel, is still trying to renegotiate Blue's contract, which has two years to run, to improve of yesterday's game against the New throw. The Yanks won 9-6. his third In pro ball. Or was he? "I kept telling myself New York from the start," he said.

"As long as they keep giving you chances, you're still in it. I haven't done any counting down to see if they have a spot for me. If they need a starter, I think I can fill that role. I'm in a good frame of mind. I just want to play." Beattie turned a 1-1 game over to Guidry in the sixth inning but the Mets led 6-3 with two out in the bottom of the ninth, one man aboard and rookie Mardie Cornejo on the mound.

But in rapid succession, Roy White doubled, so did Cliff Johnson for two runs, Fred Stanley tied the game with a single, George Zeber walked and Paul Blair deposited Cornejo's first delivery over the left field fence for a three-run homer. Elsewhere: John Montefusco pitched seven innings and Bill Madlock homered to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. The Los Angeles Dodgers won their fourth game in a row, pounding the Houston Astros 12-1 as Steve Garv-ey drove in four runs and Burt Hooton allowed three hits and an unearned run in six innings. Ted Cox' three-run homer in the Nelson loses fingertip FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Lindsey Nel Laree son, one of the New York Mets' broadcasters since the National League baseball team's inception in 1962, suffered the loss of the tip of his left index finger in an accident yesterday.

Nelson was injured when the metal door of the radio booth at Fort Lauderdale Stadium was blown shut by the wind, pinching the broadcaster's finger. He was taken to Holy Cross hospital, where X-rays dis closed a fracture Nelson, however, came back later and went on the air to broadcast the Mets exhibition game against the New York Yankees. Nelson was to receive further treatments on the injury H.OIRE and advertised Floor bench TERMS OPEN ADVANTAGE ITOOL AUCTION selection of garage tools plant maintenance tools home handyman mechanics tools all high quality -heavy duty guaranteed nationally brands. HOLIDAY IflN SW Comer U.S. Rt.

1 1-287 Edison, N.J. 08817 March 28, 1978 7 P.M. jacks drill presses air compressors air tools roll around tool chests power tools carpenter tools vises By The Associated Press With the National Collegiate Basketball Championship up for grabs tonight, it's only proper that big Jim Beattie should be in the headlines. However. Beattie is getting his sports mixed up.

An All-New England eager at Dartmouth in 1974, MVP of the Kodak Classic in '75 and Dartmouth's captain-elect for the 75-78 season, Beat-tie is slowly but surely hurling his way onto the star-studded but ailing pitching staff of the world champion New York Yankees. Catfish Hunter, coming off a bad year, has diabetes. Soreshouldered Don Gullett hasn't thrown a ball In anger this spring. Ron Guldry, behind schedule because of a bout with the flu, has been hit hard. Andy Messersmith is sidelined with a shoulder separation.

And the 6-foot-6, 210-pound Beattie is taking advantage of the situation. The hard-throwing right-hander fired five strong innings yesterday one run, four hits, one walk, three strikeouts and the Yankees rallied for six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the New York Mets 9-6. Despite worlds of promise, Beattie was ticketed for Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League after a 9-8 record with three minor league clubs last season, the reported $180,000 annual salary. Blue claims he was misled by A owner Charles O. Flnley into signing the contract, and insists his salary must be boosted.

GOLF Snead will skip Greensboro Open HILTON HEAD ISLAND, C. (AP) Sam Snead, a legendary figure two months short of his 66th birthday, matched par 71 despite extreme pain in a sore foot yesterday in the final round of the $225,000 Heritage Golf Classic. Immediately after finishing the 72-hole event with a 293 total, Snead told PGA Tour Deputy Commissioner Gyde Mangum he would be unable to compete in next week's Greater Greensboro Open. Snead had played in every Greensboro Open since winning the inaugural in. 1938.

He won that tournament a record eight times and scored the last of his 84 official tour triumphs there in 1965. HORSE RACING Santa Anita race to Kittyluck ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) Longshot Kittyluck charged past Counten Fager in the stretch yesterday at Santa Anita to win the $67,400 Santa Barbara Hand! cap by a length. Kittyluck, carrying 116 pounds and ridden by Lafflt Plncay covered the 1 miles on the turf in besting eight rivals In the event for older fillies and mares. Jockey Don Pierce had Countess Fa ger, also a longshot, ahead from the start, but Pincay kept Kittyluck close to the pace and urged his mount to the front in the final strides.

