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Page 10 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1979 Zoeller still flying high ' ''vrtpi . .^1 United Press International AUGUSTA, Ga. — The millions of television viewers watching Fuzzy Zoeller become the first modern-day rookie to win the Mas ters never saw what happened after he sank that $50,000 birdie six- footer on the second hole of sudden-death and flung his putter ecstatically in the air. No one ever saw it come down — at least no one among those watch ing on the tube. And sharp-eyed Vin Scully, who did such an excellent job on the final wrap-up for CBS, laughingly suggested the club might eventually be sighted spinning over nearby Atlanta. Actually, the putter did come down out of sight of the camera, but Fuzzy Zoeller never did. That’s perfectly all right, too, be cause he’s having the time of his life up there in outer space somewhere. And he doesn’t care if he ever sets both feet back on the ground again after the way he beat Tom Watson and Ed Sneed in Sunday’s playoff to capture a title everybody kept tel ling him he couldn’t possibly win. T’m still on cloud nine and prob ably still will be for another three or four weeks,” confessed the affable, first-time Masters’ starter from New Albany, Ind. “There are so many people who would like to be in my position, so why shouldn’t I enjoy myself. Listen, I have a lot of fun playing golf. It’s such a pleasure to be outdoors.” Zoeller, 27 years old, looked at the reporters congregated around him. “I could never do what you guys do,” he said. “You have to be in doors too much.” That’s the way the new Masters champ talks. Completely naturally. He acts the same way. When he made that superclutch putt of his on the 11th hole, which was the second extra one in the first suddendeath playoff ever held here, after Watson and Sneed both had missed chances for birdies, Zoeller jumped high and threw both hands in the air. He hugged his caddie, Jeriah “Jerry” Beard, who helped him all week long because of his unfamiliar ity with the course — “I felt like a blind man with a seeing eye dog” — and bubbled over to such a degree, you would’ve thought he had just NBA playoffs been crowned the new world heavyweight champ. One of the reasons he may have felt that way could have been be cause he had won only one profes sional tournament previously, the San Diego Open this past January. In his four years on the circuit, everywhere he went he kept , hear ing he had no chance in such a blue-ribbon event as the Masters. Even after his first three rounds of 70, 71 and 69, which preceded his final round 70 that put him in a 72- hole tie with Watson and Sneed, nobody gave Zoeller much of a chance. “Everybody kept telling me ‘you’re playing awfully well’ — like I was doing something wrong,” he said following his victory. “Before I won at San Diego, I was getting a whole lot of the same thing. People back home were saying to me ‘When you gonna win? When you gonna win?’ Like ‘if you don’t win, we don’t wanna talk to you. ” Zoeller has been playing golf since he was four. He fell into it rather naturally since his father was President of the Valley View Coun try Club only a 5-iron shot from where he lived. “Nobody ever forced me to play golf, though,” said Fuzzy, whose square name is Frank Urban Zoeller and who gets his nickname from his initials. “I play the game because I enjoy it and it’s fun.” Spurs, 76ers meet again United Press International SAN ANTONIO — The San An tonio Spurs, hoping to end their quickly gained reputaion for folding in the playoffs, host Philadelphia to night in the second game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series and coach Doug Moe does not ex pect any loss of intensity. “These guys want to win so bad,” said Moe. “They are up and ready. The main thing now is to keep our enthusiasm even if this series goes 21 games.” San Antonio clobbered Philadel phia in the series opening game Sunday, 119-106, jumping to as Sun Theatres 846-9808 333 University 84C The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 ' Ladies Discount With This Coupon BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS MSC AGGIE CINEMA much as a 26-point lead. Following tonight’s game the best-of-seven se ries goes to Philadelphia for games on Friday night and Sunday after noon. The Spurs have not won a playoff series in the NBA, although they have made the playoffs all three years they have been in the league. “I was optimistic about this series before it began,” said Moe, whose Spurs nipped Houston by a game for its division title. “We had a great week of practices. ” Moe, however, chose to work his team only lightly Monday. And, as usual, the emphasis of the workout was on offense. “We ll spend about 10 minutes on defense,” Moe said before the workout. But it was the defensive work of Check the Battalion ads! Call 845-2611 King Lear rated G Sergeant York rated G Tuesday 8 p.m. April 17 MSC 201 Wednesday 8 p.m. April 18 Theater the Spurs which made the differ ence in Sunday’s victory. With the San Antonio guards picking up Philadelphia’s guards at midcourt, the Spurs forced Philadelphia out of its game and caused 26 turnovers. “That pressing defense caught us by surprise,” admitted Philadelphia coach Billy Cunningham, whose team knocked off New Jersey in two games to advance to the conference semifinals. “That was as well as I’ve seen San Antonio play. We will just have to do a better job as a team. ” “If you pick them up high,” said San Antonio center Billy Paultz, who grabbed nine rebounds and scored 12 points, “it opens things up a little. On the whole I think this was one of our best defensive ef forts.” San Antonio, the leading offen sive team in the NBA, is often criticized for its defensive play. But since the Spurs were so successful with its pressing strategy Sunday it could be expected that they would use the same style tonight. “Today, it worked,” said Moe after the game. “Tomorrow, who knows? If you lose after playing like that, congratulate the other team. If you give your best effort and you lose because the ball won’t go in the hoop, fine.” IP ™ AN OrTaST™ “ Buck Rogers Fast Break Young Frankenstein SKYWAY TWIN WEST Firepower Plus Eat My Dust EAST Halloween Plus The Driver CAMPUS Midnight Express CHANELLO’S PIZZA & SUBS If You Haven’t Tried A Pizza From Chanello’s You’re Missing Out On The BEST PIZZA IN COLLEGE STATION COUPON $ 1 Good For One Dollar Off Any 14”, 17”, or 20” Pizza FREE DELIVERY 846-3768 Not Valid During Any Other Special Offer. 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