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o) Scoreboard 23 Major league hnaernM 33 Sporteoopei 43 Great Falls Tribune Saturday, Jury 9, 1988 AH Stair smrib has H77 the Do dgere 'if'-' 01 A i Tom Latorda, 60, was given a contract extension through 1990 Friday by the Lot An-gtles Dodgem. Laaorde Is In his 12th year as the Dodgers' manager and 39th wMh the organization. A multi-roar contract, worth $500,000 annually, was scheduled to expire at the end of this season. Lasorda, who was hired to succeed the late Walter Alston as the Dodgers' manager on sept 29, 1976, has guided the team to Ave division titles, three pennants and the 1981 World Series championship. LOS ANGELES (AP) Orel Hershiser says it's a "slap in the face" that he was the only Los Angeles Dodger chosen for the All-Star Game "because we've been in first place more than any team in the division." Herhiser's selection was announced Thursday when pitchers and reserves were announced.

They were chosen by St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, who will manage the National League All-Stars next Tuesday in Cincinnati. Hershiser noted that Herzog's has four All-Stars from his own team, which is fifth place in the National -League East, while the Chicago Cubs, third in the division, have six players. "A fourth (actually fifth) place team has four players?" Hershiser remarked of the Cardinals. "And where are the Cubs, third?" The Dodgers could have had a second All-Star, outfielder Kirk Gibson, whose name was among those submitted to the league office by Herzog.

But Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda said Gibson asked not to play in order to rest a sore leg. "Kirk told me that his leg has been bothering him. He's been running, but not 100 percent. He said he wanted the time off to get treatment. I talked to Whitey.

I think he would have been selected if his leg was 100 percent," Lasorda said. It would have been the first All-Star appearance for Gibson, who i Tom Lasorda also turned down a chance to play in 1985 when he was with Detroit in the American League. In his first Dodger season, he leads the club in home runs with 15 and has 46 RBI, 59 runs scored and 15 stolen bases. Still, Hershiser said there was a bright side to having only one All-Star selection. "But it is also a compliment to the team because there is a team concept," said the right-handed pitcher, who has a 13-3 record to lead the Dodgers to its 48-33 record and a 52-game lead over San Francisco going into a Friday night meeting tlSStt Elise Newhall, a standout tennis player at Great Falls High, Friday at the Meadow Lark Open tournament.

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IP IR BB SO Brent Falls BroaseW.2-0 5 S3 Oowson 12-3 1 1 Wrov 12-3 0 0 Billings Londv L.2-1 2-3 Saradlln 2-3 1 2 Anderson 12-3 2 0 WP Dawson. 2:34. A 4,392. A 3-349. The Dodgers grabbed a quick 14 lead in the first inning, stretched it i 1 0 i a vXSa i 1 -f to 3-0 in the second and then held on for the victory behind the pitching of starters John Braase and releivers David Dawson and James Wray, and a balanced offensive attack that was paced by Brooks.

Great Falls added two runs in both the seventh and eighth innings. The key hits were doubles by Brooks, who raised his team-leading average to .394, and Eric Boddie. Billings struck for one run in the second, but didn't score again until the seventh, when the Mustangs crossed the plate twice to narrow the deficit to 5-3. They scored their final run in the eighth. Braase moved to 2-0 in earning the win.

He worked six innings, giving up three runs on five hits. Dawson and Wray, who earned his third save, allowed one run on one hit in the final three innings. had won the U.S. Pro championships twice in the last three years. "He played very well," Wilander said.

"He kept me back and he played long and high. I don't think anyone can get used to this heat. Maybe it affected me more than it did him." Wilander said he would take some time off to rest and practice before representing Sweden in Davis Cup play. De la Pena set the tone for the match when he broke Wilander in the third game of the first set, and held on to take the tiebreaker in a set that lasted 57 minutes. Agassi both upset Braase IBILLINGS Jerry Brooks ripped two singles and a double and drove in the game-winning run, leading the Greal Falls Dodgers to a 7-4 Pioneer League victory over the Billings Mustangs at Cobb Field Friday night.

The win was the Dodgers' second in as many nights over the Mustangs and their sixth in nine starts against Billings this season. The teams meet again tonight, starting at 7:30, in the final game of the three-game set. I Despite the victory, Great Falls failed to gain ground on Northern Division-leading Helena as the Brewers rallied for a 4-3 victory over the' Medicine Hat Blue Jays. The Brewers are 13-3, one game ahead of 13-5 Great Falls. Billings fell to 8-9, 5'2 games behind Great Falls and 6 in back of Helena.

