Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 13

-4 -v fAViss jrni- 4 i i Saturday July 1 1989 Kingsport Times-News 1 No grass stains for French champs Open winners have little problem adjusting to Wimbledon surface Digest Associated Press set down and saved a match point very with a daring drop shot to eliminate Chang the first American winner Raffaella Reggi of Italy 4-6 6-3 7-5 of the French Open singles ti-and move into the fourth round of tie in 34 years beat Agenor in a re-the singles play of theif quarterfinal in Paris Reggi fl pure hacplinor-jBk last-monthT" well on it Chang said feel any pressure coming here because people expect me to do anything But when someone says that 'it makes -a-persoir like me work Martina Navratilova the No 2 seed had to work hard to beat Australian qualifier Kristine Radford 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the completion of a second-round match suspended by darkness on Thursday But top-seeded Steffi Graf buoyed by the return of her ailing father cruised into the fourth round with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Anne Minter of WIMBLEDON England Clay-court champions Michael Chang and Arantxa Sanchez are proving they can -gr a ssat Wimbledon The 17-year-old French Open winners showed off their adaptable styles on Friday and moved into new territory at the All England Club Chang mixing baseline play with effective volleying beat Ronald Agenor 4-6 6-2 6-1 7-5 to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time Sanchez rallied from a 28th in the worlds was one point away from victory after Sanchez netted a forehand in the 10th game But the spunky Spaniard stayed alive with a delicate drop shot from the baseline that landed just over the net was very Reggi said think that if she tries that shot 100 times going to make it once or twice in that situation I do it but she did Like Sanchez who also prefers to stay near the baseline Chang expected to last long on the grass at Wimbledon where power is more important than patience But the quiet Californian has surprised the skeptics by reaching the third round one match further than he got at his Wimbledon debut last year certainly favors a serve-and-volleyer but baseliners can play Please see TOP page 3B 1 Struggling Latest restrictor plates leave leaders battling for position in Geld Associated Press VANDY CAGE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED NASHVILLE 1989-90 basketball schedule including non-conference games against Louisville and Virginia was announced Friday by athletic director Roy Kramer The Commodores will play Virginia in Nashville Dec 3 and at Louisville Dec 6 Gthcr-norFCOnTeTence foes include Southern Methodist Tennessee Tech Kansas State Ala-bama-Birmingham and Samford The Music Invitational Tourney Dec 29-30 includes Northwestern Alaska-Anchorage William Mary and Vanderbilt The first Southeastern Conference game is Dec 13 at -Auburn VIRGINIA TECH TIMES CHANGED BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech is changing 2-Jhe starting times for its five home football Nljames from 1 pm to noon to comply with telelvision policies of the College Football Association The school announced Friday that games with Akron on Sept 2 Temple on 5ept: 23 Florida State on Oct 14 Tulane on Oct 28 and Vanderbilt on Nov 4 will be televised in Virginia and neighboring states by JtTelesport Productions of Cary NC Under ICFA rules games shown on live television tnust be played at an assigned time Athletic Director Dave Braine also said a home game Iwith Clemson on Sept 16 and the annual Vir-ginia Tech-Virginia game at Charlottesville on Nov 11 wUl be televised on a tape-delayed basis aftfTl pm on the game days MACK RECEIVES MEDICAL EVALUATION CLEVELAND Cleveland running back' Kevin Mack arrested Wednesday on charges of trafficking in cocaine was receiving a medical evaluation from doctors Friday ht the Cleveland Clinic a Browns spokeswoman said Mack 26 was arrested with two 1 others Wednesday evening and spent the night in City Jail before the trafficking charges were filed Thursday He was freed on a $2500 bopd after a hearing in Cleveland Municipal Court Browns owner Art Modell said Mack will receive an extensive evaluation VOUNGER HEARNS CHARGED SOUTHFIELD Mich Henry Hearns -yolingest brother of boxer Thomas Hearns Zwas ordered Friday to stand trial on a first-de-Jgree murder charge in the shooting death of fcis girlfriend Hearns