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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the staf and stripes saturday june 29,1991mchaffie s 66 leads Field by 1 Bethesda my. Up a Deborah Mchaffie re corded six birdies in the first 11 holes thursday and cruised to a 5-under-Par 66 in taking the first round Lead in the $1 million Lyga championship. Mchaffie wingless in five years on the Lyga tour held a 1-stroke Lead Over Barb Mucha Deb Richard and Colleen Walker in the second major tournament of the women s Golf season a usually when 1 shoot under Par rounds they Are 70s or 71s,�?� said Mchaffie 33, who began playing Golf Only 10 years ago. A one of the keys today was to play really smart. I Felt in charge  Mchaffie began her round with three straight birdies on the Back Side of the 6,246-Yard Bethesda country club including Ltd 4-Yard Chip in from off the Green at the Par-3 11th Hole. She added an 18-foot Birdie putt at the Par-3 16th Hole that she said a Felt like a gift and rolled in a 24-footer at no. 18 to make the turn in 5-under. She also birdied the second Hole with a 5-foot putt. A i Felt like i belonged out there Quot Mchaffie said. A a it a about time. The putts weren t going in then All of a sudden it All came together in one Day a Mchaffie a Only bogey came on the Par-4 seventh Hole when she topped her drive and was forced top a championship scramble. She gave a lot of the credit for her round to her Caddy yoga instructor Tony criscuolo who helped keep her a really relaxed.�?�. A i want to get Clear and focused before a shot. Breathing is really important in Golf a she said. Quot he works with a lot of players out Here.�?�. Walker the no. 5 Money Winner on the Lyga tour this season combined six birdies with two bogeys to Post a 4-under 67. Quot a a in a  the Way i played Quot Walker said. A i hit the Ball  putted Well. I like being under Par in a tournament like this in the first round. Ill take four rounds at 4-Undcr-Par. Its a difficult  Mucha carded three birdies and a bogey in her first four holes after starting on the Back Side then settled Down to move to 5 under with a Birdie at the Par-3 eighth Hole. But she nearly lost it after hitting her approach shot Over the Green at the Par-4 ninth and scrambling Back to sink a 5-foot Par putt. 2 Pat Bradley Meg Mallon and Niria Foust were tied for fifth at 3-under 68. Bradley is the leading Money Winner on the Lyga tour this year with $361,643. Amy Alcott and Betsy King were among a group of 11 golfers at 69. Alcott is one Victory away from gaining entry into the Lyga Hall of  said she expected to see players such As Bradley Alcott and King among the leaders As the tournament progressed. A they Are the Best in the world and Are one step above the rest of the Field a Mucha said they have a lot of wins under their belts. They have been out Here a lot longer than me. There is a different mind set. Confidence comes from Success. They Arentt going to have too Many bad rounds out  Richard said that with hot weather forecast for the entire weekend she expected the Bethesda country club course to get even tougher a a i think you la see not too Many under Par rounds from Here on  she said. A the weather might get hotter a a a a a. A v a. A a a. Defending Champion Beth Daniel shot an even Par 71 on thursday. She beat Rosie Jones by 1 stroke in last years Lyga championship and won the $750,000 Mcdonald a championship last week with a score of 11-under-Par 273. A. A a Daniels second tournament Victory of the year moved her into second place behind Bradley on the Lyga Money list this season with $352,448. Since August 1989, Daniel has won 13 tournaments and More than $1 million. Red sox Call up Rookie slugger Boston a r the Boston red sox moved to improve a punch less offence thursday calling up Rookie slugger to Vaughn from Pawtucket of the International league for an immediate major league debut. To make room on the 25-player roster for Vaughn a first round draft pick from Seton Hall in 1989, the red sox returned outfielder Phil Plantier who had 10 homers in 47 games for Pawtucket when recalled on june 6. Vaughn 23. Failed in a bid to win a steady Job with the red sox As a non roster player in Spring training beaten out by incumbent first baseman Carlos  said Vaughn would Start against right handed pitching with Quintana playing against left handers. Quintana is batting .295, but has Only five homers and 29 runs batted in. With designated hitter Jack Clark batting just .211 and slugger Tom Brunansky .207, the red sox scored three or fewer runs in 33 of their first 69 games going 825 in those  Howell out with sore Elbow los Angeles apr Jay Howell leading the dodgers with 11 saves this season was placed on the 15-Day disabled list Friday retroactive to june 20, with a sore right Elbow. Howell a right hander who has 11 saves this year is suffering from a sprained ligament in his right Elbow. Howell has a 2-2 record and a 2.67 Era m ?3- innings this year. He w As plagued by knee problems last season but still led the dodger staff with 16 saves and had a 5-5 record with a 2.18 Era. A Justice goes on do with strained Back Houston it ap5 the Atlanta braves placed Dave Justice the teams rib Leader on the 15-Day disabled list thursday night because of a strained Back. The braves also placed first baseman Sid Bream on the 15-Day do because of a knee injury. Atlanta recalled outfielder Deion Sanders and infielder Mike Bell from Richmond of the International league. Commentary the eyes of Boston Are on Clemens Boston apr imagine the Microscope Dwight Gooden pitches under in new York a the constant analysis the doom saying when he goes three starts without a win the comparisons to 1985. Then increase the magnificat Ion of such observation by Obj a thousand times.  