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ALL EDITIONS F-4 Jan. 1, 1978 The Arizona Republic Sports briefly 2p (Liihif- Says: Gerulaitis takes title CAUL SOTO WIGHT LEFT ON IKONS 1978 PGA Tour set to Ice off at Tucson Trollers.sel K' game here on Jan. 11 The world-renowned Harlem Globctrottr rs, proclaimed "ambassadors of basketball," make their annual Valley appearance Saturday, Jan. 14, In Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tickets for the Phoenix Press Box Association-sponsored event- are available at the Coliseum box office and all Diamond's Selcct-A-Seat outlets and are priced at $6, $5 and $3.

Proceeds are Intended for the PPBA Scholarship Fund. To hit a crisp iron shot, you must swing to that the cluhhead strikes the hall before the turf. Actually the lowest point of the clubhead in the swing arc is in front, on the target tide, of the hall. This pun proper bacVspin and flight on your shot. To do this, you must have youf weight definitely to the left at impact.

1 think that about 70 per cent of a golfer's weight should be placed to the left at address. This naturally moves the hands a little ahead of the ball at that point and makes it simpler to arrive at impact in the same handball relationship. 7Cf The Golf Course Superintendents' Association of America has chosen Snyder along with two educators to receive the organization's highest accolade. It's the Distinguished Service Award to be presented Snyder at the 49th International Turfgrass Conference and Show at San Antonio, Texas in February. The 79-year-old Snyder is being recognized for his 50-plus years of service as a golf course superintendent.

His work down through the years included establishment of turfgrass research projects at Penn State University and discovery of a fine-leaved Bermuda-grass. He was recommended for the award by the Cactus and Pine Golf Course Superintendents' Assn. of Arizona, of which he was a founder. A very deserving gentleman Is Second-seed John Paley of UCLA downed unseeded Steve Alger of Eastern Kentucky, 6-2, 14, while top-seeded Eric Iskersky, Trinity, Texas rallied to beat No. 5 Charles Strode, Southern Cal, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Idaho grid coach resigns MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) University of Idaho head football Coach Ed Troxel quit Saturday. Idaho President Richard Gibb said he accepted Troxel's resignation "with considerable regret" Idaho bad a 34 season. Troxel's four-year coaching record at the school Is 16-25-3. Gibb said a search will begin Immediately to find a replacement for Troxel. Morenci takes 3rd place Morencl on the scoring punch of 6-3 Don Goodman, captured third place in the Deming, N.M., Holiday basketball tournament, by beating Cobre, N.M., 59-56.

Goodman and Hector Provencio were named to the 12-man all-tournament team. Goodman scored 61 points in the tournament. Dorsett, Duhc top rookies DALLAS (AP) Defensive end A. J. Duhe of the Miami Dolphins and running back Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys were honored Saturday as National Football League Rookies of the Year.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -Vitas Gerulaitis, in so much pain from cramps that he almost retired from the match, rebounded to beat John Lloyd of Britain, 6-3, 7-fl, 5-7, J-6, 6-2, Satur-day in the final of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Today, Evonne Goolagong and Helen Cawlcy, both of Australia, will play for the women's title. Goolagong beat defending champion Kerry Reid of Australia, 6-1, 6-3, in Saturday's semifinals for her 19th consecutive singles victory in Australia this summer, and Cawley upset Britain's Sue Barker, 7-5, 6-4. Austin rolls into final PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AP) -Tracy Austin of Rolling Hills, the 15-year-old No.

1 seed, reached the Girls 18 Years and Under division final in the international junior tennis championships Saturday by whipping Marline Bureau of France, 6-1, 6-1 Hana Strachanova of Czechoslovakia beat Donna Rubin of Rye, N.Y., 6-1, 6-2, in the other semifinal and will face Miss Austin in today's final. Chip Tolleson loses NASHVILLE, Tenn. Chip Tolleson of Vanderbilt and Phoenix lost to No. 4 seed Robert Van't Hof of Southern California, 7-, 6 1 Saturday in the National 21 and Under Indoor Tennis Championships while other top seeds continue to win. But defending champion Dan Valen-tincic, of Houston was upset by No.

8 seed Curt Stadler of Cal-Irvine, 6-4, 6-4. Popa nips Purtzer to capture NGA win SCOTTSDALE A 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole pioved the difference Saturday for Tom Popa, enabling the Columbus, Ohio pro to win the National Golfers of America's $10,000 Scottsdale Open by one shot on McCormick Ranch Golf Club's Palm Course. That gave Popa a two-stroke edge over Paul Purtzer going into the 18th. Tom hit his second shot into the water on the par-4 hole, but he got a one-putt bogey to Purser's par and won the $1,000 top prize with a par-72 final round and 211 total for the 54 holes. Cojak to contest in Laurel opener BOWIE, Md.

