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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1974
Page
7
Lee Trevino edged Jack Nicklaus by a stroke to win the PGA Championship in Clemmons North Carolina. The new champion, known for his humor and spicy quotes, collected a 45000 prize and packed the crowd with his signature Trevino style.
Lee Trevino clinched the 1974 PGA Championship in a fierce duel with Nicklaus, finishing 72 holes at 4 under par 276 while Nicklaus totaled 277 and a second-place purse of 25 700. Trevino previously defeated Nicklaus in US Open playoffs and British Opens, earning 18 tour wins and over 1.27 million in purses. Nicklaus hailed Trevino as fantastic after the final round at Tanglewood.
Chris Evert, 19, dominated Gail Chanfreau of France 6 0 6 0 to win her third consecutive U S Clay Court title at Indianapolis. Jimmy Connors advanced to the men s final against Bjorn Borg as controversy swirled around Ilie Nastase and Raul Ramirez in a separate quarter final dispute.
John Bench drove in five runs with two doubles and his 24th homer as Cincinnati routs New York 10-4. Bench says he is not patient, while Sparky Anderson doubts he will reach .300. Dodgers top Cardinals 3-1 behind Don Sutton.
Glouster Kiwanis Glouster American Legion and University Volkswagen reach the Chauncey Dover Lions Little League semi finals in the winners bracket after weekend games. One Sunday rain forced a schedule change with Glouster VFW set to meet the Medics Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Fragmentary note lists games for the majors including Detroit, Texas, and Oakland visits. Mentions Ryan with a three run effort and road/away games in California and at Oakland.
Six men were enshrined in Cooperstown including Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Jocko Conlan Cool Papa Bell Sunny Jim Bottomley and Sam Thompson. Inductees were honored by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as a crowd near 10 000 witnessed the ceremony and the quiet village came alive with activity before the event.
The NFL Players Association executive committee agreed to a 14 day training camp for veterans starting Wednesday as a cooling off step while negotiations continue. A two week window could decide if players rally or agree to stay in camp with weakened leverage. The vote likely 4 to 3, with mixed feelings about returning to camps during talks. Ed Garvey cautioned owners can endure a strike longer than players. The plan echoes prior industry practice and had been rejected earlier.
Mick Shuler of East Pennsboro starred as Pennsylvani a rode a 14 7 victory over Ohio in the Big 33 all star game. Shuler had five receptions for 74 yards including a key 12 yard grab setting up Cefalo’s 20 yard TD rush. Pennsylvania led 12 7 after Cefalo’s catch and Cefalo’s conversion.
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