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Rain suspends final round
Watson, Nelson tied for U.S. Open lead at 4-under
By 808 GREEN
AP Golf Writer
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP)
Watson, the defending champion,
, and Larry Nelson were tied for the
lead in the U.S. Open Golf
• Championship yesterday when a
.late afternoon thunderstorm and
eventual darkness caused an over
sight interruption of play.
They, and four others on the
course when play was halted, will
complete the final round this morn
ing.
Watson had five holes to play and
Nelson had three to go when the
storm swept over the Allegheny
Valley and caused a suspension of
play at 5:30 p.m., EDT.
The sponsoring U.S. Golf Asso-
ciation eventually called play for
the day at 6:49 p.m., EDT, and
announced that if there is a tie at
the end of regulation play, an 18-
hole playoff will be held this af
ternoon.
The six golfers will resume play
from the point they had reached
when the storm, packing lightning
and heavy rain ripped over the
Oakmont Country Club course. All
completed scores will stand.
Watson and Nelson shared the
lead at 4-under-par. Watson was 3-
under for the day and Nelson, the
soft-spoken little man-who won the
1981 PGA national title, was 4-un
der.
I, Dr. Gil Morgan, the non-practic
' ing optometrist who won the first
two PGA Tour titles of the season,
was 1-under for the tournament and
three shots off the- lead with two
, holes to play.
; Seve Ballesteros of Spain, the
■ current Masters champion, and Cal
-Peete, the most successful black
player the game has produced,
were 1-over-par, and five strokes
off the lead. Ballesteros, with Wat
, son in the final group on the course,
had five holes remaining. Peete,
paired with Nelson, had three to
play.
Ray Floyd, the PGA champion,
.was the only other player who had
not completed play when the rains
came, Floyd was 8-over-par for the
tournament and out of title conten
tion.
' Watson, seeking to become the
? first man since Ben Hogan in 1951 to
make a successful defense of the
U.S. Open, started the day in a tie
for the lead with. Ballesteros, who
was threatening Watson’s position
as the dominant figure in the game.
Their anticipated duel failed to
Virgil's 4 RBIs leads Phillies to 14-2 romp over the Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) Ozzie Virgil hom
ered and drove in four runs and Philadel
phia scored seven times in the eighth inning
to help Charlie Hudson win his first major
league game as the Phillies blasted the
Pirates 14-2 yesterday.
; Hudson, 1-1, scattered eight hits in going
the distance in his fifth start since being
•recalled from the minors last month.
Singles by Pete Rose, Ivan DeJesus and
; Joe Morgan gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in
the third inning against Larry McWilliams,
7-5.
Rookie Marvell Wynne’s first major
league home run tied it in the third for
Pittsburgh.
Cubs 4
Cardinals 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) Dick Ruthven fired a
! two-hitter and Gary Woods and Ryne Sand
; berg drove in two runs each to key a four
■ run second inning, leading the Chicago Cubs
to a 4-1 victory yesterday over the sagging
St. Louis Cardinals.
Ruthven, 4-4, allowed Steve Braun’s solo
; homer, his first since 1980, in the fifth
’ inning. George Hendrick singled in the sec
ond for the other St. Louis hit. Ruthven
struck out six. walked one and faced just 30
batters.
Expos 4
Mets 3
■ MONTREAL (AP) - Tim Raines tripled
home two runs and scored another in a
' three-run fourth inning as the Montreal
■ Expos downed the New York Mets 4-3 yes
; terday. .
• Steve Rogers. 9-3, gave up nine hits ana
: : two earned runs. He left after giving up
; pinch hitter Rusty Staub’s first homer of the
i season with two outs imthe ninth inning. It
' was Staub’s sixth straight pinqh-hit.
