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Chris Feaver Sports Editor 274-9214 cfeaverithaca.gannett.com PORTS 7B The Ithaca Journal Saturday, April 15, 2000 Red must climb off of Cloud 9 today vs. Green Cornell Lacrosse League, but has only played one conference game, a 7-4 loss to Pennsylvania. Sophomore Connor Price leads the Big Green in scoring with 20 points (13 goals, .7 assists), while junior Schuyler Minert had 10 goals and 5 assists. Cornell has been tough defensively all season, with only Syracuse able to score more than eight goals against the Big Red. Offensively, senior Sean Stein-wald has led Cornell in points in six of its eight games.

He leads the Ivy League with 36 points (26-10). how a team can become complacent after a big win. After all, it was Syracuse that had downed No. 3 Loyola, 16-9, last weekend only to show up at Schoellkopf playing flat and getting shocked. "We are going to learn something about ourselves, because Syracuse, we can learn a lot from them," said Pietramala.

"They came off a huge win against a great Loyola team, and they beat them pretty convincingly. It's easy to come in after a big win and feel good and not realize what got you that big win." Today's game has more ramifications than keeping up Cornell's momentum and seeing if they can avoid overconfidence. The ninth-ranked Big Red (7-1, 3-0) is tied for the Ivy League lead with No. 4 Princeton. A win today over Dartmouth and a win tonight by Princeton at Harvard would set up the Cornell-at-Princeton contest, on April 22, as likely deciding the Ivy League title.

The Ivy League winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Dartmouth is last in the Ivy By CHRISTOPHER FEAVER Journal Staff It was just 20 minutes after Cornell had pulled off one of its biggest lacrosse wins in history downing No. 1 Syracuse last Tuesday, 13-12 and Big Red coach Dave Pietramala was already warning his team to be prepared for its next game. That next contest is 2 p.m. today as Dartmouth (4-4 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) comes to Schoellkopf Field.

Pietramala had a perfect Frahm, edge Grot on Auto Racing Local drivers to go racing tonight ITHACA The local racing season kicks off today after unwelcome although not unusual weather delayed the one track which had planned to open. Thunder Mountain Speedway in Center Lisle will be the first local track to officially hold competition as the green flag is scheduled to fly at 630 tonight The track lost the battle with the elements last week, but many teams may be thankful for the extra week of preparation. The two other local tracks are still getting ready for their openers, though. Tioga Speedway in Owego will hold practice sessions today and next Saturday from noon to 4. Grandstand admission is free both days with donation of a canned good to benefit the Tioga County Rural Ministries.

Tioga's first racing action will be Sunday, April 30 beginning at 3:05 p.m. The action shifts to Saturday night on Memorial Day weekend. Skyline Raceway will hold its practice session on Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The season opener is slated for Saturday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Black Rock Speedway in Dundee opens its 2000 season in style tonight with the Ice Breaker, featuring the Empire Super Sprints.

Racing starts at 7 p.m. and the gates open at 5:30. Admission is $13. Super stocks, pro trucks, four-cylinder stocks and the Black Bandits fill out the line up. The 358 modifieds will make their season debut on Friday, April 21.

Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport will also be in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. with a 50-lap modified feature while Five Mile Point in Kirkwood hosts its first regular show Saturday at 7 p.m. Baseball Veteran Gaetti calls it a career Flyers take with win Like Cup final, Sabres bitten by disputed goal Today's Game: Dartmouth (4-4, 0-1 Ivy League) at No. 9 Cornell (7-1 3-0 Ivy League) When: 2 p.m. Where: Schoellkopf Field Next Game: At No.

16 Hobart, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday example to show his young squad Meats the seventh with an RBI single, scoring Hatfield. Frahm pitched out of tough spots in the first, fourth and seventh innings. Groton loaded the bases in the first and the fourth, but came away with just three runs. Groton had runners on second and third with no outs in the seventh, but Frahm struck out the side to end the game.

Frahm walked seven, but also struck out seven. Jamie Wright led off the game with a double, moved to third on a fly ball and scored on a Kanellis ground out to third. Cory Giroux (2-for-2) singled to lead off the bottom of See IAC, 8B Groton's Kurt McDonald dives back to second as Lansing's Gabe Baida holds the ball waiting for the umpire to rule Friday in Groton. McDonald was on his way to third when his teammate hit a ball to the outfield. The ball was caught, McDonald ran back to second and Baida thought he had him out.

The umpire ruled him safe. But the Big Red has been far from one-dimensional offensively. Freshman Michael 'Egan earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors with five goals and two assists against Pennsylvania, then scored the tying and winning goals against Syracuse last Tuesday. Junior attackman Andrew Schardt has 23 points (16-7) while junior midfielder David Key has 17 points (10-7). Cornell takes to the road after today, going to Geneva to face 16th-ranked Hobart.

