Banner Graphic, Volume 11, Number 281, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 July 1981 — Page 9
500 was loaded with moving violations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bobby Unser’s lawyer finally got to show the television tapes of undetected infractions by Mario Andretti during last May's Indianapolis 500. But the three US. Auto Club panel members refused to watch Hearing chairman Edwin Render ruled Wednesday the evidence of those purported violations wasn't relevant to Unser’s appeal of his own penalty, so the panel left the room while Unser attorney James Binns played the tapes. Roger Penske, Unser’s car owner, said other violations for which no penalties were assessed were pertinent because they showed that Unser “was singled out” for punishment by USAC.
Indianapolis is next stop
Sports Festival offered everything
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The third National Sports Festival, which ended a gala six-day stand Wednesday night with championship games in basketball and ice hockey, was a colorful combination of sights and emotions. It was: —Renaldo Nehemiah flying gracefully over the high hurdles, Ron Galimore soaring over a vaulting horse. Brian Oldfield heaving a shot, Darrell Pace letting fly an arrow to lodge in the heart of the target, and Lydia Crabtree gracefully dancing in intricate counterpoint to a curling ribbon held in her hand. —Scott Hamilton dominating the men’s figure skating to the point where one official said after the first day of competition that the only way Hamilton could lose the gold was if he broke a leg. —The disappointment and tragedy of Suzannah Nolt fracturing her skull when she fell from the shoulders of her brother, Jeffrey, while the two practiced for their pairs iceskating performance, and gymnast Brian Meeker slipping on his approach and crashing into the vaulting horse, sending him to the hospital for observation and ending his chances at a gold medal. —The frustration of Olympic speed skater and former
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A one-lap penalty against Unser, imposed the morning after the May 24 race, dropped him to second place behind Andretti. Unser’s penalty was for passing eight cars as he left the pits under the yellow caution light on the 150th lap. Arguments between Binns and USAC attorney Henry Ryder on procedural matters occupied much of Wednesday’s hearing. Binns, who had earlier tried unsuccessfully to introduce evidence of other violations, finally got to show the tapes to build a record for possible further appeal. "It’s very important for the panel to know this so they can determine the quality and integrity of the officiating in this race," Penske said, urging Ren-
Shannon Trout and Angela Shrout. Second row, from left, Kelly Layton, Jamie Marks, Kim Irwin, Kristi Lewis, Angie Hood and Charlene Walt. Coaches on the back row, from left, are David Taylor, Lisa Kendall and Daryl Taylor.
der and panel members Charlie Brockman and Reynold MacDonald view the tapes. Penske was the only witness during Wednesday’s session, the first since June 11. “On the basis of the records, moving violations in this race were many, and if the results are to be fair, the panel must take into consideration the integrity of the officiating,” Penske said. Penske said other violations during the race included three by Andretti driving on the track apron, pulling around another car onto the track as he exited the pits before the legal entry in the second turn and passing A.J. Foyt in the fourth turn during a yellow light. The hearing is scheduled to
world cycling champion Beth Heiden crashing and falling to the ground as she jockeyed for position midway through the 50-kilometer cycle race. —And, above all, a triumph for the U.S. Olympic Committee, which has made the Festival a non-Olympic year forum for 33 winter and summer Olympic sports and, it hopes, a staple event on the American calendar three out of every four years. The Festival ended with a flourish of impressive action, as five sports closed out the Games Wednesday. UCLA recruit Stu Gray, the tournament MVP, popped in 22 points to pace six players in double figures and lead the West squad to a 109-97 gold-medal victory over the South in men’s basketball. Sam Potter and Ralph Jackson added 18 points apiece for the West, which end the two-time champion South’s domination of Festival basketball. The Midwest won its first game of the tournament, nipping the East 93-92 to win the bronze-medal men’s basketball game. Steve Carfino of the University of lowa scored 23 points to the help the Midwest to a little revenge over the team that beat it 96-80 in round-robin play. In the women’s cage competition, the South stopped the East 93-84. Janice Lawrence of national champion Louisiana
