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9 if. Nicklaus 6 Back The Morning After Tom McEwen Tribune Sports Editor i I STATE jSf i -A' -w -jjk V. Lee Open I i 1 1 I I eao Breakfast Bonus 'Over your two chilled plums, a bowl of Plant ntit etrnmhprrips with milk (not cream) and suaar. I TAMPA TRIBUNE) MM MUIRFIELD, Scotland "Well, we were kinda all bunched up," Lee Trevino said with that impudent grin, "and I figured somebody ought to do something." So the Super Mex, the defending champion in the 101st British Open Golf Championship, did just that, swaggering and laughing his way into sole control of the third-round lead yesterday with a stunning string five birdies on the last five holes. The brilliant streak, which included a chip-in on the final hole and a two from a deep sand trap, staked him to a course-record-matching 66, and a one-stroke lead over England's Tony Jacklin.

TREVINO HAD a three-round total of 207, six under par on the sun-splashed, 6,892 yards of Scottish Moors that make up the Muirfield Links just south of the Firth of Forth. Jacklin had a 67, four under par, for 208. That set up the same final round pairing, Tre- vino-Jacklin, that there was a SECTION CLASSIFIED SATURDAY JULY 15, 1972 bowl corn takes with sliced bananas, two glazed donuts and milk, then coffee, these leisurely Saturday morning breakfast additives: Norm Carlson unseaworthy sports information direc- tor of the University of Florida, has been among us as the Gator opener afiaiapa otadium against Southern Methodist is bearing down (Sept. 23, night), reporting the latest good news and bad news about Florida's limboish football program, and seeking to feel normal again walking forwards. Carlson recently bought a new boat and motor to replace the one he sank four times near his lean-to off Lake Crystal in the Ocala National forest.

launching ceremonies before, never-ruffled wife Petie, his houseful of kids and two German shepherds turned quickly into predictable disaster when the just-christened -Third-And-Long tumbled from the trailer and into the new motor and all. Hours of pushing and shoving, crying and barking got the. boat on the waves, so it could be slipped by Skipper Carlson into reverse for backing into position for a summer of water-skiing and fishing. Only problem was the Third-And-Long backed all the way across the lake and into the cat-tails, then was backed all over the lake. It was stuck in It istill is, these weeks later, the Carlsons causing some consternation from the herons and few residents as they back here and there and even trying to let the kids water ski with ropes from the front as.

Backup Carlson gave the Third-And-Long all it had, in reverse. He wouldn't admit that at times it was reminicent of Florida's offense at times in 1971. called the guy I bought it from and he sad I was dumb," said Carlson. "I didn't think it necessary that he say that, but I didn't protest. I finally got him to agree to go fix I must say I did feel a little dumb riding around that lake with the wife, kids and dogs, backwards.

You don't know which way to look. Confusing. One of the dogs seemed to like it." Gator Problems Academic i On the Gator circumstances these days, Carlson updated with these good-bad items: Defensive end Eddy Moore, figured to start at the left side, is gone. Academics. It's a blow.

Offensive lineman Walter Hutchinson and sophomore linebacker Joe Abbott probably are lost too. Linebacker Ricky Browne may move to defensive end. Season ticket sales will be about 20,000 down about 1600 from last year. Ticket sales so far to the FIorida-SMU game here are at about 13,500. Tickets go on sale in the Tampa Bay area Lee's Hot Ptr Out: 444 SM 34MS Par In: 444 W4 354-3671 Trevin Out 44S 344 345-3 Treln In .....444 333 S43-3l-6 Jacklin Out 5.14 334 345-34 Jacklin In 444 143 344-33-4TC Sanders Out 444 J43 Banders In 444 34 34M7 69 Barnes Ont 444 443 245-34 Barnes In 444 344 254-35-fl) Nicklaus Out 544 354 344-38 Mcklauj In 445 354 244-3571 AP VVirephoto A Pain In The Neck Arnold Palmer grimaces in pain and grabs his shoulder during practice round in the British Open yesterday.

Palmer was attended to by three doctors but by the time he reached the third tee he was really suffering. The aging American still shot a 69 yesterday. Despite Two Lum Homers ubs Outslug i if -x i i i 's 11 -n -1 I 1 v4 A A year ago when the Englishman chased Trevino to the title in the last of his three national championships. Disappointed Jack Nicklaus, already the winner of the Masters and U.S. Open titles, saw his hopes for a never-accomplished one-year sweep of all the world's maior titles fade and all but die as he drifted six strokes off the pace.

"I just haven't played well all week, Niclaus said. At one time late-in the day, Trevino, Jacklin and Doug Sanders were locked within two strokes of each other. Trevino took care of that situation with his gallop down the backstretch. "I don't think I've ever made that many in a row before," Trevino said. WITH ONE round to go, the dapper Sanders was in third place, four strokes back of Trevino.

Sanders forced a 9 despite a double bogey six for Big Brian Barnes of Eng- land, a British Ryder Cup A la nta 9-8 5 1 I baseball season. Earl Williams also homered for the Braves while the Cubs hit four in the winning cause. CHICAGO UP) Pinch-hitter Paul Popovich's nOiOnth-innin single scored Glenn Beckert yesterday and gave the Chicago Cubs a 9-8 National League victory over, the Atlanta Braves. THE CUBS tied the game in the bottom of the ninths when Jose Cardenal scored on Beckert's single after driving in Billy Williams with a double. The Braves had gone ahead in the eighth inning after.

