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SATURDAY MAY 11 1974 THE ANDERSON HERALD PAGE 7 Indy 500 Qualification Open Today tw Pole Conceded Other Spots Open Wilson Sets AB HBI 0 0 0 Yates 0 3 Meet In inals 0 AB 0 0 0 more than 180 in a ir i le ig the 160 Varieties 4SS Saturday Special 5 NEEDED! 2 Yr old potted rose bushes and up phone 378 3333 AARS Highway 67 Chesterfield CLOSED SUNDAYS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OER GOOD THROUGH MAY It ANY OICE 0 0 0 0 9 "It's just a matter oi time before tnings start says Billingham whose own fortunes began changing mid The Tribe now 8 7 and 1 3 in North Central Conference are back in action next Tuesday at Lafayette began the daily diet of pills "My wife's grandmother kept telling us 1 ought to try health pills She said they helped her and I can't styZ they haven't helped me" said Billingham dn I HIGHLAND COED STATE CHAMP rancena Hawkins of Highland High School finished first in the Major Girls Division of the Indiana State Youth Bowling Tournament held at Indianapolis recently rancena finished with a 1323 score including her handicap Vou con toko vry7 Saturday off whn you own a Lown Rov'r lawn Machin If Lown choroi art tak ing up your wknd kick th work habit and itp up' to th Lawn Rov'r try and buy your Rangeline Auto Parts 649 2555 Cp(H it el lower of Love the gift that gives for years to come Relax At Scenic Blue Valley arms RESTAURANT SMORGASBORD GIT SHOP or Day i anktoii Lxit LOOK OR The Big Yellow Roof Phone 759 5890 Open 7 Days 8 to 9 AHS Blanks Richmond 2 0 ce 1966 was the third row a record for any driver his brother Al Linser who won suc cessive Indys in 1970 71 Wally Dallenbach winner of last year's California 500 his team mate Gordon Johncock who was in front when the 1973 race was halted hy rain after 332 miles Gary Bettenhausen who most observers say is long overdue in Koger McLaren and the only foreigner of note Britisher David Hobbs The average speed for the 33 starters last year was 192:329 mph The year before it was 183 655 Despite the attempts by the United States Auto Club to control spei'ds there were suspicions that it will take close to 180 mp to make the lineup this year' There will be one more qualifying day next Saturday in the reduced schedule a by product of ffie energ crisis and a frantic weeding out of the best of 57 entries may be necessary if rain interferes with the prix ess Through it all however most of the thousands of speed age watchers most likely will be cheering the ageless oyt on to the pole position and a fourth victory before be reaches 10 years of age next January GUSTIN and SONS MM SOO Id rk 770 MS7 or qualifying runs 10 miles around the ancient 2'5 mile oval the device will be handed to the driver's chief mechanic just before the car leaves the line to make its qualifying run ovt and other candidates have been using me pop on vaive in practice out ine additional pressure regulator will be new to them It could be the stopper Addit tonally wings on' the Indianapolis racing projectiles have been drastically reduced in size since last rain delayed fiasco that saw drivers Art Pollard and Swede Savage lose their lives in crashes that most say resulted directly from excessive speed Landscaping Garden Center Nurseries Anderson Banking Company MJMWU0K Indianapolis since winning with the last of the roadsters in 1967 worked a lap Thursday at 196259 miles an hour in a new low slung Coyote owned by Michigan businessman Jim Gilmore That speed was reminiscent of last year's practice and qualifying rounds that saw John ny Rutherford' another Texan shatter the track's one and four lap marks one lap standard of 199 071 RBI I 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 West 25 year old Bethesda Md mortgage banker and a 1973 Walker Cup player drop ped two down when he missed a two foot par putt on the 12th after blasting from thebunker Yates saved a half with a six foot par putt on the 13th and wrapped it up with a win ning par five on No 16 On that hole West was in two traps In all he was trapped on eight of his 16 holes Yates a fourth round loser here last year was one over par losing only the fourth hole to a West birdie from 30 feet RICHMOND Zeke Anson and Mike Pomeranz locked up in a pitching duel here yesterday that lasted a full six innings before the Indians managed' two runs in the seventh inning for a 2 0 win Don