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Show I ,1 or Sfrtrt Information Call 237-200- ' Halt akf a r 1 oml section for porf .sron Samis u m-- ib Cult 15. 1177 Monday Morning. August 4 Sport Uirrvr h i t llilMH I ayoff W r John Mooncv I WA, 4 r ' r A 5 allhrt H r- v i - M V-- I .b f Burk for Holierlo Plea lias orthwliile Bin" . T& KoIxTto Clemente Tv ' vV i picnic grounds This was Roberto's dream If you wish, send a dollar to Robertos Dream," in care of Pittsburgh laycees 10 IJox 6115. Pittsburgh, Pa 15212 There are thousands of worthwhile appeals for but the case of Clemente wras a bit special You don't find Honorary Chairman of humanitarian programs spending New Year's eve he Ip alioard a DC-- 7 Muff n' Somotie Utah State will open its football season Sept 10 with Boy Scout Day and a double-heade- r featurmg the Aggies and San Jose State Spartans at 1 30 and Y ou Logan High v s Sky view m the nightcap 1077 the official from an Major program may get game by sending $3 to All-StLrague Souvenir program, Box 350, New York, X Y. 10046 . In his tribute to Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays said, Every time I look at my house, I see Jackie Robinson Everytime I look at my " . . John pcx ketbook. I see Jackie Robinson Ralston out as Denver Bronco coach, is doing n some color work on the Seattle Seahawk Club The Country atmosphere games is gone from Arizona State football training camp, with Coach Frank Kush announcing Camp Tontoona, northeast of Payson. would be closed to the public and there wont even be a public scrimmage in the preseason camp . . . Andy Everest, frosh football coach under Jack Curtice, is assistant athletic director at North Texas State and Call Selmer, former Wyoming assistant ouch is the Norlh Texas State line coach All-St- ar ar pre-seaso- , "if ' M 'S i TT? S3 ihJl 4 .1 r H X v V? PG playoff at Pebble Beach! multitude of onlookers line I Gvik' ' ;. fl f f ;P i 1 x - t ? & - first bole at famed Pebble the Beach Sunday, where Gene Nicklaus H. jr f - Associated Press Wireudoto tier and Lanny their playoff Lit- - Wadkins began Wadkins won it Cur! Coasts to Golf Title 18-m-e Roger Graves Tribune Sports rite r Rod Curl, the showman, teacher, philosopher and professional golfer has a problem most everyday players would cherish Curls game has suddenly begun to resemble a broken record unexplainable Close1 Bv Again stuc k on 67 PEBBLE Calif BEACH - (AP) Jack Nicklaus after his third narrow miss of the year in a major golf championship, I played admitted. conservatively in this tournament But, as Lanny Wad kins was beating Gene Littler m a sudden-deat- h playoff Sunday for the 59th PGA Championship Nick That s laus added the way I always play Pebble Beach, it's not the kind of course y ou go out and attack Nicklaus started the day in second place, four strokes behind Littler and two ahead of Wadkins, but was tied for the lead and m position to win his 17th major title with two holes to play Sunday Instead, he finished one btroke back, just as he did as runner-u- p to Tom Watson at the British Open Watson beat Nicklaus by two strokes in this year's Masters Each time I do this, it hurts more," said the Nicklaus who addl'd Im proud of my record in major championships " I m a computer programmed to shoot 67 I said Curl Sunday after authoring his third guess consecutive par 67 to annex the World Indian Open championship by 21 strokes at the 0 443 yard Rose Park Golf Course "If I can just maintain the string of 67s on the tour I'll be happy." added Curl, who left Salt Lake Sunday afternoon for Westchester, N 5 , wheie he will Its compete in the Westchester Classic Thursday kind of a coincidence but I'll take it 1 might be men e satisfied with three straight 65s, but 67 is a good solid score " Mojado Places Second Curl, a member of the Wintu tribe, coasted to victory while fashioning his third successive front nine 34 and back nine 33 His par, 201 aggregate left him well ahead of amateur Rick Mojado, who fired a final round 73 Sunday to finish the 54 hole tournament at 222 Mojado, who was deadlocked with Washington s Tom Estimo entering the closing round was three strokes better than his closest amateur competitor Sunday Estimo