Kittyluck, winning her second con secutive stakes at Santa Anita, returned $21.60, $10.40 and $7. Countess Fager, carrying 117 pounds, paid $10.20 and $6.60. The show payoff on Senia tlonal, carrying 120 and ridden by Steve Cauthen, was $3.80. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, C. (AP) Hale Irwin, one of a number of self-dtstructing challengers, may have sunmed it up best in the wind-blown wndup of the Heritage Golf Classic.

"I would like to thank my fellow ompetitors," Irwin said, straight-ficed as could be, "for falling on their tutts and allowing me to finish second. I don't feel that I deserve it, but I'll accept it." Winner Hubert Green was a little nore diplomatic about one of the great mass collapses in recent golf history. "Some fine, quality golfers had their troubles out there," Green said after re successfully bored his low, line-crive shots through a fickle, changing vind that destroyed the confidence and composure of some of golf's greatest names. Hubert came from five shots off the pace yesterday with a solid, 4-under-par 67 and won by strokes. He made jp 9 strokes on third-round leader Larry Nelson.

He won with room and time to spare, standing as a winner by the 18th green while the final groups straggled in during heavy rain. His winning score was 277, 7 under par on the Harbor Town Golf Links, rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the nation's best. It was worth $45,000 from the total purse of 1225,000 and sent Green past the $1 million milestone, making him only the 16th golfer in history to reach that figure. Sportobiiofo TENNIS Evert easily beats King PHILADELPHIA (AP) U.S. Open Champion Chris Evert won her first tournament of 1978 in just over an hour with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Billle Jean Kln yesterday to garner the $20,000 first prize of the $100,000 women's pro tennis tournament at the Palestra.

It was the second week in a row Evert has topped King. Last week, in her first appearance after a four-month layoff, Evert defeated King in the semifinals in Boston before losing to Evonne Gooiagong in the finals. King, who has won seven matches in 20 outings against Evert in her career, came back strong in the second set after being shut out in the first set Evert, 11 years younger than her 34-year-old opponent, captured the opening game after 18 points when King double-faulted twice in succession and netted a backhand drop shot. Evert took the set on the second match point with a forehand down the line past the charging King. Lengthy exchanges marked the second set as King attacked in the forecourt while Evert stayed back, delivering deep, sharply angled passing shots, particularly from her two-handed backhand.

Evert had the second set's only service break in the fifth game, forcing King into four straight errors to lead 3-2. Evert closed out the match in the 10th game from 15-all. She reached match point with a great shot down the line and won it in the next exchange. Seeded No. I in the tournament, Evert lost one set in her five matches, while the sixth-seeded King had not lost a set before yesterday.

Evert, who also won the tourney last year, has earned $30,000 so far this year. King has earned $59,025 in 1978 and been runner-up in three tournaments. mechanics tools stereos work lamps home office calculators clocks rope pumps and much more. CASH or TRAVEL CHECKS FOR INSPECTION 1 HOUR BEFORE SALE COME EARLY BRING A FRIEND TAKE OF THIS ONCE A YEAR OPPORTUNITY HUBERT GREEN had trouble "Absurd," snorted Green, now a two-time winner this year and a two-time winner of the Heritage title that annually is growing in prestige and importance. "It's absurb to talk about $1 million when players like (Sam) Snead and (Ben) Hogan, who have won five times as many tournaments as I have, will never achieve that figure.

It's nice to have. And I'll keep it. But it's not an indication of proper play." Hubert, now the winner of 14 career Borg bests Gerulaitis LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) Bjorn Borg continued his tennis mastery over Vitas Gerulaitis yesterday, winning the $200,000 Tournament of Champions 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5. The close victory gave Borg his sixth consecutive triumph over Gerulaitis, who was visibly upset following the loss.

"Vitas played very well," Borg said after he had "collected the $60,000 winner's check. "One or two points the other way would have made a difference in the outcome." Borg said he was not particularly pleased with his play and that he had some difficulty keeping his shots on the court. "I hit a lot of balls long." he said, "because balls tend to float at the altitude here 2,300 feet above sea level. But my passing shots were very good." Borg's passing shots were the difference in the match as Gerulaitis played well at the net when he could get to the ball. But Borg's accuracy down the lines kept Gerulaitis on the defensive.

Both players had trouble breaking serve as there were just three service breaks in the entire match two by Borg and one by his foe. Gerulaitis rallied in the second set to win the tiebreaker and knot the match at one set apiece, but Borg broke service in the next set to go ahead 2-1. Then in the final set, Gerulaitis fell behind when he hit an easy net shot out of bounds and Borg went on to wrap up the victory. Under a rule of World Championship Tennis sometimes used to accomodate television, the tiebreakers were played at 5-5 Gerulaitis had said on the eve of the match that he was hungry for a victory over Borg. Following the loss, he was quiet and gave curt responses to reporters' questions.

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