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Graham Aces First, Player Leads By Five SIYTHAM ST. ANNES, Eng- fond (UPI) Australia's pjavid Graham recorded an ace the first hole today, but Scoring continued high on the JBjird day of the British Open 5golf championship. Graham pulled a five-iron from his bag and saw his ball two bounces before rolling ijnto the cup, 206-yards away. The sun was out and there $ras little wind when tourna- jjient leader Gary Player of Africa came in from the practice tee. Conditions were for low scoring after two of high winds.

British Ryder Cup player Peter Townsend came closest to matching par among the early finishers over Royal Lytham's par 71, links when he returned a 72. Gay Brewer returned a 74229 to be the first of the PGA tour regulars in the clubhouse. He was followed by John Mahaffey, 75-230; Ben Crenshaw, and Miller Barber, 79-234. Player, the only man in the field to break par with a five under 137, refused to talk in terms of his third victory even though his lead was the biggest for 40 years at 36 holes. His opponents in the 103rd renewal of the world's oldest golf championship could only hope Player was right after Thursday's round when for a second day he cut through blustering winds as if they weren't there enroute to a three-under-par 68 that gave him a 36-hole total of 137.

No other man in a field generally accepted as the best ever assembled for a British Open managed to break par at the half-way mark on the exac- ting, Royal Lytham course. Smooth-swinging South African Bobby Cole with a 72 Thursday and Peter Oosterhuis of Britain, with a 71, lay closest to Player at 142 followed by U.S. first-year professional Danny Edwards at 143. Defending champion Tom Weiskopf headed a group that included first round leader John Morgan of Britain and the popular Lu Liang-Hsiah of Taiwan at 144. So high were the scores of two rounds that to reduce the field to the lowest 80 plus ties tournament officials had to set the cutoff at 156 strokes over par.

Sixteen of the 23 Americans who made the trip to this resort town on the Irish sea survived the cut, although among those who didn't were touring professionals Jerry Heard and Phil Rodgers. Others who went down victim to the strong winds and bunkered fairways of Royal Lytham were New Zealander. Bob Charles, British Amateur champion Trevor Homer and Australian Bruce Crampton who won 574,000 on the U.S. circuit last season. "If I could have player better, I don't know how," Player, the reigning U.S.

Master's champion, said after a round Thursday which with a showman's flair he began and ended with a birdie. But he knew from personal experience that as unusual as a five-stroke lead was after 36 holes, it might not be enough. At Carnoustie, Scotland, in 1968, where he won his last British Open title, Player picked up five strokes on the final day to overtake Billy Casper for the title. Weiskopf, who fired a steady 72 Thursday, said an eight- stroke lead on the final day might noit be enough under the conditions and Jack Nicklaus, the pre-tournament favorite who lists two British open titles among his 14 major championship wins, waited for Player to make a mistake. "Its all up to Gary," said Nicklaus, whose own 72 Thursday left him at 146, nine strokes off the pace.

"If he slips a jf he does make any mistakes, Player is likely to commit them on the four treacherous finishing holes- although he was the only golfer in the 154-man field to negotiate them Thursday in sub-par figures. These four holes-all par fours, two of them playing like fives in the persistent wind exacted a stiff toll Thursday on many players, one of whom was U.S. Pro Heard who went out bogey, bogey, triple bogey, bogey for a final nine of 46 strokes and a round of 83. Yanks Suddenly Back In Title Picture JBy United Press International The New York Yankees think rlhey can do the same thing this lyear that their landlord did a from last place sin mid-season to first place in October. "The way we're playing now, chances are pretty good," jsays leftfielder Lou Piniella.

The Yankees were eight and half games behind a little than a week ago. But Thursday night when they beat Kansas City 2-1, it was their seventh victory in eight games and left them just five games out of first. In case you have forgotten, the Yankees became tenants of the New York Mets at Shea Stadium this season. Exactly one year ago, the Mets were in last place, just like the Yankees are now, and they were even further behind. You remember what happened.

"I've always felt we were in the race," says Yankees Manager Bill Virdon. "Obviously, we've got to play well and the clubs ahead of us have got to falter, but five games is not any great deficit." Bobby Murcer drove in one run and scored the other in the first inning at Kansas City and George Medich made those two runs stand up on a seven- hitter. The second-year righthander allowed only three hits after pitching out of a second inning jam to win his 10th game. New York edged within a game of the .500 mark, at 42-43, with Thursday night's victory. Doubles by Elliott Maddox and Murcer, an error and an infield out produced the two Yankees runs in the first inning.

