AM ade IAN AL Te TEENIE Veteran modified-sportsman ace Ch#yk Akulis, Windsor, N.Y. held off the late challenge of Frank Mears, Clarks Sum- mit, to pocket the $1000 first- place prize in the monthly 100- lapper at 5-Mile Point Speed- way Saturday evening. Mears collected $750 for his effort at the Kirkixood, N.Y., oval. Don B&¥gell, Binghamton, was the early leader from the first lap through the 26th cir- cuit, but he then gave way to Al Cole, also of Binghamton, be- cause of mechanical problems. Cole led from the 27th lap until the 64th go around, when he too had mechanical problems. Phyllis Diller has a message about cigarettes for her young fans. The TV and night club comedienne, who doesn’t smoke, urges them ®to follow the American Cancer Society’s health tip: Don’t start! Dave Kneisel, Clarks Summit, took over the lead but on the same lap he also dropped out with mechanical problems. Akulis then took command and led the balance of the vent. Akulis crossed the finish line a scant foot ahead of Mears, who had. closed in during the final 10 laps and applied con- stant pressure. Pete Hulbert, Binghamton; Binghamton; George Ely, Jordon, N.Y.; Danny Mitchell, Middletown, N.Y.; George Ely, Scranton; Chuck Ciprich, Bur- dette, N.Y.; Ron Williams, Binghamton; and Dave Kneisel, rounded out the top 10 finishers. Doug Holgate, Clarks Sum- mit, won the 20-lap late model feature with Bob Keesler, John- son City, N.Y.; Dick Travis, Deposit, N.Y.; Doug Congdon, Binghamton, and Dick Long- street, Clarks Summit, next in line. Don Beagell, Al Cole, Danny Mitchell and ‘Chuck Ciprich won ms prelims’ while Bob Keesler, Dick Travis, Doug Holgate and Mark Murray won Im qualifiers. Next Saturday evening another big twinbill program of modified-sportsman and late models is on the slate with the first event set for 7:30 p.m. Bullock's Specialist in Bear Wheel Alignment (work guaranteed) CARVERTON ROAD TRUCKSVILLE, PA, PHONE 696-1021 Dallas ended its 1972 track season the same way it started, with two defeats, but finished with a 6 and 5 overall record, and collected the Class B Jor- dan Relays title to complete one of the school’s most successful track seasons in recent years. Two records fell during the week as Gary Arcuri and Charlie Griffin excelled for the Mountainers 90 - 60. Gary Arcuri and Charlie Griffin both bettered their own records as Arcuri ran the low hurdles in 21.2, and Griffin jumped 42 feet, 1inch in the triple jump. Griffin also took the 440, and he and Arcuri were on the winning mile relay team. Greg Allabaugh and Rich Ru- pert each came up with two firsts for Meyers. Allabaugh took the javelin with an im- pressive throw of 190 feet, 1 inch, while Mountaineer javelin thrower Roger Howell was side- lined with tendonitus in his el- bow. Rupert’s win in the high hurdles snapped Bob Wallace’s Winners are : two mile relay— Meyers (Brady, Reznar, Rothenbecker, Sugarman), 8:48.4; high hurdles—Rupert (M), 16.2; 100 yard. dash—Hol- vey (M), 10.7; mile—Aston (M), 5:04.8; 880 yard relay—Meyers (Patrick, Rinehimer, Goldstein, Holvey), 1:38.2; 440—Griffin (D), 53.2; 180 yard low hur- dles—G. Arcuri (D), 21.2; 880 yard run—Aston (M), 2:09.6; 220 yard dash—Patrick (M), 24.3; two mile run—G. Aston (M), 11:18.4; mile relay— Dallas (Evans, M. Kasper, G. Arcuri, C. Griffin) ; pole vault— Rupert (M), 10-6; shot put— Calkins (D), 44-10%; triple jump—Griffin (D) 42-1; dis- cus—Allabaugh (M), 116-6; high jump—Healy (M), 6-0; javelin—Allabaugh (M), 190-1; long jump—Summa (D), 17-7%. Dallas tracksters bettered two District II Class B records, tied one and established yet another last Friday night at the district meet at Wyoming Valley West Stadium. : Gary Arcuri, Bob Wallace, and Charles Griffin each topped existing records, while Gary's brother Mark established a re- cord in the 330-yd. intermediate hurdles, which was run for the first time in this area. ~ Wallace