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Thursdoy, Aug. 19, 1965 Thr IJwcoln Star 4s Abundant On Nebraska Qolf Courses (Fourth of a Series) five No. 4s. lee and the nf itv. 4.in-\.nii n.jr i i foirti (Fourth of a Series) By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor If one were to pick 18 of Nebraska's best gojf holes without regard to fJieir sequence on a golf course, chances are good that you would come up with at least five No.

4s. You might pick the 618- yard, par-5 fourth at Omaha's Chape! Hills that has an out of bounds to the right and a creek to the left. Y'oii might pick the 485-yard, par-5 at Hastings Loehland Country Club with its dog leg and the (wo rows of trees that protect the dog leg. Or you might cluxi.M' tlu' pa 1-3 fourth hole at Kearney that IS only 119 from tee to green, but it is 119 yards of water. Or you could choose Nortolk with IP MU TABER IN TROUBLE STORY AT RIGHT Matt hits from sand trap at Omaha Country No.

4. No. 1, Lincoln Country Cfcub 360 Yards, Par 4 No. 2, Lincoln Pioneers 428 A'ards. Par 4 No.

3 Lincoln Hillcrest Cowntry Hub 232 Yards. Par 3 No. 4. Omaha ountry Clut) 406 Yards, Par-4 Borner 4 4 3 6 Taber 6 5 4 6 Popp 4 5 3 4 it' pari that is guarded by a nairow eiitraiUf to green and also a narrow lUip oft fi tee tor starting But the No. 1 in the Lin- tMiln Best 18 is none of these.

It is No. at the Omaha Country Inb with its narrow fairway and trees on both sides that seem to be shaking hands from tee to green. Wlnm touring pro 'Pommy Bolt play I'd an exhibition at the Om.iha I'ountry (lu!) ith host pro Bo!) Pojip. l.m coin ('ountry Club pro Bud Williamson and Omaha Hills I.ew all four s'f the pros man aged to lie.aine (juito la miliar with t'u' trees The tree-lined t.iirw.iy narrows a long narrow re (Hiring a well- placed si'v'cnd shot to reach tile par-4, 4(U)-yard hole in -n t' trap gu.irds green to the lett and a later.il water hazard IS to tlu' right Both incolli amateurs. the right of the fairway where he had a downhill lie.

'ccond shot, a 4-iron, was to the loft of the green and came to rest on the ol a i 11 Borner'', chip shot was .30 feet past the pin Old he left the first putt SIX fee! shoit. When i second putt missed on the right side, he eame up v. a double-bogey-6 to pa. two-over- par for (he a hi; his drive str.light dm-a the center of tin' fairway. i)ut 6-iron second landed in the deep trai) to the lett.

i blast ffi'iii the wen? over the en and he had .1 shot oonimg back throii. tlie trc'e-. ith i ball in ('11 a path Paber ran ball to the gr('('ii tor his fourth barely misst'd lO-biot putt tint broki' left. The 6 put him six for the serit's Popp, the 0C( pro. put his to (he left side of the and his MILWAUKEE TOPS CARDS Matt Taber and Charlie second shot landed in the Braves Defeat St.

Louis: 5-3 Borner, along with host pro Boh Popp found the green difficult to hit. Borner, who wt'iit to the hole even with p.ir thioiigh the three hoh's of tlu' series, hit his drive 250 vards trom the tee and to trees to the right of the re He list'd a sand wedge to to chip to the green and mad(' the six-toot putt for a par-4 the pros only one p.ir through four hoh's. LA IN EXTRA INNINGS By Associated Press Hank hit a homer for in the eighth Inning against St. Louis vvitli the score tied at 3-3, then was called out and the homei nullified for hitting the ball while out of tlie box. That's what happened in the red hot National League pennant race Wednesday night.

Milwaukee Manager Bobby Bragan bounced out of the dugout after Chris Pelek- oudas called Aaron out and announced he was playing the game under protest. Bragan also was ejected after a vehement argument. Look Magazine Tabs Husker Gridders No. 1 New York Nebraska was tabbed Wednesday by Look Magazine as the nation top college football team for the coining season. The magazine also picked the Huskcrs to defeat Texas in the Cotton Bowl after finishing the season with a 9-1 record with the lone loss coming at Missouri.

