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The Des Moines Register Friday, August 28, Baseball Golf Football Bears holdout Hilgenberg seems headed for Browns ShmtWihmncShmkEiids 89ers pound I-Gubs nW i it below $1.1 million. 2 The Bears reportedly offeree $900,000, an increase of $50,000 in: their offer of last week. Dick Stanfel, the offensive line' coach, said that if Hilgenberg the Bears will have to rely on Jerry-Fontenot, a backup guard who was Hilgenberg's backup center. He said Fontenot's backup, Tom Thayer, "has played only one game at center in his life. If Fontenot gets hurt, we're in big trouble." "Even if I don't get a center hurt, we're worse off because Jay is one of-the top linemen the NFL," Stanfe! said.

Stanfel said losing Hilgenberg also, would increase problems for the Bears' offensive line. "We'll be playing a rookie, Troy' Auzenne at left tackle, and left tack- le is one of the most difficult posi- tions on the line," he said. "No question in my mind, we're going to miss Jay," Stanfel said. "He's been with the Bears for almost 12 years All I can say is, I hop he made the right Wide receiver Wendell Davis said the Bears would miss Hilgenberg's leadership, "but I realize this game is strictly a business, and everyone does what he thinks is best." Lake Forest, 111. (AP) The departure of All-Pro center Jay Hilgenberg became close to a certainty Thursday when the Chicago Bears gave him permission to take a physical examination with the Cleveland Browns.

"Any further discussion between the two teams will take place after Hilgenberg's physical," the Bears said in a statement. A Chicago television station, WBBM-TV, reported Thursday that Hilgenberg was ready to sign a two-year contract with the Browns worth $1 million this year and $1.1 million next year. The station said the Bears would receive a draft choice as compensation. Hilgenberg, 32, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection who played at Iowa, could not reach contract terms with the Bears. "We are very firm in our demands, and the Bears are firm in their demands," his agent, Steve Zucker, said Thursday.

"I don't see any movement now." Hilgenberg was the highest-paid center in the National Football League when he signed his contract four years ago. Last year he was Associated I'rkss Young setdes in as 49ers' starter Chip Beck starts toward the hole after sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the ninth green in the first round of the World Series of Golf. Beck takes lead in World Series Associated Press Tonight's exhibition finale between San Francisco and Seattle marks Steve Young's first day this year as the 49ers' startinfl miflrtpr- back. "I've taken the snaps in preseason and I'm ready to go. I'm ready to lead this team into the season," said Young, who got the job over Steve Bono and Joe Montana.

Montana, who Young "Ready to go" threw 15 short passes Wednesday in the first test of his surgically repaired passing elbow in nearly a month, also was expected to play for one or two series. He missed all of last season with a torn right elbow tendon. In naming Young the starter, Coach George Seifert sought to end the uncertainty around the position. He believes that the 49ers' slow I' sKi By CHRISTOPHER NELSON Rkcistkr Staff Writer Wednesday's American Association game at Sec Taylor Stadium showed progress. It showed how far Oklahoma City pitcher Rob Brown has come this season, and it showed how far the Iowa Cubs haven't.

Brown shut out the Cubs on three hits over eight innings, and Oklahoma City rode a six-run fourth inning, including Jim Presley's grand slam, as Iowa's two-game winning streak came to an end, 7-1. The victory kept the 89ers in first place by a game in the association's Western Division. Second-place Denver split its doubleheader at Omaha. "You have to be happy about it," Brown said of his outing. "I was just around the strike zone, throwing strikes, tried to stay ahead and trying to make them get themselves out." Brown, who was called up to Oklahoma City Aug.

12, started the season at double-A Tulsa of the Texas League, where he pitched mostly in relief. Wednesday's start was his third of the season. Brown retired the first nine batters he faced and eight of the last nine. He was threatened only once, in the fifth inning when he loaded the bases with two outs. But he got Billy Bates to fly out to center field to end the threat.

Phil Bradley, Tony Chance and Bates got the only hits against Brown. Reliever Cedric Shaw pitched the ninth inning and promptly gave up a home run to center field to leadoff batter Fernando Ramsey, his first of the season. Iowa pitcher Brad Arnsberg started as strong, retiring the first nine batters he faced. But the first five batters he faced in the fourth inning reached base. After two runs came in, Arnsberg struck out Chuck Jackson, then surrendered the home run to Presley.

