European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. August 29. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Frost beats Crenshaw in playoff by Bob Green Akron Ohio a Ben Crenshaw ran out of miracles on the 74th Hole As a Par saving putt made David Frost the playoff Winner sunday in the world series of Golf. See Page 24 for lists of top finishers in All Golf tournaments sunday the most thrilling  the poker faced _ Frost said is to beat Crenshaw Stewart and Norman. Payne Stewart and Greg Norman just missed joining Frost and Crenshaw in the playoff. Crenshaw qualified for the extra holes by one put Ting the last four holes of regulation play. Once he got there the playoff proved the old Story for the still win less texan. I m beginning to have a real particular aversion to playoffs Crenshaw allowed in his soft drawl after a bogey on the second extra Hole dropped his career playoff record to 0-7. This one was particularly painful. I m proud of what i did he said but a Mist was forming in his eyes As he said it. "1 worked four times harder than anybody else out  he hit it All Over and around the Firestone country club course for four Days. He made double bogeys. He made 7s on Birdie holes. He wandered around Trees and into traps and became familiar with the More outlandish portions of the course. He put himself in almost constant jeopardy. But somehow he stayed in or around the Lead. Twenty putts on the first Day helped. Rounds of 2 Over Par 72 on the next two were minor miracles. I made countless saves he said. I played so Many Good Sand shots so Many Good Little Flop shots. I Hung in  i can t remember working so  Crenshaw and Frost a native of South Africa who now lives in Dallas finished regulation play 4-Undcr Par at 276, on a Long hard course that reasserted its reputation As one of the most difficult on the pea tour. Crenshaw who had to overcome still another Dou ble bogey had a closing 68 and the steady Frost scored solid 69. World series of Golf David Frost saves Par to take Home $180,000 first prize. They halved the first playoff Hole with pars. Both chopped up the second Frost to a lesser degree for the Victory. Crenshaw eventually missed an 8-foot putt that would have prolonged the tournament. "1 guess i just misread it said the Man recognized As one of the Premier putters in the  second playoff Hole was a 464-Yard Par-4. Frost first off the Tec drove into trouble in the right rough. Crenshaw drove even deeper into the right rough even deeper into  his wife Julie agonized in the gallery the gum chewing Crenshaw played a Long slice around Trees. But he sliced it too much and Ball trickled into the rough Short and right of the Green. Frost then played from the rough through the Green into the Back fringe. Crenshaw s pitch from the rough ran up about eight feet Short of the Hole and Frost with a much easier shot chipped to about three feet. After Crenshaw missed the putt to the right shaking his head and chewing his gum Ever faster Frost ran his Par pull into the Back of the Hole. The Victory Frost s third in the last two years on the american tour was Worth $180,000 from the total purse of $1 million and pushed his earnings for the year to $507,159. More importantly it provided him with a 10-year exemption to pea tour events enough to last him until age 39. Crenshaw won $108,000 and became Only the fifth Man to go Over $4 million in career earnings joining Tom Watson Jack Nicklaus Tom Kite and Curtis strange at that figure. Stewart the newly crowned pea Champion was tied for the Lead and had a Chance to join the playoff until he bogeyed the last two holes for a 71. He finished two shots Back at 278. Norman attempting to win a second title in As Many weeks once got to within a stroke of the Lead but could t make anything happen Down the stretch. A last Hole bogey dropped him to 278, with a final round 71. Defending Champion Mike Reid and Larry Misc each shot a closing 71 and finished at 280, even Par for the 72 holes. Crenshaw playing Well in front of Frost had to overcome a double bogey on the fourth Hole. He came Back with a 30-foot Birdie putt on the ninth that gave him a share of the top spot. After a Long putt to save Par on the 15th, Crenshaw birdied inc 16th from six feet and briefly had the top spot alone. Frost however answered with a 15-footer on the17th and they were tied again. When each saved Par on inc 72nd Hole the playoff was on. Johnson