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1 MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1991 tHE NEWS JOURNAL C5 CoreStates victory smells- sweet for Zaeoli Only 63 of the 147 riders finished the race, which averaged 25 mph. Temperatures reached 92 toward the end of the race. As the United States' top finisher, Phinney becomes the U.S. pro national road racing champion. "This is the big one," said Phinney, 31, of Boulder, Colo.

"I've wanted to be the pro champion for 15 years. I was really aggressive. I went out and went after it. "I was assigned No. 13 today.

I don't really believe in that stuff but I rubbed my toe raw, had a flat, hit a hole and had a bent wheel the rest of the race. I was wondering what else could go wrong." Zanoli's Tulip team is on the bubble for a wild-card invitation to the Tour de France in July. The top 16 teams in the world get automatic bids, the four re By DEBBIE BECKER USA Today PHILADELPHIA Michel Zanoli, who rode three miles on a flat tire and had no idea where the finish line was, won Sunday's seventh annual Core-States U.S. Pro Cycling Championship a sprint finish with Davis Phinney. The Netherlands' Zanoli, who rides for Belgium's Tulip team, beat Phinney, of Coors Light, by a bike-length for the $25,000 first prize.

Australia's Phil Anderson of Motorola was third. Zanoli called the win the biggest of his career. "I won a stage at the Tour de Spain this year," Zanoli said, "but this is probably a little bigger. It's a very important race." The field finished the 156-mile race in 6 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. in the Tour Du Pont, duplicated the feat Sunday.

CoreStates U.S. Pro Cycling PHILADELPHIA Final results Sunday from the 156-mile CoreStates S. Pro Cycling Championship with name, team and time: 1. Mictiel Zanoli, Tulip, 6 hours, 15 minutes, 5 seconds. 2.

Davis Phinney, Coors Light, same time. 1 Phil Anderson, Motorola, same. 4. Kurt Stockton, Chevrolet-La Sheriff, same. 5.

Adri Van der Poel, Tulip, same. 6. Etto Pastorelll, GIS. same. 7.

Greg Oravetj, Coors Light, same. 8. Mart Eaton, Poland Spring-Tommasini, same. 9. Derin Stockton, Chevrolet-La Sheriff, same.

10. Paul Haghedooren, S.E.F.B. same. 11. Angek) Canzonierl, GiS, same.

12. Mike McCarthy, Subaru Montgomery, same. 13. James Urbonas, Spago, same. 14.

Gerry Fornes, Independent, same. 15. Arie Jan Jagt, Spagu, same. 16. Jamie Paolinetti, Chevrolet-La Sheriff, same.

17. Dave Farmer, Coors Light, same. 18. Jesper Worre, Scott Bikvle, same. 19.

Cezary Zamana, Subaru-Montgomery, same. 20. Steve Hegg, Subaru-Montgomery, same. Team scoring Coors Light 97, Chevrolet-La Sheriff's 94, Motorola 73, Subaru-Montgomery 72, S.E.F.B. 66, Spago 62, Poland Spring-Tommasini 57, Scott-Bikyle 44.

maining are wild cards. "The team needs to get there," said Zanoli, 23, who hopes this victory will help Tulip's chances. "That's our only requirement and we don't want to lose our sponsor. "I felt strong the whole race. When we started to sprint, I knew I was going to win.

I followed Davis Phinney and he was positioning off Anderson. When Anderson started to sprint, Phinney went. A gap opened up and I went through. I looked around at the end and didn't feel threatened." "Zanoli's a fantastic rider. Today he had the legs," said Phinney, who won the Delaware Bay Road Race, the first stage of last month's Tour Du Pont.

Anderson agreed. "Zanoli's in a class of his own," he said. "But the heat really took it out of the riders today, so there was really nobody in the lead at the end." Riders attacked throughout the race with Spago's Peter Davis, Coors Light's Scott Moninger, Motorola's Scott Mc-'Kinlev and Subaru-Montgomery 's Todd Gogulski breaking away three miles into the race. The group stayed away for seven of the 10 laps and led by nearly eight minutes at one stretch. Gogulski was named the Subaru Power Peak climb winner for his performance on the Ma-nayunk Wall, a 285-foot climb in a quarter-mile.

