The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 27 May 1965 — Page 2

. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — May 27, 19G5

2

Purely, one or the I fife w most ahaijds wlftes I yji £**“"*/ OF ML VME~ I S 7 SNEAD WHO, AT THE OF / V Jsi V/s 52 , BECAME THE OLDEST PLAYED / ■&! EVER TD VAN AD I. - "-.OR OFF/C/AL P&A. / 'A- K />'/ h / . n $T / I,L , : ' f* BRITISH OPEN ONCE... champion • l ■-' pree? t O NIPS .. . 1 '

HEARTBREAK COMES OFten in sports and the fate that followed Roger Ward in the 1965 time trials for the May 31 50(1 Mile R we, displayed the utmost of heartbreak. The two-time winner who had qualified for 11 consecutive races, lost out by a second in his last minute effort to gain ; starting position Sunday. Ward is one of the all-time fav<t orites around Indianapolis and certainly was the crowd favorite Sundax after a month of hard luck WITH ONLY ONE Sinn open in the race after Saturday s efforts put nine more autos in the race Chuck Rodee quickly filled the empty spot and then the battle vas in the pits and on the track. Sitting across from th< pits, we could see what was going on and you could tell what was in the ninds of some 15 crews and own rs out tlru v work ng on the cars More Sj ed! The cars that still weren’t the race would tak- a few la s, the crews would cat< n the ti nes and then pull them back ir he pits for a little adjustment 1 • re ami there to get mor.- speed it of the lit IT powerhouses. E my orn-e in a while a enw wm 1 feel the car was ready, ami round three o’clock Ma-ten Gi'gory went out aftei turning laj up to 155 ami put his ar in ie race. This was th* first bum]) Not too long afterwards, Al Jnsi i of the famous Unser rac g family, felt his auto was it nd ami he made the se< - ond m nq. of the day. ACTIVITY THEN WAS REtricted • practice ami frantic work in he pits to get more cars rea f to try and pass the speed w’ u h then was up to 153 5 Al! this lime Wards crew was frantic? ly working on No 2 which ■ •! the Indianapolis people wanted t< set in the race Ward would g in and take a couple of la s, t. ten at very low sp< eis and pifll back in f r more work The real trouble with Ward came Sati say arm" 1 5:3b when he was ' ying for the third and final tiim * make the race Rate dealt him >ad b'ow when he hit the wall oming out of No I turn and kept A J. Watson and his crew .p all night rebuilding the real-engine Eord car Others trying vainly were Dempsey Wilson Boh Hartke in a couple of cars. Carl Williams Bob Hurt, Duane

Carter ami some other drivers who had changed cars and their identity was unknown. ACTIVITY PICKED UP AT around 5:00 p.m. as Johnny Boyd had just spun the oval four times at speeds ovei 155. This, and the lateness of the hour, put several cars in line waiting for the attempt. Bill Cheesbourg went out and made the field, but only passed the speed of one car, leaving him next to be bumped. Dempsey Wilson took the VitaFresh Orange Juice Special out after quite a hit as practice and was on his second lap. probably ready to take the flag, except that he spun in the second turn. He was unhurt and the car missed the wall and when they pulled him back in the pits, he got right back in line to try again. CARL WILLIAMS. ANOTHER rookie at the track took his car out anti missed by a little bit. taking the checkered flag but being a little too slow. Then came a dramatic moment as Rodgei Ward was next in line still seated in No. 2. Most of the fans figured Ward would leave this car late and get in anything that was running as the Watson Ford nied to be way under par. He took two laps before taking the given flag and was off on his tun. His first lap was over 154 ami upon announcement of this, a big cheer went up from the crowd. His second lap was undei 154, but still fast enough to pass Chee.slxmrg's 153 774 His third lap slowed down and was over 153 hut just slightly over. Then in his final lap, a slower time was posted and the < rowd waited anxiously to see the final results. His speed was announced at 153.623. just taking from him a chance to make the field. One litHc second faster on any lap and h< would have been in the field NEXT IN LINE WAS THE i.ii owm-1 by Mickey Thompson one of the real radicals m race < >rs Hv will try anything once ai I this year had a front wheel dnve with a Chevrolet engine and on his second lap, before taking the flag, blew the engine on the mam straightaway Bob Mathouser was the driver and took the <aj in without any trouble and atfei he was towed off the track, action began again.

WITH TIME ABOUT ELAPSed and lour cars still waiting light on the line, Mathouser was back m another car. the Dayton Disc Special, and on his second time around this trip, hit the outside wall coming out of number I and crashed into the infield and into another wall. This ended the qualifying for 1965 as the time was too short to clear the track and get another car going. WITH THE FASTEST FIELD ever waiting for the call ot ■ Geni lenten. Start Your Engines” ended up with an average qualifying time of 156.058, really up there If one remembers back to last year, cars were in the race with undei 119 mph The revolution has conte with the real engines as only four Offx loadsteis are in the race. Aft« r IK consecutive victories for the Offy Roadsters. it looks as if they are doomed. In all. 17 rear engine Fonts are in the lineup. 10 rear engine Offys. the four Offy Roadsters and two Novi cars, one with a four wheel drive and one roadster. These two powerhouses are both supercharged and definitely the most powerful cars at Indianapolis, but also by far the heaviest an the most trouble prone with their complicated power plants. AS ALWAYS GOOD WEATHer is hoped for and a fast race with no accidents of any seriousness A crowd estimated at approximately 300.000 people will be there to enjoy the day and the big race. The Indianapolis 500 is still and probably always will he the greatest show in racing. First Row A. J. Foyt. Houston. Texas. No. 1 Sheraton Thompson Lotus-Ford. 161.233 m.p h. Record: old record 158.828, Jim Clark. Duns. Scotland. 1964. Jim Clark, Duns, Scotland. No.

