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Saturday, May 4, 1991 QUAD-CITY TIMES RIEF Lf BASEBALL ft In Q-C Angels' Martin returns after a frustrating 1990 Niners sign Young to $4.5 million deal By Steve Batterson QUAD-CITY TIMES STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Justin Martin likes his view of the action at Quad-City Angels games a lot better this season than the front row seat he had a year ago. A reliever on the Angels' pitching staff, Martin is glad to be back on Quarterback Steve Young, the backup to Joe Montana, has agreed to a new two-year contract with the San Francisco 49crs that will make him the highest-paid reserve in the NFL. Sources said Young, who will be 30 in October, will be paid S4.5 million over two years. Earlier, he had six weeks of heavy rehabilitation on the elbow before leaving early for the Angels spring training camp in Arizona. "With the rain we have in Oregon, I.

wanted to take advantage of the better climate and it turned out to be a pretty wise investment," Martin said. "I was able to get in a lot of work and that seems to be paying off." Quad-Cities pitching coach Joe Georger has noticed the difference, too. "He's a lot more confident out there now," Georger said. "We want to make sure he's fully recovered so we are bringing him along slowly. The five innings he worked (on Tuesday) was probably his longest outing in three years and that's helped." Martin is seeing sporadic action now, working into the reliever's rotation every third or fourth game.

"Hopefully, I'll be back into my role and be available more often later this summer once the weather warms up," Martin said. "I just want to get back into the regular routine. Physically and mentally, I'm back. I just want to keep that going." get back and pitch in the (Midwest League championship) series. At least then I didn't feel like the year was a total loss." Martin did finish with a 2-0 record and recorded one save in 1990 in 12'j innings of work, seeing work primarily as the late inning set-up man for closer Mike Hook.

Now, the right-hander said he is in perfect health and his numbers back that up. Already, Martin has worked 15 innings and he has a 2-1 record to show for it in the young Midwest League season. Excluding a rough outing on April 16 against Beloit, Martin is 2-0 and has an earned run average of 1.88. He has struck out 20 batters and walked just three in 14'j innings. "It's nice just to be able to go out and pitch again," Martin said.

"I don't have to worry about things and I'm feeling comfortable on the mound again." Martin spent the offseason in his hometown of Salem, and the 1987 draft pick out of Mt. Hood Community College put in i the mound after spending the bulk of the 1990 season on the disabled list with ligament damage in the elbow on his throwing arm. The right-hander was first sidelined on May 23 and didn't return to action until Aug. 13. "It was hard to sit and Mil I J.

UI asked to be traded to a team for which he could start. He will be entering his fifth year with the 49ers, after two seasons with Tampa Bay and two with the Los Angeles Express of the now-defunct USFL. Last season. Young, in relief of Montana, completed 38 of 62 passes for 427 yards and two touchdowns and scrambled for 1 59 yards in 1 5 carries. For his NFL career, he has completed 450 of 801 passes for 5,895 yards and 34 TDs and rushed for 1,317 yards and an Martin watch, especially as the team kept winning," Martin Young said.

"That was the first time in my life that I had been hurt. I had never been injured before so it was frustrating. I was glad I was able to PSW -U 4 'Jj9'1 John SchultzQUAD-CITY TIMES Injured Quad-City Angels outfielder Clifton Garrett watches from the stands earlier this week. Garrett is slowed by ankle injury Steve Batterson MIDWEST LEAGUE average of nearly 6 yards per carry. But the only time he was a full-time starter was in 1985, when he played 14 games for Tampa Bay.

Young's salary of $2 million for 1991 and $2.5 million for 1992 will make him the NFL's eighth-highest paid player. Pro basketball MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES: Former Boston Celtics guard Charles Smith has been indicted on charges, including manslaughter, in the deaths of two Boston University students in a hit-run accident March 23. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted Smith, 23, on two charges each of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and one charge of negligently operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He is scheduled to be arraigned May 16. Golf PRICE LEADS: Nick Price converted a little adjustment in his putting stance into a one-stroke lead, halfway through the Byron Nelson Golf Classic.

