European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 30.1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Curvin fires a 70 to take second fellow Cescer Butler takes four stroke Lead into final round with a 75 by Ben Abrams staff write Torrejon a Spain defending Champion Ken Curvin made his first outstanding showing in the1989 Safe Golf tournament Here tuesday and moved up into second place following 54 , who had soared into the 80s for the first Lime this year in monday s second round toured the Par 72, 6,807-Yard Torrejon a course in 34-3670 for a three Day total of 227.Curvin still trailed tournament Leader Rich Butler by four strokes going into wednesday s , like Curvin representing the Csc turned in his second straight 75 for a three Day total of 223 in themen s open Competition. The macs Mike Connors turned in his Best round of the tournament a 73 to boost his men s seniors 40 and Over Lead to nine strokes on rounds of 76-78-73227. The Csc s Georgia Catoe suffered through he worst round of the tournament an 84, but still takes a 17-stroke Lead into the final round with a 235  top three open and seniors performers and the top two women Advance to the air Force worldwide tournament which begins monday at Wright Patter son fab near Dayton  Butler and Curvin with All the chips on the line Are Clay Carter of the Mac at 228 following third round 76, the Mac s Greg Hendrix and Mark Mikus and the Csc s John Degracf at 229. All three turned in 73s tuesday the Csc Pete Konowicz and the . S Charli Harrell rank second and third with 236 and 237, respectively in the seniors Competition and Csc team mate Elizabeth Holcin is in second place behind Catoe in the Battle for the second women s berth on Friday s Safe Golf flight to the United states. I finally woke up and started playing some  Curvin said summarizing his comeback into Conten Tion. I knew i had to go out and play take some chances to make things happen and whatever happened happened. Either i would be Back in Contention or a dead  Curvin made things happen. He put his approach shot three feet from the pin for a Birdie on three and then put his Tec shot 10 feet fro the pin on the 227-Yard, Par 3 5th Hole and made Birdie. However he had difficulty with the Par 5 sixth and eighth holes which were playing As easy As they Ever will with the tech Way up front tuesday. He three putted five for a Par and scuffed his third shot after almost reaching the 557-Yard eight Hole in two and had to Settle for another Par. The course was set up so easy today and i could t take advantage of the opportunities to get some More birdies Curvin said. He pointed out that the tee boxes on 4,10,12 and 13 also were Way up front. My play was really sporadic today said Butler "1 made a Good Birdie on nine for a 38, which i was glad to have after All the scrambling i did on the front nine. But a couple of dumb shots on the Back nine Cost me chances for other birdies and i failed to save Par on 11 when i missed a foot and a half putt. I m still in the Lead so i m just going out there and try to play the course tomorrow hopefully better than today a Good Par saving putt on the fourth Hole and a great putt on the fifth Hole turned things around for Connors. I got a bad break on three when what 1 thought was ii really Graid drive careened into the Hazard and i had to take a penalty. Wound up double bog Ying the  said the Deputy base commander at Torrejon. Then on the fourth Hole. I got a Good break when a bad shot clipped a tree and was deflected onto the Green. I made the putt for my Par and thai got me feeling great. But the great shot was my putt on five. I was barely on the Green and there was so much break that i did t think i had room to putt. I hit the Ball up the Edge of the Green. It went up above the Hole curled around and dropped in for a fabulous  amen what a putt. What a Birdie echoed con nors Caddie Juan Fernandez. Three of the women actually beat Catoe tuesday. Holen the . S Jilli Meagley and the Csc s Susan Mendel All had 83s. Meagley who started the Day trailing Holcin by four strokes actually moved into second place after the front nine. She went out in 41 to Helen s 47. But Holen blistered the Back nine coming Home with seven pars a Birdie and a bogey. I was really mad at myself after butchering that first  Holen said. I did the same thing the other Day when i had 46-37.1 just Don t know Why i can t get it All together on the same Day. That nine on nine really aggravated me. A six there and i have a really Good  Many of the golfers have been lamenting Over pin placements especially on 18. But the Mac s Charlie Jones has found a Way to beat the Slick Hilly carpet. In the , he chipped in from off the Fairway. In tuesday s round he holed a shot from a Bunker alongside the Green. Maradona says he will to return to Naples superstar could face $750,000 Fine ban from 1990 world cup  Milan Italy a soccer Sta Diego Maradona who has announced that he will return to Naples this week after a Jong holdout May face severe disciplinary action because of his controversial behaviour after he arrives. The Secretary general of the International soccer federation fifa said monday that the highest soccer Bod May ban the Argentine player from the 1990 world cup. Meanwhile the disciplinary commis Sion of the italian league will decide Early next month whether Napoli canine Maradona half his yearly salary of $1.5 million Napoli. Which hired Maradona in1984 and which has extended his con tract through 1993, claims that the 28-year-old superstar failed to meet his professional duties by extending his Vaca Tion in Argentina without being authorized to do so by the club. Fifa is ready to banish Maradona and prevent him from playing on the Argentine team and in the 1990 world cup if the italian federation reports any irregularity in the player s professional behaviour Secretary general Joseph Blatter said. Blatter made his remarks in Milan monday during an inspection by fifa officials of the Meazza stadium which will Host the opening match of the world Competition on june 8. Argentina the defending world Cham Pion of which Maradona is the Captain will play a still unnamed opponent in the world cup opener. Maradona the highest paid player inthe italian major league and one of the Best known athletes in the world has repeatedly postponed his return from Argentina following a Messy holdout wit Napoli. The Argentine Star who missed the opening round of the italian championship last sunday told a television interviewer in Buenos Aires on monday that he will need about one month to get in playing shape. In his first interview with an italian journalist since his Mutiny Maradona said he will Fly to Rome later  "1 just took an extra week of vacation.1 can t understand All the mess in this Case. I want to play with Napoli again but i will not play in a regular match before one month. I need to train an recover my form. Certainly my relations with Napoli officials Are somewhat tense right now Maradona said in the interview aired bythe italian state controlled television net work ra1. Maradona also spoke of his return Inan interview with the Argentine sports weekly Al Granico. I was thinking of returning this wednesday if not then i will return thursday or Friday he said. Asked whether he was enthusiastic about playing for Napoli again he was quoted As saying he was going to fulfil the terms of his contract. I m not going to lie to you 1 Don like to lie. I m not excited about any thing the publication quoted him assaying. Despite the absence of Maradona and of the brazilian duo of Antonio Areca and Alemao Napoli scored a 1-0 away Victory against Ascoli in the first championship round sunday. Alemao and Areca who Are playing world cup qualifying matches with the brazilian team Are expected to join Napoli by mid september. Diego Maradona the world s highest paid soccer player it $1.5 million per year could lose half of that if fined by the italian league for his holdout with Naples