Tyrone Daily Herald from Tyrone, Pennsylvania • Page 5

Tyrone Daily Herald, Thursday, March 24, 1988 Spring Training Roundup Page Five WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (UPI) Sam Horn led off the bottom, of the 13th inning with a home run Wednesday to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 exhibition victory over the Montreal Expos. Rookie left-hander Zack Crouch pitched the final four innings for the victory. Horn's opposite-field homer off Kurt Kepshire was his fourth home run of the spring. The Red Sox took a 3-0 lead off starter Pasqual Perez on eight hits in six innings, four consecutively in the third when Brady Anderson and Wade Boggs drove in runs.

off-season, hit a two-run homer off starter Steve Trout to cap a three-run fifth inning and addeda solo homer off Edwin Nunez in the seventh. Rich Yett, 1-0, pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits. TEMPE, Ariz. (UPI) Ron Kittle homered twice to power the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Kittle, a free agent signed in the PALM SPRINGS, Calif.

(UPI) David Martinez totaled three hits and three RBI, and Ryne Sandberg drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 victory over the California Angels. California starter Dan Petry allowed seven runs in three innings. Right-hander Greg Maddux hurled the first six innings for the Cubs, limiting the Angels to three singles, two by Johnny Ray. Maddux walked one and struck out two. a bases-loaded walk off Don Robinson in the ninth inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Dan Plesac was the winner and rookie Tim Watkins pitched the bottom of the ninth for his first save. Five Brewers pitchers combined to hold the Giants to six hits, two by center fielder Brett Butler. Starter Bill Wegman worked the first five innings followed by Jay. Aldrich, Mark Clear, Plesac and Watkins. The Giants got seven innings of five-hit ball from starter Mike Krukow.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (UPI) Reserve infielder Juan Castillo drew Sports Digest Baseball The Baltimore Orioles reduced their roster to 36 by giving infielder Jackie Gutierrez his unconditional release. Gutierrez, 27, was acquired by the Orioles after the 1985 season from the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Sammy Stewart. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder-first baseman Mike Diaz underwent surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in New York to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb, a team spokesman said. Diaz will be in a cast for four weeks and is expected to be out for six to eight weeks.

Jessica McClure, the toddler dramatically rescued from the bottom of a West Texas well last fall, will throw out the first ball to open the Texas Rangers' season April 4 at Dallas' Arlington Stadium. College "Ted the Rooster" went through the selection process to predict winners in the NCAA regional semifinals, picking Kentucky over Villanova by 6 and Oklahoma by 8 over Louisville. Owner-trainer Dick Frymire of Irvington, also said "Ted" picked Michigan by 1 over North Carolina, Arizona by 10 over Iowa, Purdue by 12 over Kansas State, Vanderbilt by 2 over Kansas, Temple by 10 over Richmond, and Duke by 3 over Rhode Island in the competition Thursday and Friday. The University of Tulsa is suing former head football coach George Henshaw, alleging he broke his five-year contract with the school to work for the Denver Broncos. The suit, filed in Tulsa County (Okla.) District Court, asks $65,000 in damages, plus court costs and legal fees.

North Carolina quarterback Jonathan Hall may be returning to the the Tar Heels thanks to arthroscopic surgery on his right- shoulder. Iowa women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer, who has directed her Hawkeyes to a 28-1 mark, a Big Ten title and an NCAA tournament berth, has been named national Coach of the Year by the Iowa Women's Basketball Association. Football The Miami Dolphins announced the signing of 15 more free agents, bringing the total of players on the roster to 82. San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts, who is believed to be on the verge of retirement, will have an announcement regarding his future plans "in the near future," the Los Angeles Times said.

