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i 2 THF. CONSTITITION pdnpsday. March I'fflT Horner calls Texas, lowers his demands Bruno TKO's Tillis in round 5 as Tyson looks on at ringside From Wire Reports heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno looked im- mmmr-Tmrnm Dressive Tuesday nieht in a fifth-round knockout of James "Quick" Tillis of the United States, but thought he could havp Hnne hprtpr in thp fipht at Wpm- i twwmriJ bley, England. Lj Jv '111' mam iy I "I was very rusty tonight. I was hesitating a lot," Bruno said.

"I was waiting. I knew I could knock this man out in one or two rounds, but I I was very nervous tonight." I Mike Tyson, who holds the World Boxing Associ-t ation and World Boxing Council titles, was at ring- side to witness Bruno's first fight since Bruno lost to 1 Tim Witherspoon in a WBA title fight last July. When Tyson fought Tillis, he was able to gain only a decision. Bruno has been promised a shot at i Tyson's titles later this year. I In posting his 29th victory in 31 outings, Bruno, 25.

showed Dunchine Dower, mobility and a mean streak. He caught Tillis and bloodied him with a flurry of punches midway through the decisive round. Tillis, 29, indicated to the referee he could not continue. feel very competitive and my only concern is the weather. If it's a very hot, humid day, I will have to make adjustments.

But even if the weather conditions are not ideal, I'll do my best in hopes of qualifying for the Olympic Trials next year." GOLF: The team of Connie Eastwood, Joy Shirey, Margaret Pooley and Pam Tewell shot a 1-under-par 35 Tuesday to win the Tour Wives Golf Classic at Ponte Vedra, a preliminary to this week's Tournament Players Championship that raised about $75,000 to benefit the Nancy Reagan-TPC Village, a drug and alcohol abuse center for young people. Several hundred spectators gathered to see Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Tom Kite and about a hundred other top golf pros tote the bags for their wives in a nine-hole scramble. MORE GOLF: Bruce Crampton chipped within 10 feet of the 18th hole Tuesday to earn $22,000 in a Seniors Skins Game held at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Calif Arnold Palmer rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole to earn $14,000 for the only other skin in the competition held on the back-nine of the course. Gary Player, Dale Douglass and Chi Chi Rodriguez were blanked. Mary Beth Zimmerman won $7,000 in Tuesday's nine-hole "skins" game, the first ever to precede the LPGA Turquoise Classic that gets under way in Phoenix, later in the week.

Jan Stephenson, runner-up in last week's LPGA Tucson Open, won the other $3,000 of the purse, and Pat Bradley, last year's top money winner on the LPGA tour, and Hall of Famer JoAnne Carner came away empty-handed. HOCKEY: The National Hockey League has announced how playoff berths will be determined if teams finish the regular season with the same number of points. The first criterion will be which team has more wins. If the number of wins are equal, the team with the greater number of points earned in games between the teams involved would get the berth, If that number, is also equal, the team with the greater difference between goals for and goals against during the 80-game schedule would earn the berth. Seven teams the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets have already clinched postseason betths.

Nine more berths remain. WEIGHTLIFTING: A Hawaiian has become the third man in the history of powerlifting to bench press three times his body weight. Ed Morishima, who weighs 148 pounds, lifted 446V: pounds above his chest during the World Record Breakers Power-lifting Championship Monday night in Honolulu. Morishima, 24, who is 5-foot-4, had been out of power-lifting competition for four years until he started training for the meet eight months ago. The lifters who previously bench-pressed three times their weight were 132-pound Joe Bradley of Wisconsin in 1980 and 181-pound Rick Weil of Florida in 1986.

By Gerry Fraley Slajj Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -Free agent Bob Horner has dramatically changed his contract demands and offered his services to the Texas Rangers for a base salary of $800,000 this season. Horner and his agent, Bucky Woy, made the proposal to Texas general manager Tom Grieve on Tuesday. In the proposal, Horner would receive the base salary of $800,000, could earn about another $500,000 in incentives and would pay a penalty for being overweight. If the Rangers reject the deal as expected, Horner and Woy r' plan on making similar proposals to California, Kansas City, Los AngfeXeand San Diego.

The Padres are Uie only team that has offered Horner a contract: one year at $700,000. Horner earned $1.8 the Atlanta Braves last season; He rejected a three-year offer worth $4.5 million and a two-year offer with a club option on a third season worth a combined $3.9 million. Horner cannot re-sign with the Braves until May 1. "I'm past the point of being surprised," Horner said from his home in Irving, Tex. "But the frustration doesn't stop.

I can't put a gun to anyone's head. We're giving' them a chance to sign us. We've coffte" down quite a bit." The Rangers were cool to the proposal but did not dismiss it because of their infield problems. An injury to Bill Kunkel has left Texas with a void at second base. The Rangers may move Steve Buechele from third base to second but have no one to replace him.

