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No need for punches as Ryan beats Padres again Ryan didnt see anything special about facing Winfield for the first time since the pitcher was attacked, but he did seem rather pleased to nail down his seventh victory against eight defeats by getting Winfield. Facing Winfield was no different than facing any other Padre hitter, Ryan said. When I pitched to him, I didnt give any thought to last weeks incident. I was pretty concerned when he came up in the ninth with a chance to win the game, though. Hes about the only guy on their club who can beat you with a homer and I manage to have at least one bad inning.

That didnt happen today because my delivery held together." One thing that didnt hold together for the Padres was Turners left hand. Paul Bauer, the Padres team doctor, reported Turner suffered a break of the fourth metacarpal in his hand. In laymans terms, that translates as a four inch fracture running across the back of Turners hand. Bauer estimated that Turner would be in a cast at least four weeks. Isnt that just great, Coleman said of Turners injury.

I guess well have to bring up someone from Hawaii (the Padres AAA farm club). I understand this kid Salazar (outfielder Luis Salazar, who was picked up from Pittsburgh as part of the Kurt Bevacqua deal) is playing well. Hes a candidate to be brought up. When we get through with that Hawaii club there may not be any players left there, Coleman said in a reference to the Padres recall of infielders Tim Flannery, Barry Evans and Juan Eichelberger earlier this season and the recent recall of Broderick Perkins, Craig Stimac, Chuck Baker and Mike Armstrong and the shipment of Mark Lee to Pittsburgh. After the game, the Padres announced that Salazar, a fleet-footed right-handed hitter with a .314 batting average, nine homers, 62 RBI, 15 triples, and 42 stolen bases, had indeed been recalled.

The way the Padres are playing of late a total of nine hits in their last three games it might not be a bad idea to bring the Hawaii club up en mass and have them finish the season in San Diego. That Please see Ryan, C-3 YESTERDAY, NOLAN RYAN COT THE BETTER OF DAVE WINFIELD 49ers bring contrasting theory to Winfield went 1-for-4 and made last out with the tying run on base wanted to keep him in the park. I got him down 1-2 and then threw him a couple of breaking balls away. I didnt mind if he made contact, but he wasnt going to beat me by going deep. Ryan got Winfield to end the game on a 3-2 fastball that was on the outer part of the plate.

But it wasnt Ryans fastball that was the key to yesterdays 101-pitch, one-walk, seven-strikeout, three-hit victory over the Padres. It was a crackling breaking ball. My delivery was good all day, Ryan said. When Im consistently good with my delivery, I throw my breaking ball for strikes. Thats a real key for me.

Games are never easy, but for me theyre much easier when I throw consistently. Ive had games before where my curve was as good as today, but I havent had one lately. Usually something happens to screw things up. It seems that almost every outing this year, DAN FOUTS WILL START AT QB By JOHN MATFEI T-A Sports Eklltor SAN DIEGO It wasnt exactly the Thrilla in Manilla or the Brawl in Montreal, but after last weeks punchout in the Astrodome the stage certainly was set for a confrontation between Dave Winfield and Nolan Ryan. In Houston, Winfield took the first fall from Ryan.

The Padre rightfielder charged the mound and landed at least one blow on the pitchers head after Ryan had thrown a pair of high-and-hard inside pitches. Yesterday, before 12,150 fans in San Diego Stadium, Ryan took the second fall without a blow being thrown. Houstons million-dollar hurler gave up a scratch infield single to Winfield in the first from where Dave eventually scored the Padres only run of the day in a frustrating 2-1 defeat the teams fourth straight by one run on their current homestand. After that, however, Ryan held the upper hand, getting Winfield on a grounder to short, striking him out and getting him on a ground ball to second to end the game with Willie Montanez on first with the tying run. It was ironic that Winfield was thrust into the position of making the games final out because Jerry Turner started the contest in right-field.

Winfield entered the game after Turner suffered a broken hand while running down Jose Cruz two-out double in the first inning. This was just another game, Winfield said matter of factly after the game. I didnt ask for it, but for whatever reason, I figured I had the day off until Turner spoiled things. Still, I didnt attach any special significance to hitting against Ryan. entire half.

Dans the type of guy who has a history of not needing much work. We want him in there just long enough to get tuned. So, if hes going well, we would rather look at other people. Coryell plans to get a long look at most of his runners. John Cappelletti will start the game at fullback with Don Woods and rookie Steve Whitman also scheduled to play.

