Casper Holds Narrow Lead
<N Z Press Assn—Oowright) BUTTON (Massachusetts). Masters champion, Billy Casper, clung to a one-stroke lead with an eight-under-par 205 after 54 holes tn the Avco golf classic on Saturday, Associated Press reported. Dave Hill. Dan Sikes, Jim Colbert and Tom Welskopf were all tied for second place, at 200, as Casper slipped to a one-over-par 73 in the third round. Casper had rounds of 08. 07, 73: Hill. 72, 70, 07: Sikes, 00. 74. Bff; Colbert, 00, 70, 70; Welskopt. 70. 00, 70
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32383, 24 August 1970, Page 11
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