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The Parsons Sun from Parsons, Kansas • 9

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AJA eeSedwi tiiSaa 1 1 nliTriiiitfr nfi rtnf nV irfrrji 1 Thomas gets Brewers' call Coaches handed probation Mike Thomas got The Call Tom Hilton got one too Thomas a Labette Community College baseball pitching standout here in 1989 reported to the Milwaukee Brewers today in Anaheim Calif in time for the game tonight with the California Angels got called into the office in New Orleans minor-league team this season) about 4:30 or 5 this Hilton Labette coach said Thursday after receiving a telephone call from Thomas told him to be in Anaheim tomorrow They (the Brewers) have had some injuries It might must be for one day or 10 days or whatever They tell him pretty good for a player from little old Labette Community Thomas who came to Labette from Cabot Ark was on the Cleveland 40-man winter roster a couple of years ago but has not yet pitched in the major leagues A hard-throwing left-hander Thomas was a starting pitcher here but has specialized in short relief during his professional career Brewer fires 69 but falls short five of six holes during the front nine of his afternoon round The other two qualifiers were Texan Ed Loar who shot a 72-71 143 and Kansas Casey Harbour with a 70-74 144 The first alternate shot a 145 Heath Alloway of Parsons shot an 81-78 159 and Brian LaForge of Parsons carded an 88-87 175 Brewer and Alloway today are playing a practice round at Schifferdecker Golf Club in Joplin site of the annual Ozark Amateur on Saturday and Sunday They play in a foursome at 1:18 Saturday with two former Parsonians Mike Maier of Neosho Mo and the Rev Tom Scaletty of Wichita Scaletty in 1953 was first USGA Junior Amateur qualifier Justin Brown (29) of Parsons arrives at second base ahead of a throw to a Labette County infielder (Sun photo by Dennis Lundgren) EDMOND Okla Ike Brewer of Parsons fired the best round is the United States Golf Association Junior Amateur qualifier here Thursday a one-undcr-par 69 But a 77 earlier in the day left him with a 36-hole total of 146 that was two strokes short of a playoff for the third spot in the national tournament later this month in South Dakota Instead Brewer who in 1994 became only the second Parsons player in history to qualify for the national tourney staged then in New Jersey became the second alternate here Adam Cox playing his home course Oak Tree (West) Country Club matched par of 70 on both rounds to pace the 56-playcr field Cox birdied GOLF BRIEFS Babe Ruth seniors in split WACO Texas (AP) Three former Baylor assistant basketball coaches embraced and wept with joy in a federal courtroom today as they were sentenced to probation for helping three recruits cheat Gary Thomas Troy Drummond and Kevin Gray were all sentenced to three years probation and assigned 50 hours community service Thomas was fined $1500 while Drummond and Gray were each fined $1000 US District Judge Walter Smith said he gave probation because the coaches had accepted responsibility for their actions know what 1 did was wrong My job and my reputation are Thomas said tried to be a good solid individual citizen I think sometimes you get overzealous It the right thing to Gray said Drummond said he had hurt a lot of people with his actions and I apologize for that just like a chance to get on with my he said The three assistant coaches were convicted by a federal jury in April of conspiracy and mail and wire fraud charges They were found guilty of giving junior college players term papers and of changing their test scores The mail fraud and wire fraud charges were filed because the Postal Service and fax equipment were used in the process Thomas 32 was convicted of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy Drummond 26 was convicted of three counts of mail fraud one count of wire fraud and one of conspiracy Gray 40 was convicted of two counts of wire fraud and a count of conspiracy Former Baylor head coach Darrel Johnson also stood trial on similar charges but was acquitted The jury found that although Johnson was responsible for the basketball program he was unaware ofi improper help his assistants gave to enable the recruits to pass classes they needed to enroll at Baylor in 1993 He was fired last November The three men had faced up to five years in prison and a $250000 fine on each count Prosecutors contended during the trial that the actions defrauded Baylor out of the athletic scholarships estimated to be worth up to $12000 each per year knew it was wrong to do what they did Yet they did it anyway cheating and lying I think that behavior is condoned by the said Assistant US Attorney John Phinizy Dibble suspended NEW YORK (AP) Chicago White Sox reliever Rob Dibble was suspended for three games today for throwing at Pat Listach in a game last week Dibble appealed the suspension by American League president Gene Budig so the penalty go into effect until after a hearing The incident took place in a game last Thursday in Milwaukee triggering the second bench-clearing brawl of the game was a retaliation Listach said could have ruined my career or even killed Earlier in the game Bill Wegman of the Brewers was ejected after hitting Ron Karkovice with a pitch Listach charged Dibble and both were ejected for fighting of the hardest throwers in the game throwing right at your head what are you supposed to Listach