The Independent-News, Volume 96, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 May 1970 — Page 2

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THE LONGEST AND MOST interesting of ail pre-event sports pi og rams is now unfolding at Indianapolis where prep. ations ai • being made for the 1970 Memorial Day 500 mile i.lc. The annual event will pit 33 of the country's top drivers in a race foi a record purse of oxer SSOO.OOO and fame like no other lacing event can bestow. B t all of this is a few weeks, th usands of dollars, some good h d preparation and a little lick away. RUNNING AT INDY HAS TO be i high point in a driver's t u ‘er if not ti e thrill alone, foi the money involved. This ye: i not only Indy type car dir.crs will be attempting to Im ke the fi>ld and take the checkered fl..g. but foreign race C ixers, some leading slock car •drivers, road race drivers and ab at anyone else who can quali--1 is a p.lot for one of these rat ng machines. THE TIME TRIALS WILL be held this year on Saturday and S i day. May 16 and 17 and again on the same two days of the week on May 23 and 24. The job •n n facing the owners, mechanics pit ciew and drivers is to Jr.ake man and machine work in the best possible condition for that 500 mile drive that puts them in the starting field. Much is anticipated in the form of driving this year as the cars are once again basically rear engine Fords or Orrys and not siih a conglomerate of machine as has been taking place the last few years There is one tut bine entered, but it is felt the tut line isn't competitive with the restrictions put on them last yea r. MANY FAVORITES AND very familiar names in speed will be present with the entire field aiming for the first place finish of Mario Andretti of last year. In the list of top names Is Bobby and Al Unser, A. J. Foyt, several foreign drivers that have shown well in recent years Dm Guemey, Gordon Johncock, L: । d Ruby. Joe Leonard and ji I ri.-S tt.-Sim. May 8-9-10 Opt n at 7:00 E.S.T. Castle Keep With Hurt Lancaster Assignment K With Stephen Boyd Bonus I ri.-Sat. The Southern Star (.•u rge Srg il l rsiila Andrews — - ■

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many others. To date in USAC competition, three different drivers have won the first three events and it looks to be a wide open affair for Indianapolis this • year. ANOTHER ADDED PLUS IS I the fact that three of the four , turns have been resurfaced this year and this is expected to add a couple of miles an hour to the speed of the low slung little power plants that circle the tiack m well under a minute now as opposed to a few year: 1 ago when such speeds as 150 were considered tops It i.i expected that the one lap record of 171 plus is in serious shape as the lead-footed men assault the track. These daredevils ot the sport flirt with death and yet are spurred on by the tremendous enticement of compete tion, not just living dangerously and the thought of danger. They are a rare breed that give to us many a thrill in this very popular sport. THE HOT AND HEAVY Action is now getting underway after a few days with a speed limit to let the drivers who are present to get used to the track. Much time will be spent trying to get as many entries ready tG take that run as possible. However, several of the cars will never make it on the track a.° they are back-up cars for the leading drivers. If nothing hap pens to their first choice, they will just idle. Others will nevei find a suitable driver. Severn' owners enter a car and then simply pick it up and take i1 home as 84 entries are by far more cars than there are drivers ready for Indianapolis. ROOKIES WILL BE TAKING their driving tests and hoping to get all the steps in early to be able to open it up early ia practice runs. Some of the top drivers of years before will be pulling in late, but the hustli an i bustle that is connected with this longest preliminary in sports, will keep the old race track humming with lights burn ing all night in many of tho garages in Indy. TIME TRIALS ARE ONLY a week and two days away and often in this preparation period. th< time passes way to fast with bad weather enteiing in the picture. Should w< ather be good up to and including Saturday. May 16, a lot of qualifications will take place that day. 11 not blessed with good weather, the field will start taking about any time they can get on the following days. On several occasions, limited running time has really affected the qualifying with many drivers and cars not even getting oft the lino in the pits. THE 500 IS A LOT OF things. It is a lot of color the entire month of May and excitement galore in the qualifying days and especially on rate day It is not only the richest event in that or any other spoit for a

single day, but also a spectacle that can be topped by none. Just the color and pagentry of the event and the crowd makes it a day one will never forget. .The whole thing is unfolding now in Indianapolis, the racing capitol of the world

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Wednesday Nite league Paddle Wheel 45 27 Welco 43 29 Plas-Steel 41'2 30*2 Kingsbury 39*2 32* Zellers Oil Co. 25 47 Walk. Bty. Center 21 51 High Team Series * Game: Welco 2168, 745; Paddle Wheel 2155, 779; Kingsbury 2104; PlasSteel 714 H gh individual series & game: Betty Kunkle 492, 188; Pearl Frailey and Bonnie Smith 480; Pearl Frailey 198; Janice White 4 79; Jean Sullivan 179. Jr. Bowlers Strike-Outs 25 15 Tigers 22^ 17’4 Eagles 32 18 Turbo- J. i 19 21 Pin-Stomners 16* 23'^ Spare-riba 15 25 High T Serios & Game: Spare-ribs 17. 367: Tigers 2525. 909' " -rbo-jes 2520; PinStumpers c -67. High individual series & game: Bob Vermilyer 445, 156; Bob Vermilyer & Randy Schmeltz 151; Roger Schmeltz 421; Randy Schmeltz 407; Richard Carpenter 164. Suburban Jim's Barber Shop 59 21 Dad & Lad's 55 25 Walkerton Ford Sales 52 28 Bob Bar 29 51 McGee 28 52 Winkelman 17 63 High Team Series & Game: Dad & Lad's 2495. 904; Walkerton Ford Sales 2432. 839; McGee 2353. 841. High individual series & game: Gail Groves 589, 232; Jim Millice 562, 204; Mel Divine 522. WALKERTON TEAM SECOND IN STATE TOURNEY The Bunny's Bowling team of Walkerton moved into second place in tho team event of tho Indiana Men's State Bowling