Voss started off Ander son's top of the seventh inning with a base hit hut was pulled in favor of pinch runner John i ell 1M pur 72 32 33 65 34 33 67 35 35 70 36 34 70 34 36 34 36 35 71 36 36 36 36 72 '37 i 34 38 72 36 36 72 35 35 37 36 73 38 30 73 38 36 37 37 36 73 Give a Rose Bush for MOTHER'S DAY May 1 2th other said Shero "We didn't do that against New After Philadelphia dropped a 3 2 derision to the Bruins in the opener Shero impressed on the lyers that they had to believe they couldwin in Boston After game Shero said: "This team has so much courage unbelievable never had one like it and 1 11 never have one like it again This is a once in a Bruins Coach BepGuidolin said he had been worried that the lyers would eventually win a game at the Garden "Now we've got to go into their building and Win a hockey game" he said "We had our chances in the overtime and we missed them They had their chances and they scored what overtime is all about" Guidolin said The Brums had Jumped to a 2 0 fii st pei iod lead on goals by Wayne Cashman and Phil Es posito Clarke narrowed the count to 2 1 early in the second perioo ana Anure wupont ueu up with les than a minute left in regulation play Aoatk Skte 107 Kate Skdc 7 Highland 77 North Side 51 Madiaon Hetghls SP 1 Singleton (NS1 2 Garrett (SS) 3 Gosha (ES) 4 Botkins (NS) 5 liaaatH) 35 9S 1J I Jones (SS) 2 Walters (H) 3 Gould iSSi 4 Hughes till lied Watson issi 166 PV 1 Pierre (H: 2 Conrad 1MH) 3 Gillis (H) 7 6 OH 1 Davis (SS) 2 Donaway ES 13 rost (NS) 4 Pierce (Hi 5 Mitchum (NS) 117 5 M0 I Hawkins fH): 2 Wntaon (ES) 3 McCurdy (Hl lied Woods (NS) 5 Perrv iSSi 2 26 9 Johnson ES) 2 Jones (SS) 3 Lawler (ES) 4 Vance (VS) 5 Kurts (NS) 08 5 220 1 Weston (SS) 2 Hughes iH) 3 Coody ES) 4 Donawav i ES) 5 Could SS) 127 0 440 1 Lawler (ES) 2 Robinson (H) 3 Watson SS) 4 Singleton (NS) 5 Hawkins Ul (SI 9 100 I Johnson (ES) 2 Weston (SS) 3 Coody (ES) 4 Wallers (H) and Young (SS) I2 1 HJ I Davis (SS) 2 Johnson (ES) 3 Jones (SS) 4 Hickman (Hl 5 Kurts (NS) 5 1 B80 Relay Won by Eastside 2 South Side 3 Madison Heights 4 Nonh Side 5 Highland 440 Relay 1 Southside 2 North Side 3 Madison Heights 4 Highland 5 West Side mp and' his fourlap mark of 198413 probably will stand forever Before noon riday 22 cars had practiced at speeds above 180 mph and sever! in addi tion to oyt had poked around at 190 or better probably see the front row starters clear the 190 mile an hour one ex perienced observer said if track con ditions are good with cixil temjieratures maybe two of the second row boys can do that well that little 'pop off' valve and the' pressure regulator should hold them he added In addition to oyt the high riders have been the usual championship trail speedsters minus such luminaries as Mario Andretti The 1969 winner had been having trouble get ting his brand new Pamelli (for car owner Parnelli Jones) up to speed riday he aban doned the new car and went to an Eagle desig ned by Dan Gurney Thus the candidates for front row spots included the lean and hungry Rutherford frequently a good starter but never a winner I at Indy Bohbv Unser whose worst start sin By JERRY GARRETT AR Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS A 1 The 1974 Indianapolis 500 already an entirely different animal than last year's race will be altered even further with changes announced rida' by Chief Steward Tom Binford Binford told a gathering of newsmen the pace car which has been blamed for slowing the traditional flying start too much at Indianapolis Motor Speedway! will pull off earlier than before "We have a new pit entrante that starts in the top of the fourth turn and I expect the pace car to use it to get off the track as soon as possible" he said Binford added it is likely he will send the field around again after the pace car exits "As many times as needl'd to get the proper speed up and the field correctly Binford also outlined telephone com mumeations equipment he will use to keep in touch with area observers emergency crews and other officials throughout the race ormer chief steward Harlan engler was heavily criticizi'd for disdaining the use of sipiilar equipment 9 0 0 0 JUNK AUTOS Delivered By NORM CLARKE AP Sports W'riter MCI NN ATI lAPl Inrl Billingham the lone survivor" dinals this week lowered the of run starved Cincinnati Reds into fourth place in the Reds' patching staff has emerged as a steady winner since taking