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Show 2 C The Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday August 16. 167.1 Angel Charlie Sands Keeps Club Loose Texan in Big Time By Rav Crenshaw on Tour As First-Tim- Tribune Sports Writer Outwardly, he's a clown-like- , say anything, do anything popoff Pro e Sl'TTON, (AP) -The pro debut of Texas Ben rrenshaw, probably the most touted amateur in a , Jtighly Jlecade, senes as the highlight 'ml a $200,000 regular tour stop 4his week which offers The event ''$40,000 to the winner, gets MASS Thursday on the ' Vet and soggy Pleasant Valiev ; Country Club course, a 7,241 jyard, par 72 layout that was ! rain pelted by a . underway The I S. Open and the scratch veneer Mas- ters don't count against the three Neither does the Coloniis an invitational rather than an open lournc ment And hed won his wav into the Houston field with a The who Crenshaw, a has played ... auc"t a dozen pro tournaments as an ama-- ; tear, was among the field of 147 that waited impatiently for Wednesdays rain to lift and them a chance for pr It didnt happen Long Hair ! . ; ; The long haired young man, ;already talked of as a poten-Mia- l star of the Jack Nicklaus-.-ArnolPalmer-LeTrevino was certain to magnitude, draw a major portion of the usually massive galleries that visit this event ; d It will be nothing new for J- hard-hitti- bnghtly-personablng was He youngster lamong the top gallery favorites at both the Houston Open and Colonial National Invita tion earlier this year, two of four pro tournaments in 'the -which he has competed as an amateur this season 1 8th in Colonial 2 He was 18th m tue tough Colonial, challenged for the "'title in Houston before finishing sixth and was the low 7 amateur tn the Masters for the second year m a row. Had -he been a professional, hed -- have won more than $25.0000 ' in those events alone -- - performance in that tournament the year before, so that doesn t count either high I Sands and powerful catcher-designate- d Has Nicknames While he'll draw much of the attention, Lee Trevino and Australian Bruce Crampton share the favorite's role though both complain of being tired from the long grind of the season, now in its eighth month Other standouts include Bruce champion defending Devlin of Australia, hort pro Paul llamey. Gene Littler, Lanny Wadkins and Masters champion Tommy Aaron Nicklaus, Palmer, U S Open champ Johnny Miller, Gary Player and Tom Weiskopf are not competing Koburg Ineligible SUTTON, Superstars Schenk , Seagren Capture Semifinal Crowns WEST, FLA Speed skater Ard (AP) Schenk and pole vaulter Eob each won $10,0G3 Seagren checks Wednesday as division winners in the Second place winners received $5,000 and third place was worth $2,500. In addition, the three leaders in both divisions qualified for the finals of the event next $82 000 February. ROTONDA first-plac- e Superstars s Six other finalists will come from semifinals m January involving 34 other athletes at this development community Schenk, a Dutchman who began the final two events advanwith only a tage on Akstnan skier Karl Schranz in division two, won both the bicycle race and obstacle course events, finishing with 52 points. Schranz had 38 and hockey player Yvan Coumoyer 31 for third a former PGA national champion and a member of the Policy Board of the Tournament Players Division, Bob Rosburg, two-poi- has been suspended from play for three weeks. The Associated Press learned Wednesday The outspoken Rosburg was suspended for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer," and was ruled ineligible for events totaling $650,000 in prize money The suspension, which began this week and extends through Sands has a nickname for almost every player on the dub and he reserves his best jab for manager Les Moss. The skipper's ears, you see, resemble those of the late Clark Gable and Charlie sel- - TbP strongest player in the sqnad, Charlie Sands Is the most colorful member of the Angels team. semifinals. (AP) -- MASS. Won Initial Under the rules of the Division. Players the Sammy Davis -- Crenshaw is allowed only Jr. Greater Hartford Open on he until three appearances Labor Day weekend, arose gains an Approved Players' from Rosburg