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CHICAGO TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1970 Section? 3 to sTwU In the WsJsBi "Fill fall en dlM. eyes 111 I if CM. JC 1MCW.D 11 4 -fty DaWcf Concon-" "I j) Duke 34 to Rip i 9 IChicago Tribune Press Seryice COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 3 Thousands upon thousands of fans who refuse to recognize Stagg and Chicago, Rockne and Notre Dame, or even Francis Close the Gates of Mercy Schmidt, are convinced that this is where football was invented by Wayne Woodrow Hayes, that great silver-haired father of the gridiron. I A- iV- if i ft Jr I I i The truth is that Woody Hayes didn't invent football.

He merely perfected it. Now in his 20th season as the Buckeyes' barn boss, the egoist supreme has directed Ohio State to five undisputed Big Ten championships. He has shared a sixth. Since 1951, when Woody took charge, Ohio State's winning percentage in Big Ten competition is .752. For the same span, Purdue's second best percentage is .625.

Michigan State is third at .598. For a dropout from the Dale Carne df-v 1' Ron Maciejowski, but they ground out 397 yards rushing. Duke's touted passer, Leo Hart, completed 11 of 23 for 92 yards. He yielded two interceptions. Ohio State now has won its first two games in routs.

They open Big 10 competition at Michigan State next Saturday. Woody Hayes, after getting a medical report on Zelina, who will be out maybe three weeks with a hamstring, said: "Our defense certainly bailed us out in the first half. We must be living right if not doing anything else right. We still are rot getting the big plays." Woody smiled and added: "Our defense has improved, and we started to play football in the second half." The devil you say, Woody. DUKE OHIO STATE Wei Chesson Jaa Whlti Willie Clayton Dave Cheney Bob Fitch L.

Dick Kuhr) Dale Grimes Tom Deleone Stewart Todd Phil Strickland Ed Newman John Hicks Bill BJktr R. E. Bruce Jankowskl Leo Hart 0. Rei Kern Bill Thompson Lee Hayden Brad Evans R. Larry Zelina Steve Jones F.

B. John Brockingtoa Duke 3 0 0 710 Ohio 1-yard line with second down coming up when Bob Zwirko rumbled trying to find a gap at his right tackle. Ohio's Mark Debevc snatched at the loose football as tho it were a $1,000 banknote loose in the wind. Thus did the Buckeyes frustrate Duke's effort to increase its lead. But with less than half a minute to go in the half, Duke was still in front by those slender three points.

However, that lead vanished like a snowball in a blast furnace. I Ohio's Ralph Holloway blocked Steve Jones' punt. Ken Luttner speared the high flopping ball and ran 55 yards for the Ohio State touchdown giving the Buckeyes a 6 to 3 halftime lead. Ohio's bulging horseshoe stadium resounded with cheers a the Buckeyes lowered the boom in the third period with a cluster of three touchdowns. Coach Has Praise Tom Hart, Duke's coach, said: "It's no news to say that Ohio has a great football team.

I don't know what the situation would have been without that fumble when it was second and goal to go. Then there was that blocked kick with 25 seconds left in the half. "We said going into the game we could not make any mistakes because Ohio State doesn't make any. Our people gave maximum effort on all except four 1 a fumble, the blocked kick, and two plays where their Rex Kern got away for long gains when we had him trapped." Six Buckeyes contributed to the scoring. Luttner, Larry Zelina, Kern, John Brocking-ton, and Rich Galbos scored the Buckeye "touchdowns.

Fred Schram, who flunked two field goal assignments in the opening half while also missing the point following the Luttner touchdown, place-kicked four extra points thereafter. Running is Strong Zelina's score came on a 10-yard pass from Kern, one of Rex's two completions in nine attempts. The Buckeyes netted only 84 yards behind the passing arms of Kern and BY DAVID CONDON Chicago Tribune Press Service COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 3 Duke University's wicked Blue Devils raised holy hell with Ohio State's football machine for the first 29 minutes this balmy, breezy afternoon. The Blue Devils had visions of an upset.

But in the end, they didn't have a prayer. When the cheers of 86,123 had subsided, another thumping Ohio State Buckeye triumph was in the record books. This time the margin was 34 to 10. That should be sufficient to keep Ohio State No. 2 in the national ranking polls if the voters can overlook the first futile 29 minutes when it was the Blue Devils who had the heavenly going.

