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«UtSPAY MOKNINO, MA1CH I, 1933
THI PAMPA OAKY SPOKESMAN
PAGE THESE—SECTION ONI
COACH CLIFTON McNeely, far left, expressed his
thanks to Pampa basketball fans for the welcome re-
xception given the Harvesters yesterday on their return
from Austin and the state basketball tournament. AI-
/j though Pampa did not win a title at Austin this year,
** the welcome was just as warm as in former years when
they returned triumphant. (Spokesman Photo)
The IRISHMAN'S Corner
By HASKELL MAGUIIE
*. Basketball season comes to a close.
SP Had the Harvesters won the state basketball crown, they would
have wanted to win again next season and we had to lose some-
time. Despite our showing at Austin, Pampa has had a good year.
Twenty-five wins and six losses are not to be taken as a bad year.
New champions were crowned in all divisions of the tournament.
And a new attendance record was set for the three day meet. The
old attendance mark of 43,500 was erased from the books when
45,700 crowded into Gregory Gym to witness nine sessions of basket-
ball, three each day.
Crozier Tech replaced Pampa as the 4-A champion, Victoria
ed(jed French 60 to 51 for the class AAA title replacing Alamo
Heights of San Antonio. Seminole won the class 2-A title with a
hard fought victory over San Marcos. The Indians replaced Bowie
•s champions of that conference.
Buna trimmed Dickinson 58 to 54 for the conference A crown
and Avoca won in conference B to replace Cayuga. Buna took over
the throne from Sweeny.
Crozier Tech won both their games by the skin of their teeth.
Their narrow 'Squeak over Waco in the finals came in the final 17
seconds of the fourth canto.
It is all over for another year. The Harvesters closed the season
with a 25-6 record. Piled up 2006 points and held their opponents
to 1610. Gary Griffin established a new scoring mark with 619
points, besting Jimmy Bond's old mark of 579.
The lanky center hit 247 field goals and 125 gratis shots in
^compiling his total. E. J. Mcllvain hit for 489 points coming from
•177 fielders and 135 free throws.
Kenneth Hinkle, who led the Harvesters In Scoring in their
final outing, had a season’s record of 316, 111 find goals and 84
free tosses. Benny Cartwright, after laying out with an injured
ankle the early part of the season, came through with 219 on 70
field goals and 79 gratis shots.
Third highest Green and Golder was Buddy Sharp with 183
points on 59 field goals and 65 free throws. Gene Brown, who play-
ed in only 13 games, cmergeed with 64 points, 28 fielders and 8
free throws.
Harold Lewis, in nine games, hit for 38 points before quitting
the squad. He pushed 11 lefthanded field goals through and 11 free
tosses. Little Jim Enloe saw a lot of action but scored only 38
•points on 16 field goals and 6 free throws. >
„ Southpaw Gerald Clark hit 26, Dickie Mauldin tallied for 23 and
Melvine Romine scored 6 to round out Pampa's scoring.
Crozier Tech. Waco and Beaumont were hustling teams. All
boasted small speedy guards but none that would compare with
Borger’s Gerald Myers and Mike Kelley.
« Not any of the final games were won by overwhelming mar-
gins. All went right down to the wire before a winner could be
named. Tech's A. C. Black looked rather bad Friday night but came
back to play one of his greatest games in the finals.
It was not surprising to see several hundred Pampa fans In
^Austin. Some of the attending fans would probably havc gone to see
•the tournament anyway, it is a great show.
We never did get around to all the local people, when you sit
in a press box 8 hours each day, it is rather hard to shake the
hand of everyone. But it gave you a feeling of satisfaction just to
know they were on hand.
Coach Clifton McNeely is still the best coach in the business.
He closed out'another year, his 8th, with a record of 196 wins and
23 losses. A record in itself.
The Harvesters have been to the state tournament five times,
1941-45.53-54-55, and won the title on two of those occasions. An-
other fine record, when you look at Waco who had been to the
meet a total of 12 times and has yet to win the crown.
