The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana • 25

A McGee homers twice as Cards kayo Carlton Bo bounces back at bat THE BILLINGS GAZETTE TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1986 SPORTS 4 report The Associated Press Earning $850,000 has never been easier for Dan Marino. The fourth-year quarterback for the Miami Dolphins reported to training camp on time Monday, earning his appearance money and saying he has no plans to walk out of camp despite not having the new contract he wants. Last year, the three-time Pro Bowl selection walked out of training camp after three days and stayed out 37 days to protest the lack of progress in the re-negotiation of his contract. The former Pitt star returned the week before the season started. "I doubt very seriously if I would leave camp, Marino said.

"I don't see any reason why I should. Everything has already been said, everything has already been done. What good would it do? We've already been through all that" Marino's original four-year, $2 million deal, which had the huge appearance bonus written into It, expires Feb. 1. His agent, Marvin Demoff, and Dolphins owner Joe Robbie have discussed a new deal only sporadically in the past few months with no apparent progress, he said.

"You can't let that affect you because it's going to get worked out eventually," he said. "You can't think about it every day. You have to go out and do what you've got to do and get ready for the season and see what happens." Another high-price quarterback started throwing Monday for the first time since his shoulder operation. Joe Montana's throwing test came seven seven weeks surgery, erasing lingering doubts in his mind if he could hit receivers 40 yards downfield. "It felt good, it felt real good," Montana said.

"I threw a little harder than I expected to." Montana, who has passed for 19,262 yards and 133 touchdowns in seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, injured his right shoulder during last December's playoff loss to the New York Giants. At a 49ers' mini-camp this spring, he experienced pain while throwing, and he decided then upon the arthroscopic surgery which was performed June While some camps had people showing up, the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins had people leaving. Kickoff returner and running back Herman Hunter became the third Eagles player, along with guards Steve Kinney and Greg Naron, to bolt from camp under new head Coach Buddy Ryan. Linebacker Ricky Adams left the Redskins camp in Carlisle, Pa. Elsewhere, the New Orleans Saints new head coach, Jim Mora, said his club's first workout in full pads was sloppier than he expected Mora, who coached the USFL Baltimore Stars to two USFL titles, said his approach was distinctively different from his predecessor in New Orleans, Bum Phillips.

"There was a little getting used to the pads," Mora said. "They're not familiar with our practice philosophy in some respects tempo." "We didn't have that much hitting in all the years I've been here," said Rickey Jackson, a veteran who reported early. pown back ider comes keeps with strong mark hi at frontier Days 7 I 4 1 A. yv -hi who each had earned scores of 83 in their rides. Third place was held by Johnny Chavez, of Bosque, N.M., who scored an 82 on Sunday.

The leader in the second go-round of steer roping was Ed Becker, of Chadron, who was timed in 16.6 seconds, while Roger Davis of Pampa, Texas, was in second with his 17-second split Holding the best average after two rounds of steer roping was Roy Cooper, of Durant, OklsL, with his combined time of 33.2 seconds. The second best average was held by Walt Arnold, of Silverton, Texas, at 35.4 seconds. Still holding the first-go lead in steer wrestling was Jensen, Utah, cowboy Chad Bedell, who took just 7.8 seconds to tackle his C5 I -TV. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Don TadolinL back at Cheyenne Frontier Days following a five-year hiatus, made Monday's bull ride at the rodeo's 90th edition a memorable one with a score of 81.

The eight-second whirlybird ride was just the seventh this year for the Fort Morgan, cowboy who is back on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association trail following a groin injury. "You tie and never say die," Tadolini said following the ride, which produced the fourth-, best score of the rodeo that opened Saturday. Although the cowboy has appeared in several other rodeos this year, Monday's ride was a special one, he said. "The rodeos I've been to before this don't generate the adrenalin-pumping feeling," said the 28-year-old, adding, "You gotta have a bull like that to win." While there are five more rodeos before Sunday's finals, Tadolini thought his score would keep him among the leaders. "ItH be good enough to win some money," he said.