was bound over to Oak- land County Circuit Court following a preiimi- examination by Southfield District Judge Stephen Cooper said Lynn Schmidt secretary Cooper denied a motion for bond by defense attorney Neil Fink and Hearns was returned to the Oakland County Jail she said An arraignment was scheduled July 18 before Oakland County Circuit Judge Jessica Cooper ANOTHER ACE AT WARRIORS PATH That green must hold some magic The fourth hole-in-one in the last three weeks on the same hole No 7 at Warriors Path golf course was scored Friday by Russell Ketron Ketron getting his first ace used a 5-wood to sink the 163-yard shot Jack Mottern witnessed the shot Robinette scores ace Palmer Robinette scored a hole-in-one on the No 17 154-yard par 3 at Graysburg Hills Golf Course Friday Robinette used a seven-iron on the hole Danny Hicks was the witness TENNIS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED WISE i- The 17th annual Clinch Valley College Open Tennis Tournament begins July 15 £An entry fee of $5 per event will be charged participants are limited to three events rules will govern play and all matches will be played on CVC courts The deadline for Entries is July 11 Entry forms are available at KSportsWise and CVC CaU (703) 328-0203 for Storms or further information Area players chosen for all-stars t'f KNOXVILLE Four Northeast Tennessee players have been selected to play in the annual TennesseeKentucky All-Star Classic Saturday July 15 at Neyland Stadium Chosen were Elizabethton wide receiver Travis Johns (Wake Forest) Science Hill tailback Gary Adams (undecided) Dobyns-Bennett interior lineman Brandon Sensabaugh (undecided) and Cherokee interior lineman Tracey Bowman (undecided) It is unlikely Adams will participate because playing professional baseball with a Montreal Expos farm club in Florida Carlton Flatt of Brentwood will coach the Tennesseans Hillard Howard of Pikeville will be coach Tlmtft-Newt photo Ncti Jitton Wendy Everroad left mans one of the booths at the KYSA Extravangza Friday as TKent Hallman holding shirt and Stephen Smith examine this year's event T-shirts 1 i DAYTONA BEACH Fla The carburetor restrictor plate designed to reduce speeds at Daytona International Speedway has shuffled stock car balance of power horsepower for Daytona 400 The top three drivers in the Winston Cup standings Dale Earnhardt Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip struggled in qualifying and will start 13th 23rd and 14th The restrictor plate used only at Daytona and Talladega has an opening that limits the amount of fuel and air to the engine effectively reducing horsepower to increase safety like said Friday takes throttle response away from the drivers and takes a lot of the fun away from racing I like to run hard fast and wide Mark Martin who will start from the pole for the fifth time this year qualified at 191861 mph He said cars woi run at 215 to 220 mph without the restrictor plate race at that Martin said think out of the Earnhardt disagreed think 215 would be he said if going too fast back off the throttle There are a lot of that run wide open around here with no plate The plate opening was 1 inch in diameter for the Daytona 500 in February but has since been reduced to 15-16ths of an inch enjoyed the 1-inch said Waltrip who won the 500 cars felt good and you still had a lot of power But this plate is too small We have the response in the motor and you Ford had six of the 10 fastest qualifying times and drivers of other cars said the new plate was the reason looks like the Thunderbird is the car to said Ken Schrader who won the pole at the 500 but qualified fifth for race in a Chevy know if got anything for them or Ford finished 1-2-3 with Davey Allison Terry Labonte and Martin at Talladega in May Allison wilj start eighth Saturday Labonte 17th Another Ford driver defending champion Bill Elliott is coming out of a slump that began when he broke his left wrist in a crash while practicing here last February Extravaganza gives teams chance to greet competitors By CARMEN ARCHER Times-News Sports Writer Upon arrival coaches registered their teams for the weekend tournament and were given a courtesy packet from KYSA and the Kingsport Convention and Bureau The packet contained coupons from local businesses and maps to local attractions such as Bays Mountain Park along with the programs game cards and general information for the tournament Outside music and laughter filled