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1 1 i fc West- to provide the added speed Walsh Page 20 JOHNSON CITY PRESS Monday August 29 1988 Meeks beats Yates for Amateur crown By Joe Macenka Associated Press Writer HOT SPRINGS Va After four years of disappointment Eric Meeks finally tasted success at the US Amateur golf championships "Ive played well before but not in anything as good as this It was a good time to do it Meeks 23 of Walnut Calif said after capturing the title at the 88th US Amat Amateur with a 7-and-6 "Every hole for a while I made a mistake Yates said "It obvious he wasnt going to make mistakes It was obvious he going to play his rear end off Meeks a two-time all-Pac selection at Arizona where was named a third-team as a senior this spring won the first four holes of match He reeled off three straight birdies at one point secure a four-hole advantage midway through the scheduled 4 'tfjx was was 10 he All-American the to victory over Danny Yates In each of his four previous US Amateurs Meeks had missed qualifying for the 64-golfer Meeks picked up again right match play field by a single where he had left off this time stroke winning the first six holes of the But tiiis year Meeks finished second round to go 10-up with 12 just one shot away from winning holes to play 36-hole final on the Cascades course at The Homestead resort After a short lunch break (Continued from Page 13) effort We knew that going in but they reminded us of it" The 1988 Saints and 49ers who Bpliti two games last year will test each other in a Sept 4 season opener at New Orleans The other" two NFC West teams the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons were 6-9 and 3- ispectively last season The Rams trade of rushing champion Eric Dickerson helped hring them several high 1988 draft choices including running back Gaston Green of UCLA Atlanta got the No 1 pick in the draft linebacker Aundray Bruce of Auburn The Falcons who switched to rookie Chris Miller as their starting quarterback late last year were the NFCs lowest ranked team on both offense and defense "We cannt hide from the reality of our situation said Coach ipbe how far the Falcons must go to catch the 49ers and other top teams Montana who won the NFL passing title and threw a club-record 31 touchdown passes last season has been the player most responsible for the 49ers success on offense Steve Young the backup whose salary is almost as high as Montanas threw 10 TD passes and averaged 73 yards per rushing attempt in relief appearances last year and is the starting quarterback of the not-too-distant future "Theres certainly not a weakness there Walsh says of the quarterback position There could be real competition in fact for the starting job Montana is a good bet to open the season as No 1 but Walsh would probably switch to Young if Mon--tana had a few rough passing days like the 12-for-26 experience in the Minnesota playoff game Rice caught an NFL-record 22 TD passes in only 12 games missing the three during the players strike Hes a- sure starter on offense along with running backs Craig and Tom Rathman center Randy Cross tackle Harris Barton and tight end John Frank Defensive players set at their spots appear to be Carter linebacker Charles Haley All-Pro free safety Rdttnie Lott and strong safety Jeff Fuller A lot of other starting jobs are in doubt some because of injuries Mike Wilson a starting wide receiver last year has several challengers including Dokie Williams and Wes Chandler veterans acquired in trades and young prospect John Taylor In the offensive backfield secondfyear halfback Terrence Flagler is the runner most likely 17 i AP LaserPhoto Sundays final round sank the winning 18-inch putt as a light rain began to fall over the course which is in the middle of the George Washington National Forest ance was not that it was something similar Fennessey said in a telephone interview "We are exploring our avenues of appeal she said adding that the family expected to make a further statement Monday Myers was en route to her Georgia home with her father shortly after the decision was announced and she was not immediately available for comment Fennessey declined to reveal the banned substance involved or the non-banned drug she believed Myers was taking "It is a prescription drug that is not on the banned substances list Fennessey said Sterkel of Austin Texas becomes the first US woman swimmer on four Olympic teams draft pick a year ago Despite the record the Buccaneers went