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Indy Television: Scribe Saw More on TV Than He Did at Speedway By BOB GARNER Tribune Autosports Writer Close-circuit TV coverage of Saturday's Memorial Day 500 turned out to be the only way to watch this annual classic as far as this is concerned. In previous years we have attemtal this event several times the hard way, chiving or flying across the country to battle 300,000 fans to get into the big speedway. The magic screen gave the thousands of viewers even much better coverage than the working press got, despite the fact they were on the scene. Although we are saddened by the loss of that loveable clown, Eddie Sachs and little Dave MacDonald, we feel sure that both men knew that auto racing does have these hazards and that the only safe place for a race car is in the garage. As for our powers as a prognosticator in the annual dope sheet in Fridays sports pages we claim a moral victory.

True, Parnelii Jones did not win it, but our pick for second place did, with our choice for third taking over the number two spot and our fifth place man moving into fourth. However the Fords did put on a good showing until non-engine difficulties knocked out all but one of the seven Find powered starters. After the Forids blew the bit and the race settled down to what looked like a tremendous battle between Jones and A. J. Foyt, it looked like we had it made for a 1-2-3 finish, that is until Jones went in for fuel and his mechanic, Johnnie Pouelson, made his successful move to take "The Mr.

Bumble of the Year Award. Pouelsen, like anyone of the thousands of gas station jockeys throughout the country, put the fuel in with speed and finesse but did not get the filler cap shut before Parnelii took off. As a resuj, the acceleration of the car spilled the fuel out and on the hot stack and Jones potential victory went up in flames. Dan Gurney had another one of those Chinese fire drill type pit crews, apparently the same crew as last year but this time with boxing gloves on. Dan made his first pit stop for a tire inspection.

The second time he came in they couldn't get the tire-changing platform under the car and then seemed to have trouble getting the manual jack into position. When they did get the machine off the ground, the man at the rear tire station didnt seem to know which way to put the new wheel on. After Jim Clark narrowly escaped injury when his rear tire tread broke loose, severing the suspension on his Lotus, team manager Colin Chapman was so disturbed by the inability of the soft Dunlop tires to stand up he called Gurney in and out of the race rather than risk injury to the Costa Mesa, Calif, pilot. As Gurney climbed out of the machine, he made several gestures indicating how he felt about the whole scene. A.

J. Foyt, who has been undefeated so far this year in open cockpit racing, will without a doubt become the first four-time national champion along with getting his two wins at Indy. In Friday's Rally 'Round column we will reveal how close A. J. came to not winning this year as the result of his hot temper.

Between -r-p wIE ITT By Ed I II Jacoubowsky Tribune Sports Editor Redwood City (Calif.) Tribune, Monday, June 1, 1 964 9 Record! Irsbti IPeiiWs largest in the majors this year and the largest at Shea Stadium. The Giants ended the mara- RADIO Tomorrow's Giants Pirates game will be broadcast over station KSFO (569 kc) at 5:11 p.m. thon contest after two were out in the 23rd. Jim Davenport tripled, Cap Peterson was passed intentionally, pinch hitter Del-Crandall doubled for one run and Jesus Alou sent another home with his infield dribbler. The victim of the outburst was Galen Cisco, who had limited the Giants to two hits in eight previous innings.

Met pitchers had blanked San Fran cisco for 19 innings prior to the 23rd. AP Photofax During that time New York executed a triple play. It came in the 14th after Alou singled and Willie Mays walked. Roy McMillan, a fielding atar the whole game, grabbed Orlando Cepedaa line smash, stepped on second to get Alou and fired to Ed Kranepool to catch Mays at first. Joe Christopher, the Meta leading hitter at .330, innocently forced the overtime, alamming a three-run homer in the seventh that tied the game 6-6.

