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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 14, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes May 1985 greetings from the greatest a photo former heavyweight boxing Champion saturday night for an 11day tour at the worlds most populous he Hopes Muhammad a kisses a chinese Young invitation of i minister of the to return to China for up to six months Ster during a tour of the former Imperial state physical culture and sports com to help develop boxing in the nation of summer Palace in Ali arrived it was alis second visit to the More than 1 billion Eastwood wins Nelson classic Texas a Bob Given new life when Payne Stewart blew a two shot Lead on the final won the Byron Nelson classic on sunday when the shaken Stewart made a second consecutive double bogey on the first Hole of a sudden death who had Laboured through 13 seasons before winning his first tour title a year won this one with a two putt bogey following a visit to a Bunker on the first playoff it was All he needed against stewarts enormous who led through most of a hot and Windy held a three stroke Lead with Only one Hole to but the Gritty playing in front of ran in a 45foot Birdie putt on the 72nd Hole and Cut the Lead to wearing the red and Blue of nearby Southern methodist University and reveling in a display of Mustang mania from a milling mob from nearby then went to the tee on the last Hole with a two stroke he drove into a Fairway hit his second into a greenside Bunker and then skilled it out of across the Green into another and when he failed to get that one up and he dropped Back into a tie at the end of regulation play at 12 under Par on the Las Colinas sports club who didst make a bogey Over the first 17 holes of had a closing three under and Eastwood played it in on the first playoff Stewart drove into a Fairway just got it out and put his third shot Over the hit the Sand in two and came out to within about 15 Stewart ran his his fourth shot on the par4 a Little further beyond the both missed the putts and Eastwood tapped in for a winning the the third of his was Worth from the total purse of and lifted Eastwood winnings for the season to Stewart blew past Mac the Leader through the first three with a string of three consecutive birdies beginning on the second the silent Man who refused to talk with opened the Day with a three shot Lead by the end of the fourth Hole was two he didst make a Birdie until the 17th Hole in search of the first Victory of his three year tour drifted Back into a tie for third with Tom Watson at three out of the Ogrady had a last round a fou time Winner of the event that carries the name of his Friend and men made a move from a position Well off the he was six under Par for the Day and 10 under for the tournament through 13 Whitworth takes 88th Lyga title a Kathy Whit golfs Al time leading tournament withstood the Challenge of several Ginger players to capture the United Virginia Bank Golf classic her 88th career she netted the Victory prize by shooting a final round Par 72 for a 207 and a on stroke defending Champion Amy Alcott shot a 4underpar 68 to finish second with 208 at the sleepy Hole Golf tied for third at 210 were Beth Alice Miller and Janet the Victory was the first in 1985 for the 45yearold a legend in Wom ens it came 23 years after her first Lyga Triumph in Baltimore in i still find All wins great and she i still have that competitive de sire to it keeps me Alcott started the final round five shots be Hind who held a two stroke advantage Over Maria the second year pro from Spain hit the bog eying three straight holes starting at the she finished in a tie for sixth at 211 after shooting a final round Alice the leading Money Winner on the tour and first round made a run at drawing within one but bogeyed the 10th and 12th to ruin her 2 More cars join the Field of indy 500 Indianapolis up the Field for the Indianapolis 500 Field swelled to 29 sunday with the additional successful qualifying of two More leaving four More needed to Complete the Field for the May 26 the 33car Field will be filled next week end in the second double session of qualify then comes the bumping process where late qualifiers attempt to unseat the slowest Drivers for a berth on the starting despite a noon opening for potential qualifying nobody elected to make a until 4 when Steve Chassey established a record for Chevy v8 Stock Block engines with a four Lap average of Mph in a Kevin Cogan held the old Mark of set last year at the Indianapolis motor modest winds and a hot track surface were deterrents for an earlier the breezes coming off turn 3 kept speeds Down All Chet in a Lola became the 29th Driver to qualify when he took his run 90 minutes after Chassey and registered a so far the slowest car in the Field is the Lola Bosworth of Derek Daly at the remarkable surge of the Buick v6 Stock blocks still occupied the conversational gambits of Drivers and Pancho Carter grabbed the pole saturday with a record Pace and Scott Brayton earned the Middle Slot in the front Row with a the bricks Are doing a Good Job and on race Day i expect a super performance from those Power said Brayton in his garage sunday As he also talked of his front Row berth sponsor a few months ago a Little sign on his race car read this space available for so far there has been no i started up front one time in the Poco no 500 and in pleased to do it said in sure Pancho and i will be cautious going around the first turn when the Green Flag but after i wont let ill stand on the pedal All Don who made the second Row in a car Gordon Johncock gave up when he retired said he  see the co Sworths outrunning the Buick be cause of the torque Factor in the Carter and Brayton Are going to be hard to said the bricks have More horsepower off the Corners and have the ability to pull out and pass the Colwort powered Roger running a team of defend ing Champion Rick Danny Sullivan and Al said i dont think the Buick engine can run All race Long with the boost it ran in the Stock Block is not a racing engine its a Buick has never hooked up with a top but with Carter and Brayton they have a i certainly  count them Kevin making a comeback after suffering serious leg injuries in an an Acci Dent at Pocono last Doest believe the bricks can Challenge the co Sworths on a 500mile i dont see How they can make that much horsepower and not Cut into their fuel says  have to run less boost to run with the fuel is Power and to run that much Power Means fuel problems for Carter and Borg beats Jarryd Tokyo a Bjorn putting on the pressure with heavy topspin drives and pinpoint passing beat fellow swede Anders Jarryd 63 sunday for the mens singles title in the Gunge world Tennis the defending earned top prize Money of  
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