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ip )Tigcrs; NL ftams Idle GARY KALE United Press foifernalional file Baltimore Orioles are fcsck in contention in the American league race and Ihcy owe their latest resur Bcnce to Milt Pappas, who loves to beat the defending champion White Sox. p.-. Baltimore closed to sv.vtjj'n three games of first place Chi cago Monday night as PappaiJ beat Al Lop?) crew for toe) m.ra straight lime son, 2-1. Pappas, who suffered a sore arm earlier in the season, has corvrivtontly strong-armed the Willi Sox, has an earned-j'tin average af(TpQ for his fel)in ning work- against Chicago this year. QCene Woodling, who has halted .313 against Chicago pitchin:(Tis season, dcli(eje the winning run in rae sev enth inning when his pinch single scored Ron Hansen from second base. Hansen was credited w'(tR) a double when Minnie Minoso misjudged his fly ball in left field. Orioles Ohari Scorina Raltimm-o nnonorl llio crnrDi ing with a run in the first inning on Jackie Brandt's single, a sacrifice and the first of Walt Dropo's two singles in the game. Chicago tied it in the third as Gene Frecse, Al Smith and Nellie Fox singled for three of the six hits issued by Pappas over the first four innings. The Baltimore right bander struck out nine and did not walk a man as he won his ninth game of the season. He now have beaten Chicago in six of seven career deicsions. The New York Yankees moved to within a half game of Chicago by edging the De troit Tigers, 3-2, Jim Perry five-hit the Washington Sen ators as the Cleveland In dians won, 3-0, and the Kans as City Athletics took 10 in nings to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 8-6, in other Amer ican league games. National League Idle . . There were no games sched uled in the National league. Southpaw Luis Arroyo al lowed his first two hits in four appearances as the Yan kee's new relief ace while preserving Ralph Terry's fifth victory. He took over in the sevenl inning and hurled shutout ball the rest of the way. The Yankees won the game with a two-run sixth off loser Pete Burnside, with Hector Lopez and John Blanehard contributing key singles. Al Kalinc hit his 10th homer of the season for the Tigers and Eddie Yost equalled Pie Tray nor's major league record for third basemen by appearing in his 1,864 game. I.INKSCOUKS: cicvcianri ijafl noi nnn .1 i Washinpioi 000 000 000 0 3 1 Perry , 1 2-5 1 and Roma n o. Mnore ((!.. Hrniandcz 191 and Bal tcy. Loser Woodeshick (3-41. Chirasn 001 000 0001 fi 0 BalliinonU. 100 000 lOx 2 (Ti Sc-ore i2-.ii and Lollar, Pappas (9-8 1 and Triandos. Dclroii 010 010 0002 S 0 New uov'i . 100 002 OOx 3 11 1 Burnsicio. Fischer (7) and Ber beret. Terry. Arroyo 7 and Bianthard. Winner Terry (,V5. Loser Burnside Ci-fii. HR Kaline. fin innings) Kansas C. 031 110 002 2 10 17 2 Boston . 002 030 012 0 a 13 2 Hall, Davis (5i, K. Johnson (7), Kolyna 1 0 and P. Dalev. Qlolock. Wills 1.31. Fornieles 7, Slurdivanl and Borland (lot and Nixon Winner Kutyna i3-2t. Loser Bor land ,0-4 i. HR P. Daley, Snyder, Dairy Maids, CS Game Canceled A special qame beween the R o g ue Vallt Dairy (IJaids and Ihe Civil Service Jackson County SQtball as nociation team originally scheduled for 8 o'clock to night at vW,ite City has been cancelled. (SjJ.MMIMIETTES XEAGLE w. Strike Outs 32 Hazel Mils Bell Rineers Pin Pickers f- Pit" 23 s i Mrs 21 - Strikcttes Ifi J Splits 13 Rnsillts: Strike Outs 3 (B. Botefan 400t Dnn; Hits & Mrs. I (J. Baker 3G9j H;i7fl Nuts 4 iR Miller 490) 2144; StriL-ps 0 (P. Numes 37 1 1 1871. BtXL Rineers 4 ,c- Seely 4R3t 219; Ten Pins 0 (S. Brooks 407) lrf'in Picker 2 (D (m)e 39212024; Splits 2 B. Perk inV2027. Hich same R. Miller 490. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet MetilWork Stainless, Galvanind tnd Copper FaMeation 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-440 CUT - o MANTLE'S OUT New York Yankee Mantle bowls over Detroit Tiger catcher Lou Berberct as he tries to score in the first inning of Monday's game. Rocky CoXpi ivto's throw beat Mantle to the plate, hrw- Giants Open ''Critical' Philadelphia -IUPII-TJJe San Francisco Giants open a critj) caj23-game road trip today with a twin bill here against lliHl?hils. The Giants are riding a five game win streak, but have be(Mi unable to improve their fifth place status. However, they have moved up to within 5Vs games of first place in what shapes up as a classic five-cornered pennant, fight. Jack Sanford (3-8) and the sensational Juan Marichal (3-0) are set to pitch today against Phils Dallas Green (2-4) and John Bubhardt (4-8). The team was idle Monday. There was one old face and one new face added to the Giant roster today. First base man Willie McCovey was re called from Tacoma, but prob ably won't see much action at first for a while since Jim Marshall has been hot since gcttity a regular shot at the position. ' ' ,The new Giant is Sherman Jones, whose 10 straight wins in relief at Tacoma have earn ed him .. shot at the big-time. Veteran pitcher Bud Byerly was sent to Tacoma to make room for Jones, Holmes, Crecger Reach) Alan Holmes, champion in 1958, has gained the finals in the men's club championship golf tournament at Rogue Val ley Country club. His finale rival will be John Spiccr or Dr. Ralph Odell who are to clash in a semifinal this weOk. Jack Creager has reached finalsQi the senior men's club title tourney and Qill face either Jim Vargo or crown defender Larry Butler. Var g and Butler also have a semifinal this week. Holn subdued Phil Mon grain last week after each had won a 19-hoie quarterlwil test. Mongrain over Butler and Holmes over Dr. Srue Stanley .Qi other quarterfinals of the men's meet John Spic er ousted Harry Millelte 2 and 1 and Odell won from Dr. N. J. Wilsdn) 3 (ityid 2. Creager reached the senior filiaJe with a 2(id 1 decision ovc.9 Glen Faorick. Butler, now out of the men's regular trney, advanced in the sen ior over John Motiai winy Vargo got by Ed Gordon. Fasel Advances In the men's tourney fi flight Bob Fasel got to the final by defeating John Jen sen Jryp. (Ttyb Anderson (05 earned second flight finalist by beating Jim Lowman. In the four flight it will be Bob Lockwood as on partici pant in the concluding nfurtch. He got by Jack Crawford. ClarkoMears got a berth in the fifth flight wrapper-upper by winning from Duane Lubbers 2 and 1. Bayard Getchell wjth 2 and 1 verdict over Cly Knight in senior first flight finalist and Ray Wise gained the same status in the second flight by trimming Wally Robinson 1 up. Gain Robinson won over E. K. Ricker to gel the third flight finale and will play Berg Marten who had a bye. The pro shop at Rogue Val- i ley is seeking additional j players for the men's team ' match next Sunday at Coos Bay. There will be informal activitiy at Coos Country club I on Saturday. Rogue Valley junior club j championships are set for Aug. IS and 16 with 18 holes' of medal play each day. There j will be junior boys (18-17), j O sfctQn MEDFORD, iQKEGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, Iflfit) Vith'w Ends ICS A Play JACKSON COUNTY SOFEBAIX ASSOCIATION Lithia Lumber S and W Rutte Falls Cheney ,. O., ...13 ....in .... a .... .... fi .... 0 1 iinber Products ... National Ciiiard Mai! Tribune Civil Service , Lithia Lumber successfully completed its regular season of ploy in the Jackson Gounty Sol'tballj association last night by trouncing Civil Service 16-0. Losing only one game all season the Lithians had al ready nailed down the league' championship. I 1 In other contests last nightC Timber Products downed Butte Falls in a 14-innijig thrjller 5-3. Butte Falls also bowed in their second game of the night to S and W Floor Covering 19-11. The Cheney Studs trippjj Timber Prod ucts in their second game 8-5. Last night ended the regu- under) and girls (17 and der) divisions. MEN'S QUARTJ(fi)-IN.LS: First riieiit Dr. Bob Buck def. Rav Lindquist; Lee Flink def. Bud Brooks 2 and 1: John Jensen def. Ed Simmons. 