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Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 14

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1 -i ll 14 The Lexington Leader Lexington Ky Friday July 7 1972 Henry Claims Canadian Open Lead 71 Cherry Hill 751-yard par 'Club Course of his lone tour victory more' than three years ago He won $40000 for rae work in the Miami sun that and totalled that much since' But he refused to get excited about his brilliant effort spiced by a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie start $28000 In the fun two seasons since his lone triumph grinned when he said got off to a kinds awful He just played his first four holes five-under-par and used only seven putts on his first seven holes Playing the back nine first Henry stroked in putts of 12 and 20 feet on the 10th and 11th holes He used a sand wedge from the rough to hole a 60-foot Sam Snead the 60-year-old West Virginian who recently won Che World Seniors Championship headed a quartet at 67 four under-par Snead who first won the Canadian Open in 1938 was tied with former Masters champion Gay Brewer Lou Graham and rookie left-hander Sam Adams Trevino was making his first start since leaving a hospital bed for a gallant but unsuccessful defense of his US Open title against Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus is not competing here The Masters-American Open title-holder is in Scotland preparing for next British Open Arnold Palmer rallied with a birdie-birdie finish to match par 71 and was tied at that figure six off the pace with South African Gary Player By BOB GREEN FORT ERIE OnL (AP) Bunky 'Henry who has had three years of deep Utter frustration since his one day in the sun shrugged off his six-under-par 65 that was good for the lead in the $150000 Canadian Open Golf Tournament "The only time that leading is important is when you're leading after the 72nd hole" the 28-year-old former Georgia Tech football placekicker said after his opening round Thursday the only time I led National he recalled the same as If I shot 77 or 78" he drawled just go out and hit come balls like I 1 always do when I finish" Henry held a one-stroke lead over long-shot Tommy Sanderson alone at 66 after one round of this national cham-s pionship being played on the 6 pitch shot for an eagle three on the next hole and just missed been working real hard on my game the last few days" defending champion Lee Trevino said after clipping two strokes off par with a 69 holing a pitching wedge for an-other eagle mi the next hole Henry who lost his exempt status in 1970 and has won only FULL GALLON PRE-M1XED WINDSHIELD SOLVENT 39e 5-0 CAN SIMONIZ VISTA 1-2302 LIMIT 2 MEET FOR CHESS Americu cheso muter Bobby Fischer left meets with Gudmundur Tfcorarinsson president of the Icelandic Chess Federation center and world chess champion Boris Spassky in Reykjavik Iceland Thursday to draw for the first move in their championship match Spassky of the Soviet Union won the white piece giving him the first move (Associated Press Wirephoto) Red Says He 6 Worth Four FORMERLY American Auto i Cents A Pound 9 COVERALL COIL SPRING CUSHION ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TERRY SEAT COVERS Belted TiSf TIRE SALE HURRYOffer Ends July 22 0-3101-06 assorted colors Ali $2" ssaaasaagaewwMMwv before making it big in the firm he founded 10 ypars ago His outlook remains optimistic should I be he repeated a quea tkm going for one of the top five horses in a given year" he explained "Consider there are 16000 harness horses bom every year pretty fair odds" He given up on Good Humor Man either pointing to Most Happy early performances Most Happy Fella won only of 14 starts as a 2-year-old and collected just $31794 of his ca reer earnings of $387238 Gochneaur a ninth grade dropout developed five work champion show horses in 1968 before turning to the harness sport Why? "This is more of a challenge" he said could do with the show horses? Go back the next time and try for six world Gochneaur who travels in his own custo m-made bus equipped' with television telephone stereo music and its own power plant think big He even tried to buy Scioto Downs a track president Charles Hill values at between $10 and $12 million "He said give me first offer if he ever sells" Gochneaur said By GEORGE STRODE COLUMBUS Ohio (AP) Good Humor Man at $210000 the most costly yearling purchase in harness racing history had just paced last in a $2500 Scioto Downs feature "He's worth about four cents a pound now" grumbled owner Vernon "Bed" Gochneaur a self-made millionaire