Dave Pugh's 38-yard field goal sent Duke ahead, 3 to 0, in the opening quarter. Had the gods been on the Devils' side, it easily might have become 10 to 0 in favor of Duke. The gods, thofocused their second period affections solely on the Buckeyes. Duke was knocking at the Woody Hayes IAP Wirephoto Rex Kern k'M, Ohio Stale quarterback, runnint for short gain against Duke yesterday. Phil Asaek 135 drags him down.

osiers gie school, Woody Hayes certainly has won lots of friends and influenced lots of people who follow Big Ten football. But Woody Hayes merely has given Ohio State fans the kind of football they deserve. The Buckeye boosters pack Ohio Stadium, dedicated in 1922, game after game. There were more than 85,000 on hand today. Citizens of Columbus are the greatest group of cockeyed fans I've discovered anywhere.

The enthusiasm of the fans is contagious. I'd rather cover a football game at Ohio State than any place else in the nation. South Bend papers please copy. MANY YEARS ago, during Southern Methodist's glory years, I went to Dallas to see the Mustangs contest with Frank Leahy's lads from Notre Dame. On Friday evening a band of writers toured Dallas in search of refreshments not dispensed on the Southern Methodist acres.

Our cab driver said: "You guys probably don't know it, but you're in the wildest damn football town in this entire United States." "The hell you say," I snorted. "I been in a football town that makes this burg look like a ghost town." "Yeh, wise guy, and where's said the cabbie. "Columbus, Ohio, U. S. I answered.

Disdaining traffic the cabbie turned to smile at me. "Buster, you are just 100 right," he said. "My sister lives in Columbus and I lived with her for a year. That whole damn town goes ape." You can say it again. The Ohio States fans are more rabid than any character the late James Thurber, a home town hero, ever would have dared invent for one of his funny stories.

This is where the president of the university once proclaimed: "I want to develop a school that the football team can be proud of. This is where I've spent many a happy hour with men who love college football. Many a Saturday morning has been spent wandering around the statehouse grounds across from the Neil House Hotel, and pausing to look at the statue of Warren G. Harding. Frequently my companion was the late Leo Fischer, the Chicago sports editor who shared my affection for Columbus and Ohio State.

Rifle Tarnished W. VIRGINIA 14 Chris Potts L. Terry Voitlmfer INDIANA 101 Charlie Byrnes Chris Morris Tom Kruver E. G. White Keith Morran Tom Bove Roger Davidson Mike Henman John Mo'il G.

Bob Zitelli Dick Robetrs Tim Horvath George Boyd Wayne Porter E. Mike Sherwood Bob Gresham Jim Braxton R. Pete Wood F. West Virginia 0 Indiana 0 Scoring Glen ScolniH Greg Harvey 3 7 6-H i 0 7-10 last 35 yards of a drive that had begun on the Mountaineer 38. Loosen Up Defense He took big chucks out a weakening defensive wall and sufficiently loosened the backfield for Sherwood's 35-yard toss to Braxton.

There were late efforts by Indiana, but an interception and loss of the ball on downs killed any chances. Motil, a junior from Columbus, Ohio, emerged as the main Hoosier offensive threat often pounding fruitlessly, but breaking away enough to gain 75 yards in 25 tries. He also threw a surprise 44-yard option pass to Flanker Glen Scolnik that set up the field goal. stop them, it grew tougher with each series, not yielding the three-pointer until three minutes were gone in the second quarter. Indiana bounced right back with a 37-yard field goal by Chris Gartner, their new soccer-style kicker from Sweden.

A fumble by Ted McNulty brief replacement for jostled Quarterback Mike Heizman gave the stymied Mountaineers the ball on Indiana's 13 late in the third period, and that was the difference. Scores Untouched Braxton soon took his first scoring a 28-yarder from Mike Sherwood. It fol lowed a holding penalty that gave the Hoosiers short-lived hope of another blunted drive. Braxton, however, simply shot between two startled safetymen and scored untouched. Indiana bounced back to tie the score at 10-all when John Motil took a pitchout around left end for 25 yards.

