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AY IDAHO SUNDAY JOURNAL. FRED STIFF Gets Nod to Start at Right Field Pocatello Hosts Caldwell in PL Opener Venturi Closes with 66-70 To Win U.S. National Open By WILL GRIMSLEY WASHINGTON (AP) Ken Venturi, almost felled by. suffocating heat, bounded back from golfdom's limbo with closing rounds of 66 and 70. Saturday and won the 61th National Open Championship with a near record score of 278.

Venturi's amazing comeback give him the second lowest total in Open history, Ben Hogan's 276 al the Riviera in Los Angeles In 1948 is the record. The onelime Golden Boy front San Francisco, his career almost shattered by disappointment and Injury, surged from six shots back at the halfway point to overtake young Tommy Jacobs and Masters champion Arnold Palmer, who had been expected to stage a head-andhead duel for the title. Jacobs, after a par 70 on the first 18 Saturday, blew to a closing 76 and burely took second ahead of British Open champion Bob Charles. Jacobs totaled 282 while Charles, finishing with a 68, had a 283. Palmer posted a 75 and 71 for 286, The other pre-tournament favorite, Jack Nicklaus, carded 77 and 73, finishing at 295.

Following his victory, Venturi said: "It's. been too long. I can't tell you how. I feel. I' ve been very lucky and very fortunate." Venturi revealed he almost quit playing golf eight months ago when his game was at very low.

point, started hitting bad and started thinking bad shots," he said. However, Venturi added, he came to Open "with the greatest mental attitude I've had in my life." The 29-year-old Jacobs, half64 way Friday leader and after two a record ahead with 18 -holes Lu play, wilted in the steamy cauldron of the Congressional Country Club. Palmer, Masters champion and all-time Icading moncy winner, never was able to turn on the ignition for another of his fabled last-gasp comebacks and he floundered in a sea of bogeys. This dashed again his dreams of scoring a professional grand slam--the Masters, U.S. and British Open at St.

next month. MIKE RICE Handles Hot Corner JOHN BUCHANAN Slick Fielding Shortstop The 33-year-old Venturi almost collapsed from the heat on the 15th tee of the morning round and for a while there was Yanks, Twins Top American All Team NICK AVERSA Big Shoes to Fill at First NEW YORK (AP)-The Min- ing Executive Director includ. Several USGA officials, nesota Twins and New York Dey, also Joe Yankees dominate Star the American Venturi never wavered stayed close by. al. linc-up League announced team's starting for though rumors spread through the July Saturday the the 21,998 on the course that he 7 game with Na- had been tional League at Shea a Stadium.

and forced to withdrawMickey Mantle of the Yanks was man to break par for the four he finished strong--the only the only repeater from 1963 in rounds the voting of 281 players, yard monster course just outover the torturous, coaches and managers. side the nation's capital, The of line-up that Manager Al He became the third player Lopez Chicago will send in the history of the 64-year-old against the National League will event to play the 72 hotes the contain no members of Lopez' Open in less than 280 strokes. White Sox, who have been in When Hogan shot his 276 in and out of first place all season. 1918, Jimmy Demaret had 278. There are three Yanks, three No other player-nol even Bob Twins and one each from Balti- Jones, Walter Hagen or more and Los Angeles.

-ever broke 280, Commissioner Ford Frick, The heat was intense-92 dewhose office conducted the bal- grees in the shade, more than lating, said the in the sun, and with high League's starting line-up would humidity. be announced Tuesday. The re- Water poured in small rivu. mainder of lbe squads will be lets from the faces of the conainamed later, teslants and the spectators. Salt The bold new Al.

line-up in- tables were distributed. Dozcluded Twins' Bob Allison at CIS were treated for heat at first base, Harmon Killebrew In first aid stations around the left field and rookie Tony Oliva layout. in right field, The Yanks were Venturi refused to exert himElston Howard catcher, Bob-5 self. He played so slowly and by Richardson at second base methodically that when he and Mantle in center. came to the 16th tee there was Jim Fregosi, the fine not a player in front af him.

