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'Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Sunday, May 30, 1993 Page B5 Logansport Beats Eastbrook, After a lightning delay, Berries hustle through the top ir to outian By SEAN SPENCE Pharos-Tribune Sports Writer No need to make space on the mantel this baby isn't winning any awards. Logansport hooked up with eleventh- hour schedule-filler Eastbrook Friday. The event was billed as a game, but felt like a tuneup both teams begin postseason play Monday, So, the most important fact: No-one was during the game. The Panthers' Eric was dinged up when the senior designated hitter, apparently an owner of the Vince Coleman Strange Injury Handbook, was knocked unconscious while slap-boxing with teammates on the bus and had to be attended to by the Berries' trainer. Thus addled.

Vermilion struck out twice on a grand total of seven pitches. Oh yeah the Berries won off-handedly, 4-1, in five quick innings before a vicious cloudburst ended the game. "We accomplished what we wanted accomplished tonight," Logansport coach Butch Jones said. "We got Kyle (Yerkes) Logansport 4 Eastbrook 1 (Sinn.) Kyle Yerkes struck out'eight Panthers in three innings of pre- sectional warmup work three innings of work, which should get him ready for the sectional, and we also got some work for sophomore Joe Minthom." Three innings of work for Yerkes? More like three innings of play for Yerkes. The senior southpaw shook off the residue from two consecutive shaky starts against Marion and Anderson and dominated the Eastbrook batters to a frightening degree, recording eight of the nine outs in his three innings of work by strikeout.

In fact, the only play the Berries had to make in the field while Yerkes was on the mound wasn't even on a batted ball. With one out in the first, Yerkes walked the Panthers' John McCrea, who was subsequently gunned down easily while attempting to steal second by catcher Bryan Hillis. "I think Bryan Hillis has come along defensively," Jones said of his junior backstop. "I feel that going into sectional we have two capable catchers and Cory Gripe anchored at third, where he's done a real nice job." Meanwhile, Logansport got all the runs it would need in the first, house-warming gifts for Jim Turner Field from first-time guest Eastbrook. Panther starter Todd Fincannon was wild in warmups, sending three balls to the screen, and couldn't shake the tendency once the game began.

Leadoff hitter Jason Holt got this from the hard-throwing right-hander: fastball, eye-high; fastball, strike- low and away; curveball, bounces three feet in front of the plate; fastball, nearly out of the left-handed batter's box; fastball, right in the back Ow. Take your base. Fincannon then walked Todd Stephens, before finally finding the strike zone against Yerkes, Yerkes rifled the first hittable pitch into right field, scoring Holt and, on Panther catcher McCrea's nonchalant error, Stephens. The Berries added single runs in the second another Fincannon walk coming home, this time pushed along by two McCrea passed balls and a Ryan Smith squeeze bunt and the fourth. Stephens' sharp two-out single to center, one of only three Logansport hits on the day, plated Smith in the fourth.

Eastbrook got its only run of the day off reliever Minthorn, as McCrea lofted the sophomore's second pitch into the left-to- right wind. Helped by die breeze, McCrea's opposite-field fly ball bounced off the yellow fence-top and into the pine trees beyond. The game was delayed before the top of the fifth due to lightning, then resumed enough to squeeze in the three outs necessary to make the game official. Scott Sampson singled with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but the game was suspended before the next batter, Cripe, could hit. Logansport (22-6) plays Maconaquah Monday in the second game of the Logansport Sectional.

Eastbrook finishes 12-15. LOGANSPORT 4, EASTBROOK 1 (5 Inn.) Eastbrook Fincannon McCrea Burman cf Watson rf Mitchell 1b Pattison If Rsece Vermilion dh Coates ss Totals ab 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Logansport bi OHoltdh 1 Stephens ss 0 Simpson cf 0 Sampson If 0 Cripe 3b 0 Hillis 0 Stines 0 Ladd rf 0 Smith 2b Helvie 2b 1 Totals ab 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 bl 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Eastbrook Logansport 21010-4 One out in the bottom of the fifth when game called due to ram. Eastbrook 2. LOB Eastbrook 2, Logansport 5. SB Stephens, Smith.

CS McCrea, Watson. IP ER BB SO Eastbrook Fincannon 3-4 1 1 Ailstock 3 Logansport Yerkes 10-1 3 Minthorn 2 2 PB McCrea 5. HBP Holt (by Fincannon). 3341 21130 1 0 0 1 1 NASCAR Adds Another Night Race Coca-Cola 600 will start in late afternoon and run under lights a iH ot rtiic tvnp nfrlpnl srivs Wallace, trvine to CONCORD, N.C. (AP) While NASCAR's history includes nighttime racing, the latest chapter in the story has a lot of people perplexed as they prepare for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600.

"All the running has changed the track," said Tony Glover, crew chief Ernie Irvan's Chevrolet team, "and it's changed a lot of our strategy. "We hope we can and the car will respond, but after practicing the other night, we saw a lot of people scratching their heads," Glover said. Changes will be the biggest part of the race, scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. EOT start. For the first time in stock car racing history', a superspeedway event will be conducted under the lights.

Most of the modern Winston Cup night races are held at the tracks in Bristol, and Richmond, Va. Polesitter Ken Schrader says he's done scratching his head. "Starting at 4:30 will make it a different race as far as adjusting the car, but we think we've got it figured'out," he said. "Any kind of weather change here really changes the setup, so we'll have to keep our fingers crossed on the weather." The latest forecasts call for a chance of showers and slightly cooler temperatures Sunday. Rusty Wallace will give his injured left wrist its first major test since his spectacular accident at Talladega earlier this month.