ROCKNE Ex-NU Coach Dawson Dead Everything ended happily for Bragan and the Braves, however, when Don Dillard and Braves by blanking the New York Mets 5-0 on three-hitter. It was clouted a two-run, two-out 19th victory of the pinch homer in the ninth in- season and made his career ning for a 5-3 victory over the j-ocord against the Mets 14-0. Cardinals It was the sixth straight victory for the Braves and put them in first place ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, with a chance to regain the lead, led Philadelphia 2-1 in the seventh inning. San Francisco stayed hot on the heels of the Dodgers Willie homer in the first inning was all Marichal needed.

Detroit wars leading No Halfbacks Available For San Diego San Diego. Calif. 3'he San Diego Chargers haven't a healthy halfback, so guess probably run in that Saturday against the Broncos in Denvej-? Naturally, the Mr. Lincoln. Veteran halfback a 1 Ix)we and rookie sensation Stinging Criticism Bubbles Washington Stinging i criticism of the rival factions! fighting for pow'er over U.S.

track and field affairs bubbled sola, the American League i up from witnesses leaders. 1-0 alter three in- in a Senate investigation of nings before rain washed out the feud, tlie game. II will be replayed They variously pictured the as part of a doublehca-der Amateur Athletic Union as a Thur.sday. The Cincinnati at group whose big shots put Chicago NL game also was their personal advancement rained out and will be play ed ahead of welfare, as part of a doublcheader and the National Collegiate 'rhursday. 1 i Association as a Brooks Robinson, who hit group trying to usurp AAU into a triple play in the first powers, with an eye to shar- iniiing.

singled home the win- the gate receipts and ning run in the eighth for television revenues. 3-2 victorv over testimony included Boston. The Chicago White hand accounts of Sox made it six in a row bv fi'uslrations experienced by defeating Washington 8-2 as athletes them- Ward and John Romano new proposals to: Omaha Death came I Wednesday to colorful Fred Dawson hose University of Nebraska football teams won I national glory in the Dawson, 81. had been living great Pop Warner's Pitt Panthers 10-0. This astonished the East and put the Corn- huskers iji the National limelight and rated us as one of early the strongest teams in the In 1922, Dawson recalled, the Cornlroskers smothered in retirement in Omaha.

He was graduated Grange but lost. 9-6, to Princeton in 1910 with an am- Late.r the same sea- bition to become a doctor. Symptoms of tuberculosis sent braskans Rockne No- him to a Colorado ranch to Dame team 14-6. recuperate. They did it again in 1923, he was advised to find a job outdoors.

He Irish twice in a From ne went to the University ol Virginia. He eventually turned from coaching to industrial psychology. the death of his first he married Von Bergen, a dairy personnel director. Dawson was a yoted prac- I titioner of the halftime pep I talk. About two years: ago she coaxed him into taping his recollections, primarily for his six grandchildren.

On the recording Dawson, among other things, re-created some oU his dressing room talks. Though frail, Dawson in recent years had frequently walked in Elmwood Park be PHOTO PINPOINT IFW This is the of (hiiaiia (Oiinti No. 4 golfer gets as he wails at tee. Green is tucked behind trees to right. the State Collects Revenue From Lincoln Race Meet AFTER RECORD-BREAKING SESSION Nebraska State Fair- plans tor an improved racing: this purpose as soon as the seven RBI.

combined for four-run broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Los an 7-3 I. Submit the whole blazing FRED DAWSON eighth inning turned to coaching. In 1921, (jornhuskers. over the York Supreme Court Justice By- Yankee.s. Willie Smitii's Ica-d- 'Whizzer) White, a Gene Foster of Arizona State I Merritt are sidelined and are doubtful starters for the American Football League exhibition.

IvOwe has a pulled leg mu.sele. Foster has slightly strained knee ligaments. Besides the veteran Lineoin, the Chargers have two healthy running backs, hut ihcy are fullbacks. They arc Jim of San Diego single accounted for the tie- breaking run. Oeveland and Kansas City split a doublehcader.

