European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 20.1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 27 ports wire is a a i i2 years from wire reports new York a with less than 36 hours left in his reign Over the new York Yankees George Stcin bran nor pulled a Surprise sunday a he re hired a manager instead of firing one. Stump Merrill a contract was extended through the 1992 season the team announced. If Merrill were to stay until the end it would be the longest tenure for a Yankees manager since Billy Martins first stint from August 1975 until july 1978. Steinbrenner who has changed managers 18 times in 18 seasons must resign As the teams general partner by Midnight monday under an agreement reached it ill commissioner Fay Vincent. Merrill was hired on june 6 after Steinbrenner fired Bucky Dent. The Yankees were 18-31 under Dent this year and have gone 30-39 with Merrill through saturday nights game with Seattle a stump has done a Fine Job with the club and worked hard with the Young players a Steinbrenner said in a statement. He was not at Yankee stadium for sunday s game against  wins English open Sutton Oldfield England up a England a Mark James won the $750,000 English open at the Belfry sunday when he beat Ryder cup teammate Scot Sam Torrance in a playoff. Both had posted four round scores of 4-under-Par 284, Torrance carding a i Over Par 73 on the final Day and James a 75. It took just one extra Hole to decide who picked up the $125,000 first prize. James Sank a 12-foot putt for Birdie at the 10th Hole while Torrance missed a 15-footer which would have extended the contest. A a we a been looking Over our shoulders at each other All week and it was a Good Way to finish a said James. A in fact 1 liked the finish Best of All a the european Ryder cup colleagues had squeezed out Northern irishman David Leherty from sharing a three Way playoff when they both birdied the final Hole. Leherty came from Back in the Field with a 4-under-Par 68 to set the target of 3-under-Par 285, which included an Eagle at the 17th Hole but it was not quite Good enough to join the  fires course record 63 new Rochelle . A Betsy King had six birdies on the Back nine to shoot a course record 63 saturday at the Jal big Apple classic. King who before the round said a maybe i can bring this course to its Knees a moved to a three round total of 11-under 205 at the Wykagyl country club and r Beth de took a three shot Lead Over a Twe bettered Aniel. A two time . Women a open Champion King bettered the Mark of 64 held by Cary Middlecoff Lloyd Mangrum and Craig Wood. Nancy Lopez set the women a record of 65 in winning the 1978 Golden lights classic at the 6,209-Yard layout. She had a disappointing 75 in the first round thursday but charged Back with a 67. _ Tammie Green atop the Leader Board for the first two rounds bogeyed the second fourth fifth and eighth holes for a fat 38 after nine. She finished with a 7i for 212, tied for fourth with Dawn Coe. Beth Daniel after two consecutive 70s, had a 68 and moved into second at 208. Rosie Jones was third with a 71 for 209, while Coe shot a 72.romero, Olazabal top qualifiers. Castle Rock Colo. A Eduardo Romero of Argentina and Jose Marie Olazabal of Spain led qualifiers saturday for the final round of the International but will be tied with 22 other golfers when play resumes. Both golfers finished saturdays play with a score of plus-29 under the tournaments stableford scoring system. But according to the format All scores revert to Zero for sundays 24-Man shootout. Romero who was leading the tournament when play was suspended Friday by darkness added 6 More stableford Points to his total on saturday. The International s scoring system awards 5 Points for eagles 2 for birdies and Zero for pars. Bogeys lose a Point and double bogeys or worse lose 3 Points. Olazabal scored a plus-9 on saturday. His round included an Eagle on the Par-5 17lh Hole which has produced 15 eagles Over three  nabs showdown Lead Jeremy ranch Utah a Don Bies shot a second 66 saturday to take a two stroke Over Mike Hill and Rives Mcbee in the seniors showdown classic Bies of Laquinta calif., finished with a 36-Hole total of 132,12-under Par Over the Hilly Jeremy ranch Golf club. Mcbee who led after fridays first round with a tournament record of 64, fired a 70. Hill led briefly after moving to 12-Undcr with a Birdie on the 16th Hole but had bogeys on the final two holes to finish with a 68.australian Boxer Dies Brisbane Australia a australian Boxer Patrick Stone died late saturday from a blood clot on the right Side of his brain after a Victory the previous night. Slone 24 won the 10-round Light heavyweight bout Friday Over Gary wills but then slumped in his Comer right after the final Bell at the Mansfield tavern Arena. He was treated in the ring for heat exhaustion and had to be carried to the dressing room. He taken by ambulance to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he was a die a Navratilova outlasts Garrison los Angeles a top Sec did Martina Navratilova