"In this game, short putting is everything," Price said after a bogey-frge 64 put him through 36 holes at 1 32, 8 under par on the TPC at Las Colinas. Stan Utley, who won the Chattanooga Open in 1989, shot a 66 that lifted him into second alone at 133. Tom Kite also had a 66 and was at .1 34 with Tom Watson, Bruce Lietzke, Corey Pavin and Craig Stadler. Greg Ladehoff of Clinton is four strokes off the pace while Dave Rummells of West Branch is five strokes back. COURSE RECORD: Nancy Lopez, expecting her third child in November, tied the course record with a 65 and took a 2-stroke lead after one round of the Sara Lee Classic.

Lopez, with 43 LPGA Tour victories, leads Kris Monaghan who had a 67. Lopez matched the 65 shot by Amy Alcott during the first round of the inaugural Sara Lee Classic in 1988. College basketball ILLINI SIGNINGS: Lolita Piatt, of Norfolk, and Kati Whittingham, of Chicago, 111., have decided to play for the Illinois women's basketball team. Piatt, a 5-foot 1 1 forward, was a four-year starter, averaging 15.7 points and 14.2 rebounds. Whittingham, a 5-9 point guard, helped Mother McAuley to the Class AA state championship.

She averaged 9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 4.7 assists. College football AUGIE LANDS CARLSON: John Carlson, a standout football running back at Shcrrard, 111., has announced his intention to enroll at Augustana College next fall. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Carlson was a two-way performer for the Tigers and was a Quad-City Times all-Western Illinois selection and was the co-player of the year in the Olympic Conference. In addition, he's been an all-league and all-Western Illinois choice in basketball and is a standout track performer. Tennis AGASSI ADVANCES: Top-seed Andre Agassi beat Patrick McEnroe and fifth-seed Michael Chang eliminated Scott Davis to reach today's semifinals of the Challenge.

Agassi topped McEnroe 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), while Chang eliminated Davis 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). KORDA TOPS PERNFORS- Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia cruised past Mikael Pcrnfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals at the USTA Men's Clay Courts of Tampa. LENDL'S LONG DAY: Top-seeded Ivan Lcndl had a long day on the court, beating two opponents to move into the semifinals of the BMW Open. Lcndl started by completing a third-round match suspended by rain Thursday. He beat Yugoslav Goran Prpic, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Lcndl came back in the afternoon to defeat American Todd Witsken 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. SELES SWEEPS SUKOVA: Top-seeded Monica Seles swept past Helena Sukova 6-0, 6-1 in 31 minutes and joined Steffi Graf in the semifinals of the Hamburg Open. Graf beat fifth-seeded Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria 6-3, 6-3. Auto racing MARTIN LEADS QUALIFYING: Mark Martin, rebounding from engine problems, led second-day qualifying for Sunday's Winston 500 NASCAR stock car race. The man who only a week ago was on the pole for the race at Martinsville, turned a lap of 191.329 mph on the 2.66-mile oval at Talladega Superspeedway, earning the 28th starting position in the 41 -car field.

Wrestling CYCLONE SIGNINGS: Three Iowa prep wrestling champions have signed to compete at Iowa State next season. Signing with the Cyclones were 1991 champions Jason Nurrc of Dycrsvillc, Derek Mountsier of Newton and Jarid Downey of Indianola. Nurrc was the Class 2A champion at 1 12 pounds, Mountsier was the 2A champion at 125 and Downey was a two-time Class 3A champion, the last season at 145 pounds. Swimming IOWA GETS FOUR: Jennifer DcAth of Fairfield and Jennifer Maehl of Cedar Rapids arc among four high school swimmers who will compete for the University of Iowa next fall, Also signing national letters of intent to attend the Iowa City school arc Kathcrinc Luellen of Norfolk, and Marsha Landowski of Newcastle, Wyo. Hockey MEAGHER RETIRES: Rick Meagher, the 37-ycar-old dc-fefiive specialist, has d'flided to retire from the St.