Los young The triumph healed a lot of Angeles player who is hit- heartaches and for (ting near .350, won the shortstop series of made frustrations up a and Brooks Robinson Balling dattimore back to 1956. Then the Calljob was picked for base. fornia star, a brilliant amateur of 25, blew the Masters chamRichardson, generally ac- pionship when ho had it in his claimed as the outstanding sec- grasp. ond baseman in the majors, He had a comfortable lead 233 votes of the 281. As ing into the final round g0- drew only to players managers and coaches blow to an 80 and lose the title were not permitted to vote for to Jack Burke who made: men on their own tcam, this up eight shots.

came close to a unanimous bal- Int 1960, Venturi appeared Tot. Robinson with 220, Howard again to have won the Masters. with 217 And Mantle with He was in the club house being were also heavy vote pullers. fitted for traditional green fear he might not be able continue, "I nearly blacked out," said. "I fell dizzy and ill.

I was very weak." A doctor was summoned and the new champion was given an examination. It decided that with a brief rest and no lunch he would be able to play the final round. Dr. E. Everett was given permission by the U.S.

Golf Association to accompany Venturi around the blazing course. Ford Wins 10th Straight CHICAGO -Whitey won his 10th straight and the New York Yankees made it seven a row over the Chicago. White Sox Saturday, winning 1-0 on Elston Howard's single that drove in Pedro Gonzalez the 11th inning. Ford, who has not lost since opening day, allowed only six hits and struck out 10 In a brilliant due! with Gary Peters, who also went all the way, It was the sixth shutout Ford and his ninth complete game in 16 starts. Roger Maris walked with one out in: the 11th and moved to second on Mickey Mantle's single.

When Tom Tresh singled right, Mike Hershberger's fine! throw to the plate cul down, Marls, trying to score. Gonzales running for Mantle, took third on the throw and scored when Howard singled to center. Ford, who beat the White Sox twice earlier this season by 3-0 scares, continued his amazing mastery over them. The year-old southpaw now has pitched 43 consecutive scoreless Innings against Chicago since last Aug. 16.

Tigers 8, Twins 7 ST. PAUL -MINNEAPOLIS (AP) George Thomas raced hame with the winning In I when relief pitcher Garland Sunday, June 21, 1964-9 Backstop coat when word came that Palmer had birdied the two holes to take the crown. In 1962 Venturi suffered pinched nerve that paralyzed his right side. His career hit rock bottom. He won less than $7,000 in 27 starts in 1062 and collected less than $4,000 in 1063, "I lost confidence and really became discouraged," Venturi said.

This year his prestige suffered it new low when he faited to get an invitation to the Masters. He had to beg his way into the Thunderbird Open two weeks ago in Rye, N. but he finished fifth to set his come back on the way, Venturi began his championship push in the morning--a virtually forgotten man in the excitement over the PalmerJacobs duel--and for a seemed that. he might carve out the greatest round ever played in a major championship. He played the first ninc holes! of the morning round in 30, five under par, with a fabulous card that showed six 3s and three 4s.

He sank a 10-foot putt at the first hole, rolled in from 15 feet at the second and from 20 feet at the third. He continued his brilliant pace with a 25-fact birdie putt at he eighth and al fine chip shot to within eight feet at the par five ninth, called the "monster hole." The heat got to him at the 15th tee and he hit his first bad the rough. He banged his secshot of the day a drive into ond into the rough also and had to scramble for his par. There was tragedy at the -the beautiful lake hole where a crowd of thousands lined the small hills on each side, Venturi's drive sliced into clump of trees, Although in the rough and with a poor target, he lashed out to the front of the green, chipped up and missed a four-foot putt. He was a shaky, disappointed figure when he went to house.

Fortunes changed quickly in the afternoon, Palmer started with a birdie and Jacobs took a fat double hogey five 00 the short third hole, Thus Palmer, who had started the final round six shots back of Jacobs, had cut the advantage to three. Then Jacobs and Palmer both saw their games fall to thei steamy, green earth in tatters while Venturi, determined to achieve the greatness once earmarked for him, continued to split the fairways with his drives, approach and putt beautifully. Ken Venturi, $17,000 72-70-66-70--278 Tommy Jacobs, $5,500 72-64-70-76-282 Bob Charles, $6,000 Bill Casper, $5,000. 71-74-69-71-285 Gay Bewer, $3,750 76-69-73-68-286 Arnold Palmer, $3,750 68-60-75-74-286 Bill Collins, $3,000 Dow Finsterwald, $2,500 Johnny Pott, $1,950 Bob Rosburg, $1,950 71-73-73-72-289 73-73-70-73-289 Cincy Nips LA CINCINNATI (AP) Vada. Pinson smashed two home runs and John Edwards one, but it took' a squeeze bunt by pinch hitter Pete Rose to knock in the deciding run as Cincinnati downed the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Snturday night.

