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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Al May a 1962 the stars and stripes b Page 17 heroes Palmer takes champs tourney untold Palmer. A tax my finish Las vegas Nev. A remarkable Arnold Palmer holed a 25-foot putt for a Byrdle on the final Hole sunday to win the$58,000 tournament of champions gom show while defeating Billy Asper in a spectacular head to head Duel. The two former National open champions came to the final Hole in this 10th annual desert classical Ven and the prospects were that they would wind up in a be and go into a playoff monday. But the amazing Palmer putting fro the Edge of the Green As the Gal Lery watched in Complete silence Sank i climactic putt to win the $11,000 Jackpot Palmer got a Birdie three for a four under Par 68 and a 72-Hole total of 276, Casper got a Par four on the Hole Al of a 68 for the Day and a total of 277 for second place Money of $5,800. Palmer dramatic Victory Washia fifth tournament win of the year but the first time he has been Able to hit the Las vegas Jackpot in seven  As the second heartbreaking loss for Casper in Thea event. In1958 the rotund pro seemingly was headed for the first prize whence shot into a water Hazard on the 17th Hole of the final round an Veteran Stan Leonard of Canada moved in to take the prize. The Palmer Casper struggle was the main event while Earl Stewart a teaching pro from Dallas and Young Doug Sanders waged their own Little War for third place. The 40-year-old Stewart who had his own 90-Man rooting Sec Tion Here from his Home at Oak Cliff country club won out with a 70 or 279. Young senders tils Ohad a 70 for 280, any Herbert finished fifth with a Brilliant 68 that included a string of four straight birdies and in Eagle one of the Best streaks on the pro circuit this year. Hebert shot his second straight 68 for a four Day total of 283, playing the 7,073-Yard Par 36-36 72 desert inn country club course Palmer started the round with a one stroke Lead Over Casper an Stewart. At the end of the first nine holes Palmer was still one Shotin front of Casper As both shot 33. The stars and yank Chain split with nats Mantle blasts 3 Home runs it Mickey fantie., total of new York a Mickey Mantle hit three Home runs in a doubleheader sunday but the new York Yankees had to Settle for spilt with the last place washing ton senators. Jim Mouton a 23 year old Rookie making his firs major league Start shut out the senators with seven hits in the8-0 second game after Washington rallied with three in the eighth to win the 4 2 opener. Mantle hit a 450-foot drive de Pinto the bleachers in right Center in the first grime and followed with two More in the second game. This slugging performance boosted his season total to six homers one More than Roger Maris who hit his fifth in the second game. Drive Stenhouse who also won his first big league Start but did t finish was the victim of Mantle s Long Homer in the fourth inning of the opener following a double by Mads. The blow gave the yanks n 2-1 Lead. Washington had scored Alten Joe Hicks walked stale second Ancl came in on Dale Long s double in the first. Washington pulled out the opener with a three run spurt against loser Ralph Terry in the eighth. Pinch hitter Gene Woodling tied the score with a Homer. After Jim my Piersall doubled first baseman giants turn Back cubs 7-3 Mays Wallops 10th w. T. T Tii Willie my. 31 Celebration Chicago a a Jajjo Mays the onetime say hey kid turned 31 sunday and celebrated by Lead. Ing the san Francisco giants to a Victory Over the Chicago cubs. Mays three mis including his 10th Homer boosted his average Over .300 for the first time this season his two run Homer in the first inning started Southpaw Billy o Deu toward his fourth Victory without defeat the giants battered Bob Buhl for nine of their 10 hits. Isee Story on Page 20. For the 2&tti time in As Many games an opposition Pitcher failed to finish against the Power packed giant lineup while o Dell turned if shy cards get Shantz player Trade with Colts Tunnat Little toe much travelled Pitcher moved to the Pard nals sunday in a i ent out Al div Carl War i Relief Pitcher John a the hot ton  iras expected to till the d of ouf Paw inhere High thanked hat been doing. Mia jul Johnny general manager Birt cards had to feel eyes r Italy months. -7-Lnch. 3506und vet a work Tat or tobit to Washington traded him to Pitts Burgh two Days later in the being pc Daniels Deal and Shantz had a s-3record with the pirates in 1961. When the National league held