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Two Die, Few Finish STATE irst in Jr vi ammnigj a By BOB SMITH Tribune Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS A. J. Foyt won the 1964 THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, I Duman had second and third degree burns on the neck and Rutherford, less seriously hurt, was released after treatment. Foyt proved a point in winning the "500" for the second time. He elected to stick with a conventional Offenhauser, one of the oldest on the track.

It had run here five years previous. It was a record run for the winner. Foyt completed the 200 laps of 500 miles in three hours, 23 minutes and 35.8 seconds at an average speed of 147.350. The old record was Section Farm Markets TAMPA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1961 Indy "500" yesterday, a race that opened with a flaming crash that took the lives of Eddie Sachs of Detroit and young Dave Mac-Donald of El Monte, Calif. i CARS piled up on the second lap of the race sending three drivers to the hospital and leaving Sachs dead before the wreckage was cleared.

JMaeDonald, who inhaled gasoline, died at the hospital about two hours later and Ronnie Dutnan, Dearborn, and Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, were treated for burns. Other Story, Fotos Pages 1-7 A 143.137 set last year by Parnelli Jones. ROGER WARD was second in a rear engine Ford, a lap and a half behind Foyt. Lloyd Ruby, Wichita Falls, took third place Johnny White, Warren, si Mich, finished fourth. The first i four finishers completed the THE MORNING AFTER race at a speed exceeding the old record.

Foyt, three times national 1 driving champion, got a big boost toward his fourth title with the points gained yesterday. He was already leading the Tom I 1964 campaign on points. Asked about the needling he had received about sticking to the regular Offenhauser, Foyt replied: They kidded me about driv TRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR ing an antique car but it did alright today. It was running good all day long." ART MALONE of Tampa finished in 11th place, in the only Novl to complete the race. Both the Novis driven by Jim McElreath and Bobby Unser experienced trouble and dropped 1 1 -ti- -till out.

Foyt picked up $21,900 in leading the race from the 58th lap. He had lapped the entire field on the 181st lap, but Ward passed him to get ahead on the same lap. Three laps later Ward went into the pits for gas and Foyt had a full lap lead on him the rest of the way. Both Foyt and Ward went the distance without a tire change. Foyt stopped only twice, both times for fuel, and Ward made four fuel stops in his rear engine Ford.

It was expected that the fuel stops would be just the reverse, with the Fords getting by with a' single pit stop. THE RACE was particularly FUEL EXPLODES and flames begin as the result of an early crash during yesterday's Indianapolis '500' which killed two drivers. The fuel is just exploding and cars not involved in the fourth-turn mishap move past the scene. (AP Wirephoto) hard on the early leaders. Bobby Marshman set the pace at first but went out of the race with an oil leak in his rear- ets Top Giants engine Ford.

Jim Clark took over the front position in the Pass the Fan and Hearing Aid, Please If you had worn a bathing suit and hearing aid, taken along- an ice chest of cold drinks, plus a pillow, you could have watched the Tampa closed circuit viewing of yesterday's extra-inning and bizarre Indianapolis 500l in some comfort. As it was, the left the Tampa Jai Alai Fronton soaked in their own perspiration and with strained ear-drums. Some had strained eyes, too, those who sat far back and up in the $4.75 seats and sighted on the too-small 12x16 foot screen far away on the horizon. -Tet, the spectacular pictures of historic Indianapolis events being seen live gripped the audience and made the discomfort tolerable. In addition, an apologizing promoter, Nick Jenin, tugged at what little hair he had, and promised to correct all shortcomings before he returns next May 38 with tickets to a color viewing of this same event Jenin is a Fort Lauderdale man.

He won the promotion rights for Tampa and rented the fronton from Frank J. Kraemer. Jenin put up tickets at $4.75 for general admission and $5.75 for reserved. He sold most of the reserved, not nearly all of the unreserved. He make expenses and maybe a little money.

His financial nut was $3,000. The parent company took $2 a head or 50 per cent of the gate, whichever was greater. THE FRONTON is not air-conditioned. It is air-cooled, large exhaust fans on the side and in the ceiling. Air-con-ditjoning is not needed forihe winter-spring jai-alai season.

