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Stock car racing’ Ss most
successful driver, Richard
Petty, will return to Pocono
International Raceway for the
Acme Super Saver 500, July 29.
Petty will drive a 1973 Dodge
Charger, ig STP Special,
entered by®Andy Granitelli of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
The Randelman, S.C. driver
was NASCAR Rookie of the
Year in 1959. With eight Grand
National victories to his’ credit
last year, Petty was named 1972
NASCAR Grand National
Champion. To date he has won
over 150 major NASCAR races,
and earned over $1,000,000 in
Grand National competition.
Pelty is the only driver ever to
win the Daytona 500 four times.
In last year’s USAC 500-mile
late model stock car race at
Pocono, Petty led the field on
three separate occasions and
engaged in a memorable duel
for the front with race winner
Roger - McCluskey. A * blown
engine sidelined Petty just after
the mid-race point. He placed
22nd in the final standings.
Petty will again meet the top
USAC stock car drivers in the
July 29 contest. Last year’s
McCluskey ‘will be
back, as will Larry (Butch)
Hartman, 1971 and 1972 USAC
Stock Car champion.
USAC stock car veterans Sal
Tovella, of Addisen, Ill. and
Jack Bowsher, of Springfield,
Ohio, have also filed official
entries for the July 29 event.
Tovella has been a USAC
stock ‘car competitor for the
past 10 years. He was {USAC
1963. and has devoted his entire
subsequent racing career to
that division.
Camp St. Andrew. Tunkhan-
nock. is preparing for its first
encounter with female campers
in the history of the camp. Aug.
19. when the junior high school
cheerleading clinic begins. The
clinic will run until Aug. 22. The
senior high school cheerleading
clinic will start that same day
and conclug® Aug. 25.
Directing¥Soth clinics will be
Victoria Longley of ‘‘Super
Spirit Clinics.” a nationally-
known organization. Each
“Cheering Day’ will place em-
phasis on tumbling and gym-
nasiics, partner stunts. crowd
control. grooming and make-up,
song parodies. pep rally plan-
ning. warming-up techniques.
squad formations, ‘‘soul”
chants, pom-pom routines, the
famous UCLA ‘Bruin High
Siep.’” and many more features.
Besides the two cheerleading
clinics, Camp, St. Andrew will
also offer (wo more weeks of
basketball clinics. plus a one-
week swim clinic.
The junior high basketball cli-
nic will run from Aug. 12 to 18;
while the senior high basketball
clinic is sighed for Aug. 510 11.
The swita® clinic, which is
open to all age groups. will be
held from bly 29 to Aug. 4.
The eler¥intary school clinic
which concluded July 7. had a
record-breaking attendance
ihis year of over 90 youngsters.
The clinic was under the leader-
ship of Jack Farrell, head bas-
ketball coach and athletic
director of the PCIAA Class
“A State Champion Scranton
Prep Cavaliers. He was assisted
Chuck Akulis, Windsor, N.Y .,
piloted his Pink Panther Special
to victory Saturday night for the
first time this season when he
posted an impressive win in the
30-lap modified feature at Five
Mile Point Speedway. Akulis,
who has been plagued by bad
luck all season, moved from the
oulside of the first row and went
the entire route unheaded.
Challenging throughout the
even! was promising rookie Bob
Keesler of Binghamton. Kees-
ler. driving the old Larry Catlin
machine, held Catlin off for
second. Catlin was third, while
Pete Cordes of Sidney Center
was fourth. Fifth went to Bub
Nagel. Stevens Point, Pa.; sixth
io Roger Beagell. Binghamton;
seventh, Al Cole, Binghamton:
eighth to Cliff Norton, Derby;
ninth, Gordie Isham, Bingham-
ion; and 10th. Darrell Welly,
Montour Falls.
The en®e race went with
only two “cautions. the second
for current high point Dave
Kneisel. Clarks Summit, who
broke a steering arm in the 23rd
lap. Others forced to drop
out of the event were Red Graft.
Bud Cary. Don Beagell, Ed
Harder. and Dave Ofnick.
In the companion late model
division, Mike Colston, Bing-
hamton, picked up the feature
win, taking the checker almost
a half a lap ahead of second
place runner Doug Holgate,
Clarks Summit. Holgate inher-
ited second when Jim Gabriel of
Kirkwood and Marv Goodwin of
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by Joe Whalen, assistant coach
at Seranion Prep, and Jack
Lyons. head coach at West
Seranton Catholic High School.
