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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
11
A dramatic US Open golf win features a fierce finish as players clash on the massive green. Nagle’s three putt and a flurry of long putts from Player electrify the crowd with two remarkable 35 footers and a last minute surge.
In upcoming arena action, Alonzo Harris of Oklahoma faces Dallas' Tiger Brown in a six round middleweight bout. Freddie Burrus of Dallas meets Scott Taylor in a lightweight six rounder. Promoter Mrs. LaJuana Watt stages the card with 10 point rounds and officials on hand. Tickets range from 1.50 to 3.00 as weigh-ins proceed.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered scores and player initials from games in Chicago Detroit Baltimore and Minnesota. Names Daniels Roberts J Miller etc appear with point values and team notes, but details are incomplete and dates or venues are missing.
Local scoreboard shows mixed results with Cove Cola and Western 17 posting wins while Baisco Pane and Farm Pac secure wins for smaller outfits. Key performances include Howard tallying five points for a post office rivals and nij.
Ray Hardy of Clovis and Bob Baker of Hereford shot 68 to win low pro honors in the West Texas PGA Pro-Am at Mesquero Mule Shoe Country Club. Fred Hinson and Ted Whitlock tied for low amateurs with 69. Baker and Fred Pendergrass won the pro-pro, beating Hardy Adams and Ken McGuire. 104 players participated in the one day event.
Ten Lubbock archers won trophies at the Abilene Archer Club shoot over the weekend. Winners included Bill D Vanna Buster Ollie Whitener Gordon Barbara Cooper Maxine Ronna Carol Large and Ray Brittain. Nineteen Lubbock Archers competed among 111 entrants statewide.
Walt Er Johnson pitched seven consecutive shutouts over his seven day stretch during his career with the Washington Senators in a noted pitching run that highlighted his time with the franchise.
Frank Pagel, 16, earns a record 2000 from Gary Player after the U S Open. He plans to buy a motorcycle with part of the prize and save the rest for college while stating he will study physics. Pagel says he and Player had no cross words during the five days of play.
A caddie draft selection excited a young player as he recalled his praise for the Open champion. Pagel shared that the chosen one was the best man and would win, noting the tough experience and Nicklaus finishing tied for 22nd, while the draftsman father background colored the tale.
Billy Cowan belted a leadoff homer in the ninth as New York edged Los Angeles 1-0 in a pitching duel between Al Jackson and Claude Osteen. Jackson allowed three hits in a strong outing, Dodgers failing with bases loaded in the first, and Joe Christopher had opened the seventh with a bunt single. This win gives the Mets a two game streak against the Dodgers, matching a notable anniversary in 1965.
Slump damaged Lee Maye delivered a two run triple in the seventh to break a tie and lift the Houston Astros to a 6 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Dick Farrell won his fifth decision in six starts, adding a two run single in the eighth. Ray Culp took the loss after five solid innings marred by control problems in the seventh.
Gary Player, 29, becomes only the third golfer to win all four majors after capturing the National Open at Bellerive. He spoke of prioritizing family now, plans hunting and fishing with wife Vivienne and children Jennifer Mark Wayne Theresa, and noted a promised cancer fund donation and junior golf gifts. He praised fiber glass clubs and recalled his disciplined routine, acknowledging the Open as a career high and hinting at a return to savor the course.
Kel Nagle upset after hitting two spectators on the head and ankle during the No. 5 hole in the U S Open playoff. Both women were treated at a hospital with non life threatening injuries. Gary Player won the event four strokes ahead. Nagle expressed guilt and concern for the injured fans and focused on his following shot.
Lubbock Auto aims for a fourth straight American Legion baseball victory as it meets Big Spring at Lowrey Field tonight. Coach Earl Parker will pitch Ronnie Shuffield for the hosts in the eight oclock showdown.
Thunderstorm and drizzle halted play on opening day at Wimbledon as six men's singles were scheduled and six completed. Emerson swept Pimentel 6-3 6-2 6-2 on center court while Osuna barely survived Gulyas in five sets. Richey, Mulloy, Sangster, and Lejus advanced before rain ended play.
The NFL weighs Atlanta expansion amid disputes with Rozelle and Foss over a future franchise. Atlanta stadium plans trigger possible concessions, with the AFL also considering a move as commissioners discuss conferences, playoffs, and draft advantages for a 16-team league.
Dean Chance of the Los Angeles Angels allowed the New York Yankees only one run in 50 innings in 1964, a remarkable pitching performance highlighted by the lengthy effort and dominant control.
Neely testified he signed a four year deal with the Houston Oilers in December and mailed back the unsigned form to the Oilers. He claimed the contract was undated and would take effect January 2, after meeting with Bud Adams and Carroll Martin. Oilers officials pressured immediate signing with a $25,000 bonus and $16,000 yearly pay. The OU lettermen were later dropped from the team as the trial continues.
Lubbock Christian College coach Hugh Rhodes announced two more signings. Randy Allen of O'Donnell and Juanrey West of Las Lunas N.M. bring LCC’s total to seven this year. Allen was third in Class A state with 4 30.3, West starred in the 220 and relays, and previously signed athletes include Joe Joassett Leon Smith John Collier Bobby Brake and Henry Norton.
The Lorenzo Country Club hosts the Lorenzo Ladies Tournament starting at 9 a.m. today with a shotgun start. Winners will receive trophies for the 18 and nine hole flights and for the player with the fewest putts.
The Red Raider Club summer tour visits Muleshoe with Texas Tech coaches J T King Gene Gibson John Conley Burl Bartlett Joe Blaylock and Jim Wright attending a joint Lions Rotary club meeting at noon. They will golf at Muleshoe Country Club and speak with interested fans alongside academic counselor Clyde Prestwood Leete Jackson.
Detroit Tigers rout St Louis Cardinals 4 to 0 as five third inning hits produce three runs. Don Wert, Gates Brown, Willie Horton, and Norm Cash drive runs. Don Wert plates first. Sherry earns the win in four innings on four hits. Carlton start for Cardinals allows five safeties. Attendance 11,893. Tigers win eighth of last nine AL games.
Fred McCleod, weighing 108 pounds, became the smallest champion in S Open history by clinching the title in 1908, a feat noted by New York U P D.
Milwaukee AP The baseball commissioner Ford Frick apologized to Milwaukee reporters after the Braves barred Sentinel writer Lou Chapman from the clubhouse for stories deemed negative. The ban lasted one day after the Baseball Writers Association of America denounced it as unwarranted. Frick pledged to protect press box rights and called the action by Braves officials in Milwaukee inappropriate.
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