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Page ALAMOGORDO (NM) DAILY NIWS Sunday, May 30, IOTI Al Lightning' Unser Captures Indy gVc qi ij iAi TTimn Sports Briefs Drangmeister Signs Austin Star EL PASO, Tex. (PI Idmundo a high-scoring guard last season at El Paso Austin High School, has signed a letter of intont with Western New Mexico University. WNMU basketball coach Dick Drangmolstor said the six- toot Montes averaged 17.3 points a game during his senior year and shot 45 per cent from the field. He was an all-district basketball selection last year. Seeks Second Championship BILLINGS, Mont.

IAP) Eastern Michigan will be seeking a repeat team championship in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Track and Field Championships June 2-5. Eastern New Mer.ico sents its standout New Zealander, Red Maddaford, who won the three- mile and six-mlle runs last year and was voted outstanding athlete of the meet. This year he switched to the mile and posted 4:02.8 best effort. But in the NAIA meet, plugging along in the longer races. Stands To Collect Sum In Excess Of $275,000 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

drove his car off the track and Stocky A1 Unser sped through debris left from several wrecks, one of which involved his older brother Bobby, and rushed to aid. He helped remove the 26-year-old Mosley from the wreckage. Mark Donohue set a record- won "the' 500- cracking early pace but broke mile race Saturday for the sec -1 his high gear in the Gist of the ond year in a row. 1200 laps around the 2 track. His McLaren was joined on the sideline later by former world champion Denis Hulme of New Zealand in a twin car.

Al wheeled into the circle on this his 32nd birthday and said, sun really shows on me. In that straight- Henson Named Citizen Of Year LAS CRUCES New Mexico State University basketball coach and athletic director Lou Henson was named Dona Ana County Citizen of the Year Friday night by the Las Cruces Board of Realtors. Henson was honored for contribution to youth and community programs throughout the state, as well as for the success of his basketball teams. Henson shared honors at the banquet with Mrs. Mariana Lopex, presented a scholarship award for working as a teachers' aide while getting a degree in elementary education and raising her family; and Seaborn Collins, named realtor of the year.

Canonero II Has Skin Rash TWO TIME WINNER Al Unser, Albuquerque, won the Jones-owned Colt Ford Saturday in the 55th 500 and Indy 500 for the second year hand running Saturday, barely got by the scene of a wreck at one time- in the Brother Bobby was eliminated by a crash late in the race. race. He was under 53 minutes of yellow during the af- Al, shown in his 1970 winning car, is known as Lightning ternoon which slowed his speed but he still set a track Johnny on the race tracks. He was driving his Parnelli record at 157.735 Pirates Blast Four Homers List Standings At Indy The Albuquerque, N.M., driver celebrated his 32nd birthday by becoming the first driver to win this olaest of the auto racing classics two straight times since the late Billy Vukovich did it in 19531954 He stands to collect more away accident I thought I had than $275,000 from a purse that had for the second year in a row is! He referred to a smashing expected to top $1 millicn. collision that took Rick Muther New York socialite Pete Rev-; and Englishman David Hobbs son finished second in a British- out of the race.

Hobbs was unmade McLaren M16. while A.J.'hurt. Muther was hospitalized i Foyt. seeking his fourth with a possible broken foot, triumph in this 55 -year-old event, came in third in a Coyote-Ford of his own design. It was one of the 82-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway's worst days, though there were no And the carnage started before the crowd, estimated in excess of 300,000, hardly had been INDIANAPOLIS seated.

1 this a heck of a birthday The race car, a Dodge said a happy Al Un- Chailenger convertible driven ser as he wheeled into Victory by Eldon Palmer of In- Lane Saturday to join a rare dianapolis, overshot pit road after getting the 33 starters under way and ploughed into a wooden trailer filled with photographers near the first turn. Nineteen persons were injured, nine serious enough to be hospitalized in downtown Indian- Al Wins Indy On Birthday corps of racing immortals by winning the Indianapolis 500- mile auto classic the second year in a row. Unser turne dhis 32nd birthday by running away to an easy lead in the last 200 miles of the rich racing spectacle af- NEW YORK (AP) nero health is at issue as the June 5 Belmont Stakes ap- aches, just as it was before winning performances in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Trainer Juan Arias and veterinarian Dr. William O.

Reed both said Friday that the Triple Crown candidate has a skin rash but they denied published reports that he has a blood disorder. PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates hit home runs, including two-run blasts by Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson, to defeat the Cubs 9-4 Saturday. homer came in the I first after Vic Davalillo singled. Gene Alley hit a solo shot in the second and Robertson and Morton Borrowed $50,000 DALLAS Tax Schramm, praaidant of Dallas Cowboys, said Friday quarterback Craig Morton borrowed 150,000 trom the National Football Leaguo club, but added it was a "secured loan." The team loan to Morton was revealed as part of a bankruptcy suit Morton filed in California Wednesday, listing debts totaling $544,000 against assets of $93,000 which includes an $45,000 home in Dallas. Morton's creditors are to meet here July 14 to question him about his financial affairs.

