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-THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1989 Briefly keeps scoring to lead Sabres FOOTBALL FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS CARSON NAMED NEW BROWNS COACH Bud Carson, the architect of Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain" defense during the late 1 970s. was named Friday as head coach of the Cleveland Browns. mi i i i replacing Marty Schottenheimer. Carson. 57, signed a three-year contract for his first NFL head coaching job and said he welcomed the pressure that comes with taking charge of a winning team.

The Browns were 10-6 this season and have been to the playoffs four straight years. "I think this is a very choice Job," Carson said. "There aren't many people lucky enough to step into a situation like this." The Browns did not disclose terms of his contract, though a source said the first year would pay Carson about $400,000 the same as Schottenheimer made this season. Raises and Incentive bonuses are Included In subseauent 1 ii X' i tljli; i4'- jr. $5ft FROM STAR WIRE SERVICES Rick Valve's sixth goal in his last five games helped the host Buffalo Sabres extend their unbeaten streak to nine games with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Friday night.

Vaive, who has 15 points in his last 10 games, scored at 5:33 of the second period to give Buf- NHL ROUNDUP falo a 3-1 lead after he drew a five-minute slashing penalty against Montreal's Steven Martinson. It was the winger's 12th goal since his trade to Buffalo from Chicago 1 4 games ago. The Sabres, who play the Canadiens again Saturday in Montreal, are 7-0-2 in their last nine games. The Canadiens, 20 points ahead of second-place Buffalo in the Adams Division, have won only one of their last four games. Carson litTfin irrif 11 it---" 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Winniiiii smile C7 Switzerland's Vreni Scheider flashes a at Vail, Colo.

Schneider is considered the smile during a break from practice for favorite in the slalom and giant slalom Sunday's World Alpine Ski Championship events. years. He has been the New York Jets' defensive coordinator since 1985. SHERRILL ADMITS GIVING MONEY Texas officials said. Friday an investigation into allegations former football coach Jackie Sherrill made illegal payments confirmed Sherrill gave a former player money, but evidence did not support "hush money" allegations made by the player.

NOTES Michigan State University offensive tackle Tony Mandar- ich, who is expected to be the No. 2 pick in this year's NFL draft, says he'd look forward to playing for the Green Bay Packers Team doctors will examine Detroit Lions quarterback Chuck Long to determine. if surgery is needed to correct a sore elbow. BASEBALL ASTROS STRIKING OUT WITH EFFORT TO SNAG BOGGS The Houston Astros have been turned down twice this week In efforts to I make a deal with the Boston Red Sox for third baseman Wade Boggs. .1 The Houston Post reported Friday.

Houston General Manager Bill Wood confirmed he talked with the Red Sox but said he would not identify players involved in the I discussions. NOTES Backup catcher Jeff Reed has agreed to terms in a one-year contract that will pay him 8175,000 for this season, the Cincinnati Reds said Friday Andy McGafflgan and the Montreal Expos avoided arbitration Friday by settling on a one-year contract t- for $632,500, a raise or $132,500 The Minnesota Twins signed outfielder Dan Gladden and reliever Keith Atherton to one-year contracts Friday, avoiding arbitration for both. Gladden agreed to a one-year contract worth $610,000. a raise of $250,000 Center fielder Len Dykstra of the New York Mets said Friday he would rather be traded than platoon with Mookie Wilson this season Harry Caray, one of baseball's most flamboyant broadcasters for the last 44 years, was named on Friday the winner of the Ford Frick Award, presented annually by the baseball Hall of Fame The San Diego Padres sold the contract of shortstop Dickie Thon to the Philadelphia Phillies Friday in exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash. BASKETBALL KNICKS, JACKSON SIGN CONTRACT The New York Knicks Graf captures Aussie Open for 5th straight Slam title HARTFORD 8.

NEW JERSEY 6 Ron Francis scored three goals and Kevin Dineen added two as the visiting Whalers overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Devils. Dave Babych added a goal and four assists as the Whalers extended their unbeaten streak to 4-0-1 and handed the Devils their sixth loss in nine games. The teams entered the final period tied 4-4. but Pat Verbeek gave New Jersey its final lead, one-timing a cross-ice from Kirk Muller past goalie Mike Liut at 4:16 of the period. Dineen tied the game 1:41 later with Hartford's third power-play goal of the game, converting a cross-ice feed from Francis.

Brian Lawton gave Hartford its first lead by backhanding the rebound of Babych's shot past Devils goalie Sean Burke at 8:14 for his 12th goal of the season. Grand Slam events two years In a row. "I had an incredible year last year and I've started awfully well this year, but I'm not going to get myself in trouble and say it's going to happen again," she said. Graf said she was tired of answering questions about the Grand Slam, but that didn't stop reporters from asking. "Winning the Slam is very difficult, almost Impossible." she said.

