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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 23, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 17 Nicklaus joins immortals by winning 3rd top title pea Dallas up baby faced Jack  Linus Bull Strong arid bulldog game rammed Home a 30-foot Birdie putt on the15th Hole sunday and then marched up among the golfing immortals by winning the 45th pea Golf championship. The 23-year-old Buckeye belter ignored110-degree heat As he fired a three under Par 34-3468 which made up a three stroke deficit against aussie Bruc Crampton and brought him Home on top with a five under Par 279 which made him Only the fourth Man in golfing history to win the masters . Open and pm during their careers. Only the mighty Ben Hogan Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen three of the greatest  been Able to take All three and none of them  been Able to Doit within a two year Span. He was in a head and head Battle wit Crampton and Young Dave Ragan right in front of them was All Square wit them too and Only five holes remaining in this Sun blistered 72-Hole trek. But that s when the others wilted and Burly Jack charged to Victory. Crampton faded out of it on the 14thwith a bogey and then killed himself off for Good with another on the 16th. Young Jack s Long Birdie putt on the 15th  shaken them All Good and Ragan blew with a bogey on the 17th. Thus when it All was Over Nicklaus ruled the Roost by two shots to pick up the $13,000 first Prie and jump him int second place in the Money ranks with $75,140. A heartbroken second was Ragan the27-year-old Florida lad who gave it a game but losing try As he shot a closing33-3669, three under Par for the distance with a difference of $6,000 Riding on every shot. But he  to be satisfied with the$7,008 second Money. The stars and stripes yanks take 2 from tribe increase Lead to 7 games game leaves tired Winner not satisfied Jack  Golf Champion in t satisfied new York up Bobby Richardson s Lith inning single of Karly Wynn enabled the new York Yankees to Complete a 5-2 and5-4 sweep of a doubleheader that increased their league Lead to seven games sunday and extended i he c lev e 1 a n d indians  to nine games. The 43-year-old Wynn who achieved his 300th major league Victory Only eight Days ago entered the Nightcap in the ninth d. Petty wins 100-mile race Bridgehampton . Up Dick Petty of Randleman ., driving a Plymouth won the grand National 100-mile Road race a Bridgehampton race circuit Sun Day defeat ing Freddie  of Charlotte ., in a Ford by 25.8 seconds. Approximately 1. 5,000 fans saw Petty take the Lead from the pole position and hold it All the Way third was Marvin punch in a Ford find fourth was David he arson Ina Dodge. Fireball Roberts completed the top five in a 1963 Ford. Petty whose father Lee also was driving in the race qualified at15 5.8 or 88 Miles per hour. This compared with the course record of149.2 set last september by Pedro Rodriguez in a Ferrari. The race took 1 hour 9 minutes and 0 seconds. The top ten finishers i Dick potty rain Linnian ., in i3 ply month. 2freddie Lorenzon Charlotte ., 1111,3  Marvin ranch Daytona Bench ha., 1003 foul. 4david Pearson Whitney 8.c., 9i 3 Dodge. 3 fireball Roberts Daylong Beach fla., a t font. Glee Petty Randleman ., i9l 3 ply Mouth. 7rex White. Spartanburg s.c., i9c3 Mer Cury. A Ned Jarren con Omerlin ., 19 13 Ford. 9bobby Isaac. Cata Baon ., 1963 Ford 10buck Baker Charlotte  1963 Chrysler. Inning with the score tied at4-4. He held the Yankees score lesson one hit until Cleta Boyer led off the Lith with a single move Dup on a sacrifice and came Home on Richardson s slashing single to left. Southpaw Steve Hamilton the Yankees third Pitcher of the con re Lihr son Downing test yielded Cleveland s tying Runin the ninth on a single by Al Luplow and Woody held s triple but he blanked the indians the rest of the Way for his fourth Victory in six decisions. Southpaw Al Downing was the Winner in the opener although hews in constant hot water because of Wilc Ness and required  Ren Iff s help in the ninth. The Yankees actually wrapped up the game in the first inning by knocking out Jack Kralic during a three run rally. Elston Howard s sacrifice Fly with the bases full produced the first run and two More came i when Cente fielder Willie Kirk land displayed Harry Bright single. Bright also drove in the Yankees final two runs in the eighth with a two run Homer offre Liefer Jerry Walker. Downing struck out 10 an walked nine in recording his sixth Victory against one defeat. He Hada four hit shutout until the ninth when he walked the first two Bat ters and then gave Way to Ren Iff who finally retired the Side Liston Day reported signed for title bout Las vegas