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Puryear is back C2 For the record C3 Celtics oust Knlcks C4 The Pittsburgh Press Section x. l- 4-: 1 11 i iV4 I 1 Saturday, May 7,1988 Derby a clash of style not sex By Andrew Beyer Press news services LOUISVILLE, Ky. The 114th Kentucky Derby popularly might be depicted as a battle of the sexes between the undefeated Maryland colt Private Terms and the California (illy Winning Colors today at Churchill Downs. But gender won't have anything to do with the outcome of this race. Winning Colors is as big and strong as her principal male rival.

The Derby is a clash between two styles between Private Terms' tracta-bility and versatility and the filly's amazing raw speed. Private Terms has won all seven of his starts with the utmost professionalism. He always sits in a good striking position early and then blows past his opponents with his strong stretch kick. Winning Colors knows only one way to run: to go to the front and lead all the way. The key to Winning Colors' chances will be the first half-mile of the Hi-mile Derby.

If other speedsters such as long shot Din's Dancer and Woody Stephens' highly regarded Forty Niner put intense pressure on her and force her to run the first half in "45 (seconds) and change," she'll be in trouble unless she is a genuine superhorse. On the other hand, said trainer Wayne Lu-kas, "If she can go the first half mile in :47, the other horses can run up the white flag." Whatever happens, it shapes up as a fascinating Kentucky Derby. Only a few weeks ago, the crop of 3-year-olds looked thoroughly uninspiring. But the emergence of Private Terms and Winning Colors during the past month gives the sport two potential stars of the first magnitude. If Private Terms wins, he will be only the fifth undefeated horse to capture the Derby.

If Winning Colors is draped with roses, she will be only the third member of her sex to accomplish the feat after Regret (1915) and Genuine Risk (1980). Despite all the luster surrounding the two favorites, the horse who has hogged the spotlight here is Risen Star, a gigantic son of Secretariat who won the Louisiana Derby and Keeneland's Lexington Stakes in his past two starts. Billboards in downtown Louisville welcome Risen Star and his owners, Ronnie Lamarque and Louie Roussel III, to town. The owners will distribute 10,000 sun visors bearing the colt's name in the infield. The city of New Orleans is prepared to create a "Risen Star Day" if its local hero wins the Derby.

The supporting cast in the 17-horse lineup is a bit weaker than usual. Nevertheless, there are a few other legitimate contenders to win the $611,200 first prize: Brian's Time looked like one of the leaders of his generation when he won the Florida Derby with a strong rally, but disappointed when he finished fifth in the Wood Memorial. Seeking The Gold displayed genuine brilliance in Florida this winter, but his pedigree left doubts whether he had classic potential. Forty Niner was the champion of his generation as a 2-year-old, but his credentials were tarnished when Risen Star drafted him in his last start. (The Washington Postdistributed by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service) Marlene KarasThe Pittsburgh Press Sid Bream makes contact with the ball and third-base coach Gene Lamont as his 12th-inning home run beats the Padres Three-run homer sweetens his power numbers By Bob Smizik But Sid Bream will take it.

Bream drove in all the runs as the Pirates returned to the land of the winning, ending a three-game losing streak with a 4-1, 12-inning victory against the San Diego Padres before a paid crowd of 25,045 at Three Rivers Stadium last night. The Pirates remained in second place in the National League East Division, 1V games behind the New York Mets. The victory, until the final at-bat, was a microcosm of the season for Bream and the Pirates. Leyland was expecting from his No. 5 hitter.

With two out in the first, Bream increased his RBI total by 20 percent with a hard grounder that skipped past second baseman Roberto Alomar to score Jose Lind. Bream was credited with a single, but it could have been called an error. After that, the game was vintage Bream. He walked in the third, singled with two out in the sixth and popped to third in the eighth and 10th, stranding five men. Please see Pirates, C4 League denies Rose's appeal, C4 Mets win on Strawberry's homer, C4 Entrusted with the No.

5 position in the lineup against right-handed pitching, Bream had produced solid numbers in most categories, except the big one runs. He went into the game with a .288 average and nine doubles, second in the league and first on the Pirates. But he had only one home run and four RBI, not the kind of numbers Manager Jim The Pittsburgh Press Whon a hitter doubles his runs batted in total in one game and that game is the 27th of the season it only can be assumed that hitter is pretty much of a lightweight at the plate or, perhaps, a leadoff batter who gets infrequent opportunities to produce runs. For anyone else, such an accomplishment could be embarrassing. New Gladiators find Arena Football breathtaking By Kelly Carter "When I think back now about playing regular football, it seems so easy playing one way." Pat Ogrin other five teams in training camp last month and were in better shape than the Detroit players in the 57-51 season-opening victory.

"The losers get real tired," said Kent Davis, who has been "playing my way into shape" after arriving at training camp a week late. "When you win, you're not as tired as you really are." Julius Dawkins, who played at Monessen High and Pitt, said playing both ways was a tremendous physical adjustment. "I can handle it mentally, understanding that I iiad to be prepared to go both ways. But I had to get myself together physically to endure the punishment that you get going all the time." Fabray Collins, another first-year member of the Gladiators, said there is only one way to play this game. "You just have to suck it up and keep going." NOTES A leg injury will keep wide receiverdefensive back Brad Calip out of tonight's game.

Brian Moran will replace Calip, who caught eight passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns against Detroit Lineman Brian Saranowitz was released and Joe Jones, a 6-4, 250-pound lineman from Virginia Tech, was signed. Jones, 25, was a 1985 lOth-round draft selection of the Dallas Cowboys. He was released before the 1985 season and had tryouts with Buffalo, San Francisco, Houston and Minnesota from 1985-1987. He played with Indianapolis during the NFL players' strike Joining Calip on the three-man taxi squad are quarterback Kevin Russell and Jones. The Pittsburgh Press Dan Opfar could not remember feeling worse than he did when he finished his first Arena Football game last week.

