European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday july 16,1987 longer British open co favorite by Andrew Warshaw muirf1eld, Scotland a the last 17 major Golf championships have been won by 17 different players but West Germany s Bernhard larger the1985 masters Champion Hopes to end hat Streak when the i i6tli British open begins thursday "1 feel extremely confident ant pretty. Good game Langer said tues Day after his first practice round Over he Muir Leld links a course that traditionally favors players with an All around game. I expect Good things this larger is a 6-to-l co favorite to win his second major title along with Spain s sevc Ballwsteros. Then comes defending Champion Greg Norman of Australia at 8-lt a Langer has come close to winning the British open in each of the last three years with two tics for third and one for second. Hopefully i can a better one or two spots he said. Langer has played Well in Europe this year winning the Whytt and Mackay pea championship at Wentworth eng land and taking the Carrolls Irish open by 0 strokes. Lancer finished fourth in the . Open out Mirfield he said better suits his game it s a Shol maker s course because of he a acre rough and the Many bunkers and the Tough greens he sad. He said any one of 50 to 70 players could win the tide but if in gets Windy that comes Down to 10 or 15. Norman is bidding to become the first player since Tom Watson in 1983 to win consecutive British open titles. But the hard hitting australian has not won a tournament on the . Circuit this year. He lost in a playoff to Larry Mize at the masters. Norman thinks his problem has been trying to emulate his 1986 form. I be probably been trying too hard Irvine a make 1987 a Boner year than 1986," he said. But i m ready to Start at the British open and forget what has happened Norman described Mirfield As a de manding course even on a Mill that he said might explain Why so few underdogs have won the title Here. One thing about Muir iced it s a course that seems to isolate players from each other Norman said. Like Norman Watson has been win less this year. In fact he has not won a tide since he australian open in 1984. But he came within one putt of win Ning the . Open last month and has the additional incentive of needing one More British open title to tic Harry Var Don s record of sin Watson also was Champion the last time the British open was staged Here in1980. I played Well enough at the .open to prove to myself thai i am on the Way Back Watson said monday after his first practice round. But winning is the name of the game and i have not done that the Man who beat Watson for the . Open title Scott Simpson said 40 to a Odds against him winning a second straight major were about right Simpson who had won Only three tournaments before his upset Victory at the open said he realized his chances at Mirfield arc slim. I think 1 can win but i would not say i will. If i play Well i could be up among the leaders he said. Al his first British open last year Simpson finished 17 strokes behind nor Man and he said he would have skipped Mirfield had he not won the . Open. "1 would not have been Here if Tom Watson had not missed that pull on the 18th," Simpson said. I had not entered and would not have been invited. I did not play at All Well last year contour. No one would have picked me for the . to could help raiders fast but baseball career shaky by Dave Goldberg a football writer can to Jackson have an immediate Impact on the nil yes say football experts. Is he jeopardizing his baseball career by signing a five year contract with the nil s los Angeles raiders again the answer is yes. I think he can do it for this year. But 1 just Don t tee him trying to Combine the two sports year after year said Carroll Hardy director of scouting for the Denver Broncos and one of the last athletes to com Bine pro baseball and football Careen. Hardy left the san Francisco 49crs after one season to sign with base Ball s Cleveland indians in 1955. He could do either one and be a Star Al either one. Bui if he s going to play baseball he s really jeopardizing his career by playing football hard said. On injury and in could be All Over. 1 love to ski and Uherc s great skiing Here in Colorado but i never touched skis while i was Jackson the left fielder for the Kansas City royals announced tuesday that he reached agreement with the raiders on a contract that sources put at $2.5 million Over five years. He was chosen by the raiders in the seventh round of the april 29 draft after Choos ing the royals Over the Tampa Bay buc cancers who had made him the first pick Overall in the 1986 draft and offered him 17 million Over five years. The baseball season ends oct. 4, four weeks into the nil season. The royals arc two games behind the Minnesota twins in the american league West. If they win the division. Jackson s arrival would be delayed another two weeks if they each the world series add on two weeks More