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TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Jt JL I I '1 I UPI Fords Humiliate Mighty Ferraris In Le Mans Race LE MANS, France (AP) Ford Is the first American auto maker ever to win at Le modi less take the top three places in the 24-hour marathon race. And in the process the American cars pounded archrival Ferrari down to humiliating eighth and tenth places. Henry Ford II glowed with pleasure yesterday as he handed victory bouquets to Ford Drivers Bruce MacLaren and Chris Amon, who were declared winners in a computer-figured finish. It was these two New Zealanders and their teammates in 12 other starting Fords who ground the 14 Ferraris out of contention within 10 hours, leaving only two low finishers, a far cry from the six straight victories Ferrari had captured almost automaticaly since I960. Fords accomplished in 1966 whit Chrysler, Stutz, Deusen- burg and the Cadillac-based Briggs Cunningham specials beat the Europeans in their own toughest test of high speed machinery The cost was enormous.

Published figures have said $400,000 for the Le Mans trip alone and $9 million for the entire three- year-old racing effort. These are figures which Ford officials neither confirm nor deny. Hydro Pilots Killed STANDINGS AT LE MANS MANS. Frenet (AP) Standings ef the 15 which finished tha 24-hour La auto raca l. Part Mark II Bruca McLaran and Amon.

Naw Zealand, 3,002.72. average 12S.11 m.p.h. Part II eevan-llter, Ken Miles, Hollywood. and Danis Hulme, New Zealand. Xttt.7* miles, 125 m.p.h.

Part Mark II seven-liter, Ronnie Bucknwm, La Canada, and Dick Hutcherson, Keokuk, lor 4, miles, m.p.h. A Porsche two-liter, Colin Davis, Britain, and Josaph Sfffert, Switzerland, miles, m.p.h. S. Porsche two-lltar, Hans Herrmann and Herbert Llnge, Germany, 117-4 m.p.h. A Porsche two-liter, Peter Dekelrk, South Africa, and Udo Germany, XIIM miles, 117.1 m.p.h.

7. Porsche two-liter, Gunter Klass end Pols Stommalan, Germany, 2,753.2 miles, TI4 m.p.h. Perrarl 3.4 liter, Roy Pike, San Francisco, and Plars Courage, Britain, miles, 10M m.p.h. Alpine Henri Grandsire, Prance, and Leo Celia, Italy, 2,594.8 miles, 10X1 m.p.h. IX Perrarl 3.4 liter, Leon Dernier, Belgium, and Noblet, 2,584.4 miles, 107.7 m.p.h.

12. Alpine Guy Verrier and Robert Bouharda. France, 2,557 miles, m.p.h. IX 1292 -cc, Mauro Blanchi, Belgium, and Jaan Vlnatler, France, 2,544.4 miles, mjp.h. 1A Poraeha two-liter, Jacques Dewez and Jaan ICarguaiv Franca, X049.3 miles, m.pJ».

IS. Mercoa Jaan-Lauls Marnat and Ballot-Lana, Franca, X147.9 ml lea, m.p.h. The investment gave Ford both the speed and the depth it needed. The eight fastest Fords, all with seven-liter V8 engines, quickly dominated the top places. Dan Gurney of Costa Mesa, began setting lap records nearly every other time around the 8.3 miles laid out mostly on public roads winding through hills and woods.

But after four hours of playing the jackrabbit, the Fords began coming into the pits, and the fastest Ferraris, new four- liter P-3 models, took over first and second places. troubles ran the gamut from a rear hood that blew off into the grass to an engine that flew to pieces. A few of the American cars began petering out. Then the Ferrari camp ran into difficulties. One of the P-3s went out with a frozen transmission.

Ludovicov Scarfiotti of Italy smashed the snout of another P-3 against a couple of slow French cars. Finally, the third went out with mechanical ailments. After clinching victory, the Ford team had to decide just which drivers should be allowed to win. Ken Miles of Hollywood. was picked because it would have given him consecutive victories in endurance races in Fords this year.

But in a Le Mans start the car at the head of the line will have traveled a few feet less for the same number of laps than the car in the next position. Miles was therefore 20 yards short of McLaren Amon. McLaren had gained the 20- yards by placing high in the time trials. McLaren felt sorry about it and Miles smashed a champagne glass in anguish. But the Ford team had won.

