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10-C I I AII1LKNK KKl'OKTKIt-NKWS Abilene, Wednesday Kvenlnjj, July 196.5 Arnie, Jack Praise Course TORONTO (AP) The Canadian Open Golf Tournament headed into its first round today with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer assured of al least one thing bountiful galleries. The field of 144 teed off with the prospect of morning showers but partly sunny skies by afternoon. Nieklaus and Palmer were early-aflernoon starters. Both arrived Tuesday and played a casual practice round in wliicli no scores were kept. Bill Ihe two coumed enough strokes over the last six holes io decide that Nieklaus was going Io have Io buy Palmer a dinner.

Palmer, from l.alrobc, couldn't remember what he shot on Ihe six holes but said jokingly that, whatever it was, Nicklaus was two strokes higher. The two, who along with South African Gary Player headline the field for (he 72- hole event which ends at.tjic Mississaugua course Saturday, were in an agreeable mood ijvo'n though they'll battle each other fiercely in the tournament. "Tliis is a good course," said Palmer. "It's a lough course and 1'llkc it really well," Nieklaus, of Columbus, Ohio, agreed. Palmer predicted a 72-hole score ot 275, five under par, would win Hie tournament.

Nlcktaus said that four rounds- of 65, or 276, would do it. And neither was salisfied with iiis game. Palmer said he was still experimenting and hoped Io have it in shape for the U.S. PGA Championship in mid-August over his home course, Laurel Valley, Pa, rainier said he Iried early in the season to play a week and take a week off, but found he GOLF BEGINS AT 40 Milking Makes Strong Wrists By A KCK AP iVewsfcadires Spoils Kdilor Kcl Nagle, the Australian who is having his cup of tea in golf at 44, admits thai farm life and milking hundreds of cows gave him the slrong wrisls so necessary to hit good golf shots. Fellow pro Bruce Devlin, who slarled out as an apprentice plumber, says Nagle "is Ihe greatest 3 and 4 wood player in the world." These two clubs enabled Kel Nagle to become the only golfer to turn in two sub-par rounds during Ihe recent II.

S. Open in St. Louis before losing the championship playoff to Soulh Africa's Gary Player. "Farm life was a big help," muses Nagle. "I did things fairly quickly and I play golf the same way.

ft gives you an even lempcr. "My dad, who was a sailor on old sailing ships, came from Manchester, England. My moth er was Australian. They had a fruit orchard of apples and plums in Turramurra, 10 miles from Sydney. "During the depression we moved to Donrigo and he started a dairy farm.

I used to milk cows morning and night. That was long before anybody had cow milking machines. "1 used to put my head down under ihe cow and just yank away. It made my wrists strong." At 16, Kelvin David George Nagle turned to golf. But it was more for work than for sport.

He worked in the Pymble golf shop, became an assistant and jovernnient, Lynn is a sicnog- apher and Bruce studies engineering al the University of Mew Wales. Kel, quiet and unassuming, ias been coming Io the U. S. for our events since I960, lie never won in this country bill he did eat Arnold Palmer by two hots and Player by five in (he 964 Canadian" Open in Quebec. Respite only four practice holes ie shol 66-67 to come from six inal two rounds.

ifevcnfs ie played in 1964 during which ie won $24,810, good enough for 22nd on Ihe lour. This year is his longest on he tour and thanks to the he got in the U. S. Open ie moved from 33rd place to in earnings with $34,096. at 18 turned pro.

Then the war wilh Japan came, and il wasn't until Nagle was 26 thai he returned to golf "But for golf I never woulc have been able to travel al over the world and meet fine people. I've played wilh Ihe King of Malaya and walked up fairways with the Duke oi Windsor in Paris," says Nagle. Nagle and his wife Jean, whi is on her fourth trip to thi United Stales, have been mar 23 years. They first me during a friendly game of nigh tennis in Sydney. They have four children Robert 22, twins Lynette anc Bruce, 20 in August, and Colin 18, an assistant golf pro i.

Sydney. Robert works for the trokes back of Palmer in Ihe TWO AUSSIE STARS Kel Nagle, left ami Bruce Devlin of Australia exchange ideas about Ihe Bell- crivc course just before the final round of the recent U.S. Open. Nagle shol 69, bill lost tto Gary Player in Ihe playoff. Devlin, winner of Ihe 19S4 SI.

