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QUAD-CITY TIMES Monday, Sept. 3, 1990 stay ive in open RIEF NL president White threatens to resign Navratilova falls to Maleeva-Fragniere In women's bracket NEW YORK (AP) Mac magic is alive in the U.S. Open, but Martina is gone. John McEnroe came out roaring, his racket spinning winners and his voice barking at officials. Four hours and 20 minutes later, after a noble comeback and.

five-set triumph over a usually tireless Emilio THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 National League president Bill White threatened to resign if Commissioner Fay Vincent doesn't give him full support in his dispute with the league's umpires, according to a published report. "I want the commissioner to get the facts, and then I want a statement from the commissioner. This is a time 4 i 'V 177 1 -v: 4 i yi 1 i i 7 7 is 7 Sanchez, McEnroe seemed as if he were about to float off the court. to take a stand, to find out who's right and wrong, who's telling the truth and who's lying," White said in Sunday's final edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. If he doesn't receive the full support of baseball's highest officer, White said, "It's goodbye.

I'm going home." IV if No one would have 1 been amazed if ivf 1 tne umpire's union, over their contradicting 'Gk nrrnnnts nf a mwlino last -oippV with nmnirp Trip Navratilova he did after watching him, 4 I' 7 iiw' ASSOCIATED PRESS John McEnroe hits a forehand return to Emilio Sanchez of Spain during their fourth round match. Curren 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, vin 6-4. at age 31, unseeded and on the edge of retirement, recover his skills and find enough energy to beat the No. 7 Sanchez of Spain 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to reach the quarterfinals. Four-time women's champion Martina Navratilova, a victim of a vanishing serve and a machinelike ground-stroke game by No.

9 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, lost 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to make her earliest exit here since 1980. Maleeva, the oldest of three sisters on the women's tour, reached the quarters here for the third straight year and will next play No. 8 Mary Joe Fernandez. Navratilova's serve failed her in the first set after she took a 4-1 lead and then served for the set at 5-4. She seemed oddly nervous, playing too carefully, on a stadium court where she has done so well, She asserted herself, playing more confidently in the second set, but wavered again in the final set when she was broken twice to fall behind 5-2.

Navratilova saved the match briefly by breaking back, but then went down on two critical shots a brilliant running forehand crosscourt for a winner by Maleeva that made it 30-40, and a forehand that Navratilova mishit on match point. The ball hit the net cord, popped in the air and fell back on Navratilova's side to end the match. "It's my biggest win this year," McEnroe said. "The crowd was very into it. At the end, they were very wrapped up and that put me in another gear.

At 4-4 (in the fourth set) they gave me a big hand. I dropped two quick points and was worried for a second. Maybe it was a goodbye hand, since he could have been serving for the match if I'd lost the point." McEnroe's next opponent will be David Wheaton, who beat Ke Ivan Lendl, zeroing in on a record ninth straight trip to the U.S. Open final, also reached the quarters with his strongest performance in the tournament so far. Lendl, who has dropped only one set in four matches, prowled the baseline and rarely approached the net in 'beating Israel's Gilad Bloom 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2-hour, 11-minute duel on a hazy, hot day.

Lendl hasn't taken the title here since he won his third straight in 1987, but with top-seeded Stefan Edberg gone after a first-round upset, Lendl appears to have a very good shot at going for another championship. Women's fifth seed Gabriela Sabatini beat No. 11 Helena Su-kova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarters against unseeded Leila Meskhi, who beat Linda Ferrando 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. Ferrando, who beat Monica Seles in the third round, posted her best finish in a Grand Slam event. Fernandez, a finalist in the Australian Open, beat No.