The stingy Mountainers could only stand and watch him run, as Heizman aught them stacked in a defense pointed the other way and called an audible. If that touchdown kindled fire in Hoosier souls, it was stamped out ruthlessly on the next series when Gresham pounded for all but the field W. Virginia: Braitton, 21-yard 3 3-) goal Indiana: Gartner, 37-yard field goal Ohio State i 21 734 Scoring-Duke: Pugh, 31-vard field 3 0 Ohio State: Luttner, 55-yard run with blocked punt kick 3-4 Ohio State: Zelina, 10-yard pass from Kern (Schram, kick 1-11 Ohio State: Kern, 3-yard rvn Schram, kick) 3-20 Ohio State: Brockington, 2-yard run Schram, kick) 3-27 Ohio State: Galbos, 4-yard run Schram, kick) 1-14 Duke: Jones, 2-yard run Pugh, kick 10-34 Substitutions Duke: Ends, Shirm, Ussery, Phelan, Mills, Newsome; Tackles: Harris, Van Norman, Toman-chek, Rawley, Dull, Clayton; Guards: Biddle, Forbis, Peck, Childress, Cain; Centers, Jackson, Parrlsh, Fox; Backs, Searl, Pugh, Satyshur, Zwirko, Giffin, Murdock, S. Conohan, Davies, Lobby, Wright, Caopellano, Hanenberg. Ohio State: Ends, Debvc, Wakefield, Teague, Harris, Luttner, Cappell; Tackles, Tasenohri, Vecanskl, Bonica, Opperman, Holloway, Williams, Simon, Baia; Guards, Adams, Dixon, Gentile, Stillwagon, Mason; Centers, S.

White, Nixon, Fletcher, Ferko. Referee Ross Dean. Umpire V. E. Baugh.

Head Linesman William Fllson. Field Judge Thomas Back Judge Don Hakes. Coaches Tom Harp, Duke; Woody Hayes, Ohio State. Attendance (4,123. STATISTICS Duke Ohio St.

FIRST DOWNS 17 27 Rushing I II Passing 7 4 Penalty 2 3 YARDS GAINED 24 411 Rushing 134 3" Passing 113 S4 PASSES, Attempted 24 14 Completed 12 4 Had Intercepted 2 0 Yards Interceptions returned By opponents 4 0 PUNTS, Number 4 1 Average distance 34. 34 Refjmed (By opponents 1 4 Blocked By opponents 1 0 KICKOFFS, Returned by 4 3 RETURN YARDAGE 14 100 Punts 3 40 Kickoffs 13 32 Field goals 0 0 FUMBLES, Number 1 3 Recovered By opponents ..1 2 PENALTIES, Number 4 Yards penallied 45 10 PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE 72 17 ivDrvinuAL Passing AH Com Yds Tds Int Hart Duke) 23 11 2 2 Satyshur lOokel 1 1 0 21 0 Kem (Ohio St.l 2 0 22 Macieiowski Ohio St.l 5 4 0 42 Receiving DUKE OHIO STATE No Yds Tds No. Yds. Tds Chesson 5 44 0 Zelina 2 32 1 Baker 2 12 0 Canwarx 3 45 0 Jones 37 0 White 1 17 Rushing DUKE OHIO STATE No Yds No Yds Hart 4 Hayden 24 145 Thompson 12 41 Brockingtoil 21 117 Jones 14 21 Kern 13 113 Chesson 1 2 Macieiowski 1 1 Zwirko 11 21 Galbos 2 13 Satyshur 5 31 Cobum 1 2 Moore 1 Zelina 1 -5 W. Virginia: Braxton 21 -yard pass from Sherwood IBraiton.

kick) 10 3 Indiana: Motil, 25-yard nln Gartner, kick) 10-10 W. Virginia: Braxton, 3fS-yard pais from Sherwood kick failed) 14-10 Substitutions West Virginia: Ends, Sims, Stephens, Hale, Samsa, Holdt, Goodwin, Sweickert. Tackles, Fisher, Houghton, Willong, Guards, King, B. C. Williams, S.imuelson, Hannahs.

Centers, Benn, Sttiultze, Backs, Morris, Jenkins, weisklrcher. Mines, T. Williams, Slater, beisliafeer. Indiana: Ends, Wiseman, Pipp, Morwlck, Sweeniy. Tackles, B.

White, Williams, Spunoen, Drbbout, Gei9er, Scharnowske, S. Eirown. Guards, Thomson, Casselman, Canfieid, liams, Fulk, Pierce, Spicer. Centers, Jones, Kominiarek. Backs, Nulty, Porter, Gartner, Linlner, Findl Grossman, Thompson, Pogue, Flemii g.

