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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 26,1986 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wife Earnhardt finesse Way to Pannlll Victory from Bros dip Ilcyn Martinsville is. Everyone knew Dale Earnhardt could slash and crash his Way to Victory. Now the two time defending Winston cup driving Champion apparently has Learned How to noose his Way to the Victory Circle a frightening Prospect for the rest of the Lascar Stock car competitors. Earnhardt used Hii head As Well As his heavy right foot sunday in winning the Pannill sweatshirt 500 at Marl Niville Speedway for the second straight year. At the end of the 300-Lap, 263-mile race on the .525 mile Oval he was 1.99 seconds ahead of second place Sterling Martin. But it was nowhere near that simple. We just ran a Good consistent race and tried to keep everything under Contra until we could get just the kind of break we got Samba Rel said when we got our Chance we were in he right position to take  Harry cant trying 10 end a 69-race wingless string ran away from the Field in the Early stages leaving Earnhardt and everyone else in his dust. Bui just As it has in virtually every race since he last won a april 1985, bad Luck found cant. Thit Lime it was in the form of an engine failure on Lap 109. After Gant we gone Marlin took command. But Earnhardt who Wie turn 36 on Friday just kept Pace. Marlin ran into problems when he banged together with Bobby Allison in the pits during a caution Flag Stop on Lap 312. That forced Marlin to make two extra stops under the yellow lag and gave the Lead to Bobby i Fin jr., with Earnhardt right  the Green Flag fell again on tap 319, Earnhardt zoomed past Hillin and never looked Back leading the final 181 laps on the Way to his second Victory of the season and the 33rd of his career. Hillin who lost a Lap in the pits ate in the race when tie stalled after a near collision with Geoff Bodine was third followed another Lap Back by Terry Labonte Damn Waii rip Davey Alison and buddy Baker. Earnhardt who earned $53,550 for the Victory averaged 74.740 Mph in a race slowed seven times by caution flags for a total of 46 Lam. There were no serious accidents and no injuries in the race. A record Martins Villa crowd estimated Al 42,000 watched the race. . Team wins Chrysler cup Sarasota Fla. Victories by Gene Littler Billy Casper and Chi Chi Rodriguez allowed the . Tea to hold off a final round charge by the International team on sunday and win the 5600,000 Chrysler cup senior Golf tournament. The . Team held a 20-Point Lead entering the final Day of play in which eight individual matches Worth five Points each would be  three victories were enough for a 55-4s Victory for the United slates. It was Nice to have a Cushion . Captain Arnold Palmer  birdied the St Hole after dropping a wedge within eight feet for a 70 to beat Peter Thomson of Australia by one , who shot 72, also won his match by one stroke edging Christy o Connor of Ireland while Rodriguez overcame the worst shot of my life for a69 to beat Roberto de Vicinzo of Argentina by the same one stroke margin Rodriguez Well to the 15lh Hole with a three stroke Lead but put his third shot into the water on the 125 Yard Par i  is i was trying to make 5 All the Way Rodriguez said. Jacques cons Luau would be been  Vicenzo kept saying me tired " Rodriguez recalled. But he sure did t play like he was tired. Each member of the winning team earned 150,000, while the Losera received 125,000 each. Jones takes Lyga tourney Gul tort Fla. Rosie Torim birdied the final Hole sunday to put into a tie far the Lead trill Cathy poll Wail then birdied the first playoff Hole to win the j225.000 us Golf classic at the Pasadena vac land country club. Jones and Postlewait Wen tied at the end of Regula Tion at 275, 13 under Par for four trips Arouna the 6,013-Yard course. Jones the Leader after s4 holes birdied the first Hole sunday but Tost her Lead with a double bogey on the second. Barbara Bunko sky took advantage of Jones lapse to move into the Lead with a front nine 32, but Baa Kowsky had bogies on the 1 St and 16th holes to finish with a 69 for a 277. Jones trailed by a stroke for most of the Back nine before wiling even on the Par-5 Isth. She had a final round 70. Postlewait a stroke Back beginning the Day birdied the fourth and eighth holes and saved Par at the 10th after going in the water by Chipping 10 10 feet and sinking a downhill put. She bogeyed the 12th, but cot birdies on the 14th and 15th to gel to 13 under. She finished with a 69. It was the second career Victory for Jones 28, a five year Lyga tour Veteran from Albuquerque , Jones won j33.750, Postlewait j23,175, Winfield for Borfield rumoured new York when an executive of the new York Yankees talks with an executive Ofa Oiher major