European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , May 30, the stars and stripes Page 17 Dooley to coach the bears. Chicago a venerable George Halas of the Chicago bes one Day after his sur prising retirement As head sen named his no. 1 assist ant Jim Dooley As his Succes Sor  73-year-old Halas owner of the bears since the National football league inception in 1920, said Dooley 38, was Given a Multi year contract to direct the bears the club Halas had coached 39 years. Dooley a member of the bears 18 years As a player and Dooley Halas assistant coach said he planned no changes in the seven Mem Ber staff he inherited from Hal As. At an elaborate news Confer ence attended by the entire Bear organization and several former Bear stars Dooley asserted it will be a difficult task to follow one of the great est pro football men of our time. I have Learned my lesson Well under coach Halas said Dooley. I can assure you the Halas philosophy and doctrine will be continued at Wrig Leyfield. I consider this the great est Honor of my  Dooley a former Miami of Florida Star became an heir apparent to the top Bear coach ing spot two years ago when he replaced George Allen As the no.1 defensive coach Allen then considered Halas first assistant left the bears under a court challenged pro test by Halas to become head coach of the los Angeles , who had a lesser coaching responsibility since he quit As a Star pass receiver for he bears in 1962, succeeded Al Len As defensive coach and immediately moved to the fore a papa Bear s top aide. He introduced such defensive continued on Page so Auto horse racing baseball set by an Frankfurt special Auto racing at us Best on me Day a us Malor league baseball and Belmont stakes Jorse racing make up the week a sports activity coming to listeners of american forces i. P a i of the to is Ira Ceilua a on of is wthe"500"  500 Start log at sports fans can from Fenway Park e i at 905 p-1" wenan 1 sox lost Baltimore in i Crinan league  Belmont stake Between St. Louis and the from new York s Shea 9 05 Sim wu1 be a a cast at France unrest delays race at be mans Jle mans France a the 24-hour race of la mans has been postponed indefinitely because of the social upheaval in France organizers announced tues Day the race was schedule for june 15-16. But june 16 is the Date chosen by president Charles de Gaulle for a nationwide referendum he Hopes will solve the nationwide worker an student strike. The automobile club of the West said it is consid ering july 13-14, which conflicts with the Watkins _ Glen race in the ., and the weekend of sept. 28-29. Al adopts 2-division plan no keeps 1-Loop alignment Chicago a the rival american and National leagues of baseball opened a major schism in their operations tues Day with the Al announcing Atwo division system in opposition to the no s one league stand. Both leagues closed their sep Arate meetings following the National league s expansion to12 teams monday when it took in san Diego and Montreal. The american league next year will play in two divisions with the East represented by Boston new York Baltimore Washington Cleveland and de troit and the West by Chicago Minnesota Kansas City Oak land. Seattle and  will constitute a 156 game schedule plus a bes three out of five playoff to de Termine the world series representative. Cronin Giles the stars and stripes Foyt i tasers ready to Chase turbines Indianapolis ind. A a. J. Foyt jr., the Unser Broth ers and other american closed course driving aces will resume the Chase of the Turbine car thursday in the 52nd 500-mile race at Indianapolis motor Speedway. The difference this year i that there will be three of the flame red super racers instead of the single Turbo car in which Parnelli Jones dominated 492%miles of the 1967 race. A gear Box bearing failed and Foy charged past to win in his Coy  controversial aircraft engines in the turbines roundly condemned by  Auto club traditionalists helped produce huge crowds at the time trials on the first weekend. The show Down thursday might pull More than 300,000 fans into the 537-acre Speedway. May be Wron Foyt staying with a conventional engine guessed the tur Bine cars were a year away. He might be wrong. For example the $6 bearing that failed in Jones Power train has been re placed with a $200 Chain. The wedge shaped English lotuses Are powered with Cana Dian Pratt & Whitney engine Sand were awesomely Superior to the Piston plants in qualifications. Graham Hill of London 1966indianapolis Winner and former world Road racing Champion Seta 10-mile record of 171.208, Only to have it broken by teammate Joe Leonard san Jose calif., at 171.559.so Leonard and Hill will take off 1-2 when Speedway presi Dent Tony Hulman says gentleman Start your engines Little before 11 a.m., not thursday the third Turbine car was qualified by 41-year-old Art pol lard of Medford ore., who finished eighth in a conventional car As a Rookie last year. He put the Lotus in the fourth three Carrow at 166.297 . After Only a half dozen laps of  subsequent practice he was running Over 168 with a full Load of fuel. The Only Piston car Able to qualify at More than 167.6 on the first weekend of trials waste Eagle with a turbocharged offenhauser engine which Bob by Unser of Albuquerque n.m., put on the outside of the front Row at 169.507. Al Unser s car sitting in the second Row has