Coaches Bobby Bowden, West Virginia; John Pont, Indiana. STATISTICS BY JOHN IIUSAR Chicago Tribune Press Service BLOOMINGTON, Oct. 3 Indiana rose heroically from its winloss ashes today and blunted what had been the nation's leading offensive team. In the end, the Hoosiers lost to West Virginia, 16 to 10, but only after cutting in half an attack that had been averaging 602 yards in three earlier victories. This time, against a spirited interior defense, the 14th-ranked Mountaineers gathered only 298 yards, while Pete Wood the nation's top rusher with a 160-yard average was held to 44 in 21 carries.

Pont Is Heartened Allho he insisted no loss is encouraging, Indiana Coach John Pont couldn't help ad-mitting that he was heartened. "I think we played a real fine football game," he said from a corner of a muted dressing room full of Hoosiers who thought they should have won. Except for six ugly turnoversincluding one when the Indiana punter was ruled down on his own 29 after a bad pass from center they might have done just that. One fumble set up a West Virginia touchdown and three interceptions ruined a sputtering offense that occasionally broke for good gains. Yet, while Indiana contained the explosive Wood, it had trouble with a pair of his henchmen.

Bob Gresham, a bruising halfback who made some of his own holes, pounded his hosts for 145 yards in 31 carries, and Jim Braxton, a flanker in the veer option formation, scored every point with a pair of catches for touchdowns and a 24-yard field goal. Fail to Capitalize For a while, West Virginia appeared bent upon marauding its underdog foes, but failed early to capitalized on breaks, such as missing a field goal. When Indiana found it could 4 a -f -mn iv vr W. Virginia FIRST DOWNS IS Rustling 1l Passing 4 Penalty 1 YARDS GAINED in Rushing 187 Passing Ill PASSES, Attempted 12 Completed i Had Intercepted 0 Vjrd intrcpationt re Indian 2 2 214 150 44 13 4 3 S3 4 3 0 4 0 lb 33 1 a 3 turned By opponents. PUNTS, Number Average distance Returned By opponents Blocked (By opponents) KICKOFFS, Returned b) 44 0 3 vva i THIS IS COLUMBUS, OHIO, where Coach Sam Willaman committed the fatal sin of losing to Michigan two years in a row.

This is where the late Francis Schmidt still hasn't been forgiven for blowing a 13 to 0 lead to Notre Dame in the final five minutes. This is where Paul Brown got his first chance in the big time and then, with what most consider the utmost in unappreciation, moved on to the pros. This is Columbus, Ohio, where football is taken seriously. Many years ago The Tribune sent Charles Bartlett, now deceased, to cover the Ohio State opener. Arriving early, Bartlett got in a conversation with Si Burick of Dayton, and a writer from Akron.

Bartlett fondly talked about his son, who was in a Catholic seminary. Burick affectionately spoke of his two daughters, who were Jewish. Finally, the writer from Akron glanced at his watch and noted it was 1:25 p.m. "Well, in another five minutes they'll be starting," said the Akron writer. Bartlett and Burick looked amazed.

Finally, Bartlett said: "No, its a 2 p. m. kickoff this afternoon." "I'm not talking about the kickoff," said the writer from Akron. "I'm talking about my daughter's wedding. In another five minutes, she'll be walking down the aisle in Akron." "And what in the hell are you doing here on the day your only daughter is being married?" gasped Burick.

"What do your wife and daughter say?" "Well," said the Akron writer, "they still were both raising hell when I drove away this morning. "In fact, you never heard such crying and storming and going on. "But I just told 'em both that Ohio State's football schedule is drawn up years in advance, and if my daughter didn't have any better sense than to get married on the afternoon of our home opener, she damn well could get married without me." RETURN YARDAGE 54 Punts 1 Kickoffs SS Field goals 0 FUMBLES, Number 3 Recovered By opponents 1 PENALTIES, Number 4 Yards penalized 37 TOTAL PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE 74 INDIVIDUAL 1 IS 70 In. Passing Alt. Cam.

Yds. Tds. terc On the Air Sherwood W.Va. 12 a 111 2 2 Heiiman Ind. 1 14 0 0 Motil Ind.) 2 1 44 0 1 Grossman Ind.

1 0 0 0 McNulty Ind. I 1 Receiving W. VA. IND. No.

Yds. Tds. No. Yds. Tds.

