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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
8
Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino face an 18 hole playoff for the 71st U S Open after tying Sunday at 280 with Trevino missing a six foot par saving putt on 18 and Nicklaus two putting for par.
Nicklaus shot 69 72 68 71 and Trevino 70 72 69 68 to set up the 25th U.S. Open playoff. Third round leader Jim Simons, 21, amateur from Butler Pennsylvania, ended with a six over par 76 and tied for sixth after a costly double bogey finishing hole.
Trevino carded a one under par 71 Sunday to erase a four stroke deficit and tie for the playoff lead. The 31 year old El Paso resident credited Jack Nicklaus with encouragement after a February locker room chat following an exhibition in West Palm Beach Florida. Playoff action begins at 1 45 p m EDT today with Trevino seeking to overcome the deficit.
Trevino recalls telling Nicklaus he would skip the Masters because Augusta's course did not suit his game. Nicklaus reportedly responded that Trevino could play anywhere and warned that Trevino would discover how good he could be, boosting others' chances to win.
Lee Trevino battled a treacherous Merion layout with 124 bunkers and thick rough to tie Nicklaus and Simons on the 12th hole then move ahead at the 14th with a near perfect approach and birdie. He had multiple top finishes this week including wins and losses, earning about 110000 in prize money.
In Lubbock the 1971 Coaches All-America game centers on top quarterbacks Jim Plunkett and Rex Kern with backup leaders Chuck Hixson and Scott Hunter. East and West squads feature star receivers Ernie Jennings Chuck Dicus and Paul Staroba along with famed backs J. Braxton Joe Profit and Leon Burns. The clash pits college football’s top signal callers against future pros as McClendon and Devaney lead their teams in a likely aerial showcase.
Deron Johnson's bases loaded homer and Willie Stargell's five hundred career grand slam pace the Pirates to a doubleheader sweep of the Mets and a 7-3 win over Montreal lifting Pittsburgh 3 1/2 games ahead in the NL East. Johnson's 11th inning homer provided the decisive margin after a Phillies comeback.
Umpires halted Cleveland and Detroit after a batters’ melee and lights failing behind home plate. Chuck Hinton homered twice in game one, and Rome Jones and Jimmie Price added two run shots as Cleveland led 7 6 after seven.
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