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Lee Trevino doesn’t
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) - The
opening shots in the grand slam
of golf will be fired here April
18 and already Lee Trevino has
lost his chance of putting
together victories in the big
four tournaments.
The importance of the Mas
ters is readily discernible. Such
luminaries as Jack Nicklaus,
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Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf
and Ben Crenshaw passed up
this weekend’s Greater Greens
boro Open to polish their games
on the 7,020-yard, par 72
Augusta National course.
But a conspicuous absentee
from the 79-player field, where
entry is by invitation only, will
be Trevino, who broke a 13-
month drought last week by
winning the $30,000 top prize in
the Greater New Orleans Open.
“It’s got nothing to do with
the tournament or the people,”
says Trevino. “In fact, I like
Georgia. I just don’t like the
golf course. You can’t play left
to right. You have to hook the
ball.”
Augusta National may be a
hookers’ course, although there
are some like Weiskopf who
will dispute that, but the beauty
of the towering pines and
dogwood and redbud shrubs are
unparalleled.
Augusta National has been
lengthened by 40 yards for the
1974 tournament. Five yards
have been added to the 360-
yard, par 4 third hole, 20 yards
to the 440-yard, par 4 ninth and
15 yards to the 485-yard, par 4
10th.
The addition to the ninth hole
will be the one most apparently
affecting play. The tee has been
moved slightly to the right and
back about 20 yards.
“We felt obliged to conclude
that the present day longer
driving capabilities made this
hole play too short,” explained
Clifford Roberts, chairman at
Augusta National.
Nicklaus, of course, will be a
prime favorite when the 72-hole
tournament opens Thursday. A
four-time Masters champion,
Jack set the Masters record of
17-under par 271 in 1965.
Tommy Aaron broke his
second-place reputation last
year with a sizzling four-under
par 68 in the final round to don
the coveted green coat with a
one-stroke victory over J.C.
Snead.
Miller currently is the hottest
name on the tour. The 26-year
old San Franciscan has won
four tournaments this year,
including the first three.
“I think I can win,” says
Miller. “I’m not saying I will.
But I’m playing good right now,
good enough to win. Maybe
something will happen and I’ll
never win again. I don’t know.
But I’m playing good now.
Right now it’s even easy to
play good. I don’t know how
long it will last, but it’s fun
while it does.”
Weiskopf, who won four
tournaments and $245,463 last
year, is not one who believes
the right-to-left player has a
natural advantage here.
"Many times you hear people
say you have to hook the ball at
Augusta,” says Weiskopf.
“Sure, there are a few holes
where the hook is an advan
tage, but except for a couple of
places, there are no severe
doglegs. In fact, a fade is
favorable on some of the
holes.”
Crenshaw is another young
lion making his grab for glory.
The 22-year-old University of
Texas product, now in his first
full season on the tour, tamed
the Lakewood County Golf
course and the greater New
Orleans Open in his last start.
He fired a blazing eight-under
par 64, equalling the course
record, in the third round to
jump from 28th to fifth in one
burst of brillance.
Crenshaw finished in a tie for
second with South African
Bobby Cole when Trevino
blitzed the field in the final
round.
But when all is said and
done, the man to beat will be
Nicklaus.
As Miller says, “My chances
are as good as any except
Jack’s. His are always better.”
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TOKYO — Japan’s home run king Sadaharu Oh of
Yomiuri Giants writes a congratulatory message on his
baseball which reads "Hank Aaron, omedeto
(congratulations) 714 home run.” Oh has hit 585 homers in
his professional baseball history, a record in Japan.
(UPI)
Aaron’s ready
for Gullett
CINCINNATI (UPI) - Presi
dent Nixon called Hank Aaron
Friday and said he hoped
Aaron would hit home run No.
715 soon.
Hank replied he also hopes
it’s soon —like today.
Aaron, whose name now
stands alongside Babe Ruth’s in
the record book for 714 career
homers, has a good chance to
top the immortal Babe this
afternoon when the Atlanta
Braves meet the Cincinnati
Reds.
The 40-year-old star said he
“feels great” for the game and
is going against a familiar
pitcher —Don Gullett. Aaron
has smacked seven homers off
Gullett in the last three
seasons.
Besides the brief call from
the President Friday, Aaron
also received more than 100
congratulatory telegrams for
his 714th homer. Among the
well-wishers were Willie Mays,
Roy Campanella and Joe Black.
Aaron, who spent Friday’s off
day relaxing with his family,
Standings
United Press International
American League
w. 1. pct. g.b.
