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Happy Stockton Setting Record Pace BOB MYERS They included Australian Bruce Crampton John Mahaffey JC Snead Lebrun Harris and IA Payne Crampton and Payne had 65s Harris a 66 and Mahaffey and Snead 67s in the warm sunny IA eather Wynn a non-winning tour regular had a 64---the best round of the warm sunny day in yesterday's second round and took Over second place at 132 Trevino enjoying one of his hest putting rounds since March had a 65-133 South African Gary Player inner of the Masters and British Open fell off the pace with 71-140 Jack Nicklaus US Open champ Bale Irwin Arnold Palmer and Johnny Miller the year's leading money-winner are not competing Although his phenomenal putting has been the key to Sock-tons success he pointed to the rest of his game too of Women BOB ll'ItP111' who -Ilared the first-round lead with Stockton went to a 72 and Defending champion Billy Casper managed a Nt and at 139 was tied with Hubert Green Green a three time winncr this year and in contention alter th first round drfted back with a 72 was another two strokes back to the group tied for itorth at seven tinder plr but a distant ft strttkes behind Stockton wno is pullinrs ay from Ole field despite painfut hone bruise on his riznt foot THE CHAR 1 01 IL NEWS Sports Sat Aug 17 1974 51 Struggling Joe Torre Big Clutch For Cards This is stock car racing country for sure Rut it is quite evident in the garage its not NASCAR sanctioned Grand National events they're running at Charlotte Motor Speedway today and tomorrow The most obvious evidence that the sports car and road racing people are in town is women a most delightful change On the occasion of Grand National outings the garage is hallowed masculine territory by decree of NASCAR But the International Motor Sports Assn makes no such discrimination so the gals abound I do believe there is one stipulation for admission perhaps checking bras at the gate Some of the sweet things appear to he decoration Others turn a mean wrench collect grease under their nails and set a chassis to rival their own And there are a re Pit Nlamas with the stern almost grim expression of one hose driver-husband has refused an order to go take his practice laps It all makes one wonder if the guys hell) with the dishes at home The garage is also cluttered Porsches and COIVCUPS growl at each other 'frocks and vans and passenger cars reside as if parked hy ladies trying to be first at the door of a sale Tiny Super Vee racers built like a Dachshund whine as they crawl around like a pet dog making its way under adult feet It's a wonder somebody doesn't step on I hem The garage congestion is mute testimony to the skill of the drivers If they can maneuver successfully through the jam without incident there's no doubt about their ability to negotiate the new scven-turn road course and the oval superspeedway King Of The Road NOW 11111 GAZWAY the NASCAR competition who presides over Grand National garages con 'ake the pressure of having his heritage questioned severii times each day and cheating and rules changes and all hat hut he'd suffer a massive coronary if he encountered he somewhat relaxed family atmosphere of the chin There are those who wish he'd pay a visit so to Teak jokingly of course With the road racers here en masse for the first tiniC for todav's 300-mile Goodrich Challenge feature and tonorrow's Gold Cup Super Yee and Camel GT Series mins it is quite natural to make some comparisons not uite so obvious with stockers Peter Gregg carries enough credentials to speak with authority Gregg is recognized by most as the king of "rm a much better player now than I was in 1970 When I won the PGA" he said "Fin learning a little bit every year "Just Aelting up and not having to face that other guy D'Auquisto felt good" said Torre whose single to left kept the first-plaee Cards I I 2 games in front of Philadelphia in the tight National League East let I foloOloaf A I Cars Gregg vs 6 DAVID PEARSON ite's Admired Apill Krel' By ALEN SA( itAla: AP Soorts Writer When Joe Torre stepped to the plate vvith he bases twilled in the ninth inning last night he vas happy not to see a familiar fire Torn' kilo had been struck otlok io -4 mote' At 32 years old I'm not Oil the downgrade ye( I'm karning all the time -From a money standpoint this is going to he my best year My best before was SI03- 000 I've already got $107000 and I've won- two tournanients and I've got a chance to win I hree or more From another Sia 11(1Itlint though you might Say '70 wa my he' car I WW1 major champion4p I dAnt will one this year And I'd take $50000 a ni I major title over stoon00 every lime" SCTIO I Torre had no doubts about Ins game-winning hit "I didn't hae to say 'Excuse me' when I swung" he said "I lett 'hen I hit it that it would go