Tadolini's competition Monday came from Clint Green, a Richton, cowboy who earned an 80 for his ride, which like Tadolini's was around in tight circles as his animal pulled up just out of the chute and spun. Still leading in the bull riding competition, which started Saturday, were Johnny Shea of Delta, and Lewis Barnes, of Hutchinson, steer. In second was Mark Waltz, of Mesa, 5 4 with a time of eight seconds flat Although Dave Appleton, of Arlington, Texas, Greg Jambor, of Sidney, Mont, and Scott Riddle, of Lodi, Calif, all scored 72s in Monday's bareback bronc competition, the scores weren't good enough to lift them among the leaders. Bruce Ford, of Kersey, still led the competition's first-go with his 80, while Jay Kirkland, of Billings, Mont, remained in second with his 77. Laramie, cowboy Rick Smith scored a 77 Sunday in the saddle bronc competition and it remained on top through Monday's rides, although the 76 scored by Derrick Clark, of San Marcos, Texas, on Monday moved him into second.

Klin 1 Mustangs end 4-game skid 'i GREAT FALLS The Billings Mustangs broke a four-game losing streak Sunday night with a 7-4 Pioneer League 'victory over the Great Falls Dodgers. Joe Lazor pitched six strong innings for the Mustangs, striking out 11 batters and allowing just two runs, one in the fourth and unearned one in the sixth. Lazor left the game with a 6-2 lead. The Mustangs connected for five doubles, two by Keith Lockhart, and two triples. Ron Wenrich went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Mustangs.

Billings tallied 13 hits in all The Dodgers had eight hits. Campbell took the loss for the Dodgers and is 1-4 for the season. The Dodgers scored two runs in the eighth inning when John Savage walked the bases full and Ron Mullins gave up and RBI single to Jeff Brown when he came on in relief. Mullins also gave up a bases-loaded walk. The final two batters were then retired on a popup and a strikeout and got the save.

By DAVE TRIMMER Of The Gazette Staff Before last Friday's Pioneer League game against Great Falls, Don Brown said he was going to start hitting and stealing more bases for the Billings Mustangs. He has. In three games he has five hits and four stolen bases, upping his average to .269 with a team-high 10 thefts. Those numbers may not be the greatest but they are encouraging for the Cincinnati Reds, who drafted Brown in the 15th round last year. Brown is only 18 years old, he is learning to play the outfield and he has become a leadoff hitter against lefthanders in what is generally considered a "college" league.

"He has responded far better than I anticipated," Mustang manager Jeff Cox said. "Don Brown has a heck of a chance to play in the big leagues." That really isn't surprising considering Brown passed up a chance to play football andor baseball at Florida State, Troy State and Stetson University after he graduated from Vernon High School in Panama City, last spring. "I've always like baseball better than any other sport," the soft-spoken Brown said. "I always play basketball and football but I had it in my mind I'd go if I was drafted." The Mustangs and Brown are back at Cobb Field Tuesday for a 7: 30 p.m. game with Medicine Hat The Reds picked Brown after he batted around .500 as a high school shortstop.

Last year at Sarasota of the Gulf Coast League, he hit .187 in 43 games as he began to make the conversion to the outfield. He also stole 11 bases. "I miss playing shortstop," the 5-11, 175-pounder said. "I'm more comfortable in the outfield. I don't really know why they moved me.

I have fair speed and a good arm. I guess they figured that would be my ticket to the major leagues and I'm not going to disagree. They know more than I know." Cox said, "We want to utilize his speed. He needs to work in the outfield so he needs to play every day. That way he can develop his defensive skills and he'll see more breaking pitches." The manager was a little hesitant to put Brown at the No.

1 position but after just a few games, his attitude change. "He started off doing well, making contact, good discipline and showing leaderhip," Cox said. "He's eventually going to be a leadoff hitter but we didn't want to force it on him. He responded so well, we moved him. "He's doing welL He's more mature than most 18 year old players.

