European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 17, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 21 Nicklaus grabs 4th open title by Bob  Springfield. . A Jack Nicklaus. Displaying the vast Talent and Iron will that made him golfs incomparable Champion ground out a last round 68 sunday and secured what  be the most Welcome of All his titles a record match ing fourth . Open Crown. The 2-stroke Triumph came in record fashion a hallmark of Nicklaus incredible career. And it Cnoc at a time when the Golden Bear had been written off by so Many observers As an Over the Hill 40 year old former Champion a Man whose victories were All behind him. He answered his critics As he has done so Many limes in his unmatched career with his Sticks. He won this one with a 272 total eight strokes below Par on the famed lower course at the Baltusrol Golf club. That broke his own open scoring record of 275, set Here in 1967 when he won his second open championship. It enabled Nicklaus to tie Willie Ander son Ben Hogan and Jack s boyhood hero. Bobby Jones As the Only four time win ners of the . Open. Nicklaus previous victories came in 1962. His first profession Al title secured in a playoff with Arnold Palmer Here in 1967, and in the howling winds of Pebble Beach in 1972. It extended his own record collection of major professional titles to 16. In addition to the four . Open titles he has won three British opens in 1966, 1970 and 1978 four pea championships in 1963, 1971, 1973 and 1975, and five masters titles in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972 and 1975. It was his 67th Victory on the american Lour but. More importantly it was his first in two years. Not Only did it snap the longest non winning Streak of his career it came in the biggest of All the world s tournaments and returned him to a position of leadership in the game he has ruled so Long. But it did t come easily. He started out in a tie with the Gritty japanese Isao Aoki. He was tied again by the surprising Keith Fergus. He was operating from a Lead or a piece of the Lead he d held since opening up with a record Matching 63 in the first round. In the last round he never led by More than two shots. He did t have a Chance to relax until the Par-5 17th Hole. There he dropped a 20-foot Birdie putt that placed him two in front with one to go. It was Only then Only As he walked off the 71st Green that he broke into a wide smile. He also birdied the 18th. Dropping his 10-12 footer before Alki. Electing to putt out after Jack made his two footer. The deliriously Happy gallery surged onto the Green while Nicklaus. His Caddy Angelo Arica. Officials and police tried to hold Back the crowd. Aoki. Who had taken the greatest player the game has known through 7 holes of stress and Strain bowed politely to Nick Laus before he holed out his Birdie. That gave him a round of Par 70 and second at 274, also under the record Nick Laus set 13 years ago. Tom Watson who oter the last 3vt years had supplanted Nicklaus As the Leader of world Golf tied with Fergus and Long Hilling Lon Hinkle for third at 276. Fer Gus who was in a tie for second and threatening most of the Day. Matched Par. Hinkle who created such a controversy when he found a shortcut on a Hole in the 1979 open shot 71. Watson who just could t gel the putts to drop this time matched Par. He noted that he had tied the open scoring record thai had stood for years and years before Nicklaus broke it the first time. Mike Reid and Mark Hayes were a Cal Al 280. Reid Shol a 69 and Hayes 74. Lee t Ino who Slart cd his pro career Here in til. Once had it 2 under Par for he Tourikis Mcnol and appeared 10 be threat ening. Bui he Loo had troubles on the Slick difficult greens and finished with a 74-283. Hale Irwin who scored his second . Open Victory last year finished 69 Jack Nicklaus in route to fourth . Open title. Playing like i am now i can t quit 282. Pea Champion David Graham of Australia had 75-292. Arnold Palmer now 50 and the Man who chased Nicklaus to this title the last time it was held Al Baltusrol was dead last Wilh 78-301. Sivc balls Lacros the spaniard who holds the masters and British open titles was disqualified after he failed to report for his starting time for Friday s round. Tom Weiskopf who shared the first round Lead with Nicklaus on the strength of his Brilliant 6.1. Closed with a 75 and a 2k9. Nicklaus Triumph extended his playing life. Playing like i am now and Wilh people like this i can t quit. I have to keep play ing he said referring to the wildly enthusiastic gallery that chanted Jack Jack Jack following his Victory. They d applauded him when he walked on the practice Tec shortly after noon. They followed him in hero worship Over the