Word: second-round
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...Northern cities last week, Negroes used second-round boycotts to fight de facto school segregation...
...Rancho's rock-hard fairways, his approach shots died quietly inches from the pin, and his putts banged boldly into the cup. At first, other pros hogged the headlines: smooth-swinging Gene Littler led briefly; aging (52 ) Dutch Harrison flashed enough of his old form to take the second-round lead; and Art Wall, the 1959 Masters winner, shot a third-round 67, four strokes under par. But the gallery paid little attention. By the time Palmer teed off for his final round, three strokes behind Wall, 5,000 jostling fans had enlisted in Arnie's Army, hoping...
...tied for 17th with an 8-over-par 288. Just about everybody had at least one bad round-all but Gary Player. Sacrificing distance for accuracy, Player switched from a driver to a No. 3 wood for tee shots, began a methodical assault on par. He shot a brilliant second-round 67, added a third-round 69 that gave him a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field with 18 holes...
...this deal. The Irish partners playing the identical hands at the other table stopped at six hearts. With two biddable suits and rosy game prospects, Goren opened one club to give Sobel a chance to reply at the one level in case she held a weak hand. His second-round jump, displaying a good spade suit and extra high-card strength, committed the partnership to game, so Sobel could afford to say three hearts (rather than jump to four), permitting inexpensive exploration for slam possibilities. Goren signaled that his spades were rebiddable. Sobel's four clubs showed...
...U.S.L.T.A.'s national championships. For a few days, Althea was too good to be true. The tricky turf courts of tradition seemed to hold no surprises for the girl who had started out playing paddle tennis on the streets. She was well on her way to a second-round victory over third-seeded Louise Brough when rain stopped the match. While the grass dried, Althea had time to think-and to worry. Next day, Louise Brough brushed her aside with ease...