European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 commentary the stars and stripes sunday april 12,1992 Carnie 30 years under Par on Back 9 a i can to concentrate Quot complains Arnold Palmer. A tile by John Eisenberg suddenly for a few gilded moments Friday afternoon everything was As it used to be. The beatles were a Rumor. Cars had push Button gears. Khrushchev was pounding his Snoe on the desk at the United nations. And Arnold Palmer was wham jamming the Back nine at Augusta National. Space travel was a Miracle. Brooks Robinson was a kid from Arkansas. Televisions tame in Black and White. And Arnie was charging. At the masters no less. This was 1992? no Way. It was 1962. Had to be. It was Palmer on a sunny afternoon trailed by a stomping whooping mob hoisting up Dogwood rattling cheers As he rolled from Hole to Hole hitching his trousers squinting Down the Fairway and hacking out birdies. Suddenly everything was As it used to be. Eisenhower was up in his Cabin near the clubhouse Nick Laus was a wide body Amateur and word was spreading across the course almost instantly a hear those cheers its just As they said during his third round 68 in 1958, when he won the first of Nis four masters titles. Or in 1964, when he won his fourth with 68-69-68 on the first three Days at age 34. The difference Friday of course was that he was 62 and Silver headed playing with nerves Long unravelled and hearing aids in both ears. He was trying to make the Cut for the first time since 1983, his chances Small after a first round 75 and front nine 40 Friday. It just did no to matter though. His charges exist in a time capsule. You can take them out 30 years later and strip them of All consequence and people still go running to the next Hole to get a Good View hollering at each other through the tall Pines. They Are still there for no other reason than to see him which was always the Point even More than his Golf and he is still there because he is an indefatigable Ham trying to give them what they want even when there a Little left to give. A what would make you Happy this week a someone asked wednesday. A Well a he said a i be totally Happy unless i it happen if they spotted him 25 strokes and he knows it but he just can to help himself. You done to have to be an actor to have the theater in your blood. Discouraged about his front nine Friday he Hung a number in his head on the 10th tee. A i told myself in a going to shoot 5-under 31 on the Back a he said. A and i had a Chance until the 16th.�?� until. There a always an until with Arnie now. His putting is ruinous his Irons wild and his concentration a Tust but lets not get ahead of the just Story. His approach shot to the silent Cathedral that is the 10th Green surrounded by Pines dropped 15 feet from the Nole. His putt hit the Middle of the cup and dropped. The 11th was a replay an approach Over the Lake to within 12 feet and a perfect putt. And the noise began to build. Cars with fins Lombardi a packers Satcho. After parking the 12th, he reached the Green in two on the Par-5 13th, his second shot a rousing 3-Wood Over the Creek. His 50-footer for Eagle was five feet Short his Devilish distance. But this one dropped. Three birdies in four holes. Off they All went hollering through the Woods. A Par on the 14th and a Long straight drive on 15 left him standing on top of a Ridge staring Over the Lake Down to the 15th Green. And suddenly things were precisely As they used to be he air mailed a 3-Iron to within 15 feet rolled in the Eagle putt and Shook his tanned fist As the cheers rattled the bleachers. Judy Garland Unitas to Berry Jack Paar arnies eyes crinkling at an Eagle. He was now 5-under through six holes. A big crowd gathered at the Par-3 16th, drawn by the cheers that still sound like no others Here hopeful of grabbing a shred of the moment of just seeing it which was always the Point. But it turned out to be a gilded moment the Sheen dulling in an instant. A i was putting for another Birdie from 10 feet a Arnie said a and i got by what a a in a not going to Tell you a he said smiling. Whatever it robbed him of the magic. He three putted for a bogey and missed his approaches to the next two greens. He finished bogey Par with a 33 on