European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 foam incr clinches la 3-1 d inter zone play Nave land a thecly of ites Sank the Spanish sunday with the crucial Davis Ameri cup in Japan in Tokyo in september with that Winner going to Mun Ich to face West Germany. The survivor of that one will meet the americans and Sites being mentioned for the round Are los Angeles Phoenix Honolulu and san United slates has the Choice with a Victory sending the team to Adelaide against the aussies. I be thought All along if we could get by Spain it would be downhill for us said Don Dell . think America must be strongly favored now to win the off the 26 be old Barcelona attorney 9-7, and 6-1 in one hour 42 imn although the . Clinched the Joof Ive series 3-1, the ,1 will not be known Unhul Takk match is played off. Santana Ashe Battle in the second singles Spain s Manuel Santana and Art Hurshe battled to a deadlock after three hours and 45 minutes and he match was called because of Busk and was to resume who served 26 aces in Bhe Marathon dropped the first bet 13-11, then won the next two,j.51 and 6-3. The 30-year-old Spanish superstar finally took the fourth set 15-13 in a 90-min-Ute Battle breaking service in 28th game and forcing Ashe to net at set impressive decision Over Spain was the americans main step towards capturing the Cov eted Davis cup from Australia in deceit Ber. Favorite s role they Haven t done it since 1963. But now All Tennis experts intake them a solid Choice if they Advance against the aussie team decimated when their big fest Star players turned proves , however the United a slates must wait in the inter zone line up until India plays a Tennis addict no Clark Graebner is not drinking Tennis balls As it appears. He just filled the can with juice and took sips Between workouts at Harold t. Clark stadium in Cleve land. The Hometown hero played a big role in beating Spain in Davis cup action. Up photo 112-Voot putt it Sis t Isi mls Boros wins at Harrison . A i Loose old Julius Boros explode de out of a trap and Sank a 12 foot nerve jabber on the final Green sunday for a dramatic pile shot $50,000 Victory Over three rivals in the Westchester i Golf classic. The 48-year-old professional golfers association Champion oldest Ever to win that title came from three shots off the Pace in the final round shooting a 68 for 272 that shaded Rookie Bob Murphy defending Nam Jack Nicklaus and clutch player Dan Sikes tied at 273. The 25-year-old Murphy from Nichols fla., who led the Star Oliree Safe spangled Field through rounds elected to play and used a three Iron for his second shot on the 518-Yard finishing Hole and the strategy was costly. Murphy was 100 Yards Short of the Green and wound up with a Par. The other three top con Enders All birdied the Hole. He has to be Nick say anything about it. I did t know whether 1 could make it to the first Tec on Friday. There was a Good payday however for the three runners up. They collected $20,416.66 in this $250.000 richest of All Golf tournaments. Bill Casper who is second Only to millionaire Arnold pal Mer in All time Money winnings. Birdies he settled for sports Julius Boros. $50,000 Richer aus who had finished moments i made a powerful push for the earlier said As he watched Mur first prize with a spotty 67 round Phy s conservative finish on the that included eight birdies and television screen. I know at three bogeys East three Guys who will applaud that settles for 72 Murphy settled for a Par 72after consecutive Birdie packed rounds of 64. 69 and 68 Over the6,648-Yard, Par 72 Westchester Veteran Sikes. Who set the course record of 62 and finished second to Nicklaus a year ago. Closed like a Champion recover ing from trouble and sinking pressure putts of 18 and 15 feet on the 16th and 17th holes and then getting his Birdie on the final Hole with two big blasts to the front of the Green. He shot a final round 68. The big Bull shouldered Nick Laus bidding for his third straight tournament Triumph but fighting a severe virus made a spectacular trap shot on the last Hole and Sank an eight foot Birdie putt for a closing 66.he rallied from six shots off the Pace to barely miss his third tournament Triumph in a Row and another $50,000 was so doped up with pills that i Felt like a goof Ball said Nicklaus afterwards. "1 have Fel miserably All week but did t fifth place Money at 275. He collected $10.750.palmer was unable to Muster one of Bis famed charges but he delighted the gallery which reached 20.000. And the television audience with a 25-Footi Birdie putt on the final Hole for 1 a score of 70 and 278. Boros second major Golf Vic tory in a month he won the pea at san Antonio in july 1 must have brought toasts of Cle Light from the Middle aged and i i cent Tunu d on in truck injures 8 at Rod races Center Moriches n. V. \ up a Volkswagen pickup truck sunday slammed through a two foot High guard rail and two fences hitting eight persons and injuring at least two of them seriously at the american Rod association National truck driven by Dick Sembler travels on its real wheels and was returning froma stunt ride on the Quarter mile new York National Speedway track police said details As Towhy the truck went suddenly into reverse Are not Clear but apparently another car drove too close to Sembler. He was not said that one of the injured James Dondero of Bellerose n. Y., lost both of his logs in the Accident and suffered internal injuries. Tru Man h. Nichols 28, of West Islip ., suffered fractures of the Skull jaw and left injuries were the first serious mishaps in the past three years at the police officer said that while it was still unclear As to what caused the truck to go into reverse it did so at full cup added Manuel Santana Spain s greatest Spain the americans Battle cry was remember bar it was there in 1965that Spain ended . Chances i with a 4-1 ambush and Uncle Sam s boys never had forgotten. The turning Point came when Clark aced twice in the second set said Jaime Bartroli Captain of the spaniards for13 years. As for Gisbert i thought he should have gone to the net More frequent at net the powerful 2-r year old Graebner performing to rounds of applause from the overflow crowd of 6,200 at the . Clar courts said he was surprised that Gisbert came to the nets As much As he time i looked up. He was there to say this year s Wimbledon semifinalist and National Clay courts Champion. I thought played Well for the whole match. Gisbert volleyed Well but he got awfully tired after the first set and then i was pretty sure i could take Gisbert was a hustling Ball of fire in the first set drawing applause with tremendous fore hand shots and drives to Graeb Ner s backhand weakness. But the 6-foot-2-Inch american in his fourth year with the Davis cup team turned on his Speed to reach about everything his opponent could return. Holds serve they traded serves the two games of the 50-Minutei opening set. Gisbert served win 1 Ning Ace to make it 2-2. The Graebner came Back from 15-40 in the fifth set with two aces to i hold his then on. Clark s Confidence grew. Graebner held service to win the loth Gam and then broke the spaniard. Who into the net at match Point. Gisbert double faulted in the fourth game of the second set. Which Graebner put away on passing shot for a 3-1 Lead. Clark aced out in the fifth but Gisbert finally broke his serve in the seventh As the american double faulted on game Point. J Gisbert highlighted the game with a sizzling passing shot Down the line that brought booming forehand Volley Graebner broke his foe s serv ice in the eighth and then wrapped it up with a booming1 forehand Volley for set Point. The set ran 32 minutes. Graebner blew the tiring gis i Bert off the courts in the 20-min- Ute final set. He won the first i four games taking the third when Juan double faulted it Gisbert held service in the fifth game Graebner made it 5 1 and then polished off the serv ing Gisbert who again into the net on match All Graebner served six aces and Gisbert Only two both in the first set. There were fou love games two by Graebner in the finale. Clark broke the spaniard s service seven times and Gisbert did it Dell . Captain was enthralled with the great Tennis played in the a he Santana match was so great that we Are staying Over for us Fin ish he Ashe said he was disappointed that the match could not be finished sunday."1 am due for the National Amateur at Brookline and now the pressure is on me not Only to try to defeat Santana but to get to
