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Show Page 7—THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah A Disciplined Life NEW YORK scribe By IRA BERKOW NEA Sports Editor AUGUSTA, Ga Billy Casper, putting on ered around the television set as 8th green of the fourth round had a chance now of winning his first Masters tournament ball hit the lip of the cup and squirmedovt. The camera caught Casper's body bend in disappointment and a fellow friend This above NEA Dan Gable as especially my teammate: Rat alever | said they believed. 1 built up a lot of respect. And now? Well, a ioss is a luss. 1 “n got whipped I've never thought I v + Superman, even though I hadn't lost sinceI was 13 ni thool. I am seared before every match Sut I feel you haveto excel in college. S out at the w orldt k NEAj—In the Augusta National club house, a crowd was pro turned to a and whispered is your headline that picture in. to: morrow’s paper: Thursday, April 23, 1970 Olympic bidabghlae J pee for Gable Billy Casper Leads ‘Casper to knees: Lord says no.’ Casper might not have found that whisper hilari ous, though he would have tried to show outward compassion and not con- tempt for the golfer. Cas per also would have con. sidered the comment near Holy Ghost is my companion,” he u st ps off hi mat as — Superwrestler In less high-flown words, I 5-8'%, 142-pound, 21-year-old time National Collegiate champion. He had won18. stra bt matches thr r school and college but, in the NCaA ¢ final, in his last in| scholastic match. he The next day, a a three-inch thick Des Moi read: “Cyclones Win But Gable Fails me more of a man. You know, I’m captain of our wrestling team. My perfect record made people look up to me. ‘ setting yourseif up for life. “In But in college, winning is Now, Gable’s next obje nz in Sports is to participate. the only thing e is the 1972 U.S. Oiympie team. “I'm thetype of person who s Is Works hard to attain those goals—but Iam only human,” Hewas asked if he likes being human Nope,” he said. Carp Event aad I wrestied hard. But the loss has been hard for meto take. It was the biggest moment of my life Afterward, people cameover to me and said ‘You're still the greatest. My hometown, Waterloo, was planning to give me banquet andthey said that now they want me more than ever. | don’t w Whether they're ust saying that or whether it’s true. I think it's true thor “Everybody feels sort of sorry for me But it's better than them looking down on me. I've ot a reputation for being a pretty straight guy And the’ all know I've stay in top sha pe. It’s better than them saying that Dan Gable he deserved ) minutes after his close school, tie importa but that one loss made But heFidn’t lese his last match, in the national finals said Gable. “It’s too soonfor mete know whether it made headline I don’t know what they mean by “fail said Gable. “1 did the best I possibly could. | was out there. 1 never quil got wh Thad alot of wing ols an out of me Scheduled For May ROCKFORD, Ill. (UPI)— Entries are pouring in for the great RRICCC scheduled this Memorial Day weekend. The RRICCC, as some good » Larry anglers and many poor ones Billy Casper er-Day Saints commonly called the “Mormon” church). fis office is thus a missionary one, and ii is difficult, watching Casper golf, to separate his fervor for religion from his game. Casper converted to the Moriion Church on NewYear's Day, 1966. Five months later, Casper performed one of sport's most dramatic upsets. In the U.S. Open, he was soven strokes behind Arnold Palmer with only nine holes left to play. Miraculously, it seemed, Casper tied Palmer and then in the play-off won his second Open champi*nship. Sometime afterward, Casper wastalking abouthistithing to Palmer. Palmerasked if he really did give 10 per cent off the top of all his earnings to the church. Casper said yes. “I give 10 per cent of mine to an agent,” said Palmer, “but I think you have the best deal.” Receutly, Casper had given Gary Player of South Africa books on Mormonism. Before the second roundof the Masters, Player came over to Casper in the clubhouse. Hi, chappie,” said Player. “Hi, laddie,” said Casper. ‘They then he spoke in low tones. Player thanked Cesper for b ai had read them and thought them interesting nd important. Later, Casper said equably, I'm sure