Statesville Record and Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina • 17

WEDNESDAY MAY 28 1969 Record Landmark SPORTS Racing Roundup tA Vj I Tight Win Recorded By Thonet Thonet scored four times in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip Associates Recreation 14 th wil1 bring his Bonneville Salt Hats world land speed record jet car to Bristol for the 5th annual bpringnationals drag race June 6 7 8 have to move all the people out of the press tower when this baby takes Arfons says thrust of this engine is five times as great as any jet that has ever run at Arfons brought some of his jet cars to the All American drag meet last fall at the famed Bristol International Dragway and thrilled a crowd of some 60000 persons on the final day of the meet The jet cars using the regular airplane engines took off with such a that their exhaust force prompted dragway offi cials to install special reinforced windows in the press tower locat ed about 150 feet behind the starting line Now that Arfons has revealed he is going to bring a jet car that is five times as mean as those he used last fall fans can look for another first at the ultra modern track 13 in city recreation softball league action at Abernathy ield last night John lowers had four hits with Dan Moore Bill Gray and Leroy Murdock adding three each for the winners Broadway hit a home run for Thonet Stanley Avery hit a round tripper for the losers and also got three other hits Tommy Laws and Kenny Hall had three hits each for the losers Southern Screw Company downed Langley Processing 9 1 allowing the losers six hits The winners who had 14 hits were led by Don Ellis with three hits while Paul oole Leon Moose The half mile Bristol International Speedway will be reshaped to give the track banked straightaways and the most steeply bank ed turns of any race track in the south owners Larry Carrier and Carl Moore announced today Carrier said the redesigning work is now underway and will be i completed in time tor the next race the Volunteer 500 on July 20 Although Carrier made no prediction as to what speed the I NASCAR stock car drivers might reach in July engineers have I nH 04 fVxO marb rill 1 rtrt i uuivuiLu luv maiA win appruacn iuu mon rrw 4 1 MUUOUlld 4UUT 4ULS dllQ The track is now banked 22 degrees in the turns and the I three by Hudson led the and Herman Brown had two hits each Langley Processing did not have anybody to pair hits Steele outslugged Beaunit Mills 17 14 with a 20 hit attack Tkn lJ me wuuicib wcie ieu uy Jim four hits and six runs i batted in He also added a homer while Pete Morrison Noah Robbins and Herbert i Lindley had three hits each Edgar four hits and straightaways are relatively flat The current track qualifying re losers who had 17 hits cord is a little over 88 mph set this spring by Bobby Isaac in a 1969 At Avery sherrill Maid Mills outlasted Draymore Manu We are going to bank the straightaways 20 degrees with the facturing Company 17 15 John banking becoming progressively higher as the cars head into the four hits and three each said Carrier beginning part of the turns will be by Thomas Smithey red ree banked 31 degrees with the gradual increase to 35 degrees at the man and Gene Eller led Beauty steepest part of the i Maid Garry Lipe had four hits EARLY MORNING DOUBLES Gary Watt Bobby Isaacs of Catawba top ranking NASCAR Grand National Stock Car Driver was a big hit with Vietnam veterans at the Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington Bobby winner of the recent at the Beltsville 1 Md Speedway on a goodwill trip visiting the Washington area in the company of Tim Sullivan Public Relations Director for the new Dover Downs International Speedway Dover Del took time out from a busy schedule to visit the wounded Vietnam vete rans young fellows are really Bobby reports wish we had a lot more time to spend with them for the winners Monticello Methodist defeated i Love Valley Presbyterian by an 1 8 2 margin The losers outhit Rfl An zixsl I 1 4 1 A 1 ki 4 Al a iiiviiuLcuu it iv uul uuuinuueu seven errors afield Harry Moose had three hits to pace Monticello with Jerry Gibson Robert Carter and Don Lewis adding two each Lloyd Ramsey had three safeties for Love Valley with Edward Holbrook Mahaffey and Tommy pairing hits Western Avenue Baptist clob bered Race Street Methodist 24 2 with a 24 hit attack The losers got only six hits with Cecil Nash pairing safeties rank Wisconsin was appointed to the cabinet post by President Richard Bumgarner and Nixon last December Campbell had four hits Rivers head of the House Armed Services Committee is eac or wnners Butch Bell honorary chairman for the ceremonies conceived hv Sneedwav Houpe and Campbell had homers