(AP) -Bowie Race Courxe opens a 64-day meeting s-day, one day after the meeting at Laurel ends. The opening day feature will be the Southern Maryland Handicap. Cojak, the 1975 Maryland-bred 2-year-old champion, is among 28 eligibles for that test. THE SLATE'S BEEN wiped clean. 'It's a brand new year.

So everyone starts with zero earnings when the 1978 PGA Tour gets under way this week. The starting site Is down the road a piece at Tucson National Golf Club's sprawling acreage that has yielded some sensational par-busting scores coming up to this year's renewal of the $200,000 Joe Garagiola Tucson Open that tees off Thursday. For three years running, Johnny Miller was unbeatable In the event. Then 25-year-old Bruce LieUke, stealing some of the Miller magic, ended Johnny's reign last January with a seeing-eye putt In the 70-foot range that enabled the husky Texas pro to edge veteran Gene Littler In a four-hole playoff. Littler, multiple Phoenix Open champ, was destined later to lose a three-hole playoff for the 1977 PGA Championship to Lanny Wadkins who had luck riding with him in emerging triumphant.

Anyway, it'll be LieUke who had a great year in 1977 as one of the tour's young lions who'll start the New Year as defending titlist at Tucson National's par-72 layout. With Miller coming off a bad year, golfdom's tour followers are wondering whether Johnny can put it all together again in '78. Tucson National has to be one of the former National Open champion's favorite courses. Johnny practically destroyed it en route to his third triumph at Tucson in 1976. Unforgettable is Miller's mastery of the course with rounds of 66, 69 and 67 before wrapping up the title with a torrid 11-under-par 61.

He labeled the round better than the closing 63 that earned him the U.S. Open crown in 1973. Miller's incredible finishing round included nine birdies and one eagle and was concluded with a 14-foot bird on the tough 18th hole. It gave him a 72-hole total of 25-under 263 that doesn't figure to be bettered at Tucson National GC this year or ever. Arthur Snyder, former course superintendent at Paradise Valley CC, has been selected to receive a high honor.

Purtzer's 73-212 earned the Phoenix pro $800 second place money. Tying for third with 213 totals were Phoenix pro Fred Voelkel (70), Tom Storey of Las Vegas, Nev. (72) and Jim Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn. (71). DAILT CLOSED JAN.

1, 1978 N0H.ITUES,JM.2I3,1I7S Snyder who, incidentally, still can play a fine brand of golf despite his three score years and 19. SHORT CHIPS. GC pro Bill Farkas reports Friday's SSPGA clinic and exhibition staged by Phoenix tour pros Tom Purtzer, Howard Twitly and Bill Garrett was well received by some 200 golf enthusiasts, young and old. Plans are In the works for more to follow, with clinic time 1 1 I to be expanded Congrats to Jo Shaughnessy for being selected as Thunderbird CC's most improved gal golfer of the year, earning the honor depsite having to play "mostly on one inaugural Lost Dutchman Days tournament has been scheduled for Jan. 22 at Golden Hills CC.

The field is limited to 100 entrants and play will be under verified handicap or Calloway system, with prizes in each division. Entry fee of $20 includes greens fee and buffet lunch after 8 a.m. shotgun start. Send entries to Chamber of Commerce, P. O.

Box 101, Apache Junction 85220. Birthday Congrats this week to Fil Hirohata annual Arizona City two-man best-ball championship is set for Feb. 3-5 including a practice round. Entry fee is $80 per team in scratch or net divisions. Entries should be sent to Arizona City Golf Shop, Box 2588, Arizona Ctiy 85223.

a Happy New Year to all. THE SAVING PLACE. Broncos 'loose' for Raiders DENVER (AP) "We're loose. We're exactly where we want to be," Denver Coach Red Miller said Saturday after putting his Broncos through their final workout for today's American Conference championship game against the Oakland Raiders. Miller offered the usual praise for the Broncos' opposition, the National Football League's defending Super Bowl champions, then added: "However, I think it's time for the Denver Broncos.

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He was the No. 1 player last spring as a sophomore on the Burlingame High School golf team and he won the club championship at Burlingame Country Club. He had a round of 69, including an eagle, in another tournament, "When I won the club championship, Dad told me: 'Good We didn't break out the champagne or anything. That wasn't his way," he said. Nathaniel and his father played many rounds together and the teen-ager says Bing was about as even tempered as could be expected from the entertainer with the famous easy-going style.

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