Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 37

Today's TV tip There's not much suspense at the top, where Jeff George has already become a millionaire courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts. But the NFL draft always contains a few surprises. ESPN cable, 9 a.m. Sunday Section 2D OUT AND ABOUT 3D BASEBALL 4D NFL DRAFT 5D NBANHL 7D AT A GLANCE APRIL 22, 1990 RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL SCORELINE: 323-4422 SPORTS EDITOR: JAMIE TURNER, 788-6345 ports Aggressive attack pays off in Silver Sox sweep Thirty Six Red can't knock Wood NEW YORK Thirty Six Red raced his way into the Kentucky Derby Saturday, handing Champagneforashley his first defeat in the Wood By Martin RosalesGazette-Journal Reno Silver Sox manager Mike Brown has had it. No longer is he going to watch while his hitters look at called strikes.

Now, he's going to force them to swing. "We're going to try to open up the game a little more," Brown said Saturday night after his Silver Sox defeated the San Jose Giants, 4-2, in the first game of a double-header at Moana Municipal Stadium. Reno completed the sweep with a 4-3 victory in Game Two. The Silver Sox improved to 4-11 this season while San Jose fell to 5-10. "We're going to be moving runners around and get the (opposing) infield moving.

We've been practicing a lot of situation hitting in our workouts and we're going to start doing it in the games." Reno's new approach to hitting played an integral part in last night's opening game victory, the first home win of the season, when the Silver Sox scored three runs in the first inning. Tim Donahue and Ken Whitfield were on second and first with one out when Brown signaled the hit-and-run. Tom Eiterman delivered with a triple to right, and scored on the next pitch when Brad DeJardin, who joined the team from Cleveland's Class A Kinston team on Friday, singled to left. "I couldn't have gotten a better pitch to hit," said Eiterman, a right-handed hitter. "The ball was outside and up.

It was a good pitch to drive the other way." He added that the hit-and-run helped him concentrate on the pitch, and it should help the team score more runs. "Actually, we started hitting better on not a concern for NFL Mike Soper, who will be counted on to be Reno's stopper, pitched one scoreless inning to earn his second save of the season. Eiterman, who leads the team with a .390 batting average, accounted for Reno's final run with a solo homer in the fifth, his first of the year. He finished the first game 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI. The Silver Sox won the nightcap thanks to a walk with the bases loaded by San Jose reliever Jim Myers in the ninth inning.

Myers, who walked two of the three batters he faced, gave Reno's Joel Chime-lis a free pass, forcing Carlos Mota in from third. Reno and San Jose conclude the four-game series with a double-header today beginning at 1 p.m. Draft expected to concentrate on junior talent By Dave GoldbergAssociated Press NEW YORK One of the NFL's prominent personnel men was talking about the 35 juniors who make today's NFL draft one of the deepest in a decade. "I don't like it," he said. "I'd much rather have a 23-year-old with two or three solid years of college behind him than a 20-year-old with a year-and-a-half 's experience." Does that mean, he was asked, that he wouldn't pick a junior if a good one was available.

"Whoa!" he almost yelled. "I didn't say that!" The 1990 draft, which begins at 9 a.m. (PDT) and continues Monday with the final seven or eight rounds, is the first in which the NFL has indiscriminately allowed in underclassmen, following a pattern established by pro basketball nearly two decades ago. Like the man cited above, nearly everyone from commissioner Paul Tagliabue down say he wishes the kids would stay in school. Like the man cited above, nearly everyone is excited about the talent.

Starting with quarterbacks Jeff George of Illinois and Andre Ware of Houston and linebackers Junior Seau of Southern California and Keith McCants of Alabama, perhaps four of the first seven players picked will be underclassmen. As many as ten could go on the first round. "When you squeeze a lot of next year's draft into this year's, it's made it more lucrative." says Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll, echoing his colleagues. "But it will be weaker down the line. I would prefer the juniors stay in there and get an extra year of experience and an extra year of time.

Some of the reasons they have for coming out early aren't real good. But they're there and we'll make decisions on them." McCants could miss his entire rookie season because of an injury to his right knee, according to a published report. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sunday that two NFL team physicians who have examined McCants' knee said he likely has a small cartilage tear, a condition that may be linked to a congenital defect. Page 4D J49ers seeking young blood Taking a look at the top talent Team by team needs New owner wants Silver State track back up to speed By Michael RappaportGazette-Journal CARSON CITY The multi-colored NASCAR sign that sits in the middle of the infield at Silver State Raceway is much the same as those you'd see at Daytona Beach. Charlotte.

N.C, or Talladega, Ala. The sign is the same, and the cars follow the same counterclockwise journey around an oval to the much-coveted checkered flag. Aside from that, though, the difference between short tracks like this one and the giant superspeedwavs at the top of the NASCAR world is a lot more than size. Burton the (recent 11-day) road trip," Eiterman said. "We should have won more than two games on the trip." The opener was somewhat of a rarity for the Silver Sox.