carded a finishing 76 for a 225 total, while his son, Al, fired a final 73 to tie Tom Almojuela for fourth place at 228 Curl's superiority was never m doubt during the three-da- y affair The who didn't swing a club until 19 years old, chose to participate m the Indian Open when be failed to qualify for the PGA championship at Pebble Beach A wrist operation has limited Curls tour appearances during the first part of 1977. giving him little opportunity to earn an inv it at ion to Pebble Beach However Curl is on the comeback trail He has banked $30,000 during the last four weeks, and ranks 52nd on the PC. A money list one notch ahead of Johnny Miller Relaxed Atmosphere It was an enjoyable experience," Curl said of his I played to help any Indians Salt Lake visit interested m golf and to keep my game in shape a little bit at the same time I donated my winnings back to the tournament It's the cause that counts Mav be after I die, some Indian kid will look at my five-und- er er 5-- 5, a-- 4 V " vi 2 ' 4 s' t, T 'j.: 30-hn- ut - X Alt 7 A ? .'5 " , f v v I- program - A par' ns ord and pick up a golf dub with something tn shoot for Records are made to be broken and J onlv hope someone will break this om some dav " I Curl's customary at the turn consisted of birdies at Nq.s 1, 3, and 9 But the showman didn t really begin bis act until the buck tune After popping m a binlle pult at No 10 Curl carded five slraight pars He then deeided it was time to make something happen Curl pulled a scorecard pencil from bis pocket at the 16th hole and teed up his ball I call it my pencil trick, he told a curious When I have an open fairway like this, I gallery might as well hit the ball as hard and long as possible So. I tee it up with a pencil " After Cur! finally coaxed the ball to balance on the pencil, he unleashed a thunderous drive The gallery roared in aduniration The ball came to rest 3.49 vards down the fanrway However, Curl was strong with a sand wedge approach and parred the hole Like they say, you drive for show and putt for dough " Curl laughed Every golfer experiences a little putting lapse once in a while But all I can say is this one bettter not continue Curls mediocre putting performance did, indeed, come to an end and on the next hole After powering another dri re far into the horizon, he wedged within seven feet and dropped the birdie putt to assure his 33 on the back nine third consecutive That tmphy is bigger than you are, kidded a b stander as Curl accepted the first place trophy donated by the Salt Lake Indian Center "It's not the size that counts, said Curl It's the quality " j Mojado Finishes Strong an who is majonng articulate Mojado. in busmesi at the University of Utah, might be considered the real winner after outduehng 68 amateurs Vrom 16 different tribes Like Curl, Mojado is a His first round of golf was played at the tender age of 18 in Vernal II? perfected his swing at Dixie College, but then put his clubs on mothballs for two years When I graduated from high school m Roosevelt, I had neve f played golf, Mojado said after firuig his finest round of the tournament I've always wanted to play m the Indian Open hut Ive never had the time Vt he'll it came to Salt Lake. I decided to get my game bac'fc into shape and play I still have a long way to go, but if I could play day after day I could probably be quite competitive Mojado ran into some early trouble on the front nine He bogeved Nos 2 and .3, but got one stroke back with an eight foot birdie putt at No 8 to make the turn 38 A birdie on No 10 and bogey at No 12 at one-oleft MojaHo at even par 35 on the back nine and a three stroke victory among the amateurs I do hove some potential and would like to work on my game and try out for the University of Utah team " sad Mojado Its kind of funny Here I am a long hitter, but I only birdied one par 5 I birdied No II twice aid that was it When I get my putting stroke back, I think Ill be competitive d 78 to finish sixth Floyd Jtemes fired a at 229, while Joseph Scott (230), Carlyle Quellar I232 and Gary Tom (233) followed Ed Luoppe Jr prevailed in the first flight with a closing round 73 and a 231 aggregate, while Roy Goodwill vr as second m the flight al 234 Bruce Parrv