European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 18 the stars and stripes wednesday january 29, 1969 Archer captures Crosby Golf title $25,000 Pebble Beach Calif. A towering George Archer fired steady Golf while his Clos est competitors missed crucial putts monday to capture the$25,000 first prize in the $150,000 Bing Crosby tournament with five under Par 283 for 72 holes. Archer who commuted from his ranch Home at nearby Gilroy carded a one under Par 71 for his final round Over the rugged Pebble Beach course to beat out Veteran Howie Johnson Young met Star Calls Bob d i c k s o n and third round Leader Dale Douglas by a single stroke. Johnson missed a 12-foot putt to bogey the 17th and card a 73 for a 284 total while  1967 . And British Amateur Champion blew a putt from10 inches on the Lith Hole to  his chances. Douglass six underpay starting the Day bogeyed the seventh eighth and ninth holes to fall Back. Each collected $9,686 As Dick son wound up with 68284 when ote Little putt spoiled his Fine round. Douglass finished with a74_for his 384 total. John Bolte with a 72, Roundup at 288 lot fifth place on a Day Wadieh started with  in the Early morning then turned to Brilliant Sunshine and ended with a slight drizzle. Archer who is 29 and 6-foot-6,the fourth leading Money win Ner of m68, Ank a five foot put for a Birdie on the second Hole but slipped Back even on the third when he missed the Green. His second and deciding Birdie came on the 10th when he Sank a five footer. Otherwise Archer s round was a series of even Par , 43, from Palm Springs Calif., canned a 30-Footchip from just off the 16th Green to pull even. Then on the 17th, a190-Yard Par 3, his tee shot made the Green but 60 feet fro the Hole and behind a Little new York a Short Stop Bud Harrelson of the new York mets said monday he believed All major league players should stick together in their threat of a strike unless pension demands Are  it s a decision every Guy will have to make for himself the Rookie infielder added after a workout with two teammate sat Shea stadium. Security will be the deter mining Factor. Take a player like Willie Mays. He makes$125,000 a year. He May figure he can stay out without getting Hurt. A younger player on the other hand May feel his careers in jeopardy. I am against a strike just for strike s Sake. We must have a  Harrelson outfielder Art Shamsky and Pitcher Al Jack son worked out in sub freezing temperatures at Shea and later met with general manager Bob Murphy to discuss the threat ened players strike. Rejected offer the players association recently rejected the owners lat est proposal for increased pen Sion benefits demanded by the players. There has been suggestion that players not sign their 1969 contracts unless the pension plan is improved. The contracts were to emailed by All major league clubs by Jan. 15. Training open for pitchers and catchers feb. 20, with other players ordered to report a week later. Many of the game s leading stars including Mays Bob Gib son and Hank Aaron have voiced support of the players pension  told the met players that some signed contracts Al ready had been received by the new York front office but he declined to identify the signers. He said training facilities att. Petersburg the mets Spring site would be available to the holdouts before and after regu Lar practice. We will not Barthe Field to them the general manager  said he intended to report to Camp whether or Nothe has signed at the time. I in continued on Page 20j from Sand to Gold this is the san shot that George Archer credits for his Vic tory in the Bing Crosby Golf tournamentand$25,000. Archer blasted to within a foot of the Hole on no. 17 at Pebble Beach to Salvage Par. Associated press photo Urcla tops a poll Illinois jumps to 7th first plot wound up 12feet past the Hole and he missed coming Back. Dickson former Oklahoma state collegian who turned 25 on saturday was sick Over his fail ure at the Lith Hole. That s one of the Shortes putts i be Ever missed he said. I just rushed it. I guess wanted to get it Over  Douglass missed the Green atthe seventh and three putted the eighth and ninth for bogeys. Four foot Birdie putt on the 18th shoved him into the three Waytie for second at 74284. Golf s big names did not far too Well in this  delayed tournament with Jack Nicklaus la jomatjdajif4l a two foil pos scored consecutive holes in one Ron the name Hole monday in a qualifying round at the Andy Williams san Diego open. John Kennedy acetyl the 158-Yard Par-3 third Hole at Torrey Pines Golf course. Claude Hairlion y jr., playing with Kennedy stepped up to the tee. Saying that s a hard shot to  Harmon then shot Bis Hole Inone. By the associated press Illinois an overwhelming win Ner Over 15th-ranked notre Dame advanced to seventh place and Villanova replaced Duquesne As the loth place team monday in the associated press major College basketball poll. Urcla unbeaten in 14 games again was a unanimous Choice for first place. The Bruins Vic tors last week Over Northwestern 81-67 and Chicago loyola84-65, were named the top club on All 38 ballots submitted by National panel of sports writers and broadcasters. There were no changes either in the next