15 Judith Wiesner 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarters here for the first time in six appearances. Fernandez played almost flawlessly, making only 13 unforced errors to Wiesner's 23 in one of her best matches since beating Zina Garrison in three sets in the Australian and making Steffi Graf struggle to a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the final at Melbourne. Gallagher earns first PGA victory FRANKLIN, Wis. (AP) Jim Gallagher rolled in an 8-footer for par on the first playoff hole Sunday and won the Greater Milwaukee Open when Ed Dougherty HARDEES GOLF CLASSIC FACTS HGC events tee off today White West. "If Richie is right and I'm lying, I should resign as president of the National League," White said.

"If I'm right and he's lying, Richie should resign. "If I have lied I shouldn't be allowed to hold this office. If he has lied, (then) in my role as president of the National League, I can't deal with him. Our jobs should be on the line. "I'm willing to put my word up against his in any way they want to do it go before the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board), take lie detector tests, anything." Vincent, who met with White on Friday, did not want to say much about the matter.

"I'm trying to be helpful," he said Sunday. "It's complicated and unfortunate." Golf DANIEL TAKES RAIL CLASSIC: Beth Daniel had six birdies for a 69 and tied Martha Nause for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Rail Charity Classic. Daniel, the defending champion, finished with a 36-hole total of 136, 8-under. Three-time Rail Classic champion Betsy King and rookie Donna Andrews are tied for second at 6-under. HILL WINS IN PLAYOFF: Mike Hill birdied the first hole of sudden death to beat Bruce Crampton in the GTE North Seniors Classic.

Hill's second shot on the par-4, 364-yard 16th hole landed three inches from the cup. He tapped in for the birdie in his first-ever playoff. Dale Douglass, the leader through the first two rounds, was third with a 203. COUPLES TAKES NW OPEN: Fred Couples shook off two penalty strokes Sunday to fire a final round 2-under 70 for a three stroke victory in the Northwest Open. Couples finished 54 holes at Heron Lakes Golf Course with a 6-under-par 210.

McGOVERN TOPS EX-TEAMLVTE: Jim McGovern out-dueled former University of Arkansas teammate John Daly down the stretch to win the inaugural Ben Hogan Texarkana Open by two strokes. McGovern's 5-under-par 67 equaled the best round of the day on the Texarkana Country Club course, giving him a 54-hole total of 200, 16 under par. That earned him his third Ben Hogan Tour championship and the $20,000 top prize. It also elevated him to the top of the tour's money list. College sports FLORIDA STATE MAY JOIN ACC: ACC Commissioner Gene Corrigan led a delegation of 1 1 officials from six member schools on a visit Sunday to Florida State, which is eyeing membership in the Atlantic Coast or Southeastern Conferences.

Corrigan said Florida State is the only school being considered by the ACC at this time in expansion thoughts, but he cautioned the conference remains undecided about adding a ninth member. Corrigan said the ACC delegates were impressed with Florida State's facilities and what he described as "the character" of the university. Florida State officials have been noncommittal about their future, but university President Bernard Sliger said last month that the odds would be the school would join an all-sports conference, most likely the ACC or Southeastern Conference. Horse racing GOLDEN PHEASANT WINS ARLINGTON MILLION: Golden Pheasant.giving a good imitation of co-owner Wayne Gretzky on a breakaway, charged between horses in the deep stretch on Sunday and won the Arlington Million. Stevens got Golden Pheasant away safely from the dangerous No.

1 hole, from which a horse has to break at an agle, then drove him through the stretch and past With Approval with about a six-teeneth of a mile to go for the victory. Golden Pheasant, who carried scale weight of 126 pounds over 1 miles on a firm turf course, got to the wire 1 'U lengths ahead of With Approval, who was 5 'A lengths ahead of Steinlen, who won the Million last year. Classic Fame was fourth in the 1 1-horse field, another head back. Q-C DOWNS WINNERS: Two 1 8,700 divisions of the Quad-City Pace for Illinois Conceived and Foaled pacers were contested at Quad-City Downs on Sunday. The first division was taken by No Decision and Fred Finn Jr.