Practice Starts W 54th Annual "500"

I The championship cars are tinning again at the Indianapolis lolor Speedway in preparation for the 51th annual 500-mile race on May 30. More than 20 rookies are engaged in the required driver's lest program. striving to become eligible for an opportunity to earn a “500" s.ar:ing position for the first time this year, and the veterans are working up toward qua hying speed with each succeeding day. The entry list closed on April 15 with an 8-1-car field, the same size as a year ago. but only the fastest 33 qualifiers will be in the lineup behind the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 pace car on Race Day; and 'most ch the contestants expect to be on the track daily for practice and “tunc-up" laps. A. J. Foyt, seeking an unprecoden’e I fourth "500" victory, heads the list of I’SAC veterans. Bobby Unser and Mario Andretti, who led the field home in 1968 and IS6O, respectively, are the other two former winners entered. Andretti, incidentally, set the present race record of 156.867 miies an hour to win $206,727 of the 1960 prize money which amounted to more th^n SBOO,OOO. Joe Ix'onard. who holds the one-lap and four-lap qualification records of 171.953 and 171.559, respectively, is another outstanding veteran; and the list also includes such favorites as Lloyd Ruby, Dan Gurnov, Gordon Johncock, Mark Donohue, Roger McCluskey, Jim McEireath. Leo Hoy . Yarbrough. Gary Bettenhausen. 1 Art Pollard. Johnny Rutherford, Mike Mosley, Wally Dallenbecb, i Mal lv nyon. Denis Hulme, Bill Vukovich, Jim limtubise and Al Unsf. r. J'mu! ■ was op of ।tig pop. t- 1 tm - • ..> w;.u faded to

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Tourney Sunday as they toppled a total of 3262 pins handicap. Bowling on the team with then series scores were Bunny Williams, 572; Wayne Cover, 512; Jim Mercer, 628; Randy Williams 491; and Francis Gindelberger, 570. The 2803 series scratch was aided by a handicap of 459 sticks for their grand total. The three team games were 864, 991 and 948 scratch, with 153 pins per game. WINS BOWLING TITLE IN LAPAZ LEAGUES The Independent-News bowl- ( ing teams of the Monday and Thursday night bowling leagues in LaPaz, won two league titles this year. The Monday Night League won both halves with a point total of 111 wins and 33 losses. The Thursday night entry won an exciting roll-off over Rainbow Tool Sunday by a 28492853 score to win that title. Bowlers with the IndependentNews are Butch Fitzke, Bob Fitzke, Ed Clifton. Dale Albert. Genes Rhodes, Bill Zimmerman, Willard Whitesell and Bob Urbin. OLD FASHION GOSPEL HOUR Tune in every Sunday morn ing at 9:05 CST to the old Fashioned Gospel Hour Rev. Amos Patton with Claude Salyer Jr. and the Harmony Three on your W. A. K. E Radio Station 150 AM and 105 0 FM, Valparaiso. Indiana. 3tM7P Watch your temper many mem get the idea it was meant to be used as a safety valve.

I . M ’ , I ■I I i i ! I|y - J I ! w Al Unser (left) and Mike Mosley, two veterans, watch some of this year's "rookie" dri/ers o.i their practice laps in preparation for the 54th annual 530-mile race on May 3J.

[qualify last year, aftm earning' [starling positions ii eight other 'li h ' races, and Unser was idchned I. d May because of inmit j rustained in a m ujivycle ace: 'ent. 1 • IntvrmH'i.ml flavor win i■ i ..; >4 by Hmme 1.1 ("ail •M i L... ZyjL 11, Ji-. a ,

NEW BUSINEES IN NORTH LIBERTY Mr. James Mumford formerly of Plymouth is starting a sporting goods business at 137 North Main in North Liberty. Mr. Mumford who spent seven years playing professional baseball plans to open the store about June Ist and he promises low, low prices on all sporting equipment including team bowling shirts, jackets, ect. There will be a drawing in the store the day it opens and at that time a baseball glove and a doll stroller will be given away to a boy and girl under twelve years old Miss Brenda Sims will draw tho lucky names at that time. Don’t make the mistake of being afraid you’ll make one. WARTS DISSOLVE AWAY! Warts are caused by viruses. Removed by amazing Compound W! Compound V/ contains two medicines widely used by doctors in treating viruscaused warts. A few colorless drops of Compound W, used as directed, can dissolve away warts in just days. No cutting.no burning, no pain. Remember: warts are caused by viruses—removed by fast-acting Compound W.

Cannon of Canada. Kevin Bartlett of Australia. Caries Alberto i’aiiavii of Argcnuna and two drivers—not yet selected—for ci': e'en 1 by Jack Brabham c r ' mi- Ric. ig Developments Os the five namo'l, (■ Rt i>'.? has ii.iv a in one m t