Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 19

ports Today's tip The Governor's dinner, an annual fund-raising event for University of Nevada-Reno athletics, will feature Abe Lemons at the Governor's Mansion. Tickets cost $150. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday JULY 11, 1986 RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Section 2B FROM MY CORNER 3B BASEBALL 4B GOODWILL GAMES 8B AT A GLANCE 9-1 2B BUSINESS voted No. 1 by fen Hernandez start at first base for NL All-Stars NEW YORK (AP) Unseating 10-time All-Star Steve Garvey from the starting first base position on the National League team for Tuesday night's game was not easy.

And for Keith Hernandez it was also unexpected. Hernandez was one of three New York Mets selected in fan balloting to the starting team for the All-Star Game in Houston in results announced Thursday. "I've been watching this with quite a bit of interest the last 10 days," Hernandez. "I don't want to get into a lot of detail about why, but I am surprised." Hernandez was one of the players who admitted during last year's federal drug trials in Pittsburgh to using drugs. He was the only player of 21 censured by .4 fei, 1 -SCT.

IT i Latest scores National League San Diego 4, St. Louis 3 San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 8, Cincinnati 6 New York 5, Atlanta 1 Houston 11, Philadelphia 4 Los Angeles 1 1 Chicago 4 American League Cleveland 9, Texas 6 Toronto 8, Oakland 4 Boston 8, California 7 (12) Baltimore 5, Chicago 3 Detroit at Kansas City, rain New York 11, Minnesota 1 Seattle 4, Milwaukee 1 California League Reno 3, San Jose 0 Bees' owner expects Jays to sign Howe SAN JOSE, Calif. Steve Howe, the one-time Los Angeles Dodger bullpen ace who has battled cocaine addiction, will likely return to the big leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays perhaps as early as this weekend. Howe was "very close to signing" a major league contract, San Jose Bees owner Harry Steve said Thursday. The Bees' owner, who took a chance and signed Howe to a contract after finding the 1980 National League Rookie of the Year working in a Montana radio station, said he expected Howe to be back in the majors by the weekend at the latest.

"He's very close to signing," Steve said. "I expect it to happen by the weekend if not before. Toronto executive vice-president Pat Gillick denied the club is on the verge of signing Howe. "No it's not true," said Gillick, who nevertheless confirmed the Jays spoke to Howe's agent, John Lence, a week ago. A number of teams have shown interest in Howe so far this year.

Among the most interested were the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago White Sox and the Blue Jays. "The chances are excellent that Steve will be with the Jays within a week to 10 days," said John Lence, Howe's agent, who spent the last three days in negotiations at his Montana home with Gord Ash, the Blue Jays director of player personnel. JtiTM -ISV jiMiii mm i Strawberry, who will start in the outfield beside Atlanta's Dale Murphy and San Diego's Tony Gwynn, was the leading vote-getter for the National League. "Winning the award will give me added incentive for the second half of the year to really put some numbers on the board," Strawberry said. Strawberry attracted 1,619,511 votes, most in the majors and more than 135,000 ahead of the next most popular player in the fan balloting Carter.

Also selected to the starting team were second baseman Ryne Sandberg of Chicago, shortstop Ozzie Smith of St. Louis and third baseman Mike Schmidt of Philadelphia. Strawberry was hitting .295 with 13 home runs and 45 runs batted in through Wednesday. He is the first NL player ever to start All-Star Games in his first three full seasons in the major leagues. New York Yankees Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio, Minnesota and Cal- See ALL-STARS, page 2B weeks with the Reno Padres, batted .448 with 23 home runs and 67 RBI for Ball State.

He was named the Mid-American Conference's Player of the Year. Howard was the San Diego Padres' first pick in the June draft. Jeff King, the star Arkansas third baseman selected first in the June draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, was named college Player of the Year. In three years with Arkansas, King established five career offensive records including home runs (42) and runs batted in (204). He also had seven single-season records.

Skip Bertman of Louisiana State was named coach of the year. In his third sea It i 1 vs. Vi Page 2B Ex-Reno player makes it big Gooden, Clemens lead pitchers Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth for previous drug use to be voted to a starting position on either the NL or American League teams. Since the trial, Hernandez had been booed in many parks. But his .286 average with six homers and 36 RBI were good enough to get him 995,279 votes, 137,000 more Garvey, who was the first NL player to receive more than four million votes, in 1977, and the only player ever to be voted in as a write-in, in 1974.

Though he has been named to the team three times previously, this will be Hernandez's first start. "This one will rank right up there with the first one (in 1979)," Hernandez said, "particularly because of the fan vote." Joining Hernandez on the NL starting squad will be teammates Darryl Straw berry and Gary Carter. ro JUr-i; r' oJm ,,0 II IM J- 1. Nevada connection All-America baseball picks Rob Richie The former Hug High School star batted .407 for UNR last season. Matt Williams The former Carson High star hit 25 homers for UNLV last season.