Petersburg Open, lied for sixth place. 3eBusschere Gets i Post DETROIT (AP) Dave De- Busschere, a player who served ie Detroit Pistons part of last eason as acting coach, has ecn signed as a full-lime play-, ng coach, Ihe National Basket- jail As: odiiy. DeBusschere, whose squad Association club announced year he replaced ousted Charlie Wolf, currently is a jitcher in the Pacific Coast League for the Indianapolis farm club of the Chicago White Sox. Chiefs Capture Texas Colt Title Darell Wyont raced home onjTrainniel, David Richardson passed ball in the bottom of Tommy Woodard, Bryan liar he seventh inning to give the Chiefs an 8-7 edge over the Orioles and the Texas Coll League championship Tuesday night. Wyont led Ihe winners at the plate with a pair of triples.

Dawon 29 games and lost 40 last vid fiichardson, Bill Jackson and Hill Bunkley collected Iwo hils each for the Orioles. The All-Star learn was an- per, Bill Marshall, Bruce Thorn as. Terry Knight, Ronnie Gal urailli, Donnic Galbrailh, Jad Coons, Donald Lighlfoot, B'" Currey, and Mark Breeding. Alternates include Luke Ram sey, Larry ConoVa. and Perr West.

Members of the team that wi: represent the league in the Re nounccd Tuesday night. The gional Tournament in August ar learn members are Charles Mark Jones, Randy Clark Krempin, Gary Giles, Jamieson Medalist In Trans-Miss Golf PARKS BATTERY T.u Con AfforJ Ti Buy fh. Itil $37.95 UST For $19.90 and Lower 1031 N. 6th OR 4-3761 KANSAS CITY (API Jim Jamieson, who had to drop out of school when he couldn't malch par in ihe classroom, is headed back for Oklahoma Stale University wilh medal honors. The stocky 22-year-old from IMoline, became ihe man lo in the 6'2nd Trans-Missis- sippi Amateur Golf Tournament he putted his way lo a 68 and posted a par- HO for the two quali- ifying rounds.

Two strokes behind him al 142 were Jim Kheiin of Chula Vista, Ihe firsl round leader a 69 1 Jim Hardy of Kansas City, and 15-year-old Tom Watson, who has Ihe advantage of being al home on RENT A SKIN DIVING RIG NAVY APPROVED if Salei and Rental Service Tucker's Skin Divers Supply' 04I PINE OR24S14 Kansas City Country Club's 635-yard layout. The low started lour days of match-play loday and Ihe tourney will culminate in a 36- hole championship match Sunday. It took a 155 lo qualify, wilh 10 golfers who posted 156s going Iwo extra holes for the last four spots. Fleckman, NCAA champion from Houston, qualified automatically. Jamieson took medal honors with four birdies on putts of 2 to 35 feet.

Hardy, also an Oklahoma State Golfer, matched Jarnieson's 68 on Tuesday. Young Watson was two under par and had the best chance lo Jerry Chuck Davis, Bill Jackson, Mik Hosch, Jimmy Sanders, Pau Drake, Jack Abies, Samm Vichols, McKinnor 3oug Schmidt, Randy Bradforc Alternates are Floyd Slubbs Dale Douglas, and Ronnie Vir cen I Orioles I 031 ft-7 8 Chiefs 010 130 3-8 10 Jerry Taylor and David Rid ardson; Jack Coons, Charle overtake Jamicson until his tee Kranpin (3) and Bruce Thomas Terry Knight (6). Morey Seeks Repeat Win P1NEHURST, N.C. (AP) 200-player field headed by fending champion Dale Morey High Point, N.C., began pla today in (he 59th amalcu championship of Ihe Souther Golf Association. Low scores may be al a min tnum because a of fre showers has left Ihe No.

shol on the I6lh hil a tree.and was unplayable. Suci to Broncos Colo. (AP) Defensive back Bob Suci, a two- year pro veleran, has been signed as a free agenl by. the Denver Broncos of the American Football League, il was announced Tuesday. course here pla, ing exceptionally long.

'IT runs more lhan 7,01 yards long for the 72-hole fou day event. Morey, a member of Ihe U. America's Cup leam, won th tournament last year al Shrev porl, by a six-slrok margin with a 275. The lourn ment is for players wilh ham caps of six or less. RIVERSIDE DELUXE DELIVERS BTU'i AT 45 MPH Cool, quick operation Twin-jrt bloweri circulate cool, filtered air ot 400 CFM.

