European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Oziol Trio wins i lift . N Road race Watkins Glenn Yap l Mark Donohue averaged 17.97 Miles an hour for 200.1les saturday As he pushed his Sunico special sports car to record Speed Victory in the United states Road racing championships. He finished 95 seconds ahead of a Simoniz Spe Hal driven by Chuck Parsons of Pebble Beach , of Media pa., drove be 87 laps Over the 2.3-Milead circuit in one hour 48 min Unser captures 00-Miler i Nazareth a. Up Alfonser of Albuquerque ., Yon the 100-mile Sac race for Indianapolis cars and Drivers sturday night at Nazareth Iway with an average of 100.095 Miles per hour. Fit was Unser s first National championship win and the first Impi Enship race Ever run tight. Unser took the lion s Bare of the $15,000 purse. I Unser finished going away one Ift mile dirt track in 1 01 05. Mario Andretti finished Sec and a half mile behind the Winner. Bill Vukovich of Fresno,j�alif., Rookie of the year at Indianapolis managed to stay front of Andretti until the 4th Lap when he got tied up in Raffic. Andretti went ahead on tie outside and Vukovich pushed third. Bobby finishes 7th Indianapolis 500 Winner Bobby user brother of the Winner and current Point Leader wished seventh. The rear engine offenhauser riven by Lloyd Ruby of Chita Falls tex., ran Well til it hit the Wall on the 14th in and was taken out of theace. Gary Bettenhausen t i n 1 e Yark 111., finished fourth Carl whats Kansas City fifth Arry Dickson Marietta Ohio a la Bobby Unser Albuquerque ., seventh George Der Fresno calif., eighth of Puterbaugh Roxanna 111., town and scratch Daniels , Minn loth. Utes 41 seconds. He broke disown 1967 average Speed record of 105.87 . For the 200-Milerace. First in the under two liter or122 cubic Inch class was Werner Frank in a porsche 908e who finished fifth Over All. Donohue was in the pole Posi Tion after qualifying at 123.6 . Friday and when the Flag dropped saturday he leaped into first and stayed there All the Way. Parsons Slid into second and George Eaton of Canada Watkins Glen . A Indianapolis 500-mile Winner Bobby Unser withdrew saturday from sunday s six hour endur Ance race for the world championship of manufacturers. Unser said he h and dislocated hip several years ago and that it was bothering him. His doctor advised him not to compete in the Marathon test on Watkins Glen s 2.3-mile track. Unser had been scheduled to drive with Ronnie Buckham of la Canada calif., in a Ferrarigtb-4. Bob Grossman of Nyack ., took Over for Unser of Albuquerque Grabbed third. The race unmarred by accidents continued with each Driver holding his position and hoping something would break on the leaders cars. Only 11 of 25 starters were still running when Donohue crossed the finish line. Donohue said Penske Roger Penske owner of the car wanted me to slow it Down after begot a Lap on the second place car. We tried to run As slow a possible so we would t have to make a Gas Stop because Gas stops Are so unpredictable. Sometimes you stall the Engin and can t get it the Safe and steady formula proved the Wise one for Donohue and the big 427 cubic inc Mclaren Chevy engine of his mount performed perfectly. The Victory left Donohue i first place in the race for the us arc top Driver Slot with a to Tal of 36 Points for seven races. Parsons moved into second with 25 Points and skip Scott who was in second before this race dropped to third with 24 Points when his car blew its engine on the 30th Lap. Player wins British open by 2 Casper blows to 78 Carnoustie Scotland a South Africa s Gary player Eagle the 14th Hole and went on to shoot a 73 to win the British open championship As Bill Cas per third round Leader blew to a 78 and finished three shots Back. Player s 73 gave him a 289total, two strokes better than Jack Nicklaus and left hander Bob Charles of new zealand who were , who finished one under for the 72 holes said that 14th Hole won the championship for me. When the three Wood landed Only about four fee from the Hole and i Sank the putt i thought this is my championship player had rounds of 74-71-71-73. Nicklaus and Charles kept breathing Down player s neck right to the end and the South african admitted i never thought i had it inthe bag until i got that putt Down on the last South Africa s Gary player. Diffs Cap after winning title again Lank preps Nab Henley tace Henley on thames England up be Stuart High school of Falls Church a downed Eton College of England by the lath of a Canvas saturday to win the Princess Elizabeth cup at the Henley Roy Legatta. The american Schoolboy champions taking their first visit to the famed names River extravaganza clocked 8 mutes 17 seconds for the 2,330-Yard urse to Oudt the trophy