through and it did" Elsewhere in the National 4 cept two Winston Cup outings annually over a road course at Riverside Cal (Yarborough won both races this year ill a Chevrolet) will co-drive vith the Camel caravan in the 3011 miler Gregg and Minter in John Greenwood's Corvette were in a speed class of better than 105 mph in practice yesterday Drivers not ()lily praised the new road course from the competition standpoint as one of the finest in America but from the spectator angle Its one of the very few courses where the fan can see the entire show from the grandstand" said Gregg SATURDAY TELEVISION 9 0m Channel Football Cmcinnati vs Atlanta at Atlanta SUNDAY TELEVISION 3 rL Channel i Curtis Cur' Golf Hiohlionts of US-BritiO amateur (mit event at San Francsco 3 30 rn Channel la Monte Carlo Tronis Mort Carlo Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classtc in Monaco Channel 3 NFL Fontnall Bultaln Bills vs Washington Redskins aI Washngton ISports CM I k't DAVE STOCKTON Cood 1ti1ucli League NC A York Cincinnati 2-1 in 12 innings Pittsburgh tripped Ins Angeles 5-2 Philadelpina defeated Atlanta 6-3 Houston whipped Montreal 8-3 and Chicago stopped San Diego 4 1 D'Acquisto 9-11 handcuffed the Cards On just two hits over the first eight innings hut pinch-hitter Iiin Dwyer 11ked in open the ninth and Lou Brock singled loin to third bringing on Sosa BROCK PROMpTLY stoie second for his 8 1st theft of the season After 'red Hied out Reggie Smith was intentionally walked setting the stage for Torre's single Bob Gibson 7-10 got the ictory allowing nine hits including a solo homer by Chris Speier in the cglith ME IS 2 IZEDS 1 Rusty Staub singled home Bud Harrelson in the top of the 12th to put the Mots in front 2- 1 It was then up to New York rclief ace Tug McGraw to keep things that way The first man up in tip? bottom of the 12th was Johnny Bench maybe the biggest cog in the Big Red Machine Bench laeed a McGraw CU rye to the wall in left field the hail hitting Just below the yellow home run line Bench wound up on second with a double and McGraw considerably shaken heaved a sign of relief "I threw lily $90tiO0 curve and he hit his $180000 line drive" McGraw said with a smile afterwards "I have all the respect in the 4o11d for Johnny Bench 'rhe way he hits off me the least he can do is invite me to his restaurant for a dinner on the house" PIRATES 5 DODGERS Dock Ellis fired a five-hitter for thi- Pirates posting his sixth consecutive victory and handing the Dodgers their fourth straight loss It as Pittsburgh's 23rd win in the last 33 games and al least a couple of the Pirates feel the team is finally nuiving PIIIIS ti BRAVES 3 Dave Cash slugged a two-run triple ill the ninth inning to break a 3 3 tie and lead HIP Phils to victory He then scored on a passed With one Ina in the ninth Robinson was safe at third base hen Atlanta's Ralph Garr dropped his fly ball for an error After Bob Boone struck ma Tommy walked then Cash laced is triple to right-center ASTROS 8 EXPOS 3 Doug Rader drove in hair runs with a homer and a single IA-) lead lloost on to victory Rader's RBI single keyed a three-run outburst in the fourth inning while his three-run homer capped the scoring the eighth CUBS 4 PADRES I Relief pitcher 'DOM Dettore belted a Iwo-run double in the sixth inning and hurled in fi 1 3 I nnings of three-hit relief to lead the Cubs past San Diego WETHERSFIELD orn "I have a good attitude" Date Stockton said tring explain hk record-setting lead midtt ay through the S20000 Sammy Davis Jr-Greater Hartford Open Golf Tournament -That's what golf Mout really he said "Atti tilde having a great time It's a Jai more fun to sAaIk aiong an(l laugh and talk kith people them to truce (Ifn the fairway wIth your head down looking at the worms" STOCKTON 10 presents a happy face to the world trnA circumstances 1 positively gleeful now His putter is the reaFon He's played 36 imles nd 111S one-putted exactly half the time of his way to 130 total a whopping 12 under par on the friendly little 6598-yard Veil) ersfield Country Club courc His pair of six-under-par ii3s represents the hest 36-1mle total on the pro golf tour this sea son and gake him a two-trokr lead 13011 Vyn and three over Lee Trevino going into to days third mind of the chase for a $10000 first prizo "The way he's playing and the way he's putting Stockton is gonna be a hard man to catch" said Trevino the winner or last week's PGA national championship Baker's Hit Lifts East ToVictory Special To The News GARY Ind The East Mecklenburg Senior Little League All-Stars moved to hin three games of a World Series title with an extra inning 10-9 victory over Wiesbaden Germany yesterday The Charlotte squad vvas to meet Lennox Calif this morning at 11:30 to decide which team would face unbeaten Ping Tung Taivvan in the double-elimination