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Show For Sports Information Call lab pilraiw j alt 524-45- 01 Salt Lake City, Utah Section D June Friday Morning For Sports Information Call 524-15- 01 Page One 15, 1973 mmmm By Three Strokes Gary Player Leads U.S. Open -- OAKMONT. Pa. (AP) Doughty little Gary Player, underweight and still on the mend from recent major surgery, tamed the terrors of a with Oakmont e 87 and took a lead Thursday after the first round of the United States Open Golf Championthree-strok- ship. Player, one of only four men ever to win all the world s major championships, used a deft, delicate putting touch to solve the riddles of the glass-sliccontoured greens that had many of the games greatest talking to themselves. Played Scared brash-ana-Dree- The toughest set of greens Ive seen and two days from now theyll be twice as fast, said Colbert, the stocky little Lee Trevino isnt merry here after missing bird on eleventh green in U.S. Open play. The speed of the greens, and knee-deewiry rough of course sent this many scores spiraling. Australian Bruce Crampton, winner of three tournaments and second only to Nicklaus g on the list this year, shot a 75. Jimmy Jamieson en route to a 74. Veteran Charles Sifford took six putts, and a score of eight, on the seventh hole. He fin- Nicklaus, generally regarded as the worlds premier player, was tied four strokes back of Player with gallant Gene New Zealand Bob Charles and longshot Ralph Johnston. Palmer Hits Traps ished with an 83. Lit-tle- r. Masters champion Aaron had a 78 Billy Tommy a Casper, e two-tim- Open champion and winner of Arnold Palmer was in and out of trouble all day. He was in five of the 187 sand traps the that three-putte- land. Shoots SO Ben Amateur sensation Crenshaw of Texas had an 80. He was one of about two dozen at that figure or higher. Tom had a 78, John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor 'Ghetto Game Provides Chance for Minorities In my collegiate days, any basketball team would be certain to include several players who were Jewish. Now1, Lou Goetz, the Ute basketball assistant coach, has to seek hard to find 13 players to make up the U.S. team for the Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer. These games, held every four years, are similar to the Olympic Games, with the exception that the participants are Jewish. Lou himself played on the U.S. team which finished v four years ago. second in recu- outside of Johannesburg perating from his surgery, credited his strong round to his putting Jack Nicklaus Inhappv Over Shot Tel-Avi- basketball recruits. Steve for the U.S. squad this One of the Ute freshman Cantor, is a good prospect summer, Lou admits. Harry Litwack, retiring as head basketball coach at Temple University, will be the head coach, assisted by Goetz. What happened to the Jewish basketball player? Goetz smiled. Well, I'll tell you my theory. In the in the east, especially, basketball is a areas populated of the game ghettos. At the time you are speaking of, many Jewish people lived in the ghetto. Now'. they have worked their way out of this area and other minorities have replaced them, in the ghetto and in basketball. Game for the Masses Lou continued, Basketball is the game ter the poor kid, in the big cities, especially. It doesn't take any room to play and every neighborhood has some form of a playground, with a couple of baskets. All the kids need is their sneakers and a ball. These courts are lighted, and you can see kids dribbling, faking and shooting almost any hour of the day or night in these ghetto areas. These provide the only sports competition many of these kids ever get outside the school. Basketball truly is the sport of the poor kid. This also provides them with the only goal in life many of them have, that of making a lot of money through their basketball skills. This is good because many of those kids