Actually, Willie Mays might have lost more than the Meta. The Giants center fielder, who played shortstop for a while in the game, had only one hit in 10 times at bat. His average, just a short while ago above .400, plummeted to .364, 19 points below his mark at the start of the doubleheader. Then there is the consolation the Mets have. They are the only team in the majors to get 20 or more hits in a game this season.

They did it Sunday for the second time in six days. Juan Marichal won his eighth against one loss in the first game as his mates overcame a lead constructed on Jim Hick man's three-run homer in the second inning. Cepeda's steal of home in the sixth inning turned out to be the lead run. He came in when veteran Tom Sturdivant took windup. A1 Jackson (3-7) took the loss.

NEW YORK (AP)-Al Dark talked about going out and dancing, but no one was ready to head for the nearest dime-a-dance hall. Members of the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets sat stretched out in front of their lockers, their bodies limp and lifeless, the showers seemingly unreachable a few steps away. The teams had just taken 23 innings and seven hours and 23 minutes to play one game Sunday, the longest on a time basis it ever has taken to play a game in the majors. The Giants finally won it 84. They also won the opener 5-3.

"Even though it went 23 innings, when youre a player and you win a game like this, youre buoyed up enough to want to go out and dance, Giants' Manager Dark said. The players of both teams, however, wanted no part of dancing. Gaylord Perry, who received credit for the victory after pitching 10 shutout innings, said he wasnt interested in seeing the game go more than the record 26 innings. "Heck no, Perry declared. "I wanted to win it as quickly as we could.

I didn't care about any record. The records, however, came, desired or not. The 32 innings the teams played in the two games were the most for one day. The doubleheader lasted nine hours and 52 minutes, longer than any before it. Only three games went more inning! than the nightcap.

It was the longest game in the majors this season. The crowd of 57,037 was the The Records It's a Great Sport "Just delightful!" Enjoying myself very much. The crowd is really enjoying it." A tremendous spectacle. What happened was sad, but I wouldnt have missed the race for the world." Within a two minute i midway through Saturdays tragedy-marked Indianapolis 500-miler, the above quotes were plucked from the radio broadcast of the event. With the exception of last one, which was made by a general who somehow got in some radio time, the remarks were those of sportscas-ers covering the event.

Somehow, delightful," "enjoying, a tremendous spectacle" didn't seem like appropriate words following the death of Eddie Sachs and Dave EDDIE SACHS McDonald earlier in the day. It would be interesting to know how many persons on hand were sickened by hat happened. More interesting, and far easier to guess about, would be the number who went home thrilled that they were there to see it all. For years to come, they'll be reliving, with gusto, the 1964 Indianapolis 500. They were there.

They saw what they went to see. vV It's been quite a while since supporters of auto racing and the Memorial Day race in particular, have used the cloak of public service as a reason for its existence. As speeds went up, the reasoning that the race was a proving ground for equipment that will make cars safer for Joe Average Driver became ridiculous. Automobile manufacturers have their own proving grounds that are far better suited for the purpose. Ironically, the one area in which the Indy 500 could benefit the public is an area of benefit that we'll never see.

The tires developed for the racers, if put on your Plymouth, your Ford or my Chevy, might last the life of the car or darn near to it. But how would the tire companies make money? -jV t- It's a great sport! A $153,650 Smile A. J. Foyt (left), who often carries a grimace on his face, shows the effect of the check handed him today by Anton Hulman Jr. for Saturday's victory Indianapolis Triumph Worth Record Sum By DALE BURGESS I The remarkable live televi-Assodated Press Sports Writer sion show contributed nothing INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The to the purse, which was only USAC racing fraternity began 812,959 more than last year, NEW YORK (API The following motor League record! were broken or tied in the Son Fronclico Gionti-New York Mete deubteheoder Sunday: Longest doublebeader In time nine hours, SO minutes (old record Cln-Cinnatl-Houston (NL), July 16.

