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yQassi Scoreboard 2C Money 5C Sports Editor Randy Benson, 607734-5158, Ext.290 Star-GazetteSaturday, August 24, 1991 ied. Joey in contention LPGA adds Atlanta i to 1992 tour schedule Friday and stands in a three-way tie for third at 138 with Star-Gazette Sindelar 2 shots back at Akron Gannett News Service AKRON, Ohio Horseheads native Joey Sindelar has shot himself into contention going into the third round of the NEC World Series of Golf. Sindelar shot a 2-under 68 Davis Love III and Mike Reid. "I'm not playing perfect golf, but I'm pleased," Sindelar told the Akron "I missed th ra eh rtrt Mark Brooks fired a 64 for a 4-under 136 and a one-shot lead over Dillard Pruitt. Brooks, winner of the Greater Greensboro Open, started birdie-eagle and finished with a string of four consecutive birdies, starting at No.

13, to match his lowest round of the year. Sindelar had four birdies and two bogeys Friday. He shot 34 on both the front and back nine. He said good driving was the key to his round. SeeJOEY3C "The development of this event for 1992 is a good example of what can be accomplished when everyone works together.

In this case, it was the LPGA, AJ Sports, Executive Sports, Tokyo Broadcasting and the management of Eagle's Landing Country Club all coming together with the same goal to produce a top women's golf event. And I think we have done just that." LPGA Corning Classic General Chairman Lee Robbins believes the addition of the Atlanta event SeeLPGA3C The Ladies Professional Golf Association will a tournament stop near Atlanta, Ga. next year, LPGA officials announced Friday. The $600,000 Atlanta Women's Championship will be played from April 16-19 at Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, just south of Atlanta. LPGA Commissioner Charles Mechem Jr.

said, "Atlanta is a great sports town and its fans are very loyal supporters. The fact that Atlanta was chosen as site for the 1996 Summer Olympic -Games speaks volumes for its willingness to em- brace all sports. SINDELAR pUtts todayi but I feel I'm putting well." Golf roundup3C PDlfi)(lF Mh ibid Bo gets lA' for return Jackson begins rehab stint in minors tonight The Associated Press Ah 'A 'J'fJ -t Elmira nips Sailors; magic number now 5 By KELLEY QUINN Star-Gazette The Associated Press IN WITH A DOUBLE: George Bell of the Chicago Cubs (11) slides safely into second with a double as San Diego Padres second baseman Tim Teufel comes around late with the tag. The Cubs won the game 5-4. Drabek blanks Giants, 8-0 Magic number The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE SARASOTA, Fla.

What better place for the greatest Bo on Earth to return to baseball than the home of the Ringling Brothers circus family? Bo Jackson continues his rehabilitation from a severe hip injury tonight when he joins the Class A Sarasota White Sox for a weekend series against the Charlotte Rangers. If all goes well with his appearances as a designated hitter, Jackson will report Monday to the Class AA Birmingham Barons as he tries to work his way back to the major leagues with the Chicago White Sox. "We really haven't made any special preparations," said Sarasota general manager John Browne. "We're going to treat this like a couple of spring training games, only there will be more media here." Sarasota players are looking forward to having Jackson on the team, if only for a weekend. One who has already had a close-up look at the two-sport star is Pete Rose, Jr.

"What I remember about Bo Jackson is that me and my dad used to watch him take batting practice in spring training. Awesome," said Rose. -2Tm honored to have him on my team," Rose said. "But we'll treat him like a regular teammate. I'm sure he's going to act like a normal guy." Team officials are expecting a near capacity crowd of 7,500 for If the Elmira Pioneers' pitching can hold up like it did in Friday night's 10-inning, 3-2 victory over the Erie Sailors, it should be smooth sailing the rest of the season.

With the Auburn Astros losing 3-2 to Welland Friday, Elmira's magic number for clinching the New York-Penn League West Division title stands at five games. Elmira starter Chris Davis got off to a rocky start in the first inning as he gave up both runs, but he settled down and went on to pitch nine innings of strong baseball before being relieved by Tim Budrewicz in the tenth. Budrewicz picked up the win to even his record at 3-3. Tim Graham continued his hot streak with the plate with two hits, including a home run, and drove in all three Elmira runs. Graham leads the team with a .327 batting average.

