European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse February the stars and stripes Page 21 Eric Heiden skates to 5th world title in Row sister Beth runner up to Russ by Martin Ladarr by Martin Lader Tupi Eric winning three of four won am fifth consecutive world Crown sunday he ran away with tie world sprint Little sister the firs Day pfc among the had to Settle for of Silver medal behind Luibov sad Csikova a Flat soviet although the american Rirl improved her limes Over saturdays didst think id win by so and batted 19yearold who took the Gold to beast four Points Over Fum wrap Frode faring of i thought i could do but this is something of a Job Hope desert classic Heiden list year became the first Man and world sprint and he now on a repeat grand he needs Only the world championships in in two weeks to com plete the erics Only defeat in the sprint championships on the new Lake Placid olympic rink came in the Sod meters sunday morn my when he slipped on a torn and cracked leaving him second to Hon Heiden came Back to win the final in almost two seconds better than runner up Johan Grantui of a time that american coach Peter 4fhround 67 gives Rogers 2stroke Lead byjoe Sargis Palm Tupaj Bill playing the Best Golf of his or pro shot a for underpay today to take a inc stroke Lead Over wit oos Lethula after four rounds of the Bob Hope desert Rogers and the tall Britain for his first american Victory since fining the pea tour five years arid a k at Indian welts while Rogers lived at Eldorado in the fou course Hope who in holes left to play in the Ralonde Ita Rogera had a 72hole pm of 18underpar 270 while Oosterhuis in Jerry playing at la shot 170 for 274 while Danny Edwards had a 68 Stadlan Wells and two4ime Winner Tom ration shot a 72 Al crowded Bermuda Duns for Young Jim Simpson had a 68 for 277 and did Graham and Gene Littler were an Das shot Back aim Aggers had a pair of 35foot Birdie putts to of Back and also made a couple of Long pulls for his 87 while i i Winner on the British circuit before joined the american tour in had in birdies in his first nine holes and an w and two birdies coming but look bogeys at the 15th and uth itt playing in a celebrity four at Bermuda dunes which included Baffler president Gerald managed Ken his composure for a 69 but was id Rte Beck at As was defending Chan do Folk who also had a Phoenix open Winner Miller Barber snot itt but was not a threat at neither g open and hawaiian open Winner pert who had a 73 and was at so Diego open Winner Jay Haas shot 89 w 1m while Arnold who has won at Hope classic five had a second 71 and barely survived he Cut at i Champion loony Wadkins shot a 290 and missed the Cut by one to Gera played Tut first nine holes in longest Birdie putt being a six footer on from the big crowds for his Fine round i feel fortunate to have been away from the crowds and the he last year i played in the same rotation As they and i know How distracting that i like he refer ring to the course on which the final round will be in sure looking Forward to playing its a Good feeling to be leading a tournament As prestigious As the l Hope i can play Well and win my first who won five tournaments a year ago and the Tucson open and Crosby this struggled throughout the mostly because he didst hit the Ball solidly i didst strike the Boll Well and i threw away some Good said 1 gave away too Many strokes and i cant afford to do that the Way Bill is Watson predicted it would take a 64 or on his part in the final round order for him to have a Chance for his third Bill is right on the Edge of so Hes going to be very Tough to the leaders Buji Stowe Piti Oman Iii Jerry Feon Tom Kiuon Difior Edwardi continued on Page 24 in iiihj7j3m toe 36yearold texan b Smooter on the uth and after a bogey on be made another is plus an Hooter on j7 to com l third straight s7 tied Tom Weiskopf and George for Lead with one round left to r to last years Kemper but filed 1 b be a Little anxious to play once i get said ill be pumped doubt about in in a Tittle right wagers credited us fact he played away so wilting claims is Ibe fastest Ever on a Lowland indicative of Haw fast the time was for track Gran alas clocking enabled him to leap from sixth place to third in the Field of earning him a Bronze on an Overall the women fared better than the a Kim Kostron of placed fourth and Connie a 16yearold High school student from was Connie also placed fifth in the world sprint cycling championships last August in asked if she thought she could overtake Beth Heiden on the final Sadichi Scova but deep Down in the Bottom of my heart i hoped a 26yearold won oath women races capturing the an in and the in Hal for a cumulative Point total of 17 years old and scarcely weighing 109 was second in both races with times of and for in the two Beth won one race and placed second in the other three to punctuate her first Strong showing in an International senior i think i skated As Well today As yester said who along with her brother attends the University of in not you could Tell Shes sad Csikova a seasoned competitor and knows what Shes Erwina Hys Ferens of a former world Junior chump on who had to sit out a year with an Achilles Tendon took continued m Page 12 vital putt drops Debbie Austin leaps after fool Birdie putts drops in toe last Maud of the Lygas american cancer society classic at Ike Birdie proved vital aug ten won the tournament by one stroke Over japans Nayoko Kawa and tour vet Beth a Austin wins acs event by 1 after leading by 5 Billbo Fri seeking first tour title Miami uple Debbie Austin held a i stroke Lead with six Boles to go but took a triple bogey 8 on the fifth Hole and held on to Salvage a stroke win and pick up the first prize in the american cancer society Golf Austin shot a par72 for a 54hole total of one shot better than japanese Rookie Nayoko Vos Oikawa and Beth Yoshikawa came up the uth Fairway tied with Austin and beaded for an Appa rent but she missed her second snot to the right and behind the chipped to five feet and missed the putt for a she finished with a 74 for the Day and 113 for the tournament Over the Kendale lakes country club Austin held a 5stroke Lead Over Yoshi Kawa after Par ring the 12th but on the a 375yard she hit a Sand trip and managed Only a bogey on the she landed her drive in he water to the right of die dropped and pulled her next shot into the Woods under a Bush where she bad to punch out onto the winding up with her nearly disastrous 8 on the pars after she settled Down and paired her last three holes to card her South Lyga tour she has been a consistent High finisher since joining the tour in but the so year old West Palm resident didst get her tint win until last year at from she went on to Van four More for in sixth on last years Money tied at 4undernar 214 two shots behind Austin were Sandra Palmer with a 71 of continued on Cage h Mayer completes series of upsets Louis api resurgent Sandy Mayer capped a week of upsets toppling Arch Nemesis Eddie or the Uip prize sunday in the Louis a talc for his first world championship Tennis Lour event tie is Vearold who had never beaten Dibbs in a pro captured the championship in the tournament Sharp which kept his Stocky opponent of f who was second seeded in the exchanged two service Breaks with Mayer in the opening set before capitulating 73 in a tiebreaker marked by his three losses of the Victory in the tiebreaker was the full of the week for the scrappy who earlier upset to seeded Vuu Geru Laitu and eight ranked Sottek u australian Bob Hewitt and South Africa Frew Mcmillan bailed their third straight act title by thrashing Tom of Fer of the Netherlands and
