European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 26,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 american wins motorcycle Gap or Uio no. 2 Eddie Lawson of los Angeles was no. 1 sunday leans his big Soock a Hama into a turn dose behind Adriatico Italy Auto nime. Jiw Stihi 28, has already As he won the san Marino grand prix. Here Lawson australian Wayne Gardner s Honda at the Wisanu taken Chr world Soock title. Pohl s71 wins series by Bob Green Akron Ohio a Dan Pohl scrambled to a to Over Par 71 sunday fora one stroke Victory in the world series of Golf. We looked like heckle and Jockle or myl and Hyde out there. I Don t know if anybody knew if they wanted to win the Golf Puma men Pohl said of the erratic finish for example Donnic Hammond bogeyed five of he last seven holes playing a shot out of the water on the i6lh, Lanny Wadkins could t get a putt to fall and Pohl was constantly on the Edge of potential disaster As he hit Only four fairways and seven greens. I had a Little bit of Houdini in me today Pohl 31, said. I just never Felt he claimed his second career Victory both this season with a 277, three under Par on the revamped Firestone country club course. The Victory was Worth $126,000 from the Tola purse of 1700,000 and raised Pohl s earnings to $440.563 More than double the total of his previous Best season. Wadkins a former Winner of this event shot a 72 sunday and was second at 278, he closed to within one Only after Pohl made bogey on the i both. South african Booby Cole who Quali fied for a place in the 43-Man Field As the South african pea Champion matched Par 70 in mild Brce a weather and was third a 279. No one else could break Par for 72 holes Over a course that has a new look this year with is new greens and various other changes around the putting surfaces John Mahaffey bogeyed the final Hole sea Pohl on Page 26 Dan Pohl. J126.000 payday College football schedules no. ? in a s preseason poll Oklahoma picked to do it again if College football is your thing you May want to keep wednesday s stars and stripes sports Section Handy the rest of the year. This special edition will feature the 1986 schedules of 129 schools from air Force to Yale from Akron to Wyom ing from Alabama to Washington. The two Page layout will include Many schools like Kern slate Florida am and Howard not normally included inthe schedules of major schools that run every week in stripes throughout the football season. You la find the schedules on pages 22 and 23 of wednesday s St pcs. Yowe Canfield Norman okla. A if experience is the Best teacher then the Oklahoma football team should be Way ahead of 1 he rest of i he class. The defending National Champion sooner begin the 1986 season As the preseason Choice for no. 1, just like last year. Oklahoma received 44 of 60 first place votes and 1,171 of a possible 1.200 Points from a nationwide panel of sportswriters and n results announced saturday. Michigan which finished the season ranked no. 2, begins the 1986 season inthe same place. The wolverines had six first place votes and 1,016 Points. Because we finished last season Ashe no. I team and we return 18 starters i think we should be no. I Light end Keith Jackson said. Oklahoma ii the kind of team that loves to be on top and stay on other sooner Felt the same Way. We Don t feel the pressure from being no. I but what it does mean is thatcverj1 team we play will be placing harder to beat us fullback Lydell Carr said. The thing that is on our Side is that we were Piliere last year. We know that we can t Slack off if we want to stay Center Travis Simpson said Oklahoma 11-1 last year always expects to be successful."1 think being ranked no. 1 will put More pressure on us not to make mis takes Simpson said but on the Oiher hand if our opponents want to play us close they will have to play flawless foot sooner have been the lop Choice sin times in the preseason poll. In four of those occasions 1956, 1974, 197s and 1 b5 they won National Champi he a preseason pall began in 1950, the Only teams besides Oklahoma to win National championships after being ranked no. 1 at the Siart of the season were Tennessee in 1951, Michi Gan stale in 1952 and Alabama in 1978, Miami of Florida ninth last year after losing in the sugar bowl is third in the preseason poll with one first place vote see sooner on Page 26
