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Newspaper Page TextPage 6 — Griffin Daily News Monday, August 15,1977 >- w v. ■ k 1 / "?\‘v-;' ' . - i _r i * 1 w f y t :., ■ .*-■■■■■■■ jUBBt-. ..' ■■' ’ ■ •■•< •■*<•,-’’• ■•-• #■' ''"’’"*'“"" W ’ CT ' Butch Dixon Butch, Paula among tennis trophy champs I - I - *Erg \ iW| MF David Haynie Sports World An AP Sports Analysis i ' ’ By WILL GRIMSLEY i JR/ AP Special Correspondent No charity for him PEBBIJ: BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Jack Nicklaus, golf’s “bridesmaid.” Can’t you see it in the headlines now? Another major championship lost by the margin of a gnat’s eyebrow — his third this year. Hasn't won a major now in 24 months. Thirty-seven years old. Maybe some of the old zing is gone, eh? Where’s that old knockout punch? Remember Ben Hogan? What happened to Arnold Palmer? Poor Jack. Yeah, poor Jack. He needs your sympathy about as much as the Rockefellers do. Or the sheiks of Araby. Throw no charity bazaars for the Golden Bear. No tin cups on the street corners, please. Forget those solicitations for aid. Vultures may be winging overhead, but they may die of starvation or boredom if they plan to wait for Jack Nicklaus’ bones to be picked. Young Lanny Wadkins, 27, is the new PGA champion but Nicklaus remains king of the pros. Even Tom Watson, the brightest star of 1977, acknowledges it openly. Butch Dixon and Paula Westmoreland were the two local trophy division winners in competition during the Middle Georgia Open Tennis Tour nament which ended Sunday at City Park. This year’s tournament en tertained more players in every age group than in any previous year. Paula Westmoreland defeated Gloria Bernard 6-2, 6-0 to capture the women’s singles and Miss Westmoreland teamed with Butch Dixon to take the mixed doubles finals over Jim Thaxton and Sherry Stillmon 6- 2, 7-5. In perhaps the most contested events of the tournament, Robin Merriman won the men’s singles by defeating Butch Dixon in the semi-finals and Ricky Peacock of Thomaston in the finals 6-2, 6-3. The upset of the day came in the men’s doubles when David Haynie and Gary Wood defeated Bruce Cabot and Robin Merriman’s top-seeded team 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the 2Mi hour duel. Robin Merriman began to tire in the third set which made the difference in the match. Merriman had won the men’s singles earlier in the day. In the women’s doubles ac tion, Ora Jackson and Jean Peterson defeated Neva Yar brough and Sally Stith 6-4, 6-2. All were from College Park. The Middle Georgia Tour nament was sponsored by the Griffin Recreation Department and was directed by Sonny Shockley. A weekend Labor Day Doubles Tournament is being planned. Interested doubles may sign up for the competition at the Recreation Department. “He is the master,” says Watson, who barely beat out Nicklaus for the Masters and British Open titles this year. “Ten years from now, maybe I can claim it, maybe somebody else can. But it’s a recognition that can only be carved out over a great number of years — as Jack has done.” Nicklaus’ third place finish in the PGA here, one shot back of Wadkins and 47-year-old Gene Littler, earned him $15,000 and pushed his 1977 prize collection to $265,812, within easy reach of Watson’s leading $281,478. Jack has led the money-winning list eight of his 15 years as a pro. He has soared over $3 million in official money, almost twice that of his closest pursuer. Besides his 63 tour victories, 79 world-wide and 14 major pro cham pionships, his 1-2-3 record in the major tournaments is phenomenal. He has 15 seconds and nine thirds, meaning that with a tricky bounce here and there Nicklaus could have amassed 25 or more major crowns. “Each time I come close and don’t win, it hurts me,” Nicklaus said after surging from six shots back of the front-running Littler with nine holes to play to pull even going to the next-to-last hole. “I was in a position to take it,” Jack added. “Naturally I was disappointed. Chipping at the 17th, I aimed at the crown of the hump and thought I hit a perfect shot. The ball jumped to the right. That’s what hurt me. “There will come a some time when it will happen to me,” Jack said, assessing the rust of age. K Al> ■ F./f# Iw >. vit ’« Os jflO m i I 1 oft I ■iO > * Bruce Cabot Bobin Merriman June Jones won’t play ATLANTA (AP) - Quarter back June Jones, a free agent from Portland State, has de cided he doesn’t want to play football and has left the Atlanta Falcons, the National Football League club said Sunday. Jones left a note for Coach Leeman Bennett saying he had lost his desire to play profes sional football, a team spokes man said. Bennett tried to contact Jones, the spokesman added, but was unsuccessful in reach ing him Sunday. The spokes man said Bennett would try again today. Jones, signed as a free agent this year, was one of four quar terbacks on the Falcons roster. The others are Steve Bar tkowski, Scott Hunter and Kim McQuilkin. Griffin swimmers set more records At the state swim meet held in Milledgeville this weekend, Mark Milam broke two state records in free style com petition. Swimming on a boys team for 13-14-year-olds, Mark broke the records. For boys 13-14-years-old, Jonathan Slade, Mark Milam, Jim Mitchell, and Phillip Quinn Dundee places fifth Dundee Mills Men’s Softball Club placed fifth in the 1977 Amateur Softball Association Men’s Major Slo Pitch Tourna ment held this weekend at Macon’s Central City Park. In the first game against last year’s state runner-up, B & S Construction from Rome, the towel men were soundly thumped 29-19 as Jerry Field’s grand slam home run proved to no avail. In the loser’s bracket early Dundee faced the Georgia Classics from Athens, Ga., and rapped out a 15-3 win. In the third game against a strong Albany, Ga., team, M & 0 Products, Dundee’s veteran keystone combination, Steve Little and Mike Spivey, turned 3 double plays and the locals were victors 14-10. In the fourth and final game Dundee was edged by the Macon Giants 17-16 and were eliminated from the tournament. Leading hitters for the tournament were the one-two batters, Steve Little and Jerry Fields as they both swung for a .647 average with 3 homers each. Bert McMillan batted .625 and also contributed 3 round trippers. Dundee team to host tournament Dundee Mills Men’s Softball team will host a slow pitch softball tournament at Dundee Park Aug. 26-28. The double elimination tournament will feature teams from the Middle Georgia area. Anyone in terested in entering a team may contact George Brinkley. Braves fall 1-0 Dodger manager, credits pitching LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Manager Tom Lasorda has been saying since spring training that he wouldn’t trade his pitching staff for any other in baseball. “We have the best five start ers you can have,” said the op timistic Dodgers’ manager. Over the last nine games, the last two of which have been shutouts, Lasorda’s words have more than been borne out. Doug Rau hurled a four-hit, 1-0 shutout over the Atlanta Braves Sunday, after Tommy John had blanked the same club the night before 11-0. The Dodgers’ staff earned run average is now 3.28, best in the major leagues. “On a team that’s as far ahead as we are, everytime you go out there you want to pitch as well or better as the man in front of you," said Rau, now 13- 3. “It felt good to pitch a strong game today, but you can see what I’m up against, following somebody like Tommy John.” John leads the Dodger start ers with 14 victories, Rau and Rick Rhoden each have 13, Don Sutton has 10 and Burt Hooton has nine. Rhoden, 13-7, will start tonight against the San Fra nisco Giants’ Ed Halicki, 9-9 in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Braves, losers of five of six on their West Coast trip, return home to face Houston tonight. The Dodgers managed only six hits Sunday off Atlanta vet eran Phil Niekro, 11-15. A single by Reggie Smith to lead off the fourth, a one-out walk to Rick Monday and a run-scoring single by Teddy Martinez pro duced the game's only run. “I knew it would be that placed seventh in the 100-yard medley relay team. In the same age group, David Mitchell, Jonathan Slade, Mark Milam and Phillip Quinn placed fifth in the boys 100-yard free style relay team. It was during these com petitions, Mark Milam broke two state records with his free style time of 24.3 seconds. That time broke the 1976 state record of 24.3 seconds held by J. Crews of Carrollton. Mark’s butterfly time of 26.5 seconds broke a state record held by G. Grissino of Athens unbroken since 1969. The Griffin girls team con sisting of Susan Brooks, Terry Hunter, Julia Eubanks, and Laura Eubanks still hold the state record in Medley Relay. Other Griffin winners were posted as follow: In Friday’s competition for boys 9-16-year-old, Otis Blake won first place in the 25-yard butterfly in 14.6 seconds. This equalled the state record for the event. Otis also placed fourth in the 25-yard backstroke. Jeff Moyer placed third in the 25-yard breaststroke and came in fourth in the 25-yard free style. In 13-14-year-old boys com petition, Nat Watkins won first place in the 3-meter board diving contest. Jerry Gibson placed second in 15-17-year-old boys competition in the 3-meter diving contest. In Saturday’s competitions .' - WW J - W ’ Roberts Call or See Me For .... • Mobile Hones • Fire • Homeowners • Auto • Life • Health • Business • Partnership • Commercial BRACK POUND INS. AGENCY 1306 W. Solomon St. (At Parkwood) Griffin - 227-1504 — Jackson call - 775-3840 way,” said Rau. “Niekro had the best knuckleball I’ve ever seen him have.” Asked if he was a better pitcher in a one-run game, Rau replied, “No way. I’m a much better pitcher when I’ve got a big lead.” Rau said before the game that he had a stiff neck and felt bad wanning up. “Then suddenly everything came together,” he said. “I’ve never hit so many spots in my life.” Rau lowered his earned run average to 3.41 with his second shutout of the season and the ninth registered by the Dodg ers’ staff. “I must have started 20 games in my career with a stiff neck,” said Rau. “I’ve never done too well until today.” The Dodger left-hander re tired the first eight Braves in order, then gave up a double to Niekro for the first hit. Besides Niekro, the only other Brave past first base was Willie Mon tanez, who doubled with one out in the fourth. Rau gave up a one-out single to Rod Gilbreath an inning la ter, then retired 12 in a row be fore Jerry Royster singled with two out in the ninth. Niekro became the 55th pitch er in baseball history to pitch 3,000 or more innings when he worked the first inning Sunday. But it wasn’t easy. After getting the first two outs, he hit Dusty Baker and Smith, then gave up an infield single to Steve Garvey that loaded the bases. But he struck out Rick Monday to get out of the inning. winners were posted as follow: Laura Eubanks placed first in 50-yard butterfly for girls 13-14- year-old and she placed second in the 50-yard backstroke. Terry Hunter placed sixth in the 50-yard breaststroke. For boys aged 13-14, Mark Milan placed first in the 50-yard butterfly and first in the 50-yard free style. Jonathan Slade took a second place in the 50-yard breast stroke and placed fifth in the 100-yard individual medley. Competition for girls 15-17- year-old, Susan Brooks placed eighth in the 100-yard individual medley and seventh in the 50- yard backstroke. In the same age group for girls, Julia Eubanks placed fifth in the 100-yard free style and eighth in the 50-yard free style. 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