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3 4 11 17 0 m.Jn pfij.il Pro Football Baseball High Schools Scoreboard aedeirbilt oetscores Scarlet The Home NewsWalt Radomsky Yankees are on brink of next year f- imm'wmmmmm i mi. un 1 1 i ifmmmmmmm I I mum uryww HPwwHWwyi'j i -i A. i Offense goes wild in defeat By DAVE LARIVIERE Home News sports writer BOSTON The Yankees lost three arguments, two more starting pitchers to injuries and ailments, and, most important, one critical game in the AL East standings to the Red Sox yesterday before 35,051 at Fenway Park. Red SOX 3 But, even as the ball was Yankees 1 shooting off Dwight Evans' bat in the eighth inning, Yankees' emergency starter Charles Hudson still had hope. "I was hoping it would stay down and be a line drive to the third baseman.

Then, I Was hoping it would go off the wall," he said. But, alas, he was grasping at straws. The ball rocketed over the left-field wall and into the screen, snapping a 1-1 tie and lifting the Red Sox to a 3-1 win that 3- -f -s- i i vA i i i I i' v- Y- I 3" I .5 i i Wii 'fa reduced their magic number for clinching their second title in three years to 10. It also pushed the Sox' lead to 5V4 games. "I was trying to come in the strike zone and it was out where he could get it I couldn't get the breaking ball 4 By JOHN BRUNS Home News sports writer EAST RUTHERFORD With Rutgers scoring the first four times it had the ball, it looked like a big day for the Scarlet offense.

And it. quarter-Rutgers 30 back Scott broke several passing records. The trouble was that after the midpoint of the third period, the Scarlet Knights could put only three points on the board while Vanderbilt was scoring 14 to pull out a 31-30 victoiy over the slightly favored Scarlet before a disappointing turnout of 23,477 fans in Giants Stadium yesterday. Rutgers' Carmen Sclafani, whose 49-yard field was Rutgers' final points with 8:59 left in the game, missed tries of 51 and 59 yards in the closing minutes. Sclafani also missed from 22 yards late in the third period, a kick on which holder Matt O'Connell went after the officials claiming it was good.

"Matt thought it was good and a couple of people on the sidelines thought it was good," Sclafani said. "It was a tough angle, but there was no reason I shouldn't have made it." Ironically, there was general agreement that had Sclafani hit the 51-yard attempt as well as he did the try from 59 yards, he would have made it. The 51-yard try sailed slightly to the left. The 59-yarder was down the middle, but a few yards short. Sclafani said he wasn't surprised to get the try from that distance.

''There's was a 50-50 chance I'd make it," he said. "It was either that or a Hail Mary pass)." See RUTGERS, Page D16 over (on the first i r1 I two pitches to Evans) and it was a fastball up. I didn't want to go to 3-0. He could easily have BRUCE HURST nine K's in victory Rutgers quarterback Scott Erney, who set school records for completions and passing yardage, hurls a pass over Vanderbilt's Cedric Moore while getting protection from Mike Botti (31) and an unidentified Scarlet lineman. A great game, even if the fans stayed home fouled the ball off," said Hudson.

The homer was Evans' 16th of the year and his 100th RBI but he wasn't trying to hit a rocket. "I just tried to get a base hit You can't try to hit home runs. The ball doesn't travel that well anymore," said the veteran right fielder. "It's like golf. The harder you swing, the more of a chance you have of hooking it or the more likely you are to take your eyes off the ball." But that didn't happen and, after Todd Benzinger and Larry Parrish doubled off the wall to add an insurance run, lefty Bruce Hurst made sure the Yankee hitters' vision was blurred, completing a three-hitter to improve his record to 18-5 overall and 13-1 at Fenway.

The only run he allowed came in the sixth on a double by Rickey Henderson, a sacrifice by Willie Randolph and a groundout to first by Don Mattingly. Manager Lou Piniella and the Yankee hitters were understandably impressed. "The story of the game was Bruce Hurst shut down our offense. We didn't generate much of anything. It seemed like he was painting the black even when he was getting behind in the count," said Piniella.

"He changed speeds well and threw strikes. What is he 18-5? He's thrust himself into the picture as a candidate for the Cy Young (Award)." Shortstop Rafael Santana, who lost an argument with home plate umpire Al Clark on a called strike in the fifth, said, "The way he pitched today, his performance was better than 1986 (when Santana faced him as a Met in the World Series." Hurst struck out nine, including four looking, and walked just two. Hudson, meanwhile, was matching Hurst stride-for-stride, no-hitting the Sox through the first four. Although he hadn't started since a 12-0 pasting by the Angels on Aug. 27, Hudson, 6-6, pitched 7W innings of See YANKS, Page D16 yesterday's game would have drawn a larger crowd at Rutgers Stadium than it did at the Meadowlands.

But all those points are moot. In order to continue the path toward becoming a "Big Time" athletic school, sacrifices must be made. If it means playing established powers on the road seven times to get three home games such as RU's contract with Penn State so be it. If it means paying more for tickets, so be it. And if it means making a 45-minute trip to watch the home team play, that's part of the package.

Rutgers has five home games remaining. Two of them will be played at Giants Stadium. That's right. Giants Stadium home games. Until local fans make that association, the program can get as "Big Time" as it wants.

But the fans will be left behind. lack of fans in the stands. There were only 23,477 fans in the huge facility, including several thousand Vanderbilt fans. In other words, only 20,000 or so persons made the drive of less than an hour to see Rutgers play. For the rest of you no-show fans of the Scarlet, including those who still are boycotting Rutgers' home games away from The Banks, well, you're running out of good reasons.

