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Sports Ex-Catcher Now Part Owner NEW YORK (UPI)-One of those long suffering second siring catchers finally has made good with the New York Yankees. the cigar-chewing major, Ralph Houk, now general manager, vice president and member of a five-man board of directors including the president of CBS. The Yankees long have been ready to fill the bill If a star backstop was incapacitated but calls rarely came. The Yankees saw things in Houk beyond his meager baseball playing skills while he was second frequently day. Today, the things they saw add up to one of baseball's better personal success stories.

Houk also is on the hottest famous for their great catchers spot in baseball along with his with Billy Dickey, Yogi Berra new manager, Johnny Keane, and now Elston Howard the He may be presiding over a last three in line. Each had Yankee collapse after five pen- a shadowing second stringer, nants in a row. Age Catching Ford And Mantle? There's some question about Houk immediately the continued physical capa- junked Casey's platoon system, bilities of old-time clutch per- He also put Ford in a regular formers Mickey Mantle and pitching rotation instead of sav- Whitey Ford. Without those ing him for use against the big leaders, feud reports notwith- teams. standing, the Yankees are in ride or fall that deep trouble.

he Sajd. This may be a year that tests mettle again and As general manager, he took OLDEST TO WIN MAJOR PGA EVENT Snead Wins Greensboro GREENSBORO, O. and Harold Kneece.par 71 Sedgefield Country Club started with a bogey, but add- Sam Snead, who was winning at professional golf before mast of his modem day competitors were born, fired a 68 Sunday to win the $70,000 Greater Greensboro Open golf tournament for the eighth time with a 72 hole total of 273. At 52, Snead is the oldest man ever to win a major PGA tournament. Snead fired a 68-69-68 in the opening rounds, and was one of 75 golfers to break 70 day, and roared into the final 18 holes leading by two strokes.

First Bill Casper, and then; Phil Rodgers and Jack McGowan made runs at the old pro from White Sulphur, Springs, but he would not fold Snead won this tournament the first year it was played in 1938 when he was 25. He is now nearing his 53rd birthday. was also his first victory on the tour since 1961. The victory, the first in the GGO for Snead since 1961, gave Snead $11.000. This was more than double what he earned in Snead scored 34 on the front course.

Player had a final nine, with exactly the same round 66 and Palmer had a 67 scores he made Saturday. On as their games moved back in- the back, however, he three- putted No. 10 and No. 12 for bogies, but then added three birdies in a row and closed out in par for his third 68 of the tournament. to the grove Player started the day at.

217 on rounds of 74-72-72, but after the original pot was sweetened by $5,000, he began a run. He got an eagle on the Palmer, the defending cham- six, added a birdie on the sev- pion at the Masters, and Player en and nine for a front nine hit a torrid pace over the 7,000, of 33. On the back nine, he Masters This Week ed birdies on the 11, 14 and 18. Top Round The birdie on 18 came on a 20 foot putt that broke hard to the right and gave the little South African the best round of the day. champion in this tournament, round.

It was overcast Sunday came in with 69 and a total of afternoon, but the wind that 286. He was happy with his has plagued the golfers for the iron play and the GGO gave past few days was gone, him a top-flight tuneup for the Masters. hitting my irons much he said." The Leaders Beck and Bob Zimmerman also had as the Sam Snead Sedgefield course became easi- Jack McGowan Jim Ferrier, who had been way back in the pack at 219. er to score on during the final matched round, just two strokes over the record, to come in at a 285. Ferrier had earlier rounds of 74-72-73 and got his 66 on six birdies and a single bogey.

Palmer had a run going at the leaders when he was six under with an eagle on the par five 14. It was the second consecutive eagle in as many rounds on that hole, but then he repeated his misses of Saturday by getting bogies on the 16 and 17. Marti Wins Brownsville Tournament BROWNSVILLE Fred Mar- Labron Lema Bert Weaver Glenn Stuart Miller Barber 1 Dan Sikes Jr. Tommy Aaron Kel Nagle i Bobby Nicholt Arnold Palmer Gary Player Bruce Devlin Jay Dolan lit B. Zimmerman Dale Jim Ferrier Howie Johnson Harold Kneeca Rod Funseth Ken Still Julius Bernard Hunt Bob Johnson Bob Verwey AUGUSTA, Ga.

