European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday May 20, 1986 Birdie gives Pearson 1st tour Victory Chatham . Up Becky Pearson Sank a 3-foot Birdie putt on the final Hole sunday to Winthe 5200,000 Chrysler Plymouth classic by one shoe it was the. First Victory of her Aimer on the Lyga tour. Pal Bradley meantime became the first woman golfer to surpass i million in career earnings As she shot 72 for 217 and a lie for 11th  prize of 53,425 raised her career earnings to $2,000,346.Pearson, in her seventh year on the Lyga tour closed with a 2-under-por 71 on i scorching hot Day for a 54-holc total of 7-under 212, on shot better than Betsy King and tour Rookie Deb Richard. The Victory was Worth 130,000. King who held the Lead after the first two rounds rained her chances with two double bogeys on the frontline. Despite five birdies coming Home she managed Only a 74 for 213, ,-.--Richard who started the Day three shots behind King closed with a 71for the Best finish of her career. Judy Dickinson after moving tothe front with four successive birdies Midway through her round double bog cd the 17tb Hole to fall bade to 70 and a lie for fourth place at 214.Dickinson was disqualified wednesday when she was late for Apro am but appealed la commissioner John Laupheimer and was re instated thursday. Tied with Dickinson was Daw Coc following a 74. Cathy Morse at 72-215, was alone in sixth , two shots off the Pace starting the round had five birdies and three bogeys. She opened with an 8-foot Birdie pull but then three putted from 30 feel for a bogey an the second  Birdie on the eighth Hole enabled her to lie Coc for the  then birdied the 10th with an 11 foot putt to go up by two  bogeyed the 17th Hole missing from 4 feel but preserve her Victory with the Birdie on 18. Wins in port Worth Texas Cap Dan Pohl had not won an the pea tour for nine years so going into a playoff it the Coloni Al National invitation tournament seemed appropriate. It s been so Long coming i be knocked on the door so often but it seems like the Man from poltergeist kept slamming it indy face the 31-year-old Pahl snid. His 8 foot Birdie putt an the first Hale of the play off again made Payne Stewart a runner up. _ Stewart is still waiting for he first Texas title that has eluded him so often. Texas owes me one at least one said Stewart now a playoff loser in North Texas for the third time in As Many years he obviously was disappointed but the right cheerful Low key Stewart was far from Down. I m holding my head up pretty High he said. I played really solid. I was t going to beat myself this time and i did to i m proud of thai. I got beat by a Good player. Hey i m 29 years old. Don t write me off yet. Jve got to think that one of these Days i m going to win a tournament  but hell have to Wail for it. His chances on a Cloudy dreary Day died when Pohl forced the playoff with an 8-foot Par Putton the final Hole of regulation play. That put him in a tic with Stewart at 205, 5under Par in the tournament that was reduced to a three round format by heavy Rains on saturday. The playoff began and ended on the Par-3 16th Hole a i the colonial country club course. Stewart hit a 3-Lron Over the top of la Flag and into a difficult position in the rough behind the Green Pohl put his tee shot about eight fee from the Flag. After Stewart chipped to within tap ill distance of the cup Pohl rolled in his Birdie putt. The Victory set up by a final round 68,was Worth $108,000 from the total purse of 1600,000 and pushed Pohl s earnings to$292,357 far the year. For Stewart who finished his closing �6well before Pohl played the 18th Hole it was a Nightmare revisited. Stewart chopped up the 72nd Hole in this tournament in 1984, dropped Back into a tie and eventually lost a playoff. Dan pow after sinking winning putt. Claims first Victory in nine years on pea tour then last year at the Byron Nelso classic in nearby Dallas he lost a 3-shot Lead on the 72nd Hole and Iosi in a playoff. Both Pohl and Stewart had their adventures on the final Hole of regulation play each making a great save of Par to gain the playoff. ,. Stewart playing Well in front of Pohl scattered the gallery on the right with his drive. But from the rough he found an opening through the Trees and hit an aggressive shot to the Green and got Down in two. Pohl also feeding a Par to lie pushed his second shot into the rough to the right of the Green. Playing very quickly and wit Stewart looking on he popped it out about sight feet beyond the cup then almost casually ran in the putt that set up the playoff Tom Watson trying to end a two year non winning string