Golf Dan Pohl smashed a drive of 311 yards to win the MCI Pro Celebrity Long Distance Competition in Ponte Vedra, and a prize of $3,500. Mark Calcavecchia was second with a drive of 286 yards and Dan Forsman was third with a 276-yard shot. Calcavecchia and Forsman won $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. Running Former world record holder Zola Budd will not be allowed to run in any United States track events sanctioned by The Athletics Congress, the sports organization said in Indianapolis. Budd, who is currently in the United States, withdrew a few days ago from the British team for the IAAF world cross country championships amid charges she had competed last year in South Africa.

Greek athlete Yiannis Kouros beat 42 other runners and a 12-hour handicap to win the Sydney to Melbourne (Australia) Ultra-marathon footrace and a $40,500 purse. PIAA Basketball Scoreboard NIT PIAA KASKKTBAI.I. PLAYOFFS Ky United Press International Wednesday Mareh 2II. IHHN KASTF.KN FINALS Class AA Hoys Eastern 77. Warrior Run 66 Class AAA Girls Lancaster Cathulie 65.

North Sehuylkill 57 Class A Girls Mahanoy Area 60. Minursvillc 55 WF.STKHN FINALS Class AAAA Koys Central Catholic 61. Cathedral Prep Class AA Koys Girard 62, Tlrcntwood 43 Class AAA Oil-Is North Catholic 59, Grove City 47 Class A (iirls Ferndale 63, Kennedy Christian 55 Tyrone Teener Tryouts Slated Tryouts for the Tyrone VFW Teener Baseball League will be held Monday and Tuesday, Mar. 28-29, at 4 p.m. at Ferner Field, League officials reminded today.

All candidates who registered for the 1988 season MUST attend one of these tryouts. Boys already assigned to a team will not have to tryout. Player draft will be held Mar. 30, and all candidates selected will be notified by their manager as well as via the Daily Herald. FIRST ROUND Wednesday, March 16 Ohio St.

86. Old Dominion 73 Thursday, March 17 Georgia 53, Georgia Southern 48 Connecticut 62, West Virginia 57, OT Evansville 66, Utah 55 touisiona Tech 66, Ark-tittle Rock 56 Boston College 73, Siena 65 Houston 69, Fordham 61 New Mexico 86, Pepperdine 75 Oregon 81, Santa Clara 65 Friday, March IB Cleveland St. 89, Illinois St. 83, OT M. Tennessee State 85, Tennessee 80 Virginia Commo.h 81, Marshall 80 Arkansas State 70, NE touisiona 59 Southern Mississippi 74, Clemton 69 Colorado State 63, New Orleans 54 Stanford 80, long Beach St.

77 SECOND ROUND Monday, March 21 Connecticut 65, louisiona Tech 59 Tuesday, March 22 Virginia Comm. 93, S. Mississippi 89 Ohio State 86, Cleveland State 80 M. Tennessee State 69, Georgia, 59 Boston College 86, Evansville 81 Colorado State 71, Houston 61 Arkansas State 60, Stanford 59 New Mexico 78, Oregon 59 QUARTERFINALS Friday, March 25 Virginia Commonwealth, 23-11, at Connecticut, 17-14, 8 p.m. Ohio State, 18-12, at New Mexico, 22-13, 9:30 p.m.

Arkansas State, 21-13, at Colorado State, 20-12, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26 Boston College, 17-13, at Middle Tennessee State, 23-10, 8:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS Tuesday, March 29 At New York Semifinals, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Introducing The Area's Newest Starcraft Trailer Dealer a A second home DANELLA wdthwheels DODGE Rte.

220 Tyrone 684-1331 NOW ON D1SPLA 18' to 34' STARCRAFT TRAILERS Several Floor Plans To Suite Your Needs The words quality and economy aren't used together often, but Starcrafl's new line of Travelstar Travel Trailers has changed all that. 'Deluxe appointments are standard 'One-piece seamless aluminum roof 'Safety breakaway device 'plus much much more and a complete list of options are available VERO BEACH, Fla. (UPI) Pankovits and Reid Nichols each hit a two-run homer and left-hander Bob Knepper hurled six shutout innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nichols hit his first homer of the spring in the second inning, and Pankovits added his first in the fifth as the Astros boosted their spring record to 11-10. Knepper recorded his first victory of the exhibition campaign, scattering five hits and striking out four.

