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Sports Winning golfers working overtime Sports Wrap-Up Kellar wins in OT in Junior event Pats' Mowatt injured, needs surgery Baxter wins playoff at Taconic SMITHFIELD, R.I. CAP) New England Patriot tight end Zeke Mowatt is scheduled to have surgery today on a ruptured tendon in his left little finger and may be out for eight weeks, the team said yesterday Mowatt was signed in the off-season by the Patriots as a Plan free agent from the New York Giants. Mowatt. 6-3. 240 pounds, injured his finger during practice Monday.

Surgery was scheduled at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Goodwill Gaines big money loser ATLANTA (AP) Turner Broadcasting System Inc. said yesterday it lost S44 million on the Goodwill Games, which caused the company to post a second-quarter loss of $8.3 million. The loss on the Goodwill Games "masked the better-than-planned performance of our ongoing operations." TBS chairman Ted Turner said in a statement He said during the recent Goodwill Games in Seattle that the quadrennial international sporting event could lose $26 million, twice what had been projected. That fueled speculation that the Games, which Turner developed in 1985 to foster better relations between nations, might be doomed.

The first Goodwill Games, in 1986. lost $26 million. Area Sports tition, Croteau took the age 11-14 category (187 yards) and Mercier won in the 15-18 division (179 yards). Dymek was closest to the pin in the 11-14 category (20 feet, four inches) and Mercier was closest in the age 15-18 class (17 feet, seven inches) Chicopee, led by Gates and Kolodjay. nipped Holyoke for the team title.

In addition to the tournament, there was $5,000 in scholarship monies up for grabs among the competitors. The highest scorer on the test in the 17-18 Senior Division received a $500 award, while the top test scorers in the other divisions will receive $250 scholarships. John Martel of Amherst was awarded a $500 scholarship from the 17-18 division. The other four scholarships went to Wightman, Kellar and E.J. Cassidy of Holyoke (15-16).

Tammy Maloney of the host club (11-14) and Ellen Halstead of Berkshire Hills (15-18) were the girls' scholarship winners. Magargal-Dawley win Skyline LANESBORO Steve Magargal birdied the first playoff hole as he and John Davvley won the ninth annual Skyline Two-Ball Golf Classic at the Skyline Country Club yesterday. The Berkshire Hills Country Club duo was tied with John and Carter Fasick from Springfield, as both teams shot 4-under-par 68. Andy Congdon and Jim Peace from Wyantenuck were third with a 2-under 69. Defending champions Wade Levine and Mike Mikja of Ludlow finished three strokes behind at 71.

The first playoff hole was the par-4 first hole. John Fasick was forced to chip onto the green to get par, while Magargal's shot had landed six feet from the cup, and he was able to score the birdie to win. There was a six-way tie at 70. Teams reaching 70 were David Hathaway and Shaun Powers of Taconic, Joe Stevens and Paul Steele of the Country Club of Pittsfield, Fran Murray and Tom Marchetto of Berkshire Hills, Marty Salvadore and Bill Williams of Stockbridge, Charles Byron and Glenn Wityak of Fairfield, and the team of Glenn Carr from Skyline and Ralph Dastoli from Berkshire Hills. Pete Cowlin and Tom Granitto won the Skyline Team championship with a 72.

DALTON Jeff Kellar parred the first playoff hole to score a victory in the 13-14 year old division at the Berkshire Junior Invitational at the Wahconah yesterday. Kellar had shot a 40-42 for an 82, while Kevin Gates of Chicopee had a 41-41. On the first playoff hole. Gates bogeyed the hole, and Kellar came back with a par to claim the division. There were 138 golfers from 24 Western Massachusetts golf clubs represented in the tournament.

Scholarships were also awarded to six golfers. John McCormick of the Taconic Golf Club fired a one under-par 34 on the front nine holes yesterday on the way to a 73 which gave him first place in the 17-18 year-old division. McCormick's sizzling two-over-par 73 featured three birdies and just two bogeys. He easily defeated John and Jan Martel of Amherst, each of whom finished five strokes back. Jeremy Wiernasz of Northampton's Pine Grove Country' Club employed an eagle three on the seventh hole to win the age 15-16 division with a 75.

Wiernasz fired an even par 35 over the front nine. Chad Wotkowicz of the Forest Park Country' Club in Adams was a stroke back with a 36-40-76 which featured two birdies. Brian Steele of the Country Club of Pittsfield was third with a 77. Tele Wightman of Holyoke easily won the 11-12 division with a 41-45-86. Jeff Kolodjay of Chicopee was four strokes back at 90 and Todd Lange of the host club finished third with a 91.

In the girls' competition. Michelle Mercier of the Forest Park Country Club won the age 15-18 division with a 44-50-94. Heather Croteau of Berkshire Hills won the age 11-14 division with a 114, two strokes better than Erin Dymek of Wyantenuck. In the boys' long drive competition, Wightman won the age 11-12 division (216 yards), Mike Henry of Holyoke the 13-14 division (248 yards). Corey Crelan of Chicopee the 15-16 division (273 yards) and McCormick the 17-18 division (284 yards).

