European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday april 15, 1986 Young Andretti wins Long Beach cart Long Beach Calif. A Michael Andretti out dueling Al Unser or. In a Battle of second generation Drivers earned his first indy car Victory sunday in the Toyota grand prix of Long Beach. That kept the race through the streets of downtown Long Beach in the family since Michael s father Mario Andretti had won both previous cart pig indy car series races on this circuit. The 23-year-old Michael Andretti making both fuel stops earlier than his top competitors managed to run the final 40 laps around the 1.67-mile, 11-turn layout without a Stop. The Victory came in his 36th career indy car Start. Unser the son of defending series Champion Al Unser took the Lead when Andretti made his final pit Stop on the 56th of 95 laps. But Andretti moved Back on top on Lap 72 when the last of the other leaders Tom Sneva made his final scheduled Stop. A crowd estimated of More than 77,000 watched As Andretti look a Chance that his fuel would last to the end of the 158.65-mile race. The younger Andretti kept Unser who will be 24 next saturday behind him. The two ran close together in the twisting parts of the narrow Street circuit but Andretti s March appeared to out Power Unser s Lola on the Straightaway. Andretti crossed the finish line just .38 of a second ahead of Unser. Australian Driver Geoff Brabham was third in another Lola moving past Sneva s March on the final Lap when Sneva s car ran out of fuel and coasted to a Stop. The elder Andretti who also won a formula one race on the Long Beach circuit in 1977, wound up fifth a Lap behind the leaders. He ran his Lola through the last half of the race with no clutch and no brakes. This was the second Best result i could have had today he said of Michael s Victory. We still get the trophy at Long Beach and that s important to  the Winner earned $86,160 from the total purse of $700,000 As he averaged 80.965 Mph in the race slowed by two Early full course caution flags. Unser who started next to pole Winner Danny Sullivan on the front Row jumped into the Lead at the Start but Sullivan regained the top spot on Lap three. Sullivan who will defend his Victory in the Indianapolis 500 in the next indy car race next month then got into a Battle for the top spot with Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil until Lap 32 when Fittipaldi s March began spraying fluid and had to pit. On Lap 39, Jostle Garza of Mexico spun and hit one of the Concrete barriers. Sullivan coming up behind Garza slammed into the rear of his car and badly Bent one of his front wings. That forced Sullivan to pit for repairs and Cost him a full Lap. He never got Back into Contention. The younger Andretti was the Only one of the leaders to make an Early pit Stop taking advantage of the first Cau Tion Flag brought out on Lap 16 when a car spun and stalled in a dangerous spot. It was the second Triumph for Michael at Long Beach. He won a super Vee race there in 1983. The Only other yellow Flag came out on Lap 32 when Fittipaldi oiled Down the track. Sneva who finished second to Kevin Cogan in the sea son opener at Phoenix leads the Point standings with 28, followed by Michael Andretti with 22, Cogan 20 and Sullivan 18. Masters from Page 21 Jack jr., watching Norman pushed his Sec Ond shot into the gallery and his Sun bleached head bowed in misery. Norman pitched Down the slope to 18-20 feet then missed the Par putt and took a bogey for a closing 70 and a 280 total. Nicklaus was the Winner. Norman s 280 tied him with Kite the Gutsy Little Man who has played so Well so often on Augusta s flowered Hills yet always has come up empty. Kite too had a Chance to tie but missed a 15-foot Birdie putt on the 72nd Hole. He had fired a Brilliant 68 in a Duel with Ballesteros and had once owned a share of the Lead. Kite and Norman were but two of the players Nicklaus had to beat. Others included Ballesteros of Spain Langer of the West German last year s Winner Corey Pavin perhaps the Best of America s Young stars Watson the five time British open Champion trying to win his third masters and Nick Price the South african who set a masters scoring record with a 63 on saturday. They were All in Contention at one time or another All trying to beat Augusta National and their own nerves and in the end the Man generally considered the finest player the game has Ever known. Ballesteros who scored two eagles and at one stage on the Back nine held a two stroke Lead hit into the water on the 15th and eventually finished fourth with a 70 and a 281 total. Price with a 71, was another shot Back. Then came Watson with a 71, and Jay Haas who had an Early 67. Langer had a piece of the Lead in the Early going but got tangled up in the Trees a couple of times dropped Back with bogeys on the eighth and ninth and finished with a double bogey. He had a 75 and a 286 total. After making a Birdie putt on the ninth Hole Nicklaus reached the turn in 35, one under for the Day and three under for the tournament. At that Point he was four off the Pace with six men in front of him. It appeared but a Token gesture by an aging Champion a photo australian Greg Norman. Bogeyed final Hole a venture into nostalgia. But when he rolled in a 25-footer on the 10th, land