European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Towry towers Over All to win pub Linx Golf Dallas Tex. A Coo Gene Towry a 130-Pound mighty mite with a machine swing and a deft putting touch fired a final round two Over Par 72 saturday Over Treacherou Tenison East course to win the National Public links Golf tournament. Towry a 3d-Yearold Engineer from the Dallas suburb of Rich Ardson had a 291 total which was two strokes better than Robert Unger of Milwaukee who also shot a final round 72 for a 24.unger was formerly stationed in Germany and played with corps in the Usa eur tournament. After 54 Stockton Lead to 3 shots Milwaukee up Dave Stockton the hottest of the Young turks of the pro Golf tour continued his assault on Par saturday to increase mislead to three strokes at the three Quarter Mark of the greater Milwaukee open. The 26-year-old slugger from san Bernardino calif., fired a 71, which with his previous rounds of 67 and 68 gave him a 54-Hole total of 206, or 10 stroke below North Par onshore the 7,155country in suburban Mequon. Stockton who won the Cleve land open two weeks ago and sat out the Buick open Las weekend had More troubles with his Putter saturday Thanh did in the first two rounds and promised to immediately goofy to the practice Green to prepare for sunday s final. Putter fall most of his problems came on the final three holes of his opening nine. On the Par 5 seventh Stockton was on the Green in 2, but three putted for a Par. Three putts on the eighth gave him a bogey 4 and he took another bogey on the ninth when his Chip shot four feet from the Green fell Short and he needed two putts to go in. In second place in the $200,000meet were Jim Wiechers 23, a non qualifier who got into the tourney Only when two others withdrew and Dave Marr 34.both had 209 with Marr record ing �. 69 and Wiechers a 72,the leaders Dave Stockton 88-7-71206jim Wiechers 71-60-72209 Dave Marr 72-fi&-8208ray Floyd t1-70-w210 Mac it Lendon 86-71-73210julius Boros n-96-Tlzu Bruce Crampton 72-68-71211jim Colbert 70-6&-72211 Ron Cerrudo 71-68-72211bob Goalby 72-66-7211 Tom Weiskopf 72-72-68212 Fred Martin 67-74-71212rod Funseth 70-70-72 212 Dan Sikes 70-70-72212sam Snead 72-65-75212 Chi Chi Rodriguez 70-74-68213phil Rod Kurs 72-72-6�213 Bob Mccallister 72-72-69213don Bies 74-70-66213 . Sikes72-71-70213marty Buckman 70-73-70213 Bobby Mitchell 89-73-71213steve Spray 70-71-72-213 Dick Crawford 70-70-73213 continued on Page so Packer pm suggests raiders if talks lag Green Bay wis. A Vince Lombard said saturday sponsors of the College All stargaze in Chicago aug. 2 should consider asking the Oakland raiders to fill in for his Green Bay packers if the National football league contract Dis Pute is not settled in the next few Lombardi s suggestion that the american football league team which lost to Green Bay in the super bowl last season might have to replace the of champions at the annual All Star Charity game produced Promise from Raider coach John Rauch that the matter be studied. Lombardi was quoted by Bob Schulze sports director of Vince Lombardi. Pick for nil a Fri to As saying if this thing in t settled in the next few Days we will have to pullout and Tell them to invite the Oakland raiders to take the Packer general manager had issued previous warnings that he would not allow his of champions to compete without adequate pro season nil player owner dispute has postponed opening of Greenbay training for veterans who have been working out in off Raucho whom Schulze said he contacted in Oakland by Tele phone replied it was Nice ofor. Lombardi to set us up like re committed to play the John ranch. Choice in Al Lombardi Rauch voted pro coaches of year Miami Fla. A the professional football writers of America announced saturday that Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay packers and John Rauch of the Oakland raiders have been named coaches of the year. Big 10 Ace tops gymnastic trials Natchitoches la. Competition with a total of Dave Thor a big ten Confer ence Champion turned in a Ster Ling performance on the High bar to vault from third to first in the final All around standings saturday night in the first of the . Olympic gymnastic , a Michigan state ath Lete went into the last even trailing Steve Cohn of Philadel phia and Richard Loyd of Host Northwestern state. Both Cohn and Loyd faltered on the High bar and left the door open for thor1 to move finished the 12-Evtidu 107.55 Points. Cohn was Senou with 107.45, and Loyd was third with 108.10.the top six finishers go on to the final trials in los Angele Saug. 28-31. The next 14 in this meet will compete at Penn stat Early next month for six More berths at los Angeles where the seven Man contingent for the Mexico City olympics willbe chosen. Rounding out the top six we Recanati Allen of Urcla 105.50 Fred Roeth