European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26o the stars and stripes thursday july 16,1987 longer British open co Faye Fate by Andrew Washaw Mirfield Scotland a the last 17 major Golf championships have been won by 17 gift Cronl players but Wisl Germany s Bomhard larger the 1985 masters Champion Hopes to end that Streak when the i i6lh British open begins thursday. "1 feel extremely confident and pretty Good about my game Langer said tues Day after his first practice round Over the Muir kid links a course which tradition ally favors players Wilh an All around game. "1 expect Good things this  Langer is a 6-to-l co favorite to win his second major title along with Spain s Sivc Balles Lacros. Then comes defend ii Champion Greg Norman of Fauser s-to-1 larger has come Clos cd fir ining the British open in Cacaj the last three years Wilh in Ujj Tor third and one for second. Tully i can do belter one or of spots he Laid. Langer has played Well in Europe this year winning the Whyte and Mackay pea championship at Wentworth eng land and taking the Carrolls Irish open by 10 strokes Langer finished fourth in the . Open but Muir held he said belter suits his game it s a Shol maker s course Beau the severe rough and the Maju or cars and the Tough greens he he said any one  to 70 players could win the comp nil if it gels Windy that come pin to 10 or 15. Sins bidding to become the first i since Tom Watson in 1983 to win consecutive British open lilies. Bui the hard hitting australian has not won a tournament on the . Circuit this year. He lost in a playoff to Larry Misc at the masters. Norman thinks his problem has been trying to emulate his 1986 form. I be probably been trying too hard trying to make 1987 a better year than 1986," he said. But i m ready 151 Start at the British open and fijut what has happened  Norman  As a de. Even on a still  explain Why so few logs have won the title Here. One thing about Mirfield in 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 title since the australian open in 1984. But he came within one pull of win Ning the . Open last month and has the additional incentive of needing one More British open title to lie Harry Var Don t record of six. Watson also was Champion the last time the British open was staged Here in 1980. I played Welt enough at the . Open to prove o myself that 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 thai  the Man who beat Watson for the . Open title Scott Simpson said 40 to-1 Odds against him winning a second straight major were about  Simpson who had won Only three tournaments before his upset Victory at the open said he realized his chances at Muir held arc slim. "1 think i can win but i would not say i will. If i play Well i could be up among the leaders he said. At his first British open last year Simpson finished 17 strokes behind nor Man and he said he would have skipped Muir held had he not won inc . Open. I would not have been Here if Tom Watson had not missed that pull on the Isle Simpson said. I had not entered and would not have been invited. I did not play at All Well last year on tour. No one would have picked me for the .  a Back from Mexico rules against brain surgery new York a Muhammad Ali says he has decided to fallow the advice of his personal physicians and not undergo an experimental farm of brain surgery in Mexico to Traci his Parkinson s syndrome. I m Happy i m shaking up the world again a close personal Friend said Ali told him. But no doctor s going to touch me or. Ignacio Madrazo a mexican neurosurgeon told Abc s monday spor Snite that there was a great Chance he would perform the operation on Ali who was in men Ico for a sports sym Posi urn. A spokeswoman at Humana Hospital in Mexico City told the associated press that the 45-year-old Ali would be tested this week and surgery would depend on the lest results. Although Ali declined comment on the reports tuesday night when interviewed at Chicago s o Harc Airport longtime Friend and business associate Larry Kolb of new York said Ali told him he had decided against any operation Tor the time being. Kolb said he spoke with Ali by Telephone from Mexico City Mon Day night and again tuesday morning. Kolb said All told him lie had met with Madrazo after the doctor approached him. He said he would listen and see what the Guy had to say but his position throughout was that he wanted to get a lot of other opinions Kolb said. He wanted to know what the Long Lerm Success rates were and wanted Alt his other doctors to verify what this surgeon was saying he was in close Contact with his doctor in los Angeles who advised him not to do this. It was too speculative at this Point. While he listened to Madra 20, it was totally