"Our position remains the same," Grieve said from the Rangers camp in Port Charlotte, Fla. "At this point, it doesn't seem to be a fit between Bob Horner and the Texas Rangers. But rather than slam the door shut, we're leaving it open. Bucky has gone out of his way to try and sell us on it." Woy has said Horner hit? to be in camp by Friday to be ready for the opening of the regulariseason. The Braves other free agenCpitcher Doyle Alexander, has not bgpn contacted by any other team.

r'- TENNIS: Marianne Werdel, spraying the ball at the corners with consistent groundstrokes, stunned second-seeded Pam Shriver 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the open-! ing round of the $150,000 Virginia Slims of Washing-; ton. Shriver, the fifth-ranked player in the world, could not contend with the power-hitting of Werdel, 19, who refused to fold when Shriver served for the match at 5-4 moments after breaking serve. In other matches, top-seeded Nana Mandlikova advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over qualifier Gigi Fernan- dez; third-seeded Helena Sukova lost only eight points on her serve in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jo Durie; fourth-seeded Zina Garrison topped Anne Minter 6-2, 6-4, and sixth-seeded Lori McNeil shrugged off match point to beat Elise Burgin 6-7, 6-4, 7-5. MORE TENNIS: Mats Wilander began defense of his title in the $315,000 Belgian Indoor Champion- ships in Brussels Tuesday by defeating Eduardo Masso of Argentina 7-5, 6-2. Wilander is seeded second in the 32-player field behind two-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker.

Becker and the No. 3 seed, John McEnroe, will play their first matches on Wednesday. Among other first-round winners was Mike Leach of Roswell, who stopped Jan Van Langendonck of Belgium 7-5, 6-7, 6-3. In the big- gest upset of the indoor tournament so far, Jan Gunnarsson ousted fourth-seeded Emilio Sanchez, ranked 16th in the world, 6-1, 7-6. RUNNING: Joan Benoit Samuelson will be run-, ning in the Boston Marathon April 20 as an expec- tant mother.

The 1984 Olympic gold medalist is expecting her first child in October. "After careful consideration, (my husband and I) decided that I should attempt Boston this year," Samuelson said. "I i 1 vC ..4 The Associated Press Hat's off to 'Beanie' BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Lee Anne "Beanie" Ketcham's shows off her strong delivery during practice with the Vestavia Hills High School baseball team. "Beanie" earned her spot on the varsity roster after posting a win and a save this season.

Hill named to NAIA women's All-America team North Georgia center Brenda Hill Pitchers battle for final spot on Braves staff The Hawks continue to lag in the outcome of close games. They are 7-9 in games decided by five or less. Last season they were 13-8 over a full 82 games. Hawks opponents are shooting only .450, worst in the league. Utah's are next.

They are scoring a league low 102.8. Chicago is second at 104.4. JeffDenberg McClain honored by coaches from Gainesville, the MVP of the women's NAIA tournament, was among 10 players named Tuesday to the NAIA All-America Katrina McClain Len Barker 8PORTSWIRE trina McClain and Carla Green of Georgia, Dolores Bootz of Georgia Tech, Angela Jenkins of Georgia State and Phylette Blake of Georgia Southern as its all-star team comprising Division I women's basketball teams in Georgia. HORSE RACING: Dogwood Farm's Kesslin, who is scheduled to run next in the Atlanta Steeplechase April 4, won the Andrews Bridge point-to-point race Saturday in Holmville, Pa. f5n WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

The team. Hill, a transfer from Auburn, led North Georgia to the NAIA championship game, which it lost 60-58 to Southwestern Oklahoma. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The Atlanta Tipoff Club has named Ka rfhM ine n6ni 'or me lasi spot on the Atlanta Braves' staff will be on disnlav Wednesday. Luis Leal. ATHENS Katrina McClain might have been passed over by the media in voting for national player of the year, but the Women's Basketball Bullets eager for Malone's return PRICES GOOD THROUGH 3-28-87 whose start Tuesday against Baltimore in Mi-rami was postponed because of rain, and Char-lie Puleo will each pitch in a doubleheader "against Montreal.

Puleo will start in the 10 a.m. game, with Jim Acker and Ed Olwine following him. Leal will pitch in the 1:05 p.m. game (750 AM) along with David Palmer and Steve Ziem. Former Brave Len Barker will start in the game for the Expos.

Shortstop Andres Thomas, who has appeared in only four games because of problems with his bright shoulder, will try again in the afternoon game against the Expos. Manager Chuck Tanner insists there is no concern about Thomas says he will be the opening-day shortstop. Randy O'Neal, expected to be the fourth starter, has had his next appearance pushed back several days because of a strained left calf muscle. The Braves' home exhibitions on Thursday against Detroit and March 30 "against the New York Yankees have been sold out. Gerry Fraley Coaches' Association thinks she deserves the honor.

McClain, who averaged 24.9 points and 12.2 rebounds, has been namett Champion Player of the Year, as selected by the coaches. She will be honored at a banquet on Saturday during the women's Final Four in Austin, Texas. Derek Lilliquist was named pitcher of the week in the SEC, as he upped his record to 5-0 with a victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday. He had six strikeouts in six innings. Lilliquist is second in the SEC in strikeouts with 39.

Cris Carpenter leads the league in saves with six. The team continues to lead the SEC in hitting with a .338 average. Catcher Roger Miller is tied for second in home runs with seven. Miller and center fielder Steve Carter are tied for third in RBI with 26. The team's Tuesday game with Georgia Southern was postponed by rain.

A doubleheader is scheduled for Wednesday at 1:30 at Foley Field. Thomas O'Toole JTJ LANDOVER, Md. Although Mo-1 2 868 was not available Tues-day night and missed his eighth game, Washington's recent slump makes it imperative that the Bullets get him back quickly. Their lead over seventh-place Chicago in the Eastern Conference playoffs standings had dwindled to lVt games, their advantage over eighth-place to Indiana Vh, going into Tuesday night's play. The sixth-place team plays the Central Division runner-up (either Atlanta, Detroit or Milwaukee).

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