Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 11

Friday July 1 1988 Kingsport Times-News 3B free pass gives Reds win LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY 93 (JOHN OENNIS BY-PASS) 2 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 1 1 -W FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL (61 5)288-2878 Some big By RON BLISS Executive Sports Editor to miss GKA 140 PLUS LAPS OF NON-STOP ACTION EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 40-LAP LATE MODEL FEATURE 25-LAP 6-CYLINDER FEATURE' 20-LAP SUPER STOCK FEATURE 10-LAP SUPER STOCK CONSOLATION 32 HEAf LAPS 15-LAP LATE MODEL CONSY IF NEEDED 15-LAP HOBBY DIVISION GATES OPEN AT-4 PM -RACING AT 7:30 PM ADMISSION: $800 CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT FOR IMFORMATION CALL: 615-288-2878 ly watched John Franco 2-5 got the last two outs in the 10th to get the victory which raised record in extra inning games to 5-7 Thife Padres are 0-6 with 'all the extra-inning losses on the road Expos 6 Braves 0 MONTREAL Brian Holman making only his second major-league appearance pitched a five-hit shutout for his first victory as Montreal defeated Atlanta 6-0 and handed the Braves their fifth straight defeat Holman1 1-1 a 23-year-old right-hander who was called up last week to replace suspended pitcher Floyd Youmans struck out five and walked two Mets 12 Astros 6 NEW YORK Darryl Strawberry took over the National League with his 19th homer a two-run shot and also singled tripled and scored four times and Howard Johnson had three hits and four RBI as New York crushed Houston 12-6 Kevin McReynolds hit a solo homer as the Mets backed Bob Ojeda 6-6 and Terry Leach with 16 hits Yankees 5 White Sox 3 CHICAGO Jack Clark hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning after drawing a walk to start a three-run sixth helping Tommy John to his 283rd career victory as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Thursday night Associated Press CINCINNATI Free-swing-er Tracy Jones of the Cincinnati Reds saw nothing remarkable about taking four off-target pitches to drive in the winning' run for the second time in three games me to take two strikes that would really be a Jones said He have to take any strikes Thursday San Diego reliever Mark Davis 2-6 threw four consecutive balls to Jones with the bases loaded to force in the winning run in the 10th inning giving the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Padres It- jvas similar to Tuesday night when another reliever Lance McCullers walked Jones on a full count with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth' to force in the winning run in another 4-3 Cincinnati victory getting a1 little boring coming up and getting said Jones who pinch-hit in both game-winning appearances Davis made things exciting with two out in the 10th when he gave up a single to Barry Larkin then walked Kal Daniels on four pitches and Chris Sabo on a full count Jones came on to pinch-hit for Paul The first pitch brushed Jones back the second narrowly missed and the next two were well off the plate as Jones calm TimesQNews The way to go when you need to know Call 246-8 1 2 1 tor home delivery 5TH ANNUAL JULY 4th VJ00DST0VE IAVAUAV THESE WILL BE THE LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR IAYAVTAY FOR ONLY 75! -OR- FINANCE WITH NOTHING'bOWN NO PAYMENT UNTIL OCTOBER! Cards slow down Burlington charge With a number of the top names not expected to play all four rounds this Greater Kingsport Amateur could be an opportunity for someone else to step forward and make a name for themselves The tournament will be played for the 15th time' starting July 9 but other commitments will keep a number of the top players from playing all four rounds This was to be the year Mike Poe who won five straight titles from 1977 through 1981 was to make his big comeback Poe will compete in the tournament but chances are good both he and former champion Jim Cooper will miss the first round on Saturday July 9 because of a conflict with the State Four Ball an event they reached the semifinals in last year The State Four Ball used tobe played in June but was moved to July last year and will also cost the GKA former state amateur champion John Peay and former GKA runnerup Bill Barnes The State Four Ball will be played at Val-leybrook Country Club in Chattanooga July 7-10 Hunter Howe last -GKGA Golfer of the Year is also questionable been in California on business and may not return in time for the first round Jackie Miller a former GKA runnerup from Warriors and Steve -Evans will also miss the tournament' Both will be-in Flbrida Thpt leaves the two golfers who went head-to-head for last title Wendell Davis of Buffalo Valley and Bobby Hudson of Ridgefields as the early