Friday's Game Flyers 2, Sabres 1 Flyers lead series, 2-0 Today's Games Capitals at Penguins, 2 p.m. Sharks at Blues, Louis, 2 p.m. Coyotes at Avalanche, 2 p.m. Kings at Red Wings, 2 p.m. Senators at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.

Hasek shook his head in disbelief while taking a swig from his water bottle after the goal. Unlike Hull's goal, scored with his foot in the crease, no one realized there was anything wrong until about six minutes later. That's when one of Hasek's teammates, believed to be Dixon Ward, pointed out a hole in the net in the area where LeClair's bullet-like shot got in. One of the refs repaired it. It wasn't immediately clear what could be done about reviewing the goal.

Rule 93 in See SABRES, 9B The Associated Press to whom Filley reported to for 21 Baseball squad wins Lansing tops IAC rival; T-burg hammers END By KEN BERGER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA The Buffalo Sabres probably can't believe it, but it's true: Another disputed goal, a totally frazzled Dominic Hasek and a 2-0 deficit in a playoff series that has become a living nightmare. Hasek, the supposedly invincible goaltender, gave up one goal that should have counted and one that shouldn't have Friday night. He spent the rest of the night chasing his stick and his opponents as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the snakebitten Sabres 2-1. Eric Desjardins scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, but the focus will be on the goal that shouldn't have been. The Sabres suffered the unthinkable with 15:07 left in the second period: A repeat of Brett Hull's disputed goal that beat them in Game 6 of last season's Stanley Cup final.

John LeClair blasted a slap shot from Hasek's left side for a power-play goal that tied the score at 1-all. The puck was shot so hard it was difficult to see how it got past Hasek, but it ended up bouncing around in the net. A close-up television replay from behind the net showed that LeClair's goal went in on the outside of the post. Even in slow-motion, the puck was traveling too fast to tell whether it went under the mesh or through it. "It went in kind of funny, but I'll take it," LeClair said after the second period.

From Journal Staff Reports LANSING Ben Frahm went 2-for-3 at the plate and worked out of three jams on the mound to help Lansing to a 5-3 victory over Groton in Interscholastic Athletic Conference baseball. Jamie Hatfield also went 2-for-3 and Justin a 1 1 i drove in two runs as Lans Interscholastic Athletic I Conference ing improved to 2-2 and Groton fell to 3-1. Kanellis knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the sixth inning. Frahm then drove in an insurance run in Browns By JEFF LEGWOLD Gannett News Service It all starts with the Cleveland Browns, who will set the pace at this weekend's two-day NFL Draft, starting today, because they will knock down the first domino. The rest of the NFL draft will be an assortment of wants, needs and flyers, with the ultimate goal to fill the gaps, to make the move that might enable a team to go where the Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams finished last to get everything going BOSTON Gary Gaetti's long shot bid to continue his career at age 41 ended Friday when he retired with a knee problem after going hitless in 10 at-bats with the Boston Red Sox.

Gaetti, a third baseman most of his career who Dlaved on the 1987 champion Minnesota Twins, joined the Red Sox early in spring training after playing the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs. "I was concerned because my i knee did not feel real good," Gaetti said in making his announcement before Friday i night's game with the Oakland As. His career batting average is .256 with 360 homers and 1,340 i RBIs. Last October, Gaetti had surgery to remove cartilage from his left knee. When he reported to the Red Sox for his 20th major-league i season, he said his knee felt fine but he knew he had a slim chance to make the team.

DiMaggio lawyer I won't give up fight The dispute over naming a San Francisco park for Joe DiMaggio is not over yet, the executor of the i baseball great's estate said Friday, Morris Engelberg failed in his 1 effort to keeD the citv from nam- i ing the North Beach area park lor me iew iuin muraiiau ofFamer. i He said he will seek further legal advice before deciding on his next move. Engelberg, i DiMatreio's lawver for 16 years, said his expertise is probate and i tax law. Youth Sports T-burg L.L to meet on Tuesday 1 KU IM AIN3DU Jvvj mc Trumansburg Little League will be holding its parents' meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the elemen- uii acuuui auuiiunum.

i who wish to sign up can do so men. From staff and wire reports. Best Bets Today Men's lacrosse, Cornell vs. Dartmouth, 2 p.m., Schoellkopf Field Boys' lacrosse, Irondequoit at IHS, 11 a.m., Sweet Neia Local calendar, 9B Weekend On The Air, 9B (Thursday) night's performance," referring to his team's 14-3 loss to Owego. Ithaca hosts Athens at 1 1 a.m today at Tatascore Field Girls' Lacrosse Ithaca 14, Johnson City 4 JOHNSON CITY Kate Wadach scored two goals and tallied four assists to lead the Little Red (3-1) over Johnson City (0-3).