the advice of his fe's 80 year old grand mother He's a pill popper "I just go in the training i nap out ibis weekend stun rhe team arKV Anderson Hybrid Teas Grandiflora loribundas Climbers In a rainbow of colors K' National League West hey 11 be ti of the spell against Hou Manager Sp sees as the team to beat in the West room every day and pour a nandful of this and that" said the 31 year old right hander The habit includes about eight to 10 wheat germ pills way in the 1972 season when he one or two vitamin tablets andprotein pills and four or five Vitamin capsules! Since heeding the advice he's 35 18 It a startling tur nabout for the 14 year pro who entered the 1973 season with a mediocre 44 44 career mark years ago when I started out 0 5 here the fans wanted to ship me back to Houston" he remembers lie was 12 7 over the second half of 1972 and 19 10 last year He's currently the only sfarter'in the Reds five man starting rotiition with a win ning record But while his 4 1 record is a sign of health his 4 02 earned run average ranks seventh on the 10 man staff Tlie Reds are attempting to game" he said "Really 1 think the pills have made me more energetic I'm lazy anyway but now I don think I as lazy tire out as much" By BIX)YS BRITT AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) With just about' everyone conceding the front row pole posi tion to Texas racing master A oyt a scramble is in prospect for other top starting positions Saturday in the first round of quaniymg tor me inaianapons aw nine race ovt a legend in his own time is bidding to become the first four time winner of the stoned classic in his 17th start And he apparently has found the answer to new rules that were intended to put a damper on speeds at frequently tragic Indianapolis Motor Speedway The qualifiers Saturday the first to eam positions in what will become a 33 car lineup oyt who been a major factor at for race day May 26 will make their four lap passes under the timing clocks with a little gadget riding along in" their engine turbo chargers called a valve and along with a pressure regulator is inserted into thewaste gate of the turbocharger 7 Once there the device limits the amount of air pressure that can be stuffed through the turbocharger for time trials and the race Binford said the first rain date for qualifying will probably be next Saturday rather than this Sunday as originally announ ced "Some circumstances could lead us to usq Sunday for qualifying but I'm not prepared to say what those are" he said "Next Saturday seems a better time with the following Sun day a rain date if we need it" Binford also officially named regular US Auto Club starter Shim Malone as assistant starter for the May 26 race A new rule for emergency equipment to travel only counter clockwise on the track was also laid down 1 Last year a crewman was run over and killed by a fire truck going the wrong way in the pits A new emergency lane in the pit entrance along the wall will be considered pari of the infield Binford said and cars will not be per mitted to run there 'Binlord also said the signal to start a qualifying run will be a'grecn flag waved by the crew chief instead of a raised hand as it is done at other tracks 000 ODO 000 9 9 Svarczkoct) McAdams Osborn Courtney SAC Morns LOH IP 5 ER RB SO 0 0 6 3 2 0 6 4 Svarcikopf 2 Morns Sports Scores GIRLS Softball Daleville 27 Cowan 5 WP Serena Landis Hits Landis five for five including a borne run Marv Gn( ley (D) went ItRirJm four and kun Snyder (U) had a home run ANDERSON Courtney rf HiggenboUem si VtMS If Morns King lb Newberrv 2b Pearson cf Brandon 3b Anson Hurley ph Totals RICHMOND Hodgkin cf Pomeranz Oabom McAdams 2b SvarczkopL Ixar ss Vanlindtngham It Jordan 3b Roach ph Totals Anderson Richmond SB Anderson 5 Richmond 6 Anson tW) Pomeranz (L) PB I 40 3 PENNIES! We'll pay1 01 for each 100 you have to sell By KEN Al ATA AP Sports Writer PINEHURST (API George Burns played five un der par picture golf to whip Skeeter Heath 4 and 3 riday and move into the finals of the North and South Amateur Tournament against Danny 5 ales a 3 and 2 winner over MartyWest The 36 hole finals of the 74th championship will be played Prentice Tn as pnd RALEIGH NCrtAP) Jo Ann Prentice shot the lowest competitive round of her life a seven under par 65 to take the first round lead in the $35000 American Defender Golf Clas sic riday Miss Prentice who