European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Proof fee opens for May 29 race May 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 21 5 sex lady 500 Kings in big Field by Steve Herman Indianapolis a the Indianapolis motor Speedway opened saturday with defending Champion Johnny Rutherford five other former a flock of hard nosed veterans and touted rookies and one woman begin preparing for the May 29 indy the initial Shock that made Janet Guth Rte the most highly publicized Rookie in indy history a year ago is but her failure to qualify last year and her return this time with a car that should easily make the necessary Speed guarantee she will again be watched the Man who has made the most indy and the Man who has driven the fastest around the Speedway Gordon also Are among the Field of former winners and would be champions in the worlds richest Abc Allstar Ramstein lanes proved Bowling is Spectator sport Bojoh Fedele if you we rent one of the 592 bowlers who participated in the recent 1977 Abc euro Pean Allstar tournament or one of the estimated conservatively spectators who came and went during the six you missed one of the three Bowling spectaculars held each year in the others Are the wisc and masters Tournai it proved once and for All that Bowling is a Spectator just walking into the new 32lane House at Ramstein air base was an to the Bowler who has been away from the states for any time or one stationed where there is an elghtor10lane the expression of Awe and sighs at seeing ram Stein lanes was t was these same Beautiful lanes that would receive criticism and and then would Reward those who rolled the Ball but penalized those who cranked or babied in the House acted like a americans upset finns in world hockey finale by Geoffrey Miller Vienna a a depleted United states ice hockey team made a Brave finish to the world championships Satur Day coming from behind to Edge Fin despite having five men missing from its original the who had already clinched sixth wound up with seven Points in the 10 games of the eight team West Germany Defeated and preserved its place in the Champion ships for next Romania finished in Bottom place and will drop to the b the squad was already Down from 20 to defens Eman Bob Paradise of the Washington capitals could not play against Finland because of a shoulder and Forward Russ Anderson of Pittsburgh was Hurt in the first period and dropped the americans played hard for the win but owed a debt to goaltender David recce of blanking the finns in a hectic third after a scoreless first the finns went into the Lead with a goal by Jukka Porvari despite having a Man in the penalty the americans piled on the pressure and went into the Lead with two goals in less than a David of provi Dence in the american hockey took the puck round the Cage and tapped it Back for Bob Krieger of Detroit to then a slap shot by Joe of went into the net off Warren Wil Liams of another slap shot by Michele i led to a goal by Lou the Captain from the Nils Minnesota North Early in the third but managed Only one by Lasse Oksa Nen with 94 minutes the Germany Romania game see with Romania coming from behind to Lead 21 and threatening to pull off the upset Victory that would have kept them in the championship but the germans recovered and Alois Schloder shot their winning goal less than four minutes from sunday the championships close with the final games in the championship is to play Czechoslovakia and the russians Are to face the czechs will win the title unless they lose to Canada and the russians mud 1 1 i i 0triodno scoring sound Perl old Ponzari United sum Kroger unto William Fin ill third in retd Nanne ohm non Finland and shots in goal u i n 1114 Coalla United Rotte a Allonen Al t up of a 1 is s2 24 14 h 21 0 ii 40 ii Vienna up ii the standings Tea world Lea  saturday i Gamut championsh1pgroup g w soviet i Consolation group final w 4 United h West saturday t result Weil Germany Romania 2 United states Finland i o to 41 4 41 21 m new and the Bowler in spite of All prec Elved problems the bowlers the scores this year were above the Abc tournament for two new records were established a 4701 team event score bettering last years record score of and a new singles record of 1294 by ram steins Jim Topping last years record editors note the writer stationed at was a member of the 1977 record breaking team Champion Tor Rejon rippers along with Ted Dennis Westby and James in last years cutoff for the masters was 3413 or a this year it took a average to Quality there were some things missing this for a 700 for that 1200 series for a six game blocks were not of 592 bowlers in each Only to 1200 series were shot in each of the team and doubles True to As any Bowler will Tell when the singles event came it was every Man Tor and resulted