Libei Ger of Milkau Lombardi selected for the National football league is scheduled to receive his award at a halftime ceremony aug. 2 during the Packer College All Star game in Chicago. Rauch named for the Ameri can football league will be honoured at a regular season game later in the year. Edwin Pope Miami Herald sports editor and president of the writers association said the two men will be Given the first John t. Riddell awards marking their selection. Pope said the Riddell award will be Given annually to a coach in each league. Duplicate trophies will be presented to the professional football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio. Riddell who died in 1945, pioneered in various types of sport ing equipment including the sus pension helmet. Baltimore Colts the next Day Rauch continued but if things can be worked out we certainly would t be against going to Chicago instead to play the All Start " the Chicago Tribune which helps sponsor the All Star affair has said it Hopes professional football will Field a team for the aug. 2 Tribune spokesman contacted saturday in Chicago was asked about Lombardi s latest statement and replied Well Cross that Bridge when we come to it. But we Are hopeful that the negotiations will make the whole thing riches capture finals berths in Western tourney Indianapolis ind. A Cliff Richey of san Angelo Tex., and his sister Nancy Are among the four singles finalists going into sunday s play at the Western Tennis tournament at Woodstock country Defeated Patricio come to of Chile 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 in Satur Day s semifinals. He faces Jaime Fillol of Chile who Defeated India s Samanthan Krish Nan 8-4, 7-5, 8-4. Nancy Richey Defeated Peg Michel of Pacific Palisades calif., 6-1, 6-0, in a semifinal match. Miss Richey will face Stephanie Dejna of Hollywood,Fla., who Defeated Betty Ann Grubb of Santa Monica calif.,6-3, 7-5. Chison hire Berres As pitching coach Chicago a Ray Berres pitching coach will re turn to the Chicago White so along with manager Al Lopez sunday the sox announced sat urday Berres a Veteran coach under Lopez has been acting As a pitching coach in the sox far system since he left the Parent club in 1968. Marv Grissom who has been pitching coach under deposed manager Eddie Stanky will become special assignment scout for the sox on the Westcoast where he has his Home. H play slogged across to 578-Yard Tenison Par in Ulni of 3735. 90 to break Par during tournament and on a former pro who is i Amateur card Back in ii Towry had Birdie putts of eff nine and 12 feet. Had it bogeys and a double bogeys by led the final three r the United states Golf to on tournament to become i first texan Ever to win 11 Towry who played on la National championship team it North Texas state in 1m9 Sasha was t tense unto pm that double bogey. That Madame Start to feel the pressure he played the last two Hole cautiously Deli Craley play Short on the 17th Hole to be sure he did t go Over the grown Towry took a Boey on 17 but knocked in a 7-foot downhill putt on the final Green for Apar. Wearing glasses a Yello shirt and shorts Towry exploded the myth that practice makes perfect in Golf. He had played Only nine Holt sin three years before he decided to qualify for the tournament. Although he never matched Par Over the rugged Tenisha course w Here .champ Lee Trevino Learned Trade Towry was steady he shot 74-71-75-72. The defending e h a m p i Laverne Callison Sacramento calif., and Mike Keck new or leans tied for third with my totals. Callison had a final round 74 and Keck had 71. I m thrilled to death said Towry As he lugged his family. His 9-year-old daughter Deb Bie showed a four Leaf Clover she had carried throughout a tournament. It was my Good Luck piece said top finishers enc Towry 74-71-7j-7j-Robert Uri ror 73-Tj-h-Tj-sj Verne Chi i a tt-71-Tfrh- Mike Keck. M my j3 pm Langager " in it Alstom Ouon 74-t7-7m4-? Phillip jams u worm Roll Jame Dalil Vernon relent a. Don Marclo Wayne so Hecliff. George my Nio Owilliam Mai Tiow Bui but Ikon Rne to Mccray Juroku huh i i Yii m horse Trainer l is Philadelphia up a Teran racing Traur us f. Bert Mulholland 84, of thursday. Grant signs with Colt Baltimore of go into the real estate business in Tulsa. The 3�-.vpur-Oli native said he would not report to training Camp a , kid be had informed the Green Bay front office of is a Chandler led the National football league in scoring when a booted 104 Points. He kicked four held pay kers 33-14 co Aquel of Oakland in the 1968 super m going to Nikk it and i know i could play amur i three years Chandler Suid � but i Dou l want to risk few around until 1 am inked to relir.". I c Hamler broke into pro football in 19m when he was draft Choice of the new York giants. He became l punter Luik in 19?2 duo took Over Field Guzi kicking