He was the San Francisco Giants' first pick in the June draft. Thomas Howard The former Ball State outfielder is batting .273 for the Reno Padres. He was a first-round draft pick. liams was sent to the Clinton, Iowa, Giants of the Class A Midwest League, where he is hitting .276 after 58 at bats. Howard, who is hitting .273 in his two Reno golfer Al 1 t- Jr--A.

wits V' A I i -jjf- Statistics through games of July 9 for the National League starting team In the 57th All-Star Game, to be played July 15 at the Astrodome in Houston: AB HR RBI AVG Catcher Carter. N.Y. 261 45 63 13 57 .241 First Base Hernandez, N.Y.294 43 84 6 36 .286 Second Base Sandberg, Chi. 322 32 89 8 43 .276 Third Base Schmidt, Phi. 288 47 82 17 61 .285 Shortstop Smith, Stl.

272 32 79 0 27 .290 Outfield Strawberry, N.Y. 241 45 71 13 45 .295 Murphy, Atl. 311 56 85 14 36 .273 Gwynn, S.D. 328 55 110 8 32 .335 Open leader overcomes derailed train DAYTON, Ohio (UPI) Beth Daniel, overcoming the obstacles posed by a train derailment, shot a 2-under-par 70 Thursday for a one-stroke lead in a near-complete first round of the 41st U.S. Women's Open.

Daniel leads Amy Benz, 21-year-old amateur Michele Redman and Silvia Ber-tolaccini on the NCR Country Club. Jan Stephenson and Betsy King headed a group of eight players at even-par 72. Nine players were still on the course when play was stopped due to darkness. "Anytime you're around par in the Open you have to feel good," said Daniel. "Overall, I'm very pleased.

There were a few putts that I missed, but there were a few that I made." Patty Sheehan, four-time Nevada Amateur champion and former University of Nevada-Reno player, shot 73 and is three strokes off the pace. After a practice round Wednesday, Daniel was attempting to return to her hotel, but a derailed train carrying phosphorus reignited, sending a large toxic cloud into the sky and forcing 30,000 nearby residents to evacuate their homes. Daniel somehow avoided police roadblocks and returned to the hotel. "Every time I came to a roadblock, luckily, I found a way to get around it. I found enough side roads to get home, but it took a while," she said.

Daniel bogeyed the first hole, missing a 3-foot putt for par, but it was to be the last of her day. She birdied No. 4 with a 40-foot putt, sank a 20-footer on No. 11 for a birdie and reached the par-5 12th hole in two and 2-putted for another birdie. Daniel, twice a runner-up in the Open, used her driver only twice, choosing her 3-wood to gain more accuracy off the tee.

"I haven't been hitting my driver really well. I can't explain it. As soon as I pull the driver from my bag I'm in the rough." son in charge of the Tigers, Bertman guided the team to a school-record 54 victories. The honorees were selected in a poll of ma jor-league scouting directors. Joining King on the Sporting News' All-America team were catcher Scott Hemond of South Florida, first baseman George Canale of Virginia Tech, second baseman Luis Alicea of Florida State and shortstop Williams.

The outfield consisted of Howard, Richie and Paul Meyers of Nebraska. The pitchers were two left-handers, Greg Swindell of Texas and Kevin Brown of Georgia Tech, and the designated hitter was Craig Cooper of Georgia. Mark Gilmartin State champion bi and I had a lent Barry 13amDaTariaT22e T7 IT- Ray Beallo 228 Robert Gamez 228 IT raw I HI Mark Crosse Gazette-Journal OUT OF THE SADDLE: Carl Hulge of Filer, Idaho, finds national Invitational Rodeo at Fallon. High school contes-himself in a precarious position before being bucked off tantsfrom 15 states and Canada are competing. The rodeo during a saddle bronc ride Thursday in the Nevada Inter- ends Sunday at 1 p.m.

See results, page 8B. Nevada players named to All-America team Maryland players called UPPER MARLBORO, Md. All but two members of the University of Maryland basketball team have been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury investigating the death of Len Bias, Prince George's County States Attorney Arthur Marshall said Thursday. The two exceptions are Terry Long and David Gregg, the players who were with Bias when he collapsed June 19 in his College Park dormitory room, Marshall said. Under Maryland law, Long and Gregg would be granted immunity from prosecution automatically if they were called before the grand jury.

The third man who was with Bias when he collapsed Brian Tribble will not be compelled to testify, Marshall said. "We believe that all three of them, at least at that time, are involved at the minimum in the use of drugs," Marshall told WUSA television in Washington. Marshall said he is mainly concerned with finding out how the drugs got into the university and Bias' room. Reno's Puig beats Bees SAN JOSE, Calif. Ed Puig pitched a five-hitter as the Reno Padres defeated the San Jose Bees, 3-0, in a California League game Thursday night.

