European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. May 16,1989 Bob Tway reacts to the 18th-Hole Birdie putt that gave him a two stroke Victor -. Tway ends Streak with-2-shot Victory Dublin Ohio a Bob Tway found some answers sunday to some nagging frustrating questions. For three years i be been hounded by questions what s wrong Why Aren t you winning i did t have any answers said Twat an also ran since his player of the car season in 1986 which was capped by his Birdie from a Bun keron the final Hole that beat Greg nor Man in the pea championship. The answers came in a pair of approach shots that stopped less than a foot from the cup and a closing 25 foot putt that produced birdies on three of the last four holes sunday and made Tway a head to head win Ner Over fuzzy Zoller in the memo rial tournament. Bob hit some great shots Down the stretch said Zoller who led through the first three rounds. It was fun and it was exciting he said. I m not disappointed. I had a Chance to play a great Golf course. I played Well and 1 finished  i made the Long putt on the last Hole. I hit two Irons to tap in Dis Tance. You Don t often do that in a whole round let alone in the last four holes Tway said after his 69 gave him a two shot Victory. He claimed his fifth career Victory with a 277 total 11 under Par on the Mirfield Village Golf club course Zool scr also a non Winner since 1986, gave Tway a High five after the Winner s closing Birdie before fuzzy putted out for a round of Par 72 and a 279 total. Payne Stewart who started the Day nine shots Back shot a bogey free 65 and was third at 281. Stewart who won the heritage classic last month had a Chance to make a run at the Lead but missed Birdie opportunities on two of the last three holes. Bruce Lietzke s last Hole Birdie got him into a tie for fourth with Mark Cal Cavecchia at 283. Lic Tzoc had a closing71, while Calcavecchia had a 70 despite a double bogey on the 18th Hole. Mark o Meara and Scott Verplan were next at 284. O Meara had a 69, Verplank a 70. While Lic Tzoc Stewart and Calca Vecchia got within striking distance of the Lead on the Back nine the main Battle was Between Tway and Zool scr playing together in the last group on the course. Over the last nine holes Zool scr held the Lead alone on two occasions. They were tied for the Lead at two different times and Tway led alone on three occasions. There were two stroke swings on consecutive holes. Tway went in front with his Birdie and Zoeller s bogey from a Bunker on the 11 the. On the 12th, it was reversed. Zoeller made Birdie and Tway bogeyed from a Bunker giving Zoeller the Lead. Tway s 40-foot putt on the next Hole tied it and he went in front alone again on the 15th when he lofted a nine Iron shot to within six inches of the cup. Zoeller responded with an 18-foot or on the 16th that tied it again. But he had no answer for Tway s seven Iron approach that slopped two inches from the Hole on the 17th. The Victory was Worth 160,000 and pushed Tway s earnings to$222,6 ii for the year. Mears grabs pole position for indy 500 by Mike Harris a motor sports writer Indianapolis  cars rising to the Challenge from teammate Al Unser. Smashed the Indi Anapolis 500 qualifying records Wilh a four Lap average of 223.885 Mph sunday and won the pole position for a record fifth time. Cars. A three Lime indy Winner also earned $ 160.000 in Cash and prizes. Unser a four time indy Winner opened the rain delayed first Day of qualifications for the May 28 race by turning four consecutive record laps for an aver age of 223.471 Mph. At thai Point the fastest qualification in indy car history. Cars the previous record Holder had to wait until two hours later in the hottest part of the Day to take his shot at Unser s Marks in an almost identical Chevrolet powered pc Sec pc 18. His first Lap of 223.187 was Only the fourth fastest of the Day but his next three trips around the historic 2 a Milc Oval were All faster than any of Unser s laps. The final three laps were clocked at 223.897, the new one Lap record of 224.254 and 224.204 on his 10-mile qualifying run. Mears broke a tic Wilh . Foyt and the Laic Rex Mays for the most indy pole starts. Unser s first qualifying Lap of 222.712 broke cars year old track Mark of 220.453. Unser then added laps at 223.636, 223.736 and 223.803. His aver age for the 10-mile qualifying run easily broke the Indianapolis motor Speedway Mark of 219.198, also set by Mears in 1988, As Well As the All Lime indy car qualifying record of 223.401 set by cars in july 1986 at Michigan International Speedway. Records can be set Only in time trials and in the race. Cars 37, the defending and three time indy Champion