Tuesday, April 9, 1968
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Nir
Tuesday, April 9, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nir
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by Andy Barbas'
They Will 'Race Themselves
To Their Deaths
Jim Clark died Sunday.
Yes, it did happen in an auto race. No, no one is quite sure just
what went wrong.
The Associated Press announcement read:
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (P)-Former world champion
driver Jim Clark of Scotland was killed Sunday in an accident
during a car race here.
His death was announced by the physician on duty of the
Heidelberg University Clinic, where Clark was taken after his
Lotus Ford Cosworth left the race track during the first heat for
formula two cars.
Clark was 32. He was world champion in 1963 and 1965, won
the Indianapolis 500 in 1965 and placed second in 1963 and 1966.
He was not married.
A police spokesman at the Hockenheim Ring said the accident
occurred in a slightly bent curve to the right. He said the car
left the track and somersaulted. Debris was strewn over a stretch
of 300 yards.
What was it that made Clark take that little extra risk in order
to win an auto race? It certainly was not the fame or money. He was
extremely wealthy, and was already famed as the greatest racing
driver of all time.
Could it have been the thrill of pushing himself to find his ulti-
mate capabilities? If so, the penalty for overestimation was incom\N
@ parably harsh. What drives any Grand Prix driver to these extreme
actions?,
Formula One (Grand Prix) drivers are a scarce lot. There are
some twelve to eighteen competitors who can be classified in this
top breed of race driver. Many drivers whom otherwise are thought of
as outstanding, consider themselves that onednotch below a Grand
Prix driver. Mario Andretti has, never entered a Formula One race.
A. J. Foyt took one look at the car Clark was driving and commented,
"I wouldn't be caught dead in it; and if I ever did get in it, I probably
would be."
Judging from history, Foyt was not exaggerating. Very few of
the Grand Prix greats have retired unscathed from the sport. Juan
Fangio dominated the sport. in the. 1950's, and proved himself the
exception. Sterling Moss was another survivor, though a crash in 1960
- nearly killed him and ended his racing days. The famous Alberto
Ascari was a Grand 'Prix Champion who didn't make it.
Clark himself saw two racers killed. In 1961, Wolfgang von Trips
swerved in front of Clark causing him to crash. But von Trips con-
tinued to hurtle an embankment, hit a guardrail, smash a fence, and
end up back on the track. Besides von Trips, 17 spectators behind
the fence were killed.
Less than a year ago, in the Grand Prix of Monaco, Clark smashed
into a retaining wall but was again unharmed. A fellow driver, Lorenzo
Badini, was not as lucky. Going through a chicane (s-turn), Bandini
slid into aa guard rail which bounced him into a lamppost-after which
the car flipped over and slid flaming down the road. It took over four
minutes to remove him from the vehicle. He lived for three days be-
fore succumbing to chest fractures and burns over 70 per cent of his
body. .
Because of these death's and Clark's there are almost certain
to'be exclamations to ban or severely restrict automobile- racing. The
people who scream will not, however, ttack the real p'roblem or come
to grips with the solution. The problem is notin the construction of
'the cars nor, the safety of the.racing facilities, and the solution is not
the abolition of the sport. The problem lies In the competitors.
If these men are not pble to test themselves as Grand Prix
race drivers, they will find other methods. The auto is just a con-
venient tool. As Clark once' noted, "When I'm going flat out,
drifting through a, corner, I'm not driving a car, really. I'm put-
ting myself through that corner. The car happens to be under
me and I'm driving it, but I'm part of it and it's part of me."
These competitors race to prove themselves to temselves. It is
only unfortunate that so many of them of them do nt live up to the
expectations they have set, and that the penalty for their failure is so
severe.
Funeral Delays Playoffs, Openers
By The Associated Press
Athletic activity continued at
a virtual standstill today as the
sports community joined the rest
of the nation in mourning the
death of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The funeral for the slain civil
rights leader will be held today
in Atlanta, and few sports events
will be held until after the ser-
vices.
The Los Angeles Dodgers de-
cided yesterday to postpone their
National League baseball opener
at home tonight against Philadel-
phia. The Phillies had said they
would not play, at the risk of for-
feiture and fine.
The Dodgers and Phillies will
now join the other 18 major
league clubs in opening the sea-
son tomorrow. Three games, in-
cluding the Presidential opener in
Washington, originally were sched-
uled yesterday. Six had been set The National Hockey League
for today. playoffs resume tonight with Chi-
All of the final baseball exhi- cago at New York, Montreal at
bi'ion games Sunday were cancel- Boston and Los Angeles at Min-
ed with the exception of the nesota. Philadelphia plays at St.