its expansion draft last oct. 10, Shantz was selected by the Newhou Stoh club. He was the opening Day Pitcher and h-2 Winner Over Chicago but failed to win in Hie two other starts. His record is 1-1with 19 hits and Only three earned runs in 30% innings for a 1.29earned in i average. Before going to the yanks in1857, Esba Atz had been a big Winner with the old Philadelphia a and with the club to kansas35f former los Angeles dodger traded to st Louis a year  Page it in the 13th Complete game by the san Francisco pitching staff. Mays Home run gave the giants a 2-0 Lead in the first inning and Harvey Kuenn a first Homer to Lead off the third made it 3-0. San Francisco came up with four More in the sixth Mays launching the rally with a liner to left which returned into a double with an extra burst of Speed. Mays filed deep to left his fourth and final time at Bat and now has a .309 average for the season Rais ing his Mark nearly 100 Points during the past  Dell gave a Only four hits until the eighth when the cubs reached him. For three safeties and two runs soy hey birthday 8am Francisco and t it Kuhn if a Herr. By. Of Cejku Abr. A Ion. Of i Tallaj by. In 0 0 Titi he p fir Lulu. A Hubert up totals i j is totals Fil Urli to Najr Patna i Tiu. A to it uni 8tn Kim Dew a Ciufia a truth. We Lusatti Stela us mini ruin till if Bani ital Kun on. Main 7 Ajou Bill a �. Santo will Lawa state. ,.,. Rel by 0 us bum. We st at. Udo Huttul by Cote. Veaon. T-1 1t. Joe Pepitone threw wildly on Danny o conc la s sacrifice and pier sail scored a n o t  r sacrifice moved o Connell to third and he scored of. Long s sacrifice Fly. The yanks opened up on loser Pete Burnside in the first inning of Tho second Gume witnessed by 23,940 fans. Maria hit n two run Homer after Bobby Richardson doubled and Mantle followed wit no. 5. Tom Tresh drove in two runs with a single. Mantle hit no. 6 off Rookie Jim Hannan following a walk to Maris in the seventh. Two walk s and no Thor single by Tresh accounted for the third yank run of the seventh. Bouton had it 13-7 record last year it Amarillo in the Texas ongue. The Long Ball first Gams Washington new York Alt k ii. Cd 411 re Milf tar 3 1 0 to hta 1 t 1 Fri. It 301 my nth of Hick. I Long in King it 400 Ilyf it lir tier. N Tottler so 0 101 400 100 1 1 00. La 1 t.-i77 i 00 7i-.flj.70-i7s  69-73-s9-70280 $3.400 74.70-70.7ttw4 Jo-769.713� �.i3� 71-71-70-73ms b. I2j 71.72-70-7128 t to 70-m-74-7j3m r0 Knud Ign cry 7.77-7s 71.78-75 70-71-7. 7j-s8-76. Jo-7t-74. 7-�9-88 74.73.73. O-7s-7s. 74-7s-74 w-m9 .70 its 70 190. 74290 .7s 390 r8 291 7j-sj -7i 294 -7i 234  a ij1    $ .000 f r a Wolf Licitr sob  Althol .70-7 77.70-77-7s300 76.71.78.71303 11.000    11,000 Dallas golfer backed to Hilt Las vegas Nev. Up themak Cliffe country club of Dallas came close sunday to owning the City of Las Egas. Ninety one members of the dub chartered a plane and flew to the tournament of champions to watch their pro. Earl Stewart in action. They also bet More than $25,000on him at adds from 25-1, 59-1 and 40-1 that he would win the event if he had came Home first tie would have paid off at nearly Simillion. Stewart invade a valiant bid forthe title but could t quite match the brilliance of Arnold Palmer an Billy Casper and wound up three strokes off the winning  of our men dropped 312.000 the first a Light  said club member to Jimy Singleton. And some of the ethers have been doing even worse m the crap tables. But if Stewart had won. We All would have gone Home with a pot  Lane Points for shot at Ortiz cancels bout to let eyes heal Muskegon Mich. Up Cutson both eyes and a possible shot at lightweight King Carlos Ortiz have forced postponement of a scheduled May 19 bout by Kenny Lane in cloves . Peter Petroskey Lane s Mana Ger said he was t going to take any chem cafes with Lane s eyes they were Cut pretty bad in Lane s last bout in California an negotiations Between Medlar Lee. Have started for & possible shot at Ortte  Petroskey said. Petroskey will Start his fighter in training eve gain the first of the week and staid. We Are waiting right now to see what  Ortiz said he wants to defend his title in �10 Days but he wants a guarantee or $75,000, we re eager to go against him but i Don t know where he Ortix la going to get that kind of dough Lane operates a laundry in Muskegon Ami is reportedly in Good shape i sept Tot the aider of his eyes. He recently recovered from an infect Ian and it a agitated by ithe California fight just four weeks ago against Lute Molena  
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