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nsrcs I Scoreboard2B Tyson tickets Mike Tysons box office appeal gets tested beginning today when tickets for his fight with Peter McNeeley go on sale at a top price of $1,500. SPORTS Baseball roundup3B Marketplace4B Wednesday, June 7, 1995 Stock listings5B SCORES AftS ftDIfifi) ft CDQDft 009 Sftp) QflQD Baseball National League GIANTS 2, New York 1 Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1 (10) Atlanta 17, Chicago 3 Florida 7, Houston 6, (11) Colorado 5, St. Louis 4 Los Angeles 5, Montreal 1 San Diego 1, Philadelphia 0 American League ATHLETICS 8, New York 6 Cleveland 4, Detroit 3 California 12, Boston 3 Baltimore 12, Seattle 6 Texas 2, Kansas City 1 Chicago 6, Toronto 4 Milwaukee 13, Minnesota 5 Boxes, standings, Page 2B. The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Hakeem and Shaq.

Grace vs. power. Experience against youth. On one side, theres 32-year-old Hakeem Olajuwon, a 7-footer with dazzling moves, a soft touch and at the top of his game. On the other, theres 23-year-old Shaquille ONeal, a 7-1, 303-pound giant who is one of die most powerful forces the league has ever seen.

Tonight, when Olajuwons Houston Rockets meet ONeals Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the spotlight will fall on these two soft-spoken super-centers. Theres no posturing and certainly no trash talking as this series begins. These are two class guys, Clyde Drexler said. It says something about Hakeem and it also says something about Shaq. Do not expect the two centers to defend each other without help, as David Robinson tried to do against Olajuwon in the San Antonio series.

Olajuwon burned this seasons MVP at the rate of 35.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. I marveled at the way he played, Orlando coach Brian Hill said. In two of those games, I just got up from my sofa, and even mentioned to my team here in practice, that Ive never seen a guy play better. He basically just put that team on his shoulders and carried them to the NBA Finals. Olajuwon said ONeal is equally unstoppable when he gets the ball close to the basket.

Theres nothing you can do, he said, except sometimes get out of the way. Houstons Mario Elie provided a hint of the strategy the Rockets will use to try to take advantage of Olajuwons strengths and remove ONeals terrorizing defensive presence beneath the basket. Well maybe try to get Hakeem outside a little bit more to take Shaq away from the basket so if guys cut there will be no shot-blocking and that leaves the boards open for a couple of offensive rebounds, Elie said. Both coaches were asked if theyd go for a mutual pledge not to double-team either center. That would be interesting, wouldnt it? Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich said.

Thered be a lot of mad 3-point shooters, though. The Rockets will be after their sixth straight road victory, which would tie an NBA playoff record. Tomjanovich said the first game is crucial. It might be the best chance the visiting team has to pull one off, he said. Tomjanovich said hed probably start the same small lineup he used in the last two games of the Western Conference finals.

That means the 6-7 Aferhee Hardaway will have a big height advantage over Houston point guards Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell. As far as strategy goes, the teams are mirror images of each other. Both go inside most of the time to their center, then often kick the ball out to a 3-point shooter. Our teams are similar, ONeal said. They have great outside shooters and a great center.

I think it will be a nice, even matchup. Liv er failure sends Mantle to hospital AP Californian wire services DALLAS Baseball great Mickey Mantle has developed progressive liver failure and may need a liver transplant, a close friend of the Hall of Famer said Tuesday. Mantle, 63, was ad- mawti mitted May MANTLE 28 to Baylor University Medical Center. Mantle was the only male member of his family to live past 4 1 His father died at 41 from Hodgkins disease, a lymphatic cancer; his grandfather died at 40 with the same ailment. Mickey Mantles son, Billy Mantle, died of a heart attack in 1994, after a long struggle with Hodgkins disease.

He was 36. Mantle retired from, baseball at age 37 after the 1968 season. Minor surgery Tri-City Posse manager says his descent from the major leagues didnt hurt a bit By George Watkins The Californian A year ago Tom Trebelhorn was penciling in a lineup with names like Mark Grace, Sammy Sosa and Shawon Dunston. Now its a lineup with names like Ron Pezzoni, Roger Weems and Demetrius Adams. But really, its the same game, said Trebelhorn, who was managing the Chicago Cubs at this time last year and is now managing the Tri-City Posse of the Western Baseball League, which began a three-game series Tuesday night with the Salinas Peppers.

