Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba The Blond is Back in pro Golf orbit it was As if some glowing Comet had streaking across the dazzling All itt its path and creating the kind of excitement that haunt been Teeft in just As it was about to reach its just As it was about to be Cap tured for it Johnny Miller was sort of the Cornet of when he first with his Golden lond handsome Square Jawed face and tight fitting double he was like a Young Wield ing a magic he Cut a Swath through the fairways of Many of the most famous courses in the he was americas his swing was As smooth and precise As any on the professional tour and his of course image was As clean and pure As his putting Many will remember his first break through when he shot a blistering 63 at Oakmont in the greatest final round in the history of the United states hot Start in 74 he rattled off three victories in a Row to open the 1974 he won eight tournaments in one 12 in two he ruled the British open and the tournament of in he set a record surpassed by Tom Watson single year earn Ings when he banked but then one As quickly As he Johnny Miller no one in Golf has Ever taken a crazier rollercoaster from that personal High in he plunged to the absolute Depths in he went from the 1 ranked player in the world to from plus to his touch was the King of Golf had become just an other face in the time out Maurice Smith the sport itself was just As upset As because Johnny was Box he was the Robert Redford of the probably the biggest drawing card to arrive on the pea tour since Arnold it was no Accident that Millers slump seemed coincided with a drop in television ratings for a game that has come to be dominated by a but noncontroversial Young Man named Tom dont look now but Miller is maybe Hes a Little a Little Wiser and a Little worse for the magic has the comeback began last year when he won his first american tournament since 1976 and finished 30th on the Money charts with this Hes come out of the Chute even winning at Tucson and los Angeles and finishing High in the Money at at Crosby and Andy at an interview i attended in san Miller said he still int sure what caused his game suddenly to i look Back at what happened to me now and i try to sort it out in my Miller i was sort of at the top and experienced a major i was like Speed skater Eric like i won five Gold medals at the then the world championships came along and Heiden do he get up for then Miller added i guess it was a combination of i didst play a lot of maybe 1 should have played in i was involved with a great Deal of maybe it was a Case of too too they say a struggling cat fights harder than a fat maybe that was True of if he can somehow capture his flaw less form of the it would be Good not Only for Johnny but be even better for Golf which is badly in need of a Palmer like Marrh i Hwi players stand Little awarded title City of a Sally Little was awarded her second ladies professional Golf association Victory of the year yesterday when the rain soaked Olympia Gold tournament was Cut Short after Only 36 who collected finished at four underpay one stroke in front of Lyga Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth and Lori two strokes off the Pace was Nancy Lopez while Beth 1980 Lyga player of the was three six players Sandra Jean Ette Sandra Marlene Amy Alcott and Janet Alex were four strokes behind Palmer and Floyd were the first round co Lead ers at g scores Page 48 Debusschere will be honoured exp Nick in spotlight new York a new York kicks announced yesterday they will retire Jersey 22 in Honor of Dave Debusschere prior to their game against Boston celtics March spent six of his 12 professional seasons with the kicks and helped them to their Only National basketball association championships in 1970 and he retired following the 1974 season to become general manager of new York the five time Aba Allstar and five time member of the nabs Alldeen Sive team later served As commissioner of the american basketball association prior to its merger with the Debusschere will be honoured in pre game when his number will be hoisted to the Madison Square Garden ceiling to join Willis Reeds 19 and Walt fraziers the kicks have also decided to retire Bill Bradley 24 and Earl Monroe but have been unable to come up with dates convenient for the former fort a one of new York Yankees million Dol Lar free agents spoke up yesterday to defend the posture of the major league players in the threatened May 29 base Ball some critics have pictured us As greedy and intent on grabbing everything we regard less of the said South Paw Tommy the 22game Winner obtained two years ago from los an Geles nothing is farther from the the players Are very concerned about the health of the but from All we baseball is thriving on free never in history has the com petition been crowds Are big Ger and to Appeal is if the baseball owners would open their books and show us that the pres ent free Agency rules Are ruining the you can bet the players would would be the same it would be like when Chrysler started to everybody pitched in to make the workers even agreed to take it would be the same in baseball if it could shown that baseball is in a Winner with the dodgers before he came to the Yankees in As a free represented the Yankees at the meeting in Tampa last week at which the players voted unanimously to strike if owners persisted with their present compensation he filled in for Reggie the Yankees regular the owners Are insisting that the club signing a free agent surrender