European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Leads Memphis open by 6 shots june 1977 the stars and stripes Page 17 Geiberger 59 shatter Barrier by Susan White up at Geiberger broke the go stroke Barrier Friday with a record 13underpar 59 to take a six stroke Lead in the second round of the Memphis Golf the 17year tour Veteran had 11 birdies and an Eagle to break the Gas Bhole record of held by seven that said Geiberger when he finished the but later he became More it was a mental he just like the four minute once that was several people did if i can shoot anybody who started the Day at even wound up with a 36hole total of below Par and a six stroke Lead Over tour Rookie Keith Fergus dropped a 45foot Eagle putt on the 18th Hole for a a stroke ahead of Gary player and Ray Geiberger began his round on the Back nine and opened with a Birdie on he paired birdied then paired 13 and then on 15 he began a Streak of seven holes under he birdied the 17th and 18th before making the on the par5 first Geiberger als card Winkles takes Over reins of Oakland As by Gordon Sakamoto Oakland up Bobby a coach with the san Francisco giants who has already spent two years working for Charlie was named by the volatile Oakland As owner to manage the Ameri can league team for the rest of the through a Finley announced the firing of Jack who guided the team to a 2627 record this season despite having Only two Veteran and said he was reaching across san Francisco Bay for a highly successful collegiate coach at Arizona stale University before moving on to the major whose previous major league managerial experience was with the Cali fornia took Over officially for Friday nights 46 loss to the Detroit in making the Finley also expressed Hope that onetime Man Ager of the expansion Kansas City would remain in the organization As an administrative Mckeon was not available for Jack is seriously considering the pro the spokesman its some thing Charlie and Jack had talked about before and were hopeful he will remain this will be the second time Finley has hired who served As a coach under manager Alvin dark in Oakland in 1974 and who coached Reggie Sal Rick monday and a Host of other major leagues at is 15th manager employed by the unpredictable Finley since he purchased the As in 1960 continued on Page 19 beats Quint for two game sweep san up Butch Lee scored u All in the first to Lead puerto Ricos National basketball team to a sweep of the two game series against a Friday night before a crowd of at the Roberto Clemente the led by Dexter Steve col Lier and Bob played better than in their thursday night loss but the Speed of the puerto led again by mar Guettes proved the Lee s 14 Points gave puerto Rico a narrow 4746 halftime advantage Collier had 22 Points for the with Reed adding 19 and Miller api must i Art Fruy in tin warn rang of a Twili Coll Curc n Aux Rgth from m huh hotel in to a Wynd Comal country club count Tajo to 4m90 pit 14 at get Bekof r in Tuta Al Geiberger displays record card 11 Eagle feature incredible round reached the Green in two and Sank a 30foot putt for an he then birdied the second and the third holes before ending his Streak with Par on the the 39yearold Geiberger who broke his own colonial country club course record of 64 set last year picked up an other Birdie on the 7th Hole and set the record with a six foot Birdie putt on the Geiberger said he Felt no particular pressure when he reached the last Hole knowing a Birdie would give him the first professional Golf score below its not As frightening As you might because i had Kinda worked up to he everything was going so Well it just seemed Geiberger said he cant expect another round like that in the 72hole but he hoped the big Lead would give him what he needed to pick up the first i certainly would expect my Confidence to be improved after the sweaty but elated golfer Geiberger last Victory was the West pm open last he has won 10 tournaments in his 17 years on the that said gel Berger when he came to the press the first thing 1 thought about today was the record for eight birdies in a then i blew then i set 59 As my it sounds ridiculous to talk in those but then i just set my sights on who has missed the Cut in his last two said he was recover ing from a pulled Back muscle and the death of his father earlier this everything Wal going for he the adrenalin was really 1 was playing so Well and putting so i was but not that probably will be the highlight of my any time you have a round like regardless of what you do the next its a player and Floyd both finished at six under Par two strokes behind first round Leader Tom Storey at continued on Page 20 Bucks hit Jackpot in Aba get Johnson and Grunheid Yale Sachare new York a the Milwaukee Bucks did themselves proud in fridays National basketball association College cashing in their three first round choices for two time Al America Center Kent Benson of Indiana and Star forwards Marques Johnson of Urcla and Ernie Grunheid of the Bucks wasted no time Locking up the 245pounder who anchored Indiana 1976 Mcaa championship after assuring themselves Back in april of the first pick in the annual draft of col lege Talent by winning a Coin flip from the Kansas City the Bucks said they would use it to make Benson the first Colle Gian to be named in this years and Friday they  even Wail to name while the Start of the draft was being delayed for Over an hour because of problems with the Telephone Hookup Between Aba Headquarters in new York and the 22 league the Bucks held a news con Ference in Milwaukee to announce that they had already signed Benson to a six year contract estimated at when the bugs were cleared and the draft finally got under they went through the formality of drafting him Kent will fit in beautifully with what were trying to Bucks coach Don Nelson Hes an outstanding person and his skills seem to be just As outstand Bensons contract had been negotiated by John president of the fellow ship of Christian Benson had Kent Benson signs 6year pact talked about delaying his pro basketball or passing it up in order to work for that group but said he was impressed by his dealings with the Bucks there Are Many things i want to do in my but the More i became aware of the Milwaukee situation and the people who represent the Milwaukee the More i wanted to become part of the Benson everything that has transpired in the last month was done in an excellent he they proved to me they Are interested in me As a not just As a basketball in very thankful for their i will work As hard As a i possibly can to help the team out and i look Forward to my relationship with a fou year starter at averaged Points and rebounds per game last year despite missing the last four games of the season with a Back he was Given a clean Bill of health by the Bucks medical after the Kansas City As sex took Sharp shooting guard Otis Birdsong of Houston with the second pick in the the Bucks haying obtained the 3 Choice in a Trade with Buffalo went for major College Basket continued on Page 21