conclude on Friday. Render said the opposing sides will then be given time to submit written briefs and then more time for reply briefs before a decision is made. Imposition of the penalty a day after the race, thus depriving Unser of the chance to regain the lost lap during the final 50 laps, “made the acuteness of the penalty monumental,” Penske testified. He said if the penalty had been assessed at the time of the alleged infraction Unser would have had ample time to catch Andretti and win the race anyway. Binns, introduced a chart showing the time the yellow light was displayed following the crucial 150th lap. The chart
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showed there were four yellow caution periods for a total of 17 laps spanning nearly 22 minutes. Penske said it “would have been very easy to circle the track and get behind the pack.” Penske said he first became aware of the possibility of a penalty after the race had ended and he and Unser were on their way to the press interview room at the Speedway. “I said I wasn’t worried about it,” Penske said. “I said if there was a violation they would have called it during the race. I shrugged it off. “It was obvious in the press conference that other people knew about it. Here I am, I’m in the pits the whole race and no one came up to me. Yet after
Tech threw in 28 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the South, while Medina Dixon topped the East with 19 points. Jay Wall’s goal midway through the second period snapped a 1-1 tie and undefeated Great Lakes went on to defeat the Central squad 5-2 to take the hockey gold medal. The game was marked with plenty of action and solid goaltending and was tied until Wall, from RPI, connected at 12:08 of the second period, just nine seconds after a Great Lakes power play ended. Gloria Bogacki of Park Ridge, 111., and Steve Merrifield of Canoga Park, Calif., each won a pair of speed skating gold medals Wednesday, giving them a clean sweep of the competition, with four apiece. The two previous Festivals were held in Colorado Springs, Colo., where the USOC is based. The 1982 Festival will be held in Indianapolis and the 1983 Games are expected to be a dress rehearsal of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Nehemiah provided perhaps the top moment of the 1981 show, ignoring rain, gusty winds and arch-rival Greg Foster to tie his own world record of 13.0 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles. The mark, however, will not be counted as a world record because of an illegal assist from the wind.
the race I get in a room with reporters and the first thing I’m asked is about the protest. I can’t understand why everybody else knew about it but we didn’t.” NEEDS HELMET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Henry Tafoya, the play-by-play announcer for New Mexico basketball games, was the victim of a rowdy prankster. As Tafoya was engrossed in calling the final seconds of the game, which was won by New Mexico, 100-98, an unknown assailant rushed up and hit him in the face with a pie. Tafoya was knocked out by the blow. He recovered quickly, however, and the following night when he went on the air again he and his color man, Keith Griffith, both wore football helmets.
July 30,1981, The Putnam County Banner Graphic
Doctors are stalled because Turner is still unconscious INDlANAPOLIS (AP) star Landon Turner, now in serious condition at an Indianapolis hospital, has made some slight progress toward consciousness, but a hospital spokesman says that treatment of the injured athlete is still a waiting game. “You have to rouse him to get him to wake up,” said Methodist Hospital spokesman Fred Price Wednesday evening. “He is able to stay awake for short periods of time. We’re waiting for him to regain consciousness so we can perform tests to see the extent of the paralysis.” Turner was transferred to the intensive care unit on Monday because of breathing difficulties, and although that situation has improved, he remains in the intenstive care unit. The 6-foot-10 forward was injured in an automobile accident Saturday near Columbus. Hospital spokesman Fred Price said Turner “has complete paralysis in both legs and some paralysis in both hands. “His head injury is complicating treatment because he has not fully regained consciousness,” Price said. “Until he does, we won’t know the extent or degree of the paralysis. Right now our tests indicate his legs are paralyzed.” Price said Turner is “waking up from time to time but he is not staying awake long enough yet” to help doctors further diagnose his injuries. Turner and three friends were driving from Bloomington to the Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati when the accident occurred. Turner, 21, would have been the only returning senior on Indiana’s defending NCAA championship team next fall. Besides family members, Turner has been visited by Indiana coach Bobby Knight, former Indiana Gov. Otis Bowen and many of his Indiana teammates. All-American guard Isiah Thomas, a sophomore who gave up his final two years of college eligibility and was drafted by the NBA Detroit Pistons, also visited Turner. Thomas flew to Indianapolis from the Virgin Islands when he heard about the accident.
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