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Show . Touring Pros Recall Inverness Debt at U.S. Open measures meu they are. Gcni 1 by uhat Not what in U'ealth they possess. This vibrant message chimes afar. The voice of Inverness By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer TOLEDO, Ohio Jack N'icklaus has gleaned $3,39, 393 from the PGA Tour career. during a glamorous Tom Watson has banked in excess of $1 million in three short years. Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller and Gary Player are all members of the $1 million clut thanks to golf. Yet, all are in deep debt. All owe a priceless debt of gratitude to the Inverness Club, the austere Ohio edifice which this week is catering to its fourth United States Open Golf Champion ship. It was Inverness which first recognized in 1920 that professional golfers should be afforded the kingly privileges of its many millionaire members. Clubhouses Closed Prior to the 1920 U.S. Open at Inverness, all clubhouse doors were closed to professional golfers U.S Open or no U.S. Open. It mattered not if you were Harry Vardon, Walter Hagen, of Francis Ouimet. The door of each and every clubhouse on the professional golf circuit was off limits to players. Players of old changed their shoes in a shack adjacent to the caddy shack at most clubs. They were forced to shower elsewhere. There were no locker room buffets, nothing reminiscent of the breasted chicken, baked salmon, ham. For Sjwrts Information they all donated Hagen's collection pm chafed a large cathedral clock, which 59 years later still stands and chimes the reminder to pampered prolessionals that golfs tunes were not always so fruitful The pros who competed tit Inverness in l'l'.o inscribed on the clock the brief mes sage which appears at the beginning ol this text. It was a humble thank you " Shivers at Sight . It sends a shiver up my spine every time I see the dock in the foyer," admitted Nieklaus, who appeared in his first U S. Open at Inverness in 1957 as a recent high school graduate. I think a lot of us take our privileges for granted We fail to realize what it would Ik like to dress in a shack and cat at a concession stand like everyone else." Perhaps it was an unfair question. but Byron Nelson who served as the club profession, d at Inverness from m is to PM i - was asked Tuesday who bethought Would stand alone when the I'h9 s Open is history Sunday night. Nelson, who accepted a special llivi tation trom the CSl.A to attend the Open on the 4oth anniversaiy ol his pi in National (ien victory over I'raig Wood and Damn Shute in . phivolf naturally singled out prize pupil Toin -- 'old me he'd vv III it for me. hut vv ms it for Inniselt " hope lie Nelson who retired from competitive poll in PMi; an. I currently resides on his mricli in Iloauoke. Tex tutored Watson last vv eek , His swing is sound." reported Ne! Watson's long-liminstructor. "He hasn'l played since winning at Mini field just down the Ohio turnpike from Watson lnv ernessi, hut lies licen working on Ins "I list a nee won't mean much at game Tom may lie hitting it as puivlv Inverness with the rough prospering as as he has for a long time, lie's become it is," noted Nelson. "It will take a man one ol the games great strikers ol tin who hits it long, hut hits it accurate. 1 ball." like Tom liecause he's play ing well and Will Nelsi in become a goll prophet he's playing accurately. And I knowis to Tom. He He will qualify if Watson survives the how important this grind Thursday through Sunday hasn't won a U.S Open yet. and he Ijhmi realizes Ins peers grade the great at Inverness and supplants players on the major tournaments He champion Andy North s ii, ' . jlalt filin Sri bum- Hports for lleeortlvd Scores Cull i -- :tt (-- 2- - (,, Local 237-20-J- .t 1a-- ,- Wednesday Morning June 13, 1979 Section C I e - i Call 237-20- 0 tuikey and all the trimmings which await the 153 entrants in the 79th , National Open this week Inverness set a hold precedent by extending full clubhouse privileges to the touring golfers. It was emancipation. the right to be equal. And it was cause for celebration But before the liquor flowed. Hagen passed around his golf cap, soliciting donations for a gift of gratitude to Inverness. Many of the pros were reluctant to donate even a dollar," relates Byron Nelson, who was told of the historic breakthrough by the late Ed Ray (who won the 1920 Open at Inverness). But Walter insisted. He made them re live those hot, humid days when the golfers had no shade to shelter them after being on the course till day. Ed told me old Walt even threatened a tew. but i:r i On,- - Utah Women Land High Draft Spots the four Utah schools to be drafted in the first round. Sports Mirror bv John Mooney Tribune Sjiorts Editor First-roun- draft picks from the state d far and few between in the year. of Utah are National Football League and the National Basketball Association, so its Dews when two women athletes are selected from the State in the first round of the