European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 8,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21 sports Nicks defeat mixers by the associated press new York a Patrick Ewing had 37 Points 18 rebounds and nine blocked shots and rejuvenated Kiki Vandeweghe led a 3315 second Quarter run that lifted the new York kicks to a 114-104 Victory Over Philadelphia on Friday night snapping the 76ers�?T eight game winning Streak and clinching a playoff spot. Ewing had 22 Points 12 rebounds and seven blocks in the first half As the kicks raced to a 65-50 Lead. Vandeweghe scored 12 Aba Roundup of his 24 Points during the 10-minute spurt that turned a 32-32 tie into a 65-47 Lead with 37 seconds remaining. The kicks doggedly stayed ahead in the second half although Philadelphia got As close As two Points on four occasions in the fourth Quarter the last time at 103-101 with 4 41 left on a rebound Basket by Charles Barkley. Barkley led the 76ers with 39 Points and 15 rebounds. Vandeweghe had his second straight Strong performance after averaging 8.4 Points on 37 percent shooting in his first 12 games since returning from injuries. He has 45 Points his last two games. The kicks have won three consecutive games after losing nine of 10 to fall behind Philadelphia and Boston in the Atlantic division. New York still trails the 76ers by 4 a a games with two weeks remaining. Philadelphia which won its previous eight games by an average see Aba on Page an sports television Golf a the masters final round 10 . Sunday. Hockey a Stanley cup playoffs St. Louis at Toronto 1 30 . Monday. Radio Aba basketball a los Angeles lakers Denver 10 . Sunday. Floyd grabs Lead by Bob Green Augusta a. Apr the masters turned from the upstarts to the old folks on Friday. Ray Floyd had the Lead after two rounds and a pleased Jack Nicklaus Only four Back said a a in a right the 47-year-old Floyd supplanted the first timers with a 4-under-Par 68, using a Mastery of the Par-5 holes As his Centrepiece a just As he did when he set a masters scoring record in 1976. Floyd birdied them All on this Cloudy sometimes Rainy Day. Fourteen years ago Floyd set the 72-Hole masters record at 271, 17 under Par that still stands he was 15 under on the Par-5 holes. A a in a just toying with them a he said in mock bravado adding he a was no to even thinking about winning golfs Golden oldies made their moves Friday on the Hills of the Augusta National Golf club. And As they did first timers like Mike Donald and John Huston who set the first round Pace drifted Back into the pack. Nicklaus seeking his seventh masters title extracted a 2-under-Par 70 from Gusty swirling winds. A four Back with 36 holes to go a he mused after a look at the Leader Board. A i think i have a very Good Chance a said the 50-year-old Nicklaus who found a revival of Confidence and enthusiasm last week in a Victory in his first Start on the senior tour. A a it a amazing what playing Well for one week does to you a he said after rallying from a Back nine double bogey. A a couple of Good rounds a he said letting his sentence Trail off. A after what he did last week this is marvelous a said Floyd a Hall of Famer himself and Captain of americans 1989 Ryder cup team. A a in a a great Jack Nicklaus fan. Anything he does is Good for the rest of Floyd four strokes Back at the Start of play made his big move with a string of three birdies two on Par-5 holes beginning on the 13th. He finished with a 138 total a 1-shot Lead and the attention of his juniors. A a he a like Nicklaus. When they get in it they get Bug eyed a said 54th masters it \ s. S s a Veteran Ray Floyd strides into one stroke Lead Friday. Leaders cards Augusta a. Apr cards of the leaders after Friday s second round of the 54th masters tournament on the 6,905-Yard, Par-72 Augusta National Golf club course Par out 454 343 454-36 Par in 443 545 344-36-72 Floyd out.445 344 434-35 Floyd in .443 434 344-33-68�?138 hochout.445 433 443-34 Hoch in .442 444 345-34-68�?139 Huston out.444 363 454-37 Huston in .443 644 444-37-74�?140 ozakiout.353 452 455-36 Ozaki in.443 544 344-35-71�?141 Scott Hoch who put himself in