European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 16, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 21 Golf couples fires 65 to Pace Honda Field fort Lauderdale Fla. A it was a More confident comfortable Fred couples who swept past his old Friend and golfing Mentor to assume control of the $1.1 million Honda classic. A week ago at nearby doral couples spoke of being intimidated by the Veteran Ray Floyd and observed going into the final round that a the wont be worried about me and ill be worried about  couples exhibited a different Demeanour saturday after a 7-under-Par 65 enabled him to replace Floyd As the Leader after three rounds. There was no talk of intimidation. Instead couples observed a right now i feel like not that the game is easy that i can to play better than in be been playing. So i need to really pay attention to what in a  the recent record supports his observation. Couples was runner up to the 49-year-old Floyd last week won in los Angeles the week before that has had Only one round Over Par this year and has won four times in the last nine  has finished sixth or better in 15 of his last 20 worldwide starts. But he had his work Cut out for him going into sundays final round of the Chase for a $198,000 first prize. Seven players including the formidable Floyd Are within four strokes. With a 202 total 14 under Par couples holds a one shot advantage Over Mark Brooks who shot 64 with a double bogey. He also had an Eagle and eight birdies. Blaine Mccallister a former Winner of this title is another shot Back at 204 after a 68. Floyd the 36-Hole Leader slipped to a 71 and is tied at 205 with Greg Hickman and Corey Pavin. Hickman shot 67, Pavin 70. They Are followed at 206 by fuzzy Zoeller with a 69, and Keith Clearwater 70. Floyd who last week became the oldest player in 17 years to score a pea tour Victory dropped three v a Fred couples flips Putter after missing Birdie putt. Shots Back in this one after a struggling finish. He missed a 4/2-foot Par putt on the 14th, missed a 12-foot Birdie putt on the 15th, one putted to save Par on the 16th, then bogeyed the 17th after jerking a 2-Iron far to the left of the Green. After playing the front in 31, couples matched a Birdie against a bogey on the 10th and 11th, then needed Only a 7-Iron second shot to the Green on the Par-5 12th and two putted for another Birdie. A 9-Iron to six feet on the 13th put him seven under. Trevino Barber Lead after 66s san Antonio apr defending Champion Lee Trevino and Miller Barber each shot 6-under-Par 66s on saturday to share the 36-Hole Lead in the $400,000 Vantage at the Dominion senior pea Golf tournament. Trevino and Barber were at 10-under 134 after two rounds Over the 6,814-Yard, Par-72 Dominion country club course. A i played the Par-5 holes in five and under a said the 52-year-old Trevino who made four birdies and one Eagle saturday. A the turning Point was nine when i chipped it in from the Edge 01 the Green for the  Barber captured his third Vantage classics title of the season saturday for golfers aged 60 and older. The 60-year-old Barber who won $11,000 saturday is trying to become the first to win a classics and a senior tournament on the same weekend. A i probably played As Good As i possibly could have a said Barber who Eagle the ninth Hole with a 10-foot putt and added five birdies during the second round. One stroke Back of the co leaders were Jimmy Powell 1987 tournament Champion Chi Chi Rodriguez and George Archer. Powell shot a 4-under 68 on saturday Rodriguez shot 69 and Archer the first round Leader a 71. Daniel moves ahead by 4 strokes Tucson Ariz. A Beth Daniel birdied four of the first five holes saturday in route to a 5-under-Par 68 and a four stroke Lead after three rounds of the $400,000 Lyga Ping Welch s championship. Daniel three career tour victories shy of the 30 needed for entry into the Lyga Hall of Fame began with a 25 and 35-foot putts for birdies on the first two holes. She continued her Birdie string with a six footer on the Par-5, 493-Yard fifth Hole. After a Par she holed another 35-footer at the 408-Yard fourth Hole. She added birdies at nos. 10 and 18 to overcome a bogey at no. 7 and finish at 11-under 205 alter three trips Over the 6,243-Yard course. Pat Bradley who shot a second round 76, rebounded with a 6-under 66 saturday for a 54-Hole total of 7-under 209, tying her with Brandie Burton and Dale Eggeling for second place. Burton shot her second consecutive 69 and Eggeling her second straight 70.razorbacks pick up 9th straight title Indianapolis up v the indoor track Arkansas a Orba eks picked up their ninth consecutive men s title while