• Crozier Tech has won the title three times, two of those in the
wpast seven years. The Jinx of winning three in a row still holds.
Harvesters Welcomed Home,
Banquet Set For March 22
With pomp and reremony, equal
to that of 1953 and 1954 when they
returned as state champions, sev-
eral hundred fans gathered in front
of the Li Nora theater yesterday to
welcome home the hustling Har-
vesters.
Harvester defeats at Austin
meant little to Pampans. The band
was on hand, chamber of commerc
officials, city dads and just plain
basketball enthusiasts. It was a fit-
ting tribute to a true champion and
an exhibition of the faith and love
Pampans have for the Green and
Gold clad warriors.
Fruits of battle were less this
year than in the past two years.
The Harvesters lost both tourna-
ment contests at Austin but were
still champions to home folks.
BANQUET
Next accolade for the Harvesters
is set for March 22 when the an-
nual Harvester Basketball Banquet
will be held in the school cafeteria.
Tickets are now on sale, price $2.50.
They can be obtained from mem-
LIFE OF a chairman must be great. Art Aftergut,
chairman of the sports committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, plants a kiss on the cheek of Mrs. Clifton Mc-
Neely after presenting her with a bouquet of flowers.
Watching Art plant the caress is Kenneth Hinkle (right)
and Gary Griffin (back). (Spokesman Photo)
Pung Victor In
Jacksonvile Open
JACKSONILLE, Fla., March 7
IP—Jackie Pung of Honolulu be-
came the first member of the La-
dies Professional Golf Assn, to
chalk up two victories this year
by winning the $5,000 Jacksonville
Women’s Open today with a final-
round even par 72 for a total of
297.
Winner of the Sea Island Open,
first event on the pro schedule, the
heavy-set housewife took this tour-
nament by one stroke over three
players with whom she was tied
for the lead yesterday.
Mary Lena Faulk of Thomas-
ville, Ga., Patty Berg of St. An-
drews, 111., and Fay Crocker of
Montevideo, Uruguay, finished in
a three-way tie for second place.
In fifth place was Marlene Bauer
of Sarasota, Fla., who had a 75 for
301.
Mrs. Pung, mother of three chil-
dren, putted very well, which
proved to be her margin of victory
over the veteran Miss Berfc, new-
comer Miss Faulk and first-year
professional Miss Crocker.
Otherwise, the four were fairly
even during today’s pressure round
over the par 72 6,508-yard Hyde
Pnrlr PniliNP
Mrs. Pung pocketed $1,000, The
Misses Bergn, Faulk and Crocker
got $600 each and $425 went to
Miss Bauer.
Ado Cagers Upset
Pan-Am Squad
HOUSTON, March 7—UP—A
fired-up team of Ada Oilers from
Houston Monday night upset the
United States basketball entry in
the forthcoming Pan - American
games, 71 to 61, before 2.0Q0 per-
sons in Rice gym.
The Oilers, members of the Na-
tional Industrial Basketball League,
took command from the beginning
of the game and their speed and
season-long team plt^ overwhelm-
ed the newly-organized Pan-Ameri-
can all-star group that is en route
to Mexico City for the international
sports festival that begins Satur-
day.
It was the second loss in five
starts for the all-stars.
Scoring was well divided among
members of both squads, with sub-
stitute forward Art Helms high with
15 points for the victors, although
he played only briefly in the first
half.
bers of the sports committee or
at the Chamber of Commerce
office in the city hall.
Harvester Basketball Queen' will
be crowned and a hustling Har-
vester will be named.
Principal speaker will be Rev.
Dick O’Brien, one of West Texas’
most colorful after dinner speakers
Players, dates and parents will
be the guests of the Chamber of
Commerce sports committee, spon
sors of the banquet. The cafeteria
will seat 350 people and tickets are
going at a fast clip.