meaning the football season would be Hal Over when Jackson reports. Obviously we would find some ways to use him raiders coach Tom Flores said tuesday. When we drafted him we said we were doing it with the idea of not disrupting his baseball career we feel that if any body has the ability to play both he is the he has decided to play both sports we Are Happy with his football people agree that Jackson can have an Impact on the nil once he gets into shape and learn the los Angeles offensive system. They cite his outstanding ability. He was a Heisman Tro Phy Winner at Auburn and was considered by some scouts the Best running Back Prospect in a decade. His position one of the least complicated 10learn. He already knows an off tackle play from a Quick trap or an end run said Jack Faulkner administrator of football operations for the los Angeles rams. It would be a lot harder if he was an offensive lineman or a defensive the learn. The raiders got considerable production last year from Napoleon Mccallum while Mccal Lum was also serving As a full Lime naval officer. The Navy has made Mccallum unavailable this year and Flores implied Jackson would be his replacement. Moreover the raiders use a less complicated Offen Sive system than Many other nil teams playing for their offence is easier than playing for our offence with All of Dan Reeves shifts Hardy said. There is also concern that the Quick transition can Lead to injury particularly if Jackson switches Back and Forth for several years. To Jackson might be ready for la. By Early october. All stars from Page 17 Winner was almost perfect for three innings. Detroit s Jack Morris Seattle s Mark Langston Milwaukee s Dan Pic Sac new York s Dave Righetti and to Ronto s Tom Hunke were nearly As Good for the Al no starter Mike Scott of Houston Rick sul Cliffy of Chicago and Orel Hershiser of los an gds each pitched two innings of one hit Ball before Rick Ruschel of Pittsburgh. John Franco of Cincinnati. Steve Bedrosian of Phila Delphia and Smith took Over. Bedrosian who leads the majors with 24 saves saved the no in the ninth with his Glove and Arm Bedrosian walked the Yankees Dave infield and the red son s Dwight Evans with one out. The mariners Fla rold Reynolds followed with a grounder thai first baseman Keith Hernandez of the new York mets fielded and threw to second for a Force. The relay from Brooks 10 Bedrosian covering first base was wide but Bedrosian caught the Ball with a dive rolled Over and threw to Virgil Al the plate who held on in a hard collision with the charging Winfield to finish the double play and end the in Ning. It was the second time Winfield had been doubled up in scoring position. In the lop of the ninth the Nali orals posed a threat when Raines reached third with one out with a single stolen base and first baseman Mark Mcgwire s throwing error. The Phillies Juan Samuel followed with a Fly to Evans in medium right held and Raines tagged up but slopped half Way Down the line rather than test Evans Strong Arm. It was a Good thing too Evans throwing a one hop strike to the plate. Henke then retired san Francisco s Jeffrey Leonard on 3 Faul pop to end the inning. The Only other serious threats were posed by a pair of Fly balls. Mcgwire the Oakland Rookie who leads he majors with 33 Home runs of tied out to he warning track in right Field to end the seventh with a Man on base. Royals Rookie Kevin Silzer hit a Fly to the Center Field track that ended the american 10th. Saberhagen was virtually untouchable in his three innings allowing just a two out double to the cubs Andre Daw onion inc first tie kept the nationals off balance with a mix of fastball and Chang . Scott despite not having his bail split lingered fastball also stayed out of Trou ble for two innings with the Glove help of cardinals first baseman Jack Clark. Winfield Ted off the second with a hard double Down the left Field line extending his own All Star record for Dou Bles to Siv Clark then snared a line drive by Baltimore Cal Ripken Svith a leaping backhanded grab and threw to cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith to double up win Field. Morris replaced Saberhagen and gave up a two out single to he Phillies Mike Schmidt in the third. Clark who leads the majors with 86 runs batted in was at the plate when Schmidt was caught steal ing by Catcher Terry Kennedy on a play in which in appeared Schmidt was Safe. The americans posed More threats but had nothing to show for them. Pinch hit Ter Alan Trammel of Detroit reached on Smith s one out error in the third. Don Mattingly of the Yankees Drew a two out walk on four pitches from Sutcliffe. Wade Boggs leading the major leagues with a .375 average ended the inning with a Fly Ball to Center. Boggs got anti bar Chance in the fifth against Hershiser when the Yankees Rickey Henderson got an infield single with to outs and malting 1 again walked on four pitches. This time Boggs grounded to Schmidt Al third fora Force out