10 holes; Bob Fasel def. E. A, Pe-m son 1 up. Second flight Q Dick House def. Al Mapinnis 1 up: Norm Hillyer def. Jim Quincy; Bob Anderson def. I.loyd Pope 2 and 1; Jim Lowman def. Dick Whit inR 1 up. Third flight Engleson '(et) Peterson: Ralph Barclay def. Mck Sanborn 5 and 3; Tom Teutsch def. Tom Hamlin and Bill Cowning def. Dr. William Miller I9holcs. Fourth Wghl Randall Gifford def. Ed Rad well, Jim Dunlevy def. Dr. Gene Gossett 3 and 1; Bob Lockwood def. Carl Kellenbercer: Jack Craw ford def. Curt Buttcrfield 3 and 2. Fifth rl I Kilt Dick Travis der. Dick Flnncll 4 and 2: Galen Sanncr def. Dr.Ah ner Clark 4 and 3; Duane LunbYrs def. Ford Hapen 1 up; Clark Wears def. Walt Shaylor. cd' SENIOR QUARTERFINALS: First tlisht Clyde Knight and Bayard Get chell advanced by iWaull; Bob -t def. Jim Buseu; Harrv Jew c.. def. Ken TeotcrJ (J Second flight " Dr. Burt Lageson def. Bea Lom bard 1 up: George Barnum(d)f. Ed Nichols 2 up; Ray wise cret. Al ?"laiyobjn'on deAu5,inounced th5 signing of 6-9 Thirti night U u . Gain Robinson, h, K. Hicker and Berg Marlin advanced by byes. DRAIN CULVERf ever, and the Yankee star was out. Despite the call thpsYanlrs) wt on to win the con test 3-2 ancrclose within a half-game of the league-leading White Sox. O njpi Tplpiiholnl PAG ES 1 to 8 lar season of play for all teams. The top four teams in the league will enter CS play off round Wednesday night. Cheney will meet S and W in a 7 o'clock eontcii' and Lithia will vie with Uutte Falls at 9 p.m. The games will be played at the Medford High school field. Lithia pitchefj Jerry Mont gomery gove up just two hits to the Civil Service crew as his teammates amassed 16 hits to decide the game in pnly five innings. A dropped fly baif by Butte iFalls left fielder Lloyd Helm allowed two unearned runs to scoreHn We 14th imping and gave Timber Products the de-. cision. They were the first runs scored by the Products team since the third inning 'when (they had previously scored all three of thtyir runs. Butte Falls had tallied twice in (he first and once in the seventh inning. Bill Irwin walked five anrl struck out 14 for the losers. Winning pitch er Jim Reinholts walked three and struck out 11. Reinholts came1 back to pitch the team'ssecond game f the night with Cheney. He gave up only five liits' diiring liW second contest but his teammates committed three errors behind him and Cher ney came out on top. Pitcher Willard B a r n u m drew first blood for C and W in their gai(i$ with Butte Falls by blasting a two-on home run in tl third inning. Barnum elided up with six runs batjd in for the evening. -e l.INHSCORES: Civil Service 000 00 0 2 0 Lilhia 502 0 IS 1 R f Montgomery a i(d) M c A b e e Bishu and Snodgrass. (14 innings) Butte Falls 200 OO0 100 000 003 4 Timber Products O 003 000 000 000 025 fi Irwin and Ellis; Reinholts Smith. t(d) Timber Prod. . 040 001 0-.fr. Cheney Olll 430 x say 5 u HeinholU and Smith; Oarrett and Perkins. S and W 003 RI4 31!) 14 Bulle Falls 400 BIO 0 II fl 3 Barnum (nV Marrs; Moore and Irwin. o KNICKS SIGN SEHS New York v-JUPIi - The New Vnrlr KfrTfl llrTl i forward Kennv Sears for forward Kenny Sears 1960-61 season. Q g-i m www p msiim'.Wim LININGERS Phone S? 3-7555 or NO 4-1217 NCyvHeodsOlympic Squad Has jQ UISCUSS 1 ! rA - ? J. ? i Denver - IDPll - Results of a survey conducted by member .schools on fonflM. recruiting of athletes werefo be studied nere today by representatives ot 18 conferences affiliated with the National Collegiaip Athletic association. . O QSome 70 eollefjrryitlVWlic of jials art. meetinirhere in the Qixth annual "conference of yn(e));mces. The group will tuuy Mllll piuuit-iiia tin nuou- cial'aid to athletes and re cruiting of high si(h3)l and 'alien" athletes, ana make recommendations to NCAA rnunfiti vhSh meets here InesdaW Like1. lo be discussed to day were the question oGvhat do about widespreO re cruiting of foreign players in hockey, tra and swimming. Denver university, the