HAINES CITY, Fla. (UPI) Jim Eisenreich totaled three hits and three runs, and Danny Tartabull hit a two-run home run to pace the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 triumph over the Minnesota Twins. Tartabull's second homer of the season cleared the left-field fence with two out in the fifth, coming against loser Joe Niekro, who gave up five runs, four earned, and seven hits in five innings. Royals center fielder Willie Wilson suffered a badly bruised left knee in the fourth inning when he collided with teammate Gary Thurman while catching a Lowry fly. Wilson is expected to be out for several days.

SARASOTA, Fla. (UPI) Mark Salas hit a two-run home run to trigger two early threerun innings, powering the Chicago White Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. Salas' second-inning drive came after Daryl Boston had singled, and made a winner of Bill Long, 3-0, who allowed two runs in six innings. Loser Edwin Correa will undergo X-rays of his right shoulder, which suffered a stress fracture last season. YUMA, Ariz.

(UPI) Dave Parker and Dave Henderson each stroked an RBI double in an eight-run seventh inning to power the Oakland A's to a 10-6 victory over the San Diego Padres. San Diego right-hander Andy Hawkins, who retired the first 12 batters he faced, took a 3-2 lead into the seventh, but Jose Canseco singled, and Parker doubled to tie the score. Henderson doubled to right, sending home pinch-runner Luis Polonia with the go-ahead run. San Diego rookie Roberto Alomar, who entered batting .367 in the spring, continued his bid to make the Opening.Day roster with a two-run triple in the ninth. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

(UPI) Tommy John fired six scoreless innings, giving the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. John allowed two hits and no walks. Steve Shields recorded his second save of the spring. Loser Tom Glavine went six innings for the Braves. The Yankees improved to 15-6.

Atlanta fell to 5-14, worst record in the Grapefruit League. Jim Jacobs, Fight Manager, Dead At 57 By FRKI) McMANK UPI Assistant Sports Kditor NEW YORK (UPI) Jim Jacobs, co-manager of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and once the world's top-ranking handball player, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 57. Jacobs, who had been hospitalized for three weeks, had suffered from chronic lymphocydic leukemia for the past nine years. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine, and two sisters, Dorothy and Helen.

Services were set for Friday at 2 p.m. PST in Culver City, Calif. In partnership with Bill Cayton since 1960, Jacobs also co-managed Wilfred Benitez and Edwin Rosario. A member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Jacobs, who became a millionaire businessman, owned the largest collection of boxing films in the world (about 26,000 stored at Big Fights, Inc. of which he was vice president).

He also had a collection of 500,000 comic books. "I always wanted to have the greatest collection of fight films in the world," Jacobs told UPI in an interview several years ago. "I wanted to be the greatest handball player in the world. I wanted to own the most comic books. I wanted to be a millionaire.

Handball helped me achieve those goals. My partner, Bill Cayton, and Cus D'Amato, manager of former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, took those energies that I had given to handball and re-directed them to business." Born Feb. 18, 1931, in St. Louis, to a middle class family, Jacobs took up handball after reading a story in a magazine about Vic Hershkowitz, a legend in the game. In what Jacobs described as "the climax of a long and arduous journey," he defeated Hershkowitz and won his first national championship at the age of 24 in 1955.

Jacobs won every match he played in United States Handball Association singles and doubles competition from 1955 through 1969. He was the fourwall doubles champion six times, four-wall singles champion six times, three-wall singles champion three times, twice the AAU champion in four-wall singles and six times one-wall singles champion. The latter is a phase of handball competition which is limited to a small but highly skilled group of players in Brooklyn and Miami. Jacobs, who became a millionaire businessman, was elected, along with 17 other Jewish athletes, into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Los Angeles in 1979. Aside from his USHA career in organized handball competition, Jacobs was a frequent visitor to YMCAs and athletic clubs around the country.