■ Jeff Reardon got the last out for his 10th
1 save.
i Psdres 6
’ Astros 4
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1 SAN DIEGO (AP) Garry Templeton
! belted three doubles and drove in three runs
Tom
Hal Sutton sits under the umbrella of his caddy on the 18th green In
yesterday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont, Pa.. Rain forced the
suspension of the final round with defending champion Tom Watson and
Larry Nelson tied for the lead at 4-under par.
materialize as Watson blitzed the
front side in 31, 5-under-par. Balles
teros, at times grimacing in frus
tration, simply could not keep pace.
At the turn, Wastson was 6-under
par for the tournament and leading
by three shots over Nelson. Balles
teros was 1-under, five behind Wat
son.
Nelson reached the turn in 33,
Ballesteros in par 36.
But Watson’s seemingly com
manding margin began to fade as
the skies became darker.
He missed the fairways, became
entangled in th unforgiving rough
and bogeyed both the 10th and 12th
holes.
And Nelson, playing in front of
him, lofted a brilliant short iron
to lead the San Diego Padres past the
Houston Astros 6-4 yesterday.
Templeton’s second double drove in two
runs and capped a four-run fifth inning that
gave the Padres a 5-4 lead.
Elias Sosa, 1-1, the second of three Padres
pitchers, worked two innings to pick up the '
victory and Sid Monge went the final 3 1-3
innings to earn his third save.
Dodgers 5
Reds 1 ' ,
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Burt Hooton fired
a three-hitter to beat Cincinnati for the first
time in five years as the Los Angeles Dodg
ers defeated the Reds 5-1 yesterday.
Hooton, 6-2, won his fifth straight game
and retired 19 of the final 20 batters he
faced. He struck out one and walked one.
The right-hander, who has a 5-12 career
record against the Reds —including a 3-10
record as a Dodger last defeated Cincin
nati on June 23, 1978. He allowed singles to
Paul Householder in the second and seventh
innings and a single by losing pitcher Bruce
Berenyi in the third.
Giants 9
Braves 6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jack Clark,
who knocked in four runs, and Johnnie
LeMaster each homered during San Fran
cisco’s five-run seventh inning as the Giants
outlasted the Atlanta Braves 9-6 yesterday.
Clark belted a two-run homer and had two
sacrifice flies. LeMaster scored three runs
and his fourth home run marked a personal
season high. Joel Youngblood also scored
three runs for the Giants.
Right-hander Mike Krukow, 4-4, posted
his first victory since May 24. He fell behind
2-0 in the first inning on singles by Jerry
Royster and Claudell Washington followed
by a two-out, two-run single by Chris
Chambliss.
Yankees 8
Brewers 3
NEW YORK (AP) Lou Piniella drove in
five runs with three hits, powering the New
York Yankees to an 8-3 decision yesterday
shot that hit behind the flag on the
14th, then backed up to within two
feet of the flag.
He tapped it in for the tying
birdie. He matched par on the 15th,
missing a 12-15 foot birdie putt,
before play was called.
Of the 65 players who had com
pleted play, Lanny Wadkins, the
Tour’s leading money-winner this
season, had the best score. He was
at 288,4-over-par, after a closing 69.
David Graham, a former Open
and PGA champion, was next at 69-
291.
Jack Nicklaus, holder of a record
19 major titles, completed his bid
for a fifth U.S. Open crown with a
shabby 76 that left him at 300.
Arnold Palmer shot 76-303.
over the Milwaukee Brewers for their fifth
straight victory.
Piniella drove in two runs with a double in
the third inning, hit a two-run single in New
York’s fifth, and drove in another run in the
seventh with a single. The Yankees now
have scored 36 runs during their winning
streak.
Matt Keough, 3-3, making his first appear
ance since joining the Yankees last Wednes
day, became the first Yankee right-handed
starter to win a game, going 5 1-3 innings
and getting relief help from Bob Shirley and
George Frazier, who earned his third save.
Orioles 6
Red Sox 3
BALTIMORE (AP) Eddie Murray hit
two solo home runs and Jim Palmer pitched
effectively in his first start since April 26 as
the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston
Red Sox 6-3 yesterday.