charges that jeard at the PGA school this veteran Billy Casper had 2 fall. Strangely, he hasn't used cheated in winning the West- up any of those three spots ern Open. Tour--iiame- the hitter of the Salt Lake Angels tames the longest, sharpest and most painful needle on the club Nobody escapes the stinging wrath of Charlie once he zeroes in on someones hide dav-lon- g ' beneath of Charlie you wdl find a brooding, deeply sensitive and highly intelligent individual which al, Herbat 20 miles south of Venice Seagren earned a total of by also winning $100 for each point scored Schenk $15,150 claimed $14,950 Other finishers in division one were shot putter Brian Test Oldfield with 29 points, basketballs Billy Cunningham runner Lee Evans 23, Nate 16, Archibald swimmer Don Schollander 26. Seagren, who pocketed nearly $40,000 as the winner of the initial Superstars event last February, was a runaway winner in division one with 51 points. Boston Celtics basketball player John Havlic-e- k took second with 35 points and another basketball player, Mim McMillian of the Los Angeles Lakers, was third with 32 points distance runner Jim P.yun 9, swimmer Mike Bur- 14, ton hydroplane racer Bill Muncey 1 and motorcyclist Gene Romero 0. 2, Hockeys Brad Park kevich 24, bowler Nelson Burton Jr 22, skier Spider bowler Mike Sabich 21, McGrath 14, hockeys Gil Perreault 9, hockeys Stan Mikita skier Billy Kidd 1 and f bowler Dick Ritger In addition to their point money, each paiticipant was 4, guaranteed Takes First Seagren finished first in the obstacle course race wall, leapby scaling a ing hurdles and scrambling through pipe in 24 07 seconds, with Evans second at 24.28. Schenk won his division of the event in 30 31 seconds, to 33 40 for Petke'uch Schenk finished his bicycle race in 2 31 65, to 2:34.39 for Sabich. McMillian had 2:39.06 time for first place in his division with Ryun second at had regame. he added, a usual baseball a from payer sponse felt scorned Sands didn't brood long, however. He left with the club on a recent road tnp and began pounding the ball with auregularity and with much thority Although not considered a Had of Fame candidate as a receiver. Charlie has improved somewhat ha defensive skills and he seems a sure bet to get a September Still young enough 7:30 Senes at 25. the pound shed as a major league prospect. His humor is good for the game, baseball should find a place for the Charlie Sands of the world 215 - 1,000 USED WINDSHIELDS A-- for the uninsured 1 Quality Glass 4681 So 853 Eat Sate-762-- 55:8 363 8866 4th Sc 17th FRIDAY, AUG. P.M. SAIT LAKE ANGUS the 1973 season Starting with Toledo, a Detroit farm dub. Sands was obtained by California Iasi Aprd in a trade Mike which found pitcher Strahler going to the Tigers vs. PHOENIX GIANTS DERKS FIELD He came to the Salt Lake dub feeling that if ne got off to a good start here he would go up to the parent Angels in a hurry. He never received that call COURTESY OF FOLLOWING MERCHANTS: BE Lafayette Electronics - Tinder Box SATISFIED Auerbach's Disc Records a Coopers Western Wear G-Men's Wear Swiss Colony Roper's - AIR CONDITIONER SPECIAL Includes Check Hoses Check For leaks Check Belts Check freon Add Freon if needed Chuck-A-Ram- G Plus Paris with this ad DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ejhioTLpLace HINCKLEYS DODGE 1000 SOUTH MAIN 6200 S. State , PH.353-765- 5 ih :H. kWJ.4- iO - CAD CARE CENTERS GIVI I call from the parent club 6-- "1 thought 1 deserved a chance." Sands said dejectedly "I think I'll get out of this Sands onginally signed with the Baltimore orgamzauon in 16, went to the Yankees soon after m a draft and finally landed a job with Pittsthe when Pirates burgh played in the 1971 World QUALITY THIS points m division two, figure skater John Misha Pet- - Charlie brooded for a spell Played With Pirates 2 30 28 24 d, Charlie is not always clowning around, however. He has his senous side He is always mindful of the time and place for his joking around Baseball is a senous business with the big guy who lives m Charlottesville, Va one-hal- $1,000 the Angels called up catcher Rid: Stelmaszek and dom hesitates reminding Moss of their profusion. 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