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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 9. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Lanny Wadkins Floyd Lead pea by Bob Green Palm Beach gardens Fla. A Lanny Wadkins moved ahead of his brother Bobby and into a lie with Ray Floyd for he second round Lead in the 69th pea National championship Friday. Lanny inc 1977 pea Winner shot a second round 2-under-Par 70 in temperatures thai unofficial 1 were measured Al 109 degrees on the pea National coif club course. Al 37 the older of the Brothers Lanny was tied for the 36-Hole Lead at 140 with Floyd who also shot 70 de spite a struggle in the strength sap Ping heat ii seems to be getting holler every  Floyd mid. A pea spokesman said the official High Tor the Day was 9 but a thermometer on the course showed 109 shortly after 4 . First round Leader Bobby Wadkins a non Winner in 13 years on the pea tour dropped out of the top spot with a bogey bogey finish that gave him a 74 and left him at 142, two shots behind the Leaden and one be Hind Tim Simpson and jct Tiuman. I did t play nearly As Well As i did thursday. But i did some things i was very pleased with Floyd said. "1 lost my rhythm out there. I was totally out of sync. Maybe the heat was gelling to me. Often when it gets away i am not capable of getting it Back. But today i was Able to Jet Back in control. Thai s a very positive thing for me said Floyd who owns two pea titles. I did what i had to do. What i needed to a to put a score up he said. Stuman had a share of the Lead until he bogeyed his final Hole miss ing a Short putt and dropped Back into a tie with Simpson at 141. Slu Man matched the Best round of the steamy Day with a 69, while Simpso had a 70 after shoo ing a 71 thurs Day. Ben Crenshaw Larry Nelson and Sivc Ballesteros of Spain were tied with Bobby Wadkins Al 142. Nelson a former pea and . Open Champ shot a 11. Crenshaw and Batlis Lacros each had z 70, but look different routes in get there. Ball Coleros. A two time masters and British open Winner had an erratic round that included six birdies and four bogeys. Crenshaw saved his round with his play around the greens. He chipped in for Par on one Hole made putts of 20 and 30 feet to save oar on two others and birdied two of his last three Hole the last with a downhill 30-footer that trickled into the cup. I got away with murder out there Crenshaw said. The Only others under Par after 36 holes were Mark Mccumber an Bobby clamped lied Al 143. My Cumber had a 69, Clamp it a 72. Trie game is still on for a lol of people Lanny Wadkins said. The Leader Board is pretty Strong. There Aren i a lot of weak Sisters up  also not up there Are a number of big names. Tom Watson Only two shots out of the Lead after the first round soared to a 79 and was Al 149. He was beaten for the Day by both his playing partners Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus shot a 73 and was at 149, while Palmer had o 75 and finished at 151. Masters Champ Larry Mize had an 81 for 156 and Paul Azinger the Lead ing Money Winner this year shot a 77 for 159. Both failed to qualify for the tinal two rounds saturday and Sun Day. Greg Norman the australian who lost this title to Bob Tway s 72nd Hole Bunker shot last year cleaned out his locker and paid off his Caddy after a 78 left him Al 151. But his 7-Over-Par Luigi later Fiu Jcj to be Good enough to qualify and he was to return sat urday. The group at 151 was the last to make the Cut. Tway Shol a 71 for 149, . Open Champ scout Simpson had a 73 for i5t and Nick Faldo. The englishman who won the British open title three weeks ago was at 146 after a 73. Fred Funk the univer Siviy of Mary land Golf coach who was one stroke off the first Day Lead after shooting a 69, soared to a 79 and finished at 148. Toronto takes Al East Lead by he associated press Cleveland George Bell and Fred Mcgriff Lio mered and Dave slice won his fifth straight decision Friday night As the Toronto Blue jays routed inc Cleveland indians 15-1 and took Over first place in the american league East. Toronto won for the fifth time in six games and moved one half game ahead of the new York Yankees who lost 8-0 in Detroit. The Yankees had been in first place since june 29, Sliech 11-5, gave up seven hits in eight innings walked none and struck out one. He has not lost since june 28 and is 8-2 in his last 12 starts. Bell hit a three run Homer in the seventh inning his 34lh of the year. He has 95. Bis tied for the major league Lead with Andre Dawson of the Chicago cubs. Bell s 34 homers Are the most Ever for a player from the dominican Republic. Pedro Guerrero hit 33 for los Angeles in 1985, Mcgriff homered 10 Start the Blue jays four run second inning against Dar ref Akcer folds 0-3, and he also singled during a five run rally in the fifth. After Mcgriffe Homer his 16th, Aker Felds walked ranch Mulliniks and hit Willie Upshaw before yielding an rib single to Rick Leach and an rib double to Garth Lorg. He then hit Tony Fernan Dez and Lloyd Moseby followed with a sacrifice Fly to make it 4-0. Fernandez tripled and scored when first baseman pal taster booted Moseby s grounder in the fourth to make it 5-0. The indians scored their Only run in the fourth on Mel Hall s ground Oul inc Bike jays Load eco the bases with none out to set up their five run fifth Bell walked to Start the inning. Mcgriff singled and Mulliniks walked before up Shaw singled off the Glove of reliever Jeff Kaiser for the inning s first run. Leach walked to Force in another run and Lorg hit into a run scoring Force out. Toronto reloaded the bases on a around out by Fernandez and a walk to Moseby before Ernie Whin capped the inning with a two run double to left. Bell homered in the seventh off Reggie Riller and the Blue jays scored twice in Dave stick. Raises record to 11-5 the ninth. A single by Juan Beni quiz hit filter in the jaw but the Pichert Cal the Field on his Power. Twin 9, Alhar tics 4 Minneapolis Joe Nickroo cur Rani by appealing a 10-Day suspension for allegedly scuffing baseballs pitched eight Strong innings As Minnesota beat Oak see Al on Page 26 . Eyes pan am track & Field Gold b Bert Rosenthal Indianapolis  
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