need an ideal, and they have them in the great athletes who came from poor families, many in the ghetto, to national fame and financial affluence. Basketball, like boxing, seems to chronicle the progress of the minorities. When one race seems to be dominating a sport or sports, you can about bet that Lou race is the dominant minority of that age. explained. So that's what happened to the outstanding athletes of Jewish ancestry, and it makes sense. in the history of 44-1- 90-2- 3 sea- sons. in the mark, Wyoming has the second-bes- t WAC and overall, with Utah third in the VVAC Arizona stands 1 in the WAC and with and overall, followed by BYU with 6 and UTEf with 3 and and New Mexico and and Colorado State with 36-z- 7 -2 27-3- 55-5- Player, the current Thurs- Blazing Start Finally, he joined the tour in Atlanta and finished 18th. He missed the cut the next week in Charlotte, N.C., his only other American appearance this year. His weight is off some 14 pounds from his usual 160. He privately admits to being shorter off the tee. For publication, however, he has a cheery Fit as a fiddle, Laddie, fit as a fiddle reply to inquirit s about his health. He 1 five-gam- e For Young it was quite a spell between his fourth and fifth victories, and the young lefthander was not pleased with his outing. Rick I was lousy tonight, Trevino does prior to the 73rd pre-ope- 11-2- 23-34- 9 14-3- Observation Ward colleague trying to market a summersaps kid's energy. of mine is time breakfast cereal- -it n start jig at practice of the round event. premier - said lose and not all. I seem to dejectedly. the games win the poor ones. I am happy over my effort at d Detroit Milwaukee New York Baltimore Boston Cleveiond 30 30 31 27 27 22 Pet Doug Howard got the scoring started with a home run in the second. The rain came and the game was halted for 35 minutes. After play resumed Chris Coletta walked off Duke starter Jerry Steph- - 491 .379 West Chicago Minnesota Col'torma Ociklond Kansas City Texas 32 30 29 31 32 19 22 25 27 29 30 35 593 .545 .518 517 516 .352 S'j 2 2 4 4 4 13 Results Baltimore 8. Kansas City 3 3. New York 0 Oakland Californio 5, Boston 3 Other clubs not scheduled ) Cuellar Minnesota Perry Woodson (5 3) Pet. W Chicaqo Montreal St Louis New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angees Houston Cincinnati Atlanta San Diego GB 600 528 491 463 453 414 36 28 28 25 24 24 4' 6 8 8' 39 25 34 24 29 31 78 26 20 42 34 at Detroit (7 4) Konsas City Splittorft (9 3) at Cleve lano Ttdrow (4 6) at Chicago ) Milwaukee Slaton Wood (14 6) Boston PaTtin (6 7) at Oakland Hun ter (8 3) New V ork Stottlemyre (7 6) ot Cali tormo Singer (10 3) Aibuqueraue 609 607 540 .52S 433 .323 41 $r 11 18 Friday's Probable Pitchers (3 8) Louis Foster Poberts (6 3) St (4 3) ot ab r 2 11 Chtcogo Hooton (6 3) at Atlanta Harrison (1 2) Son Francisco Bryant (10 3) at Phil adeiphia Twitchet (5 2) ot Mont ) Los Angeles Downing real McAnolly (3 I) Pittsburgh Moose (5 5) ot Cincinnati Normon (17) Son Diego Arlm (2 3) ot New York Maock Albuquerque tied the game in the fifth on Wayne Burneys single, Bob Cummings double, a sacrifice fly by Jim Fairey and Jerry Roysters single. Doubles by Coletta and Rich Stelmaszek scored the winning tally in the sixth and Dave Chalk hit his first Triple-homer in the seventh for insurance. 2 West 37 Tie Game 2 Results Montreal 5. Son Diego 3 Chicago 5. Houston 4 Other clubs not scheduled Friday s Probable Pitchers Texas SiPbert (3 5) at bote more Stephenson, filling in for the injured Jeff Zahn, pitched increditably, going nings, his longest of the season. ter East GB 2 on scored Huttos bloop double. After Young walked a batin the eighth, Monteagudo came on and finished off the Dukes m easy fashion. National League 526 .52 525 509 Colette enson. six-pl- Young walked six, fanned none. Wildness has been his problem this season. Baseball Standings L 27 27 28 26 28 36 