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Tyler Morning Telegraph WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. 1994 Sec. 3 NBA Playoffs Roundup JPacers Eally IFor Mayoff Win MM enth time and fifth in a row, made it to the semifinals for the first time by sweeping Orlando in three games. The Pacers, seeded fifth, closed out the regular season with eight wins in a row. The Pacers, who will host Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday, went ahead for the first time since leading 8-7 on a 3-point basket by Haywoode Workman at 63-60 with 6:37 left in the third period.

i The Pacers built an 83-74 lead with 5:32 left as the Hawks missed 11 of their first 12 shots in the quarter" and went 8:55 between baskets by Kevin Willis with 1:33 left in the third quarter and one by Stacey Augmon with 4:38 left in the fourth. With Danny Manning scoring four points, the Hawks made one final run. Atlanta got within 85-83 on a follow shot by Mannning with 3:16 left. Reggie Miller, who led five Pacers in double figures with 18 Mints, made four free throws ana a 3- pointer to give Indiana a 94-85 lead and Workman added two free throws for the biggest lead and final margin with 1:06 left. The 32 second-half points was a playoff low for the Hawks.

Manning led the Hawks with 21 points and Willis and Augmon had 17 each. Rik Smits and Dale Davis" added," 14 points for the Pacers and Workman had 13. ATLANTA (AP) Reserve Anto nio Davis scored 12 of his 15 points in the third quarter and Indiana overcame a 12-point deficit Tuesday night in beating Atlanta 96-85 in the opener of an Eastern Conference semifinal playoff. Game 2 of the best-of-7 series will be Thursday night in Atlanta. The top-seeded Hawks, who advanced to the second round for the first time since 1988 by beating ami in five games, lea 23-11 in the first period and 53-47 at halftime before Davis keyed a third-quarter surge by Indiana.

The Pacers, with Davis hitting all six of his shots, outscored Atlanta 32-19 and led 79-72 going into the fourth quarter. r- Indiana, in the playoffs for the sev? ACES Cont. From Page 1, Tyler, 9,427 and Longyiew, 5,479. The combined total is 14,906. The qualifying times are 10 a.m.-7 prarthTogh-lSaturdayrThefelsr a morning and afternoon qualifier weekdays.

A Special Seniors Event (65 over) is Wednesday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The location Jn, Tyler. is Souths Broadway behind the Brass Lion. Parking is available in south end of the Sheraton Hotel parking lot. In Longview, the location is at East Texas Golf World Driving Range, 2626 Bill Owens Pkway.

Cost is $1 per shot. The finals are slated for 2 p.m. Sunday on tournament hole No. 6 at Willow Brook Country Club. That day the golfers get a chance for the million dollars if they make an ace.

Rice Student Monday! Qualifier Tyler Don Baker, Tyler, 3Vi inchea; Dan- nv McBurnav. Tvlar T14. I 4U. Mullina, MinaoU, Moot, 7-inch; Sainey rmmu, tyiar, iin incnaa. Longview: Kevin Gilbreath, Longview, 1-foot, 5-inch; Jo Politi, Longview, ace; Jimmy Don Jones, Halltville, 1-foot, 4V4-inch; Ladiac Gloria Stafford, Longview, 6-feat, tVt inch; Brandi Jo Newman, Longview, 2-faet, lOVi inch.

BalU Hit Tyler Longview ToUl for week: Tyler Longview Combined: 10,222. Tuesday's Qualifiers Tyler C.R. MeEver, Troup, ace; Lwon Walden, Tyler, 10 ft -inch; Jack Kama, Flint, aca; Travis Pierca, Tyler, 6-inch. Longview: Robert Pavlicak, Carthag. I-foot, 2Y4 -inches; Rusty Bumgardnar, Long- Ball Hit: Tyler 3.385: Lonsviaw 1,299.

