European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday july 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Lyle tied for British open Lead by Ben Abrams staff writer England competitors in fridays second round of the British open hold that the otherwise known As the Royal Georges Golf club was tamed by Only two golfers Ireland Eamonn Darcy and Germany Bernhard Langer in the fierce wind and heavy rain that hit most of the second but neither Darcy 68 nor Langers 69 was Good enough to grab the open after 36 Only Australia David Graham and Britain Sandy Lyle were under they owned 1under Good enough to stand atop the Field of the fou Day Graham shot the others 71 hit hardest was first round Leader Christy Oconnor of he started the Day at 6underpar which featured 10 threes and a playing when the rain had sub sided but with the wind still whipping around the Oconnor bogeyed the first four holes and plummeted to a first nine that was 10 worse than thurs Oconnor finally finished with a 76 for a today 140 even Par Zimbabwe Tony Johns tone also stood at Darcy had a first round he bounced Back with a bestow Thoday 68 on the strength of an outgoing 32 that featured birdies of holes and his Fine scoring came in the Teeth of the rated second behind defending Champion seve Ballesteros in Preto Urna ment scored a 69 for a two round total of that put him in Strong Contention for the championship that eluded him Here in 1981 when american Bill Rogers still in the doldrums that Fol Lowed his 1981 zoomed to an 83 and missed the Cut with a Ballesteros never could get he turned in a barely making the 80player Cut with his today total of among the others joining him at 149 was his brother when the 148 score of australian Terry Gale went up on the big Board in the press Jack Nicklaus missed the Cut for the first time in 24 appearances in the this is the tournament he won three times while finishing second counting three ties on seven the was Nicklaus worst showing in the he finished in a tie for 32nd in his 1962 debut at old now Royal when he had a 72hole total of Only three other times had Nicklaus failed to finish in the top 15 in the British open Here in 1981 when he shared 23rd at Royal Birkdale in 1983 where he tied for 29thfand at Andrews last year where he was tied for 31 i missed three or four Short putts that i should have made and that was the difference Between going Home or playing Nicklaus i orioles top royals 83 behind Superb Fielding from press dispatches Baltimore spectacular Field ing May be just what Baltimore pitch ers need to regain the form that has been regarded As a virtual Birthright of the theres no doubt about manager Earl Weaver said after three spectacular Fielding plays helped the Ori Oles to an 83 Victory Over the Kansas City royals thursday they go hand in a perennial pitching reached the Allstar break with a whopping earned run the teams worst Mark at the break since not the Ori Oles ranked 10th in the american league in Fielding at the after finishing first or second 19 times in the past 24 youre not going to have Good pitching without decent Weaver and vice you cant make Good plays when the Ball goes through the infield at 90 Miles an or Over the Baltimore 12hit attack included Solo homers by Cal Ripken Mike Young and Wayne plus two runs batted in apiece for Eddie Murray and Jim but it was Fielding that kept the orioles ahead Early in the trailing 20 after a two run double american league by Murray in the first the Roy als were robbed of at least one run in the following a two out double by Wil lie Wilson and a walk to Lonnie George Brett extended his hitting Streak to nine straight games with a hit up the but a diving Stop by second baseman Alan Wiggins prevented Wilson from Center fielder Fred Lynn grabbed Frank Whites rib single and nailed Smith at the plate on a no Bounce the Stop by Wiggins was Only the Start of a frustrating night for the leagues leading hitter with a trailing 31 in the the royals loaded the bases with one out on a sin Gle by Jim another double by Wilson and a walk to this Brett hit a scorching grounder Down the first base line that Murray snared and threw to Ripken at second to Start an inning ending double when i came up to the Brett i was its 31 now but at least till be As soon As i made i thought it was see Al on Page 26 spend More time Over my putts than most other and i found it quite difficult to remain still in the i feel that was the reason i had a couple of three putt despite being shunted to the sidelines so Nicklaus said retirement was far from his mind and that he would be at Turnberry for the 1986 i have entered the Western open and pea tournaments later this year and i Hope to get enough Points to qualify for the Ryder cup he i rank 19th on the 34 Points off the team right we get 70 Points for a 35 for finishing so if i play Well in those two i can make the i feel if i have the Opportunity of Mak ing the i should give it a determined especially after being fortunate enough to have captained the team to Victory two years the 1985 Ryder cup is scheduled at the Belfry Northeast of England Weibring shot a 1over 71 for a today total of even to Pace the americans who came Mark Omeara was two strokes Back with a Andy bean and Corey Pavin were locked in at five time British open Champion Tom Watson stood at 145 along with fuzzy Larry Payne Stewart and Peter Tom Kite was a stroke further Back and Craig Stadler and Ben Crenshaw had two Day totals of a photo Jack Nicklaus misses Cut Brave storm Krukow gets As giants Stop cubs from press dispatches san Francisco before taking on the Chicago san Francisco giants manager Jimmy Davenport said he was concerned that players might not go All out As they think ahead to the possibility of a baseball if the giants 10 Victory thursday is any Davenport have the giants Are still deep in the cellar in the National league but they showed there not ready to Pitcher Mike Krukow proved just How hard Hes willing to diving hands first into second on a trying to stretch a hit into a double and going the distance for his first shutout in a Davenport didst have to worry about Jeff Leonard or Chili who combined to score the winning run in the ninth Davis singled with one out off Chi Cagos George and Leonard greeted Lee Smith by punching a double into the Brightfield Corner to score Davis from who had been locked in a scoreless Duel with Dennis Eckersley through seven scoffed at any implication he or the other players Hustle As Long As there on the who scattered seven hits and struck out also said he has finally found out what was wrong with him Dur ing his past five games when he came away with three losses and two Node i i Felt so dead in Pittsburgh last National league he i want using my legs pitching coach Bob Miller made a correction with he got me to stay Back on the right Side and not open up to the plate too today i Felt also credited Center fielder Dan Gladden with the play of the a running catch in the sixth on a line drive by Keith Moreland with two out and Ryne Sandberg on Gladden made an outstanding Krukow that the kind of break you need if youre going to throw a shut Krukow tried to make his own but had mixed he singled Down the Brightfield line in the Only the fourth hit to that Point off but had trouble trying to reach it took me seven minutes to get to Sec Ond said in the Krukow singled with two out and stole second with his hand first that my first stolen base in a couple of he in other no games thursday dodgers cardinals 1 los Angeles Bill Russell raced Home on Pinch hitter Len Matuszek Sac Rifice Fly in the seventh inning to break a 11 tie As los Angeles edged the Victory kept the dodgers a half game in front on second place san Diego see no on Page 26