Finol Ratings See
Dons Still Tops
NEW YORK. March 7—UP—The
final 1955 United Press college
basketball ratings (with first-place |
votes and season records including
March 5 in parentheses):
Tmuii VNiIntn
1. San Francisco (28) (23-1) 328
2. Kentucky (2) (22-2 ) 264
3. LaSalle (1) (22-4) 221
4. Utah (1) (23-3) 188
5. Iowa (17-4) 180
6. N.C. State (1) (2M) 165
7. Duquesne (19-4) 144
8. Oregon State (21-7) 177
9. Marquette tl) (22-2) 82
10. Dayton (1) (23-3) 53
SECOND it TEAMS - 11, Colo-
rado. 46; 12. UCLA. 41: 13, Min-
nesota. 17; 14. Tulsa. 14; 15, George
Washington, 11; 16 (tie) Illinois
and Niagara. 9 each; 18. St. Louis.
8: 19, Holy Cross, 7; 20 (tie), Cin-
cinnati and Southern Methodist. 4
each.
Girls Open Cage
Meet This Week
AUSTIN, March 7 IP - -Defending
cage champions Dimmitt and East
Chambers (Winnie) begin defense
of their titles this weekend at the
Interscholastic League Girls’ Bas-
ketball Tournament.
Dimmitt won the Class A-AA di-
vision last year, but will compete
in Class A now that the two brack-
ets have been split.
East Chambers hopes to retain
the Class B championship it took
last year by spoiling Claude’s bid
for a fourth straight title.
’ Prospects are bright for a re-
match of last year’s Dimmitt-
Granbury thriller. Granbury, the
1954 finalist in A-AA should pro-
vide rough competition for the de-
fending champs.
Other teams back for another
shot at the three titles offered are
Angleton in Class AA, George West
in A. and Balmorhea in B.
Four teams will compete in
brackets AA and A, while eight
squads square off in Class B.
Competition gets underway
Thursday night when Gatesville
and Bowie clash in Stephen F.
Austin High School Gym. The tour-
ney moves to Gregory gym for
Friday morning play.
Dimmitt meets its first test Fri-
day night against Goldthwaite,
while East Chambers faces Skid-
more-Tynan in its opener Friday
morning.
The pairings:
Thursday ;
Class AA:
7:30 p.m. Gatesville vs. Bowie.
8:50 p.m. Angleton vs. Abernathy.
Friday
Class B:
9 a.m. Midway (Waco) vs. May-
dclle.
10:20 a.m. East Chambers (Winnie)
vs. Skidmore-Tynan.
1:45 p.m. Italy vs. Balmorhea.
3:10 p.m. Navarro (Seguin) vs.
Cotton Center.
Class AA (3rd place):
4:35 p.m. Loser of Gatesville-Bowie
vs. Lower of Angleton-Abernathy.
.class A:
7:30 p.m. Granbury vs. George
West.
8:50 p.m. Goldthwaite vs. Dimmitt.
Dolonoy Nips Wilson,
Turner KO's Miceli
NEW YORK. March 7—UP-
Southpaw Ronnie Delaney, brawny
Negro welterweight contender from
Akron. Ohio, launched his cam-
the title Mon-
_ out a unani-
decision over Sugar
A1 Wilson of New York before 1,400
in St. Nicholas Arena.
Delaney, scaling 149 1-2 pounds
to Wilson's 147, staggered his man
several times but was hurt him-
self by hard right uppercuts and
tight right hooks in the second,
third and fourth rounds.
However. Delaney's harder
punching and greater stamina en-
abled him to win by a very com-
fortable margin.
On a rounds basis, the ring of-
ficials favored Delaney as follows:
Referee Teddy Martin, 8-2; Judge
Artie ’ Schwartz. 7-3; and Judge
Tony Rossi. 6-4. The United Press
favored Delaney, 7-3.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 7 UP
- Former welterweight challenger
Gil Turner of Philadelphia posted
Akron. Ohio, launche
paign for a shot at th
day night by blasting
mous 10-round decisior
his fourth straight victory along the
comeback trail Monday night by
scoring an eighth-round technical
knockout over ring-wise Joe Miceli
of New York at Eastern Parkway
Arena.
