European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 26 the stars and stripes August 1977 hiding Ginther revisits says Hes completely Happy As Vagabond by Randy Barnett Sis Auto racing columnist during the Bopre grand prix racing enjoyed the notoriety in the United states that it docs a Brilliant but Unsung generation american Drivers were competing successfully against the own unlike Ullh up Drivers coming from practically All Over the the lop men then were mainly French and with the american contingent strictly the top american names from that Era included those of Dan Gummy Ili Chic and the 1961 world Champion Phil Hill californians they were winners of grand prix faces in an Era Whon a season involved Only eight or nine not 17 races As there arc All three Are still around and doing although retired from racing for quite some at the recent German grand prix in the Goodyear tire firm brought Richie Ginther out of hiding to it present for the firms 100th grand prix u was a proper an or scored the first Ever up win for blood year 12 years ago at the grand i is of Mexico aboard a 12cylinder Only three seconds Buck of Ginther his compatriot Gummy in a in those Goodyear was just getting started in formula i racing while Dunlop Umi Firestone Good car is the Only firm saying that Goodyear brought Ginther of hiding is o fairly accurate de script urn the former grand prix Ace lists his occupation today As Vagabond mid Hes a hard Man to track about two years he sold his very successful automotive sold our House in fact sold everything and now he simply travels about i have a and i Low it airing and go wherever 1 please and when i isl year 1 toured the Cana Dian Montana and some other still and Ihen t travelled around Europe for three and now Imback in Europe for n while know Liow out with any i Hope i never have to go Back into business this Vagabond life suits me Kow gift let fans would recognize him Tuduy at first glance in his racing he wore a and product to the All american image of that now settled into an entirely different has a moustache and Long and at he wore a leather Cowboy boots Aid and he looked Richie Ginther in and Lodicy Ginther always a top contender he was also one of the Best lest Drivers in the Lla retired from Competition in 67 while driving for Gummy i found that 1 qua no longer 1 tried to shake myself out of it but it was no you must concentrate every fool of the Way while racing a formula 1 the Cirii wornian but when i speak of losing i dont mean i was thinking of same other but i would find my mind straying Ever so slightly in a tend of giving Lintal Tocuato the Road in front of and that when you can get Hurt or killed so 1 decided it was time to gel Imd t col after he forced himself to stay away from the grand it want he because the attraction to return was always 1 Novar Felt comfortable away from it the first year or and even visiting Here i Mill find formula 1 quitting was a very difficult since the Santa Monica native has seen Only three grand prix races Long Beach and Thev Ench grand both last and the recent German up being away so observations of today scene from a Man once so two things really overwhelm Ginther the appearance of these aerofoil and the size of the simply our you were not very wide and they had treads on them like any Normal these wide Slicks Are just and another i have trouble identifying the when t the cars had the National colors Lotus in Green for in stance and they also had badges on the there were no sponsor ship decals in those Days and the Only thing the car had on it was the and the name of id Driver and make of car printed plainly on the when 1 looked in the i would know instantly who was closing on How these Drivers today recognize who ahead of them or behind them is a mystery to and 1 also think it must be difficult far the average Spectator to identify a Spe on the face of i would say that n Lack of ear ident if i cation must count As a great loss in grand prix thais the Way i see but in out of the scene and certainly no not being an authority is the least of girl hrs unlike Many other exd Rivers who still make a living from the he has put it All behind him and finds his kicks far from the noise of the worlds racing who drove for Honda and finally for his Friend Dan Gurney when Gummy was campaigning his 12cylinder Al american had a formula 1 career spanning seven years i the i960 Tii 19s7 despite injuries suffered in some very serious revisiting the scene Callou Renlun zilch la a Tup grand prix Driver from i860 to made a rare appearance recently at the German grand Only is third visit la u gl1 since he retired from racing in lie is shown in n a Cylinder the cur that he drove to Victory in us 1963 grand prix of Pitburg edges Spain despite being no hit Germany Spain Clint Wil Kerson hurled a but Germany 2 chary from Pitburg took advantage of seven and key miscues to Edge the visitors from Hie Here monday and gain the f in Ali of the european Jiin Lor Little league Wilkerson turned in a 12strikeout per but the seven walks were undoing All seven came in he first Utree innings when Pitburg scored Alt four of Lla then Hung on or the Robert warlike fanned walked two and scattered five hits to pick up the Victory All three Spain runs were scored in the fourth inning on singles by White and Chris a fielders Choice and walk Cartons two run in a bracket contest Germany t from Hahn eliminated the shape entry from behind the nine strikeout pitching of Mike Hahn got three in the first on sin Gles by Robert Stevenson and Jeff a double by Charles Tonyson and a and added three More in the third on Greg Turners singles by Robert son and Seymour and two in Pitburg scored nine times in the second inning to trounce Belgi 1 behind winning Pitcher Steve Spain blanked with Richard Vaughan hurling a four Hahn takes on Holland in a losers bracket contest at i Sou my 1 i i Dermint i ii 0 lit my rms fun Colln i cirm1 Phil Lippi w Tut 1 in at 11 i i ill ind Kuil i Vul in we moh04t 134we5 own Brno t it Ata n t 111 Iii Wal Frankfurt captures v corps Day Bantam the Frankfurt ail oars Oul slugged to win the v corps Day Bantam a baseball Champion ship Here completing a tour game sweep which a no hitter by tournament map campy Lowe nil one of his three Home runs a three run shot which erased a 24 Lead or Lowe batted Over for the tournament and played outstanding Ball at shortstop for us who outscored the opposition 14 and committed Only five errors in the Lawson hurled his Nolller in a 114 Triumph Over Bau bolder for Frankfurt third Victory the Al stars will represent v corps at the Usa Reuh Eva tourney 913 at Hamberg Alexander beats Orantes to win tourney South i uple australian John Alexander won his first tournament in More than two years sunday with a Victory Over Manuel Orantes of Spain in the finals of the 000 Volvo International Tennis tournament Lite 12thseeded whose last win was in in earned the Victory on the basis of his rocket serve six aces which became stronger As the two hour Clay court match wore t Haven had that much Suc i eel i have played Well this Alexander you play Tough matches and sometimes dont get much fruit fur your the last thing i would have thought was dial i would win this the fourth seeded playing in his first tournament since an Elbow opera lion in won the first set in Only 3a his passing and drop shots frustrated the hard hitting Alexander and neg ated his serve and Valley Alexander picked up in the second putting his first serve into overdrive and scoring two he broke through Oral is service Al winning the set when the Graceful spaniard netted an easy Orantes broke through Early in the third set and jumped to a 42 Lead but Alexan Der rallied to take the next four breaking the former open Champ when Orantes missed Twu easy forehand in the eighth Alexander then held service in the ninth fighting Uff two break in the 10th he blistered a forehand passing shot by the grand masters Champion Ana Alexander said lit Felt strangely Lethar Gic in the Alexander earned a new car and a moped for his still seeking his first 1977 tournament earned Raul Ramirez of Mexico and Brian Gottfried of the Defeated australians John Alexander and Kim m a semifinal doubles in the doubles Ramirez and Gottfried beat Sherwood Stewart and Fred i if Ong flips Ucac no hitter Frankfurt John Wilton of Frank Furt hurled a no hitter Here As lie pitched his team loan in Victory in the first game of a us eur Community athletic conference fus Pilch softball Doublehead Frankfurt also woo the
