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ST i-S IN THIS SECTION Sixers waltz, 6t Urbana No. 1, 8-Lendl upset, 7 Sport Special, 7 DAYTON DAILY NEWS Monday, May 31, 1982 Page 5 'Or i 1 1 i tfWIflll Daring duel to the finish Johncock (L), Mears battle for the lead in the 500 Johncock holds on in closest-ever 500 Auto Racing INDY HISTORIANS had to blow the dust off their record books and look up the year 1937 to discover anything like this existed. That year, Wilbur Shaw nudged Ralph Hepburn by 2.16 seconds. This year, Johncock came off the fourth turn low and clogged a charging Mears, who tried to get around him on the left side, couldn't and had to settle for a runnerup finish less than car-length behind. "I don't believe I've ever had a feeling like this," said Johncock, now a two-time winner who, at age 45, becomes the second-oldest winner In Indy history behind Bobby Unser.

"There will never be another moment sweeter. Nothing compares with this." Johncock whistled off the second turn of the famed 2-mile oval, shot past Mears on the backstretch of lap 159 and never relinquished the lead, although Mears battled him nose-to-tall the final two laps and pulled even when the white flag fell, Indicating one lap to go. WAS WORRIED, no doubt about It." said Johncock, the Cold water, resident who started his 18th Indy 500 from the middle of row Two in a Cosworth-powered Wildcat "But I wasn't, going to back off." Mears, the 30-year-old Bakersfield, driver who won here In 1979, wis running directly behind Johncock when he decided to pit on lap 183 with 17 laps to go. Storming down pit row, Mears was slowed by traffic and tagged Herm Johnson's rear. The pit stop took 19.4 seconds and It proved critical because Johncock spent Just 14 seconds on a fuel stop three laps later.

In this business, a second of speed is football field In distance. See JOHNCOCK, Page 6. By CHICK LUDWIG Daily Newt SporU Writer INDIANAPOLIS There was woman, uncontrollable and ecstatic, mobbing her silver-haired husband with kisses, hugs and tears. There was a face, wreathed In smiles and dampened with sweat beads of satisfaction after a three-and-a-half hour speed war. And there was a race, complete with the closest, most dramatic ending in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Gordon Johncock, with wife Lynda at his side, dominated Victory Lane Sunday as he captured the 66th Indianapolis 500 by 16-hundredths (.16) of a second over Rick Mears after an emotionally gripping duel before about 400,000 paying customers. Cogan denies blame for pre-race crash What happened? INOIANAPOLIS (AP) UnocW inndhw Suc dav't mdlwwolH WO, Mb lr, fcomHowri, CJf umWf, chMrt-wigint. ufnbtr 01 ton eomewwd ijM vrM iM4 mm Mr hour of lt to (SunOtno, uroMcxI unW ootHM ttm UA Aula Club tl t.m. EOT Monooyl: 1. Gordon Johncock, CoMwoMr, No.

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Dale Whittington, Orlando, No. 95, March-Cotworlh, 0 Hot. Andretti(DtlS chews Cogan 2JLr Indy 500 Report By Chick Ludwig Staff Sports Writer a r- 1 INDIANAPOLIS Mario An-dretti was so angry, you could have fried a half-dozen eggs, sunny side up, on the back of his neck. "This is what happens when you have children doing a man's job up front," he said. A.

J. Foyt was so infuriated, you could have roasted marshmellows from the heat of the breath he used to spew out unquotable words. "It was just a stupid deal," he said. "The guy had his head up his (bleep)." THE RAGE, as well as the disappointment, flowed from both veteran drivers as they tried to di-sect The Accident on the pace lap of the Indianapolis 500 Sunday afternoon. All their bitterness and frustration were directed at Kevin Cogan, who lost control of his car on the main straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and triggered The Acci- Cogan and Andretti jumped out of their cars, exchanged words and a seething Andretti physically shoved Cogan, the Speedway sophomore who finished fourth here a year ago as a rookie.

"I had a car come in front of me with no place to go," Andretti said later. "It looked like Cogan was looking for a little bit of trouble. He did exactly what he's not supposed to do. He crowded Foyt. See COGAN, Page 6.

banging into Foyt and then skidding sideways (left) across the track. Eventual race-winner Gordon Johncock, who started in the middle of row 2, eluded the confrontation, but Andretti, starting on the inside of 2, had nowhere to go. ANDRETTI RAMMED broadside into Cogan, who banged off the inside wall and then went skidding off at a right angle against the outside wall. Meanwhile, In the back of the pack, cars driven by rookies Dale Whittington and Roger Mears collided near the inside of the track. Debris from the cars went flying and the race was Immediately halted at 1 1:08 a.m.

with a red flag. When The Accident ended, Cogan's car rested against the outside wall about 30 yards from the start-finish line; Andretti's car was turned around on the inside of the track; the tail of Whittington's racer was against the Inside wall; and Mears' car was pronounced dead from damage. dent, which put four drivers out of the world's richest auto race before it even began. Let's set the stage: The 11-row, 33-car grid, with a front line featuring Cogan sandwiched between teammate Rick Mears on the pole and Foyt on the outside, came crawling out of turn 4 down the main straightaway. Flagman Duane Sweeney was seconds away from dropping the green to officially start the race when Cogan veered sharp ly to the right, Tamed Floyd muzzles the Muirf ield monster with 12-stroke victory CARRIER'S SURPRISE PACKAGE To Give You Dependable Unique computer designed fan draws outside air through the big co) quietly, efficiently.

