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Dec. 8, 1969 tWt 3xamtnfr-Pag 61 $25,000 for a 65 a Comebac Palmer Caps Stanford Plays Dons Tonight Air Defense Golf Opens PEBBLE BEACH Approximately 20 amateur golfers from Air Defense Command bases throughout the United States begin play tomorrow for a berth in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. The winner of the tournament at Pebble Beach golf course is assured of a spot in the January Clambake. Participants will play .16 holes tomorrow and 18 holes Wednesday. By Walt Daley SUM Writer team from the floor by 3n Two teams still in the em points; losing, 72-60, to powerhouse Santa Clara, and bryonic stage as tar as me '69-70 season is concerned Stanford and USF are matched tonight at the Dons' winning from San Jose State, nine of them on the front side, and hit a ball out of bounds.

Sacramento's Bob E. Smith and Ron Ccrrudo of Napa shot closing 72s and were left far back in the field, failing to grab the 60th spot on the money list, which carried qualifying exemption. Smith had 280, Cerrudo 288. A 1 a 's Rod Funseth wound up with a final 68 for an eight under par 280 and some money, while Dick Rautman, the Menlo Park rookie, closed with 73 and even par 288. gym.

For the host USF squad su itxicnci there is little doubt that Pete larJtcuun 10U111I 10U1U0TK ClOTHlPta Cross, towering center, is the man most feared, not only as top scorer but also in con- By Nelson Cullenward Stiff Writer HOLLYWOOD (Fla.) In the lunar future, when every duffer will drive a ball a thousand yards, they'll still recount the golfing comeback of earthling Arnold Palmer. Written off as a has-been four short months ago, Palm- er came surging from six strokes off the pace with a brilliant 65 yesterday to win tthe $125,000 Danny Thomas St. Jude Open. The victory was the second straight for golf's millionaire "whose career it was feared "had been ended by an ar -thritic hip and flawed putter. Palmer finished with a 72-hole total of 270 or 18 par on the 6964 yard par 72 Diplomat -Presidential course.

Dramatic Year His achievement in this, the last regular stop on the Wiechcrs Picks Up $5000 in Bahamas tol of the backboards. For the Indians, a pair of guards capable of outshoot- ing the rest of the team are the most prominent. Dennis M47 74S-7t J444-7-jrj WEST END (The Bahamas) (AP) Jimmy O'Neil and Claude Terry are the guards and coach Howie Wiechers of Atherton, Arnold Palmer, 125 Mt Gay Brtwtr, 114,304 Lei Trtvlno, tit Hal Underwood, Larry Hlnson, U.4U George Archer, S4.5M Fred Marti, 14 0M tarn Snead, 530 Jim Jemieson, I ll'tl I CPS', i. a hacked away on the Profes 4-T14-175 70f-177 707-71 Dallmar is attemptingto make good use of their talents in game strategy. sional Golfers Association tour for three yean without 47 7J-M-7J-27I a victory.

Well balanced as a guard Gardner Dickinson, 70 -e-Tl-l7 41 4-71-17 Bert Vancev, unit, Neu ana Ierry com Wiechers hopes the next plement each other in that 4 73-71-47-17 41 71-73 S8-1M 47-70-71 71 580 three years ar filled with days bke yesterday, when O'Neil aims for the basket mostly on inside shots while 71-7047-71 2M 71-67 74-47-140 charged to win the third an 71-44-71 181 nual $25,000 West End Golf Terry is a better outside shooter. 41 73-0 70-281 71 Classic. AM Bill Palmer, the senior and The 23-year-old Wiechcrs 4(48 73 74181 71-71-71-70 181 74 704-70 283 captain, will start at center turned in a final round 70, for Stanford with Fred Green 71-71-71-48 183 two under par on the Grand Homero Blancat, $3,171 Tommy Bolt, $1,115 Pod Funseth, $1,135 Tommy Aaron, $1,111 Bob Smith, $2,115 Bub Murphy, $2,115 Chi Chi Rodriguez, $1 Peter Townsend, $1,417 Jimmy Wright, Mason Rudolph, Hunt) Rover, $1,111 Bob Dickson, $1,188 Tom Weiskopf. $1,111 Earl Stewart, $1,181 John Schroeder, $425 Jerry Pittman, 425 Bruce Devlin, 535 Dean Beman, tn Herb Hooper, $25 Jack Ewinq, $7(4 Jim Colbert, $744 Dale Douglas, $744 Larry Mowry, $764 Bobby Nichols, ttl Billy Maxwell, $4lf John Schlee, $41 Mac McLendon, $41 Dick Rhyan, $61 Don Massenqale, $41 R.H. Slkes, $4lt Bahama Country Club lay and Bill Barber the for wards.

out. The Dons probably will go Up A Tree About Christmas? Perhaps can help. Not to boast but have) tho town's most improssiva array of Christmas finery with gifted suggestion for very man on your list. for example! loult Both Jamos Anthony anil Jack Davit Original suits and sport coals. Raincoats, lacks, portthirts, dress shirts, neckties, fewelry, colognes even socks and handkerchiefs Ifthalisat enough, well throw In gift wrapping and a lot of eld-fashioned orvkew Christmas starts and stops here.