He says whatever the track conditions are, the best drivers will handle it. "The normal cream is going to rise to the top in this type of deal," says Wallace, trying to get back ahead of Dale Earnhardt and back to the top of the championship point standings. "The smartest teams are going to do the best job because they're going to understand how the weather is changing." The weather is always a concern. There are other problems that will be new to the drivers. As they make their way down the tri-oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway and heading into turn one, the driver will get a different perspective of the setting sun.

Instead of reaching the end of NASCAR's longest race late in the day, they'll barely be at the halfway point. The only thing that might keep the sun out of their eyes will be the four-story condominiums perched atop the grandstand in the first turn. Phelps Feels Like He's Making A Difference In Cambodia Elections A .1 HP. aisn is clearlv whom spoke of English. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) When Digger Phelps quit as Notre Dame's basketball coach, he gave up a big desk and a comfortable office on the campus at South Bend, Ind.

Phelps still has a big desk, and he gets more use out of it. But the surroundings aren't quite what they once were. Now, he spends he spends time sleeping atop that desk in a remote, dirt-poor village and threading his way over human bones in Cambodia's killing fields. "This experience ranks right up there with 1974, when we broke UCLA's 88-game winning streak," Phelps said. "But basketball is just a game.

There's nothing like the game of life." Phelps is neither tourist nor celebrity drop-in here. He's a real player in Cambodia's historic, U.N.- organized elections, serving as one of the international polling station officers (IPSO) recruited from around the world. And the 51-year-old Phelps appears as enthusiastic about this job as he was after each of his 393 Notre Dame victories. He also is clearly moved by Cambodia's tragedy, and the glimmer of hope the country's first multi-party elections in two decades have brought. His interest aroused by an American diplomat and Notre Dame graduate, Phelps took time out from projects to stop gangs and drugs in U.S.

cities. He found himself with an IPSO badge, being dropped off alone in the isolated hamlet of Daung in the eastern province of Svay Rieng. He was to supervise a 21-man Cambodian electoral team, none of whom spoke of English. Phelps admitted to a "fear of the unknown" Khmer Rouge attacks against polling stations were widely anticipated, intimidation by the government's political party was widespread, a low voter turn-out was highly possible. But when the six-day election began last Sunday, Phelps was stunned.

By 5:30 a.m., villagers began converging from the countryside to line up at his polling station. Many were illiterate rice farmers; all had suffered through wars and revolution. Lewellen Lobs Hole-In-One With Sand Wedge One hole-in-one leads us into this. May's final edition of Golf Notes. Martin Lewellen aced the ninth hole at Rolling Hills.

Lewellen used a sand wedge as Bob Gray, Matt Davis, Paul Lewellen and Tony Haydon looked on. Dykeman Park The ladies played Poker Hand this week. Deb Pfeiffer won the A flight, with Barb Henry and Ann Grain tied for second, Vi Keller and Irene Smith finished in a dead heat in the flight, as Jane Padgett, Wildarose Hawkins and Doris Samuels snapped at their heels. Finally, Pat Beaupre took flight honors, with Mary Brack second and Lib Kinder third. Qualifying for the County Tournament, held annually at Dykeman Park, wraps up June 2.

Call the clubhouse (753-0222) for further information. The County Tournament be' gins June 6, Rolling Hills The ladies played the simplest of games this week Low Gross. Phyllis Gray's 64 won the'A flight, while Rhonda Richey's 74 took flight honors. While the flight did not name a winner, Lois Remley did garner mention in the new members group with a 79. In the men's Church and Industrial League, Logan Savings surged from fourth to first with a 10-point week.

The complete standings: 1 Logan Savings 26 2.LMU 24 3. Happy Burger Golf Notes Logan Jaycees 23 5 'Royal Center 7. Rolling Hills 21 8. American Legion 18 9.1st Assembly Trinity Lutheran 11. Barrs Insurance Corral 13.

Clymers 1 1 Joe Patacsil had the low round this week, a 57. Jeff Bonnel and Dan Layman won the closest-to-pin competitions. Bob Ulery leads the individual point winners with eight points. Finally, PGA Master Pro Kim Thomas will once again be. sponsoring junior golf lessons and a junior golf league.

The league will 'meet every Friday for six weeks starting June 18. The $45 fee includes 1 hours of lessons, greens fees, instruction in golf rules and etiquette, daily prizes, trophies and a final picnic. Call 722-3646 for more information. Please send completed form at right, with $45 entry fee, to: Rolling Hills Golf Course, Golf View Drive, Logansport, IN 46947. Logansport Golf Club The LGC ladies played Low Putts this week, with Kindra Butler winning the A flight.

Mid Lesh took the flight, with one putt fewer than Emma Lou Rinehart, Wilma Erny, Gert Wolf and Sandy Steinberger. ROLLING Name Address HILLS JUNIOR LEAGUE Aae Phone no. Martha Martin and Mary Webber won the flight, with Peggy Long the runner-up. No report was forthcoming from the Tuesday Night Sandbagger's league, so here's last week's standings: 1. Rendezvous II 27 2.

Barr-Riggle 25 3. Rendezvous 1 23 4. Sons of the American Legion ....20 5. Button's Elco 1 7. Logan Tire 15 Willy Bee'z 15 Essroc 15 10.

Atrium 14 Finally, the LGC Invitational will be held June 10-13. The Invite is open play, and it tends to fill up, so call the pro shop to reserve any of the variety of tee times. Walton's Little Mountain Don Thieke, Jim Murphy and Gene Dunkel won the Saturday morning scramble, while Chuck Avery, Bink Layman and Raymond Butz took the Tuesday-evening version. There will be a Memorial Day tournament at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 31 at the Little Mountain.

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