President William rance as a tribute to the 290 living reci pients of the highest military medal to pace Draymore with Bobby 4 Brackett Don Buie Bill Coone Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird will serve as guest spea and Tommy Mills adding three ker here for Daytona International Speedway July 4 ceremonies each Smithey and Dulin hit dedicated to the Congressional Medal of Honor winners home runs for the winners and In announcing planned visit Rep Mendel Ri Mills had one for the losers vers saia me new aetense cniet will address the Medal of Honor Society at a banquet riday evening July 4 following the an nual Independence Day 400 mile stock car race at Daytona Inter national Speedway laird a 46 year old former Republican Congressman from i enthusiasm for auto racing and the great reception they gave me makes one realize just how great our young men can be Many of them suffering great physical pain still manage to keep their spirits high It certainly humbles a person when in their The Spares rolled a 364 high team game Individually Andrew Bright rolled a 215 609 series with Paul Williams adding a 218 560 series Sid Hager tossed a 201 game or A Summers Vacation Special Maybe Used Anytime rom JUNE 1st to AUG 30th At Either Newtowne or Playhouse Theatres ADVANCE TICKETS ADVANCE TICKETS OR A SPECIAL REDUCED RATE: ITEEN TICKETS OR THE PRICE TEN 15 CHILDRENS 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Los Angeles Bill Russell appears to be pinching the nose of Pittsburgh Pirates' Richie Hebner during play at third base It was close but Russell was called out by a nose (UPI Telephoto) Grand Slam Paces Astros To Win By United Pres International Doug Rader likes surprises especially the kind he got from Luis Peraza Tuesday night Peraza a 25 year rookie reliever lor the Philadelphia Phillies was called on to face Rader with the bases loaded and none out with the score of sixth to tie the game Reliever Dan McGinn was charged with the loss Roberto Pena greeted re liever Don Cardwell with a run i scoring single to cap a two run I sixth inning and give San Diego the victory over the Mets Al Santorini gave up 12 hits and walked two more but still stranded 11 baserunners while going all the way to gain the win and even his record at 2 2 Jim McAndrew who left in the sixth inning with a blister on his hand suffered the loss the Houston Philadelphia game tied 2 2 Rader then slugged the first grand slam of his pro career to give Houston a 6 2 victory It was 18th victory in the last 22 games after the or Weekly Events Racing Plants Western Carolinas League Pct GB Greenwood 26 15 634 Greenville 22 19 536 4 Gastonia 22 20 524 4 Statesville 21 22 487 6 Shelby 20 22 476 6)4 Spartanburg 14 27 341 12 Tuesday's Results: Gastonia 2 Spartanburg 1 Shelby 6 Greenwood 3 Statesville 8 Greenville 0 Tonight's Games: Shelby at Greenville Statesville at Spartanburg Greenwood at Gastonia Thursday's Games Spartanburg at Statesville 2 Greenville at Shelby Gastonia at Greenwood National League East Pct GB Chicago 29 16 644 Pittsburgh 22 20 524 5 St Louis 20 23 465 8 New York 18 23 439 9 Philadelphia 17 22 436 9 Montreal 11 28 282 15 West Pct GB Atlanta 28 13 683 Los Angeles 24 17 585 4 San rancisco 24 19 558 4 Cincinnati 20 19 513 7 Houston 22 24 478 814 San Diego 18 29 383 13 Tuesday's Results San Diego 3 New York 2 Los Angeles 5 Montreal 3 Atlanta 5 St Louis 3 Houston 6 Philadelphia 2 San rancisco 5 Chicago 4 (Only games scheduled) Today's Probable Pitchers (All Times EDT) San Diego 'Kirby 1 6) at New York (Koosman 1 3) 8:05 pm Los Angeles (Sutton 5 4) at West Pct GB Minnesota 24 17 585 Oakland 22 17 564 1 Kansas City 21 21 500 3)4 Seattle 20 21 488 4 Chicago 17 19 472 4 California 12 28 300 11)4 Tuesday's Results Washington 5 Minnesota 1 New York 5 Chicago 3 Kansas City 5 Boston 4 Oakland 4 Detroit 3 California 2 Cleveland 1 Seattle 8 Baltimore 1 Today's Probable Pitchers Detroit (Wilson 3 4) at Oakland (Odom 7 2) 10:30 pm Cleveland (Ellsworth 2 1 at California (Murphy 3 2' 11 pm Baltimore (Palmer 5 2) at Seattle (Marshall 3 5) 11 pm Boston (Culp 7 2' at Kansas City (Hedlund 2 2) 8:30 pm New York (Burbach 2 4' vs Chicago (Horlen 3 4' at Mil waukee 8:30 pm Minnesota (Kaat 4 2' at Washington (Bertaina 1 2' 7:30 pm Thursday's Games Detroit at Oakland Baltimore at Seattle night Boston at Kansas City (Only games scheduled' Given Release DETROIT (UPI) Dennis Butcher dismissed as coach by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association in mid season has been re leased from the club entirely Butcher had assumed scouting duties after being replaced as coach He had an overall record of 52 60 as Piston boss Astros had lost 20 of their first 24 The surge started with