Palmer, 2-1, allowed only three hits in 51-3
innings, walking one and striking out three.
Murray cracked leadoff homers in the
fourth and sixth innings, giving him 11 for
the season. Boston starter Mike Brown, 5-4,
allowed only one other hit during his six
inning stint.
Blue Jays 6
Angels 1
TORONTO (AP) Barry Bonnell stroked
a two-run homer and Ernie Whitt and Jesse
Barfield added solo shots to back the three
hit pitching of Luis Leal as the Toronto Blue
Jays beat the California Angels 6-1 yester
day.
After Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the first
on a bases-loaded walk to Ron Jackson,
Whitt tied the game with a home run in the
second and put the Blue Jays ahead for good
with an RBI single in the third off Dave
Goltz, 0-6.
Indians 7
Tigers 2
CLEVELAND (AP) Julio Franco’s run
scoring double sparked a five-run seventh
inning and Lary Sorensen scattered nine
hits as the Cleveland Indians beat the De-
'Match play' will decide Open
By ALAN ROBINSON
AP Sports Writer
OAKMONT, Pa. It’s been de
cades since a major American golf
championship featured match play,
but Tom Watson said that’s how the
83rd U.S. Open champion will be
decided.
“It’s match play right now,”
Watson said of his two-man battle
with Larry Nelson, which was
halted yesterday because of a thun
derstorm.
Play will be resumed this morn
ing with both Watson and Nelson at
4-under par.
Impressions of
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By TOM SAKELL
Collegian Staff Writer
' OAKMONT, Pa. Spending a few days at the U.S.
Open not only gave me a crash course in big-time
professional golf, but big-time journalism as well.
Even though I spent much of my time standing in the
pouring rain or running in and out of the pr,ess tent, I
learned the only way to watch professional golf is in
person.
The tournament started at 7 a.m. Thursday, and I
found nearly 300 people bordering one of the most
treacherous putting surfaces known to man the first
green. Golf fans are early risers and perhaps one of the
most knowledgable groups of sports fans when it comes
to knowing each player’s strengths and weaknesses.
I also found golf fans sympathize with a player when
he chips over the green or misses a putt, because they
all play the same game and make the same mistakes,
sometimes on the same courses. How many football
fans can identify with a receiver dropping a pass in the
end zone at Beaver Stadium?
There seemed to be so much noise at the Open the
grandest of all the tournaments, according to most
players while the golfers took their swings. Signs
around each green and tee area read “Photography
prohibited’’ so pros wouldn’t be bothered by the chatter
of camera shutters
AP Lasorphoto
Yet the Pennsylvania Turnpike runs through the
middle of the course and a major road runs parallel to
the- first and second fairways. The pros and their
caddies would glare at spectators, who dared to whis
per as they prepared to hit, yet were oblivious to the
car horns and screeching brakes of the traffic, only 20
yards away.
Walking a golfvcourse is tiring, especially at Oak
mont. There was a hill to climb on nearly every hole
and the heat took its toll on most spectators. Many fans
decided to take seats at the foot of almost any green to
rest and watch different players come through.
Hardier fanatics took solace at the warm water
fountains and overpriced concessions stands. Ten
ounce sodas cost $1 and hot dogs $1.50, so cans of beer
were the obvious bargain at $1.50.
Watching the play was easy or difficult, depending on
where you were or who you were following. Trailing
rookie Joey Rassett was simple, but following Seve
Ballesteros or Jack Nicklaus was nearly impossible
because of the flocks they attracted. To see a big name
hit, you had to head for the green when the player was
on the tee to be assured of a good position.
“I’m happy to be in the position
I’m in,’,’ said Watson, who is trying
to become the first golfer in over
three decades to win consecutive
Opens. Ben Hpgan was the last,
winning in 1950 and 1951.