a turbocharged Ford engine operating a new four wheel drive Lola. Although it arrived late he had Little trouble hitting 167. Foyt a racing legend while still in his prime will have a Chance to  first Driver to win the 500 four times. He joined Louie Meyer the late Wilbur Shaw and Mauri Rose As a three time Winner last  pushed his total of National championship victories to 37, record. Italian born Mario Andretti Nazareth pa., who set qualifying records the last three years but has t been Able to win the big race will Start inthe second Row thursday. His qualifying Speed in a Hawk turbocharged Ford was almost four . Slower than Leo Nard s. The Pratt & Whitney engine were reduced in size about one third from last year in spite Ofa court fight Between Sac and Lotus sponsor Andy Granatelli president of sep corp. Parnelli Jones decided the new Turbine engines would t be competitive a Little too soon and with Drew from the team. Then Leo Nard wrecked Jones car i practice before he could change his  were 14 wrecks in the practice and qualifying period including a Lotus Turbine pileup that killed English Driver Mike Spence May 7. Spence was the 34th drive who has died on the track since the 2 a mile Brick Oval no covered with Asphalt opened in 1909. There have been a total of58 fatalities including 14 Riding mechanics nine spectators Andone guard who was run Over by a fire  purse which is based partly on attendance might pass $750,000 this year. It reached $734,634.98, including$128,818.98 in accessory prizes for using particular tires Oil,etc., last $171,527. Year. Foyt won Leonard will be bucking the fact that the pole car Driver has won the 500 Only once in the last 10 years. Parnelli Jones did it in1963. The late Jimmy Clark won from a second place Start in 1965. Rodger Ward won fro the same spot in 1962, Jim Rath Mann also in 1960. Foyt started fourth last year. Graham Hill came from far thes Back to win recently starting 15th in 1966. He was helped considerably when 11 cars were knocked out in a pile up on the first turn of the first Lap. Both leagues will open an close the regular season on the same dates including the Ameri can league s playoff. The National league mean while said it probably will play a 162-game schedule with a pos sible limit of 165 games depend ing on the schedule  William Eck Ert remaining noncommittal on the Maneu Werings of the sep Arate leagues said he Hopes toehold a joint meeting within the next six  league president Joe Cronin said his league vote Din Complete Harmony on the divisional  can t sell a 12th place club said Cronin. Who wants lot of second division clubs the commissioner s Job is Mohave both leagues ready to Start the world series at his discretion and we will be ready. We Are a lot of Little quiet Guys who Are progressive. You have to look ahead 20 years an not just next year. Our teams will retain Many of their rival Ries and create new ones under our divisional  Giles president of the National league remained Ada Mant for baseball s tradition. We have our differences wit the american league said Giles but feel they can be re solved later. We Don t beb eve in a playoff system because of the tradition and history of base Ball. A playoff system would Bein contradiction to these Trade  to Public you car. Have teams finish ing fourth and fifth percentage Wise and then playing the Cham Pion of the other leagues in the world series. We do not believe the Public will accept this the world series is Tho greatest event in sports and it is dangerous to tamper with  Giles said there was Only slight sentiment for divisional play within his league and twas immediately shot  the National league also announced that each member of its league will submit a list of players under control by of. 1 for purposes of stocking the expansion teams. There is one exception however. The vol series team will not submit its list of 15 untouchables until the Day after the world series. Chicago a if the Ameri can league operated in two Divi Sions this year on the basis of the 1969 alignment the standings would look like this after games of monday East won lost pet. Detroit 24baltimore 24 Cleveland 4boston 21 new York 20washington 16 West Minnesota 22 California 0oakland is 1517 1820 22 26 19 22 23 23 .615 .583 .571 .51- .476 .381 .537 476 .439 .410 go 1 iv4 45h Chicago 16seattle not operating Kansas City not operating turbines test suspensions Indianapolis ind. A Drivers of three controversial Lotus Turbine cars finally got to shake Down new suspension sys tems tuesday and again looked like the class of the Field for thursday s 500-mile race As they purred around the Indianapolis motor  test period for All 33 Quali fied cars was interrupted repeatedly by rain. Officials of the . Auto club ordered Lotus builder Colin Chapman of eng land on May 11 to replace the suspensions with an Alloy steel sae 4130, specified by Sac. Chapman had used an air Craft Type steel which Sac called mild steel. His lotuses have won two world Champion ships and a first and two seconds at Indianapolis with mild steel  permitted Lotus Drivers Joe Leonard Graham Hill a Dart Pollard to qualify with the old suspensions but ordered the parts replaced before the race proper. Leonard and Hill Quali fied 1-2 for the lineup at record speeds and Pollard will Start Lith. The sanctioning club made a continued on Paye 20j