European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 4, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 injured Pat s condition is stabilized7 � Castro Valley Calif. Up Darryl Stingley s condition has stabilized but the new England patriots wide receiver remains in serious condition a bulletin issued by Eden Hospital said saturday. Darryl Stingley s condition has stabilized and although still serious shows signs of encouraging response to his medical therapy the bulletin said. He remains in Good spirits and is encouraged by the constant Atten dance of his family and particularly the visit Friday night and Satur Day morning of William Sullivan owner and president of the patriots whose kindness cheerfulness and generosity have bolstered the spirit of the  Stingley who has been paralysed since being injured in an exhibition game against the Oakland raiders aug. In suffered a setback Friday when the Hospital said a potentially life threatening lung complication had developed. Takes 53rd hambletonian meeting fails to resolve Walton future Portland Ore. A owner Larry Weinberg and Center Bill Walton of the Portland Trail blazers met saturday with out resolving whether Walton might re main with the National basketball association team. The Trail Blazer office said executive vice president Harry Glickman reported on the meeting in a phone Call from los an Geles where the meeting took place. The report said Weinberg and Walton had a Long meeting. The meeting was amicable. Nothing was resolved and they will meet again on tuesday in los an  Walton had asked to be traded to another team partly because he objected to the administration of pain killers so injured players could participate in games. Wallop has yet to recover from a broken foot suffered while he was playing under the influence of a pain killer. Walton s agents had been negotiating on a possible Trade to Golden state for nearly a month when they asked Weinberg to meet with him and discuss the possibility of the 6-11 Center staying with the team. Walton led the blazers to the Aba championship in 1977 and was the most valuable player in the league this year. Speedy Somollia wins Trot by Charles Chamberlain do Quoin 111. A speedy Somollia won the hambletonian trotting classic saturday by taking the third heat in 1 57 As competitive world trotting Marks were set. Brisco Hanover was second a length behind and Florida pro was third in the decisive heat. Driven by Howard Beissinger speedy Somollia won the first heat in 1 55 with Flor Ida pro moved to second on an interference Call by Brisco Hanover who was moved to third. Florida pro piloted by George Sholty took the second heat also in 1 55 with speedy Somollia second and Jim Miller with Brisco Hanover third. The 1 55 heat was the fastest Ever trotted in a harness race. And the accumulated time of the three heats was also a world record for the one mile distance. The former trotting Mark was set in the hambletonian last year when Green Speed won in successive heats of 1 55 3-5. The All time trotting Mark which was not in a race but against the clock was set a year ago in Indianapolis by 4-year-old nevele Pride in 1 54 3-5. The 53rd renewal of the hambletonian Kingpin event for 3-year-old Trotters devel oped into a blazing Battle among the three speedy Colts. Double mint driven by Peter Haughton and count s Pride piloted by his father Bill Haughton never really were contenders although they too were regarded As Speed demons. Count s Pride finished fifth in the first heat and last in the second and was scratched by Haughton who was seeking his third straight hambletonian Victory with a horse that previously had the Best time of the season. Beissinger 55, now has the second jewel in harness racing s triple Crown. Speedy Somollia won the Yonker s Trot two weeks ago and will try to wrap up the triple Crown in the Kentucky futurity at Lexing ton on oct. 6. Speedy Somollia s top prize was $120,640, boosting his season s earnings to $332,277. It was Beissinger s third hambletonian Victory. He won with Lindy s Pride in 1969 and went on to capture the triple Crown that year and with speedy Cowrt in 1971. Speedy Somollia became the first three generation hambletonian Winner. His sire was speedy Crown and his grandsire was speedy Scot who won in 1963. In the first heat Driver Miller said i thought in the stretch Brisco Hanover would Trot past speedy Somollia but he brushed George Sholty s sulky and the judges sent me Down to third As they should  in the first heat the Quarter times were 30, 58 3-5, and 1 26 2-5. Speedy Somollia went the last half in 56 2-5, an unofficial fastest half Ever recorded for a Trotter. As the Battle for survival continued into the second heat speedy Somollia led most