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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 dancer s image disqualified again Forward pass romps to Preakness Triumph Baltimore a for Ward ass romped away with if Preakness saturday and Ancer s image was sent Back s sic barn with his second Light disqualification. Dancer s image  have made the Winner s Circle Jjon if he had t been Dis Quali fled but nevertheless his being set Back from third to eighth was a bitter Pill for owner Peter Fuller to Swallow. Just two weeks ago a jubilant Fuller had walked into the Ken Tucky Derby Winner s Circle Buta Post race test revealed a Trace of an illegal medication in the system of dancer s image. Thebolt was disqualified and Trainer Lou Cavalaris and his assistant were Given 30-Day suspensions. The disqualification saturday resulted from a bumping Inci Dent in the stretch run. Several hours after the race after care Ful study of the films the Stew Ards absolved Ussery of an blame. They ruled the horse had impeded the Progress of mar tin s Jig but that Ussery  have helped it. The disqualification stood  incident occurred with three sixteenths of a mile to go turbines Nab 1 -2 i my t spots Indianapolis ind. A Lotus Turbine cars driven at record speeds by Caufour Manjone Leonard and englishman Graham Hill saturday earned the first two starting positions in the 500-mile race May 30 a Indianapolis motor Speedway. Joining them on the outside of the front Row will be a bitterly disappointed Bobby Riser Albuquerque n.m., who reported the track was Slippery with Oil when he made his run. Leonard a former motorcycle Champion left the record at 171.559 ., with a Best Lap of171.953, after the first of four sessions of 10-mile time trials. 4-hour record Hill had held the record fou hours before his teammate ran and took about $10,000 in special prizes away from him. The Lotus team s third car also was qualified by Art Pollard of med Ford ore., at a relatively modest 166.297  Fifteen cars qualified in the first session leaving. 18 spots open in the starting Field. The averaged 167.225 ., com pared with 164.173 for the1967 starters. Leonard was spectacular i winning the memorial Day pole. The san Jose Calif., drive finished third in last year s 500 mile race the Rich event  he will Start in the pole position May 30 As a result of his saturday performance. 27 motorcycle win Leonard has won 27. National championship motorcycle races,.More than any other Driver but has concentrated on Auto race sin recent years.,  He said after the record run this is what i be been dream ing about and what we be Bee working for for two weeks Hill 1966 Winner of the. Memo rial Day event was the first Driver to make an official 10-mile qualification at the Speed Way Over 170 .Hill makes 1st run the 1962 world Road Racin Champion made the first 10-mile qualifying run of the season. His flame Rod Lotus Turbine whistled through the distance in 3minutes, 30.27 seconds. That figured out to an aver age of 171.208 Miles per hour against the year old Mark of168.982 by Mario Andretti Naza Reth a. Hill also shattered the one Lap record in his first circuit of the venerable 2i/2-mile track get Ting around the four Corners in 5136 seconds or 171.887  one Lap Standard had been 169.779.there was a dramatic scene when the almost silent Turbin coasted into the pits. Hill was met by Colin Chapman of London who built the car but had gone Home after Lotus Driver Mike Spence was at the Speedway May 7 Advance in Davis play a i a West German Nve uned an unbeatable 3 " Over Bulgaria in to saturday and r we next round doubles match ,0 Lead Davis cup qualified of won tin be could t stay away however with Hill still running. It just shows what a pro what a fantastic Driver Gra Lam is Chapman , one of the calmest and most Dapper men in the Speed sports said lightly that things seemed to work  of the happiest men in a crowd of possibly 200,000 race fans was Andy Granatelli owner of the Lotus turbines who had been harried by a series of bad Breaks. There