The second-year Pioneer has been happy with his performance at the plate lately. "I'm finally getting my swing down," Graham said. "The last few weeks I've been feeling really comfortable hitting and things have been going well. I iust hope it continues. We need to stay consistent like we are right now to go all the way.

If we're playing good all the way to the playoffs, hopefully things will come out on top for us." PITTSBURGH Doug Drabek continued his turnaround with his second shutout of the season and the Pirates ended a three-game slide with their ninth victory in 13 games, 8-0 over the Giants Friday night. Bobby Bonilla maintained his hot August pace he is hitting .382 with five homers and 14 RBIs with a double and an RBI as the Pirates won for the ninth time in their last 11 home games. Drabek (13-11), the 1990 NL Cy Young Award winner, has won three in a row and 11 of 15 since starting the season 2-7. REDS 6, METS 1 NEW YORK Frank Viola was pounded again, allowing hits to 11 of 21 batters as the Reds teat the Mets 64 and sent the left-hander to his sixth loss in seven starts. Viola (12-11) failed to pitch past the fourth inning for the second straight time, allowing five runs in 3Vj innings.

He has given up 19 runs and 28 hits in his last three starts, a span of 13Vj innings. Gary Darling, who is suing Reds manager Lou Piniella for defamation, umpired at first base. It was his first game involving Cincinnati since Pi-niella's Aug. 3 criticism, which prompted the Kelvin Thomas led off the first inning with a double to deep center field, giving the Sailors an opportunity for an early lead. Mi-can Franklin followed with a fielder's choice to short, putting runners on the corners.

Scott Thomson drove in Thomas with a single to center, giving Erie a 1-0 lead. Franklin put the Sailors up 2-0 when he scored on Davis' wild pitch. Elmira bounced back in the bottom of the first when Tony Rodriguez led off with the first of his three singles on the night. Jim Crowley walked, putting runners on first and second. A single to center by Graham scored Rodriguez, cutting the lead to 2-1.

The Pioneers, who now stand at 41-25, tied the game in the bottom of the thirdwhen, with two outs, Tim Graham tagged a home run off of Erie starter Curt Krippner over the right field wall. The homer was Graham's fourth of the season. See PIONEERS3 lawsuit. CARDS 2, DODGERS 1 ST. LOUIS Jose Oquendo's eighth-inning sacrifice fly gave the Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers Friday night, cutting Los Angeles' lead in the NL West to one game.

Lee Smith worked the ninth for his league-leading 34th save, ending the game with a double play. Smith needs one save to become the fifth player to record 300 saves. BRAVES 4, PHILS 2 ATLANTA Dave Justice and Brian Hunter hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning and Tom Glavine became the National League's first 16-game winner, leading the Braves past the Phillies 4-2. CUBS 5, PADRES 4 CHICAGO Mark Grace capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning with a two-out double, giving the Cubs a 5-4 victory over the Padres. ASTROS 9, EXPOS 2 HOUSTON Jeff Bagwell had three hits and drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, as the Astros beat the Expos and Dennis Martinez 9-2 in a matchup of last-place teams.

Alomar's 9th-inning single lifts Jays by Yanks The Associated Press both games in Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium. Browne said about 5,500 tickets for tonight and 3,000 for Sunday were sold Thursday the first day they were available. "We've had calls from New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas," Browne said. "People are actually going to fly in and see the game It amazes me the impact that one guy has and that so many people want to see him." Ticket lines were also long in Birmingham, where a crowd of up to 13,000 is anticipated for Monday night. The game will be played just a few miles from Jackson's hometown of the Orioles cooled off the streaking Twins 5-4.