Turner weighed 155 1-2 pounds
for the widely-televised bout, which
was scheduled for 10 rounds. Miceli
scaled 147.
Miceli’s left eye was practically
closed when the fight was stopped.
It was only the fourth time in
72 fights that Miceli was stopped
and the second time he was kayoed
by Turner. It was Turner’s 34th
knockout in 54 fights, of which he
has won 47.
Two Indians
All-Staters
AUSTIN, March 7 IP Seminole.
Buna and Big Sandy dominated the
all - state tournament basketball
teams in their respective confer
»nees, AA. A and B, the Texas
Sports Writers Assn, announced
today.
Seminole, the AA champion,
placed two players, Johnny Speer
and Edwin Young, on the all-star
team, tlanta also put two cagers
John E. Fite and Johnny Haynes,
on the squad. The fifth player was
Bobby Caruthers of San Marcos
Buna led the balloting in confer-
ence A with three men on a six-
man squad. Chosen on the team
were Delman Rogers, James Mel-
lard and Jack Swearingen. Other
player* were Charles Lynch and
Leon i Podd) Hill of Sudan and
Wayne Williams of Dickinson.
Hill scored 58 points in two
games and established a new free
throw record of 10 in a single
game.
Joe Thomas of Big Sandy was
the only unanimous selection in
either of the three classes. Big
Sandy, Class B finalist, also placed
Oscar Williams, whose older broth-
er, Milton, made the team three
years in a row.
Don I-esturgeon of Medina, Ken-
neth King of Avoca, and Don Lyler,
of Maud were the other members
of the conference B squad.
Buffs Open NCAA
Campaign Against
Top Rated Dons
Ry UNITED PRESS
Sixteen college basketball teams,
including defending champion La-
Salle, start play Tuesday night at
four widely separated sites in the
preliminary round of the NCAA
tournament.
LaSale, which won the NCAA
crown by beating Bradley last year
at Kansas City, launches its quest
for a second straight title against
West Virginia in the finale of a
triple-header at Madison Square
Garden in New York.
There also will be double-header
programs at Lexington, Ky., and
San Francisco, and a single game
at Oklahoma City between Bradley
and Oklahoma City University. San
Francisco, the nation's No. 1 team,
plays West Texas State at San
Francisco’s Cow Palace.
Here is how the teams will
square off at the four sites (with
won-lost records in parentheses):
AT NEW YORK
Canisius (16-6) vs. Williams (17-
1)
Villanova (16-9) vs. Duke (20-7)
LaSalle (22-4) vs. West irginia
(19-10)
AT LEXINGTON, KY.
Penn State (17-8) vs. Memphis
State (17-4)
Marquette (22-2) vs. Miami of
Ohio (14-8)
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Bradley (7-19) vs. Oklahoma City
University (9-17)
Many of these teams — especial-
ly San Francisco, LaSalle, Mar-
quette, Memphis State and Seattle
- are in the tournament because of
their outstanding records. But oth-
ers received bids through fortui-
tous circumstances.
Duke, for example, finished run-
nerup in the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference. but won an NCAA berth
because champion North Carolina
State was ineligible for post-season
collegiate play.
Little Williams College of Mas-
sachusetts never dreamed before
the start of the season that it
would join the NCAA field against
the collegiate giants. But Holy
Cross and Connecticut entered the
National Invitations Tournament in
New York, so Williams was chosen
as the New England NCAA repre-
sentative.
West Texas state finished in a
tie with Texas Tech for first place
in the Border Conference. A flip
of a coin won the NCAA berth for
West Texas State.
Bradley and Oklahoma City com-
piled poor, losing records during
the regular season, but won "at-
large” bids because there were no
available strong teams from west
of the Mississippi.
The eight survivors of the pre-
liminary round will join eight ma-
jor conference champions in the
next round of the NCAA event, to
be played at four other sites,
March 11 and 12.
