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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Charles threatens Casper clings to Lead 111 British open from a up dispatches Carnoustie Scotland Billy Casper Clung to a one stroke Lead despite a Chilly wind Anda Strong charge by new zealand Southpaw Bob Charles in the third round of the British open Golf tournament Here Friday. Casper the two time . Ope Champion started the round with a four stroke advantage. But he went two strokes Over  in the face of the fickle  for a 72-68-74214 total and Charles came through witha one under  71 to shave three strokes off Casper s Lead. Early starters Friday had to face a shifting wind that brought inviting cold off the North sea and made scores climb. Charles the Only left Anderton Ever win the British open gained two strokes on Casper easy wins . Crews in semis at Henley Henley on thames eng land up Cornell univer sity and Jeb Stuart High school Crews reached the semifinals of their events at the Henley Royal regatta Friday to carry the ban Ner of foreign entries in the River thames rowing extra a , defending champions in the thames cup took advantage of an easier station in their quarterfinal against Quintin  gain a 1%-length win Over the londoners. The Victory earned them a semifinal clash against Irish Crew Garda Sio Chana . On saturday. In the Princess Elizabeth cup Foi school eights Jeb Stuart of Falls Church va., continued it Victory March by Downing Shrewsbury school of England by a massive four length margin. The losers had earlier Defeated Kent High school of the . And Ridley College of  saturday s semifinal Jeb Stuart was to meet nautical col lege of England. The 1968 . Schoolboy champions came to Henley thanks to the generosity of friends fellow students and parents who got together to provide the Neces sary Money. The school which does not have rowing on the sports curriculum could not finance them. With a one tinder 35 on the frontline and finally Cut the deficit to one on the 17th where Betook a  and Casper had a  Africa s Gary player also fired a 71 to creep within two strokes of the Lead at 216. Jack Nicklaus was two strokes Back at 218 after a disappointing 73 while Gay Brewer was Brack eted at 219 with England s Tony Jacklin and Maurice  carded a  72. Arnold Palmer also had uneven  round Over the Treach Erous 7,252-Yard course and was alone at 220 on the score Chart. British Amateur Champion Michael Bennallack had a 221 total. Palmer started strongly de spite the weather and for a time it looked like a Palmer charge of old As he mastered the front nine in one under  35.arnie birdied the first Hole then hit a tremendous Iron shotto the second Green but the Birdie putt lipped the cup and failed to drop. Only a bogey at no. 6 kept him from a Brilliant frontline at a time when few others were conquering this stretch. Asan example five time British open Champ Peter Thomson of Australia had a 39 going out. Nicklaus also had his trouble son the front Side carding bogies on the second fifth and eight holes while getting his Only Bird at no. 6. The 38 forced him to come Back with a 35 after the turn to stay , Yancey scramble Doug Sanders and Bert Yan Cey also had their troubles and were grouped at 227 with six others. Yancey carded a 37-37 74 while Sanders turned in a 36-3773 scorecard. Yancey the Tallahassee fla., pro who Hada double bogey on the Lith when he hit a Creek refused to quit despite an ailing Elbow. My right Elbow still is giving me a lot of trouble. I m not sure that i should keep on play ing. But i be worked hard to get this far so i m not going to quit now Yancey reported after completing the  meanwhile chided july m. Nil owners players Eye settlement talks today by he associated press talks aimed at settling the differences Between National football league players and owners will be held in new Yor sunday nil president Arthur Model said Friday on the condition that All concerned parties can be contacted in  owners have acknowledged the request of the play ers association for a meeting which has tentatively been Setfor sunday afternoon in new York Modell said in Cleve land. Modell made the statement and the condition that it could be arranged in time after receiving a Telegram from John Gordy president of the of players association calling for new , a Detroit offensive guard at a los Angeles new conference accused club own ers of attempting to break up the player s group and said he had sent a Telegram to Model requesting another meeting of the negotiating  appears Gordy said the owners Are trying to break this association and we will not stand for it. The association i stronger than Ever. We will hot weaken now or  accusations and pleas for future meetings also were heard from player represent Al activity tigers rap twins 5-1, As Mclain takes 17th from a up dispatches i be got one regret i should have com himself he said Over Early. You must have local knowledge on these courses. The greens Are hard to fathom. Buti thought i would stay at Home and try to get my game together before arriving Here. That s where i made the mistake. Should have arrived earlier. The leaders Billy Casper 72-68-742m Bob Char Lea 72-72-71215 Gary player 74-71-71210jack Nick late 70-00-73218 continued on Page 99 Detroit s Denny Mclain the major leagues top winning Pitcher this season coasted to his17th Victory Friday night with a three hit 5-1 Triumph Over the Minnesota twins in Minneapolis. Mclain who has lost Only twice hurled his 15th Complete game in 21 starts and gave the league leading tigers their 13lh Victory in 16 games. He lost his shutout bid in the seventh when third baseman Don Wert let Rick Renick grounder go through his legs for an error after Mclain had walked two batters. In Oakland flame throwing Sam Mcdowell tied a modern major league record by fanning the first five batters to face him and wound up with 15 strikeout Sas the Cleveland indians took a 6-3 Victory Over the athletics. The indians scored twice of Jim Catfish Hunter in the Sec Ond inning on singles by Duke Sims Larry Brown Vern Ful Ler and Mcdowell. Solo Home runs by Russ Snyder and Jim Mie Hall in the seventh insured Mcdowell s ninth win against eight  Boston red sox nipped the California Angels. 