European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday taty 1 4. 1991 set Pace fort Worth Texas a to Hoar Pat Bradley Tell it hauling Cement across a hot roof would surely be More fun and less arduous than competing for a . Open Golf championship under the prevailing conditions. And she s the co Leader. Bradley the up Gay Stop Money Winner and Little known Joan Pitcock took a 1-Shol Edge into saturdays third round women s . Open after a Marathon five hour Duel with the Long hard dry hot windswept colonial country club course site of the 46th women a open. A i am a Little surprised to be leading a said Bradley the 1981 open Champion who bogeyed two of the final four holes. A is it Golf or is it pocket Pool a grumbled Pitcock of the unpredictable greens. Bradley fired a 73 on Friday after and opening 69 and her even Par 142 matched Pitcock a 70-72 Quot and was a shot ahead of veterans Amy Alcott and Alice Ritzman. Two Back at 144 was another tour regular Debbie Massey. A it was a Long Day Quot Bradley said of the slow play. A five hours is a Long time to be out to narc. I guess we All expect to Deal with the heat wind and Tough putting Pitcock was even harsher a the Pace of play is absolutely pitiful. I done to know what a going on out there but something has to be done. A sat on my Golf bag All Day Pitcock who celebrated her 24th birthday Friday said nobody expected her to be leading except possibly herself. Alcott slashed three shots from Par for a 68, Ritzman matched Par 71 Ana Massey recorded her second straight 72. With 29 tour victories Alcott needs one More Conquest to qualify for the Lyga Hall of Fame. She laughed when asked How shed like that Pivotal Triumph to come in a major such As this one a that would be exciting a she said. Alcott said she took cart no. 68 to the driving Range Friday and told her Caddy Bill Kurre a a that a a Good number a All those loops and curl cues. That would be a Good number to shoot she did but like Bradley it Wasny to easy or entertaining. Tony Lopez tags Lupe Gutierrez with a right moments before putting Gutierrez to the Canvas in the sixth round. Bloodied Lopez retains Crown Stateline Nev. A Tony Lopez overcame a deep Cut Over his left Eye to Stop scrappy challenger Lupe Gutierrez in the sixth round Friday night and retain his International boxing federation Junior lightweight title. The fighters traded blows toe to toe almost from the outset and the relentless punching often led to streams of blood on both men. Lopez opened a Cut on Gutierrez in the Secona but Gutierrez answered in the third against Lopez. A i saw the blood drip a Lopez said. A i said a Here we go i wiped it away. It did no to bother me the incident reminded Lopez of his title defense against Rocky Lockridge on March 5, 1989, when he had to overcome a similar Cut in posting a 12-round decision. Despite being Cut it was Lopez who consistently landed telling blows including a flurry that dropped Gutierrez for Good at 2 42 of the sixth round of the scheduled 12-Rounder. It on the under card european heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis knocked out former world boxing association heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver with a ringing right hand in the sixth round of a scheduled 10-Rounder. Former Aba and olympic welterweight Champion Mark Breland opened a gaping Cut above the right Eye with his first Jab of the bout and stopped Julian Samaha at 44 seconds of the first round. Lopez 37-2-1 with 25 knockouts is looking at one More fight in the 130-Pound weight division before moving up to the Junior welterweight ranks. He plans to meet South african Brian Mitchell again at Sacramento Calif., on sept. 13, the two fought to a 12-round draw there in March. In the Junior welterweight division Lopez has his eyes on Julio Cesar Cha Vez or Hector Camacho. A a that a where All the Money is a Lopez said. A being Champion is one thing. Being spectacular is another Gutierrez 25-4, is the . Boxing associations featherweight Champion. He moved up four pounds to meet Lopez in the 130-Pound division. �?o1 think ill think about staying a featherweight a Gutierrez said. Lopez had said he would have a punching advantage by fighting at his accustomed weight. Gutierrez of san Jose Calif., had Felt the move up would make him a better stronger fighter. Against a common opponent in the fluctuating weight divisions Gutierrez was stopped by Jorge Paez in the sixth round of an if featherweight title fight at Reno Nev., in december 1989. Lopez out pointed Paez in a Junior lightweight title bout at Sacramento last will miss first six games by the associated press Madison . If the new York giants make it Back to the super bowl this coming season its probably going to be with someone other than Mark Bavaro playing Light end. That someone might even be Zeke Mowatt. Coach Ray Handley dropped a mild Surprise Friday by disclosing that Bavaro is going to miss at least the first six games of the regular season with continuing problems with his left knee. The coach said there is a Chance the giants tight end could be out for the year. The medical evaluation on the eve of opening of the giants training Camp Only confirmed previous reports that Bazarov status for the season is questionable at Best. A Mark would like to play again a Handley said in a meeting with reporters at the giants Annua coaches Media Day at the teams training Camp. A the feels his knee feels better but he Hasni to done anywhere near the amount of work As last year. The last thing we want to do is Rush Bavaro a former ail pro underwent major knee surgery after the giants super bowl win Over Buffalo to Correct vascular necrosis of the left medial femoral Bone a condition that results in the rotting of the Bone because of insufficient blood Supply. The knee has caused him problems since he injured it in the Middle of the 1989 season. Handley who will be entering his first season As Bill Parcells nil Camps successor said the team is considering signing one time giants tight end Tovatt. Waived tuesday by the new England patriots Mowatt was part of the locker room confrontation with Boston sports writer Lisa Olson last sept. 17. He was eventually fined $14,500 by the league Handley said Mowatt was being examined by team doctors but no contract offer had been extended. In other Camps Cincinnati bengals Wilmington Ohio Cincinnati signed defensive Back Barney Bussey for the 1991 season. Terms were not disclosed. Bussey 29, became a starter for the bengals at free safety last season after Rickey Dixon went Down with Francisco 49ers Rocklin Calif. San Francisco has reportedly persuaded Veteran nose tackle Jim Burt 32, to retire a a. Burt an 11-year Veteran who performed on super bowl teams for both the new York giants and 49ers, was scheduled to report saturday with the rest of the veterans. A we talked to Jim and he agreed not to come in a said John Mcvay the teams vice president of football operations said Friday a because of the 80-Man limitation we Are constantly looking for roster in 1989, the 49ers talked Burt into coming out of retirement and he helped them win super bowl xxiv that season filling in for injured Michael Angeles raiders Oxnard Calif. For the fourth straight year running Back Marcus Allen is a training Camp holdout. I alien who earned $1.1 million last season was among five los Angeles raiders who missed a mandatory training Camp meeting Friday night. He has Neld out each of the last three seasons while negotiating one year contracts. Also missing the deadline to report were nose tackle Bob Golic pro bowl Center Don Mosebar defensive tackle Scott Davis and offensive tackle Bruce Wilkerson. Still away from Camp but apparently ready to agree to terms were punter Jeff Gossett and kicker Jeff Jaeger
