The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 25

Published In Moline, III. THE DAILY DISPATCH 25 MONDAY, MAY 11, 1970 Rebel Winner Smashes Wall 1 -L Pearson As Petty Bruin Celebration Slowed But Not Halted By Blues Miraculously, Petty escaped with a slightly dislocated shoul-dsr, a few minor cuts and some ifying for the Memorial Day 500 this weekend. There were two minor crashes Rookie Don- BOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins drank champagne from the Stanley Cup as expected By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Parnelli Jones and David Pearson picked up the major victory checks but it was stock car racing king Richard Petty who treated the auto racing fraternity to a spectacular crash Inie Allison in one of A. J. Foyt's aches and pains that will keep him out of action at least four yesterday, but it took some late weeks.

He was released from a heroics by old pro John BucyK Florence hospital Sunday morn manager Milt Schmidt as the celebration continued. "My greatest thrill ever," said one player after another even such frequent individual award winners as Orr and Phil Esposito. "I've waited 15 years for this," said Bucyk, the elder statesman of the team who celebrates his 35th birthday Tuesday. "And I wanted it for those and young superstar Bobby Orr to get the celebration going on schedule. ing, walking out in his stocking Trailing most of th2 way, the that grabbed Hie headlines this weekend.

Jones, a former Indianapolis winner, won his second straight victory in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans Am series Bruins gained a tie on Bucyk's turbocharged Fords and John Cannon in a Vollstedt Ford. Neither driver was injured. Fred Hardacre, a drag racer from Akron, Ohio, was killed when his jet-poweed car crashed at Pittsburgh International Dragway near Pa. Hardacre, 31, was traveling at about 250 m.p.h. when the car went out of control and rammed through a steel guard rail.

first period goals, but Gary Sa-bourin put the Blues on top early in the second session and they held the 2-1 lead until Esposito scored at the 14:22 mark to knot the count again. It was Espo's 13th goal and 27th point of the playoffs both records. Larry Keenan's power play goal snapped the tie 19 seconds into the third period, and the later it got, the more defensive the Blues became as they tried to protect their lead. The Bruins kept on the attack, however, and Bucyk finally scored irom in close to tie the game at 13:28. The tie held through regulation time, then the Bruins came out flying for the extra session.

goal with less than seven min utes remaining in regulation tiHwmartl -Hi-ill iiiift i ls2i; "They forgot to bring my danged shoes," Petty smiles. "Can you inagine that? They knew I wouldn't be here long and they knew I'd walk out when I got ready to go." It was Petty's second wreck of the week and the third one for a Petty car at Darlington. He had demolished his No. 1 racer in practice Wednesday and his driving mate Pete Ham- for small sedans at Lime Rock, bringing his Mustang home a lap ahead of Ed Leslie, driving a Camaro. His payoff was about $10,000.

Pearson, 34-year-old three -time NASCAR Grand National fans. They ve been waiting even longer. They deserve it." For quite a while, it looked as though the Blues were going to spoil the party as they battled to avoid being swept out of the finals a third straight time. Boston's Rick Smith and St. Louis' Red Berenson traded S.C., 1.

David Pearson, Spartanburg, Ford, $16,575, 291 laps. S.C., 2. Richard Brooks, Spartanburg, champion, won the wreck-mar Plymouth, 58,370, 288 laps. time. Then just 40 seconds into the sudden death overtime period, Oit banged home the winning tally.

That did it. The Bruins had beaten the St. Louis Blues 4-3, sweeping their best-of-seven National Hockey League final playoff series and the coveted cup for the first time in 29 years. Bedlam broke loose in Boston Garden as fans raced onto the ice. NHL President Clarence Campbell presented the cup to ilfnn vriwl-nH in SvUirJw'c i Bobby Isaac, Catawba, N.C., Dodge, red Rebel 400 stock car race at uuiu.uujr 14,005, 284 laps.

race. 4. James Hylton, Inman, S.C., Ford, Darlington, S. finishing three laps ahead of Dick Brooks and picking up $16,575 seven times before gaining the 28 laps. advantage for good 88 laps from' Buddy Arringson, Martinsville, Va ho A ll La laps.

Clubs Draft NBA Vets NEW YORK (AP) Dick I During the draft, Portland surnrisimrlv left unpro-! nounced that it had traded Sieg- The Darlington race, during its early stages the most holly contested in recent years, drew "au r-a-y Baling 7. Dr. Don Tarr, North Miami Beach, when Dodge Bobby Isaac Dod9e' $''75' 270 8. Roy Mayne, Shaw AFB, S.C., Che- scrapea me wan wnne trailing jveiie, 247 laps. Pparson hu RPrnnrU pnrl speed of race: 129.688 m.p.h.; tected by the Los Angeles Lak- fried to San Diego for guard the winners, and Bucyk was giv of race: 3 nrs 5 mins.