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IF THAT WAS the beginning of a 'Get Tough it worked Sunday afternoon In Olympic Stadium. The Reds shed a two-game losing streak, five straight this season to the Expos, 7-3. When McNamara made his telephone calls, he was selective. He dialed only the rooms where he expected an answer, figuring those players would quickly spread the word to the tardy fellows. One call was placed to Mike Vail, a gentleman extremely critical of McNamara lately.

During the conversation, McNamara told Vail, "Beginning tomorrow (Sunday), you're in either right field or left field until you die." Vail said it was fortunate he was there. He and Ron Oester wanted to Extended compressor Hfe thanks to big, curved oofj that takes the internal heat and pressure off. Compartment soaks up compressor sound to let your neighbors sleep, too. prise. sur Factory Rebate 499 1SGS02 and gusting winds making every swing like drawing to an inside straight.

None of that bothered Floyd, who was capturing his 16th PGA Tour victory, a list that includes a PGA (in Dayton In 1969) and a Masters (1976). In the past it would have bothered him. In the past at Muirfield Raymondo 'might have gone for 80 with these pin placements. Sunday, he owned them. "IT's A VERY emotional win for me just because I've had such a bad record here in the past," the 39-year-old said.

"The greatest thing about my victory is that I was able to revamp my thinking, to reroute my mental attitude about this course." Floyd had been so discouraged with his past performances at the Memorial, he purposely scheduled around it last year. "I just couldn't shoot the scores here," Floyd said, "and I didn't know why. It is the best conditioned course in the world. But it's also the hardest course in the world to play. It's the kind of course a man has to control his game.

Some pin placements, you actually have to shoot away from. That was one of my problems. I'm such an aggressive golfer, I went at the pins when I should have been playing to safe spots." Jack Nicklaus (Jack-Man, for those of you heavily into arcade games) talked with Floyd about the problem last year at the Ryder Cup. "Ray told me he had a hard time figuring out the golf course," said Nicklaus, the designer. "YOU MUST BE doing things wrong.

You must be hitting the wrong club and playing to the wrong areas," Nicklaus told Floyd. Floyd, who fancies himself a By GARY NUHN Daily News Sports Writer DUBLIN Ray Floyd won Roger Maltbie's golf tournament Sunday. Maltbie had dominated the Memorial from the start the way Santa Claus dominates Christmas. But Sunday, Floyd waddled in with that toes-out walk of his and pinched the $63,000 first-place check. Bah, humbug.

Floyd won by two swings, caressing a final-round, 1-under-par 71 out of Muirfield Village Golf Club while most of the other contenders were rediscovering that yes, Muirfield can still kick. Floyd's four-day total was 7-uhder-par 1 281, one shy of David Graham's tour- nament record set in 1980. One stroke behind when the day began, Floyd fled past Saturday's co-leaders, Maltbie and Gil Morgan, each of whom clanked to 74s to finish at 5-under 283. Two others joined Maltbie and Morgan at 283 Peter Jacobsen (72) and Wayne Levi (70). Each earned $23,100.

MUIRFIELD'S KICK? Indeed. Thursday, 24 men had fooled par. Friday, 27 had. Saturday, an all-time high 36 had. Sunday, the course reasserted itself.

Nine men broke par and only one of Saturday's top 14 Floyd. They needed cut-men in the corners and a doctor at ringside. Muirfield had particular revenge on Ben Crenshaw and Lanny Wadkins. Crenshaw put up a 67 Saturday; Muirfield presented him with an 81 Sunday. Wadkins had 69 Saturday, 83 Sunday.

Then there was Johnny Miller. You may have seen him make eagle on the 15th on television. You probably didn't see him make 8 two holes later. That was the kind of day it was, with pins either tucked behind bunkers or at the far corners of the greens i-TOH plus No. 1 air conditioning maker good only Ofler 6fW'- (Any" Floyd receives trophy "tough-course" tamer, decided to give It another try.

He returned with a new strategy. He spent Tuesday's pro-am playing mind games. He pretended as he hit each shot that it was actually Sunday. He tried to produce Sunday-type shots. What did he shoot Tuesday? Seventy-one, of course; same as Sunday.

Life imitates life. At one point on the backside Sunday, eight men were within one shot. Floyd, Maltbie, Jacobsen and Morgan were 5-under. Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Scott Simpson and Dan Pohl were 4-under. It was like 8 a.m.

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