Total for week: Tyler Longview Combined: 14,908. In Contest Pacers 96, Hanks 85 INDIANA (96) D.Davis 7-11 0-0 14, McKey 1-4 0-0 2, Smits 5-13 4-4 14, Miller 5-14 7-8 18. Workman 5-11 2-2 13, Mitchell 1-5 1-2 3, Fleming 3-4 0-0 6, A.Davls 7-9 1-3 15, Scott 3-6 2-2 9. Williams 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-7917-21 96.

ATLANTA (85) Manning 7-12 7-8 21, WBIIs 8-17 1-1 17, Koncak 3-7 0-0 6, Augmon 6-11 5-5 17, Blayiock 3-15 3-4 10, Lang 4-5 0-0 8, Ehlo 1 -7 2-2 4, Whatley 0-4 0-0 0, Ferretl 1 -2 0-0 2.TotalS 33-80 18-20 85. Indiana 25 22 32 17-96 Atlanta 31 22 19 13-85 3-Polnt goals Indiana 3-9 (Scott 1-1, Workman 1-2, Miller 1-6), Atlanta 1-11 (Blayiock 1-7, Ehlo 0-1. Willis 0-3). Fouled out None. Rebounds Indiana 53 (D.Davis 15), Atlanta 41 (Willis 10).

AssistsIndiana 26 (Workman 8), Atlanta 25 (Blayiock 8). Total fouls-Indiana 25, At lanta 22. Technicals None. Flagrant ioui Mitcnes. a Jazz 100, Nuggets 91 DENVER (91) Ellis 3-7 5-7 11, R.

Williams 3-9 2-2 10. Slth 4-8 1-2 9, Pack 4-81-2 9, B.William 4-7 1-1 9, Rogers 1-6 3-4 6, Ham- monds 0-0 1-2 1, Mee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-' 71 24-34 91. UTAH (100) Corbln 4-8 2-3 10, Melon 9-19 7-11 25, Spencer 5-6 0-0 10, Stockton 6-13 7-8 17, Homacek 3-10 8-8 15, Humphries 4-9 3-4 -12, Chamber 04 3-4 3, Benolt 2-9 2-3 6, Howard 1-3 0-0 2.TotJ 33-80 32-41 100. Denver 25 19 18 29- 91 Utah 30 23 20 27-100 3-Point goals Denver 5-10 (Abdul-, Raul 2-4, R.WIIIams 2-5, Rogera 1-1), 11 Utah 2-6 (Humphri 1-1, Homacek 1-2, Stockton 0-1, Corbln 0-1, Benoit 0-1).

-fouled Rebounds-' Denverr 50 (Ellis 12), Utah 56 (Malone 10). As- alsts- Denver 20 (Abdul-Rauf 5), Utah 23 (Stockton 11). Total fouls-Denver 31, Utah 33. Technicals-Strth, Utah coach Sloan, Utah Illegal defense. A 19,81 1.

NBA Award Winners ST. LOUIS (AP) Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon was named the NBA player of the ear by The Sporting News on esdav. The St. Louis-based publication also named Chris Webber of Gold- en State as rookie of the year, Lenny Wilkens of Atlanta as coach of the year and Seattle's Bob Whitsitt as executive of the year. Olajuwon, 31, averaged 27.3 points and 11.9 rebounds per game this season.

The 10-year veteran has averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game each year he has been in the -league. Past Nuggets bounds to go along with four blocked shots. During the Nuggets' first-round victory over Seattle, he set aq NBA playoff record with 31 blocks jh five games. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf added 16 points and LaPhonso Ellis had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Denver, which is making its first playoff apt pearance since 1990. Jeff Homacek chipped in 15 points and Jay Humphries had 12 for the Jazz, who won four of five games over the Nuggets during the regular season.

