European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday August 13, 1978 Lopez ? 2 strokes Back after two rounds Rankin grabs stroke Edge in . Charity Cla by Steve Wilstein Manhasset . Up Judy Rankin is from Missouri and Friday she issued a Subtle show me Challenge to Nancy Lopez after shooting a 4-under-Par 69 to take a one stroke second round Lead in the $100.000 Lyga Long Island Charil classic. Rankin searching for her first Victory this year was closely pursued by Sally Little 68-73-141 and Jane Blalock 71 71142 but All anyone wanted to ask Rankin was what about Nancy Lopez Lopez was 12 strokes behind Rankin s140 with a face saving Par-73 after an embarrassing 79 on the first round. But the 21-year-old record Money Winner said not to count her  can come out Here tomorrow and shoot a �5 or better and be Back in it Lopez said after almost missing the Cut for the first Lime in her pro  be never been asked so Many questions about somebody i Don t even know Rankin said a 33-year-old. 16-year Veteran from St. Louis. Rankin 1976 and 1977 leading Money Winner has t been in Contention at All this year after developing bad habits Wither swing. The source of the problem she said was a Back injury suffered last  course Nancy has played Well this year but i be played so poorly. It s not like be been beaten Down week after week. I Haven t been  Hope two Good rounds in a Row Means i m Over the problem and i can Start win Ning  Rankin is struggling in 15th place on the Hayes sets meet Mark leads pleasant Valley by Peter May Button. Mass. Up Mark Hayes fired a 5-under-Par 66 Friday to take a two shot Lead Over defending Champion Ray Floyd and fast charging Bob Gilder after two rounds of the $225,000 pleasant Valley classic. Hayes two Day total of 9-under 133 is a tournament record. The 29-year-old okla Homan who won the tournament players championship in 1977, had six birdies Over the last 10 holes to vault into the Lead. Floyd added a 68 to his first round 67 for 135 the same two Day score he had Las year. Gilder shot a sizzling 65, holing six Bir Dies. Three shots off the Pace at 136 were pea Champion John Mahaffey and Australia Graham Marsh who each shot 65, and Craig Stadler who had a 67 with a set of borrowed clubs. Opening Day Leader Miller Barber shot71 to add to his first round 66. Joining Barber at 137 were Gil Morgan . Weibring Bill Rogers Bobby wad tins and Mike Mccullough. Ben Crenshaw who shared the first round Lead with Barber was 3 Over Par after the first three holes and slipped to . Hayes whose Best finish this season was a second place tie at the Kemper open said he changed his swing and stance after going one Over Par for the first eight  i made the change on my putting grip and my alignment i did t have an problems i turned a bad round into a Good one. I feel Good the Way i m playing he said. Hayes began Bis Streak with birdies on nine 10 and 11 at distances from six to 20 feet. He knocked in a 40-footer on 14, a one footer on 15, and closed with a five footer on in to Cushion his Lead. Floyd had a Fine putting round on the course be loves to hate knocking in the 54 foot Birdie putt on 17 and an eight foot Birdie on 18. He has been critical of the pleasant Valley country club s Long fairways and erratic greens but is 33 under Par her Over his last 11 rounds. I played Well today but not As Well As yesterday. I had a solid putting round and pretty near 100 per cent of my putts had a Chance to go in he said. Gilder Winner of the 1976 Phoenix open had three birdies on each Side. His Best finish this year is a fourth place tie at the doral although he won More Money with a sixth place finish at Inverrary. I was hitting it and putting it much better than in recent weeks said Gilder 27, of Corvallis Ore. I fed very confident about the Way i am playing. I think it was areal solid  among the other highlights were a Hole in one by Joe Kunes on the 16th with a 5 Iron. However Kunes did not make the Cut which came at 144. Chris Clark had a 16 on the Scenic but scary 17th Hole while Jack rentier had a 10 on the same Hole. Clark came Back to Birdie the Kwh for an 85 while Renner would have shot 66 had he made a Par on the Hole. The leaders Mark  Ray Floyd Craig Sudler Graham Marih Bill town tha Booty wad Kent 7m7-ii7 Gil Morgan emf a Folk. 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All will need a convincing Victory in what apparently will be the last fight of his professional career which be Gan in Vears ago when Spinks was Only 6years old. At the training Camp All outlined his strategy to Billy Reed sports editor of the courier journal in Louisville ky., All s Hometown. He intends to get his body in its Best condition since his 1975 fight with Joe Frazier the thrill in Manilla which he con siders his All time Best fight Ali said. And he says he will change his strategy against Spinks. Ali went into last february s fight with Little respect for the Exma Rine. All i heard was that he had Only seven pro fights and he could t go the distance Ali said. They would t even take bets on it in Las vegas. But in the first round i could Tell Spinks was better than people said so i went to the  in his rope a dope strategy Ali Cocks up lays on the ropes and wears Down his opponent by encouraging him to punch Atwill. By round seven he was six round ahead. By round 14, he was Only one round ahead Ali said. I gave him six round Sand at the end people still weren t sure who won. Think about that. Gave him six rounds which was too much of a Lead i was hoping he would ure. But he did  All muttered darkly about the possible use of stimulants by Spinks. I 0116 he had this Little Black bottle that gave pc said h1 to. Rocking could hit him when i wanted to Buthe kept coming Back. This time til have a Nan there in his Corner to watch. Re have a detective there the Fri there".sp"? thursday that he had any thing but a water Ottlein Biscorner this tune he will come out fighting i m Gonna come out Stockin and danc i from round  he said. The Retli style we found out the Money list this year Withof catching Lopez but pared to give tour. In effect. That i m Back let s Sec Bow against  Rankin was deadly with Friday smacking in a Imo Hole a 15-footer on the a. Footer on the seventh fort birdies but she said she a Finith her drives. I did t even come dote Fairway Rankin said. Got me into bad habits. 11foot backswing and that s  Scala lock who posted a i on the Par-73 North Hills i for third with Jerilyn Britz at 1 first round Leader toned to a 76 f or a two Day Low Ting her in a group with . Nine women were within tin of Rankin on the leaders Board i name was posted As Well even i was so far behind. Neither the officials nor Lopez were giving i All i can do is try to come closer Lopez said. I better today and i did t second Hole. That second i Ferent from the  Lopez said familiarity with helped even though she learners  would have played a l but i needed the rest said who won last week s european i would have fallen apart this Weet 1knew where i was hitting Tonj i the tee. Later i m going out to wedge shots Shorter Irons and play was suspended for  when a to Ning storm hit. 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