Twins 5 Indians 2 A two-run double by Larry Hisle capped a four-run seventh inning by the Twins, who won their fifth straight game. Eric Soderholfn walked to open the inning, Jim- Holt was safe on a fielder's choice and Luis Gomez walked to load the bases before a single by Rod Carew sent home the first run. Steve Braun then singled home another run before Hisle doubled off the left-center field wall. White Sox 4 Orioles 3 The White Sox, whose manager, Chuck Tanner, received a two-year extension of his contract to 1978 before the game, rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Brian Downing homered for the first run in the fifth, Bill Melton singled home one run and another scored on an error in the eighth, and Downing scored the winner in the ninth on a wild pitch by Grant Jackson.

Red Sox 12 Tigers 3 Rick Miller hit a two-run homer and Rico Petrocelli a solo home run for the Red Sox, whose Bill Lee pitched a four- hitter to raise his record to 10- 7. Miller, Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski drove in three runs apiece. Reds 4 Cubs 3 Johnny Bench drove in the winning run in the 10th inning following singles by Dave Concepcion and Joe Morgan and a wild pitch by loser Bert Hooton. Rick Monday had a homer among three hits for the Cubs. Lebanon Daily News, Friday, July 12,1974 ,506 .488 .451 .446 .429 Pet .682 .570 .529 .523 .443 .418 2 5 7 GB 10 14 21 Second-round leader in the British Open, Gary Player shows scorecard which has him five shots up (UPI Wirephoto) Reich's Wins City Title Reich Realty clinched the City-County Teener Baseball championship with an unrealistically easy 22-2 victory over the Plumbers last night.

CITY-COUNTY TBNEX I Pet, x-fiach 1 -933 3 4 .692 Fifth Ward 6 8 .429 Cardinals 6 8..429 Optimist 4 9 308 plumbers 2 11 J54 i-Cinched title The Realtors put it to the Plumbers just as they put it to Plan Hunter Safety At M-town R-G Club Plans for a hunters' safety course were outlined during a meeting of the Myerstown Rod and Gun Club Inc. Tuesday night. Sixteen members were present. The time and date for the course will be announced at the August meeting. Action was also taken to conduct a special meeting July 24 to re-organize the archery club.

It will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. in the club house. All persons interested in seeing the archery division again in operation are urged to attend. Members were informed that eight students attended a fishing school recently conducted at the club. Kermit Oxenreider was the instructor.

Five new members were accepted into the club. Membership totals 482. everybody else all season. The champs banged out a total of 21 hils while George Mease limited the losers to just two. Reich's opened a 7-0 lead after two innings.

The Plumbers answered with two runs off Mease in the third, but the Realtors erupted for seven runs in both the fourth and sixth innings to put it out of reach. Fred Bowers and Mease each banged out four hits with Mease accounting for five RBI's and two doubles. Dean Weiant and Kevin Dechert each stroked three hits including doubles for two RBI's. Mease fanned four and walked three in the route-going performance and allowed singles to Steve Simone and Ted Wolfe. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Pet GB St.

Louis 43 41 .512 Phillies 43 42 Montreal 40 42 Pittsburgh 37 45 Chicago 37 46 New York 36 48 West LosAng. 60 28 Cincinnati 49 37 Houston 46 41 Atlanta 46 42 San Fran 39 49 San Diego 38 53 Thursday's Results Cincinnati 4, Chicago 3,10 Inn. Game Scheduled) Friday's Games (All Times EOT) Atlanta, Capra (9-3) and Harrison (6-10) at St. Louis, Gibson (5-8) and Forsch (0-1), 2, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati, J.

Carroll (1-0) and Gullett (9-6) at Pittsburgh, Rooker (5-6) and Demery (03), 2. 6:05 p.m. Chicago, Stone (3-3) at Houston, Osteen (7-7), 8:35 p.m. Montreal, Torrez (8-5) at San Diego, Palmer (1-2), 10:30 p.m. New York, Stone (2-7) at Los Angeles, John (13-2), 10:30 p.m.