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Heat 2276 Knicks vs. Bulls 317 MafcaaStaiaiai 4653 Tournament Results 3474 Hot Spot Fishing Lakes Luke Jasper hit 21 holes-in-one Tuesday in the Eisenhower Youth Putting Contest at Broadway Square Mall. Jasper, who attends Rice Elmentary School, qualified for the finals in the kindergarten-fifth grade division. Other qualifiers were Cindi Cearley of Troup Middle School (sixth grade-eighth grade) and Brad Winston of Robert E. Lee High School (ninth grade-12th grade).

This year's contest offers three golf ball nutts for SI. Glance CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Bael-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta v. inaavw TiyMMlav Maw 10 Indiana 96, Atlanta 85. Indiana leads sane 1-0 Thursday, May 12 Indiana" at Atlanta, 7 p.m. (TNT) Saturday, May 14 Alanta at Indiana, noon (NBC) Sunday, May 15 Alanta at Indiana, noon (NBC) Tueaday, May 17 Indiana at Atlanta, TBA, If necessary (TNT) Thursday, May 19 Atlanta at Indiana, TBA, if necessary (TNT) Sunday, May 22 Indiana at Atlanta, TBA, If necessary (NBC) New York va CMcago Sunday, Msy New Yortt 90, Chicago 86, New York leads series 1-0 Wednesday, May 11 Chicago at New York, 6 p.m, (TNT) Friday, May 13 New York at Chicago, 7 p.m.

(TNT) Sunday, May 15 -New York at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) Warinaadav. MavIS Chicago at New York, TBA, If necessary (TNT) NewjrorlraTCrit(igo, TBA, If necessary Friday, May 20 Chicago at New York, TBA, If necessary (NBC) WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston vs. rrioena Phoenix 91, Houston 87, Phoenix leads series 1-0 Wednesday, May 11 Phoenix at Houston, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Friday, May 13 Houston at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

(TNT) Sunday, May 15 Houston at Phoenix, 2 p.m. (NBC) Tueaday, May 17 Phoenix at Houston, TBA, If necessary Houston at Phoenix, TBA, If necessary (TNT) Saturday, May 21 Phoenix at Houston, TBA, If necessary (NBC) Utah vi. Denver Tueaday, May 10 Denver at Utah, (n) Thursday, May 12 Denver at Utah, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) Saturday, May 14 Utah at Denver, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, May 15 Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

(TNT) Tueaday, May 17 Denver at Utah, TBA, It necessary (TNT) Thursday, May 19 Utah at Denver, TBA. If necessary (TNT) Saturday, May 21 Denver at Utah, 2:30 p.m., If necessary (NBC) Jazz Shoots SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Karl Malone scored 25 points as Utah offset Denver's shot-blocking Di-kembe Mutombo with sharp perimeter shooting and beat the Nuggets 100-91 Tuesday night in the opener of a Western Conference semifinal playoff series. Malone, who was deadly from 15-18 feet, also had 10 rebounds and John Stockton added 17 points and 11 assists for the Jazz, who will play host to Game 2 of the best-of-7 series on Thursday. Mutombo had 20 points and 10 re- BULLARD "Winnin a second consecutive "state Title as been a goal of ours since leaving Austin last year," he said. "These girls have put in extra hitting balls and the putting green and it really paid off today.

Our experience we got winning last year's title was invaluable." Bullard's 'A' team was led by Julie Faulkinberry, who finished second individually with an 83 Tuesday (161). Leslie Moore contributed with a strong closing round of 79 (168), while Bethany Vandergriff (89 -184), Deann Martin (90 186) and Judy Aaron (94 202) followed for the Lady Panthers. China Spring's Sorrell Richmond's final-round 79 (157) captured the individual championship. Bullard's 'B' team finished in ENTRIES Cont. hower Classic to enhance global understanding through scholarships for deserving students.