Braxton I II 1 Scosjiik 1 44 0 Porter 1 13 0 MonV. 2 4 0 E.Williams 1 14 0 Davtvison 1 14 0 Rushing W. VA. IND. No.

Yds. No. Yds. Greshman 31 145 MotUI 25 74 Wood 21 44 Heitiman 4 40 Sherwood 0 Haiver 11 45 E.Williams 3 2 Pom 4 15 Grcirsman 3 Da didson 2 12 McNulty 1 1 TELEVISION Noon WBBM TV 2) Pro Football: San Francisco vs. Atlanta Falcons.

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Halei Franciscan. Indiana defenders slopping West Virginia's Pete Wood 40 for no gain. He was leading rusher in the country in three games. Wolver Stage 300-Lap Race Today at Raceway BY MARTIN WYANT Mich Again TEXAS 10 MICHIGAN 14) H. McEiroy L.

P.Seymour B. DeWitl L. T. Beckman J. Parker L.

0 H. Hill T. Smith P. Newell L. Forey R.

0 M. Taylor A. Philley R. M. Huff H.

May R. M. Keller Lei James O. F. Gusich Sieve Burks L.

Bo Rather B. Dusek R. T. Darden D. Nelll F.

B. J. Belts Texas A. ft 7 3 0 010 Michigan 0 7 0 714 Scoring Teias A. Burks, 10-yard run.

McDermott, kick. 7-9 Tenas A. ft McDermott, 21-yard field goal 10 0 Michigan! Taylor, 2-yard run. Killian, kick. 10-7 Michigan: Moorhead, 7-yard (Killian, kick.l 10-14 Substitutions Texas A.

M.t Ends, fhilders, Bird, Robertson, McDermott, Christopher; tackles, Geraslmowlci, Fields, Dounhlle, Callawayr guards. Best, Odom, Martin, Deaton, Castillo) center. Park; backs. Self, King, Shellleld, Murskl, Hoot, Hoermann, Ebrom, Finley, Lord, Bellar, Gardner, B. Smith, Herr, Elmcndorf, Carruth, Bunqer, Burks, Robblns.

Michigan: Ends, Staroba, Harris, Spearman, Oldham, Paul Seymour, Schumacher, Hulskens; tackles, Harping, Dierdorf, McCoy; guards, McKeniie, Killian, Hall, Coylo centers, Murdock, Hart) Rather, Henry, Coin, Dutcher, Doughty, Mike Taylor, Kee, Scheftler, Bill Taylor, Btrulll, Seyferth. Referei Don Hamilton. Umpire Jake Messina. Head linesman James Lang-hurst. Field ludge Jerry Stephens.

Back udqe William Klnoiell. Coaches Texas A. A Gent Stallings) Michigan, Bo Schembechler. Attendance 71,732. ines Slide by Aggies, 14 to 10 James, the visitors looked trating James' attempts to scores." The Buckeyes beat Safety Dave Elmcndorf eood and touch throw the bomb before time the Aggies last week, 56 to 13.

fumbled a punt at his 8 and 1( ran nut A third straight tri- Coach Gene Stallings of the Henry pounced on it for What's more, they were on Aggies made it clear he be- Michigan. It took four cracks Vv.erge Jinmng(t vSes makes Sea? prob- lieved Michigan was not far at the line before Bill Taylor Moorhead ralhed a sputring StaB behind the Buckeyes in abili- powered over from the 1 and attack. A u-piay onye, ex- nrwner next ty. made it 10 to 7. clusively on the ground, final- Big Ten oEener next ty.

ly whipped the Texans weeldtaiSjlto first downs a -I'JSS Ton't lite my off" 14," Stallings said. "We have dead on the Michigan 38 with Schembec Her asked a lot of classy youngsters on 8 minutes to play Moorhead hjs the this team and they-re icarn. used a new backfield com- fc ing every week, bination with efficiency. "Our defense played very completed if i Reserve Fullback Fritz Sey- well he said of today's ef- forth got the ball rolling, i'Tnti fort "Our game plan was to vffi 4 rambling twice for a total of run; the wind kept shift- 43.3 26 yards. He carried the ball P' laor 'n fj5, ing, so it was tough on James kickoffs, Returned by 3 3 on seven of 12 thrusts in the "blW io hoW.

ba and their passer! too." decisive march. 0rhefi comPk The Aggies came up off the kS 11 'S The do-or-die play came at deck after last week's thrash- the Texans' 27 on fourth down Jjfl Ce thci! in' turncdu back carlS rlVZ7nsL: I and one with 6:12 showing on V11' 2. Michigan thrust, and moved Yards pnaiied 45 the clock. The Aggie defense popped. The coac credited Jn th first total plays from bunched, but Seyferth burst dcfensive unit; Wlth tne quarter, largely on the hard iui for 4 yards and a first down.

victry. running of James, Doug Aflame now, the Wolverines "They wouldn't he Neinj and Steve Burks. The moved to the 7, where it was said. "We weren't surprised latter dashed 10 yards for the ah com Yds Tds third down and 5. Moorhead that Texas A.

