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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 2, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 cards shut out dodgers second time in a Row for Happy new Pilot Boyer a picture of Grace Pittsburgh s Phil Garner is a shortstop instead of Ballet dancer but does a Graceful leap to avoid the sliding Dar Rell Evans and gets off a throw to com plete a double play during the eighth inning of sunday s game in Pittsburgh Between the pirates and san Francisco giants. The giants won 7-3. A by Fred Mcmane up sports writer it s All downhill for Ken Boyer from now on. Boyer has been in the major leagues two Days As a manager and he has yet to see the opposition Cross Home plate. The new skipper of the St. Louis Cardi nals made his managerial debut saturday night and watched Eric Rasmussen Blank the hard hitting los Angeles dodgers 1-0 on a four hitter. On sunday the cardinals did an encore by blanking the dodgers 44behind the combined four hit pitching of John Urrea and Pete Vuckovich. It s hard to imagine shutting them out for one inning let alone 18," Boyer said. No Roundup but let s not kid ourselves. We re just Lucky that ail their players slumped to Gether. It boiled Down to the Ball that Steve Garvey could t handle and the one in the ninth that Ken Reitz turned into a double  Ball that Garvey barely missed was hit just inside first base and went for a two run double by Keith Hernandez in the eighth inning and gave the cardinals a 34 Lead. Earlier Reitz had broken a scoreless deadlock with a Solo Homer off loser Don Sutton. Wins with partner Dickinson Snead stars in legends Golf meet by Denne h. Freeman Austin Texas a slamming Sam Snead scenting the $100,000 first prize Bir died the last three holes with pressure putts including a three footer on the 18th Green sunday to give him and partner Gardner Dickinson a 1-shot Victory in the $400,000 legends of Golf tournament. Australians Kel Nagle and Peter Thom son settled for the second place prize of $65,000 As they withered under Snead s one Man assault. The Snead Dickinson duo started the Day with a 3-shot Lead but Nagle birdied five holes and the aussies playing Bead to head with the americans passed them on the 13th Hole. Snead saved Par with putts of four feet and eight feet on the 14th and 15th holes then canned a nine footer and an eight footer for birdies on nos. 16 and 17. Snead and Dickinson shot a final round of 4-under-Par 66 Over the onion Creek country club course for a final 54-Hole total of 193 17 under Par. The australians closed with a 64, finish ing 16 under Par at 194. The teams of Julius Boros and Roberto de Vicenzo and Cary Middlecoff and Bob Rosburg tied with 13-under-Par totals of 197 and each earned $36,500. Boros de Vicenzo shot a final round 68 while Middle coff Rosburg closed with a 66. Coles wins the lady Tara in sudden death playoff Atlanta up Janet Coles Dis qualified a year ago for an incorrect drop ran Home a six foot Birdie putt on the third Bole of sudden death playoff sunday to win the lady Tara classic. The 23-year-old californian in Only her second year on the Lyga tour shot a 3 under Par 70 during the final regulation 18 holes to tie defending Champion Hollis Stacy and tour Veteran Gloria Ehret at 8 under Par 211 for 54 holes. Stacy Winner two weeks ago at Bir Mingham and a playoff loser last week at Raleigh fell out of the running on the very first playoff Hole when she put her second shot into a Bunker and wound up with a the first playoff Hole capitalized to pick up the $11,250 first prize almost As much As her previous total career winnings. The Best Ball of each player was used in this unique tournament limited to champions 50 years and older. Dickinson never helped Bis partner a shot As the americans turned the front nine with a 1 under 34. Nagle who has lost some 85 Yards off his drives because of a bad Back birdied nos. 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13. Thomson snaked in a 12 foot Birdie putt on 16 but Snead immediately covered it up. After Snead birdied the 152-Yard, Par-3 17th, he lashed a Driver and a one Iron just Short of the Green on the 580-Yard, Par-5 closing Bole. Snead wedged to within three feet of the cup and then calmly Sank the putt croquet style As both Thomson and Nagle missed Birdie attempts. 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