shot a Brilliant 64 an closed to within two shots of the Lead at 207, he tied with West Germany s Bern hard longer and Bill Rogers a former Brit ish open Champion on the comeback from along slump. Langer had a closing 67 and Rogers had a 69. A lot of fun said Watson who one putted 11 limes including four from 30 feet Ormord. I was putting a la Watson of 1930," he said. ". The group at 208 included South african David Frost Mike Sullivan and Gene sail ers Frost had a closing 67, Sullivan 69.saucrs, tied for the Lead with three holes to play finished with three straight bogeys fora 70. Howard Twitty and David Edwards who shared the Lead after 36 holes drifted Back Edwards had a closing 73 and a 209  slipped to a 75-211. . Boxers turned tournament around by t m Dahlberg Reno Nev. A Darin Allen compared it to movie and the american fighters at the world Amateur boxing championships could t have written a better script. Allen and two other members of a Young american team won Gold medals in a Competition that began disastrously for the us. Team but ended with the americans equating their Gold medal total from the 1982 championships in Munich. But it was also a tournament that featured the powerful cuban team at its Best with veterans Teofilo Stevenson and Adolfo Horta capturing unprecedented third titles the cuban squad won  the 12 Gold medals he is sort of an inspiration for the whole team said Stevenson teammate Juan Torres who won the Gold at 106 pounds. The Only other countries to collect Gold medals in the10-Day Competition which ended sunday were the soviet Union and South Korea. East Germany won three Silver medals while Cuba and the United states captured two apiece. The . Performance was surprising in itself but evermore so considering the poor Start thai saw five of the first seven americans lose in preliminary matches. The Tea was entirely rebuilt from the squad that won nine Gold medals in the 1984 olympics and was t Given much of a Hance in this tournament. Everybody underestimated us said Kenneth Gould who won he Gold at 147 pounds with a Victory Over Cuba s Candel Trio Duvergel. Every time it came out in the papers it was about How Young and inexperienced  Allen credited a team meeting called by assistant coach Kenny Adams after the poor Start with turning the Tournai. Ment around for the american fighters. It was like in a movie Allen said. We got it together after  the Day after the meeting Allen started a winning Streak for the american squad that placed five fighters in the finals of the 12 weight classes. Leading the cheering a ringside was Loren Ross who won a Silver medal losing to Cuba s Pablo Romero in the finals of the 178-Pound class. Thank god for Loren Ross Allen Sard. That vat unemotional moment. I almost had tears in my  but even with Allen cheering him on in sunday s final fight Ross could t overcome Romero who look a 4-1 decision. Romero appeared to hit Ross Low several limes and coach Pat Nappi was outraged if you throw that Many it s got to be intentional Nappi said. I think it was obvious he was Hurt by the Low blows.". Ross loss and Stevenson s second round stoppage Falex Garcia killed any Hopes of More Gold for the Ameri can team which won the first three of its final matches. Pinhead to head Competition american fighters won three of five fights from Cuba. The los. Is the second Best team conceded Romero who called his squad the Best cuban Leam Ever Vasili Shishov of the soviet Union saved his team froma Gold medal shutout with 9 4-1 decision sunday Over Howard Grant of Canada. Five soviet fighters were in the semifinals but Only Shishov made it to the finals i m surprised 1 was the Only Champion Shishov said. Far Grant just getting to the finals was a thrill. I Don t know who expected me to do this Well the139-Pound Canadian said. I did t expect myself to do this  Nappi who said his expectations were Low going into the tournament credited a two week training Camp in Colorado Springs and the determination of his Youn fighters for the impressive showing. They All gave 100 percent he said. More importantly Nappi said the championship experience sets up the team for the 1988 olympics in South Korea. The . Won nine Gold medals in the 1984 games which were boycotted by the cubans russians and East germans. Well be ready for 1988," Nappi said. Other winners sunday were Pedro Reyes of Cuba who look a 5-0 win Over David Griman of Venezuela at 112 pounds Moon Sung Kil of South Korea who scored a 4-1win Over East Germany s Rene Breil Bart. At 119 pounds and Angel Espinosa of Cuba who topped Enrico Richter feast Germany in the 156-Pound class. Is