was no ques Tion that his three who sumo Biles will be the cars to Bea watching on memorial Day. Bobby Unser Standard bearer for the Piston engine contingent became the second Driver to pass 170  In Speedway trials. The Veteran did two laps continued on Page 22 Howard raps 16th, 17th for As senators Romp past tigers 8-4 Detroit a fran Joward blasted two Home runs saturday setting a major eague record of 10 homers in six successive games and Lead no the Washington senators to an 8-4 Victory Over tigers. The towering the Detroit Washington slugger major league Leader in lome runs and runs batted in connected with the bases empty n the third inning and poled his17th Homer of the year with two on in the  s 10 homers in six games broke the Mark of seven previously shared by Roger Volaris of the new York Yankee Sand George Kelly Walker Coop or and Willie Mays All of the new York  record for hitting Home runs in successive games is held by Dale Long who hit eight in eight games for Pittsburgh inlay 1956. Howard s homers and a so oblast by Ken Mcmullen backed the tight pitching of Frank Ber Taina who held the american league leading tigers hit lessor five innings and finished with a five hitter in squaring his record at 2-2. Mickey Lolich victim of How Ard s two homers took the loss his second in four  senators scored in first inning on singles by Unser Mullen Sam but Bowen Detroit and tied Thedel Methe the stars and stripes game without Benefit of a hit inthe second. Bill Freehan walked took second on a wild pitch moved to third on a Fly Ball and scored on Dick Mcauliffe s sacrifice Fly. Howard s first Homer of the Day a shot into the upper right Field stands broke the tie. The6-foot-7 first baseman drove a Lolich pitch Over the left Field roof in the fifth following singles by Unser and Bowens. In the 1 3-16 mile classic. Dancer s image was on the inside and tried to get  stewards said dancer s image moved Over no double stack heels and hit the Hind quarters of Martin s Jig then just bulled his Way through the  the inquiry was made bythe stewards and not another rider. I had to change my course the horse in front of me moved and i had to Duck inside us Sery said. It looked like enough when i started out. There washroom when i started out. There was nowhere else to  but this Ime the disqualification in no Way detracted rom the performance of Forward pass who was moved to first after finishing. V/2 lengths be Hind dancer s image in the Der by. Once the Calumet farm s col made his move he blazed Down the Pamlico stretch and away from the nine other starters. Returns $4.20 Ismael Valenzuela criticize for his Derby ride took for the preakness4-5 for a six Ward pass Over distance in 1 56 Tiball was Only has been the Lith time hit out of Tiger one of longest Nat Star Ever hit stadium since it was remodel Din 19m the Only other Homer to Clear the left Field roof was hit by Harmon Killebrew  Sota in 1962. Bertaina lashed a two run sin Gle in the sixth boosting Washington s Lead to 7-1, before Mickey Stanley led off the Bottom of the inning with a single first hit for the tigers and moved around to score on a walk Handbill Freehan s single. Willie Horton hit a two run Homer for the tigers in the inning before Mcmullen s ninth inning Solo shot completed the scoring. Howard powdered 2 Washington Detro Itab r h by Ati r h by Unser of 5220 Stanley in 4110 Bowens if 5120 Northrup of 5000 Detroit a the Only thing Frank Howard does t have that Paul Bunyan had is Blue of named babe. The lumbering Washington senators first baseman slammed two More Home runs saturday inthe nats 8-4 Victory Over the Detroit  was a prodigious shot that carried Well Over 500 feet and cleared the roof above the left Field double  first Homer landed in the second deck in right Center Field i be never seen a b a 11 hit that hard and you probably won t either unless Howard hits it said Washington manage Jim Lemon. It was Only the Lith Ball hit out of Tiger stadium since it was remodeler in 103 Harmo Killebrew of the Minnesota twins is