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American League National League Orinlpq DnrJo-re 1 f. Texas 4, Mirtnesota 2 St. Louis 11, Chicago 10 VJllUlCb 10(1 "TTb 1 Boston 4. Toronto 1 Montreal 5. New York 4 7'V 4 CZ If Cleveland 6.

Oakland 1 Prttsburgh 3. Philadelphia 2 OFCWerS 6 AStrOS ft iOi TV 1 1 Detrott 4. New York 0 Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 4 i JJ If If Chtcago 4. California 2 San Dtego at San Francisco, late 1 Pm Ifmdf dm Kansas City at Seattle, late jUeTTCrO 2 homers 10(1(1 LOS AngClCS, IX) Saturday, June 15, 1985 Austin American Statesman Section i 1 Chen retains m.p,' John Maher lead Open i Foreign invasion hits Open BIRMINGHAM, Mich. You call this a United States Open? The USGA wouldn't even grant Arnold Palmer a special exemption to play here.

Today, Arnie will be joined in exile by such big-name American stars as Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Lee Trevino, Craig Stadler and Tom Watson. Friday it was the other Watson, South African Denis, who scorched a 65. The man who shot that score Thursday, Tze-Chung Chen of Taiwan, maintained his lead by laughing his way to a one-under 69. Meanwhile, little-known Canadian pro Dave Barr unobtrusively sneaked Into contention with a 68 that left him just four shots back of Chen. Golf Is truly the sport Of kings, whether they're named Palmer, Nicklaus or Watson.

It's the only one where crowds don't pull for the underdog. Instead, they want him 10 pull his shot into the trees. Fans think a three-foot putt and golf in general is the true test of a man, rather than just one of the countless games man has devised. When unknowns beat heroes, their universe becomes out of sorts. AP U.S.

Open leader Tze-Chung Clien checks the wind direction by tossing grass into the air. Poll shows Americans believe college sports are over emphasized shot 4 Baseball: Los Angeles at Houston, 12:15 p.m.; and Chicago White Sox at California, 3 p.m.. KTVV, Channel 36 Cable 4. Golf: U.S. Open, third round, from Oakland Hills Country Club, Birmingham, 1 p.m., KVUE, Channel 24 Cable 3.

Track: Replay of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, from Mem rial Stadium in Austin, 3 30 p.m., KTBC, Channel 7 Cable 2. Boxing: WBC heavyweight championship, Pinklon Thomas vs. Mike Weaver, 8 p.m., HBO, Cable 42. And welcome to the Hello-Goodbye Open, where some former contenders such as Craig Stadler (70-80) and Fred Couples (66-78) played as badly on Friday as they had played well on Thursday. Very little makes sense here, but the diminutive Chen is playing some of the steadiest golf ever seen in the Open.

His 36-hole total of 134 ties Nicklaus' 36-hole scoring record set in 1980 at Baltusrol. His aplomb is unnerving. "Sorry to have shot only 69 today," Chen said. Sorry? Nothing sorry about Chen's play. He birdied three holes See Open, 09 Longhorn pitcher Greg Swindell should be one of the top players drafted in next year's major league draft, Stat Photo by Ralph Barrera high on Horns Smith and the rest of the major league personnel hawks will have to holster their dial fingers for another year.

Swindell compiled a 19-2 record and 1.67 ERA as a 20-year-old sophomore this season, a year and one class standing short of being eligible for the 1985 draft. Instead, the scouts were left to talk about the pro potential they saw the draftees exhibit before the College World Series. They dished out superlatives about pitchers Bruce Ruffin and Michael Poehl, second baseman Bill Bates and third baseman Dodd Johnson. Poehl, a junior righthander, was taken by the Indians on the ninth-pick of the first round. Ruffin, a junior lefthander, was one of three Horns taken by the Philadelphia Phillies, going on the fifth pick of the second round.

Senior outfielder David Denny, 33rd round, and backup shortstop Rick Parker, See Hornt, D12 by one By Larry Dorman Kmght-Ridder News Service BIRMINGHAM, Mich. Look at the leader board after two rounds of the U.S. Open and you find that the U.S. Golf Association is definitely an equal opportunity employer. The leader is from Taiwan.

One shot back is a ghost and a player who has never challenged in a major. People are shooting 65s out here like this is a public course. In keeping with the script set Thursday by Tze-Chung Chen, who added a 69 to his 65 to keep a one-shot lead, two more players shot 65 to tie the competitive record at the late, great Monster, Oakland Hills. Andy North, whom you might remember as the winner of the 1978 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills, shot a 65 and is one shot behind Chen.

Denis Watson, he of the two-shot penalty Thursday for waiting too long on a putt to drop, put up a 65 and is just three back. Welcome to The Wide Open, a tournament that seems to have little or no regard for the marquee players Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Lee Trevino all missed the cut. Equal opportunity all the way. Jay Haas, who has very quietly won five tournaments in his eight years on tour but has never been a big factor in the majors, also is lurking one shot behind Chen after a 66. Scouts say Bill Bates is ready defensively for the majors.

urn i li III mill ii'iiiiiw i mi I "I iiija mm ipmil linnml lip Jiup 11 iliilim mt II ii i iii ill hi i (i i ..4. V. i A few years ago, the clones were the game's bane. Those 'were look-alike young American pros who all seemed to have col-' lege degrees, programmed and blond hair. Now the game seems to be under siege by unknown foreigners, like Barr.