Ga y will not put any of what he read into his life. He alrea has a great faith in his Protestantism.” Observing still with a slight paunch, stride head up down the fairway alter hitting a ‘remarkable shot” (his phrase for such regular occurrences), or watching himpinch his cheek nervously, yet trying to retain a Mona Lisa si as he contemplates a shot from under a pink azalea bush and behind a pine tree, one is struck with the notion that Casper considers his beliefs as well as his skills to be on display, if not even ontrial Therigid discipline of his life—he makes no subterfuge that he believes he should be setting an example—is at stake. His ‘‘proper living habits,’ which include exotic diet, worship of deity, no “‘youth-damaging” endorsements like cigarettes and alcohol, deep family commitment. conservative Republicanism, are all seemingly up for public view, along with his uncanny putting. Golf appears a mission to him, and perhapseven a crusade. He has campaigned for both Ronald Reagan for California governor (‘‘he has wonderful plans”) and for Richard Nixonfor president. He believes “a balanced budget should be the numberonethingin all our lives.” And healso says, “A liberal elementhascreptinto our schools. It hasfiltered down from the teachers. So now youth doesn’t like to abide byrules and regulations.” Moneyis important to Casper, who has won over $1 million in 16 years on the pro tour. He is in several business ventures and in press interviews readily plugs the name of the sporting goods company he worksfor. ‘‘And I've also seen him mention the shirt company he endorses at pre: sentation ceremonies after he has won a tournament,” said anotherpro,notflatteringly. He sometimes recites by rote long Biblical passages to reporters, and some he says to himself daily to remain “humble.” He has intense will, intense drive, intense concentration. “T'll wave to him when hefinishes a round,” said his wife, Shirley. “But it usually takes Bill a half-hour to 45 minutes to recognize people again, to comebacktoreality. He'sstill in a daze. Hestill thinks he’s on the course.” Supersonics’ Executive's Wiser, Somewhat Sadder SEATTLE, Wash. (UPI)— Seventeen years ago Bob Houbregs was the No. 1 draft choice in the National Basketball Association, and when he signed with the old Milwaukee Hawks he wastickled pink to get a contract for a total package worth $10,000. Now,he is general manager of the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA. He also is much wiser. And somewhatsadder. Seattle's No. 1 draft choice this year was Jim Ard of the University of Cincinnati. Houbregs worked overtime trying to sign Ard, but in the end Ard concluded an agreement with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association, The reports are that the Nets’ offer was “about $400,000." If | that’s true Ard got 40 times Tore than “Hooks” Houbregs } did back in 1953 when came out of the University of Washington as an All-American, Even so, Houbregs docs not believe the Nets’ finaloffer was as good as the one the Sonics proposed and then withdrew when Ard continued to negotiate with the Nets, Houbregs believes this is the “year of the player.” And most of the players have agents. “The things the agents ask for are unbelievable,” said Houbregs. ‘The sad part of it is, these young men are going tohave a hard time living up to the worth which has been placed on them." Houbregs thinks the merger of the NBA and ABA is inevitable if the two want to from Rae ding the:.uselves into bakruptcy. le also believes the merger wilchange the complexion of the game. “There just aren’t that many superior players around and it will be hard to stock 26 or 28 teams with men of the caliber expected by major league fans,” said Houbregs, “At least for a while, it will place an added premium on the big man--the Lew Alcindors and the Wilt Chamberlains. The teams with the big men will dominate more than ever.” As for the Sonics, Houbregs said the only way Seattle is going to get a superstar like Alcindoris tofinish last. It was hard to look up bec And thing,” recalled Gable use 1 was cryi the just key realized inside that even though I got beat, | eady know, is the annual Rock River International Carp g Champic cheering. | had to look up. And then they cheered twice as hard. Not that I was