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.1. ft 1 SimTFfr I Playoff picture clearing: fij CX-J UMiaL 11x5 Four teams set for CML tourney 3C BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1989 Mohan low man at PGA Pro-Am barry stanton By WILL KOWALSKI Sports Editor PGA Pro-Am event held at BCCC. The day-long tourney drew I the Chapter's largest field of) the year 64 teams and 1 had a total purse of about; $3,200. The pro-am title went to a foursome headed by Stony- croft Hills Club's Paul Moran, i which shot 123.

Each of Monday's 64 groups See GOLF, 3C For Keith Mohan, Monday turned out to be just another day at the office. His office, that is. Mohan, the professional at the Battle Creek Country Club, came through with a 3-under-par 69 to tie Blythfield Country Club's Buddy Whit-ten for top low-pro honors at the Western Chapter Michigan Staff Photo by Doug Allen Chadwick, Doug Rearick and Ron Duf ina observe. Mohan tied for low-pro honors. Keith Mohan, club pro at Battle Creek Country Club, tees off on the No.

8 hole as (l-r) John IHtelpDinig Mets fine-tune pitching staff by acquiring Twins' Viola ft'' -hand Rick Aguilera David West Cubs split doubleheader. 3C Major league roundup. 3C Instead, Viola was to go to St. Louis today and was expected to pitch Wednesday night against the Cardinals. "Frank started with me in Double-A down in Orlando, Twins manager Tom Kelly said.

"Any time a player starts with you in the minor leagues and comes up to the majors, he's always special to you." Aguilera, 27, is 6-6 with seven saves and a 2.34 ERA. He had been ineffective recently as a reliever and wanted to return to a starting role. West, 24, is a promising left-hander who was called up from the minors to take Gooden's spot in the rotation. He was hit hard in two starts and is 0-2 with a 7.40 ERA. The three other players in the trade will be announced later.

It is expected one of them will be pitcher Kevin Tapani, 25. Viola, the Most Valuable Player of the 1987 World Series, signed a three-year, $7.9 million contract in the first week of the season. He is the highest-paid player in baseball, along with fellow Cy Young winner Orel Hershiser. Viola is to be paid a 1 1 million bonus in December. The Mets and Twins presu-: mably will split the payment.

Under the collective bargaining agreement, players traded during multiyear contracts may demand a trade in the 15 days after the end of the World Series and their teams must comply by the following March 15. Earlier, the Mets got Musselman and minor-league pitcher Mike Brady from Toronto for a player to be named later possibly Mark Carreon. Getting Musselman may have put the Mets in a position to make the trade for Viola. Musselman, 26, was 0-1 with a 10.64 earned-run average for the Blue Jays this season and 5-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 10 starts with Class AAA Syracuse He was recalled from Syracuse on July 23 after completing a rehabilitation assignment for an admitted alcohol problem. "They're in a pennant race, just like we are," Musselman said.

"From what I saw of them on TV, I liked their attitude, all the high-fiving and stuff. If there's anything this team might have been missing, it was the exhuberance." During a sprmg-training game, Musselman hit the Mets' Darryl Strawberry with Who'll win nightmare of AL East? NEW YORK I had this nightmare last night. There I am, tied to a chair with a television in front of me and I'm forced to watch. It's tuned to "Wide World of Sports;" some kind of race one of those 20-kilometer walk things. I stare at the walkers, squirming and twisting around the track in that silly half-waddle.

Then I notice it The lead runner is wearing an Orioles cap. The guy behind him, the Blue Jays and the Red Sox. It isn't the Olympics. It's the American League Least. I try to scream.

"Run, one of you idiots, run! The first guy who runs wins!" They can't hear me. So I keep watching the squirm and waddle. I woke up; the sheets soaked in cold sweat. I've had the same dream for four months now. Nightmare This is the nightmare of the American League East, the worst division in baseball.

They refuse to run. Oh, some of them try. Sunday, the Yankees scored five runs in the final three innings and pulled out a win over the Toronto Blue Jays. It was their second win in a row. That is half as long as their longest winning streak of this season.

It was the kind of win that is supposed to mean something, the kind that builds "momentum," but that's as old and cold as yesterday's meat loaf in the AL Least. "Certainly you want to keep the roll going if you could," Dallas Green, the Yankees manager, said Monday. "A game like (Sunday) does pick a team up mentally." So here were the Yankees, coming off a 1-7 road trip and still floating just 5'2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the toxic sludge of their division. Not sharp Andy Hawkins was on the mound; Andy Hawkins, the career .500 pitcher who was hailed as the "anchor of my staff' by Green; Andy Hawkins, who sank the Yankees Monday night. "I just wasn't sharp tonight," Hawkins said.