a professional the 16th Man on the As compensation to the losing the players contend such a plan would inhibit free bidding for a players As in pro they prefer keeping the provision of the last agree ment a Choice in the Amateur draft As compensation or at least some modification of the owners whose left Arm was restructured in 1974 by is one of baseballs most articulate attitude of fans i think its unfair when Ball players Are pictured As Overly paid and yet i think this is the attitude of a lot of fans who come to that conclusion from what they read in the he we Are asking no More than the Market will i dont see anybody getting outraged because Muhammad Ali picks up million in a single fight or movie stars who get and million Apic we Are entertainers just As we Are we have a very Short career Span maybe 15 a business executive in a similar salary Structure is Only beginning to realize his making potential when most of us Are baseball players were denied nor Mal privileges for now that they have won these rights fairly in they should protect but if it meant the life or death of it would be a different the players would listen if the owners wanted to present we keep you going flin flon woman saluted by skaters the one tire for All seasons save to on four installed in sets of 4 installed in pairs single tire installed off our everyday fuel efficient steel belted radial design eliminates Spring and 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created the Dodie Wardle youth on ice the formerly known As the Interne Vional will be held in Virden saturday and sunday and will draw aspiring skaters who did not compete in the sectional championships in Wardles involvement in figure skat ing goes Back to when the resident of flin flon helped to organize the towns first skating during the succeeding four she worked As an executive Mem Ber of the first Manitoba sectional commit tee As past director of Manitoba National skating test program and has been responsible for the upgrading and Success of the not program and Amateur coaches a qualified hightest she has also served As the Manitoba Delegate to Many National meetings and was manager of the Manitoba team at the 1974 Canada Winter three Manitoban selected three nordic skiers from Manitoba Leonard Linda Kirkland and Roy armatage Are members of the Canadian team in the second International Winter special olympics for the mentally retarded which will be held at smugglers next sunday through the Competition has drawn 650 athletes from seven including the 36mem Ber Canadian in addition to nordic other events will be Alpine skating and the recreational sports of poly hockey and masked wrestlers will meet two masked rivals Hangman and Good will meet in the main event of the new Brand wrestling card which starts at tomorrow at Chalmers Community the semifinal event is a tag team grudge match featuring the partnership of Frenchie Rheault and Wolfgang Schmidt against the claw and his Zarnoff the there will be a single Elimina Tion tournament involving Champion Chris Pepper and challengers Rick Bill Murdoch and Captain flocks rink triumphs Bob flock and his rink of Jim David Roger Miller and Dennis Huda recently won the Manitoba police Curling Champion a feat which earned them tickets to the Canadian championships in Dawson March flock won the a Side of the modified double knockout provincial championship and earned the Manitoba title with a 75 Victory Over Pat top shots in South West Bruce Stephens of Deloraine Jim Misner of Rose royals and Kerry Lowe of Virden Oil Kings were the divisional scoring leaders this season in the South West hockey Stephens topped the Southeast division with 28 goals and 55 assists for a total of 83 Points Misner scored 43 goals and added 39 assists for an 82poim Best in the North and Lowe racked up a total for scoring honors in the Southwest Misner was also named most valuable with Delbert Bowles of Elkhorn canadians the the Mol sons Rookie sports shorts Wardle contribution recognized oath year award went to Stacey Pratt of the Brandon Junior runner up was Lyle Bremner of Neepawa the Orville Fowler memorial which goes to the leagues outstanding de was won by Keith White of bran with Rob Smith of Neepawa the runner top goaltenders Over the regular season were Dale Mckinnon and Ward Wilson of who led the Southeast division with a goal against average Ron Bertholet of Waskada who topped the Southwest with a average and Rusty still of who was Best in the North division with a the Swahl playoffs have Souris elks meeting Deloraine in one Besto five South division semifinal series and Waskada and Boissevain Border Kings meeting in the in the North Rose has advanced to the final with straight victories Over while Elk Hom and Neepawa Are playing for the right to meet the Elkhorn leads the Besto five series royals win on late goal Danny Suna erf s second goal of the scored with 38 seconds gave Deloraine royals a 54 Victory and a 10 Lead in games in a Besto three Manitoba inter mediate b hockey semifinal playoff series against Elm Creek kernels last in the other semifinal Morden bombers downed Carman beavers 42 to take a on game also scoring for the royals were Kevin Bruce Stephens and Dan while Brian with Bob Miller and Rick Piche replied for Elm Morden was led by Mike who scored Bruce Olsen and Marlin Bill Whitehead and Brian Coates were the Carman in the first game of a Besto three inter mediate d Pierson Bruins downed Miami rockets 104 in the second game of the series will be played tonight at s i i ;