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Sports Blade-Citizen Saturday, October 27, 1990 ERE Football Vista 14, Poway 9 Mt. Carmel 31, T. Pines 14 Fallbrook 13, San Dieguito 2 El Camino 20, San Marcos 7 Carlsbad 18, Ramona 17 Oceanside 42, R. Bernardo 13 Rancho Vista 35, 0. Glen 21 San Pasqual 35, Escondido 21 PRO Hockey NHL Detroit 8, Minnesota 6 Winnipeg 6, Los Angeles 2 Golf Associated Press Photo Evander Holyfield hits Buster Douglas with the punch that ended Thursday night's fight.

PGA Nabisco Championships Billy Mayfair -7 Nick Price -6 Chip Beck -5 Jodie Mudd -5 Greg Norman -5 Gold Rush Seniors Bob Charles -4 Dick Hendrickson -3 George Archer -2 J.C. Snead -2 1 4 i i The Great One hits milestone WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) I 7T" Wayne Gretzky didn't have a single shot on goal. His team lost convinc- ingly, and his sole point the f.t I '3 of his remarkable career seemed like nothing special, just a second assist on a relatively meaningless goal. Yet that assist demonstrated once again why Gretzky will always be known as The Great One. Continuing to reach milestones once thought unreachable, Gretzky became the first NHL player with 2.000 points as his first-period assist upstaged the Winnipeg Jets' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.

Gretzky gained control of the puck in his own end and took a few strides toward his blue line before finding Tony Granato with a pinpoint pass. Granato then connected with Tomas Sandstrom, who beat goalie Bob Essensa 14 32 into the game. That's what keeps everyone on their toes," Kings coach Tom Wes-bter said. He makes things happen each time he's on the ice, no matter where he is on the ice." And now, he's made things happen 2.000 times. "It nice to get it done.

It's been a hard four or five days for me." said Gretzky, who has divided his attention between fending off the media concerning his assault on the 2.000 point mark and thinking about his colt. Saumarez. who is running in Saturday's Breeders' Cup in New York. Gretzky was asked what he felt as he watched Sandrtroin go in alone on Essensa "Me feeling, honestly, was that I was glad it was him and not me." Gretzky said "He's usually pretty good on those. 1 kind of put my head down just before he shot it When I looked up.

it was in the net." As the Winnipeg Arena's sellout crowd of 15,566 erupted into cheers. Ex-Chargers GM Sanders dead at 68 of heart failure Boxing, Page C-4 WAYNE GRETZKY 2.000 points tops all time list Gretzkys teammates swarmed onto the ice to congratulate their captain. The milestone came in Gretzkys 12th NHL season and 857th game. He needed only a little more than 10 seasons to accrue 1.851 points, breaking a record that Gordie How took 26 years and 1.767 games to establish. Gretzky, who has 684 goals and 1,316 assists, doesn't turn 30 until Jan 26.

He remembered his first NHL point in 1979 It was a pass from the comer to Kevin Lowe at the point. He fired and beat Tony Esposito in Chicago." Gretzky said. "I remember thinking after that game that it would just be nice to stay and play in the NHL. I don't think anyone thinks about getting 2.000 points." Gretzky holds or shares 49 regular season, postseason and All-Star See Gretzky, Page ossa xk Tyson on hold; Holyfield wants Foreman Soccer Mirage owner Steve Wynn suggests format for future title bouts, Page C-4. MSL SOCKERS 6, St.

Louis 5 OT Kansas City 7, Baltimore 6 Tacoma 3, Wichita 2 C-2 TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS LAS VEGAS (AP) The new heavyweight champion of the world surveyed his realm Friday and proclaimed George Foreman his most worthy challenger. The morning after flattening Buster Douglas with one punch to win the undisputed heavyweight crown, Evander Holyfield made it clear that former champion Mike Tyson would have to wait his turn for a shot at the title. We felt it would be better to fight George Foreman first, then Mike Tyson. Holyfield said. "As far as business goes, it's better that way.

Holyfield's handlers said contracts for his first title defense against Foreman have been signed, and a site and date for the fight are expected to be announced in about two weeks. It will be in April in either Las Vegas or Atlantic City, said Shelly Finkel, who helps promote Holy-field. Almost as quickly as Holyfield knocked out Douglas, boxings sanctioning organizations began backing off earlier threats to force Holyfield to make his first defense against Tyson, and the way seems clear College Football for a fight matching the new champion with a man who held the title during the early 1970s. George Foreman happens to be ranked now and Evander Holyfield has the option of fighting anyone in the top 12, World Boxing Association attorney Jimmy Binns said. Mike Ty son will have his mandatory shot when hes entitled to it Holyfield was relaxed and smiling at a morning press conference at The Mirage hotel-casino, where he stopped Douglas with a right hand Thursday night in the third round of their scheduled 12 round fight for the heavyweight title.