With the game fled 4-4, 1.co Carenas led off the Reds' seventh with a double and went to third on a sacrifice bunt, JOHN ALLISON Covers Left Fleld Pastures ERNIE RODRIGUEZ Dodgers At Heim of Pocatello for '64 Former Pocatello Hurler Beats Nats KANSAS CITY Mathews' grand slam home run capped Kansas City's six-run first inning outburst Saturday night, and the streaking Athletics went on to bury Washington 8-2 behind Diego Segul's threehit pitching. Segui is a former Pocatello pitcher. A Farmer's Night crowd Oregon Wins NCAA Track Championship JOE ROBINSON Bonus Pitcher for EUGENE, Ore. (AP) The Diversity of Oregon captured, the National Collegiate Track Championship Saturday in a meet featuring the fastest meter race ever run by collegians, Oregon State's Morgan Groth, the mile king a year ago, shattered the collegiate and mect records for the metric mile as he ran the 1,500 in 3:40.4. The runner from Martinez, Calif.

smashed the NCAA meet record of 3:44.2 sel by Oregon's Dyrol Burleson in 1960 and also cracked Burleson's collegiate record of 3:40.9. All six place winners beat the meet mark on the formula that the melric mile is 17 seconds less than a mile. All could have heen under four minutes for the full distance. Archie San Romani of Or-1 egon, son of the great miler of 3:40.8, followed by John Camien, Ben yesterycar, finished second in Empuria State, Tucker, San Jose, Robin Lingle, Missouri. 3:42, and Bob Day, UCLA, 3:42.1.

Groth surged into the lead with 200 meters to go and stood off San Romani's threat. A one-two-three finish in the. afternoon's first program, the javelin throw, insured the team victory of Oregon. The host Ducks piled up' 70 points to 40 for second place San Jose. Following were California, Fresno State and 1963 champion Southern.

California with 30 each. Villanova's Vic Zwolak sel a collegiate and NCAA meet record in the timed in 8:42.0. He bettered the collegiate mark of 8:45.6 by Pat Traynor of Villanova in 1963 Tray. nor's meet mark of 8:48.6. Bobby May of Rice the meet record in the ter high hurdles with a time of 13.7 seconds.

Twin Hosts Pocatello TWIN FALLS (AP)-The Twin Falls American Legion baseball team swept a doubleheader from Caldwell 4-2 and I-0 after bowIng 10 Mountain Home 5-1 in a day-long session al Harmon Park. The team will continue Its long week-end by hosting Pocatello in a doubleheader SunIdny afternoon. TOM ALDON Plays Second Base for Chleis Rodriquez Picks Joe Robinson To Start on Mound for Chiefs Against the lefthanded starter for Caldwell, Dave Langrock, Rodriguez will go with Fred Stift in rightfield. Stilt is from Stockton, Calif. He played for Stockton Junior College and Stagg High School.

Stift is 5-11 and weighs He bats and throws righthanded. Filling out the starting lineup lat second base is Tom Alden. Alden is from Battle Creek, Mich. He played for Rincon High and was All-City two years and American Legion. The six-fooler bats and throws righthanded, Although Cub manager George Freese ist'! too sure who he will start in the outfield, he named Langrock, his only left, to start on the hill.

The 22-year-old hurler has looked best Caldwell staff in spring training. In the infield the Cubs will start Bill Buckley at third, Sam Smith at shortstop, Jim Qualls at sccond and either Steve Fox or Rick Wagner at first base. The cultield and catching spots wer not settled Saturday. Rodriguez was assisted in spring training 'by Bill Brenzel, West Coast scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rodriguez doesn't figure the toss of practice time due.