The junior and senior high cli-
nics will be under the direction
of Mrs. Farrell and Jim Ather-
ton. head coach and athletic
director at Luzerne County
Community College, perrenial
powers in the Eastern Pennsyl-
vania Community College Lea-
gue.
Camp St. Andrew's swim cli-
nic will feature instruction and
raining for participation in
competitive swimming. Em-
phasis is placed on the improve:
ment and application of strokes
for = competition. The aquatic
staff advises each swimmer on
the latest stroke techniques,
siarts, iurns, as well as weight-
raining and race strategy.
This clinic, which draws
young people from a wide area
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
and other neighboring states,
will be directed by Minor Nagle,
head swim coach at King's Col-
lege... of Wilkes- Barre; and Ken
Young: head swim coach at
Nanticoke Area High School.
Aiding these (wo men will be
various guest coaches each day,
in addition to the waterfront
staff of the camp. headed by
John Siddons. Archbald.
Applications for regular
camping and the various clinics
are still available, and may be
obtained by writing to the Rev.
Joseph P. Kelly. director, Camp
Si. Andrew. Box G. Tunkhan-
nock, Pa. 18657.
ihe final turn of the last lap.
Third went to Dave Wolf, Bing-
hamton: fourth, Iggy Austin,
Windsor: fifth, Gabriel: sixth,
ninth. Don Donnelly:
Bob Sanderson.
Tovella, 44, started in 17 races
on the stock car trail last year,
finishing in the top 10, eight
times. His 1972 winnings,
$11,911.00, included $1,500
earned in his 11th place finish in
the 500 mile late model stock
car race at Pocono. Tovella
rode a 1970 Plymouth in the last
year’s event; in the inaugural
race the previous year, he
finished 22 in a 1971 Plymouth,
earning $825. Tovella will start
this year in a brand new 1973
Dodge, the Portable Auto Parts
Special. The car will carry the
number seven, indicating Sal’s
place in the USAC point stan-
dings.
Jack Bowsher’s career
highlights include third place in
the 1967 USAC stock car point
standings and second in the 1971
rankings. Last year he started
in 12 races, won three, placed
second twice and third four
times. Bowsher, 42, drove a 1971
Ford to a fourth-place finish in
the inaugural late model stocks
event al Pocono two years ago.
This year he'll pilot a 1971
Torino.
Practice will begin alt noon
July 27 and end at 6 p.m. that
day. Saturday features practice
from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and
qualifications from noon until 6
p.m. The Acme Super Saver 500
will take the green flag at 1
p.m., July 29.
Horse Show Assoc.
Plans Benefit Show
The Penn-Jersey Horse Show
association will hold its fourth
annual benefit show Aug. 12, at
the West End Fair Grounds,
Gilbert.
Two rings will be used in
order to run the scheduled
classes. Trophy and ribbons
will be awarded in each class.
Division championships will
also be awarded.
Western classes
will - be
judged by Dean Hellman,
Damascus. Donald Sheldon,
Hyde Park. N. Y.. will judge the
English classes.
Exhibitors do not have to be
Penn-Jersey members to part-
licipate.
competing for annual awards
will receive double points for
placing in classes where points
would ordinarily be awarded.
Prize lists are available from
Dri :Pavid . Forth," RD 4,
Siroudsburg, Pa. 18360.
Think A Little
A pessimist is a man: who
thinks everybody as nasty as
himself, and hates them for it.
Heal wins in the modifieds
went to Keesler and Akulis
while Roger Beagell picked up
ihe flag in the consi. For the late
models, Don Donnelly, Dick
Sundgren, and Tim Ford
snatched the heats while Pete
Kozak picked up the consi win.
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vear’s J. R. Davis Volunteer
Fire Company Horse Show, by
Grounds near Dallas.
More than 7.000 tickets have
already been distributed for the
Gocek Brothers Go-Kart Race
for Life. set for Aug. 11 and 12 at
:he Pocono International Race-
way.
Three national karting win-
ners have already registered to
Dallas Couple Place
4th in Canoe Race
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Newell,
Dallas, recently placed fourth
out of approximately 80 contest-
ants in mixed tannem, in a
12-mile downriver canoe race
which began at Sayre and ended
at Ulster. The couple, who
belong to the New York Canoe
Racing Association, used an 18
foot, Viper racing canoe.
