European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Chen leads open by 2 strokes a ducking from beneath his umbrella Long enough to drop the putts he scrambled to a 1underpar 69 and opened up a 2stroke Lead saturday in the third round of the United states open Golf the 26yearold saluting his saves with a Boyish completed three rounds Over the Oakland Hills country club course a soaked and Sodden course on a Rainy Day in that 7under it equals the Best 54 Hole total the open has Ever seen and placed Chen in command with one round to go in his quest of one of the great upsets in the 85 years of the no Oriental has Ever won the in any of the games recognized big four which also include the pea and British Treyve come Isao Aoki of Japan chased Jack Nicklaus to the 1980 open la Lianghua of Taiwan was second to Lee Trevino in the 1971 Brit Brooks hit lifts expos Over mets from press dispatches Montreal Hubie Brooks said he Felt a sense of rather than when he hit a Gam winning sin Gle that Defeated the new York his former saturday in just Happy that Ive done some thing said his two out hit in the ninth inn inting said his two out hit in the ninth inning drove in Andre Dawson from second base and gave the Montreal expos a 32 this is no revenge if i Felt that id be putting too much pressure on myself and it  be very professional of me to think that but on the other it makes you feel Good knowing youve done Well against your id no Roundup have been just As Happy if it had been against the cardinals or the Brooks came to Montreal this season As one of four players in a Trade that sent Catcher Gary Carter to new i was simply up there looking to get a Brooks i didst think it would go Over the but i knew that id hit it Good it was the second straight night that the expos beat the mets in the ninth the Victory boosted them into a firs place tie with the Chicago cubs in the East this Dawson started the uprising against starter Sid with a two out then Brooks delivered his blow on the second pitch by the new York Tim was the he worked a scoreless ninth after starter Dan Schatzeder scattered five hits through the first eight who struck out eight and walked was pitching beyond the seventh inning for the first time this the expos tied the score 22 in the eighth when Dan Driessen belted Fernandez first pitch Over the Brightfield it was dries Sens sixth Homer of the new York had taken a 20 with see no on Page 23 ish in Japan and la and Aoki were familiar frequent who has played without Victory or particular distinction for two years on the american pea possesses less impressive he entered the american National championship As one of the More obscure of the touring his greatest claims to Fame were earlier this in the korean and japanese but he holed out a 3wood second shot from 255 Yards on the second Hole he played for the Only double Eagle in open history and has led All the a score of Matching the competitive record on the course Ben Hogan called the gave him a 1stroke he retained it with a 69 Over the second this with a Chilly rain that ranged from drizzle to showers sending other would be contenders reeling Back into the Chen scrambled when he had to and made the most of his he made a pair of 8to10 foot putts to save he holed a 50 or 60 footer for a he came out of Sand and wet rough and from beneath Trees smiling All the Way and did what he had to one of his few lapses occurred after the National television cameras had ended their live coverage for the after playing a great shot from a Bunker on the 18th shown on television Chen missed a Par saving which was not Only Andy North could keep him in hampered by injuries and a no Winner since his 1978 Victory in the slogged his Way to a hard won round of Par 70 and finished 54 holes in under it was another three strokes Back to Ca Nadian Dave who matched Par 70 in the trying conditions and was at Rookie pro Rick who spends most of his time on the was the Only other Man under he had a 73 and was at Par and 6 off the the group at even included British open Champion seve Ballesteros of Tom and South african Denis who once seemed poised to make a run at the bogeyed two of the last three holes for a the steady Kite fought his Way to a Watson birdied the first Hole and was Only 2 shots Back at that then struggled Home with a but he was not alone in his difficulties and Jay 1 stroke out of the Lead after the first 36 was ambushed by a Dou ble bogey on the did not make a Birdie and took 77 strokes to Complete his trip Over the rain sickened he was at 9 strokes Mark a two time Winner on the tour this dropped out of Contention with a 75 that put him at and Curtis the Man who left the masters title in the water on the 13th and 15th holes at a couple of months again dropped this time with a 76 and a 215 the defending fuzzy see open on Page 23 Thomas Kos Weaver in 8th Las a Pink Lon Thomas knocked out Mike Weaver with a tremendous right hand to the head in the eighth round saturday night to re Tain the world boxing Council heavy weight Thomas also knocked Weaver Down in the first round in the scheduled 12 round bout at the Riviera but Weaver got up to make it a Tough fight until the sudden both men had missed with a quite a few jabs and seemed to be looking for the big punch in the eighth round when Thomas suddenly came up with As the 32yearold Weaver moved Thomas caught him flush with an Over hand right that dropped referee Carlos Padilla began the and As he reached Weaver struggled Only to fall backward As Padilla signalled the fight was it was ruled a knockout at of the the sudden ending ruined weavers dream of becoming Only the third Man to win at least a share of a heavyweight title More than Floyd Patterson did it and Muhammad a did it three the Victory in his first defense of the wac title kept Thomas unbeaten with a 2601 including 21 the draw on the 27yearold Thomas record was a 10rounder with Gerrie Coetzee on Thomas won the title on a 12round decision Over Tim Witherspoon last 31 in Las this was his first fight last Thomas underwent a surgical procedure for a retinal problem with his right although he refused to acknowledge he had a Ive always had a Good right its just never been said who had been criticized by some As a on handed i want Peanut head Larry said he has accused the 35 year old Holmes of ducking but it Doest look like Thomas will get Holmes this at Thomas got for his first de which was watched by a crowd of about at an indoor auditorium and also seen on Home Box Weaver received in suffer ing his 11th loss against 27 victories and one a photo Pink Lon Thomas watches Mike Weaver crash in first round Knockdown at Las vegas