European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Moy the stars and stripes Page 17 Rysdale beats on 4th shutout in Row Houston up Don Drysdale tossed a league record tying Iirth consecutive shutout sunday to Lead the los Angeles dodgers a 5-0 Victory Over the Houston Side Wheeling right hander set Down the weak hitting astros i six hits to become the seventh Pitcher in National league his Terv to throw four straight shutouts. The last to do it was Sal Sadie of the new York giants in 1950.nrvsda be drove in the dodgers first run in the third inning Undine Home Paul Popovich who had walked and stolen dodgers scored again in. The fifth on a double by Tom Haller a fielder s Choice and a wild Budd Baker finish s curtailed 600 Charlotte . A Young buddy Baker an opportunist like his race Driver father won a world 600-mile Stock car race sunday that was interrupted for an incredible three hours and then finally stopped at 382.5 Miles because of rain. The race which began under heavily overcast skies and a threat of rain fielded the fastest line up of cars Ever qualified fora li/2-mile track. But they ran 114 of the 255 laps under caution flags 84 of them because of rain. And they sat in idleness under a drizzle for longer than they were racing. This was Dodge Driver Baker s second consecutive Victory at the big Tri Oval Charlotte motor Speedway. He won the a third run came in the eighth on a single by Len Gabrielson and a Long double & & . I the stars and stripes my i i ashes out final trials for Don Drysdale. Mound whizz Ardry into the right Field Corner Byron fairly. The dodgers scored two run sin the ninth. Singles by Popovich and Drysdale led of the inning. Wes Parker sacrificed the runners to second an third. Willie Davis singled to score Popovich and mov Drysdale to third where he scored on James Fairey Sinfield hit. Luis Tiant of the Clevelan indians also pitched four consecutive shutouts this sea son. The major league record is five held by Doc White of the1904 Chicago White sox. The astros most serious threat came in the ninth when Denis Menke and Rusty stabled off with singles. Lee Thomas hit into a double play but Jim Wynn walked and Bob Aspromonte was hit by pitched Ball filling the bases. Dave Adlesh grounded out trend the game. In this string Drysdale has blanked the 1-0 on two hits the astros 1-0 on five and the cardinals 2-0 on five hits. To has allowed Only two earned runs in 58 innings. 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It chose to let every unqualified healthy car make one run in the remaining time Sun Day and at 9 . Monday. The eight fastest of the 25 or so unqualified cars will round out the Field without bumping any of the 25 already cars went out in the dusk sunday and two qualified at speeds which probably won t keep them in the Cheeseburg Tucson ariz., did 157.274 in an Eagle Ford and Rookie Bill Puter Baugh Roxanna 111., did 157.301in a Gerhardt Ford. Bobby Johns Miami fla.,went out in the Semi darkness in a Vollstedt Ford and spun of the track without injury or dam age. There was a feeling around gasoline Alley that it did t make much difference who filled out the Field. Most of the genuine contenders qualified earlier. They included three Lotus turbines driven by Joe Leo Nard Graham Hill and Art pol lard which Speedway Habitude figured could finish one two three but not necessarily in that order. Also qualified for the first Row was Bobby Unser of Albuquerque n.m., in a turbocharge offenhauser of tremendous horse tonal 500 at the track last octo Field manager John Bruner or. Finally stopped therace at 7 p.m., not while the High powered cars were moving slowly around the track during another average despite record qualifying speeds just under 160 Miles per hour the average Speed of the curtailed race was Only 104.207 Paschal won last year s full 600-mile event at 135.823m.p.h. At times the leaders we returning laps in excess of 154 ., but there was just to much rain. Showers stopped the action at108 laps for two hours three minutes and again after 124 Lap for 58 minutes. Donnie Allison of Hueytown,ala., who started his Ford from the pole position finished Ond. Yarbrough third Lee Roy Yarbrough of Colum Bia s.c., was third in a Mercury and David Pearson of Spartanburg s.c., was fourth in a , from Charlotte took Home a Victory Check of $27,450.the purse for the race was $152,000.Baker s october Victory at boxing Roundup top heavies see action during week and Unser were in hot heavyweight bouts involving had Spencer Oscar Bonavena and Leotis Martin highlight this week s boxing program. All three were beaten in the Divi Sion s world elimination tournament but each still maintains position in the rankings. Spencer from Portland Martin of Philadelphia clash in a 10-Rounder in by the associated press lond Navena tuesday night. Bon the huge Argentine c4vllll of takes on Robert Davila of