East
Baltimore 1 0 1.000 —
Boston 1 0 1.000 —
Cleveland 0 0 .000 %
New York 0 0 .000 %
Detroit 0 1 .000 1
Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1
West
California 1 0 1.000 —
Oakland 1 0 1.000 -
Minnesota 1 0 1.000 —
Kansas City 0 1 .000 1
Chicago 0 1 .000 1
Texas 0 1 .000 1
Friday’s results
Boston 9 Milwaukee 8
Baltimore 3 Detroit 2
California 8 Chicago 2
Minnesota 6 Kansas City 4
only games scheduled
Saturday’s Probable Pitchers
(1973 won-lost records in
parentheses)
Cleveland at New York—G.
Perry (19-19 vs. Stottlemyre 16-
16)
Boston at Milwaukee—Lee (17-
11) vs. Wright (11-19)
California at Chicago—Singer
(20-14) vs Bahnsen (18-21)
Detroit at Baltimore—Coleman
(23-15) vs. McNally (17-17)
Minnesota vs. Kansas City-
Hands (7-10) vs. Busby (16-15)
Oakland vs. Texas, night—
Holtzman (21-13) vs. Jenkins
(14-16)
explained he’s much more
likely to hit home runs off
pitchers he has studied with
regularity.
“I look for certain balls from
certain pitchers,” he said. “I’ve
got a photostatic mind of every
pitcher.
“But I really can’t explain
why I hit seven off Gullett.
Maybe I was lucky. Gullett is
one of the hardest throwing
pitchers in the National Lea
gue. It’s his power against
mine.”
Aaron, in his mental prepara
tions for Gullett, recalled that
the 23-year-old lefthander had
come up with a new pitch last
year that surprised him —a
fork ball.
The controversy that sur
rounded Aaron in Thursday’s
opener at Riverfront stadium —
whether he would play —was
not present at today’s game.
Aaron made a point of publicly
announcing he would be in the
starting lineup for the national
ly televised game.
National League
By United Press International
East
w. 1. pct. g.b.
St. Louis 1 0 1.000 —
Chicago 0 0 .000 %
New York 0 0 .000 %
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 %
Montreal 0 0 .000 Vi
Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1
West
Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 —
San Francisco 1 0 1.000 —
Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 —
San Diego 0 1 .000 1
Atlanta 0 1 .000 1
Houston 0 1 .000 1
Friday’s Results
San Francisco 5 Houston 1
St. L 6 Pitt 5 (10 inn, night)
Los Ang 8 San Diego 0 (night)
only games scheduled
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If there had been any
question whether the Los
Angeles Dodgers were as good
as their spring record in
dicated, most of those doubts
were erased in Friday night’s
National League opener.
Don Sutton shut out the San
Diego Padres on six hits and
his Dodger teammates banged
15 hits off four Padre hurlers as
Los Angeles racked up an
impressive 8-0 win.
The St. Louis Cardinals
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the 10th to beat the Pittsburgh
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Astros 5-1 in the only other
National League action.
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The Dodgers traded for
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“The Toy Cannon” was spar
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the third when Dave Lopes
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to third on a balk by Padre
starter Bill Grief. Wynn singled
home Lopes and advanced to
second on Joe Ferguson’s
single. Willie Crawford walked,
loading the bases, then Ron Cey
singled home Wynn and Fer
guson.
Went to Showers
Grief went to the showers in
the fourth following a run
scoring single by Bill Buckner.
Buckner singled again in the
sixth off reliever Mike Corkins
and Wynn followed with his
homer. A sacrifice fly by Cey
scored Ferguson with the final
run of the inning. Cey scored
himself on a sacrifice by Von
Joshua in the eighth to wrap up
the scoring.
Ex-Dodger Ted Sizemore
stroked a two-out single in the
last of the 10th to score Jose
Cruz from second base to
provide the Cardinals’ win over
the Pirates. Third baseman
Richie Hebner drove in three of
the Pirates’ runs with two
homers.
San Francisco put together
two runs in the fourth and three
on Maddox’s homer in the fifth
to breeze past Houston. The
Astros’ lone run came in the
ninth on a single by Bob
Watson, scoring Greg Gross.
— Griffin Daily News Saturday, April 6,1974
Allison wins
pole position
DARLINGTON, S. C. (UPI)
— The final 20 positions in the
40-car field for Sunday’s Rebel
500 stock car race will be filled
today after Donnie Allison of
Hueytown, Ala. claimed the
pole position for the race
Friday.
Allison drove his Chevrolet at
a speed of 150.689 m.p.h around
the mile and three-eighths oval
to claim the top starting spot,
edging out David Pearson of
Spartanburg, who had a speed
of 150.670 m.p.h in a Mercury to
take the number two position.
Bobby Allison, Donnie’s bro
ther, was third fastest qualifier
Friday with a posted speed of
149.076 in a Chevrolet. He was
followed by Buddy Baker of
Charlotte, N. C., who ran
148.554 in a Dodge.
Dave Marcis of Skyland, N.
C., was fifth in a Matador
which toured the Darlington
International Speedway at
148.102 m.p.h.
Cale Yarbrough, qualified
sixth in a Chevrolet at 147.803
m.p.h followed by George
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