European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 18. 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 27 Connors Elfberg irk indoor net final am press dispatches Mem plus Tenn. Jimmy con nors do fetid Sweden s Young Mikael perfors 6-a 6-8. 7-5, he saturday Ighel to earn spot opposite top seeded Stefan eds Fig in sunday s . In door Tennis  final. The 31-Ycar-ov Connors beat per Nyfors 23, with a Keady Baseline game and a flashy Assor Kent of shots at Tenet in the to your 47-minute match. Meanwhile Educ pc who was extended to a second i tic breaker by Rad Gilbert was in of Tirol with his so rec and policy game during much of his 6-4, 7-6 a St Ioctl Connors ranked Elf huh in the world was after his Eguh . In door singles title a gait second ranked Edberg in the . Floyd Snead tie la Jolla Calif. Ray Loyd last Hole Eagle lifted him into i share Othle third round Lead saturday . Snead in a Day of remarkable shooting a the 1500,000 Andy i Liams open Golf tournament. Floyd s Eagle finished offender Par fifi. Hewa Sziedat i99i Snead who also that a 66 on to South course at Torrey Pines. Their 17-under-Par totals for the grounds matched the greatest subpar Tola for 54 holes on the pea tour last year. Douglass leading Palm Beach gardens. Fly Dale Douglass find a 3-under- 69 saturday to open a big Lead in third round of the 48th annual f seniors championship at a National at 7-under 209 on the 6,55champion course Douglass 1 five stroke Lead Over Harold Hitmi Inland Bobby Nichols who Scot 67 and 68, respectively to tie  214 going into Sunda of final round Cooper Kos de j Regina Saskatchewan Ben Cooper unleashing a to dusted Dis play of Power floored Cai Dian heavyweight Champion we Elk de wit four times and knocked Jim out in the second round of tier non title fight saturday. The one sided bout fied two seconds from the end the second round with de wit tamped on the Canvas and bleeding profusely from the nose. The loss Jig his first in 17pro fights. Tough time for Erving Pontiac Miff Philadelphia s Julius Erving Kayute the last of his 16  seasons in t accustomed seeing what happened to the 76epsaiurday night Adrian Dan scored 35 Point Sand Vinnie Joan Man added 24 to Lead the Detroit a Dufis to a 125-107 no Victory Over Tiff 76ers before 52.745, the largest a regular season no crowd. We got Ted with tonight very  for our team said Erving what scored 15 Points As the mixers Pla Jib without injured for wards chases Barkley and Cliff Rob Inson. It was a Lough time a very Tough. Sports wire time Erving added. Orally twas very frustrating. Tic game did t have to be As close As  the attendance a fihe Pontiac Sil verdome broke the Ravious regular season Aba Mark g 44,180 set feb.15, 1986, also at to Silver Doc in a game Between lh76ers and  of to clips to the game were Given away by Abe troneum Companas part of a in Olion. Aba und Ings saturday j Box scores on Page crash a Jim in 1cuof Beach Calif.  stun who suffered fractures to both pm in the crash that Cost Joe Young wife Friday at Daytona in Ternali Oiw Speedway continued to be listed in trios condition saturday. Sturm 33, a dentist from staff i ky., was operated on Fri Day Asp was then placed in the Surgi Cal a Bensic care unit at Halifax medial Center. Ling in of Richmond vs., was instantly in the wild six car wild during the Komfort Koach 200 i of four Cylinder sub com pacts. Dine again Victor Daytona Beach Fla. De Eding Daytona 500 Champion Geoff Odine held off Darnell Wall rip in a Lap dash to the Check ered Flag urday to win the Goody s 300 for Model sports cars his second vie in two Days. Jine of Chemung n.y., Alsoto Alfrida at Daytona International spec Way in the opener of the inter Natieal race of Champion series. It is that cond time in three years Bod inc nil woo the Goody s 300, a race for or Lars in the grand National i vision Lascar. Willil rns wins Aba title Milf Walter Ray Williamsjr. Route a seed Marshall Holman 277-205, to saturday a title Gaine of a1150,000 boxes Simonaj bowlers association of Jiame to capture his first title owe year Williams Stockton Calif., thei9s6 Aba Skyer of the year aver aged belter try 240 for four games to win his Fourt a title and 127,000in the Millerq classic. He opened v finals with an easy228-161 Victor Over Del Ballard of Richardson thas. Williams the edged 1985s plur of the year Mike Aulby of Indian Plis 226-217, and hopped Defendini Campion David quo of Vidor. To tic 236-205. Toronto Downs Bruins Toronto Buss Courtnay scored a hat trick a including two third period goals Safe Day night to help the Toronto mate Leals rally past the Boston bruinjk4. Courtnell who he been held scoreless since Jan 6, cd the Winner into the open Bruin Nai 17 0 of the third period after Wing a wide pass from Wendel Clark who had dug the puck out from the Corfar. Boston had evened theidore at 4-4at 16 24 when Charlie is Nahyr took a pass from Ray Borque and wiped the puck past Toronto goalie Allan bus Ler. Nil standings Sato nun purim on Page 21. . Weathermen lag in forecasts experts Point out new York not meteorologists on both sides of the Atlantic say that . Weather forecasters Are lagging significantly behind their european counterparts in the International Competition to improve global prediction. Over the last two years officials say Progress in