the scrutiny under which Roger Clemens operates in Boston. 1 Gooden has two other 20-Gnmc winners with him in the a cts rotation lie twice missed two months of a season and the acts finished a Strong second both times. The acts share new. York with the Yankees Here Clemens is alone. He Means More to his club than any other player in baseball. So when Cert Lens is merely mortal when he wins Only three times in nine starts the Energy spent on worrying about him around Here is enough to set off car alarms and garage door openers All Over Boston. When Clemens lost 6-4, to the new York Yankees on tuesday night the Back Page of a local newspaper the next Day shouted a yanks bomb  he allowed three earned runs in nine innings. No wonder he stayed Home wednesday night with an upset stomach. A a he a a human being a Catcher Tony Pena said. A a he a allowed to make mistakes. His Arm is healthy. He a throwing the Ball 90 to 95 Miles an hour. There a nothing to worry about.�?�. Clemens started the.year.6-0 with an 0.73 Era. Sports illustrated put him on its cover and called him  the Issue still sits on a shelf behind the desk of stump Merrill at Yankee stadium something of a collectible like those newspapers with the a Dewey wins a headlines. Since then Clemens is 3-5 with a 3.23 Era. And if you done to think the red sox go As Clemens goes know this they Are 21-23 since his 6-0 Start. Clemens has not been a stopper. He is 5-4 this year after a loss. Not bad but he was 67-18 in such starts before this season. Given everything Clemens Means to this team Why did Boston manager Joe Morgan lax him tuesday Naglit the red sox were losing 6-4, after six innings but Morgan who had a fresh bullpen after an off Day let Clemens pitch a Complete game and 141 pitches. One Hundred forty one pitches for a Guy with a history of Arm trouble and of running out of Gas in september. Why a a we were wondering about that ourselves in the dugout a one Boston player said. �?o1 guess they were trying to get Catcher Tony Pena right says Roger Clemens is a allowed to make  Roger a win. But at what Cost its hard to figure. But with Roger they pretty much let him do what lie wants around  ,. V a.  a a indeed Morgan said this was the extent of. His concern after eight innings and 130pitches a a ���., Morgan How Are you. A Clemens i feel Good. I want to continue. A a a a a a a a a Morgan All right. Was  All troubled by having Clemens labor like that in a losing game a no Way a he said. A i think he needed that. Things Haven to  guile so Good for him so it was Good for him to go out and air it on like he  does Clemens have any physical problems a a a a a a none whatsoever a Morgan said. A. Is the manager the least bit con corned. Quota a a a a a a Quot a no a Morgan said. A the tells me he a sound so there a no reason to be  a a a a a a a a a. A a a. So that  Clemens some players believe he has  enam Ord with his Forknall that he Isnit throwing his fastball enough. One Yankee  after the game tuesday night a the threw Good Bur he did no to look intense not the Way he normally  Clemens himself believes his control has been Good. When he hit Roberto. Kelly with a pitch he noted that Kelly was a diving into the Ball.�?�. A a a i think in a around the plate too much a Clemens said after the game. Tuesday night. A hitters look like they re getting More comfortable i have to adjust my game., i have to make sure i get them completely off the plate. In be kind of got away from that.w Clemens has walked Only 26 in 11816 innings. And Kelly was the first Batter he hit All year. A a a. A a a. A a a a a a. A it seems like Guys Are going up there Early and getting some Good swings off me and that just gives  team a lift a Clemens said. A a that a one situation i have to control. It just gives Guys coming up Confidence -. A. Toa i done to feel like there a a big difference from starting 6-0. In a Happy with the Way in a throwing. My velocity is.  results just Arentt  a the loss to the Yankees particularly galled him because he took a 4-1 Lead into the fifth inning and lost. At Shea stadium that same night Gooden took a 4-0 Lead into the fifth inning  that though the acts did rally in the ninth inning fora Victory. A. A there always has been this sort of cosmic Bond Between Clemens whose4 record is 125-56, and Gooden who is 126. 51, they arc brother sin arms. They share the Burden of their Success which does not permit the most minor of slumps to pass Vithous thorough exam  
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