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COLVIN OR FRANCE TO MOVE IN ill 1 1 1 wri 1 Speedway 1 Ile 411 10 an re about this right now My wife is outside in the car to go to a wedding But I'll be happy to taik to you in about a week when I return to CharlOtte" Colvin said "I may know France couldn't be reached something in 10 days or so" or France and achieve the same result providing be made a handsome profit In any event the debt owed plus ownership of the second mortgage presents Mc Maine with a powerful bar gaining tool Th'e entire present management team of president Curtis Turner general manager Bruton Smith and associates does not possess controlling interest in the Ap 4-- 4-'1 i 'sr te i 4 1-1 wo''''' pil Li 0t' 4-4 I 11 1 :1144 i1cw- i'''''')1- 141'-1 t77 tA A i 1 11 lk 'i--- ''4 1 144 4- Ai '0 a i -) i i 4 1 '') l'' 0:1 ort7 e' 'i 4 1 '''''ei e' Al I'S' I i e- ev1): :04 e'': 1101 By GEORGE CUNNINGHAM Observer Sports Writer Either Darlington Speedway owner Bob Colvin or Daytona Beach Speedway owner Bill France is expected to take over management of Charlotte Motor Speedway within the next month The Observer learned Saturday Colvin and France both denied such a more at this time However it is known from authoritative sources that several major stockholders are unhappy over the present management and have asked Colvin to take over France is believed to have been sounded out James IA Mellvaine a major stockholder who Is owed $280000 by the Speedway and who holds the sec ond mortgage on the Speedway is believed to be the Instigator Contacted at his Washington home McIlvaine refused to confirm the action saying 'I know nothing If either man moves in current management would be replaced from top to bottom with management teams currently in operation at Darlington or Daytona Apparently a stockholders meeting is slated within the next week or 10 days At that time Mc Maine and other influential stockholders will elect Colvin or France to some capacity of control either president or general manager Should Mc Maine be unable to round up enough support among the 2500 stockholders then he possibly could transfer the $280000 owed him to either Colvin France is president of NASCAR the ruling body of stockcar racing He already has interests in tracks at Winston-Salem Hillsboro and Charlotte Fairgrounds just about every major track within the state outside of Charlotte Motor Speedway Colvin is connected only with Darlington Speedway the South Carolina track operalion which is the most successful in the United States outside of Indianapolis 1 Lo ow: r' kki ilk I 11-1 1S( By 6E01 Obso A financ sets and Motor Spi Saturday the inve handles s' The figu Bob Mom They wen Speedway Haskins must he and Fedet The ass on on )1()17 tee- I 11 Vv By GEORGE A financial and Motor Saturday the handles The Bob Morrison They were Speedway Haskins must be and Federal The on on 110VE BOB COLVIN New Speedway Boss? er 1 World 600 Ticket Sales Hit $402000 ejias' Twoit Till Iturists 11' COI 'I! CUNNINGHAM Observer Sports Writer report on the assets libalities of Charlotte Speedway was released by Morrison and Co investment firm which se of Speedway stock figures were disclosed by head of the firm given to him by the after an audit by and Sells and still approved by the state Government assets: at the World June 19 brought In nflIJT (ttizertnr bmwawamwmplimmeomminvmmniiii SECTION Sunday July 17 1960 tf't 1 le '1114464f 1 i' I 44 Imot 11-1 i ri- 440 41 -7' loos ISI 4 A tt" '''kP'11 1 ViC 1111 1111 OwA 4'4 lt to '1 i-4 IV ''')'' '4 4i 42 005k4Afr A ktrowav 1474 ii ii i i1 1 is' 1'' "i :4:: 4 Ay A i fotiritoli'S-5 -0 Ktlii4 r-v-4v51 )4 I'r 22 2 2 22 10443 41'''4 INTO TIMM shutout that gave the Rees a I-0 victory over Asheville at Griffith Park The riump the second-straight route-going performance for a Charlotte lefty brought a hit of welcome relief to manager Gene Verble I '-'1 VA ti: 14 i 0 ut 1'18" 91 6 dt)firrt (1'Nro Ht--1- F1 7 '0- yr e6 11 0 --40Irrgwkofirw-t -v-- 41 -2 -44-7 At 0 704 ii I -14' ty A i i 44 iitiiiA -11 4' -4 4- 1k A A 0 '4ikA1-' A1- '044 4 il-14''''414 1 A kl- i A 1 I 11 :0 T0--- r4- 1--- l'' --9- --K :1 4 T- 1 1-1 Ilk 'ot 41 1 istA 1'i 1 1 114 3 4 4 i4" -4- "0 44 At A 'IA le t- l'i 4'rt t4k 4 1' li4- '4wi- '-0 a94 4tA14- 4 Ii-A! N'IP44'71 If f''' i AV -'2 2: 'tck''' A9- ----r2-0 ti4 )44 4 -''UDim 22'' VV4 4 i' 5 e'' 2: 14! t'''7 1e $04 ---warifilog 1 r'' 44 I 1 i ss vi'''nt Ao 1 4 Al- '-4 )0 't 'ii- -414s Iv 1 4 1 10 A 1 Ott ''eAr 'I i ''4114v7 I 'c s' vioc 'f 0 1 4: 4 A''' 'x'W 'g-0gFA- 404 A A-4 N' A tu 1 1mfirI 1 f1t 14 4 4ii It t): 't' lt4- fiy-' ''4 :2 1'4 't -S i '21' 2 5 4 4 2 Itpl: 3 44' 2 kit 4141119 4::: it pert -'t I arm tqt Art f-tiorr 17' kilt Orioles Nudge Bobbling Chisox 17( 5 5 4 1 n4: '44-4 kl: Asheville Manager Charlie Kress Two Other '43: Observer Photos Tourists Hot on Ump John Kiblcr's Trail By PHIL (ROSE Observer Sports Writer The Hornets received a rare treat from an unexpected source Saturday night Lefthander Jose Mejias off the disabled list only a week fashioned a sparkling two-hit Berra's grand slain was the eighth in his Yankee career that started late in 1 116 Boh Cerv joined the growing list of Yankee injuries Iv hen struck on the right hand hy a Bunning fast hall in he first inning X-rays of Cerv's hand showed no fracture but he'll he sidelined three to five ays The loss v'as Bunning's sixth nainst six victories Baltimore Orioles took advantage of sloppy Chicago fielding and scored three unearned runs Saturday for a 4-3 triumph over the White Sox The victory lifted the Orioles hto third place one game ahead of the defending A i a League champions 47' baseman Gene Freese 0 Xt committed three 'White Sox er I rors and was hooted and jerred ItZ61 hy the Ladies Day crowd of 34474 of which 16599 paid stioltz o': '') Freese's error lo the sixth inning led to two unearned Oriole runs and for a 3-2 Rail'- more lead After the Sox had 41 I 10 4 Ak tied the score in the seventh ulth an unearned run Freese committed another error in the rt- eighth which led to the vi inning run hen Ron Hansen singled (ins Triandos home with No 4 out to iie i- 41414 0-8 li A1 ti 64 el 1' dts1 441 46my ea 1101I IS1111ELM 1Vinner In Relief 1 110YI IS1111ELM 1Vinner In Relief Berra Maris Slug Tigers 11-2 BILL FRANCE Or Is It Bill? I a good assortment of break ing stuff fanning five and walking three Only in the second and ninth innings was Asheville able to manage base hits And at one stretch Alej las retired 14 straight men Rs most serious trouble came in the ninth when Jim Guinn Ted off with a single moved to second on a sacrifice and went to third on an infield out But Mcjias facing Asheville cleanup man Fred Van Dusen calmly fanned the big slugger sneaking across one of his rare fast halls for a called third strike that ended the ball game Mejias1 opponent in the swift mound duel was right-hander Jim Dunn also a curvehall specialist who quieted the booming Bee Wats on Ike hits Two of those hits came In the second when the Hornets shoved aeross the games only run Curt Hardaway led off with a double to left -a scampered home when Minnie Mendoza lifted a pop fly triple down the right field line For the Hornets who didn't have to shoot their way out of this one in