Knudson Holds First-Round Lead
In Canadian Onnn Rnlf Tmirnnv
By DICK BACON
Laval-Sur-Le-Lac, Que.-UIPD-Canada's
top young golfer, be
spectacled George Knudson,
who would rather win the
Canadian Open than the U.S.
or British championships, was
off to a good start today in
pursuit of his dream.
The 25-year-old Winnipeg
native, who now plays out of
Toronto's Oakdale course,
Thursday carded a five-un-der
par 35-32-67 to take the
first round lead in the 53rd
Canadian Open.
His first round score over
the soggy, 6,555-yard Laval-Sur-Le-Lac
course was two
shots better than his nearest
rivals - Don Fairfield of Per
dii!o Bay, Fla., Bobby Brue of
Boxers Offer Assistance To Sonny Nunez's Family
Phoenix. Ariz. - ll'PC - Local i lie rhnr.h in nion.i. j . . .
Laval-Sur-Le-Lac, Que. -
ilPli Bob Rosburg of Port
land shot a 71 Thuriday in
the lirii round of the Can
adian Open Golf tourna
ment here.
Rosburg'i score left him
four strokei behind the
leader. George Knudson of
Winnipeg.
75; and Bob Goalby and round, the field will be cut
Stan Leonard with four-over j to the low 100 and ties and
78 s- after the third round it will be
Following today s second I pared to the low 60's and tics.
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Milwaukee, former Open
champ George Bayer, and Ron
Thomas of Durham. N.C.
Knudson, who won his first
PGA tournament last Decem
ber at Coral Gables, Fla., and
then won two more on the
Caribbean circuit, made a
strong bid to win last year's
Canadian Open in his home
town of Winnipeg. He made a
big run at ultimate winner
iJacky Cupit but blew sky
high on the final round.
I Knudson's fine round
: Thursday, carded for the most
part during such adverse
weather conditions as inter
mittent rain and thunder
showers, overshadowed any
thing the American and other
foreign pros could equal.
U.S. Open champion Jack !
Nicklaus the man South Afri- j
can Gary Player tabbed as 1
the favorite, shot a two-under
70 while playing in the same
threesome with Knudson. Bob
Rosburg, the other member
of the trio, had a 71.
Defending champion Cupit,
who won what was dubbed
the "Umbrella Open" champ
at Winnipeg, in 1961, carded
a 71. Al Balding, one of Can
ada's better swingers, Ted
Kroll, Doug Ford, a winner
in this tournament three
years ago: Bill Johnston, Bob
Rosburc, Charlie Sifford and
Bruce Crampton, all had one
under 71 's.
Another former Canadian
Art Wall Jr., and Ken Ven
turi were among nine who
shot standard 72's. Other
"name" pros who experienced
first day troubles were Gene
Littler with a 74; Player with
Tiger Expects
'Toughest Fight'
.New York - (IPP -Middle-, i? a rough one. but
weight challenger Dick Tiger I this for him: He
oi Nigeria. Back in New York
again, admitted today he ex
pects "the toughest fight'' of
his career when he tries to
win Gene Fullmcr's share of
lhe world middleweight ti
tle.
Tiger, champion of the Brit
ish Empire and top contend
er for the split 160-pound
crown, flew into New York
from Africa late Thursday
and said he will begin pre
liminary training in New
York next week. He will
shift to San Francisco on Aug.
6.
Stocky, broad-shouldered
Tiger declared, "that Fullmer
I'll
likes
say
to
fight." The 31-year-old chal
lenger added, "and so do I."
He explained he had seen
Fullmer of West Jordan, Utah,
in a half-dozen hnnie nn tola-
vision and accordingly, knew ; Nunez tol,iKht l Our Lady
he couldn t plan any
strategy against Gene,
looks like he's following
pattern but ain't."
Phoenix, Ariz. - ll'PC - Local
boxing enthusiasts reacted
quickly today to seek a way
to help the family of Sonny
Nunez, who died after his
first professional fight
nesday.
Promoter P a a v o Kelonen
said several boxers had al
ready offered to fight without
pay as part of a prospective
benefit card to assist the 22-year-old
boxer's wife and
child. He indicated more defi
nite plans would be announc
ed later.
Nunez. 22, died within a
couple of hours of his fourth
round knockout by grief
stricken Roderigo Contrerras.
An autopsy was conducted
Thursday, but exact cause of
death has not been given
pending study of medical tests
and an inquest Tuesday.
Rosary will be recited for
of
u,uiUI in uirnuaie, Ariz., i a desperate atlemnt to save
a Phoenix suburb. Funeral Nunez's life by an operation
mass will be Saturday, fol-1 reported extensive brain dam
lowed by interment at Rest- ai!P and hpmnrrliai'inp ivorp
Wed- ll,aven Park. ! evident when an incision was
Although no final medical made. They worked for 30
report was available, three minutes before the young
surgeons who participated in fighter was pronounced dead.
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Ring observers said they
saw no signs of Nunez being
in serious trouble, and one i the four-round bout.
onicidl even had him ahead
on points when Contrerras
landed a sharp right cross to
the head in the final round of
battle' " neip rtoman uamu
"who !
DeSylvia Is
New PSC Coach
Porlland-aW-Tom DeSyl
via, one of the winningest
high school football coaches
in lhe history of Oregon,
named head grid coach at
Portland Stale college.
Wednesday night.
The appointment was an
nounced by Branford Mil
lar, president of the school.
DeSylvia resigned as foot
ball coach at Jefferson
High School of Portland last
week after compiling a rec
ord of 63-8 and five slate
titles in eight years.
He will succeed Hugh
Smithwick. who will re
main on lhe school's faculty.
DeSylvia was a star line
man at Oregon Stale.
Fullmer is recognized as
world champion by the Na.
tional Boxing association:
but Faul Pender of Brook
line, Mass., is considered the
champion in most other areas.
Co-promoter Norman Roths
child of Syracuse, N.Y., said
he hopes the 15-round Fullmer-Tiger
fight will attract
a capacity 46.000 and a gate
of S250.000. Benny Ford of
San Francisco is the other co
promoter. Rothschild, who met Tiger
at New York's International
airport, said the challenger
will receive a flat guarantee
of $25,000. Fullmer gets no
guarantee but receives 45 per
cent of the next gate plus
all ancillary rights - televi
sion, radio and movies.
UNITAS UNSIGNED
Westminster, Md. IUPD
Quarterback Johnny Unitas,
fullback Joe Perry and
tackle Jim Parker have yet
to sign their 19B2 contracts
with the Baltimore Colts.
Lenny Moore, Steve Myrha
and Alex Hawkins came to
terms Tuesday as the Colts
held their first full-scale
workout.
City Tennis
Tourney Set
For Aug. 11-12
A Medford Community
Tennis tournament will be
sponsored by the city recrea
tion department on Aug. 1 1
and 12.
All matches will be the
best two out of three sets,
according to the tournament
committee - Bob Huff (chair
man). Tod Tibbutt, Phil Hol
man and Bud Wimberly.
First round junior men s
singles will begin at 7 a.m.
Aug. 11, followed by the first
round of the women's singles.
All players have been asked
to report to the scorer's table
at the Medford High School
courts to be scheduled the
morning of Aug. 11.
Deadline for entries is Aug.
10. Entries may be made by
(1) contacting Huff. 772-9445;
(2) notifying any member of
the committee; or (3) by con
tacting the city recreation
office, city hall, Medford.
Entry fees must be paid be
fore the first match. They are
$2, men's singles and consola
tion; $3, men's doubles: $1,
junior men's singles; $1,
women s singles; $3, mixed
doubles.
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