tournament's finals tonight at 8 Chp Baker's single silired Brick Smith with die winning run in the bottom of the 10th to deliver the victory Smith had reached On a fielder's choice after a Mark Dunn single and stole second and third with two out to set up the Winning play lay Schwamberger picked up the win in relief The Germian team had taken a 9-8 lead in the top of the sixth with a four-run rally Ilut Schwamberger slilenced their hots the remainder of the game Smith Carter Pace Northeast To Pony Victory Swig! To The News MANCHESTER II Scooter Smith was all over the field for the Northeast Mecklenburg Pony League Al! Stars yesterday 'Ho collected three hits in four at bats drove in two runs and pitched Iwo innings of relief of winning pitcher Nay Carter as the Charlotte team bopped Ohio 6-4 in the Eastern Regional Pony League baseball tournament Northeast 2-0 in this tournament and 120 for the season takes on Manchester this afternoon The w'nner of this tournament advances to the World Series in Springfield III Shortstop flryan Litte also had mu his for the winners Richmond County Falls To Union Special To The News ST PETERSBURG ra Richmond County's hope of an American Legion baseball world championship was shot down last night as Union SC be-ited the North Carolina Post 19 6-2 in the Southeastern Regionals This was Richmond County's second loss in the double-elimination tournament thus eliminating it from further play Union pitcher Jim Pendergrass tired a four-hitter while the inners struck for five runs in the first inning Junior Golf Starts Monday The fifth annual INtecklenburT Joiner Golf Championship will be held at Pawtukett Golf Club Monday and Tuesday Myers Parks Todd Smith will defend his title against a field of 120 Top thrcats waLtde Jeff Fisher and Wayle Tuldy The tournament ponsored by he Grcater Charlotte 5tutomobile Dealer Asociatim A sart kkl: take place at o'clock Monday morning for the :16 hole even! VI centrOants are asked to roport In the course by 7 30 '-44 Aito 4 PETER GREGG Sets Sights High A SUPER YEE Harry Ingle wheels his Speedway (Photo by Don Hunter) speedy car through turns at Charlotte Motor Stockers Battle Sports Car Set At The Speedway American GT road racing not because he has the largest motor home taking up a huge plot of the garage space won five professional GT championships in as many ears and such premier sports ear classics as the 24 110111'S of Daytona and Tucive of Sebring Ile has locked up the Trans-Am title for 1974 anti has won four of his six most recent races Gregg's record duly reflects his skill and promineme road courses in Porsche Carreras Masters degrees and orsehe-Audi and Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Jackson-villa Fla support his intelligence business mind and fluence Along with all that he is personable accessible and articulate And this trip to the speedway Gregg exudes the confidence expected Of a man who's playing his game in his mrk and knows he can win at it That almost cocky air of confidence was missing on his last trip back in May of 1973 when he got his first taste of Grand National stock racing on a superspeedway He qualified Cotton Owens' Dodge a highly respectable seventh in the field of the World 600 and then wrecked in the race nut fiN John D'Acquisto in each of his previous three times at hat laced a ivio-run single off San Francisco reliever Elias Sosa to give the SI Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Giants 1 et OOP GOODVtith ri 1011N GREENWOOD Owns Minter Car Competition began today at Wall the 300-imle Goodrich Challenge race That race featured a scrap between Freddie Phillips in a Gremlin and Niuk Craw the defending titleholder in a BMW as well as the NASCAB NASCAlt (idlers Haynes and PISliffie squared off rulainst the road racers in cars from Metrolina Race COrvy II ink nod hy Nixon "Miry- sedlod dintn Lindley was the only driver It ho gave me any trouble" Maid Isaac winning his first rare at the hall-tulle Paved Metrolina track "I could pull Butch a little off the seciind turn bul he'it the only one I ouldn't get lnt itY 1111111 hurl a nrlicai-lin ill just cow i lif's Itiof this 144( iinpresrft kkoli his Jrcw "Itk By ROB lIVIIZS News Staff Writer Rattles shaped up On several fronts in the most comprehensive road racing program ever I) eld al Charlotte Motor today and tomorrow No small part of the fare over the fleW 225-mile road course which utilizes ail but a Few feet of the 15-mile supeispeedway as the appearance of leading Grand National drivers for and against IMSA comtx tit ors Dinid Pearson and Cale Yarborough with a dozen Winston Cup victories (his season homelowner and Charlotte Motor Speedway are Buddy Raker Bob Ivy Isaac and veteran Ebno Langley joined in the competition Two races today and two tomorrow aso marked the speedway