five positions As North Carolina held onto second place followed in order by Santa Clara Davidson Kentucky angst. John s of new York. However Illinois 12-1 follow ing its 91-57 Victory Over the Irish nosed out unbeaten new Mexico state for seventh Posi Tion. The Blini Drew 347 Point while new Mexico state which boosted its record to 16-0 by beating Tennessee tech 81-65 accumulated 344, Lasalle held the no. 9 spot Villanova walloped Detroit and Depaul advancing to 10th. Duquesne was Idle last week but beat St. Bonaventure sunday however the poll is based on games through saturday. In other games involving to ten teams last week Davidson Defeated Princeton and Citadel and boosted its Mark to 144. Kentucky 12-2, downed Louisiana state 108-96. St. Johns also 12-2, whipped St. Francis pa.71-55 and Lasalle 14-1, Defeated Perm 78-64 and Temple 101-85.notre Dame s setback by Illi Nois dropped the Irish out of the ratings altogether. South Caro Veeck rules out Czar Iob Hartford Conn. A Bill Veeck laughingly ruled himself out As a prospective baseball commissioner monday night then said Hank Green Berg would still be his no. 1 Choice while Mike Burke waste one he d bet on to wind up in the Post. The controversial former owner of three major league clubs said sex Detroit Tiger slugger Greenberg is the Only completely equipped Man in the country for the  added in a Telephone inter View with radio station Weri i Westerly r.i., that his next Choice and probably the one they la arrive with would be Burke a Columbia broadcast ing system and new York Yan Kees  How he would like the Job Veeck who recently took Over operation of Suffolk Downs race track in Boston said i think this is the Only time the two leagues would Ever be unanimous on anything. Zero to24. But if it should be the Rev verse j would t take it. Ii Ink this is the time for Unity in baseball collectively behind single leadership. I m afraid there have been too Many scar Given and received for me to Ever get such full  Lina of the Atlantic coast conference moved in taking Over 19th place. The top 20 with first place vote season records through earned of saturday Jan. 25 and Points for the first 15 picks on a20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-8-5-4-3-2-1 basis 1. Urcla 3814-02. North Carolina. 13-1 8. Santa Clara. X6-04. Davidson. 1.4.1 5. Kentucky. 13.3 7flo604 649451 402398 347 844228 6. St John s.  12-27. Illinois 12-1 8. New Mexico state ia-09. Lasalle 14-1 10. Villanova 13.3 i b11. Duquesne n-1 104 12. Ohio state 11-3 153j Tuisa 14-a us 14. Purdue 10-3 a?16. Kansas 14.3 a 18. Marquette " 13.3 go 17. Colorado u-2 81l. Columbia 13-1 53 19. South Carolina Io-3 8720. Dayton 13.3 others receiving votes listed Alph Beu eally Colorado state Louisville notre Dame Texas am. New York up the top 20 major Collego basketball teams selected by the up coaches Era plug Board with Fira place  and season records in parentheses eighth week teams l Urcla 35 14-0 i. North Carolina 13-1 u Santa Clara 16-0 i Davidson 14-1 i. Kentucky 12-2 l new Mexico state by. John s by 13-2. Illinois 12-1. Villanova 13-2 0. Laballe 14-1 1. Duquesne 12-1 11 Tulsa uf-2 13. Kansas 14-8 14. Colorado 14-2 s. Columbia 1s-1 4 notre Dame 19-3 t. Ohio state no 8, tie Dayton w-8 new Mexico i �0. To Purdue 10-3 Wyoming 10-fi point860 808m who 168149 wow k80 26 a 1419 posting a 70 for 287, Billy Cas per a 70 for 290, us. Open Cham Pion Lee Trevino 72-291 and Arnold Palmer 73-293. Scores would have been higher except for special rules which permitted golfers to Cleanthe Ball on the fairways and re place within a club length of the original lie. Fairways were heavy an drives would become imbedded. The greens were soft but play Able without much trouble. Archer had led by a stroke atthe end of monday s first nine holes having overhauled Doug lass who led him by two strokes going into the Day s play Well before the tournament went on National  others were tied one stroke Back of Archer after nine holes but Archer who won the san Francisco Amateur championship before turning pro five year Sago refused to fade to the pressure. He scored the Birdie at the10th, adding to his margin and equated Par the rest of the Wain. Costly no. 11 Dickson finished his first nine in 33 and so did Jim Wichers a former Santa Clara collegian who blew himself out with a double bogey on the Lith  faltered at the Lith but had another Chance when he birdied the 13th to go four under Par. He promptly missed the Green at the 14th to take a bogey and even a Birdie on the next Hole could t save him. I think i won the tournament at the 17th with a real Good Sand shot Archer said. He was in strap to the left of the Green with an excellent lie on the surface and knocked out within a foot of the Hole. That was really the big to engr Archer continued. Gand shots Cost me a double bogey and a triple bogey on sunday continue on pag9f0 Hernandez scores knockout Over Ponder Caracas. Venezuela up former welterweight Champion Carlos Hernandez scored overs a Ponder of Miami monday nli2.t before a Hometown crowd. The bout scheduled for if adj Cam to an end when Hjrao Judez Caw Fot the american Witt a res la to the emn Ponder was counted out at 2 51 of the second stanza