“He (Nelson) hasn’t made as
many mistakes as me, but he hasn’t
made as many birdies either,”
Watson said. ,
Watson birdied six of the first
nine holes for a front nine 31 Sunday
at the famed and feared Oakmont
Country Club course, but had
cooled a bit on the back nine when
the rain and lightning came.
Watson has had little success
Oakland shortstop Bill Almon (left) jumps out of the way of White Sox Jerry in
Chicago yesterday. The White Sox nipped the A’s 10 on a three-hitter by lefty Britt Bums. .
troit Tigers 7-2 in the first game of a double
header yesterday.
White Sox 1
A's O
CHICAGO (AP) Britt Burns hurled a
three-hitter and Harold Baines doubled in
the game’s only run yesterday to lead thg
Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the
Oakland A’s.
The Daily Collegian
Monday, June 20, 1983
since winning the 1982 Open with
the now famous chip shot he holed
on the 17th at Pebble Beach. But he
said he still has confidence gener
ated by that victory.
“I’ve not been thinking about last
year, but it has taken some of the
pressure off,” he said.
The suspension was the second of
the Open. Until this year, no Open
round had ever been suspended
until the following day by weather.
Now, two rounds of the 1983 Open
have been. .
Nelson, like Watson, also will be
looking for a victory the biggest
in American golf.
an 11, S, Open
The 18th green was easily the most popular spectator
spot on the course. A straightaway hole that measures
456 yards, fans could see the pros tee off and then hit
their approach shot. The wide, hilly green afforded an
easy view for the 1,000 spectators in the bleachers at
this hole.
This is also the only area where fans have a good
chance of talking to their heroes. For those of us in the
press, it was much easier.
Every golfer who shot a good round was led directly
to the media center, which was appropriately housed in
a circus tent. At the press conference, sportswriters
from all over the world tossed mostly inane questions
at the weary players.
The mass interview would start with the golfer
reciting every club he used during his round. Then the
same writer would automatically stand up and ask him
how many times he had used his driver. The questions
about the course and what score would win the tourna
ment became tedious, and soon it was easy to see why
athletes avoid writers whenever possible.
Finally, the pro would ask if there were any more
questions and then get up to leave. Suddenly, the 30 or
so writers who did not have a question during the
interview would rush the podium for one more quote.
Some media people never left the comfort of the air
conditioned tent. With ESPN televising the action and a
15-foot leader board describing the scores hole-by-hole,,
they stayed close to the free sandwiches and iced tea
and did their stories. Others were not even sure who the
golfers were. One woman television reporter kept
asking her cameraman who each golfer was, and if he
was any good.
Meeting some of the masters of the game was a thrill
in itself. Ben Crenshaw was patient and friendly, Gary
Player said s heiyvas Jired but talked with me for 10
minutes. Arnold Palmer smiled and joked but only
answered questions when he wanted to, while I found
Craig Stadler to be arrogant.
Although I didn’t meet Tom Weiskopf, I watched him
play the 13th and 14th hole. On the 13th he tossed his
pitching wedge in the air because he thought too many
people were disturbing him by walking around the
green. On the 14th he hit into three consecutive sand
traps, all with downhill lies. After he flubbed his way
into, the third trap, he eyed the gallery as though we
were at fault for the poor shot. Excuse us, Tom.
As I said, watching golf at the course and not on
television is the only way to go. Besides meeting the
best golfers in the world, I think I finally learned how to
chip and roll. ,
«•* * \ Hi. ■
Royals 4
Mariners 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Rookie Cliff
Pastornicky, hitless in his first 14 at-bats in
the major leagues, drilled a three-run hom
er in the seventh inning yesterday to rally
the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over
the Seattle Mariners.
W ins-1
Stephenson captures Keystone Open
- HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) Jan Stephenson usually
chokes when defending a title, but yesterday she
repeated as champion for the first time in her
career by sinking a 10-foot downhill putt at the
$200,000 Lady Keystone Open.