Hank Bauers action will be limited because he has started the last two games. We know what Hank can do, Coryell said. Now its time to take a look at some of the other guys. Clarence Williams will start at running back, but will only play a quarter. Coryell wants to get a long look at rookie LaRue Harrington and veterans Lydell Mitchell and Artie Owens.

If I had my way, Coryell said, I would play Harrington, Mitchell and Owens each three quarters. But, the game doesnt last that long, so we might run into the problem of a guy getting shorted on playing time. John Jefferson will start at one wide receiver slot and play as long as Fouts is in the game. After that, John Floyd, Jim LeJay, Harry Price, Andre Keys, Howard Studdard and Michael Scott will get their chance. Veteran Charlie Joiner is still bothered by an arthritic knee and will be held out of action until next week.

Tight end Kellen Winslow is still bothered by a nagging injury and will be spelled by Gregg McCrary, Reggie Haynes and Pat Collins. Defensively, the Chargers will play as many men as they can, but there are not as many men to look at on defense as on offense. Comerback Willie Buchanon probably will not play because of a foot infection while tackle Gary Johnsons action might be limited because of a thigh injury. may not four or five years and thats just not good enough to win. I need to get a little lower than that to win.

OK, how do you do that? The two things you need to have working on this course are your putting and short iron games. Im driving well but that alone wont win it here, he said. Every golf course has its own personality, its own easy holes and its own tough ones. Before he played his practice rounds and then teed off in yesterday's opening round, Watson had played Westchester mentally over and over again. No.

4, No. 11, No.12, No.15 and No.16, he said, rattling off Westches I BO MATTHEWS On his way to N.Y. Matthews on his way to Giants SAN DIEGO Both former San Diego fullback Bo Matthews and his new team, the New York Giants, are getting what they need, said Chargers coach Don Coryell. He needs a new start, and hell get one with the Giants. They have a real need, said Coryell of yesterdays exchange for a middle-round draft choice in 1981.

Matthews, the Chargers No. 1 draft choice in 1974 out of the University of Colorado, gained only 112 yards on 30 carries last year and did not start a game. In his six seasons as a Charger, Matthews had 336 carries for 1.372 yards. His best year was his rookie season of 1074 when he gained 328 yards on 95 carries. I know Bo is disappointed in the way things turned out here, Coryell said, but so are we.

We really had no plans for him and the best thing we could do for both parties was to trade him. We have other fullbacks in camp that we need to take a look at in the exhibition games. We need to give John Cappelletti a lot of work. In the first two exhibition games this summer, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Matthews carried the ball six times for 10 yards. He left camp on Monday but returned on Wednesday after what he called an effort to get traded.

In New York, Matthews will be reunited with former Charger offensive co-ordinator Ray Perkins. Perkins, now the Giants head coach, was with the Chargers in 1978. I think Bo will help us, Perkins said. Hes a proven blocker and I think he can still gain some yards in this league. I know he worked very hard in the off-season on his running and pass catching.

He could be just what we need to round out our back-field. The Chargers made another roster move yesterday when they waived punter Stuart Dodds, their seventh-round draft choice last spring out of Montana State. Dodds, who led the nation in punting last year as a collegian with a 45.6-yard average, did not appear in the Chargers first two exhibition games. We saw him kick everyday for the last six weeks in practice and he just wasnt kicking well, Coryell said. We saw no reason to see him in a game.

He was kicking consistently well in practice, so we couldnt use him in a game. We have a number of good punters in camp and Dodds got caught in a numbers game. Cliff Olander and Mike Wood will punt in Fridays game against San Francisco. Well hold Mike Kirkland out for a while longer. He has a sprained ankle and the sprain is right where the ball strikes his foot.

Right now, hes our No. 1 punter, though. He has been the most consistent and we think that hell stay consistent and get better with time. swer to that one. Id be in Vegas, not here, he said.

Westchester is a short course, said Watson. It makes it easier for a lot of players to be possible winners. Next week, at the World Series of Golf, well be playing at Firestone. Thats a long course and it eliminates players who cant hit far. If you cant drive long there, you wont win.

Plain and simple. But here, its a mad sprint among a lot of players. No two holes are the same here. Youve got to play well to win here, but then, I guess you have to play well to win anywhere. See? And you thought Tom Watson had no problems.