holders Mundth e title. Job Stuart was the second . Crew Toa to Henley final this year. Earlier University s lightweight eight were beaten in saturday s final by Leander of was a magnificent Victory for Jeb Stuart whose trip to Henley was financed by friends fellow students and parents. Rowing is not on the curriculum at Jeb Stuart so although the youngsters earned the trip by winning the 1968 . Schoolboy championships it looked As though they were going to be disappointed until their fans chipped in with the necessary Cash. The . Boys knowing that they were badly handicapped by having the Choppy Buckinghamshire station put in a big Effort at the Start. They surged to a half length Lead against created in their attempt to defend the the powerful English Crew and then stuck for eights names cup they won last year. They were it out in a grim Buttle us the English boys Oxford by gradually pulled Back holding on for a Nar Row Victory. Cornell also had to face the worst of the Stream in their struggle with Leander who was rowing in its Home , they did not have the strength to keep Pace with the English teen agers who have been one of the Best Crews at the regatta this year much to the Surprise of the experts. Leander made a lightning Start was two and a half lengths up after Only 700 Yards and kept up a furious Pace to win by four lengths in 8 08. This time was Only 12 seconds slower than the winners in the grand Challenge cup for eights where University of London beat three lengths. Nicklaus scored 76-69-73-73 291 and Charles 72-72-71-76291. Casper finished fourth with72-68-74-78292after going into the third round with a four stroke Lead. Maurice Bembridge of England was at 293. Gay brew or former . Masters Cham Pion from Dallas was in a three Way tie for fifth with 295.arnold Palmer finished with a 297 As did defending Champion Roberto de Vicenzo of Argen Tina. Doug Sanders of Ojai calif.,had 304 Hubby Habjan Chica go 111., 306 and Bert Yancey Tallahassee Fla. 311. Player Winner of the British open in 1959 at Mirfield and Winner of everything else that counts in Golf looked As though he might blow the championship on the last Hole of the Carnous tie s 7,252-Yard, 36-3672links. He found the rough with his second and thick rough it was too in front of water that the scots Call the Burn. He came out brilliantly to the Middle of the Green took two putts from about 30 feet an that was the championship. It was the first major championship player former Mas ters and . Open Champ has won in three years. He said i changed my Putter and started using one of those Ping j9bs. But i thought the game is coming together now. So i phoned up my wife Vivi Enand said please bring Over my favorite Putter that s a Putter bought eight years ago and it worked the Charm for Casper one of the most disappointed men in the Field said when your Short game goes everything goes. I had 34 or 35 putts several times and you must do better than that on this course because you re going to miss some greens. The Day i had Only 28 putt was when i had a four under 68 and so there you Are. These breakdowns in you Short game happen every so of ten and you have to accept i plan to come Back next year to win the British British open 108 years old carried a total purse of$48,000the biggest Ever. Player won $7,200.the winners Gary player $7. A. .74-71-71-7329 Jack Nicklaus $4, s. .76-69-73-73291 Bob Charles $4,163. .72-72-71-76 291 Bill Casper $2,940. .72-t s-74-7s 292 Maurice Bembridge. .$2,400. .71-75-73-74u93 Brian Barnes $1,579. .70-74-0-71-2i 5 Neil Coles $1,579. .75-76-71-73 -295 Jay Brewer j1.579. .74-73-72-76. .295 Al balding $1,140. .74-76-74-72 .296 Roberto de Vicenzo. .$962. .77-72-74-71-297 Arnold Palmer $962. .77-71-72-77297 Bruce Devlin $962. .77-73-72-75297 Tommy Horton 77-74-73-74 298 Kel Nagle 74-75-7571298 Peter Alliss 73-7s-72-75--293 Bobby Cole 75-76-t2-7529s Brian Huggett 76-71-75-7 v 2d8 Eric Brown 76-76-74-73 2s9 Paddy Skerritt 72-73-77-77-299 Tony Jacklin 72-72-75-0 29 David Webster 77-71-7s-7400 Sebastian Miguel 73-75-76-76 -300 Mike Bon alack 70-77-74-79300ales Caygill 79-76-71-7.v--3u1 Peter Thomson 77-71-7v75 -3ul Keith Mac Donald -w-71-73-77 301 Sandy Wilson 73-.1-74-71 -302 Malcolm Greyson 77-7 v7 5 74 -302kobert Shaw 75-76-73-7s 302 Dave Thomas 75-71-7v7s302jaime Gallanis 7s-71-7s-76--303 David Huish 74-74-7s-77 -303harry Bannerman 74-73-77-7 a 03 in my Sanders 7s-76-73-77--301 Michael Murphy 77-74-77-77-303 Jimmy Martin bl-72-74-7s 305 Gordon Cunningham so-70-75- 0305 Hubby Habjan 77-74-76-79306 Christy Green 75-77-76-79-307 Tony Rubb 79-74-75-79-307 m. Said Moussa 77-76-75-79-307 Bert Yancey 7s-75-74-s4m Barry Coxon 77-72-7s-84--3u1 i Tei Mills 71-76 m a 3u marry Weetman 77-7t i i a 3u
