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BT TP i An oitiavir ft. I T. 4 ST. PETERSBURG TIMES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1990 5 mm in un oniric notes raiynuy CtoMd Sundtyi Matinees it I OOP Monday Wednesday SJtutdiy A $1 Itchtt on the Pick I could mafct you an milant 110,000 wtnner. QueranlMd Pick I Jackpot giveaway each Saturday night Also, tour wrung and nkjh paying Superficial and pvo GkwMla Douotoi Special gr wp packages available lor business and social organiiatwni.

Join us in our Miss Whirl or Sky fine clubhouses for USF runners add luster to 5K race I fine dining and entertainment Wry Hm an uimIm 1 8 ytamlofi 1 SARASOTA KENNEL CLUB 5400 Old Bra Jenton Road 7 Blocks So. of SarasolaBradenton Airport Exit 40 Off 1-75 fo, Reservation. Call 1 355-7744 By TIM BUCKLEY Times Slat) Writer -Ma RUNNING I I if v. Famous Statewide Attraction Die One Only PAW PAW TREE -i" ivJ it Ms, A Year Round CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION RESTAURANT Dine in unbelievable South Florida's men last year became the first Sun Belt Conference team to qualify for the NCAA cross-country championships, in Annapolis, where they finished 22nd. Coach Bob Braman's Bulls placed fourth at the Southeast Region meet.

"This is going to be a class meet, with this caliber of runners in it," Chatman said. "Quality-wise, this will be the best ever." Gulf High's Joe Rossi outran 127 others by more than 200 yards to win last year's race in 16 minutes, 24 seconds. Kathleen Wheeler of St. Petersburg was the top women's finisher, in 19:52. Registration today starts at 7 a.m.

Entry costs $10; that includes T-shirts and post-race BROOKSVILLE Runners from the cross-country teams of the University of South Florida and at least five high schools help give the Lykes Memorial Hospital 5-kilometer Race for Fun and Fitness one of its best fields ever, race official Ernie Chatman said. The ninth annual race, organized by the Red Mule Runners Club, starts at 8:30 a.m. today at McKethan Lake Park, north of Brooksville in Hernando County. About 35 runners had registered as of Thursday, Chatman said, and about 70 boys and girls from North Suncoast high schools are scheduled to attend. High school runners traditionally have used the race for training.

Their season begins next week. The presence of the USF runners, Chatman says, will make the race much more competitive than in years past. er) animation uirtsimas aecor $40 SANTA'S Talk of The Town Specials 5498 9 of our Famous Dinners "Regular Portions" on Special Every Evening All Day Sunday as Only The Paw Paw Tree can do it! Choose from Beef, Chicken, Fish, Shrimp, Italian RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED S3 SERVING LUNCH i DINNER'COCKTAILS" nn rrm 12-9 PM OW-JJVi: CLOSED MONDAYS NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. HWY. 1 9, ACROSS FROM K-MART County teams enter Pasco youth tourney PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT To preserve and protect the By CAMMY CLARK Times Staff Writer SOCCER quality of life in Hillsborough County, we must balance the effects of our future population growth while we encourage continued economic development." Haven Poe 12-1 NEW PORT RICHEY Youth soccer teams from across Florida, including several Hillsborough teams and 10 former state champions, take the field today for the Pasco County Labor Day Tournament.

Of the 62 teams competing, about half come from the Tampa Bay area. The host Spirit Soccer Club has entered all 10 of its teams. Tampa's Blackwatch U.S.A., the Northdale Rangers and Brandon United also are sending squads to the fourth annual tournament, which has eight boys divisions and two girls divisions. Competition starts at 8 a.m. today and continues through Monday at New Port Richey's Mitchell Field Recreation Complex.

Last year, 90 teams participated at two sites more than double the 40 teams that participated in 1988. "It didn't go badly, but there were some problems with getting enough referees," tournament director Tony Esposito said. "And we had a lot of people running back and forth from the two sites. We were too big." The Spirit Soccer Club limited this year's field so that the entire tournament could be played at the Mitchell complex. Times photo MACK GOETHE The careful setup Amanda Stover, a freshman setter from Oregon, concentrates on putting the ball into the right spot for a teammate during volleyball practice at the University of South Florida on Tuesday.

USF opens the regular season with a home match against Western Illinois next Thursday. ACCOMPLISHMENT: Created USF Economic Development Council; Served on Tourist Development Council. Designing golfers have partner: a computer For A Balanced Approach: ffgyffJ By DAN KLEPAL Times Correspondent GOLF volved in home computer software unless the end product lived up to his standards as a player and course designer," said Terry Jas-trow, president of Jack Nicklaus Productions. "We're delighted with these products. They are accurate, authentic, and require some kind of execution and strategy, as when you play the real holes." PGA Tour Golf, the newest game on the market, allows competition with up to 60 players represented in the computer, including professionals Fred Couples, Paul Azinger and Larry Mize.

