European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 11, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 by the associated press la Quinta Calif. A Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus whose duels through the years provided some of golfs most storied moments teamed up Friday for a dramatic Victory in the diners club matches Nicklaus came up with the winning shot. He hit his second shot an 8-Iron, out of a difficult Hillside lie 146 Yards from the Green within 20 feet of the pin on the first playoff Hole. After both Tom Weiskopf and Simon Hobday missed their chances at Par on the Par-4 Hole they conceded the Hole and the match to Nicklaus and Palmer. Their 1-up, 19-Hole Victory came in the opening seniors match of the inaugural triple tour match play event. In the pea portion of the Competition Rocco mediate and Dave Janzen went Down to the 18th Hole against Scott Hoch and Chip Beck and mediate came up with a Birdie to win the match. Two of the More famous names in women a Golf Nancy Lopez and Patty Sheehan did no to survive their first match. Beth Daniel and Meg Mallon eliminated Lopez and Sheehan 6 and 5. Panthers lose Spurrier Charlotte . A Steve Spurrier has taken himself out of consideration for the head coaching Job of the Carolina panthers As the nil expansion team lost its second top prospects for the position. Confirmed that its Hij Florida coach will join appears to leave Miami a Dennis Erick son As the front runner for the Job. Sex Washington Redskin coach Joe Gibbs turned Down the Job in february then reiterated that stance last week. A i done to think in a going to be leaving Spurrier and panthers officials have highly _ the panthers. That unlikely the Here a Spurrier told tie Charlotte observer As in be said before in be got great Job and in a very Elway still doubtful Denver a John Elway was Only a limited participant in passing drills Friday and his availability for sundays game against the los Angeles raiders wont be known until Gam time. It was the first activity of the week for Elway who is questionable because of a strained muscle behind his left knee. Bucs coach rips nil Tampa Fla. A Tampa Bay coach Sam Wyche ripped the a Fly a decision to Fine one of his players for a Tough hit on Washington a Brian Mitchell saying the league was wrongly taking $7,500 from Curtis Buckley. Mitchell was shaken up on the opening Kickoff of last sundays bucs redskins game when Buckley who was not penal led on the play levelled him with what both players have described As a blow with the shoulder nil ruled Buckley a Reserve safety led with the Crown of the helmet. / a they used to give trophies for hits like that a Wyche said Friday. Shula has surgery k fort Lauderdale Fla a Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula missed a regu Lar season practice for the first time in 25 years Friday when he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles Tendon. Shula 64, is expected to be on the sidelines for monday nights game against the Kansas City chiefs. Win world notes go a . Hooters top Trinidad Fullerton Calif a Veteran and a Rookie teamed up to Pace the . National soccer team to a 2-0 Victory Friday night Over the Trinidad amp Tobago under-23tcam. Marcello Balboa who was named the games most valuable player scored in the 28th minute. Jovan Kirovski 18, who joined the team in september scored on a second half penalty kick. Balboa has played More International matches than any other . Player. Top rating for Sec game Birmingham Ala. The Southeastern conference championship game Between Florida and Alabama at the Georgia dome on dec. 3 Drew the largest television audience of the College football season the Sec announced Here. Conference officials said the game won by Florida 24-23, Drew a 10.5 rating and a 26 share representing Over 30 million viewers. It surpassed a 10.1 rating for the Penn state Illinois game. Husky coach extended Seattle a Washington huskies football coach Jim Lambright received a two year contract Extension Friday through the 1998 season. Lambright 52, is 14-8 in two seasons with the huskies. Big 12 splits for hoops Austin Texas a menus basketball in the new big 12 conference will be divided into two six team divisions and will in elude 16 conference games athletic directors from the shoots decided Friday. When the league starts in 1996, Texas Texas a amp a Texas tech Oklahoma Street leads 1 -2 . Women by the associated press Lake Louise Alberta a Picabo Street got her wish a her first career Victory a and the United states ski team dominated with a 1-2 finish in a women a world cup downhill race Friday. Hilary Lindh the 1992 olympic Silver medallist finished second. A a in be been waiting for this for a Long time a said Streep eighth fastest during training runs. This marked the american women a first 1-2 finish since Holly Flanders and Cindy Nelson at Arosa Switzerland in 1982. Street of Sun Valley Idaho was timed in 1 minute 40.40 seconds. Lindh of Juneau Street Alaska was clocked in 1 41.16. Germany a Katja Seizinger was third at 1 41.33. Krista Schmidinger of Lee mass., finished in a tie for seventh with russians warwara Zelenskaya and Megan Gerety of Anchorage Alaska placed 14th, giving 4he . Team it another rare accomplishment a four in the top 15, Schmidinger was timed in 1 41.75 and Gerety in 1 42.09, Street 23, won a downhill Silver medal at the 1994 olympics and was second in the combined event at the 1993 world championships but her first world cup Victory was elusive. Oklahoma state and Baylor will make up the South division. The Texas schools All Are leaving the Southwest conference. The North division will be Nebraska Missouri Kansas Kansas state Iowa state and Colorado. Baseball Revenue dips new York a licensing Revenue for major league players is Down 14 percent this year possibly another indication of fans anger Over the baseball strike Achord ing to documents obtained by the a. Meanwhile talks were to resume saturday with players scheduled to present their new counterproposal. Gretzky team Rolls on Stockholm Sweden Wayne Gretzky scored in his fourth straight game As his ninety nine All stars beat swedish league Leader Dju Garden 9-3 in an exhibition Friday night. Buffalo goaltender Grant Fuhr made 52 saves. Mark Messier of the new York rangers and Sergei Fedorov of Detroit scored two goals apiece. Sports on an. Central european Tumey television pro football a Minnesota at Buffalo 7 . Sunday Denver at los Angeles raiders 10 . Sunday new Orleans at Atlanta 2 . Monday Kansas City at Miami 3 . Tuesday. Radio pro football Chicago at Green Bay 7 . Sunday san Francisco at san Diego 10 . Sunday new Orleans at Atlanta 2 . cup skiing a i knew it was just a matter of time but holding myself Back and being patient was Tough a she said. A a in a psyched that i waited and its finally Street earned $10,000, Lindh $6,500, and Seizinger $3,500. The race was held Oil the 2.6-Kilometer menus olympic downhill course. A total of 41 Gates were scattered Over the course which has a vertical drop of 707 meters. Another downhill was scheduled Here saturday to be followed by a super giant slalom on s super a postponed tines France a despite the first heavy snowfall of the season Here fog and High winds forced the postponement of the menus world cup super Grace saturday. More than 8 inches of Snow fell Friday in this Alpine resort. Race organizers said fog and swirling winds that blew up the Loose Snow Ere ated too much of a Hazard for the skiers. They delayed the Start twice than scrubbed it. A giant slalom scheduled for sunday has been postponed in order to hold the super a. No new Date has been set for the giant slalom. A slalom is set for monday night in nearby a Estrere Italy. 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