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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 31,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 yffljwis48v ?.va%jv- 5gp� sports k a t---4,288,593. I about had a heart attack when that putt Wentin on 18," o Meara said. But it was a Long and trying Day on the course for him. O Meara and the others in his foursome had to wait on every single shot after their opening drive sat no. 1. The Kite group with Bernhard Langer one of golfs slowest players did not move Loo Well and there were times when More than one Hole was open ahead of Langer and friends. I try not to let that aggravate me o Meara said of the constant waiting. Maybe my slower smoother swing is some help when i finally get tobit the Ball. But i Don t know Why officials can t do some thing to move them along when there s More than whole open up  pea tour officials said they were about to warn the Kite Langer foursome and Start keeping a clock on them when they stepped up play a bit and close the Gap ahead. But o Meara stood and watched everything Kite did and knew coming Down the stretch what he had to do on every Hole. At the 14th, for example Kite rolled in a 6-Footerlor his second straight Birdie As o Meara stood Back on the Fairway waiting for his approach on that Par 5 Hole. That got Kite Down to 10 under one Bette than o Meara through 13 holes. Now i realized i needed to throw a Good shot inhere o Meara said. He did just that by wedging his Ball to 2 feet Fortis Birdie 4 which knotted the two once More. After they both parred 15, 16 and 17, o Meara was again in that position of waiting for the wedge. This time it was not to avoid losing ground but Towin. And once again he did what he had to. Pc Caps season with pro bowl win Buffalo defenders Fred Smerlas 76 and Cornelius Bennett sack Wade Wilson. By Ken Peters Honolulu Cap Herschel Walker ran for a pair of touchdowns and Randall Cunningham directed three scoring drives sunday leading the pfc to a 34-3 Victory Over the acc in the pro bowl. Walker the Dallas cowboys running Back scored on runs of 4 Yards and 7 Yards As the pfc beat the acc All Star for the first time in three years. Cunningham the Philadelphia Eagle quarterback making his first pro bowl appearance completed nine of 14 passes for 83 Yards and rushed twice for 49 Yards while playing about half the game. He was voted the game s most valuable player. New Orleans kicker Morten Andersen added a pair of Field goals for the win ners including a pro bowl record 51-yarder. The pfc led 14-3 at halftime then took command with 10 Points each inthe third and fourth quarters. Neal Anderson of the Chicago bears another first timer in the pro bowl also was an offensive standout for the pfc. He rushed 13 times for 85 Yards an caught two passes for 17 Yards. Houston quarterback Warren Moon led the acc with 13 completions in 20 attempts for 134 Yards. But after going 10 for 11 for 98 Yards in the first half of his initial pro bowl Moon was pressured by the pfc defense in the second and had trouble throwing the Ball on target Walker put the pfc ahead to stay with his first touchdown 9 33 into the game giving his team a 7-3 Edge. John Settle of the Atlanta Falcons made it 14-3 on a 1-Yard touchdown run on fourth and goal Midway through the second  with Cunningham at the controls in the third Quarter the pfc tacked on a 27-Yard Field goal by Andersen an Walker s 7-Yard to run. Andersen s 51-yarder and an 8-Yard touchdown pass from Minnesota s Wade Wilson to the rams Henry Ellard closeout the scoring. The pfc defense led by ends Chris Doleman of Minnesota and Charles Mann of Washington limited the acc to a 38-Yard Field goal by Buffalo s Scot Norwood Early in the first Quarter. The pfc leads the series 11-8. Members of the winning pfc team coached by Mike Ditka and his bears staff earned $10,000 each. The losing players coached by Marv Levy of the ills got $5,000 apiece. Andersen s Long Field goal broke the pro bowl record of 48 Yards set by Kan Sas City s Jan Stenerud in 1972. Moon had the acc moving Well in the first Quarter and Early in the second with his Only incompletion still a Well throw pass. The Ball bounced off intended receiver Eddie Brown of Cincinnati and the 49ers Ronnie Lott intercepted 1 Yard deep in the pfc end zone and returned the Ball 34 Yards. Norwood put the acc up 3-0 after Moon marched his team 46 Yards on the see pfc on Page 26  
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