European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 3, the stars and stripes Page 25 racing by Randy Barnett Roundup with Only two hours to go before the Mart of the dutch grand prix the ram and wind whipped Down on the land dunes and the Drivers went out on wet weather tires for inc final warm. Midway through the War Raup. The rain stopped the wind quickly blew the track dry and in remained dry for the race much to everyone s Relief. Racing in the wind at Zand Voort is bad enough but with rain added it i ail thai much worse. When the wind u up at Zand Voort As it was nil weekend the Sand sweeps across the circuit making it quite Tricky like driving Over tiny Boll Bear Ings said irishman Derek Daly. Several others said in was like driving on but despite the High winds and subsequent Sand hazards the dutch up proved the most competitive race in Europe this year an icon packed event from Start to finish. As noted in Ihbe column last a i. If Alan Jones should wow up and Nelson Piquet win Ibon Jones would lad by Only i Points going into Ite to Lilian up. So inc the 1980 championship run is far from and strangely enough that s just vital occurred at Zandro Ort Lul sunday with Piquet hardly Able to Beller his Gorf Luck. Conversely Jones could hard believe his Low fortunes. He was furious after the race laying he could have won it except for his own mistake. He went too High on a curb and the skirt the Long movable Flap necessary on ground effects car locked itself in the up position. Jones had to pit for a new skirt at the end of Ilie second Lap and that put him Back iwo laps and he eventually finished Lith. The australian had made a Brilliant Start indred and led until forced to pit but whether he would have won had he been trouble free is anybody s guess. Piquet was very impressive in he Brabham getting by the Early readers Rene Arnoux and Jacques Laffite and be would have made things difficult for Jones had the australian remained in front. Tough Luck for Andretti while Jones the 1979 Patch up Winner had bad Luck in his Williams Ford at least it was of his own making. Mario Andretti who easily drove his Best race of the year fared worse in his Lotus and through no fault of his own. Andretti dutch up Winner in 78had moved up brilliantly from the fifth Row then ran nose to Tail with Arnoux and Carlos Reutemann most of the afternoon in the fight for third place. Nothing was resolved until near the end when Wil i two laps logo Arnouil broke out to pass Jacques last it for second leaving Reul Nunn and andr Catt behind it flite to Bailie it out for fourth. The next time i Julind Andretti failed to appear. His Lotus had run out of Gas. Andretti has had a miserable year no Points in 12 Gas that includes spin which has been ruled not eligible for championship Points. In Spain he failed to finish. So after be dutch net the driving Crown is strictly up for grabs and inc next three rounds Wie fettle it. The end opera finite the italian up b set for sept. 14 at the Yinwu circuit near Bologna. Going into that one Joan Baa 47 Points. Piquet 45, Reutemann 33, Luff the 32 and Raoux 29. In the constructor s championship Williams a local has it clinched with so Points. The British team nearest competitor is Ligier with 55, and next up is Brabham with 45. Taking a look at the tire Battle the american Goodyear firm is leading big there with eight grand Prii victories to the French Micodin firm s three Spain not included Goodyear won at Jur Arnii while inc Michelin shod Renault and Ferrari cars did not race. American bikers need your help Chuck Nie Zialkowski who works with the . Long distance Cycle trials team has again asked for help from american enthusiasts who came through so Wail last year when the event was held in Germany. This year the world championship trials will be held from sept. 22 to 27 in brio de France the town of brio de located about 120 Miles wed of Lyon. Entry in the sith running of the International six Day event is by country with ail of the major nations represented. Fiat b need Zialkowski a letter on the Subj to i am again asking for assistance in publicizing our Call for noun Terra to help the United states International six Day trills motorcycle turn. Last year event Tan name 24 acl Lre dirty military Peno Anel at support Crew for our Effort. An Otto All sixth place was Bard timed last year and our prof Mcnee a a United a. Effort a instrumental in placing that High. Last year for the first time toe . Contingent pitted a to a nod to doing to it gave a much More United impression to cur efforts. Although the race will be held from sept. 22 to 27, the Crew time period Goel from sell. 19 to 27.1 have arranged a Campsie. For volunteers the area to be adjacent to the Lite where the . Learn will be housed. An organizational meeting will be held at 3 . On saturday at the Darmstadt Germany Rainbow no club. This meeting will provide a workshop on support functions and film of last year s race also will be anyone in embed in helping tac . Cycle learn May write at Iso c of fatty it Lounger Strassl 7000 san Ulgart �0 or Csc he Adco Apo 09154. He borne Boot la Stuttgart chilian 0711-523133. Ills office boat is Nef Flingen military 2724-6367 or 7165. Where to go this weekend the major meeting thit weekend is at Bockenheim Germany where the i oth round in the 13-race German National championships will be held on the 1.6-mile Short course. Most of the lop Drivers in German racing will be competing former champions Hans stuck Han Tyer Harald ertl and Laiu Ludwig to name just four. Leading for Tho title going into this race it Heyer followed closely by stuck and Bob Wollek. Aka with us ctr Man club not i up net for Dit soca i and ii can Tom will be a Waltor try Twerie port on Aba treats for Mourtos car supt Veea and Renault 5s. Pm aet of a Day sat try White sunday s prof rain Bajaa at 1� . And but thro Oga 3vq. The Hinau Auto racing asocial