Like the Jack Nicklaus game, PGA Tour Golf allows participants to use a variety of courses. It does not have a design program, however. placement of objects: tees, pins, five kinds of trees, rocks, and railroad ties. "We tried to make it very easy for anyone to design a course," Accolade public-relations coordinator Melinda Mongelluzzo said. "It's an easy program to use, but you can make the course as detailed and life-like as you want." Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited is the second golf game from Accolade with the Golden Bear's stamp of approval.

Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Championship Golf, released two years ago, was the first. Enhancements in the new game include a break grid, showing the contour of the green, and reverse-angle instant replay. "Jack didn't want to get in County Commission, Dist. 1(D) Pd. Pol.

Adv. Paid fur by the Hiiven Poo Campaign, Treasurer, Lester Ryals. TAMPA Ever dream of designing your own golf course or playing a round with Jack Nicklaus at Medinah Country Club? Now it's a possibility for any hacker computer hacker, that is. Computer golf games on the market this year enable the purchaser to play a host of PGA Tour courses with some of the greatest players in the world, and they allow would-be course creators a free hand. Two of the hottest golf simulations at Software, in the University Square Mall, are also the two newest games on the market, store manager Brenda Smith said.

Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf and Course Design and PGA Tour golf, put out by Accolade and Electronic Art, respectively, retail for $33.99 and offer state-of-the-art graphics. Each game works on the principle of timing. Hit the keyboard's space bar once to start the back-swing, twice to start the downswing, and a third time to strike the ball. But each game has features that make it unique. Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited gives electronic course-designers a choice among three land plots: mountain, parkside, or seaside.

The program allows the user to create hills, choose the background for the course, and decide on the PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE RECORD RUNNING St. Petersburg club The St. Petersburg Sailing Club, a singles sailing club, meets the third Friday of every month at the Coquina Key Arms clubhouse. Sailboat owners and prospective crew members are Invited to attend club meetings, which begin at 8 p.m. For further Information, contact Millie at 1-447-0789.

r- 7 Tampa (Oct. 2). Championship: Desert Forest GC (Oct. 15-20). Florida State Golf Association CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Sept.

29-30 State Senior Four-Ball Championship, Harbor Hills, In Lady Lake. Entry costs 1100 per person. Entry deadline is Sept. 20. Oct.

20-21 Scratch ProAm Championship, Loblolly Pines, in Hobe Sound. Entry fee is $300 per team. Deadline for entering is Oct. 1 1. Oct.

26-28 Life Begins at 40 Championship, Plantation Resort, Venice. Entry fee 5120. The deadline for entering is Oct. 18. Entry Is limited to members of the FSGA.

Membership costs $25. To obtain an entry form for any tournament, caN the FSGA at 1-921-5695. FOOTBALL 27 Louisiana State NOVEMBER 3 at South Carolina 10 Cincinnati 17 at Memphis State DECEMBER 1 Florida University of Florida SEPTEMBER 8 Oklahoma State, 4 p.m. 15 at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. 22 Furman, 4 p.m.

29 Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. OCTOBER 6 Louisiana State, 1:30 p.m. 13 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 20 Akron, 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 Auburn, 1 :30 p.m.

10 Georgia at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. 17 at Kentucky, 1:30 p.m. DECEMBER 1 at Florida State, 2 p.m. Fair Firm Decisive MISCELLANEOUS Safety Harbor Series Wednesday at Safety Harbor 5 KILOMETERS Men Overall Ron Nayle, St. Petersburg, Masters Bill Humphries, Clearwater, 10-19 Chris Domostoy, 20-tt Joe Cer-nlglla, 16:44, 30-M John Hosner, 17:07, 40-4 Kip Vojburgh, 1915; 50-5' Dana Johannes, n.

1 60-over Millard Shumate, 22:45. Women Overall Kathleen Wheeler, St. Petersburg, Masters Carol Jean Vosburgh, 10-19 Amy CDonnel, 20-29 Linda White, 30-39 Mary Menus, 40-49 Esther Gay, 50-59 Dorothy McClellan, 26:44. MILE Men Ron Ward, Tampa, Women Shannon Burcham, Palm Harbor, 6:00. Race schedule Sept.

9, 7 J0 a.m. MacDII Pan Classic 5-miler, Tampa. Call Jim Netteton at 989 3444 Sept 15, 1:30 a.m. Warhoop Sprint cross-country 5K; mile run for kids tree at 8 a.m. Lake Seminole Park, Park Boulevard, Seminole.

CaH Jim Hess at 1-535-7534 before 9 p.m. Oct. 14, 7:30 e.m. Symphony Classic 5K, PepinRood Stadium, Tampa. Also 10K and mile.

Call Everett McDowell at 1-736-4551. Nov, 1 1 I a.m. Humane Society Classic, 5K Nov. 1 1, 8 a.m. Humane Society Classic, 5K and 1 mile.

Feather Sound, Ulmerton Road, the Palace parking lot, St. Petersburg. For information, call 1-536-8585 or 1-797-7722. Nov. 24, 8:15 a.m.