Philadelphia, Lonborg (11-7) at San Francisco, D'Acouisto (7 7), p.m. Saturday's Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at San Francisco Montreal at San Diego, T-Night Atlanta at St. Louis, Plumbers Reich Realty ob bi ob bi Bickell.c 3000 Warfield.lf 4110 3110 S.Weiantjf 1 1 0 2000 D.Weiant,2b 3332 3010 5342 SeibertJf 3000 S.Rich'ds.cf 3201 WentzeUb 3000 0000 0000 5345 2000 4232 1000 0101 2000 5210 3000 0000 3221 3221 T.Rich.'ds/f 2111 Totals 25 2 2 0 Totals 38222117 Score by Inniongs: Plumbers 002 000 0- 2 Rs'ch Realtv 521 707 x-22 E- Plumbers 3, Reich 2. PO-A-Plumbers 186, Reich 2B-Mease 2, Dechert, D. Weiant.

ip bo so Minnich (LP) 3 10 12 3 1 Smith 3 10 10 6 1 Mease (WP) 72234 Chicago at Houston, AMERICAN LEAGUE East Boston Baltimore Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit New York 47 46 45 43 43 42 38 38 38 41 42 43 West Oakland Kan. City Chicago Texas Minnesota California mi 48 42 41 42 40 32 i 37 42 43 46 47 56 Pet .553 .548 .542 .512 .506 .494 Pet .565 .500 .488 .477 .460 .364 GB 1 4 5 GB 9 U-Brenner, Dinunzio. Keim Up By Two At Halfway Point PITTSBURGH (UPI) Erie's Jim Keim held a two stroke lead today going into the final 36 holes of the 61st annual Pennsylvania State Amateur golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Keim shot a one-over par 73 Thursday to give him a 144 after two rounds. John Birmingham of Oakmont, a former champion, moved into second place with a 72 Thursday.

Jay Sigel, Philadelphia area insurance man and defending champion, shot a 76 Thursday to give him a 149 and third place. Ron Milanovich of Rimersburg and Tom Lenz of Coraopolis were tied for fourth place with 150s. Lebanon Country Club's Bill Weik failed to make the cut after rounds of 80-79 for a 159 total. Weik missed by one stroke as the cut was made at 158. Jim Keim, Erie J.

Brmingham, Oakmont Jay Sgel R. Milanovfch, Rim'rg T. Lenz, 0. Steranchak, D. Loestein, Erie R.

Merchant, Fox Chapel f.Von Bargen, Scranton P. Williams, Bethlehem 0. Gordon High Smith, Aiquippa A.Hor«Sck,McMurray J. Johasky, Ken'ton M. Nicolette, Conner vile M.

Puskaricfl, Mon'ahela 71-73-144 74-72-146 73-76-149 73-77-150 74-76-150 76-76-152 74-79-153 74-79-153 74-79-153 74-79-153 78-75-153 75-78-153 76-78-154 78-76-154 77-77-154 80-75-155 Thursday's Results Boston 12. Texas 3 Chicago 4. Baltimore 3 New York 2, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Cleveland 2 (Only Games Scheduled) Friday's Games Detroit, Lolich (10-9) at Kansas City, Busby (11-8), 8:30 p.m. Cleveland, Bosnian (1-0) at Minnesota, Corbin (5-2). 8:30 p.m.

Texas, Jenkins (10-9) at Milwaukee, Colborn (5-5), 8:30 p.m. Baltimore, Alexander (4-4) at Chicago, Johnson (1-0), 9:00 p.m. Oakland, Holtzman (9-19) at New York, Dobson (6-11), 8:00 p.m. California, Figueroa (0-1) at Boston, Wise (3-4), 7:30 p.m. Saturday's Games Oakland at New York California at Boston Cleveland at Minnesota Texas at Milwaukee Detroit at Kansas City, Baltimore at Chicago, Coach Thinks Team Is Strong Contender New York Stars' Ray Parson churns yardage against the Jacksonville Sharks in WFL contest Thursday night won by Sharks, 14-7 (UPI Wirephoto) Annville Captures 1st Valley Teener Crown Annville clinched its first championship in the 25-year history of the Lebanon Bailey VFW Teener Baseball by blanking host Cleona, 8-0, on Thursday night.

Anivlle Cleona Palmyra Hebron Beflegrove Cornwall Ion a LV TEENER BASEKAU 15 9 9 9 4 3 2 Pet. 1 538 4 .692 4 .692 7 .563 11 267 12 .200 12 .143 Dave Bentz, who is the most dominant individual to play in the league since Rich Longenecker was Palmyra's do- everything man in 1966, threw five innings of shutout ball to gain his second win in three nights against Annville's two chief challengers. Like Longenecker, when Bentz isn't beating somebody on the mound, his bat usually has much to do with the game's outcome. It was his arm, however, that contributed mostly to last night's title-clinching win although he had more baserunners with which to contend than had been the rule in most of his previous mound stints in an unbeaten season. Tom Henning pitched the final two innings to complete the shutout as the entire outcome was pretty much solidified in the first inning when Annville scored six times with the aid of some shoddy defense.