NCAA li o c k e yehampion, recruits most of its players from Cm id i The NCAA at its last 1 i.slalive sesJuyni, beat down a ruling which vQuld have re slricled tht; flow of Canadian hockey players (T)) this coun- I try. n Other colleges, includimj) a mmiber in the Big Ten, im port foreign athletes for lik. Suggestions htfSiPbeen made that if foreign athletes have competed in their countries. their ;(e.rs of eligibility at colleges here be neSV'icted ac cordingly. O Pin Lanes Medford Bowling Lanes and tfiGrants Pass Townies baseball teams are scheduled to play Wednesday evening. The scuffle is billed for 8 p.m. at Memorial stadium. White City. It is a Rogue Val ley league affair. ,-The Keglers were unable to' field a full team for a trip to Roseburg last Sunday but Manager Pete Hale said that the game with Grants Pass tomorrow and another on Monday, Aug. 8, will be play ed if sufficient players are available. Yanks Clinch SOJBL Crown Championship of the South ern Oregon Junior Baseball intermediate league was clinched y the Medford Yankees yesterday, when they bounced the Central Point Stars Ki to 1 and the Ashland Dodgers clipped the Central Point Rams 8 to 7. The Dodgers took over third spot in the standings when the Ashland Cardinals beat the Medford Giants 6 to 1. ' Yankees C8-1) and Giants (4-5) conclude their Inter mediate slates with tussles today. Ashland Dodgers (5-4) and Cardinals (2-7) arc to vie on Wednesday. Central Point Rams (7-3) and Star (2-8) are through for the season. Yesterday the Yanks staff ed out with seven runs in the fin;l inning. Ken Phipps had three hits, including a triple for the Medford nine. Dan Miles and Mark Kinney each ha"d two hits and Rusty Mil ler tripled for the Yanks. Kinney pitched two-hit ball. The Dodgers got all their runs in the first inning against the Rams on 'en walks, a fielder's option, a wild pjte tftAri Ja Sussee's triple. In another contest, the Ash land Cards tripped the Med ford Giants 6-1. t I KJI.- Kf'tltt .' ' Med. Yankees 700 041 CP Slars .000,01 n 0 12 4 Kinney and PliW York (Si; Mason and Pattdfslin. CP Rams 201 220 07 Ashand Lodgers R00 000 x-S Sharo. ftiiinmerneio in (iii. LOUnsiiiHy, , uoisi PiPk -s Sydney A im-alu (Ui'il uaipn "SK , ' . r- 'I: f- 63 S : J.;5S W S t9' YrWi r f i i i s. v. - By JOE ST. AMANT j United Press International j Pomona, Calif. lUPIi Larry j Snyder, head coach of the; Pomona, Calif. lUPI) Larry U.S. Olympic men's track and field loam, lias the delightful prob(ej)i of too much talent on his hands. Snyder who is Ohio Slate university coach hoe that any athlete fiy feels he cannot do his best in the Rome games starting this month will steP.i side and give an alter nate a (K)nce. There are numerous alter nates on hand in what rffijy be the greatest array of track and field talent ever assembledO Most prominent alternate is Riant Bill Nieder, the Art(iJ) lieutenant, who lias a world shot pvit record of(35 feel 7 inches up for approval. Nieder placed tour ill the Olympic trials al Palo Alto, Calif., it month behind young Dal las Long, Parry O'Brien twice Olympic winner, and Dave Davis. O'fSien Has Sore Hand Snyder was not speaking specifically of the shot putters when he marie his s(a)ement on alternates yesterday at a pre$s) luncheon. He did note, however, that O'Brien has a sore hand and Davis has wrist itrpuble and suggesterr thai Nieder could still make the team. "If an athlete is out of shape A.MCHILAN LF.AGIF. i H. 1.. Chicago .17 4 1 New York 54 :t!t Hallimore 55 45 Cleveland 4!l 45 Washington A 4!l i netroil 44 511 i Boston , 311 50 I'd. t; .5R2 .581 .550 3 (.921 li .4114 II .4(01 1 1 .411 lt .3011 17 . Kansas City 37 50 Monday's Results Baltimore 2, Chicago 1 New York 3. Ilelroil 2 Cleveland 3, Washington 0 Kansas Cily 10. Boston R (10 in- ningsi NATIONAL lf.acci: IV. Pittsburgh Milwaukee Los Angeles ... . St. Louis San Francisco . Cincinnati Philadelphia ... Chicago 30 40 Monday's Results No games scheduled PACIFIC COAST I.EAGLF By JOE ST. AMANT United Press International i w. i.. Pel. r.n Spokane 05 44 .500 Taeonia 02 4R .504 3':, Sacramento 57 52 .5:13 R Salt Lake 55 51 .515 Bit, Seattle 54 55 .411.1 I I San Diego 4R 02 .43(1 171 j Portland 40 (in ,434 172 Vancouver 47 02 .431 ID Mnndav's Itesulls Portland U, San Diegn 7 Salt Lake 5, Vancouver 4 Spokane R, Sacramento 7 Seattle 10. Tacoma fi XOIt'l'll IVES T L K A G 1 1 K W. I.. Vakima 20 15 Lewislon 20 10 Tri-City Ill 17 Salem IS 10 Eugene . ,. Ill in Wenalchce . . 