European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 2, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 21 Jimmy Clark just keeps rolling along clipping off wins in almost identical rages. He s won the last three with Start to finish out front drives. The scotsman said after the race that he Difei t think he had much Chance at the Start As his Lotus Climax engine was mis firing badly. I m having such a Good year i m frightened but it s a goo feeling Clark said after a wild Champagne Welcome in the pits. The which started in the last stages of the race was a Relief it took the pressure off. I knew no one could go nil out to catch me on those Slippery world Champion Graham Hill had the new 1963 Brm out at Rheims but it did t do much to help. Hill hampered by a one minute penalty due to a Mechanic s help in getting the car started when it stalled Ashe Flag dropped just could t close the Gap and ended up in third spot. Standings in the Driver s championship race As of last weekend i Jimmy Clark Scotland 27 Point. 2graham Hill. Britain 13 Point. 3dan Gurney ., 12 Points. 4richie Ginther ., ii Point 5bruce Mclaren new zealand 10 Point 6tony Muggs South Africa 8 Points. 7john Surtees Britain 7 Points. 8limes Ireland Britain 3 Points. 9jack Brabham. Australia 3 Points. 10jo Bonnier Sweden 2 Point. 11loclovlco Scarlotti Italy Point. Caren Godin do Beaufort the Netherlands i Point. Trevor Taylor Britain i Point. Joseph Sif Fernt Switzerland Point. Mysterious Hacker gets Good Wood at last Ogdensburg . A the Ogdensburg country club figures an irate golfer must have been the one who Cut Down two big Elm Trees in a clump of five along the Fairway of the club s Golf course this 50-foot-High Trees were sawed Down during two club spokesman said some frustrated member apparently was the culprit and and if we catch him Well put him in Holbert pilots porsche to Triumph in Watkins Glen Trixi Swan second Watkins Glen . A favored Bob Holbert of warring ton pa., roared his porsche into the Lead on the 22nd Lap held on for 50 More laps sunday and won the 16th annual Watkins Glen grand prix. In the Rheims curtain raisers Carlo Abate in a Ferrari to was first Overall As Well As in the Over-3-liter sports car class. Second Overall and first in the Over-3-liter it and prototype class was Dick Protheroe inane Type jag. Abate s average was 123.5 . Protheroe s average was 121.2 . First in the 2-liter sports car category was Paul Hawkins in a lotus23. Winning the under-3-liter it and prototype class was Lucien Bianchi in a Ferrari to and Best in the under-1-liter it and a class was Jose Rosinski in an Alpine. Next event in the Driver s race is the British grand prix july 20.a Victory there would give Clark an almost unbeatable margin. But i m still taking them As they come along said Clark who also managed a second place finish at the Indianapolis 500 this year. Upcoming also Are the Solitude event at Stuttgart july 28and the German grand prix aug. 4 at the nuer Burgering. Well have details on these two events later. Also some readers have asked fora rundown on the meaning of formula one grand prix it and prototype racing. Well also try to answer that one soon. At Monza Over the weekend France s Jacques Maglia won the grand prix of the Monza lottery for formula juniors in a Lotus 22. He covered the 107-mile, 30-Lap course in 56 minutes 32.2 seconds for a114.5 mile an hour average. Briton Colin Cecil was second in a Wainer Ford and austrian Kur Bardi Barry in a Cooper Ford was third. Fourth was pick Troberg of Sweden in a Lola and David pitchers was fifth also in a Lola. Indianapolis 500 Winner Parnelli Jones appears to be a bit unhappy Over the publicity the Lotus Fords got out of their second and seventh place finishes at the Brickyard this year. Here Are a few of hit comments about the new Era ushered in by the Colin Chapman de signed cars at the indy classic it irks me All this talk about a new Era. People Don t realize what we went through to let them come to indy. Their cars Are not up to our standards but we want International Drivers inthe if the Lotus Fords come Back with the same cars we would wipe them off the track next year he said. With the new tires the 15-Inch donuts the Standard Indianapolis cars can Cut 200 pounds fro their weight but regulations bar. This Jones said. Jones said that the Lotus Fords used aluminium Bod parts while the Standard indy racer had to have the same parts made of steel. They did t have bumpers around their fuel tanks and we had to he year we want them to come Back but we want them to come up to our standards he meanwhile Ford has announced plans to continue its push on racing. A Ford official said the firm will put two Lotus Fords on the Auto club racing circuit this year and enter next year s 500 with an improved engine a double overhead camshaft plan with a 10,000 rpm red line and an output boosted from the 350 horse Power gained from the push Rod affair used this year. Jimmy Clark of Scotland and Dan Gurney of the Will Pilot the two Lotus Fords one used by Gurney in the 500 the other one Gurney cracked up in trials since Clark s racer is to be put on display around the At Milwaukee aug. 18 and at Trenton n.j., aug 22. Told about Ford s racing plans Parnelli said that s something else. This is going to be a racing engine and it should be some thing. The Meyer Drake engineering co. Builders of the famed indy offy engine needs some finances behind it to compete with drive a Lotus Ford no says Jones flatly. I Don t want to drive them because i feel unsafe. I saw one hit the Wall when Gurney cracked up and not very hard. Just the