inaccurate to say there was a great likelihood he would have the operation Kolb said. He said Ali told him he had not undergone any less and did t plan to be tested anytime in the future unless he gets enough indication the procedure is  the former heavyweight Champion who was diag nosed As having Parkinson s syndrome in 1984, arrived at o Hare about 5 . And looked tired As he carried his bags through the Airport occasionally Stop Ping to sign autographs and smiling when onlookers called him Champ asked Bokil the reports out of Mexico City Ali said i m thinking about  asked when he might make a decision he said i Don l know exactly. I d rather not talk about  Ali was attending a symposium on sports Medicine at the resort town of Coyoc South of Mexico City at the invitation of world boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman. In a statement the wac said Ali showed himself to be very interested in the surgical procedure because of the problems from Parkinson s disease that he has and he decided to return to his country to discuss and consult about the possibility with his closest relatives. The sex Champion left today for Chicago and we do not know his future plans related to this  Madrazo told Abc that he has performed the opera Tion on 18 patients severely afflicted with the disease. The surgery involves taxing cells from the adrenal glands which produce dopamine and placing them in the brain. Dopamine is deficient in this condition. Parkinson s syndrome is a mild form of Parkin son s disease which is a degenerative affliction characterized by tremors and muscular rigidity. A Floto. Carrying own bags at Chicago Airport All stars from Page 21 Winner was almost perfect for three innings. Detroit s Jack Morris. Seattle s Mark Langston Milwaukee s Dan pie Sac new York s Dave Righetti and to Ronto s Tom Hunke were nearly is Good for the Al. No Staner Mike Scott of Houston Rick Suteliffe of Chicago and Orel harsh ser of los Angeles each pitched two innings of one hit Ball before Rick reuse he of Pittsburgh. John Franco Cincinnati Steve Bedrosian of " Delphia and Smith look Over. Bedrosian. Who leads the Bjurs with 24 saves saved the Elj be ninth with his Glove and Arm. Bedrosian or fed the Yankees Dave Winfield Tihe red sox s Dwight one out. The mariners a followed with a grounder that first baseman Keith Hernandez of the new York mels fielded and threw to second for a Force. The relay from Brooks to Bedrosian covering first base was wide but bed asian caught the Ball with a dive rolled Over and threw to Virgil at the plate who held on in a hard co Dion Wilh the charging Winfield Toj finish the double play and Ning. It was the second had been doubled Upin in the lop of i the nationals posed am when Raines reached out with a single stolen i first baseman Mark Mcgwire s owing error. The Phillies Juan Samuel followed Wilh a Fly to Evans in medium Nghil Field and Raines tagged up but stopped half Way Down the line other than test Evans Strong Arm. It was a Good thing Loo trans showing a one hop strike to the plate. Henke then retired san Francisco s Jeffrey Leonard on a foul pop to end the inning. The Only other serious threats were posed by a pair of Fly balls. Mcgwire the Oakland leads the majors with 33j Oul to the warning pm Ghl Field to r d theum nmn a Man on base n Feilzer hit a Fly to filter Field track that ended the american Lola. Saberhagen was virtually untouchable in his three innings allowing just a two out double to the cubs Andre Dawson in the first. He kept the nationals off balance with a mix of fastball and Chang . Scott despite not having his Best split fingered fastball Alto stayed out of Trou ble for two innings Wilh the Glove help of cardinals first baseman Jack Clark. Win Flotd led off the second with a hard double Down the left Field line sex lending his own All Star record for Dou Bles to is Clark then snared a line drive by Hallimore Cal Ripken Wilh a leaping backhanded grab and threw to cardinals shortstop Jle up win Lorris replaced Saberhagen and gave up a two put single to the Phillies Mike Schmidt in the third. Clark who Cadi the majors with 86 rum balled in was i the plate when Schmidt was caught steal ing by Catcher Terry Kennedy on a play in which it appeared Schmidt Wai 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 Mallin Gly of the Yankees Drew a two out walk on four pitches from Sut Clide. Wade Boggs leading the major leagues with a .175 average ended the inning with a Fly Ball to Center Boggs got another Chance in the fifth against her Shier when the Yankees Rickey Henderson got an infield single Wuh iwo on is and Mallin Gly again walked on four pitches. This time boggle grounded to St Midi at third for a Force out