By JOHN MAFFEI T-A Sports Editor SAN DIEGO Two teams who were at opposite ends of the NFL spectrum last year, and for that reason have approached this seasons exhibition games from different perspectives, will be at odds tomorrow night at 6 p.m. in San Diego Stadium. Don Coryells Chargers, winners of 12 games last year, will put the premium on individual performance tomorrow night while Bill Walshs San Francisco 49ers, winners of only two contests last year, will stress team play. I wouldnt blame Bill if he did eve- rything in his power to win the game on Saturday," Coryell said. I would do the same thing if I was in his position.

They had a terrible time last year and it is important to him to play the men who will help him during the season and try to establish some kind of winning attitude. That might not be that hard to do. The 49ers have some excellent players and appear to be much improved over last year. I didnt look at too much film, but San Francisco put a very heavy pass rush on Oakland last week (in a 33-14 San Francisco victory). We expect a big rush and a lot of blitzes in Saturdays game.

The pass rush appears to be one area where the 49ers are really improved. San Francisco does boast some good players in wide receiver Freddie Solomon, running backs Paul Hofer and Wilbur Jackson, defensive end Jimmy Webb and linebackers Willie Harper and Thomas Henderson. The clubs No. 1 star, quarterback Steve DeBerg, who completed 347 of 587 passes for 3,652 yards and 17 TDs last season and paced the 49ers to the victory over Oakland, will not start the game, however. Stadium FOR THE CHARGERS TOMORROW on that hole, he said.

One year, Tom Weiskopf had something like an eight on that hole on a day when he shot a 68 or 69. Knowing the courses quirks can help a golfer, said Watson. I have a game plan that Ill try to follow, he said. You know where to hit it and where not to hit it when you play a course a lot of times. For example, because of his familiarity with the course, Watson thinks he knows just what it will take to win Westchester.

Fourteen under par, he said, rather matier-of-factly. And who will shoot that? He laughed. Hey, if I knew the an Instead, ex-Notre Damer Joe Montana will get the call. Montana, a second-year man, threw for one TD and ran for another in the second half against Oakland last week. Winning and establishing some momentum is important to us, Walsh said, but Ive got to take a look at Montana.

DeBerg will probably play, but this is going to be pretty much Montanas game." For the Chargers, the game belongs to everyone. Coryell plans to play as many of the 65 men left on the roster as he can. We want to play well, Coryell said, but we wont deviate from our plan. We want to see as many of our Tomorrow nights game was originally scheduled to be shown live on Channel 10 in San Diego. However, the game is not a sellout and thus cannot be shown on live TV.

Channel 10 will carry the replay tomorrow at 11:30 p.m. and again on Sunday at 8 a.m. In the North County, KOWN (1450) will carry the radio broadcast. Tom Kelly and John DeMott will call the action. people as possible.

Were concerned because we have cuts coming up and we want to make the right decisions. It will be difficult to cut at some positions, so we want to take a look at our people in game situations. Coryell has already stated that Dan Fouts will open at quarterback and may play as much as a half. Rookie Ed Luther will get the call behind Fouts. Dans playing time will depend on the game, Coryell said.

If hes playing well, well get him out. If hes going bad, well leave him in for the tournament. So were talking about $453,725 so far and here he is again, aiming at the $72,000 first place payoff in this weekends $400,000 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic. It will not be easy, though, simply because Watson is in a rut on the carefully manicured Westchester Country Club Course, where he has never won. Its strange, but every year I play this course, I shoot the same score 278, 279, Watson said.

I go up and down, a 64 oqe day, a 72 the next. Theres no consistency to my game here. I always shoot at least one round of 72 or 73 and that puts you out of the tournament. Its been that way for Watson's wealth increase at Westchester ters key holes. Play those holes well and youll score well here.

You can win if you play those holes well. Watson has four of those holes figured out. The problem has been No.4. I dont know. Its just been a tough hole for me, Watson said.

If you go off to the left, you can get a double or triple bogey. Im usually short on it. Its a tough green to chip up to. Its a sharp slope in front and falls off fast in back. Watson will attack Westchester well, most of it, at least.

He doesnt want to disturb that tricky No. 4, though. I play it conservatively because if you dont, you can make a big score By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer Its entirely appropriate that Tom Watson is spending his weekend playing in a golf tournament sponsored by a bank. After all, Watsons personal balance sheet reads like an accountants ledger. Nobody has ever won more money in one year by hitting a little ball into a hole thah the $462,636 that Watson earned last season.

For 1980 with five tour victories to his credit, his official PGA income total is a hefty $393,725. And that doesnt even include his $60,000 payoff for winning the British Open, since the tour money list doesnt count that I.

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