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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1979
Page
2
Tom Watson, with four wins and four other top finishes this year, says he can play better and be more consistent. Ahead of the $400,000 Westchester Classic, he emphasizes performance over money or titles while chasing a potential half million in season earnings.
Watson shares Ben Hogan’s pursuit of perfection and discusses golf’s variables. He cites Hogan Snead and Palmer as examples, stressing constant improvement patience and handling wind rain and bad lies. He admits his own flaw is rushing shots and losing rhythm while aiming for consistent play and focus each stroke.
Prol y1 4 Chicago visits Boston while Kansas City faces Baltimore and Minnesota plays New York. Texas travels to Milwaukee with Dar win and S horn sen stars. Friday games list Chicago Boston Kansas City Baltimore Minnesota New York Texas Milwaukee Toronto California Cleveland Oakland Detroit Seattle.
Rick Sutcliffe, a former Van Horn High School standout, improves to 11-7 with seven strong innings, allowing only three hits. A Dodgers rally in the seventh, sparked by an RBI single from Sutcliffe and four runs, secures a 6-0 lead before St Louis mounts a late charge with two runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth. Ken Brett finishes for the Dodgers as Sutcliffe earns the win and Lasorda commends the rookie's effort.
Freshmen gridiron players won early arrival for a four day orientation under NCAA 1A rule changes. Big Eight and Big Ten backed the plan to ease acclimation, with no pads or contact drills allowed and schools adding academic counseling as part of the program.
Fuzzy Zoeller admits Masters duties left him short of sharpness in the Westchester Classic opening round at Westchester Country Club. He says the title brings extra demands and he has played too much. Other contenders include David Graham Hale Irwin Lee Elder Hubert Green Johnny Miller J C Snead and Sam Snead. CBS will air portions of the final two rounds. Manufacturers Hanover sponsors.
Rod Nuckolls of Wichita State University captured medalist honors with a two round total of 140 at the 69th Kansas Amateur Golf Tournament opening at Mission Hills. He edged Bryan Norton of Salina by one stroke in qualifying. Mike Peck of Overland Park and Eric Mark of Wichita were two back at 142. Defending champion Frank Rose of Topeka was exempt from qualifying as match play began.
Milwaukee rallies from 5-0 down as Gorman Thomas draws a bases loaded walk for Cecil Cooper in the ninth, lifting the Brewers to a 6-5 victory over Kansas City to sweep the series. George Brett Amos Otis and Frank White homer for the Royals.
In Wichita AP report St Louis shortstop Rob Day had a double and a triple as his club routed Boulder 14-2. Liberal defeated Chicago 8-6 while Santa Maria beat Wichita 14-0. Day and Jim Winklemann powered the St Louisans, Nipper pitched a complete game, Liberal overcame a 6-4 deficit, and Santa Maria’s Froander drove in three with Farris yielding four hits.
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