13 20 Monday's Itesults No games scheduled. .527 .41.(1 Sehcnley London Dry Gin tlisl. 0 O ! o 00 o o I o - o o o o i '. O O : , O O O , O o VKm: M Hill H 11 ..:.:.;.'. ..-.! '.I:-:'. 4 Sclienloif docs it heller here at home and there's no duty to pay! Why look abroad for llie finest gin nnd vodka? Wc do it better in America. Take Schenlcy London Dry Gin. Herc'l a gin mudc from only tbe costly canter cut of the spirits. Wc literally throw away the rough spots ihe first and last spirits (o come off the still. As a result, it's the smoothest gin anywhere. And take Sclienley Vodka. Its authentic character comes from old world churcoal formulas, and the extra Schenlcy touches make it the lightest, dryesl vodka on carlh. So, why buy imports, and pay for added freight and duly? You'll find Schenlcy London Dry Cin, and Schenlcy Vodka (both cost the same) al popular prices everywhere. GIN $3.95 A qt. Cod 500B - ; VODKA $3.95 4 qt. - Cod 666B j due to illness or injury," Sny- IftteY exp'-tined, "the coaches M recommend his replace nient with an alternate. Fina action, however, is in !aie) hands of the executive com- niittoc." In discussing the possibility of a voluntary withdrawal by United Presslnternaticmal The Tacom;.(ianls sutWed only their third loss in their last Hi starts when they dropped a 10-6 decision to the Seallle Rainiers in Pacific Coast league play Monday night. it it was a def thai really hurt. They needed the win to keep the pressure on thi-iiace-setling Spokane Indiansv' The Giants started their streak i;i days ago and when Out of the smoke of last weekcnd'slphe losers. Nippy Jones bailie cleared thev found themselves only(T)vo andie half games off the pace. The loss to Ihe KairtievsKCOsl Ihem some valuable ground, how ever as Spokane came through to score an 8-7 squeaker over Sacramento and CStreleh tlw gap to throe ancrie-hnlf. In rt'tl"'1' action Monday, (!Port!and vacated the PCL cellar with a 9-7 win over San Diego, and Salt Lake put Van couver into eighth place witli a 5-4 victory over t li e Motilities. Seattle CWins Easily Seattle simp had too much punch fojj the Giants. The Rainiers pounded nut 13 hits, including a double and two singles by Fred Hopke, Top Awards in Me-Mine Golf Captured by Nuichs, Millers Mr. and Mrs. John Nuich and Dr. and Mrs. William Mil ler captured the main prizes yesterday in the "Me and Mine" golf tourney at Rogue Valley Country club. The Nuichs took the hus band low net honors with an 89-23-66. "Dr. and Mrs. Miller gained the low gross trophy with an 80. George Stacey and his daughter, Pain, actually had the best gross of the day with a 79 but were not eligible tor the "me and mine" prize. 0 Other low nets Included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mickelson willi a 69Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fabrick with a 70, and Mr. land Mrs. Bill Clark wilho 71 and Mr. and Mrs. Dick House and Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Odell with 71,2 vach. Eagle on Eight Other leading low grosses were by three couples (jvlio e e from 100 Grain Neutral Sprits, Of) Proof Srlienlny Vodka dial. froinrain, o ssz'mJ1 smsssi whmt fw? Too Much a team member, Snyder said, "It would be a fine thing for a boy to do if he came to me and said, 'I don't think I T5n' do my best. Give that other fellow a chance'.'' "We(c3)iches want the best mnY Snyder continued, "and live American public wants the w in; Climb PCL Cellar and scored all t'ttel)- (ui)s in the first six innings to win in a walk. Tacoma plated at least one run in each of the last four innings, hut couldn't close the gap. Tom Haller had a solo homer for the losers. (Portland had to overcome a barrage of San Diego home runs to defeat the Paikes. Bob Sadowski, J. Q Mar tin and George Freese all hit bases-empty circuit clouts for 'iacked a solo shot for Port land, But it was a five-run rally made up of singles, doubles and bases on balls that won it for the Beavers. LINKSCOKF.S: Seattle 033 004 00010 13 2 Tacoma . 