"I don't even like to talk about it. I had those questions all the time last year." Sukova Jumped to a 4-3 lead In the opening set before Graf took control with her fierce forehand and won the next seven games. Sukova mounted another challenge in the second set, saving two match points to close within 4-5, but Graf held serve on a forehand pass to win the match. "At the end of the match. I was starting to put pressure on her and make her worry, but I waited too long." said Sukova.

who was also runner-up at the 1984 Australian Open. "It's difficult to say what can beat her. but you certainly have to play better than I did today." Sukova. who has a 1-9 mark ASSOCIATED PRESS Melbourne. Australia Steffi Graf extended her Grand Slam hot streak Saturday on a sizzling center court at the Australian Open.

The West German wonder overcame her toughest test of the tournament, beating fifth-seeded Helena Sukova of Czechoslovakia, 6-4. 6-4. to capture her fifth straight Grand Slam title. The match was played on a sunbaked afternoon when temperatures soared to 100 degrees and the court surface reached 144. "It was very difficult today in the heat, but I tried not to let it bother me," Graf said.

Sukova, a big server who upset Martina Navratilova in the quarterfinals, was Graf's main problem. She won more games and made Graf play longer 71 minutes than any other opponent during the two-week event. "It wasn't easy today," said Graf, who didn't lose a set In the tournament. "I found it really hard to get into my rhythm. Helena was hitting some good shots and when somebody serves like that, it's hard to win." Graf, 19, Is bidding to become the first player to sweep the four against Graf, missed a lot of easy volleys during crucial points.

"Graf puts so much pressure on you every point that when you get an easy shot, you're so relieved that you miss sometimes." It was Graf's sixth Grand Slam title overall. She won the 1987 French Open and the 1988 Australian, French. Wimbledon and U.S. championships. Graf Is only the fourth woman to win five consecutive Grand Slam titles.

Martina Navratilova. Margaret Court and Maureen Connolly each won six Grand Slam events in a row. Graf earned $135,000 for winning the championship, while Sukova received $67,500. On Friday. Ivan Lendl and Miloslav Mecir advanced to the men's final where he will join Ivan Lendl for an all-Czech windup.

Mecir dismantled unseeded Swede Jan Gunnarsson with quickness and cunning ground-strokes. 7-5. 6-2. 6-2. while Len-dle earlier outdueled 1 lth-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria.

6-2, 6-4, 5-7. 7-5. The victories set up a rematch of the 1986 U.S. Open final, which Lendl won in straight sets. DETROIT 8, TORONTO 1 Steve Yzerman had a goal and two assists to reach the 100-polnt level for the second time in his career, leading the host Red Wings to a victory over the Maple Leafs.

With the three points, including his 45th goal, Yzerman became the first player in the Red Wings' long and storied history to reach the 100-ifDint level twice. He has 101 for the season. Gerard Gallant's 26th goal triggered a season-high 23-shot Detroit outburst in the second period for Detroit. The Red Wings, who are 4-1-0 against the Maple Leafs, unleashed an overall season-high shot total in outshooting the Maple Leafs, Baseball calls halt to '88 balk rules ended prolonged negotiations with star point guard Mark Jackson Friday by signing him to a multi-year contract extension. The Knicks did not divulge the worth and length of the deal, but it has been speculated the contract pays $1.5 million a season for five years.

Jackson, who would have been a free agent at the I conclusion of this season, is earning $275,000 this year. NOTES Kidney tests performed on Los Angeles Lakers guard Byron Scott were negative, the team said Friday, but Scott probably will be sidelined until late next week The Philadelphia 76ers will probably be without guard Maurice Cheeks for five to 10 days, longer jhan first thought, because of a slight shoulder separation, the team I said. GOLF DANIEL LEADS LPGA'S OLDSMOBILE CLASSIC Beth Daniel, thriving on a golf course she normally finds unkind, shot a 4-under-t par 68 Friday to open a two-stroke advantage over Chris Johnson midway through the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic. O'MEARA LEADING PRO-AM Mark O'Meara held off a pack of hard-charging PGA Tour old-timers Friday, firing a 4-under- par 68 to grab the second-round lead by one stroke at the windy $1 million National Pro-Am. MISCELLANEOUS MEARS, PENSKE COLLECT BIG USAC CHECKS USAC Gold Crown National Driving Champion Rick Mears and the Penske Racing Team collected year-end USAC awards totaling $124,760.

Mears and Penske Racing were among 1988 USAC racing champions honored Friday night at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Indianapolis as USAC distributed year-end prizes and awards total-; ing $632,745, pushing the club's grand total of paid prizes since 1956 past the $100 million mark. ValvolineUSAC Silver Crown Champions Steve Butler of Koko-' mo and car entrant Kenneth Jarrett Farms earned over $20,000 in prizes and awards, while Butler and entrant Jeff Stoops earned over $10,000 for their 1988 Sprint car championships. Rich Vogler of Indianapolis and entrant Wilke Racers received total prizes of for winning the respective Jolly Rancher Candies National Midget titles. Willy Kraft of Lakefield. grabbed 1 nearly $8,000 in year-end bonuses as the Loctite Late Model Champion driver and entrant, and Ken Nichols of San Carlos.

and car entrant Vernon Reitz earned almost $5,000 in year-end prizes as champions of the 1 1-race Supermodified Series. EVERT SAYS SHE'LL RETIRE AFTER SEASON Chris Evert says she will retire from women's tennis after this season and is considering an international farewell tour. British newspapers re- ported Friday. I KINGDOM UPSET AGAIN IN 55-METER HURDLES Two-time Olympic champion Roger Kingdom was upset for the second time this season by 1988 Olympic teammate Arthur Blake in the men's 55-meter high hurdles at the Kodak Invitational indoor track meet Friday night in Johnson City. Tenn.