He earned $2,500 for his effort. The top four U.S. teams controlled the race early on, keeping the European teams in check. "We wanted to make the Euro guys work," said Coors Light team director Len Pettyjohn. "They still won the race, but at least this year they earned it." Coors Light, which won the team title road for Redd Allison checkered flag 1 Gre Sullivan takes 3-year-old daughter 13 The News Journal SALLIE K.

STABLER Erin on a St. Anthony's 10K stroll. Foran prevails in festival 10K WILMINGTON Mount Pleasant High graduate Dan Foran ran to the overall title with a time of 31 minutes, 20. seconds Sunday in the 12th annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) road race.

Chris Char of West Chester Complete results C4 a former Ursuline runner, was the women's winner with a time of 37:31. Newark resident Bob Tag-gart set a pending state age group record in the men's 50-54 category with a time of player of the year, threw a 59-yard TD pass to John Horton on the final play of the first quarter. Two minutes and 42 seconds later, Grossman picked off a Scott Er-ney pass in the flat and returned it 20 yards for the second score. The third TD came with 47 seconds left in the half on a 14-yard TD pass from Gelbaugh to running back John Garrett after a 55-yard drive set up by another Grossman interception. "We beat them on the stat sheet, first downs, you name it, everywhere but the scoreboard," said wide receiver Gene Taylor of Barcelona, who caught a pass just out of the end zone after Barcelona recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff.

Ex-Delaware defensive lineman Mike Renna played for London. Ex-Delaware State receiver Tim Egerton had one reception for Barcelona. Barcelona London 0 0 0 0-0 7 14 0 0-21 Lon Horton 59 pass from Gelbaugh (P.Alexander kick), 15:00. Lon Crossman 20 interception return (P.Alexander kick), 2:42. Lon Garrett 14 pass from Gelbaugh (P.Alexander kick), 14:17.

A 61,108. 4 1 -As The News Journal SALLIE K. STABLER 1 in Sundays race, which is held Dan Foran crosses the finish line in conjunction with the St. An-tirst during St. Anthony's 1 0K.

thony's Italian Festival. "1 Hansel as good as 'Gold' By ED SCHUYLER JR. Associated Press NEW YORK It was a wild and wacky Triple Crown. Critics of medication in racing like to say a horse who runs on the diuretic Lasix cannot win the Belmont Stakes, where it is not allowed. Hansel did it.

Disciples of the Dosage Index, a complicated formula in which stamina is judged on breeding, contended a horse outside formula guidelines could not win the Kentucky Derby. Strike the Gold did it. Hansel and Strike the Gold budding rivals as of Saturday. Hansel was out of sight when Strike the Gold won the Derby, and Strike the Gold was nowhere near Preakness winner Hansel. At the end of the Belmont, though.

Hansel was a head in front of hard-charging Strike the Gold in the closest finish since Affirmed beat Alydar to win the Triple Crown in 1978. It also was a golden head. The victory earned Hansel $1 million for the most points earned in the Triple Crown races. Hansel had 20 points to Strike the Gold's 15. "Hansel was in the race all the way," said Nick Zito, Strike the Gold's trainer.

"We were dead last. We were coming from the moon. "I can't make excuses," Zito said. "Hansel is a wonderful horse. He was the class of the field along with Strike the Gold; naturally.

"I don't think there's another horse who can beat Strike the Gold three times in a row." Hansel might get the chance to try in the Travers on Aug. 17 at Saratoga. Zito, who will take his entire stable to the five-week Saratoga meeting, said Strike the Gold will be in the Travers. First, however, the colt's next scheduled start will be in the Haskell Invitational on July 27 at Monmouth Park. If Hansel and Strike the Gold don't hook up in the Travers, their only other meeting this year could be in the $3 million Breeders Cup Classic on Nov.

2 at Churchill Downs. In that race, they would be meeting older horses. I 1 Newark wins 9-5 NEWARK Kevin Lazarski was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs to lead Newark past DelVets 9-5 in an American Legion baseball game Sunday at the University of Delaware. Mike Gerhart had four hits and, Doug Nowell added three hits and two RBIs for Newark. Marc DeCaro had three hits and two RBIs for DelVets.

DelVets (0-1) Newark (1-4) 023 000 0- 5 9 2 341 010 9 IS 2 Moore. Fiorelli (2), Sanlora (5) and Burke. Swed, McCullough (6), and C.Bedford, Mahoney (7). Swed. Moore.