(UPI) The on the driving range. He said absolutely amazed when he a fr.om legendary Ben Hogan seldom hls hand still giving him added them up. plays competitive golf these trouble bu( he ted tomuch belter than here days outside his annual trip to 4 said thpv 1 1 or me HolKlay mn here the Masters, but his sharp able to compete in the Mas- lney i that, couples with his four-under two earlier starts this year and se.ssioriSiinday indi- lers. Julius Boros, the defending nearly 10 times the prize mon- The lush Augusta National pr0 prlze ov htt flru i rin golf course, annual home of1 the Masters, appeared in excellent condition. A9-68-68-273 $11,000 71 4,733 4,733 4,733 70-70-67-72-278 3,200 71-74 2.900 2,275 71-73 2,275 71-70-71 1 2,275 66 75-72-69-282 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,450 1,450 1.450 71-69- 1,450 1,150 1,150 900 71 5 900 O00 73-72 70-70-285 900 909 71-74 286 6 87 67 73-76 70-286 687 72-72-70-72-286 687 687 687 However, it appeared that SAM SNEAD Young At 52 Valeo Wins has been 27 years since Snead, after outing all the youngsters on the tour.

"Bight since he his (ournament record of the 'liiakine the8 best the lirsl day of Practice mlRht oldest professional to win a major tournament set by 0ffjcjai practice Barnum who was 51 when he The four-day, 72-hole, $130.000 the Cajun Classic in 1962. Three Place Second McGowan, Casper and Rodg- SPORTS Now Boyer Is Charged threatened until The worst that occurred were mu a few light sprinkles and the Masters gets undenvay Thurs- brok at)mjt day and winds up Sunday. This is a new Hogan, one We Like To Win be no complaining if he misses. the rap for firing Berra as The major a rough and manager last fall. ers.

all tied for second at five who at 52 has considerably Thousands of early bird fans ready combat officer in the This spring he called a halt strokes behind Snead, had 278. mellowed from the tight lipped swarmed across the course World War II Rangers to a program, either official or RAYMONDVILLE Harlin- Labron Harris 8 Texan who, along with Sam watch the workouts, afraid to make unofficial to change the Yan-gen Valeo increased Its season stroke off the pace going into Snead, was rated one of the he took over as Van- kee image from a tf'u corpo record to 23-2 with a victory the final round, finished fifth, two best golfers in the nation BAJQN ROUGE OPEN kee manager vwhen colorful Ca- rale group to a we re over the Raymondville And lony closed with a about a decade ago. sey Stengel was bounced human, picture. here yesterday, 11-6. 67 that gave him a 280 total Hogan was in a jovial mood.

and sole possession of sixth He broke into big smiles when John English was the winning 'vhere pitcher. He pitched the complete lierl Weaver, Glenn Stuart, them and he continuously joked pive un five walked Dan Sites and Miller Barber with other golfers on the prac- five and struck out 12. Pet were knotted at 281, and Kel tice putting green. Natrle Tommv Aaron and Bob- It wouldn't be too far fetched image and and profit and loss becomes as er. nruce mean to Dresnvt it tmnori.ant u-nn and lftKt and Jay Dolan 111 were one oi inree postea ms an io ne ii important non and lost one undPr par 287 and tied him Houk status was undis- Cieneral managers, in the end, Pablo Zamora led Valeo at uea 0 Wlin for turtyed when CBS bought 80 are responsible for both the plate with three hits.

One Snead was the only golfer to per cent of the club last fall tics. was a first inning home run hit a 68. but Palmer, Weaver, from co-owners Dan Topping a man on. Murry and Del Webo. His status ac- With those amazin' Mets had two singles for the winners.

Zimmerman VALLEY MORNING STAR MARIINGEN, TEXAS Mickey Wright Edges five and struck out 12. Pete were knotted at 281, and Kel tice putting Mife 00 nothing wrong with Still, snivel-chair operators Longoria, the first of three Ray- Nagle. Tommy Aaron and Bob- A IM Ml 3 If A TT he "Thars the in ba.seball are vulnerable, too, mondville pitchers, was the los- BrSS l.aTvear. he had rrCllllCC 111 1101011 real Yankee image and we and profit and loss becomes as er- wW nt 7 in With Marti was tied with Clayton Stubbs after the first round Saturday at 68, but Stubbs fell apart Sunday and shot a five-over 77, finishing far back FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. of the field.

(UPI) A professional male model yesterday charged anoth- Maiti who Bud Harden, host er York Yankee-Cletus pro, called One of the finest clobbering him in young had here for theJ mouth ThurJday ln a Monday, April 5, 1965-7vj a iong time, left immediately a here. for Houston following the tournament here where com- Jerome Modzelewskl, 25, the pete in the upcoming Houston same man who had outfielder classic. Roger Maris arrested day night for assault and bat- Martis efforts Saturday and ter flled the complaim. t0 e8nl Both Marls and Boyer have him 7.50 denied the accusation. Far behind Marti at 143 was Ray Palacios, a pro from Lare- Maris, awaiting a preiim- do, who earned second low prize inary hearing on Tuesday, is of $250.