The team won by of a length over Marengo Lane and Wooly. The time of the mile was 1:59.1. Man With A Gun and Dan Shetler grabbed the second division victory. Man With A Gun stopped the timer at 1:57.0, which is a new lifetime mark for the three-year old gelding. and Billy May-fair missed putts to tie.

Gallagher, getting his first tour victory, teed off first in the playoff on the par-3 17th hole and was the only one of the trio to reach round of Hardee's Golf Classic at Oakwood. Entertainment at Pavilion following action. Sunday 8 a Final round of Hardee's Golf Classic at Oak-wood. Entertainment at Pavilion following action. Tickets Gate prices are $5 on Monday, $10 on Tuesday, $15 Wednesday through Sunday.

Advance tickets can be purchased throughout the Quad-Cities, including Hardee's outlets. Advance prices are $10 for Wednesday through Sunday. Parking $3 for general public Shuttle buses Metro Link will be operating shuttle buses for from Wharton Field House in Moline to Oakwood on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Shuttle service begins at 6 a.m. each day for volunteers and 7 a.m.

for the public. Buses run every 20 minutes until 9 a.m. and every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Service will end at 6 p.m.

on Sunday.Round trip fare is $2. Schedule of Events Today 11 a.m., Past Chairman's Invitational Pro-am. 5:30 p.m., Celebrity Pro-Am pairings party at Velie's Back Door in Moline (by invitation only). Tuesday Morning, practice rounds. 1:30 p.m., Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out.

7 Late afternoon, Gatorade Youth Clinic immediately following Shoot-Out. 6 p.m., Gala Celebrity Por-Am Party and Show at RiverCenter, Davenport. Wednesday 7 a.m., Celebrity Pro-Am at Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley. Entertainment at Pavilion following action. Thursday 7:30 a.m..

First round of Hardee's Golf Classic at Oakwood. Entertainment at Pavilion following action. Friday 7:30 a.m., Second round of Hardee's Golf Classic at Oakwood. Entertainment at Pavilion following action. Saturday 8 a.m.., Third Gallagher Continued from Page ID softened up too much, they'll be in great shape." Considering the strength of the field, Kretchman said he would not be surprised if the winning score approached 20 under par on the par-70 layout.

Nor would he be offended by a low score. "Not at all," he said. "Fans don't want to see a U.S. Open course. They want to see golfers making birdies.

I wouldn't be surprised at all with this field if the winning score was 1 5 under or even lower." There was one more addition to the field of 1 56 on Sunday; Steve Lowery committed. Low-ery finished fourth over the weekend in the Milwaukee Open, which was won Sunday in a playoff by Hardee's entry Jim Gallagher Jr. Many of the Milwaukee golfers were bused to the Quad-Cities on Saturday and Sunday on a charter arranged by the tournament. Sponsor exemptions were awarded to Rick Todd and Ray Barr, both from the lastest qualifying tournament, Willie Wood, Dan Halldorson, Keith Clearwater, Barry Jaeckel, Dave Stockton, and Marco Dawson. Stockton, a new professional, replaces his father, a former Quad-Cities champion, and Dawson got into the field as the winner of the Bogey Hills the green.

He then 2-putted for par and what turned out to be a $162,000 first-place prize. Dougherty hit his tee shot in the bunker, chipped it out and missed his putt fr4om about 8 feet. May fair, who had a 1-shot lead before a bogey on the final final hole of regulation, hit his tee shoot past the green, chipped back past the hole and then missed an 8-footer. The trio, each seeking to win for the first time, finished tied at 17-under 271 to force the fourth playoff in GMO history. Mayfair had a final-round 68 and Gallagher and Dougherty 66s.

