European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 31, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 Guthrie s no quitter continued from Page 21 she stood with her hands on her hips peer ing through sunglasses As her Crew in their yellow suits tried to fix the motor. Then she sat on a set of the wide smooth tire that racing cars use. Casually she poured water out of a big red plastic Container with a Long spout Over her Flameproof suit to Cool her skin but. She never even twitched. All around her car members of the Speedway s fire Crew stood with fire extinguishers As the mechanics fiddled with the fuel system. When she finished pouring the water Over her. She held up the red Container. Some she said firmly better refill Down the straight in front of her . Foyt sorry for rival continued from Page 21 a Little warm Foyt said he never thought about quit Ting during the 10 years it took him to notch his fourth Victory at the Indianapolis motor Speedway. I be said it s just another race but it s also the biggest race in the he said. And there s a lot of horse races but Only one Kentucky Derby. It s the same thing with Indianapolis. Whenever you give up Hope you migh tas Well Lay Down and die. I Felt there were two or three years i should have won this race and other people Felt the same Way. I Don t like a lot of people to put me on a Ped Estal just because i m a race Driver but i wanted people to know i m not a How they ran Indianapolis a the unofficial final standings of the 61st indy 500, listing Driver Hometown car number car Speed and laps completed and reason for the elimination where available 1. A fort jr., Houston. No. 14, Coyote Foyl 200 Apt Himi m p it. 1 Tom Sneva Spokane Wash. No 0, Mclaren cos Worth 200 laps. 160 930 1 Ai Unter Albuquerque n m. No. 21, Ornelli co Worth 199 laps. 1m.416. 4. Waily . Basalt. Com Hutu. Prince George Outtin Columbia no 29, Mclaren Henna user. 2 laps Jim pc Elrean. Arlington Tea. No. M. Eagle Arrer in motors a laps Iva tie Gate failure. 24 Georg , . Cali no in Wildcat Dos Jcj taps broken valve is Bobby Novero. Lakewood Cali no Bomi of. Tenn Auter s7 laps lost Trower pressure. � Mano andrei., Nazareth. A. No. 9, Mclaren a in run to idpi.bronenein4usinedttr.v. Lioyd Rudy Falls. The. No 10. Lightning 1 laps nil Wall m second turn Al Loquasto. Wailon. A. No i6. Mcnarir. Often mgr Roll iture n. Janet Guinne. A York no 27. often ignition failure m Cla regg rank. Lugano. So burst in the fourth Quarter. Walton started the winning spurt with a pair of Alley top baskets and then hit a stuff shot. Gross also had three baskets in the burst the last a breakaway Dunk that gave the blazers a 107-93 Lead. Philadel phia never t threatened after s running game smothered by Philadelphia in the first two playoff meet Ings finally got rolling in the first period of the nationally televised Battle. The blazers outscored the mixers 20-4 during one six minute stretch of the open ing period. Davis a Rookie guard scored eight Points and Walton six in the burst which helped Portland take a 30-12 Lead. But the mixers would not Wilt under the blazers heat. They slowly chipped away at the Lead. Irving and Collins doing most of the Chipping with 17 and 13 first half Points respectively. With i 23 to go in the first half Reserve guard Lloyd free hit a Long bomb to bring the mixers to within ore.1 at 54-53 hut Lucas sunk a pair of jumpers and Lollins added two free throws to give Portland a 60-53 Lead Al intermission. Portland made it 10 Points in a Row on a 20-foot jumper by Walton and a Layup by Davis to Start the second half building the Lead up to 11 at 64 53. Erving kept Philadelphia close however scoring 11 Points in the third Quarter the mixers pulled to within two at 80-78 on a Layup by Collins with 1 52 to go. But Lucas who had 13 Points m the Quarter hit two baskets and a pair of free throws to help Portland Lake an 87412 Lead into tie final period. There was no repeat of the ugly Brawl which marred thursday night s game at Piti Ladelphia. During the pregame introductions Lucas ran Over to the Philadel phia Bench and Shook hands with Harry Dawkins those two were fined $2300 each As the main combatants in the fight. For the third game in a Row. Portland out rebounded Philadelphia. Walton hauled Down 18 rebounds to help the Blaz ers to a 52-14 Edge. Another key Factor was the blazers improved Ball handling. After committing 63 turnovers in the first two games they committed just 16 this Lime. Trail blazers 129.76ers 107 Philadelphia a ii t. Comi a 1 3 1, of re 12-1 9, f. Bryan a 1 y Duih a 2 0 q 4 2i i u1 Portland 12j Gross s4 1�. ii 5il/, Atlon i Ujj h Al i 4 is. G Hijino i 2 1. Atm Dordji 10-j 4. Ca"i0un2 034. Jon too 6 to Iii j Ujj i7f 1 1 4 to o i 04 t31j 7i3j71is-i07 in Nadelin. A Pound 78. To
