European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday july 28, 1991 . Snead owns one stroke Lead by Bob Green Birmingham Mich. A and then there were none. Oakland Hills erased All the red numbers a the color signifying scores below Par a from the Leader boards Friday and left . Snead alone in the Lead at even Par after two rounds of the . Senior open. 1 a this Golf course makes you want to cry a said Mike Hill the first round Leader who went to a 74, four strokes Over Oakland Hills unyielding and virtually untouchable Par. A every putt looks like a Rattlesnake a Chi Chi Rodriguez said. And Jack Nicklaus Holder of most of the records Worth having and generally recognized As the finest layer the game has  Snead town suggested he and the rest of the Leld May be Over matched by the demands of Oakland Hills. A i done to think we re Good enough to put the Ball in the areas you have to be in to have a predictable putt Quot Nicklaus said. Nicklaus however was Good enough to extract an All american Par on the last Hole and Salvage one of fridays few sub fat a 18-Hole scores a 69, an Effort that if cd him to within a stroke of the Lead. No one was under Par at the tournament Halfway Point and Nicklaus predicted no one would be after 72 holes. A a in be been saying All along that three or four Over will win it. Done to forget we be had two Days of perfect weather and the leads still Par a he said. Snead despite a double bogey from the water on the 16th, set the Pace at 140 after a 69 on Friday. But he was As confused and frustrated As anyone else. A i make one mistake and up jumps a double bogey a he said but reserved his harshest criticism for the greens and pin . Senior open placements. A a they be got pins out there i done to think god could get it close to. No. 14 is probably the hardest in be Ever seen. If you get it close there its an  Nicklaus was tied at 141 with Rodriguez Don Bies and a1 Geiberger who noted a this is not the open. For seniors it s a Little bit severe a Rodriguez credited a putting tip a the nature of which he would not disclose a from 75-year-old Jerry Barber As a critical Factor in his round of 68. A my Putter just left me for eight weeks a said Rodriguez Winner of four tournaments this season. A now it s Back. A yesterday 1 had no Chance. Now thanks to Jerry Barber i have a fighting Chance to  Geiberger holed a wedge shot for an Eagle-3 in his round of Par 70. Bies and his Over Long Putter compiled a 69. Hill at 142, was tied with new zealand left hander Bob Charles defending Champion Lee Trevino and South african Gary player a two time Winner of this event. Charles had a second round 70, Trevino shot 72 and player 73. Arnold Palmer who won this title on this course in 1981, improved to a 75 and was 13 Over Par at 153. Nicklaus said the difficulty at Oakland Hills lies primarily on its greens. He compared it with Augusta National the site of the masters. A tee to Green it is not As difficult As Augusta a he said. A the greens Are much More difficult than Augusta. A at Augusta you know you can hit a 5-Iron to an area of the Green and know what the putt is going to do. Maybe its a big wide breaking putt but its predictable. You know what it will do. A there there Are so Many Little plateaus and different  Snead in his first full season among the Over-50 set and still seeking his first Victory built his round around a string of three consecutive birdies starting at the 11th. Miami quarterback Dan Marino Center gets sacked by Chicago s Trace Armstrong. Dolphin Mark Dennis is on the right. Jack Nicklaus reacts to a Long putt that skimmed the Hole Friday at Oakland  Blank dolphins 6-0 in exhibition Miami apr Reserve linebacker Ron Cox had two sacks and an interception to help the Chicago bears limit the Miami dolphins to 115 Yards for a 6-0 Victory in the a Fly a preseason opener Friday night. The bears controlled the Ball for 40 minutes. After three quarters the dolphins had run As Many plays a 19 a As Chicago ran on its first Possession. Quarterback Scott Mitchell drove Miami to the bears 15-Yard line with less than two minutes remaining but after a holding penalty on dolphins guard Bert Weidner Chicago held on Downs. Bears third round draft pick Chris Gardocki trying to win the place kicking Job from unsigned Veteran Kevin Butler booted two 25-Yard Field goals. Offensive tackle Stan Thomas the bears first round Choice suffered a sprained left knee in the second Quarter and left the game. Dolphins Rookie linebacker Bryan Cox was injured on the games final play and taken off the Field on a Stretcher. There was no immediate report on the severity of the two injuries. The bears led 3-0 at halftime despite squandering two scoring threats