European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday september 1,1987 Okamoto co Fures women s title Huford a. A Japan s Ayako Okamoto broke out of a tic with Betsy King with a 2-foot Bir die putt on inc 16th Hole and finished with a a under Par 71 Sun Day to win the 5250,000 world championship or women s Golf. Okamoto claiming her 2lh Ca reer Victory in seven years on the Lyga tour registered a one shot Victory aver King a four time win Ner this year. The Victory was Worth $81,900 richest prize in Lyga history to Okamoto who raised her season s earnings to $411,995. King collected vi3,400 to retain her Money cad with $425,175. Okamoto finished with a 6 under Par 282 total on inc Hilly 6,073-Yard incl Sec resort Goff course along the shores of Lake Lanier. King closed with a 68 for a 283 total and Jane Geddes who had shared the third round Lead with Okamoto had a dosing 73 that left her alone in third place at 284. Ceddes had fallen seven shots Back on the fifth Hole where she took a quadruple bogey 9, and also bogeyed the fourth and sixth holes. She rallied with three consecutive birdies beginning on the 14th, Okamoto took the Lead from Geddes Early with birdies on nos. 3 and 4, but then bogeyed 6 and 7 before malting the turn with a Bir die 4 on no 9. Colleen Walker finished fourth with a 74-286. Strange wins by 3 by Bob Creon Akron Ohio a Curtis strange s front running three shot Victory sunday in inc world series of Golf put him in a position he had t anticipated and May Force a change in Hij plans. The relatively easy Triumph he led by a minimum of three shots Over the entire Back nine earned strange 1144,000 from the total purse of s 800,000 and enabled him to set a sin Gle season Money winning record of 1697,385, surpassing the 1653,196 australian Greg Norman won last year. With the season winding Down it also put strange atop inc Point list from which he pea player of the year is chosen a title he cherishes. When 1 won the Money winning title in is 1 thought i might never have a Chance at player of the year again strange said. I d be foolish i d hate myself in later years if 1 did t do everything i could to win  and that May include playing in the Nabisco championships of Golf in san Antonio Al the end of october. Earlier strange had said he would skip thai event the richest in Golf his tory to fulfil some highly lucrative contracts in a three week tour of Japan. I m keeping an open mind. I m keep i no my options open he said. Strenge s third Victory of the year also Pui him atop the inc Nabisco grand pm of Golf a season Long Point list that will award the Winner s175,000 on the Condi Tion he plays in the san Antonio tournament. Should strange skip the san Antonio tournament to play in Japan he would have to forgo any Money he would win from the Nabisco grand prix As Well As a minimum $32.000 for last place in the tournament which has a $2 million total Al from Page s3 were six hard hits thai s quite an accomplishment. There s not much More one person can do in a game twins manager Tom Kelly said. The Brewers had taken a 6-5 Lead with three runs in the sixth the inning that puck to went High above the Wall to pull Down Young s drive with the bases loaded. He s had a marvelous two games Here. It s the Best saturday and sunday i be Ever seen a player have Milwaukee manager Tom tre Belhom said. In other games sunday Blue jays 13, a 3 Toronto Jim Clancy save up eight hits and three runs in the first four innings but his Toronto Lea males scored eight runs with the help of three homers in the seventh inning to defeat Oakland. George Bell hit two homers a three run shot in the seventh inning and a Solo Homer in the eighth giving him the american league Tead with 41. Toronto which hit five Homera in the game tying a learn Mark remained in second place in the Al East a game behind the de troit tigers. Oakland fell a game behind first place Minnesota in the West. Clancy. 12-10, gave up Only one hit from the fifth through the eighth inning. Yinkam 4, Mariner 1 new York Bill Gullickson pitched seven shutout innings in his american league debut before needing Relief help from Dave Righetti As new York beat Seattle. Gullickson acquired wednesday from Cincinnati for Pitcher Dennis Rasmus sen look a three Hitler and a 4-0 Lead into the eighth. He left after Harold Rey nolds1 one out double and Mickey Brant Ley s rib single. Righetti got the final five outs for his 25lh save. Red sox 7, indians 3 Cleveland Dwight Evans a Cal 3 for s with two Home runs and four res As Boston Defeated Cleveland Evans two homers gives him a Carter High of 33, one More than he had in 1982 and 1934. Roger Clemens 14-8, pitching on three Days rest for the first Lime this sea son was the Winner allowing three runs on 10 hits in six innings. Wes Gardner pitched three Willess innings for his eighth save. Angels 6, orioles 2 Baltimore Wally Joyner hit a three run Homer and Tony armas and Brian Downing added Solo shots As Cali fornia Defeated Baltimore. Johnny Ray in his debut with the an gels after being acquired in a Trade with Pittsburgh contributed two doubles. Don Simon was the winning Pitcher registering his 3l9lh career Victory. Tigers 7, Ranger 0 Detroit Lou Whitaker Sconci four of Detroit s seven unearned runs and Doyle Alexander pitched a three bit Ter As the tigers beat Texas 10 maintain their one game