Softball Tourney
Awarded To Tulsa
The 1955 mens softball world tour-
nament has been awarded to Tulsa,
Okla.. and will be sponsored by
the TUlsa Kiwanis Club. The tour-
nament, staged by the National
Softball Congress, will run from
Sept. 3 to 11.
Pampa's Skelly team missed the
world meet by one run last year
and will be back battling for that
run in 1955.
Daily
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Catcher Hall Adds Power To
Pampa Oiler Batting Order
With the purchase of catcher
Jack Hall, of Columbus. Ohio. th<*
Oilers added strength to their al-
ready growing roster. Hall, a 6
foot 1 inch. 190 pounder, will report
to the dub on March 27. opening
day of spring training.
Hall is a veteran right handed
hitter with a reputation of hitting
the long ball. He is 22-years-old
and played in the Evangeline
league last year where he hit an
even .300.
Other transactions involving West
Texas-New Mexico league teams
are :
ABILENE
Jack R Schacning, signed con-
tract lOhtained outright from Ya-
kima Club ol Western Internation-
al League).
Edward M. Santa, signed as re
lerve player.
Peter F. Meyers, signed as re
serve player.
ALBUQUERQUE
Ernest Bartolomei, signed as re-
serve player.
Felix Baez Guzman, signed as
free agent.
Clifford Carl Crawford, released
outright and unconditionally
Jack R. Martin, signed as tree
agenf.
Percy I. Hough, released out-
right and unconditionally.
CMIYK
Thomas Richard Gallagher Jr.
reinstated from National Defense
Service List as of 2-9-55.
Paul J. Flores, signed as free
agent.
James Walter Waugh, signed as
reserve player.
Lincoln E Boyd, signed as re-
serve player.
Leonard A. Santos, signed eon-
tract fobtained from Albuquerque
Club).
Jerry Parker Dale, reinstated
from National Defense Service Lis'
as of 2-25-55.
EL PASO
Tony Guelde, released outright
and unconditionally.
Jack Glover, released outright
and unconditionally.
Thomas McNulty, signed as re-
serve player.
Herbert Eugene Marini, releas-
ed outright and unconditionally.
Bennie E. Dobbins, signed as re-
Oiler Batboy Contest
Runs Through Mar. 19
serve player.
James Bruce Baldacci, signed as
reserve player.
Paul I’ Richart, signed as free
agent.
LUBBOCK
Robert Charles Ramsey, reinstat-
• d Irom Voluntarily Retired List
as of 2-14-55.
Lee Rosa, released outright
and unconditionally.
Melvin Earslcy, released «u'-
! right and unconditionally.
PAMPA
John Bruzga, ’signed as freo
agent.
Carroll Phillip Dial, signed new
eontran (obtained outright from
Clovis Clubi.
Jack Justice Venable, signed as
I free agent
Dean Taylor Biggins, signed con-
j tract (obtained outright from Del
I Rio Club of Big State league).
PI AINVIEW
Edward I>. Arthur, signed as re-
j serve player.
Tom Curley, Jr., signed as re-
serve player.
Fred E. Hodge, signed as free
! agent.
umpires
Norman 1-rip, obtained eondi-
| tionaily from the Appalachian
League.
Oiler batboy contest opens today
with a slight deviation from last
year's procedure according to John
Carlton, Oiler business manager.
Instead of selecting the batboy
from all entrants, four boys will
be chosen from candidates with the
final voting to come later. An essay
must accompany the application on
"Why I want to become the Oiler
batboy.”
The essay may be 50 words or
less, in the boy’s owm words and
a parent, or guardian, must sign
the application.
Essays will be judged on clarity,
sincerity and originality. They will
be judged by press and radio men
and a member of the board of di-
rectors of the Pampa Commu-
nity Baseball Association.
Boys who are interested in be-
coming the Oiler batboy must be
attending some public school and
Sunday School. Last year's winner
will not be eligible this season.
The four candidates will be chos-
en on March 19. closing day for
applications, and the four winners
arthounced on Sunday, March 20.