It was Presley's second home run of the series and third of the season. It was also the 141st home run surrendered by Iowa pitchers this season. Bob Brower then flied out to center field for the second out, but Jim Walewander's single forced Arnsberg from the game, and his record fell to 0-8. Iowa Manager Brad Mills said this loss wasn't exactly like others for the Cubs this season. "He gave up, what, three hits?" Mills said.

"He silenced our bats. That's why it wasn't typical, because we've been able to swing the bats better than this. A lot of credit has to go to Rob Brown. He threw a heck of a game. He's had some rough outings before and it's tough to sec him ever having a rough outing the way he threw tonight." A victory would have given Iowa its first series sweep at Sec Taylor Stadium this season.

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HOW THEY SCORED Denver fourth Miller singled to right. Peltier dou- I bled to left. Miller scored. McGinnis singled to left. Peltier to third Balboni reached on error by third baseman Strange.

Peltier scored. McGinnis to second Maurer walked. McGinnis to third. Balboni to second. Jackson struck out.

Presley homered to left center. McGinnis. Balboni. Maurer scored Brower flied out to center Walewander singled to center Brennan pitch- mg Miller grounded out to second. Oklahoma City 8, loweO.

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Walewander flied out to center. Jackson scored. Presley to third. Brower to second Miller flied out to right Oklahoma City 7, kma 0. Iowa ninth Ramsey homered to center Strange popped out to short Villanueva grounded out to third.

Scott flied out to left Oklahoma City 7, Iowa 1. Chip Beck says extra practice paid off for a 5-under-par65. Akron, Ohio (AP) A little extra effort by Chip Beck paid off in a 65 that gave him a two-stroke lead over Fred Couples after Thursday's storm-interrupted first round of the World Series of Golf. "I wanted to be prepared," Beck said after his 5-under-par effort over the Firestone Country Club course. "I wanted to learn the course and the greens.

I'm glad I spent the two extra days here." The extra practice afforded by a Sunday arrival at this tournament resulted in a bogey-free round. He had 11 one-putt greens, including putts to save par on four of the last five holes. There was a 1-hour, 35-minute delay because of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. More weather problems are expected today with a 90 percent chance of rain. David Peoples and D.A.

Weibring, Rain Disrupts Tourneys Baltimore crowd watches Saints win Jay Hilgenberg Impasse with Bears paid about $560,000 plus incentives. The highest paid offensive lineman in the league now is Houston center Bruce Matthews, who reportedly made 1 1 million last year. Hilgenberg wanted to be paid more than Matthews, but he reportedly scaled his demand down to start last season the team went 2-4 before finishing 10-6 was due in part to the hand-wringing over the loss of Montana as well as talk about the departures of veterans Ronnie Lott and Roger Craig. "It took us half the season to quit talking about them and move on with the guys we had," Seifert said. "This season it will be my job to make sure we do not waste time, energy or emotion on anything but the players we have and the opponents we must play." Seattle Coach Tom Flores said he wouldn't announce his starting quarterback until after the final exhibition.

The battle is between Kelly Stouffer and Dan McGwire, who have split the work with the first team during the preseason. Colts, Trudeau agree The Indianapolis Colts, facing another three weeks with quarterback Jeff George on the sidelines, agreed to a three-. Jets 22, Eagles 13 Philadelphia, Pa. Ken O'Brien threw two touchdown passes as New York ended a perfect preseason. Chris Burkett caught one of O'Brien's touchdown passes and blocked a punt for a safety.

Late in the first half, Roger Ruz-ek's first of two 24-yard field goals gave Philadelphia a 10-3 lead. Then O'Brien, the Jets' regular quarterback for most of the last seven seasons who missed three preseason games while holding out, entered the game. He led a 90-play drive that ended when he passed to Burkett for a 2-yard score. O'Brien came back with a 30-yard touchdown pass to an open Mathis for a 17-13 lead 10 minutes 36 seconds into the second half. Burkett's punt block on the next series gave New York a 19-13 lead.

Browning Nagle was 4-for-7 for 58 yards; O'Brien was 7-for-l 8 for 111. Jim McMahon drove the Eagles to two touchdowns in his first appearance after his long holdout. He was 8-for-12 for 119 yards and threw a touchdown to Keith Byars. The Eagles' Jeff Kemp, competing wit former Iowa State player David Archer for the No. 3 quarterback job, played much of the second half and finished 7-for-13 for 79 yards.