Trebelhorn, who also spent five years as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, was fired in October after the Cubs went 49-64 in last-seasons strike-aborted season. And although the WBL is about as far away as a player or manager can get from the major leagues, the 47-year-old Trebelhorn says the game remains the same. Especially for ex-Cub managers. Were making too many errors, we dont hit in the clutch same old problems, said Trebelhorn. Same old place in the standings, too.

After Tuesdays game, Tri-City has the worst record in the eight-team WBL at 5-11. On the other hand, Tri-City is packing in the crowds into their new $3 million stadium. It leads the league in attendance at more than 2,200 per game. The enthusiasm of the players is the best part, Trebelhorn said. A lot of these guys made big sacrifices to get here.

But once here, reality sets in. If you want to stop and compare conditions, well, hour by hour theres no comparing the minor leagues with the major Giants, As squeak out wins3B leagues, Trebelhorn said. I forgot what it was like to spend four hours on a bus, two on a plane, then two more on a bus. Yet, Trebelhorn expresses no bitterness toward Major League Baseball. I spent 10 years in the majors without being a very good player, he said.

I was a lucky guy. Theres a lot of satisfaction of being one of the few people who got there the way I did. But I guess in the end I wasnt so lucky. However, baseball works in weird ways, where a step back into time is almost considered routine. It was nearly 20 years ago that Trebelhorn was managing the Modesto As of the California League, which visited Salinas with a young left-fielder named Rickey Henderson.

The dugouts havent changed a bit," he joked. The decision to manage again in the minor leagues was an easy one to make for Trebelhorn. By the time I was let go most of the jobs had been taken, he said. Besides, having been born in Portland, where he spent several off-seasons as a substitute teacher, the opportunity to manage close by Was too tempting to pass up. This one seemed right at this time of my life, he said.

So Trebelhoms journey through baseballs time warp continues. Baseball any baseball is mostly a frame of mind, said Trebelhorn. The guys you see here now either had a chance somewhere else or havent been given a chance at all. Its life. Its what we chose to do.

Guilty verdict in point shaving case FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -A former Central Florida student team manager was convicted Tuesday of trying to fix a basketball tournament game between his school and Stanford. Kelly Hunter was accused of offering $15,000 bribes to two Central Florida players to hold down the scoring and cover the betting spread on the game, played Dec. 29, 1990, in Central Floridas hometown, Orlando. The game was part of the Red Lobster Classic.

Stanford won the game, 70-61, six points short of the 15-point spread. Bookie David Cohen, who testified at the trial, lost $140,000 in personal bets and $25,000 he allowed Hunter and his father to bet on credit. Tom Trebelhorn, manager of the Tri-City Posse, finds consolation in the enthusiasm of the minor league players he coaches for and against. Salinas pitcher Victor Cole announces his retirement; Peppers win, 3-1 Deadline nears for youth-team photos The Californian is collecting Little League and Salinas Bobby Sox team pictures for a youth baseball and softball special section to be published this month. Please submit pictures and player names to The Californian, 123 W.

Alisal Salinas. The deadline for submission is June 12. SPORTWAVES decided to retire to spend more time with his wife and 3-month-old child, manager Dave Holt he was resigning. It was a big surprise, Holt said. Hes going to be a big loss to our Cole was one of only three local players signed by the Peppers for their first season in the Western Baseball League.

His arrival was announced at the same time as that of another Monterey High grad, Rich Aldrete. Cole began the season strong, going 1-0 with a 1.70 earned run average in his first three starts. But in his most recent start on Sunday, Cole took a severe beating. He failed to make it out of the second inning, giving up nine runs five earned walking four and allowing four hits. Cole apparently told friends that Sundays performance had nothing to do with his decision.