Kansas City w'on the opener 4-2 and the Indians the second game 4-1. Pitt.sburgh survived a six run Hint inning lally by der federal arbitration by, after a lour of coaching duty some group possibly headed at Columbia, he arrived at Nebraska. 11 The big names in the coach- flew at were Knute Rockne, Pop Warner grounds general manager season next year, hind his Omaha home, Brandt presented the are sure of having chatted brightly with guests Lincoln most sue- stable room. Brandt about football. He continued liorse race meeting to points out.

which should help to take keen interest in the i a treasurer us to attract a few more and better horses. start remodeling the beef barns lor an 2. Create a new sports federation to govern track and field competition and formulate policy. The Senate Commerce Committee launched the probe, now' in its third day, after hearing that the careers of Houston to beat the Astros II- U.S. hopes in international I he I hiladelphia were seriously State and Willie Beasley oU defeated the Los Angeles Dod- threatened.

North Carolina rookies. Coach Sid Gillman also plans to rest veteran quarterback John Hadl against the Broncos. star' with Don Breaux, who has been on the Charger taxi squad the past few seasons, and has indicated that rookie Steve Tensi from Florida Stale will receive his pro baptism as a signal caller. Cassius Recites At Robert Burns' Home In Scotland Glasgow, Scotland (iTi World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, on a world tour, visited the home of poet Robert Burns Wedne.sday. Clay sat in a famous chair made from the wooden presses which printed first edition in 1786, and said; heard of a man named Burns, supposed to be a great poet.

if he was, come I know Commented Tom McMynn, curator of the Burns cottage; think Robbie would have thought much of i both gers 6-3 in 12 innings giving Milwaukee a '2 game lead in the National League. Coaching School Opens Thursday The NCA.A has held its hand on possible disbarment from competition of college stars under its jurisdiction who defied its boycott of the recent meet in San Diego, which picked many members of the U.S. team defeated this summer by Russia in the Soviet Union. Similarly, the committee The annaul Nebraska! has heard that the AAU Coaching School, sponsored by i threatens life-time suspension Fred Sorenson Wednesday and immediately began thinking of how he could come up w'ith an encore next season. Brandt, in his first year at the State Fairgrounds helm, presented the coffers with a check for $1.57.990.24 from the 1985 race meeting.

The check represented the Vr lax tracks pay on their Carlisle. Pa. The mutuel handle after the Monahan, heads 7n with all the odds Washington Redskins traded million is deducted. list of who will play veteran end Bill Anderson to The check was the largest annual the Green Bay Packers bv the Lincoln track to Open Golf Tournament at and Bob Zuppke. A couple of years ago, taping his recollections for his grandchildren.

Dawson recalled; against us, we defeated the He died Wednesday in Omaha hospial. Redskins Trade Vet For Packer Draft Choice Whitworth Will Play in Omaha Jaycee Golf Omaiia Kathv Whit- National League the Nebraska School Activities Assn. and the University of Nebraska opens Thursday at the Nebraska Union. Sessions are scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the participating coaches viewing the Shrine Bowl football game Saturday afternoon. F'ootball lecturers are Don Leahy of Creighton Prep and Joe Sassano, coach at Weber High School in Chicago.

Heading the basketball sessions will be Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano and Dick Davis of Glendale, High School. Orval Borgialli and Iowa Harold Nichols head the wrestling clinic. Paul Schneider and George Sullivan of Nebraska and Bobby Gunn of Lamont. will conduct a Saturday session on treatment of athletic injuries. of non-collegiate athletes in its realm who might participate in open meets sponsored by the NCAA.

Jesse T. Hill, a member of the policy making NCAA executive committee, te.stified in his role of University of Southern California athletic director. He told the Senators, is no assurance the NCAA infractions committee is going to inflict any such on collegians who participated in the San Diego meet. He asked and say there was any assurance that there would be no penalties. Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh St.

Louis Chicago Houston New York Won Lost Pet. Behind (59 49 .58,5 70 51 .579 h-i 67 49 .578 1 65 .52 .556 3' 65 .55 .542 5 63 60 .512 8'2 58 62 .483 12 56 65 .463 14 '2 49 71 .408 21 36 -84 .300 34 Wednesday for a high 1966 draft choice. Anderson. 29, is attempting dance and record betting a comeback in the National during the racing date.s. Football League after working last fall as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee.

