European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes sunday july 30, 1978 or Goit Haugen jumps 7-up in open Reynods leads be by shot in tight seniors Duel by Don Saver Slaff writer , Germany is is her in s skip Laugen All but wrapped up the open division Crown with another steady round hut the seniors narrowed Down to a two Man Duel Don Reynolds of v corps and second Day Leader Hill Bell from Vii corps going into the final round of the i Sarky r Golf championships Here. Haugen fired a one Over 73 for a 219 total for 54 holes that left him seven shots up on runner up Charley dumps of the 21st sup port come and eight on Rick Massey of Vii corps. Hut All the drama on another very very warm and humid Day was provided by the 40-and-Over Shoemakers. With a new Leader emerging in Reynolds who wound up the Day one shot better than Bell Reynolds fired a two Over 74 for his Pace setting 235 total while Bell wound up at 236 after a 77.with six players bunched within four shots starting the Day. The 43-year old Bell. A plans officer in Stuttgart s Neucom head quarters turned at even Par. But that was t Good enough As Reynolds who started the Day two shots Back carved out a two under 34 to leave the two dead even. Reynolds a crusty Cigar chomping 48 year old master sergeant who works in s-2at 3rd in. Ullh army cavalry in bad hers Feld. Shrugged off Bell s Birdie at the first Hole to turn in tweeters at 3. 6 and 7 to take a one shot Lead. But Bell curled in a Down Hill i5-Footerat Ninet knot the count. Reynolds who carries Only a 1-3-5 Wood in his bag his explanation anyone born on the seventh Day of the Lith month can t bother with even numbered clubs out drove Bell on 11 with his five Wood then moved one in front when Bell three putted. Bell tied it again with a magnify can two Iron within nine feet at the 12th and left his Birdie putt hanging on the lip while Rey nolds bogeyed from the his Driver within 105 Yards of the Green at 13 and smiling wryly the old Man can still move pm once in a while. Reynolds once again moved one up by saving a Par with a four footer. Bell in front of a Bush on his drive but almost gel Ling to the Green took three to get Down from 60 feet. Bell three putted again on 14 after a miraculous third shot to the Green dropping two Back but got one Back with a Par at 17 while Reynolds rimmed the cup with his Par putt. Reynolds bid for Bird at 18 also rimmed out to leave the two a shot apart. Reynolds who turned in the Best nine of any player thus far in the tournament bearing in mind that the seniors Are play ing the White tees and have a break on most holes where open players hit from the Blue ones said about his front Side play i was hitting the Ball super just super 1 was t putting that Well but 1 was getting the Ball up there pretty Well. Still in the race is first Day Leader Jim Curtis who rallied for a 37 on the Back nine for an 80 and a 240 total five off the Pace. Haugen started the Day three shots up on a Berlin s skip Haugen hitting from first Hole Fairway trap. Six Iron shot wound up six inches from the pin for a tap in Bird Andretti grabs pole for German up by Randy barn etts a racing columnist Bockenheim. Germany ssi just As in the recent British grand prix two Lotus cars sit on the front Row for the run Ning of the German event Here sunday. Capturing pole position in the final prac Tice session saturday for the German up was America s Mario Andretti he sped Over the 4 2-mile Bockenheim circuit in one minute. 51.90 seconds an average Speed of 135 40 Miles per hour in his Lotus Ford 79. I made my fastest Lap about Midway into the session Andretti said and i had a Clear run with no one blocking me any where. The car was perfect and the heat caused no filling out the Lotus front Row was Ronnie Peterson of Sweden fastest Driver in Friday s session. The swede recorded 1 51.99.Andretti and Peterson were the Only Drivers to go under the 1 52 mar Peterson who had pole in the British round went off the course Here when a sus pension part broke ending his practice prematurely. But the car received Only minor damage although the Lotus cars were clearly Superior during practice for the British grand prix both Andretti and Peterson fell out Early in that race with mechanical problems the front Row May be a bad cd n. Per haps or the Lotus team Here. Ret Ridless. Andrei i remains a Strong favorite to win the German race and to push his Lead for the world driving championship. Third fastest saturday and leading off the second Row is world Champion Niki Zuida of Austria at 1 52 29 in his Brabham Alfa Romeo while fourth is Jody Schick str of South Africa at 1 52 c8 in a Wolf Ford. Fifth fastest Driver was Lauda s Krab Ham teammate. John Watson of Northern Ireland at 1 5284. Across from Watson on the third Row is Alan of Australia at 1 53 