The fronton has a public address system designed for an announcer to say from an enclosed booth right there the Number One position will be Pelayo." etc. It not designed to carry continuous commentary from outside on microphones with the roar of a speedway in the background. It was totally, frustrating, agonizingly, pitifully inadequate. It either sounded as if the announcer had a mouthful of smooth river rocks or he was talking with a bucket on his head. Sound Excellent, in the Lobby In a word or two, you couldn't tell what was being said, even though, the picture was good.

The fronton is open and has high ceilings. Words came out of the speakers, banged against each ether and collapsed, shredding down over eager-unhearing ears. BEST PLAN, and a few followed it, was to watch for a few minutes then rush to the lobby. Sound was good there, but no picture. A i General Telephone Company technician, there in a darkened corner with his monitor TV set and telephone to his ear in communication with Atlanta, said the sound was being received at the fronton completely audible.

fj Promoter Jenin and fronton officials did send out for two extra speakers and placed them on the stage near the screen. This didn't help the people in the "balcony" but it did improve conditions for the $5.75 viewers down front. Jt was so hot, at first, shirts were flung off by many men. It cooled later when the exhaust fans were turned on but thai presented a dilemma. When an exhaust went on, ii allowed light in thwv in It uic mnrh mnlpr latpp in trip aftprnnnn.

and the Lotus-Ford, but the rear sus pension collapsed and he went down the grandstand straightaway with a dragging left rear A. J. FOYT waves to crowd from winner's circle after taking '500' yesterday at Indianapolis. (AP Wirephoto) Unser Could See Red Ball Coming By BOBBY UNSER As Told To United Press International INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI) I could see a red ball of flame coming at me and I knew it was going to get hot if I didn't get out of there.

I had just passed about five cars down the back stretch and I saw the car hit the wall and burst into flame. There was no question of getting out of the way because the cars in front of me slammed on brakes. IF THEY HAD jammed down on the accelerator we all might have been able to get out of it. I didn't know who was in any of the cars. As it was one just barely caught me as he bounced off the wall and spilled some gasoline on the racing machine.

I knew it was a Ford-powered car because of the rear engine and it was using gas. (Other racers use exotic fuel blends with methanol in it). GASOLINE IS the hottest fire, too. If I got hung up where the fire was, I knew it was going to get hot. I just jammed down on the pedal and tried to push my way out.

Johnny Rutherford went clear over the top of my car. That was what broke his gas tank. The only thing I thought of was I knew I shouldn't stop in the middle of the burning cars. Second Straight NEW YORK (P) Joe Christopher drove in three runs and Charlie Smith two as the New York Mets whipped San Francisco 6-2 for the second straight time yesterday behind Jack Fisher's six-hit pitching. Christopher knocked across Jesse Gonder, who had singled, wheel and off the track for good.

Then it was Jones in front and he dropped out on lap 55 when his Offenhauser caught (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) Smith Christopher and rank nomas, who was walked, with two out in the first i inning. He brought in Rod Kan-ehl with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Smith smashed a two-run homer in the Mets three-run STANDINGS FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Mets Buy Lary NEW YORK The New York Mets bought Frank Lary, veteran right-handed pitcher, from the Detroit Tigers yesterday. Lary, famed as a Yankee killer for his ability to beat the New York club in his heyday, will report to the Mets Sunday.

Lary, 33, had an 0-2 record for the Tigers this year. GB Pet. fourth. Giants' starter Ron Her- Top 10 Finishers 1. Foyt 2.

Ward 3. Ruby 4. hite 5. Boyd 6. Tingelstad 7.

D. Rathmann 8. Wente 9. Harkey 10. Grim Speed 147.350 m.p.h., record; old record 143.137 by Parnelli Jones.

1963. bel walked Roy McMillan with .610 .10 .381 .250 xSt. Petersburg 26 i Fort Lauderdale 25 xLakeland 2. xDaytona. Beach ti iSarasota 22 xTampa 19 i Mia mi xOrlando 10 x-Flayed night game.

two out before Smith connected. The first run of the inning came 7 ll'i 13 on Thomas' double, a fly out and an infield out. Fisher walked one and struck NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. one in evening his record at F9 -w 11 mm GB i l'-a 2'j 2'a 4 13 .5 .53.1 AH1 .45 .318 xPhiladelphia 23 Saa Francisco 24 St. Louis 24 Milwaukee 23 Pittsburgh 23 Cincinnati 20 xHouston 21 Los Angeles 20 Chicago 18 New York 14 x-Played night game.