pm har meanwhile which had bad Luck last weekend Alwn it race a rained Oul will la a another drag race on sunday at the file Gerboni army Airfield drag trip to or Lonseo near Haiku. The Gai open at 1030 a White final elimination Vilart at 2 30 . After this sunday s drag not. Hara plans two More at Fliege Borst on sept ii and oct. S. Co Wens Farmer end lengthy feud compiled by Bob Wicker spare editor baseball the biggest feud in baseball has been put out a Home plate. Outfielder Al Cowns of the Detroit tigers and Pitcher de Farmer of the Chi Cago White so embroiled in a feud that stretched Over two seasons met at Home plate monday night and Shook hands be fore the game. Farmer took the lineup out for Chicago manager Tony Larussa and Cowns did the same for Detroit s Sparky Anderson the peacemaking was brought about by columnist Joe Falls of the Detroit news who sited Farmer what it would take for him to drop his charges in Chi Cago against Cowens. Falls said Farmer replied he would drop the charges if they met and Shook hands ind Cowens apologized. The two Hook hands twice at Home plate and chatted briefly before heading Hack to their respective dugouts. Cowens attacked Farmer while the sports wire Pitcher was on the Mound earlier this sea son in Chicago and a warrant for Cowens arrest was issued at that Lime. The Inci Dent stemmed from a fractured jaw suffered by Cowens then with Kansas City when he was struck by a Pilch thrown by Farmer then Texas list year. As a result of the injury cow Erib missed six weeks of the season. The Detroit outfielder missed the tigers last trip to play he while sox aug. 26-27 because of the outstanding War rant Chicago White son president Bill Veeck remained hospitalized monday in Good condition. Officials at Illinois masonic medical Center said Veeck 66, is suffering from respiratory problems but my be released later this week. Horse racing sometimes unruly but always ready to run out dulled previously undefeated mighty deck three to capture the 22nd running of the si.2 million All american Quarter horse futurity monday it Ruidoso Downs . High Casterdel owned by Gerald High Sinith of la Grange Texas collected the first place purse of s-1-1u.ooo with a nose Victory Over the highly favored mighty deck three running next o the rail covered the 440-Yard distance in 22.15 seconds. The big gelding went off at 13 to 1 and returned 128.60,56.40 and 13.40. Football Green Bay linebacker Rich Wingo underwent surgery tuesday and will to sidelined indefinitely the packers announced. The announcement came just one week Afler the packers Cut linebacker Paul Rudzinski. Wingo. The Leam s Rookie of the year and most valuable player in 1979, required surgery for a Hemi ated disc in his Back. Basketball Purvis Miller a tartar on the Southern California Basket Ball team allegedly wielded a gun during an argument near the Campus earlier thit gun mar and won t play for the trojans this season it was reported monday. The Long Beach Independent said Miller admitted pulling the gun from hut Van while talking to five or six member of the us football team but said he had a permit for it and that he did t Point it at anyone. Softball Milwaukee scored 18 runs in the first four innings monday night to defeat Chicago 21-17 in the Sec Ond game of a double header and win the Western division title of the North american softball league. Nil teams Cut. Continued from Page 23 a Crecla the Long time Pittsburgh Steeler Cut monday by the cardinals. Weese a five year vet who became Denver s quarterback in 1979 but lost the Job to Morton later in the year was Cut Loose after the Broncos apparently failed to work out a Trade with the new Orleans saints and Green Bay Packert. Bach i Jim found wet in was looking for elsewhere. The new York giants apparently deciding that second year starter Phi Simms and Rookie Scott Ninner do not constitute enough depth traded a future draft Choice to san Diego for Reserve quarterback Cliff Olander. The chargers ate High on Rookie de Luther is a backup to Dan Fouts along with James Harris. In another Trade. Cleveland dealt re serve quarterback Mark Miller to Green Bay. The Browns also acquired Joe Dola Mic lure the Long Lime Buffalo guard who teamed with Reggie Mckenzie to an Chor the electric company line which blacked for . Simpson. Delamielleur a four time All pro obtained for Undis closed draft choices had started 103 sue Miami coach Don Simla officially announced that Bob Griese would be the dolphins quarterback and said full Back Jimmy Dubose obtained from Tampa Day last week for cornerback Morris Thomas and halfback Gary Davis had been Cut. Third year Reserve quarterback de Burns Rookie quarterback Steve Ensminger and sin year Center Jim Pietrzak were among cur players Cut by new Orleans. Burns and became expendable after the saints acquired Guy Benjamin from Miami Green wins Spain Gaff torre1on. Spain Randy Green of Torrejon is the Best . Air Force golfer in Spain by a Long shot. Green put together round of 77, 78 and 78 for a 233 total o beat out Chris pfc Der also of Torrejon. By 12 strokes for the Spain open division title and a or Ort in the medi Ler Caneon Sporta conference tourney Here sept. 7-10. Torrejon will also Host the Safe Lour . 1j-i6, Robert Cupp of Zaragoza won the Junior vet division by it shots with 244, while Sally Justice of Zaragoza look the women s division by 19 strokes with a 253 and Torrejon s Don Johnson paced the senior men s with a 214. One shot better than teammate Jerry Mason and Jim Geist. Meanwhile in Ramstein. Germany the Continental sports conference championships got under Way tuesday with Ber Lin s Mike Arnold and Stuttgart l red Yeager firing 72i to lend the open division Barney Sullivan of Ramstein shot 74 to Lead the Junior vets by four cd Cal sur of a Amiton had a 79 to Pace the Union by two to Ted Virginia cordon of Hahn we four ahead in women s play with an 89,