Wilander, BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) Top--' seeded Mats Wilander was eliminated during the day session and second-seeded Andre Agassi was upset Friday night at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships. The twin upsets left the eighth-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria as highest seeded player remaining in the field of the $415,000 tournament at Longwood Cricket Club. Wilander was knocked off by unseeded Horacio de la Pena, a 7-6, (7-4), 6-1, in a heat-plagued afternoon match.

Agassi bowed to Muster 6-1, 6-4, in the evening feature. Daytime temperatures were estimated to be well over 100 degrees on the clay No errors i at Trials for Allen with Pittsburgh. "There are a lot of (Dodger) players having good years, but it's our coming together as a unit that has made us successful," Hershiser said. Asked if he was upset that only one Dodger was picked, Lasorda said center fielder John Shelby, second baseman Steve Sax and right fielder Mike Marshall were worthy of consideration in addition to Gibson. But Lasorda added that it is a no-win situation for All-Star managers who must pick at least one player from each team.

complete a double play. Please diamonds. I with the Tribune, Foster made it clear that he intends to become the Trials champion and grab the huge advantage that goes with it. "I've got the desire. I've done what I came down here to do.

I feel good, don't have any injuries, and I'm ready to win," Foster said shortly after defeating Skipper Kelp of Colorado Springs, 54 in the semifinals. He also beat Chris Byrd of Flint, 4-1 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Finger beat Ronald Manley of Lima, Iowa 54) Tuesday and Charles Murray of Rochester, N.Y., 4-1 Thursday. Foster has good reason to be confident. He's the reigning U.S.

champion, and has also claimed National Golden Gloves and Sports Festival titles. He was the runner-up last summer at the Pan Am Games, and has defeated Finger, a St. Louis fighter, the only two times they have met. Foster said he really didn't ex-See FOSTER, 2B courts. A near-capacity crowd also saw 13th-seeded Lawson Duncan eliminate 1984 Longwood champion Aaron Krickstein, the fifth seed, 7-5, 6-2, setting up a meeting with de la Pena Saturday night after Muster faces Bruno Oresar, the 11th seed, during the day.

Oresar earned his berth by defeating Michael Kures, Muster, who had lost to Agassi in straight sets on clay in Rome earlier this year, completely dominated the rematch, winning in just 76 minutes. Wilander, who had defeated the 21-year-old Argentine in straight sets in their only previous meeting in 1986, Ozzie does it Chicago's Ozzie Guillen leaps over Boston's Dwight Evans to see page 3B for details of Friday's action on the major league a Foster closing in on Olympic berth By GEORGE GEISE Tribune Sports Editor When Todd Foster climbs into the ring against Lavell Finger Sunday afternoon, his amateur boxing future and indeed, his professional aspirations will be on the line. If Foster, a 1985 CM. Russell High graduate, wins his championship bout in the 139-pound division at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Concord, he'll be the odds-on favorite to represent the United States at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

If he loses to Finger, the 20-year-old Foster still likely would qualify for the Olympic Box-Offs July 16-17 as the "most noteworthy opponent," but his task would be much tougher. The top contender has to beat the No.l-ranked boxer twice at the Box-Offs to become an Olympian. The Olympic Trials finals are expected to be televised this afternoon by ABC, and again on Sunday afternoon. In an interview Thursday night CONCORD, Calif. (AP) Darin Allen won a world am-lateur championship, but he couldn't box his way to the U.S.

Olympic Trials. He needed an invitation. Now that he's here, he feels he can go to Seoul and bring home a gold medal. The 23-year-old Allen, who has been boxing since 1975, can take a big step in that direction when he fights Anthony Hemb-. rick of the U.S.

Army in the 165-pound final. Allen and Kenneth Gould of Rockford, who won a world title at 147 pounds in 1986, will compete in two of the six finals Saturday at the Concord Pavilion. Six more will be held Sunday. The 12 champions qualify for the box-offs July 16 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where they will meet "most worthy See TRIALS, 2B Tribuiw File Phots Todd Foster (left), pictured here during Golden Gloves competition in 1985, will take the fight to Lavell Finger of St. Louis Sunday afternoon in the 139-pound championship bout at the U.S.

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