European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday september 4,1977 Irwin Weiskopf Floyd Pace world series on 67s by Bob Green Akron Ohio a Hale Irwin who gained a spot in this Field Only with a last gasp win last week dropped the final shot of the Day for a Birdie on the 18th Hole and with a three under Par 67, joined Ray Floyd and Tom Weiskopf in a tie for the first round Lead Friday in the $300,000 world series of Golf. The Gritty Irwin playing with Weiskopf in the last twosome of the Day put a 15-foot Birdie putt in on top of Weiskopf s 20-footer on the final Hole to make it a three Way tie in a Chase for the richest prize in Golf $100, 000, which will go to the Winner of this event on monday. Weiskopf like Irwin a qualifier Only last week had a Birdie Birdie finish to gel his share of the top spot while the Chunky Floyd followed a critical putt on the eighth with a string of three consecutive birdies. That putt on the eighth was critical said Floyd Winner of the Byron Nelson and pleasant Valley classics earlier in the season. It very possibly was the key to the whole  one stroke off the Pace at 68 was quiet Mark Hayes Winner of the tournament players championship who said he Felt like i played pretty bad. I scrambled Well. But i be got to hit the Ball better if i Hope to  defending Champion Jack Nicklaus pea Champ Lanny Wadkins and three for eign players were at 69, one under Par on the rain drenched 7,180-Yard South course at the Firestone country club. Globe Trot Ting Gary player of South Africa who Calls this the toughest course we play Graham Marsh of Australia and Young Severiano Ballesteros of Spain also shot 69. That s a Good opening round said Nicklaus. I played a pretty Good round of Golf. I can t complain about the Way i  the possibility of another Nicklaus Tom Watson confrontation As in the masters and British open seemed Remote. Hart bomb leads cardinals to first j nil exhibition win after 4 defeats by United press International Jim Hart threw a 95-Yard touchdown pass to Ike Harris and Jim Otis and Terry Metcalf scored on Short runs to give the St. Louis cardinals a 23-14 win Over the Chica go bears Friday night. It was their first National football league exhibition Victory after four de feats. After a lethargic first half Chicago quarterback Bob Avellini hit Johnny Musso with a 39-Yard scoring pass to bring the bears to within 16-14 Early in the third Quarter. With a third-and-12 situation deep in St. Louis territory Hart rolled into the end zone and found Harris wide open for the game breaking to toss. Hart who played the entire game had nine completions in 13 attempts for 184 Yards. Avellini who was replaced by Mike Phipps with 14 minutes remaining in the game was 7-for-9 for 120 Yards. In other nil exhibition games Pitts Burgh rallied for a 21-13 Victory Over Phila Delphia Baltimore Defeated Detroit 21-10 and Denver beat Seattle 27-10. Colts 21, Lions 10 second year running Back Ron Lee scored two third period touchdowns As the Colts improved their pre season record to3-2. Lee replacing the injured Roosevelt leaks at fullback scored on a 32-Yard. Nil Roundup screen pass from Bert Jones to break a scoreless tie Early in the third Quarte Fand later scored on a one Yard run to give Baltimore the Lead for Good 14-10. The Lions scored All their Points in the third Quarter on a 50-Yard Field goal by Fred Steinfort and a 15-Yard pass from re serve quarterback Gary Danielson to tight end David Hill. Steeles 21, eagles 13 Terry Bradshaw passed for 104 Yards and a touchdown in the second half to bring the Steeles Back from a 13-0 halftime Defi Cit. The eagles scored on a Ron Jaworski pass to Harold Carmichael and a pair of Field goals for their half time Lead. In the second half however Reggie har Rison leaped one Yard Over the goal line for Pittsburgh s first touchdown with 10 41 gone in the third Quarter John Stallworth scored another on a leaping end zone