You win at your Ford Dealer’s INDIANAPOUS'SOQ’ /SR ■ u : MB Bl ’ gU

Now, for a limited time! Special low prices on ’65 Ford Galaxie 500 and Mustang Hardtops! Great selection! Immediate delivery. See us now! cii>

Walkerton Ford Sales. Inc. Walkerton Onh Your Ford Dealer Has A-1 Vsed Cars And Trucks

82. Lotus-Ford, 160.729. Dan Gurney, Costa Mesa, Calif., No. 17. Yamaha Ddus-Ford, 158.898, Second Row Mario Andretti, Nazareth. I’a.. No. 12. Dean Van Lines Ford 158.849. l’arnelli Jones. Torrance, CalifNo .98. Agajanian-Kuzma LotusFord. 158.625. Billy Foster, Victoria, B. C., No. 66. Vollstedt Offenhauser, 158 116. Third Row Al Miller. Roseville, Mi<h.. No. 71. Aiderman Lotus-Ford. 157.805. Bobby I'user, Albuquerque. N. Mex.co, No. 9, SIT Ferguson Novi, 157.467. Lloyd Ruby. Wichita Falls, Texas, No. 7. DuPont Halibiand Ford, 157 246 Fourth Row Bob Veith, Fort Bragg, Calif., No. 54, MG Hoffaker Offenhauser, 156.429. Johnny Rutherford. Ft. Worth Texas, No. 21. Racing Associates Halibrand Ford. 156.291 l>m Sutton. Portland. Ore., No. 16. Bryant Vollstedt Ford. 156.121. Fifth Row Jim McFlreath. Arl’ngton. Texas. No. 52. Zmk-Un« h<d BrabhamOffenhauser, 155.878. Gordon Johncvek, Hastings. Mich . No. 76. Weiberger-Wilsick Offenhauser roadster, 155.12, Mickey Rupp. Mansfield, Ohio. No. 81. Central Excavating Offenhauser. 154.839 Sixth Row George Snider. Fresno. Calif.. No. 94. Gerhardt Offenhauser. 151.825. Jeny Grunt. Seattle, No. IR, Bardahi MG Hoffaker Offenhauser. 154 606 Don Branson, Champaign. 11l . No. 4, Wynn Watson Ford. 155 - 501. Seventh Row Arnold Gnepper. BelleviVo. TH . No. 18. Konstant Hot Offenhaus-

er Roadster, 154.513. Jim Hurtubise. North Tonawan* da, N. Y., No. 59, STP Novi road* ster, 156.863. Walt Hansgen, Bedminster. N. J No. 53, MG-Huffaker Offenhauser, 155.662. K»»Vr Bobby Johns, Miami, Fla., No, 83, Team Lotus-Ford, 155.481. Roger McClusky. Tucson. Ariz., No. 25. All-American Halibrand Ford, 155.186. Bud Tinglestad. Dayton, Ohio, No. 5, American Red Ball Lola Ford, 154.672. Ninth Row Ronnie Duman, Indianapolis, No. 65, Travelon Gerhardt Offenhauser. 154.533. Chuck Stevenson. Newport Beach. Calif.. No 88. Vita Fresh Offenhauser roadster, 154.275 Joe I^eonard. San Jose. Calif, No. 29. All-American Halibrand Ford, 154 268. Tenth Row F ldie Johnson. Cuyahoga. Falls, Ohio, No. 23. Chapman roadster, 153.998. Johnny Boyd. Fresno. Calif., No. 14, Bryant BRP Ford. 155.172 (bumps Bob Christie. Indianapolis. No. 21. Kemerly Offenhausen roadster i. Chuck Rodee, Indianapolis No. 19 Weir's Halibrand Offenhauser, 151 546 Eleventh Row Masten Gregory, Paris. France, No. 41, Bryant BRP Ford, 154.540 (bumps Bobby Grimm, Tndiannpolis. No. 86, Racing Associates Offenhauser roadster.. Al Unser, Albuquerque. N. M„ No. 45. Sheraton-Thompson I.ola Ford, 154 440 (bumps Norm Hall, T.os Angeles, No. R, Pope Hall Offenhauser roadster). Bill Cheesbourg, Tucson. AriZ., No. 47. Dane-Fulbright Gerhardt Offenhauser. 153.771 (bumps Mel Kenyon. Davenport. Town, No. 27, Federal Engineering Offenhauser roadster).

MUSTANG HARDTOP. Get the deal of the year on America's Number One Success Car. Now with big, new 200-cu. in. Six! Plus bucket seats, floor shift, much more! GALAXIE 500 HARDTOP. Famous for its quiet ride. Has America’s biggest new Six. I uli carpeting, padded instrument cluster, other luxury features. Now at a low sale price for a limited time only!