3-2, a Anaheim As Mike Andrews squeezed Home the winning Runin the top of the eighth inning and reliever Sparky Lyle Cameon in the Bottom of the Frame to put Down an Angel  s Relief Job gave the red sox their ninth Victory in the last10 games and saved the Triumph for starter Gary Bell 8-3, who drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice  two out seventh in Harvard Penn crewmen gain olympic trial finals Long Beach Calif. A Harvard and Pennsylvania pm through As expected in8-oar Crew heats Friday and qualified for the finals of the1968 olympic rowing trials at Long Beach Marine stadium sunday. Harvard remained undefeated for the season in winning its heat handily Over the 2,000meter course in 6 03.3, disposing of Stanford rowing association boat a and the University of Washington among others. Penn encountered rougher opposition but won in 5 50.1 Over Vesper boat club of Philadel phia its chief challenger and the All Star boat rowing for the Western development clinic of Seattle  and Penn automatic ally qualified for sunday s finals to select a Shell for the olym Pic games in Mexico City this fall. The losers in the Friday heats got another Chance at the two other finals berths in race saturday. First in the singles heats Werder. Richard a. Schwartz Potomac boat club Thoma Mckibbon Long Beach rowing association James storm Sandiego rowing club John  Blom Long Beach association and William Tycus Lake Washington rowing club Seattle nine Home runs by Tom Treshan Frank Fernandez gave the new York Yankees a 2-1 Victory Over the White sox in Chicago. Tommy John with seven Vic tories suffered his first loss of the season while Steve Barber,2-3, gained the Victory. In Baltimore Frank Robin son s head first slide after a Sac Rifice Fly to shallow left Fieldy Brooks Robinson scored the winning run in the eighth inning giving the orioles a 3-2 win Over the Washington senators Box scores on Page Mcdowell ties Mark for whiffs Oakland a Sam Mcdowell Cleveland s hard throwing left hander tied modern major league record Friday night when he struck out Sam Mcdowell. ,. Fans 1st five the first five batters to face Himin a game against the Oakland  was the second time Mcdowell had fanned the first five batters and he is one of seven continued on Page 99 lives in Washington Green a and Johnson City Fenn l. The Atlanta Falcons a a their training 2 organization. He said i True and ridiculous we already have agreed20 of the 21 Points in Sut bargaining Fie said. The  s. Have been bargaining a 1o�so " an wih a a line he said the owners never had any intention now or in the it lure of trying to break the Plaj ers  the Crux of the matter is the pension plan. The players � Mand a larger contribution from the clubs. The owners say they cannot meet those demands. The players threatened Astrike but the owners responded with a lockout refusing to admit Veteran players to their training Camps until the disputes settled. They said at the break up of recent meeting in los Angeles they would play their pre season schedule with Rookie teams. Rookies Are not members of the players association. The veterans responded besetting up their own Camps run by players with Green Bay an Dallas already in operation. Washington Back Bobb Mitchell said the Redskin Veter ans plan a meeting to discus such a Camp and John Camp Bell player representative of the Pittsburgh Steeles said it was Likely the veterans wouldst up their own training Camp if the problem were not soon settled. The Steeles opened their Rookie Camp in Latrobe,pa., Friday. It obviously behoves us to come in shape Campbell said. Player representatives held series of meetings throughout the country Friday Many of them accusing the owners of at tempting to break up their organization. Pm raps player sin Minneapolis Minnesota Vik Ings general manager Jim Fink said the players had insulted the integrity of the owners by their accusations. This certainly obviously not the intent Finks said be cause we could have refused negotiate with them. We .1i ,. I 1 iillv&uvli4 Vii we � How. Operated and negotiated in Faith and we have no intent onto break their organization in addition to Gordy such accusations were made at various parts of the country by Pla a representatives Sam Wilja Frlj of Atlanta Jim Marshall or Minnesota and Dave Robinson of Green Bay. Gordy said the players hav not asked football commissioner Pete Rozelle to enter the controversy since to fools the cobol Trees representing the Ujj and owners Are Intel Iceni Wand should be Able to Settle i  to Rozelle has not been a a w any of the  s about time Gordy Jug Tho players sat Down As Pwers and the owners sat Down owners and reached a agreement on the pension it s get Back to the Ness of playing football. French Golf open set Paris up the open Golf championships some of the world s Best from 1 countries on the Cloud links near pans jew  
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