European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 16,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire player captures second pea seniors title by the an orbited press Palm Beach gardens Fla Gary player did l have to make a dramatic putt to win the pm seniors championship sunday. Consistency assured him of his fourth major title in two Yean. I certainly Don t remember a time on he seniors tour hat i hit the Ball As solidly u i did from Ibe first Hole o the 72nd." player said after a 2-under-Par 70 carried him to a three stroke Victory Over Chi Chi Rodriguez. Obviously it peels very Good to win this tournament far the second Lime added player who also won inc them in 1986. I won two pea championships on the regular Lour and a couple of others internationally. It s something to be proud player finished Wilh a 72-Hole score of 4-under-Par 284 on the 6,i30-Yard Champion course at Prana tonal. Rodriguez the 1987 winnow shot 74 for a 287 that left him and the Winner As the Only players under Par in the 1390,000 Touma Mcnol. Player 52, earned $63,000 for his eighth Victor since joining the pea senior tour in 1985. He won three tournaments in 1987, including inc senior tournament players championship and . Senior open and has career earnings of More than $2.5 million in 31 years. Al Sci berber. Who shared the third round Lead with Rodriguez shot 7510 finish four strokes behind player at 288. Milter Barber tier Geiberger for third with a round of 70, while two Lime Winner Arnold Palmer with a 72, and Orville Moody Wilh a 75, followed at 289. Wadkins takes Hawaii open Honolulu funny Wadkins didst win the hawaiian open until Richard Zokol s Chip for in Eagle came up one fool Short on the 72nd Hole. But the door to his one shot Victory was opened sunday when Tom Watson tour putted for � triple bogey on the 10th Hole leaving the Veteran Wald in alone among a Host of also rans. There Are some names that kind of attract Atten Tion Wadkins said. "1 figured the Best thing that could happen was for Tom and me to get off to a Good Start and put some heal on they did that. Al the Lum Wadkins had inc Lead. And Watson slowly and steadily regaining the form that brought him five British open titles was a single Sirock off the Pace when he clipped a Palm Wilh his second shot look three to reach the Green on the Lola and faced a downhill 3u-35 fool Par pull. He really wan cd to make that. He did t want to drop another shot Wodkins said. Watson s Long first pull grazed inc Hole then ran 8 10 feet beyond and he missed twice More coming Back. Although threatened Wadkins had the Lead alone the rest of the Way. The 17th Victory of his 18-year pea tour career was secured when Richard Zokol s Chip for an Eagle stopped one foot Short on the final Hole. It was right on line just a Lillic Short Zokol said. He had a closing 70 in difficult conditions and finished one stroke Back Al 272. Wadkins three shots off the Lead at the Start of the Day s play won it Wilh a 6-Imdcr-Par 66 and a 271 total 17 under Par on the rain soaked Waialae coun try club course. The win was Worth s108,000 from the total purse of 1600,000. It was nol an easy Day to play Wadkins said of the Gusty winds and occasional showers. Richard jul would t Back off. He played very Gary player wins by 3 shots aver Chi Chi Rodriguez. Rookie John Huston came on with a 66 and was third Al 214. He was followed by Gene sauces 69-27and South african Fulton allem 70-276. Sheehan nabs 3rd straight Sarasota Fla. Pally Sheehan shot a 5-under Par 67 sunday to rally from a two stroke deficit and win inc Sarasola classic for a record setting third consecutive time. It was the 18lh Vidor of her Lyga career but her first in Over a year. Sheehan started the final round on the 6,1 70-Yard Bent tree country club course lied for second place with Jody Ros Nihal and Shelley Kami in two strokes behind Bolh Daniel. She grabbed the Lead on the 357-Yard 1 3th Hole witha Birdie As Daniel bogeyed for a crucial two stroke birdied the 15th and to fish holes to make her final Victory margin three strokes posting a 6 under Par 282 for 72 holes. Ros Nihal who shot 70, and Joanne Carner with