The pitching was good throughout and the defense made on error, but not at a crucial time. Reno starter Greg Paxton scattered three hits over six innings to pick up his first victory of the season. Paxton (1-2) allowed two runs, had four strikeouts and two walks. "We've been playing well. We've just lost a lot of close games," Paxton said.

"We've just made some mistakes late in the game." Not last night, however. "I was just throwing strikes and letting the defense do the job. My curveball was on and that was the key." Colin Fuller Special lo the Gazette-Journal seven continents. The feat has been done before. Dick Bass of Utah finished the task in 1985 and Canadian Patrick Morrow wrote about his seven peaks which inspired Fuller to do the same.

The final test is this summer when he and nine others team up to attempt Everest. "Dying is the greatest fear when it comes to Everest," Fuller said. "I am aware of it and certainly don't want it to happen. But at the same time I want to reach the summit. You just try to balance the two." For every two climbers who made it to See CLIMBING, page 2D Joe GosenGazette Joumai man Jo-Dee Garrett ran by two teams in the final 75 meters to win in 1:52.49.

Carson finished second in 1:53.15. Both teams were under the mark of 1:54.1. Garrett's performance was one of several impressive efforts put in by the freshman- and sophomore-laden Huskies. At the beginning of the season, Reno was struggling to score points in dual meets. Now, three weeks before the Northern AAA Zone championships, the Huskies appear headed for a top-three finish.

In open events, the Huskies' Yvonne Lum won the 100 meters in 12.89 and was edged out by Carson's Dana Hawes in the 200. Hawes finished in 27.60; Lum was second in 27.62. Garrett finished third barely 10 minutes after anchoring the 4 200 relay in 28.09. Hawes was the meet's top winner, taking three individual events. Besides the 200.

she won the 100 hurdles in 16.60 and the 300 hurdles in 48.18. 3 AT THE SUMMIT: At the Carstensz summit in New Guinea Brian O'Connor of Arizona, Jack Ceccio of North Carolina and are (left to right) Jack Beaton of Boston, Verdi's Colin Fuller, John Stegall of Arizona. Climber peaking at the right time Memorial at Thirty Six ueguflt. ner of the one-mile Gi ax Aqueduct April 7, to ad from Burnt Hills' tening for home ed his rival throug! ch to win by a head over a fast eforashley, tiis first five starts, dost of the way and lake a serious the stretch run. Before the race, trainer Nick Zito had said Thirty Six Red needed an impressive performance in the Wood to earn a shot at the May 5 Derby.

He not only got a winning-type performance, he got the win. Champagneforashley finished one length behind Burnt Hills and three-quarters of a length ahead of Pendleton Ridge, Burnt Hills' stablemate who was seeking his first victory in only his third start. Scoreboard NBA Atlanta 130, Miami 109 Milwaukee 96, New Jersey 95 Portland 118, Sacramento 110 L.A. Lakers 125, LA. Clippers 115 AL Minnesota 8, California 0 Detroit 3, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 8, Chicago 4 Toronto 5, Kansas City 1 Milwaukee 2, Boston 0 Oakland 7, Seattle 6 Texas 9, New York 6 NL New York 5, Montreal 4 Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 3 Philadelphia 7, St.

Louis 6 Houston 6, Los Angeles 5 NHL Boston 5, Montreal 4, OT Washington 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Pack splits with Waves The University of Nevada, Reno baseball team split a doubleheader to give Gary Powers his first win at Pepperdine in his eight years as Wolf Pack head coach. Nevada dropped the first game 4-2 when Rod Nettnin gave up his first home run of the season. Nettnin, who had gone 84 innings without giving up a home run, struck out five. Nevada won the second game 6-5.

Dave Marchand picked up his first save when he came in the game in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out and forced two pop ups. Nevada, 22-19 overall, plays Pepperdine once more today then returns home April 28 to face Sacramento State in a doubleheader at noon. Raiders hunt, part II OAKLAND A leader in the campaign that killed a move to return the Raiders to Oakland will be asked to join in a new effort to get the NFL club. Mayor Lionel Wilson said he will name a seven-member advisory committee Monday, and that Frank Russo, co-chairman of a successful petition drive, will be invited. "Rather than pursuing the cloak-and-dagger approach that brought us to the original agreement with the Raiders, it is my intention of keeping the advisory committee informed every step of the way," Wilson said.