Kingdom, the 1984 and 1988 Olympic 110-meter high hurdles gold medalist, suffered a slight muscle pull early In the race but ASSOCIATED PRESS it official Thursday. "We thought that the change, both in enforcement and language, was inappropriate and likely to force changes in the game that nobody wanted." Don Fehr. executive director of the union, said. "The balk rule is to be enforced in 1989 as it was in 1987 and in earlier years," Fehr said. "I expect that to be the case.

I expect there will be good faith." But the squawking about balking might continue. "They took the word 'discern "I think at the end of the season, they were all pretty much coming to a stop. That's the way it was meant to be anyway." he said. Overall. 558 balks were called in the AL and 366 in the NL.

Dave Stewart of Oakland set a single-season record with 16 balks. Teammate Rick Honey-cutt was next with 13 and he tied the AL single-game record with four. Dennis Martinez and Pascual Perez of Montreal and David Cone of the New York Mets were tied for the NL lead with 10. Along with balk changes, the rules committee agreed to act on a recommendation by the scoring rules committee to drop the game-winning RBI as an official statistic. The GWRBI was adopted by the committee in 1979 and went into effect in 1980.

The rules committee will also establish standards for the type of finish on bats and set standards for the size of manufacturers' logos on equipment. New York The balk rules that bogged down baseball last season have come to a discernible stop. The changes that led to a record 924 balks up from 356 the previous year are being dropped, baseball announced Friday. From now on, balks will be called as they were before 1988. No longer will pitchers be required to make a "discernible" stop in the set position, although they still must come to a complete halt.

Also, pitchers no longer must have "both" feet on the ground when they set. The clarifications were adopted in December 1987 on a one-year trial basis. The Major League Baseball Players Association, which has the right to approve or veto such changes, opposed the newer language. Baseball's rules committee made ible' out, but you still have to come to a complete stop. We're telling umpires that.

Ed Vargo WWmB Flit 0W supervisor of National League umpires, said. "It's going to come down to Judgment from the umpires. I guess we enforced it before. A VALUE PACKED BUY AT Marty Springstead, supervisor of American League umpires said this week's change "doesn't didn't use that as an excuse tor getting nipped at the tape by Blake. really mean much.

i ill izyr NO Dome race a challenge for John Andretti IJUz MONEY DOWN! By RICK SHAFFER STAR STAFF WRITER When John Andretti says he's competing in a USAC Midget race because it's still in you get enough rubber, but USAC does a good job with the track. You want the outside to be more tacky than the inside so you can get more traction and pass." Coincidentally, the Speedrome is a track that has been good to Andretti. who captured USAC's regional midget title there in 1983. That should bode Andretti well against an entry list that includes fellow 500 veterans Mel Kenyon. Vogler.

Johnny Parsons, Tom Bigelow, Larry Rice, Gary Betten-hausen, George Snider and Stan Fox, NASCAR standout Ken Schrader, defending Dome champion Roy Caruthers and former USAC Midget champions Kevin Olson and Steve Lotshaw. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the first race is scheduled for 7 p.m. his blood, it's able. After all.

when your last name is Andretti. it's in your blood to race anything with wheels on it. Andretti, a rookie in 'last May's Indianapolis 500. will be joining eight other 500 veterans to-" night in the fifth annual Hoosier Dome Invitational, and unlike other indoor races on the USAC CITY 30 MPG Front Stabilizer Bar HWY 40 MPG attractive purse. You can run it and make some money." The purse for the Dome Invitational is $25,500 with 24 drivers from Team Indiana and 24 from Team USA divided into six team heat races.

The top 12 finishers from the respective team heats qualify for the 100-lap feature. For Andretti. who plans to split this season with Porsche in the IMSA series, a yet-to-be announced ride for Indy and possibly some CART races which don't conflict with IMSA dates, tonight's racing is a return to his roots. "My first race in a midget was at Fort Wayne in the Coliseum." Andretti said. "1 was 13th quickest out of 48 cars, but only the top 12 made the feature.

In my next race at Dayton. I was second quick behind Rich Vogler, but you have to start in the rear and you really can't pass much indoors. I figured it wasn't for me. but I did get broken in with midgets indoors. "The Dome is different, though.

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Andretti Midget circuit, the spacious confines of the Dome will make the evening's card a competitive one. "For me, the Dome race is not really an indoor rare, the 25-year-old pointed out. "It's big enough to pass on and you can put it in full throttle. It's also got a very THREE DRIVERS originally entered have withdrawn and been replaced. Previously announced but unable to run are Davy Jones.

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