European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 16, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 Nicklaus Barber share Citrus Lead with 67s Ando Fla. A scat Lack Nicklaus and Miller Barber five strokes off part r thursday wresting thes round Lead of the Citrus k Golf tournament away five earlier finishers dead locked at f k i drove it awful said Nick Laus. I hit the Ball off Trees and people and , 36-year-old Winner of Only two tournaments in 10years on the pro tour was elated with his round in which he Sank four Long Birdie putts. That was one of the Best rounds i be Ever played under these conditions said Barber after his finish on the windswept Rio Pinar course. Nicklaus missed a Chance Totake charge in the $115,000 meet when he was Short on a six foot putt on the 18th Green. New zealand Leftie Bob Charles diminutive Deane be Man Tom Weiskopf Don Massengale and Australia s Bruc Devlin were All Home with 68s. Tied at 69 were Bert Yancey John Lotz Bob Murphy and Lee Trevino. Veterans Gay Brewer and Ken Venturi were amour the 70 shooters with a.p.-.-. A Nold Palmer and two time 1967winner George Knudson of can Ada shooting 71s.south african Gary player playing in his first . Tournament this year shot a 72 along with Doug Sanders. Defending Champion Julius Boros carded a 73. Nicklaus gaily decked out i Cherry red Slacks drove into the Pine Trees on at least three holes and bounced a drive off a Spectator on another Hole but fortunate bounces and deadly on play got him out of bogeyed Only one Hole de Pite the wild drives. Barber a Texas country club owner rolled in Birdie putts of 20, 12, 20, 12, and eight feet. Strong putting also helped Devlin on the comeback Trail after a disastrous showing in1967. Weiskopf Only 25, but the leading Money Winner on the tour this Winter never strayed i Over Par in a steady round. I Beman helped himself by shucking his shoes and Stock Ings to hit his second shot out of the water on the 14th Hole which he missed a Chance to share the Lead when a 20-Footi putt for a Birdie on the 18th i rimmed the cup. Charles was wild with his drives but deadly with his putts to keep up wit the leaders. The leaders Miller Barber 33-3467jack Nicklaus 34-3367 Tom Weiskopf 35-33 Sudeane Beman 34-3468 Bruce Devlin 33-3568don Massengale 33-3o6s Bob Charles 36-3263 Bert Yancey 35-3469 John Lotz 34 35 69bob Murphy 35-34tx Chicken ump Umpire Bill Valentine appears to be taking the easy Way out from making a decision turning his Back while Jose Cardenal right of the Cleve land indians steals second safely As California s Bobby Knoop Falls after Tak ing a High throw. Actually Valentine was knocked away by Knoop. California won the game at Tucson Ariz., 4-3. Up cardinals overtake twins 7-4 St. Petersburg f1 a up Lou Brock s two run triple and a wild Pilch by Dea Chance enabled the St. Louis cardinals to overcome an Earl deficit with a three run third inning thursday in route to a 7-4 Victory Over the Minnesota twins. The Victory St. Louis four thin five games was assured with a second three run outburst this one at Jim Perry s expense in the fifth inning. Carew and Ron Clark Lethe twins 10-hit attack with two blows apiece. Brock an Floyd Wicker were the Only redbirds with More than one hit. Chance staked to a 2-0 Lea against Ray w a s h b u r n As a result of three first inning hits and an error gave up a singled Al maxvill and walked to Pinch hitter John Edwards be fore Brock atoned for his error with his triple. The defeat was the twins fourth in six games. , Ariz. Apine Chicago cubs erupted for three Mas in the sixth inning and Defeated the California a gels a a thursday. Back briefly i Omi Ano buac1i, Flap Southpaw Darol a Darold Knowles Washington s top l Lief Pitcher reported to i senators thursday on � a Day leave from his � r National guard unit. K no wit s was railed Tractive duty in january. Clyde Wright was the victim of the cubs three run spurt. Henn Beckert and Billy Williams delivered run scoring singles he Ore Lou Johnson s triple to Cen or accounted for the Victory was credited to Rookie right hander Frank re Burger the second of three Chi ago pitchers. Reberger yielded three hits and one run. Lakeland Fla. Up los Angeles right handers Bill Singer John p u r d i n and Phi Regan blanked the Detroit tigers on nine hits thursday Ashe dodgers pounded Denny Mclain for a 5-0 Victory. Los Angeles scored All it runs in a two inning seven hit assault on Mclain. Willie Davis drove in two runs with a double and single Zoilo Versalles singled for another and Pinch bitter Willie Crawford drove in one with a triple. Tom Ilal Eralso delivered two singles m the tigers losing their third straight received two hit pitch ing afterwards from Dick Drago Jim Hooker and Fred put runners on base in every inning but the ninth an left 12 of them stranded. The tigers lost their Best Chance the third when Singer picked Al Kaline off second base with the bases loaded and two out. Dick Mcauliffe slashed double and two singles to Lead the tigers. Pompano Uhal to i la. I Baltimore blasted five Home runs thursday two by Pitcher Jim Palmer and one each by Brooks Hobi Sou Frank Hobi Tisou Amiul elem Lii is to beat Washington 11-2 and snapping be senators four game winning and Frank Robinson hit consecutive homers off Phil or Tega in the first inning while Palmer hit one off Ortega and his second on Camilo Pascual s first pitch in the fourth hit a three run Homer in the pitched the first five innings for the orioles and Al Lowed three Chance had a Pinch Homer for the senators. Cocoa Fla. Up Pitcher Jack Aker s throwing error in the eighth inning allowed Houston to score the game solv run As the astros beat the Oakland athletics 1-0, thursday. Manager Bob Kennedy had brought Aker into the Gam with one out and runners on second and third. Aker responded by striking out Denis Menke hut he threw Low to first after Fielding Ron Brand s tap Back to the Mound and first baseman Danny Cater could t hold the Ball. That scored Aaron Pointer who had beat out an infield single with one out in the Yankees inning. Nate Colbert followed with a single and both runners moved up on Paul Lindblad stalk which brought Kennedy to the Mound. Wade Blasingame stopped the a s on two hits the first five innings. John Buzhardt surren dered none the three innings reworked and was the winning Pitcher. Lew Krausse shut out Houston the first four innings As both teams had difficulty hitting Heball for any distance against a Strong wind blowing directly toward Home plate. Tucson. Ariz. A Chic Salmon s two out single in the 1 last of the ninth inning gave Cleveland a 9-8 Victory Over Thesan Francisco giants thursday. The giants had rallied for Al their runs in the final two innings after the tribe had taken a 6-0 Lead. Catcher Jack Cliatt s two run double in the ninth tied tin score. Tom Gramly started the indians comeback by leading off with a single. He was forced by Marty Fleckman?.od fuse h Tony Jaehn Tom Leporte Larry mow Rysdam Lee Elde geor e Rex Buin Cas Dave Kau an Arnold v-4 v p firl Billy Maxsell Dan Sikes Diek Cra Vford Ron Cerrudo Jim Wie Hera Ken still Darrell Hickok Steve Spray brute Cra Lionel Kebert Al Johnston Doug Bob Lunn Frank Beard Labron Harris or Dase Kulu in v i Dale Innis Las Bob Jaek kale 1 Imek Mayer a 1. In Bert Weaver 1 Ett Cooper i a r y 1 1 a y i r f Steve of i or. 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