ruled the second flight with a finish. ng 78 and a 212 total Cui tl- - teacher condu ted his third clime of the tournament immediately following the final round with the exuberant man again answering questions and solving problems for various gallery members When asked if he could offer an old man any shortcuts to success " Curl forced a slight chuckle But golf is not a game of I'm sorry, he said shortcuts If you want to be successful you better get out on the driving range and hit 10 or 15 buckets of halls ea ti day You better take lessons from a know led g able pro, and you better wish that ball into the hole Tl' clinic audience laughed in delight 1 422-yar- d two-und- er " X v S i $ i aril Wadkins made a 12 foot putt for par on the first hole of sudden death after dumping his approach into the tall grass at the left of the green Both players made easy, routine birdies on the par-- 5 second hole, hitting the green with irons and taking two puts from 5 feet 502-yar- d, 20-2- At the third hole, Wadkins approach flew the green into heavy rough He chipped eight feet left of the hole and then sank the putt that gave him the See Page 26, Column 1 late-bloom- -- fU-- r this summer, I promise I wont complain about the snow and cold until at least February S.L. 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Calif -SLakiz-- r Keith Lynch outduelecd Californian Ron Zoolle by more than one second in the f.nal to take hoi it' top pne of $1 500 in 'be National Hot s final points Rod meet here last weekend ps i Ivnch hiving Chew Nma with a 450 engine qermted through 12-- 6 T' Dun j lH.9 a PTvotxhv Frank R x and 21 stroke victory in World Indian Open on Sundav at Hu 67 1 6 quarter 58 set w is orvd-1 mile . in 4t I tin 4 while al (I m oel 1 THE STATE OF UTAH INVITES YOUR BID ON THE FOLLOWING sorted LAKE 1 S ACPE5 more or less LASDLOCKFD master Pan Located at tne with R M zoning on tt Intwvtnnge abutting the east southwest quadrant ot the MOe of the 1S00 South ott ramp Two easements Minimum Acceptable Bid 20 ISO 17 ACRE more or less LANDLOCKED SALT LAKE R with R M rnumg on the m ester plan Located at ttv ?tb Interchange abutting the southwest quadrant o tt V Ac res Two easements side ot the advertised Mimmum Acceptable Bid 7 ?i0 The Utah Department of Transportation makes no rppre n bv the Msh tatlon as o tie or boundary lines Title is pas-vx- j to Star lee1 Parcels are so o through GhJit c ig restrictions controlling outdoor adverting and open bv the wiM oe tafe recorded Tbe deed at corvevarce A casher s or certified vhKk m the amount of UNv ot It b d In the event the mu t be turntshed a a dnvsit with an bulthe tim payment n tull within stxcesstul hKVter ta is tn he forfeited , liquidated it red the ilnuOMt vtnttKl will to awed to the reserves SMte the event right thi in dtmaaes the rfK(Mvt higtwst bi tikr Far furtttfH inform t' on or msotchon caff Property. M m lpemont Utah f partmc nt of 7r msroriat on M3 4vU terms avail stMc n Room A7 St hi k rpitot Sii S2I Bids m Ausn t s wil h rH ( v i ntii D J UOUll AS ( HRSTIANSF N rukk UASInG ALt NT SALT R I 8 alt p m Lanny Wadkins leaps for joy after sinking an eight-foo- t putt to beat Gene Littler LAND FOR SALE Special to The Tribune v Special to The Tribune The Salt Lake LBUQUERQUE Dukes baseball game here Sunday was postponed by rain The two Pacific Coast League eastern division foes will play a doublelieader Monday The games will be hroadi ast on HALL radio beginning at 5 45 broken record? Rod Curl b in jubilant innod en route to it to me 1 y h I A le final-roiui- ? $ "The basketball coaches have recruited by position for years because they only have to woiry about centers, guards and forwards We will have to be very selective and give a lot of studv in trying to fill that many offensive and difmsive positions and onlv bring in in new plavers oa h year " Charlie admitted Salt Lake will be looking to got back into tht astern division race with Phoenix after snapping a four game losing stieak Saturday night with a victory The (lulls open a honn stand Tuesday night ,whtn thy meet Tin son at Dorks field in a 7 to p ni contest V Jack Nicklaus was a disappointed third one stroke Is hind He f nled to mount anv 1 md of a threat and