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Pottstown Mercury Monday, April 3, 1972 Player is Disqualified; Fails To Sign Scorecard GREENSBORO, a tic for the top spot In the 1968 There are rules in life and we Masters, must abide by South Af- checked my card very, rican Gary Player said Sunday very Player said. after being disqualified in the ticked it off, back and forth, third round of the 200,000 back and forth. Greater Greensboro Open golf an incorrect scorecard and lost tournament. I was in a hurry to have Player, just one stroke off the lunch. I asked a lady in the pace in the chase for a $40,000 tent how long we had for lunch first prize, failed to sign his and she said 34 minutes.

So I scorecard after shooting a four- was in a hurry to get back to under-par 67 in the first of the hotel, day's two rounds. Under the "When got there, 1 said to rules of golf he was dis- my wife, I think I forgot to qualified. sign my Player had posted a 54-hole He immediately started back total of 203, 10 under par on the to the course and encountered Sedgefield Country Club course, general chairman John Forbis and trailed leader Bruce on the way. Forbis had Crampton by a single stroke ers card, and Gary signed it at when he was barred from that time, teeing off for the final 18 holes He returned to the course, in- A double round of 36 holes formed Jack Tuthill, head of forced when Friday's play the Tournament Players Divi- was washed out. sion field staff, what had hap there supposed to be pened and was disqualified, someone in the scoring tent to The rules specify that a plav- make sure you sign the er must be disqualified if he someone asked Player, one of fails to sign his card before only four men to win all the turning it in to the scoring championships, mittee.

replied Player, want to tee off in there are responsibilities in the roiind, with a chance to life. You cannot shove your re- the tournament, without sponsibilities onto the shoulders officials know what of someone else. said Player, who won was my responsibility, last week's Greater New Or I failed to meet it. so 1 must leans Open, suffer the definitely had a chance to The incident probably had the Player may biggest impact since Koberto have been as fine a round of de Vicenzo of Argentina signed golf as I ever Sports Today Rick Barry's West and Goodrich Pace Scoring Binge Lakers to Playoff Win Tops Colonels Celtics Coast To 2nd Win Over Atlanta By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Nets had lost one of their key players and were playing without the home- court advantage. They really needed something big to beat the Kentucky Colonels.

They got it. Rick Barry scored 50 points. been long said Barry after pouring in 30 CHICAGO (AP) The Los brilliant guard tandem of Jerry Angeles Lakers, led by the West and Gail Goodrich, defeated the Chicago Buils Sunday for their third straight triumph In their best-of-7 Na Association tional Basketball playoff series. The Lakers can end the best- of-7 Western Conference semifinal series by defeating the injury-riddled Bulls Tuesday night. West pumped in 31 points, 24 of them in the second half, and 1rhe Goodrich added 23 as the Lapoints in the second half to lead Celtics behind the steady trailed the underdog Nets to a 122-108 of John Havlicek and were slaving with- triumph over the Colonels Sal- Jo White, opened up a 21- Tom urday in their American Has- point halftime lead Sunday; Ls wUh a ketball Association playoff afternoon and coasted to a 136- hjs left gnd gettinf? part time service from for- the 2-1 Atlanta lead in I series.

1 113 victory over The victory, the first for New Hawks, taking a York in Louisville this season their Eastern Conference series came and fashioned without injured 0f the National Basketball As- Bul mey maae guard Billy Melchionni, gave sociation playoffs, the Nets a 1-0 lead in the best- The Celtics outscored Atlanta of-7 East Division semifinals. 41-26 in the second quarter, giv- Virginia hammered the Flor- mg them a 74-53 lead at inter- idians 125-100 and took a 2-0 mission. From that point on, I mission. With Love scoring five toft 105 tn tie nivi urvt pointts. ick points early in the second tt 1 ini 15 a half, Chicago climbed into a 58- i lead in nthrr as onjv t0 hay0 West score 1-0 lead in the other West semi- lantic Division Champion Celts a tft nilt AnpplfMt opened up a 33-27 edge.

