Word: playoff
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...back into a tie with Nicklaus-who sank a nine-foot putt for a birdie. When Al Geiberger birdied the par-four, 465-yd. 18th, the match wound up in a three-way tie. Littler, Nicklaus and Geiberger all headed back to the 14th hole for a sudden-death playoff. Big Jack excused himself instantly, bouncing his tee shot off a tree, running his approach clear over the green. Geiberger missed an eight-foot putt for a birdie. Littler apologetically stroked his own 22-footer straight into the cup ("If it hadn't been downhill, it wouldn...
...climactic contest of a 71 -nation competition that started two years ago. England was the odds-on (at 1-2) favorite on the strength of a tenacious defense, led by Captain Bobby Moore, that had allowed just one goal (on a penalty shot) during the entire World Cup playoff - plus a swarming, aggressive offense sparked by Bobby Charlton, who scored both goals when England beat Portugal 2 to 1 in the semifinals. The West Germans were longshots at 7 to 4, but they had beaten Russia in the semis and their own defense had given up only two goals during...
...ever made." Another birdie by Casper cut Palmer's lead to one stroke, and that stroke vanished when Arnie missed a 10-ft. putt on the 17th hole. Both golfers parred the 18th, and for the 24th time in 72 years the U.S. Open went into a playoff...
...feeling lousy," grumbled Coach Hector ("Toe") Blake, as his Montreal Canadiens were preparing for a Stanley Cup playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings. "I get these chest pains right here," he said, stabbing his chest with a finger. "But I've been to a doctor, and he says it's not physical. So I guess it must be mental...
Fair guess-considering that Blake's favored Canadiens trailed the ragtag Red Wings 2-0 after the first two games of the best-of-seven playoffs. The Canadiens were the defending Stanley Cup champions. They had won the regular-season National Hockey League championship (Detroit finished fourth), and they had wiped up the ice with the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in the playoff semifinals. By comparison, the main thing the Red Wings had going for them was Gordie Howe, the alltime scoring champion (with 624 goals) of the N.H.L. But Gordie was 37 and slowing down; eleven other...