Darby Evans, Alison McKenna, Thea Merkel and Carrie Coffman each chipped in with two goals for Ithaca. Amanda Kay led Johnson City with two goals. Ithaca's JV squad defeated Binghamton, 7-3. ress, likely headed to Pittsburgh with the No. 8 pick.

"But you never know. They don't give you any hints. You just never know until you hear your name." It's a read and react day, a day to look at what's done and react, to happily discover a Pro Bowl player like Jevon Kearse still on the board at the 16th pick in the first round like the Titans did last year. Or to discover a future league MVP in Terrell Davis, as the Denver Broncos did in the sixth found. Either way, it will all start with the Cleveland Browns.

a medical discharge in less than a year. However, Filley returned to Notre Dame to lead the Fighting Irish in 1944 and is considered one of the finest linemen in school history. At Cornell, Filley was on McKeever's staff for two years and then worked for George "Lefty" James before becoming the freshman coach in '48. His freshman teams were undefeated in 1948 and 1949. In 1955, because his arthritic condition had worsened, Filley left coaching and began his From Journal Staff Reports ITHACA Tony Pater-niti pitched a complete game, striking out 10 batters, while giving up one run and six hits Friday to lead the Ithaca High baseball team to a 6-1 defeat of Bing- hamton I I L- in South- I ern Tier 1 j.ClA.Q.

ilX.tj.ll Athletic Conference play. Ithaca (3-3) was led by Justin Fiore, Jeff Huling and Brian Beerman, all of whom had two hits. The Patriots fell to 2-4. Ithaca coach Bob Gneo said Paterniti's effort was "a complete turnaround from what you do, and it helps if you do that better than other people, too." "Everybody's goal is to play in the last game of the season," added Tampa Bay Coach Tony Dungy. "We all want to get there." Any plan for what will be done today has been fiercely guarded by those who make the choices.

Some fibs have been offered. Misdirection is routinely tossed into the mix. "You know, a whole lot of teams have expressed a whole lot of interest in me," said Michigan State wide receiver Plaxico Bur- under Ed McKeever, who had been named Cornell head coach that year after serving as back-field coach at Notre Dame. Filley, a native of South Bend, played football at Notre Dame for coach Frank Leahy on teams that lost five games in four years. He was a two-time captain of Notre Dame and was a consensus All-America guard, playing both ways at 175 pounds, on the 1943 national championship team.

He went on active duty with the Marines in 1943, but due to arthritis in his krtees, he received Philadelphia 's John LeClair, left, watches as teammate Eric Desjardin's game-winning goal sails past Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek Friday during the third period of the Flyers' 2-1 win. Philadelphia took a 2-0 series lead. NFL Draft When: Today and Sunday Where: New York To watch: Today, noon-7 p.m., ESPN; 7-10, ESPN2 Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN; 1-6, ESPN2 season in the Super Bowl. "Every year, you look at it as a way to help your team, to get better," Rams Coach Mike Martz said. "Every team wants to win, and the draft is a big part of Hall of Fame in 1988.

"Pat played an important role in tne history of Cornell athletics," Andy Noel, Cornell athletic director Andy Noel. "He was a man for all seasons and was willing to help anyone and everyone." Filley Filley came to Ithaca in 1945 as an assistant football coach Former Cornell administrator Filley dies in Florida at 77 administrative career. Among his titles at Cornell were: assistant to the athletic director; ticket manager; athletic business manager; associate director of athletics in charge of operations; and associate AD in charge of scheduling. Following his retirement, Filley continued to work boarding horses on his Nelson Road farm in Ithaca and helping his daughter Anne and her husband. Chuck Houghton, with their chicken farm.

At a testimonial dinner in 1984, Bob Kane, former athletic director years, said, "In a world too populated with insincerity, Pat Filley stands out like a glistening star." Of his decision to stay in Ithaca when McKeever left, for greener pastures, Filley said, "I'm glad that I came to Ithaca with Ed and I'm just as glad that I didn't leave with him." Filley is survived by his widow, Ruby, of Ithaca; daughters Anne of Ithaca, and Shawn of Winter Garden, and sons Michael of Trade, Tenn.vand Kevin of Orlando, Fla. .3 From Journal Staff Reports WINTER GARDEN, Fla. Patrick J. Filley, a coach and an administrator at Cornell University for 39 years and All-America tackle at Notre Dame in the 1940s, died Thursday morning after a long illness. He was 77.

Filley was associate athletic director in charge of scheduling when he retired from Cornell in 1984. He held five different administrative positions in the 29 years he was at Cornell following his coaching career, and was inducted into the Cornell Sports.