league club Dave Winfield rumours Are sure to follow. Toronto general manager Pat Gillick was at Yankee stadium with tie Blue jays Over the weekend and the last St Winfield Rumor has Winfield going to Toronto for outfielder Jesse Barfield. I would expect anything and i m prepared for everything Winfield said Aner the Yankees beat the Blue jays 5-3 on sunday. If i could be traded i d be gone by  Winfield who angered Yankees owner George Steinbrenner with critical passages in his new Book has a clause in his contract that allows him to be traded 10 one of seven teams. However he and the major league baseball play association contend that Ai a 10-year Veteran who has been with his club for five years he can be traded to any team without his permission. I be heard rumours every year now Barfield said. Now is not the time to be concerned with  Krone thrown from mount new York jockey Julie Krone was thrown from her mount. Rouge in the stretch run of the fourth race at Aqueduct sustaining possible broken Bones in her left Arm and left leg. Rouge was challenging for the Lead along the nil when the spill occurs. Hearing the eighth pole. Randy Romero aboard Newhalem hied to squeeze Between Rouge and fairest College Ridden by Jose Santos crowding Rouge. Krone Rose up in the Saddle and appeared to try to jump from her mount but she fell Forward and was trampled by her own horse. Fan Hurt in Yankee stadium foil new York a new Jersey Man fell 40 feet from a Yankee stadium escalator As he left a baseball game and suffered several broken Bones authorities said David a Lemner of palamus fell from toe loge Vesej to v today superstition an to tuesday s programs the main level sunday grazing a 12-Ycar-Ojd Connecticu boy As he landed. The boy Matthew of Strowig of Glaston Bury suffered an injured right loot but declined medial attention. Dimmer was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he was in stable condition with multiple fractures. A police spokesperson said a preliminary investigation suggests that by incr fell Over the railing of the escalator while engaging in horseplay. Mansdorf tops Connors in Bok Tulsa orb. Amos Mansdorf of Israel took advantage of Sloppy play by Jimmy Connan to defeat the american 2-6, 7-5, m sunday in the finals of the Bank of Oklahoma Tennis classic Mansdorf the no. I player in Israel picked ups50,000 with the Victory. Conners a four time Winner of the round Robin event won j25.000. Boycotting nations shun Ioc Lausanne Switzerland the latest efforts to bring All of the world s athletes to this summer s olym pics have brought Only silence from North Korea. International olympic committee president Juu Antonio Sam ranch said sunday that attempts to re open discussions with Pyongyang this month had failed to generate a  is no news from North Korea he said. Five nations Cuba Albania Ethiopia Nicaragua and the Seychelles an adhering to North Korea s Call to Boycott the Seoul games unless Pyongyang is Given a Host s role. Canadian Dewit Calls it quits Edmonton Alberta Canadian heavyweight Champion Willie Dewit is retiring from boxing to go into business in los Angeles. Dewit 27, a native of Grande Prairie Alberta said in a Telephone interview sunday from his los Angeles Home thai he s been considering he career change for several  has compiled a 20-1 -1 record with 14 knockouts since turning professional in december 1984, a few months after winning the Silver medal at the 1984 olympics. His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision Over Henry Tubman on March 29, Tillman Bocai Dewillo win the Gold medal Al the 1984 los Angeles olympics. Patriots Blackmon retires Fornoro mass. New England linebacker Don Blackmon who had neck surgery after being Hurt Lall season retired monday and will become an assistant coach with the patriots. Blackmon. Who became one of the nil s top out Side linebackers in his seven Yean with the patriots was Hurt late in the seventh game last season Oil nov. I against the los Angeles raiders. Acler being involved in a tackle Blackmon temporarily lost feeling in his arms and legs and was taken off the Field on a Stretcher. He missed the rest of the season. Doctors indicated that Blackmon 29, could risk serious damage if he continued to  fourth round draft Choice out of Tulsa in 1981 and a starter since 1982, Blackmon will help coach new England s linebacker this season. Pugh Villas win in first round Hamburg West Germany Jim Pugh and Guil Irmo Villas of Argentina easily won first round matches in the $602,500 grand prix Tennis tournament in Hamburg on  Defeated Alexander Vronz of West Germany 6-1, 6-1. Villas played a steady game on the Hamburg Lay court to win in straight lets against Francesco Lancelotti of Italy 6-3,6-1. Haj Fai a it of or it Tot Ibum a. Who u to  
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