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The new contract will pay Trudeau a base of more than 1 .2 million per year. The impasse cost Trudeau all of training camp and the first preseason games. Chiefs draft Florida player Darren Mickell, a 6-foot 4-inch, 268- pound defensive end from Florida, was chosen Thursday by the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL's second sup-, plemental draft of the year. Mickell was chosen on the second, round, meaning the Chiefs will civ; up their second-round pick in next? year's draft, if there is one. End Zone Footoall Update Hawkeye captains Iowa, will choose two captains for every game, in addition to the permanent captains, center Mike Devlin and nose guard Bret Biele- ma.

Flanker Danan Hughes of Bayonne, N.J., and defensive end v. Larry Blue of Hempstead, N.Y.,. will share the honors for Saturday's Kiekoff Classic. Save those tapes Iowa; center Mike Devlin said his par-' ents had to evacuate their home in New Orleans, because of Hurricane Andrew. "They were planning to come to the Kickoff Classic," Devlin said, "but now it will depend on the situation down there.

"They went to a motel north of Jackson, Miss. My dad said he made sure they took two things all their valuables, and all the Iowa videotapes." Closed book Alabama wide, receiver David Palmer focused on football after a judge granted him youthful offender status in his drunken driving case. The decision, made Wednesday by Shelby County District Court Judge Ron Jackson, all but closed the book on Palmer's June 6 arrest. Records in youthful of-l fender cases are sealed under! state law. Palmer, 19, rear-ended a pickup truck.

A breath test showed! he had a blood alcohol level of; 0.236 percent, more than twice the legal limit of 0.10 percent, state troopers said. Coach hospitalized Chuck Broyles, football coach at Pitts-burg State University, was listed in good condition Thursday after undergoing a procedure to clear, blockage around his heart. Broyles, 45, was in the cardiac care unit of St. John's Hospital in Joplin, after undergoing procedure called a balloon angio-; plasty Wednesday to clear an-artery that was 95 percent block-'. ed, said Iori Spurgeon, hospital spokeswoman.

Majors improves Tennes-' see Coach Johnny Majors' condition was upgraded to stable Thursday, two days after quin-' tuple heart bypass surgery. Majors. 57, was moved from the University of Tennessee Medical Center's open-heart unit to a private room, a hospital spokesman said. who finished before the storm hit, were tied for third at 68. There was a six-way tie at 69 among Corey Pav-in, Andrew Magee, Mark Brooks, Craig Stadler, Lanny Wadkins and Isao Aoki.

U.S. Open champion Tom Kite and Ray Floyd each struggled to a 73, and Nick Price shot a 71 in his first tournament since he won the PGA Championship. Beck said he "wanted to give myself a little better shot" in the $1.4 million tournament and passed up a non-PGA tournament in Oregon to get in more practice here. "Half my game is preparation," Beck said. "It's important for me to be prepared.

It's different for every individual, but for me it's preparation. That's what it takes for me." He needed only an 8-iron second shot to reach the green on the 470-yard ninth hole, then dropped a 15-foot putt to get to 3 under par. He had a one-putt green for a par at No. 10, birdied the 12th from eight feet and then started his string of one-putt greens on the 14th. against Tom McKnight, who started Thursday by beating out five others in a playoff to become the 64th and final player in the match-play field.

Tiger Woods, the 16-year-old who earlier this year became the youngest player ever in a PGA Tour event, was 2-up on UCLA golfer Ted Gleason on the 14th hole. Rain reduces LPGA to 54-hole Challenge Naperville, 111. (AP) Heavy rains forced cancellation of Thursday's first round of the LPGA Challenge, reducing it from a 72-hole event to a 54-hole tournament. Rob Koewler, the tournament director, said the problem started when there was IV inches of rain Tuesday night. Another quarter-inch of rain Wednesday night and early Thursday forced the cancellation.

"It's better to let the course drain and play a 54-hole tournament," Koewler said. "The tees and the greens are fine, but there is too much standing water in the landing areas. Obviously it hurts financially, but it's better for it to happen now than on Saturday." "This is the kind of golf course where you've got to position it off the tee on a lot of holes," said Littler, who finished sixth last year. "If you can keep it beneath the cup and hole some putts, you can do quite well here." However, he will have to contend with the course's elevation. Littler has won the past three Super Seniors, or Vantage Classics, a tournament within a tournament for players over 60.

