European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Knox shoot 67s Carmel ind. A in an Cecric replay of a tragedy two months ago a Spectator was struck and killed by lightning during thursdays opening round of the pea when a Brief but intense thunderstorm ripped Over the Tush acres of crooked stick. And once again a killer storm eventually caused an overnight postponement of first round play. Twenty seven players were stranded on the Sodden course by darkness thursday night and were scheduled to return Friday morning weather permitting to Complete their first rounds. At least two Tom Sieckmann and Larry Mize had a Chance of catching overnight leaders Lan Woosnam and Kenny Knox. Sieckmann was four under Par with two holes to play Mize three under with three to play. Woosnam the welshman who owns the masters title and Knox a Chipper Journeyman on the american tour completed their 5-under-Par 67s shortly before the storm caused a i hour 46-minute delay. A lightning strike during the delay killed Thomas Weaver 39, of Fishers ind. A it is at times like this that we realize there Are far More important things in life than Golf a pea executive director Jim Awtrey said. Weavers death came less than two months after six spectators were felled and one killed by lightning during the first round of the . Open at Chaska minn., on june 13. Kenny Knox comes in ahead of storm with five under Par round at crooked stick. Capriati Sabatini Duel shaping up Woosnam welcomed the heavy Rains that accompanied the violent storm but the Short hitting Knox did not. �?o1 like it a bit wet a Woosnam said after his round Over the very Long but at the time relatively dry course. A i done to need rain a Knox said. A a you be got some Long Ball hitters out there Are going to play Good and if it Rains there spar 4s 1 can to get  it did no to just rain it rained hard a a third of an Inch in just 30 minutes. More rain was forecast Friday threatening further disruptions in the last of the years big four Golf events and playing into the hands of the games longer hitters. The Pete Dye designed course listed at see pea on Page 27 Toronto apr Jennifer Capriati of the United states took a comfortable step towards her next big test then admitted its a test she a been preparing for for some time. Capriati the third seed beat unseeded Sara Gomer of England 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the $600,000 players lid. Challenge women a Tennis tournament on thursday moving within one Victory of a semifinal inet Ling with Gabriela Sabatini the lop seed and one of the few top players Capriati has yet to heal. Capriati 0-6 against Sabatini says she and assistant coach Tom Gullikson have been working on counteracting the argentinian s game particularly her lop spin shots. �?o1 Don t really play that Well against Gaby s style of game Quot said Capriati. A but in be improved on my topspin. Tom has been working with me a lot on that a he hits topspin to me a lot and he hits it pretty , Capriati. 15, will have to get past ninth seeded Natalia Zvereva a a 7-6 7-26-0 Winner Over american Lolene Watanabe on  to reach the semifinal showdown while Sabatini will need her Kwh straight win Over Czechoslovakia s Helena Sutkova. Zvereva earned her quarterfinal berth with a 7-6 726-0 Triumph Over american Joiene Watanabe the other half of the quarterfinals Field could pro vide a Tennis rarity with Sisters Manuela male Eva Fragniere and Katerina male Eva one Victory apiece away from a semifinal meeting. Katerina seeded Yourth downed no. 12 Naoko Sadamatsu of Japan 6-1, 6-3, after which Manuela seeded second beat no. 16 Regina Raj Chertova of Czechoslovakia 6-1,6-2. Male Eva Fragniere of Switzerland will play eighth seeded american Amy Frazier Katerina of Bulgaria lakes on loth Send Laura Gildemeister of Peru. Gildemeister upset fifth seed Nathalie Tauz iat of France 6-3,4-6, 6-4 on thursday night. Despite the fact they Are still a round away the semifinals seemed to have already captured the imagination of some key participants. The male Eva Sisters  Manuela seemed excited about the Prospect of meeting on court a playing one of my Sisters in the semis is not so bad a said Manuela the world s loth ranked woman player a what we Don t like is when we meet in the Early  Manuela has played Katerina seven times in her career including once in a semifinal. She has also laced her youngest sister Magdalena once. She has yet to lose a set to either. Jennifer Capriati turns Back Sara  sports . Track team hits Pam am Gold a Page 22 tigers defeat Blue jays in 14th 4-0 Page 26 Viola pitches mets by pirates a Page 26 Dykstra pleads innocent to charges a Page 27 Tyson fight will go on lawyer says new York apr a grand jury indictment of Mike Tyson on a rape charge would not halt the former heavyweight champions Challenge to Vunder holy Fjeld in november people involved in the fight said thursday. Quot i received a letter from Vincent j. Fuller who is Mike Tyson a attorney and it also was signed by Mike Tyson Quot said Dan Duva who will promote the fight at Caesars Palace in Las vegas a the letter said Mike Tyson has decided whether or not an indictment is issued against him he will go Forward with the november 8 bout against evander  a news conference to promote the pay per View to Hout is scheduled for sept. 4 in new York Duva said. A special grand jury is scheduled to be convened next week in Indianapolis to hear evidence concerning a rape accusation made by an 18-year-old contestant at the miss Black America pageant at Indianapolis last month. Tyson also was sued for $100 million in Federal court in new York wednesday by Rosie Jones a former miss Black America who charged the fighter committed assault and Battery by touching her buttocks and whispering a sexually perverted Quot comments in her ear at the pageant july 18. It is possible that Tyson and his promoter Don King could sue if the fight is halted because of an indictment against Tyson