IMS). Longest douMehcader in Innings 31 innings (old record 29, Boslon-PMIodelphia (AL). July 4. IMS). Longest single game In time second gome, seven hours, S3 minutes (eld record 7:00, New York-Detroit (AL), 21 Innings, June 1962).

Most strikeouts, both dubs, extra Inning gome second game, 30, eld record 33. Son Francisco Ptilladetphio (NL). June 22. 1951 and Washington-Clevetand (AL). June 14, 1961 Most strikeouts, both dubs, dsublehead.

or 49, old record 44, Clevcland-loston (AL). Avgust 21 1961 Most official at -bats, one club. In dots-blstiooder New York, 117, old record 99. New York-Phlladelphia (AL), June 20, 1939. Most official ot-bats, two clubs.

In dsu-Mehooder-232. old record 176, PHtsburgh-Phlladelphia (NL), August I. 1922. Most official at-bats. Individual, In doubleheader 14, Roy McMillan, Frank Thomas.

Joe Christopher, Ed Kranepeal, Jim Hickman. New York; Jesus Alsu, San Francisco, old record 13, Rabbit Moranville, Pittsburgh (NL) 1922. Billy Herman, Chicago (NL) 1935, Dove Phllley. Chicago (AL) 1956. Baseball Races At a Glance moving its cars and equipment to Milwaukee today for the 100-miler there next Sunday, enriched by the biggest purse ever paid for the Indianapolis 500 but impoverished by the 1ms of two outstanding drivers in the 48th Memorial Day grind.

Charging A. J. Foyt Jr. and his Old Betsy Offonhauser got the lion's share of 8153,650 from the 8506,625 total. The first closed circuit telecast of the Memorial Day event showed veteran Eddie Sachs plowing into the side of rookie Dave MacDonalds ultra-light car and causing a gasoline explosion that killed them both.

when Parnelii Jones picked up the previous record winner's share. Anton (Tony) Hulman Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner, said the closed circuit TV "about broke even" financially but it was considered a success. It should make a substantial contribution to the purse in the future, he added. The crowd, probably a record last Saturday but not disclosed, was estimated from 260,000 up to an unlikely 350,000. A large proportion of it saw the great ball of fire that erupted on the second lap near the (Politico! Advertisement) (Political Advertisement) Mossi Sharp: Longest Day Boxes Giants 8, Mets 6 Second Game Giants 5, Mets 2 (FIKST SAME) 6AN FRANCISCO NEW YORK Chisox Rookie Paces Double Bill Triumph NEW VONK SAN FNANCISCQ National League Saturday's Results Now York San Francisco 2 St.

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Pet. 6.B. Phils phis 25 15 .525 San Fran 26 17 .105 (6 Louis 25 20 .555 2(4 Milwaukso 23 21 .523 4 Pittsburgh 23 21 .523 4 Cincinnati 21 21 .500 5 Los Angelos 21 21 .477 5 Chicago if 22 .461 5(4 Houston 21 26 .447 7(4 Now York 14 32 .304 14 Today's Camas Los Angolas at Pittsburgh, Only jama scheduled. Tuasday's Cantos St. Louis at Chicago Houston at New York, Cincinnati at Milwaukso.

San Francisco at Pittsburgh. Los Angelas at Philadelphia. American League Saturdays Rosults Clovoiond 10, Washington 2 Minnesota 7, Boston 3 Chicago 10, Detroit 4 Now York 0, Kansas City 1 twilight Baltimore 6. Los Angelas 0. Sunday's Rosults Boston 4, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 2, Los Angolss 1 Kansas City 4, Now York 2 Cleveland 0-1.

Washington 6-3 Chicago 5-0, Detroit 3-3 upper end of the main straightaway. Many felt the heat and inhaled the smoke as five other cars piled into the inferno and were blasted from the race. The race was halted and restarted for only the second time since the 500 was inaugurated in 1911. The other stop in 1926 was because of rain. The hard-driving Foyt, three times USAC national champion and the 1961 Memorial Day winner, gunned his supposedly obsolescent front-engine Shera-ton-Thompson Special into first place on the 55th lap, after the more glamorous new equipment had washed out.