individual" favorites With the Ridgefields team which won last year's title not eligible this year 1986 champion Lonesome Pine former champion Meadowview newcomer Tri-Cities and Buffalo Valley figure to be the top teams with Silver Lake a darkhorse The tournament will be- gin July 9 at Camelot in Rogersville move to Tri-Cities Country Club in Blountville for Sunday July 10 be played at Buffalo Valley in Unicoi on July 23 and finish at Lonesome Pine Country Club in Big Stone Gap on Sunday July 24 The GKA seniors will be at Tri-Cities and Lonesome Pine with the seniors playing before the regulars on July 10 and 24 In between as it was last year is the Lonesome Pine Invitational in Big Stone Gap Entries for the Lonesome Pine Invitational the weekend of July 16-17 are being accepted For information call 703-523-0739 GKGA party planned at Silver Lake All GKGA dues ($100 per club) are due by the start of the GKA The money is used to buy prints for the top 10 finishers in the GKGA points standings and to help finance the postseason awards banquet This party has been tentatively set for Silver Lake Golf Club in Church Hill for some time in September All starting lineups for the first round of the GKA are-due by Wednesday July 6 Meadowview and Silver Lake have already determined their teams regular team includes Lindsay Harp John Negrotto Scott Negrotto Kenny Phipps David Coats Les Ward Jim White Mike Ritz Dean Morelock Richard Cross Steve Johnson Wes Snapp and David Edwards seniors team will include Bert Amos LaVern Reedy Bill Johnson Wallace Kibler Frank Southers John McCoy Buddy Broyles Ben Queen and Ralph Meade Silver starting 0ght will be Mike Poe Jim Cooper Junior Marshall Billy Vaughn Jerry Lifford Scott Webb Marty Snapp and Ron Bliss Alternates will be Danny Depew Jeremy Moore Onzie Woods Jim Smith and John Larkins UFETIME WARRANTY I WOODRANGER IDUl (01 SMAIKR KOMIS 599 REGULAR BUCK am iinn mi (Miami mi uni mi uutt Mini niMi tui within 20 wM TT HJP 1 i-TWRTT (MV iwBftjaa rrni HEATS UP TO 2800 SQ FT INSERT OR FREE STANDING om FACTORY LIST PRICE $1162 SAVE $365: LIFE TIME WARRANTY FREE INSTALLATION WITH CASH SALE WI1H APPROVED CREDIT Johnson City 5 Burlington 2 Burlington Barranco cf Eddy cf Anas 2b Roberts 1b Johnson dh Butler pr Castillo If Gilmore rf Bonchek ph Mota Odor ss Totals Johnson City abrhbt 3 10 1 3 0 10 4 12 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 a' 3 110 2 0 11 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 3 10 0 White cf 10 0 0 Carmona ss 0 0 0 Shirmn 2b 5 0 0 0 Shannon dh 4 0 3 1 Mendez 3b 0 0 0 0 Kroeger 4 0 0 0 Belbru rf 4 0 2 0 Decker If 110 0 Berlin 1b 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 37 2 7 1 Totals 37 5 WOOl Johnson City 010 112 Game winning rbt None Arias Gilmore Odor Carmona 2 Men dez DP Burlington 1 LOB Burlington 10 Johnson City 7 2B Johnson 3p None HR None' SB Anas White (5) SF White Belbru Decker IPHRER BB SO Burlington Mernman (0 1) 4 6 3 0 1 4 Ashworth 2 2 2 1 2 Johnson City Grubb (3 0) 6 3 1 0 0 8 Grimes (2) 3 4 1 0 2 2 WP Mernman 2 HBP Mendez (by Ashworth) i 2 44 curve is my best says Grubb got to beat them with that and by keeping my pitches Grimes recorded his second save with three solid innings down the stretch After loading the bases with none 'out in the ninth he pitched out of the jam have very good stuff tonight but I got said Grimes a middle-round pick form Greers Ferry Ark The Cardinals ''took advantage of Burlington errors three times Thursday with aggressive baserunning Julio Mendez who continues to lead the Cards with a 500 batting average (13-for-26) singled to lead off the second and when the ball skipped past right fielder Lenny Gilmore Mendez went -all the way to third He then scored on Emilio sacrifice fly The Cards added another run in the fourth with Jeff Shireman advancing to second on a wild pitch and scoring when second baseman Pedro Arias made a bad throw after a diving stop on infield single Aggressive baserunning paid off again in the fifth with Charlie White stealing third his fifth and scoring on single The final two runs came home in the sixth on sacrifice flies form Bill Decker and White Braves 3-1 win streak The victory improved record to 3-8 Bluefield 1 300 203 14 2 Bristol 000 010 0 3 Ricci Sommerville 8) and Metis Jones Nozling (5) Gollenhon'(7) Ferm (7) and Braden (9) and Rowland Ricci (1-1) L-Jones Frosa Wytheville 8 Princeton 7 PRINCETON WVa Cubs kept pace with Johnson City for the lead in the Southern Division handing Princeton an 8-7 defeat Juan Adamos stroked a two-run single in the top of the fifth and Rob Bonneau -drove in the go-ahead run for the Cubs By KEN TINGLE Sports News Editor JOHNSON CITY Supermen they are not The Johnson City Cardinals exposed the Burlington Indians as mere mortals