of the Way with Florida pro and Brisco Han Over right with him. Entering the stretch speedy Somollia led by half a length Over Florida pro with Brisco Hanover a half length Back. In a great stretch drive Florida pro overtook speedy Somollia at the wire to win. By one fourth length. The quarters of the second heat were 28 1-5, 57 2-5 and 1 25 3-5. It was another struggle among the three speedy Colts in the third heat with Brilliant Yankee joining them for the first half mile. Speedy Somollia took the Lead entering the stretch and fought off the challenges of Brisco Hanover and Florida pro to win by about a length. The times of the final heat were 29, 59 1-5, and 1 27 4-5. Speedy Somollia paid $3.60, $2.40 and $2.10. Brisco Hanover returned $3.60 and $2.10 and Florida pro was $2.10 to show. The order of finish 1. Speedy Somollia h. Beissinger 1-2-1. 2. Florida pro g. Sholty 2-1-3. 3. Brisco Hanover j. Miller 3-3-2. 4. Double mint p. Haughton 4-4-5. 5. Way to gain j. Simpsonjr 6-5-4. 6. Noble Art d. Miller 7-4-7. 7. Brilliant Yankee  8-7-6. 8. Count s Pride w. Haughton 5-8-sc. Gross purse $241,280.00. Purse division first $120,640 second $60,320 third $28,953 fourth $19,302 fifth $12,064. Speedy Somollia leads Brisco Hanover to finish line. Howard Beissinger drives Colt to new world record Lucky Beissinger used Blind bridle in 3rd heat do Quoin 111. A  the Luck Iest Guy in harness racing beamed How Ard Beissinger after he drove speedy so Molli to a record fast Victory in the $241,280 hambletonian trotting classic saturday. Beissinger won his third hambletonian in a three heat race that began with a Field barn a rallies to overcome huskers Birmingham Ala. A Alabama s Back was t exactly against the Wall but the Crimson tide was t exactly in perfect Field position either. Only inches separated Alabama from its own goal line the scoreboard favored Nebraska 3-0 and the second period was More than 5 minutes old. The partisan Alabama crowd still seeth ing Over last year s runner up finish to notre Dame was beginning to get edgy and see the no. 1 preseason ranking slip away. So old Bear Bryant hauled a methodical 99-Yard scoring drive from his bag of tricks and Alabama went on to a 20-3 Victory Over loth ranked Nebraska in the season opener for both teams saturday night. I believe our Long drive took it out of them said quarterback Jeff Rutledge whose four Yard touchdown pass to major Ogilvie capped the Long March and gave Alabama the Lead. The Long drive was the key and it also consumed a lot of time Bryant agreed. Although Alabama rolled up 261 Yards Rushing and 54 through the air it was a Rock ribbed defense that was the key. The defensive unit held Nebraska to 110 Yards on the ground limiting . Hipp to 54 and rickbernsto42. I can t say enough about our defense said Rutledge. They stopped probably two of the very Best backs in the  meanwhile the running of Sophomore Billy Jackson dug Alabama out of a deep Hole. With Alabama trailing 3-0 More than five minutes into the second period Jack son bulled 14 Yards on a third-and-8 play after Nebraska downed a punt on the Ala Bama 1-Yard line. Three plays after his 14-Yard burst moved Alabama out of the Shadow of its own end zone Jackson smashed 10 More Yards to the 29 and the tide was off and rolling. Consecutive runs of 11 and 12 Yards by Tony Nathan put the Ball at the Nebraska 11. After Rutledge was stopped for no gain Lou Ikner gained seven Yards before rut ledge lofted a scoring pass to Ogilvie who got behind Nebraska Sophomore Corner Back Andy Means. Jackson gained 29 Yards and Tony continued c1 Page 2r of eight including five speedy 3-year-old Trotters. Beissinger who drove speedy to Victory in the first heat but lost to Florida pro in the second said he switched to a Blind Bri dle which restricts the horse s Side vision for the third heat. He said he used an open bridle the first two heats. I just got out trotted in that second heat Beissinger said. Speedy Somollia is better than my first two hambletonian winners. He is harder to manage and to drive but he s  i plan to give the Colt next week off and race him in the colonial at Liberty Bell and the old Oaken bucket at Delaware Ohio before going to Lexington for the Kentucky  with the win speedy captured the Sec Ond jewel of harness racing s triple Crown. Two weeks ago he captured the Yonkers Trot and a win in the Kentucky futurity would give him the coveted Crown. The 1 55 clocking by speedy Somollia in the first heat and by Florida pro in the Sec Ond heat were the fastest times Ever trotted in a harness race. Speedy s accumulated time of the three also was a world record for the one mile distance. But Beissinger said that he in t plan Ning to go for the world trotting Mark set continued in Page 24