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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 12, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 19 astros split with la. On Wynn blast los Angeles up hous ton s Jim Wynn hit his 36th Homer in the top of the a thinning sunday to snap a scoreless tie and bring the astros a 1-0 Victory Over los Angeles after Bill Singer had pitched a four hitter in the first game sunday for a 4-1 Dodge Victory. Wynn who already held the dodger stadium record for most homers hit in one season by a visiting player with five smashed Relief Pitcher Robmiller s second pitch into the right Field bleachers to bring winning Pitcher Dave Eilers his fourth Victory in seven Deci Sions. The Home run was Wynn fourth in four games against the dodgers in los Angeles for total of six at the stadium this , now 2-9, was preceded on the Mound by starter Jim Brewer and Ron Perranoski who held the astros to six hits. Billie Jean Newcombe snare . Net titles Forest Hills . Up Billie Jean King of Long Beach calif., and Australia Sjohn Newcombe repeated their triumphs in the . National singles Tennis tournament on the wind blown Center court a Forest Hills sunday. The 23-year-old Newcombe runner up Here a year ago bagged the United states men s title for Australia for the 10thtime in 12 years with a smashing 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 Victory Over slugger Clark Graebner of Beachwood Ohio the firs american finalist since 1963. Graebner like Billie Jean a devout fan of the new steel Racquet made a Gallant bid to restore the american Crown los teach year since Tony Trabert s Triumph in 1955 despite a pulled stomach muscle suffered in the Quarter finals against aussie Roy Emerson. 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Associated press photo Nicklaus overtakes Trio a Jac Akron Ohio Nicklaus lapped the Field and overcame a four shot deficit sunday to win the world series of Golf and take the top prize of$50,000. Starting the second and final round of the series four strokes behind South american Robert ode Vicenzo the National open Champion fired a 37-3370,Matching Firestone country club Par 35-3570, for a 144total and a one shot Victory Over masters Champion Gay Brewer. Brewer had a 38-3674 and145 total de Vicenzo a 39-3776 and 146 total and pea Champi on Don january finished with a 38-4078 and 151.Brewer s second place finish was Worth $15,000 while de Vicenzo picked up $7,500 and Jan uary $5,000.Nicklaus collected five birdies in the windblown round an clinched his Victory with a 28 foot Birdie putt on the 625-Yardno. 16. But the most important Hole turned out to be the fifth where Nicklaus literally got Down on his Knees to keep him self in Contention with a bogey 4. Nicklaus teed off with a three Wood on the Par 3, 230-Yard Hole and pulled his drive into a Fores about 50 Yards to the left of the Green he got Down on his Knees under Trees and choked up on a seven Iron shot which spurted 10yards into the rough. Then he came Over Hills an Trees with a wedge shot to put the Ball a couple of feet fro the pin. He dropped the putt for his 4 which conceivably might have been a 6.earlier, Nicklaus birdied the first and second holes to close inon do Vicenzo who started the Douglass. Invin record pro am win Cincinnati a Dale Douglass slender Denver colo., pro and his Amateur partner Hale Irwin Boulder colo., shot a second straight 65 sunday Towin the $30,000 . Pro Amateur Golf tournament with a 36-Hole total of 130-10 under Par Over the Losantiville country club course. Douglass and Irwin who is former University of Colorado football Star finished two strokes ahead of the next two teams. Tied at 132 were the teams of Joe Carr of Worcester mass., and John Luvison or. Of Kennebunkport Maine and Bob Brue Dick Sucher of Miquon Wise. Carr and Levinson had rounds of 64 and 6.8 while Brue and Sucher shot 55 and 67. The team of Tom Veechio Menominee Falls wis., and Jack Plesler of Columbus Ohio had a Chance to tie Douglass and Irwin As they went into the17th Hole eight under Par. They could do no bettor than a Par on the 17th and a bogey on he 18th to finish in a three Way tie three strokes off the winning  defending championship combination of Hobby Nichols of Louisville ky., and Jim Shloss of Cincinnati finished Well Backwith 68-68136. The Victory was Worth $4,000to Douglass 31, in his fourth year on the pea tournament tour. He won $16,900 last year in official Money. Round one stroke ahead Obi ewer two ahead of january and four in front of  Nicklaus blew a Par putt on no. 3 which would have put him in a tie for the Lead. Mean while Brewer although failing to get a Birdie and collecting three bogeys on the front nine finally climbed into a tie with de Vicenzo by getting a Par Onno. 9 while the British open Champion was bog eying Bot no. 8 and no. 9. Jack takes Over Nicklaus dropped Birdie putts of seven and five feet on the10th and Lith holes to climb into a tie with Brewer and de Vicenzo. Brewer dropped out of the Lead with a bogey 5 on no. 14and de Vicenzo left Nicklaus in front alone while he took a bogey on no. 15. Brewer finally bagged a Birdie three on no. 17 when he dropped an eight foot putt to pull with none stroke of Nicklaus and Clinch second Money. The $50,000 boosted Nicklaus total Golf earnings Tor 1jx57 to is . This includes s15ooo in official Money Winch has him on top of the list. Hod  name aide Detroit a lax Bustami general manager and coach of the Pittsburgh hornets of the american hockey league last season has been named a top aide to Sid Abel general Man Ager and coach of the National hockey league Detroit red wings. Bombshell who has won a Wimbledon two years in a Row gave America its first women s Crown since 1961 by overpowering limping but courageous Ann Haydon Jones of great Britain 11-9, 6-4, for asleep of All three titles this year at Wimbledon and in . Singles doubles and mixed  won the doubles in both countries with Rosemary Casals of san Francisco and both mixed doubles with Australia Owen Davidson As her partner. For mrs. King it was fulfilment of a Long cherished dream. Jinx tourney she finally had won her own nation s championship after failing against Australia s mar Garet Smith in the 1965 final and frequently playing badly inner Jinx tournament in other  the 28-year-old British blonde it was , too had lost a . Final in 1961 when Darlene hard Oblong Beach became the last previous american to win an against Billie Jean she had to Battle through most of the Las set with a leg injury after collapsing behind the Baseline inthe fourth game. But make no mistake said the usually Cool mrs. Jones who had gotten to her feet to play some of her finest Tennis despite a Lack of mobility Billie Jean is a helluva . King was vastly relieved the tournament had  played worse today and she played better than a Wimbledon said mrs. King. I wanted this one so badly the pressure almost got to  some great Tennis Over the hour Long first set mrs. King and the left handed mrs. Jones peppered the Cente court turf with the greatest women s Tennis seen in year with Billie Jean always on the attack and mrs. Jones defend ing with brilliance and occasion ally moving into the Forecourt key Volley who had won on Yin the Wimbledon off nine set Point sup the first set. To put away mrs. Jones seven game final fought before giving then after her injury put her Down Early in the second set she pulled up from 2-5 and four times escaped the match Point against her on Billie Jean s service in the ninth Gam before she finally lost her own service with a double fault on the last Point in the game to lose the  fell behind quickly in both the first two sets wit Newcombe pushing to 3-1 in each As errors and double faults put the 23-year-old ohioan in trouble. Graebner gets Edgein the first set it was the bespectacled Graebner who went out in front cracking Newcombe s service in the second game when the austra Lian twice made errors on volleys after Deuce had been , Newcombe broke service in the ninth game when  Iier had a double f a n 1 t and two errors on key Points. Then the aussie pulled even at 5-5 on ins service am  
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