In such games, "sporting wagers" are often placed and "hustlers" are commonplace. In such an atmosphere, it was inevitable that Jacobs occasionally would be the intended victim of some "hustler" to Jimmy's amusement and the hustler's dismay once the game started. "I always made it a policy to play down to my rivals in those games," said Jacobs. "If a guy was Class I played at the Class level. It was fun.

Once, though, this guy told me I might develop into a Class A player if I learned how to balance myself on certain shots. He offered to show me how. Then he suggested that we play a game for a sporting wager. He was actually trying to hustle me. He didn't know who he was trying to hustle." Jacobs won the match, 21-0.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (UPI) Jose Oquendo drove in four runs, three with a bases-loaded triple, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-3 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Cardinals trailing 3-1 in the sixth, they erupted against loser Jim Clancy. Oquendo reached reliever Mark Eichhorn for his bases-clearing triple.

The Cardinals struck for five more runs in the ninth off reliever Duane Ward, who yielded his first runs this spring after making seven appearances covering 10 innings. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (UPI) Gregg Jefferies singled home the winning run in the sixth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in an exhibition game, then was sent to the minor leagues. Jefferies, one of the top prospects in the Mets' organization, was reassigned to Tidewater of the International League along with non-roster pitcher Tom McCarthy.

Darryl Strawberry drove in three runs for the Mets with a double and a single as New York won its seventh straight exhibition game. Baltimore has dropped its last four games. Left-hander Bob Ojeda pitched six innings for the Mets. BUGS' Diaz Has Surgery PITTSBURGH (UPI) Pirates outfielder-first baseman Mike Diaz Wednesday underwent surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in New York to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb, a team spokesman said. Diaz will be in a cast for four weeks and is expected to be out for six to eight weeks, the spokesman said.

Diaz injured his thumb in an intrasquad game in Bradenton, March 1 and had seen limited action this spring. 76ers Sign Henderson PHILADELPHIA (UPI) The Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday signed guard David Henderson to a contract for the remainder of the season. Henderson, who originally was signed to a 10-day contract on March 3 and then signed to a second 10-day deal, has averaged 4.1 points in seven games with Philadelphia. Henderson's second 10-day deal expired Wednesday and the 76ers had to sign him for the rest of the season or release him. ANNUAL FISH STOCKING Spring Training For buscbull fans, spring training represents the beginning of the new year.

It is a time when (hey scan the sports pages for reports on their favorite players and teams and try to get some fresh line on the upcoming season. The goals of spring training haven't changed all that much through the years. The main thing is to get in shape and get rid of the rustincss that comes from a four- or live-month layoff. In all honesty, players today are in a lot better shape than when I was playing. More players seemed to have beer bellies back 30 years ago.

But it still takes hard work to get in shape both physically and mentally for the new season. I had my first spring training in Waycross, where the Braves had their minor league camp. We had so many players in camp thai we had to wear big numbers like 115a" on our backs. The Waycross camp was crowded even though our Triple A team was training at Kissimmec. and the big club was at Bradcnton, Fla.

Remember, back in those days, major league teams had as many as 12-15 farm clubs. That's a lot of players. I enjoyed spring training for my first seven or eight years, but then it got to be real work. The older you get the tougher it is to pull yourself out of bed each morning. But you have to do it to get in shape.

Other than getting in shape, it is important to work on the liner points of the game. Although you may have been an excellent bun- tcr the year before, you should go to spring training with the intention of refining your technique. Every club has a different way of doing things. Much depends on the manager. He may have everyone working on different plays, such as the hit and run or hitting the cutoff man.

Every year it seems that some so-so team will get hot during the spring games and prompt articles on how they may be the surprise team of the year. Spring training won-lost records arc very misleading especially when it comes to good veteran ballclubs. They know what they have to do to get ready. As soon as the bell rings starting the new season, those veterans are going to turn it up a notch, and that hot, young team will settle back into the standings. I always went to spring training with the idea of doing the best I could.