reception of a 22-Yard Bradshaw pass and Rookie Sydney Thornton iced the game with a 10-Yard to run with 24 seconds left in the game. Broncos 27, sea Hawks 10 the Broncos capitalized on a penalty and a Fumble to strike for 1ft Points in a two minute Span of the third Quarter and raise their pre season record to 5-1. Defensive Back Dave Brown s interference penalty and Don Testerman s Fumble set up the Broncos twice with first and 10 at the Seahawk 15. The Broncos converted on Jim Turner s 33-Yard Field goal and a 4 Yard touchdown run from Rookie Rob Lytle. Seattle s Jim Zorn threw a 63-Yard scor ing strike to wide receiver Steve Raible. Royals take 2, Widen Lead in West by United press International Paul Splittorff pitched 7 2-3 innings of no hit Ball then settled for a one hitter Friday night to pitch the Kansas City royals to a 3-0 Victory and a sweep of their doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers. The victories opened a four game Lead for the royals in the Al West. Hal Mcrae ripped a pair of run scoring doubles and Al Cowens added an rib single to lift the royals to a 3-1 first game Victory behind the combined four hit pitch ing of Andy Hassler and Doug Bird. Splittorff was bidding for the third no hitter in the major leagues this season before Pinch hitter Charlie Moore lined a single to left with two out in the eighth. The left hander struck out nine and walked hits struck out six and walked two in going the distance for his Lith Victory against 10 losses. Indians 3, Angels 1 Andre Thornton hit his 27th Homer and relievers Pat Dobson and Jim Kern stopped a seventh inning threat As the indians topped the Angels. Tigers 6, a s 4 Rusty staub drove in three runs with a double and a single to Lead the surging tigers Over the a s. The Victory was the fifth in the last six starts for the tigers. Jim Crawford making Only his fourth Start improved his record to 6-5. Vida Blue 13-16, took the loss. Yankees 4, twins 0 Lou Piniella and Roy White hit Solo Home runs and Ron Guidry pitched a six hitter to lift the Yankees Over the twins for their fifth straight Victory. Orioles 6, White sox 5 Lee May hit his 21st Homer after a walk to Ken Singleton to open the eighth inning to give reliever Dick Drago the Victory Over the White sox. Rangers 6, red sox 4 Jim Sundberg drove in two runs with a sacrifice Fly and a bunt single to Lead the rangers Over the red sox. Bert Blyleven upped his record to 13-11. Boston fell games behind new York in the East. Watson who won those two match  and is trying to protect his Money winning Lead from the challenging Nicklaus could do no better than a 72, two Over Par and five off the Pace. . Open Champion Hubert Green had the same score. The Start of the Day s play was held up for 35 minutes by a pounding rainstorm that left the Long Tough course drenched. Irwin was the Only Man in the Field to escape without a bogey it s just a continuation of the Way i played last week said Irwin who won the Hall of Fame classic with a fantastic 20 under Par Effort on the famed no. 2 course at Pinehurst . I m just trying not to make that irreversible  he missed Only three greens saved on All of those and dropped Birdie putts of 15 and 30 feet before finishing off the Day s play with the one that put him in a three Way tie. That putt evoked a clenched fist Salute from Irwin. Weiskopf had a much More erratic Effort that included five birdies two bogeys and a 25-foot Par saving putt on the 12th Hole. He capped it with 15 and 20-foot putts on the last two holes. Floyd made his round with the key 12 foot Par putt on the eighth that was Fol Lowed by Birdie putts of 20,15 and 20 feet on the next three holes. The scores Ray Floyd 34-3367 Hale Irwin 34-3367 Tom Welskopf 34-3367 Mark Hayes 36-3268 Sevellano Ballesteros 36-3369 Graham Marsh 36-3369 Jack Nicklaus 36-3369 Gary player 36-3369 Lanny Wadkins 35-3469 Ernesto Perez Acosta 37-3471 Ben Crenshaw 36-3571 Jerry