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Nicklaus For U.S. By LEO H. PETERSEN UPI Sportt Editor Oakmont, Pa. -HIPD- Jack Nicklaus, a surprise winner over Arnold Palmer in a tense playoff for the U.S. Open golf championship today set his sights on the British Open First, though, he is going to go fishing for a week. "I'm tired, awfully tired,' said the 22 -year -old blond belter from Ohio after he beat the favored Palmer by three strokes over the rugged acres of the Oakmont Country Club course Sunday. "I'll play in the Western Open after that week's rest Bnd then go to Britain for their Open. Just what I'll do after that, I don't know, but I do know that I'm going back to Ohio Slate next fall," add' ed Nicklaus, who has two quarters to go for his business administration degree. If he doesn't return to the tournament trail for a long time it will be all right with his fellow golfers for they have a strong feeling that Nicklaus is going to become the new scourge of the fair ways. Has Promising Fufura He is only 22 and probably will be a good bet to win the U.S. Opn for years to come. The way he closed out Palmer on a hot, sunny day before a gallery in excess of 10,000 showed he has the talents to dominate the game just as did such immortals as Bobby Jones, Walter Hagcn, Gene Sarazcn, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Sncad - and in recent years - Palmer. He beat Palmer by three shots when Amies putter, which had stuttered through out the tournament, failed him again. "I just wasn't putting, that's all there was to it," Palmer said after he lost out in his bid for a new golfing grand slam. He had won the Masters in April, and was gunning to add the U.S. and British Opens and PGA titles to that one. But it wasn't in the cards -for this year at least. "I'll keep trying, though, so long as I play the game," Palmer promised. Started Patented Finish For a time Sunday, 11 look ed like the golden boy from Pennsylvania was going to put on one of his patented finishes. Trailing from the start, he was four strokes behind at one time. But with birdies on the 9th, 11th and 12th holes, he closed the gap to one stroke. Then he bogeyed the 13th hole and never got back Into the running. Nicklaus shot an even par 71, with nines of 36 and 38, while Palmer had nines of 3B and 36 for a 74. Oakmont's par for the 6,084-yard course is 36-35-71. Palmer, with a trio of three putt greens, had a total of 36 putts in the playoff round. In all, he had 11 three - putt greens during the tournament and for the five rounds had a total of 174 putts. Nicklaus, on the other hand, putted brilliantly. "I missed only one putt within five feel," he said. He had no three-putt greens in the playoff round. Outdrovt Palmar Nicklaus, whom Palmer af fectionately calls "Ihe big dude," outdrove the long hit ting Palmer on 10 of the 14 long holes in the playoff. He also was driving straightcr, hitting the rough only two times while Palmer caught it five times. And when you hit the rough at Oakmont, you are In trouble. Nicklaus, Ihe youngest golf, er to win the Open since Jones did it at the age of 21 in 1923, went ahrad on the very first hole when Palmer missed his approach shot and wound up with a bogey. He went two strokes ahead on the 544 - yard par five foui-th when he put his wedge third four feet from the cup and sank the putt while Palm er parred the hole. It looked like it was going to be a runaway when Nick laus birdied the IBS-yard par three sixth while Palmer bo geyed. Nicklaus put his six iron tee shot six feet from the cup and ran down the pull. Palmer throe-putted from 30 feet. Palmar Birditd' Ninth Palmer got one of those strokes back when he sank a three foot putt for a birdie on the long par five ninth, lie got another stroke back when he put his seven Iron second seven feet from the cup on the par four 372-yard 11th and sank the pull. Another birdie on the 508 yard par five 12th left him only one shot back. On this hole he wedged his third shot two feet from the pin and rapped in the putl Nicklaus wen', two strokes up "jam on tht part three MONDAY, JUNE II. 1962 Tops Palmer in Playoff Open Golf Championship utr. -' - m hi lMA CHAMP CONGRATULATED Arnold Palmer, left, congrat ulates Jack Nicklaus on the 18th hole after the 22-year-old Ohio golfer won the U. S. open Sunday with 71 strokes to Palmer's 74 in a playoff at Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa. (UPI) 161-yard 