from last in the NFL in defense to 16th in one season Thats the kind of improvement Perkins would like to see on offense and hes going to have to rely on young people Paul Gruber a 290-pound tackle from Wisconsin was the No 1 draft choice He will be there to help protect Testaverde Southern Division championships Johnson City won seeks The 49ers those defensive ends Danny Stubbs and Pierce Holt with their top two draft picks Theyre challenging veterans Dwaine Board Pete Kugler and Jeff Stover Keena Turner the 49ers top linebacker of the '80s will be trying to come back from a knee injury Haley has been switched to linebacker after two years as a defensive line pass-rush specialist and the coaching staff is high on rookie linebacker Bill Roma-nowski from Boston College Mayes and Hilliard combined for 1425 yards rushing for the Saints last season and the No 1 draft pick is running back Craig Heyward Mayes who walked out of camp last week will be cgmini back from a knee injury sufferei in the playoffs but Mora says "Hell be ready by September Quarterback Bobby Hebert and placekicker Morten Andersen are other key offensive weapons All-Pro Andersen was 28-for-36 on field goal attempts with one of his misses on a last-second kick which could have beaten the 49ers Hebert should benefit from the addition of speedy No 2 draft choice Brett Perriman of Miami at wide receiver to go with Eric Martin Mike Jones and tight ends Hoby Brenner and John Tice New Orleans defense led the league in takeaways with 48 intercepting 30 passes and recovering 18 fumbles The heart is the linebacker corps of four-time Pro Bowler Rickey Jackson Vaughan Johnson Sam Mills and Pat Swilling The three-man defensive line of Bruce Clark Jim Wilks and Tony Elliott with backup Frank Warren is powerful and quick The Rams rookie prospects include two first-round picks Green and wide receiver Aaron Cox Charles White led NFL rushers last season with 1374 yards but young quarterback Jim Everett threw more interceptions (13) than touchdown dasses (10) Offensive tackle Jackie Slater and center Doug Smith both with more than 10 years of experience were Pro Bowl selections last season At Atlanta Campbell is getting away from the H-back offense and going to a two-back set He had noped to team second-year performer Kenny Flowers with mainstay Gerald Riggs but Flowers is out for the season with a knee injury Riggs led the team with 875 yards in 12 games last year giving him 5407 yards in the last four seasons second best in the NFL Eric Meeks never trailed in was thinking about winning the tournament Meeks said The match ended at the 476- yard 12th hole where both play- ers carded regulation 4s Meeks it speaks well for the necessity and integrity of substance testing Every consideration was given to Angel during this process In a statement US Swimming governing body for the sport in America said initial tests of Myers who is from Amer-icus Ga were confirmed by a second urinalysis "in accordance with strictly controlled procedures outlined in the USOC-USS agreement on drug testing But at Americus Martha Fen-nessey an assistant coach with tie Blue Tide Swim Club Myers local swim team said the swimmer had not taken any banned substances "We are going to do everything we can to prove that the drug they are calling a banned subst for 2598 yards and 11 touchdowns He also had 20 interceptions When healthy the Lions have a good offensive line which allowed only 17 sacks in 12 fames James Jones and Garry ames when healthy provide a solid running attack Linebackers Jimmy Williams and Michael Cofer anchor the defense which should get help from end Reggie Rogers the No 1 things Lonnie (Lowe) and the front office did for us Aranzamendi said he will return to Mayaguez Puerto Rico to resume his job of the last six years as general manager of a scouting service He scouts free agent players for the Cardinals Aranzamendi was associated as a coach with the two previous Buffalo Valley Golf Club! US Hwy 19-23S Unicoi TN DISCOUNT RATES 5 Discount Rates Thru October 31 1988 5 WITH THIS COUPON ONLY! 5 I Daily Rates: Greens Cart Fee 1100 for 9 Holes $1700 for 18 Holes Weekend Holiday Rates: Greens Cart Fee 12 for 9 Holes 19 for 18 Holes 5 Driving Range Open Dally Till Dark Privet end group latsons avellebt from PGA Inairuitore Export elub repair earvfca available Rathaft ing A ragrtpptog within 24 hours Discount Prtcos on Ping and all othor clubs Call for prioas largest mm tovnlorylnr CALL 928-1022 Of 743-9957 Yates 38 an