Rodger Ward, twice winner of the event, made the best showing with one of the new rear-engine Fords, taking the 896,925 second money. He had to make five pit stops three more than he planned and three more than Foyt needed. Scott Jimmy Clark and teammate Dan Gurney, in the new Lotus-Fords, were the victims of imported tires that began shredding chunks of rubber. Bobby Marshman, driving year-old Lotus with a new Ford engine, set a 90 one-lap record of 156.646 faster than Foyt qualified with the track all to himself, 154.672. Then Marsh-man sheered off an oil tank plug and had to retire after 35 laps.

Parnelii Jones and Foyt had an interesting duel for a while in similar Indy roadsters but the fuel tank of Jones Agajani-an-Bowes Special blew up in a pit stop and he was lucky to escape with minor bums. After that it was all Foyt for the last 146 laps. Only 12 cars were running at the end and four of them were driven by rookies, including Johnny White of Warren, who took the special Rookie of the Year award for finishing fourth behind veteran Lloyd Ruby. Ward had the only Ford-powered car that finished among seven starters. Factors other than engine trouble eliminated five of them and veteran Eddie Johnson was stranded by faulty oil pump.

The first four finishers exceeded Jones' year-old record (See Agitation, Pg. 10, Col. 8) sbrhhi obrbbl 5110 Kanatil 2b 1161 16 6 6 cGsndor 1161 1 1 I Samuel 2b 7121 lltlMcMIln is 111 2 6 I1 1 4 2 Thomas It II 1 2 I TO I II Chrfp'r rf 19 2 4 3 9 1 3 6 Kroncp'l lb 1 3 I 1 4 1 Hickman cl I 2 I I111C. Smith 3b 9141 4 111 Can'sora 7111 cf-1 4 111 Wakefield 1 1 1 1 Garride ss lllloAltman till IMcCovey I 96 0 bJacksan 66(1 D'vp ss-3b 4 111 Andereon 1161 din 2116 Sturdivant 1 1 1 1 MacKnile pill IdO. Smith 1 1 1 1 Shaw till Lory till gSdder llllcToylor lilt Herbei 6 1 61 Beamarth 3 1 1 1 IPotorsan 3b 4 1 1 1 Cisco till kSteph'son till Totals It 1 17 I Totals 131114 a Walked Intentionally tar Wakefield in 2nd: Ran tor Aflamon in 2nd: Filed out for KaneN In 2nd: Grounded out far Sturdivant In 5th: a Struck out ter Lory In 7th; Struck out tar Garride In Ith: Grounded out lor Shaw In 9th; sided out tar Hart in lMh; Lined out tor Herbei In 13ffi; Ooubtad Ml 23rd; Struck out Cisco In 23rd.

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DP Perry, Davenport and Capeda Davenport and Capeda; Christopher and Triple ploy McMillan and LOB-San Frandsco 1L New York 14. Abrhbi obrbbl KuemMf 5 6 11 KoneMb 4 6 16 6 6 6 0 McMIln-je 4 6 6 0 Crandall 4 6 6 0 Ganders 4 6 6 6 Maysxf 3 116 Thomas.lf 4 6 16 HortJb 4 116 6 9 6 6 Cepeda.lb 4 2 3 1 Christr.sf 4 110 Dvnprt.Jb 16 11 Kronpol.lb 4 116 J.Atoa,rf 4 12 1 Hlckmn xt 4 12 1 GandM-jo 16 16 C.Smh.Jb 3 6 2 0 MaricIM 4 6 6 6 Jackson 14 6 0 Sturdvnl. 0 6 6 6 a-Allman 116 6 Beomrh. 6 6 6 6 16 6 6 Total! 34 5 12 4 Totals 34 3 3 3 Struck out tor Sturdivant In tlw 7ffl; b-ran tar Thomas In ltd; ron for Kuenn detruck out for loomarth Hi 9lh. San Frandsco New York Hickman, Hart.