OAKMONT. PA. (AP) -Sday you'll realize what said a good round it was. Gary Player Thursday alter he shot the eyes out of Oakmont Country Club's tough little acres. "I'd like to have three 72s now and not even play." commented the little man from Johannesburg, South Atnca. That's how tough the course is, Player told a news conference after he fired a 67 to lead the first round of the 73rd U.S. Open Championship by three strokes. In a way it was a startling ome performance, because Player, nis own words, played poorly during four days of practice for the Open. After listening to him lament, you wanted to cover him with a blanket and call the clergy. Player, however, was anything but dead. He attacked Oakmont's fierce rough and challenging greens for six birdies. Only twice did he bogey. It was a remarkable round in Houston Cmmngs rf Foirev it Royster ct Huntz 3b Ralston 2b Tschnski c Auerbach ss Patchm dh Burney 1b Stphnsn p Allen p 3 Sdlt Lake cb r h bi Porker 4 0 10 4 0 20 4 110 0 0 00 0000 h bl 5000 10 Rivers cf Chalk ss 2b 4 0000 0000 Young W, Monteagudo T Save 2 12 Monteagudo Att-8- 40 V Ij 7 1Jd 0 WP 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 6 0 0 2 Young worlds major golf titles at least once. He outshot the Jack tournament favorites Tom Weiskopf, Nicklaus, Bruce Crampton. Lee Trevino. The Player said he never got tired on this sunlit, but coolish day. He credited long hours of practice for regaining the touch that has made him one of the worlds foremost golfers. RED WING Great for just running around in INSTALLED FREE rtf WHYTAY MORE BRAKE EXPERT ENGINE 28" TUNE-U- P r COST f - Replace linings on all 4 wheels Turn 4 brake drums Arc shoes to fit drums Complete check of all hydraulic systems Road test car Most Cars Trailer Hitches 88 Toe-o- ut Se Toe-iSet Comber end Caster Adjust Steering Safety Check Air cond., no extra. The Quiet One INSTALL SUGAR HOUSE 17IX2ELS ALIGNED TYPE TRAiNto factory mechanics 1079 East 21st So. 466-607- 1 r.lUPFlEOG FACTOKi' 88 OVERHAUL Fro wmo SHOE STORE bir-die- 13 000 22 0 40 11 30 I 30 0 He had nothing to fear. Once they started to play for real. Player rediscovered his competitive fire. He played like the golfer who is one of only four to win all the BOOTS Player, now 37 and making his last American appearance until he defends his PGA title later this sumrper, appeared ready to make an assault on a d flock of records when he the next two holes, from 20 feet on the 10th and from about 10 on the llih. 3 32 4 I 4 Totals 79712 Totals 000 020 00 F 2 Albuqueroue 1 0 x 4 0 2 0 0 0 Salt Loke LOB DP Salt Lake Albuquerque 8. Soil Lake 9 2b Cummings. Howard 2, Coletta, HR Howard (8). Hutto, Stelmaszek Cholk (1). S Foirev SF Fairev IP H R ER BB SO 7 4 4 4 8 b Steohenson L. 1 Allen two-putte- d 0 0 0 Howard tf Sands dh Coletta rf Hutto 1b Stlmszk c Marcono 3b Young p Mntgudo p e 's day imp W F par-fiv- e 111 4 Player had competed in only three tournaments since February. He had a cyst removed from a leg in February, underwent major stomach surgery a few weeks later. He spent 12 days in the hospital, and didnt hit a golf ball for 40 days. He openly feared he had lost his competitive edge; wasn't ready for the pressure of a U.S. National Open. too, got away to a blazing for birdie on fourth, which he reached with two big wood shots, and then rolled in a lOfoot putt for birdie on the ninth hole to turn in 32. He the New Foe w Gritty Little Player Recovers Quickly start under' the bright, warm sun with birdies on the first two holes he played. He made a putt of about 15 feet on each of them. 0-- 0 The Angels greet a new opponent, first place dwelling Phoenix, Friday at 7:30 p.m. pitches for Andy Hassler (8-the Halos. The Giants will be series and in for a suddenly these games have taken on a matter of importance Ameri- can PGA champion, had to have an operation early this year to relieve blockage in a tube leading to his bladder. He had to delay the planned start of his American tour in Florida. He next pointed for the Masters, but had to miss that one for the first time in 17 years. Then he planned to try it at Houston. But an infection developed and that one went by the boards. 