Thursday night turning the tables on a 7-0 defeat just 24 hours earlier with a' typically Cardinal-style of 5-2 victory It was only the second loss of the year for the defending Appalachian League champions while Johnspn City improved to 7-4 did the little things right said Johnson City manager Jorge The little' things included impressive pitching from Sean Grubb and David Grimes ag-- gressive baserunning and three sacrifice flies It all equaled a pretty complete team effort and that has Aranamendi smiling is a good group of guys with a lot of said Aranamendi starting to come together Before the game Arana- mendi admitted that Burlington's team again appeared to be the class of the league so last win was especially satisfying seem to have the best club in the other division and although too early to be talking about a championship that seems to be the team we would have to said Aranamendi Grubb a middle-round draft choice from Norman Ok who attended Oral Roberts held the Indians in check with three-hit pitching over six innings before his arm stiffened up after throwing 94 pitches He sets up a mediocre fastball with a biting curve control that seldom is very far off the mark He is now 3-0 this year with a 100 earned rvtn average in 18 innings of pitching He did not walk a man last night and has walked only three all year Phillies clip From staff reports MARTINSIVILLE Va A1 Bennett stroked a pair of home runs and Brian Harper notched his first win 'of the season as Martinsville clipped Pulaski 3-1 Thursday night Bennett a leftfielder launched a two run shot in the sixth to erase a 1-0 Braves lead He Added a solo shot for insurance in the eighth Pulaski 000 100 5 2 Martinsville 000 007 01 3 0 2 Brian Harper Elliott (8) and Current Reis end Smith Harper (1-2) Elliott Reis Al Bennett 2 (6th one on Sth none on) Bluefield 13 Bristol 5 BRISTOL Bluefield sawed through five Tiger pitchers for 14 hits on the way-to a 13-5 win snapping four-game Evan Williams asks "Is your whiskey under age?" It's a shame we don't card whiskey labels It we did you'd find some interesting names looking pretty youthful Take Jim Beam for example In most states old Mr Ream shows up at a young 4 years old And Early Times is generally a very young 3 years old Jack Daniels frequently shilws up at 4 years old And if these tender years aren't surprising enough most whiskeys are bottled at 80 proof But Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon continues to stand up to any scrutiny Still aged 7 years and still 90 proof uV with the same smixith and nch taste that comes horn added maturity The next time you buy whiskey enjoy the character that only age can bring Try Evan Williams JUNIOR SCHEDULE Coca-Cola Junior Events June 24 Graysburg 1 July 8 Johnson City CC (Cookout) Other Events June 27 USGA Junior Qualifying at Stones River Murfreesboro June 29-July 1 State PGA Junior Graymere CC Columbia July 7-8 State Insurers Youth Classic Stones River Murfreesboro July 11-14 State TGA Stone Bridge CC Memphis July 21 Pro-Junior at Roan Valley PRO AMS JULY 4 Open 1 1 Lonesome Pine 18 Elizabethton 21 Roan Valley (Pro Jr) 25 Roan Valley AUGUST 1 Buffalo Valley 8 Meadowview Ridgefields 22 Cedar Hill 29 Lonesome Pine SEPTEMBER 5 Labor Day 12 Rain Date (State PGA at Morristown) 19 Country Club of Bristol 26 Pine Oaks OCTOBER 3 Elizabethton 10 Link Hills 17 Country Club of Bristol 20 Tri Cities (Pro Ladies) 24 Tri-Cities (Pro-Am Party) 31 Graysburg Hills NOVEMBER 7 Link Hills JULY 2-3 Open 9-10 GKA at Camelot () at Tri-Cities (10) (GKGA points event) Link Hills Ladies Invitational 17 Road Company Benefit (Select Shot) at Buffalo Valley 16-17 Lonesome Pine Invitational (GKGA points event) 23-24 GKA at Buffalo Valley (23) at Lonesome Pine (24) (GKGA points event) 30 Sullivan County Fire Department Select Shot Tri-Cities 30-31 Ridgefields Invitational (GKGA points event) Moccasin Hills Member-Guest Link Hills Member-Guest AUGUST 2 State Amateur Qualifying at GraVs-burg Hills 6-7 Camelot Open (GKGA points event Glenrochie Invitational Eliza-bethton Select Shot 11 Ridgefields Ladies Invitational 13-14 Meadowview Open (GKGA points event) 20-21 Silver Lake Four-Ball Buffalo Valley Four-Ball 27-28 Tri-Cities Open (GKGA points event) SEPTEMBER 3-4 Silver Lake Member-Guest 10-11 Open 17-18 Open 24-25 McDonald Four-Ball OCTOBER 1-2 Open 8-9 Fred Willis Memorial (Four-Ball) Tennessee Cup Matches at Ridgefields 1 15-16 Open 22-23 Open 29-30 Open 7 Years Old 90 Proof EvanWilliams Some things never chan ge And should nit tVuIlrJ nvUVnyhEt tit Williams liilli-f (WiKtiwn NilnGoiwwkcTtiiKlit kWM Wvthaville 100 052 9 i Princeton 320 010 0 2 Glady Reid (6) Gamble (9) and Paynt-' er Feliz McDowell (5) Joron (7) and Romero Reid McDowell Gameble Fortune (5th none on).