I '' You may have noticed, too, that only in 1968, when White of Weber State and Lane of Utah State were drafted, has the state produced two No. 1 picks the same year. But Mo and Kathy gave the state that honor in women's pro basketball this - : 4 ' 7 Womens Profes- sional Basketball League draft. Lee Grosscup of the Utes was the first football player from the ii fv Estate J selected t'd John Mooney Hubby-Wif- e Team Tilly and Bemie Garcia, who run the Karate school in Tooele, have qualified as members of the Western Karate team which will join in the competition to select the U.S. World Karate team in Akron in July. Tilly and Bemie both qualified last year at the National AAU meet to attend the team selection pool this May. silver medals Both won to be Nationals, gold medals at the in the recent as the Association meet in Utah, and first and first pick by a second (Tilly, first and Bernie, second) pro team, the in the Western Regional Team eliminaGiants in 1959. tions. There never The hopes to gain places on the been a football player from the U.S. couple which will compete in team state picked No. 1 in the entire draft. in November. England, Brighton, 1 The No. players from the state were husband-wifteam The Garcia the first picked by their respective clubs in the first round of the annual boasts more than 250 trophies for their nine years of competition. draft. e But in Tuesdays first round of the draft for the Womens Professional Mo Eckroth Bemie is looking forward to the 1984 Olympic Games, admitting, Ill be too old to compete then, but one of my students may realize my dream for me by competing. Basketball League, Utahs was the No. 1 pick of Iowa and Weber States Kathy Miller was the first player selected by Mihvaukc". Meanwhile, theres the World Team A number of years ago, when the selections on the immediate horizon. Utah Shamrocks were powerful, a pro softball league in the midwest included SomeKense Stuff several Utah Shamrocks on the roster, but whether that league held a draft Ken Kizer, a former staffer on The isnt remembered. Tribune now working in the public And, of course, the womens pro ski Information office at Purdue, drops a 10 circuit was dominated by Toril Forland note to warn that the basketball teams, all three teams, ol Utah. included just one senior on each team, Basketball and softball have proso if you think the Big 10 was tough this vided the women athletes with the only when half the members made the bonafide pro team sports, and the only year NTT or NCAA fields and a Big 10 team sports holding national drafts of won the National Invitation and the players. NCAA titles, wait til next year. . . . Louie Avila, who has a small boxing When you consider neither the Uniin Salt Lake, pointed out he had versity of Utah nor Weber State cut club much of a figure in national basketball more than 100 amateur fights when he And I won 104 of my competition, the fact the pros picked turned pro. . . . 109 amateur and only lost two of fights is two players in the first round nine pro bouts, both losses on split amazing. decisions, he adds. . . . Ken Shulsen, the veteran fight referee, has been in Male Draftees Top and out of the Vets' Hospital, but at the Merlin Olsen, the Aggie great, was recent Junior Olympic bouts, Ken drafted No. 1 by Denver of the AFL, but reported he was feeling much bethe signed with the Ixvs Angeles Rams of ter. . . . Tom Christensen, vice presiof Visual the NFL, which had picked Roman dent and producer-directo- r Gabriel as the No. 1 choice in the NFL Transit Authority Inc., reports BYU Media Marketing has released a film draft. That was in 1962. "The Human Race and starring Pete Utah State quarterback Bill Munson Strudwick, the footless marathon runwas picked No. 1 by the Rams in 1904, ner who raced recently in Salt Lake and Utahs Roy Jefferson was the No. 1 City. . . . We are very proud of our pick of the Steelers, but in the second film of Pete and the film took fourth round, in 1965. place in the recent U.S. Industrial Film The New York Jets drafted Weber Festival," Tom adds. . . . Any group color States Lee White No. 1 in 1908, same wishing to show 'the Marketing. year Utah States MacArthur Lane was film may contact Media BYU, Provo 84602 or call (801) the first choice of St. Louis. Ex. 4071. Detroit picked USUs Altie Taylor No. 1 in 1969, and New Observation Ward England selected Phil Olsen of the Aggies as its top A lawsuit based on a team switching choice in 1970. Utah's Norm Thompson its franchise is like alimony, which may was the first pick by St. Louis in 1971. be described as disinterest, comThompson was the last player from pounded annually." V All-Bi- g 374-121- Special to The Tribune MONTREAL The Central Hockey Leagues Board of Governors, meeting in conjunction with the National Hockey League's annual session here, Tuesday voted to play an 80 game schedule for the 1979-8campaign. The Governors also ruled out flic possibility for expansion franchises in Phoenix, San Diego and Spokane for the