European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 15, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25ired Over no shows Southport England a american golfers Ken Green Marie my Cumber Andy bean Billy Ray Brown and Jim Hallet angered British open organizers by failing to show up for the final qualifying Competition sunday. A we have received no communication from any of them and we take a dim View of it a said George Wilson Deputy Secretary of the Royal and ancient Golf club. A what is really disappointing is that they British open Are regular tour players who should know the procedure after they have entered a tournament and then decided not to  Wilson said the five golfers a will All be receiving a serious letter demanding an  a it May be that there is a genuine communication that has not come to our attention but in these Days of Tel exes and telephones i find that hard to believe a he said. While two of the americans were replaced at the last minute by stand by players the other three places were not filled. A that is the really annoying part of it a Wilson said. A there Are Young hopefuls willing and ready to travel the length of the country to take part but we advised them not to travel because we thought we would be raising false Hopes. A was it turns out three of them could have taken part. And might have made it into the starting Field at  the open begins thursday at the Royal Birkdale course. Three other americans a Paul Azinger Scott Hoch and Larry Nelson a withdrew from the open last week. Skins fall to strange Marbella Spain a american Curtis strange holed out twice with a new Sand wedge sunday and amassed $220,000 to win the first european Kings game. Mark Calcavecchia of the . Was second with $85,000 followed by Bernhard Langer of Germany $75,000 and John Bland of South Africa $70,000. Strange gave a Large gallery at the Las Briskas Golf club an Early thrill and an indication of what was to come later when he used the wedge to sink his 92-Yard approach for an Eagle on the first Hole and the $15,000 that went with it. Strange then used the same Sand wedge to pitch from 72 Yards to within one foot of the pin and Birdie the Par-4 ninth Hole Worth an accumulated $135,000 As the previous six holes were halved. On the Par-4 13th, strange who had driven into a Fairway Bunker again called on the Sand wedge and holed out to win $35,000. A a in be just being using the Sand wedge for a week or so and i have today it a worked out Well a said strange with a laugh a but lets face it a it Wasny to the wedge it was the Guy on the end of  sundays win was the third straight in a skins game for strange who has won the last two of them in the . At pea West in Palm Springs Calif. Youth gets the d1 touring alumni from them Jor leagues mounted a clinic at Mannheim Germany sunday to pass along to Young players the lessons Learned in professional baseball. At top right hander de Figueroa who won 80 games for the California Angels and new York Yankees in the 1970s, watches the delivery of Mannheim youth services senior division Pitcher Rene Flemming. Figueroa is the Only native of puerto Rico to Post a 20-Victory season in them Jor leagues. At right former Catcher Paul Casanova a native of Colon Cuba who hit .225 in 10 seasons with the Washington senators and Atlanta braves from 1965-74, coaches Sembach receiver Eric English on the most effective release for throwing out baserunners. English a brother Eddie right watches the lesson. The tour of former players continues today with a Stop in Heidelberg upcoming visits Are Karlsruhe tuesday Ramstein thursday Heilbronn Friday Augsburg sunday and Munich july 22. A amps photos by Gus Schuettler. 111 fill \ Ltd Lemond still wearing yellow Rennes France a Greg Lemond of the United states held onto the Lead of the tour de France for the second straight Day sunday As the race neared its Midway Point. Lemond ended the races ninth stage with the yellow Jersey firmly on his Back. The riders will cover two More Flat stages before their Transfer wednesday to the pyrenees mountains the Only break this year. A i prefer to have three or four minutes Lead than three or four minutes behind in the Mountain stages a Lemond said As the race entered its second week. Mauro Ribeiro of Brazil won sundays stage breaking away in the final half mile of the 100-mile leg from Klencon to Rennes. His time was three hours 40 minutes and 51 seconds. Most of the pack finished 53 seconds behind including Lemond who took 41st place. Lemond retained his Lead of 73 seconds Over Erik Breukink of the Netherlands. Soviet Dja Olidine Abdoul Palov Fin tour de trance shed third two seconds behind Breukink. Lemond took the Overall Lead for the third time in the race saturday when he finished second in the individual time trial behind Miguel Indurai of Spain. The defending champions Only worry is the amount of riders in the pack capable of winning. About 1,500 Miles remain to be covered by the 194 riders. A fall the favourites remain favourites and they re always attacking me but in a capable of attacking also a Lemond said. A since the beginning of the tour everybody attacks. That a Why the yellow Jersey changed so  a Thierry Marie of France was the races first Leader winning the prologue but Lemond snatched the Lead in the first stage and took the yellow Jersey from him. He lost it during the team time trial the same Day to Rolf Sorensen of Denmark who fell and broke his Collarbone in the fifth stage and was forced to retire. Lemond who had been in second to clinically moved into the Lead for the sixth stage but lost it to Marie who staged one of the Tours longest breakaways Ever. Marie held the Lead for two Days before Lemond once again took it away from him. The Frenchman is currently eighth in the Overall standings More than four minutes behind Lemond. Lemond who has won the tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990, said he is ready to win his fourth despite doing poorly in other competitions this season. A if i had the same motivation As i have on the tour ill maybe win other races a he said. Quot but my career is the tour and the tour is my  three riders besides Sorensen have dropped out notably Stephen Roche of Ireland who turned up too late for the team trial stage and was disqualified. Fabio Parra of Colombia and martial Gay ant of France both fell and were eliminated with injuries