European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 16, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 time Turnberry Scotland a the rain fell and the wind blew. The sheep grazed and the castles stood Robert Burns wrote and Tom Watson played. This is the Way it was. In Scotland this is the Way if will always  a a the scots say this about Golf Quot the game was invented a billion years ago. Done to you remember a on the Banks of Firth of Clyde where the 18lh Century will not surrender to motor cars or video recorders they never forget. Nor will Watson. Echoes were called Down thursday. Ghosts were beckoned. We stepped Back through time. Watson made us remember the Way it used to be. His name was prominent on save for John Daly an otherwise undistinguished Leader Board in the first round of the British open. There was Watson in a tartan sweater and country Cap a Man of the Auld Sod and new resolve. His two under Par 68 was three shots out of the Lead held by someone from new zealand named Greg Turner who holing out for an Eagle two on the 16th Hole shot 65. Conventional Wisdom dictates Watson has no Chance. He is 44. He Hasni to won an official tournament in seven years. His putting is indifferent. But this is Scotland where witches cauldrons boiled and bubbled where a Queen was beheaded where James in in 1491, declared a it is a statute an Ord Init that in a place of the realme be there us it. Golf or Uther Sik  sport  and in Scotland convention Isnit Worth a can of Mcewan a lager. Scotland is a place of whisky cd and whimsy Kilts and Kings. Thirty Miles up the Road from Tum Beriy is Art Spande commentary Prestwick All dunes gorse Heather and frustration where the British open was invented in 1860, even before Mark Mccormack made the scene. What better place for a golfing Renaissance especially for Watson four of his five British open titles were achieved in Scotland. He is comfortable on the links. And the scots selective in their heroes Are comfortable with Quot Young  Watson arose at 5 thursday morning when the sky is already Bright in a scottish summer and teed off at 7 35. A  a. A �?o1 had cobwebs in my head Quot said Watson. He had shots in his bag and for the front nine the Breeze at his Back. "1 Felt the scoring would be on the front nine a said Watson Quot but i did no to get the Job done. Into the wind however i played the Tough nine very Well. So i did it the reverse of what you would expect. But Overall 1 am very pleased a and Why not Greg Norman the defending Champ shot one Over 71. Nick Faldo the perennial Champ shot 75, with a triple bogey 8 after playing the wrong Ball in knee High rough. Bernard Langer Quot the former masters Champ shot 72. A the bookies thought Watson did no to have a Chance. The bookies wish Watson did no to have a Chance. Should he win the bookmakers lose. And huge maybe $1.5 million. A you could have got him at 66-1 last week in some shops a said a Man from Ladbroke betting parlor. Quot but now he a the Man to beat at  Watson would t exactly agree. Nor would he disagree. He played spectacularly wednesday in practice. He played Well thursday when it mattered with Only one bogey a three putt from 60 feel on the sixth reputed at 222 Yards to be the toughest Par 3 on All the open courses. Quot i May have to play better to win the open a said Watson Quot but i done to have to score  a Watson has an abiding belief he will win a tournament before the year is out. In a sport that has wrenched Many a wrist and ruined Many a psyche he refuses to concede that there is to Hope remaining. A Tom just does no to Ever give up a Kansas City teaching pro Stan Thirsk told sports illustrated. Quot he has challenged himself to win again and he a never been discouraged by a  Scotland is a country of Challenge. The ground is hard the weather cruel. They drink a cup of kindness yet to borrow Burns words from Aula Lang syne but they Are resigned that nothing will Ever be easy. And in Golf nothing Ever is easy. The legend is that Robert the Bruce who 600 years ago landed not far from Turnberry sat in his Castle and watched a spider fail five times in trying to spin a web and then at last succeed on the sixth attempt. Emboldened by the spiders dedication Robert set off to fight the Battles that would free Scotland. Watson similarly finds symbolic strength. His 68 in the first round of the . Open a tournament where he would gain an1 impressive tie for sixth was proof enough. The 68 Friday at Turnberry where he won 17 years Back a a blink of an Eye by scottish standards a is further encouragement. Quot the 68,�?� said Watson a is right on track to win the tournament if i continue to play Well. Sometimes you lose your desire through the years. An golfer goes through that. When you play Golf for a Ziying like anything in life you Are never going to be con Stant at the top. A but this year i have been playing Well. 1 have thought about winning this tournament. I feel i Ani playing Well enough to  in a timeless land Tom Watson tries to get Back to the future. Distributed by scrupps Howard news service Colts at work want Faulk with them by link Kurz or. The associated press Jeff George is gone victimized by his own indecisiveness and by a season that blew up in his face making him the Scapegoat of teammates and fans. The Indianapolis Colts done to want it to happen to Marshall Faulk the second ick Overall in the Al draft and the running Back they desperately need. The Colts torn apart by Georges 