In edition to a broad array of travelstudy cours-' es, UT Tyler's students and faculty participate in programs with universities in Metz, France; Yachiyo, Japan and Luneberg, Germany. -The Eisenhower Classic is named Cont. Pepper7UP, KLTV-Channel 7 and 93.1 FM, the competition is presented from the Student Foundation of Texas at Tyler and the Robert E. Lee Society. Chairman of the Youth Putting is Sam Bell of Tyler.

is an official event of the Eisenhower Golf Classic. Youth Putting Qualifier Saturday White, Andy Wood Elementary (kinder-. Robuck, Hubbard Middle School (lixth-eighth); All Saint (ninth-12th). Astunto, Bullard Elementary (K-fifth); Middle School (aixth-eighth); Christopher High School (ninth-12th). Sunday The competition takes place on specially ting lanes in the mall's center court.

Sec. 3. Tyler co-chairmen are Ronnie Curtis, Chris Woldert and Dan Shieldes. Tyler publicity chairman rencn The Longview co-chairmeh are Les Rickett and Chris Walters. The Longview publicity chairmen are Ed Cearley and Annette Justiss.

Saturday Qualifier Tyler Riuwll Park, Tyler, 9-inchei; Mike Towery, Tyler, 13-inchee. Longview: David Justiss, Longview, 6-inchea; Mike Cearley, Troup, 7 V4 -inch. Balle Hit: Tyler Longview Bunday'e Qualifier Tyler Steven Van Cleave, Canton, Vt-inchea, Longview; Billy H. McDaniel, Longview. 1-foot, 6 V4.

Ball Hit: Tyler Longview Hits 21 Aces constructed Dut Putters and golf garten-fifth grade). Bo hou usxtn-eightnj; 12th). OliACK Cont. From Battling the hamstring problem, Black failed to advance out of region-als as a sqphomore. Her season-best time of 24.52 came at the district meet.

Last season Black was back to her oTff self, winnine the reeional meet in 24.31 and claiming her second bronze medal at the state event with a 23.9 clocking. This year Black ran in only two track meets prior to district due to her hamstring injury. Black's com-' mitment to basketball also played a role in her track inactivity as she performed before college scouts in at least one weekend tournament. Black's besttime in the 200-meter dash in four meets this season has been a 24.71. She ran a 24.95 to finish second to Lufkin's Traci Jeffery at the Class AAAAA, Region II Track Meet in Waco two weeks ago.

Although the effort landed her an Sponsored by Dr KTBB-AM 600KTYL with assistance The University of National Honor Contest Committee The putting contest International Firrt Session; Johnathan garten-fifth grade); Chri Adam Conley, Second Seaaion: Eutabeth Clint Morris, Hubbard Morric, Robert E. Lee Chrli Meyer. Rice Glen Calhoun, Hubbard Robert E. Lee High Luke Jasper, Rica Cindl Cearley, Troup Robert E. Lee High School calls win be provided tor all entrants.

The Youth Putting Contest is structured in three categories of competition: elementary (kindergarten-fifth grade), middle (sixth grade-eighth grade) and high school (ninth grade-12th grade). Contest hours will be p.m. through Friday and 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday. Each age group will putt on different lanes.

Each day's competition will result in a daily qualifier in each age category. The daily qualifier will advance to the final round of competition to held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Willow Brook Country Club's putting green. In addition to the Dallas sports weekend grand prizes, gift certificates from Sears and Dillards also will be awarded at the May 15 putting championship. Blanton, Holloway Middle School, White- sierra Nleewiadomy, Mount Gi Enterpriae (ninth- Monday Elementary School (kindergarten-fifth grade), Middle School teth-elghth); Griffin Goodman, School (ninth-12th).

Tuesday Elementary School (kindergarten-fifth grade), Middle School (sixth-eighth); Brad Winston, (ninth-12th). Tyler WildCatters Sign 1st Baseman Woodruff From Page 1, Sec. 3 5 Page 1, Sec. 3 other trip to state, it marked the first time Jeffery had ever defeated Black in the 200. Like Black, Jeffery has been a standout for the past four years.