simulating the Earth s weather patterns has sharply improved the forecasts issued by the government s National meteorological Center outside Washington. The Center provides the Basic forecast sent each Day to regional enters around the country. But the american forecasts remain consistently inferior to forecasts even those for the United states that arc made by the european Center for medium Range weather forecasts a 17-na-Tion facility based in Reading England. Data from both centers and interview with meteorologists show that the Gap is As much As a Day the european Center forecast for the next six Days for in stance is roughly As reliable As the Amer ican five Day forecast. Apart from matters of National Pride and scientific prestige the Progress in forecasting affects an increasingly wide Range of industries. Truckers airlines Oil drillers Farmers fishermen and construction companies All have an urgent financial interest in forecasts of weather More than a Day or two ahead. Although the Gap has existed through out the 1980s, recent improvements in the european Center s weather Model High Light the disparity. Forecaster in Many countries even outside Europe arc com ing to Recty on the european Model recently for example Southeast asian countries have found the predictions useful in anticipating tropical monsoons. We feel we have made significant gains and we can demonstrate that said William d. Bonner director of the american Center. But it really takes time to catch up in this business. You cannot drop live years behind and make that up in a few years when you re com Peting in an environment where every one else is moving , meteorologists and others give several different reasons for the continuing lag but one stands out. The european Center runs its Model on a com Puter that is roughly three times More powerful than that of the americans that allows its forecasting to be not just Foster but also More detailed and More realistic the americans and europeans Are no the Only players in the forecasting race other National centers including Brit Ain s and Japan a have made tremendous strides in he last few years. Until december Britain s Center the United kingdom meteorological office also produced More reliable global forecasts than did the United states. The europeans rely heavily on the United Stales As the largest source of raw weather data from satellites and ground stations and they make their forecast freely available to Washington each Day by electronic transmission. The Ameri can forecasters in turn take note of Europe s predictions As Well As their own introducing summaries for use by local forecasters. But those front line forecasters in Newyork and other cities cannot make direct use of the european predictions because they do not receive them. Some say the consider the european advantage too Small to matter for their purposes an officials of the National meteorological Center say that even if they wanted to pass those predictions on there  be room on the nationwide communications network. If they put it on the system the would have to take some things off said John a Brown jr., head of the Center s development division. It s almost Satu rated  in explaining the forecasting Gap. Some american meteorologists Cue the different missions of the two centers. The National meteorological Center must Issue forecasts for the next Day or two As Well As the medium term fore casts for the following several Days while the european Center was established specifically to concentrate on the medium Range. So the europeans can wait several hours longer before starting their com Puter run. Other meteorologists say personnel practices contribute to the difference. The american a cmdr As a government installation has a permanent state subject to Standard Federal hiring and pro motion rules. The european Center As prestigious scientific facility has a cachet that draws talented researchers from allover the world. Most scientists believe however that the crucial difference Between the euro Pean and american centers lies in the Power of their supercomputers. In forecasting unlike rocketry or weapon research there arc no secrets. Alt the scientific results Are open in the literature said Atira Kasahara a meteorologist at the National Center for atmospheric research a research consortium in Colorado who has spent considerable time observing the govern ment s forecasting operation when it comes to the Bottom line whoever haste faster computer will  Orect demonstrators  soviet i Washington a slates reacting to attacks on Den tors in Moscow protesting the Impi men of a dissident asked the soviet Union to protect the demonstrators  of violence. State department spokes Onmin Yulis Oakley on Friday Decris i attack earlier in the Day la Macow on demonstrators and  covering the protest. The my Esters were demand ing  and the release of jewish jux fist Josef begun a hebrew teach a serving a seven year jail term. We re dee05r ceded by the Vio Lence Agaj in embers of the begun fam who arc demonstrating Ono Josef begun and by the violence lists who were present we _ i Trp action to against peaceful Elure she said. Authorities id such violence Jors in the fun she noted that the 5pledged in human rights Ace in Helsinki in 1975 to uphold the Rig Freedom of Assembly. Had