He may be the only 'golfer alive who can make "I hit another terrible shot," Into a punch line. Others, though, aren't blessed with quite the same temperament. Barr is a 33-year-old ex-hockey player from British Columbia who said a key to his recent im-1 provement was learning how to i control his temper. He said that to keep your sanity on the tour you have to learn how to vent steam rather than explode. Fri-' day he said it helps to occasionally "jam a club in the golf bag, jam it in the ground." That's almost Craig Stadler-j like behavior, and with his round face and thick mustache Barr does look a little like the Walrus.

I But, he could probably also pass for one of lovable McKenzie brothers if you gave him a knit-j ted cap and a jelly doughnut. Barr said that non-Americans i may be doing better now on the PGA tour because, "basically we're getting a little more com- fortable. We're treated just like one of the other guys." Sometimes, though, that treat-iment doesn't extend to media coverage and fan reaction. Thursday night. Fuzzy Zoeller watched an ESPN replay of the opening round and picked up a I correctable flaw.

Barr, who scored better than Zoeller that day, watched the same show and saw a shot by Andy Bean, his playing partner. "They never showed me hitting a shot," he said. Barr also notices the fan partisanship here. He has played with Jack Nicklaus and put the ball 10 feet from the pin to Jack's 20. "I get about two claps and the gallery goes wild for his shot," he recalled.

"I know most of the people support the name players. But people should be clapping for the golf shot, not who hits it. "Maybe some people feel we're taking money out of the country. But, we're also spending $50,000 to play over here." He said when playing with more popular opponents, "It gives you self-satisfaction if you end up beating them. It's like hey, I showed you golf fans that I can play some golf." That may be one reason why no-name foreign players have been doing so well lately.

Production line Major league scouts continue to be Longhorn ADs concerned, D12. "Do you think gambling on college spdrts encourages athletes to cheat, or not?" Seventy percent said It did, 20 percent said it did not and 10 percent were unsure. Jack Davis, president of the NCAA, said the Tulane scandal and other, well-publicized cases accounted for the impression that cheating is widespread. "I personally would hazard a guess that it isn't widespread right now. I don't think there are that many fixes in." he said.

The NCAA has scheduled a special convention June 20-21 in New Orleans, where it is expected to approve a series of measures aimed at dealing with cheating and other problems. The proposals could force schools that repeatedly violate the rules to give up football and basketball for two seasons. Coaches also could lose their jobs and athletes their eligibility. To help players avoid being lured into gambling schemes, the National Association of Basketball Coaches is considering asking for monthly stipends of $50 to $100 for players. And the College Football Association's coaches committee proposed a plan last week that would give players $60 a month toward incidental costs.

In the poll, 76 percent of the respondents said athletes should not be paid for competing in major college sports. sells Astro tickets at Dillard's department stores at Barton Creek Square and Hancock Center. All three outlets later indicated they no longer sell Astros tickets. Larry Schwarzbach, ticket supervisor for the Astros, said, "People stop selling our tickets and then they fail to tell us. So they're still on our active list" NEW YORK (AP) A majority of Americans believe the role of sports in college today is overen phasized and 70 percent say gambling on college sports encourages athletes to cheat, a Media General-Associated Press poll says.

"I think people are kind of both saddened and fed up with the kind of activity which has gone on," said Eamon Kelly, president or Tulane University, which abolished its basketball program after a point-shaving scandal. The nationwide telephone poll surveyed 1,402 adults. Sixty-four percent of the respondents had heard of the Tulane scandal; 28 percent said they agreed with the decision to drop basketball. Respondents in the poll were asked, "Do you think the role of sports in college today is overemphasized, underemphasized, or is emphasized about right?" Sixty percent said overemphasized. "I think what leads people to say that is the attention that sports is given in our society," said Jack Hartman, basketball coach at Kansas State University and past president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

"And, unfortunately, another thing that influences people is the spotlight on all the problems in college athletics, and professional athletics, too." Thirty-three percent said sports gets about the right emphasis, 2 percent said underemphasized and 5 percent were unsure. Respondents were also asked. One Austin outlet Astro tickets are available in Austin only at the Texas Public Employee's Association, 512 E. 11th St Based on information from the Astros, a story In Thursday's American-Statesman said tickets were also available at the Longhorn Recreation Center at Bergstrom Air Force Base and By Mark Wangrin American-Statesman Start Nine University of Texas baseball players got phone calls from major league teams last week telling them they'd been drafted, but the number most pro scouts were itching to dial belonged to Longhorn who wasn't even eligible for the draft If some pro scouts had their way, they'd be on the line telling UT pitcher Greg Swindell just how happy they are to have drafted him. "Oh, my goodness.

He'll go high, high. He's the likely No. 1 pick next year," said Cleveland Indian scout Tom Chandler. "I'd say he's the best pitcher in the United States," said Charlie Smith, area scout for the Atlanta Braves. "I'd say he'd have been the No.

I pick in the United States this year if he was eligible.".