the air as players and parents got a chance to enjoy numerous activities There were water-balloon tosses ping pong pool and volleyball for those who wanted to get involved Warriors also pro- vided a special offer on miniature golf and the water slide Some of the visitors from as far away as New Jersey Indiana and Florida chose to just sit back and enjoy the scenery For many it was their first glimpse of northeast Tennessee Please see KYSA page 3B The Kingsport Youth Soccer Soccer Extravaganza held Friday at Warriors Path Park kicked off the 14th Annual KYSA Invitational tournament The extravaganza gave players coaches and parents from the 63 participating teams an opportunity to get to know each other and have some fun before taking to the field today Please see MARTIN page 3B I Official says fate must rest with Giamatti By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer INSIDE Reds manager Pete Rose says he regrets that his son Pete Rose Jr is taking abuse from some fans Story on 3B by someone Vincent said would involve a diminution of the Vincent said baseball would listen to any proposal lawyers might have about a settlement that would include Giamatti as final judge in the matter listen but obviously we are not Wincent said have no idea if anybody will propose Robert Pitcairn Jr one of lawyers publicly suggested this week that Rose would be open to a settlement if it involved Giamatti stepping aside from hearing the case and an assurance that Rose would stay in uniform in the meantime Pitcairn declined Friday to talk to reporters The Cincinnati Post quoted unnamed sources Friday as saying Pitcairn 'and Rose lawyer Robert Stachler presented a settlement proposal to Giamatti on Thursday while Please see OFFICIAL page 3B CINCINNATI Commissioner A Bartlett Giamatti will not allow anyone else to decide whether Pete Rose bet on his own team a baseball official said Friday And contrary to published reports there have been no settlement discussions between the two sides Deputy Commissioner Francis Vincent Jr said He also said there was no chance Giamatti would remove himself from the case presumably a provision that lawyers for the Cincinnati Reds manager would demand in any possible settlement only issue that is not negotiable is that Mr Giamatti step aside and have this issue resolved I in swing earns starting role Minnifield hopes change the chance and put my name on the dotted said Minnifield a lot of hard work but good I love it so A pitcher and left-fielder at Bowdon High School Minnifield hit 529 in 85 at-bats in 1987 Even more impressive 19 of those 85 at-bats were home runs He also had 22 stolen bases to his credit In addition he also put in time on the mound Minnifield was selected to the all-county team four consecutive seasons at Bowdon and he was the Most Valuable Player his senior seaon He went on to play Legion ball before he signed to play the 1988 season with the Mets He described his time in Sarasota as a learning experience but is glad to be in Kingsport CARMEN ARCHER Sports Writer -2' With six players sharing time in the outfield in the first ten games of the Reason earning a starting role there is 2-going to take a lot of work It might just -boil down to who has the hottest bat and £aUace Minnifield is determined to warm his up Disappointed in his hitting for the first week of Appy play Minnifield decided he needed to work harder and concentrate more on his swing It must have paid off Nearly halfway into a draining eight-day trip he belted his first home run of 2 the young season Thursday night His solo shot to left field in the fourth inning highlighted an 8-5 Kingsport win over the Princeton Pirates Minnifield 20 is in his second season for the Mets Last year in Sarasota Fla he appeared in 45 games hitting 173 He had three doubles a triple and one homer He had 11 and plated nine runs himself He has appeared in eight of 10 Appalachian league games for the K-Mets earning time in both center and left field He admits he would rather be in right field but will play wherever they put him He is hitting 188 and has a home run and has scored three runs for the Mets Minnifield signed with the Mets as a free agent in August 1987 He was playing summer league ball in Bowdon Ga when he decided to give professional baseball a shot really decide to play pro ball until the summer I signed But it was something I had always wanted to do I got i Please see MINNIFIELD page 3B.