13lh when Palmer three putted from 40 feet They matched the card then until the par four 462-yard 18th hole, which they played like amateurs. Palmer had a good drive and then missed the green with his approach. Nicklaus' drive landed in a ball hole. When Palmer miss ed the green with his ap proach, Nicklaus asked for a ruling and was told he had to play the ball as was. So he decided to play it safely and chipped out onto the fairway. Nicklaus put his third on, 16 feet from the cup. Palmer chipped his third within 12 feet. Nicklaus first putt went three feet past the hole. Palm er was about three feet away with his first putl, too, and then when he missed it, he tapped the hall disgustedly and missed it for a double bogey six. Then he picked up Nicklaus' ball, conceding the putt. But officials ruled Nick laus had to putt out so the green was cleared and the young Ohioan calmly sank his putl. Salem Shamrocks Trim Maids in Doubleheader Salem Shamrocks took both ends of a Northwest Women's Major Softball league double- header at Salem on Saturday. Scores were 2 to 0 and 4 to 2. In Ihe opener Salem tallied once in the second inning on a base on balls and Oeloris Hanson's two-bae hit. In the sixth frame Nadine Fallis singled, swiped second base and raced home on a hit by Jessie Safarik . Each team picked up four hits in the game with Han son slapping two for the Shamrocks. Safeties for the Dairy Maids were by Jan Bateman, Yvonne Mclvnr, El len Callagahan and Glenda Walton Chapter Meets Tonight Jackson County chapter of the lzaak Walton league will meet tonight at 8 o'clock ai Medford Gun club. The matter of why Ihe Ore gon game commission has nnl had its engineers look into three possible sites for rearing ponds in this area for spring run stcclhead and Chinook salmon may he discussed. Two forest service water shed motion pictures will be shown. One is "Waters of Ihe Coweta'1 and Ihe other "Wa ters of Ihe West." Portland -HOT- The 40th annnal national convention of Ihe I?aak Walton League of America npens Wednesday at the Multnomah hotel. Local Entrants In State Junior Al least U entries from Mi'dfiird ore ronlcnrlini; in the Orcciw Golf association jun ior lournBinrnt whirh open ed today and will continue through Friday at Osweco Lake and Tualatin Country chilis. Lone girl entered is Sue Bonis. Boy entered are Ray llrv sell. ifich KniKlit. Mike Min er, Jim Woods and Tom Clark in the Junior c'ivisum. Dour Olson and Kent Clark in the boys' division and Terry SrroKSin. Alan Brooks. David Bnals, Dennis Alexander and Tom Good in Ihe pre wee class. - MiwlsVimr j "Arnie is still the greatest," Nicklaus exclaimed. He point ed out that he played with Palmer in the first two rounds and Palmer shot better than he did in each of them. But when the chips were down Sunday and that's when Palmer usually is at his best it was the youngster who came through over the nerveless Palmer. The victory was worth $17,- 500 to Nicklaus $15,000 as first place money and $2,500 extra for the playoff round. That brought Nicklaus' money winnings for the year to $43,- 198.95, the best a freshman pro ever has done. And that official amount docs not in clude the $2,500 extra for the playoff round. Nicklaus is now third in money winnings behind Palmer's $68,331.66 and Gene Littler, who has a total of $55,470.83. Hut it Nicklaus keeps on going, he'll soon he at the top of the class and he may stay there for a long time to come. Hull. Salem's pitcher, Fern Wilgus, hit one batter and fanned five. Pat Barron, toss ing for the Maids, registered two walks and a strikeout. In the second game Salem scored three times In the first inning on two errors, a three base hit by Jan Ruhlin and a single by Fallis. Rogue Val ley collected its markers in the fourth on two errors and a walk. Salem also used two miscues in the sixth inning for a counter. They were top ped off by a hit by Safarik. Phyllis Nybakke kept the Maids subdued with one-hit pitching. The lone single was by Nadine Brook. Neither Ny bakke nor Maid pitcher Ellen Callaghan recorded a strike out. Nyhakke walked two and Callaghan none. Hanson hit two for three for Salem to have a four for six evening. The Maids will have a tus sle against a men's team at Cave Junction this evening and are to play Butte Falls at White City on Thursday. Next Saturday and Sunday Ihe Maids play at Eugene. They will entertain Ihe Lind Florists here on Tuesday. June 26. The Maids also