`Sports headlines for Thursday April 6, 1972:`

Nicklaus Only One To Best Sam Snead In Masters
Berra Succeeds Hodges As Manager Of Mets
Miller, Baseball's Counsel Unable To Break Stalemate
Surgery Removes Littler's Cancer
Brewer Receives Transfusion; His Condition Same

Scores through round 1 of the 1972 The Masters

Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, GA) from April 6, 1972 to April 9, 1972 (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Jack Nicklaus	68	-3	68	$25,000
2	Sam Snead	69	-2	69	$1,750
3	Arnold Palmer	70	-1	70	$1,675
4	Paul Harney	71	Even	71	$2,160
4	Jim Simons	71	Even	71	$0
6	Bruce Crampton	72	+1	72	$15,833
6	Jim Jamieson	72	+1	72	$6,200
6	Bert Yancey	72	+1	72	$3,100
6	Steve Melnyk	72	+1	72	$3,100
6	Lanny Wadkins	72	+1	72	$2,500
6	Bob Charles	72	+1	72	$2,160
6	Tony Jacklin	72	+1	72	$1,750
6	Bobby Nichols	72	+1	72	$1,750
6	Gibby Gilbert	72	+1	72	$1,675
6	Frank Beard	72	+1	72	$1,600
16	Bobby Mitchell	73	+2	73	$15,833
16	Jerry Heard	73	+2	73	$6,200
16	Jerry McGee	73	+2	73	$6,200
16	Gary Player	73	+2	73	$3,600
16	Charles Coody	73	+2	73	$3,100
16	George Archer	73	+2	73	$3,100
16	Bob Goalby	73	+2	73	$2,750
16	Grier Jones	73	+2	73	$1,675
16	Ben Crenshaw	73	+2	73	$0
25	Tom Weiskopf	74	+3	74	$15,833
25	Bruce Devlin	74	+3	74	$6,200
25	J.C. Snead	74	+3	74	$1,750
25	Peter Oosterhuis	74	+3	74	$1,675
25	Ken Still	74	+3	74	$1,675
25	Bob Rosburg	74	+3	74	$1,600
25	Mason Rudolph	74	+3	74	$0
25	Chi Chi Rodriguez	74	+3	74	$0
25	Jumbo Ozaki	74	+3	74	$0
25	Jim Colbert	74	+3	74	$0
25	Tom Kite	74	+3	74	$0
25	Dewitt Weaver	74	+3	74	$0
37	Billy Casper	75	+4	75	$2,750
37	Hubert Green	75	+4	75	$2,160
37	Roberto De Vicenzo	75	+4	75	$2,160
37	Bert Greene	75	+4	75	$1,750
37	Lee Trevino	75	+4	75	$1,675
37	Lu Liang-Huan	75	+4	75	$1,675
37	Bob Murphy	75	+4	75	$1,600
37	Don January	75	+4	75	$0
37	Miller Barber	75	+4	75	$0
37	Bill Hyndman	75	+4	75	$0
37	Jim McLean	75	+4	75	$0
48	Homero Blancas	76	+5	76	$6,200
48	Dave Stockton	76	+5	76	$3,600
48	Al Geiberger	76	+5	76	$3,100
48	Takaski Kono	76	+5	76	$2,500
48	Johnny Miller	76	+5	76	$0
48	Tommy Bolt	76	+5	76	$0
48	Doug Ford	76	+5	76	$0
48	Dave Hill	76	+5	76	$0
48	David Graham	76	+5	76	$0
48	Ray Floyd	76	+5	76	$0
48	Gary Cowan	76	+5	76	$0
59	Gardner Dickinson	77	+6	77	$2,160
59	Larry Hinson	77	+6	77	$1,600
59	Julius Boros	77	+6	77	$0
59	Art Wall	77	+6	77	$0
59	Dick Lotz	77	+6	77	$0
64	Harry Bannerman	78	+7	78	$1,675
64	Tommy Aaron	78	+7	78	$0
64	Bobby Cole	78	+7	78	$0
64	Dave Eichelberger	78	+7	78	$0
64	Vinny Giles	78	+7	78	$0
64	Ramon Sota	78	+7	78	$0
70	Eddie Pearce	79	+8	79	$0
70	Labron Harris	79	+8	79	$0
70	Hsieh Yung-yo	79	+8	79	$0
73	Martin West	80	+9	80	$0
73	Orville Moody	80	+9	80	$0
75	Hale Irwin	81	+10	81	$0
76	John Farquhar	84	+13	84	$0
77	Brian Barnes	85	+14	85	$0

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