European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes raiders picked ilk. Baseball opens today on 3 fronts by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor Darmstadt Germany is with Wethersfield the heavy favorite and four of the other five teams hopeful of upsetting the raiders the Safe . Con Ference launches its 1968 base Ball season today. Lakenheath is at wether Fieldin the featured opener that pits last year s regular season Champ and this year s favorite against the club which upset the Raider sin the 67 . Playoffs. Other openers Send London to Alconbury and upper Heyford to Ben Waters. The same clubs will collide again sunday at the same Dia monds and that will be the  Tern throughout the season saturday and sunday two Gam series each weekend. Game times will be 2 . Unless other Wise announced by the Home  six team league will play a double round Robin schedule with the first half ending june 30. The conference clubs will Beidle the following weekend except for possible makeup games with the second half commencing july 13. Slate reversed an oddity in the 68 . Sched ule is that the second round will be played in reverse order of the first. In other words the opening series foes won t meet again until the final weekend of the Reg ular season aug. 17-18.a change has been made in the 1968 playoff setup. Whereas Las year the playoffs involved the top four teams this season the Champion will automatically qualify for the Safe tournament and the second and third place teams will Square off Ina Best of three series to deter mine the . S other entry inthe Safe meet. The . Playoffs Are slate to Start aug. 21 and the Safe championships Are set for sept. 5-8. Most of the . Coach stabbed Wethersfield As the team to beat this year and the raid ers own Mentor Willie Bell was one of them predicting his Tea would win the title. Solid pitching featuring Sandy Foster and Wes Brock plus Catcher Dave Bingham s danger Ous Bat Are the main weapons that make Wethersfield the most feared team. However the conference appears to be stronger this sea son with Ben Waters Laken Heath Alconbury and upper Heyford All capable of giving the raiders a run for it. Ben Waters boasts a do every thing Ace in Arnol Skogstrand continued on Page 22j Bobby Unser wins at indy As All three turbines fail continued from Page 1.1 at Trenton n.j., Phoenix Ariz.,and Las vegas Nev. The curly haired 34-year-Olddriver had an Eagle owned by Bob Wilke Milwaukee business Man who also owned cars driven by former Winner Rodger  cars were running at the finish out of 33 starters an nobody was Hurt. Unofficially in order behind fifth place Ruby were 6. Ronnie Duman Indian Apo 7. Rookie Billy Vukovich Fresno Calif. 8. Rookie Mike Mosley Lapuente Calif. 9. Rookie Sam sessions Nash Ville Mich. 10. Bobby grim , Calif. Vukovich kept going in spit of a spectacular spin in the Northwest Corner. He is the son of Bill Vukovich who won the 500 in 1953 and 1954 and die leading the 1955 race. Foyt who won last year when Jones Turbine quit was shoot jets sign 2 draft picks new York a rookies Tom Bilotta and Tom Myslinski have signed with the new Yor jets. Bilotta a defensive end is a 6-foot, 254-Pounder fro madams Colo. State. Myslinski is a 6-2, 240-Pounder offensive guar from the University of Maryland. Bilotta was the jets 16th Choice in the College draft and Myslin ski was no. 13. Fly wheel with his left front wheel Fly ing into the air left Al Unser stays with his racer after hitting the Wall at the first turn on the 41st Lap. Al was unhurt and brother Bobby came out in first place in the memorial Day classic. Associated press photo unofficial finish list of All entries in 5oo Indianapolis incl. A Here is the unofficial Chart of the Indianapolis 500-mile race thurs Day subject to revision Friday when a Check of timing tapes i completed 1. Bobby Ensor Albuquerque n.m., no. 3, Eagle  offenhauser,152.882 Miles per hour. Record old record 151.207 . By a. J. Foyt jr., 1967 .2. Dan Gurney Santa Ana Calif., no. 48, Eagle Gurney Ford 152.187 .3. Mel Kenyon Lebanon ind., no. 15, Gerhardt  offenhauser,1-19.224 . 