Balloting will then start on the four
chosen candidates.
Candidates may mail (heir bal-
lots to John Carlton. Box 1800,
Pampa. Texas, or they may be
left at The Daily Spokesman. All
entries must lie on the form printed
in their news paper.
Immediately after the four candi-
dates have been selected, voting
will begin for the w inner and run-
ner up. Winner will become the
Oiler batboy while the runner up
will be batboy for the visiting team.
Voting will end on April 1 and
the winner announced. You may
vote as many times as you wish.
Both the winner and runner up
will be furnished uniforms. The
winner's English teacher will be
his guest on opening day at Oiler
lark. —■
The winner will also be the guest
of John Carlton on a road trip
sometime during the season. He
will travel with the club, stay in
the same hotel and eat with club
members.
Coaches Spot Work
Of Pampa's Dudley
COLLEGE STATION. March 7
—UP—The Texas Aggie coaching
staff, after viewing pictures of last
Saturday night's Maroon-White in-
trasquad game, singled out the in-
dividual play of four players as
pleasing.
Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant and
his aides cited the overall play of
Sophomores Dennis Goehring, a
guard from San Marcos, and Don
Watson, a halfback from Franklin,
on the Maroon team, and freshman
fullback Roddy Osborne of Gaines-
ville from the Whites. The blocking
of freshman Fullback Ed Dudley
of Pampa also was cited as out-
standing.
Bryant said the staff liked the
poise of the freshman White team
in coming from behind, but thought
both clubs were slow in getting the
ball in action, the lines lacked ex-
plosive speed and the downfield
blocking was poor.
The Aggies moved into the second
half of tneir training grind Mon-
OILER BATBOY CONTEST
/ wish In become a candidate for I he Oiler Batboy.
NAME ........................................
TAKENT ......................................
RULES
1. Entrant must hr between the ages of eleven and fourteen.
2. Must be attending school and Sunday School.
3. Essay of 50 words, or less, must accompany entry.
4. Title of Essay: Why I want to become the Oiler Batboy.
5. Entry must be in by March 19th.
6. Essay must he In hoys own words and will In* judged on
sincerity, clar'ty anil originality.
7. Dst year's winner will not be eligible.
8. Ballots may he mulled to John Carlton, Box 1800, Pampa,
Texas, or may he left at The Dally Spokvsnian.
Wes Santee, Fred Dwyer Duel in Mile
Run Tonight in Houston Outdoor Games
HOUSTON, March 7 JP Wes
Santee interrupts his indoor mile
run campaign tomorrow night to
meet Pan-American squad team-
mates Fred Dwyer and Bob Mr-
Millen in an outdoors meet against
a handpicked group of Southwest
track and field all-stars.
Santee’s renewal of his rivalry
with Dwyer is the big attraction
for the 14-event meet which will
provide the final competitive
warmup for most of the 34-man
United States team prior to the
March 12-26 Pan-American Games
in Mexico City.
Records Forgotten
The Santee-Dwyer duel headlined
the Eastern indoor season. Both
have said they will forget about
record attempts tomorrow night
hut will be "out to win" in their
first outdoors race of the year.
Dwyer, the National AAU cham-
pion. has beaten Santee Indoors
but has lost twice to the Kansas
star outdoors. Santee holds the
American record of 4:00.6-for the
mile.
McMillen placed second in the
1.500 meter event in the 1952 Olym-
pics tn a race that saw England's
Roger Bannister, the first 4-minute
miler, place fourth.
Running with the three stars in
tomorrow's feature race (9:30
p.m., EST) will be three promising
Southwest Conference youngsters,
Hulen Hale of Texas. Robert Boles
of Texas A4M, and Max Royalty
of Rice Institute.
Most of the Pan-American team
is to depart Wednesday morning
for Mexico City. Santee will Join
the team later. Pan-American of-
ficials having authorized him to
compete March 12 in an indoors
meet in Milwaukee.