The couple’s 15-year old son,
Russell Jay Jr., who" also
participates in canoe races with
his parents, was on hand to
watch their performance, as
was Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Pickett, Dallas.
Township Plan
Tennis Lessons
The Kingston Township
Recreation Commission will
offer adult tennis lessons at the
Shavertown Elementary
School. These lessons will be
given every Thursday morning,
from 9 a.m. to noon, starting
July 26, and lasting the
remainder of the summer play-
ground season. Only residents
of Kingston Township are
eligible to participate.
Those interested should
report to Maureen Brown, in-
structor, at the Shavertown
school. Tennis rackets and
balls will be provided.
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run in the event, which is ex-
pected to attract 10,000 racing
fans and 500 karts from all over
the United States.
The benefit: race, which is a
World Karting Association-san-
ciioned event. is being put on by
he Pocono Karters Inc. Other
volunieers throughout the
Poconos are also working to
raise a total of $20,000 for the
Frank Gocek family of Reeders.
Five years ago. the Gocek’s
learned that four of their five
children were stricken with
chronic nephritis, a disease
which will not allow the kidneys
‘0 remove impurities from the
blood.
Sinee that time, their only
daughier died as a result of the
disease and 18-year old Chris
has recently had a kidney trans-
plant and is now fighting
agains! the possibilify of rejec-
ion. = 8
Jum. 19. and Joe, 20, are now
in desperate need of kidney
iransplants to stay -alive. Only
one son Matt, 14. is free of ne-
phriiis.
Although pre-registration
forms for the event have only
been available for a week, three
prominent karters have already
signed up for the race.
Dean Foote of Bowie, Md.,
ionals in Florida last year.
Ward Crozier. a former stock
car driver. placed second in his
class last year at the Southeast -
ern Winter Nationals in Lake-
land. Fla.
Rusty Fetter placed fourth in
Enduro Grand Nationals held at
Road Atlanta in Gainesville,
Ga.
The iwo-day benefit will in-
clude 17 different classes of
events featuring junior and sen-
ior drivers and Sprint, Enduro,
and FKE Karts—some of which
are known to exceed speeds of
145 mph. The races will consist
of one-hour endurance contests
on the Raceway’s 1.8 mile road
course.
Two-day tickets for the races
are available for adults and for
‘children from 6 to 12. Children
Munder'sixwill be ‘adritted free!
“They can be obtained at the box
office the day of the race, or in
advance at a special booth set
up a: all Pocono International
evenis this year.
Advance tickets may also be
obiained by writing to Gocek
Brothers Benefit. Box 301,
Brodheadsville, Pa. 18322.
Checks should be made payable
10: Gocek Brothers Benefit.
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The J. R. Davis Volunteer
Fire Co., Idetown, will hold its
eighth annual horse show Aug.
11, at 9 a.m. and Aug. 12, at 10
am., al the Lehman Horse
Show Grounds, four miles west
of Dallas. :
This year the show will be
locally recognized under ‘the
rules of the American Horse
Show Association Inc. There
will be 55 classes, including
western pleasure, English,
hunter, pony, pee wee, pony
with cart, walking horse and
weslern races.
Harold Karnish, a recognized
judge with the A.H.S.A., will be
show judge. Capt. E. Giessler
will be show steward.
At 2 p.m. each day, an
airobatic show will be presented
by Sieve Gay, of Tunkhannock.
He will be flying a Pitt Special.
The plans for the plane were
from Curtis Pitts’ and it was
built by Mr. Gay. :
Another thrill of the day will
be the Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania Ripcord Diving Team.
They will make two jumps each
day at 6 and 8 p.m., attempting
io land in the show ring.
~The women’s auxiliary, along
with. members of the fire
company, will aid in the
refreshment stands.
Lake Borough Seeks
Partolman Applicants
Harveys Lake Borough is
looking for part time and full
its police force. The resignation
of officer James Faerber and
the opinion of the chief and
mayor that one or two ad-
ditional special police are
needed. have created openings.
Borough councilman, and
chairman of the police com-
mitiee. Fred Merrill has asked
ihat interested persons contact
borough secretary John Stenger
for application forms.
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