2B DV: DeCaro; Callahan, Swavely. Kraiuhivinc wins NEW CASTLE Jeff Walters had a two-run single to lead Bran-dvwine past Suburban 9-4 in a Northern Delaware Big League game at William Penn High. Joe Huffman had two hits for Suburban. Brandywine (2-2) Suburban (2-1-1) 300 501 0- 9 6 2 010 002 1 4 SJ Urbanski, Arrell (7) and Ciabattoni, Gesty (5). Hockenbrock, Grvgo (4) and Newman.

Urban-ski (2-0). Hockenbrock (0-1). 3BS: Derpilbosian. Romh Penalty gives By MIKE HARRIS Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. Davey Allison was awarded the victory in Sunday's Banquet Frozen Foods 300-kilometer NASCAR stock car race after Ricky Rudd, the apparent winner, was penalized at the finish for rough driving.

Rudd took the lead with one lap remaining when he bumped the rear of Allison's car, turning the Ford Thunderhird around and seemingly assuring Rudd of his second win here in three vears. NASCAR officials told' Rudd's team to bring him into the pits on the final lap around the 2.52-mile Sears Point circuit for a stop-and-go penalty. But Rudd drove past the pit entrance and continued to the flag stand, where starter Doyle Ford showed him only a black (lag and saved the checker for Allison, 6 seconds behind on the 2.52-mile circuit. Allison was waved to Victory Circle by NASCAR, while Rudd and his crew heatedly debated the scoring with NASCAR officials. After reviewing videotape of the last two laps and discussing the incident with representatives of Hendrick Motorsports, Rudd's team, NASCAR officially ruled Allison the winner and penalized Rudd 5 seconds, pushing him back to second place, 1 second behind Allison.

Les Richter, NASCAR's vice president of competition, made the announcement 2 hours and 10 minutes after the end of the race, saying. "We're trying to maintain law and order out there and that's what it's all about." Richter said Rudd's bump on Allison's rear bumper was a flagrant violation and the time penalty was a device to put him back to second place, where he was before the incident took place. "It would have been more dif'fi- PHOTO DECIDES 'GOOSE': Meadow Star and Lite Light turned the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park on Sunday into a storybook race. At the end of a sensational stretch duel. Meadow Star was a nose in front of Lite Light in a finish so tight that the judges had to look at the photo for several minutes before making the result official.

Lite Light moved to challenge pace-setting Meadow Star and the two ran as one down the stretch. It appeared Lite Light drew even with Meadow Star at the eighth pole, perhaps edging ahead. Meadow Star, however, would not yield. The victory kept Meadow Star unbeaten in 11 races against fillies. Her only loss was a fourth-place finish against colts in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.

MARTINA WOULDN'T SETTLE: Judy Nelson, a former companion of tennis star Martina Navrati-lova, said she tried for months to reach a private settlement before filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. Nelson filed documents in a Fort Worth court last week alleging that Navratilova failed to comply with a "non-marital cohabitation agreement" the two signed In 1986. "For the past four months I have explored every possible avenue to avoid litigation and the resulting publicity without success." Nelson said. "Martina and her representatives have placed the issue before the court." A June 20 hearing has been scheduled. Nelson.

45, and Navratilova, 34. set up house together in Fort Worth in 1984, later moving to Aspen, Colo. Navratilova sent Nelson a letVr last April dissolv- cult to judge if Ricky would have been on the quarter panel of Allison's) car," Richter said. "It wasn't. He hit Davey in the rear end and spun Davey out.

He was running very hard into the corner, racing hard to win. But there comes a time when you have to call balls and strikes, to make a judgement call." Like an umpire's judgement on balls and strikes, this ruling cannot be appealed. Waddell Wilson, Rudd's team manager, said emotionally, 'We officially won the race as far as I'm concerned. The 42 Tom Kendall and 6 Mark Martin got together and there was nothing done when that happened. "We were trying to pass the car, not spin the car.

You're on the last lap and you're supposed to race to the end. At least that's what they tell you." The controversial finish was set up when Kendall and Martin, running first and second at the time, got- into a similar bumping match four laps from the end of the 74-lap event. Martin was spun around and his car was damaged badly. Moments later, Kendall's right-front tire went flat and he was forced to pit. Richter said there were no penalties meted out for that incident because "the situation took care of itself," apparently referring to the fact that both cars finished well behind the winner.