He is a seven-year veteran. As a split end, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound Anderson was a Pro Bowl choice in 1959 and 1960. He was switched to tight end in 1961 and is expected to remain at that position with the Packers. Wrdnesday's Results 5, St. Ivouis 3, night Pitt.sburgh 8, Hou.ston 7.

night San Francisco 5. York 0 Philadelphia 6. Los 3 Cincinnati at Chicago, postponed, rain Coach Batted .280 Tony Cuccinello, a Chicago i While Sox coach since 1957, compiled a .280 batting average for 1,704 major league 1 games. Games Cincinnati (Maloney 13-6 and Jay 8-3)at Chicago (Koonce 7-9 and Jackson 11-14), 2 Milwaukee (Johnson 13-6) at St. Louis (Sadecki 2-11) Los Angeles (Drysrfale 16-11) at San Francisco (Spahn 5-14) Only Games Scheduled.

American League Won Lost Prt. Behind Minnesota 75 44 .630 Detroit 67 50 ,573 7 Chicago 67 51 .568 7Vii Baltimore 51 .568 Cleveland 67 52 .563 8 New York 61 61 .500 15'2 Los Angeles 54 65 4.54 21 Washington 52 69 .430 24 Boston 43 75 364 31 '2 Kansas City .41 76 .350 33 Results Chicago 8, Washington 2. night Baltimore 3, Boston 2, night lx)s Angeles 7, New- York 3, nigtit Kansas City 4-1, Cleveland 2-4, twi-night Minnesota at Detroit, postponed, rain Games Los Angeles 13-9) at New 5 ork Omaha Miracle Hills. (Slottlemyrc 14-7) (Grant 15-4) at Detroit (Lolich n-6) Boston (Lonboi'g 7-14) at Baltimore (Bunker 6-6). night £ames scehduled The Lincoln track this summer set records for single daily double handle single race handle daily mntuel handle total meeting handle single day attendance ceason attendance (112,676) and average daily mutuel handle Sorenson tossed a large share of the credit for the Middleweight Boxing Postponed By Injury Brandt San Francisco 10-, And the energetic young round boxing match between manager has middleweights Jimmy Lester; of San Francisco and Dave Reed of Oakland has been rescheduled for Sept.

1 at Kezar Pavilion. Originally set for Wednesday night, the bout was postponed after Reed injured a hand in training. jMiiwwminiiiitiiiiitiiiimiiii the state treasury and was Hills course T'riday the result of record atten- through Sunday She was runner-up last year. Winner Ruth will not defend lier title. State 1 air is Wealso want to put a one- haif mile track for autos in- the liorse raein.e track that we won't lune to run autos on the track also like to install a chute so we can run 6W furlong races which are impossible now.

we want to make more improvements in the grand stand Brandt will go to Sedalia. this weekend to study theic track set-up. Sedalia has a mile horse racing track with a mile auto track inside. Lineoin Team Enters Bowling Tournament Ward Riverside he Tire money will total team from Lineoin will com- 500 compared to the $8.549 di- peie Saturday and Sunday in vided among last veai the '25 leaders FEATURE RACES At Atlantic itv the Bowling Fd'oprietors Association of Team Handicap Championship at Pittsburgh. Pa.

Team members include Les Sailor C'ap Spring Double Our Michael 7.60 LOO 2 20 Bostic. Verle Francis. Marion 2 Wiilf. George Boner and Rod Saratoga Burger. They won the state 20 BP.A handicap title at Scottsbluff early in May and are At Rockingham Park guaranteed $500 in the na- 6 80 tional meet, even if they fin- ishlast.

I.aciy Dulcinea Lovely Gypsy Prolile Firm Shock Control Hellenic 00 14 20 8.40 12.20 6 60 4.40 SPORTS MENU Thursday HORSE 3 p.m. a i PGA Tournament, I tasted F'riday HOR.SE 3 p.m. PGA Tournament, Omaha Miraclt Hills. 85 PROOF KENruCHY STRAIGHT 60URB0N WHISkET OISilLLED AND SOfTLEO BY THE JAMES BEAR DISTILLING CLERMONT, BEAM. RENTUCKT..

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