Bob Smith finished third free in $200 bond. war- and took home $100. rant be served until he here from a w'eekend Earl team, low at Puert0 Ric0 where the Yan. the end of the first round Sat- kees are vi urday, finished first with a 36- hole 126, good for $350. Jacobson After he was formally charg- iiamAM 1 the earnings among his ed, Maris told Yankee manager BATON ROUGE, La.

(UPI) with a -17 total. She tied with four team members Gene Johnny Keane he was most cf professional Patty Berg and Betsy sheets, Meme Trevino. Skipper there had been a fight outside the bar. He said he even tried to break it up, but denied prmt ipma Stuart MrTnwan Rnh big names plaving in the after blowing a two-stroke lead Rawls. Harden, and Charles Little.

Grant Stuart. McGowan, Bob Greater (ireensboro Open and on the 18th hole, won a sudden Sybil Griffin, hometown favo- Keci: not due to arrive until Monday, death playoff Sunday against rite and leader after the first A team captained by Palacios tuallv improved when WeM amazin em in pari of Roy Uohmsrm had a home run had 67 and Jim terrier and was dav Jo Ann Prentice to capture the round, blew up and shot a nine finished a stroke back at 127 o. his remaining 10 own. erstwhile second in the fourth the bases Player had 66 s. Masters $8,500 Baton Rouge Invitational over par 81.

She finished wav and split per cent to the majority stock-string catcher who made good For his effort, Weaver, who Masters a down in the rmnw chandise u.r u-ith thp offnrH uon thp (Wn champion and last lead- loumameni. aown in rne money. tiidnuxse. the Open, winner eot in con- Miss Wright and Miss Pren- Suzie Maxwell fired the low- Ralph was upped to member to relax. Inuntv vvhuwi.

mn in cun of a Yankee Board of were Topping oU bet not abaut 111 riw sevenTn n9Ct morning and was not' expected Wright shot anoUier birdie on par 67. and three CBS officials. to. out a hit. He squeaked pa.

Rodger. SAonnd to defeat Miss Five of the Raymondville runs nailed doun the final beith in practice here last tice both birdied the first hole est single round of the touma- vere unearned The Ail Stars the Masters in Augusta, week j)U( earjy Sunday in the playoff. Then Miss ment Sunday with a five under four in the seventh With- next week. mnminrT onH oc rw oviwdiJi Wriphi shot annthpr hirdip nn nar fi7 MAJORS' PREVIEW NO. 19 Youngsters Hold Keys To Astro Advancement back until Tuesday.

the second hole to defeat Miss Only about 40 of the 93 Mas- who finished with a ters entries were on hand. Among the early arrivals The victory was the first of were Ken Venturi who is still young season for Miss bothered bv circulatory trouble Wright leadmg money winner in his hands. 1959 Masters circuit last year, champion Art Wall 1955 Miss Wright appeared to be champion Cary Middlecoff, and beaded for certain victory on Bob Charles, king of the left tiie 18th hole with the two- handers stroke lead on Miss Prentice. Four time and defend- shot 8 lug champion Arnold Palmer and the broad 18'h hole was still at (Ireensboro Sunday green just missing a 20 fool as was 11)61 champion Gary Putt- she had to settle for a Player, three time champ two over ar six Orioles Trade McCormack Modzelewskl, who had 10 stitches taken in his lips after the fight, told officers it started when obscenities were made in his direction. He said he twice sought an apology, but received only a beating.

Snead, and host of other contenders. Miss Prentice, who had led in the 54-hole tournament with COCOA, Fla. (UPI) The year, and Jerry Grote. a surest tipoff on the Houston As- good receiver but a weak hit- tros rs that far more ter, are the other receivers, excited about their new all-en- Bob Aspromonte, one of the closed stadium than about their most sought-after third base- all up-in-the-air ball club men in the National league, Houston officials have chang- has that position all to himself ed the name (from after his performance last Colts to Astros) and changed year. He batted 280, drove in their manager (from Harry 69 runs and hit 12 homers.

aft to Luman Harris) but Veteran Eddie Kasko 243) they can change the fact the will be back at shortstop and club has a long way to go, like rookie Joe Morgan is out front from here to breakfast. in the competition for the sec- The spanking new ond base assignment. Morgan stadium in Houston is a multi- had an excellent year for San million dollar proposition. The Antonio where he showed some makeup of the club Itself with 90 12 ho- come close. mers and a .323 mark.

