European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports a ins masters playoff App Noto uni Mize a debates after Patch in wins masters Detroit eliminates Chicago  Augusta a. A Larry Mize an Augusta native turned Buck two International Golf stars when he pitched in Tor a Birdie on the second Hole of sudden death sunday to win the $ 1 a masters Golf tournament. Misc won the coveted Green jacket hat goes to the masters Champion with s. Pitch from 30 to 40 Yards to the right of the 11 the Hole Mize played the shot to the fringe then watched in fascination As the Ball look off running straight into the cup. When it went in Greg Norman the great White shark of Australia was eliminated. Save Lalles Leros of Spain who has won this championship twice and owns a couple of British open titles had bogeyed the first sudden death Hole no. 10, to dropout. It s a dream come True Mize said. I be dreamed of winning the masters but i never dreamed of win Ning it like this beating two of the greatest golfers in the world related stories on Page 23. For Norman it wat another major frustration. Last year he led All four of Golf s grand slam tournaments going into the final round but won Only the British open. In the final major tournament of the 1986 sea son the pea. Norman lost to Bob Tway after Tway holed a Sand shot on the 18th. Ben Crenshaw and Roger Maltbie who shared the Lead going into the final round and Jodie Mudd All missed the playoff by a single shot when his Chip shot dropped into the Hole the quiet Oft spoken Mize leaped into the air then went hop Ping around the Green raising both hand in elation. Reporters have asked me All week if i Ever dreamed of winning the masters. I did Mize said i m pretty speechless i m just trying to fight Back the tears. This is a special place for me. I was born and raised Here six players either led or shared the Lead at one time or another Mize Norman and Ballesteros finished the Regula Tion 72 holes at 285, Only three shots under Par on the Augusta National Golf club course Mize birdied the 72nd Hole from about three feet to finish with a 71 and was the first in the clubhouse Balles Leras was next and he saved Par from a bunk or to set up the playoff. He Loo had a 71. Then came Norman who moved into a tie with a 20 foot Birdie putt on the 17th, then paired the 18th to com plete an erratic 72 that included six birdies and six bogeys. The ninth playoff in masters history begun on the Lothholz. Ballesieros was Climia Mcd Here. He a Putin for bogey missing a 5-foot second putt. Misc had a Chance to win it All but he left a 10-foot Birdie attempt hang ing on the lip. Norman who had missed a Birdie from about 20 fed also made Par and they went to the 11 the both drove the Fairway. Muc pushed his approach far to the right and turned his Back on the shot while it was in the air. Norman also put his approach to the right on the fringe. Misc needing to gel up and Down from a difficult spot pitched the Ball into the Hole Norman now needing a Birdie to tie missed his Long putt and be came a masters runner up for inc second year in a Row. It was the third time in the inst five major championships which also include the . And British opens and the pea that he has been second. For Mize it was Only the second Victory of a six year pea tour career. The other win came in the 1983 Memphis classic. He had a half dozen runner up finishes since the 1983 Victory and had a Chance to win last year s Kemper but lost to Norman on the sixth playoff Hole. The Victory was Worth $162,000 in prize Money to Mize who now lives in Columbus a. Crenshaw the soft spoken texan known As gentle Ben to his fellow pros held or shared the Lead most of the warm Windy Day and relinquished a share of the top spot Only when he look three Shols from the Back fringe 10 bogey the 17lh. Crenshaw. The 1984 masters Champion was in the last group to finish regulation play and came to the 18th needing to make a 20-foot Birdie putt to lie and watched in dismay As it Slid by the Hole. He and Maltbie an easygoing 35-year-old who Hung around the top Mosi of the final round each shot 74 Over the last 18 holes and finished at 286. Mudd after a magnificent Start also was at 286 after a closing 69. Starting play five shots Back he boiled into Contention with a Birdie Eagle Birdie beginning. Curtis strange and bar Shurd Langer of West Germany each got to within one shot at one Point or another. But strange played inc Back nine in 40 and fell out of it. Langers last Hope disappeared with his second shot into the water at the 15lh Hole. Langer finished in a lie for seventh at 