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ARGUS-COURIER, Pttolomo, CA, Thursday, Sp.mbr 5, 19917 Baseball re-defines the no hitter Jimmy Connors having sweet time 50 disputed no-nos are dropped from record book to live with it." thines to do rather than let base ball remain the way It Is," he said. "It's going to be tough on Melido. All of a sudden, a year later, they decide to change it." Andy Hawkins comes out a double loser now. He pitched eight no-hit Innings for the Yankees at the old Comiskey Park last July 1 and lost the game 4-0 on two outfield errors. Now Hawkins has also lost the no-hitter because it wasn't nine innings.

"We felt the ninth inning was significant," Vincent said. "So many games lose no-hit status in the ninth inning." The deletion of Hawkins from the no-hit list means Ken Johnson again stands alone as the only pitcher to lose a no-hitter. Among some of the bigger names losing no-hitters are Walter Johnson, Rube Waddell, Jim Maloney (who still has two), Bobo Newsom and Dean Chance. On June 14, 1965, Maloney pitched 10 no-hit innings for Cin cinnati against New York. The Mets beat the Reds on Johnny Lewis' leadoff home run in the 11th.

"When you get 10 Innings of no-hit ball and get beat in the 11th, you don't know If you're going to get back there again," Maloney said. He did so only two months later, winning a 10-inning no-hitter against the Cubs on Leo Cardenas' home run off the left-field foul pole at Wrigley Field. Maloney pitched a nine-inning no-hitter for the Reds against the Astros in 1969 "All along, I've known I threw two legitimate no-hitters that I won," Maloney said. "It's a tough league." The definition of a no-hitter became an issue on July 26, when Mark Gardner pitched nine hitless innings for Montreal against Los Angeles but lost the no-hitter and the game in the 10th. That brought up a dispute on what exactly a no-hitter was.

Now we know. SINCE 1921 wherever he goes, marveling at the accomplishments of this 39-yearoki tennis wonder. For his part, Connors is having a picnic. "1 thought it was over," he said, recalling his injury. "To be back playing today, to have a second chance, is a thrill." A half hour before he began working on the Open's main stretch of asphalt, Wimbledon champion Michael Stich warmed up for his Wednesday night match with Ivan That workout was conducted in virtual privacy, with just a handful of fans rattling around the stadium, in sharp contrast to the crowd Connors attached.

During his workout, Connors wisecracked with the crowd that was left over after three afternoon matches ended early. When one ball nicked the net on its way to the other side, he cracked, "That's all right today, but what about tomorrow?" If others are enjoying Connors' unlikely run at the Open, Jimbo is absolutely reveling in it, wearing a perpetual smile after four theatrical victories, the latest a 4-hour, 41-rninute marathon against Aaron Krickstein. Earlier, he staged a dramatic five-set comeback against Patrick McEnroe and then took out Mi-chid Schapers and No. 10 Karel Novacck in straight sets. NEW YORK (AP) The second time around has been sweeter than Jimmy Connors ever could have imagined.

Away from the game for 14 months because of a wrist injury and subsequent surgery, Connors came to the U.S. Open as a wildcard entry, invited as a courtesy, more for his past accomplishments than than his present ones. He has turned this into a one-man show and longshot berth in tonight's quarterfinals against Peter Haarhuis. "The only thing I can do is keep it going," Connors said Wednesday. "To win, I've got to play my best.

I know that. I'll be prepared to play five hours. Will he? That is the question." Connors' preparation included a half-hour of hitting tennis balls with British pro John Lloyd on Wednesday. There was nothing unusual about that except the setting. The workout was conducted at the Stadium court at the National Tennis Center before about 300 fans including David Dinkins, the mayor of New York.

Most players practice on outside courts during tournaments like this one, not the main match facility. But those courts are not large enough to contain the crowds Connors attracts for simple workouts. He is the Pied Piper of the Open, with fans trailing him MERICn'S TECHNOLOGY STQU. Pascual pitched a five-inning no-hitter In 1988 against Philadelphia while with Montreal. "What can I do; it's their decision," Pascual said.

"It was a good thing and I'll keep it in my book. Now it's too late to take it away from me. I have the tape and I have the ball and I'll keep the no-hitter in my heart." The Perez brothers got some sympathy from White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk. "Is it ridiculous? It sure is," said Fisk, who caught Melido's game. "He earned it.

Doesn't it go down in the book as a six-inning no-hitter? I don't know why they have to delete those. It's Just something 1 can't comprehend. They were official games, weren't they?" Chicago general manager Ron Schueler agreed it was a bad decision. "It seems like they're sitting around there trying to invent 20MB Hard Drive 200 Off Low As $25 Per Month 25-14511082 or 1013 Monitor TANDY THE BEST-SELLING PC COMPATIBLES IN AMERICA Seifert says Montana will start Raider game fI ill I Lmm I I SANTA CLARA Joe was out, but not for long. San Francisco 49ers coach George Seifert says quarterback Joe Montana will being ready for the Sept.

29 game against the Los Angeles Raiders. Montana, who has an injured right elbow, was placed on injured reserve Aug. 27 and will be eligible to return to practice Sept. 23. Seifert refuted a report by back specialist Dr.

Arthur White, who says Montana has a torn ligament, not a torn tendon. "It has been expressed to me by the quarterback that he hasn't even seen the doctor in question," Seifert said. "It's tendon damage. DQOS'Qhoo Major League Baseball By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Notebook PC With Built-in Vz" Disk Drive By JIM DONAGHY AP Baseball Writer Harvey Haddix has lost his no-hitter, but not his place in baseball history. An eight-man committee on statistical accuracy, chaired by commissioner Fay Vincent, ruled Wednesday on what qualifies as a no-hitter as far as Major League Baseball is concerned.

