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Saturday, Nov. 9, '68 3 It DETROIT FREE PRESS '3 -Wheeled Bullet9 Is Racing Winter, Too vn -nn i'tTi rt trffiif? Atifr Racing i With Bob Laishw' Sttzt EASTERN DIVISION Short hours and big pay. If you have the guts for it, you can realize that economic dream on the Salt Flats of Bonneville, Utah. Most of the drivers who race the over-powered projectiles through the measured mile of the Flats in search of world speed records have a short timetable: Dawn to 7 a.m. And, during these fall days, that figures out to about an hour or two.

MICKEY THOMPSON, for example, who unsuccessfully battled the elements for two weeks recently, figures he is shot down for the day if he hasn't completed his runs by 7 a.m. But to qualify for the short hours and big pay you must have a couple of sound qualifications ability to drive at extremely high speeds and be pursuasive enough to convince an auto manufacturer that you can break the existing speed records. The final three miles of the 10-mile course over the Flats is still under water from rain that washed out Thompson's record attempts. A SPOKESMAN for American Motors, Breedlove's chief sponsor, said that it would probably be Sunday or Monday before the three-wheeled, bullet-shaped creation could take to the salt. "And, that is only if the rain doesn't continue and the salt dries out," he said.

Breedlove expects to crack the 409-mile-an-hour record for wheel driven vehicles with his single engine (AMC) machine. But he faces some hairy problems. The salt crust, softened by the rain, breaks easily under sudden acceleration. When the wheels hit the mud beneath the salt surface, the car can do come crazy maneuvers. Wind is another factor.

In fact, Breedlove was forced off the course Thursday when he was running an American Motors' AMX at speeds of 186 miles an hour. He plans on trying for more than 200 in this sports model of AMC, but it will have to be with less than the 20-mile-an-hour winds that sweep the lake bed. MOST OBSERVERS feel that if only one auto com- pany, or one driver was making an assault on the speed records, the attempts would have been given up until next spring. But there is great competition between Breedlove and Thompson and their sponsors. Right now, Thompson's car is still in nearby Wen-, dover, Utah, ready to move in if Breedlove should-crack the record before his Nov.

17 expiration of his; reservation of the Flats. But the betting is that Old Man Winter is going to-be the only winner this year on the Salt Flats. Thompson had the hacking of Ford, Goodyear, Au-tolite, etc. Craig Breedlove, who holds the world land speed record (in a jet car) of 600 plus miles an hour, is the latest to challenge the Flats. Like, Thompson, Breedlove has been plagued by the weatherman.

Although he ran into mechanical difficulty, which delayed his American Spirit's arrival until Friday night, Breedlove couldn't have run. Pot. GB Cincinnati 7 2 Ball i more 9 3 .750 Boston 6 2 .750 't Boston fi 3 .667 1 DETROIT 6 4 .600 New York 5 8 .385 S'z Milwaukee 2 7 .222 5 WESTERN DIVISION Pet. GB Los Angeles 7 4 .636 San Diego 5 4 .556 1 San Francisco 5 6 .455 2 Atlanta 5 6 .455 2 Phoenix 4 5 .444 2 Chicago 5 8 .385 3 Seattle 4 9 .308 4 Fareivell to Old Field Sonics Rule Celts, 114-112 Alert for iirons BOSTON UP) Bob Rule, a 6-foot-9 pro sophomore from Colorado State University, man-handled Boston player-coach Bill Russell in the second half Friday night in lead two triumphs coming over Northern Michigan and Win- ona State. It is Cheerleader Day at Northwood, but most of the hurrahs will probably be for the Chargers.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 122, San Francisco 118 (1 O.T.). Seattle 111, Boston 112. Atlanta 114, San TJlcgo 101. New York at Los Angeles (night). SATURDAY'S GAMES San Diego at Baltimore.

Boston at Milwaukee. Seattle at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Chicago. San Francisco at Atlanta. SUNDAY'S GAMES DETROT at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New York at Los Angeles. THURSDAY'S RESULT Chicago 120, Seattle 105. ing the Seattle Super-Sonics to a 114-112 National Basket ball Association victory over the Celtics Sehcdulc Eastern Illinois at Wayne State University, 1:30 p.m. Western Michigan University at West Texas State, 2 p.m. Northern Iowa at Eastern Michigan University 1:30 p.m.

Northern Michigan University at Southern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. Hillsdale at Northwood Institute, 1 p.m. Illinois State at Ferris Slate, 1:30 p.m. Olivet at Bluffton, 2 p.m. Albion Colle9e at Taylor University, 2 p.m.