289, three shots Back of the group lied for fourth also at one Over Par were Tom Watson Jay Haas . Weibring and Jack Nicklaus. Montreal sweeps Boston series from pm dispatches Boston Bobby Smith s goal tied the game Midway through the second period and Mike Mcphee put Montreal ahead 30 seconds later As the canadians beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 sunday night to sweep their first round nil playoff series. By winning four straight games in the bust of seven series the canadians eliminated the Bruins in the first round for the fourth year in a Row. Three of those series were sweeps and Montreal has won its last 18 playoff series with Boston since the Bruins last Victory in 1943. The defending Stanley cup champions will take a 13-game winning Streak including nine in the regular season into the Adams division finals against the Winner of the Hartford Quebec series. Boston whose losing Streak reached six games was leading 2-1 when Smith lied the game at 12 36 of the second period with his third playoff goal. Ryan Wal Ler passed from the right Corner to Smith who beat goalie Bill Ranford to the far Side. Then Mcpace who had three goals in saturday night s 5-4 Victory put the Ca Nadies ahead to slay at 13 06 with his fourth playoff goal. Brian Skrudland passed to Mcphee in the left Circle and map acc then put a 30 foot shot past Ranford. After taking the Lead the canadians nil playoffs shut Down the Bruins while padding their margin on Shayne Carson s first playoff gaol 2 53 into the third period As they did saturday night the Bruins struck first. Randy Burridge who spent most of the season in the american hockey league and was recalled for the playoffs scored at 7 26 of inc first period when he took a pass from Keith Crowder and skated in alone on goalie Patrick Roy faked to the right then skated to the left and listed the puck into the open Side of the net. Montreal def Anseman Chris Chelios lied the game on a Power play Ai 18 21 when he carried the puck from the left Point to the crease and tucked it Between inc Post and Sanford s right pad Boston went ahead at 4 17 of the Sec Ond period when Montreal def Anseman Larry Robinson kicked Cam Necly s re bound into the net Coly was credited with his fifth playoff goal. In other games sunday red wings 3, Buck Hawks i Chicago Detroit goalie Greg Stefan stopped 46 shots and Mel bring Man and David Barr scored second period goals As the red wings Defeated Chi Cago for a four game sweep of their Morris division semifinal playoff series the wings who held Chicago scoreless in 17 Power play attempts Dur ing the series will face the Winner of the St. Louis Toronto series which is tied 2 2, for the division championship. Jets 4, flames 3 Winnipeg Manitoba Dale Haw Verchuk s Power play goal 69 seconds into the third period broke a tie and the Winnipeg jets went on to beat Calgary and take a 3-1 Lead in their smythe division semifinal series. Rangers 6, flyers j new York Tomas Sandstrom Jeff Jackson and George Mcphee scored first period goals As new York evened its Patrick division playoff series against Philadelphia. Sandstrom and Jackson scored on two of the rangers firs three shots and my Picc s Power play goal at 10 31 chased goalie Ron hex fall in favor of Chico Rysch. The Busl of so Van series tied at two victories apiece will return to the spec Trum in Philadelphia tuesday night with game 6 scheduled for thursday1 in new Vork capitals 4, islanders Uniondale . Mike Gartner scored two goals and Rookie goaltender Bab Mason turned in his second out standing performance in As Many nig his leading the Washington Over new Vork for a 3-1 Lead in their Patrick division playoff series. The series resumes with game 5 at the see nil on Page 23 Mantle s condition improves Irving Texas a base Ball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was admitted to an Irving Hospital after he suffered Chest pains on a Jel liner Enro Ute to Dallas fort Worth International Airport a Hospital spokeswoman said. Mantle s condition was up graded from serious to fair said Ramona a Cir administrative assistant at Irving Community hos vital. He was being treated in the capital s intermediate coronary care unit. They doctors have confirmed that he did not have a heart at tack she said. Mantle was Croutc to inc dal Las area aboard a Delia airlines Jet 01 the Lime he became ill late Sun Day she said. As soon As the plane landed he was rushed 10 the Hospi Tal in an ambulance. Mantle 55, starred for the Yan Kees from 1951-68 and was elected to baseball s Hall of Fame in 1974, he was voted the Al map in 1956, 19s7 and 1962