But the committee apparently will not sit in on all negotiations. Quick finish for Jeffreys NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. Robert Jeffreys charged from nearly a lap behind in the last 50 laps to overtake Jimmy Spencer and win the Lowe's 150 NASCAR modified stock car race Saturday. Spencer, of Berwick, had led since the 38th lap, when early leader Jay Hedgecock was sidelined by engine failure. Jeffreys, of Wallburg, N.C, took the lead in his Chevrolet with 10 laps remaining to grab the $2,800 winner's purse.

Aulby in the fast lane WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Mike Aulby capitalized on Dave Husted's early mistake for a 224-193 victory in the title game Saturday to capture the PBA Greater Hartford Open. Husted and Aulby were tied with 20 in the first frame of the championship game. However, Aulby rolled strikes in the second, third and fourth frames while Husted missed a routine one-pin spare in his third frame. That gave Aulby a 31-pin lead.

Quotebook "If it takes a trade to improve the team, I'm ready to go somewhere." Atlanta Hawks guard Doc Rivers, after the Hawks finished the season out of the playoffs. Wire service and staff reports I (the? and ounnre ouurner hSsttft traclsf Al ChlVnaa'J unriiSwTl wl lihirfyi chalreriee in move. It was nothing for him to climb peaks and ski down in the same day, or be wedged in an ice crevasse on Canada's Mount Logan wearing a 60-pound backpack. Spiders, however, were a completely different, and terrifying, matter. The moment was broken when mountain guide Adi Seno nonchalantly brushed the beast away.

Don't worry, Seno said, there are no poisonous insects on the island. Colin Fuller may fear spiders, but he does not shy away from adventure. This summer he hopes to complete the grand slam of mountaineering climbing the highest summit on each of the world's Ascent of Everest next for local physician Fuller By Don VetterGazette-Journal It was a giant spider. Just like the rubber ones at the toy store. But it was real, and it was crawling across the inside of Colin Fuller's tent.

Indiana Jones hates snakes. Fuller hates spiders. High above the rain forest of Irian Jaya on the western half of New Guinea, that anxiety grew as the creature inched closer to his head. The 42-year-old Verdi cardiologist at Washoe Medical Center could barely Carson tops diluted field at Burley-Mac By John TrentGazette-Journal CARSON CITY A little rain never hurt a track meet. Especially one in parched Northern Nevada.

But a little rain, along with the tail end of Easter vacation, diluted the field of Saturday's Burley-Mac Invitational at Carson High School. What was expected to be a showdown between three of the Northern AAA League's top teams Reed, McQueen and Carson turned into a relatively dry Carson victory march. Both Reed and McQueen pulled out of the meet because of weather and difficulty in fielding full teams. Carson's boys and girls teams won team titles easily. "That's a great meet, and we would've loved to have been there," McQueen coach Brian Rothe said.

"But at this time of the year, everyone's so scattered, we just couldn't get everyone together." The Carson girls finished with 122 points. Reno, a team laden with young sprinters, had its best meet of the season and finished' second with 100 points. Elko was third vwith 60 points. Carson's boys totaled outdistance second-place Fallon, 132-99. Douglas was third with 44.

After a heavy soaking Friday night, the Senators' asphalt track dried out well. Runways weren't as fortunate. They were filled with puddles, so field events were moved inside Carson's gym. Carson didn't let the conditions stop them from going for meet records. "We wanted to go for every meet record in the (distance) relays," coach David Am-ster said.

1 i iMfc I STRONG FINISH: Randell Pierce (second from left) of Rite of Passage takes command of the 100 meters Saturday in Carson City. The Senators got three-fourths of Am-ster's goal. The foursome of Tanya McLain, When-die Hawes, Audra Brinkerhoff and Kim-berly Orlando teamed to set new standards in the 4 800-meter and distance medley relays. They finished the first race in 9 minutes, 52 seconds, under the old record by six seconds. Two hours later, they came back to break the distance medley record by a scant .26 of a second with 13:02.54.

Carson's 4 800 boys relay team of Kevin White, Tim Tetz, Guy Hawes and Bob Ryser broke the old record by 10 seconds, finishing in 8:16.09. The Senators' distance medley team of Jeff Bean, Mike Sanchez, Brian Van Geel and Ryser won the race by a half-lap over Fallon in 11:14.51, but missed the record by about 10 seconds. Reno nipped Carson in the girls 4 200 relay for another meet record. Reno The biggest of the big like the Daytona 500 draw crowds in six figures. They pay purses in six figures.

Short tracks often aspire to crowds and purses of four digits not counting the ones to the right of the decimal point. To Larry Burton, Silver State Raceway's new owner, that doesn't matter. "We're hoping to develop top drivers here," said Burton, who has been involved with auto racing for about 30 years. "Look at the big names the Richard Pettys and the A.J. Foyts.

They all got their starts on tracks like this. "It's like a concert. When you've got the big names, they'll come. If you get an Elvis Presley, people will come to a small hall or a large hall to see him." See RACING, page 5D i.