The first incident gave the lead to Allison, who had been hanging tough throughout the race. But Rudd, a master of stock car road racing, was right behind. Allison, who picked up his second Winston Gup win of the season, was jubilant in Victory Circle, saying, "1 was leading the race. I went into that corner protecting the line, driving straight, not doing anything wrong, and ing their partnership. KARATE WORLDS IN O.C.: Numchucks will whirl and clack and cries of "aiyeeeeee-yah" will reverberate throughout the Ocean City, Convention Center during international karate competition this summer.

More than 2,500 competitors from at least 18 countries are expected to kick and whack their way to $30,000 in cash and prizes in the World Tournament Karate Championship and World Team Championships set for August. There will be full contact championship bouts a karate form of professional boxing that's been dubbed "Battle at the Beach." Karate enthusiasts expect the competition to be the biggest martial aits event ever in the Mid-Atlantic region. GAME'S BIRTH QUESTIONED: The legend of Abner Doubleday has taken another hit. The earliest known printed reference to organized baseball in America has turned up in the July 13. 1825, edition of the Delhi (N.Y.) Gazette 14 years before Abner Doubleday allegedly devised the national pastime in Coo-perstown.

N.Y. The newspaper notice from Hamden. N.Y., dated July 12, 1825, contains the names of nine men challenging any group in Delaware County to a game of baseball at the home of Edward B. Ghace for $1 each, per game. "It is a significant find, without any question, for early baseball." said Tom Heitz, librarian at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Historians have shown that forms of baseball were played in New York state in cities such a- Rochester and Geneseo in the 1820s. There also are references to baseball as far back the Ameri- somebody got into the back of me and turned me around." Only moments earlier, Allison had said in a television interview that Rudd's hump was done intentionally, but later he said, "If the roles would have been reversed, that wouldn't have happened he-Cause I would have raced him clean. I'm not saying he did it on purpose, but there had to be another way." Banquet 300K SONOMA, Calif. Results Sunday of the Banquet Frozen Foods 300-Kilometer NASCAR stock car race, with starting position in parentheses, drivers, hometowns, type of car, laps completed, reason out if any, prize money and winner's average speed in mph (x-Rudd penalized 5 seconds for rough driving, moving him from first to second): I. (13) Davey Allison, Hueytown, Ford Thun-derbird, 74, 61,950, 72.970 mph.

x-2. 1 Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Chevrolet Lumina, 74, $41,975. 3. (4) Rusty Wallace, Concord, N.C., Pontiac Grand Prix, 74, 134,975. 4.

(11) Ernie Irvan, Rockwell, N.C., Chevrolet Lumina, 74, 420,350. 5. (6) Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C, Chevrolet Lumina, 74, S17.225. 6. (2) Terry Labonte, Archdale, N.C, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 74, $17,225.

7. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Doolie, N.C, Chevrolet Lumina, 74, $14,400. 8. (12) Geoff Bodine, Julian, N.C, Ford Thunder-bird, 74, $7,650. 9.

(14) Mark Martin, Jamestown, N.C, Ford Thunderbird, 74, $16,850. 10. (8) Michael Waltrip, Huntersville, N.C, Pontiac Grand Prix, 74, $10,600. II. (28) Brett Bodine, Harrisburg, N.C, Buick Regal, 74, $10,100.

12. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Pontiac Grand Prix, 74, $9,600. 13. (25) Bill Schmitt, Redding, Ford Thunderbird, 74, $7,300. 14.

(32) Mickey Gibbs, Glencoe, Pontiac Grand Prix, 74, $6,600. 15. (29) Bill Sedgewick, Granada Hills, Chevrolet Lumina, 74, $6,400. 16. (191 Rick Wilson, Cornelius, N.C, Buick Regal, 74, $7,450.

17. (7) Alan Kulwicki, Charlotte, N.C, Ford Thunderbird, 74, $11,275. 18. (5) Tom Kendall, La Canada, Ponflac Grand Prix, 74, $12,450. 19.

(41) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Olds-mobile Cutlass, 73, $7,225. 20. (26) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ford Thunderbird, 73, $13,700. 21. (33) Bobby Hillin Harrisburg, N.C, Pontiac Grand Prix, 73, $4,100.

