European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday May 15,1988 the stars and stripes pags27 sports wire Chapman declaring Aba draft eligibility from press . By. Kentucky guard Rex Chap Man who Only fast month indicated thai he would remain in school said Friday tic is passing up. His final iwo years of eligibility to make himself available for the Aba s strictly a business decision Chapman said from his Owensboro Home. There is Only one reas Onlo enter he Aba draft Early because i feel i have the Talent and the ability id utilize that Talent and the maturity that is said in april that he would stay at us at least on More season. But since that Lime the Basket Ball program has come under an Mcaa probe for alleged recruiting , Chapman said his decision is in no Way based on or influenced by the current basketball in nba1 deadline for underclassmen declaring for inc june 28 draft was Midnight saturday. Chapma was to mail a letter to Aba commissioner David Stem postmarked by that coach Eddie Sutton said he regretted see ing Chapman leave but wished him Well in the said he asked Chapman Friday morning if he could talk him out of ii but Chapman said he had already made up his mind. He s going to be missed the coach said at a new conference. I Hope he hns a Good career in the the 6-foot-4 Chapman led us in scoring As a fresh Man and Sophomore averaging 16 and 19 Points a game. He was an All Southeastern conference selection each season and a member of the . Team that won the Silver medal in the 1987 pan american became Only the third player in us history to pass the 1,000-Poinl Mark during the second year of career. Lopez Ritzman tied for Lead Middletown no. Nancy Lopez looking lore gain the no. 1 spot on the Lyga tour fired a 4 under Par Fig Friday to share the tint round Lead at the5250,000 Chrysler Plymouth classic. Lopez had five birdies and n bogey on the 6,232-Yard Navesink country club course and was tied with Alice Ritzman who came into the tournament looking for her first Victory in 10 years on the Lyga tour. Ritzman whose Best finish this year was a lie to sixth Early in the season had four birdies and no bogeys in a round that featured three Long Birdie Coles was alone in third place. Defending Champion Ayako Okamoto of Japan was was forced to withdraw after nine holes because of neck pain. Crenshaw paces Nelson classic Irving Texas former Champion be Crenshaw shot a 5-under Par 65 Friday to Lake the second round Lead Al the Byron Nelson Golf the round was marked by the withdrawal of Arnold Palmer because of pain in his ribs. Crenshaw who won the 1983 Nelson after it move to the tournament players course from Preston Trail had a six Birdie one bogey round in the 90-Dcgree heal for a 36-Hole total of 9-under-Pir 131. He owned a two shot Lead Over and Markwi Csc and was three shots upon Craig Sadler and John Cook who had the Day s Best round Wim a , Winner of the doral open this year is fourth on the Money list with 5369,292.Palmer, 58, who plays sparingly on the regular pea tour but is a regular on the seniors tour withdrew from a tournament in which he was playing for the first Lime in 19 j Only the third time in 33 years i be left a Golf course said Palmer who shot a 70 in the opening Rex Chapman passing up last 2 years at Kentucky. Round. I had a Back injury at new Orleans in 1966and again at the 1969 pea in Dayton Ohio. I had a catch in my rib Cage when the Day began. I just kept nagging me and got Gray takes senior Golf Lead Malvern a. Quinlon Gray a former minor Teague baseball player who turned to Golf at age 28, shot a 3-Undcr-Par 67 Friday to take the first Roundhead in the 1225.000 United hospitals senior Golf championship. Bruce Devlin Bobby Nichols an Mike Rhyan were next Al 69. Yankees option reliever n new York the new York Yankees announce Friday thai left handed reliever Lee Guetterman had been optioned to the Columbus clippers of the inter National league and that outfielder Jay Buhner had been recalled from the same pitched i4�i innings allowing 17 hit with an Era of 2.45. He had no decisions o saves. Botox make pitching change Boston Veteran right hander Mike Smithson was