European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june so 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports friends Honor Howser Kansas City map about 1,300 people crammed Inola suburban Church thursday eve Ning for a memorial service to Dick Howser the former manager of the Kansas City royals who died wednesday after an ii month Battle with brain cancer Dick s fight is Over said Paul Splitt Orit a retired Royal Pitcher who represented the players. We can All take Comfort in knowing that tonight our skipper is Safe at  american league president  Brown Howser s widow Nancv and twin daughters Jana and Jill and royals co owner sewing Kauffman and Avron Fogelman were among those in Atten dance. Several speakers noted i he Cour age shown by How scr is in his ordeal which began Las july 22whsn doctors partially removed a malignant brain tumor. The opera Tion occurred jus one week after Howser suffering persistent head aches and memory lapses Man aged the american league to a Vic tory in the All Star  Day Dick looked at me and said something i la never for get said royals president Joe Burke. He said Joe keep laugh ing. Keep smiling. I m not afraid to die Burke noted that How scr had become deeply religious in his final  was ready for the final Road trip Burke said. He was tired. He was ready to go  funeral services and burial forthe Man who managed the royals to the 1985 world series litle willbe saturday in his Hometown of Tallahassee  As pallbearers at thurs Day night s service were Royal broadcaster Fred while Public relations director Dean Vogelaar Gener Al manager John Schuerholz Trainer Mickey Cobb Howser s neighbor Gerry Winship and Burke. There is no doubt that Dick left us too soon and that s very difficult to understand while  s Clergyman the Rev Jim Wells read several passages from Howser s own Bible. Crenshaw leads open by Borgreen san Francisco Ben Crenshaw taking advantage of gentle Rooming conditions and his own hoi put Ter a acceded disown Espectasio Nowith a 3-under-Par 67 thursday for a on stroke Ead in the first round of the 87lh . Open Golf championship. When i went to the practice Tec and saw he winds were Light i wanted to take advantage of it Crenshaw said. I kind of set a target score of 70. I m three ahead of thai target and that s Fine for me Crenshaw said after he finished off his round with a Birdie on the 18lh Hole. It was not so Fine for his closest pursuers who included defending Champion Ray Floyd. Unlike Crenshaw most played in the afternoon when increasing winds and decreasing temperatures heightened the natural difficulties of the Igot tree lined Lake course at the olym Pic club Floyd two time masters and British open Champion sevc balls Stvros of Spain and Tommy Nakajima of Japan were tied for Sec Ond at 68, one shot behind Crenshaw. The Only other players to crack Par-70 were a pair of South africans Denis Watson and Nick Price both Crenshaw regulars on the american pea tour and former Mas ters Champion Bomhard Langer of West Germany. All were at 6�. Jack Nicklaus 47, who has four . Open victories among his record collection of if major pro lilies also asunder Par until he three putted for bogey on the final Hole. That did t bother me too much. I d made my share of Pulli Oul Here today Nicklaus said and smiled. Fora while i actually fell like t knew whal i was doing he said australian Greg Norman a Central Fig ure in All of the major tournaments for More Han a year was the most notable Absentee among the leaders. Norman occasionally pounding his clubs on the fairways in frustration could do no better than a 72. But Norman was not alone in his difficulties. Five time British open Champion Tom Watson who just can t seem to re gain the winning touch also finished at Paul Azinger the pea tour s leading Money Winner took a 76. So did Tomk Jle. Fuzzy Zoeller struggled to a 78. And Corey Pavin Winner of two Early season titles suffered Back problems and wind narrow fairways contributing factors sete a la Esters hits from the rough an the first Hale of he is. Open thursday was forced to withdraw after playing Only seven holes. Bob Tway a non Winner since his 72nd-holc Sand shot beat Norman in i Helga championship last August was among a Large group tied with Nicklaus at 70. Also at 70 were the 51-year-old National seniors Champion. Dale Douglass Lennie Clements Jim Thorpe Mark Wiebe Jay Eton Blake John Cook and two More foreign players South african David Frost and former British Ope Champion Sandy Lyle of Scotland. Masters Champion Larry Misc was at7. Crenshaw a former masters Champi on had to overcome a double bogey to separate himself from he pack."1 gave a couple  lie said of his troubles on he itch Hole Hul that s a minimum on this Golf course. "1 made a couple of no brainers extremely Long difficult puds and thai off set the double bogey Crenshaw said. Balles Lacros hit Only eight of the Nar Row tree lined fairways but got away see open on Page 26 Trees withstanding golfers assault at . Open san Francisco a the Trees Are taking a beating at the . Open. The assault has t led to any complaints yet from environmentalists Bui in has brought a few sympathetic smiles from duffers in the gallery who have clipped a few branches themselves. The open began on a Chilly bloody Mary thursday morning As the branches of towering Cypress Trees hug Ging thai Skinny fairways poked menacingly into the fog. Fans sipped their drinks and tramped into the tall Wel rough to see How the pros gel out of trouble. Joey Sindelar gave a Fine example on the 10th Hole after his drive knocked off some leaves and plunked Doimi rive Yards outside the ropes on the right of the Fairway about 175 Yards from the Green. Sind liar lifted his next shot Over the branches of a so foot Cypress and got enough distance to reach the Green and make Par. Gary Hallburg was equally fortunate on the eighth where a tree played a critical Rule in changing Llie leadership of the 1955 . Open. Hullberg hit a Cypress on the right of the Green but the Ball dropped onto i a Friendly carpet below and 1m iwo putted for Par. Thirty two years ago san Francisco Amateur Maryie Ward was t so Lucky. He was near the Lead in the third round when he hit into a tree and the Ball Tiido l come Down. He took a penalty stroke on the Way to a double bogey and never Theca iced again finishing the round at 76 and the tournament in St with  Ball incidentally fell out of the tree a week later. There arc 40,000 Trees on the olympic club s Lake course and do Chis of them were victimized on thurs Day. A 25-foot Branch behind the 15th Green crashed Down apparently from the wind although Here were some suspicions that n might have been Loose Jcj by a wild shot. Golf balls bounced off trunks snapped branches or scattered leaves Anil Iacre were pm nil it golfers who did t escape easily. Mark Brooks to i a Ball in a tree on the 1 us. Larry Mize bounced one Jota ires on Ibe Mill and had in dig in out of the deep rough. Bob Tway hit into Trees on the High of the ninth Fairway and on the left of the 10th. "1 Don l think there la be Loo Many golfers who will escape this week without hitting Ai Lea Siil few in is Tway said