26-3- 49-6- 2 A In the U.S. Open, if you're seven strokes in fiont, let alone three, they can catch you. with BaltiLeonhard was more last year. He is and tips the old, stands scales at 165 pounds. Hutto was hitting slighty over .300 with seven homers for Salt Lake. He was here all of last season. ' Gary Player reacts as he pars seventh hole in first round of U.S. Open. He leads at 67. Not in a U.S. Open, he I remember one Open in which Arnold Palmer had a lead with nine seven-strok- e holes to play and lost. Cold, Wet The game was played in a slight drizzle after a delay in the second inning. It was a cold, damp night and only 840 fans showed. But the Angels managed to go 'the distance and defeat the Dukes for the fifth straight time in the series. After the game the Angels bade goodbye to an old favorite, Jim Hutto, who was traded Thursday night to Baltimores Triple-- club in Rochester. In exchange, Salt Lake receives righthanded pitcher Dave Leonhard, who in 1971 appeared in the World Series with Baltimore. East team has the best record 0 conference and The Sun Devils have a overall mark for .800 and .796 percentages for for 11 at Derks V I s'aid. Herbat American League Arizona State's the Western Athletic Conference, counting conference ad and nonconference games since the season started in the fall of 1962. football as well he said. It was fantastic. It would be impossible for me to putt any better. But he refused to be elated over his big lead. Perserverence has paid off for the Salt Lake Angels. As far back as last autumn, the Angels organization has tried to acquire relief pitcher from Monteagudo Monty Hawaii. The trade was finally culminated last week and already Monteagudo has begun paying dividends. The Cuban, with his palm ball , Cuban behaving perfectly, recorded five straight putouts in the final two innings to save Rick Youngs fifth victory as the Salt Lake Angels nipped Albu- Sun Devils Top em All putted as "I t , could, Tribune Sports Writer querque, day night. ' , of the Angels Nip Dukes at Derks By Ray and he Player, who has spent most year at his ranch home Weiskopf, of his last Trade Pays Dividends Sports Mirror by dot the course once. Strong Putting winner of four starts and the hottest player on the tour, cooled off to a 73 his f.rst round over par in more than a month. three d In all, he had four bogeys and as many birdies. He was one over par until he hit a fourwood shot to within eight feet of the cup on the 16th and made the putt. Im happy with the score, but Im not happy with the I he said. way I played, drove it in trouble numerous times and 1 didnt get it close to the hole very much. money-winnin- George Archer J.C. Snead 77. o more than 40 tour titles, went to a 79. four-putte- d So did Tony Jacklin of Eng- sea ed all day, Lee said Trevino, whose 70 put him in a tie for second with Jim Colbert and Ray Floyd. The fastest greens I've ever played, said Floyd, the 1989 PGA champion who has been a regular on the pro tour for more than a decade. I played Associated Press Wireohotos man who won the Monsanto Open earlier this year. Jack Nicklaus the defending champion and a solid favorite to wm this title for the fourth time, drove the green on the par four 17th hole and made an eagle tw o to salvage a 71. par on the 6,921 yards of the Oakmont Country Club course. '63 to 71 Am I cars foreign, othe'l cats, truckssligtrtly higher Parts extra All OPEN DAILT 8:30 5:30 CHARGE IT! - ELBCTRONtCALLY tO CHICKED1 00 INCLUDES PARTS Air Cond Slightly Most Cars tors Higher AND Phone 364-843- 1 1147 S. Side 19.50 I Shocks I'WURBW vrilrtfnivvai notnte Kitf?fc ! 1 df1 6.95 M i A ijOtim |