coming season. But along expansion lines, favorable reports were heard from Indianapolis and Cincinnati and those two cities were tentatively accepted for membership for the 1979-8- CHL 0 Approves 80-Ga- me and Cincinnati, the CIIL has mushroomed to nine teams for the league's 17th season. Earlier, Houston and Birmingham Slate hands just after forcing Salt Lakes Ike Hampton at second base. Davis dropped the ball in the second inning attempt to contain the Gulls. Gulls won, 5-- 4. Gulls Squirm to 5 - 4 Win Over Toros By Ray Herbat Tribune Sports Writer Quiet Carlos Perez drew mixed reactions from the crowd of 2,173 fans at Dcrks Field Tuesday night, but in the d end the Dominican Republic reliever earned a standing ovation for his game-savineffort against the Tucson Toros. The Gulls held off Tucson for a nervous, 4 victory, and the Toro loss dropped them three games behind Albuquerque in the chase for the first half title in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League. The Dukes defeated Ogden, Tuesday night. Perez, the second relief pitcher employed by Manager Jimy Williams in the ninth inning as the Gulls sought to save it for starter Jim Dorsey retired catcher Mike Heath on a grounder to short to end the game. Perez gained his second save of the season. right-hande- g 5-- 7-- (4-6- Dorsey struggled through eight and innings, bailing himself out of one jam after another, until he walked Mike Hart with one down in the ninth. one-thir- d Williams called upon lefty Dave Schuler to face lefthanded hitter Dan Duran, who has hit well against the Gulls this season, and Schuler retired the Toros first baseman with the aid of a leaping stab of a line drive by second baseman Darrell Darrow. Perez then came on to face Gary Gray, the batting star Tuesday night with a home run, double and sacrifice fly which drove in all four Tucson runs. Perez walked Gray, and then uncorked a wild pitch, sendirig the runners to second and third. After walking Tom Grieve to load the bases, Perez went behind on the before catching up count to Heath, and inducing the ground out. Dorsey picked up his second straight and victory, boosting his record to although he wasnt as sharp with his control as he has been in two previous 2-- 4-- joint'd the league with only Kansas City dropping out of what was a . The franchsix team loop in ises carrying over into next year include Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa. Fort Wurth and defending Adams Cup champion Dallas. 1978-79- Formal acceptance 0 With the inclusion of Indianapolis Tucson Toros shortstop Odie Davies lets a possible double play slip through his of In- dianapolis and Cincinnati is expected at the league's annual meetIt would ing in Las Vegas July mark the first time since the l!X8-6season that the CHL has operated with as many as nine teams. 10-1- schedule will mark The the biggest slate in league history. League officials confirmed there would be no divisional play in the nine-teaalignment. Also to be determined is how many teams would be qualified for the 19h0 Adams Cup playoffs, starts, Dorsey held off the Toros. Gray was the only Tucson batter to incur any damage. Dorsey escaped in the first and second innings without giving up a run, and Bob Clark made a circus catch for him in centerfield in the second inning. Grieve drove a long fly to deep center. Clark raced to the fence and caught the ball as he crashed info the barrier, but as he began to fall, the ball plopped out of his glove. Lying on his back, Clark reached up to catch the ball a second time for the remarkable put out. In the fifth, Dorsey walked three only one run scored that coming home on Gray's sacrifice fly. Darrow also made a fine fielding play behind second to lob Marty Scott of a base hit in the eighth tuning. batters, but (7-4- 1 Floyd Rayford played shortstop Tuesday night for the Gulls, his first start at that position. Rayford, who handles third base with ease and has played some second base, played flawlessly Tuesday night on defense. However, it was Rayford's bat which spoke victory. loudly in the one-ru- n Jazz Officials Fomin Today No Lawsuits Filed; Expect Name Soon By Lex Hemphill says he is getting pressure from the league, which wants to get going on Tribune Sports Writer promotions. If the New Orleans factions arc really While Hatfield comes to Salt Lake file their to with going through plans his new general manager, Wednesday, lawsuits against the New Frank Layden, will continue to be in Orleans Jazz, the teams managing D.C., at the NBA's partner, Larry Hatfield, hasn't heard Washington, coaches and general managers' meetanything. ings. We will not know anything until The coaches may make some recomwere served with a complaint. said mendations Wednesday to the league's Hatfield, who hadnt heard anything to that effect from the clubs New Orleans Competition Committee, regarding rules changes. Two of the rules that are attorney, Russ Herman, as of Tuesday. being considered are the three-poin- t Hatfield, who