PO-A-San Frandsco. 27-16: New York, 27-14. DP-Garrido, Davenport and Cepada; McMillan and KranapooL LOS Son Franciscos, New York 2B-Cpeda. C. Smith.

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WJ-1, 9 6 3 2 6 7 Jackson, 3-7, 5 I 4 4 1 3 3 6 6 6 6 2 2 1 1 6 I (Jackson pitched to three batter In sixthl. HBP-ay Marichal (C. Smith). Burkhart, Sudd. Pryor, Secary.

2:29. Chicego Baltimore New York Cleveland Minnesota Boston Detroit The Orioles nipped Los Angeles 2-1 behind southpaw Steve Barber. Cleveland defeated Washington twice 9-6 and 8-3. Kansas City topped the New York Yankees 4-2 on Wayne Causey's three-run homer and Boston edged Minnesota 43 on a ninth -inning pinch-hit double by Felix Mantilla. In National League activity, the New York Mets dropped their doubleheader opener to San Francisco 53 and then suc-combed 8-6 in a 23-inning nightcap that ran seven hours and 23 minutes, a major league endurance record.

Cincinnati and St. Louis divided a twin bill, the Reds winning the opener 6-0 and the Cards taking the second game 2-1. Chicago beat Milwaukee 4-3 in 10 innings; Los Angeles out-scored Pittsburgh 6-4 and Philadelphia defeated Houston 4-1 in other games. Buford's three-run homer and a two-run blast by Ron Hansen helped Gary Peters to his sixth victory in the Chicago Detroit nightcap and gave the White Sox a sweep of the four-game Ex-Tiger Don Mossi of Redwood City blanked Detroit for three innings in the opener, preserving the victory for rookie Frank Kreutzer. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Don Buford, Chicago's preseason candidate for American League rookie-of-the-year honors, has been carrying Pete Ward's glove and little else since Wards recent return to slugging form.

But Buford, whose batting average to date barely exceeds Ward's weight, is beginning to make his base hits count for the league-leading White Sox. He had only two hits in Sunday's S3, 83 doubleheader victory over Detroit, but they were good for five runs batted in. His first-game triple delivered the White Sox deciding run and his first major league home run came with two mates on base in the nightcap. Buford, the International League's most valuable player in 1963 when he led the IL with .336 mark, has been fighting losing battle against American League pitchers. The little infielder, used primarily as late-inning replacement for the hot-handed Ward recently, carried a .191 average out of Sundays doubleheader.

Chicago's double victory enabled the White Sox to move one-half game up on second place Baltimore in the AL. 396 11(6 .366 12 .356 13 Washington Kansas City 15 Los Angelos ..16 Today's Gamas Boston at Los Angelas. Baltimore at Kansas City, Now York at Minnesota. Chicago ot Cleveland, Tuesday's Games Boston st Los Angeles. Baltimore at Kansas City.

New York at Minnesota. Washington at Detroit. Chicago at Cleveland, Yesterday's Stars (Political Advertisement) ASSEMBLYMAN 25th District San Mateo County Endorsed by; Homeownera, Businessmen, labor Groups, Veterans, Public Officials and Newspapers. Primary Election June 2nd PHI BATTING Dal Crandall, Sam Francisco, dammed a pinch double in tlto 23rd innina. driving acroM tie-breaking run in ttw Giant marathon 1-6 victory ovar the Now York Mata.

PITCHING Gavtord Parry. San Francioco. pitched It ehut-out Inning in raiiof and received credit tor the victory in the Giants I triumph over the New York Mott in 23 innings. forTAssembly Faced 1 man in 7th HBP-ay Show (Samuel): bv Cisco (Ct-pedal. PB Cofwliior.

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