European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Guthrie in 500 May 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 2 from press dispatches Indianapolis Janet Guthrie making Good her Promise to succeed there she ailed last year sunday became the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 Auto she turned in the fastest trial run on the final Day of qualifications Miles per hour for the 10mile it was the Blest run Ever by a woman on a closed stepping up to talk to newsmen after she got a big round of i want to thank my folks for not bringing me up thinking i  do something be cause i was a she still Shak ing but beaming Over her Over the course of the last Ive Given a lot of thought to the symbolism of being the first woman i think its important to credit the women movement with creating the climate that made this this certainly is a major accomplish racer makes Good on her 2nd attempt to qualify with a run of 76ers douse in opener of finals As Erving stars Philadelphia a Julius j Erving did everything but pump up the basketballs sunday afternoon As he led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107101 Victory Over the Portland Trail blazers in the opening game of the National basketball associate championship Erving shot 14 for 24 from the five of five at the foul grabbed five re handed out four assists and made four steals in a bruising game that want decided until the final two in spurts i Felt i had a Chance to use a lot of my skills said whose talents Are judged by Many basketball experts to be the Best in the i Felt that 1 went in said who scored 10 Points in the first four in the 12 in the third and seven crucial Points in the fourth period of the nationally televised Best of seven series i was trying to be always trying to be a said Erving As he held an ice Uig on one of his Brittle but Ervin already was looking ahead to game two in the series Here thursday i dont think Portland will be Intima said the basketball the tall bounced into the hands of both but there will be a night when they will Bounce into the hands of Only one my we will have some High scoring games before this is this was a relatively lows coring Portland rallied in the fourth Quarter to reduce an eight Point 76crs Lead to just on a slam Dunk by Bill Walton with left on the but Philadelphia As 6footil Darryl Dawkins collected three clutch free throws with left to put the game out of reach unorthodox offensive Philadelphia coach Gene Shuc said an unorthodox offensive Man Euver was a big Factor in the 76crs we look away their pressure defense by having our centers take the Ball up the Shue the strength of the Portland team is in their guards and the pressure from their so we attacked them at their weakest which is some where other than guard another key to the Philadelphia Victory was 27for3a shouting at the foul line by a team which is one of the poorest free throw shooting teams in the the tiers averaged under 70 per cent during the regular Portland was Hurt by losing Maurice Bob Gross and Lionel loll is tin personal fouls in the hectic final period Erving and in aug Collins scored 25 Points Between them in the third Quarter As the 76crs stretched a two Point halftime Lead to an 86 78 advantage at the end of three but the blazers nil the first seven Points of the final with Walton hitting two buckets and Ellerm Gilliam hitting to draw within 86u3 with to the mixers then found the with Erving hitting a three Point play and a Basket and Caldwell sinking two free throws to give them a 9589 Lead with to Erving hit another jumper and hit George Mcginnis for a Layup and Philadel phia led 10193 with but Maurice Lucas then hit two jumpers As Portland made its last run at the Portland Larry Siccle hit a three Point play with left in the third Quarter for the games final tie at but baskets by Collins and Erving gave the 76ers the Lead for Walton led the blazers with 28 Points and Lucas added the 76ers hit their first 23 foul shots in a Row before Henry Bibby missed with to neither team could break out to More than a fou Point Lead in the first Portland took a 1915 first Quarter advantage led by who had 10 Points in the but the mixers came Back on Erv Ings steal to take a 2725 Lead at the Portland regained the Lead and Lucas jumper gave the blazers a 37x advantage with left in the but the mixers tied the score on the third of three baskets by Collins and held on for their two Point halftime  Lucas 900 ii Wallon 116 my 311 b Davit i re once j 2 j 1 3 Neallo Cal Nauvoo 03 Tala Lois Philadelphia 1ioii wtginnil3j j9w13 Collini 11 334 r i j 1007 3110 c Airek Tomt Turnn Ai men in any racing but no race Driver does this Ive had help from people too numerous to the car was right and it worked during the run i was just no mistakes and there was an adjective or two in the car worked it Felt awfully Good and the track was qualifying at Indianapolis is a major accomplishment in any race Drivers outlines Best Lap in practice last week was 183 but she went Over 186 sunday morning before making the qualification All speeds were Down dramatically from the first weekend of qualifications because of the continued heat and a buildup of Oil and rubber on the 2mile Speedway sur but driving the 27 Light Nin offenhauser for Rolla turned in laps of 188 798 and she had the fastest Speed on the opening Day of practice two weeks then raised her own Best to More than 191 before smacking the Wall on May her car was never the same after but More than a week of Fin tuning and testing by teammate Dick Simon brought the racer Back up to competitive a 1960 graduate in physics from the University of was the most publicized Rookie in indy she did not make a qualification attempt last year because her Vollstedt racer simply was not fast eight other cars qualified for the big race and three were bumped by faster cars As the Field of 33 was completed for next sundays million Dollar memorial hol iday the 33 starters averaged Miles faster than last Swiss formula 1 Veteran Clay Regazzoni also clinched his first spot in the famed Indianapolis motor Speedway race the Only foreign Driver in the lineup less than 24 hours after resuming from Monte where he failed to qualify for Sun Days grand prix of other Drivers who qualified sunday were Rookie Cliff Bill up 186047 Dick John Eldon and Rookie Bobby seven rookies will be in the to on Page 23 a hug for a history maker teammates Dick Simon and Janet Guthrie hug each other after she became the first woman to qualify for a place in the Indianapolis pos game Victory party slain up the coach of an opa Locka youth baseball team was charged sunday with killing the teams 15yearold shortstop during a Victory pizza party after a police arrested Dante Dino a former candidate for the opa Locka City after Willie Knight was shot in the head saturday night at ditto with the team members Dino went to the emerged with a handgun and fired one striking the victim in the police Dino had coached the team to a 133 Victory saturday night and then invited some of the players to his Home for during the team Mem Bers Dino showed off his he Dino went and got a gun off the a one of the players told he took All the bul lets out and put them on the table six of then he was showing us a machine that when Junior Knight came up to the front of the House on his witnesses told police Dino tried to scare Knight with a machine then the police said Dino had coach held threatened Knight earlier in the eve Ning for playing a practical joke on after he Knight played with the magnum and pointed the gun at the the six bullets were still on the some of the players told offi Dino just went in the got a gun and shot the he just lifted his pulled the trigger and shot the one of knights teammates told a 31yearold electrical con had coached the team or about three replacing another