Also, a trustee will be appointed and any nonexempt property will be sold. The car number, car, speed or the lap on which they dropped out and reason for the elimination, where available: 1. AI Unser, Albuquerque, N.M., No. 1, Colt-Ford, 157.735. 2.

Peter Revson, New York, No. 86 McLaren-Offenhauser, 157.419. 3. A.J. Foyt Houston, No.

9, Coyote-Ford, 156.075. 4. Bill Vukovich, Fresno, Ca- "I know which way to INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Unof-, fenhauser, 164 laps, crash with i 24 Wally Dallenbach. East apoijs with head injuries and ter dodging a burning pileup of ficial final standings of the 500-! Mosley. Brunswick, N.J., No.

22, Kuz- broken limbs. Several others ears at the midway mark, mile race with driver, home- 13. Mike Mosley, Browns- ma-Kenyon-Offenhauser. 68 laps, were treated at the track hos burg. No.

4, Eagle-Wat-; mechanical trouble. including Santa Fe, N.M. son-Ford, 159 laps, crash with 25. Mark Donohue. Media, photographer Fred Patton.

Unser. No. 66 Penske-McLaren- palmer and three other 14. Dick Simon, Salt Lake Offenhauser, 66 laps, broken jsons in the pace including City, Utah, No. 44, Vollstedt -1 gear.

former astronaut John Glenn Ford, 151 laps. 26. Art Pollard, Medford, i and TV sports commentator 15. George Follmer, Arcadia, No. 64, Scorpion-Ford, 45 No.

41, King-Offenhau-1 laps, mechanical trouble, ser, 147 laps, broken piston. 16. Cale Yarborough, Tim- Milt May hit consecutive lif-, No. 32, Hayhoe-Brabham- homers in the fourth after Al Offenhauser, 154 )63. Oliver was safe on an error by Ron Santo.

All four homers came off Bill Hands, 4-7, who went just four innings. Hebner drove in another run in the seventh with a single. Jim Hickman hit a homer in the second inning ard doubled home a run in the fourth for two of the runs. They got two more in the sixth on a monsville, S. No.

21, Mongoose-Ford, 140 laps, engine failure. 27. Sam Sessions, Nashville, No. 98, Lola-Colt-Ford, 43 laps, broken valve. 28.

Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio, No. 45, turbocharged-Of- 17. Denis Hulme, New Ze- fenhauser, 33 laps, turbochar land. No. 85, McLaren-Of- ger trouble, fenhauser, 137 laps, mechanical 5.

Jim Malloy, Denver, No. 42; Eag-Offenhauser, 153.848. 6 Donnie Allison, Hueytown, trouble. No. 84, Coyote-Ford, 200 18.

Johnny Rutherford, Fort laps. Worth, No. 18, Eagle-Of- 7. Bud Tingelstad, fenhauser, 128 laps, mechanical No. 58, Hayhoe-Brabham- failure Offenhauser, 199 laps.

8 Roger McCluskev, Tucson, No. 6 Kuzma-Hopkins-Offenhauser, 199 laps. 8 Roger McCluskey, Tucson, 29. Mario Andretti, Nazareth, No. 5, McNamara-Ford, 11 laps, crash with Johncock.

30. Gordon Johncock, Mount Pleasant, No. 7, McLaren-Offenhauser, 11 laps, crash with Kenyon. 31. Steve Krisiloff, Parsippany, N.J., No.

20, McNamara-Ford, and Unser after Palmer and three other per -1 the crash which sent another racer spinning across the main stretch to hit a car in front of him. sports Chris Schenkel, escaped injury. Unser who won a record $494,000 and the U.S. driving title last year, finished the race almost a mile ahead of Revson, who had started from the pole He said he swerved to the inside rail and shoved down on the accelerator to try to get by the cars. Unser said, thought if one of them comes sliding back across the track, be position after qualifying at a rec-; historv 17Q AQA miInc on hnnr He added, was stuff Don Carter Resumes Bowling single by Billy Williams, a Ariz.t No.

6 Kuzma-Hopkins-Of double by Santo and a single by fenhauser, 189 laps. I Chris Cannizzaro. 9 Denny Zimmerman, Glas- NEW YORK Don Carter, back on I he trail after nearly two years, and Johnny Petraglia, biggest single-season money winner, will be vying for honors in the Professional Bow ling Association's summer tour opening next weekend in Anaheim, Calif. Carter. 41, of owns five PBA crowns and a niche Hall of Fame.

He was forced off the tour by a trick knee and a sore elbow. Petraglia, a 24-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., left-hander, won four tournaments on the winter tour and three weeks ago broke the $67,000 single season earnings record. The former Green Beret and Vietnam war veteran has a chance to become first 100 (KHl-a-vear winner. 19. Joe Leonard, San Jose, No.

15, Colt-Ford, 123 laps, Turbocharger problem. 20. David Hobbs, North- 10 laps, engine trouble, hampton, England, No. 68 32. Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Lola-Ford, 107 laps, crash with No.

23, Kuzma-Kenyon- Muther. Ford, 10 Japs, hit wall. 21. Rich Muther, Laguna 33. George Snider, Bak- tonbury, No.

