The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 74

THE ATLANTA COINSTITL'TIOIV Wrdnesday, May 6, 1987 Sports Notebooks SXX hrW: July 4 picket is threatened by ex-players Tennis scores, Page 10-D From Wire Reports Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Tuesday in New York that a group of former major-league players would picket ballparks on Independence Day if club owners fail to form a coherent affirmative action policy by then. The Associated Press Martina Navratilova returns shot to Sabrina Goles in the Italian Open. PORTSWIRE West's shoulder injury jeopardizes his career Pitcher Matt West, a year ago considered the best pitching Jm2a Pr0SPec tne Atlanta Braves' farm system, will undergo an arthrogram on his right shoulder Wednesday and could fc-mW-1 be at the end of his career. West, who pitched only five innings in rookie league last year after undergoing shoulder surgery, had to leave a start Monday with Richmond, (International League) because of renewed pain in the shoulder. There is some doubt as to whether West, 27, would undergo another surgery that would require him to miss another season.

Jose Alvarez, a 31-year-old righthander who was with the Braves briefly in 1981-82, has been promoted from Greenville, S.C., (Southern) to Richmond to replace West in the rotation. Boston Red Sox scout Sam Mele appeared for his fifth straight game. Boston's desire to make a change at shortstop is widely known, and they have some young pitching to offer. Righthander John Leister, a former quarterback at Michigan State, holds some appeal for the Braves. Crew-chief umpire Bob Engel was forced out of the game during the first inning because of a scratched eye.

Paul Runge moved behind the plate with Randy Marsh and Joe West on the bases. Gerry Fraley Two Lfldy Dogs to play in U.S. Festival smaller 390 carburetors. This would restrict horsepower and generally reduce speeds at big tracks such as Talladega and Daytona International Speedway in Florida by 10 to 12 mph. Mario Andretti turned in the quickest lap in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in practice for the May 24 Indy 500.

Earlier, Andretti, the 1969 Indy winner, wheeled his new Lola, powered by the new Ilmor Chevrolet engine, around the Speedway's 2-mile track at 218.204 mph. The official record, which can be broken only during qualifications or the race itself, is 217.581 set by two-time winner Rick Mears a year ago. FOOTBALL: Quarterback Neil Lomax of the St. Louis Cardinals said the team failed to fill its holes in the NFL draft last week. The Cardinals selected quarterback Kelly Stouffer of Colorado State with the sixth pick of the draft and took safety Tim McDonald of Southern Cal in the second round, "I thought, 'Boy, we've got a lot of holes to fill and I'm certainly not one of Lomax said.

Former Tennessee sprinter Sam Graddy signed as a free agent wide receiver with the Denver Broncos Tuesday. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: The college football series between the University of Miami and the University of Florida is in jeopardy beyond their Sept. 5 meeting in the Orange Bowl. When they will meet after that is uncertain as the two football powers struggle to reach an agreement that will keep their 49-year-old rivalry alive. Florida athletic director Bill Arnsparger says he wants the next two meetings to be in Gainesville in 1990 and 1992, while Miami athletic director Sam Jankovich will agree to that only if Florida plays in the Orange Bowl in 1989.

TENNIS: Top-seeded Martina Navratilova, without a tour victory in 1987, got off to a slow start in the Italian Open Tuesday, scraping past unheralded Sabrina Goles of Yugoslavia in two tiebreakers. No. 2 seed Steffi Graf of West Germany, meanwhile, kept up her hot streak, cruising past Petra Huber of Austria 6-2, 6-2 in her debut in the $150,000 event. Navratilova, ranked No. 1 in the world, struggled to a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) second-round victory on the slow red clay of the Foro Italico.

Following a de-lay of 29 hours because of rain, the $615,000 Tournament of Champions got underway in New York with all four seeds scheduled for action posting victories. "It wasn't fun out there," 11th seed Jay Berger, a former Clemson All-America said after subduing high school senior Al Parker of Claxton, 6-4, 7-5. Also winning first-round matches were sixth seed Martin Jaitt of Argentina, No. 8 Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland and No. 15 Guy Forget of France.

BASEBALL: Detroit outfielder Kirk Gibson and relief pitcher Willie Hernandez were recalled from rehabilitation assignment and reinstated on the Tigers' active roster. Cincinnati infielder Nick Esasky joined the Reds' Class AAA Nashville farm club for a 20-day injury rehabilitation program. Jackson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984, met with baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth to discuss the hiring policies of the 26 major-league teams. The two had met in April to discuss the absence of blacks in baseball's management positions. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Derrick McKey, Alabama's all-star center, said he enjoys being with friends and wants to close in on a degree and therefore probably will play for the Crim- son Tide another season.