36-Day Boycott of training Camp last season then torn apart by the league in a 4-12 season sounded off almost in Masse thursday imploring Faulk arid the team to Faulk come to  very important to have him in Camp soon a said Jim har Baugh a free agent acquisition who became the starter when George was traded to Atlanta. Quot my experience with rookies is that when they have a Good Impact on the team is when they get into Camp Early a Harbaugh said. Quot Marshall knows that the earlier they re Here the More help they can be to  and help is truly what the Colts need especially in the Backfield. Last season they averaged a league worst 80.5 Rushing Yards. Faulks agent Rocky Arceneaux met thursday with team officials and general manager Jim Irsay said the session went Well. A today was a positive Day a Irsay said. A Progress was made. The biggest difficulty we re fighting is. We have a hard salary Cap  a team can Only spend a maximum of $34.8 million on its player  Camps Irsay said the sides would talk again soon no later than monday. A a it a too Early to assume that we re that close a Irsay said. Quot Well see from their feedback when we talk next  Harbaugh one of about 50 players in the Campos first practice session said he a seen enough of the 5-foot-10, 200-Pound or to know the Colts need him. A looking at the Speed that he has the moves that he has the ability he has to catch the Ball he a a game breaker a Harbaugh said. Faulk rushed for 4,589 Yards in 32 games with san Diego state and scored 62 touchdowns. He gained at least 100 Yards Rushing 22 times. Thursdays workout was not All positive. Defensive end Michael Brandon who re signed with Indianapolis two Days ago walked out of training Camp in a Huff after being criticized by an assistant coach and he May not be welcomed Back. A the was told to Hustle and he decided he did no to want to Hustle a head coach Ted March in Rod a said. Quot that s the end of Michael. We be Given him three chances and i done to think we can give him  in other Camp news packers Brett Favre who threw 19 to passes and 24 interceptions last year signed a five year contract reportedly Worth $19 million to $20 million. A a in a very excited to know in a going to be Here for five More years a said Favre who led the packers to their first playoff appearance in a decade last season. Quot i really feel like this is the team to beat in the next few  also the packers agreed to terms on a contract with guard Guy Mcintyre an unrestricted free agent from san Francis co. Mcintyre 33, played in three super bowls and five straight pro bowls with the 49ers, cardinals new coach buddy Ryan who has already added former pro bowlers Seth Joyner and Clyde Simmons to his defense says he a looking for help on both sides of the Ball and defensive lineman Eric Swann May be a. Help on both counts. Ryan said he May use Swann a 6-5, 295 Pounder As a blocking Back. Quot we might put Swannie Back there get somebody big enough to really Knock Mem out a Ryan said adding that the idea was frightening Only Quot if you re the one on do sense a dolphins placekicker Pete Stoyanovich was arrested at 5 15 . Thursday when he Dis regarded a Highway patrolman who said he was too drunk to drive police said. Stoyanovich whose blood alcohol measured 0.148 and 0.143, was charged with Drunken driving and released after spending eight hours in  defensive end Scott Davis who stunned the raiders by retiring in his prime two years ago to pursue business interests returned to the team a and possibly to the line spot put up for grabs when Howie Long retired after last season. Davis 29, was a first round draft Choice in 1988 and has 27 sacks in four seasons. The 6-foot-7, 275-Pounder shocked the team by quitting after 1991.eagles ruining Back Heath Sherman the eagles second leading rusher last season was waived after of season knee surgery left him unable to pass a physical. Sherman 27, a sixth round draft pick in 1989, ran for 406 Yards and two ads last season. He scored 20 ads a 10 Rushing 10 receiving a in five years. Quot it was not an easy thing to do a coach Rich Kotite said. A Twete talking about a Good Young Man Here a Guy who has made big contributions.vikings running backs Robert Smith and amp Lee were held out of practice and placed on the physically unable to perform list As a precaution after knee injuries. Smith who said he a ready to play is recovering from reconstructive surgery on his right knee while Lee sprained his knee two weeks ago. Cornerback Dewayne Washington became the teams second first round pick in two Days to agree to terms signing a four year $3.3 million contract. Former Vikings defensive end Al Noga also resigned to a one year  one Day before the opening of a Switzerland a Barry Switzer a first Camp As the third coach in team history the two time defending champions signed safety Bill Bates and Long snapper Dale Hellestrae to one year contracts. Jets cornerback Aaron Glenn the jets first round draft pick agreed to a four year contract reportedly Worth More than $4 million. Glenn a 5-9 All America from Texas a amp a will reportedly receive a $2.1 million signing  the giants who lost three quarters of their starting secondary to free Agency signed unrestricted free agent safety Jarvis Williams a six year Veteran who spent All of his career with the Miami dolphins. The giants also announced the signings of placekicker Brad Daluiso cornerback Willie Beamon fullback Kenyon Rasheed and linebacker Corey Widmer