Page Twelve THE SUMMER DAILY Wednesday, May 30, 1973 Page Twelve THE SUMMER DAILY Wednesday, May 30, 1973 hird '500'attempt INDIANAPOLIS-For a record second" in two days, the running of the oldest andr richest auto race had to be postponed co d ra k yesterday when officials pronounced the Jamed track unsafe for high speeds. S1 million classic underway will be made Thirty-one of the 32 remaining carsi at 10 a.m. EDT today. the starting field managed to get in CHIEF STEWARD Harlan Fengler, Meteorologists did leave some hope that parade and pace lap yesterday before th probably the busiest man at the ancient the record downfalls would abate enough rain returned. race course he has ruled for 16 years, an- to allow the 57th running of the auto ONE OF THE original starting fieldc nounced that the third attempt to get the classic. 33-David "Salt" Walther's No. 77--wa in a 'e of as today the race, hoping conditions would improve. They didn't. Yesterday's rain delay wasn't bad for everyone. A brake hose on John Martin's McLaren had been seared in the Monday wreck and gave out on the parade lap yesterday. MARTIN HAD TO GO into the pits and would have missed the start of the race. The repair was made with the help of pole-sitter Johnny Rutherford's chief mechanic, Hughie Absalom, and some USAC officials, who helped Martin's crew get a new hose. Martin was asked if the delays made him edgy. His reply apparently expressed the sentiment of most of the drivers, some of whom sailed a Frisbee in the pit area or napped during the long wait. "I don't get nervous," Martin said. "I just get sleepy." Summer Dail Sports- missing from the lineup then. It was the only car damaged seriously enough in Monday's multiple-car wreck to be miss- ing yesterday. Walther was seriously in- jured in the accident-a scant nine seconds after the false start of the race. Speedway .officials and drivers were apologetic in their remarks about the second washout. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler told ,the second-day crowd of more than 175,000 that he waited for 434 hours before calling BOSOX: 2, ANGELS: 1 Yankees smite A's, 7-1 Rain brings Tigers, Chisox to standstill From wire Service Reports NEW YORK-The New York Yankees pulled in the fences in the House That Ruth Built last night and parked four shots into the seats to swamp the Oakland Athletics and Catfish Hunter 7-1. The erstwhile Bronx Bombers did it all in two innings, scoring two in the second and five in the third. The happy-go-lucky Hunter turned into a frowning hurler as he saw his 27 inning scoreless streak disappear when Graig More Sports, Page 11 Nettles socked the first of his two home runs after Ron Blomberg had singled. But it was in the third that the 1973 model Yanks began to take on the appearance of Murder's Row and the McCarthy Yankees. Bobby Murcer and Roy White plastered Hunter offerings and when reliever Paul Lindblad took over for the departingtCatfish, Nettles greeted him to the ways of Yankee Stadium with a four bagger, the third of the inning. Doing the Cha-Cha BOSTON - Boston's Orlando Cepeda, apparently unimpressed with the blazing fastball of Nolan Ryan,,slammed a two-run homer off the heretofore awesome Cali- fornian, en route to the ited Sox' Leading te paCK No, it's not the Pied Piper leading the children of some quaint town away from its elders, but Jin Ryun attracting a New York crowd while jogging in the park. Jim's groupie contingent can catch him professionally in the Pro Track tour where he is currently dominating the mile run event. ----- -RUNFIR C----R 4 RUN FIRST CRUCIAL: 2-1 victory over the Angels last night. Cepeda, former San Francisco great and now one of the Junior Circuits' premier DH's, spurned the Fenway Park's highly invit- ing Green Monster in left, pound- ing his seventh round-tripper of the campaign into the bullpen in deep right center. Bosox hurler Bill Lee's lead proved almost as fragile as Ce- peda's legs, however, and was in -and out of jams all night. After scoring in the first on three of the team's eleven hits, the Angels threatened again in the sixth, only to be thwarted by the flaw- less fielding of Reggie "The Rifle" Smith. Smith provided a rare glimpse of his legendary throwing arm, when he nipped Ken Berry at the plate to end the rally. Bob Bolin pulled Lee out of a similar bind in the eighth and saved the victory. a for Leeovie American League East w L Pet. GB Detroit 24 20 .545 - Baltimore 19C20.407 C', Boston 19 22 .4 3 Cleveland 20 25 .444 4V Milwaukee 19 24 .442 4!t West Chicago 20 14 .650 - California 23 19 .548 4 Minnesota 23 19 .548 4 Kansas City 26 22 .542 4 Oakland C3 C3 .5006 Texas 13 2l8Ci317-'M Yesterday's Results New York 7, Oakland 1 Boston C, California 1 Cleveland 9, Texas 7 Baltimore 3, Kansas City 2 Minnesota i, Milwaukee0 Detroit at Chicago, postponed National League East Chicago n1 is .oo - New York 20 21 .488 5% Pittsburgh 05 CO .407 5f Montreal 10 21 .462 6Y2 Philadelphia 19 25 .432 8 St. Louis n8 24 .429 West" San Francisco 31 i9 .020 - Los Angeles Cl819.196 1K Houston 28 21 .571 2,4 Cincinnati CO 20 .565 3 Atlanta i1728 .370 I1s San Diego 16 32 .33 14 Yesterday's Results Chicago 7, Bouston n1 Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 1 St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia at Los Angeles New York at San Francisco Other clubs not scheduledi Cubbies plaster Lips Astros From wire Service Reports CHICAGO - The frigid breezes that blew in from Lake Michigan yesterday did not douse the fires of rage that the Chicago Cubs hold for ex-pilot Leo Durocher as the Bruins smashed The Lip's Houston Astros, 7-1., The Cubbies went to work early, dismantl- ing Astro hurler Jerry Reuss, now 6-2 on the year, with four markers in the very first frame. Reuss' quick exit to the showers was abet- ted by his frequent wildness as he issued three free passes to the first four Cub swing- ers. Jose Cardinal and Randy IHundley pun- ished the left-hander for his carelessness each stroking a two-run single. The Cubs' Rich Reuschel, .on the other hand, proved much more adept at pitching out of trouble than his Astro counterparts. Although the Houston club loaded the bases twice in the first stanza, the Texans could manage to push across only one tally. The Cubs, some -of whom bitterly resent Leo Durocher, were apparently gunning for their ex-mentor. Not content with a 4-1 lead, the Cubs smashed Reuss' successors with ease. Three more Cub runs came across the plate, including a two-out home run in the fourth by Rick Monday. Pirates ramble PITTSBURGH-Luke Walker and Jim Rooker scattered seven hits and Willie Star- gell's 13th home run of the season helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night. Pittsburgh tagged loser Carl Morton, 4-4, for an unearned run in the second and added two more runs in the third on a pair of walks, a run-scoring single by Stargell and an infield out that produced another run. Morton yielded two more runs in the fourth, one scored on Walker's bunt single, and Stargell gave the Pirates a 6-0 lead in the fifth when he tagged Morton for a solo home run to dead center. Walker, who pitched seven full innings before tiring, allowed five hits and surren- dered the first Atlanta run in the sixth on Ralph Garr's triple and a single by Darrell Evans. Walker worked the first seven innings and Rooker allowed two leadoff singles in the eighth, but he retired the next three Braves in order and held Atlanta scoreless the rest of the way. Cards roll ST. LOUIS - Right-handers Scipio Spinks and Diego Segui combined for a five-hitter, pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-0 vic- tory last night over the Cincinnati Reds.