to rain will hurt his club ton much but would have liked to have the practice sessions to get a more certain look toward selecting a starting lineup. 19 "Because of the bad weather," said Rodriguez Saturday, be playing the first game by ear. haven't seen just what, each player can do and will 80. with some of the players I watched during the winter league in Los Angeles and make 'changes as recessary." of "The hustle team despite has the shown plenty rain and -n wet tallo field," boss, continued the Pocahustle wins "and it -desire and games, we'll tiki our share." By TOM MORRISON Journal Sports Editor for Weather holds the cards but could deal a pat hand Pocatello the Pioneer League baseball opener between the Chiefs and the Treasure Valley Cubs at 2:30 lp.m, today in Halliwell Park. with The showers forecast is for considerable cloudiness today or thunder showers but the weatherman reported, "there is a chance of a break." So, weather permitting, Pocatello, the only club to participate in every season of action since the PL was organized in 1939, will open its 26th baseball season against the Caldwell Cubs, the newest inember of the circuit.

Pre-game ceremonics are scheduled at 2 p.in. with the introduction of players, baseball queen Linda Harris and her of Salt attendants, mayor Earl Pond and Claude Eng; berg Lake City, the president of the Pioneer League. In the other Pioneer hitters In high school and also opener today, the Idaho Falls tossed a no-hitter in semi-pro host the Magic Valley ball earlier this scason. land Cowboys Park. Twin at High- The Pocatello pilot will open of Falls If the weather is with Mike Rice at third base.

more than favorable, Rice was an outstanding player 2,000 are ex- for Sacred Heart High School in pected to launch the Chiefs in San Francisco. He is their drive for the 1964 PL pen- old and bats and 18-years: nant. throws righthanded. Manager Ernie Rodriguez, tab- John bed by parent Los Angeles offi- Buchanan will start at cials. as "one of tho best hustl- shortstop.

The six-footer from ers in the Dodger Pamona, also throws and to bring Halliwell bats right handed. a flag to Nick Aversa into some Park. steps Pocatelio has four mighty big shoes to fill. He will championships in the play first base, a job held down captured quarter of a century the loop by John Boccabella, an outleague has been in operation and won standing rookie for the Chiefs the Shaughnessy playoff in 1949 last year, who moved up to the under Walt Lowe. parent Chicago Cubs at the close The Chiefs won the flag in of the season and paced the Pi1942 for the first time with Nick aneer League in hitting.

Aversa Blanc Cullop at brought the the helm. coveted Rollie La- The backstop chores will be Is from Fullerton, Calif. pen- handled nant here in 1948. Barton by Greg Goossen of Ivas pilot in 1950 Larry when Poca- Sherman Oaks, Calif. Goossen tello grabbed the crown and Ed- attended Notre Dame High in die Fernandes managed in 1952, Los Angeles and was All-City the last league championship and All-State for two years, The won by the Chiefs.

18-year-old catcher is 6-1 and Pocatello has been 205 pounds. during training by bad weather John Smith will start at center hampered but Rodriguez feels the other field, He played for the Univerclubs in the rookie circuit have sity of Oklahoma. The 22-yearalso had training disrupted by old is 6-1 and tips the scales at rain and feels the Chiefs 190 pounds. are as far along as any team in the John Allison, getting the nod loop. to start in left field from Rodriguez will go with Joel from.

Rodriguez, is 20. He hails Robinson, a 6-2, 185 pound right- throws San Diego and bats and handed pitcher from Borger, righthanded. The All-Cily Texas. Robinson hurled twa player is 6-0 and welghs 190. no- SF 14, Cards 3 LOUIS (AP)--Orlando Ccpeda clauted two home runs and Harvey Kuenn belted five hits, including a homer, as San Francisco trampled St.

Louis 14-3 Saturday with a 20-hit attack. Willie Mays added a homer for the Giants, his 21st. opened the fifth with al homer and connected with one on in the sixth after Hal Lanier cleared the bases with a -three-run double, tandings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National League W. L. Pet.

G.B. Philadelphia 36 23 ,610 San Francisco 36 26 .581 Pittsburgh 33 27 .550 Cincinnati 33 27 .550 312 St. Louis 32 32 .500 Los Angeles 30 32 .191 71 Milwaukee 30 32 .184 Chicago 28 30 .483 71, Houston 30 34 New York 20 45 .308 19 Friday's Resulis St, Louis 3, San Francisco 1 Houston 9, Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 11, Los Angeles 1 Chicago at Pittsburgh, rain Saturday's Results Houston 3, Milwaukee 2. Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 0. New York 7, Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 14, St.