Louis Bluj. Cunningham's new sports car came equipped with a talking burglar alarm, one that has gone off as several Peoria fans have walked past the outfielder's car. "The vipor is working," the alarm has told several surprised fans as they have filed out of Meinen Field following recent games. On the field, Cunningham is working, too. He has hit safely in all but two of his games with the Chiefs since joining the club on April 22.

He joined the team late after spending time on the disabled list with a knee sprain. Dodging the drops Cold, damp April weather does not bring a lot of fans through the gates of Midwest League stadiums, including Davenport's John O'Donnell Stadium. But General Manager Mike Tatoian said he is pleased with the number of fans who have attended the Angels' 10 home games in April. "We've been able to get our games in and our attendance is about the same as last year. Here, our June, July and August dates are so good that April and May tend to be a little discouraging at times," Tatoian said.

"We've been fighting the weather. Most people don't really want to come out and sit in this weather but we really appreciate the people who have been out." The Angels drew 20,592 to their 10 April dates, an average of 2,059 per game. That compares with an average of 2,267 through 1 0 games a year ago. The Quad-Cities and Springfield are the only two teams in the league who have not had a game postponed yet this season. The Angels had 12 rainouts a year ago.

Keeping tabs Several members of the 1990 Quad-City Angels, the Midwest League champions, are off to good starts elsewhere in the California organization this year. Through games at mid-week, Chad Curtis was having the best start. Playing at AAA Edmonton, Curtis is batting .328 after 1 7 games. He has collected seven stolen bases and 1 1 doubles. At AA Midland, Damion Easlcy is batting .259 and Bobby Jones is off to a .233 start.

With the Angels' other Class A team in Palm Springs, Corey Kapano sports a .237 average after the Angels' first 1 7 games. Quad-City Angels cen-terfielder Clifton Garrett was off and running to a successful 1991 season before he sprained his right ankle during an Angels' win at Clinton last week. The injury placed Garrett, who led the Midwest League in stolen bases at the time, on the 10-day disabled list but he may not be able to return when he is scheduled to go off the list on May 5. "The ankle looks like it's going to need more treatment," Quad-Cities Manager Mitch Scoane said. "He's seeing a specialist and we're hoping to get him back as soon as he can go." Garrett stole nine bases in the Angels' first 12 games this season.

He carried a .350 batting average and still rates among the team leaders in walks. He earned 15 free passes before the injury. "He was doing everything we'd ever ask from a leadoff hitter," Scoane said. "We'll be ready for him to come back when he's healthy but as a team, we've well did in overcoming all of our injuries so far." A Rush-ed return For the fourth straight season, shortstop Eddie Rush is wearing a Cedar Rapids Reds uniform. Rush was originally scheduled to spend the season with Cincinnati's top Class A affiliate in Charleston, W.

but was sent back to the Midwest League after Cedar Rapids second baseman Kevin Riggs was put on the disabled list last weekend. Riggs had locked himself out of his apartment and after returning home after Cedar Rapids' 6-3 win over the Quad-City Angels on Friday, figured the only way he could get in was to break a window. He did, cutting open his throwing arm in the process, a move that required 30 stitches. Earl's wheels Earl Cunningham's play isn't the only reason people in Peoria arc talking about the Chicago Cubs' top draft pick in 1989. O-C ANGELS THIS WEEK Q-C ANGELS STATISTICS Through Friday BATTING Avg.