Pete wards Bob Love and Chet Walker. But they made a gar of it right down to the finish. CLOSE FAST Trailing by as many as 15 points several times in the first half, the Bulls closed fast and onlv 56-49 at inter- final by beating Dallas 106-96. PLAYER DISQUALIFIED South African golfer Gary Player walks with newsmen to the locker room after he was disqualified Sunday for not signing his score card for the third round of the Greater Greensboro Open. Player was one stroke off the lead with 10 under par when he was disqualified.

(AP Wire- photo) a basket to put Los Angeles ahead to stay. n.ii« The Bulls climbed within one Monday night with Dallas vis- pom in the first quarter for and within tw0 at the Hawks, keeping them in the The ABA playoffs continue Maravich tallied 11 of his 37 Archer Wins Greensboro Open; Tops Aaron in Playoff Round iting Utah New York had only a 54-52 ball game, lead a 1 halftime before Berry The Celtics ran off nine opened up from all angles of straight points earlv in the sec the court, to outdo Mp performancein (Continued from Twenty-Six) Cincy at Houston, too. This is what will be remembered at end. What Morgan does at Cincy and the kind of year May has at Houston. They will be compared and what happens to the clubs will be attributed to them.

It goes further than that. Pitching has been trouble and the two guys they count on most are Gary Nolan and Don Gullett. It should be a hell of a season for Gullett who won and lost in but Nolan lost three more than he took. How their pitchers throw' will have a lot more bearing on the Reds than the loss of May's home runs and Morgan feet. GREENSBORO.

N.C The disappointed Palmer George Archer defeated Tom- Lshed with a 70 and 273 fin- Bruce Crampton. Archer. Aaron, Palmer and Rodriguez, all 75-73, but Los Angeles took an 81-75 lead after three quarters. With West and Goodrich lead- do his 20 -point 0nd quarter, boosting their ad- nn'm the first half, vantage to 48-33. Havlicek hit The Nets rode Barry's blazing 15 of his 31 points in the second Bulls bat shooting to a 105-86 lead bark wllhln 6:34 left.

GOT HOT got hot said things well at the then just kept going and with session and reserve center Hank Finkel, replacing Dave Cowens, who sat out about half 93-91 on a basket by Jerry Sloan with four minutes left. Five straight free throws bv Barry -I did Ulkers Angeles to start points and six eight and rebounds. George Trapp replaced delighted with the way vich at 9:16 of the quarter and my Aaron on the second hole of He was tied at that figure. 11 of whom led or shared the lead New hit for 10 of final 20 sudden up by an Ar- under par on the wet Sedgefield at one time on the cold and 1 nold Palmer the Country Club course, with Dave cloudy day. $40.000 first prize Sunday in the Stockton.

Chi Chi Rodriguez Rodriguez, the wiry little Greater Greensboro Open golf and J.C. Snead. Stockton and Puerto Rican who won a a 98-91 lead and the Bulls never recovered Norm Van Lier paced Qhi- Coach Lou Carnesecca. points before the half. may be the best game ever been associated Julius Erving and Adrian The Hawks, behind the scoring of Maravich.

cut the mar- tournament Rodriguez each had 67s and tour title since 1968, bogeved combined for 51 points to the third period. The 6 -foot -6 Archer took his Snead a 68 the 16th and 17th to blow sole lead Virginia over the Florid- then ran off nine second title of the year when he Palmer, who had come out of control of the top spot. a game- points, giving them a -cored a routine par three on the tightly bunched field with Aaron, the smooth-swinging '1 27 points while Smith, av- able 95-78 lead and the Hawks the 16th hole-where Palmer consecutive birdies on the who lost to Archer in 8 ing five points a game were able to get within eight met his the and 15th holes, stormed past of-an 18 hole playoff for the Los re 8 ular season, only once again, scrambling Aaron took four fieials and shrugged off news- Angeles Open title earlier this a(1(jed 24. Walt Bellamy added 21 points strokes, including a penalty, men after he completed play, year, was in the clubhouse at pt Simpson fired in two for the Hawks, and holed out when He didn't even go to the lock- 12 under par when Rodriguez fiel(, in the final minute The series resumes Tuesday Archer tapped in a short putt er room, but, with his pilot in a made his move, then drifted t0 Denver past Indiana. It night at Atlanta, for his par.

run to keep up with him, hus- back. Pacers first loss ever Archer had a course In fact. Aaron was the first first-round playoffs. 68 in the last of two He speak to anyone. man off the tee in the morning 1 a happy man tonight.