Ashland at Hope, i p.m. Ohio Northern at Kalamazoo, 2 p.m. Michigan Tech at Northland, 2 p.m. Ex-Trogan Sports Boss Rule, who apparently enjoys spotting Russell nearly a dozen years in experience, scored 26 of his 37 points in the second half. He had 18 in the last period alone, including 12 straight which lifted the Sonics into a 113-110 lead with nine seconds left.

BY HAL SC1IRAM Eastern Michigan University will be guarding against a late-season football sag Saturday when it entertains tough Northern Iowa at Briggs Field at 1 :30 p.m. The Hurons got away to a 6-0 start a year ago under new coach Dan Boisture, then ran into a fired-up Wayne State eleven which broke the streak and Eastern never recovered. The Hurons went on to lose to Northeast Louisiana and Northern Iowa to close out a 6-3 campaign. Eastern, which goes into the Northern Iowa contest with a 6-2 record, has met three of the top-ranked small college squads in the nation, losing to Tampa and Arkansas State but beating Akron. DON STEWART, the Willow Run sophomore, has temporarily won the quarterback slot from Arnold Fontes, the junior import from Canton, O.

4M A ct OS Dies at 76 LOS ANGELES (AP) Willis O. Hunter, who in his 32 years as athletic director guid Russell had only 12 points as the Celtics suffered their third NORTHERN Michigan and Western Michigan both take to -the road, while Central gan enjoys an open date. Northern Michigan will be I favored at Southern Illinois, while Western is a decided un- derdog at West Texas State. Ferris State guns for its seventh straight victory oppos-. ing Illinois State, but the Bull-; dogs are in for triuble.

Illi- noise State tied Central Mich-1 igan for the IIAC title and! Ferris is stepping out of its class. The MIAA season closed last -Saturday with Alma winning a second straight title, but-four member schools, Olivet, Albion, Hope and Kalamazoo, have nonconference contests. EASTERN DIVISION TPtsGFGA ed the University of Southern defeat in nine games in defense of their NBA title. The victory was only the fourth in 13 games for Seattle. California from obscurity to na tional power in college athletics, 27 2 ed by 6-foot-7 Clyde Biggers, a former Green Bay Packer center.

Wayne is fresh off victories over Washington of St. Louis and Washington and Jefferson. Northwood Institute, which hasn't won a game all season, will be a three-touchdown underdog when it closes out its season against Hillsdale College on the Midland gridiron at 2 p.m. Hillsdale is now above .500 on the season with its last died Friday. He was 76.

26 16 16 14 12 11 11 41 37 37 50 39 21 0 1 0 0 1 1 Boston Montreal New York Chicago DETROIT Toronto Hunter, a widower, had been in ailing health the last several 41 THE CELTICS pulled into a 33 60-57 half time lead as Bailey 21 Howell and John Havlicek hit 4 3 years. He retired as athletic director at Southern Cal in August, 1957. for 12 points each, offsetting a 19-point performance by Lennie Wilkens. WESTERN DIVISION Pts GF A A NAVAL OFFICER in both 28! Seattle closed to within 86- IWorld War I and Hunter 13 9 8 8 served on the United States 42 22 25 2 24 26 Olympic Games Committee in St. Louis 6 L.

Angeles 4 Oakland 3 Philadel. 3 Minnesota 3 Pittsburgh 2 6 7 8 7 8t at the three-quarter mark jo! and then Rule took charge. 3gj Sam Jones put Boston ahead 110-109 with 59 seconds left. 6 Stf TONIGHT 1936-48-52. He was on the organizing team when the games were held in Los Angeles in 1932.

Hunter became USC athletic director in 1925 and Troy's rise to fame began in the major -w- A A Townsend Takes Lead In Sydney Rule then made four straight free throws, including two on a foul by Russell, to pull out the decision. FIRST BOUT 8:30 si sports. The team of Hunter and the late Howard Jones ushered the Trojans to national football BOSTON SEATTLE Rematched for the Sanders 3 1-4 7 Tucker 19 5- 25 fame. U.S. Championship! In last week's 41-0 victory over Northeastern he m-pleted 13 of 23 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns.

