European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 22, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35els puts foreign grip on. African prevails in extra Hole Duel by Larry Dorman Oakmont a. Not it Isnit often that a golfer can drive his Ball All Over the state of Pennsylvania and still win the United states open. Then again it Isnit often that a golfer like Ernie Els comes along. Els 24 years old and brimming with Youthful Power and aplomb did the seemingly impossible monday in a three Way playoff for the 94th United states open at Oakmont country club. The big South african muscled his Way to a title that usually rewards finesse rip Ping his Way out of the rough and putting a foreign grip on the open trophy for the first time since 1981. In an tournament that was As much about survival As shoemaking else a Victory Over Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie might not have been pretty to watch. But it was definitely some thing to see. Montgomerie a Scot who had announced himself As the favorite when the three players tied at 279 on sunday melted in the oppressive heat. He suffered three double bogeys and shot 78. Els started out with a bogey and a triple bogey on the first two holes but recovered for a 74 that tied Roberts and forced just the second sudden death playoff in open history. In the sudden death both players parred the first extra Hole. On the second Els prevailed with another Par while Roberts bog cd. A i dug very deep today and we brought it out a Els said. A whenever i had a putt that i had to make i made that that in the end was the Story of the open playoff. Els hit just six fairways monday which usually would be a formula for disaster. But he overcame his wildness off the tee by out putting Roberts who is one of the Best putters in the game. Roberts made two big putts Down the stretch a 16-footer for Birdie at the 17th and a 10-footer for Par at the Isth but the touch that had put him into the playoff Wasny to there monday on key putts Early in the round. A i just Felt like that was the difference a Roberts said. A the Putter got me where i was today but then it let me Down until the last couple of Els made a huge Par saving putt at the 13th Hole an 18-footer that curled right into the Middle of the Hole. He made a 10-footer for Par at the 15th Hole and a 7-footer for Birdie on the 17th, right on top of Roberts a Birdie putt. All of those were huge putts. But the biggest putt of All might have come car Lier in the Day All the Way Back at the third Hole when Els was wondering to himself just what exactly he was doing in a playoff for the United states open. At the first Hole he drove his Ball into the High rough behind the to camera Crane just As he had sunday and made bogey. He followed that with a triple bogey at the second a 342-Yard Hole. On that Hole else a wedge shot flew into a Bush behind the Green. He took an unplayable lie went up on a Ridge near the third Tec and chipped his Ball off the Green. Three putts later he had a seven. But Els fought his Way Back. He Bir died the third with a 36-foot putt. Els then birdied two More holes on the front pulling even with Roberts with his Birdie at the seventh and staying even with his two putt the ninth. He fell a stroke behind with a bogey at 12 after driving into the. Rough but then came his Best stroke of the Day the 18-footer for Par at the 13th that kept him alive. Miller Rypien get Iba awards from wire reports Tulsa okla. Apr gymnast Shannon Miller and quarterback Mark Rypien were honoured monday night with the inaugural Henry p. Iba awards presented to citizen athletes who contribute to society. Iba who died in january 1993 at age 88, coached menus basketball at Oklahoma state from 1935 to 1970, leading the cowboys to Mcaa titles in 1945 and 1946. His teams won 767 games and he coached More games than anyone in history. The Only Man to coach three olympic teams Iba is known for having As great an appreciation for character As he did victories. Rypien the map when the Washington redskins won the super bowl against Buffalo in 1992, said All he knew of Iba a before receiving the award was that he it was a Pioneer basketball coach for what a is now Oklahoma state. It Miller the reigning world Champion and Silver medallist at the 1992 olympics has a 4.0 Grade Point average at Edmond North High school. She is also involved in the March of dimes a state program r that encourages kids to stay off drugs the american lung association and special Osu ruling due 5 Columbus Ohio the Mcaa is of expected to announce a ruling thursday amp i $ i of world notes in its investigation of basketball recruiting infractions at Ohio state. The Columbus dispatch reported monday that the Mcaa s committee on infractions would release its findings in a Case dismissed Taylorstown a. A criminal mischief charge against former Pittsburgh Steeles player Mel Blount was was thrown out of court monday. Robert Clarke blounts attorney said the complaint accusing Blount of vandalizing a neighbors Hay Wagon near his Home for troubled teen agers did not name the Date of the vandalism and therefore was dismissed As vague. Blount was cited after statements to state welfare officials in april by Steve Presto an employee who was fired from the youth Home for troubled teens. Presto told officials Blount shot the wagons tires in anger against the neighbor Charles and injured Lawrence Kan. Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick was in fair condition monday in the intensive care unit of Lawrence memorial Hospital following a biking Accident. Frederick 54, had three broken ribs a punctured lung and a broken shoulder Lade a Hospital official said. Doug Vance Kansas assistant athletic director said the Accident occurred near Lake Clinton several Miles from Frederick a Home. A the got off the shoulder of the Road to let traffic go by lost control of his Bike and went Down an embankment and struck some boulders a Vance tops voting new York june 20 up outfielder Ken Griffey of the Seattle mariners is the leading vote getter in the latest balloting for the american league All Star team. Griffey a four time All Star leads with 2,577,875 votes. Griffey who has a major league Best 30 Home runs was the top Al vote getter in 1991 and 1993.new woes for Kidd Oakland Calif. A Jason Kidd faces a new set of Legal problems after the filing of a lawsuit by a woman who claims the former University of California Star hit and pushed her during a party at his apartment in March. Takema Tate of Hayward an 18-year-old student at Laney College in Oakland filed suit in Alameda county Superior court on Friday against the 21-year-old Kidd who pleaded innocent june 10 to Misdemeanour hit and run charges in a May 22 Accident on interstate 80.afcent, Patch still unbeaten by the stars and stripes Stuttgart Germany Ai cent and Host Patch remained the Only undefeated teams after two Days of Continental sports conference Niall units Skov pitch softball action tuesday. Accent toppled Soester Harg 11-8 and Patch whipped Memminger 25-1, in other games tuesday , Belgium nudged bad sibling 8-7 and Norve Nieh crushed Volkl the Netherlands 179. Norve Nieh meets and Mem Mingan takes on Chc arcs this morning with accent battling Patch in the afternoon. The championship game is scheduled for 11 . Thursday. Dave Dornburg had three hits including a 2-run triple and Andy Winniewicz and Greg Clark had two apiece to spark the accent Victory. Patch threw a 10-run third inning at a i my a. 1. _ Memminger Tom roys three run Home being the big hit. Jonn Ennema a 1 two run double in the inning on to an Central european Tim. Aba finals a new York at Houston 3 . Thursday. Eur sport Central european Tima world cup a Romania is. Switzerland 9 30 . Wednesday . Is. Colombia 1 30 . Thursday. To in an to . Wednesday 6 . 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