w hen f mails hand d a c ham e tn tie for the title m ide a 1k, ev at the 71st hoh The plavoff fi. st sudden death ever in a m ljor championship as the result of a PC. rules change Wadkins made this year, emit'd wht n the 27 year-oh- i an 8 foot putt to save par on the ixsvard third hole W ulkins tlit U S Vmateur champion ill 170 whose professional i areer w is Intel rupled bv surgery on las gall bladder and apcnd)x dropp'd his putter and did a victoiv jig Littler 2u veals his senior, embraced him Littler had It'd suite the first dav hut had a final round Cover par 76 while Wadkins had 70 I it I lor w ho played the bac k nine Sundav m 41 had to make a p.ir putt on the 17th green just to get into tin plavoff But at the third hole, one which both players had bogeyed earlmr in tlie dav, Littler le'ft his approach short He yelle-- d run, run run ran run" al the ball but it did not respond Then he xUiIiIn d his attempt for par short (hip shot and left a He nev er got to putt out Wadkins had finisht'd a half hour ahead of Littlei in the last threesome on the course, and made an h birdie putt on the faint'd 18th hole, 518 narrow yards of terror that parallel Carmel Bay Their scores, 282, were six under par Nicklaus, who played so steadily all weekend and one less made only six bogeys in the tournament had 73 for 283 than Littler had Sunday alone Charles Coody, the 1971 Masters winner, finished fourth at 284 with a final 7,3, and Jerry Pate, the 1976 U S Open champion, was fifth at Nicklaus Fails to Respond ' Gene should have won the tournament, then w hen it started to look like he wanted to give it to us, I was in position to take it, but I didnt." said the frustrated Nicklaus. who earlier this year finisht'd second in both the Masters and British Open and failed to win a major championship for tbe ninth straight time I didnt play all that well today, but I didnt play bad either, on a difficult day, Nicklaus said What disappointed me is I couldnt take it when he handed 15-fo- Speaking to the Football Writers at their convention last week. Charhe admitted, The rules like the squad limit and the for recruits don't help us, either "We used to recruit athletes and fit them into our system Now we are recruiting by position, two years m advance frequently We must be much more selective because we cant afford to misjudge a mans playing ability or his willing ness to pass his class work and stick with our W stiL, t? I A A Charlie McClendon boasts a 112 7 record . Ixiuisiana State football coach, but for the last couple of years the Help Mac Pack bumper stickers have become more prominent Oliscrvalion a e-- j Cl rt 4 j,.! , 4 , f ,, lwav tin Pressure 10-- r 4v the site 400-met- & plav off T tellow men Mid the major leagues agreed to an exhibition senes each year for 10 years to raise funds More than one half million has been eontn buted to date and has enabled the foundation to 'onstmet four baseball fields, a tower, linker facilities and two softball Redds The second stage will include tennis and basketball courts along with lighting facilities nd ultimately, as funds become available, the track, football complex wall include a and soccer Redds swimming pool, grandstand, museum dormitories for 300 youngsters and ' f baseball player He was a humanitarian and win re others might head committees and een time. Clemente plunged to gie of their money and his death in thi set ice of his mg - 1'1 RBI I' HI V II ( alii H PI Utnnv Wadkins youngstei whosi c .neei almost wis emit'd b illness won the PG championship Sundav when (line Littler who hit w a five stioke lead with nine holes left Utfeved the third hoh of a sudden death a V" AS I uas more than an outMund Maybe you remember tin tragedy of Deo 11, 1072 when Clemente was alioard a relief plane carrying sup plies to earthquake victims The m Nicaragua plane crashed and all died Sen oral drives started tm mediately to honor his name with a living memorial and Iteberto Clemente the Puerto Rican govern ment donated 200 acres for ' .4 r. ; Bolsters Cause 4 V - V Littler Collapse i I 4 i a '" i r Fag. ms irx - 237-202- "0 es STEP and EXTENSION LADDERS Coll Ut For KiST HttCI In Town On Your Siu KETCHUPS 6 So Sth W J5JW65A stinlt lm nve si |