The Southwest. All-Stars arc ex-
pected to make their strongest
bids in the 880-yard run and in the
mile and 440-yard relays.
Mai Whitfield, world record hold-
er in the 880 at 1:48 6. runs against
Diek Forster of Texas, who had a
fast early season 1:50.8 in a tri-
angular meet Saturday in Austin.
Also running will be Toni Rogers,
who won the Southwest Conference
880 for Texas last year with a
1:52.1.
Dean Smith, a member of the
Pan-American squad, is expected
to run with his Texas sprint relay-
team that tied the world mark of
40.5 last season. Teaming with him
will be Alvin Frieden. Bobby Whil-
den and Jerry Prcwuitt. The Pan-
American team is exported to in-
clude Willie Williams, the 100-yard
dash NCAA champion from Illi-
nois. and Lt. Rod Richards, for-
merly of UCLA.
O’Brien In Dhrw
The Pan-American mile relay
team is expected to include Whit-
field. Jim Lea, the NCAA 440-yard
winner and AAU champion from
Southern California. Lou Jones of
the Armed Forces, and Josh Cul-
hreath, the 400 meter hurdles AAU
champion from Morgan State.
The opposition is to come from
three of the strongest mile relay
teams in Southwest Conference
history -Rice, Texas and Southern
Methodist.
Parry O’Brien, the world shot
put record holder, has said he
plans to concentrate tomorrow on
the discus against Fortune Got-
dien. the former Minnesota star
who holds the world mark of 194
feet. 6 inches. O'Brien has thrown
the discus 184 feet.
Wininger Captures
Baton Rouge Open
BATON ROUGE. La., March 7
UP Veteran Bo Wininger, han-
dling his irons and putter witn
amazing precision, fired a five-un-
der par 67 Monday to win t(je $12.-
50(1 Baton Rouge Open in a run-
away 18-hole playoff over Jimmy
Clark and Billy Maxwell.
The graying 33-year - old Okla-
homa City pro rammed home eight
birdies, four in a row. to take the
$2,200 first prize money by a full
three strokes over Clark and four
over Maxwell.
It was the first PGA tournament
Wininger has ever won.
"That was the best day of put-
ting I've had in six months." Win-
inger said, "and it was probably
the best tournament I’ve ever
played."
Clark Takes Second
The blond 33 - year - old Clark,
from LaGuna Beach, Calif., took
second place money of $1,500 with
a 34-36 —70, while Maxwell the
stumpy former National Amateur
champion from Odessa. Tex., muff-
ed four putts from within six feet
and wound up with a 36-35—71.
The freckle - faced Texan re-
ceived $1,170 for third place.
The 18-hole playoff was ordered
after (ho three came in with iden-
itieal 10-under par 278s at the end
of the regulation 72 holes of play
Sunday.
All three admitted they were ner-
vous at the start of Monday’s play-
off. (ho second in the Baton Rouge
Open's history.
But it didn't show on the tan-
faeed Wininger.
Coal As A Breeze
The Oklahoman, seemingly as
cool as a prairie breeze, rolled in
putts w ith tantalizing ease for five
hirdies for a five-under par 31 on
the front nine to lead Clark by
three strokes and Maxwell by five
as the trio made the turn.
He ran into trouble, however, on
the difficult 11th when he missed
the green with his approach shot,
then rimmed the cup with a three-
font putt for a bngev five.
Hot Clark and Maxwell sank
their putts to pick up a full stroke.
But on the par three 193-yard 12th.
the crucial hole. Wininger sewed it
up. although he had to pull an
amazing shot lo do it.
short On Approach
Both Clark and Maxw'ell hit the
green, hut the Oklahoman, with a
three-stroke lead over Clark and
five up on Maxwell, was short with
Ins approach.
Rather than play it safe from 50
feet out. Wininger pulled out a five
iron and pitched. The ball took two
lug bounces and trickled in for a
dlleo.
That obviously broke the back
of his opponents The terrific shot
gave him a four-stroke lead over
the Californian and six ahead of
Maxwell.
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