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Show ee Page 12-THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Suuday, October 2, 1977 Three Top Drivers to Duel In U.S.Grand Prix Today By GARY KALE UPISports Writer WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (UPI) reglted froma fiery crash in Germany a year ago. A weekago, Niki Lauda was in Austria, Jody Scheckter was packing at his Monte Carlo home and Mario Andretti phoned from Nazareth, Pa., to mentionhis contract renewal with Lotus. They spent the next five days on public relations treks in this country to promote today’s 19th annual Grand Prix of the United States auto race. Their carsroll up to the starting grid at 2p.m. EDT and a half hourlater the terrific trio will gun their superpoweredengines for the 199-mile race around the 37-mile Watkins Glen road racing course Lauda needs one point to clinch his second Formula Onedriving title in three years. Scheckteris 27 points back with virtually no chance of blocking the Austrian’s title bid. In effect, the race comes down to a battle for second place in the standings since Scheckter leads third place Andretti by one point with two races remaining after today's auto show It's going to be f a lat out affair where Niki wants to win, Jody wantsto win and I want to win,” says Andretti. “Fromthat standpoint, I think there will be a tremendons amount of competition... it is going to befierce, fierce. Laudais the only driver among the three to win a Formula One race at Watkins Glen. Four other A prior to Thursday’s game. The Phillies, who also won the National League's Eastern Division last year, travel to Los Angeles to open the championship series with the Dodgers Tuesday. (UPI Telephoto) Grand Prix of the U.S. James Hunt of England won here last year, Lauda in 1975, Carlos Reutemann of Argentina in 1974, Ronnie Peterson of Swedenin 1972 and Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil in 1970. Lauda is in the midst of undergoing skin transplants to erase scartissue aroundhis ears that top righthander, Louis last season, would “T think we're ready opening series pitchers, The Dodgers are in their first postseason first game. It takes three wins. righthander, in game three “becausehe's given fromnow on, | can’t tell plans to have himin the playoffs in three years. In 1974, the Dodgers won the National Leaguetitle by taking the Pittsburgh Pirates but then lost to bullpen the first two you how proud I amof games If we need to get a this ball club. At the beginning of the season exchange seasons as a player, scout minor league manager and coach under Alston 375-940) PROVO,UT.H 20 2280 3-Day Special Only! 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BEST SEAT Pee Z€3 66 aneae wide brute Walter Alston, after 23 Seasons, stepped down as chance to managein the ATCH FOR GRAND OPENING Saturday, Oct. 8 FINE FOOD DINING ARENA Remington's husky WorldSeries. “Whatever happens themfits in the past’ but majors after serving 28 You's built up stamina over the years and that will enablyouto finish a race — unless something goes wronj with your car.” Goiginto the race, Lauda had69 points, Scheckter 42 an Andretti 41. Reutemannsallied forth with 35 pointand Huntwasfifth with 22. Fittipaldi was 11th with points and Peterson 14th on seven points retreads save 20% Pe F ET, 62 and recappable the Oakland A’s in the their manager last fall and Lasorda got his first checered flag in Argentina and Monaco. Lada earlier in the week mentioned the prescrip tion or preparation that ali three gladly swallow “Geblenty of sleep, rest your nerves. You don’t win raceswith muscles. You win themon concentration. The Stan Watts’ ace, Tommy John, and Jim Lonborg, although like to see the MVP Danny Ozark calling on Lonborg has been suffer- award changed to the his No. | pitcher, Steve ing from shoulder most valuable team problems. Carlton. honor. The teams have ThursBoth lefthanders are “If I do happen to win strong candidates for dayoff and then piayFrit,” Smith said, “I wish it National League Cy day in Philadelphia. If could be an award shared fourth and fifth games byall the players on the Young Award honors. , they're Dodgers. I believe it “I'm not thinking about are neces 1978," stressed Lasorda. scheduled Saturday and should be a most valuable “This is still 1977 and Sundayat Philadelphia people award’ because we The clubs split a dozen all complemented each we'vestill got a lot to acgames this season. The complish ther."* John and Carlton, each but I think they 1-1 seaitet the other (Philadelphia) ready too. We feel we have the a's five-man pitching to win butit’s a tremendous matchup of starting rotation of John, two good, well-balanced Sutton, Burt Hooton, Rick Rhoden and Doug Rau ball clubs “Naturally, we want to will be a three-manrota. win the first two games tion against the Phillies. here but we don’t neces- Lasorda would like to sarily have to win the start Hooton a 00. Errari officials were livid at Lauda’s decision and it ibelieved a companyreprimand weighed heavily in ,auda's decision to leave the team and join Braham Tis year, Lauda suffered painful rib injuries during ractice for the Spanish Grand Prix on May 8 and mised the race, won by Andretti Anong them, the top three favorites in today's racehave wonnine of the 14 Grand Prix events run this’ear. While Lauda is the leaderin total points, Andetti has the mostvictories — in Spain, the U.S i Prix West at Long Beach,Calif., in France and aly. Lauda has been successful in South Africa, 5 and Holland, while Scheckter took the RESTAURANT, By JIM COUR When Ozark, a former everybody was talking batter out in a certain UPISports Writer about Cincinnati's situation and it requires Dodger coach, guided the LOS ANGELES (UPI) dynasty and then we went one of Burt's patented Phillies to the Eastern — Tom Lasorda, like the out and beat them and knuckle curveballs, then I Division title in 1976, it good politician he is, deft- beat them good won't hesitate to use was Philadelphia's first “That's one of the him,” explained Lasorda. championship since 1950. ly sidesteps any talk of a Los Angeles Dodgers’ reasons why you can't “We're going all out to But the Phillies were dynasty in the National talk about dynasties. Too win those first two beaten bythe Reds in the League West nowthat the manythings can happen games.’ NL playoffs The Los Angelestwo-time World Series to a ball club for you to champion Cincinnati mention the word Philadelphia series Reds have been dynasty. Things like in- matchestwoof the three and players having leading candidates — all dethroned. outfielders — for Afterall, he points out, s In the second game of National League MVP there's still a little matter of the Philadelphia the National League honors in powerful Greg Phillies and the National playoffs Wednesday, Luzinski of the Phillies whichalso starts at 5:15 and Reggie Smith of the League playoffs. Those playoffs — a p.m., the Dodgerswill go Dodgers. The other canbest-of-five series—get with righthander Don Sut- didate is Cincinnati's under way at Dodger ton, a four-time All-Star, George Foster. Smith, who wastraded Stadium Tuesday at 5:15 and the Phillies are p.m. PDT with Lasorda scheduled to counter with to the Dodgers from St their rater than risk further injury to his still healing ** Gene Fullmer’s 4* Phillies, Dodgers Open N.L. Playoffs Tuesday going with his comeback by three points Japn when the season suddenly closed for the Autrian driving ace. ‘he race began under deplorable weather conditios and Laudadecided to puil out after thefirst lap TICKET TO PHILLIES’ MANAGER Danny Ozark (left) and general manager Paul Owens raise the 1977 Eastern Division championship banner over Veteran's Stadium previous Glen winners are onthe grid for the Toyota Hewas leading the 1976 standings ove Hunt going into the final Grand Prix race in + popular highway and traction design + wide base designfor stability (39.18 | Extra ply atings available in most opular sizes! 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