Cleveland-Los Angeles game at Louis tomorrow night.
San Diego, Calif. The American Basketball As-
There was no action Sunday in sociation playoffs get under way
major league hockey and basket- again tonight with New Orleans
ball. One of five North American at Dallas. Pittsburgh is at Min-
Soccer League games was played, nesota tomorrow.
in Canada.
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Ex-Wolverine Clawson Selected
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Y') - plenty rough and mighty tE
Ex-Wolverine John Clawson was The Olympic trials ended
selected Sunday as a member of urday night with the NAIL
the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Stars whipping a cold-sh
Banking more on quickness AAU team 64-59 in the trial
than on size, twelve men were More than 80 players were
chosen to represent the United sidered in the three-day to
States in the Olympics, ment in Albuquerque.
U.S. Olympic basketball Coach Immediately after, a 41
Henry Iba of Oklahoma State committee met for more tha
feels foreign competition will be hours, and cane up with
-- team:
NAIA-Glynn Saulters, 6
W CH A V t2, 175 pounds, Northeast I
W C iS ana: Don Dee, 6-7, 205, St.
of the Plains, Kan.
-N ew ,For m atAAU-Calvin Fowler, 6-1
Akron, Ohio, Goodyear;,
F or Playoffs King, 6-7Co gyears -
1Junior College All-Stars-
cer Haywood, 6-8, 230, Tri
For the fourth consecutive ye'ar, Cob. Junior College.
officials of the Western CollegiateC
Hockey Association (WCHA) have Armed, Forces-Mike B
voted in a new play-off format. 6-.2, 155, U.S. 'Navy andf
The coaches and athletic dir- JehnriCa Tenh6-4l20
ectors of the eight member John R. Clawson, 6-4, 200
schools, at their annual spring Army and Michigan; Mike
meeting 'held in Chicago last man, 6-6, 225, U.S. Army an
weekend, decided on the change Military Academy.
because of the problems arising NCAA-Ken Spain, 6-9
from last year's system. Houston; Jo Jo White, 6-:
The time element was one ma- Kansas; Bill Hoskey, 6-7
jor trouble. The first round of',Ohio' State, Charlie Scott
the playoffs was seeduled for the 180, North Carolina.
Tuesday following the last week- Gather in Fall
end of league play. Iba said the 12 first-team
In addition, the race was a tions will gather at Al
tight scramble that left the four Colo., in early Septembe
location sites, to be awarded to four weeks of high-altitude
topi four finishers, up in the air ing before exhibition
until the last moment. against professional teams i
Next year's, playoffs will again York's Madison Square G
involve all eight teams, but will Cincinnati and possibly Alb
be centered at only two locations, que.
already decided upon. The selection committee
Michigan will host Michigan over Pete Maravich of Lo
Tech, Michigan State and Min- oete Marvich of
nesota here, while North Dakota, Sate a ins od
Minnesota Duluth and Colorado ara, the nation's two leadi
College travel to Denver. jor college scorers during th
The highest ranking team at ular season.
each site will meet' the lowest Reasons weren't giver
while the two middle teams face sportswriters reported r
each other, with the host schools Muiphy nor Maravich play
deciding whether to play the two ceptionally well during the
games as a doubleheader or on day trials.
consecutive Thursday and Friday The Oklahoma State v
nights. said the 1968 team is as g(
Ticket prices will be 'determined the unbeaten 1964s team, wh
by the league as a whole. coached, at Tokyo.
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Postseason play in the National
Basketball Association resumes
with Philadelphia at Boston and
San Francisco at Los Angeles to-
morrow night.
The next North American Soccer
League game will be Washington
at San Diego tomorrow.
Aqueduct race track in New
York was open yesterday but was
to be dark today. Yonkers Race-
way in New York and Liberty.Bell
in Philadelphia were closed last
night. Batavia, N.Y. Downs can-
celed its Tuesday night card, and
Hollywood Park set back its sea-
son opening from today to tomor-
row.
In other developments, a boxing
show in Philadelphia was re-
scheduled from tonight until
April 15, the National Tennis
League's first tournament was set
back from this"weekend at Ingle-
wood. Calif., to June 7-9 and the
basketball Harlem Globetrotters
canceled, six apearances yesterday
and today.
The Dodgers originally planned
to proceed with the Tuesday night
game against the Philadelphia
Phillies since it was scheduled to
start after funeral services for the
slain civil rights leader.
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A pregnant mother is harassed by hoodlums
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No frontiers conquered"
No revolutions waged
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By men who kept their cool.
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