Mike Lum hit the second of his two home runs. His eighth inning shot came with one on St 0 player and former tour per- THE CUBS jumped to a 3-0 former on the American Cir- lead in the first inning when cuit, was the only othe Billy Williams cracked his player under par with a 20th homer with man on base 69212. and Joe Pepitone followed Nicklaus, shaking his head with his third homer of the in baffled disbelief at his poor year. play, birdied two of the last Williams led off the Atlanta holes tmf cf1 71 second with his 11th or "3 a d1Stant six strikes and Lum led off the third with his fiftn "The last three holes were okay, but I just played horri- Rick Monday's 10th homer ble the rest of the time," said opened the Chicago fifth but Nicklaus, his dream of an un- the Braves roared back with precedented Grand Slam all AP Wircphoto Birdie Fever Monday, all Maas Stores, Marine and Exchange Banks in Tampa. I Mississippi wouldn't go along with a Florida proposal to move the Oct.

21 game from Oxford to Jackson, because I "I want to win, that's why," said candid Rebel Coach Billy Kinard. Ex-Florida Flanker and oartor Carlos Alvarez is in "Europe, hitch-hiking here and there and preparing to enter the Duke (not Florida) law school in the fall. He has not indicated yet if he'd have a press conference on his return, Linebacker Fred Abbott of Brooksville has recovered well from his back operation and going in is the Gators' primary all-star candidate. Abbott and defensive back Jimmy Barr will be the only five year players on this very young, anything-can-happen Florida team. Right now, thre sophomores are in startnig positions, linebacker Ralph Ortega of Coral Gables, offensive guard Burton Lawless of Punta Gorda and defensive back Tyson Sever of Clearwater.

Others may probably will move up. x. Plans are for the Gators to wear white with orange, and blue stripes in most, perhaps all the games. There are no plans to replace the lousy Florida Field scoreboard at the south end because "we may want to put permanent seats in there pretty soon," said Carlson. Head Coach Doug Dickey is out fthe hospital, again and hobbling back and forth to work.

Repair on that bad knee of his apparently was sufficient this, time. Dickey has spent 24 nights in the hospital this summer with the "routine operations." "Touching Other Bases Lee Corso, Louisville's cool and imaginative football Coach, who is visiting us, took the kids fishing at Big Indian 'Bocks pier the other day. Corso hasn't fished as maybe his swagger suggests, the swagger up to rent a hook, a line, jpole, even bobber. Then rather than asking the store-guy what he should know, he asked a salty-looking fellow in the parking lot what kind of bait he'd been using. The fellow said sardines.

The fellow did not mean canned sardines, the kind Corso went and bought from the 7-Eleven and spent the day futily trying to keep them on the rented hooks. And he thought the pier vets were laughing' at his flashy getup. hr goodness the chess mess is being reported on the straight news pages and we in sports don't have to make ex. cuses for Bobby Fisher. Not sure we could stand Fischer and Duane Thomas in the same season.

Seems almost traitorous to be pulling for a Russian over an American, in In case you missed it, that big chest of. Steve Michalik, Mr. America 1972, caused him a special problem. It measures 52 inches unexpanded, 56 expanded. Nobody can have a 52-inch chest, thought two sky-detec-; tives as they saw Steve board a plane at the Tampa airport New York.

They followed him aboard, kept him under survelliance throughout the trip an dthen unable to resist, frisked him and when all save, Steve had disembarked at Kennedy Airport, they made Mr. America strip to the last muscle. Bombs they thought he had hidden in some of his out-sized bulges. Mr. America was embarrassed by it all but quickly regained his composure and did not karate-chop the cops, of which he was more than capable, but instead com mended them for their alertness, they he for his PAUL POPOVICH pinch hit wins Doug Sanders does a dance for cheering crowd after he putted for a birdie on the 9th hole in the British Open at Muirfield, Scotland.

Sanders shot a 69 yesterday. in pe home run slugfest. stole second, went to third on three runs in the sixth for a but shattered. In niniV Son jS a throwing error and scored singles by Wil- He already holds the scratched an infield on Lum's sixth homer of the Please See Page 2, Col. 7 Please See Page 5, Col.

8 Haw Grens Vie To iay c-'l'- dJ (' DALLAS (Special) Temple Terrace-Tampa golfer Gary Koch will have his showdown match today with NCAA Co-Champion Ben Crenshaw of the University of Texas after winning both of his matches yesterday in the third round of the 69th Trans; Mississippi Golf Tournament. GARY KOCH showdown the reigning Sports on TV State Amateur Champion knocked off Mike Heubinger Crenshaw and Koch will of San Antonio 3 and 2 in the meet today at 8:30 a.m. and morning round and followed should Koch win, he would that win up with a 4 and 3 vie- meet one of two finalists still tory over Guy Cullins of Den- to be decided in a 36-hole-en-ton, Tex. 1 counter on Sunday. "I'm just playing real CRENSHAW, ONE of the sajd Koch by telephone hottest amateurs in the na- yesterday, tion, downed Don Addington This aternoon was my in the morning round and po- first over.par round but was lished off Ted Goin of Still- water, in the afternoon.

Please See Page 3, Col. AP VVirephoto TOMORROW 2 p.m. Michigan 200 auto race Chamel 10. 2 p.m. Major league baseball (Atlanta vs.

Chicago), Channel 4:30 p.m. CBS Tennis Classic, Channel 13., today i 2:15 p.m. Major league baseball (Houston at Pitts-burgh), Channel 8. 5 p.m. British Golf Open, Cbaniel 10.

This Robbery Was Alloiced Houston's Bobby Watson snares Rick Monday's bases -loaded drive to thwart Chicago scoring bid. A.