have Ihe Phoenix, Ariz. Far West erners billed or Julv 2 and Sail Lake Citv scheduled for July 24 at White Citv. 1 IN KHCOHKS: Rimie Valley nito noo (n 4 3 Salem 0)0 0n 4 1 Hjirron Main. Wilms and Mantyla. Ruaiie Valley and MrtiilvU . ono 200 0 a t S 3IMI (Mil -4 2 inrt Main, Nvbnkke GP Legion Club Defeats Hawks Grants Pass - Jerry Mc Cormack got pitching credit for both victories and Roy Standley socked two triples here yesterday as the Grants Pass American Legion junior hasehall nine heat thp Klam ath Falls Hawks 9 to 4 and 5 lo 2. The 9 lo 4 game gave GP its first triumph in three Area 4 Southern division contests. Second game did not count in the standings. McCormack went the route on the hill in the first game. He entered the concluding tiff in the second frame when Jim Thompson developed a sore arm. Gold West Mile Won By Deubner Los Angeles - fllPD - Two broken records and a Red Lorge, Mont., high school graduate highlighted the Gold en West Invitational Track meet Saturday. Doug Brown, voted the out standing athlete of the meet, won the two-mile opening event in 11:16.2 to surpass the national high school record of 9:25.9 set by Danny Murphy of Manhattan Beach, Calif., In 1960. But the mark did not count as a record because all com petitors are graduated seniors and no longer eligible. Discus Mark Ron Pascarclla, Miami, Fla set a meet record in the discus event with a heavy of 183 feet, 4 inches, breaking the old mark of 180-1 set by Don Schmidt of King City, Calif., in 1961. In the 220-yard dash, Ver nus Ragsdale of Lincoln High school in San Diego raced to the finish in :21.2, knocking three tenths of a second off the mark held by Ray Ethcr ly of Albuquerque, N. M. in 1961. One of the most thrilling events was the mile which was won by Dave Deubner, Eugene, Ore., In a flashy time of 4:11.2. Deubner held a 20 yard lead and looked an easy winner, but Richard Romo, San Antonio, Tex., gained ground rapidly and finished three-tenths of a second be hind the Oregon runner. Dyrol Burleson Not To Compete This Summer Eugene, Orc.-IUPII-One of the most consistent record-shattering athletes in America, shot putter Dallas Long of USC, takes his special talent to the National AAU track and field meet this week end but an other will sit it out. Miler Dyrol Burleson of Oregon announced Sunday that he would not compete in any track events this summer. He thus eliminated himself from the AAU meet In South ern California and the inter national meet between the United Stales and Russia in July. Burleson announced h i s plans after winning the NCAA mile crown here Salur- l day with a time of 3:59.2. MEDFORD MAIL Emeralds Split With Bear Nine United Press International It took Hud Gelein a while to gel goirj but he may be on the way now. The Yakima pitcher lost his first five decisions this season but Sunday night he got his first win when he threw a two-hitter that led the Bears to a 2-0 Northwest league baseball win over Eugene. Gelein had a no-hitter go ing for four innings but was tagged for a single by Roger Tomlinson in the fifth. The only other hit off him was a double by Joe McLaughlin in the 7th. Other Action The shutout came in the sec ond game of a doubleheader after Eugene had won the op ener 8-7. In other action Sunday We natchce defeated Salem 7-2 and 9-4 and Tri-City divided a twin bill with Lewiston. Lewiston won the first game 4-3 and Tri-City copped the second 10-0. Eugene scored three runs in the fourth inning of its opening with Yakima to win it. Dick Dietz doubled in two runs during the rally. Danny Murphy hit a two run homer that sparked a three-run outburst by Wenat chee which meant victory for the Chiefs in the first game with Salem. The Chiefs scor ed three runs in both the third and fourth Innings of the nightcap to win that one Wrestler Dies As Result of Victoria Bout Victoria, B.C.-IUPI) - A Los Angeles wrestler died as the result of a wrestling match here Saturday night. Johnny Demchuck of Los Angeles died en route to hos pital after a bout with Oliver Winrush. Sports Commissioner Doug Fletcher said Winrush had Demchuck, 49, In a hammer lock when his face turned color and his body stiffened up. The match was stopped and Demchuck was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival. It is believed Demchuck died of a heart seizure. ( Phone 772-4534 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. 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