"I know I'm going to have to do Black, whose regional qualifying time is the sixth fastest among eight participants. "At regional, I didn't run the curve, I walked the curve. I was the fourth person to come out (of the curve). I wasn't the first. That bothered me." Although Barrett realizes Black is not in peak condition, she still believes the Lady Lions' queen of speed could make a stand at the state meet.

"She's a real strong person," said' Barrett. "I can always vouch for the fact she's really strong and can run with pain. 1 think she 11 be competitive at the state track meet. There's no doubt about it." Testiiij to get signed by the Phillies." Woodruff-6pent three seasons on the farm with the Phillies, between Batavia and Spartanburg, before being released and moving on to the Detroit organization. The Tigers assigned Woodruff to their Lakeland Class A team in the Florida State League, where he was impressive enough to be shipped to AA London in 1992.

"I had a good year at London, and I was very surprised to get my pink slip after that seasons-Woodruff said. "Sometimes you don't get any explanations as to why those decisions are made, but I just decided to move on." He spent last year playing in the Dallas Amateur Baseball Association. Woodruff feels he may have one more good shot at making the majors. "I'm only 27, 1 think that I still have a shot, and this league is a perfect opportunity," Woodruff said. "I need to put up some good numbers and see what can Pat Woodruff will try to be the latest in a line of two-sport stars -to make his mark in baseball this summer with the Tyler WildCatters.

Woodruff was recenty signed by manager Bill Stein and is ticketed to start the season at first base. 4 Woodruff was a highly recruited two-sport star out of Arlington High School who turned down several prime scholarship offers to walk on and be a member of the Siwerful grid program at the niversity of Nebraska. Woodruff transferred to San Diego State after' coaches wanted him to move to the defensive secondary. Woodruff felt it Was time to give himself a chance at baseball after one year at San Diego State, when he headed back to his hometown at the University of Texas-Arlington. "Coach McGroom at UTA had wanted me to play out of high school, so I contacted him and he gave me a shot," Woodruff said.

"I had a great year, and that helped Softball Tournament on Tap GRAND SALINE A three-day Men's Class Softball Tourney is scheduled for Friday at Grand Saline Softball Park. Entry fee is $125 per team. First place prize is a $400 travel expense and trophy; second place is $225 travel expense, and third place gets individual T-shirts. For more information, contact Denny Wheeler at (903) 962-4571. Area Athlete (Bet Free IBody By BETH FOLEY eighth place at 833.

Lisa Thnmaj (101 199) and Lindsay Hudson (91 203) led the team. In bovs' comDetition. OuanaK made up 20 strokes on first-round; leader Timpson to capture the Class. AA state title, also played at Jimmy Clay. Franklin's Jamie Nickelson won the individual title with a flnali round 75 (151).

John Ferrell Memphis was second at 157. Edgewood rallied to finish in fifth; with a team total of 682 after shav- ing 14 strokes off its opening round" of 348. Eric James shot a final-round 79) (164) to lead the Bulldogs, followed; by Blake James (81 167), Mat? Murphy (85 174), Travis Master-? son (93 181) and Zack Phillips (89! -181). From Page 1, Sec. 3 for the late president, who initiated' Sister Cities in 1956.

Sister Cities is now the world's largest people-to- people exchange program, involving) more than 2,400 communities in 111' nations across the globe. Included are Tyler and its sister cities Metz.j Yachiyo, and Jelenia Gora, Poland, because of rain. A makeup game is rescheduled for! Wednesday at 4 p.m. I JMJ mm (Dim Rain Postpones Arp, Bullard Game outs to make it better," Larry Jones said. "If only a few players are weak in an area, it's not necessarily a big deal.