Lead in the american league East. Texas Knuckl Batler Charlie Hough 14-10, allowed Only three hits in seven innings but Catcher Gurso Petralli was charged with six passed balls Selling an american league record and tying an 85-year-old major league Mark. Royals ii White sox 7 Chicago Jamie quirk s three run Homer capped a five run sixth inning and Kevin Seitter added a grand slam in the eighth powering Kansas City Over Chicago. Appt Wio Curtis strange moves id top of Point list purse and $360,000 first prize. The huge purse almost certainly will determine the Money winning Leader and positions on inc Money winning list arc vitally important in the player of the year standings. I m committed to Japan. But i can change my mind strange said. Although unavailable for comment sunday pea tour commissioner Deane Beman is known to be opposed to strange s plans 10 bypass the san Anto Nio tournament strange declined to say whether Beman Lias authorized the release Nec Essary for an american tour player to compete in a conflicting foreign tournament. Strange 32, the 1985 leading Money Winner needed Only a final round 71 Over the Firestone country club course for the 12th Victory of his american Ca reer. His winning total was 27five under Par his Way to the title was eased considerably when Davis love i his closest pursuer had a triple bogey seven on the fourth Hole. Love Only one stroke off the Pace Al the time drove into the Woods and had to play out put his next shot into the rough and needed two More strokes to reach the Green. That gave strange some breathing room and he took it from there he led by four Al Ibe turn and was t seriously challenged Over the Back nine. He bogeyed the final Hole but it did t matter. South african pea Champion Fulton alien came on to finish second Worth $86,400, with a closing 70 for a 27s total. Mac o Grady with a final round 69, was the Only other Man to break Par for 72 holes. He was third atone at 279, one under. Pea Champion Larry Nelson Fred couples and Bobby Wadkins were next at 2bq. Nelson moved up with a 68, Cou Ples shot 70 and Wadkins 12. Love eventually struggled Home Wilh an 80 he also scored a 9 on the Par-5 16th Hole and a 286 total. With strange holding a four stroke Lead Over the entire Back nine the High Point was provided by Norman who had been plagued by a Balky Puller All week and never was in Contention. He finally made a Birdie putt on the final Hole then hugged and fondled the Putter before walking to the gallery and giving the club to a Spectator. He finished with a 73 and a 283 total Honey Hon retains welterweight Crown Marbella. Spain a British world welterweight Champion Lloyd Honeyghan stunned american challenger Gene Hatcher sunday knocking him out 40 seconds in to their scheduled 12-round Light to retain his world boxing Council and International boxing federation titles and record the fastest knockout Ever in a world title fight. The British and american National anthems were barely Over in the Marc la bullring when the Jamaica bom londoner removed his red Matador s Cape threw an overhead right a couple of left follows and Hatcher was on the Canvas. The first punch was one of the Best i be Ever thrown the 27-year-old Cham Pion said As startled fans remained Long after the fight staring at the ring. That fim punch could have knocked anyone Oul. I just let it All hang out in the first round and it paid off. This was about the Best shape i be Ever been in for a fight the 40-second knockout bested the previous Mark of 52 seconds by sugar Ray Robinson in his middleweight title defense against Jose Barosa on aug. 25, 1950. Honeyghan said he thought he could have seriously Hurt the 28-year-old fighter from fort Worth Texas who remained on the Canvas for several min utes before gelling up with the help of paramedics. He just came straight Al me Honeyghan said. I expected that so i just threw the punches i d been practising in the changing room before we came out and it paid off Honeyghan whose Victory represented his third successful defense of the two titles said he went Over to Tell Hatcher he was sorry and thai he had been concerned that he had seriously injured him. Honeyghan was heavily favored in the fight bul few ringside observers expected the Quick end since Hatcher had never been knocked Oul in his 31-fight career. Hatcher Well into the fight ranked no. 9 by the wac and had bragged thai he would Knock Oul the British Champi on. Honeyghan s record improved to 31-0 with 20 knockouts while Hatcher s fell to 27-5. We knew we were in a bullring so we thought we d be the Matador Jab him Stab him pick him and then inc coup de Grace but it All happened so quietly said Honeyghan s Trainer Bobby Neill. Honey fian reportedly earned More than $100,000, including his Cut of the Gate for his 40 seconds of work Hatcher received $25,000, which he had earlier called peanuts bul it was an Opportunity to win two lilies. Both fighters weighed in at 147 pounds. The fight originally set for saturday in the open 14,000-scat Nueva Andalucia bullring was postponed for 24 hours because Ofa rare August rainstorm. Honyghan won inc undisputed welterweight titles by stopping Don Curry of Texas after six rounds last september in Atlantic City. N.j., bul later relinquished the world boxing association version because he refused to fight South african Harold Volbrecht