4. Denis Hulme Tau Range new Zea land no. 42, Eagle Ford 149.146 .5. Lloyd Ruby Wichita Falls tex., Laycock Mongoose turbocharged offer Hauser 148.531 . The following entries failed to Complete 200 laps on the track and Are listed in order of the distance they covered 0. Ronnie Duman Indianapolis no. 59, Hayhoe turbocharged offenhauser 199laps. 7. Billy Valcovich Fresno Calif., no. 98, Shrike  offenhauser 198laps. 8. Mike Mosley la Puente Calif., no. 90, Watson turbocharged offenhauser 198laps. 9. Sam sessions Nashville Mich., no. 94, Finley turbocharged Offen Lauser 197laps. 10. Bobby grim Indianapolis no. 6,Mongoose turbocharged offenhauser 196 laps. 11. Bobby Vieth Santa Rosa Calif., no. 16, Gerhardt turbocharged ,196 laps. 12. Joe Leonard san Jose Calif., no.60, Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 191 laps. 13. Art Polland Hertford ore., no. 20, Thomas decisions qui Imey Indianapolis ind. Up Allen Thomas of Chicago scored a unanimous 10-Rouncldecision wednesday night Over Manny Quinney of Indianapolis and will meet newly crowned Light heavyweight boxing Cham Foster later this a non title match Ion Bob summer inhere. Promoter Howard Ladin said Foster through his manager mus key Salow had agreed to a $15,000 guarantee to meet the Winner of the Thomas Quinney match. Thomas piled up the Point from the fourth through the ninth rounds but Quinney in his first fight in two years knocked Thomas to the Canvas for an eight count in the 10th round. Al Blue Lewis of Detroit knocked out John Featherman of Tombstone Ariz., at 2 29 of the second round in their scheduled 10-round heavyweight match. The 24-year-old Lewis rates alone of the promising newcomers in the heavyweight division. He scored his 17th Victory in 18 fights. Ten have been  2,000 fans turned out for the boxing program at the Indiana state Fairgrounds coliseum. Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 188 laps. 14. Jim Mcelreath Arlington tex., no 92, Coyote Ford 179 laps. 16. Carl Williams Grandview mo., no.84, Coyote turbocharged Ford 163 laps. 10. Bud Tingelstad Hawthorne Calif., no. 10, Gerhardt turbocharged offenhauser 158 laps 17. Wally Dallenbach East Brunswick,n.j., Finley turbocharged offenhauser 140 laps. 18. Johnny Rutherford fort Worth tex., no. 18, Eagle Ford 125 laps. 19. Graham Hill London England no 70, Lotus Pratt & Whitney Turbine 111laps. 20. A. J. Foyt jr., Houston. No. 1, Coy ote Ford 87 laps.21. Ronnie Bucknum la Canada Calif., no. 45, Eagle Ford 76 laps.22. Jim Malloy Denver Colo., no. 27, Vollstedt turbocharged Ford 67 laps.23. Jerry Grant san Diego Calif., no 78, Eagle Ford 51 laps.24. Gary Bettenhausen Tinley Park 111., no. 11, Gerhardt turbocharged often Hansor 43 laps. 25. Arnie Knepper Belleville 111., no21, Vollstedt turbocharged Ford 42 laps. 26. Al Unser Albuquerque n.m., no 24, Lola turbocharged Ford 40 laps.27. Gordon Johncock Hastings Mich. No. 4, Gerhardt turbocharged offenhauser 37 laps. 28. Larry Dickson Marietta Ohio no64, Hawk Ford 25 laps. 29. Roger Mccluskey Tucson Ariz. No. 8, Eagle turbocharged offenhauser16 laps. 30. George Snider Fresno Calif., no 29, Mongoose Ford 9 laps.31. Jim Hurtubise North Tonawanda . No. 56, Mallard turbocharged offer Hauser 9 laps. 32. Jochen Rindt Pressas Sona Tessin Switzerland no. 35, Bramham Repco 6laps. 33. Mario Andretti Nazareth pa., no 2, Hawk  Ford 1 Lap. Ing for an unprecedented fourth Indianapolis Victory but his is ote failed after 87 laps he Fteben As High As fifth in � standings. Ine Hulme did one of the smoothest driving jobs climbing Froni 20th to fourth. He also finished fourth last year in his first 500 Slbil. Gary Bettenhausen of Tilp Park 111., whose father Tony was killed at the Speedway 1961 ran Well until a piece Metal from Al Unser s crash punctured his Oil tank on the 43rd Lap. Austrian grand prix drive Jochen Rindt driving an austra Lian Brabham car was Eli i med by a burned Piston. He lad three pits stops in the firstie laps. Jim Hurtubise North Tona Wanda ., who had the sole front engine entry was stopped by a broken Piston in the first 25 Miles. Gordon Johncock Hastings,Mich., one of America s top Drivers was eliminated by gear rouble on the 38th Lap. But he lad the distinction of predicting Advance that the race would e won by a turbocharged offenhauser engine which was what Bobby Unser  National Champion Mario Andretti who has be Speedway qualifying records three times but never has won got into two different cars i thursday but both failed. He Goethe second from teammate Larry Dickson Marietta Ohio. Poor Luck hit sons of late stars Indianapolis ind. A Rookie sons brought the names of Vukovich and Bettenhausen Back to the Indianapolis 500 thursday. Ill Luck dogged the but did t discourage them from wanting to try again on the ova track where their fathers died. Bill Vukovich jr., who finished seventh after being Black flagged off the track by Eno Early in the race and a y by Senhausen who wound up Jujj after a Freak Accident Al minted him said they la be Backst next year s memorial Day Cias sic Vukovich who also was involved in a spin on one Tun said he was flagged from the course when they though had Oil on my car re was t a drop. They said we they were sorry about it. It Cost let a a a a a us at least one spot. Took it too easy Vukovich 24 of Fresno Ca if said 1 x Sathe Start. I did t i Cauzie run a lot  la run harder at 1 a i a of next have  at the finish one of Only 11 Caia a in him and his performance maj. A Strong favorite Foi i of the year  father won Flag team started Side Brand by Ysae Reid