insurance agent in Atlanta who was playing in his ninth US Amateur stopped Meeks streak at the 425-yard seventh hole where both golfers matched par with 4s Yates captured No 8 a 136- par-3 with a birdie putt of ess than a foot that cut nis deficit to nine holes with 10 to play Each man parred the 450-yard par-4 ninth and Yates took No 10 a 375-yard par-4 where Meeks made only his second bogey of the day Meeks suffered his third bogey at the par-3 11th cutting his lead to seven holes with an equal number remaining "I lost my concentration and The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Angel Myers of Georgia who won three events at US trials and may have had a shot at five Olympic medals was disqualified from the Seoul Games next month for use of a banned drug the US Swim Team said Sunday The team refused to disclose the drug Richard Quick Olympic coach said Jill Sterkel and Janelle Jorgensen were both named to replace her "We have the utmost sympathy and concern for Angel Myers during this very difficult time Ray Essick executive director of US Swimming said in a prepared statement "It is a shame that this has happened to our sport and to Olympic sports Quick said "but and Chuck Long has the job at Detroit Both the Buccaneers and Lions finished with 4-11 records but in different ways Tampa Bay was 4-3 at the start of the season and lost its last eight games Detroit won two of its last three and Coach Darryl Rogers hopes to use the strong finish as a foundation for this season Long in his first full season put up some impressive numbers He completed 232 of 416 attempts McBride played college ball at Cal State University in Los Angeles Aranzamendi about the 1988 season said "I think it was a very good season Overall our players did the best they could The Cardinals think highly of Johnson City Weve really enjoyed it and appreciate all the Thank you for giving Again and again Red Cross Blood Center Mon PM Wed 1 1 PM Fri: 1:30 AM 2020 North Park (Behind The Mall) 9287541 GIVI BLOOD PUA5I AnPrtrwn' fUdOuM the qualifying medal Then after disposing Of five players in the early rounds of match play Meeks never trailed in Sundays final "The only reason I played in this was because qualifying was at my home course and I had never made it So I said What the heck give it a shot said Meeks who plays out of Friendly Hills Country Club near Los Angeles Meeks built a 10-up advantage over Yates before suffering consecutive bogeys as he tried to close out the match "I figured if I could get a lead early then I could keep adding onto it Meeks said Angel Myers Central (Continued from Page 13) When Infante decides on the Packer quarterback he will team up with some outstanding receivers including Phillip Epps Walter Stanley and rookie Sterling Sharpe the teams No 1 draft pick There is no guessing game at quarterback for either the Buccaneers or the Lions Vinny Testaverde has been given full reign at Tampa Bay Cards (Continued from Page 20) out Pomeranz got a save The Twins had already boosted their lead to 5-0 with a three-run eighth off Johnson Citys Scott Halama who followed Philip Go-guens six innings on the mound Goguen (1-1) limited the Twins to three hits walked only one batter and struck out four earning Aranzamendis praise "Philip has a very good fork ball Aranzammendi said "But hes got to get control of it Hes got a below-par fastball and that can cause him problems But he has a chance to movp on up Southpaw Allen Newman of Lahabra Calif had pitched effectively in Elizabethtons 4-3 win here Saturday Newman had previously won his first game of the season Aug 17 in Johnson City striking out 13 Cardinals as the two split a two-game series Sundays win gave the Twins a final 5-3 margin in the series Richardson a 20-year-old who played at Lone Pine High School said quietly "I told my brother Id do this for him My brother was paralyzed jn an accident at work Richardson said "I didnt have enough of my speed today My fastball wasnt the one I normally have so I had to change my game plan and get them (the Cardinals) to hit the ball Loy McBride of Diamond Bar Calif had 3-for-4 at the plate for the Twins McBride singled and came home on Wrights homer in the fourth singled in the sixth and drove in two of the three runs with an eighth-inning single "It was a nice way to end the season by knocking in a couple of runs McBride said Lcsbs QalFiSrCtBSsige mmut New oil (up to 5 qts cars6 qts trucks) New Mopar oil filter 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