European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 26, 1969 2 unknowns share Crosby. 13? a " on 68s the stars and stripes Pebble Beach Calif. A two lesser lights in pro Golf Terry Wilcox and Jim Colbert tied for the first round Lead Fri Day with four under Par scores of 68 in the rain delayed $150,000 Bing Crosby , 30, from Bronxville n.y., fired four birdies of the final nine holes at Cypress Point. Colbert 27, of Kansas City,kan., blazed five under Par through 18 holes but bogeyed the 17th. He finished in the final groups darkness arrived on the Peb ble Beach boasted a 37-31 while Hamilton stays ahead of Bolt in seniors Golf Palm Beach gardens Fla. Up Storey smoking Bob Hamilton of Santa Glaus ind.,kept up his sub Par Pace in the pea senior Golf tournament Fri Day and held the Lead by two strokes at the Halfway Point. Hamilton the 1944 pea Cham Pion fired a one under Par 71 Over the pea National course Here to go with his hot opening round 67 for a 138 two strokes behind him was Tommy Bolt playing for the first time in the 50-and-Over tournament Worth $40,000 in purses. Bolt playing out of Sara Sota had two 70s on his scorecard for a 140 total a stroke closer to Hamilton than he was thursday. Four deadlocked tied at 141 were Chick har Bert Miami Herman Keiser of Copley Ohio both with 71 in the Friday round and Errie Ballof Oak Park 111., and Sam Snead of Boca Raton Fla., with 72s.snead is a three time Winner of the 142 were Joe Lopez or. Of Miami with a 71 Friday former seniors Champ Fred Haas of me Piarie la., and Al Atkins of Ash Lani ky., both with 73s. The Field for the 30th senior tournament was trimmed after the second round to the Low 90scorers plus ties. Colbert had 32-36 on a Day when showers fell during the morning but gave Way to a docile afternoon. Wilcox who won $14,000 in1968, and Colbert who collected $12,000, finished a stroke ahead of the challenging Trio in this tournament which already has been set Back one Day because of thursday s storm. Deadlocked in second place at69 were Steve Spray who blew a Chance for the Lead when he three putted from 1 feet on the fourth Hole Dan Sikes and australian Bruce Devlin. Spray and Sikes both 36-33,played the spy Gimps Hill course while de lift conquered rugged Pebble Beach with33-36. All three courses for the Cros by play to Par 72. Wilcox was even with Regula Tion figures at 37 for his first nine at Cypress. Then he dropped three successive Birdie putts of 4, 12 and 2 feet Addinga final Birdie with a 15 footer at the 18th. Eagles no. 6 Colbert Eagle the Par 5 515-Yard 6th Hole with a 12-foot putt he Sank Birdie putts of 8, 4 and11 feet on the first second and 14th holes. At the 17th, a 12-foot-er missed by 2 inches. I was playing Well from Teeto Green All Day said Wilcox who never has drawn a first prize Check. Colbert also is a no Winner on the tour. This time the golfers go aftera $25,000 Winner s award with an additional $3,500 for the professional on the victorious pro Amateur this event each of the 137 pros plays with an Amateur partner. Each team plays each of the three courses during the first 54 holes. For the final 18, with the Field Cut to the leaders play is confined to Pebble Beach. Because of thursday cancellation finals Are slated for monday. Casper fires 70 Billy Casper a leading Money Winner in 1968, duplicated his 70 of thursday to remain near the lop spot. Before play had been halted by the storm Casper Harry Toscana and Mac me London each had posted 70.on the replay necessary be cause not everybody finished before the halt thursday tos Cano went to 73 and Mcle Donto 71 at Pebble. Arnold Palmer ran into Trou Bles at spy Glass and carded a two Over Par 74. Jack Nicklaus among several tied at 71, termed the greens in Fine Condi continued on Page Soj Debbie Peggy win honors As top athletes for 1968 new York a pretty Peggy Fleming the Dresden doll of . Figure skating was named female athlete of the year Friday edging swimmer Debbie Meyer in the closest balloting in the 38-year history of the annual associated press poll. Miss Fleming the Only . Gold medal Winner at the Winter olympics edged miss Meyer the first swimmer Ever to win three individual Gold medals at the summer olympics by just six Points in the nationwide voting by sports writers and Meyer was named Winner of the 1968 Sullivan award Fri Day As the outstanding Amateur athlete male or female inthe . Miss Meyer actually received one More first place vote than miss Fleming 158-157, and the two each had 90 second place votes. But miss Fleming gained the award with 47 third place votes to 38 for miss Meyer. That gave miss Fleming 698points to 692 for miss Meyer. Points were awarded on the basis of three for a first place vote two for a second and on for a third. Besides the two . Olympians no one else in the voting was a serious contender. Distant third golfer Kathy Whitworth was a Distant third with 285 Points Fol Lowed by Tennis Star Billie Jean King 272 golfer Carol Mann,130 Canadian skier Nancy Green 107 track Star wyomia Tyus f 30 Tennis player Nanc Richey 20 Czechoslovakia s olympic gymnast Vera Caslav ska 16, and Penny Ann Early trying to become the first female jockey to ride against men 15, miss King won the award in1967, but there were Only two serious contenders this time miss Fleming and miss Meyer. Miss Fleming a fragile 5-foot-3 ,6, 108-Pounder, captured he spotlight for the unite states in the Winter games Al Grenoble France with her artistry on ice. The Green eyed Brunette who Ater turned professional for a reported $500,000 to make moves television specials and a ear in ice shows became theri St . Gold medal Winner in figure skating since 1960.she also reaffirmed Ameri Ca s position in the sport which suffered a crushing blow when virtually the entire team was killed in a plane crash in 1961, miss Fleming resting at her of Angeles Home after too Many hotels and too much Hote Lood said after being told of her selection i think it s a wonder us award to receive. I think it s a big Honor. I want to thank Allie people who voted for and she added i m going Toi celebrate by staying Home and sating my mom s Home miss Meyer at 16 four year younger than miss Fleming continued on Page 19 new York a Debbie Meyer the indomitable spirit of the . Olympic swimming team and a triple Gold medal Winner became Ronda a