another from about the same length on the Lith the word began to spread from amen Corner Nicklaus has birdied three in a  Jack is making a  the Bear is on the  but a pulled tee shot on the 12th led to a bogey and attention again shifted to Balles Teros Kite Norman and Watson. Nicklaus however was undaunted. A massive drive set up a mid Iron second shot to the Par-5 13th and he two putted for Birdie. He missed from about 15 feet on the 14th, and the holes were beginning to run out. He was still four Back of Ballesteros and two behind Kite. It seemed to be a Good try destined to fall Short. I did t even think about what kind of score i was making Nicklaus said. All i kept making were birdies. Every time i got myself into position i made the putt. Where it really turned around was at 15.1 had hit a big drive and i sat there with a 4-Iron. I turned to Jackie and i said do you think a 3 would go a Long Way Here and i took it and aimed it straight at the  the Ball stopped 12 feet from the Hole and Nicklaus rammed in the Eagle putt and was 7 under Par for the tournament and Back in the running. On the Par-3 16th, he lofted his tee shot High against the backdrop of sky and Pines. The Ball hit spun Back and for a moment it seemed Nicklaus had made an Ace. But the Ball stopped about three feet from the Hole. He made the putt and was tied for the Lead. He drove to the left on the 17th, then put his approach some 12 to 15 feet from the Hole. He made the Birdie putt and for the first time took the Lead at 9 under Par. It just kept building Nicklaus said. We kept Reading the putts right and i kept hitting them where i was looking which is a very rare occurrence for me these  he very nearly birdied the 18th, leaving a Long distance Effort a couple of inches Short. Then he could Only sit and watch and wait As Norman played the 18th, first try ing to beat him with a Birdie then trying to tie him with a Par and eventually bowing with a bogey. And the Golden Bear no longer called behind his Back the Olden Bear was a Winner again. Marsh challenges Oliva Douglas Isle of Man a Brit Ain s Terry Marsh will Challenge Italy s Patrizio Oliva for the world boxing association Light welterweight title promoters said sunday although the Date and venue have not yet been arranged. Marsh s manager Frank Warren said the match was agreed to in the Isle of Man saturday after Marsh ranked As the no.4 contender by the Aba had successfully defended his european title by out pointing Oliva s countryman Francesco Prezioso. Aba from Page 21 Ainge. Ainge needed to sink 13 to qualify for the Crown with 125 free throws made. He fell just two Short As he made 11 of 12. Danny was deliberately trying to get fouled Boston Center Robert Parish said with a smile. Ainge finished with a .904 percentage while Bird who made 441 of 492 for the season had a percentage of .89634 to win the title. Mullin sidelined by a Heel injury was a whisker behind at .89573. On saturday Craig Hodges of Milwaukee had a similar comeback to Edge new York s Trent Tucker for the three Point shooting Crown. Hodges converted four of six three Point ers against the kicks to improve his aver age to .4506, one thousandth of a percent age Point ahead of Tucker. Tucker attempted no three pointers in the game and once Hodges went ahead his Bucks teammates blanketed Tucker when Ever he got the Ball behind the three Point Circle. The most exciting part of the whole game was what Craig Hodges did Mil Waukee coach Don Nelson said. It was really great to see the whole team get be Hind him and protect his  a photo Patty Sheehan. Sinks Birdie for Victory Sheehan captures Kyo Cera tourney by one stroke san Diego a Patty Sheehan Sank a Birdie putt on the final Hole sunday to hold off Pat Bradley and win the $200,000 Kyo Cera Inamori classic women s professional Golf tournament by one stroke at the 6,391-Yard Bernardo Heights coun try club course. Sheehan held a. Three stroke Lead after nine holes but Bradley pulled into a tie when Sheehan made her second bogey of the Day by three putting the Par-4 15th. The two matched pars on the 16th and 17th holes but Sheehan Sank an 18-foot putt for a Birdie on the Par-4 18th for a 2 under Par 70. She finished the 72-Hole tournament at 278, 10 under Par. Bradley bidding for her second consecutive Victory after winning the Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament shot a final round 68 for a 279 total. Joanne Garner and Jan Stephenson finished five strokes Back at 283. Garner shot a final round 70 while Stephenson had a 71. Bunched at 285 were Jane Geddes Val Skinner Deb Richard and Marta Figueras Dotti. The final Day of the event boiled Down to a Duel Between Sheehan and Bradley who were four strokes in front of their nearest rivals going into the final Hole. Bradley matched Sheehan s on the front nine then made her third and fourth birdies of the Day on nos. 11 and 12. She caught she hand with a Par on no. 15 while Shee Han was making her second bogey of the round. Bradley missed a Chance to go in front at the Par-5 17th when her Birdie putt lipped out. Sheehan 29, of los gatos Calif., picked up $30,000 for her second tournament Vic tory of the year. She won the Sarasota classic in Florida in february. It was her third Kyo Cera Victory in her six year career