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fflontjgomt nj Mvtxliscx Doirts Ken Rogers Sports editor Phone (334) 240-0190 Fax (334) 261-1 548 200 Washington Ave. Montgomery AL 36 1 04 Sunday Aug. 19, 2001 Fans 2B 7B Baseball Outdoors 12B PGA AUBURN FOOTBALL Cannrapb 3)1 i in uu.J. i i.w i.mn un miui. Sportsline Baseball American League Cleveland 4, Anaheim 2 Oakland 5, Chicago 4 Texas 12, Toronto 5 Seattle 7, N.Y.

Yanks 6 Boston 5, Baltimore 1 Kansas City 8, Detroit 4 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4 National League Houston 3, Pittsburgh 0 Atlanta 3, San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 8, Florida 3 St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 3 San Diego 4, Montreal 3 Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 3 N.Y. Mets Los Angeles 4 NFL Preseason San Diego 23, Miami 20 (OT) New England 23, Carolina 8 Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 3 New Orleans 16, Dallas 10 Detroit 27, Indianapolis 26 Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 6 K.C. 10, Chicago 9 Arizona 16, Seattle 13 Toms on top in PGA The Associated Press DULUTH, Ga.

Phil Mickelson doesn't have to worry about Tiger Woods getting in the way at this major only David Toms, and that doesn't make it any easier. With an amazing ace to snatch the lead from Mickelson and a 35-foot birdie putt to set a major championship record, Toms brought new meaning to "Go, Tiger!" with a 5-under 65 on Saturday for a two-stroke lead in the PGA Championship. Toms made a hole-in-one with a 5-wood from 243 yards on No. 15, the ball bouncing three times before it lapped up trie base of the flag-stick and dropped. It might not have been the shot heard 'round the world, but it gave him a shot at his first major.

Toms was at 196, breaking the 54-hole scoring record for majors last set by Ernie Els (197) in the 1995 PGA Championship at Riviera. "I think I'm capable of winning," said Toms, who has never been in contention going into the last round of a major. "I showed that today, because I hung in there early when I didn't have my game, and I finished up strong." Mickelson did his part. Despite a sloppy double bogey and two mistakes on treacherous par 3s down the stretch, his eight birdies gave him his third consecutive 66 and yet another chance to win a major. It will be his seventh time going into the final round of a major within two strokes of the lead.

He has been denied by players like Ben Crenshaw and Woods in the Masters, PGA Page 10B TOP CONTENDERS David Toms 66-65-65196 Phil Mickelson 66-66-66198 Steve Lowery 67-67-66200 S. Katayama 67-64-69200 David Duval 66-68-67201 Davis Love 71-67-65203 Stuart 66-70-68 204 Paul Azinger 68-67-69204 Ernie Els 67-67-70204 Complete coverage, scores from PGA 10B ALABAMA Alabama walk-on impresses coaches By Tim Gayle Montgomery Advertiser TUSCALOOSA It's been four years since Waine Bacon was talked into walking on at Alabama. If the long battle to achieve recognition has taken a toll on Bacon, he isn't showing it. "I think I have a pretty good chance of starting," said Bacon, who backs up Shontua Ray at strong safety. "As long as I work hard and know what I'm supposed to do in my assignments and my reads, I believe that everything will fall into place for me." Bacon's confidence got a boost in the spring when he received the Coach Bear Bryant Best Walk-On Award, the first step toward secondary stardom for a former quarterback who wanted to play receiver in Freshman will start for Tigers By Jay G.

Tate Montgomery Advertiser AUBURN Finally, Auburn has made a decision at quarterback. And after all the hubbub, it was the most elementary of selections for Auburn's coaching staff. Quarterback Jason Campbell threw for 119 yards and a touchdown during the Tigers' winner-take-all scrimmage Saturday morning. But Auburn offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone said it was Campbell's poise and leadership skills that led coaches to promote the red-shirt freshman. "Jason, in the last three or four days, really picked up," Mazzone said.

"He's got some abilities that when things break down to be a little more explosive. As the old coach used to say, he's got an eraser on his pencil when things don't go well." Senior Daniel Cobb came out of spring drills as the team's top signal-caller, and seemed prepared to carry the title into Auburn's Sept. 1 season-opener against Ball State. But Campbell showed dramatic improvement during fall two-a-days. A confused freshman throughout the spring, Campbell seemed to grasp the passing scheme and learned how to apply his speed to game situations.

That convinced head coach Tommy Tuberville and Mazzone to stick with the 19-year-old. "I was excited when I first heard, but it wasn't a sign of relief," Campbell Call Page 4B THE CAMPBELL FILE Vitals: 6-foot-5, 213-pound redshirt freshman from Taylor-sville. Miss. High school: Parade All-America at Taylorsville High. Campbell passed for 2,884 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior.