WASHINGTON (AP) Speedboat racer Rex Manchester, who had become tired of running second, said last week he was going to be a winner this season and expected his good fortune to begin with the Cup Regatta for unlimited hydroplanes. His prediction came true yesterday but the 39-year-old former combat marine from Seattle, who had never won a race in the big boat competition, did not live to see it. Manchester, runner-up for national honors in 1965 and second last week in Sun Coast race, was killed during the regatta, along with time national champion Ron Musson, 38. also of Seattle, and Don Wilson, 37, Palmer Beach a substitute driver. The racers were killed in two separate accidents at speeds estimated at more than 150 miles per hour while driving their speedboats over the Vk- mile course on the Potomac River.

Manchester, driving Notre June 20, 1966 Dame, and Wilson, piloting Miss Budweiser, were killed in the championship heat in the approach to the second turn, off National Airport. Musson had just finished the first lap of an elimination heat when his radically designed Miss Bardahl exploded in front of the stand. never won a race last Manchester said in an interview last week while testing his craft. was a case of almost doing it every time. stop that business this year, maybe in Officials ended the race im- mediately after the Manchester- Wilson accident and later declared the winner, based on points earned through the heat preceding the double fatality.

The results of the race with order of finish and points: 1, Notre Dame, 800. 2, Miss Budweiser, 700. 3, Tahoe Miss, driven by Mira Slovak of Reno, 600. 4, Roostertail, Bill Cantrell of Detriot, 525. 5, Miss Chrysler crew, Bill Sterett, of Owensboro, 495.

6, Miss Lapeer, Warner Gardner of Detroit, 450. The men were driving boats that averaged 30 feet in length, weighed 6,000 pounds, and all were powered by aircraft engines from World War II except Miss Chrysler Crew, which had an auto engine. They were built to soar over the surface of the water, much like skipping stones. Musson, last national champion, was driving a new boat. He sat in front of the engine, 10 feet from the bow of the boat, instead of behind the power plant.

He was competing in the second elimination and was in hot pursuit of the boat driven by Wilson, subbing for regular Miss Budweiser driver Bob Brow, who was injured in Tampa. As Musson completed the first lap, the craft took off from the water, bounced, then soared skywards once again. It came down on its nose and exploded. At the time of the accident, near-perfect water conditions prevailed. Musson had raced the new Miss Bardahl for the first time Saturday in an elimination race.

Manchester, who had never lead. boat raced along side Miss Budweiser and, just before the boats were to slow for the second turn, Notre Dame flew upwards, skiddlpH along its starboard side, then collided with boat, which was on the inside. Both boats exploded. REX MANCHESTER Victory, death won an unlimited hydroplane race although he had been successful in the limiteds, and Wilson were the favored drivers at the start of the final heat. Wilson, in Miss Budweiser, came out of the first turn in the San Mateo Youth Wins Coast Net BERKELEY (AP) Eric Van Dillen, San Mateo, won the Pacific Coast Junior Tennis Championship Boys 18 title yesterday with an 11-9, 8-6, 6-3 victory over Dick Knight of Seattle.

F. D. Robbins of Salt Lake City took the Boys 16 title by defeating Ron Cornell of Oakland. 6 1 6 1 Jake Warde of Denver, trying for titles in two divisions, won only one. He beat Brad Rieser of Orinda, 6-0, 6-3 for the Boys 12 championship but lost to Jim Connors of St.

Louis 6-2, 6-2 in the Boys 14 title match. IT'S ON TV TO ALL YOUNGSTERS. NO TICKETS NEEDED. JUST SHOW UP. Conti '9' Tops Youth League In San Rafael An thenthere was one.

Plumbing is sitting on top of the San Rafael Youth Baseball League Standings after two previously undefeated teams stumbled Saturday. Conti's upped its record to 3-0 by knocking off the Terra Linda Athletics, 1-0, behind Ken 12 strikeout pitching. Lazzarini bested Rafael Gallardo in a pitchers duel. Both pitchers gave up four hits. Gallardo struck out 11.

Burgar Construction lost its first game, taking a 3-2 setback at the hands of the Jacees. It was the first win. Conti will try to bring its streak to four straight when it takes on Burgar Construction at 8 tonight, preceded by a Rotary- Native Sons-Jacees dash at 6. Ortiz Pick Tonight In Title Bout The Carlos Ortiz-Johnny zarre 15-round world Lighwteight fight scheduled at Civic Arena tonight will be televised over KTVU, Channel 2, at 10:30 (PDT). The defending, globe-trotting champion Ortiz, 29, fought in the U.S.

since capturing the crown for the first time by pointing Joe Brown in 1962. A lative of Puerto Rico, he lost his title in an upset decision to Ismael Laguna at Panama City last April, 1965, but reclamed the crown from Laguna in a 15- round decision in November. Challenger Bizzarre, 27, born in Marcianesa, Italy, now lives in Erie, Pa. His record includes 25 knockouts among his 52 victories. He has never been stopped.

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