Peru in a 10-round match at Buenos Aires saturday is a substitute for the ailing Eduardo Corletti of Argentina. The Spencer Corletti bout was originally schedule for april 30, but was postponed dry Odulo rayl.4-7 -3 o e 61-3 6 i a i a a tub �. To Blasongame 2-3 u w u a hip Drysdale Aspromonti. We " dry Sualo. T2 47. A21,403. Dallas ties Oakland with new Man s goal Dallas up Branco Kubala recently acquired from the Toronto Falcon kicked a penalty on waiver shot into the left Corner of the net sunday to give the Dallas Tornado a la tie with the Oakland Clipper Kubala the son of Toronto coach Ladislav Kubala fake the goalie into leaping and Tneia fired the tying goal came just u minutes after Oakland forwarded Marin broke Clear on a Long pass and scored from 15 Yards out in the right Corner when Spencer suffered a Cut Over his left Eye in training. When Corletti came Down Withan injury Martin agreed to take he match. Spencer is ranked third by the world boxing association an sixth by ring Magazine. Martin s rated no. 10 by the Aba buts a ranked by ring. Martin was beaten by Jimmy Ellis the tournament s eventual Winner in the tourney s opening lost to Jerry Quarry. Bonavena also beaten by Ellis in the tournament is ranked fifth by both the Aba and Fullmer of West Jordan Utah the Aba s top ranking middleweight contender also is scheduled to see action this week. He takes on Gene Bryant of Las vegas in a 10-Rounder on wednesday night. Tuesday at London Leotis Martin Philadelphia is Thad Spencer Portland ore., heavies,10 at san Diego calif., Pete Gonzales san Diego is. Gaba Hernandez los Angeles feathers 10.wednesday at Salt Lake City Utah Don Fullmer West Jordan Utah is. Gene Bryant Las vegas nov., middles 10 at Las vegas,nov., Rene Macias los Angeles is. Troy Alvarado los Angeles feathers 10.thursday at Portland Maine Pete Rio Ertelli Portland is. Len Mitchell Miami Beach Fla Light heavies. 10 at Papeete Tahiti Elmo Henderson fort Worth Tex. Is. Lewall Wawa Tahiti Light heavies 10 anew York Teddy Pagan new York is Ray Cano puerto Rico middles 10.saturday at Buenos Aires Argentina Oscar Bon Avena Argentina is. Roberto Davila Peru heavies 10. Streaks. Britishers Hill won the grand prix of Monaco sunday after winning the Spanish grand prix two weeks earlier. Unser has won the last three races on the . Auto club Champion ship 500 qualifications were washed out May 19 excepting 15minutes in which austrian Jochen Rindt qualified. Weather relent the weather relented except for High winds for a full Day of runs saturday but nobody could Challenge Leonard s week old record of 171.559 In a Lotus Turbine. They weren close to Hill s second Best 171.208, of saturday s nine Quali Fiers was Mel Kenyon Lebanon,ind., with an average of 165.191 for the 10-mile Stevenson of Oakhurst calif., 1952 National driving Champion announced saturday that he was retiring from racing because the Pace had become too fast. He retired once before continued on Page so Charlotte was his first and Heddin t win again until sunday. The end came during a Cau Tion Flag brought out when a Rel Dieringer of Charlotte blew the engine of his Plymouth on Lap 216.the drizzle started again at that Point and the remaining 39laps of the race were under Cau , who started 12th after qualifying at 155.192 .,moved into Contention quickly in his Ray Fox prepared Dodge Charger. Baker s laps he stormed into the Lead on the 101st Lap lost it for 12 Cir Cuits because of a pit Stop but charged Back in front on Lap 161 while the race was in full then until the end he was out of the Lead Only once and that time Only briefly. Cale Yarborough blew a tire in the second turn and crashed into the Concrete Wall of the Backstretch on Lap 45. This put him out of the race after he handled All but one of the Early laps. Finishing in order behind the first four before a crowd of 65 000 were Bobby Isaac in Dodge Charlie Glotzbach in a Dodge tiny Lund in a Mercury James Hylton in a Dodge cur tis Turner in a Plymouth an Sam Mcquagg in a Dodge. Richard Petty Lascar s to Driver in 1967, had his usual bad Luck at Charlotte the Only super continued on Pago 20 generals get win for division Lead Boston a the Newyork generals moved into first place in the North american soccer league s Atlantic Divi Sion by edging the hapless bos ton beacons 1-0, on Dieter per a s second half goal sunday be fore a Small crowd of 3,941 at Fenway generals displacing Idle Atlanta atop the division threw up a tight defense in front of Geoff Sidebottom in hiking their record to 5-2-4 and extending Boston s wingless Streak to eight games. After a scoreless first half co Prins took a Corner kick and chipped the Ball Ove Boston goalie Jorgen Henriksen. Perau one of the league s to scorers put the Ball in with a head shot at 20 30.the beacons who have a a record had 17 shots on goal to just nine for new York. However each goalie had three saves