Dwight Evans hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who have won three straight. INDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 3 CLEVELAND Willie Blair won despite giving up 11 hits in eight- Elus innings and the Indians eat the White Sox 4-3, ending a five-game losing streak. Loser Greg Hibbard (8-10) lasted lust 3V innings, allowing eight hits and four runs. Tim Raines extended his hitting streak to 1 1 games. RANGERS 6, ROYALS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Brian Bo- hanan pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game and the Texas Rangers took advantage of three errors to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 The Rangers got three of their runs in the first off Kevin Appier (10-9) with the help of two errors. TIGERS 8, MARINERS 6 DETROIT Mickey Tettleton's 25th homer started a seven-run fifth inning, leading Bill Gullick-son and the Tigers over the Mariners 8-6. Gullickson (16-6) tied Minnesota's Scott Erickson for the most victories in the majors. Detroit trailed 3-1 entering their half of the fifth, but sent 13 batters to the plate. victory and Wally Joyner reached the 20-homer mark for the first time in four years as the Angels beat the Red Sox 4-1.

Abbott (13-8), who allowed his only run on Mike Greenwell's first-inning single, has won 13 of 17 decisions since losing his first four starts and has a 2.63 ERA over that span. The victory was his first over the Red Sox since 1989, when he shut them out twice at Fenway Park with a pair of four-hitters. ORIOLES 5, TWINS 4 BALTIMORE David Segui singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning as AMERICAN LEAGUE field for the Toronto starter Tom Candiotti was raked for five runs on 12 hits in 6'j innings. His league-leading ERA jumped from 2.34 to 2.49. Gene Tenace, Toronto's interim manager while Cito Gaston recovers from a bad back, won for the first time.

ANGELS 4, RED SOX 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. Jim Abbott ran his winning streak to four games with his career-high 13th TORONTO Roberto Alomar blooped a two-run single in the ninth inning, rallying the slumping Blue Jays past the Yankees 6-5 Friday night and ending their three-game losing streak. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against Steve Farr (3-4) when Mookie Wilson was hit by a pitch, shortstop Randy Velarde made an error and Manuel Lee was hit by a pitch. After Devon White struck out swinging at a 3-2 pitch, Alomar hit a looper into short center 3 1 ON THE AIR Rose under scrutiny for new gambling link BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. Pete Rose's connection to a Virginia developer whose company pleaded guilty in a gambling case was under scrutiny Friday by his probation officer.

Rose, banned from baseball two years ago, has moved to nearby Boca Raton and has discussed the possibility of opening a steakhouse at Lighthouse Square Marina, a proposed waterfront project owned by Edward S. Garcia Sr. Under conditions of his one-year probation, Rose is not allowed to "associate with any person convicted of a felony unless granted permission to do so by the probation officer." Garcia pleaded guilty and paid the maximum $20,000 fine, said T.O. Rain-ey, the prosecutor in the Virginia case. Man sentenced for beating Steelers fan LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles Raiders fan who brutally beat a Pittsburgh Steelers fan in the seats of the Coliseum was sentenced Friday to six months in prison and three years probation.

Superior Court Judge James Bascue said he was tempted to give Shane Geri-nger the maximum four-year prison term to send a message to drunken fans, but he said Geringer had overcome the alcoholism that led to the Sept. 23, 1990, attack of Paul Albrecht, who suffered neurological damage, a broken jaw and loss of hearing. Albrecht, of Tucson, was attacked during the fourth quarter of the Raiders' 20-3 victory as he walked in an aisle wearing a Steelers shirt and taunting Raiders fans. Geringer kicked him into unconsciousness, police said. SPORTS STARS Heidi Hodder Heidi Hodder of Gillett recently won the Female Young Adult Freestyle Limited Championship at the New York State Outdoor Archery Championships at Sugar Hill last weekend.

The 1 6-year-old Hodder has made rapid advances in the sport, which she has only been involved with since last November. More than 284 competitors in a variety of classes took part in the two-day shoot. CORRECTION Anthony McDonald of Elmira was the player who appeared in Friday's Elmira Small Fry baseball picture. He was misidentified In the caption. The Star-Gazette regrats the error.

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