The other two runs crossed in the final inning. John Faiola's three hits, including a pair of doubles, paced the Annville attack. Henning and Mark Hamer werelwo-hit men. Lem Landis' club also played errorless ball defensively. Hebron scored a 2-1 triumph at Cornwall in the other league game played last night.

Steve Light scattered eight hits to win a mound duel over Jeff Norman. Brian "Smoke" Weddington, and Dave Kuhn paced the winning attack, while Luke Sakalosky's three hits and two by Art Carpenter topped Cornwall. Annville obrh Faiola cf Sorren'o lb Wengert Bentz Manning ssp Books Felly Lands rt Lingte 2b rfjf 4 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 bi 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Cleona Hansell Hoilinger 2b Dinlap cf Wilhelm Deniey 3b Bowman lb Land is ss Puttrf Horn If Donachie ph obr 4 0 30 40 30 20 20 20 30 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 10 5 Tola's 23 0 6 0 Annville 600 000 2-8 Cleona 000 000 0-0 E-Cleona 5. PO-A- Annvlle 21-12, Cfeona 21-10. DP-Hollinger, Lanis to Bowman LOB- Annvlle 11, Cleona 9.2B-Faiola 2.

SB-Ann vile 4. ip er bb so Bsrtz(WP) 540053 Henning 220020 Hansel (LP) 7108032 HBP-Hansel (Ungte). WP-Bentz. U- OTJontiel, J. Beard Hebron obr Patches If 3 1 Lynch Kingler Light WBttlSS Weddington rf 3 0 KJin 36 30 Abright lb 30 Smith 2b 30 40 4 0 30 3 1 Near 60,000 Attend Game In Gator Bowl JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

(UPI) Coach Bud Asher figures his Jacksonville Sharks are championship contenders in the new World Football League. "This is the best defense in the World Football League." said Asher after Thursday night's nationally-televised 147 victory over the New York Stars before a crowd of 59,112 in the Gator Bowl, the largest in the league's six-game history. "Championships are built on great defense and executing the kicking gams. That's what we did tonight," said Asher. 'Everyone did a fine job:" With the score tied 7-7, Mike Lassiter blocked a punt by New York's Robbie Reynolds on the Stars' 34-yard line, scooped up the ball and ran it to the seven- yard line.

Sharks' back Tommy Durrance took a handoff from quarterback Kay Stephens on, and fumbled the ball into the end zone. O.Z. White pounced on the ball for the winning touchdown with 2:02 left in the game. After Sharks held off a New York drive that ended on Jacksonville's 37-yard line to preserve the win. The Sharks opened the scoring with 5:47 left in the second half after a scoreless first quarter.

Alvin Wyatt took a kickolf on his own 13 and scampered 87 yards up the sideline for the touchdown. "Everybody thought the ball was going out of bounds," said New York Coach Bebe Parilli. New York put together what appeared a sure scoring drive early in the second quarter, but Jacksonville held the Stars on fourth down at the two yard line to take over the ball. "Our inability to score on the two yard line killed us," said Parilli. "I'd still go for it again, though." The game stayed tied at 7-7 during the third quarter with neither team able to mount a scoring drive.

New York's only score came on an eight-yard pass from quarterback Tom Serman to former New York Jets wide receiver George Sauer with 1:41 left in the half. The action point pass failed. Cornwol hbi afarhbi 1 0 Carpenter 2b 3 1 2 0 00 Sakaloskyss 4030 2 0 il 4510 1 0 Bubble 3b 4000 1 0 Adienbachcf 3011 2 0 Brass If 3000 1 1 Norman 2000 0 0 Beard 3010 0 0 Trboii lb 1010 Wise ph 0000 Totals 29 2 8 1 Totals 27 iTi 100 100 0-2 Cornwall 000 010 0-1 3. PO-A-Cornwall 21-7, Hebron 21-9. 2B-Carpenter.

SB-Patches, Lynch, Mnihr 2, Smith. ip bb so Norman (LP) 71213 78122 Philadelphia Florida Jacksonville New York Chicago Birmingham Memphis Detroit East I 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Central West 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 pet. 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 pet. 1.000 1,000 1.000 .000 pet. ,000 .000 .000 .000 pf 33 8 14 7 Pf 17 11 34 15 Pf 0 8 7 7 pa 8 7 7 14 pa 0 7 15 34 pa 17 33 11 8 Houston Portland Suthcrn Californi 0 Hawaiian; 0 Wednesday's Results Mcmphii 34 Detroit 15 Chicago 17 Houston 0 Philadelphia 33 Portland 8 Birmingham 11 Southern California 7 Florida 8 Hawaiian! 7 (only games scheduled) Thursday's Games Jacksonville 14 New York 7 (only game scheduled).