won the $32000 first prize in the DinahShore tournament several weeks ago finished her round with an eagle and two birdies to take a two stroke lead over Debbie Austin She said her iron play was the reason she shot the lowest score ever turned in at this Ladies Professional Goli Asso ciation tournament She holed out a sand wedge rom 35 yards for her eagle Miss Austin who has never won an LPGA tournament saved par with a sand wedge from the edge of a water hazard and sank several lone putts for her 67 ive golfers were tied for third with defending champion Judy Rankin Carol Mann Kathy McMullen Patty Bradley and Karolyn Kerl zman Among the other leaders were former Wimbledon ten nis champion Althea Gibson with 71 Kathy Whitworth with' 1 Saturday over the 7000 yard No 2 course of the Pinehurst Country Club Burns a rugged 6 foot 2 215 pounder from Port Washing ton! played flawless golf from tee to green His big tee shots accurate irons and sharp putting never gave Heath a chance Heath a 19 year old East TrtnnneChP PPQ m4 from Hampton Va shot even par but didn't win a hole Rums the Canadian Amateur champion who covets a berth on next year's Walker Cup team had nine one putt greens and putted only 21 times on 15 holes He didn't have a five on his card making birdies on the three long holes he played He started with a 15 foot fir st hole birdie and after five halved holes knocked in a 20 footer lor a birdie on "No 7 to go two up He held that edpe through the turn which ne made in four under par tteaih mis: three puns in the 10 toot under range that would won holt Burns knocked in a i2 tooter for a birdie on me long tOtn and went four up with a par four on No 14 Heath never lost his sense of humor despite his troubles On the 14tb he drove into the left woods and two shots later still wasn't on the green He called across the fairways to Burns "I'll lx? there in just a minute George Just hang on "7 Eventually he took a double bogey six on the hole and dropped four down when he parred the short 15 Yates 24 year old Atlanta insurance man birdied the short ninth from nine feet to turn one up against erratic a 72 and Laura Baugh with 73 West and never lost the lead Jane Blalock and Sandra Spuzich the last two winners on the LPGA tour are not playing this week RALEIGH iAP irst round leaders in the 835000 American Defender Golf Classic over the 6243 yard Raleigh Country Club Course Jo Ann Prenlic Debbie Austin Judy Rankin Kathy McMullen Carol Mann Karolyn Kertzman Patty Bradley Janet LePera Althea Gibson Gail Denenberg Sayoko Yarnazaki 4 Kathy Whitworth i Shelley Hamlin i Hesty Cullen Jan Thomas Beth Stone Sandra Post Sally Little Jan erraris Clifford Ann Creed Laura Baugh Roberta Alvers MW In all 43 believed to'be a single day track made the final full day of prac tice By the end seven drivers had clocked speeds in excess of 190 ph and at least '27 had been spotted at tn other developments Ja ta cihct a added to me Veis Pa atreadv includes Al Ui (tpperman who rias never Indianapolis car went to work afternoon on me tour pnasesoi ms rooKie test By end he had passed the 150 155 and 160 mile phases Opperman will drives year old Parnelli Of fy brought here as a backup for one of the other team drivers The frantic final prequalifying practice session saw another rookie Larry McCoy! involved in a harmless spin in the northeast No 3 turn Shortly afterward 1971 Indianapolis rookie' Denny Zimmerman lost control of hiS MVS Special coming out of turn four spun half around and cracked both retainining walls There was moderate damage to the car Ziim merman of Glastonbury Conn was unhurt Gordon Johncock who won last yearls rain shortened 332 mile race made it back to the oval after wrecking his Eagle in the No 2 corner He was driving his backup machine DISGUSTED Mono Andretti drops his head in displeasure with his new Viceroy Parnelh Special which he has been unable to get up to competitive speeds in prac tice sessions for this years Indy 500 Mario the 1969 500 winner has another new car brought to the Speedway for which he has high hopes Big Changes This Year At Speedway rossard Jim Newberrv then bounced to the third baseman but the liall ended up in right field on an error 'scoring rossard Curtis Pearson followed with a base hit for the Indians to score Newberry Zeke Ansoiffive hit the'1 Red Devils on way to his third win of the season against only one loss