European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 26, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Driver Flap by Kurt Freudenthal Indianapolis up Salt Walther announced late tuesday he would not drive the Indianapolis 500 car that his father bought for him. Walther who was in West Cheater county. N.y., said he asked the new Spon sors of the car purchased from Lee Elkins enterprises to reinstate Bui Puterbaughan Driver. A spokesman for Wol motor inc. And Walther Steps ouf of indy car Boug Ftp by father asks sponsors to put Puterbaugh behind wheel Dayton Walthur inc., said Puterbaugh had agreed to continue in the machine. When i was contacted by a race team member last night monday and told of the acquisition of Lee Elkins car by Wol motor 1 was literally stunned Salt Walther said in a statement issued through the racing operation Here. I had no idea such a transaction was in the offing. After assuring myself that none of our people had contacted or. Elkins but that his people had come to us to offer the car for Sale 1 agreed to drive it he added. Walther said that for several reasons including warmest feelings for Billy Puterbaugh he decided to encourage Spon sors to let Puterbaugh. Who qualified the vehicle last weekend to take the wheel in the Holiday classic. Taking All these factors into account he explained i have asked All involved to new York Yankees Catcher Thurman Munson is a bit late putting the tag on Catcher can t catch Catcher i Boston red sox counterpart Carl ton flask and toe bomb had one of their five runs. It was t enough however Ai the Host yanks scored up yanks indians Angels also win in Al action Palmer orioles nip Brewers 2-1 by the associated press Pat Kelly and Billy Smith Are putting Jim Palmer s mind at ease and that spells trouble for the rest of the american league. I guess i was fairly negative or i was waiting to have it proven Palmer said after leading the Baltimore orioles to a 2-1 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers tues Day night. He gave up seven hits but struck out 12.Palmer was referring to remarks he made during Spring training about the loss of Reggie Jackson Bobby Grich and Pitcher Wayne Garland All of whom played out their options with Baltimore last year and signed with other teams."1 had my doubts. Things did t look real Good the right hander said but we had so Many Guys coming up you figure a couple of them had to come through right fielder Pat Kelly whose 19-game hitting Streak one Short of the club record was snapped by Milwaukee s Jerry Augustine. 5-5, is batting .326. Jack son who signed a Multi year o 9-Miluon contract with the new York Yankees is struggling with a .232 average. Smith a second baseman is baiting .269, six Points better than Grich. Who Signet with the California Guys have been playing fantastic Palmer said. "1 Hope 1 can contribute. If we keep playing like this All year we re for Palmer 6-3. Contributed quite a bit against the Brewers posting five of his strikeouts in the. Final two innings including a game ending whiff of Charlie Moore with the bases that la what you Call fantastic said Baltimore pitching coach George Bamberger. It was the old Jim Palmer. When he needed it he reached Back and got s Ken Singleton belted a two out eighth inning Home run snapping a tie that was forged in the top of the inning by Don Money s Home run. The orioles other run came in the third on Lee May s Sacri fice other Al games tuesday Cleveland downed Seattle 7-5, the new York Yankees edged Boston 6-5 and California nipped de troit 2-1. Yankees 6, red sox 5 Craig Nettles and Carlos May slammed consecutive Home runs triggering a four run rally in the seventh inning and giving continued on Page 22 reconsider their decision and keep Billy Puterbaugh in the car but at the same time maintaining the sponsorship of Puterbaugh had been Given 16.000 com i continued on Page 251 jets Wallop Nordques Hull nets 3 Winnipeg a Bobby Hull scored quo that i hockey association playoffs at three games apiece. The Nordques had a Chance to win their first championship with a Victory and. In fact held an Early 2-1 Lead. But Winnipeg Dan Labraaten scored at 9 17 of the first period to tic the score 2-2 and Anders Hod Berg gave the jets a Lead they never relinquished at 12 09.Winnipeg led 4-3 at the end of the period then demolished Quebec with four goals in each of the last two periods setting a record for most goals scored in a playoff Hull Labraaten. Hedburg and Bobby Guindon scored in the first period Hull scored his second goal in the second period As did Guindon. Peter Sullivan scored his first of two goals and Mike Kord tallied giving the jets a 8-3 Lead after two periods. Quebec 300 3 a Impi g. 444 11 pint period i. . Hull ii in own. F will. I 7t 1, Quebec. Cloutier 17,3.07.3, Quebec loot if ii Trail. C. Borde Eul. 4 19. 4. Winnipeg Leor Edlen 6 is Ullven land Tytrom s. Winnipeg. Help org ii nation. 11 09. To Winnipeg Guindon 1 muck miller13 4t. 1. Quebec c. Bordeleau 1
