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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 11, 1980 till stars and strip tvs Baltusrol set for 6th . Open my York not the United  i Milf association will stage its men s open championship this week at the Baltusrol Golf club in Springfield n.j., Tor a record sixth time but Lor Only the third Lime on the club s lower course. Play will Start on thursday on his magnificent and deceptively Strong in holes of Polf. Which was used for the i954 and i907 opens. Rack in the Days of Hickory shafts and no sprinkler systems the original Baltusrol course was used for the ninth open in 1903. When Willie Anderson beat David Brown in a playoff for the title. Jerome travors won the open there in i9i5 before things began to change Al the sedate establishment with he Beautiful Tudor mansion clubhouse. Arthur w. Tillinghast. The most famous Golf architect of his Day. Was commissioned to design and build two new in holc courses and the Baltusrol members did not miss a single stroke during he two year construction period that ended in 1922. Tillinghast. Keeping at least in holes in play at All limes designed the upper and lower courses Al the base of Baltusrol Mountain the Urga returned the open to balms nil in 193d, when torn Manero. A member of the family thai owns Steak restaurants in the new York metropolitan area won the title on the upper course. Ltd Furgol. Who used both the lower and upper courses to win the open look the 1954 championship. In the  round he hooked his drive off the  course s sixth Lee so badly that he had a play out to the upper Ixl Fairway before making his approach to the lower Isih preen. I Urgolo pulled out to save Par s and heal Iene i incr by Ohe Shol. Jack Nicklaus s excellent putting in the final round of the l 7 open on the lower course pave him the title no a record score of 275 she beat Arnold i Almer and took the second of his three open lilies. Just before the 1954 open. Robert trend junes amended the Ruwet course and strengthened in particular the  fourth Hole which is considered by Many to be one of the half do in finest shun holes in Polf. A Green shaped like a Ligh bulb receives a tee shot of anything from in to i 15 Yards Jones had lengthened the Lee and enlarged the Green to include the 44-foot-wide be k of the Green fronted by water and backed by a Bunker. Yet this is not a trick shot situation la is la Pei practice. There is no attempt to sneak up on a golfer and Force errors with something he has never seen before. Almost All of Baltusrol s lower course is a Case of you Gei Whai you see. The course just spreads out before the players for slightly More than 7.1100 Yards wailing to Chal Lenge. Only the greens have tricks. Tillinghast  in rage a stars & stripes sports Jackson hot As Yankees top Angels by Tony Kavia him sports writer Bob Watson was the one who got the game winning rib but it was Reggie Jackson who hogged the spotlight once again monday night. Playing in front of 30,000 California fans and millions More on National television Jackson came through in the style to which he is accustomed socking a dramatic Home run with one out in the ninth in Ning to tic the game 7-7. Mis new York teammates then followed up in the Lola inning and Watson s run scoring single produced the Yankees 8-7 Victory Over the falling Angels. I Don t like to be embarrassed on Tele vision said Jackson whose Home run was Al Roundup his ill of the season lie also drove in two runs with a double in the seventh. It s just worked out that  Jackson who has been troubled by seve ral nagging injuries this season was the designated hitter monday but he said he is looking Forward to getting Back in the i wanted to Start in right Field to night he said but manager Dick dowser thought in Best for me to sit out again. I la do whatever Dick says. Llo scr said Jackson has l in i Lix the is.  cardinals no manager Hiley Lucr or 3studies his players in taking Stock Atlanta after Lakin Oscr the team ller big who replaced pm Boyar saw the cards heal the brat 8-5. Is. Luinis Catcher Terry Kennedy is Al left. Al not easy but Herzog starts with a win. _ i Vivi k in lir Cioth inn Iii by Brick  Al sports writer it took a while for Whitey ller Oglo gel his first Victory As a National league manager Lull that was nothing no to How Long it look san i ranch so 10 win us name monday night. Ave went through a to. Of these games last  ller of said after the of me Kansas  royals manager returned or. Mph ally sort of to he major leagues at the St. Louis c cardinals Helm Lucr of succeeding Ken Boyar needed a lot of help from  Lac Nanck. Namely his run scoring single m the first inning. Rib double in the sixth and three run Homer in the Lola inning thai gave the no Roundup cardinals a Nail biting x-5 Victory Over Atlanta and ended their live game losing s it look the cards 2hours to make her of a Winner. In Philadelphia it Loo hours from first pitch Toan incredible 7.  the five hour rain delay Belore the ii ans kicked up a Al Victory  in the no giants 3. Phils i Tor four innings Steve c Arlt i pitched perfect Ball and had a i i Lead thanks to Bob Boone s Homer. Then the Rains came. And came. And came. And when they finally slopped Carlton lost his perfect game and after he left the phils loss the game As Well when Jack i Laik unloaded a two run Homer Olf Dick in Noves in the eighth inning. Rids a i Adres 6 san Diego appeared to have a d-2 Victory in the bag especially when in started pouring in the Middle of the eighth inning Lull the umps waited out the ram and More than i1 hours later play resumed. Astros 6, cubs 1 Ken i Orsch retired the first 15 Chicago Bailers he faced then needed Relief help in the sixth inning to pick up the Victory hut it a his two hits one of them a run scor ing single in Houston s five run third in Ning that had him smiling  
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