September 30, 1991

By the width of a golf ball as it coursed over the edge of the final hole of the final match, the United States regained the Ryder Cup today by defeating Europe, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. After 10 hard-fought singles matches, the entire competition came down to a five-foot par putt Bernhard Langer had to make to win his match against Hale Irwin. Had he made it, the Europeans would have won the hole and had the 14 points they needed to tie the competition and retain the cup.

About 1,200 abortion opponents formed a vast, sparse human cross on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in midtown Manhattan yesterday, but their quiet protest was overwhelmed by 4,000 militant abortion-rights demonstrators who marched down their ranks and engulfed them in a roar of chants, shouts and anger. "New York is pro-choice! New York is pro-choice!" the marchers chanted again and again, waving a profusion of signs as they moved down Fifth Avenue in a throng five blocks long and rounded the corner of 34th Street to confront the main body of abortion opponents in the shadow of the Empire State Building.

The International Monetary Fund is warning that the world economy will suffer if industrial nations do not cut back on military spending. Page A8.

Alternate-side rules will be suspended for the Jewish holidays Shemini Atzereth today and Simhath Torah tomorrow.

When the Giants win, some fans say they do it without style. Today, the Giants played with style. They lost. A week ago, when they beat the Cleveland Browns, they passed for only 65 yards. Today, Coach Ray Handley opened up the offense, and Jeff Hostetler passed for 368 yards, his career high.