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10 THE EVENING SUN monday, august iu, iocsLEAGUE CHAMPIONS. Victorious Norwich Merchants pose for team picture. Kneeling, (1 to r) Bill O’Neil, bat boy, Steve Rice, Mike O’Neil, Ray Meyer, Dave O’Neil, Jim Downey, Larry Abbott. Standing , (1 to r) Ed O'Neil, manager, Dave Petley, Joe Boyer, Bill Bradt, Tim Laraway, John Stewart, Jerry Parker, Walt Buffalo. Fred Zahner was absent when picture was taken.(Evening Sui Photo)Boros Finishes Like A YoungsterHARRISON, N.Y. (AP — Loose old Julius Boros exploded out of a trap and sank a 12.foot nerve, jabber on the final green Sunday for a dramatic one.shot, $50,000 victory over three rivals inthe Westchester Golf Classic.The 48.year-old Professional Golfers Association champion, oldest ever to win that title, came from three shots off thea 68 for 272 that shaded rookie Bob Murphy, defending chain. pion Jack Nicklaus and clutch player Dan Sikes, tied at 273.The 25-year-old Murphy from Nichols, Fla., who led the star-spangled field through three rounds, elected to play safe— rather than gamble —on the 518-yard finishing hold and the strategy was costing.“He has to be kidding,” Nick.rounds of 64, 69 and 68 over the 6,648-yard, par 72 Westchestercourse.The veteran Sikes, who set the course record of 62 and finished second to Nicklaus a year ago, closed like a champion, recover-ing from trouble and sinking pressure putts of 18 and 15 feet on the 16th and 17th holes and then getting his birdie on the fi-nal hole with two hi? blasts topace in the final round, shootingMajor Lea fine Standing}sNational League American LeagueW. L. Pet. GB W. L. Pet. GBNorwichCORTLAND - The Norwich Merchants Sunday added the Em -pire State League playoff title to their previously won league championship by downing Cortland 5-4 and sweeping the best of three series in two games. Norwich won the first game 10-7.A single by Fred Zahner in the sixth inning, scoring John Stewart who had walked and moved to second on a fielders choice play, proved to be the insurance run needed for victory.Cortland had taken a two run lead in the third. With one out, Meldrim walked and Woodruff was safe on a fielders choice as Meldrim was forced at second. Jones w hacked a double pu-Norwich 000041000 56 1Cortland 002000101 44 4CORTLANDABRHMeldrum, ss300Woodruff, c5okmOJones, cf411Dewey, lb200Allen, 3b401Nosel rf400Butter, 2b400Bordwell, rf400Stewart, p3103444NORWICHABRHDowney, 3b, cf501M. O’Neil, 2b501D. O’Neil, c300Stewart, rf32km1Laraway, p400Abbott, IfOtmtl0Zahner, 3b101Petley, lb400Bradt, cf, If411Rice, ss0103155Plavoff»/Iwo AwardsEm. ire State League batting and pitching’ honors went to Norwich players.Dave O'Neil, Norwich catcher, led the league at the plate with .500. Bill Bradt, who toiled on the mound for the Merchants, w on the pitching crown with a 10-1 mark. Trophies will be awarded to both men at the annual league banquet.tting runners at second and third. Allen drove them both home with a hit to right field. Laraway got Nosel on strikes to end the inning.Midstate ResultsMORRIS - Jim Johnson of Norwich won the first heat in the late model field at Midstate Speedway Sunday.LATE MODELFirst heat - Jim Johnson, Norwich; Fred Barse, Bainbridge ; John Pegg, New Lisbon.Second heat - Jerry Waskno-wski, Bridgewater, Glenn Hawley, Cooperstown Junction; Jim Patrick, Richfield Springs.Feature, Jerry Wasknowski, Bridgewater; Glenn Hawley, Cooperstown Junction; A1 Larra-bee, Bridgewater; Fred Barse,Bainbridge.First Heat - Jim Mott, Spring Valley; Bill Salmacha, Bridgewater; Gordy Smith, Oxford.Feature - Bill Salmacha, Bridgewater; Ron Cook, Oneonta;Phil Youngs, Norwich; Dick Schoonover, Edmeston.Norwich got in the scoring columa in the fifth inning with a four run burst off big Jim Stewart. John Stewart opened the inning bydoubling and after Laraway struck out Larry Abbott was safe on an error with Stewart moving to third. Dave Petley grounded out but Bill Bradt scored the two runners with a double to left center. Steve Rice was safe on an error to join Bradt on the bases and both men scored as Jim Downey lashed a hit to right field. Cortland relief pitcher Jones took over for Stewart at this point and got Mike O’Neil on a pop to first base for the third out.Trailing 5-2 in the seventh, the Cortland nine put together a walk, an error, and a base hit by catcher Woodruff for a run and made it a 5-3 game.The score remained until the bottom of the 9th when catcher\ernonPage 8Woodruff lofted a two out, bases empty, horn? run over the left field fence. Merchant pitcher,Tim Laraway, then made Jones ground out to end the game, Laraway proved, once more',his mastery over the Cortlandteam by allowing only four hits as he went the distance. The loss was charged to Jim Stewart Norwich closed the regular season with a 10-1 record.GOOD/YEAR»KEEP THEMROLLINGon-the-farm-serviceDIAL 334-7673DAVIS TIRE SERVICE34 HALE ST.NORWICH, N.Y.HeytCome and SeeH*Uncleand Timothy Tip,
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