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Davenport 33 Davenport West 7 38 North 13 Pleasant 25 Bettendorf 6 Daven port Central 4 1 13 Moline ......39 Chicago 14 .33 Waterloo West 15 Rock Island Rock .22 ..............27 United 0 Saturday, Sept. 8, 1990 QUAD-CITY TIMES 3D Sports in brief 4D Baseball 4 5D Scoreboard 6-7D College football 7D Pro football 10D Prep football 8 -9D By Jim Gross QUAD-CITY TIMES A lTffV 41 'v Iff, -1 4 1 lli Hj-i A 1 ft 1 Quad-City Angel third baseman Jim Aylward's double in the bottom of the 13th inning scored Damion Easley from first base to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over South Bend and the Midwest League championship in the process Friday night at John O'Don-nell Stadium. Before his dramatic hit, Aylward had gone 0-for-5. He tagged White Sox relief pitcher Mike Mongiello for the two-base hit to left-center field. The speedy Easley was off with the pitch and scored easily with the winning run.

"It was a fastball I hit; earlier in the series they threw me a lot of off-speed stuff," Aylward said. "He is a fastball pitcher and came with his best stuff. I had gone 0-for-5 but hit the ball hard. It feels good right now, I knew this team wasn't out of it." The win gave the Angels a 3-1 winning margin in the best-of-five Midwest League Championship series. It also marked the first time the Quad-Cities has won a league title since 1979.

"I knew they'd come back and win it; I just knew it," Angels Manager Don Long said. "They came back during the second half of the season and I knew they could do it." Les Haffner picked up the win for the Angels in relief of starter Norm Montoya. Haffner went five innings and allowed just one hit to raise his record to 6-1. "Haffner went out there inning after inning and didn't allow them Greg BollQUAD-CITY TIMES The Angels beat South Bend 3-2 In Manager Donny Long. 13 Innings.

Quad-City Angels Roberto Castillo, 32, and pitching coach Joe Georger, 25, celebrate winning the title with anything," Long said. "He's a great But South Bend tied it up in the competitor." sixth. A throwing error by Easley allowed Ron Plemmons to score from Quad-Cities scored its first run in first base on a rundown play, the third inning. Bobby Jones doubled South Bend went ahead 2-1 in the and scored on Edgal Rodriguez's sin- eighth inning. Clemete Alvarez walked gle for the 1-0 lead.

and went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Plemmon's single. Quad-Cities sent the game into extra innings in the bottom of the ninth when pinch-hitter Jeff Gay lined out to right field to send home pinch-runner Rick Hirtensteiner on the sacrifice play for a 2-2 deadlock. ASSOCIATED PRESS Fifth-seed Gabrlela Sabatinl of Argentina Jumps for Joy after winning her semifinal match against Mary Jo Fernandez Friday at the U.S. Open. Graf, Sabatini meet for title NEW YORK (AP) Steffi Graf, back to her old tricks, and Gabriela Sabatini, showing off some new ones in an acrobatic extravaganza, set up a clash in today's final of the U.S.

Open tennis tournament. Graf, the two-time defending U.S. Open champion, delivered a crushing one-two combination, knocking out Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-1, 6-2 in 54 minutes Friday to reach the final for the fourth straight year. Sabatini, unveiling a new and formidable net attack, had to work for 2 hours, 43 minutes before subduing American teen Mary Joe Fernandez 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Sabatini put together a string of brilliant backhand drop volleys to break Fernandez in the final two games.

Leaping almost horizontally to the ground, spinning through the air and tumbling fearlessly on the hard court, Sabatini put the match away. "Yes, I think I'm ready to win," said Sabatini, who lost to Graf in the finals here two years and is still looking for her first Grand Slam victory. "I really wanted to do well in this tournament. I showed it in this match. I showed it in all my matches, and I'll show it tomorrow.

I think I'm ready to beat Steffi. I'll have to start right from the beginning to take control of the match." Fans are trying to steal parts of park CHICAGO (AP) Two men trying to steal home from Comiskey Park Friday got tagged by police, who are striving to keep fans from carrying away the nation's oldest baseball stadium before it closes for good this month. The pair was caught trying to slip out of the park on the city's South Side shortly after 1 a.m, officials said. But game-day fans have been bolder. They've tried hiding in departing crowds with chairs even bathroom fixtures under their arms.

"Anything that's not nailed down (is a temptation)," Dominic Rizzi, chief of security at Comiskey, said. "And anything that is nailed down, they're going to try and remove it anyway." Comiskey opened July 1, 1910, and closes Sept. 30. Its replacement is going up across the street and opens next spring. "We've got back-to-back distinctions here, and any memorabilia, I think, is going to be cherished," Rizzi said.

A security force of off-duty police officers is being increased as the season wanes, Rizzi said, but he declined to provide specific figures. "It's more than .100," he said. Rizzi noted the White Sox organization has the largest budget in the major leagues for security. The extra officers, he said, are mainly to control the large crowds that have flooded the stadium this year amid the nostalgia of Comiskey's last season and excitement over the Sox. But officials also are watching for an increase in theft attempts.