Mcgee 33-3871 Hubert Green 37-3572 Tom Watson 37-3572 Mike Morley 35-3873 Isao Aoki 37-3774 Bruce Lietzke 39-3574 Lee Trevino 37-3774 Hsieh min Nan 37-3875 Mark Lye 41-3778 Trotter Mark broken twice at do Quoin do Quoin 111. A a world record for 2-year-old Trotters set 10 years ago by nevele Pride was smashed twice Friday in the two heats of the Castleton farm stake at the do Quoin fair grounds. Speedy Somollia sliced a full second off the record when he won the first heat in 1 57 2-5. Then in the second heat when speedy Somollia broke stride Brisco Han Over lowered the Mark to 1 57. Speedy Somollia was driven Howard Beissinger and Brisco Hanover by Jim Miller. Oyster bowl Annapolis my. A Navy s Home football game with William and Mary in 1979 has been shifted to Norfolk va., to become the 33d annual shrine Oyster bowl game. Al Roundup record 65 helps Stacy Pace meet by 5 after 36 three As he improved his record to 12-6. Consecutive singles by Frank White Joe Zdeb and Mcrae gave Splittorff the Only run he needed in the third inning off Bill travers 4-8. The royals added two More runs in the fourth on a single by Amos Otis a triple by John Wathan and a sacrifice Fly by John Mayberry. In other american league games Seattle edged Toronto 4-3, Cleveland beat California 3-1, Detroit downed Oakland 6-4, new York blanked Minnesota 4-0, Balti More shaded Chicago 6-5 and Texas Defeated Boston 6-4. Mariners 4, Blue jays 3 Bill Stein had three singles and drove in two runs including one with an eighth inning sacrifice Fly which broke a 3-3 tie to give the mariners their Victory Over the Blue jays. Glenn Abbott scattered eight Springfield 111. Up . Women s open Champion Hollis Stacy shot a course and personal record 7-under-Par 65 Friday for a 36-Hole total of 133 11 under Par to Lead by five strokes at midpoint of the $100,000 muscular dystrophy Golf tournament. Joann Prentice shot a 69 in each of the first two rounds and her 138 total was Good for undisputed second place. Stacy who was tied for first after the first round broke the course record of 67, set last year by Joanne Garner. Stacy s own previous Best round was 67, on a Par 73 course in san Diego Calif. Stacy said she was confident she could maintain her Lead for the final 36 holes. I might be hard to catch. I m a pretty Good front runner. I like to be out front she said. The 23-year-old Savannah ga., pro had six birdies and no bogeys on the Friday round and narrowly missed a 20-foot Birdie putt on the last Hole. I be been hitting the Ball Well but my putting has been marginal she said. I be got to keep my head above water Stacy added. It was almost like playing darts. You could go right for the pins. I m out Here to play the Golf  the leaders Hollis Stacy 68-65-133 Joann Prentice 69-69138 Jane Blalock 68-71139 Betty Burfeindt 70-69139 Laura baugh71-69140 Connie Chillemi 70-71141 sue Roberts 69-72141 Barbara Barrow 70-71141 Lee Burke 73-68-141 Kathy Postlewait 70-71141 Jan Stephenson 70-71141 Debbie Austin 69-73142 Kathy Hite 71-71142 Michelle Walker 71-72143 Amy alcott71-72143 Betsy Cullen 68-75143 Kathy Cornelius 72-71143 Carol Mann 73-70143 Catherine Duggan 73-70143 Mary Horner 73-71144 Debbie Meisterlin 71-73144 . Smith 71-73144 Margie masters 72-72144 Beth Stone 71-73144 Susan o Connor 75-69144 Shelley Hamlin 72-72144 Carole to Skala 77-68145 Murle Breer 73-72145 Jane Renner 74.71145 Kathy Martin 71.74145 Susie Mcallister 71-74145 Mary Bea Porter 73-72145 Judy Kimball 71-74145 Betsy King 72-73145 Pat Bradley 73-73146 Vivian Brownlee 72-74146 Mary Mills 77-69146 Sandra Palmer 73-73146 Gloria Ehret 71-75146 Sally Little 68-76-146 Susan Lynn 74-72-146 Donna White 73-74147 Mickey Wright 75-72147 Penny Pulz 76-71147 ton Black 72-75-147 Marlene Floyd 72-75147 Patty Hayes 73-74_j47 Joanne Garner 73-74_i47 Sandra Spuzich 70-77147 Roberta Speer 72-75-147 Louise Bruce 76-72148 Judy Rankin 75-73148 Sandra Post 76-72148 Joyce Kazmierski 70-78148