But. his Gladiators teammate, Dan Burmeister, could recall a similar feeling. "I felt pretty bad a few games in college," said Burmeister, a 6-2, 210-pound wide receiversafety. "I played at the University of North Carolina and we played in 95-degree weather. That was pretty much our strategy playing at home, wear them down as much as possible.

This compared right up to that." Everyone gets worn down in Arena Football, especially those who did not play in the preview season last year. The Gladiators have 10 neophyte players, including Opfar and Burmeister, on this year's squad. Playing both ways for the first time since high school is mentally and physically exhausting. There were times when Opfar, a center who is learning to play offense, would forget the snap count because he was too busy trying to catch his breath from his defensive efforts. Then there were instances when he thought he could not go on.

"I was hurting," said Opfar, a former Penn State defensive lineman who played with the Steelers during the strike replacement games. "I sat there (in the locker room) for a while before I took my uniform off. It was a good 15 or 20 minutes before I could start getting undressed." Opfar, 6-4, 255, expects the going to get easier as time wears on. He will find out when the Gladiators open their home season at the Civic Arena tonight at 8 against the New England Steamrollers. Lineman Pat Ogrin said he was no sorer after his first Arena Football game than he was when he played in college at Wyoming, with the Washington Redskins from 1980-1982 or the Denver Gold of the United States Football League.

However, in Arena Football, he said one must be better conditioned. "When I think back now about playing regular football, it seems so easy playing one way." Ogrin and Opfar get a break in Arena Football where passing is the name of the game. Both agreed pass blocking was not as taxing as run blocking. "That's where you take a beating," Opfar said. Draining as the sport may be, Burmeister enjoys it.

"If you made a mistake on one side of the ball, I enjoyed having the chance to redeem youself on the other side." Burmeister said the Gladiators worked harder than the Junior championships provide a hunting ground for Penguins Coach-referee incident mars playoff game By Hclene Elliott Press news services EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The New Jersey Devils' 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins last night may be compounded by the expected loss of Coach Jim Schoenfeld, who faces a possible suspension for having made contact with referee Don Koharski after the game at the Meadowlands Arena. Schoenfeld, who said he intended to tell Koharski that he had done a poor job of officiating, said Koharski bumped into him in the runway that leads from the ice to the locker rooms before he could say anything "and told me to get his hands off me, but they weren't on him in the first place. He slipped and then he said I'd never coach again." Schoenfeld was assessed a gross misconduct penalty, which makes the incident subject to review by National Hockey League executive vice president Brian O'Neill and perhaps by NHL President John Ziegler as well, because it happened off the ice and O'Neill's jurisdiction is limited to on-ice incidents. Please see Brutns, CIO entry draft, because the Memorial Cup field is rife with promising players.

The most highly rated prospects in the field are Medicine Hat right wing Trevor Linden, Windsor left wing Darrin Shannon, Drummond-ville left wing Daniel Dore and Hull left wing Martin Gelinas. Linden, Shannon and Dore are rated the second-, fourth- and fifth-best prospects, respectively, by NHL Central Scouting. "That's really nice, because we're going to get a chance to appraise everybody," Esposito said. All four top prospects in the Memorial Cup carry impressive credentials. Linden (6-3, 185) had 46 goals and 64 assists in his first 67 games with the defending Memorial Cup champion Tigers.

His style is a blend of aggressiveness and skill. Shannon (6-2, 190) had 33 goals and 41 assists in 43 games for the Spitfires. He is a good puckhandler and versatile enough to work on the power-play and penalty-killing units. Dore (6-3, 205) had 24 goals and Please see Penguins, CIO ered before he leaves Chicoutimi Friday. "We'll see who's there.

Naturally, I'm interested in talking to people. "We're going to wait also until some of these playoffs are over in the National League and American League." Three men working for teams in those playoffs Edmonton co-Coach John Muckler, Boston assistant John Cunniff and Coach John Paddock of Hershey in the AHL have been mentioned as possible NHL coaching candidates. Cunniff and Paddock are regarded as long shots to be head coaches in the NHL next season and Muckler is expected to remain with the Oilers if Glen Sather steps down as coach. Esposito declined to specify po-" tential candidates, but suggested his hunt is winding down. "No rushing.

We're just going to go nice and slow. But I think in a couple of weeks, you're probably going to see something happen." What transpires in the next week could have a major impact on how the Penguins use their first-rund choice, the fourth overall, in the By Dave Molinari The Pittsburgh Press If the isolated hamlet of Chicou-tirni, Quebec, were any farther north, it might be a suburb of Moscow. Even so, it will be the virtual center of hockey's universe for the next week, because it is the site of the Memorial Cup junior championships, which begin today. The tournament attracts hockey officials and those hoping to become one from every corner of the continent. By Monday, the throng will include Penguins director of hockey operations Tony Esposito, General Manager Eddie Johnston and assistant general manager Ken Schinkel.

They will be assessing some of the talent available in the June 11 entry draft including four of the top-rated prospects and Esposito will be continuing his search for a coach. Muskegon Coach Rick Ley and Pierre Creamer have been interviewed for the job Creamer still and Esposito said several candidates might be consid 1 Hull MMIII1 II infill I' HlH ---fri iimmi Associated Press Devils Coach Jim Schoenfeld yells at referee Don Koharski after the game..