Cross-country series SK at Sand Key Park, Clearwater. Call Jim Provo at 1-323-5697. Application forms for many events are available at area running stores and sporting goods stores. CYCLING BMX racing Pro rodeo Another in a series of Five-Star Pro Rodeo events Is Sept. 7 8 at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

Action both days starts 8 p.m. The traditional rodeo events wiH be featured, along with a rodeo pavilion including pony rides, arts and crafts, bullfighting clowns, and cowboys talking about livestock and rodeos. Tickets are $8 for adults and 55 for children at the gate. In advance, prices are 17 and $4 For more information, call 920-2254. Openings for officials The West Central Officials Association seeks new members to officiate baseball, basketball, football, soccer, Softball and voUeybaN on the local, high school and coMeqe levels.

For more Information, call Sandy Seme gen at (904) 683-1231. The National Bicycle League meets every Saturday for BMX races at the Walter Fuller track, 7751 26th Ave. St. Petersburg. Registration is 6 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m., and race time Is 8 p.m. Practice Is every Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The fee Is i6 per race. Membership for beginners is free for 30 days.

The NBL will convert the license of any American Bicycle Association rider for a 5 fee. For more information, call Bill Harris at 1-791-9305. Experienced Honest Dependable Consistent Buccaneers schedule SEPTEMBER 9 at Detroit, 1 p.m. 16 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m. 23 Detroit, 6 p.m.

30 at Minnesota, 1 p.m. OCTOBER 7 at Dallas, 1 p.m. 14 Green Bay, 1 p.m. 21 Dallas, lp.m. 28 at San Diego, 4 p.m.

NOVEMBER 4 Chicago, 4 p.m. 11 at N. Orleans, 1 p.m. 18 at S. Francisco, 4 p.m.

25 vs. Green Bay at Milwaukee, 1 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Atlanta, 1 p.m. 9 Open date 16 Minnesota, 1 p.m. 23 at Chicago, 1 p.m.

30 New York Jets, 4 p.m. Dolphins schedule SEPTEMBER 9 at New England, 4 p.m. 16 Buffalo, 1 p.m. 23 at New York Giants, 1 p.m. 30 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

OCTOBER 7 New York Jets, 1 p.m. 14 Open date 18 New England, 8 p.m. 28 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 Phoenix, 1 p.m. 1 1 at New York Jets, 1 m.

19 Los Angeles Raiders, 9 p.m. 25 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. DECEMBER 2 at Washington, 1 p.m. 9 Philadelphia, 6 p.m. 16 Seattle, 1 p.m.

23 at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 30 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Florida State schedule SEPTEMBER 8 East Carolina 15 Georgia Southern 22 at Tulane 29 Virginia Tech OCTOBER 6 at Miami 20 at Auburn SAILING GOLF SOFTBALL Tampa Sharks The Tampa Sharks slow-pitch softball team Is seeking players ages 49 through 59 to play In a statewide league of 35 teams. The schedule features monthly tournaments In league cities. In addition, the 50-and-over and 60-and-over teams piay Saturday -morning doubleheaders with teams in the area.

Interested players should contact Jack Jesmer at 837-2923 or Lou McKenna at 887-1049. to Half Century Boca Ciega Raft-up The Boca Ciega Sunflower Raft-up is planned for September off the Gulfport pier, In Pinellas County. For information about participating, call 985-4082. Youth program Windjammers of Clearwater ft establishing a youth sailing program. For information, ca Linda Tremblay at 1-596-8302 after 5 p.m.

Treasure Island series Treasure Island's Thursday-night series has resumed. For information, contact Les Lathrop at 1-367-4511. Florida Sailing Center The Florida Sailing Center Is offering lessons. For information, contact Debby at 1-584-4)61. MacDill WGA Wednesday at MacDill AFB Low gross 1.

Mona Finlay, 84; 2. Aurora Frankhauser, 85; 3. CHlie Phillips, 86 Low net 1. Zera Wood, 72; Jean Coleman, 74, Kathy Klein, 75; 4. PrlsclDa Povlkis, 76; 5.

Barbara Turner, 78. Benefit tournament The sixth annual Case GaNardo Bong Golf Tournament, to benefit the Missing Children Help Center, is Sept 8 at the Links Golf Club, In Hudson. For more Information, can 1-800-872-5437. USGA tournaments 1990 events still open to entries SENIOR AMATEUR Deadline: Sept. 12.

Local qualifier: Avlla OiCC, The Half Century Soffbal Club, a modified-fast-pitch organization for men who have passed their 49th birthdays, is seeking new players. The dub consists of four teams the Cranes, Pels, Kings and Gulfc that play each other Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:45 p.m. in St. Petersburg and schedule occasional exhibitions. For more information, call one of the officers for the next October-March season: Buzz Elnv horst at 1-526-3818, Hal Olver at 1-398-4617, Jim Kelley at 685-5618, or Ed Hunter at 1-347-3269.

Paid for ly the campaign in elect Alex B. Vcirhio; Tom T'crraro, Treasurer..