Rizzi called Friday's case rare. Two men went over a 12-foot wall using a ladder, pried home plate loose and were leaving with it when park security saw them and called on-duty police. One of the men was caught after throwing the plate over the outside wall and dropping down after it. The other was arrested in the park. Experience of leaders varies as Iowa State, Illinois open Verduzco is ready to direct lllini Bryant begins Heisman run today By Steve Batterson QUAD-CITY TIMES By Craig Cooper QUAD-CITY TIMES Verduzco will be surrounded by veterans when he takes his first snap as a starter.

Replacing the 1 5-million man, Jeff George, won't be as easy as Picture Blaise Bryant standing unfazed and untouched with a conflagration around him. The caption could be "A Blaise of i. dory" '( A Illinois at Arizona Time, place 9:07 p.m. (CDT), today, Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. Television None.

Radio WKBF-AM (1230), WRMJ-FM (102.3), WGIL-AM (1400), WKE1-AM (1450), WRAM-AM (1330), WZOE-AM (1490), WCCI-FM (100.1), -WSDR-AM (1240). Odds Illinois is a one-point favorite. The game It's the season-opener for both teams, and Illinois' veteran defense, led by nose tackle Moe Gardner, will be asked to lead the way as new quarterback Jason Verduzco settles into the starter's role. This the first meeting between the two schools. Northern Iowa at Iowa State Time, place 1 p.m.

today, Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa. Television None Radio -KSTT-AM (1170), KMAQ-AM (96.5). The game This will be Iowa State's opener, while North-era Iowa opened the season last week with a 30-9 victory over Southern Illinois. Quarterback Jay Johnson passed for 397 yardB in that victory. Iowa State holds a 12-1-3 series edge over the Panthers with the only UNI victory coming in 1900.

ISU won the most recent meeting, 20-17, in 1988. fss cry i licity people will put a much different tone on their campaign to promote Bryant for college football's top award. Bryant begins his quest for the Heisman at 1 p.m. today when the Cyclones host Northern Iowa. "If Blaise is going to win the Heisman, he'll have to do it on the field," Dave Starr, Iowa State's sports information director, said.

"All we can do is make sure that everyone is aware of what he is doing. "Right now, he (Bryant) has to be considered a legitimate candidate. The next step is to be a realistic contender, and there is a BRYANT Please turn to Page 7D stepping onto the field. "I can't say that I'm going to be like Jeff George," Verduzco said. "I can say that I'm going to TUCSON, Ariz.

When you're a quarterback, timing is everything. Jason Verduzco believes his time has arrived. Tonight, Verduzco will take the controls on a veteran Illinois offense when the Fighting lllini open their college football season at Arizona. "This is an ideal situation for someone like myself to step into," Verduzco said. "Not many quarterbacks get to step into the situation like the one I'm in.

I'm thankful for it." In the often-corny world of Heisman Trophy hype, such a poster might Verduzco seem like a nat ural to promote Iowa State run Bryant play like Jason Verduzco plays. I'm going to do VERDUZCO Please turn to Page 7D ning DacK Blaise Bryant. But Cyclone pub- imwmmummmsMm, i TRIVIA CORNER BASEBALL MAIN EVENT GOLF WORTH REPEATING HIGHLIGHTS Worst records of new college head coaches, 1989" Today's highlights at the Harde's Golf Classic: 8:08 a.m. Third round of Hardee's Golf Classic at Oakwood. Taped coverage on ESPN at 1 1 p.m.

For tee times, see the HGC special section. Friday's NL results St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 Philadelphia 4, New York 1 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 4, Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 3, Cincinnati 1 Houston 2, San Francisco 1 1. Jerry Berndt, Temple Ozzie Guillen r5? 2. Bill Snyder, Kansas St.

3. Tim Murphy, Cincinnati 4. Walt Harris, Pacific 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Locally St. Thomas at St. Ambrose, 1, p.m., Brady Street Stadium.

On TV U.S. Open, women's singles final and men's semifinals, 10 a.m., on WHBF (Ch. 4). St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, 1 p.m., on KWQC (Ch.

6) and WGN. Hardee's Golf Classic, 11 p.m., on ESPN. Complete list 6D TRIVIA 5. David Lee, Texas-El Paso 6. Chuck Stobart, Memphis St 7.

Bob Stull, Missouri 2 8. Forrest Gregg, S. Methodist Friday's AL results Oakland 7, New York 1 Baltimore 6, California 2 Boston 5, Seattle 4 Toronto 3, Chicago 1 Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5 Texas 9, Kansas City 4 "The A's get Willie McGee and Harold Baines, and we get Minnie Minoso and Jerry Hairston." Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, comparing his team's and Oakland's pennant-drive acquisitions. N. Top-seeded Steffi Graf will try to rebound from an off year when she takes on No.

5 Gabriela Sabatini in the finals of the U.S. Open. Coverage starts at 10 a.m. on WHBF (Ch. 4).

Big score What player holds the NCAA Division I-A football record for points scored in a game? Answer 6D Division l-A; 19 new coaches combined for 75-120-6 Soiree: NCAA.