going berserk or anything, but, yeah, I kept crying Ex-Yankee Pilot, Now 83, Still Putters in Garden By ALLEN R. BRUCE kick out of watching his former BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI)— star and longti:ne friend, Ted Joseph Vincent “Marse Joe” Williams, rnanage the WashingMcCarthy doesn’t get out to ton Senators in the American many baseball games these League. days. He doesn’t celebrate “He’s doing fine. He must be birthdays and hehaslittle time for fishing. But hestill likes to doing all right,” McCarthy says. “He was manager of the putter aroundin the garden, The iantern-jawed irishman Year last year. He’s doing fine who never played a game of for himself and fine for the major league baseball but Washington ball club and fine piloted seven teams to world for baseball. I think he’s done a championships, eight to Ameri- wonderful job, And he’s can League pennants andone to Wonderful person.” a National League flag, observed his 83rd birthday last Tuesday in the quiet solitude of his farm home in the suburban town of Torawanda. “T don’t celebrate anything now, you know,” McCarthy says. “‘After you reach my age, you don’t wantto celebrate. My wife’s been very sick and 1 don’t get around. We don’t have any birthday parties now — used to years ago, of course. McCarthy, who managed big league teams for 24 seasons and neverhad a second-division finisher, says he still has a “pretty good” interest in oldtimers’ game and to Cooperstown. AndI watch the gameof table delicacy but to promote a fishing contest you need fish and what the Reck River has the most of right now is Carp. Lots of carp. , “The carp may be thefish of the future,” says newspaper assistant sports editor Bill Vint, whoalso assists the sponsoring Winnebago County Council of Sportsman’s Clubs in its tongue-in-cheek affair to raise funds. “When the water gets so bad he can’t breathe, he’s likey to stick his head out for ‘Jeuneabateagate But not as goodas alareyton. class of NCAA wrestling championships. Hehad been unbeaten in 181 Thedistance bei. . . can’t cut, Two-ply Nylon, room to Reg. 15 Doz. NOW swing, drawstring bottom, patch pocket, hand LINED...... 9.95 ununed...6.95 ON RAIN SUIT at The Sportsman only 8.95 Consumer Re- ports ratesAl the besi 1.2: Ball sold ie Full cut, reinforced oped seams, complete wind and rain protect ion, parka top with hood. Complete wal drawstring pant LouisvittS Logon 1-3-4 woods with Voits Armorloc con struction with the magic eye. Irons feature the new low profile design with true temper Rocket Steel Shafts. 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MENS TUTONE ORPLAIN... the week on television,’ he arcoal Officials concede there is a deep-rooted conspiracy *o downgrade the carp’s old world reputation as a game fish and MULLIGANS oneuai.15° get down to New York for the T n’s ne are expected this year. washable. baseball, “But I don’t see as muchasI'dlike to. “TI get down to Buffalo once in awhile for a ball game and I ys. “T don’t have time to do any fishing now, either,’ McCarthy adds. “I've got enough to do around here, This place is big enough to take care of, so I never get out. I do a few things around the house. A_ little gardening, Not much. I plant tomatoes and beans and stuff like that.” McCarthy, who guided the New York Yankees to seven World Series championships, including a string of four straight from 1936 through 1939, says he doesn’t see much change in the way the gameis played now compared to baseball when he retired as manager of the Boston Red Sox after the 1950 season. “What changes could there be? There's more night baseball. And whether it's a & tougher schedule than they had years ago, I don’t know. “Of course, they're playingat night now and years ago they played in the daytime. Well, you'd play a doubleheader and with a pitcher pitching in that hot sun, why I remember when a pitcher'd pitch two or three innings and have to go in and changehis uniform.” McCarthy saysit ‘‘must have been a little tougher in those days, because you don’t see that kind of thing nowadays.” Nowadays, McCarthy ets a but did draw more than 460 fun-seeking carpers fromfive states and 19 cities. about 1,000 GOLF SHOES 29° Not anymore.” Last year’s naugural was somewhat short of international in scope APIS 6 oes. sisia% 29 SRLUIS BSH |