the Back nine and missed the Cut. A i can to concentrate a he said. A just can to keep it but it Wasny to the ending that mattered of course. What mattered was those couple of moments that Rose up from the lines of history and offered a glimpse of the Way it used to be a that was fun out there for a minute a Arnie said and he smiled. Yes. Sure. Fun. And what a Beautiful smile. Tire Baltimore Sun Chavez stops Hernandez keeps title Mexico City a Julia Cesar Chavez retained his world boxing Council Junior welterweight title Friday with a fifth round knockout of Angel Hernandez of puerto Rico. Quot a it was the 80th Victory without a loss and 69th by knockout for Chavez 29, of Mexico. It was Hernandez a first loss in 37 fights. Immediately after the fight Chavez announced he will fight Hector Quot Macho Ca Macho of puerto Rico in september. In another title fight Akinobu Hiranaka of Japan demolished puerto Rico s Edwin a Cha pop Rosario in less than two minutes of the first round to win the world boxing association Junior welterweight title. Julian Jackson of the Virgin islands also retained his world boxing Council middleweight title with a fifth round knockout of american Ron Collins. Chavez had problems with the puerto rican in the Early rounds when Hernandez taller and with a longer reach tried to tie him up several times. Referee Arthur Mercante stopped the fight at 1 minute 11 seconds of the fifth round when the mexican had Hernandez against the ropes and was hitting him with lefts and rights at will. Hernandez had begun the fight using his Speed to stay away from the Champion but Chavez moved inside and he gradually slowed the puerto rican with blows to the midsection., it was Hiranaka a 20tnwictory against one loss and his 13th knockout. Rosario is 37-5. Jackson 44-1, scored his 42nd knockout in defeating Collins of Laporte Texas. Collins is now 21-2, Edberg loses courier no. 1 Tokyo apr the no. 1 ranking in menus Tennis is Back in Jim couriers court. Courier regained the no. I world ranking saturday without doing a thing. He moved Back into the top spot when Sweden a Stefan Edberg was beaten in the semifinals of the Japan open. Richard Krajicek had 12 aces in beating Edberg 6-3, 7-5, ending the swedes three year run As Champion. Courier then downed fellow american Michael Chang 6-2, 6-3 and will face Krajicek in the menus final. Edberg who has been battling courier for the no. 1 ranking All year relinquished it for the second time. Courier got it in february after winning the australian open but dropped Back to no. 2 in March. Edberg a loss meant that courier would have regained the no. 1 spot even if he had lost to Chang according to officials of the association of Tennis professionals. Edberg and courier reached the semifinals with hard fought triumphs in the quarterfinals on Friday. Edberg beat seventh seeded american Brad Gilbert 46, 6-2, 6-3 on the hard court of Arake colosseum and courier outlasted Amos Mansdorf of Israel 7-6 7-56-4. Krajicek of the Netherlands earned his berth by Downing Wimbledon Champion Michael Stich of Germany 7-6 7-56-4, and Chang beat unseeded australian Todd Woodbridge 6-4,1-6,6-0. Edberg went into saturdays match with a 22-Point Lead Over courier in the world rankings but stood to lose the top ranking if courier reached the finals. On the women a Side Kimiko Date of Japan captured the women a singles title with a 7-5,3-6,6-3 Victory Over Sabine appelmans of Belgium. The Triumph Worth $27,000, was dates first on the women a Tennis association , Sabatini cruise into semis Amelia Island Fla. Up Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini the top two seeds who have cruised through the tournament Friday advanced to the semifinals of the $350,000 Bausch and lomb championships with easy victories. Germany it blasted Leila Meskhi of the Cis 6-0, 6-2 and Argentina a Sabatini dumped Jana Novotna of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-1. Graf and Sabatini were to take on opponents from Spain saturday in the semifinals As Graf will meet third seed Arantha Sanchez Vicario and Sabatini will Battle no. 4 Conchita Martinez. Sanchez Vicario dumped German Sabine it o Friday and Martinez eliminated no. 8 Zina Garrison of Houston 6-3, 6-1