He probably realized that just about the time Tony (Eight Home Runs in 359 At Bats) Fernandez launched the game's second pitch over the right field wall. The Yankees, spurred by the "momentum" of Sunday's win, battled back. That is Green's favorite phrase: "We battled back." He says it a lot and he said it again Monday after the Yankees "battled back" with a four-run second inning, but they finally lost 6-5. "This would have been a fun game to win," Green said. "But it has been that way all year.

We lose, lose, lose. Then it's boom, boom, boom and you say, 'Hey, we're back on "It's the same old crap," he said. "We get a little something going and then something puts us in a funk." Monday, it was a drizzle. The drizzle canceled batting practice and Green blamed the loss on that. "I know it sounds pretty lame, doesn't it?" he said.

"But that's what has happened. It rains, or we have problems with travel, or something." Dallas Green is a good manager. He is doing a remarkable job with an unremarkable collection of pitchers. He is hard on his team, but he seems to treat them fairly and I think that someday he will build a good club in the Bronx if the Principal Owner gives him the chance. Green, however, cannot stop the nightmare.

So I have this other recurring dream and this one is not so scary. There I am, dressed up like Groucho Marx. I run into six or seven guys, a club. They're all wearing baseball jerseys. One guy is Cleveland Indians, one guy is Milwuakee Brewers.

They ask me to join, say they'll let me be the king of the club. "No, thanks," I say. "I'd never join any club that would have me for a champion." This time, I wake up laughing. Barry Stanton writes for Gannett News Service. AP Photo Frank Viola is headed back to his native New York.

Let's make a deal Mete-Twins 1 wm Trade sends Cy Young winner i Frank Viola from Minnesota to New I York for Rick Aguilera, David West and 3 players to be named later. Mets-Blue Jays Trade sends pitcher Jeff Mus- selman and minor-leaguer Mike Bra dy from Toronto to New York for a i I player to be named later. Brewers-White Sox Trade sends 21 9-game winner Jerry Reuss from Chicago to Mil-" waukee for minor-league pitcher Brian Drahman. Expos-Mariners Trade sends Mike Campbell from Seattle to Montreal to com- I ptete earlier trade for Mark Lang-1 ston. Failed efforts George Bell from Toronto to Houston for Gerald Young.

Pete Incaviglia from Texas to St. Louis for Tony Pena. a pitchj triggering a bench-clearing brawl. Strawberry charged the mound, but Musselman fled toward third. After the incident, Johnson said Musselman "ran like a scalded dog." "Time has a way of healing things," Johnson said after the trade.

Said Strawberry: "It's all over with. When someone becomes your teammate, you don't worry about something that happened in spring training." Reuss, 40, went from the White Sox to Milwaukee for minor-league pitcher Brian Drahman. The Brewers are four games behind Baltimore in the AL East, while Chicago is in last place in the AL West. Federal court to decide Rose case Gannett News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio Pete Rose lost, his home field advantage Monday when a federal judge in Columbus decided to keep the Cincinnati Reds' manager's lawsuit; against baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti in federal court.

Judge John D. Holschuh Sr. handed; him his first courtroom loss Monday when he refused to send the case back to the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court-; room of Judge Norbert A. Nadel. Holschuh gave Rose's lawyers 10 days' to appeal.

If they do not, he said he will hold a hearing on a preliminary injunction against Giamatti on Aug. 1 4 in his Colum bus courtroom. Robert, G. Stachler, attorney for Rose, could not be reached for comment, but his office issued a written statement. "We have not yet reviewed Judge Holschuh's extensive opinion," he said.

"We will do Pete Rose so in the next day or so and then decide on the course of action." In the meantime, Rose's job is safe, as Holschuh continued his earlier order that; neither the Reds or Giamatti can take any disciplinary action against Rose through Aug. 14. "I am gratified by this decision and I look forward to the next steps," Giamatti said in a statement released by his office. Deputy Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent was pleased with Holschuh's decision, but said baseball's legal fight with Rose is far from over. "We want to get to the point where we can have a (Rose) hearing on the merits," he said.

Rose's lawyers wanted the case back in the hands of Nadel, who had blocked Giamatti from holding a disciplinary hearing against Rose on allegations that the Reds manager bet on major league games. But baseball's lawyers wanted the case; in federal court, where the commissioner's; powers have been upheld in the past. Each side accused the other of "court-shopping" trying to keep the case in the court where their chances of winning were the best. One of the major issues Holschuh "had to decide was whether or not the Cincinnati Reds and Major League Baseball were properly named as defendants. Rose's lawyers argued the case belonged in state court because both defendants do business in the state of Ohio.

