European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Wadkins edges out Littler on third extra Hole of pea Lanny Wadkins makes up 6slroke deficit by Bob Green Pebble a Lanny once one of the games brightest Young stars but a struggling also ran for our Long holed an Par saving putt on the third playoff Hole and beat bitterly disappointed Veteran Gene Littler for the pea National championship they had tied at the end of the Regula Tion 72 holes Over the ragged Cliffs of the Pebble Beach Golf Wadkins gained his playoff berth with a wobbly putt that found the cup on the Isth Hole of the final it was a Birdie that closed out a two underpay 70 and sent Wadkins staggering backward in Happy want a very Good he it just kind of wobbled in the the Leader through the first three bogeyed five of six holes coming including four in a and finished with he had a shot at an outright Vic tory but missed his Birdie putt on the final Hole As wife Shirley her face Bland and without they tied at six under for the regulation 72 it set up the first sudden death playoff Ever held in one of the big four events that also include the and British in the lies were broken by playing an additional round of 18 both made Par on the first with Wadkins missing the then dropping a 12foot that sent them to the Par five probably the easiest Hole on the tabled Oceanside links on the Monterey at 27 litters Junior by 20 grimaced in dismay and made an angry gesture with Bis arms As his second Orantes topples Connors with ease for his third Clay courts Crown Indianapolis up Spain Manuel Orantes easily overpowered top seeded Jimmy Connors with stylish place ments to win the Clay courts Tennis championship for the third seeded second in the we Klong tourney at the Indianapolis Racquet needed less than 75 minutes to dispose of the defending Champion whom he also beat for the u open Crown in the Victory was Worth to the 20 year old who lost just two sets in route to the Connors pocketed ranked sixth took control of the match in hot and humid weather after the opening iwo games of the first winning the last five games and breaking Connors in the fourth and sixth in the second games followed serv ice through the first tour but then Orantes broke for a 32 Lead and held his own service for a 42 he also broke Connors in the ninth game when the worlds number one player missed a Volley after he led Orantes rallied to tie the game at then scored with a passing shot and clinched the match when Connors attempted Volley hit the who now Heads for the Canad an said he was surprised Connors got Only four games off him in the two he was missing a lot of but i also passed him at the net quite a Orantes i want making Many i was very pleased with my but 1 didst expect to win that who didst have the touch with his two isted backhand he displayed in saturdays semifinal Victory Over austra Lias Phil made no i might have been a step he maybe i should have put More pres sure on but i didst have the the feel and the he kept the Ball in play and he played Well about As Well As he did two years two years Orantes Defeated con nors at Forest chileans Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cor Nejo won the doubles even though they had to play three matches sunday semifinals and finals be cause of rain they Defeated australians Dick creamy and Cliff for the Manuel keeps in training Spain Manuel Orantes balances a Ball soccer style on his then Dropkick it Back to Jimmy Connors during Sun Days finals of the Clay courts Tennis championships in the action came after a questionable Call on Connors oranges beat cocoon for the a shot hooked badly through the hazy Atmo sphere and appeared headed for a yawning but it hit a bounced to another Mound and then trickled onto the Littler also reached in each just missed on an Eagle tapped in for they went to the both drove the Fairway and both missed the who had gone out of Bounds behind the Green on that Hole ear Lier in the came up Short this Wadkins was Over the Green but Short of out of Bounds in deep Littler stubbed his Chip and just got it on the some 2025 feet Short of the Wadkins chipped to about eight Littler missed his Par Wadkins rammed his in the Back of the cup and went leaping into the both feet off the ground and both arms extended to the heavens in bounding he was a Winner again after four years of physical problems and deep fru Stra the frustrations for Jack a runner up to Tom Watson in the masters and British opens earlier in the he was third this one shot Short of the playoff with a closing 73 and a 283 it just want to said who once held a share of the then bogeyed the Tough 17th a Parthree that juts its Green onto a Promontory Overlook ing the surf pounding on rocks when Gene made All those he opened the but i stumbled coming out of the i didst play badly at i just  make anything it marked the second consecutive year the 37yearold Nicklaus has gone without a Victory in the big four events around which he has built his golfing it apparently ended any Hopes he May have had of ousting Watson from player of the year former masters Champion Charles Coody was fourth with a closing 73 and a 284 Jerry who won the and Canadian opens in was Watson headed a group of five at he had a last round also at that figure were Jerry Mcgee and Lou with closing and Al Geiberger and Don Jan who had final round Johnny Miller shot Lee Trevino Arnold Palmer defending to beholder Dave Stockton and Gary player had identical scores of 74233 and open Champ Hubert Green was author of one of the great come backs in sports history with his Triumph Over cancer in held a four stroke Lead when the Days play he stretched it to five shots Halfway through the round and appeared poised for an easy Romp to his 30th career but his so so pure it has won him the nickname the suddenly began to he bogeyed the 10th from a made Par on the then three putted for bogey on the that was the turning on Page is suffers head exhaustion in race Bobby Isaac Dies of heart attack up Bobby Nastars 1970 grand National died of a heart attack at a nearby Hospital Early sunday after collapsing during a race saturday George who treated the 43 year old Veteran Stock car said he was brought to the Hospital suffering from heal exhaustion and there was no sign of anything else wrong until he suffered the heart attack shortly after from started racing in 1955 and won 37 career grand National victories he briefly abandoned racing in 1974 when he said he heard a voice telling him to quit As he drove the High Speed Irack at Ala Ned a former Driver and track said Isaac was running fourth in a lat Model sportsman event saturday night when he pulled into the pits with 40 laps left to run Isaac got out of his car and he was treated in the pits and taken to the Hospital at the end of the who accompanied Isaac to the said Isaac revived at the Hospital As tests were being conducted and appeared to be he died a Short time Charles chief Steward at the said Isaac appeared in Good shape before continued on Page u