AB RBI 2B 3B HR SB 19 330 74 9 17 8 5 0 0 2 000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 .349 63 8 22 21 4 0 2 2 18 .279 61 7 17 13 5 3 2 2 19 .197 76 8 15 12 2 0 2 0 11 .167 36 9 6 2 2 0 0 1 5 000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .350 40 17 14 3 0 1 0 1 13 .310 42 12 13 6 3 0 0 1 12 .214 42 7942030 15 .218 55 7 12 2 0 1 1 13 .250 44 10 11 5 3 0 0 0 14 .098 51 9 5 7 0 1 0 1 4 .167 12 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 .138 29 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garret Anderson Jonathon Don Barbara Emmltt Cohlck Mark Delasandro Thomas Dodge Gary Forrester Clifton Garrett Brian Grebeck Billy Mlnnls Rafael Murattl Jeff Oberdank Carlos Polanco Jose Stela Fausto all others Scott Sanders, who leads the Midwest League with a 3-0 record and an ERA of 0.00 and Tim Worrell, the brother of major leaguer Todd Worrell. Tuesday: Quail-Cities at Waterloo, 7 p.m. At the plate, the Diamonds' Roberto Arredondo ranks among the Midwest League's top hitters and he rates among the Angels' top concerns as the teams conclude their two-day series. Wednesday: Waterloo at Quad-Cities, doubleheader, 6 p.m. Tonight marks the final Quad-City appearance of the Angels until May 19.

The double-header has been scheduled to help crews have more time to prepare for Friday's boxing bouts at John O'Donnell Stadium. A year ago, the Angels played 18 doubleheaders. The Quad-Cities swept seven, was swept in five and split the remaining the six twin bills. The game will be a 97X 50-cent beverage night. Friday: Quad-Cities at Springfield, 7 p.m.

The Cardinals and AngelB have been anchored near the top of the Southern Division standings all season and on Friday, they open a two-game series at Lanphier Park, a place where the Quad-Cities went 4-1 against the Cardinals last season. Springfield has been winning with pitching and defense. Nine of the Cardinals' 11 wins haX' been by two runs or less. Tonight: Kane County at Quad-Cities, p.m. If you think you've Been many of the Cougars before, you're right.

Sixteen of the Kane County players were members of the 1990 Wausau Timlwrs, a team that Quad-Cities posted an 8-0 record against. Two of the players, The first 1,000 fans through the gate at tonight's game will receive a Mr. Goodwrench sports bottle. Free tickets are available at Mr. Goodwrench outlets in the Quad-Cities.

Sunday: Kane County at Quad-Cities, 2 p.m. The Cougars conclude their only visit to the Quad-Cities this season with today' game. An affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, Kane County has one of the league's top hitters in infielder Brad Tyler. True Value Hardware stores in the Quad-Cities have $1 tickets to Sunday's game, which closes the Angels' six-duy homestand. Monduy: Quad-Cities at Waterloo, 7 p.m.

A year ago, the Angels clinched a berth in the Midwest League playoffs in their final game of the year at Waterloo's Municipal Stadium, This year, the Angels will see an improved Diamonds team from the club that finished 60-76 a year ago. The biggest improvement has been in the pitching staff, where the Diamonds arms have combined for an earned run average of 1.88. Inong the starters the Angels will fad- will be ANGELS .231 635 109 147 88 28 5 10 17 36 PITCHING wZ Sv ERA ER BB SO 3 1-2 0 3.86 14 14 10 6 6 4 2-0 0 1.54 23' 19 9 4 11 8 2-1 3 3.38 13'j 9 6 5 6 6 0-0 0 2.77 13 16 5 4 5 7 0-1 9 11.68 12'3 16 17 16 12 6 2-0 0 1.10 16'3 13 4 2 15 4 1-1 0 1.54 23'j 18 5 4 6 5 2-1 0 5.17 15 12 9 9 6 4 3-0 0 3.47 23'3 29 12 9 7 7 0-0 2 2.19 12Vj 7 4 3 6 4 0J 0 7.16 163 18 16 13 15 ID ID 14 1 7 Dave Adams Brltt Craven Ken Edenfleld Bob Gamez Joe Klancnlk Bret Phillip Leftwlch Justin Martin Norm Montoya Darryl Scott Victor Sllverlo ANGELS 171 97 75 95 167 3.68 183VJ.