7 sees. en the honor ot skating ers, was one of the first two Jim iwneu, to, a iuui-yeai wi-nnL hv n.iffaln in the National eran with Boston and rlien the dropped out of contention. Speed for the race was 129.688 miles around the rink to a deafening Rockets, where he averaged ovation. per hour. The tumultuous celebration Jones led the Trans-Am race continued in the jam-packed Leaders in the Trans-Am Auto race: 1.

Parnelli Jones, Mustang, 144 laps. 2. Ed Leslie, Camaro, 145 laps. 3. Sam Posey, Dodge Challenger, 143 laps.

4. Jim Hall, Camaro, 137 laps. 5. Vince Gimondo, Camero, 134 laps. 6.

Paul Nichter, Camaro. 7. Warren Agor, Camaro. 8. Craig Fisher, Pontiac Firebird.

9. Dick Young, Camaro. 10. Gerald Robinson, Plymouth from start to finish in giving 42,000 spectators and was carried live to millions more by the ABC television network. It was before this audience that Petty, at 32 the all time money and events winner on Southern tracks, did his "thing." Coming off the tricky fourth turn at weathcrbeaten old Darlington Raceway, Petty rammed his blue Plymouth into the concrete retaining wall, then skidded down the homestretch broadside before glancing off This race car driven by Richard Petty is shown in a se-quence an instant after smashing into the pit road retaining wall.

Petty's car began rolling and flipping finally coming to a rest on its top. The accident occurred during the Rebel 400 Stock Car race at Darlington, S.C. Petty escaped with only bruises and a dislocated shoulder. (AP Wirephoto) dressing room, with players Ford Motor Co. its second vie 14.9 points a game this season.

BUFFALO BRAVES Dick Garrelt, Los Angeles; Ray Scott, Baltimore; Bill Hosket, New York; Don May, New York; Bailey Howell, Boston; Herm Gilliam, Cincinnati; Fred Crawford, Milwaukee; George Wilson, Philadelphia. Also, Emmett Bryant, Boston; Paul Long, Detroit; Mikt Lynn, Los Angeles. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Luther Rackle, Cincinnati; Walt Wesley, Chicago; Johnny Warren, New York; Basketball Association's expansion draft today. Buffalo, which chose first on the opening round and third on the second, also selected Ray Scott of Baltimore, but the NBA refused to divulge the order of selection. Portland, which picks second pouring champagne on every tory in the 14-race manufactur body in sight for more than an ers series.

He completed the 146 hour. laps of the 1.53-mile track in 2Vz hours. "None of these guys have Other winners during the Johnny Egan, Lot Angeles; Bobby Smith, San Diego; Butch Beard, Atlanta; Len weekend included Jochcn Rindt throughout the draft, chose Ler- Chappell, Milwauket; McCoy McLemor, another concrete barrier that in the Grand Prix of Monaco their names on that cup yet," coach Harry Sinden said when asked why this celebration was so wild. "They may get there again in the future, but the first time is always the best." dy Ellis of Baltimore and, in a minor surprise, Larry Siegfried of Boston. Bitner Gives 'Fair' Warning Peoria Driver Takes Second Raceway Stock Car Feature protects pit road from the track itself.

The car then flipped several and Tiny Lund of Cross, S. C. in a NASCAR race for late model stock cars at Sacramento, Detroit. Also, Bob Lewis, San Francisco; Don Ohl, Atlanta; Loy Peterson, Chicago. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Leroy Ellis, Baltimore; Larry Siegfried, Boston; Jerry Chambers, Phoenix; Stan McKemie, Phoenix; Dale Schlueter, San Francisco; Rick Adelman, San Diego; Ed Manning, Chicago; Done Murrey, Seattle.

Also, Fred Hetzel, Philadelphia; Joe Kennedy, Seattle; Pat Riley, San Diego. Cleveland, which swapped or times in the air directly in front A few seconds later the fully der of picks with Buffalo, select ed Luther Rackle of Cincinnati dressed Sinden was tossed in the shower along with general of the main grandstand before) Meanwhile, practice continued coming to rest upside down, still at Indianapolis as drivers pre-spinning around like a top. I pared for the first round of qual- and Walt Wesley of Chicago. The severe storm warnings were out for Saturday night, but the thunder didn't hit Quad-City Raceway until last night and Cedar Rapids Driver Wins Street Eliminator Honors more than a car length. The positions held through a pair of restarts on the seventh and 12th laps of the 25-lap affair, and were still that way when mechanical trouble forced Weedon into the infield on the 15th trip around, Jerry Rhinehart inheriting the second slot.

then, lightning struck the East Moline track for the second straight week as Peoria's Don Bitner swept both the timetrials and late model modified stock st. 5 n.m. earh Satnrriav fnr time trials, and eliminations levetlts Bitner looked like an easy The weather did force winner, but Rhinehart continued It was the day of Aquarius yesterday at Cordova Dragway, and J. C. Petrak of Marion, Iowa, accomplished his mission with only a little "Hesitation." Petrak, driving a sleek little 1948 Anglia powered by a 1969 starting at 8.