22. (35) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Olds-mobile Cutlass, 73, $5,775. 23. 134) Stanley Smith, Chelsea, Buick Regal, 73, $4,050. 24.

(16) Dave Marcls, Avery's Creek, N.C, Chevrolet Lumina, 72, $6,830. 25. (101 Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Chevrolet Lumina, 71, $4,820. Time of race: 2 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds. Margin of victory: 1 second.

Caution flags: 5 for 14 laps. Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Lap leaders: Rudd 1-11; Wallace 12-16; Krebs 17; Sprague 18; Wallace 19-45; Jarrett 46; Wallace 47-59; Kendall 60-71; Allison 72; Rudd 73; Allison 74. can Revolution and even earlier references dating back to 1744 in England. HOT TOPICS FOR IOC: Selection of the host city for the 1998 Winter Olympics and South Africa's bid for reinstatement will be the major topics this week at the International Olympic Committee meetings.

The centerpiece of the gathering will be Saturday's vole on the 1998 Games. Five cities are in the running: Salt Lake City, Utah; Nagano, Japan; Ostersund, Sweden; Aosta, Italy, and Jaca, Spain. ELSEWHERE: Ivan Lendl rallied to beat Pat Gash 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) and retain the title in the Beckenham, England, grass court tennis tournament Led by the goalkeeping of Tony Meola, the United States played Juvenilis of Italy to a scoreless tie as the national team's record moved to 3-1-3 in the World Series of Soccer. A crowd of 33,457 attended the game at Yale Bowl, which is bidding to be one of the host sites for the World Gup games in 1994 George Blanda's hometown of Youngwood, Pa. named a street for him and honored the 26-year player and NFL Hall of Fame member with a parade.

Blanda, 63. played in a record 340 games for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts. Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders. His 26 seasons from 1949-75 also are a record Two-time former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. the man who dethroned him.

were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Ganastota. N.Y. Football-crazy Baton Rouge, became wild as Louisiana State's NCAA champions returned to overflowing Alex Box stadium- i Monarchs reign 21-0 in first WLAF title game By ROBERT MILLWARD Associated Press WEMBLEY, England The London Monarchs carried their coach off the field aftur they won the first championship of the World League of American Football on Sunday. Then their coach got carried away. "Champions of the world, baby.

That's what it's all about," Coach Larry Kennan said after the 21-0 victory over Barcelona. The New York Giants might contest that description. But nobody could blame Kennan for his enthusiasm. Despite being outgained 332-245, they blanked the Barcelona Dragons before a crowd of 61.108 at Wembley Stadium, scoring twice in a span of 2:42 in the first half, then holding on. The heroes were Stan Gel-baugh, who threw two touchdown passes, and Dan Grossman, who was named the game's MVP after three interceptions, one of which he returned 20 yards for a TD.

"1 haven't been an MVP in a game since high school." said Grossman, who played at Pitt and was job-hunting when the WLAF called. "I just want to know if I have to declare it at customs," he added of the car 'that goes with his MVP trophy. By collecting the World Bowl trophy on their home field at Wembley Stadium, the Monarchs also avenged their onlv defeat in 11 WLAF games. They took a 21-0 lead at halftime. then stifled a series of second-half threats by Barcelona, forcing six turnovers.

Gelbaugh the league's offensive Bar Lon First downs 17 15 Rushes-yards 22-92 25-76 Passing 240 169 Return Yards 7 49 Comp-Atl-Int 17-41-4 19-27-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-27 4-26 Punts 2-20 5-38 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-42 4-30 Time of Possession 33:10 26:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Barcelona, Bell 14-46, Carr 3-27, Rice 4-19, Aguiar 1-0. London, J.Alexander 15-33, D.Smith 6-33, Brinson 1-8, Ebubedike 1-3, Home 1-0, Witkowski l-(minus I). PASSING Barcelona, Erney 7-17-4-102, Rice 10-24-0-165. London, Gelbaugh, 18-25-1-191, Witkowski 1-2-0-6. RECEIVING- Barcelona, Davis 6-83, Taylor 4-93, Woods 3-44, Carr 1-19, Egerton 1-14, Norman 1-11, Bell 1-3.

London, Garretl 13-99, Rilev 5-39, Horton 1-59. MISSED FtiD GOALS-Barcelona, Manca 37..