I knew that if I had a good spring training I could carry that momentum right into the season. Ill Hank Aaron is (he top home run hitler ol all lime with 755 homers. A member ol'baseball's Hall of Kami', Hank is vice president of the Atlanta Braves. 1988. PM Editorial Services Alaskans Shake 'Cabin Fever' In Bizarre Golf Games ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPI) OK duffers, forget those chintzy sand traps and casual water holes and get ready for icebergs, snowdrifts and mountains.

It's golf time in Alaska. After six months of winter, Alaskans will be shaking their cabin fever by taking to the icy seas and snowy mountains in bizarre games of golf. In Nome it's the Bering Sea Ice Classic, golf on the icepack. On Kodiak Island it's the Pillar Mountain Classic, golf up a mountainside. Both annual events are getting more entrants than ever.

"We're getting the golf season off to a good start," said Glenn Yngve, organizer of Kodiak's one-hole, par-70 course up Pillar Mountain that has attracted golfers from six states and Japan. The Bering Sea event drew 64 players who hacked across six holes laid out on the frozen waters Sunday, dodging iceberg chunks, snowdrifts, cracks and arctic winds as they shot brightly colored balls to 12-fpotsquare Astro-turf greens. Nick Brigman of Anchorage won with a record score of 24. Kodiak's Pillar Mountain Classic tees off Saturday morning at the base of the mountain for the alluphlll game. At the top is the lone hole a 5-gallon bucket shoved into the snow.

Saws for cutting away alder branches and shovels for digging out of snowdrifts are standard equipment, but no chain saws or other fancy motor-driven tools are allowed. Each player has two assistants a caddy to carry golf clubs, saws, shovels and winter gear, and a ball spotter. In addition to Kodiak Island's golf diehards, Yngve said there will be players from Palm Springs and Pebble Beach, from Hawaii's Kona Surf Country Club, and from Japan's Tomagawa Country Club. SPORTS DEALS Baseball Baltimore Released infielder Jackie Gutierrez. Cincinnati Sent pitchers Norm Charlton and Mike Roesler and outfielders Leo Garcia and Ron Roenicke to minor-league training facility for assignment.

New York (NL) Optioned infielder Gregg Jefferies to Tidewater of International League and assigned righthander Tom McCarthy to Tidewater. Philadelphia Sent Keith Miller, Shane Turner and Greg Jelks to minor-league camp for assignment. Basketball LA Clippers Signed free agent Eric White to a 10-day contract; waived Martin Nessley. New York Signed guard Sedric Toney for remainder of season. Oakland Coach George Karl resigned.

Named former assistant Ed Gregory interim coach. Philadelphia Signed guard David Henderson for remainder of season. Utah Signed guard Eddie Hughes for remainder of season. Football LA Raiders Named Nick Nicolau and Pete Rodriguez assistant coaches. Los Angeles (Arena) Named Lew Erber assistant coach.

Miami Signed 15 free agents: wide receiver Mike Calerbone, quarterback Shawn Halloran, running back Frank Middleton, fullback Steve Burton, offensive lineman Sal Cesario, linebacker Tom Flaherty, tackle James Hansen, running back Gerald Harris, linebacker Lamonte Hunley, fullback Bruce King, cornerback Mark Mathis, center Travis Simpson, cornerback Elton Slater, fullback Chad Stark and linebacker Scott Walters. San Francisco Signed free agents defensive end Victor Burnett, running back Joey Charles and linebacker John Gonzalez. SINKING VALLEY C.C. PRO-SHOP SWING INTO SPRING SALE MARCH Z6th thru APRIL 15th EVERYTHING REDUCED OPEN 10 A.M. 6P.M.

DAILY GRAND OPENING OF NEWLY REMODELED PRO-SHOP.