The closest to the pin competition was taken by Wightman in the age 11-12 class (32 feet), Dan Cohn of the Country Club of Pittsfield in the 13-14 category (three feet, five inches), Kevin Smith of Hickory Ridge in the 15-16 class (seven feet, five inches), and Jeremy Reiner of Wahconah in the 17-18 category (four feet, eight inches). In the girls' long drive compe As Hughes looked back on his playoff round, he cited a shot on each of the first two playoff holes he thought did him in. "I kind of choked on the second playoff hole." said Hughes, who missed a five-foot par putt that would have won the tournament. Either I cut it or it broke a little more than I thought. "The shot that did me in really was on the first playoff hole.

Baxter hit it in the woods and punched out on the fairway. He hit a hell of a shot from over 200 yards about 10 feet from the hole," he added. "That was really the turning point." Baxter's tee shot on the first hole landed in some trees to the left of the fairway. He played his second shot just to clear the trees, and landed that third shot on the green. He called that shot on the first playoff hole a "career three-iron." On the first playoff hole.

Hughes left a birdie putt about five feet short, and Baxter recovered from that early disaster to par the hole. The second playoff hole had both players missing short par putts to bogey the hole and send the match to what would be the final hole. Solid second rounds Both Baxter and Hughes played solid second rounds, to leap over the leaders and qualify for a playoff. Baxter birdied the par-3 fifth and ninth holes and the par-4 seventh and 15th holes. His only on the par-3 17th.

Hughes played a consistent round, bogeying the par-4 11th hole and making birdie on the par-4 sixth and seventh holes. The first-round leaders must have wished their second rounds went as well as Baxter's and Hughes' did. Gunning had seven bogeys and two birdies in yesterday's round. Haggerty started and finished with back-to-back birdies, but also had seven bogeys, including four straight on the back nine. Baxter said his putting in the second round gave him the confidence he needed to win the tournament.

"When I two-putted twice from 40-45 feet on the first two holes, I knew I was going to have a good putting round," he said. "Right from there, I knew I could start firing it. I made a lot of great two putts and I made the 15-footers when I had to." The new champion said the rainstorms that buffeted Berkshire County Monday night actually helped his overall game. By Howard Herman Berkshire Eagle Staff VVILLIAMSTOWN Peter Baxter saved par with a dramatic shot out of a sand trap on the third playoff hole to claim first prize in the $12,500 Northeast-New York PGA Stroke-play Golf Championship yesterday at Taconic Golf Club. Baxter, a pro from East Green-bush.

N.Y., carded a three-under par 68 to finish in a first-place tie with Kevin Hughes of Saratoga, Y. Both golfers had one-over T43. and both had to come from behind to tie in regulation. "It's been a real long day, but very rewarding," said Baxter, after receiving the $3,500 check for first place. "Now 1 can keep a smile on my face the rest of the year." The champion rallied from a first-round 75 to tie for the lead, while Hughes shot a 70 yesterday after a first-round 73.

First-round leaders Jeff Gunning and Bob Haggerty, who shot even-par 71 on Monday, didn't play as well yesterday. Gunning ballooned to a 77 for a 148 total, while Haggerty shot 74 for a 145. Taconic pro Rick Pohle shot a 76 yesterday for a two-day total of 149, while Wahconah pro Paul Daniels shot a 76 yesterday for a 154 total. Excellent sand play The third time would apparently be the charm for one of these finalists, as they were even through the first two playoff holes. Both golfers put their second shots on the par-4.

385-yard third hole into sand traps. The third shots made the difference, as Baxter's sand shot landed about a foot from the cup while Hughes sent his to the back of the green, 35 feet away. "After he hit his shot. I said to myself 1 had the perfect opportunity to get this close," said Baxter. "I just hit a great shot out of the sand.

"Normally, I'm a good sand player. This is very, very heavy sand. It's very difficult to hit shots out of," he added. Hughes left his 35-foot putt about four feet short, and could only watch as Baxter sank what amounted to a gimme for the title. 'i had a wet sand trap and knew the ball would really fly out of there," he explained.

"I knew it would go. but I wasn't going to leave it in there. I wanted to make sure I had at least a par putt." Football officials' clinics get under way A series of clinics for prospective high school football officials will begin tomorrow night at 7 at the Dalton American Legion. The clinics, sponsored by the Berkshire County Football Officials' Association, will run for seven consecutive Thursdays. More information may be obtained from Tim Kirby in Dalton or Tom Mawhinnie in Pittsfield.

Taconic cross country practice set There will be captains' practice sessions for the Taconic High School boys' and girls' cross country teams, beginning tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Berkshire Community College Anyone interested in joining either team should attend and be dressed to run. PHS football boosters plan to meet The Pittsfield High Football Booster Club will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the PHS cafeteria All parents of present and prospective football players are strongly encouraged to attend. Pittsfield sweeps Rapids it's just like sitting through a long inning," shrugged Douma of the wait between games, a sentiment echoed by his manager.

