European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes May 1977 Rookie gets first shot at winning indy pole Foyt next off the Mark by Steve Herman Indianapolis a Rookie Danny a former drag racing and motor Cycle Champion from was Given the first crack at the pole position Satur Day in the first of four Days of time trials for the May 29 Indianapolis 500mile three time Winner Foyt Drew the 2 qualifying giving him the Best shot at the first official 200milcpcr hour Lap during the morning when cooler temperatures help boost Foyt was one of three Drivers to crack the 200 Barrier in when speeds Are Hilt Many of the other pole favourites were Well Down the and that could work against them As afternoon tempera Tures climb into the heating the tracks surface to Well above driving a was the fastest Rookie in practice with a lop Speed of ibs Miles per he got tic i qualifying spot in a Blind draw conducted by chief Steward Tom 33 fastest la Start the fastest determined by the average Speed on four laps around the 2si mile Indianapolis motor Speedway will Start the 61st running of the worlds richest automobile seeking shares of purse that annually lops the were 42 cars on the track Friday in the final Day of the fastest laps were turned in by 1969 Winner Mario defending Champion Johnny Liuch Erfurd and Hobby who raised his Best Speed by four Miles an Lumur like Andretti and Rutherford Hud practice runs of Bellcar than 200 Sheldon Kin scr Gol the qualifying followed by George Al Lee Johnny Parsons and Hobby Janet trying for the second year id become the first woman to race in the indy will be 22th in the qualification if she fails saturday or she must decide by Friday whether to at Lempel to qualify on the second weekend of the time trials or run in the world 600 Slock car race held the same Day As the indy has Chance or pole As Long As a car remains in line Satur it is guaranteed a Chance for the even if there int enough time on the first Day for everyone in the draw to onto the the pol position Winner last year in route to his second indy Drew the 29th spot in line in his Mclaren but 13th in his backup who holds the official track records of for one Lap and for the four Lap qualifying turned in an Al time although unofficial run of 200624 on re cords May be set Only during qualifications or the race the Winner who turned in a then est Speed of will be 24th in also in a Mclare cos Wissel to Lead Cage at Florida Southern api Hal an assistant coach and scout for the Allan la Hawks of the National basketball Asso was named Friday As head basketball coach a Florida Southern uni flu president Robert a Davis said Wissel was selected from among 30 applicants for the he will succeed Jim Jar who resigned after 11 years at the previously had coached at Trenton Lafayette College and for Liam University Tom clocked on hand watches at before brushing the Wall will have the ninth qualifying right behind Bobby the indy Winner in 1968 and had been Strug gling All week but raised his top practice Speed to on Lloyd never a Winner but second Only to Foyt in the number of indy races started with will be 20th in the qualification followed by rookies Todd Gibson and log or Mccluskey will be followed by Clay a Veteran grand prix Driver but a Rookie at Rega Zonni was the second fastest Rookie in practice at Guthric top Speed was teammates Wally the cur rent Auto club Point and 1973 Winner Gordon who went Over 200 in tire tests last were far Down the list in 32nd and respectively the final spot among the 37 cars eligible for the pole run went to Rookie Jerry Toms younger Tom was checked and released from the Speedway Hospital after his Mclaren nicked the outside Wall coming out of the fourth turn during prac the car Slid 450 feet across the track and stopped near the inside qualifications were to continue sunday and Ihen the next John Schroeder As he birdies the 18th his 131 tics tournament record for 36 holes Schroeder 4 up in colonial after 36 by Bob Green fort a Longshot John who had been playing so poorly hed entertained thoughts of quit Ting the parlayed a deadly Putter and what lie called a Bunch of Lucky Breaks into a five underpay 65 that staked him to a four stroke Lead Friday in the second round of the colonial National invitation Golf Imas surprised As you the be mused Schroeder said after posting his 131 nine under Par for two trips Over the usually colonial country club it tied the tournament record for 36 1 really Gol said the 31yearold son of former Wimbledon Tennis Champion Ted that what it and when youre putting like i it kind of inspires who had Given himself Only this one last year of tour one putted 11 times on the hazy including 10 of his last 12 holes 1 told my wife Over the Winter that this is the he if i dont show significant improvement this theres no Point in me staying out Here on the we could have a happier life with me doing something it would be difficult to improve on his scores for the first two not Only did he match the course he also tied for the largest 36hoie Lead on the Lour this the Putter played a Large part in he pulled away from the Field with birdies on three of his last four holes some of the toughest on storied old included in that Strelch were Birdie putts of 30 and 45 feel on the 15lh and 16th and Schroeder capped it off Wilh a wedge shot to three feel on the final who won the 1973 match play has been a Straggler the rest of his career and didst make expenses last Hes been troubled by a Low Grade sinus infection most of the season and Hast played in this country in five Hes broken 70 on this course Only twice in his nine year career both in the last two those two superlative left one of the years strongest Fields gasp ing in his Only Ben Crenshaw could keep him in a bitterly disappointed loser last managed to match Par 70 and was second at Hes a Strong Crenshaw said of but Wilh two Days left on this Golf eight strokes int a comfortable the group at 136 included Al who shared the first round Lead with Cren the happily clowning Chi Chi Rodri Guez and Roger Maltbie and Rodriguez matched Par 70 and Geiberger shot a Al 137 were de with a and de fending Champion Lee whose 67 marked the Best round Hes had since major Back surgery last masters Champion Tom Watson was among the leaders at four under Par until he hit two shots in the one on a cold and scored a horrendous nine on the 11th he finished with a 72 and Johnny Miller improved to a 69 and was tied at 142 11 shots Back Halfway through the Chase for a first prize with Tom Weiskopf and Hubert wis Kopf shot Green Gary player of South Africa was 72143 and Hale Irwin 73 Schroeder birdied the first Hole from 15 parred the second then got one of his better Breaks on the he pulled his Long Iron second shot while the Ball was in the it appeared he was headed for great but it hit a bounced Back on the Fairway and Schroeder made his his Only bogey on the where he missed the he birdied the seventh from 10 a putt that triggered his closing heroics on the he dropped testing three footers for Par on two of the next three Bir died the Par five Lith with a six foot then missed the next three greens and saved Par on All of one of on the came after what he called the worst shot Ive hit in it was More than 80 Yards off he had a full four Iron for a third hit it to 1012 and made the he then left the Field behind him with birdies on three of the last scores at colonial tourney Jonn Tewell Ben Artner pm pm Watt of Al Green Roger Smith de 67 he Barber Tom Stockton Liuch or London George Floyd Dave Lee Tom Wai Mccord de Dowgherty Lou graft Gilbert Gary player Don Devlin Reid Armstrong Gary Rogers but in Eider Ron Ger Joe Andy Morgan 73 w141 71 Lyn Lou Martn 69 Wynn 7073 Irwin 71 71 Simoni Mam Krati Erl 71 me gee Gilder 72 Koetler 47 curl btes 71 by Waunet Kermit Blackburn Lye 71 lady Dickton 71 Schniet 7 7j 73 71 7j 014 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