With the loss Pomeranz recorded only his third defeat ol the season He has won eight contests for the 12 3 Richmond club BOSTON AP) A victory at Boston Gar den for the first time since November 1967 has sparked confidence in the Philadelphia lyers that they can capture the Stanley Cup as their 1 1 National Hockey League series with the Bruins moves to Philadelphia for' game No 3 on Sunday "Now that we've won here I surely believe were going to do it" said lyers Coach red Shero after Philadelphia posted a 3 2 victory in sudden death overtime at the Garden Thursday night "All I can say is gotten over obstacles all year and this was just another said Dave Schultz who dug the puck out of the corner and helped set up Bobby game winning goal for Philadelphia "However this has to be One of the biggest obstacles overcome all season" OSchultz added with a grin Before Thursday night the seven year old lyers were 0 17 2 at the Garden since win ning on their first visit as an NHL expansion 2 championship unless it can win once iq the He's A Pill Poper Billingham Takes Advice struggle from the grips of a And while the pills have be the same outfit to every game tailspin Successive shutout come good luck charms so has because I had won that 0 losses to the St Louis Lar a mounieu nsnne anu mswne received as a gift from a housekeeper in the Dominican Republic supposed to be good luck and we always put it up someplace in our house when ever we move" he said Billingham readily admits he and 'his wife are super stitious "1 wear the same sweatshirt in my next start after won and 1'11 even eat the same thing before my next start One time a neighbor of ours went to a game I pitched and I won My wife made sure I got him tickets to lx at my next game "When we were in the World Meetings The final organization meeting is being held tixiay at 4 for the Wilson Boys Club's weekend fast pitch soft ball league at Southwest Boys Club 2203 Dewey There is a $50 entry fee for each team which is due at this time Wilson Boys Club also is organizing its club softball rroMrdif team today at b30 at the loth Street buildine and anyone interested in playing for the hrmn Wilson team is invited to attend Also the Wilson and Pamoja women's softball teams are continuing their fund raising pop bottle drive from noon to 5 pm today They are seeking pop bottles and will pick up any large numbers of bottles PersoriS wishing to donate sig nificant amounts of pop bottles mav have them picked up by calling 642 9188 South Side Wins 7th Grade Title Southside grabbed five first place finishes to take top honors in the seventh grade city track meet held at the Highland High School track riday afternoon South Side finished with 107 points followed by East Side 97 Highland 77 North Side 51 and Madison Heights with 20 South Mike Davis and East Side's Raymond Johnson were the only double winners in the meet Davis picked up two blue ribbons in low hurdles competition and the high jump Johnson won both the 60 and 100 yard dashes in times of085and 12 1 respectively South Side won the44O ytird relay but finished second to East Side in the 880 yard relay Burns riser Ru ter ford Tuneup orTrials ByMIKEHARRIS 7 AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford two old fashioned speed sterst' had the hot hands riday as prequalifying shakedown runs ended at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Unser unwound his Olsomte Eagle for a 21 mile lap al 192513 miles an hour to remain formidable contender for the front row pole position in Saturday's initial round of time trials Rutherford' last year's pole sitter cranked out 191 610 mph in a Team McLaren car that has consistently ranked among the top runners in four days of practice or old pro Lloyd Ruby however the clear crisp day ended in disaster Ruby at 46 the oldest entry lost control of his Eagle in turn No 2 skidded about 400 feet and crashed into a retaining wall The machine scraped along another 280 feet c(mingtoresi2 Kuby' seeking his 15th spot in an Indianapolis 500 lineup walked away from his heavily damaged machine But the damage very well could keep him out of Saturday's qualifying which begins at noon EDT A oyt who is conceded to be the top oole oosition contender warmed up for Satur day's qualifying task with a lap at 191205 mph On riday oyt had turned 196259 mph lyers Confident After Garden Win A iB ir 11 Jj I BBS Hk 6.