If it's many, we can do something to buildup." For Birdwell, it's more a matter of BULLARD The baseball game between District 20-AA leaders Bullard and Arp was postponed Tuesday EriitgUs Yeur Old GeM And Teke llcnts A New Ring improved and pick up subtle deficiencies. If a kid gets hurt, you can rehab, retest and see if he's back to where he was before the injury." The testing involves putting athletes through six different stations measuring body composition, flexibility, upper body power, agility, lower body power and speed and acceleration. The information on each athlete is given a score and sent to the ATP headquarters, where it is fed into the data base and reports are sent back to thf school with breakdowns by sport, position and location. Coaches and athletic trainers should be able to take the reports and compare, for instance, how their cornerbacks rank on a regional, state and national basis, and see where they can improve their conditioning. That's what Lee basketball coaches Larry Jones and Marianne Jones hope to do.

"One thing we'll be able to do is when a person becomes injured, give the trainer an opportunity to look at the test results and check and see where they were before the injury," said Larry Jones, boys head coach. "It will give them an opportunity to set up rehabilitation, so we don't put them out too quickly." Marianne Jones said she thought the program should benefit every athlete, not just football or basketball players. "It will do nothing but benefit us," said Marianne Jones, girls head coach. "These are areas we work on in the offseason. In girls, for instance, you see a lack of upper body strength." Although neither squad has been hampered by major injury in the past few seasons, both coaches foresee the test results as a preventive tool.

"It gives an opportunity to see if all athletes are Staff Writer For Brian Birdwell, no amount of testing would have prevented him from injuring his shoulder on a dunk in a pick-up basketball game. But the 6-0 Robert E. Lee senior is counting on a new free testing program by East Texas Medical Center and the Azalea Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic to help his rehabilitation. Birdwell was one of the Lee athletes tested at the school by technicians and doctors from the medical center and the clinic last week. It is part of a program designed to give athletes, coaches and parents a measuring stick of how fit area athletes are and where their strengths and weaknesses are.

It's an effort to pinpoint areas where athletes may be vulnerable to injury and provide information so coaches can adjust training, conditioning or rehabilitation to strengthen any weaknesses. Results from each athlete can be compared against others in the same sport or even the same position across East Texas, the state and the country through the data base of the Nebraska-based The Athletic Testing Program, which is the largest evaluator of high school athletes in the country. "I thought the idea was a good one," said Dr. William Schreiber, physician for the Tyler Independent School District and a specialist in orthopedic surgery. "Football athletes are already doing programs two and three times a year.

Other athletes don't get that. This offers a wider range," That includes a wider range of tests, along with athletes. "The agility, strength and power (tests) have-been around but this puts it in context," said Eddie Howard, vice president of Rehabilitation Services, EasfTexas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. "It's all standardized the flow surfaces are the same, the distances are the same. You can come back next year, test kids and see if they've While he's working out with rubber exercise tubing, weight drills and some electrical stimulation therapy hoping the data the test provides will give some insight into where he is and how far he needs to go to get back to 100 percent.

"I think it's a good idea," Birdwell said. "In the past, we've gone out and seen our own doctors. If we come back in six months and test again, we can see where we are. "Evervone's going through offseason workouts now and I'm going through rehab. This is kind of a basis I can set for myself.

Once it comes back, I can see just where I am. Once everyone sees what they can do now, they can go in and see where they need to improve." That's the whole point, according to Carl Dun-kin, director of physical therapy at East Texas Medical Center. "If we see an overall deficiency in strength, flexibility or power, we know what they need to work on," Dunkin said. "If we want to know when an athlete is at his Jiighest potential post-injury, we -can compare his results before and after. "If we are able to pick up an (existing) injury, we can give guidance to the athlete and his parents on what to do to take care of it." Athletes at John Tyler and Jacksonville High Schools will join students from Brownsboro High School and Robert E.

Lee in the testing program this spring. The medicaL center and clinic plan to expand it in the fall to cover more area high schools. MURPHEY $69 95 The Jeweler Downtown219N. Spring592-4711 La XJj "weak ma specific area, being too tight, so we can sucn as tne alter our offseason wor.