All told, he's won seven of 14 Vantage tourneys this year and $199,000 in 18 tournaments. As.suxukdI'kk.ss Baltimore, Md. Bobby Hebert threw New Orleans' first touchdown pass of the preseason and set up another score as the Saints beat the Miami Dolphins, 17-3, Thursday night in the first pro football game in Baltimore since 1983. Hebert played the first half, completing 10 of 14 passes for 100 yards to help New Orleans take a 14-3 lead. Entering the game, Saints quarterbacks had thrown 97 passes without a touchdown.

New Orleans, rebounding from last week's 33-3 loss to Houston, closed the preseason 3-1. The Dolphins, who had been averaging 25 points per game, finished 3-2. The game was played before a sellout crowd of 60,021 at Memorial Stadium, which last played host to a pro football game when the Baltimore Colts beat the Houston Oilers on Dec. 18, 1983. Baltimore is one of five cities vying for one of two new NFL franchises, possibly as soon as the 1994 season.

The Saints opened the game with a 13-play, 77-yard drive that ended with Hebert's 22-yard pass to a wide-open Patrick Newman in the end zone. Miami's Dan Marino played the first half, completing seven of 15 passes for 99 yards. Texas Beats Stanford Dublin, Ohio (AP) Lightning and heavy rain tunneling into the Ohio Valley from Hurricane Andrew led to play being suspended midway through Thursday's opening round of match play in the U.S. Amateur Championship. "It's unfortunate, but I guess if you'd ask the people of south Florida, they'd say it's not so bad here," David Fay, executive director of the U.S.

Golf Association, said. Fay said the tournament will almost certainly be extended at least through Monday. He said weather reports issued Thursday afternoon called for more than 5 inches of rain today. Play was suspended at 2:57 p.m. with 10 matches completed and 22 others in progress at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The 44 players on the course were moved to safety as lightning struck the course. Play will resume, weather permitting, at 8:30 a.m. today. Originally, the second and third rounds were scheduled to be played today, the quarterfinals and semifinals Saturday and the 36-hole final on Sunday. The stroke-play medalist, David Duval, was 1-up after two holes Walsh remark riles Aie Seniors to play in Utah EASTERN DIVISION W.

L. Pet. C.B. Buffalo (Pirates) 81 52 609 Indianapolis (Expos) 78 54 591 21 Louisville (Cardinals) 65 67 492 15' Nashville (Reds) 63 69 477 I7'i WESTERN DIVISION W. Pet C.B.

Okla City (Rangers) 68 66 507 Denver (Brewers) 66 67 496 "i Omaha (Royals) 63 72 .466 5' Iowa (Cubs) 48 85 361 Anaheim, Calif. (AP) Texas nose guard Eric England said a remark by Stanford Coach Bill Walsh gave him motivation for the opening game of the 1992 college football season Wednesday night. England said Walsh told reporters before the game that Stanford players were generally smarter than their opponents. "When he said that, it really made me want to play hard against them," said England, who led the Aggies with five tackles and three assists. "I think we're smart enough to play with anybody." The seventh-ranked Aggies scored 10 points in the final period for a 10-7 victory over No.

17 Stanford. Texas has only one more team on its schedule that was ranked Park City, Utah (AP) The Senior PGA tour's Franklin-Showdown Classic is in its 11th year, and none of the players have played in as many as Gene Littler. Thirty of the top 40 leading money-winners are at Jeremy Ranch Golf Club for the $400,000 event that begins today on the course in the mountains east of Salt Lake City. Littler has played in all but one of the events, one of the original stops on the Senior PGA tour, and the former U.S. Open champion is having one of the best years of his post-50 career.

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Buffalo 4 Louisville 2 Indianapolis 3. Nashville 1 Oklahoma City 7. Iowa 1 Omaha 20. Denver 1 2 THURSDAY I GAMES Denver at Iowa Oklahoma City 8. Omaha 6 Only games scheduled TODAY'S GAMES 7 30 Denver (Hunter 6-6) at Iowa (Boskie 0-0) Buffalo at Indianapolis Louisville at Nashville Oklahoma City at Omaha A.