3-3. Herbel lost his first game after winning two. Willie Mays got the Giants off to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when he tripled and scored as McMillan dropped Christopher's throw to the infield. They added their other run in the seventh as Jesus Alou singled and Jim Davenport doubled. I w- I I SV lilt I 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet.

GB sound imornved. For the heartv. it was almost comfortable to- tvairl thp pnrl rtf thp rarp Chicago 22 11 xBaltimore 25 15 .825 'j Minnesota 24 18 .571 2a xNew York 20 15 .571 3 Cleveland 19 16 .543 4 1 Boston 20 21 6 Detroit 18 2 .450 7i Washington 18 27 .413 9' xLos Angeles 1 27 .372 11 xKansas City 14 25 ,359 11 x-Played night game. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Tampa at Fort Lauderdale, night Lakeiand at Miami, night St. Petersburg at Daytona Beach.

What, Again? New York ab 4 0 0 D. Smith lb 4 0 0 Kanehl2b 1 2 Gonder 0 0 Thomas If San Fran. Hiller 2b Snider If Mays cf Cepeda lb Haller Hart 3b J. Alou rf 0 0 Christop'r rf Davenport ss 3 I) tiicKmanct 1 3 McMillan ss 0 1 C. Smith 3b 0 0 Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tieruel 1 aM.

Alou 1 Perry 0 bKuenn 1 eShaw 0 Totals 32 2 6 Totals 30 6 8 a-Lined out for Herbel in 5th; b-Lined out for Perry in 7th. San Francisco lOOflOOlOO 2 New York 200 300 01X 6 RBI Davenport, Christopher 3, Hickman, C. Smith 2. McMillan. PO-A San Francisco 24-U, New York 27-10.

DP Fisher, McMillan and D. Smith; Perry, Davenport and Cepeda. LOB San Francisco 4, New York 3. 2B Christopher, Thomas, Davenport; 3B Mavs. HR C.

Smith. SB Kanehl. SF Christopher. PITCHING SUMMARY IP ER BB SO ERA Herbel 1 4 4 5 5 2 3 Perry 2 2 0 0 0 2 Promoter Promises Changes PROMOTER JENIN was besieged by complaints. Some wanted refunds, which they did not get Some wanted it cooler, those petitioners including a blonde carrying a poodle.

Just about everybody wanted the sound improved. The usher arrangements weren't satisfactory either. Too many reserved seat holders arrived only to find someone in their seats. Sometimes the ushers gave relief. Sometimes they did not s.

Jenin said he's sorry and he'll do better. j'We tested the sound the day before and it sounded great," be Mid, "but of course the house was empty. I thought it would be Jill right. And, I didn't think it would be so hot. 'Yes, the screen is too small.

I was toldby MCA this would be fjiiay. I wanted to bring in a mobile power unit for a bigger projetbr. That way we could use a 24-foot screen. Wre can't use one, tCat -large with this projector set up. year," he said, "I plan to (1) get the large screen and more powerful projector; (2) bring in a good sound system; (3) do something about cooling the place; (4) and, anything else possible to help out This was a pioneer move.

I'm satisfied with the crowd." i As for the crowd reaction, it was partisan and national. Tampan Art Malone drew cheers each time he was shown. Some applause developed when English invader Jim Clark lost a wheel and went out of the race. The crowd appeared, generally, to favor Marshman and Parnelli Jones. and uncomfortable as it was, it was history.

And those who were present viewed the ballooning black smoke from the early crash, Marshman pushing his wounded car off the track and 'Jones leaping from his flaming car in the pits will be hard, to-out-talk in the months ahead. Anyway, if you'd have had any initiative at all, you could have sneaked in the fronton with no trouble. While the busy north entrance had a couple of ticket takers and an alert uniformed guard with pistol, the south swinging glass doors were unattended and unlocked. Shaw 2 2 1 1 2 Sachs (not shown) crashed into MacDonald seconds later. (AP Wirephoto) THIS IS SKID which triggered the blazing 7-car pileup which took two lives at Indianapolis yesterday.