said we re very Happy with it. The track was definitely a lot slower than this morning. We wanted to get that 225, but it could have been a lot  Mears had run a 226.231, the fastest unofficial Lap in indy history in Friday s practice. Unser who had a practice Lap Over 225 during the week leading up to time trials said it did t matter that he Quali fied earlier than cars with a cooler track surface. If you have the Speed it does t mat Ter if you go out first or last it la show said Unser who will turn 50 the Day after the race. Cars will Siart from the front Row for the ninth time in his 12-year indy career tying the record set by Bobby Unser. Cars previously won poles in 1979,1982, 1986 and 1988. A year ago pc Sec racing which now has won a record eight indy poles swept the three front Row positions. Sunday the third Punske Driver Danny Sullivan was forced to watch the action from his team s suite above the second turn. The 1985 indy Champion suffered a broken forearm and mild concussion in a crash thursday during practice. He is expected to be filled monday for a protective cast and be ready next weekend to attempt to qualify for the race. Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil the run Ner up to cars last year put another Cis Chevrolet on the outside of the front Row with an average of 222.329. Jim Crawford of Scotland driving a Buick v6-Powcrcd 1987 Lola was fourth fastest sunday at 221.450, run Ning three laps Fasler than cars pre Vious one Lap record. Michael Andretti appeared 19 be among the fastest qualifiers fuming a 220.940 in a new Lola Chevrolet. But his attempt was disallowed by . Auto club technical inspectors because his car was 4 a pounds below the 1,550-Pound minimum allowable weight. It s Loo bad said father and teammate Mario Andrul his  have made a mistake. He weighed All right but they took the wheel covers off and changed tires before the attempt. It was an oversight which was quite  Michael Andretti was allowed to re qualify the car after the pole position was determined his average of 218.774 placing him tentatively in the 21st starting position. The disqualification moved Mario Andretti up to the Middle of the second Row at 220.486. The 1969 indy Winner also was disappointed saying that s All she was going to give me. I had it the Gas pedal Flat All the Way  Scott Brayton a former one Lap re Cord Holder Here was next at 220.459, followed by 1986 Winner Bobby Rahal at 219.530, current cart pig indy car Point Leader Al Unser or. At 218.642 and brazilian Raul to Csc at 218.228. Foyt 54, the Only other four time indy Winner qualified for a record 32nd consecutive Start at the Indianapolis motor Speedway with a four Lap average of 217.136. Mears record qualifying Effort came under sunny skies with temperatures approaching 70. A crowd estimated at More than 150,000 was on hand at the Speed Way. Williams from Page 21 Atlanta As general manager. Gaston 45, has been the team s batting coach since 1982. The san Antonio Texas native joins Frank Robin son Larry Doby and Maury wills As the Only Blacks to manage a baseball team. A former outfielder Gaston played 10 years in the majors after being selected by san Diego in the 1969 expansion draft. His Best season came in 1970 when he batted .318, with 29 Home runs and 93 Bis for the padres. He also played for Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Under Williams the Blue jays were always a con tender but never found a Way to win the league pen Nant. In 1986, the Blue jays came off their division title of 1985 by finishing fourth with an 86-76 record. In 1987, the Blue jays went into the final week of the season in first place but hampered by injuries to shortstop Tony Fernandez and Catcher Ernie Whitt lost seven straight games and finished second to de troit after being swept by the tigers on the final week end. Last year Williams tried to turn left fielder George Bell into the team s designated hitter in Spring train ing. Bell rebelled and the team never fully recovered from the disharmony finishing tied for third two games behind Boston. Belt and Williams had several confrontations during the 1988 season but Williams attended an off season Charity Golf tournament staged by Bell in the Domin ican Republic. This season the two appeared to have patched up their differences but the team could not get going after finishing with the Best record during the exhibition  tried to shake up the Blue jays by trading right fielder Jesse Barfield to the new York Yankees for left handed Pitcher Al la itch about two week Sago. But the jays continued to struggle. They have won Only five of 19 Road games and Only four of their last 21 games Overall