European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 19,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21donald, Irwin in playoff by Bob Green Medinah 111. Apr Hale Irwin a Victory Lap was a Little premature. About 24 hours premature. The 45-year-old Irwin thought his Long distance last Hole Birdie putt a perhaps 50 feet a was the Winner in the 90th . Open Golf championship. But the Long putt which finished a round of 67 sunday and sent Irwin on a joyous Romp around . Open 18th Green simply set up a Long wait. He had underestimated the grit of one of golfs also rans Mike Donald who had nine holes to play when Irwin ran a not trotted ran a around the Green slapping High fives with startled spectators and blowing kisses Donald Winner of a single title in an 11-year pea tour career carried the Burden of the Lead in one of golfs great championships through a string of 13 consecutive pars. He made a bogey from a Bunker and then toted a tie into the clubhouse with a Gutsy closing round of 71. Two hours after Irwin had celebrated a third . Open Victory Donald matched his 8-under-Par 280 total and set up mondays 18-Hole playoff. On the surface it would appear to be no contest. In one Comer is Irwin undeniably one of the great players of his generation and a potential Hall of Famer Winner of 17 tour titles and the . Open in 1974 and�?T79. The methodical articulate Irwin Long has been noted by his Peers As one of Golf s great Grinders a Man Able to extract the most from a difficult situation. On the other Side is Donald a scrambler and a struggle a Man who delivered Flowers and Umpire baseball games for a living after he lost his Golf scholarship at Georgia Southern. His credentials Are modest. He went through nine seasons on the tour before see open on Page 25 Gritty Mike Donald left spoiled what Hale Irwin thought was a winning Effort sunday in the . Open. Frankfurt finally joins world football loops amps Ken George Tex Schramm adds Frankfurt to the 12-team world league which will open in March. By Bucky Fox staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a its official. Frankfurt will Field a team in the world league of american football which kicks off in March. Tex Schramm and a huddle of German sports officials placed the world league stamp on this City monday at a packed press conference. A it really is the globalization of american sports a said Schramm president of this Newborn Spring league. Frankfurt joins Barcelona Spain As the two european cities officially in the nil backed world league. Schramm said London and Milan Italy will receive his endorsement in the next few weeks to Complete the european division. The former Dallas cowboys general manager said the 12-team league will consist of two other divisions a group of Montreal new York Orlando fla., and Birmingham ala., and a Loop of Mexico City san Antonio Sacramento calif., and either Memphis or Nashville Tenn. Frankfurt a sports minister Sylvia Schenk called the world leagues latest addition a a Chance to bring the German Public and military families Helmut Zirkelbach general manager of the Wald stadium said Frankfurt a first division soccer Home agreed to take in the world league because a it has the Best players soundest financial basis and Best the Wald stadium has a capacity of 61,000. Of that total 30,000 is seating. Zirkelbach said he expects to fill the seats with germans and americans recognizing the �?o240,000 american military and civilians in the area from Kaiserslautern to Hanau Heidelberg to Zirkelbach said his stadium might not be As comfortable As . Football stadiums but he expects live football beats to football. A a in a sure they will be attracted by the real he added that he visited London a Wembley stadium for the a Fly a american bowl and will visit Berlin for the american bowl in August a to Sec what we have to Schramm recognized his league is a coming to a country that really does no to understand our he said he Hopes television helps educate local fans. Abc and Usa Cable will televise games to the states and Schramm said Nis league is working on a Deal with a German network. A i done to believe we re going to take any fans away from soccer a said w. Schramm. He added he thinks a a there a a Niche of Young fans who want a team in Frankfurt. Each team in this pro league will play 10 games. Then come the playoffs capped by the title game june 9, 1991. Frankfurt will play five Home games. Gustav Hoffman Frankfurt a highest sports official said he a not worried see football Page 25afn sports radio baseball a St. Louis at new York 1 30 . Wednesday