a 68, tied for second at 285. Daniel seeking her first Victory in 2vi years shot a 73 and lied Sherri Turner for fourth at 286. Juli Inkster and Cathy Mono both Wilh 63s, shared sixth place at 287.shcchan s Victory was Worth j33.75q and increased her Lyga earnings iojl.560,253 in nine seasons. Her last Victory came in the Konica san a so classic at the end of the 1986 season. Joyner Kersee sets hurdle Mark Fairfax a. Jackie Joyner a Croce Sel an american record in inc women s indoor 60-Mcler hurdles and Owen Torrence lied the american Standard in inc women s indoor 60-Mcler dash sunday in the Mobil one invitational track and Field Mel. Setting a new american Standard of 7.88 seconds. Joiner Kersee who won the Long jump and Leola Thalon in last year s world outdoor championships was running her first hurdles race of the indoor season. She shattered the old american record of 8.02, set in 1983 by Stephanie Hig Mower. "1 feet Good Joyner Kersee said. My hamstring was hurling a bit so All i wan cd to do was run a competitive race. I m surprised Torrence. Fifth in the 200 milers at Las year s world outdoor championships equated the 60-meter Das Standard of 7.18 set in 1984 by Alice Brown. Torrence oui leaned 1984 olympic 100 meter Champion Devyld Ashford who finished in 7.19,"it s a great race for me. Tying the record Means � lot said Torrence. Who now has won 37 straight Foster won the men s 60-meter hurdles Over coming a slow Start to defeat tonic Campbell and archrival Renaldo Nehemiah Wilh a winning Lime of 7.4s. Campbell was second in 7.56, while Nehemiah was timed in 7,60 for Diton ran the fastest indoor 400 nicer is in the world so far this year out leaning rival Valerie Bris co to win the two Lap contest in 52 30. Brisco was timed in 52 31. Navra wins slims title Dalias Martina Navratilova. Demonstrating the Power game and shot making style la need to unseal Sidtis Graf As the world s lop woman s Tennis player roared past Pam Shriver 6-0. 6-3 sunday to capture in Virginia slims of Dallas title. Navratilova the tournament s top seed won the Dallas championship for the eighth time in the last 10yean. She earned $50,000 for her first title of the 1988 match was touched with controversy As Shriver. Navratilova is Friend and doubles partner hotly disputed a service Call and expressed her frustration Sev eral times. Navratilova needed Only a hour to defeat Shaver for the 22nd straight Lime in their head to head com petition. Shriver the no. 2 seed has last 32 of 35 matches to Navratilova and has t beaten Navratilova since the 1982 . called inc match her Best since 1986. When she was ranked no. I in the 1 hit the Ball better than i did Al any Lime Lasi year Navratilova said Steffi s still no. 1, but if 1 pin together some matches like i had today 1 can overtake her Edberg leads weak Field Memphis. dims Ion Stefan Edberg leads the Field in the $415.000 . National indoor Tennis championships this week in Memphis. Edberg. Who also won the Lou Marcin in 1985 and lost in the final in 1986, stands out in a Field diluted by a compiling Loum Ament inc s49g.oqo Stella Artois italian indoor championships in Milan. After the no. 2-Ranki-d swede the next High Cal ranking player in the my Ninnis Field is Andres gome. No. 11 in the world Edberg has a first round Bye and Wilt Piny the win Ner of monday s first round match Between richly Ren Bergand West Germany s Damir Kercic Mcgirt slugs Way to if Crown Corpus Christi Traas James buddy Mcgirt battered Hometown favorite Frankic Warren with a smashing left Jah and jolting overhand rights sunday to win inc vacant International boxing federation Junior welterweight championship when the scheduled 15-Roundcr was stopped in the 12th round. Referee Barry Yeats mopped the contest at 1 34 of the 12th Wilh Warren unable to we Oul Ofa Batler cd left Eye and with limited vision from a Nghil Eye thai also was swollen both above and . 138vi, of Brentwood n.v., ran his record to 37-1-1 As he reversed a 10-round decision loss Tawarren. 139w, in july. 1986. It was the first defeat in 25 pro bouts for Warren who is from Corpus Christi. 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