"Yes, I've pretty much made up my mind," McKey said. I think I'll stay in school. That's my plan." Charles 8mith, the University of Pittsburgh's 6-foot-10 All-Big East Conference center, said he will pass up the NBA draft next month and remain in college for his senior season, AUTO RACING: In what amounts to an emergency study, NASCAR officials began examining options Tuesday to reduce speeds in Winston Cup Series stock car racing. The action less than 48 hours after a Buick driven by veteran Bobby Allison became airborne and almost soared into a packed grandstand during Sunday's Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. NASCAR leaders, apparently acknowledging the gravity of what could have happened if the car had continued into the grandstand, and almost certainly wary of suffer insurance rates, started seeking solutions Tuesday to prevent a recurrence.

The sanction- ing body's likeliest move will be a return to Two Lady Bulldogs basketball players 5-foot-9 guard Carla Green of LaGrange and 6-foot forward Tari Phillips pf Orlando, Fla. have been selected to participate on the South team of the U.S. Olympic Festival (formerly the Na tional Sports Festival) at Raleigh, N.C., July 13-26. Georgia ming coach Jack Bauerle has signed David Price of Virginia Beach, one of the nation's top high school swimmers, who passed over scholarship offers from Texas and Tennessee among others. Price was the runner-up in the junior national 400-yard individual medley and qualified for the junior nationals in the 200-yard butterfly.

David Davidson Baseball players dominate AGC statistics Georgia Tech right fielder Riccardo Ingram continues to lead the ACC in hitting RBI (89), hits (75) and runs scored (75). Ingram, Mike Fowler (71) and Billy Parham (64) are 1-2-3 in the league in RBI. K.G. White and Ty State soccer: Lovett could lose it this year Soccer schedule, Page 10-D From Staff Reports The first round of the state high school soccer tournament begins Wednesday with five match Griffin are tied for the lead in stolen bases with 30 apiece. White, who has missed five games with a pulled hamstring, said Tuesday night he plans to return this weekend.

As a team, the Yellow Jackets continue to lead the league in hitting runs scored (550) and homers (102) but have fallen from third to fourth in pitching with a 4.74 ERA Jay Martin continues to work at both free safety and strong safety for Tech's football team, which has two sessions of spring practice remaining, including a game-type scrimmage Saturday. Martin and Andre Thomas are listed as first-teamers at strong safety, with Martin, Mike Maclntyre and Keith Holmes sharing that status at free safety. The flexibility could be vital if Ingram, an AU-ACC free safety, decides to sign a pro baseball contract. Linebacker, Don Lear, a junior never higher than third team under the previous coaching regime, is working with the first team on the basis pf his outstanding T-Day performance, according to coach Bobby Ross. There will be no admission charge for Saturday's game-type scrimmage at Grant Field at 2 p.m.

Tech will hold a reception for all former football lettermen on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Edge Athletic Center. For information, call 894-5436. Tech's women's fast-pitch Softball team finished its first season 6-27. Melissa Sticher was the leading hitter at .311.

-Tom Whitfield es at five sites, and for the first time in several years the outcome is virtually unpredictable. Whereas three-time state champ Lovett has been the odds-on pick in each of the past three teams are Dunwoody (9-2-2), Druid Hills (11-2), Roswell (10-3), Brookwood (11-1-1) and Darlington (7-3-3). The addition of Columbus teams Pacelli (11-1-1) and Shaw (11-1) for the first time makes the field even more unpredictable. "I think it's wide open this year," said Lovett coach Bill Holleman. "This is the most balance I've seen in the state tournament in eight years.

Any number of teams could win it. It would take a few breaks for us to make it back to the final, but the kids are going in with a positive attitude. Our goal this year was just to make the playoffs. Whatever else we do from here is just icing on the cake." Lovett, like the rest of the division champions, doesn't begin play until Friday when eight matches are scheduled. Wednesday's matches involve division runners-up.

The tournament continues next week with quarterfinals on Tuesday, semifinals on Thursday and the championship game set for Saturday, May 16, at Emory University. Steve Figueroa FOOTBALL Three players who were four-year starters for Georgia Southern College, winners of the past two Division I-AA national championships, signed two-year contracts with NFL teams. Gerald Harris, a fullback, with the Los Angeles Rams while Monty Sharpe signed with the New Orleans Saints as a wide receiver. Offensive guard James Carter 'signed with the Chicago Bears. Matt Battaglia, an inside linebacker from Louisville, signed Cleveland Browns.

Battaglia attended Lithonia High School The Seattle Seahawks have signed free-agent cornerback Dallit Smith, 5-foot-U and 170 pounds, from Valdosta State. 8POAT8WIRE tournaments, as many as six teams are being labeled as possible champions this year. Lovett (12-1) still must be considered a real contender, though the Golden Lions don't have the dominating team of past seasons. But equally as strong are Redan (12-0-1), Heritage (12-1), Mcintosh (13-0), St. Pius (9-2-2) and (10-1-2).

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