But Holschuh disagreed, calling the Reds and Major League Baseball only "nominal parties" to the dispute; and saying that Giamatti is clearly not a resident of the state of Ohio. "We just hope this is the beginning of a conclusion to this matter," Reds attorney Robert Martin said. "I'm sure the fans are sick of it I know Mrs. (Marge) Schott is sick of it We all are." If somebody wants to trade for him, they'll have to come and get him off this football team. But I don't want him sitting around anymore." The team's other linebackers are Dennis Gibson, Chris Spielman, George Jamison and Pro Bowler Mike Cofer.

Williams has been a starter for the past six seasons but he missed the final 11 games with a knee injury last year, allowing Jamison to move into the starters role. Jamison performed well, getting 5W sacks, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. He returned one interception and one fumble for touchdowns. "There's no question George Jamison is No, 1 right now," Fontes said. "I explained that to Jimmy.

But I also told him he's got a chance to move George or Mike Cofer out." Cofer doesn't have a contract and is not in camp. The Associated Press NEW YORK The Mets beat the clock. Now, they hope Frank Viola can help them beat the National League East. Viola became the first pitcher to be traded in the season after winning the Cy Young Award when Minnesota sent him home to New York on Monday one minute before the midnight deadline. That was the big deal of the day.

In other moves, the Mets got reliever Jeff Musselman from Toronto, Milwaukee obtained 2 1 9-game winner Jerry Reuss from the Chicago White Sox and Montreal acquired pitcher Mike Campbell from Seattle. Also, the Blue Jays claimed utilityman Lee Mazzilli off waivers from the Mets. Two rumored trades did not happen George Bell from Toronto to Houston for a package including Gerald Young, and Pete Incaviglia from Texas to St. Louis for Tony Pena. For the rest of the season, players must clear waivers before they can be dealt, and that can be tricky when contending teams try to add quality players.

The Mets, trying to get back into a pennant race that is in danger of slipping away, finally got the ace they coveted. They traded pitchers Rick Aguilera and David West and three players to be named later for the New York-born Viola. -The 'teams met all day and completed the deal after Viola waived his right to demand a trade at the end of the year. The Mets, in return, agreed not to trade Viola until his contract ends in 1991. "I know we're giving up a lot for Viola, he's one of the premier pitchers in baseball," Mets Manager Davey Johnson said.

"Anytime we can get a player of this caliber, you have to make the trade." The Mets are in fourth place in the NL East, seven games behind Montreal. They have lost seven straight games, their longest skid in five seasons. New York wanted Mark Langston earlier this year, but Montreal got him from Seattle. Langston has gone 9-3 for the Expos. The Mets needed to fill the void left by Dwight Gooden, who is recovering from a torn muscle under his right armpit and is not expected to return to the rotation until late August.

Viola, like the Mets and Twins, has been inconsistent. He went 24-7 with a 2.64 earned-run average last season, but has slumped to 8-12 with a 3.79 ERA this year. Viola was a Mets fan as a kid and went on to star at St. John's University. Most of family and friends still live in the New York area.

"It's a shock for me. It's the first time it's ever happened. I have a lot of fond memories for Minnesota, the fans and the championship, but this is coming home," Viola said. "Now, I'll have a chance to play for a team I grew up with." Viola was in New York when the trade was made. The Twins, 1 2 games behind in the American League West, played the Yankees today.

Akins lands assistant's johatFSU By CHUCK AHRENS Sports Correspondent While Battle Creek resident Dan Akins will not be solely in charge of his own team, he hopes to play a big role in the success of the 1 990 Ferris State University baseball team. Akins, who is currently in charge of umpires in the City Major League for the Battle Creek Recreation Department, was recently named as the Bulldogs', assistant coach. Akins' main duties will be working with the FSU pitching staff. Ferris State has won three of the last four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. "It's my first opportunity to coach See AKINS, 2C Williams reports to training camp M'rn rigni vor starting joo i i LLYf 1 Jt win nave to The Associated Press ROCHESTER Linebacker could turn out to be the Detroit Lions' strongest position, but the team will have to hold onto two players to find out Coach Wayne Fontes lost his patience with trying to work out a trade for eight-year veteran Jimmy Williams and ordered the linebacker to report to training camp Monday at Oakland Univer- Jimmy Williams sity.

After missing the first two weeks of camp waiting while the Lions tried to ac- I i HnY NFL training camp roundup. 4C commodate his desire to be traded, Williams reported at 8 a.m. Monday for a physical, Fontes said. Williams wasn't fined for skipping camp. "I had a long discussion with him and I think he was under the impression that we were going to release him.

But good football players are hard to find and he was one of the best If he can play the way he did before, then we're going to have some talented linebackers," Fontes said, not ruling out the possibility of still trading Williams. "We felt he was tradeable and felt this was something he had to do because of foe administration," Fontes. said. 'Tve never had problems with him. Tve always gotten along with him and that's all the matters.

Will Kowalski is sports editor. If you have a story idea or questions, call 964-7161, ext. 722 after 10 a.m..