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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 11, 1966 stars and stripes Page 21 sports i photo Pally Sheehan. 8 under Par after 54 Sheehan leads by 2 strokes in Sarasota classic Sarasota flu. A defending Champion Patty Sheehan shot a a under Par 71 sunday to hold off hard charging Juli Inkster and open a two stroke Lead heading into the final round of the Lyga s rain delayed $200.000 Sarasota classic. Sheehan finished the Day with a 54-holc total of 8-Undcr-Par 208, while Inkster came from nine shots off the Pace to pull into a second place tie with Stephanie far wig at 6-Undcr 210. Inkster carded a 64 thai included six straight birdies two Short of the ladies professional golfers association tour re Cord. Farwig shot a 72 highlighted by four Bir Dies and four bogeys on the Par 72, 6,124 Yard Bent tree country club course. Barb Thomas and Val Skinner Winner of the season opening Mazda classic two weeks ago were three shots off Shechan s Pace with three round totals of 211. Jabbar blocks Thomas path the Detroit pistons Natch Charm guard Isiah Thomas of inc East All stars has his Way blocked by 7-foot-2 a Arcco Abdul Jabbar of inc los Angeles lakers and West All stars. Bui Thomas scored 30 Points and was Lold he most Palau ble player of sunday s Aba All Star game in Dallas which was won by the East 139-132. Tway bears Langer on 2nd playoff Hole san Diego a Bob Tway escaped with a playoff Victory sunday his first on the pea tour when Bernhard Lunger missed a five foot Par putt on the second extra Hole of the Scarson Lehman Brothers Andy Wil Liams open Golf tournament. Tway 26 and in his second season on the tour holed his three foot putt for Par after longer a West German who holds the masters title three putted for bogey on the Par-3 Hole. Each completed 54-holes in this rain shortened event at 204, 12 shots under Par. Langer Winner of 17 International events had a closing 68 and Tway had a hard fought 69. Both made routine pars on the first playoff Hole. On inc next Langer put his tee shot 30 feet from the Flag and Tway was about 20 feet from the cup. Langer ran his first putt five feel beyond the cup and Tway with a Chance to win also missed. He went three feel past the cup. Langer using a Cross handed grip and putting through the Shadow of a television lower pushed his second putt to the right and tight lipped tapped in for bogey. Tway holed his Short one for the title and the Winner s share of ssi,000 from the total purse of $450,000. Langer who made up two shots Over the last three holes won $48,600. Langer playing about 43 minutes in front of Tway dropped an 18-foot Birdie putt on the 16th Hole of regulation to close within one stroke of the Lead. Tway. In the Lead alone dropped Buck into a tie when he drove into the rough hit his second through the Green and bog cd the 17th. He holed a Gritty seven foot second putt for Par on the 18th that preserved a share of the Lead and forced the playoff. Paul Azinger who once held the Lead alone. Mark Lye and Mike Hulbert finished one shot out of the playoff at 205. Hul Burl had a closing 67, Lye 69. Azinger a second year player sur rendered a Chance for his first Victory when he snatched his Tec shot into an unplayable lie on the i6lh and made double bogey. He also had a last round 69 in inc Chilly sunny weather. Thomas forgot burnout when the plane landed by Denne h. Freeman Dallas a Isiah Thomas was bordering on basketball burnout when he boarded a plane in Washington Early Fri Day to Fly to Dallas for the National basketball association All Star game. I was tired my feet Hurt and my head Hurt said Thomas. When we landed in Dallas i started getting excited. I was ready to play before i got off the  a revitalized Thomas Point guard for the Detroit pistons scored 30 Points and dished out 10 assists to ignite the East to a 139-132 n a ail Star Victory Over the West. He was named the most valuable player for the second time in his career. He also won the award two years ago. When i was a kid i never dreamed i d be on the court with the Best players in the world said Thomas a former Star at Indi Ana University. Now it map has happened twice and i find it unbelievable. It s hard to describe the feeling he added. It s very emotional to be singled out As the Best when you think of All the people in the world playing  Thomas was described by East coach . Jones As a Small package of Dyna  he handled each department passing shooting defense like it was a piece of cake he said. West coach Pat Riley said it was a Thomas Type game. It was a very aggressive game and Thomas nature is to attack said Riley. He just creates so Many opportunities when he penetrates. He s like trying to guard a  Thomas was guarded by close Friend Earvin magic Johnson of the los an Geles lakers. They exchanged Good natured bantering most of the game. It s hard going against magic but then again it s fun said Thomas. He s just so Good that it makes the game extremely exciting. I could never have the upper hand against him though until i win As Many world titles As he has  German relay team sets Best in freestyle Bonn a anchored by olympic Champion Michael Gross a West German relay team set a Short Pool world Best in the 800 meters freestyle with a Lime of 7 min utes 05.17 seconds at the Arena swimming meet Here sunday. Rainer Henkel Alexander Schottka Dirk Korthals and Gross shaved More than eight seconds off the time of 7 13.99 set by an East German team Jan. 5,1985  
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