European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 18,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 Donald Brown share Lead by Bob Green Medinah 111. Apr from deep in the Field with nothing to lose Curtis strange and some of golfs other most celebrated figures made a belated move saturday in the third round of the . Open. The leaders moved too. In the other direction. Back toward the pack. Suddenly 27 players were within four strokes of each other going into sundays final round of the 90th american National championship. A the game is on a said strange Only two shots off the Lead in his attempt to match Willie Andersons 85-year-old record of three consecutive . Open titles. A this is where i wanted to be a said strange who was eight shots off the Lead after two rounds. A i have everything in the world to gain nothing to lose a he said after a bogey free round of 4-under 68. Journeymen Mike Donald the first round Leader in the masters earlier this season and Billy Ray Brown emerged As the 54-Hole leaders at 7-under 209. But of equal importance was the horde of challengers who took advantage of the massive late aft Moon collapse of the Pace-setters.. Open Jack Nicklaus was among those contenders. So were Nick Faldo the englishman who won the last two masters and Greg Norman the australian who leads the american tour in Money winnings this season. Faldo was at 212, Nicklaus had 213 and Norman had 214. And that was much better than they expected to be. Those three along with strange were among the also rans going into the third round and had Early starting times when there Wasny to the breath of a Breeze Over the rain softened greens. A fall i want to do is get within seven shots a said Norman who leads Golf with a 67.89 scoring average in final round play. Nicklaus a 50-year-old Grandfather still convinced he can capture an unprecedented fifth . Open Crown talked about the need for a final round of 64 or 65. But the wind picked up a Little the leaders faltered and the tasks facing Nicklaus and Norman Faldo and strange became less formidable As the late players plummeted Back toward them. And the last round opportunities of strange Nicklaus Norman and Faldo May be even better than the raw numbers indicate. A scores go up in the last round of a . Open just because its the last round of the . Open a strange said. And the co leaders have a total of one professional Victory Between them. A the wind was starting to get up a Little. The real Medinah is starting to come out a Brown said after his 3-under 69. After two Days of record breaking scoring heroics Donald needed Only to match Par 7 to make up two strokes and gain a snare of the Lead. A single stroke Back at 210 were Larry Nelson Tim Simpson Jeff Sluman and Mark Brooks. Nelson a former . Open and pea Champion shot 69. Sluman had a 74 and Brooks 72. Simpson who led or shared the Lead through the first two rounds bogeyed two of his last three holes for a 75. Next at 211, came strange Mike Reid australian see open on Page 26 Tyson Foreman score knockouts by de Schuyler or. Las vegas apr Mike Tyson said he did no to take Henry Tillman for granted but he sure treated the 1984 olympic Champion As if he did. In his first fight since losing the heavyweight championship on a loth round knockout to James a a Buster Douglas on feb. 11 at Tokyo Tyson swarmed All Over Tillman and knocked him out with a crunching right to the head at 2 47 of the first round outdoors at Caesars Palace. A a in a still the greatest fighter in the universe a boasted Tyson who then issued a warning to Douglas and top ranked evander Holyfield who Are scheduled to fight for the title on sept. 21 at the Mirage. A fall i know is that its going to be a Tough fight if the Winner gets me a Tyson said. �?o1 did no to have any doubt on the outcome but i was sceptical about my performance a said Tyson who looked Flat in his fight against Douglas. A now i want to fight As often As i  Tyson was a 20-1 favorite Over Tillman who beat him twice As an Amateur. A when people Tell me someone a a Pushover that a when i worry a just like Buster  Douglas was such an underdog there Wasny to even a betting line. Tyson is expected to fight Alex Stewart on sept. 8, and it is a possibility that George Foreman could be a part of that Snow As he was on saturdays program. The 263-Pound, 41-year-old Foreman stopped Adilson Rodrigues with a three punch combination to the head at 2 39 of the second round. Tyson was a Little wild As he lunged after me circling Tillman who caught the former Champ with a right hand to the head 30 seconds into the fight. It had no affect. Tyson Hurt Tillman with a right hand 0 me body at the 1 30 Mark Ana landed it a a Ziu 8 hand High on the head at that signalled what was about to happen to Tillman. When Tyson landed the final right in t t0 Tlle East a Tillman fell in a Heap m Tyson Scomer and was counted out referee Richard Steele. Let everybody see it a crowed promoter Don ring As he led Tyson around Theung. A a he a  asked How the Tokyo loss would affect Tyson Douglas who attended the bout said a defeat can make you or break you. Its up to  Tyson obviously had one thing on his mind from the time he took a first step toward Tillman destroy him. A i did no to prepare myself properly a Tyson said of the loss to Douglas. A i was in shape physically but not  Tyson weighed 217 pounds vhf less than he weighed for the Douglas fight. The 29-year-old Tillman weighed 215 pounds. Tyson who will be 24 on june 30, scored his 34th knockout in boosting his record to 38-1. He earned $2 million. Tillman is 20-5 with 14 knockouts. Tillman out pointed Tyson in the 1984 olympic trials final and also in the Box off. He was More experienced than Tyson at that time but Tyson had much More experience As a pro than Tillman who was fighting for Only the fifth time since 1987. Foreman the former heavyweight Champion set himself up As a legitimate heavyweight contender with his Victory Over Rodrigues. A youth and enthusiasm Are great a Foreman said. A but age and craftiness Are better for  Foreman who held the heavyweight title in 1973-74, won his 22nd straight fight since returning to the ring after a 10-year absence and in the process beat his first ranked opponent. Foreman wasted Little time in earning his $1 million purse. He finished Rodrigues with a left Hook that left the brazilian on the Canvas and unable to pull himself up when he was counted out at 2 39 of the second round. A i fight More often now and in a relaxed a said Foreman who has needed Only eight rounds to win three fights this year. A i know what i can do and cannot  Foreman admitted he was a Little nervous with Veteran Trainer Angelo Dundee in Rodrigues Comer the same Trainer who helped devise the game plan that Muhammad Ali used to Stop Foreman and take his heavyweight title in Zaire in 1974. A a in a always nervous when i get in the ring with an Angelo Dundee fighter because i never know what to expect a Foreman said. A they always seem to have a  if Rodrigues had a trick he did no to show it to the massive former Champion. Rodrigues tried to move from the open by. Ski r Henry Tillman a Knees buckle As Mike Tyson belts him with to blow in first round. Ing Bell and scored Well with some body shots in the first round. But Foreman patiently plodded after him and it was Only a matter of time before his punches began finding the Mark. A i expected a lot of movement a he said. A i did no to expect to get him so soon. I thought id probably get him in the  Foreman was devastatingly accurate with the punches he did throw Landing 39 of 65 during the Brief fight. Rodrigues according to fight statistics landed 29 of 82 punches. Rodrigues ranked no. 10 by the world boxing association tried to move against the plodding Foreman and was successful in the first round while Landing several hard Hooks to Foreman Sample midsection. But in the second round Foreman a punching Power began to show and he managed to Cut Rodrigues off and began Landing some body shots of his own. After Landing three uppercuts Midway through the round Foreman followed with a pair of body shots and several jabs before Landing the combination that sent the 32-year-old Rodrigues to the Canvas. Foreman ranked seventh by the world boxing Council was a 6-1 favorite by the Odd makers and was a huge favorite with a fight crowd that came out to watch the pair of heavyweight fights. Foreman ran his record to 67-2 with 62 knockouts in a professional career that began in 1968. Rodrigues formerly the no. 2-ranked heavyweight by the Aba fell to 36-4. The Brazil native earned $175,000 for the fight Only his third bout outside South  sports radio baseball a Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 1 30 . Tuesday