Back end hit and the front wheel came off. I Don t want to be driving next to a car like Jones undoubtedly has some very valid Points but it would be inter Esting to hear his comments after watching a grand prix run at the nuer Burgering or a formula one event a Germany Region of the porsche club of America has been formed in Kaiserslautern open to All porsche owners in Europe regardless of nationality. For details write to the club Secretary a. D. Vincent Dac Usa general depot Kaiserslautern Apo 2197, Forces. Members of Region clubs presently living in Europe May Transfer to this club by contacting the Secretary. Jumps Fob Liston Floyd Patterson goes through a rigorous workout with the jumping rope in preparation for his heavyweight title clash with Champion Sonny listen on july 22 at the Las Vega convention Center. Patterson will be trying to regain the Crown for a 2nd time. United press International photo Liston s adviser thrown out of Patterson s training Camp Las vegas up heavy weight Champion Sonny Liston s adviser Jack Nilon found him self an unwelcome guest in Chal Lenger Floyd Patterson s training amp Here and was immediately ejected by a guard. Patterson s Trainer Dan Florio was standing by ringside while Floyd was sparring when he saw Nilon slip into the rear of the spectators. Florio called a halt tothe sparring session and ordered the Security guard to oust Nilon. Nilon protesting As he was be ing led out shouted that anyone from the Patterson Camp was Wel come to see listen in action be cause they had nothing to the title fight is set for july 22at convention Center. Both listen and Patterson each sparred four rounds sunday. Lis ton at the thunderbird hotel be fore 800 spectators went two rounds with Foneda Cox St. Louis experienced no doubt new York up John Bur Well 19 years old at the time is generally regarded the oldest thoroughbred Ever to win a race. The Victory was scored in 1925. And two with Leotis Martin Phil Adelphia. His lefts were effective but his right crosses seemed of target. Patterson training at the dunes hotel also before 800, worked lightly for Cne round with Ray Lopez new York and another with Bill Johnson new York then be came More vicious against 232-Pounder Richie Norden Stamford conn., for the last two rounds. Floyd will hold private workout until thursday in Hopes of main Taining his 195-Pound weight. Sonny was to resume his regular Public workouts this week. Holbert who was forced out of the earlier manufacturers race when his Ford cobra developed engine trouble sped around the 2.3 mile tear drop shaped course at a average of 90.63 Miles per hour. He covered the grueling 189-Miletest in 2 hours 5 minutes 39.8 Swan of Cleveland nipped Ken Miles of Hollywood calif., Bya Mere 1.7 seconds to take second place. Swan also in a porsche was timed in 2 06 18.6. Miles finished in 2 06 20.3 in his Shelby for cobra. The race the fourth of eight leg that count toward the Road racing championships saw 12 of 22starters Complete the 189 Miles. Holbert jumped into the Lea for the championship with his Vic tory Worth nine Points. He now has a total of 18 Points. Swan priced up six Points for his second place finish. He now stands third in total Points with 12.tim Mayer of san Juan puerto Rico is second with 15 , who did not race sunday has joined the european racing tour. The race was run in two Divi Sions one for cars under two liners the other for cars with two liners. Holbert won the first the second. Cobras dominate earlier Shelby Ford cobras placed in four of the first five positions in the manufacturers Competition. Miles finished second to Bob Johnson of Columbia Ohio in that was timed in 98 min utes 38.4 seconds for an average Speed of 92.33 . Mike Gamma no of Providence r.i., finished fourth in a Ferrari. Robert Brown of old Westbury,., was fifth in a Shelby Ford cobra and Jack Moore of Sodus Point ., sixth in a Corvette sting Ray. Shelby Ford cobra which entered the race in fourth place with 21 Points among manufacturers picked up 23 for a total of 43 and a commanding 19-Point Lead Over Ferrari in the eight race series. Ferrari which had led with21, gained Only three and slipped to runner up with 24. Johnson drives Chevy to Victory in Dixie 400 Atlanta up Robert Junior Johnson of Ronda . Out ran 36 other Drivers and a set Ofrain Clouds sunday to win the Dixie 400 race at the Atlanta inter National raceway. Johnson driving a White 1963chevrolet, grabbed the Lead and then dropped it four times before he roared into the front Slot 25 laps from the finish line. He picked up a $15,550 Check with an Avert age Speed of 121.139 Miles per Johnson across the finish line was Fred Lorenzen of Charlotte ., in a 1963 Ford. Other finishers in the top five were Marvin Panch d a y t o n a Beach fla., in a 1963 Ford third Darel Dieringer of Charlotte in a 1963 Mercury fourth and Joe Weatherly of Norfolk va., in a 1963 Pontiac fifth. Cism cagers set exhibition Meckenheim Germany is an exhibition basketball Gam Between the Conseil International do sport Militare cism team and the Belgium nationals has been scheduled for saturday night at 8 . At the Mark Twain Village High school gym in Heidel Berg. The Team has been working out at Hammonds Barracks her since june 17 under the Tutelage of air Force capt Joe Bradley former physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Theair Force Academy in preparation for the cism championships to be held in Salonika Greece july 11-18. Saturday night s contest will be the first exhibition game since workouts began. The team is scheduled to depart for Greece from Rhine main air base on july 10