up Bob Nilon vice president of intercontinental promotions inc., admitted Here sunday night that he  signed heavy weight Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay for a title fight at Philadelphia municipal stadium sept. 30. The contract of course he said is dependent upon a Liston Victory Over Floyd Patterson monday night. Nilon said he expected that the Philadelphia municipal stadium could be arranged for 80,000 seats at a fight now. He explained that a proper arrangement of the Field seats would spoil the visibility of some of the 102,000 stadium seats available for football  is president of the intercontinental promotions. Another member of the corporation is Jim Nilon a brother of Bob and Jack. Clay 21,  been in Las vegas during much of the past week and was a loud heckler during some of Sonny s workouts at the thunderbird hotel. After yielding run producing hits to Kirkland and Max Alvis. Kralick was charged with his ninth loss against the same num Ber of victories. Bright spot first Cleveland All ii h drown is j Lisby if Kian Cona Kirkland of old Elf in Ireen. If a Whit Field a Cue o . 21 Kralek. P Tanios p to Iriano Walker p Bue la lion game new York All r Kubek s3 41 Richardson. 21 4 2 i Collone of 41 Howard o 30 right in 41 1/oihv, if 40 Unz of 3 0 Ucci if 0 0 , my 3 0 mown us ii 3 0 Heniff p 00 totals i3 2 0 totals "2 5 9 a mounded nit for humus in Illi 1 walked fur Walker in Ith Smirk out for tasty in Atli d grounded out fori of he. 2. In h r Erbb Soi it 111 111 of i hell ii 0 a i Lull i i 1  ii 0\v.\iin a. I i1 i \ Itou Ion 7 4 Dallas u3 Laus won the pm ship sunday but with his  m going to have to change my putting said the tired Champ after he won the third of the three . Major Golf titles. He previously  won the . Open and the masters and sunday s Victor made him the fourth golfer in his tory who Ever  won the to three . Titles. The others Nicklaus admitted were mighty  they were Ben Hogan Byron Nelson an Gene Sarazen but they did t do it in a year and a half Span As the big belter from Columbus Ohio  never feel right on the Green i Don t feel that i have the right putting line and by the time i get ready to hit it i m All messed up Nicklaus said. I usually can hear somebody in the gallery say Why does t he hit it i know i m not As Good a Putter As Palmer player or Casper the grass is always Greener on the other Side of the Fence you , that did t mean that Burly Jack who is Well on the Way to becoming the fastest rising Star in Golf history  an inferiority Complex. I like the Way i play Golf. I continued on Page 22 Crampton the 27-year-old australian who started that final round in the top spot collapsed to a 36-3874 which dropped Heimall the Way Down into a third place tie with former Champion Dow Finsterwald. Finsterwald fired a one Over Par 72. But the most disappointed of them Al aside from Ragan was Golden boy Arnold Palmer. He finished with a 73 for a 29314strokes behind Nicklaus and complained bitterly you can t expect to play in 50-Clcgreeweather at the British open one week with the Small Ball and then play in 110 degree heat with the big Ball the next week and do any  but Nicklaus  disproved that theory for Jack was right up among the leaders in the British open and Only lost on the last two holes. Nicklaus Victory set up a play off sept. 3 among Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer who lost a tie inthe . Open and Phil Rodgers who lost a playoff in the British open for the fourth and final berth in the televised spectacular world series of Golf from Akron s Firestone country club sept. 7-8. Nicklaus qualified by winning the masters Julius Boros by win Ning the . Open and Bob Charles by winning the British open. Nicklaus1 double Victory necessitated the playoff for the fourth spot. Crampton looked to be in the Driver s seat when he teed it up holding a two shot led on Finster Wald three on Nicklaus and Fouron Ragan. He reached the Green of the 521-Yard, Par five fir t Hole in two in his head to head Battle with  Laus and two putted for a Birdie which put him six under Par forthe distance. But baby  As his fellow pros Call Nicklaus slugged his second to the Green within eight feet of the cup Andran it Down for an Eagle t h r e e that put him four under. Nicklaus lost a shot on the Lon fourth when his Wood shot caught the Trees to lose a stroke to the card and stand Only three under and three shots Back. But on the eighth Hole Crampton t h r e e continued on Page 32 is ii Moid Lalii Lillon a -12 \ Lile hed to i Allen 2. , Sli u is i d 2 a  h 111 i la Iii Naiki. N Amin. To i i a. 1 0 him. I Kimm Nion . Newly crowned Fra Champ Jack Nicklaus. Just the right win despite wrong feel  
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