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Last week Rule No. 38 deprived Argentina's Roberto de Vicenzo of at least a tie and perhaps a victory in golfs most prestigious tournament: the Masters, at Augusta, Ga. After 72 holes of brilliant golf, De Vicenzo finished with a score of 277, eleven under par. Tired, anxious (competitors were still out on the course), assailed by the hubbub of the huge gallery, Roberto gave his scorecard a cursory glance and signed...
Masters officials then marched him off to the clubhouse to prepare for a TV interview. Minutes later, they called him back - and informed him that his card was inaccurate. On the 71st hole, in full view of the gallery and countless millions of TV watchers, Roberto had scored a birdie three. But his playing partner and scorekeeper, Tommy Aaron, had marked him down for a par four - and De Vicenzo had not caught the error. Under Rule No. 38, that four stood official, giving Roberto a 278 instead of a 277. When Bob Goalby later came in with...
...worth as much as six figures. It also cost the 45-year-old Argentine, winner of more tournaments (upwards of 120) than any player in history, perhaps his last chance at the title that would crown his 30 years as a pro. Distraught as he was, Roberto took the loss with grace. "There is so much pressure," he said, "that I lose my brain. I congratulate Bob Goalby...
INSPIRED perhaps by Roberto DeVicenzo's treatment in Augusta, the Somerville police hauled a Harvard undergraduate into court this week for sheltering a 14-year-old runaway girl. For allowing the girl to stay in a Somerville apartment, set up by a group of Divinity School students for runaway teenagers, instead of turning her over to police, Peter B. Brigham '70 faced charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor...
...Pittsburgh--Newly-acquired Jim Bunning will give the Pirates a front line pitcher for the first time since Vernon Law directed the pennant chase of 1960. He'll get continued hitting support from Roberto Clemente, Will Stargel and Felipe Alou, but the Pirates need two other decent hurlers and--with the departure of Jim Pagliaroni--someone to catch them...