43, Vol- Beach, No. 38, Hawk-Of-, ersfield, No. 80, Eagle- lstedt-Offenhauser, 186 85 laps, crash with Offenhauser, 6 laps, mechanical trouble. ord 178.696 miles an hour Driving a Colt-Ford his average speed for the 500-mile ride was a record 157.735 M.P.H., compared with Mario 156.982 in 1969. His time on the trade was 3 hours, 1 minute and 14.02 seconds flying in the air.

In fact, something did hit me on the helmet. It was ringing inside there for a Unser, already leading, sped away to open a broad gap on LITTLE RED BOOK 1 10. Gary Bettenhauseil, Tin -1 Hobbs. NEW YORK (AP) The Lit- ley Park, 111., No. 16, Gerhard-j 22.

Bob Harkey, Indianapolis, tie Red Book of Baseball keeps Offenhauser, 179 laps. No. 99. Gerhardt-Of- on getting bigger. The 11.

Lloyd Ruby, Wichita! fenhauser, 77 laps, mechanical at mu 77 7 the rest of the field shortly af- The dark-haired No. 1 dnver near the 280-mile on the two-car team fielded by mark He finished almost- two former Indy winner Parnelli Jones said his worst moment came at the 350-mile mark when two cars tangled on the front straight. Unser drove miles ahead of runnerup Peter Revson. The dark-haired, handsome Unser from a famous racing dan in Albuquerque, N.M., nua? edition puhlished by Elias Falls, No. 12, Mongoose- trouble.

Sports Bureau is 168 pages and Ford, 174 laps, engine fire in 23. Bentley costs $2. Scores of all World Ser- pits. ies and All-Star games are re-; 12. Bobby Unser.

Albu- eorded in the book. querque, N.M., No. 2, Eagle-Of- Warren, West Goucester, No. 95, Finley-Eagle-Offenhauser, 75 laps, mechanical trouble. Clay Gets License To Box SEATTLE ij -The Washington State Athletic Commission votod unenirooutly Friday to grant a boxing license to Mu- hommad AM, clearing the way for a possible fight hort this summer with Jimmy Ellis.

The bout, between the two former champions, would bo promoted by Tennis Unlimited, which also promoted Ali's fight with Jorry Quarry in January. Harold Conrad, a vice president of Tennis Unlimited and a associate of Ali, told the Post-Intelligencer by tele- pnone from Now York that Seattle has a chance of landing the Ali Ellis fight. He said each fighter would bo guaranteed $400,000. Morley Brotman, a local sports promoter, said he has booked the Seattle Coliseum for Aug. 2.

Fischer Defeats Russian VANCOUVER, B.C. 4 A blunder by Soviet Grandmaster Mark I atmanov on 46th move Friday enabled Grandmaster Bobby Fischer to win his tilth straight game in their dualtcr-tiual elimination round to determine a challenger for the World Chess Championship. The game had been adjourned Thursday after the 41st move with Fischer a pawn ahead and holding a slight initiative. In only five moves and five minutes of play Friday. Taimanov managed to regain (lie initiative, then lose a rook and the game.

Fischer now needs only a draw in the next five games of the 19-game match to advance in the playoff series. Eventual winner of the series will meet current world champion Boris Spassky of Soviet Union for the title. BARGAIN COLTS LOUISVILLE (AP) Bargain colts have won the Kentucky Derby the last two years. Dust Commander, R.E. 1970 winner at 15 to 1, cost only 6,000 as a yearling.

He was bred in Illinois. Canonero II, this year's winner, cost only $1,200 at a Keeneland, sale. A 9 to 1 shot because he was bracketed with five other horses in the mutuel field, Canonero II did most of his racing in Caracas, Venezuela. He was almost 30 to 1 in New York's off track betting pool. A clan in AiDuquerque, n.M., through this wild melee without Wilbur Shaw.

Mauri damage. Rose and the late Bill Vmuko- But he was nowherenear the vich the ma never to Jlf" inco capture two straight victories at older brother Bobby, the 1968 winner, crashed into the spinning car of Mike Mosley of Brownsburg, who had lost control and skidded into the retaining wall. Mosley was hospitalized with compound fractures of the arm and leg and had burns about the face. It was the most serious injury to a driver during a day that saw three major speedway wrecks and 40 minutes of running under five yellow light slowdowns. Unser escaped injury.

In one of the acts of heroism for which the Indianapolis race is famous, Gary Bettenhausen, son of great driver now dead, Al was driving second early in the race as Mark swift McLaren racer ran away from the field until it was halted by gear trouble after 165 miles. Al dueled with brother Bobby and teammate Joe Leonard, swapping the lead nine times, before Leonard was also sidelined and Al pulled away. SHOE REPAIR Jordan Sons 902 Peaneylvaaie Avaaaa Rotular trice Special Price Savings To You VI ENGINE $30.01 $26.23 6 CYL. ENGINE $24.94 $19.67 $5.27 CORVETTE $36.11 $9.28 CENTER SHOT Bath Fisher, El Paso, ad- dent. Other lady archers are l-r: Beverly mires one of her arrows that hit dead cen.

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