010 (101 1216 !l 3 Wieand. Uiidolph (ill and Bevan; Clfote, MoW.ant ttil ov.anl ibi and Haller. Spokane Sacramento Sentproch .201 120 002 R .011 1102 11037 Harris till. Churn (6i Pakow (III and (TSidowski; Diaz. and Barragan. Portland 030 OKI' 500 fl 13 n San Diego I lit) 200 4007 II ,1 Mickelscn. Kgan ill. Jansen lOt and (Jft'cstcrfeld: Ferrarese Ho baugh (7 wade (III and Carrcon. Vancouver 300 010 000 4 10 0 .400 000 I Ox 3 H 0 and White; Rowe Salt Lake and' Hal. tied. They were Mr. and Mrs, loin Teutsch, Mrs. Maxine Hammond and Jack Wood and Mrs. Rose Bunch and Bill Hartman with 82s Huss lleysell plunked in his and his wife's secortifi shot on par 4 No. 8 green for an eagle. Long drive laurels went to Pain Stacey antj, Dr. Odell fol low handicap players and Mrs. Randy Gilford and Leonard Schildt for high handicap par ticipaits. Closest to the pin were Mrs. Lcs Schneider loid Nuich ior the high handicap pers and Mrs. Warren Bayliss and Bill Cowning for golfers ith high handicaps. SETUflflS TO Nev York - WMI - Veteran trainer G'us Matirh has return ed to Ihe New York Yankees after a three-monlh absence?. He suffered Qa mild heart at tack on April 2;t. o Talent best. I just hope no kid goe ire and iw$iot ready to dj)ljT-bt." Cons "Replaced The question of alternates was brought up by sports writers who asked Snyder abc(it) Bobby Cons, Culver City, Calif., marathoner. Cons was originally named to the team but the Olympic com mittee reversed itself last 5-'k and made him an jjtei nate. He was replaced byVbiW Kelley, Groton, Conn., school teacher who has the best time of any American ("ftarathon runner. Kelley failecTto finish in one marathon Olympic qualifying race because of foot blisters a(I3)that's why at first he was nilfnamoH in th .mi. ThOconimittee stipu lated that Cons should be taken to Rome - not usually the case with alternates) Sn;(3)r said he personally had nothing to do with the switch but added, "I think; Kelley is our best marathoner by 10 or 11 minutes. I person ally would like the best man in Wii) event." The Olympic team is quar tered at Cat Poly here and is training at nearby Mt. 0i Antonio college for two south ern Califor! fund-raising meets. The athletes compete Friday night at Long Beach and Aug. 12 at Mt. San .Qt tonio before leaving for Rome 0a New York. O Atfiiol Graham Killed In Utah Race- Accident cBonneville Salt Flats, Utah -IUPII- Utah speed racer Athol Graham will never reatiig his ambifcjonoto become the first American (8 drive 400 miles an hour. Graham, 36-year-old Salt Lake City garagertjan, jvas killed Monday vVien his home made car skidded Snd flipped over on Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah. The Utah driver, operator of a garage in SalPLake City, fcsd hoped to surpass the world record of 394.19 miles per hour established by Eng land's John C6bb in 1947. The twisleri wreckage oil Graham's $2,500 home-made racer was returnee? from the salt flats to Salt Lake City - today0 Although no official cause of the mishap was listed observors blamed the accident on too much power and accel eration for the weight of th racer. Graham's pretty wife, Zel dine, was at the finish line, waiting tor her husband to complete his first run. She flew with him to the hospital, where normally she is em ployed as a registered nurse. They have four small children -three girls and a boy. 0 80 Proof Sclienley Dist. Co!? N.Y.C. I boys (12-13), pee wees Ul and I
