European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Tovar s Bobbles help tigers hand twins double setback Detroit a Cesar to Var who fumbled away an ear Lier run let in the winning run with a wild throw in the ninth inning and the Detroit tigers beat Minnesota 3-2 for a sweep of their doubleheader tuesday night. Catcher Jim Price drove into runs and scored the third on Pitcher Pat Dobson s hit As the tigers won the opener 3-1. Tom Matchick opened the ninth with a single against los ing Pitcher Al Worthington a Dafter Winner John killer struck out Dick Mcauliffe Stanley then hit into a Force out and second baseman Tovar trying for the double play threw wildly to first an Matchick scored. Rookie Dobson who allowed five hits and struck out 10 in 7 the stars and stripes 2-3 innings won his second game without a loss in the Ope Ner with Relief help from Daryl Patterson. Detroit scored two unearned runs off loser Dean Chance 4-8, in the second on Rich Rollins error an infield hit a sacrifice and a two out single by scored again in the fifth on Price s double and a single by Dobson. Worth the Price i i Ibl a a j��tt�j��7�t-tt3ititttirit i i cards9 Gibson stops Atlanta 6 Cary Mill Lecoff Winner by one stroke was eight Over on grounds through the final three. Ben Hogan who tied Julius v for second was four Over. Boros was Best of All with Only one in the final two rounds Dey says the 51 qualifiers had chances at birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes. 3 in addition to the tightness there will be some 34,000 Trees uterine up the East course so the golfers might do Well to Carni axe As part of their Golf set. Speaking of Woods the big guns on the tour won t find the5s easy birdies. There will be Only two the 571-Yard fourth the 602-Yard 13th. No one can possibly reach the 13th in two Dey Stales fourth so it seems As though the Winner at Oak Hill will not be the Eloiie Knocker but the steady Knocker who keeps the Ball on the Faira Ayi and can get Down in two players and fans go for the siege gunners but the mechanical facts of Golf says Billy Casper the Slimme mormon from san Diego Calif will take the coveted prize Art to the computer it s Casper. And Here is Why you believe go f can be reduced to facts and computer is ism s big mechanical Eye which has following the pros around most of the tour clocking their drives counting their putts and peeping in on them when they re in Trow ble in the rough. The blinking curious machine has just spat out its mid year figures based on 10 of the season s tour Toum ments and including 20 rounds for each results Are interesting and not too surprising in most instances. Nicklaus hits the Ball farther than anybody else Wilh the Eil caption of Dewitt Weaver but not straighter. He winds up a win the rough. He gets More birdies and eagles than his rivals m also has a Good portion of bogeys As does Arnold Man who strays Over Par the least the sort who usually wins opens is Casper with ail average of Only 6.8 holes Over Par in a 72-Hole tournament the statistics show that Casper is Likely to shoot Par or90.5 per cent of the time. Casper also is among the Leaf lers in two other vital categories fewest putts on greens reach Lin regulation and fewest to putt greens. Miller Barber is the Best the putters according to computer. He leads m the lowest putt average on greens my in regulation 1.76, and the pfc lest three putt greens 1.4, a lout average putts Dave Fol second 1.77, followed by Weiskopf and Nicklaus 1.711, Casper 1.7fcasper Are sea Hind Barber for a . A Iii a v Billy Casper or Lee Trevino and. Statistical favorite be aus and Weaver Are the longest Drivers each averaging 274 Yards. Bobby i cows Tat 268, followed by Weiskopf 266, Bert Greene 265, Ana Africa s Young Bobby Cole and Bob Lunn tied Tjw. Al w Nicklaus however ranks 63rd among the p Feise Wever Raima Vai i of a no hitting drives in the Fairway averaging Only was recoveries Are accented in figures that show hey t Hub of the greens in regulation third in that Dopa i men Sikes 78.3, and Al Geiberger 76.6. Nicklaus averages putt greens a tournament. Connecting Chart is erratic. He is third bes at co dal and eagles a aging 15.5 for a 72-Hole Tourn Mem averages 10.7 bogeys. He is 21st in or Lvi Fth ,. Iting hitting greens in regulation but tied for i a i average of 30.7 a round. Casper s average inner of the Veteran Julius Boros like Casper a two unit of open is the most accurate off the tee hitting det next fairways. Bob Verwey is second 85.4, Ana continued on Pace 22