I . Stephenson had a final-round 69 and an 11-under
-total of 205 to take the $30,000 first-place money in
- the 54-hole LPGA tournament, which was played on
=the 6,388-yard, par-72 West Course of Hershey
'Country Club.
-- “This is the first time I’ve ever been a repeat
'Winner,” Stephenson said. “That’s why this win is
‘"especially satisfying to me.
£ »I played very well all day. I really made every
that was makable. I always play badly when
;l’m defending a title. This time I didn’t,” she said.
£ One stroke behind Stephenson was Pat Bradley,
■ who had pulled to 10 under par with a birdie-3 on the
ifinal hole. Bradley matched Stephenson’s 69 total
--for the final round and finished at 206 for the 54
-holes
" The contest came down to the 18th hoie, which
: Bradley , finished with a birdie as Stephenson
-missed a putt on the 17th for a par.
‘‘l took it too easy” on the 17th green, said
•Stephenson, who was two strokes up starting the
hole. “I wanted to protect a two-stroke lead.
; “When I walked over to 18 and heard the (crowd)
r roar, I knew that Pat Bradley had birdied 18, and I
; felt like kicking myself for missing at 17.”
) Bradley praised her opponent’s putting.
' “Regardless of what she says, she is a good
| putter,” Bradley said. “That was a terrific pres
■' "sure putt” on the 18th.
■ Stephensoh pushed her driver out to the left while
| teeing off bn 18.
: She decided to use a 5-wood for the second shot on
I the 405-yard hole. She said she hit the ball well but it
i caught the lip of the bunker in front of the green.
I Stephensort blasted out of the trap 10 feet past the
' hole.
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“I was so nervous my hands were shaking,” she
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and Donna White, who shot a 2-under 70, were tied
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Young Lauren Howe, the leader of the tourna
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with a 3-over-par 75. Howe double-bogeyed the
opening hole and wound up with a 7-under-par 209
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Lucas is first Olympic ticket applicant.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. -Dr.
John Lucas, a University professor of
Physical Education and Sports Histo
rian, was the first applicant for tick
ets to the 1984 Olympic Games, in Los
Angeles Cal., a U.S. Olympics official
said.
C. Robert Paul, director of commu
nication for USOC, speaking from his
Cunningham to sign multi-year contract
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadel
phia Coach Billy Cunningham, who
considered leaving the 76ers after
they won the NBA crown last month,
reportedly has agreed to sign a multi
year contract that will make him the
highest paid coach in the country.
The agreement with Sixers owner
Harold Katz followed five days of
intense bargaining over Cunning
ham’s salary, sources told the Phila
delphia Inquirer.
The sources said Cunningham will
make more than $300,000 a year un-
Lewis uncorks 2nd-best jump in history
INDIANAPOLIS Carl Lewis, the
finest long jumper in the world, un
corked the second-best jump in histo
ry, clearing 28 feet, IO'A inches last
night in the USA-Mobil Outdoor
Track and Field Championships.
The magnificent effort by the 21-
year-old Lewis bettered the 28-9 he
soared last year in the National
rinde
The Daily Collegian Monday, June 20, 1983—9
office in Colorado Springs, Col. said
Dr. Lucas got his application last
Monday, filled it out and returned the
very same day.
Dr. Lucas, a former Olympic ath
lete himself is the author of “Modern
Olympic Games” and also teaches a
course PE 443 by the same title.
—by Bobby Dale Morgan
der the agreement. Cunningham’s old
contract, which guaranteed him
$200,000 a year, expired May 31, the
night the Sixers defeated the Los
Angeles Lakers for the NBA title.
The Sixers have scheduled a news
conference today to announce the
agreement;
After winning the title, Cunning
ham, who drives himself extremely
hard during the season, told friends
he might leave to devote more time to
his family.
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That had been second on the all
time list behind Bob Beamon’s 29-
2>/ 2 in the rarified air of Mexico City
in the 1968 Olympics until Lewis
surpassed it on his first attempt in the
national championships at the same
stadium.