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said his game had giving him (rouble but is owly improving and is belter ow than al any time since he on the Masters Championship i April in Augusla, Ga. Palmer and Tony Lema of taamiro, criticized ficials (or reducing par on two the five-par holes al Missis- augua, Hie fourth and Ihe 1311). The course yardage has been icreased lo 6,828 from 6,420 id par reduced to 70 for the Palmer and Lema fell dial if hole is parrcd al five it lould slay that way. Lema said he was physically nd mentally lired after his lurth-place finish in last week's rilish Open and shol "aboul a in praciice. Mosl of Ihe name golfers, layer among them, didn't other keeping score and played everal balls during practice, ul among who counted ere Charlie Sifforcl, a Philadel- lian playing oui of lxs An- eles, who had a 71, and Doug anders of Ojai, also wilh 71.

Mosl of Ihe golfers agreed ia( par won't take a severe eating. Earlier, 53-year-old am Snead of While Sulphur prings, W.Va., predicted a core of 2C6 or 2C8 would win il. Lema said 275 or 276 would urn Ihe trick and dial Phi) Dort- ers of La Jolla, and 120- ound Chi Chi Rodriguez of 'uerlo liico arc Ihe golfers to Nieklaus uncorked some long rives, one of 340 yards and one 3CO yards, to impress (lie ugh gallery that followed. Both Nieklaus and Lema were leased with the small greens at lississagua. "I don't believe in 80, 90 or 00-foot putts," Lema said.

"If ou hil the ball 50 feel from the in you should be chipping on le next shot instead of put- ing." Nieklaus said ha was raisec small greens and didn'l like irge ones because ihey (ended turn golf into a game for pilfers. Youngsters Rate Nod In Publinx PITTSBURGH (AP) If Sian Poploski, 43-year- old Pittsburgh real eslale salesman, all (he way in the Nation. 1 3 nblic Links Golf Tournament ie could become the firsl man ride to a top amateur goli ille on a pair of roller spates. Afler establishing himself as Ihe man to beat by firing a 73-71 --m to pace a trimmed field 01 players into the match play (hat starts today, Poploski shrugged off the belief that an older man would fold afler several days of trudging (he Norlh Park golf course's steep, roller coaster hills. 'Greal for Legs' "Heck no.

I roller skate hi a week. Me and my wife both do. It's greal for the legs," sail Poploski, who is making his lOlh try for a National Publinx title. Poploski, who matched Nortl Park's par 3G-3i-7l wilh one bogey and one birdie on Ih card, said Ihe prospect of 35- hole semifinal and final round didn't bother him at all. "1 play 36 all the time.

Las week I played 36 and went roltei skating when I got home," he said. Despite Poploski's stamina Ihe betting was sfill heavily on Ihe "youngsters" who wcr brealhing down his nsck during Tuesday's second 18-hole quali fying round. Among a group Iwo shot: back al 146 were champ Billy McDonald, a 21 year-old music student fron Topeka, lion Grcenbach 23-year-old tavern owner fron Sao Krancisco; Sonny Ewing 28-year-old physical education teacher from Dallas, EC ward Hcyl, 24-year-old govern ment mathematician from Fall Church, and 30-year-oli Wendell Kop, a bouncy lilt! engineer from Honolulu. 1M Make Cut ft look a score of 154 to maki the culoff for match play. Poploski meets Paul Creasy 39-year-old salesman from 3a cramento, in Icday's match.

McDonald faces Kichan Hardcastle of Warson Woods Mo. A couple of youngslcrs wh faltered Tuesday were firs round leaders Jim Masscrio, 16- year-old Pittsburgh big: school sludenl, and 19- year-ol Al Hailey, a sludenl al the Slat College of Iowa. Masscrio was followed th entire round hy officials ot th sanctioning U.S. Golf Associa (ion who rebuked him Monda for slow play. He shanked an three-pulled his way lo a 78 fo a 36-hole score of 149.

Baile three-pulled his way lo a 76 fo a 147. Double Eagle Pushes Sola Info Lead PARIS (AP) Ramon Sola of Spain led Ihe field by one stroke today al the halfway Joint of the Krench Open Golf Championship. Seta's double eagle on the 556-yard ICth hole Tuesday iclped him shoot nn 11-under- ar 62 and gave him 131 for 36 In second place as play began loday was Cobie Leg range of Soulh Africa who had G5-G7--132 'or his firsl Iwo rounds. Brilish Open champion Peter Thomson )f Australia and John Hayes of Soulh Africa were lied for third wilh 136s. Two Yanks In Two Americans survived the cutoff.