position to grab the title he left on the 10th Green in a sudden death playoff a year ago. Hoch who missed a 2-foot putt that would have Wen the 1989 masters moved a stroke behind the second round Lead with a 68 that put him at 139. Hoch who called a press conference tuesday to answer questions about his year old failure said his High standing came As something of a Surprise. A tuesday i thought it would be the last time i would see you Guys and gals a he said to the again assembled Media. Huston was next at 140 after a 74. Jumbo Ozaki Japan a leading player for the past two seasons followed at 141. He shot a 71. Then came the group at 142 Nicklaus Peter Jacobsen former masters Winner Craig Stadler Bill Britton and Mike Hulbert. Britton shot 74, some of it in a late aft Moon Shower. Stadler had a 70 and Hulbert a 71. Jacobsen once tied for the Lead was sandbagged by a pair of Back nine double bogeys and finished with a 75. But his problems were nothing compared with those of d the 34-year-old Journeyman who set therace with a 64 thursday in his first competitive round at Augusta National. He went a stroke a Hole higher on this trip Over the old course Bobby Jones built found All the trouble he avoided thursday and finished with an embarrassing 82. A a in a not ashamed a Donald said. A a there a 30 million people who wish they could play in the and Floyd said there a nothing to be ashamed of. A i can empathize with Mike a Floyd said. A a there a something about the masters mystique that does it to you. It happens to All of us. It happened to me. A in 1965, in my first masters i shot 68. The next Day i was paired with Arnold Palmer and i shot 82 or 83 a i done to remember a and missed the Donald did no to. But Palmer 60, did. The four time masters Winner struggled to an 80 and missed the Cut Lor the seventh consecutive see masters on Page 25 Abo blasts his 3rd exhibition Homer by the associated press to Jackson showed Deion Sanders Why he still is America s Premier two sport athlete Friday driving in Inree runs with a Homer and a single As the Kansas Lity royals beat the Boston red sox 9-1. Hah Day after Sanders an Atlanta Falcons comeback Hixt 8arne-winning double and was told he had made me new York Yankees roster the los Angeles raid Spring training Roundup baseball �?T90 preview continues on pages 23 amp 24. World series. But the worst pain for the giants was in the right wrist of slugger Kevin Mitchell. A so part time running Back demonstrated Fiat he too Mitchells wrist Tegan to Hurt and swell m batting is ready for opening Dav practice. A rays indicated a severe sprain but or. Will Jackw \ i Al. A a Straw a team physician said he Rule out a the red sets �?T�?�t0 6 not of a a 42�-�? May at fracture until after a to rial Complex in Winter Haven fla., 2 the eighth inning off Rob Murphy. It was his Hirdo the abbreviated Spring. In other games Friday a a 9, giants 2 Pavi Cisco the a a returned to candlestick k and picked up where they left off in last years fracture until after a Bone scan is performed next week. He said the wrist would remain in a splint for a week. Mitchell has Hurt the same wrist in the past a but it never swelled up on me like this a he said. He plans to accompany the giants to Atlanta where they open the season tuesday night. Orioles is 4, Yankees 2 Bill Ripkens two run single highlighted a three run Baltimore sixth inning in the final Florida game for both teams. Jeff Ballard Winner Gregg Olson Kevin Hickey and Jose Bautista held new York to seven hits including homers by Mike blowers and Bob Geren. New York Pitcher Lance Mccullers pulled a muscle in his right no Cage when Stanley Jefferson collided with him while scoring on Ripken s single. A rays were negative but Mccullers was placed on the disabled list. Braves 8, orioles is 1 Nick Esasky hit a three run Homer and Pete Smith scattered five hits in five innings. Esasky a blow came off Pete Hamisch who gave up seven runs in 4% innings. Cardinals 1, pirates 0 Jose Deleon pitched five innings for St. Louis allowing four hits and striking out six. Ken Dayley who has been experiencing some tight see baseball on Page 26
