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Thejndependent Record, Helena, Wednesday, July 26, 1989 SCOREBOARD MARKETS infllh sflunDDlhifl WO Ini ETccZDy In Creates I TT All comers track The second of three all comers track meets scheduled this summer will be held at 6 p.m. today at Vigilante Stadium. The meet was rescheduled from last week because of bad weather. Registration will be front1 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. and the entry fee is $1 per individual or $4 per family.

The meet is open to competitors from three years of age on up. Langston throws his 3rd shutout (Q i 'J On claort 1 JL. J- MONTREAL (AP) Mark Langstons third shutout gave' Montreal a 35-17 record since his acquisition May 25, and Tim Raines homered as the surging Expos beat the Philadelphia PhiUies 2-0 Tuesday night. Montreal, 23-24 prior to Langstons arrival from Seattle, won its sixth straight game. He pitched a five-hitter, struck out 10 and walked two in handing the Phillies their sixth straight loss.

Raines second-inning homer, his fifth this season and first since May 28, made a loser of Don Carman, 2-11. Carman, who allowed a homer since May 21, gave up six hits in six innings, striking out six and walking three it losing his ninth straight decision. Hubie Brooks followed Raines homer with a double just inside the right-field line, advanced on an infield out and scored on an error by third baseman Charlie Hayes. Helena High wins Class AA Academic Excellence Award Helena High Has been named the Class AA winner of the first Academic Excellence Awards offered by the Montana High School Association through the sponsorship of Montana Power Co. The program was initiated during the 1988-89 school year.

Winners are determined by averaging the grades earned by all students who took part in sports, music and speech-drama programs. Helena High was the Class AA winner with a grade point average of 3.118 for the 321 students who took part in the prescribed extracurricular activities. That barely beat out Kalispell with a 3.112 GPA for 291 participants. The Class A winner was Miles City with a 3.20 GPA for 202 participants. Second was Dillon with 119 students averaging 3.19.

Whitehall took the Class award with a 3.19 GPA for 61 students who participated in extracurricular activities. Thompson Falls finished second with 3.15 for 67 students. The highest grade point average came in Class where Lavina won with a 3.325 GPA for 19 participants. But just .001 behind in the average was Culbertson with 40 participants averaging 3.324. Kirt Manwaring of San Prancisco slides in at home as the ball gets to Atlanta catcher Bruce Benedict.

son tied a career-high with his 14th victory as the Padres beat Cincinnati. Garry Templetoft singled home two runs and Shawn Abner hit a three-run homer as the Padres broke a four-game losing streak. The Reds, losers in 30 of heir (More on NATIONAL, page 3B) Kalnes (5) SB- Ready (4) IP ER BB SO Philadelphia Carman 211 6 1 5 Frohwlrth 2 0 0 0 1 Montreal Langston 3 5 0 0 2 10 BK Carman 2 PB-Santovenla 2 36 A 30,103 Padres 6, Reds 2 CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds matched their longest losing streak in three years at nine games and San Diegos Ed Whit Wallach, CHayes LOB Philadelphia 8. Montreal 9. 2B Brooks, Dykstra, Foley.

HR Brewers barely hold off Blue Jays, 5-4 ing Brown and OLeary. In the top' of the second, Tony Diggs singled, and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Browns single batted in Diggs. OLearys double down the left field line scored Brown from first. White doubled down the right field line to score OLeary.

In the bottom of the fourth Medicine Hat scored two runs. Shawn Holtzclaw was batted in ter, Joe Andrzejewski got the win and his record improves to 3-1 while Wilson was credited with the save, his second. The win ups the Brewers record to 19-14 whDe Medicine Hat falls to 10-25. The Blue Jays host the Brewers again tonight in Medicine Hat. by Wayne WUliams and Patricio Garcia was sent home by Drew Rooney.

Medicine Hats raUy in the bottom of the ninth feU short. The Blue Jays scored two runs, both on sacrifice flies. A Domingo Cedeno sacrifice scored Heck-el and a Holtzclaw sacrifice scored Edgar Marquez. Brewer pitcher Tim Wilson struck out the last Blue Jay bat MEDICINE HAT The Helena Brewers hung on to win 5-4 over the Medicine Hat Blue Jays Tiiesday night in Medicine Hat. The Brewers jumped out-to an early lead, only to watch Medicine Hat slowly chip away at it.