the late innings like a band of ruffians the win was their fifth in six outings hry close out the Asheville series today at 2:15 with Bert Cueto (4-5) due to hurl against Asheville's Jack Taylor (8-8) The night's most exciting moments came in the third inning when hase umpire John Killer ruled that Ashe Alie first barman Bart Du pon took his foot away from the base too soon on a donhie-play attempt Immediately Kibler was be seiged by a horde of Tourists led by Dupon and manager Charlie Kress Dimon and Kress were elected from the game with the sheville skipper al- most meriting a police escort On hand to view th a played before I051i fans were South Atlantic League President Sam Smith and Washington Senators farm director Sherry lIohertson Charlotte centerfielder JakP Ji1CObS eN petted to he out Of the lineup for several days after a heaning on the nit-nit Friday night vas hack in action Saturday night despite a badly hruised and cut lip ASHEVILL CHARLOTIE hi hi twin lb DAvis If Wilnc rf Dusrn cf Burk lb Dunen lb enficrt Morlolone 21) Dunn 4 0 I 0 thenh et 3 8 0 1 vole 3811 1 0 0 FlArmel r1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 Mnrban If 3 8 0 3 0 0 fl 18rd'w8e lb 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 DWAlcie lb 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Stonnski 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 Mendeli8 2b 302I 3010Moitas 1001 1000 3004 3011 3000 3000 3110 3011 3004 3021 2000 TOTALS 27 0 2 0 TOTALS 24 I ASHEVILLE CHARLOTTE 000 000 000 0 010 000 00 I Nona PO A Ashrvillo 74 17 Chat lollo 7711 LOB Asheville 4 Charlene 7R Farrell Hardawae Otothalakit 3 Menem DAVIS DP nay elawey Mendota and Doekalaholt 011011 Kend' And tiVril IP 111 PI So 2 0 I 1 nunn I Rerl end KhIi I I Se A -Mil (raid) ChAthittvi kfi me nn htWi lift II 1 VA AMA- 1 I "Oa Mt 1104e1 Anti 1rot imth Glin(111 (1) anti Arid JAtkntiv11 Noti ono fwv)--it foei pi II I Hemerirktioi Ge11i Wail re 111) Ad artrfhtil tV11 1411-4 cmturhta 660 Intl ir ft100' 001 Mnetrit 1110ho (I) e1 gmrwty "the sale now has ahnut reached the mark 110) And If sale continues at the present rate for the next two months all of this will be sold" The liabilities: and Co the brokerage which purchased the land is owed $80000 and Street constructor of the grandstands and tunnel is owed $204000 (McDevitt and has filed notice of a lien on the track in Cabarrus County But Morrison says this is merely protection and the outfit is not planning In take immediate action and MclIvaine major mortgage holder is owed $280000 Construction Co which did the paving is owed $46000 Propst has filed a suit in Cabarrus County claiming the Speedway owes him $65000 The Speedway says it owes Propst $46000 but plans a countersuit against Propst claiming his work was faulty resulting in the track tearing up during time trials and the race therehy hurting attendance (Morrison said chances are good rropst and the Speedway will reach an agreement "The way I understand it Propst is more interested in ohtaining stock than he is money So they should he ahle to work this out" Morrison said) Ahme major liabilities add np to about $642000 Not included are miscellaneous items such as an electrical bill for $18000 Also it will take somewhere in the neighhorhood of $50000 to put the track back into raceable shape Also not included is the amount if any owed Floke Construct ion Co the out fit which was dismissed prior to the race Howe claims the Speedway owes him Thy Speedway (IMPS FlOVt'e OWCS them The $142000-plus in I ahit it es was arrived at after proceeds from the race were used to pay off other debts "They showed a profit on