rounds and Aaron had a 67 to South African Gary Player Archer also had finished long sald Alex Hannum, the Denver Hudson tie at the end of the regulation had moved to within one stroke before Rodriguez, then Palmer, Thlsn Ls the 79 holes at 072 (he with a fi7 in the made their moves we ve been all year. Indiana is i u-, niorning round, which started TWO-STROKE LEAD in pro a in 31 degree temperature at When Rodriguez failed. Palm- but we match up a vhot a m- was er alone. He got a two- against them. roun when he failed to sign putt birdie on the par five hannum, referring to Simp- mto a shallow creek, elected to sc()rec0ard hole he hadP shot three times earlier in the scored from 15 feet to take a two stroke lead The Celtics straight PIMLICO LIBERTY BELL RACE TRACK Buses Every Nite Lv.

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Total Anselm 23. Chicago 23. Allanta Washton Marvich Trapp Gilliam hnMin Rftnlon e. 2-5 12 Havlcrk 1 3-4 11 Sanders 9 3-4 21 Cowens 3-5 19 Chaney 12 13-14 37 hite 5 1-2 11 Nm 1 o-o 2 0 0-0 0 Pinkel Kubrakl 44 25-43 113 Canadiens Edge Rangers, 6-5 On Early Rally in a irap and finished with a LEAD SHIFTED triple bogev six that dropped But with Player out, the lead him one stroke behind the lead- shifted back and forth between a quintet made up of Australian 1 1 I It all we er.s nt for nothing when he made that disastrous six on the 16th. Gottshall, Rogers Take 3rd in Meet to winning basket with 11 seconds to go, said: go to your power in a situation like that.

Ralph Ls a great player our best offensive weapon." 32 points led all scorers as the Rockets won a game at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds Coliseum for the first time this year. The dressing room was off limits to reporters after the contest. Atlanta Boston Kouled Total 24, Boston 27. 12.094. Lenny Wilkens Quits As Coach Of Supersonics e.

13 5-5 31 3 0-0 6 5 2-2 12 3 0-1 fi 12 5-5 20 67 11 NEW YORK (AP) The 4 oo 8 Montreal Canadiens struck for 57 first-period goals, two of 27 2fi 32 -in (hem while shorthanded, then 33 4 i 22 0ff a furious New York rally to defeat the Rangers 6-5 Sundav in their National Hockey League regular season finale. With just 54 seconds gone in the nationally televised game, Pete Mahovlich slammed in a rebound, then the Canadiens made it 2-0 25 seconds later as Jacques Lemaire scored. Walt Tkaezuk cut the Mon- e'th'V trea' le mark but with less than six SEATTLE (AP) i Wilkens, player-coach Jimmy Jones gunned in 27 Seatl, SuDersonics of the Na- points to lead Utah over Dallas ti()na, Basketball Association, t0 in the Jones, who scored 16 of hus announced Sunday he was Canadiens one man points in the second half, furnnou QC scored twice on goals by Jim Ira Gottshall, a 155-pounder in sparked his team to a 15-point fVin Roberts and Mahovlich. his sec- the Intermediate division, and advantage early in the fourth' aphini, anH nnnfinili) as ond of the game and 35th of the 105-pounder in quarter and the defending ABA ni.lvpr season, in a 36-second span, fl. Diaced third fhamninnc Drew Rogers, a the Junior division, placed third champions never were threat- in their respective weights in ened.

AAU Regional Olympic wrestling championships at Manheim Township High School. Gottshall and Rogers were two of five Owen J. Roberts wrestling club members competing in the tourney, along; with Mark Hilly, who represented the Pottstown YMCA. Gottshall pulled out a 1-0 victory in overtime in the first! The announcement came a Milwaukee Puts Playoff Pressure On Golden State The Rangers trimmed the little more than a week after a period as Vic Hadfield. Sonics president Sam Schul en route to becoming only the man who had expressed dLs- NHL aoDOintment in the fail- SCOre 50 goals in a and the plants for the connected 35 sec with the duf Pleau wraPPed Montreal victory in the final feel that 1 can continue to 1 OAKLAND (AP) a valuable contribution to round, loss in the second round, one thing obvious about the Seattle Supersonics as a and claimed a bronze medal Western Conference semifinal Player next said the with a 4-0 decision.

