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
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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
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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.
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Herb Freeman on
Armory Mat Card
ai rago rago, veteran aa-4
moan heavyweight, has been
signed to meet Herbie Free
man of Portland in the open
ing match of Thursday night's
professional wrestling card at
Medford armory.
Pago Pago, who does a
sword dance before he wres
tles, has been a sensation in
Hawaiian mat cirlces but is
having his troubles getting
started against mainland grap
plcrs since arriving several
weeks ago. In meeting Free
man he will be up against a
fast and scientific grappler
who thrills the fans with his
variety of holds and speed.
He is known for his excellent
sportsmanship but is equally
rough when the occasion de
mands. The main event promises
plenty of fireworks when
Fritz Von Goering meets Lu
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