Holyfield. who waited for 18 months as the No 1 contender before getting his shot at the title, seemed to savor the realization he finally was the champion. The waiting wasn't in vain, he said. To be the Oklahoma vs. Colorado, 11 a m.

(8) USC vs. Arizona State, 12:30 pm. (10) Horse Racing Seven races of the Breed er's Cup, 10:30 a.m. (39) See Henning forced into changes By Geoffrey Ooley Staff Writer SAN DIEGO The Chargers have started putting their battered roster back together and coach Dan Henning needs all the time he can get. Henning began making roster moves Friday and he won't be finished until sometime today.

Injuries have left Henning scrambling to fill both the Chargers starting lineup and their 47 player active roster. So far, Henning has: Placed Joe Caravello, the starting II back in all seven games, on injured reserve. Signed Terry Orr, a fifth-year See Chargers, Page C-6 Johnny Sanders helped form the Chargers of the late 70s into Super Bowl contenders. By Geoffrey Ooley Staff Writer SAN DIEGO Johnny Sanders, the man who helped turn the Chargers into a Super Bowl contender during the late 70s and early 80s, died Friday morning at his home in San Diego of apparent heart failure He as 68 Sanders was ith the Chargers from 1975 to 1987. He as the team's general manager for 11 seasons, from 1976 through 1986 Sanders was pronounced dead early Friday at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, said deputy coroner George Dickason.

Johnny played a major role in Chargers' history, said team owner Alex Spanos. He's been a big part of professional sports in San Diego for a long time. On behalf of myself and the Chargers. I extend our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Sanders and the family." The Chargers won three AFC West titles and reached the NFL playoffs four times while Sanders was general manager.

They Dexter Manley applies to commissioner's office for reinstatement Page C-6. were one game away from reaching the Super Bowl in both 1980 and 1981. losing in the AFC championship game both seasons. He most recently served as an administrative consultant to the San Diego Gulls, the first year International Hockey League franchise. But Sanders, who was named NFL executive of the year in 1979.

is best remembered for helping to assemble the Air Coryell" Chargers teams of the late 70s and early 80s. During Sanders' years as general manager, the Chargers drafted players such as Kellen Winslow. John Jefferson. Eric Seivers, Pete Holohan. James Brooks, Gary Anderson.

Gill Byrd, Billy Ray Smith. Lee Williams. Leslie O'Neal. Jim Lachey. Half Mojsiejenko and See Sanders.

Page 6 Racing royalty ready to run for the money Knights risk backfires in loss to Cats By Boyce Garrison Staff Writer SAN MARCOS San Marcos High gambled and lost. El Camino gambled and won. That was the difference Friday night as the Knights and Wildcats met in a showdown for first place in the Avocado League. Thanks to the gambles, the Wildcats came out on top 20-7. El Camino, 4-4 overall, now owns the top spot ith a 4-1 league record.

San Marcos fell to second place at 31-1. 5-2-1. With the game tied at 7-7 in the third period. San Marcos tried a fake punt on fourth-and 13. It failed and El Camino took possession of the ball at its own 40.

The Wildcats drove 60 yards in eight plays ith Von Robinson going the last 8 for the second of his three touchdowns and a 14-7 lead. In a game where field position was vitally important, the failed fake was everything. Was the risk too great? I asked myself that right after I did it San Marcos coach Ken Broach said. That See El Camino, Page C-3 NEW YORK (AP) Go for Wand, a queen of racing, and Meadow Star, a princess in waiting, will strut their stuff today at Belmont Park. It's Breeders Cup Day, a meeting of royally bred horses and sometimes just plain royalty.

A couple of sheikhs will be involved as owners. A couple of Kings, too Los Angeles Kings. Jeff Nahill's picks, Page C-4. Channel 39, 10:30 a.m. Wayne Gretzky, the star of the NHL club, and Bruce McNall, the team's owner, will send out Saumarez, inner of the Prix de lArc de Triomphe.

A leading member of the foreign contingent, Saumarez was the 31 early favorite to beat 13 rivals in the $2 million Turf at l'i miles. Another top foreign-based entranL Dayjur, is owned by Ham-dan al Maktoum, who is finance minister of Dubai. Maktoums brother, Sheikh Mohammed, who is Dubai's defense minister, owns Turf starter In the Wings. Dayjur, who has won six straight stakes in England and France, was the 7-2 early choice in the six-furlong Sprint. Also in the 14-horse field is Dancing Spree, who won the race last year.

The richest of the seven races, which are worth a total of $10 million, will be the $3 million Classic at 1 miles. It drew 14 horses, and Staff PhotoDon Boomw San Marcos Lance Gallegos runs through a swarm of Wheats for the game's first score. See Breeders, Page C-4 i.