the Only other player tobit a Ball Clear of the left Field roof which stands 82 feet above the 340-foot Marker on the Fence. M. _., batters Ted Wil Liams Mickey Mantle Norm Cash and Don Mincher have cleared the right Field roof which is 95 feet above ground and 325 feet from Home  did it four times and Man the three. It certainly would have to Leone of the longest balls i Ever hit said Howard. The pitch looked like a fast Ball inside. The Ball was hooking pretty Good and i was hoping it would stay  the Ball landed five feet in Side the foul pole skipped once on the roof and sailed out of the stadium. Howard the american league triple Crown Leader with 17 Home runs 34 runs batted Inland a .347 batting average cracked another major league record with his two homers sat  has hit 10 Home runs in the last six games to break the Mark of seven in six games held by four other players. He also continued from Page 20 of Howard in 5 2 3 4 Kallner Mcmullen 3b Petersn of Hansen is Casanova c Coggins 2b Bertaina p 5142 Freehan c 5010 Whorton if 4110 Wert 3b 3000 32213112 4000 4000 Maui fre 2b 2001 4110 Oyler is 3010 4012 Lolich p 0000 Dobson p 0000 Wilson pm 1000 Ribant p 0000 Warden p 0000 Trews it pm 1000 killer p Price pm 0000 1000 length Victory Over Robert  s out of the Way who was a head in front of dancer image. No double owned by Gene Goss finished fourth but was moved up to third and James l. Sinner s Yankee la got fourth Money. Forward pass picked up first place winnings of $152,500 out of the record Ross purse of$195,200 and paid his backers $4.20, $2.60, $2.60. Out of the Way returned $6.40, $3.80 and no double paid $4.20 to  Yankee lad the or Der of finish was Charlesen Lehard s Jig time Tri Colour stable s sir Beau Mildre Beall s Martins Jig Hubert Phipp s ringmaster and John Nero s Wood pro. He made it up today Calu met Trainer Henry Forest said of Forward pass s tainted Der by Victory. Well take it with All the graciousness we  now is in line to train the first triple Crown Winner since Calumet s citation took the Derby Preakness and Bel Mont stakes 20 years ago. The Belmont will be run june 1. A Little stronger my horse was a Little stronger today than in the Derby said Valenzuela. I did t hit him until the stretch and for Ward pass made his move pretty much on his  when he did move turning for Home it quickly became apparent that no one was going to catch the Moody son of on and 41 8 15 8 total 30 4 5 4 101 032 001 8 .010 001 0204 total Washington Detroit Bowens. Do Washington 1. Detroit 1. Lob Washington 6, Detroit 7. 2b Cogg Lna Mcmullen Freehan. Oyler. Or  2 17w.horton 9 Mcmullen s. Of Maul late. In h r Erbb so Bertanna w.2-2 .9 54473 lol Icli l.2-2 42-39 5 6 0 5dobson1-30 0 0 0 0 on this  moved age into fourth dancer s in with about a Ribant Warden Hollor 1-3 3 12-3 22 1 0 0 Quarter of a mile to go. A Short distance later the Veteran jockey got into the trouble that Leto the disqualification. Out of the Way lying fifth atthe three Quarter mile Mark made a desperate bid under jockey John Rotz through the 5 stretch. He nipped dancer s 1m we Bernina 2. T2 3s. A13.ss7. 1 continued on Page 2h or. Fager wins Cau wornian Inglewood Calif. Apr. Fager succeeded in his one shot hit and run Mission at hol Lywood Park saturday winning the $119,600 California with relative ease and expert Riding by jockey Braulio  4-year-old or. Fager an outstanding candidate for horse of the year honors was Given a warm reception in the Post Parade by a crowd of More than 50,000, and a thundering ovation when he went into the winners  top weighted 6-5 favorite loaded with 130 pounds breezed under the wire three lengths in front of gamely the Lone filly inthe Field of 14 contenders. Ris ing Market was  Victory was Worth $74,600 and boosted or. Fager s earn Ings to $706,622. Backers of the Florida Colt collected $4.40,$3.60 and $2.60. William Haggin Brand $4720 and rising Market wit Laffit Pucay or aboard $2.80. Perry s gamely Ridden Wayne Harris paid $8.40  
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