shattered a 34-year- old record as he bettered the high jump mark by three inches with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch. The old record was set by Kashuba in 1938 at 5 feet, 11 inches. The height also broke the school record of 6 feet, which Wallace set earlier this year. Gary Arcuri, a steady perfor- mer in the low hurdles all season, bettered his own school mark set only four days earlier by one tenth of a second as he tied the district record of 21.1. He now shares the record set by Bill Llewellyn of West Pittston in 1964, but will be returning next year and has a good chance to better that mark. Charlie Griffin broke his own Mountaineers Lose ‘To Wyoming Area Wyoming Area beat Dallas at its strength and came away with an 851-64, victory in the final duel meet of the season. The Mountaineers, who relied on field events for a big part of their scoring for most of the year, could only manage two firsts in the seven jumping and throwing events. Dallas came away with wins in six of the re- maining 11 events, but fell short of a win. Gary Arcuri, Charlie Griffin, and Bob Wallace each came up with two individual firsts, and Griffin and Arcuri combined with Hiller and Wasserott for a win in the mile relay. 0O’Dell and Paradis were winners for the Warriors. Winners are: two mile relay—Wyoming (Fetch, Drogalis, Polak, Mazzarella), 9:06.8; high hurdles—Wallace (D), 16.8; 100 yards dash—G. Arcuri (D), 11.1; mile—Paradis (W), 5:04.2; 880 yard relay— Dallas (Evans, Cybulski, Goeringer, Engler), 1:40.9; 440—Griffin (D), 54.2; Low hurdles—G. Arcuri (D), 21.9; 880—Paradis (W), 2:14.7; 220—Staley (W), 25.5; two mile run—Cipolla (W), 10:58; mile relay—Dallas (Griffin, G. Arcuri, Hiller, Wasserott), 3:46; Pole vault—Hronich (W), 10- 0; shot put—O’Dell (W), 47-9; discus—Blaum (W), 131-6; javelin—O’Dell (W), 161-4; high jump—Wallace (D), 5-10; long jump—Thomas (W), 17-4; triple jump—Griffin (D), 40-1. Office Of The Dallas Post Will Be Closed Monday =H Come in and school mark by more than a foot, and the district mark by nearly two feet, but could only manage a second place as his jump of 43 feet, 2% inches fell one inch short of Dave Carter of G.A.R., who won the event with a jump of 43-3%. The old record was held by Clark Switzer, also of Dallas, who jumped 41 feet, 3% inches in 1969. Griffin will be returning next year to try to re- gain the triple jump title which he won last year. Other Mountaineers who placed at the local meet were: two mile relay, second place— Wasserott, Mulhern, Larson, C. Kasper, 9:08; 120 yard high hurdles, first—Bob Wallace, 16.5; second—Mark Arcuri, 16.9; 100 yard dash, third—Mike Cybulski, 10.9; 880 yard relay, second—Evans, Cybulski, Goeringer, Summa, 1:39.8; 440, first—Charlie Griffin, 53.2; second—Mike Kasper; 880, third—Craig Kasper; 220, second—Gary Arcuri; mile relay, first—Evans, M. Kasper, G. Arcuri, Griffin, 3:38.8; pole value, third—Bob Wallace; discus, second—Rob Goerin- ger; third—Pete Calkins; javelin, second—Roger Howell. of 6 feet in the high jump. Bob broke the old mark of 5 feet, 11 inches set by Kashuba of Forty Fort in 1939. Subsequently Wallace also broke his own record by clearing 6 feet, one inch on his second attempt. hurdle almost simultaneously. Runners left to right are: Larry Paul, Lake-Lehman; Mark Eisele, Dunmore; Mark Arcuri, Dallas, who finished second; Bob Wallace, Dallas, first with a time of 16.5; Mark Bogdon, Lake-Lehman; Al Brown, Lake-Leh- man, who finished third. s market in terms of your individual investment goals. We'll cover investing for income. For potential the coupon. PIERCE, J™ "NN SUN SE SN Merrill Lynch, 45 West Market St., Wilkes Barre, Pa. 18701. : ; 1 i Please reserve __seats for your Forum i ! on How to Invest in Today’s Market ! i Name | i i | Address i ! City & State. Zip. : i Telephone i i i i i } be
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