OK? lOxCcLxTt! I tit unit sum His record- setting 274 total placed him five strokes with soph forwards Ron Cen terwall and John Burks. When the Dons beat S. ahead of veteran Johnny Pott and Al Besselink of Grossin- ger.N.Y. State recently, center Cross was credited with 32 points Pott was the first and sec 71-184 48 73 70 73184 71-71-47-74-184 4471-74-184 7144-71-1-384 71 71-7171-785 7449-48-71-185 71-70-71-73385 71 -70-73-70 2di 4-74-71-71 JJ4 73-71-70 71386 73- 70-71-71-384 184 70- 717171-184 71 71-744 184 7-74-75-70-lb4 71- 76-47-71-71187 71-71-71-71-387 71-73-70-71287 734-71 73-287 71-73-70-73287 71-47-75 74 287 74- 704 74 287 72 7t75 71-74-188 74 70 71 73181 72 72 70 72 71-73-188 72 71-772 188 ond round leader, but fell one as the scoring leader. He added 21 rebounds in his ARNIE'S DOWN, HE'S UP IN GREAT GOLF FINISH Body English helped Palmer charge in Thomas Open stroke behind Wiechers en night's effort.

tering yesterday's round Stanford has played three Pott shot a 74 yesterday and galleries with his putter and PGA tour, climaxed a dramatic golfing year during which the young pros mounted a serious challenge to the names that have long dovni-nated the game. Palmer showed, however, that at 40 he is far from exhausted. If doubt lingered about his return to form in capturing the Heritage Classic the previous week, he dispelled it with his fantastic rally yesterday against a sprinkling of rain, wind and Arnie hit every green and garnered seven birdies, four of them on the last five holes, to card 33-3265 and leave Gay Brewer, the leader for three days, gasping. Brewer, who finished with a i last round 73, was two strokes back at 272. Palmer carted off $25,000, Brewer $14,320.

7 Archer Fires 64 Another gravity-defying leap was recorded by George Archer. The lank "Gilroy Cowboy" stormed out of the a course-record 21-3364 to overhaul 16 of the world's greatest golfers and Besselink carded 71. games, losing, 96-94, to Utah, Dave Ragan, $371 Bob Payne, $371 Paul Moran, $372 Orvllle Moody, $371 Bobby Mitchell $31 Chuck Courtney. $371 Julius Borot, $371 Chick Evans, $37 Dave Elchelberqer, $14 Dave Hill, $194 Dick Rautman, $14 Jerry McGee, $14 Frank Beard, $14 Ron Cerrudo, $14 responding to the cries of, Wiechers picked up $5000 although outscoring that seven iron shot for a hole-in-one on the 206-yard ninth hole. His 70th Title It was Palmer's 55th tour i.

Go, Arnie, Go." The big swing from Brewer 1 CHARM IT 1 to Palmer came on the fifth, sixth and seventh holes victory, breaking famed By HEW FULL RECAPS ron Nelson's tourney win where Palmer picked up five 70- 71-75-71 2Bi 71 70-71-7428 71- 72 73 7328 72- 73 4-75-28 71-4 78-71 28 71 73-74-70-28 IACK IXCH. 1-YR. Guarantee Any Size wind up sixth. It was an Incredible rebound for the affable Archer, who seemed hopelessly out of the running Friday when he barely made the trim. Sandwiched between Archer and Brewer were Lee Trevino, who fired a 66 to wind up third at 274, and rookies Hal Underwood and Larry Hinson, sharing fourth place at 275.

"This thing, this winning, means everything to me," said the rubber-faced Palmer. He was his old smiling, grimacing self, waving to the Kermlt Zearley, $14 Howell Fraser, $115 Dean Refram, $185 Larry Zleqler, $185 Al Mengert, $185 Richard Martinez, $1U Chris Blocker, Hale Irwin, $185 Dow Finsterwald, Gordon Jones, $185 Randy Wolff, $185 Babe Hiskev, $185 Richard Crawford. 73-71-71-75-70 71-4-75-75 70 I 73 72-71 73-20 70 73-74-73 20 mark of 54 and Arnie's 70th championship overall. This was also the third time Arnie has won two in a row. Archer was exultant as he left today for Buenos Aires to defend his Argentina Masters 71 71 75 71-71 70 73 73 74 22 shots with two birdies and a par on the tough seventh, while Gay was making three straight bogies.

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Cheney to cop the dou X' 4 LA JOLLA San Francisco's Tom Brown can be proud of the first entry in his se i tennis tournament ledger. Playing in his first such event and first tournament outside of open competition, Brown rallied yesterday to capture the National Senior Hardcourt Championships. He overcame three-time de I From Page 59 ef he made quite a splash along Broadway as the in the Green Suit" during his years with the Yankees, Giants, Dodgers and Phillies. The late Arthur Brisbane, one of the greats of was enchanted by the name. "Lefty O'DouI," he wrote, "it's a wonderful a I name for a man who cannot fail." There were, indeed, few failures in O'Doul's jlife.

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