Ray Stewart, the leader through the first three rounds, missed the playoff when, like Mayfair, he bo-geyed the final hole. He finished at 1 6-under along with Scott Hoch and Steve Lowery. event Hardee's sponsors. The first event for spectators will be the Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Ten golfers start the Shoot-Out with one golfer eliminated on each of the first eight holes, either by score or by a contest of putting or chipping. Two golfers remain for the final hole. The six Shoot-Out entries off the money list will be Payne Stewart, Mark Calcavecchia, Loren Roberts, Davis Love III, Steve Elkington and David Frost. Defending champion Curt Byrum will also be in the Shoot-Out, along with tournament picks Blaine McCallister, Roger Maltbie and Curtis Strange. On the schedule today is the Past Chairman's Invitational Pro-Am and practice rounds.

CR Reds blame themselves for early exit' from Midwest League playoffs By Steve Batterson QUAD-CITY TIMES While the Quad-City Angels were still celebrating their Midwest League Southern Division championship on Saturday night, the Cedar Rapids Reds had to settle for talking about what could have been. "We gave it away last night that's when everything started, Reds catcher Pete Beeler said. Jeff Gay's 12th-inning hom- i erun on hnday that gave the has helped him. "He wasn't doing that as successfully earlier this year and that's something that Joe (Georger, the Quad-Cities pitching coach) has constantly pounded into Steve's head and into the rest of our staff as well," Long said. "Our pitchers are thinking about pitching now and not just throwing." Even again The Angels split 14 regular season games against the Reds and against South Bend, the Quad-Cities posted a 4-4 record, including a 3-1 mark in the second half of the season.

Angels starter Long has yet to name a starter for Tuesday's opener in the best-of-five series. He will likely choose between Marcus Moore (16-5) and Norm Montoya (3-1). Moore is 1-0 against the White Sox; Montoya has yet to face South Bend, which last played the Angels on July 1 8. Heavy hitters This year's championship series should be a bat tle between South Bend's bats and the Angels' pitching. South Bend led the Midwest League with a team batting average of .262 this season while the Quad-Cities averaged .249.

Angels pitchers posted the third best team earned run average in the league, 2.90, while South Bend's staff has a 3.32 team ERA. Series schedule The first two games of the Midwest League championships will be played at South Bend's Cove-leski Regional Stadium. Game time on Tuesday and Wednesday will be 7 p.m. Davenport's John O'Donnell Stadium will host the third game of the series at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Games four and five, if necessary, also will be played in Davenport on Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Angels tickets Tickets for Thursday's game against the White Sox at John O'Donnell Stadium will be available to Angels fans beginning on Tuesday morning by phoning the Angels' ticket office at (319) 324-2032. Fans wishing to purchase tickets for games in South Bend may reserve them tin advance by callijig the White Sox office at (2 1 9) 284-9988. Q-C ANGELS NOTES "We were flat. That shouldn't happen in the playoffs.

They just wanted it more than we did. Even on Friday when they kept coming back, you could tell how badly they wanted it," he added. But it did and the Angels' 16-hit attack sent Cedar Rapids to the sidelines in two games for the second straight year. "Give them a lot of credit," Reds Manager Dave Miley said. "They have a heck of a baseball team.

Donnie Long does a great job and his players respond. That should be a hell of a series with South Bend." King shines Quad-Cities starter Steve King earned his third victory of the year against Cedar Rapids on Saturday but more important than the win was the way it was achieved, Quad-Cities Manager Don Long said. "His last six outings have been good. He's getting a feci for pitching and working his way through the game hitter-by-hitter. That's important," Long said.

King, who improved to 10-9, has wort his last three decisions and Long said the rigljt-hander's improvements in making adjustments during games Quad-Cities a 5-4 win over Cedar Rapids at John O'Donnell Stadi-f urn did more than give the Angels a 1-0 lead in the series. It gutted the heart 6ut of the Reds, who appeared to simply go through the motions during Saturday's 10-3 Quad-Cities romp that Miley clinched the franchise first berth in the Midwest League Championships since 1 982. "We weren't the same team tonight that we have been all year," Cedar Rapids shortstop Jeff Branson said. "We lost one Friday we shouldn't have and we didn't come out and playhe way were capable of.