European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 11,1987 the stars and St Lopes Paga 21 sports Nelson wins pea in playoff with Lanny Wadkins by Bob Green Palm Beach gardens Flap Larry Nelson won the 69th pea nation Al championship sunday when he made a scrambling one pull Par of the first Hole Ofa sudden death playoff and Lanny wad Ting mused a four foot pull for Par. In was the third major tide for the 39 year old Veteran. Nelson and Wadkins who were lied at 1-Undcr-Par 287 after 72 holes both m Asch Lite Green on the 409-Yard, Par-1 i oth Hole at the pea National Golf dub course the first Playo Thole. Wadkins Down a Bank on the right chipped about four feel beyond the cup. Nelson from the left rough put his shot six feet past the . The first to putt stroked the Ball into the Middle of the cup then watched As Wadkins missed his pull for Par then walked to Nelson with hand extended and hugged his opponent i Wai really expecting Lanny to make it Nelson said i m sorry the Way it ended. I hoped someone would win it with a  Nelson s scrambling Par was a filling Climax to a tournament that turned into a survival test Over the final 18 holes. Nehoma who won the 1981 pea tideland the 1983 us. Open needed Only a final round of Par 72 to pass five players and gain a share of the Lead alter 72 holes. The to under Par winning total was the highest Lince this tournament went from match play to medal play in 1958. Wadkins 37, the 1977 Winner of this tournament came Back from a pair of Dou ble bogeys and managed a 73 with a 12-foot Birdie putt on the Isth Hole and a great save from the deep wiry rough on the i file. We be played some hard Golf courses with demanding rough. Bui i Don t think any can compare with the severity of the conditions we played this week Nelson  scores and the methods by which they were achieved seemed 10 support that analysis. Take for example Scott Koch. Playing almost in hour in front of the other contenders he had a Chance to win in All. He was five under Par for the Day and was in a tie for the Lead when replayed his third shot to the Par-5 18th. He put it about eight feel from the Lagand needed Hal putt to go two under for the tournament. I Felt if i made that i had a very Good Chance to win or at least make the play off Hoch  he missed it running the Ball about three feet beyond the  he misled the three footer com ing Back and look a bogey that dropped him one shot Back. I did the things you have to do Towin i just forgot to finish in off Hoch said after Bis 68 the Best round of the Day left him at Par 288.he was tied Al that figure with . Weibring who was one of six men who scrambled in and out of the Lead Over the final 18 holes. And Weibring like most of the others slaved in Contention de spite a 4-Over-Par 76.then there a Mark Mccumber who refused to fold despite a string of four holes that he played five Over , playing in the last group of the Day came to the Isth needing a Larry Nelson reads after linking what proved id be the winning Pott Lor pea title. M photo Birdie to join Nelson and Wadkins in the playoff. He drove into the Fairway on the 541 Yard Hole and stood there under the will ing Sun trying to make a decision whether to go for the Green. He bad a Wood out then put in Back. But Mccumber a Long Hiller Wool Back to the Wood and went for the Green Wilh his second shot. He appeared to Over awing and partially lopped the Ball. M never had a Chance and went into the water. Mccumber finished Wilh a 77 that included five birdies eight bogeys a Dou ble bogey and four pars. . Pan am squads sputter Early in taking baseball hoop openers by Barry Wilner Indianapolis a . Base Ball and basketball teams struggled Early before winning their openers sunday Al the pin american games a americans won Gold medals in swimming diving cycling and Canoe kayak. In track Jamaica s Raymond Stewart ran the third fastest 100 meters Ever. Americans won in baseball 10-6 Over Canada and basketball 91-43 Over pan Ama two of the nation s traditionally Strong sports. Stewart s Lime of 9.89 seconds was under Calvin Smith s world record of 9.93, but was wind aided and will not be recognized. The Day was not without controversy. While local organizers claimed week Long housing and transportation prob lems were solved the cuban delegation sent a protest letter to Pax Indianapolis citing what it said were provocations during opening ceremonies to get cuban athletes to defect. The cubans complained of an air plane that flew Over the Indianapolis motor Speedway trailing a Banner Wilh a Tele phone number for cubans interested in defecting to Call. They also complained about Spanish language cards which were distributed 10 the crowd and said cuban Broth ers Welcome to the land of  the cards listed police and  immigration Telephone numbers. The protest letter was sent to Mark Miles president of Pax i the local organizing committee and Mario Vaz quiz Rana president of the pan Ameri can sports organization. Ted bochum Pax i chairman said Here was t much Bis group could do about an anti Castro group called i Hecuba american National foundation. If they Start doing it in places we have control Over Boehm said we could attempt to top it. But we have no ability whatever in a Public Street to Tell people what they can or cannot pass out. Thai s life in the United  Behro said he was hopeful thai the focal Point of the games now would be the playing  s now become a sports Story i Hope he said. All the organizational glitches and Shakedown Are behind us. \ m not saying there won t be any More problems but the housing situation has been resolved. The transportation prob lems have been  the . Learn fell behind Canada 4-0, but rallied helped by three Canadian errors and four wild pitches. A four run seventh gave the americans an 8-6 Lead. A one run single by Tina Martinez of Tampa fla., tied the , who had tour Hils and drove in four runs stole second moved to third on a wild Pilch and scored the win Ning run on a single by Scott scr Ais of Coon Valley  club hauled coach Ron Fraser said. I m proud icy came Back from an ugly  dozen cuban americans veterans of the 1961 Bay of pigs invasion pick eted outside Bush stadium As the cuban Leam beat the Sci Horlands Ancilla 12-1.after the game members of the cuban delegation traded Punche with the pro be slurs. Security guards and City police broke up the right within minutes and there were no arrests. Witnesses also said one of the cuban americans was taken from the scene by ambulance after he was pushed and tin his Chest on a chair. Bui a spokeswoman for methodist Hospital the closest one to the stadium said she had no record of anyone being Tri died or  the americans did l gel off to much belter Sun than the baseball Leam and had trouble keeping inc panamanian team off the offensive boards. Panama had 12 offensive rebounds in the first half out rebounded inc american Leam 20-17 in inc opening 20 minutes and was ahead 28-27 when the americans went on an my  United states led 44-33 at half time then Danny Manning of Kansas see pan am on Page 23 giants take pair from reds by the associated press san Francisco the Sanfrancisco giants got Strong pitching performances from Mike Krukow and Kelly Downs sunday to sweep a double header from Cincinnati 3-2 and 5-2, and move within one game of the red in inc National league West Pennant race. The twin victories gave the giants their first four game sweep of no Roundup Cincinnati since May 1983. The reds were held to just nine runs in the four games. In the opener Krukow 3-6, did not allow a hit until Barry Lanxin singled in inc Siiteri. Birukow allowed Jusi five Hils Mer Xvi innings. Krukow look a Ihrcke Hii Ihu Toul into the ninth but Kal Daniels singled with one out and Eric Davis kit his 32nd Homer. Craig Lefferts Cal the second Oul of the inning and Don Robinson Gol the last Oul Fot his 13ih save will Clark Hil his 24th Homer in see no on Paga 26