in 16 200pius but scanning the top 32 masters one finds a lot of missing such super bowlers As Dave Jim Dave Gar Larry Jim Dave Bill Hendricks and Wayne Sulli the fact that these people Are not on the list does not detract from their but Speaks highly of the competitive nature of the tournament and the individuals that pursue the Conquest of the in next years there will be any where from 150 team that equals 600 bowl ers representing Over 110 military installations shooting for in prizes in quest of 32 slots to determine who will be the Winner of the masters and the coveted Green Here Are the records they can aim for team 4701 2473 1294 All 3786 High three game 702 and High As for the upcoming being the Abc Al events Champion has its draw there Are jinxed in mod All championship for in the past seven Only one Abc Al events Winner has become masters that was Bui Jenkins in the masters itself has a strange Only once in the past seven years has the top qualifier in the masters that was in with this in you May find every one at Heidelberg masters May 13 15 fighting for second place in the qualify ing bowlers Are a superstitious and most prestigious Auto trying for the 10th straight year to become the first fou time indy will be seeking his 20th starting he won the race in and 1967 and was running second to Rutherford when rain halted last years race after 102 of the scheduled 200 who also won in 1974 and finished second to Bobby Unser in the rain shortened 1975 holds the official track record of Miles an but the 1973 Winner who finished third last became the first Driver to shatter the 200 Barrier with an unofficial clocking at during tire tests in the other former winners entered this year Are at a two time Winner like his and 1969 Champ Mario thirteen rookies have been certified by the Auto eight of them Clay Regazzoni of de Tom Cliff Elliott Forbes Robin Gary James son of former indy and Joe Saldana will have to pass the full Drivers test of 20 laps at 160 and 20 laps above 165 Guthrie and Bobby who drove in other Sac 500milers last have been cleared to Start practice without additional a 13year Veteran of sports car breezed through her Rookie exams last year and impressed even the harshest critics of women Drivers with her skill at the wheel of her Vollstedt the problem was that the car simply was not fast this car owner Rolla Vollstedt purchased a Lindsey Hopkins racer that was driven by Roger up until John Cocks 200 Lap two months that car held the unofficial track record undercurrent Sac technical the Field of 85 entries second largest in the speedways history includes 16 different makes of More than half of them Are either Dan Gummy eagles or in Glis built there Are 25 eagles from gurneys shops in Santa and 18 greater streamlining in the cars de easing of Sac rules that Cut speeds dramatically three years ago and an entire resurfacing of the Speedway track should provide faster times this but no one is willing to predict whether John Cocks feat achieved under Ideal dry weather conditions will be do after the 1973 in which two Drivers and one pit crewman were killed and a score of spectators were Sac imposed several technical restrictions which Cut speeds by about 10 speeds were Back up into the 190s last with the right Rutherford on Lap record and four Lap qualifying Mark of m could bit in a week of practice precedes pole Posi Tion qualifying May More qualifying is scheduled May is and May 21 the track will then be closed until race except for the so called carburetion tests actually another Day of practice on May a Misnomer since ind Type cars have not had Carburton for rely ing instead on fuel injection earthquakes activate Deleon san up the san Jose earthquakes activated newly acquired Forward Leroy Deleon and announced the release of Vlade who ranks 11 on the North american soccer leagues scoring was acquired from the Washington diplomats in Exchange for Mark 5 Usa eur Kegler named for Allamy trials Germany five Usa eur bowlers have been selected by Dod to participate in the Allamy trials at fort May according to Jim abcs inc european i they Are Bill Jenkins of Wayne Sullivan of Gar Spelic of Jack Paxton of Hanau and Jim Worley of among the group Are two pairs of inter service doubles Spelce and Worley Are defending champs and Jenkins and Sullivan won in Spelce was last years Allamy All events King and Worley won the Allamy Al events in Jenkins has been a Allamy doubles Champion Jenkins teamed with Lee Brosch in 1974 and with Sullivan in Jenkins takes the highest a to the Worley has a Paxton a Spelce a 195 and Sullivan is 1w Jenkins and Paxton will not compete in the 1977 masters tournament May 1315 in Heidelberg which conflicts with the All army they qualified for the Mas ters at the Abc european Allstar tournament in Ramstein two weeks