Petrak went through the finish line clocks at 126.76 miles per hour on his final run against Howard yesterday, and covered to close the gap and wasn't very far behind at the flag. That order was just reversed in the semifeature, where Rhinehart postponement of Saturday's figure eight competition, but most of those drivers returned last night for the novice division races on the oval, where Herschel Roberts survived a crash marred feature to take the checkered flag. was first and Bitner second. Heat wins went to Ray Guss Chevrolet engine and named the quarter mile course, from "Aquarius," shut down "Hesita-j standing start, in 10.83 seconds, tion," a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Howard was going faster at the driven by Duane Howard of; finish, 128.57 m.p.h., but he Galesburg, for top eliminator needed 11.09 seconds to of Moline. Ernie Speth of fairrhf ill-! Attn! Both figure bt Kewanee( wno inherited the lead stock features will be on tap money tne street eliminator negotiate the distance on the last lap when three challengers crashed on the final circuit competition.

a Mnfh. n' again next weekend, beginning Tt was thp last riav-timp pvpnt presentation, three divisions ofiuoin aigmt, ai For the second straight week, Bitner had the low times in the at the Cordova strip, at least women eliminations were until September. Next weekend held, with 17 feminine drivers the drag strip switches to its 'participating. Winners were: time trials, although this week weekly Saturday night racing! Margo Guilfoyle and Terri Sin-jhis 17.08 timing on the quarter-schedule, with the gates opening 'dair, both of Davenport, and mile, was duplicated later by turn. Mishaps were the order of the night in the novice feature too, where there were five restarts in the first two laps.

Most spectacular crash of the night came when Jim Leh-mann flipped in the first turn on one of the restarts; it was the first roll of the year at the track. ibharol Hale of Clinton. Ron Weedon, last year track In the men's money stock Champion from Pleasant Valley division, Don Jewell of-Clinton ELIMINATORS CTDEET. I Dntrai, Marinn Inula 1962 Pontiac Chevrolet powered 1941 Anglia, 10.83 driving the Same Blowing fuses? it may mean low HQUSEPQWER station wagon which Sharol Hale later drove to victory in seconas, iift.o miles per nour, oeai Duane Howard, Galesburg, 1947 Camaro, 11.09 seconds, 128.57 m.p.h. unucv cTnrwr.

Ha. tauiall. rtintnn. Novice heat wins went to Gary Bielema and George While Bitner was awarded the pole position for having attained his time trial lap first, the two cars started the feature side-by-side 'in the front row. They stayed that way through the entire first lap, before the Peoria driver eased ahead on the second lap, but never by 1962 Pontiac wagon, 15.35 seconds, 90 the "powder puff" competition, m.p.h., beat Larry Johnson u-innor 1969 Trans Am Pontiac, 12.75 seconds, WUlIier.

Jerry Mortenson, Prairie I Pirie city, 1957 Chevrolet, n.22 seconds, io8.43 City, in a 1957 Chevrolet, was Burns, while Carroll Davis won the semi. The street class competition went to Bob Weckel. unit stock class winner. IV LATE MODEL MODIFIED Feature I. Don Bitner, Peoria; J.

Jerry Rhinehart, Moline; 3. Jim Gerber, To get full as well as safe service from your appliances, make sure your home has adequate HOUSEPOWER. That m.p.n., Dear dim Linaie, va-venpuu, Chevrolet, 15.1 seconds, 90.9 m.p.h. SUPER ELIMINATOR: Chuck Caldwell, Moline, Ford flathead E-dragster, 11.62 seconds, m.p.h. No runnerup.

POWDER PUFF WINNERS GROUP 1 Margo Guifoyle, Davenport, 1970 Corvette, 14.49 seconds, 98.9 m.p.h. GROUP II Sharol Hale, Clinton, 1962 Pontiac wagon, 15.52 seconds, 86.53 m.p.h. GROUP III Terrl Sinclair, Davenport, 1968 El Camino, 13.43 seconds, 109.75 m.p.h. Funny Cars Invade Cordova Wednesday .1 i. mm "Blowing" of fuses, or "kicking out" of circuit breakers, is one symptom of inadequate wiring.

Others include overloaded convenience outlets, dimming lights when certain appliances are turned on, and having to unplug one appliance to use another. means plenty or circuits ana i ii outlets wires of the right I size and a three-wire, 100- I II I ampere service entrance (the minimum for a modern Long Grove; 4. Lloyd Ewing, Kewanee; 5. Bob Slogdell, Silvis Heights. Semifeature 1.