Fall statistics: In two scrimmages during two-a-day practices, Campbell completed 10-of-15 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown. Still, some of the fans that did come out as early as 8 a.m., were not pleased that more loyal Hornet backers did not show their support. "You've got people who love football and then you have true fans. They are the ones who go the extra yard to support every football player," said Sandra Stephens, who said she has a shirt from a previous function that is filled with player autographs. "The guys who are here will be here for four or five years and I want to see them.

They need support and this is where it all gets started." There were also some parents on hand, including Nick and Sue Elmes. They drove from Mobile to support their son, incoming freshman place kicker Thomas Elmes. "I think this is great," Nick said. "It's not well attended but at least the opportunity is there." A.A. Moore, who covers area colleges for the Advertiser, can be reached at (334) 240-0194 or by faxing him at (334) 261-1548.

BRAVES 3, GIANTS 1 Saturday's hero: Jason Marquis allowed just one run on seven hits to get his third victory of the season. Today's game: Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:08 p.m. On the mound: Braves Tom Glavine (11-5); Giants Jason Schmidt (8-7) On the air: TV ESPN; Radio WMSP- AM 740 On deck: San Diego at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m., Tuesday Complete coverage 7B BRIEFLY Bronx pitcher makes Little League history SOUTH WILLIAMS-PORT, Pa. Danny Almonte threw a perfect game the first in 44 years at the Little League World Se ries and struck out 16 of 18 batters as the Rolando Paulino team from the Bronx, N.Y., defeated Apop-ka, 5-0 Saturday. Almonte, a 12-year-old left-hander with a 70 mph slider, was almost untouchable for five innings, striking out the first 15 Apopka batters and allowing just a handful of foul balls.

Little League roundup, glance 9B 1 Who do you think will be Auburn's starting quarterback in the season opener? Jason Campbell Daniel Cobb Jeff Klein Vote I Online www. montgonieryadvertiser.com Medial ine AUTO RACING NASCAR, Winston Cup, Pepsi 400, at Brooklyn, TNT, 1 p.m. GOLF PGA, PGA Championship, final round, at Atlanta, TNT, 10 a.m. and WAKACBS, 1 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL World Series, Apopka, vs.

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espn2, 6 p.m. Complete TV listing 11B COMING MONDAY Phil Mickelson tries to capture his first major championship at the PGA in Duluth, Ga. The Advertiser will have complete coverage from the Atlanta Athletic Club. Page edited and designed by Ben Thomas Todd Van Ernst Staff Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell hands off to freshman running back Carnell Williams during the Tigers' scrimmage Saturday morning. Campbell was later named the team's starting quarterback.

ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL Small crowd doesn't discourage ASU FOOTBALL 7, 5 File photo Walk-on Waine Bacon is hoping for playing time in the Tide secondary. college. "I played quarterback and corner (in high school), but I didn't want to play quarterback (in college)," Bacon said. "I wanted to play receiver. But I've had a change of heart since I got here.

I love DB. It's fun." As an All-District performer in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Fort Washington, Bacon had a scholarship offer waiting from Maryland and several Alabama Page 4B Maaa aM63i By A.A. Moore Montgomery Advertiser Nine-year-old Lakirah Grimes started getting her wardrobe in gear Saturday for the upcoming season of Alabama State football. Grimes was part of the diminutive crowd at Cramton Bowl for ASU Fan Day, as players when they were not taking team pictures were available to mingle with the crowd and sign autographs. She had a shoe full of signatures from Hornets waiting to get their turn in front of the camera.

"This is going to be my special house shoe," Grimes said. "I'm going to wear it to every game." Players were signing anything put in front of them, as their John Hancocks were found on shoes, umbrellas, seat cushions, hats and ordinary sheets of paper. Katie Franklin, who brought Grimes, her great-niece, and Cornell Stewart, her nephew, said events like Fan Day are vital to the growth and support of the ASU football program. "We're out here letting 'r Even though the number of fans was barely noticeable, players said they were not overly concerned that the turnout was indicative of actual support for the program. "We're not disappointed," said wide receiver Kenard Williams.

"We're still a team they'll want to see and, when it's time to play, we'll bring the fans." David Bundy Staff Alabama State head football coach L.C. Cole, left, jokes with quarterback Darnell Kennedy during the team's fan day Saturday at Cramton Bowl. the fellas know we care and are supporting them," Franklin said. "I think it's nice because it's focused on the community. The Boys Clubs and YMCA's should have brought groups out here.

When the kids stand next to some of these big guys, they can see that they aren't troublemakers and that they're taking the time to come out and be with us." k- SMMffiHiiMSi.