AP Sportlight April 10 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes. 1955 — Cary Middlecoff beats Ben Hogan by seven strokes to win the Masters. 1956 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup in five games. 1961 — South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by one stroke. 1977 — Tom Watson pulls away in the final four holes to beat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in the Masters. ADVERTISEMENT 1988 — Scotland’s Sandy Lyle sinks...