clinches Gold in decathlon du1sburg, West Germany a Dave Johnson of the United Stales clinched the Gold medal in a thrilling decathlon finish at the world University games sunday. Johnson trailed Mikhail Mcd cd of the soviet Union by ii Points before the 1,500-meter race the final event of the grueling two Day contest. It s the hardest i be Ever worked in my life. I was scared to death. I knew 1 had to run at my Best or even better to win said the 26-year-old from Montclair Calif. Johnson posted a Lime of 4 minutes 32.72 seconds in the 1,500. That gave him 727 Points for a winning total of 8,216,154 More than that of Medved. The soviet could Only manage 4 59.60 in the race Worth 562 Points and ended up second with a total of 8,062. Johnson leads the world decathlon rankings this year with 8,549. I always go out to give 100 percent but the weather conditions stopped me from having a better score he said. Sheldon Blockburger of the United states was third going into the last event. But he was overtaken by Dezso Szabo of Hungary and had to Settle for fourth place at 7,906. Szabo won the Bronze with 8,031. "1 Felt Good going into the race but my legs just gave out said Blockburger who had the slowest 1,500 time. Olympic steeplechase Champion Julius Kariuki of Kenya running the distance for the first time this year won the men s 10,000-meter race while the romanian team earned six Gold medals. Four of Romania s golds came in rowing and two in track and Field one of them from olympic Champion Paula Ivan who set a meet record in winning the women s 3,000-Mcter race. The United states team s Best event was the men s 400-meter intermediate hurdles As Reggie Davis won the Gold and Kevin Henderson took the Bronze. The americans also had another Silver and another Bronze in track and Field and two silvers and two bronzes in rowing. There were few world class track and Field perform world University games Dave Johnson raises arms after winning decathlon. Manics on the Windy Rainy Day. Davis of Tallahassee fla., breezed Home in the hurdles in 49.74 seconds. Vladimir Budko of the soviet Union was a a Island second in 50.30, Wilh Henderson of Auburn ala., third in 50.57. I had some problems recently Wilh disqualifications but this time it was of Davis said. I wanted this title and i wanted a meet record but the weather spoiled my  Kariuki who won the Gold medal at the 1988 Seoul games in the 3,000-meter steeplechase beat off the Challenge of Zeki of Tuerk of Turkey to win the 10,000 in the slow time of 28 35.46. I ran to win and did t worry about the Lime Kariuki said. I m in Good condition and it s not a problem to run either inc steeplechase or the 10,000." he said he would concentrate on the 10,000 next year. Ivan inc olympic 1,500-meter Champion and Silver medallist at 3,000 meters easily won the Gold in the 3,000 in 8 44.09. Thai bettered her meet record of 8 53.61 set in 1987. Ana Quirt of Cuba cruised to Victory in the women s 400 my Lars in 50.73, ahead of Jearl Miles of the United slates who took the Silver in 52.41. Quirt posted a Eccl record of 50.01 in saturday s heats the fastest in the world this year. Like other athletes Quirt also said the Cool weather prevented her from running faster in the final. Miles of Jacksonville fla., said she irid to conserve her strength for the final 200 meters. I tried not to Wasle Loo much Energy on the Back stretch and concentrated on giving a big burst on the  she said. Jaime Jefferson of Cuba won the men s Long jump at 26 feet 2 /4 inches. Vladimir a Tushkov of the soviet Union was a close second at 26-1 i. Wilh Llewellyn Sparks of the United slaves third at 25-11 it. Galina Asta Fei of Romania the world Junior Cham Pion Upsel Silvia Costa of Cuba in the women s High jump. Both cleared 6-3 a but Asta Fei earned the Gold on fewer misses. Costa has cleared 6-8 this year. The games lost one of its biggest stars when olympic Champion Paul Nereng of Kenya failed to show up for the 800-meter beats. Nereng reportedly was suffering from a slight injury although he ran and won a grand prix meet at Brus Sels Belgium on Friday kenyan team officials explained his absence by saying Nereng did not arrive in Duisburg on time. One Star who did arrive just in time was Robson a Silva of Brazil the fastest Man in the world this year in the 200 meters. A Silva who ran 19.96 at Brussels easily advanced to the semifinals with the fastest qualifying time of 20.51