European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 21, 1977 the stars and stripes Pago Green wins it Tulsa okla. A with full knowl Edge that a threat had been made against his life Hubert Green holed a critical four foot putt he had to have and scored a one stroke Victory sunday in the 77th United states open Golf championship. No big Deal shrugged Green obviously reluctant to discuss the threat. Officials of the sponsoring . Golf association said the threat had been Tele phoned by a woman to the Oklahoma . The woman told the Fri that three men friends were on their Way to Tulsa to shoot Huby Green when he played the 15th Hole said Sandy Tatum chairman of the Urga championship committee. We were faced with several choices Tatum said. Among them were a suspension of play and whether to Tell Green who was at the moment busily fending off a variety of challenges this Lead. Hubert was told of the threat after he finished the 14th Hole. Green the Leader All the Way played on surrounded by a cordon of police. He drove into the left rough on the 15th but put his second on the Green made Parand went undisturbed to the next Hole. He went on to make a critical Birdie on the 16th. If courage is Grace under pressure no one has More courage than Huber Green Tatum said. I just did t want to get too close to my Caddy or Andy bean his playing part Ner Green said. There was t much 1 could do. It was out of my hands. Takes . Open by stroke despite a threat on his life we Don t want to blow this out of pro portion and give some Turkey like the Guy that Hijack air planes an he took a two shot Lead into the 8th Hole got his second shot into a Bunker eventually found himself needing a four foot putt and then making it to win the title he called my personal goal my per Sonal lifetime Green thus achieved the first major title of his career the one he needed to con firm his credentials As one of Golf s bes players with a final round of 70, Par on the deceptive 6,783-Yard Southern Hill country club course. For years while he was acquiring his 11 Lour titles Green kept insisting i am not a great player. You can t be a great player if you Don t win in the majors. That s it s Donnybrook time in los Angeles Chicago cubs Catcher George Mitter Wald left tries to pull the dodgers Reggie Smith away from cub Pitcher Rick Reuschel 48who d just hit Smith in the ankle during sunday s game in los Angeles. Behind them Are from top . Coach Preston Gomez outfielder Dusty Baker and Lee Lacy. . Coach Jim Gilliam is at right. A Smith touches off Brawl again in no feature where you stand up to be counted. And when it s come my turn to stand up. I be sat changed nil that with a one stroke Triumph in the world s most prestigious tournament. He had a 72-holc total of 278. Two under Chip on the 569-Yard, Par five 16th gave him the margin he needed to Over come a shaky finish that Only added to the drama. He flipped the Chip to less than 18 inches to the right of the Flag tapped in for cards of the leaders Par out 444 453 434-35 Par in. 4j4 434 544-35-70-280 Green out 443 353 435-34 Green in 534 434 445-38-70-z7s Graham out 554 363 434-37 Graham in 433 4z3 444-31-68-z79 Weiskopf out 454 453 534-37 Weiskopf in 444 4z3 445-3-471281 a Birdie and moved two strokes in front with two holes logo i u Graham the 1975 open Champion made the last big Challenge with � run from the pack on a string of three consecutive birdies lie closed to within a single stroke at one time and had his nne under Par total on the scoreboard while Green had Throe holes to play. Graham could have put even More pres sure on the front running Green. His Ranii wifi cent trouble shot from Trees on the i7ih hooked around a Bunker and trickled to within four feet of the cup. Graham hid that to sink logo two under Par with his fourth consecutive Birdie but pulled in putt. Green s Birdie on the 16lh gave him a Little breathing room however Ai d Graham with n closing 68 that included a 31 on the Buck nine had it Settle for Sevorid at 279. Tie played the last 36 holes in 136. Matching the tournament record. I predicted a month ago that Hubic was going to win the said Graham lie deserved to win it he s a super the relaxed softly drawling Graham was in the press room joking with writers when Green played the last iwo holes. How s he doing Lou asked. Told that Hubert led him by two. He grinned and said i Hope he does t play 18 Safe Graham got his wish Hubert went for the Green on the toughest Hole on the course and got it in a Bunker. He blew it out far past the pin urd left his Par pull fro three to four feet Short. He had to have thai putt to win it. And. Using his ancient Green handle Putter and his crouched putting stance. Ice turd in i age 23 dodgers conquer cubs 3-1, in Battle of leaders by the associated press Reggie Smith has had m tired of fighting but i will do any thing to protect myself declared the los Angeles bldg cars outfielder who twice within eight Days has touched off Bench Clearing brawls by charging the Mound after being hit by pitches. "1 refuse to be a target for Smith added. I will not be Smith who went after St. Louis John Denny last saturday set his sights on Rick Reuthel of the Chicago cubs sunday after Uschel hit him on inc right ankle in the third inning of the dodgers 3-1 Victory. I m tired of being thrown said Smith so i Felt that s what i had to do Smith s charge cleared both benches. When order was restored. Smith. Ecu Schel cubs manager Herman Franks and Catcher George Mitterwald were eject Druschel contended he was not throwing at Smith. It was a Slider that gut inside be said then he conceded. I wanted to let him know i was out there tire fight overshadowed the matchup of National league division leaders in which Home runs by Lee Lacy and Hun c a backed the four hit pitching of dodgers Ace Don Sutton. 8-2 los Angeles now leads the West by 7 2 games Over Cincinnati while Chicago holds a 5 i game margin Over Philadelphia in the in the National league the Philadelphia Phillies beat inc Atlanta braves 4-2. The san Francisco giants swept the Pittsburgh pirates 8-0 and 8-6. The Montreal expos Defeated the Cincinnati Heads 8-1, the new York mets topped the Houston astros b-2 and the san Diego padres beat the is Louis cardinals 6-2. Smith says to has nothing personal against Cusi Hal. Everything is All tight Between he said. He sent word that he did t mean it and Hal showed me a lol of class " cubs manager Franks however said the apology should have come from Smith. He challenges a Pitcher even time the Hall is said Franks Rick was throwing sliders he was not throwing at Smith. I would t have ordered a pitch dodgers Maui or Tom i Asur a saw in