M. stayed on game's first touchdown. It was not to be denied. Backs the ground so much against was the first six -pointer Receivhn Preston Henry and Seyferth us. I don't think they would agajnst Michigan this year.

texas a. m. mich. led a wave of blockers and have passed a let against Texas A. M.

was threat- MtElroy 42 0 no Tds t's the quarterback followed it, Ohio State, but thny fell be- cning again when the second way 5 sj 'J diving across the goal line bind fast and had Co." period began, but had to Burt's 1 14 0 Schumacher 1 11 just inside the flag with ex- "They can look at com- settle for a 21-yard field goal 1 0 actly 3 minutes remaining. parative scores all they by Pat McDcrmott. The texas a. M.u,hl'" mich. Tim Killian's conversion put want," Schembnchler re- Aggie defense was so high NsVi! the final point on the score- tortcd.

"I'm not saying that on this 10-point lead that only Burks 15 70 Moorhead 15 44 board and Michigan's defense Ohio State isn't that much a break opened the door for wor 12 jj answered the call again, frus- better, but I don't compare the home team. seyiertu 11 44 BY BOB LOGAN Chicago Tribute Press Service ANN ARBOR, Oct. 3 Remember that hit song called "Deep in the Heart of Texas?" That's right here Wolverine Don Moorhcad plunged the knife today before 71,732 chilled witnesses in Michigan Stadium. The senior quarterback who compensates with sheer guts for what he lacks in artistry, rolled left and dashed 7 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes to escape with, 14 to 10 vitcory over gallant Texas It was Michigan which supposedly boasted an impregnable defensive unit and, in truth, it bore the brunt today, enabling the victors to claw back from a 10 to 0 deficit. The unexpected development, however, was a brilliant effort by the Aggies' defensive team, which hurled back repeated challenges until the final charge overwhelmed it.

Especially on defense, Texas bore no resemblance to what had been left for dead by mighty Ohio State last week. Despite a gusty wind that hampered the passing of Quarterback Lex mark, high figure for quarter-mile stock car tracks in the Midwest. Among drivers going for the winner's $1,000 share of the purse are expected to be three two-time winners. Ray Young of Dolton; Bob Pronger of Blue Island and Stash Kullman, third in the track driver standings behind Hill and Koehler, will be seeking victory for the third time in the 300 Classic, which began in 1948. Hill, on the other hand, had never won a feature race at any track bis'ore this -season's overwhelming success.

Koehler, who has been driving at midwest stock tracks for 24 years, took the Raceway 300 in 1952, 1959 and 19C6. And he has a lead of more than 200 in the all-time feature victory totals at Raceway. The only other driver to take three 300 Classic races was Bill Van Allen, who was also second to Danny Kaldis in the 12-car inaugural race. 22 years ago. Bud Koehler of Blue Island will be going for a record fourth victory in the annual 300-lap Late Model Classic this afternoon at Raceway Park.

Koehler, 49, the all-time leader at the Blue Island stock car oval with 340 feature race victories, will be in the field of more than 50 drivers entering time trials at 1 p. m. George Hill, 27, of Blue Island, tops in the driver standings and winner of 17 features this season, is also scheduled to compete on the closing pro-lo compete at tho quarter-mile oval at 130th Street and Ashland Avenue. The gates will open at noon, and the race is slated for 2 p. m.

33 to Drive In "300" Thirty-three cars will comprise the starting field for the 75-mile test, which ranks as the oldest perpetuated short track race in the nation. The $7,500 purse put up for the race by Promoter Pete Jenin pushes the season's money distribution at Raceway past the $175,000 2 Tie for First in Midwest Road Run John Lesch and Jim Mac-Latchie of the University of Chicago Track Club tied for first place in the Central A. A. U. Midwest 30-milc road run at Jackson Park yesterday.

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