the race" Morrison concluded They earned enough to con' ince us the investment is Ca Ilisoll Tops Capin) For Title 110N0111U Verne Calli son a veteran California tournament player Oh A heaut out putting touch easily detente(' young Ty Capho ichigan State esity student 7 and ti and Non the National Amateur III)1l( I inki golf tholliplonship Saturday nt I Mies had too intoh I me04 around the greens tor the '23 year-old Plymouth Nlich goiter at I he sun-drenched Ala cow near Waikiki rico( callison as 5 up all el the morning round Caitlin Alio Is Ittaying Itookrv from AM 1111- 114 to itrt his chip shots close uttoolth In thr pit( In put no pressure nn the II rat-old Sacramento UAL (avrrn ou tier Caphn nurn rd hr gip In it flicr holcs nn hP Incr nonn But Colknn thr no' hnlr urn flOrd In dror rAr And 1hr rnotTh AS Ond Ft cr S102000 Figuring each ticket at SS this would mean a paid attendance of 50250 brought in $13000 sale of programs $12- 000 for a total race take of $429000 of first issue of stock (actually pre-incorporation subscriptions) totaltki $406421 the spring a second issue of stock totaling $304- 280 was offered to the public As of several weeks ago $112- OM worth of the second issue had been bought ever" Morrisnn Hoyt Wilhelm (6-61 was the win' rer in relief and Chicago re 'lever Gerry Staley took the loss his fourth against nine victories Dave Nicholson put Baltimore ahead in the second inning with a 425-foot homer off starter Frank Baumann Roy Sievers extendng his consecutive game hitt in streak to la singled home the tying run in the fourth and then put the Sox ahead with a run scoring single in the fifth BALTIMORE CHICAGO ahrhbi abrhbi Brandt ri 3 0 2 1 Anemic ss 3 Busby cf 301 0 bKlus'ski 1 0 0 0 Robinson 313 4 1 0 0 cEsposilo ss 1 0 0 0 lb 3 1 1 1 Fox NI 4100 aGenlile lb 1 000 Minos() If 4220 Triandos 4 1 0 0 Sievers lb 3 0 3 Hansen ss 4 0 1 1 fRivera 0000 Nichols'n If 3 1 2 2 Lollar 4 0 1 0 Stephens If 1000 Smilet rf 4 0 0 0 Breeding 2b 4 0 1 0 Freest 3b 0 1 01 Walker 1 0 1 0 Landis cl 4 0 1 0 Wilhelm 1000'Baumann 1000 Sievers lb 3 0 3 Iltivera 0000 Lollar 400 Smith rt 4 0 0 0 Freest 3b 0101 Landis cl 4 0 1 0 Baumann 1 000 aTorgeson 1 0 1 0 Donovan is 0000 riGinsberg 1 0 0 0 Staley 0000 Totals 36 3 2 Int41 3 4 4 4 A--Sa lioled for IA(17141111 tn th SAN nn IiIdPri hoir for Aoaricio in th Ran fnr Klotewski in ath into Writ out for Donovan in lth a-Struck Out tor Dr000 in Ith -Ban for Sievara in Oth NAllitnAlt 010 007 0111--1 Chicago 000 100-3 I -F 1 nhinten Hanson Po 7712 Chotago 7713 inann 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the Detroit Tigers Saturday as the New York Yankees ended a four-game losing streak with an 11-2 triumph Berra playing with a siege of virus snapped a 2-2 tie in drive homer in the first inning the sixth inning with a grand that produced both Tiger runs slam blow that struck the lac-The Yankees cut the Tigei ing of Briggs Stadium's upper margin to 21 in the fourilLant deck in right field The homer rirra drove in thni run ion knocked out Jim Bunning his single scored Gil had a 2-1 lead entering the five- gald who had doubled for OH run Yankee sixoli first Yankee hit drive homer in the first inning that produced both Tiger runs The Yankees cut the Tiger margin to 21 in the fourtiLand Berra drove in that run too I us single scored Gil Mc Dou gald who had doubled for the firA Yankee hit r4444440tttiv40-r 1 k' ti et714 hi 4 -ki77( 4 IPS A i'v 7'tz '0-o 'k '--s Soi 4 '4- 4 -4z -c- 4- illpt i 0 A ''1- )' 4it' uAgati' i''l fi '1 '''44 '4 -40 4 c01'44 ii' it -Ae-'v 1 I 4 4 4 ''''A 4 11 ty'' 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