Dennis Hewitt, the squad's top rusher, picked up 89 yards in 25 carries but may find the going a bit tougher Saturday against the Iowans. This will be the final game at Briggs Field, site of EMU football games for the last 35 years. Next fall the Hurons will move into their new Rynear-son Stadium on the west campus, a structure which eventually will seat 25,000 fans. WAYNE STATE, unbeaten in two starts in its new stadium, faces a big, powerful Eastern Illinois squad coach- Hockey Tour 'f i I Howell 10 4-4 24 Mechery o-o Russell 4 4- 13 Rule 14 9-11 37 Jones 5 3-3 13 arris i 2-5 12 Siegfried 9 8-8 26 Wilkens 9 10-13 28 Havlicek 7 4-5 18 Kauffman 4 0-3 8 Nelson 3 4-5 10 Kron 3-3 3 Bryant 10-0 2 Murrey 0 1-2 1 FRIDAY'S RESULT New York at Oakland (night). SATURDAY'S GAMES DETROIT at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Toronto at Los Angeles. SUNDAY'S GAMES Montreal at DETROIT, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Boston. New York at Chicago. Toronto at Oakland. THURSDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 5, Minnesota 2.

Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 4. St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 0. SYDNEY OD Peter Town-send of Great Britain, his putter working to perfection, birdied three of the last four holes Friday to card a course record eight-under-par 65 and take a three-stroke lead at the halfway r.i THE U.S. CHAMPION PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia fAP) The Czechoslovakian Totals 42 28-38112 mm Totals 42 30-47 iihockey team tour Canada in The GREAT IGOR AP Photo Garden State Fark's track was ankle-deep in mud Friday, the result of all-night rain, but the sloppy Roing didn't slow down Mornay 2nd, shown here at the wire alone in the first race.

Jockey Howard Grant is up. Second in the race was Hopeful Red, ridden by Eddie 3Iaple, while Skyata was the show horse. 32 28 i 2-ii2 December and play six matches Boston Seattle 32 25 27 30-114! with Canadian teams, Miroslav Suhrt viro fhaiman nf the point of the Wills Master golf I tournament. Townsend, with his opening round 69, stood at 13412 shots ALL SEATS S2.00 to 55.00 HailliS on Track (Czechoslovak Hockey section, said Friday. under par.

In second place, at -67-70137, was Gay Brewer, of TT A Few Pin Openings Left LftT 4 fll Ply! S'! it Ltey s'jv if ATLANTA (LTD The Atlanta Hawks, playing without star center Zelmo Beaty, used a tight defense and Lou Hudson's 31 points to cool the San Diego Rockets, 114-101, in a National Basketball Association game Friday night. The win was the first for the Hawks after two straight losses and only their second victory in the last six games. San Diego FP Tourney Under Way 2VFL WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION HOHfSIiV fUL WE I ZiH 5tlT ICS Cards Name PR Assistant ST. LOUIS (UPI) John Claiborne, 29, a native of Fort Ogelthorpe, has been named assistant public relations director for the St. Louis Cardinals, serving under Bob Harlan, Dallas, whose first-round score stood as a record only one day.

Guy Wolstenholme of Great Britain shot a 68 Friday to go with an opening 70, and was alone in third place, another shot behind Brewer. Gary Player of South Africa and William Godfrey of New Zealand were in a two-way fourth place tie at 139. The 22 year old Townsend used an old putter given him a Pct.PFPA tvViiLS 4 4 0 .500 150 203 4 in nr an ta 'i t. jm 4 4 0 .500 189 137 3 4 1 .429 144 148 Chicago Minnesota DETROIT Green Bay wmiii arm pins. Lisull's crew, however, picked up a check for $2,500 for second place.

There will be five squads daily every Saturday and Sunday until the tournament closes Dec. 8. 3 4 1 .429 164 129 it was announced Friday. led, 37-30, at the end of the first period. The Hawks went out at halftime, leading 58-56, and were never headed again.

General manager Bing Devine COASTAL DIVISION announced Qaiborne's appoint-1 year ago to get his eight birdies. Pct.PFPA1 The first squads of bowlers will take aim on more than $20,000 in prize money Saturday when the 13th annual Free Press State Open team tournament opens at Thunderbird Lanes. The big objective is the first prize won last year by a mixed team of bowlers from Detroit captained by Mrs. Elaine Albrecht. Her team fired a 3099 total, with handicap, to beat Jim Lisull's Warren quintet by 27 Baltimore 7 1 0 .875 239 98 F.lvin Haves led San Dipp-o jment.

Claiborne is a former One was a 30-footer on No. 7. ibaseball coach at WashingtonHe earlier had birdied the sec-! University here, and an admin-ond, third and fourth. He made L. Angeles 7 10 875 180 101 -fb 9R Qtlj Pat Rilov had Fan Fran.