whose big ambition is to have a world champion pacer or trotter Gochneaur didn't start bidding on the -son of Meadow Skipper until the $100000 mark last fall at the Tattersalls Sales in Lexington Ky "I guess I want anyone to know I was interested" he recalled Now I wish I had waited until the bidding was over" He also paid the top price at the Harrisburg Pa sales last year $90000 for a yearling he named Fashion 220 after his world-wide cosmetic firm He has $800000 wrapped up in 10 harness horses Good Humor Man a full brother to 1970 Little Brown Jug winner Most Happy Fella has been the biggest flop started three times won once and has the unimposing bankroll of $450 Gochneaur a silver-haired 57-year-old from Medina Ohio has lived with personal failures LAWN GARDEN CLEARANCE HOESBRAKES GRASSWHIP5 GRASS SHEARS GARDEN HOSE PRUNING SHEARS hosehangers HOSE NOZZLES 40 OFF OUR EVERYDAY DISCOUNT FISHING TAOOI CLEARANCE JUMBO 780 AH Patterson Sign' For Rematch SALE PRICES E7M4 4fof10O-2frJ52' SPINNING REELS CASTING REELS RODS ond POLES FLOATERS STRINGERS CREELS BASKETS MINNOW buckets UVE BAITBCRES Aioncur LURES take any fight for granted" said Patterson who GlassBelted for mileage Strong polyester cord body Charge it USE YOUR SHOPPERS CHARGE OR A ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT Mn These bib the tires that are original equipment on new 4wr lur 2for57 1 972 oars In every division of Detroit's big 3 auto makers "Thbetese biackwaiis plus $178 to WHITEWALLS ONLY $3 MORE PER TIRE pwdJng'on pr Ur- added his goal was to win the title for the third time Patterson is a -man like myself" said All who quickly explained loves boxing more than food He may never retire and I think I will either" 30 OFF OUR EVERYDAY DISCOUNT pugg i MIS CHECKi Should oor oupptr of some flit oboe or Bosom short dwtagttloovent we win honor any orAraptasdaov ferMonMhwy at fhoodvortM prist very thankful for the opportunity to fight him again" said Patterson BRAKE SHOES AUTO TOP CARRIERS ForoS Fords Cjwvs Pfyms using MilULiaoruKsK Frasier Loses Part Of Title EMERSON Quiet Kool AIR CONDITIONERS $288 Satof4Shocs For2Wheeis All OTHERS 0-0 REDUCED 25 1-1477 DEALER PRICES TO EVERYONE SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS By RON JENKINS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-The Oklahoma Boxing Commission has taken it upon itself to Joe Frazier of his heavy weight in Oklahoma at and says it will recognize the winner of a planned By ED SCHUYLER JR NEW YORK (AP) All is thinking about two one with former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson Aug 28 the other with present champion Joe Fra sier sometime this year gonna come about said All Thursday in talking about a fight with Fra sier while signing for one with Patterson in Madison Square Garden the meantime been fighting and been retired to a chicken plantation (Frazier owns a plantation in South Carolina) "I think be this year Right now him ducking I think still shook up from the fierce beating I gave him" All stopped Patterson a two-time champion after 12 rounds Nov 22 1965 while All was still champion For this scheduled 12-round-er which will be seen on closed-circuit television All is guaranteed $250000 against 35 per cent of the gate while Patterson is guaranteed $125000 against 25 percent Both fighters have bouts scheduled in July and if either loses their rematch will be off said Harry Markson president of Madison Square Garden Boxing Inc Patterson is scheduled to fight Pedro Agosto in New York's Singer Bowl July 14 while All is set to meet A1 "Blue" Lewis at Dublin Ireland July 19 believe it's impossible to lose" said AM who said he really didn't lose to Frazier oxm WATER PUMPS $720 1NEXCH soooBn rs 6000 BIXTs 8000 wir Reg Si 49 to $169 bout between George Foreman ana Oscar Bona vena here this 14-INCH 4-WAY OEM VOLTAGE REGULATORS RIM WRENCH CHECK OUR LOW DISCOUNT PRICE Before You Buy! ANY AUTO REG $139 $2" 77c MlUfc- LIMIT 1 1-1408 falL The commission anmumpwl Thursday said it would henceforth refuse to recognize Frazier because of "his failure to defend his title against a bona fide contender in 16 or since Frazier won a unanimous decision over Muhammad Ali in New York March 8 1971 The action of the commission and the announcement of the planned Foreman-Bonavena bout came in a news conference held by John Miskovsky chairman of the commission Dick Sadler manager for Foreman and promoters of the ZANDALE SHOPPING CENTER EASTLAND SHOPPING CENTER 515 WEST MAIN ST PHONE 252-3508 PHONE 278-9474 PHONE 254-3451 'J 4.

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