Harris believes the Astros Big Walt Bond, who produced can improve on their ninth the long ball for Houston place finish of last year al spite his .254 average, has been though the general feeling is playing first base most of the they may be strapped to dupli-jspring and could wind up there cale it this year. or in the outfield. Bond had 20 have some good and 85 in 1964. Harris said, Harris also is trying young think our pitching could be Jim Beauchamp at first" base even better than it was last as well as in the outfield, Beauchamp can do everything One of the reasons Harris but throw. He hit .285 with Venturi put in a lot of time a rJun(1 oi ished the hole with a par four the playoff.

Standings RIO GRANDE BOWL Sharpshooters Mixed League Thursday AHL PLAYOFFS A (Semi-final) (Beit Rochester 2 Quebec 1 Stries (Best oi 2 Hershey 1 (Quarter-final) (Best of Five) under par totals of 214. lie.r, Miss Wright said she 1 would relire after this season, 2 and maybe before. Kathy Cornelius and Kathy Buffalo Pittsburgh Sunday i Rnultt Quebec i Rochester 3 Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 1 (Only scheduled) NHL PLAYOFFS even par 72 on the final round over par 78. Defending champion Sandra Haynie fired a two under par Handley Tirt 66 42 Coca Cola 65 43 Brownlee Ins. 63 41 Sportsman 5850 Star Beer 58 50 Orkin 55 49 Hygeia ...4860 Harlingen Natl.

Bk 4761 Lewis 39 69 ...3771 High (iame Men Buddy Kilcher 236 High game Ladies Bobby Atchison 246 High Men Bob La (Iant 598 High 3-Games Ladies Bobbie Atchison 693 Team High Single (iame Coca Cola 1075 Team High Hand- lev Tire 3131 MIAMI The Baltimore Orioles sold lefthanded pitcher Mike McCormack, a one time National League earned run average champion, to the Washington Senators Saturday for cash and a minor league player. The Orioles also outfielder Earl Robinson, who its on their Rochester farm club roster, to Salt Lake City of the Pacific Coast League in exchange for outfielder Billy Ott, they assigned to Rochester. General Manager Lee MacPhail announced that the Orioles received in the vicinity of the $20,000 waiver price for McCormack and also got rookie righthanded pitcher Steve Herman, who was immediately assigned to Class A farm club at Stockton, Calif. McCormack, who won 12 and lost eight at Rochester where the Orioles shipped him last May, failed to impress manager Hank Bauer this spring. In eight and one third exhibition innings, McCormack gave up five runs on five hits and five walks.

The Orioles acquired him from San Francisco in a six-man trade after the 1962 season, two years after he led the N.L. with a 2.70 earned run average. THE TIP THAT TOPS THEM ALL! feels the way he does is Larry Dierker, an 18-year-old hander who won only two games and lost three for Coca last year, but has all the earmarks of a first class pitcher. Young Starter? Harris likes young Dierker so Oklahoma City, accumulating 34 homers and 83 Bob Lillis (,268) and Mike White (.271) are the extra infielders, with White also being available for outfield duty. The outfield settled as yet but may eventually be much even toying with the composed of Beauchamp or Al idea of working him into (-45) in left, starting rotation although at Wynn 224) in center and the moment he lists his five Rusty Staub (.216 in HO games regular starters as Bob Bruce Houston and .314 in 71 (15-9), Dick Farrell (11-10), games with Oklahoma City) ln Don Nottebart (6-11), Ken John- right.

son (11-16), and Don Larsen With White and Bond also (4-9). able to play the outfield, Harris Southpaw Hal Woodeschick havo considerable (2-9) heads a bullpen crew, maneuverability, which also numbers Jim Owens Houston had the fifth best (8-7), Claude Raymond (5-5) pitching staff in he league and Ken MacKenzie, who was last year and finished last in 4-7 with Tacoma. team batting. If they can come One of most pleasant UP more punch, the Astros surprises this spring has been they can also move up in catcher Ron Brand, drafted (the standings, from Columbus where he bat- They came nowhere near the; ted .273. Brand has done so eight-place Chicago Cubs last well that he has jumped into year, finishing 10 full games1 the forefront for the No.

1 behind them. They did, how-j catching job. ever, finish comfortably ahead John Bateman, who batted of the 10th place New York! .190 in 74 games with Houston! Mets. RON BRAND No. One Astro Catcher Detroit Chicago Montreal oronto Sarlas A (Best Of Sevan) (Bast Of Stvan) W.

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