4 4 0 .500 158 173; 01 T. 1 -i no oia "1- Jim Davis, filling in for Atlanta 17 0 113 260, 1Q "To reserve a date and time, $20 must accompany the request." The tournament is open to teams of men, women or mixed teams on a handicap basis. Men receive 70 percent a women get 80 percent figured from 190. Total cost is $37 a team. Last year a total of more than 350 teams shared in the prize money, with 2800 the low score in the money.

Entry blanks for the tournament are available in most Michigan bowling establishments. For further information contact Thunderbird Lanes, 400 Maple, Troy, or call JU 8-3400. listrative assistant in the minor the turn in five-under 32. ileague and scouting department! "The greens were not easyj I of the New York Mets the last and I had to give the ball quite! EASTERN CONFERENCE ACCORDING to tournament secretary Charles A. Walby, there is still time to enter the rich tourney.

"There are some openings on future weekends," he said. bounds. i'' two years. ja thump," Townsend said. SAN DIEGO ATLANTA CENTURY DIVISION Pct.PFPA St.

Louis 5 3 0 .625 205 175 i Adelman 3 0-1 Bridges i Barnett 3 3-3 9 Caldwell 7 0-1 14 5 13 17 8 1-1 17 Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 182 161; Block 0-2 10 Davis 8 4-8 20 13 3-5 29 I N.Orleans 3 5 0 .375 114 177, 'J i hSSZS? Pittsburgh 2 6 0 .250 133 207 Koiis 4 7-9 15 Lehmann TantI 3 0-0 6 Ohl 1 0-t 2 12-4 4 4 3-4 11 o-o 13 S784 Jl PINT Why pay more? Discover a new Riley 10 1-2 21 Silas Williams 0 0-0 0 Waller CAPITOL DIVISION Pct.PFPA Dallas 7 1 0 .875 247 95 Totals 4217-25101 Totals 4818-3114 37 19 21 24-101 30 28 28 28-114 New York 5 3 0 .625 198 173 San Diego 0 .375 147 Mash. 3 Benefit Set 6 Phila. 0 8 0 .000 115 240, SUNDAY'S GAMES Baltimore at DETROIT, 1:15 standard of comparison: Canada Dry iAaa feci fbM-w Vtitoxl tfxttVxtss State Open Team Bowling Tournament Please enter my team in the Free Press State open bowling tournament to be held at Thunderbird Lanes. (Circle below the date and squad preferred.) Nov. 16 Nov.

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8 Squad: 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

Name Phone 250 Cheers For Uclan KNOXVTLLE, Tenn. (.) John Chrestman, UCLA football player seriously injured in the Tennessee football game here last Saturday, has received more than 250 telegrams from ft p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota. Los Angeles at Atlanta. New Orleans at Cleveland.

New York at Dallas. i Pittsburgh at St. Louis. San Francisco at Chicago. Washington at Philadelphia.

AFL -risiTFTf-v 5 For Charles CHICAGO (AP) Ezzard diaries, ailing former heavy-j weight boxing champion, i il be honored by ring greats and Mayor Richard J. Daley Wednesday. i Mayor Daley has proclaimed an Ezzard Charles Day for the occasion, a benefit to be at- tended by such champions as Rocky Marciano, Archie Moore, Tony Zale, Rocky Graziano and Cassius Clay. CVAD DJIY BOUHBOX Pet PF ne Parents of Chrestman, a New York 6 2 0 .750 231 center on the Bruin Houston 4 5 0 .444 168 aia mursaay one oi u.e Boston 3 5 0 .375 128 wmc their fon 13 Par" Miami 1 sfi 1 1 ticularly proud came from coach fell I 's 1 I a Sid Gillman and the San Diego PINT Buffalo 1 .125 128 243 $717 JJ PINT I Chargers of the American Foot- Prise fficiiile-i WESTERN DIVISION bail League. Chrestman's parents, Mr.

and Kan. City 2 0 ,8 230 121 ATr Addres3 City (Clip and mail to Tlmnderbird Lanes, 400 W. 0 212 153 carl nipsm flpw here earlier Maple, Troy, Mich. Phone JU 8-3400) an Liiego Oakland 6 Denver 4 0 .750 253 ith th in lot i Cincinnati 2 7 0 -222 140 198 SUNDAY'S GAMES ioung jnresiman suiierea a neck spine injury when he tackled a Tennessee player. He is partially paralyzed from the neck down and remains in serious condition inUniversity Hospital.

HEAR NOTRE DAfvlG Houston at New York. Kansas City at Cincinnati. Miami at Buffalo. Oakland at Denver. San Diego at Boston.

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