He leaves with a record of 1-1 and a 3.57 ERA in 23 innings. Taking Coles spot on the roster is Jim Knight, a pitcher, who was 11-1 last season in the Frontier League. By George Watkins The Californian Victor Cole, one of two major signings by the Salinas Peppers prior to the start of the season, retired from baseball on Tuesday. Although Cole, who was not at Municipal Stadium for Tuesdays game, hasnt officially notified Pepper general manager Keith Blanchard of his decision, he did tell field currently living in Memphis, Tenn. According to Holt, Cole left the door open to play again, but probably not this season.

Cole, 27, a graduate of Monterey High, was expected to be the ace of the Peppers staff. He was the only Pepper to have any major league experience, having played briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992. organization. He was the ultimate professional. His absence didnt seem to affect the Peppers, who beat the Tri-City Posse 3-1 Tuesday night behind seven strong innings of pitching from Kevin Reardon.

Sources close to the team said Cole Agony of Agassi: Top seed falls TV Today AUTO RACING IMSA Exxon Supreme competition, 11 30 a.m. (ESPN) BASEBALL Cubs at Braves, 9 35 a.m. (TBS) Mets at Giants, 7 30 m. (SC) College World Series, 12 a.m. (ESPN) BASKETBALL NBA Finals, Houston at Orlando, 6 p.m.

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Yankees, 4.15 p.m., (KRKC 1490-AM) Tri-Cities at Salinas, 6:30 p.m., (KKMC 880-AM) Y. Mets at San Francisco, 6 50 p.m., (KNBR 680-AM) Seles plans return Monica Seles, setting the stage for a return to the womens tennis tour more than two years after her stabbing, will play an exhibition against Martina Navratilova on July 29. Story, Page 3B. The Washington Post PARIS Andre Agassis dreams of becoming the first mens tennis player in more than a quarter century to capture all four Grand Slam career titles were crushed Tuesday as the worlds top-ranked player succumbed to a painful hip injury and the devastating firepower of evgeny Kafelnikov. The kid from Las Vegas, whose appearance in the City of Lights had been touted as a sure bet to add to his reign as U.S.

and Australian open champion, became the biggest upset in a tournament in which top seeds have fallen like pollen during a hay-fever epidemic. Before encountering this young Russian with the rapid-fire game, Agassi looked unbeatable on the pulverized brick surface at Roland Garros stadium. He breezed through the first four rounds without dropping a set. Kafelnikov, on the other hand, seemed vulnerable in the early rounds and looked like he was going through a crisis of confidence. He had lost in the first round of his past three clay-court events, and his coach was despairing of his chances here.

But Tuesday, sensing that Agassis leopard-like mobility was limited, the Russian pounced with a savagery that startled everyone as he rolled up a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory in less than two hours. Not surprisingly, 21-year-old Kafelnikov was elated. Im surprised with myself, he said. I never thought I could beat Agassi here. I came here expecting nothing.

Agassi was the last of the top four mens seeds to be ousted, making this the second year in a row none of the top four reached the mens semifinals. The tournament also nearly came to a premature end for fifth-seeded Thomas Muster, as he barely survived a challenge from Spanish teen-ager Alberto Costa. Austrias Muster came back from trailing 1-2 in sets to hold off Costa, 6-2, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2. That extended Musters unbeaten streak on clay this year to 33, as he pursues his sixth consecutive clay-court title. Muster will meet Kafelnikov in the semifinals.

They will be joined by the winners of todays quarterfinals pitting sixth-seeded Michael Chang against Romanian qualifier Adrian Voinea, and two-time defending champion Sergi Bruguera of Spain against Italys unseeded Renzo Furlan. In the womens quarterfinals, top-seeded and defending champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicano, three-time champion Steffi Graf and fourth-seeded Conchita Martinez advanced to the semifinals along with ninth-seeded Kimiko Date, the first Japanese player to advance this far in Paris. We ant news Do you have results, story ideas, or news tips for the Sports section? If so, please call Sports Editor Richard Martin at 754-4225, or call the TIPLINE at 754-4287, or send the information by fax machine at 754-4293. The toll-free number in California is (800) 300-6397. The Associated Press GET A GRIP: Andre Agassi grimaces during a break in his quarterfinals match at the French Open.

The worlds top-ranked player was playing with a hip injury. I ORIGINAL bEFECnVElf.