In the first inning, Reggie Brown and Troy OLeary were walked and a Darrin White single loaded the bases. Bo Dodson looped one into centerfield scor Stampede Rodeo attracts top hands By ROY PACE IR Sports Editor Griffey on 21 -day list Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners, one of the American Leagues top rookies, was placed on the 21-day disabled list on Tuesday after breaking a bone in his hand in an accident in a Chicago hotel room. Its pretty disappointing, but theres nothing I can do, the 19-year-old Griffey said after returning from Chicago. All I can do is look forward to returning to the team.

Hopefully, they can play better without me. The Mariners were 48-49 when Griffey suffered the injury. The franchise, under first-year manager Jim Lefebvre, is trying to put together its first winning season in 13 ears in the AL. Griffey was examined Tuesday by Mariners physician Dr, Larry Pedegana, who placed the outfielders right hand in a cast and said he would re-examine it in two weeks. Griffey said he slipped on a wet hotel bathroom floor after taking a shower Monday morning.

As he fell, he said he used his right hand to brace himself against the bathroom door. Mack pleads innocent Cleveland Browns fullback Kevin Mack pleaded innocent to drug trafficking Tuesday, and his attorney said Macks cocaine rehabilitation would be completed in time for the teams exhibition opener. Kevin Mack is not a drug trafficker, Gerald S. Gold, Macks defense attorney, said outside court after Macks arraignment. Mack, 26, who was arrested with two others June 28 at a street corner known as a drug dealing site, was allowed to remain free on $2,500 bond by Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge William E.

Aurelius. Gold predicted that a crowded court docket would mean Macks trial would not begin until after the NFL season. Russ Francis charged Tight end Russ Francis of the New England Patriots faces an Aug. 1 Justice Court arraignment in Incline Village, on charges of carrying a concealed pistol and driving a motorcycle while drunk. Francis, 36, was stopped July 2 by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper at nearby Sand Harbor, a popular Lake Tahoe beach.

He also faces charges of not wearing a helmet, driving an unregistered motorcycle, having no proof of insurance and driving with a suspended license. AD the charges except the weapons charge are misdemeanors. The charge of carrying the loaded 9mm pistol is a gross misdemeanor. Francis reportedly has gun permits from California and Massachusetts but no Nevada permit. Ross sues Creighton Kevin Ross left Creighton University after four years on a basketball scholarship, unable to handle an elementary school text.

After seven years spent suffering the consequences, he is suing the university for failing to educate him. Educating him wasnt what they planned to do with him, Marty Schwartz, Ross lawyer, said Tuesday. They planned to have him play basketball. Our hope was that Kevin would take advantage of the help that was being offered, university spokesman Steve Kline said in a telephone interview from Omaha. He did not.

The only thing that motivated Kevin was basketbaU and the thinking was that if basketball could be used to get him to go to class, get a degree and go out into the world and lead a useful life, then the whole thing was worth it. Redus out off hospital Gary Redus, carried off the field on a stretcher Monday night after being bcaned by the Dodgers Tim Crews, was released Tuesday from Allegheny Gen-' 'eral Hospital after X-rays proved negative on the Pittsburgh first baseman. Redus wiU be examined today by a facial specialist in Pittsburgh. He was hit in the left eye by a 90 mph fastball from the Los Angeles reliever and taken by paramedics to Allegheny for X-rays. The eye and the left side of his face were badly swollen.

The benches cleared briefly before Redus was taken off the field as Pirates outfielder Andy Van Slyke confronted Crews, There are numerous former world champions entered, including all-around champions Paul Tierney of Piedmont, S.D., Dee Pickett of CaldweU, Idaho, and Chris Lyb-bert of Argyle, in addition to Feild and Appleton. The rodeo has also attracted all of the reigning champions in the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit. Those 1988 winners are Kevin Kessler of Billings in bareback riding, Darryl Crowley of Poplar in calf roping, Shannon Blixt of Helena in steer wrestling, Gray Mapston of Arlee in saddle bronc riding, Scott Breding of BiDings in bldl riding, Sam Bird of Cut Bank and Dick Powell of Babb in team roping, and Spike Guardipee of Browning who was the all-around champion. Also, Rachael MyUym-aki of Arlee is the defending circuit champion in barrel racing and will be competing here. Also entered is Butch Myers of Athens who has been the runaway leader in the 1989 aU-around standings.

As of two weeks ago, he had already won more than i i 1 i i Barnes of Bloomfield, N.M., and Clay OBrien Cooper of Gilbert, in team roping. Also entered in bareback and saddle bronc riding is reigning world all-around champion Dave Apple-ton of Arlington, Tex. Also competing in those two events will be Lewis Feild of Elk Ridge, Utah, who was the world all-around champion for three years running before Appleton barely beat him out for the title last year. Five-time world champion barrel racer Charmayne (James) Rodman of Galt, is also She is one of three former world champions signed up for the event. The 29th annual Last Chance Stampede Rodeo will open Thursday night at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds with a star-studded cast signed up for the three nights of competition.

Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a total of 353 contestants entered. With the big entry list, bareback riding is the only event where slack is not scheduled to be run off after the performance Thursday and Friday nights. There is a total of 36 bareback riders entered, but there are at least 46 entries in each of the other events, including 59 in saddle bronc riding, 46 in bull riding, 58 in calf roping, 62 in steer wrestling, 53 teams in team roping and 47 in barrel racing. All but one of the reigning world champion cowboys have entered, including Marvin Garrett of Gillette, in bareback riding, Clint Johnson of Spearfish, S.D., in saddle bronc riding, Jim Sharp of Kermit, in bull riding, Joe Beaver of Victoria, in calf roping and the duo of Jake (More on STAMPEDE, page 2B) The way club feels more important than swingweight will lose as much as 10 SWT points.

If you change from an R-flex steel shaft to an X- flex, your club will gain a couple of points. Even changing the face insert on a wood club can change its swingweight by as much as 4 points. Extremely oversized grips for putters became popular for a time last year, and many golfers had them installed. Since these heavier grips reduced swingweight by as much as 10 points, (here was a significant loss of head feel in these clubs. Swingweight could only be restored by add-.

ing sufficient weight to the putterhead, which would increase a putters overaU weight significantly. But even with their swingweight restored, these putters could never be made to feel the same again, because overall weight is just as important as swingweight in determining a clubs feel. THIS EXAMPLE POINTS out the limitation of swingweight as a gauge of club feel since it is only a measurement of the clubs balance. A 12-pound club and al2-ounce club can be given identical swingweights, but obviously the 12 pound club will feel vastly heavi-. er.

Be aware of the swingweights of your clubs, but dont be too alarmed if J-our Ping 3-iron is a C6 and your Ping sand wedge is a D5. The way your clubs feel to you is the important thing. Next time: Club care, detailing and grips. DR. LARRY SCHNEIDER operates a custom golf club business in Helena.

He has been president and club champion at both the Green Meadow Country Club and Bill Roberts Golf Course. olfers often discuss swingweight B9, C7, DO, D5, etc. But what is swingweight? Swingweight is a system used by clubmakers and pros to help them determine the feel of a golf club. It is measured by placing a club on a swingweight gauge and making it balance at a fixed point (such as 19V with the Ping Gauge) from its grip end by sliding a weight up and down a scale. The position of the weight on the scale gives the club's swingweight reading.

Traditional clubs with standard steel shafts generally have swingweigits which fall in the D2 to D4 range. The range on the SWT Gauge gives the lightest feel and the range, the heaviest. WITH THE ADVENT OF lightweight shafts, there has been a move toward lighter swingweights. Ping woods and irons use a semi-lightweight shaft and have swingweights in the C6-D0 range. A few years ago Dave Peltz Co.

introduced ultralight clubs with swingweights in the B7-C0 range. These clubs didnt catch on and to my knowledge are not being manufactured anymore. Swingweight used to carry a lot more importance in club construction than it does today. It was imperative that all clubs in a set carry the same swingweight, and this was accomplished by pumping lead wire or powder down the clubshaft into the hosel or by adding weight under the grip until all clubs had an idential swingweight reading. Now other features of a club's makeup such as overall weight, clubhead weight, loft and lie, and shaft material, stiffness, flex point, torque and frequency receive equal consideration to swingweight in determining club feel.

Till GOLF DOCTOR MOST GRAPHITE SHAFT manufacturers -publish specification sheets which list recommended clubhead weight requirements for woods and irons assembled with their shafts, irregardless of the swingweight reading achieved. Extra long drivers may have swingweights in the heavy range, but I have tested some of them and they just dont feel all that heavy because of the lightweight graphite shaft. But since swingweight changes of 2-3 points can usually be detected by a golfer, swing-weight does remain an important guide when alterations are to be made in some or all clubs in a set. For example, if you replace your regular grips with oyersize ones, you will probably decrease your clubs swingweight by l1 points. Lengthening or shortening a club by one-half inch wiU change its swingweight by about three points, the longer club feeling heavier.

IF YOU REPLACE THE steel shaft on your club with graphite, it wiU lose 5-6 swing-weight points, and if you replace it with ultralight graphite such as Receptor or Vitesse, it 8 lfI 1 1 I) a That does It, Sylvia. If he makes that shrill, hlah-pitched sound one more time, Im aolna to squash him.".