He has good leadership qualities. They don't come much better than Don Brown. He comes to play." Brown had his average up to .300 until a recent slump but in promising more hits, he said, "It's coming around. I feel like I'll come out of it" It seemed to Brown his stolen were down because every time he took off there would be a foul ball He has only been thrown out once. "I should have more stolen bases.

just the way it goes. I'm waiting for that break." Brown is willing to work to see that the breaks go his way, all the way to Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati "111 take it as it comes. The more I learn, the better off I'll be. I'll let them decide when they think it's time for me to move. I'm just going to work hard to make myself better." A jJ Don Tadolini, after a five-year hiatus from Cheyenne, rode to an 81 Erickson favors testing for Wyoming athletes now In light of those deaths, Erickson said coaches must continue to stress the dangers of drug abuse to their athletes.

"You've got to be consistent and you've got to keep talking about it" he said. Eric Coleman, a wide receiver last year who is working out at tailback for the upcoming season, said it would be great if players would watch over their teammates for drug problems. meetings in Park City, Utah, on Monday and not available to comment on drug abuse among college athletes and whether they were working on a testing proposal. The recent drug-related deaths of former Maryland basketball star Len Bias and Don Rogers, a defensive star with the NFL's Cleveland Browns, has refocused attention on drug abuse among athletes. LARAMIE, Wyo.

(AP) Wyoming should institute its own drug testing program for Cowboy athletes now rather than wait and see whether the Western Athletic Conference directs its member schools to do so, says football Coach Dennis Erickson. Erickson, in his first year at Wyoming, is on a university committee formed to discuss drug problems among college athletes. Although the committee has not formally stated a position on a testing program, Erickson believes the university should test its athletes. "I think you've got to do it as an individual school," he said during a recent interview with The Associated Press after being asked whether Wyoming should wait to see what stance the conference takes on the issue. WAC officials were attending conference Grob goes after fourth state title 1 1 i' 'jKLw r-' I i 1 dm The 22-year-old Grob hasn't exactly been lying around waiting for this week's tournament, which runs from Wednesday through Saturday.

He played in the Sunnehanna Amateur last month in Johnstown, finishing 15th amongst 81 of the best players in the country. After his repeat quest in the state amateur, Grob said he will play in the Western Amateur at Benton Harbor, MiclL, and attempt to qualify at the Butte County Club in August for the U.S. Amateur. He's a virtual shoo-in for the Montana Cup, which matches the top 12 finishers in the state amateur against 12 professionals in Montana. However, this year Grob could face a tough challenge because of the reinstatement to amateur status of former pros Jon Heselwood of Bigfork and Milt Klungness of Billings, plus the first appearance in a state amateur by Zemljak since 1981.

Then there has been Grob's relative inactivity because of the injury and the shortness of the Butte County Club course. Luckily, his only injury was a broken pelvis, which was mended during surgery in early November. But that was bad enough. Grob, a varsity golfer on the University of Arkansas team, was unable to play during the spring season and watched from the sidelines as Southwest Conference rival Texas Christian captured the NCAA championship. "I started playing right about the middle of April," Grob said.

"I couldnt hit the ball very far, and my chipping and putting were real rusty. I'd shoot 77 around there." Not good for a guy who once shot a 63 in practice and has had three or four 64s in competition, one of them on the Laurel Golf Club course when he was a junior at Billings West High School. The next year, he won the Class AA prep golf title. "It took a couple of months where I could break par again, and I still was a little rusty. But it's getting real close now." BUTTE (AP) When Mike Grob of Billings drove into town on Sunday, he was wearing a seat-belt Grob has dominated golf in Montana like so few others since that first men's state amateur tournament in Butte in 1917.

If he pulls it off again this week when the Butte Country Club hosts the 69th Men's State Amateur tourney, it will be his fourth straight championship. The chance to join Butte golfers EJ. Barker and Ed Zemljak as the only ones in the history of Montana men's golf to win four state amateur titles in a row almost eluded Grob last October. He was thrown out the window of his car during an early-morning accident in Arkansas. "It was just a real curvy road, and I took the turn too fast," Grob said.

"My wheels caught graveL I slid through the turn, and I hit a ditch bank. Then I flew out the window." Unconscious, Grob got help quicker than he might have because a house was nearby. I 0 MIKE GROB recovered from accident.