Low Score Being Eyed By Texans
Lou Graham notes good rounds spread through a pro golf field as he, Jack Nicklaus, and Homero Blancas posted a 15 under 15 best ball. He says partner performance rubs off, boosting confidence when teammates play well.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1972
Page
12
Lou Graham notes good rounds spread through a pro golf field as he, Jack Nicklaus, and Homero Blancas posted a 15 under 15 best ball. He says partner performance rubs off, boosting confidence when teammates play well.
Sponsors of the Byron Nelson Classic the Colonial National Invitation and the Houston Open consider a $50,000 prize for the player with the lowest aggregate score across all three events. Players’ participation varies with Nicklaus Palmer Casper in one Texas event and Trevino in two. Gary Player did not compete in Texas.
A dense scoreboard page lists multiple baseball matchups across cities like New York Cincinnati Houston and Oakland with various pitchers and line scores. It includes Detroit Cleveland Boston Baltimore Milwaukee Kansas City Minnesota and Chicago notes, plus local softball and church league results with player names and earned runs.
The text notes Giants players Reid Adams Carlson and Pirates players Davenport Campbell Cunnington and others. It references Trevino joking about taxes and Jimmy Jamieson praising college golf programs. Dale Douglass, a PGA vice president, discusses a slump and outside duties affecting training.
National Golf Day brings Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino to Canterbury Golf Club in Shaker Heights for a star driven event. Kathy Whitworth and JoAnne Carner join as the top women players with recent major wins as thousands of amateurs await scores in Cleveland.
Ardmore man Bobby Ray Smith, year old, died Monday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home about 11 20 am. Funeral services are at 2 pm today at Rainey Funeral Home Ardmore with Rev George T Willingham and Rev Joe Plunkett officiating. Burial in Gatlin Cemetery. Survivors include parents Leonard and, Smith. brother William Thomas Smith. a son Tim. a daughter Tracy in Pensacola Florida.
Hal Cooper Jr of Grissom High Huntsville will compete for Florence State University next season. He earned Lion grant at Grissom and co won the top senior track award. Cooper led the mile relay hurdles and dashes helping Grissom to a 4A state meet fourth place.
Crandall 42 named to replace Dave Bristol as Milwaukee Brewers manager after a pre dawn firing announcement by Allan H Selig. The Brewers, coming off a string of defeats, halted a Boston loss run with an 11 win over the Red Sox as Crandall arrived from Evansville Indiana to take the role. Bristol said he was surprised by the move and denied pressuring from Frank Lane.
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