Don no hitter on May 1 and Wilson got the victory against the Phils to boost his record to 5 4 on a six hitter Wilson and Grant Jackson were locked in a 2 2 duel until Jackson was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth Bill Wilson started the ninth and walked the first three batters before Peraza came on and allowed the winning hit by Rader Elsewhere in the National League San rancisco topped Chicago 5 4 Atlanta beat St Louis 5 3 Los Angeles beat Montreal 5 3 and San Diego edged New York 3 2 San rancisco rallied for three runs in the eighth to beat Chicago as the Giants capita lized on the wildness of the two top relievers Phil In Agreement HICKORY Although races are staged only one night each week at the Hickory Speedway many activities relative to the Saturday night schedule are car ried out throughout the week Last week was one of the busiest of the season Speedway manager Ned Jar rett conferred with Bob Green wood promoter at the New Asheville Speedway last week and an agreement was reached whereby the two tracks will not be competing for drivers for their Saturday night programs Beginning riday May 30th an alternate schedule will go into effect Asheville will run on that night A Grand Touring race is scheduled for the Hickory track on Saturday June 7th therefore the weekly cars will only run at Asheville that weekend ormer track champion Bobby Waddell who has been sitting out most of the current season awaiting the completion of a 442 Oldsmobile under the guidance of Ray ox is expected to be behind the wheel of the new racer Saturday night Waddell was at the track for practice last Thursday On the sportsman scene Harry Gant of Taylorsville the track point leader and Jack Ingram the defending track champion are readying their cars to con test Tommy Houston who has piloted his 1866 airlane to five straight victories four at the Hickory track and the fifth in a 100 miler at South Boston Va Tests Set Regan and Ted Abernathy Regan came on in the eighth for starter erguson Jenkins and walked Ron Hunt and gave up Willie single After Glenn wild throw scored a run Ted Abernathy was called on and walked Bobby Bonds to load the bases A groundout tied the game Abernathy then walked Jack Hiatt to fill the bases again He then walked Jim Davenport to force in the winning run St Louis continued to have Hickory is scheduled to run its first riday race on June 20th This week both tracks have Saturday schedules Asheville a 125 lap sportsman feature and Hickory is staging a double point event in the hobby division In other track activity last week Jarrett announced that the hobby purse was being increased by 25 per cent including a boost i in the payoff to the winner of the 20 lap feature race That dri ver will now earn $140 as com I pared with $125 for previous win I ners its trouble The Cards were Morgan Shepherd the as yet beaten by Atlanta 5 3 elipe undefeated hobby driver from Alou had four straight singles Conover was fined $50 for tak knocked in a run and scored i ing over the wheel of his car one to pace Atlanta Pat Jarvis I during the 250 lap sportsman 5 2 went 7 1 3 innings to gain i event last Saturday Shepherd the victory Ray Washburn took who had allowed Glenn Canipe the loss to pilot his car in the race Tom Haller and Wes Parker took over after a few laps and homered to back Bill Singer's remained on the track for a four hit pitching and carry the short time Shepherd announced Dodgers past Montreal that he will pay the fine and two run homer in the sixth plans to compete for the double snapped a 3 3 tie after Montreal i point event at Hickory Saturday had rallied for three runs in the I night or Race INDIANAPOLIS Ind (UPU tests were slated today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the weatherman gazed ahead to riday and promised fairly clear but hot weather for the 53rd running of the Indianapolis 500 Memorial Day auto race Drivers and their crews had three hours today to use the 2 mile oval for final testing The track will be closed to racers Thursday as it was Monday and Tuesday The 33 car field with three time king A oyt Houston Tex in the pole position will be off to the traditional flying start at noon riday The weather bureau little or no chance of rain through next Monday in the Indianapolis area but temperatures should be on the warm side probably in the 80s by the time the race ends in mid afternoon Montreal (J Robertson 0 0) 8:05 pm Et Louis (Carlton 4 4) at Atlanta (Pappas 3 3) 8 pm Philadelphia (Wise 5 3) at Houston (Dierker 7 4) 8:30 pm Pittsburgh (Blass 3 2) at Cincinnati (Cloninger 3 5) 8:05 pm Chicago (Holtzman 7 1) at San rancisco (R Robertson 1 0) 4 pm 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