Rogers split playoffs between the Milwaukee first two bouts, and took; Bucks and the Golden State pressure is on the Warriors. easy victory, period. third with a forfeit. first win was on a decision in overtime. Jim Bauer, another member second straight 122-94 Saturday of the Roberts club, placed night, gave the Bucks a 2-1 ad- tourth at 115 of the Junior di- vantage in the best-of -7 series 34-year-old former Providence College star from N.Y.

Wilkens averaged over 16 points per game this year with the third-place Sonics. Canucks Upset North Stars, 4-1 VANCOUVER (AP) The was also a Wilkens said there were no Vancouver Cancuks, last-place hard feelings between he in the Western Divi- Schulman and that Schulman sion of the National Hockey vision, while Rich Schlicter and and cast grave doubt on the had asked him lo helP recruit a League this season, wound up Snyder both lost first round ability to handle coach. their season with a convincing National Basketball Assocition Wilkens said he knew from 4-1 victory over the second lirst round defending champions. beginning that the dual role place Minnesota North Stars Milwaukee guard Lucius Al- of Player and coach' which he Sunday, len, who sparked a critical the Sonics for The Canucks dominated play third quarter rally would be difficult, throughout the game and, be- said, needed to win at but the challenge and oppor- hind the steady netminding of least one game here. outweighed any consider- rookie Ed Dyck, kept the North Stars off the scoreboard until Lou Nanne banged in his 21st goal of the season early in the bouts Billy loser.

Fool Rally Scheduled For French Creek The Delaware Valley Orienteering Association has ul'd French Creek State Park going to let tho opportunity get away. Now the pressure is definitely on the Allen, who had 21 points, as one of the sites for its spring SCOred six early in the third pe series ol foot rallies. It is set rj0(i when the Bucks outscored the Warriors 15-2. Bob Dandridge also had six in Chess President Urges Bobby Fischer To Play third period. Bobby Schmautz, Orland Kurtenbach, Richard Lemieux and CANBERRA, Australia Andre Boudrias scored a goal The president of the Inter- apiece to give Vancouver the those national Chess Federation said win and a total of 47 minutes and 23 for the game, Sunday night that American the lowest in both divisions of matching Kareem out- grandmaster Bobby Fischer the NHL.

put. "cannot keep fooling if As a result of their last-place left it up to one or two he wants to play the Soviet Un- finish, the Canucks will said Warriors Coach Boris Spassky for the third in the summer draft ses- A1 Attles. play like world championship of chess, sions behind Long Island and a team. With 16 turnovers. We Dr.

Max Euwe said Fischer Atlanta, next started to get cautious. We will be disqualified automati- pansion entries. cally if the U.S. Chess Federation does not guarantee his appearance for the 24-game 2-0 lead by the end of the first match against Spassky. It is set, frame.

Lemieux flipped a shot to be played in Belgrade, Yugo- over North Star goaltender Ce- slavia, and Reykjavik, Maniago in the second pe- big guy (Jabbar) in- beginning June 22 riod, then Bourdrias scored his timidates said Jeff Mul- Fischer has been reported de- 27th goal of the year at the two- manding that he and Spassky minute mark of the third peri- share in the profits of the od. Nanne spoiled shut- match in addition to receiving out bid with a wrist shot from French Creek on ways looking for him instead of prize money. The organizers in 20 feet less than two concentrating on the jboth countries have said no. later. for May, 7 The foot rallies are for individuals and families who try to find colored markers hidden the woods.

Long and short courses are set up. with instruction for beginners. The sport is ot Scandinavian origin. Participants can start any time between 12:30 and 2 p.m., and meets are held rain or shine. No advanced registration is required.

Maps and compasses are available at the starting point. The second in the series will be April 9 at the Port Clinton IFire Tower north of Port Clinton. Woodfield Reservation, Princeon, N. will be the site April 23 before the competition moves to the 7th. penetrate and you can't beat Milwaukee if you The Warriors also failed to penetrate the Jabbar-led defense Thursday night, losing 118-103 in Milwaukee.

lins, who averaged 21.5 in the opening two games but scored only four Saturday. al- Schmautz and Kurtenbach combined to give Vancouver a.