dehut of Sportsman rookie Dale Earnhardt of Kannapolis actor Michael Haynes The Winchester Nino and Pete Pi-stone son of Charlotte car Nikkr and former driver Tom Pistonc I 11P North Carolina Baby Grand circuit in the second race today Pearson will aiso be competing against his son La rry The heavier more powerful Corvettes of Milt Minter and Tony DeLorenzo go against the speedy more maneuverable Porsches Of five-time American GT road racing champ Peter Gregg Mike Keyser George Dyer and Steve Rehr plus the Camaro of Carl Shaler in the 300-mile Camel GT tomorrow The 300-miler follows a an-mile contest of lightweight Volkswagen powered open Ovid and cockpit Super Vee machines Elliott Forbes Robinson and Charlotte's Harry Ingle duel for the Gold Cup championship and for the car of the driver who finishes higher It's a bet between the two drivers In yesterday's practice Phillips Forbes Robinson who leads logic in points and Richard Melville turned faster times than logic 1vho got only six laps on the course becaue of hre trouble The NASCAR drivers acylistorned to driving last ovals ex- made hasty arrangements to compete in Sportsman races Hickory Speedway tonight atter Bobby in road races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Tommy Houston the tracks top winner i'as a distant third in the Sportsman feature with Johnny Niten heading the Ford intingent fourth in a Mercury and Dale Earn filth in a Cheve Ile THE co-feature ItarrY Gant won tv first fled rare ever twaing good hodri Houston who also switch Continued on rage Co! Image Is Different "Ti! GREATEST difference between Grand National tockers and our type of racing is the GN guys do it every muple of weeks and on the same tracks twice each season Ihe drivers and teams develop the most detailed and prejse knowledge of these tracks "NASCAR (with great pain at limes) attempts to keep the cars equal We race on new courses all the time and xe're always changing our cars in the process constantly loing something different This develops many different levels of skill "I don't believe there'd he but a little difference if you nit the top five stock car drivers in sports machines on a oad course or our top five drivers in stockers on a super-rack Of course that little bit of difference is what counts ither way But the big difference is in the overall teams" lregg said "A race driver is pretty good in anything" Gregg is aware that the image of road racers and stock car drivers is quite contrary that the sporty car boys are looked upon as the affluent country club set who race machines nobody can afford largely for kicks On the other hand stockers are regarded as uneducated hillbillies "I suppose On the average there are more millionaires driving sports cars frian stock cars But most of the guys Ilknow in snorts car racing are hard tin for money just as are many in stock car racing On the image if theres any truth in it its because stock drivers usually come up through the ranks from local short tracks and thars not very glamorous Sports car drivers start out in amateur races for trophies" Gregg said What's more evident is jealousy "I think David Pearson is one of the greatest race drivers not in stock cars but anything I admit some jealousy on my part Ilis name is a household word Mine's not Ile has won national driver of the year and the 'Iartini and Rossi Award I haven't I'd really like to beat him just once 'he'll get the chance toinorrow when Pearson co-drives a Porsche with Grey Egerton in the GT race! "Sports car and road racing kill make modest gains in the future Splendid courses such as this one here will help hut I dont believe it will ever capture the regional imagination the ay stock car racing has in the South" 5regg sad Nnw Gregg may never be a David Pearson but I'd rate VoWtng omen in the garage and pits catching up last Bobby Isaac Likes Nova Shows Lindley The Way oliMI MIDASTLANTICCHAMPOONSHIP WRISTUNGniky' 1 AIR CONDITIONED 4 MONDAY i PARK AUG 19 8 P15N I CBITER DOUBLE MAIN EVEN A te RIP HAWK VERSUS 01 SWEDE AMON rz: I TIGER CONWAY JR I -VERSUS- I ART NELSON V)) IMR HAVASHI Yoe TOMMY SEIGLER MR OTA TIO 1 TWO TON HARRIS-VS-ED WISKOWSKI I 1 I BILL ASH VS LES THATCHER 7 TICKETS: RINGSIDE I CIRCLE 1350 GEN ADM $300 7 I CHILDREN UNDER 12 St 00 GEN ADM SECTION ONLY I TICKETS ON SALE NATIONAL HAT SHOP CALL 0 332-6211 FOR TICKET INFORMATION mom 1411)ATIANTIC HANAPIONSIVP low ti mop Robby Isaac led all 5-1 laps of the leature stock car race at 'Metro Ima Speedwoy etimbed out of his nevi Chevy II No and proclaimed it the "best Sportsman car Ie ever driven" Thal via a supreme compliment for builders of the leek racer a team effort of speciabst Roy Fo cnis-is expert Tom I'sione and hock man Eoliet Cee baser( timer tc checkered iat i Parch i Chi-write ni bliMpr iii the dr fife of I 1 1 WliAMMA 4fi -f.