said he had expected basket and the zone defense. the Louisiana people (like the Suiter-dome- , Neither change has much support the City of New Orleans, the the NBA Coaches Association, but from to and others) state, try something the three ixiint goal does have one before the meeting (the Chicago faction hacking it, namely, old ABA at last move which the meeting Friday coaches like Doug Moe, Kevin of the Jazz to Salt Iake was approved Huhie Brown, Billy Cunningby the NBA Board of Governors), noted Loughery, A1 that legal action is the last thing on his ham. and Bianchi. "There is a lot of feeling for the mind at tins point. three-oin- t play, said Portland's Jack It's the last thing we have to worry head of the coaches associaalxtut," he said. Theyll file lawsuits, Ramsay, "1 personally don't favor it. The we'll pay lawyers for about a year, and tion, ABA coaches who had been in contact then it'll go away. with it have strong feelings that it Hatfield and Sam Battistonc. the would make positive effect. architects of the move of the Jazz NBA The coaches can only make recomfranchise to Salt Lake City, will come to mendations to the Competition Coni Salt Lake Wednesday night to some- nuttee, which then make recommcn thing of a hero's reception. dntions to the NBA Board of Governors, The two Jazz owners are exiected in which meets in Florida next weekend at the Western Airlines terminal at Salt Bill Maxwell, owner of the now laike International Airport at 8 30 p m , defunct Utah Pros of the Western with a host of state and local officials on Basketball Association, is also in hand to greet them. Washington as the only representative Hatfield is coming to town to get the of the old WBA. He and two old Jazz offices organized. One of the first Continental Basketball league offthings he has to do is come up with a icials, James Drucker and Steve Kaufname for the Utah team. He said that man. will make the case of the new Utah" would be used rather thun Salt United Basketball Association to the Salt Iike" is NBA's general managers. The new Lake. only too cumbersome. " LBA, a sort of national minor basket hall league, is looking for some kind of As for the teams nickname, Hatfield has gone through the list of names working agreement with the NBA. All we want here is for the general submitted by locals w ho took part in the Chamber of Commerce's ticket drive managers to endorse the fact that a and wrote names on their $25 deposit minor league system is needed." said slips (or season tickets. He would like to Maxwell, whose group meets with the come up with a name soon, because he general managers Wednesday now-abse- Held hitless until two were down in the third inning by starter Brian Allard the Gulls scored three unearned runs after a two-ou- t error. Rayford drilled his eighth home run of the season over the left centerfield wall to Salt Lake lead. produce a Thai advantage didnt stand up, as Tucson notched a run in the fifth inning on Gray's long fly ball, and the Toros in the seventh on went ahead, Grays first home runs of the season. The Toros designated hitter spent some time this season with the-- parent Texas Rangers. The Gulls squeezed themselves into a 4 1 tie in the seventh. Pepe Mangual singled for the second time, stole second and went to third on a passed ball. Gil Kubski singled home Mangual with the tying run. In the eighth, the Gulls scored the winner when Rayford singled for his third hit, stole second and continued to third on Heath's throwing error. Tucson's ace reliever, Bob Babcock, who has 10 saves already, came on to face Ike Hampton. The Gulls first baseman fanned, but Clark singled up the middle to score Rayford with the fifth run. The Gulls and Toros wrap up Salt Lake's home stand Wednesday at 7:45 p m. Ralph Botting ) will be the Stilt Lake starter. He will be opposed bv Ed Lynch (4-5- (3-5- ). Bruins Orr In Shrine - MONTREAL (UPD Bobby Orr. the incomparable defenseman of the Boston Bruins who awed fans and opponents alike while carrying the puck around the rink during an 12 year career, was voted Tuesday into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the youngest player ever accorded the honor. in Marry Howell, who apx-uremore games than any other defense man in the history of major league hockey, and Henri Richard, who placed ill the shadow of his brother Maurice, hut carved a brilliant career of his own, also were in ducted Orr, horn in Parry Sound. Ontario on March 20, BUS, came to Boston in 1907 with a huge reputation that he Noon fulfilled ami enhanced. He won the (aider Trophy as the outstand- lug rookie and made the second all star teum in I taxi 07. injury-shortene- d He won the Norris Trophy every 1!08 through 1975. Ills greatest season occurred in 1970, when. Iiesides leading the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in 29 years, he led the league with 120 points, won the most valuable player award and also won the Conn Smythe trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs year from |