James Miller of Garrison, an Army sergeant stationed al SHAPE, had 72-75-147 and Sam Applebaum, a CISC sludenl from Us Angeles, shot 77-73-150. Other Americans competing were eliminated. They included Lee Frankel, a native of Cedar Kapids, Iowa, now living in Frankfurt, who had 73-80--153; Lclanil Knight, an Army masler sergeant stationed in West Her I'm, who shot 77-78--155, Anlhonj Aniaral of Barrington, ft.I., who fired 81-76-157, and William Ciistlcinnn of While Sulphur Springs, W. and Monte Car lo, who shot 83-75-158. Tubbs Selected Player-Coach THOUSAND OAKS, Calif (AP) Shoulder pads am heartbeats were the main con ern of the Dallas Cowboys caching staff Tuesday as i elcomed the club's 1965 pad 49 rookie hopefuls.

The new arrivals were cd, given stiff physical exami aliens and assigned quarters California Lutheran College, ie Cowboys' summer home. Results of Ihe physicals will announced Wednesday, a pokcsman said. Coach Tom Lamlrey an- ounced thai linebacker Jerry 'ubbs, 30, would participate this eason as a player-coach, 'ubbs, an eighl-year National League veteran, has icen a Cowboy since the dub vas organized in 1960. Among the regulars reporting were offensive tackle Don 'albert, just returned from a wo-ycar Army hilch, defensive lack Jerry Overton, sidelined hrough the 1964 season wilh a iroken leg, and offensive tack- es Ray Schocnke and Bill ''rank. The Cowboys are due to mccl he Hams in an exhibition game the Los Angeles Coliseum CLARKE SEEKS ANOTHER MARK OSLO, Norway (AP) iioii Clarke of Australia will Iry lo halter lite 28-imimle barrier for tie run today in lie Ojxming of a two-day inter- ational (rack and field mccl al Bislet Stadium.

Clarke will be out lo beat his iwn pending world record of 8.H.O. The record for the dis- ance of alxwl KVt miles was set Turku, Finland lasl June 6th. "1 am in the best shape of my ife, and I am certain 1 will be iblc lo break my own record if he is good," he said. "I eel good enough (o make il. Ins is my lasl chance lo break he record while in Europe.

"Next Friday I will make my asl starl in Europe Ibis season 11 a race in Paris." The race is but of Die highlights of Ihe ncei. The organizers, the Tjalve Sports Club celebrating ils 75th mniversary, managed to at- ract five Olympic champions, ncluding New Zealand's Peter Sncll, who will run the 800 meters against Canada's Olympic silver medalist. Bill Crblhers and Britain's: John Boulter. The 23-year-old runner said he wanted to be clocked al the six- Jiile mark as he hoped fo regain ime supremacy al the distance. Americans Billy Mills and Gerry Lindgren took il from him at an Diego lasl month.

They ivere both clocked in 27:116 vith Mills judged firsl. Chargers Planning No Moves-Hilton SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) The San Diego Chargers "intent, remain in San Diego uncondi lionally if Ihe new stadium is built," says iiarron Hilton, the club president. Hilton signed' a 10-year lease Tuesday for Ihe proposed, 50, OflO-seat sports sladium in Mission Vallev. said he considered his hciiomcn.il Iliree-miler al Vhile Cily Sladium in London ast Salurday as the peak of his arcer.

The fall Australian was locked 12:52.4 and became ie first man to shatter Ihe 13- linule barrier for Ihe dislance. Clarke will be without serious ompctilion. Only some tnedio- re Norwegians will line up gains! him. Eleven Americans are en- ered in the incel, including 'lymplc champions Bob Schul Wcsl Milton, Ohio, and Mills, Marine Corps lieutenant, who urned in an upset victory in Ihe race in Tokyo last car. Another U.S.

Olympic cham- ion entered is Rex Cawley of -os Angeles, who will akc part in Ihe 400-meter hur- 'les even! against Hon Whitney, Iso of Angeles. Schul and Mills are entered in he race on Thurs- lay, bul Schul said he hoped to tan in a special ace if thai can be arranged. The other Americans entered ire miler Jim Grelle of Porl- aud, sprinter Theron -cwis of New Orleans, hurdler Maine Liridgrcn of Sail Lake City, high jumper Otis Jiurrell Los Angeles, pole vaullern Bob Seagren of Ponwiia, nd John Cramer of Evcrell, now studying in Sweden, ind shol puller John McGrath, 3f Pasadena, who also is inlcrcd in the discus. S50 TO $1500 MONEY IN 1 DAY ON TOUR SIGNATURE AND ARRANGED BY PHONE CASH MO.VIIH.V OCT 1 si.w 349.74 HTM 7A.lt. IJ7S.IJ S1.15 Abore paiti-rnls Intlnit oj lir.

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