Florida broke in with its first women a Crown saturday at the Mcaa division 1 indoor track championships at the Hoosier dome. Arkansas scored 53 Points holding Oft a Strong Challenge from Clemson 4b. Florida was third with 38 Points followed by Louisiana state 24and Georgetown and Texas Elpaso 23 each. Florida a women scored 50 to easily beat the rest of the Field. Stanford was second with 26 Points followed by Villanova 22and leu Providence and Wisconsin 20 each. The nine straight titles ties the All time record for consecutive team division i crowns. Yale a Golt team dominated from 1905-13, while the Iowa wrestlers held the title from 1978-86. The Razorbacks got their Points in familiar places a the triple jump and distance events. Erick _ Waldyr won the triple jump with an Effort of 55 feet 4y� inches. Teammates Brian Wellman and Gary Johnson placed third and fourth. In the mile Graham Hood was second with Jon Schick for finishing fourth. For the Florida women Leah Kirklan won her second straight triple jump title in 43-11va. Also the 4x400 relay squad of Nikita Beasley Michelle Freeman Kim Mitchell and Anita Howard won in 3 33.10. The Florida men Dedric Jones Lewis Lacy Steve add racy and Scott Peters set an american record in the 4x800 relay finishing in 7 18.23. The old Mark of 7 19.86 was set last year in the indoors by Georgetown. Arizona states Maicol Malone won her third consecutive women a 400 meter title finishing in 52.16 seconds. Istvan Bagula of George Mason won his third straight pole vault Crown Clearing 18-416.. Tops Britain in dual meet Birmingham England a world 10,000-meter Champion Liz Mccolgan lapped an entire 3,000-meter Field and Veteran British sprinter Linford Christie won three races but a below strength United states team beat Britain saturday in a dual meet. A sellout crowd of 8,000 a the largest to see an indoor track meet in Britain a packed the National indoor Arena. The american men won 141-129 and the women won 133-117. Mccolgan who won last years new York City Marathon led from Start to finish in winning the 3,000 in 8 minutes 43.34 seconds. Christie led a British 1-2-3 sweep in a 60-meter race won another 60-meter invitation sprint and the 200. American sprint stars Teresa neighbors Dyan Webber and Natasha Kaiser were winners. Neighbors led Webber and Alice Brown Home in the 60 with a 7.19 time while Webber won the 200 ahead of Terri Dendy and Kaiser beat Kim Batten in the 400. Kaiser then anchored the 1,600 relay team to Victory. After her second place in the 60, Webber pulled away from Dendy to win the 200 in 23.68. American High jumper Brian Stanton equalled his a Ronal Best to win at 7 feet 7 inches and Angie Radburn jumped 6-4 /4 to take the women a event. Shot Putter Ron Backes won in 64-11/4 to Lead a . Sweep. Kevin Toth was second with 63-3/4 and Jordy Reynolds third with 63-1/2. Ramona Pacl of the . Won the women a shot with a throw of 58-4. Other american winners were Willie Caldwell in the 400, Long jumpers Dana Boone and Andre easter 60-Mcter hurdler Kim Mckenzie Mark Dailey in the 800 and the menus 1,600 relay team. Caldwell clocked 47.04 seconds to head countrymen Clarence Daniel and Mike Spangler. Boone leaped 21-3 /2 and easter managed 25-8/4, Well Clear of Matt Rose of the ., who finished second. Griffin Sparks . Team Victory at world  Cuba finished second with three Cham Tampa Fla. Eric Griffin the . 106-Pound Champion saturday night Defeated cubans Rogelio Marcelo for the fourth time in their four Amateur title bouts with a 36-10 decision in the world championship Challenge. A a he a got four different styles All of which in be figured out a said Griffin of Broussard la. Twe be world titles were determined in the two Day event that establishes the top seed for the summer olympics including five crowns Lor the first place . Fighters. At 132 pounds Oscar de la Hoya of los Angeles also took top honors saturday improving his career record to 216-5 with a 40-4 fourth round technical knockout of puerto Rico a Jose Martinez. Cincinnati a Larry Donald won the super heavyweight division Over 201 pounds with a 16-14 Edge Over defending Champion Roberto Balado of Cuba. Americans who captured titles Friday night were Vernon Forrest 139 pounds and Raul Marquez 156. Of the six . Entries Only Ivan Robinson 125 of Philadelphia failed to earn a title in losing 21-9 to cubans Arnaldo Mesa. Pion ships. In Otner in Otner bouts Germany a Torsten May 178 defended his world title by stopping Andrei kurnia a of the Commonwealth of Independent states 15-5, while Felix Savon 201 of Cuba remained heavyweight Champion with a first punch knockout of South koreans  Sung