The panel voted unanimously to define no-hitters as games of nine innings or more that ended with no hits. That dropped 50 disputed games from the list, leaving 225 no-hitters in major-league history. There have been 38 shortened no-hitters and 12 games in which pitchers threw nine no-hit Innings only to give up a hit in extra innings. The most celebrated of those was on May 26, 1959, when Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings for Pittsburgh against Milwaukee. He lost 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock's RBI double.

For baseball romantics, though, Haddix will always have a no-hitter in their eyes. The Sporting News record-keepers think so, too. "I'd probably say that it wasn't a a no-hitter because it wasn't a complete game," Haddix said. "When you think about it, that would be correct." But just about everywhere Haddix goes, he's introduced as the man who tossed 12 perfect innings and a no-hitter. He got used to the fame.

"It's disappointing to find out it's not a no-hitter, but it's still the record," Haddix said. "Most consecutive perfect innings, most consecutive batters retired." The no-hit reformers even wiped out an entire family. The Perez brothers, Melido and Pascual, each had tossed rain-shortened no-hitters. Melido's came last year and was part of a record nine no-hitters until the ruling reduced the number to seven. "I don't know why the commissioner took away my no-hitter," said Melido, who pitched six hit-less innings for the White Sox at Yankee Stadium on July 12, 1990.

"It doesn't make sense. I think my brother had a five-inning no-hitter. So that means he loses one too. Nobody has explained it to me. If the rule is you have to pitch nine innings, maybe next year when I start again, I can do it.

I have it no more, but you have p.m. Atlanta (Mercker 4-3) at New York (Whitehurst 6-10), 4:40 p.m. Philadelphia (DeJesus 10-4) at Houston (Harnisch 88), 5:35 p.m. St. Louis (Tewksbury 9-9) at San Diego (Bones 2-3), 7:35 p.m.

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San Francisco, Williams (28), Thompson (18). in the AL West. "We're not getting the results. We've just got to do better." Milwaukee, nine games back in the AL East, took a 1-0 lead against Ron Darling (3-2) in the first on singles by Paul Molitor and Willie Randolph and a sacrifice fly by Robin Yount. Greg Vaughn continued to pound Oakland's pitching, hitting his 23rd homer in the second for a 2-0 Brewers lead.

It was Vaughn's sixth homer and 20th RBI of the season against the A's and Darling said it came on a poor pitch. "That was the biggest mistake of the game," Darling said. "If it's a 1-0 game we can do some bunting and other things. It was my fault, nobody else's." said. "Of course it's easy to fit in when you hit home runs and make great fielding plays." After Matt Williams and Thompson hit consecutive homers for the Giants in the fourth, Van Slyke gave Pittsburgh a 5-2 lead with a solo homer over the 365-foot sign in right-center field.

Van Slyke drove in the Pirates' final run with a two-out single in the ninth. Jose Lind hit a two-run double in the ninth. Black lost for the sixth time in seven starts, giving up five runs and seven hits in five innings. Home PC Save Reg. 899.95 Low As $25 extra Tandy 1100 FD Spell-Checker Software Per i Tandy 1000 RL-HD 24 DeskMate Applications Save $200 on 1000 RL-HD With Color Monitor.

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"1 heard some talk about him starting to throw next week, but I think we'll hold off," Seifert said. "If there is any question at all, we'll be conservative." The coach said Montana underwent another Magnetic Resonance Imaging test Wednesday on his right elbow. "It's normal to have it evaluated every so often," Seifert said. Sin i) han Francisco Houston 66 66 62 55 67 68 71 78 .496 .493 .466 .414 8 12 19 Wednesday's Games Pittsburgh 8, San Francisco 3 Montreal 8. Atlanta 4 Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 1 Houston New York 3 San Diego 5, Chicago 1 Los Angeles 8, St.

Louis 3 Thursday's Game St Louis at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Only game scheduled Friday's Games San Francisco (Hickerson 1-0) at Chicago (Castillo 5-3), 12:20 p.m. Los Angeles (R.Martinez 16-9 and Ke. Gross 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Tomlin 8-4 and Z. Smith 1240), 2, 2:35 p.m.

Cincinnati (Scudder 5-5) at Montreal (Continued from page 6) out. Henry picked up his sixth save. "It's Treb's decision," Wegman said. "Shutouts are nice but the fact that he told me, 'Hey I'm going to get Doug in I didn't have a problem with that. He felt that was the best situation and that's what we go with.

I don't argue anymore." The victory was Milwaukee's 22nd in 30 games and eighth in 12 games against the A's this season, including seven straight. Oakland has lost nine of its last 10 road games. "Wegman sure has our number. He's had a lot of people's numbers this year," said Oakland manger Tony LaRussa, whose team remained nine games back ianfs (Continued from page 6) this. The road trip started out good and just got better." Buechele and Van Slyke kept it roiling Wednesday, each driving in three runs with two hits, including a home run.

Buechele gave the Pirates a 3-0 lead in the fourth with his first home run as a Pirate, hitting a two run-drive off Bud Black (10-14). Buechele also drove in the Pirates' first run with a second-inning single. "Buechele was a great add, and it seems that he'll fit right in," Pirates manager Jim Leyland As $15 Per Month High-Speed Dubbing $100 Month Reg. 799.00 Word-Processing Software Includes DeskMate Software 25-3530 Hot-Selling Phone For Desk or Wall 20 Off 1995 Reg. 24.95 tow pise os Ringer HiLoOff Almond.

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Seattle at Boston, 4:35 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 4:35 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 4:35 p.m. Only games scheduled Friday's Games New York (Taylor 7-7) at Minnesota (Tapani 13-7), 2:05 p.m. Kansas City (Saberhagen 10-7) at Baltimore (Mussina 2-4), 4:35 p.m.

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