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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 12, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On top by Bob Green Carmel ind. A the other players  beat John Daly and his Driver nor could the Golf course and in the end even the television viewers and their Rule books  beat him. A no penalty Quot golfs biggest hitter said emerging from a conference with pea rules officials saturday. A portion of the gallery clustered around the trailer used for the conference cheered and applauded when golfs newest idol reported he had escaped a two shot penalty. The popular decision upheld the 3-under-Par 69 that Daly hammered out of the vast acres of crooked stick the longest course Ever used for one of golfs big four events and preserved Dalys three shot Lead going into sundays final round. A it might have bothered me if id got two shots Quot said Daly a 25-year-old tour Rookie a but now in a going to go ahead and see if i can win this  championship for a while both his score and the dimensions of his Lead a if not the length of his shots a were very much in doubt. Jim Awtrey executive director of the pea said at least three television viewers telephoned to question the action of Dalys Caddy on the 11 the Green. The Caddy Jeff a a squeaky Medlen was standing about 2 feet behind the cup As Daly lined up a 35-footer for Eagle. Medlen rested the base of the Fla stick on the Green As he pointed to the Hole. The action prompted questions concerning Rule 8-2b, which prohibits touching the Green on the line of a putt. Daly was taken from the scorers tent to see film of the incident. After the review rules officials determined the Fla stick was not on the line of the putt and therefore there was no penalty. A it was not my intent to Tine up his putt Quot Medlen said. A i was just standing there to see if he wanted me to tend it. I was surprised he could see the Hole and i was surprised i did no to have to tend  there was no Surprise that Daly was the popular Choice a storybook hero from the ranks of the Ben Hogan tour the last alternate to get in the Field and a to top it All a the longest hitter in the game with a 286-Yard average off the tee. His emergence As the second round Leader brought the gallery flocking to his Side to see his sheer raw Power his absolutely awesome length off the  did not disappoint them. His third round drives averaged 311 Viz Yards. A me and squeaky got something going. When i get Over my Driver he says  the 507-Yard, Par-5 15th served As an example. On squeaky a order Daly killed the drive. He hooked it around the Corner and Over the Hazard on the Dogleg Hole athe stars and stripes August 12,1991 Page 28 260-Yard carry and left himself with Only 170 Yards to the Hole. Back on the tee playing partner Bruce Lietzke Bent Over to put his Peg in the see pea on Page 27hurler from double a no hits o s Baltimore apr Wilson Alvarez making just his second major league appearance pitched the sixth no hitter of the season sunday to Lead the Chicago White sox Over the Baltimore orioles 7-0. Alvarez a 21-year-old left hander called up from double a on saturday survived two close Calls in his first big Teague game since 1989. With one out in the seventh Cal Ripken bounced a dribbler off the front of the plate that Catcher Ron Kar More major league games on pages 26 and 27hands-on experiences amps Ken George intended receiver Tony Jackson or Hahn 9 reaches in plete but Lasenberry was nagged for pass interference sunday to break up an interception by Sembach de on the play Sembach won the Continental sports con pensive Back Kevin Lasenberry. The Ball fell income Ference game 22-12, Story on Page 25. Novice grabbed and threw wildly to first As Ripken arrived. After watching several replays official scorer Phil Wood ruled the play an error. Ripken reached second base on the error becoming the first Oriole to get that far. Then in the eighth Chris Hoiles led off with a slicing liner that Center fielder Lance Johnson Dove for and caught inches off the ground. In the ninth Alvarez easily got the first two batters retiring Mike Devereaux on a routine Fly and striking out Juan Bell. After Ripken walked on four pitches and Dwight Evans walked on five Alvarez finished it off by striking out Randy Milligan. Alvarez 1-0 walked five and struck out seven. In his first major league Start with Texas in july 1989, he faced five Toronto batters and did no to retire any of them giving up two Home runs. Other than Ripken Baltimore a Only baserunners were Evans who walked in the second and ninth innings and Leo Gomez who walked in the sixth. The White sox won their seventh straight game. Baltimore lost its fifth in a Row. Alvarez born in Venezuela was acquired by the White sox on july 29,1989, in a Trade that sent Harold Baines to Texas. This year Alvarez was 10-6 with a 1.83 at double a Birmingham. Inside sports Sampras forget in final a Page 22 Cuba slows . Gold Rush a Page 22 Kelly debuts for Bills Page 25 Coody leads seniors by 4 shots a Page 27 Senna dumps slump in Hungary Budapest up world Champion Ayrton Senna blasted his Way to Victory from the pole position in the hungarian grand prix sunday ending a five race wingless Streak and re asserting his dominance in the 1991 title Chase. Senna driving a Mclaren Honda completed the 77-Lap, 189.851-mile race in one hour 49 minutes 12.796 seconds in front of the two Williams Renault Drivers Nigel Mansell of Britain and Riccar do Patrese of Italy. Senna who won the first four races of Wallace wins iroc a Page 22 the season has been frustrated in the last five by technical problems and the improvements in the Williams team. Mansell had won three in a Row before Hungary and was in striking distance of Senna a Lead in the championship. Senna had predicted the narrow curvy circuit which offers few opportunities to overtake would work to his advantage. Both Patrese and Mansell who started second and third on the Grid pursued him relentlessly but both said recurring Brake problems had hampered their Challenge. Patrese was the first to notice his brakes were giving trouble then Mansell succumbed to the same problem in the later stages of the race and backed off to preserve his second place finish. With the next grand prix in two week in Belgium Senna leads the Drivers s championship with 61 Points with Mansell second at 49 and Patrese third at 3  
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