50 in a Williams for seventh through 10th came James Hunt of England at 1 5354 in a Mclaren Ford. Jacques Laffite of France at 1 5355 in a Ligier Matra. Jean Pierre Jab Ouille of France at 1 53fil in a Renault Turbo and Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil at 1 54 03 in a Cope Sucar Ford. Carlos Reutemann. Winner of the recent British round could manage Only 12th fast est time in his Ferrari. Failing to qualify for the 24 starting positions were Clay Regazzoni of Switzerland. Jean Pierre Jarier of France. England s Rupert Keegan and Arturo Merzano of Italy sunday s German grand prix Lith round in the world driving championship starts at 2p m in the German championship race Here saturday. Klaus Ludwig of Germany came Home the Winner in i Loos porsche Turbo while austrian Driver Lla Rald ertl won the liter i Ision in his Bow Turbo the new Ford Capri Turbo which made its debut Here in the 2-liter class fell out with mechanical problem Early in therace German Driver Hans Laleyer had Quail lied the new Ford Capri on pole position and led Krtil on the first Lap before Mechan ical problems spoiled the car s debut on Lap three of the 20 Lap race dumps and four on Dave Johnson of vol corps but steadily pulled away tort from his own super steady play on the Back nine than anything else. He turned in 38, starting the round b spectacular fashion hitting a six Iron from a Fairway trap to within six inches of a pin on the first Hole. He slipped some Stu with three bogeys two on three pal greens but had picked up a stroke Taeha Demps and Johnson who turned in 39. Demps dropped two More with a double bogey on the 10th, and though he played Well with the help of some scrambling the rest of the Way. He actually lost another shot to the Leader. I just could t drop putt said the vociferous energetic bet Delberg shot maker who admitted he had i Tough task with seven shots to make up. Johnson s troubles began at 11 wherein bogeyed bogeyed again at 12 and blew of of Contention with a disastrous eight the Par four i3th. Meanwhile Stuttgart pro Rick Massey moved into third with a 74, the Best opa round besides that of Haugen. It included Birds at three. 16 and 18, All from Short Range said Massey who hit the Tad super but could t putt. After pars at 10 and 11. Haugen mind the Green at 12 and bogeyed but Caw Back with a Fine Bird at 13, needing on Yil 13-foot putt. The Chunky Modesto Calif or-1 Nia belter had Good opportunities of in than 10 feet at 14 and 15. And just when it i appeared he might be in for trouble at u i he pulled a Bird out of his hat. Haugen s drive was left and next to i three screened off completely from to i Green he punched a four Iron with a Nouk draw to keep it in the Fairway. Then it died Over a big trap guarding a tightly tucked pin and sunk a five footer for his Bird. He wedged again within 10 feet at hand just missed then his drive at 18 wound it next to a tree this time a big one on b still he managed to punch out a wedge i almost reached the Green with the Sbol his Overly firm putt from 35 feet Nutte the pin solidly and bounced 10 inches so tar in the women s race Kathy Han pulled still farther away from two i corps teammates shooting a 101 Tori that put her up by 28 shots. She was again disappointed but in a different Way. "1 had five pars on the front nine i blew a few she said in indent ment. She had a 12 on the Par five sixth i eluding six shots in a Fairway Sand trap. I am sort of stubborn about w traps she remarked wistfully. I hit the Ball a lot better but it i show in my said the tall Rete who admitted she s still gunning Fortt 90s round she s sure she can get Here. Open division skip Haugen. Berlin 71w Starles Demps. 31st support come 7s-7w-Rick Massey. Vii corp 74-774 a less Farley Benin 7i-7w7- John Stephens. V corps 7wwj- Gantt Campbell Vii corps. 77-j7-v Dave corps 71-7-Mel Foster Berlin t7 77-r a trip Deit Ampre. Vii corps t-7e3 Ken mines Vii corps 7�-7f7r- Ken Mele. Vii corps 11-71-kyleda�il.v corps r�7�7� Bill sort Antler. Just support come 7s4wi-Petcrjofin, 21st support come 74-7r Tim Strutie 21st support come 744s-7l James Mccoy. 21st support come italian Porter corps .i1-7i-av neilh.cks.7thatcchuck Cranham. 7th at Tomsone breaker. Berli Ken Dobruck. V corps Al Hoe v corps. Tony Hammonds. 7tn at Freo Hanson. 7th at Tom Enciso. Setae. ,. Sure Genevia. Setae Al adar. Corps Larry 5tf,Enson. Setae Ken Kilberg. Berlin a Chae Carr Josemae setae it Lor unsportsmanlike play seniors division Don Reynolds. Corps 52 i-6.11 Bell. Vii corps Jim Curtis. 21st support come Dan Bewkes. Corps. Russell Cooper 21st support . Vii corps William Bill Harley Berlin i i Gene King in at j a Jofin Murray. Setae Clay Bickers Lah 7th at Wowe us do vision Kali Hansen. Pm corps corps new Caro a while. Vii corps. 120-tt-1 i "7mm7-i 7m7-h Imit