Rutgers is going to continue to play several home games a season at Giants Stadium. Even in the event of a Rutgers Stadium expansion, Giants Stadium will continue to be a second home for the Scarlet. Certainly, it's much more convenient to attend games in Piscataway, and more fun to watch RU play in such intimate surroundings. And yes, it's safe to say that coming after the win at Michigan State, EAST RUTHERFORD It's time for fans of Rutgers football to accept two facts. One, this is an exciting football team that promises only to get better with time, barring injury.

Two, if you want to see them r3f (jBITIG play more than threetimes grjan VanderBeek you re going to have to drive to the Meadowlands. Yesterday's 31-30 loss to Vanderbilt was as thrilling a two-way offensive show as any football fan could wish to see. Fans of defensive football might have considered the game a travesty. But the only thing wrong with the classic high-scoring contest wasn't the lack of defense, it was the Mets roll along with win over Expos Griffith Joyrier says she's ready for medal chase NEW YORK (AP) Len Dykstra hit a lead-off home run in the first inning yesterday to spur the New York Mets to a 6-2 victory over Montreal that eliminated the Expos from the National League East race. MetS 6 ave Martinez hit EXDOS 2 two solo home runs and went 3-for-3 against innings but then settled down.

Randy Myers closed. Martinez, traded from the Chicago Cubs to Montreal in midseason, hit his first two homers for the Expos in 167 at-bats. He connected in the first and sixth innings, giving him six homers this year. Martinez also drew a one-out walk in the eighth as Darling avoided giving him anything good to hit. Martinez stole second but was thrown out trying to steal third by catcher Barry Lyons, ending the inning.

seven consecutive games against the Expos. The Expos, using a makeshift lineup that did not include Tim Raines, Tim Wallach or Hu-bie Brooks, got nine hits off Darling. Raines has an injured shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. Smith, 11-10, allowed three hits in six innings. Darling walked one and struck out one in eight innings before leaving with a back spasm.

He gave up two hits in each of the first three winner Ron Darling, 15-9, but it was not enough as the Mets won despite getting just seven hits off Bryn Smith and Jeff Parrett. New York has won four in a row overall and Full coverage begins on D8 Princeton opens by shadin By BOB KNOBELMAN Home News sports writer ITHACA, N.Y. Steve Tosches had only one question about the 1988 football season. "Are we strong enough to stand up for what we want this year?" SEOUL, South Korea The curtain rose on Asia's first Summer Olympics in 24 years, Americans dove right into their first medal chase, and the world's two fastest humans Ben Johnson and Florence Griffith Joyner proclaimed themselves ready to race. "I'm here to chase world records," Griffith Joyner said, denying rumors she was injured.

"I'm here to win the gold." This bustling Asian metropolis of 10 million came to a virtual standstill as the Games were declared officially under way at the opening ceremonies, a rich blend of Oriental proverbs and high-tech glitz that ushered in the first Oriental Olympics since 1964 in Tokyo. "There are no people in the streets," Lee Jun-kyu, a student at Seoul National University, said. "They're all at Olympic Stadium or watching television. It's never been this quiet." Michele Mitchell of Boca Raton, and Wendy Williams of Bridge-ton, were in excellent shape to win medals in women's platform diving going into the final round today. But the leader was a tiny Chinese who boldly chose the most difficult dives of yesterday's preliminaries for her three-story plummet to possible stardom.

Arlene Limas of Chicago won a gold medal for the United States, albeit in the demonstration sport of taekwondo. Three South Koreans also won golds. Platform diving is one of five events offering medals today. Two medals also are at stake in shooting, and one each in cycling and weightlifting. Also today: The favored U.S.

men's basketball team moves into action against Spain, shining the spotlight once again on Danny Manning, who led Kansas to the national collegiate championship last April. America's two best swimmers, Janet Evans of Placentia, and Matt Biondi of Moraga, begin competition Evans in the 400-meter individual medley and See SEOUL, Page D9 Princeton 26 Cornell 17 With actions that spoke more eloquently than any words, Princeton answered its coach yesterday with a 26-17 before 12,000 spectators at ii tvwvfv -4c I 't -v 1 only 17 yards in nine tries but plunged for a pair of touchdowns. And there was quarterback Jason Garrett brother of Judd and captain of the Tigers who completed only seven of 12 passes for 74 yards but added 39 yards on the ground. Tosches even spread that scoring wealth to the defense. Linebacker Craig Yates picked off a Dave Dase pass in the second quarter and raced 65 yards for a touchdown that put the Tigers on top for a while.

And when cornerback Vince Avallone blocked a punt at the start of the third period, the ball bounced out of the end zone for a safety that gave the Tigers a 16-14 margin and put them ahead to stay. Princeton, which ended its 1987 season with a 23-6 victory over Cornell, is 1-0 for 1988 and increased its series edge over the Big Red to 45-24-2. The teams were deadlocked 14-14 at halftime but Tosches wasn't worried. "We didn't make any adjustments at halftime," See TIGERS, PageD16 victoiy over Cornell Schoellkopf Field. "We got No.

1 and we can go on from here," said Tosches, who was all smiles after making good on his recent prediction that the Tigers will spread its offensive wealth around. Spread it he did! There was Judd Garrett, who rushed 17 times for 94 yards, including a key 56-yard sprint in the fourth quarter that set up a touchdown. And there was fullback Greg DiFelice, who gained GREG DiFELICE runs for 2 touchdowns.