lost a second set tiebreaker but came Back to defeat no. 4 seed Zina Garrison 6-0, 6-7 2-76-4 saturday in the semifinals at the Virginia slims of los Angeles. Navratilova faces the Winner of the Monica Seles Mary Joe Fernandez match in the sundays  wins Michigan 200 Brooklyn Mich. A Tracy Leslie ended a 13-month wingless period saturday with a hard fought vie tory in the automobile racing club of America Michigan 200 Stock car race. The 1988 arca per match series Champion held of Charlie Glotzbach and David Simko on Michigan International Speedway s two mile Oval to earn his first Triumph since july of 1989 at Talladega ala., and the seventh of his career. Leslie won $13,075 As he averaged 130.293 Mph in the race slowed by five caution flags for 20 laps the Winner led twice for a total of 31 of the 100 laps including the last 27 trips around the High banked  wins pole position Brooklyn Mich. A Alan Kulwicki earned Liis first pole position of the season edging Bill Elliott on saturday in qualifying for sundays Champion spark plug 400. Kulwicki one of the last Drivers to make a qualifying run on Michigan International Speedway s two mile High banked Oval turned a tap of 174.982 Mph. Elliott wound up on the outside of the All Ford thud Cebird front Row with a 174.482. Old Llvy la Uil Ruu Kod Alca amp Liula Liu Sultan we Jiw lit i attached to a life support system but died 24 hours later. Kogo Breaks record Cooper signs with italian team Rome a Michael Cooper signed a two year contract with i Messaggiero Roma of the italian league on saturday one Day after he cleared Aba waivers following his release by the los Angeles lakers. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but according to published reports Cooper 34, will make More than his 1989-90 Aba salary of about $600,000.Samford player Dies in wreck Pascagoula miss. A the leading returning scorer on Samford University a basketball team died when the car he was driving ran Oft a Road and flipped six times authorities said. Kevy j. Mclnnis 19, of Lucedale was pronounced dead at the scene Friday said Joe Gazzo a Highway patrol spokesman. Mclnnis was Samford a second leading scorer last year and the top returning , Lundgren in finals Indianapolis a top seed Boris Becker overcame sweltering weather to Down fourth seeded Jay Berger 6-4, 6-3, saturday in the Semi final round of the . Menus hard court championships. In the other semifinal match Peter Lundgren Defeated Richey Reneberg 6-4, 6-4 to Advance to the finals sunday against  upsets Chesnokov new Haven Conn. A unseeded Derrick Rostagno showing none of the nerves which have plagued his career saturday advanced to his first singles final with a 7-6 7-46-3 Victory Over fifth seed Andrei Chesno Kov at the $1 million Volvo International Rostagno ranked 79th, will meet another unseeded player on sunday 19-year-old Todd Woodbridge ranked no. 135, who will also be playing m his first tournament final. Woodbridge outlasted countryman Mark Woodford 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Parkersburg West Virginia a Steve Kogo. A native of Kenya now living at Boulder Colo., ran a course record 1 hour 2 minutes 25 seconds in the winning Llie . Menus championship half Marathon saturday. Kogo beat . Record Holder Mark Curp of Lee s Summitt who was timed in 1 03 37. Mark Palau tics a South african finished third at 1 04 5. Patty Murray running her first half Marathon won the women s division in 1 12 56, second was Marie Boyd in 1 14 53, and third was 1989 Champion Diane Brewer in 1 14 59.ferguson, Williams Triumph Dallas a Kent Ferguson regained his three meter springboard title and Wendy Williams successfully defended her platform title saturday at the . Outdoor diving championships. Ferguson overtook Leader and defending Ihrcke Meier Champion Mark Bradshaw in the fifth round of dives. He led the rest of the Way finishing Wilh 653.70 Points. Ferguson a teammate Scott Donie was second .56. Matt Quot a a a a women s i. Ond after the first four dives. She moved into the Lead with 628.56. Matt Scoggin took third with 620.19. Go. ,. In the women s platform final Williams was in Sec on her next dive and increased the margin to 30 Points Over Kathy  captures 3 golds Moscow a Glen Dubis of the United slates won three Gold medals including one american team title and added a Silver at the 45th world shooting championships. Dubis won the 300-Mcter free Rifle 40 shots standing with 385 Points. With a Gold medal performance in the individual 300-meter Standard Rifle 3x20 shot Dubis led the . Team which also included Stephen Goff and Bradley Arnes to first place. The americans Scy feel 1,719 Points edging Switzerland 1,713, and Finland 1,710 Points. Dubis also scored 1,167 Points in the 300-Nielcr free Rifle 3x40 shots one Point shy of Malcolm Cooper of Britain. Superstition an to mondays programs t0 6 10 7 7 a 9 is 11 12 a Hitaj be in its Trie nation  the   Lor kids soft Tel  stretch ,Eok  world t u  s Cour t j Tuia la How it. 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