rolling new Jersey Countryside in the tense drama of his round. They groaned Wilh his near misses and they howled in Delight at his successes. It was in Sharp contrast to the treatment he d received Here 13 years ago. Then he was a Chubby Crew Cut 27 year old who was making life difficult for the aging enormously popular Arnold Palmer. At that Lime when he was beating Arnold there were catcalls of fat Jack from the gallery. There were tee shirts on the spectators that had signs imploring him to hit it in the rough fat  but that was 13 years ago. With the passage of those years he had Pul himself on a plateau of excellence the game had never seen before. But he came Here on n Low. The Quality of his game was open to question. There was widespread published speculation that the passage of time had eroded his talents diminished his desire reduced him to thai sad category of those who hang around Loo Long. Just As he d beaten Palmer in his Lime just As he d faced challenges from wis Kopf and Trevino and Miller just As he d done on every previous occasion he proved his critics wrong. At age 40 he came Back. Although Jack had the Lead Al the Start of the round Fergus Waison Trevino and Hinkle All made their moves All got close. And All eventually faded. Watson Sim ply ran out of holes. Fergus chances died when he made bogey-6 from a Bunker on the 17th. But Uherc remained the Pesky Aoki. A slender 37-year-old and a 31-time Winner in his native Japan. Although he was deserted by his deft and delicate putting touch he stayed in position should Nicklaus falter. But Jack never did. Aoki 3-Pullcd for bogey on the second Hole and Nicklaus birdied the third from six feet. Aoki had had his last look in. From thai Point on he had to Hope for Jack to make a mistake. Jack did a couple of times. But when he did Aoki faltered too. His putts just flirting with the Hole but failing to drop when they had to. A stars stripes sports clubs go through 10 relievers cards slip past reds in 7 3fh by Mik Tully i i sports writer St.  and Cincinnati used a total of 10 relievers who combined for 11 innings. 14 hits. 10 earned runs and an Era of 8.18 before Terry Kennedy mercifully doubled in two runs in the 13th to give the cardinals a 10-9 Victory Over the Rcd Cincinnati entered the ninth inning Trail ing 5-2. But racked four relict is fur my runs and an h-5 Lead. Nol to be outdone the no Roundup Cincinnati bullpen gave it right Backun a three run single by George Hendrick. Winner Roy Thomas 2-3. Surrendered an unearned run in the i3lh on Kennedy s throwing error to fall behind 9-8, but loser Paul Moskau 4-1, put two runners on be fore Mike Lacoss relieved and served up Kennedy s double. Cincinnati s George Foster who drove in the lying run in the ninth and delivered the go ahead run in the i3ih, also found the game n Little hard to believe. In other games dodgers 1. Expos 0 Hob Welch. 7-2. Pitched his third com plete game while walking two and striking out six. The Only hits off him were singles by Ron la Flora in the first. Tommy hut ton in the eighth and Brad Mills in the ninth. It was Only the seventh loss in the l pos last 30 games and their second straight blanking following a 10-Pamc winning Streak. Giants 3, mils u Bob incr per 5-8, losses a seven hitter and Daric Evans crashed a two run Homer in the fourth inning fur the giants. Pat achy 1-3, went the first five innings and surrendered All three runs. A jacket Day crowd of 44,910 the first sellout at Shea stadium in two years watched. Cubs 4, brain i Bill Buckner drove in two runs and Jerry Martin hit his 10th Homer to Lead the cubs. Mike Krukow 4-7, struck out eight and walked none before being replaced after giving up three straight hits to snarl the eighth inning. Reliever Bruce Suiter came on to pick up the save. Rick Matula 4-5. Jol the was. Phillies 8, padres 5 Greg Luzinski drove in iwo runs and the Phillies capitalized on three errors to score four unearned runs and hand the padres their seventh straight loss. Bob walk. 2-0. Pitched five innings plus and  la grow pitched 3 1-3 innings of Relief fur his first save. Pirates 4, astros i cd Ott went 3-for-3 and drove in Tuo runs one on a Solo Homer and John can Claria tossed an eight Hitler for the pirates. Candelaria. 4-5, walked three and struck out three in registering his fourth Complete game. Ken Forsch fell to 7-5. Houston beats Dallas Houston up Stewart jump s Hoo out goal sunday gave the Houston Hurricane a two goal margin in the tic breaker and a 3-2 Victory Over the Dallas Tornado in a North american soccer league game. Hurricane goalkeeper Roland Sikinger saved two Tornado Sho Loul Shols and another hit the crossbar while the Hurricane scored on iwo out of four tries to win the game