Rhinehart; 2. Bitner; 3. Gerry Reeder, Peoria. First Heat 1. Ray Guss, Milan; 2.

Shorty Bennett, Moline; 3. Ed Bojen, Peoria. Second Heat 1. Ernie Speth, Davenport; 2. Ron Weedon, Pleasan) Valley; 3.

Lyle Behne, Moline. Third Heat 1. Ewing; 2. Gerber; 3. Rhinehart.

NOVICE Feature 1. Herschel Roberts; 2 George Burns; 3. Lyle Ghen; 4. Bobby Toland; 5. Bernie Miller.

Semifeature 1. Carroll Davis; 2. Geno Gainey; 3. Bernie Miller. First Heat 1.

Gary Bielema; 2. Larry Shirley 3. Roberts. Second Heat 1. Burns; 2.

Toland; 3. Don Lenth. STREET CLASS Feature 1. Bob Weckel. Drag racing's most popular machines, the supercharged, fuel injected "funny cars," will stage their own racing show- I'anlher Sophs Split The East Moline and Rock Island sophomores traded big innings and ballgames in a double-header Saturday.

The Rocks scored five runs in the fifth inning of the first game to win 5-0 on a one-hitter by Dave Brieby, but the Panthers came back with an eight-run inning in the second game to win 8-0. East Moline 000 000 00 1 Rock Island 000 0S0 05 7 2 Gorss and Montgomery, Breyby and Reed (RD. 2B Newton, Edgerson (Rl). East Moline 080 000 04 I 1 Rock Island MO 000 0-0 4 2 Kersten, and Montgomery, Miller, Searcy, Seyb, and Sullivan. 3B Cogdill (EM).

2B Just, Hughes, (EM). a cutdovvn Dodge Charger which always runs well. Pat Minick drove the Chi-Town Hustler to victory in the spring "funny car" program at Cordova last May and scored in one of the World Series "funny car'' divisions last August. Strong challenger include Don Schumacher's "Stardust" Barracuda from Park Rklge, Roger Lindamood's "Color Me Gone" Dodge Challenger from Detroit; Terry Hedrick's "Super Shaker" Chevrolet Camaro from Mount Clemens, Arnie Beswick's "Super Judge" Pontiac GTO from Morrison; Gary Dyer Ken Safford "Mr. Norm's "Dodge Charger from Chicago; and the Prock, Howell and Logghe "Warhorse" Math I Mustang from Frazier, with Jay Howell driving.

Wednesday night, at Cordova Dragway. A field of eight cars, among them many of the nation most competitive machines, will line up for elimination rounds. Time trials will determine the eighth berth before eliminations begin. The drag strip will open at 5:30 Wednesday night for time trials. Eliminations brgin at 8:30., A full drag racing program will lie included between the three "funny car" rounds.

Participating cars are members of the United Drag Racers Assn. (UDRA) ''funny car" circuit. Seven spots in the eight-car elimination field are filled by the seven cars currently tops in UDRA Point standings. The Big 10 MVP CHICAGO (AP) Iowa's John Johnson was edged out by Rick Mount of Purdue, the scoringest player in Big Ten basketball history, for the conference most valuable player award, which Mount won for the second straight year Saturday. Mount nipped Johnson 29 points to 22 in balloting from the Chicago Tribune honor, the winner of which receives the annual Silver Basketball award.

Mount had nine first-place votes to Johnson's six in ballot- SUMMER HOURS: 9 A.M. to 1 A.M. DOUBLES SATURDAY SCOTCH 8:30 P.M. Cars expected to try to qualify eighth spot is opsn to qualifiers for the eighth berth include Al ing by conference coaches, vet- and gives cars with fewer points Fontanini's Barracuda eran officials, conference com If you ra experiencing HOUSEPOWER problems, call the Home Wiring Division of lowa-illinois: Phone: Iowa 326-7111 Illinois or your electrical contractor. yourt for better living iowaQiiilinois Cas and Electric Company an opportunity to rise in-Chicago, Larry Arnold's "Super standings and nudge aside some 'Cuda" from Memphis, Tenn missioner Bill Reed and the Tribune's sports editor and basketball writer.

Rudy Tomjano-vice of Michigan received three of the leading machines for fu'ure circuit races. the "Super Duster" from Memphis, the Powers and Riley first-place votes, Dave Sorenson Heading the field will be the Ma I Mustang from Dubuque 4500 BLACKHAWK RD. ROCK ISLAND 786-5461 Farkonas, Coil and Minick "Chi-! and the Jerry Scmltzly "Super of Ohio State two and Al Henry I Town Hustler trom uucago, uamaro irom tast Monne. oi Wisconsin one..