Puig, 10-3, went the distance, striking out nine and walking two. Jerald Clark singled home a run in the first inning for a game-winning run batted in. Roberto Alomar knocked in two runs. He had a double and two singles. Jeff Gray went 3 for 5 for the Padres.

Jim Wasem went 2 for 3. Ken Reitz, former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman, had a single in two at-bats for San Jose. Shawn Barton added a single in three at-bats. Reno, which trails Northern Division leader Stockton by lxk games, plays at Salinas tonight.

The Padres will return home Monday for a 7:30 p.m. game against the Bees. Bo is off to slow start MEMPHIS, Term. Bo Jackson will not be benched despite his slow start in professional baseball, Memphis Chicks manager Tommy Jones told the Commercial Appeal. "He's going to play nine innings of every single game and get his four or five at-bats," Jones said.

"I don't want to rob him of any experience he's getting right now In 10 games with Memphis through Wednesday seven as a right fielder and three as a designated hitter Jackson is 4 for 38, a .105 average. He has two doubles, five runs scored, a .209 on-base percentage and a .158 slugging percentage. He also has struck out 17 times and committed two errors. COLO wins state amateur title ST. LOUIS University of Nevada-Reno outfielder Rob Richie, University of Nevada-Las Vegas shortstop Matt Williams and Reno Padres outfielder Thomas Howard were selected to the The Sporting News All-America baseball team Thursday.

Richie, drafted in the fourth round of the June baseball draft by the Texas Rangers, batted .407, drove in 48 runs and stole 15 bases for UNR last season. He is still negotiating with the Rangers. Williams, the third pick of the first round by the San Francisco Giants, hit .357 with 25 home runs and 89 RBI at UNLV. After batting .235 with 10 RBI in 17 at bats for the Everett Giants of the short-season Class A Northwest League, Wil- West German wins soaring race at Minden MINDEN Klaus Holighaus of West-Germany won Thursday's race in the Hitachi International Masters of Soaring to jump from eighth place overall to third. The event resumes today between 11 a.m.

and 1 p.m., depending on weather conditions. Holighaus averaged a comparatively slow 68.98 mph on the 247-ifiile course, from Minden to Sweetwater to Mina t6 Basalt then back, to Minden. Poor soaring conditions limited Holighaus' speed, which was 12.71 mph slower than Doug Jacobs' winning time Wednesday. Jacobs, from Larchmont, N.Y., finished third Thursday at 65.01 mph to retain the overall lead with 2,731 points. Trailing Jacobs, the 1985 world champion in the 15-meter class, are Eric Mozer of Clover, S.C., (2,642) and Holighaus But he beat the pressure this time.

"I played really good. I'm really happy." Gilmartin birdied the second hole before running into trouble on the par-5 sixth. He hit his second shot out of bounds en route to a double bogey, but managed to shake off the misfortune. "I hit my second shot out of bounds left by three inches. I didn't let it get to me," Gilmartin said.

"I just played solid. I really didn't give anyone a chance." Gilmartin recorded birdies on the eighth and 13th holes. After a bogey on the 15th, he put the tournament away with an eagle 3 on the 496-yard, par-5 17th. Gilmartin hit a 7-iron within eight feet of the hole and made the putt to end any chance Gambarana had of catching him. "I knew one guy (Gambarana) might be kind of LAS VEGAS Reno's Mark Gilmartin fired a 2-under-par 70 Thursday at Showboat Country Club to capture the Nevada State Amateur golf tournament by five shots.

Gilmartin had one eagle, three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to total 5-over-par 221 on the course. Las Vegas golfer Barry Gam-barana carded a 74 to finish at 226. He was followed by Ray Beallo and Robert Gamez, both of Las Vegas, at 228. Defending champion Dee Conton of Reno tied with Reno's Aaron Smith and Las Vegas' Brady Exber for fifth at 230. Smith, who shot 71, was aided by a rare double eagle on the 474-yard, par-5 13th hole.

Northern Nevada Amateur champion Dave Nelson shot 71 to finish at 231 along with three Las Vegas men Gregg Chambers, Steve Turnbull and Trent Walker. Gilmartin, a former University of Nevada-Reno golfer, hasn't won a tournament since last summer's Reno-Sparks City Championship. "I wanted to win bad. I was leading this tournament two years ago going into the last day and choked it," Gilmartin said. close.

I cudn know until the 17th fairway when Dave (Nelson) said there was a guy two Etc Gilmartin said. Then I made eagle five-shot lead. The wind, which kept scores high the first two days of the tournament, died down Thursday. "It was actually a very niceday. (It was) very calmandfcdjditt bloiPa'IIpfeilmartin said.

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