Louis 3. Cincinnati Los Angeles 4 Sunday's Games Los Angeles at Cincinnati, 2 Philadelphia at New York, 2 Houston at Milwauke, 2 San Francisco at St. Louis Chicago at Pittsburgh, 2 in second largest of the year for the Alhletics, watched them score their eighth victory In the last nine games. Chuck Hinton singled in the fourth inning and Bill Skowron followed with his 11th homer far! two of the hits off Segui, who evened his record at 6-6. Kansas City knocked out Senoffalors' starter Jim Hannan in the opening inning on a double by Wayne Causey, Dick Green's bunt single, a hit by Rocky Cotavilo and a walk to Jim Gentile, good for one run.

Bill an's sacrifice fly drove in another befare Mathews connected off reliever Marshall Bridges for his third homer and second career slam. Golden Bears Win Rowing Championship SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) fornia's unbeaten Golden Bears grabbed the lead pear the start and stroked to a two length victory Saturday over Washington in the varsity final of the Intercollegiate Rowing I Championships on Onondaga Lake. Cornell's defending champions were third in the six crew race. Princeton was fourth, Massachusetts Institute of Technology fifth and Navy sixth and last in the sprint.

California, stroked by Stove Johnson, was limed in 6:31.1. Washington was clocked in 6:37.8, Cornell 6:40.3, Princeton 6:45.9, MIT 6:47.1 and Navy 6:51.5. at Shifflelt threw wildly on an tempted pickoff, giving Detroit an 8-7 victory over Minnesota Saturday. Minutes before in the seventh inning, Thomas doubled, scoring Dick McAuliffe with the tying run. Thomas went to third on Bubba Phillips' fly 01l1 before coming home on Shiffletl's error.

That Minnesota rally lead wiped out a one-run built on Harmon Killebrew's 22nd home two-run blow in the sixth which run, a scored Rich Rollins ahead of him. Bucs 2, Cubs 0 PITTSBURGI (AP) Joe Gibbon turned in a strong pitching job and knocked in the ciding run Saturday as de: burgh blanked Chicago 2-0, The big left-hander held the Cubs to two hits and went to the last out before giving way to Al McBean, who came on with two away in the ninth inning after Ernie Banky reached. base on an error, Jim: Stewart rapped McBean for a pinch single hut the reliever put down the mild rally, Mets 7, Phils 3 NEW YORK (AP)-Bob Taylor drove in tour rung with two at-lhome runs and added a pair of singles as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Saturday, snapping an eight-game losing streak. Joe Christopher also hit two home runs for the Mets, who collected 16 hits off four Phillie pitchers. Dallas Green, who succeeded starter Dennis Bennett in the fifth inning, was charged with the loss.

Jack Fisher was credited with the victory although he needed help from Al Jackson in the seventh. The pudgy handET saw an early 3-0 lead evaporate when the Phils scored! once in the fifth and tied the score in the sixth on Roy Siev. ers' two-run homer. Colts 3, Braves 2 MILWAUKEE (AP) Houston Colts made the most of four hits and Milwaukee's sloppy fielding in beating the stag. Bering Braves 3-2 Saturday.

The Colts scored on a suicide bunt and a pair of sacrifice flies in registering their seventh victory in 11 meetings with MIlwaukee this season. Milwaukee starter Tony Cloninger was the vicilm of poor support in absorbing his sixth The victory was earned by Don Nottebart, his against seven defeats, American League W. L. Pct. G.B.

38 24 .613 New York 35 23 .603 Chicago 34 23 .596 Minnesola 33 30 .524 xCieveland 30 28 .517 6 xBoston 31 33 ,484 8 Detroit. 33 .450 10 xL. Angeles, 27. 37 .422 12 27 38 .415 xKansas City 24 37 .393 -Played night game. Friday's Results Baltimore 2-6, Boston I-5 Kansas City 5, Washinglon 4 Minnesola 7, Detroit 6 Los' Angeles 2, Cleveland I New York at Chicago, rain Saturday's Results New York 1, Chicago 0 (11 innings) Detroit 8, Minnesota 7.

Baltimore 11, Boston 5. Kansas City 8, Washington 2. Sunday's Games Cleveland at Los Angeles Washington at Kansas City, 2 Detroit at Minnesota New York at Chicago, 2 Beston at Baltimore -n.