Dave MacDonald slides sideways (foreground). Eddie Fisher (W.3-3) 9 6 2 1 1 1 Secory. Burkhart, Sudol, Pryor. 2:21. A 38,472.

night Sarasota at Orlando, night NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 7. Cincinnati 1 Chicago 4-2, Milwaukee 2-0 Los Angeles 10, Pittsburgh 3 New York 6, San Francisco 3 Houston at Philadelphia, night AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 10, Detroit 4 Cleveland 10, Washington Minnesota 7, Boston 3 New York at Kansas City, night -Baltimore at Loi Angeles, night FRIDAY'S LATE SCORES LORIDA STATE LEAGUE Tampa 2-5, Fort Lauderdale 1-4 Lakeland 6-1. Miami 4-3 St. Petersburg 5-6, Daytona Beach 2-1 Sarasota 4-5, Orlando (Ml NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 4, San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 7, Houston 6 Los Angeles 4.

Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Washington 8, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 4. New York 1 Minnesota 3, Boston 2 Baltimore 3, Los Angeles TODAY'S GAMES FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Tampa at Miami, night Daytona Beach at St. Petersburg, night Orlando at Sarasota, night Lakeland at Fort Lauderdale, night NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee (Fischer 5-2) at Chicago (Ellsworth 5-41, 1:30 p.m. Los Angeles (Koufax 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Friend 4-4), 12:33 p.m.

Houston (Farrell 7-1) at Philadelphia (Mahaffey 3-2), 12:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Purkey 2-3 and Tsltouris 1-2) at St. Louis (Washburn 2-1 and Gibson 4-1), 2, 1 p.m. San Francisco (Martchal 7-1 and Bolin 1-1) at New York (Jackson 3-6 and Wakefield 0-1), 2, 12:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York (Terry 1-3) at Kansas City (O'Donoghue 1-2), 2:30 p.m.

Boston (Wilson 2-2) at Minnesota (Kaat 3-2), 1:30 p.m. Baltimore (Barber 6-2) at Los Angeles (Belinsky 2-2), 3:30 p.m. Chicago (Peters 5-2 and Herbert i-3 at Detroit (Lollrh 4-3 and Rakow 2-3), 1:30 p.m. Cleveland (Grant and Bell at Washington (Rudolph 0-0 and Daniels 5-2), 2, 12 p.m. Takes Death Rookie own, a INDIANAPOLIS Eddie Sachs, the clown of the speedway and Dave MacDonald, young Californian driving his first race here were fatally injured in a seven-car crash on the seventh lap of the Memorial Day 500 yesterday.

SACHS WAS dead serious about only one thing in life driving a race cir. Only last year he got in a fist fight with the winner of the Indianapolis race, Parnelli Jones. troit, where he lived with his Sachs thought that the car Jones was driving was leaking oil on the track and should have been waved off. Just 20 minutes before yesterday's crash, Sachs had been sitting in his car, fussing like a woman buying a hat as a member of his crew adjusted the seat and the padding. SQUIRMING nervously, he snapped, "That'll do," and dismissed the crewman.

This had been a unlucky month for Sachs. His name was the most frequently posted on the board in the press office for bringing out the caution flag because of his frequent spins. He crashed in the first day of the time trials, but his crew worked 28 hours straight to get him out the next day. He posted a time of 151.439 m.p.h. to place his car in the middle of the sixth row.

Sachs, 37, was from wife, Nance, and two-year-old son, Edward Julius II. HE HAD been coming to the speedway since 1953, when he passed his driver's test, but failed to make the starting field. He had twice set on the pole and three other times was a front row starter. His best finishes at Indianapolis were a second in 1961 and a third in 1962. THE ANNOUNCEMENT of MacDonald's death came about two hours after the crash.

The 26-year-old MacDonald was driving his first race at Indianapolis, but he was a veteran of racing, starting as a stock driver in 1953. He drove in the Sebring 12-hour endurance race the last two years as a member of the Shelby Cobra team. LAST February he finished 10th in the Daytona "500," again as a rookie. Bob Smitu. Sports on the Air 12:55 p.m.

Baseball: Cincinnati Reds vs. St Louis Cardinals. WTVT-Ch. 13. 1:25 p.m.

Baseball: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox, WDAE-Radio, 1250. 1 p.m. Baseball: Los Angelts 2:30 p.m. Racing: Southern Dodgers vs.

Pittsburgh Pir-j '500' at Darlington, S.C. ates. WFLA-TV, Ch. 8. I WSUN-TV, Ch.

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