sent to the Boston red sox s triple a affiliate Friday to make room for reliever Bob Stanley on the 24-Playcr , 33, who signed As a free agent with Paw Tucket last january agreed to join Boston s International league affiliate rather than Lake an unconditional release from the red , who has two years left on a contract paying him is million a season was activated thursday after Achab Litalien period with Winter Haven of the Honda stale league and Pawtucket he suffered severe cuts on his right hand in a fall at his Home in mid january. Orioles option Thurmond Baltimore the Baltimore orioles sent left hander Mark Thurmond to Rochester of the International league , 29, Jao i with a 8.26 Era in seven starts for the orioles this year. The left hander was acquired by Baltimore during the first week of Spring training from the Detroit tigers for third baseman Ray Knight Thurmond is tic third Pitcher let go by the orioles in 10 Days. Veteran Scott Mcgregor was released on May 2 and reliever Bill schema was sent to Roch Cserr outright the same Day and subsequently released. Manning to graduate late Lawrence Kan. Danny Manning will participate in graduation ceremonies sunday Al the University of Kansas but win no officially graduate until he com count at the end of the month. Manning the dominating Center who led Kansas tothe Mcaa championship this year will graduate Witti a degree in . Senna Prost top up trials Monte Carlo Monaco Ayrton Senna of Bra Zil and Alain Frost of France made it two straight front Row starts As they clinched the top positions for the Monaco formula one grand prix with the lop limes in saturday s qualifying Mclaren Honda Turbo charged cars were. Dominating Ai they were two weeks ago in the trials for the san Marino grand , who is he defending Champion on the Street circuit Here powered his Carlo a min ulc 23.9ub-second Docking on the twisting 2.06s-Milc course. It was the a gird straight pole position in As Man races ibis season for Senna and the 19th of his career. He was almost i v seconds belter than Prost clock Din 1 25.425. Austrian Gerhard bar Ger in a Ferrari was another second behind at 1 26.68s,the 28-year-old Senna averaged 88.627 Mph. That my More than 2,5 Mph faster than the Lap he did thursday when rain slowed the track before in dried out. Italian Mich la Alborell followed his Ferrari team mate Berger in fourth place timed in i 27.297. Britain s Nigel Mansell who was the pole Sitter Las year came in fifth in 1 27.66s, the first of the naturally aspirated can. Allessandro Nannini of Italy was six thin his aspirated Benetton Ford with 1 27.869. . Cyclist triumphs in Italy Arezzo. Italy american Ron kick cd won the tour of Tuscany cycling race saturday finishing the 162-mile course nine seconds ahead of runner up si1-Vano Contini of Italy Daniel Pino of Italy finished third and of Austria was fourth. The in year old kick cd of Boulder. Colo., who turned professional in 19b5, said the race was the most important Victory of my to today supers Atlon an to sunday s programs Graf Sutkova gain final Berlin top seeded std i Graf of Ecsi car Many Defeated com pal riot Claudia Kohide 6-1,6-0 Sal urday to Advance to the final of the �300,000 Berli Tennis tournament. Hie match la sled Only 41 minutes. Graf will face Helena Sutkova of Czechoslovakia i sunday s final. Sutkova beat Sylvia Hanika of West Germany 6-2,6-3 in the other semifinal March. Mcenroe withdraws from meet Rome John Mcenroe a withdrawn from the$120,000 City of Florence Tennis tournament begin Ning monday organizers announced organizers who were in Rome Tor the italian open said Mcenroe complained of a neck had been scheduled to play both singles and doubles in the we Wong Clay court event. Monday s programs Anu Otto twi 1t� throb Attu i Mora 17m pm Wal _ 0 a of Fly Alai Quinn rant he Tel t or let in or Dorton s t 5 the re myth spam 21 cd the Tyft m h for Furll of 1 10 t2l� an 1 la Stew Tow p German television j Tor Fiul i cd Elk \ a Wuh c ism Taw c at 0 b Coop pot a Tow Lurt f it or Tot Coop Phi my writ to Tih ird twi Vuk 145014.s mrw Row 1js Iha 1mo la tick Tea to cwt uni Mac a i 1wo 5T 2130 mow nil Inch wig it Twa hid pm