After Douma breezed through the first inning, the Mets got the only run they would need in the bottom of the frame off southpaw Greg Coppeta (4-5) on a walk to Tim Buhe, a double down the right-field line by Burnitz and successive walks to Ed Perozo and Rob Guzik, the latter forcing in a run. Douma gave up his first hit of the night in the second, a seeing eye single into right field by Art Caines. Douma, who didn't fan any batters in the second game, seemed to tire in the third inning when two singles and an error by left fielder Kyle Washington put runners on second and third with one out, but Thomas came on to get out of the inning and protect the shutout. Thomas (3-2), who is arguably the hardest thrower on the Pittsfield staff, fanned seven and gave up just two singles in 4 innings of work. The tying run reached third with two out in the fifth, but after walking Doug Kimbler, Thomas blew Saltzgaber away on a 3-2 pitch.

The Mets broke the game open in the last of the fifth on a bases-loaded triple by No. 9 hitter Tom A1S011 anci a single by Washington, all off reliever Francisco Alcantara. Allison's triple was a sinking liner that bounced in front of charging left fielder Mike Weinberg and bounced behind him. METS. from D8 catch against the center-field fence.

The Mets picked up an unearned run in the eighth on a single by McClinton, a double by Perozo, who had a single, double and triple among the Mets' 14 hits, and a throwing error. King singled in Thornton, who had singled and stolen second in the eighth. Douma, meanwhile, was mowing down the Rapids. The only batter to reach base was Jim Voutour. who walked leading off the seventh but got no farther.

"I've been mixing my pitches well and my fastball has been setting up my other stuff," said Douma of his recent hot streak following a slow start. "We had a two or three week layoff after the season ended at Arizona State and my breaking ball got a little rusty, but I'm feeling stronger every time out." "His changeup is really outstanding." praised Pittsfield pitching, coach Randy Neimann. "He can' throw his breaking stuff over the plate when he's behind on the count, which you don't see that often in this league. With a full spring training behind him next spring, he'll be something to see next season." Pittsfield 5, Niagara Falls ft Eschen decided to start Douma in the suspended game to protect the 3-2 lead, and because he was able to cruise past the Rapids, the manager sent him back to the mound again 25 minutes later. THE TRAVERS STAKES YEAB WINNER YEAR WINNER YEAR WINNER 1894 Henry of Navarre 1930 Jim Dandy 1960 Tompion 1895 Liza 1931 Twenty Grand 1961 Beau Prince 1897 Rensselaer 1932 War Hero 1962 Jaipur 1901 Blues 1933 Inlander 1963 Crewman 1902 Hermis 1934 Observant 1964 Quadrangle 1903 Ada Nay 1935 Gold Foam 1955 Hail To All 1904 Broomstick 1936 Granville 1966 Buckpasser 1905 Dandelion 1937 Burning Star 1967 Damascus 593 7niisgv'mg BBS Chompion 1907 Frank Gill 1939 Eight Thirty 1969 Arts and Letters 1908 Dorante 1940 tendon 1970 Loud 1909 Hilanous 1941 Whirlaway 1971 Bold Reason 1910 Dalmatian 1942 Shut Out 1972 Key lb The Mint 1913 Rock View 1943 Eurasian 1973 Annihilate 'Em 1914 Roamer 1944 Byjimminy 1974 Holding Pattern 1915 LadyRotha 1945 Adonis 1975 Wajima 1916 Spur 1946 Natchez 1976 Honest Pleasure 1917 Omar Khayyam 1947 Young Peter 1977 Jatski 1918 Sun Briar 1948 Ace Admiral 1978 Alydar 1919 Hannibal 1949 Arise 1979 General Assembly 1920 Man 0' War 1950 Lights Up 1980 Temperence HOI 1921 Sporting Blood 1951 Battlefield 1981 Willow Hour 1922 Little Chief 1952 One Count 1982 Runaway Groom 1923 Wilderness 1953 Native Dancer 1983 Playfellow 1924 Sun Flag 1954 Fisherman 1984 CarrdeNaskra 1925 Dangerous 1955 Thinking Cap 1985 Chiefs Crown 1926 Mars 1956 Oh Johnny 1986 Wise Times 1927 Brown Bud 1957 Gallant Man 1987 Java Gold 1928 Petee-Wrack 1958 Piano Jim 1988 Forty Niner 1929 Beacon Hill 1959 Sword Dancer 1989 Easy Goer YEAR WINNER 1864 Kentucky 1865 Maiden 1866 Merrill 1867 Ruthless 1868 The Ranshee 1869 Glenelg 1870 Kingfisher 1871 Harry Bassett 1S72 oe Janieis 1873 Tom Bowling 1874 Attila 1875 D'Artagnan 1876 Sultana 1877 Baden Baden 1878 Duke of Magenta 1879 Falsetto 1880 Grenada 1881 Hindoo 1882 CarleyB.

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