said gle to lead a 12-hit Parsons attack Justin Brown added a double and single The split left Parsons with a 2-4 record to take to Pleasanton for a doubleheader Saturday Parsons travels to Pittsburg on Sunday for a make-up twin bill and entertains Pittsburg on July 15 in another make-up outing the bottom of the fourth inning proved decisive Soles and Dunham both doubled and singled for the visitors Purcell the winning pitcher had a double and two singles in the opener Sandusky also doubled and singles Fernando Porras and Tommy Waun both cracked a triple and sin Aron Taylor pitched Parsons to a 4-3 victory over Labette County in the five-inning nightcap of a Senior Babe Ruth baseball doubleheader Thursday in Marvel Park Labette County won the seveninning opener 8-5 Nicholas Wells singled twice to lead a seven-hit Parsons attack in the second game A four-run rally in CC juniors take SEK golf crown Sampras wins in 5 I i i I I 1 1 i 1 I 1 imbledon Graf reached her seventh Wimbledon final with a hard-fought 5-7 6-4 6-2 victory Thursday over Jana Novotna Sanchez Vicario made it to her first Wimbledon singles title match by ousting defending champion and fellow Spaniard Conchita Martinez 6-3 6-7 (7-5) 6-1 Graf is the top-ranked player Sanchez Vicario is No 2 And unlike their meeting in the French Open final when Graf took over the No 1 ranking by winning the German will remain in the top spot win or lose Saturday Graf has a 25-8 edge in career meetings against Sanchez Vicario but they have split their last six matches The two met once before at Wimbledon with Graf winning in straight sets in the 1989 quarterfinals not going to underestimate her at Graf said been coming through to the finals impressively One thing not going to do is feel the absolute favorite I feel like that all right The London bookmakers installed Graf as a heavy 1-3 favorite with the Spaniard at 9-4 Sanchez Vicario has won three Grand Slam titles the French Open in 1989 and 1994 and last US Open Until this year she had failed to progress past the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in eight appearances a dream come true for she said winning the French Open what I wanted to do is play my first final at Wimbledon My goal was to pass the quarterfinals I have nothing to lose Now I just want to see if I can win more every dream to win here on Centre WIMBLEDON England (AP) Pete Sampras survived a barrage of aces from Goran Ivanisevic today and moved into his third straight Wimbledon final with a five-set victory In a matchup between last finalists the second-seeded Sampras took charge in the final set to win 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 in 2 hours 34 minutes Sampras seeking to become the first man since Bjorn Borg to win the title in three consecutive years will face the winner of the second semifinal between top-seeded Andre Agassi and No 3 Boris Becker The fourth-seeded Ivanisevic slammed 38 aces four short of the Wimbledon record while Sampras had 21 aces of his own In the second set Ivanisevic lose a single point on serve as he held at love five times Sampras won the biggest points breaking Ivanisevic three times while losing his own serve only twice The decisive break came in the second game of the fifth set After Sampras hit a stretch forehand volley to reach break point Ivanisevic gave the game away when he pushed an easy forehand volley wide The set proceeded on serve with Sampras serving out the match in the ninth game He hit back-to-back aces to give him two match points Ivanisevic saved the first with a net-cord forehand but netted a forehand return on the next The final is set for Saturday with top-seeded Steffi Graf seeking her sixth Wimbledon title against No 2 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Of the 33 matches they have played against each other 22 have been in finals never met with the Wimbledon title at stake INDEPENDENCE John Rapalino fired a 46 here Thursday to lead the Parsons Country Club 9-hole team to its third Southeast Kansas Junior Golf Association victory this season in three meets John Rexwinkle added a 49 on the Independence Country Club course and Chris Jacquinot had a 54 as the Parsons CC team closed a perfect season in the ages 9-14 bracket The triumphs gave the Parsons club possession of the traveling trophy Other Parsons CC players and their scores were: 9-hole field Jim Birmingham 66 Matt Grounds 72 Jared Hardman 65 Matt Jacquinot 77 Jared Ludwig 52 Luke Manners 55 Derek Patton 55 Josh Roberts 71 Drew Simmons 62 18-hole field Mike Daley 116 CC deadline near Parsons Country Club men have until Wednesday to register for the annual club tournament Brian Kar-leskint tourney chairman said today After pairings are posted first-round matches are to be played by July 26 Sheets also have been posted in the pro shop to register for the annual inter-club tournament with the Parsons Katy Aug 12-13 Bushes best Shirley and Charley Bush teamed for a pace-setting 42 to lead Scotch foursome golf Thursday at the Parsons Katy Other winners: Rob and Laura Emery Jim and Mary O'Neal Al Piotrowski and Maxine Baze Bill and Sue Vance Ken and Ella Rundle Alloway's wins Keith Maloney and Kirk Wyckoff carded net 32s to lead Carpet Emporium to the top weekly prize in the Parsons Country Club golf league Results: Winning team Carpet Empon-um 98 (Larry Alloway 41-4 37 Steve Breedlove 41-5 36 Butch Hardman 41-5 36 Keith Maloney 38-6 32 Vince Miller 44-10 34 Kirk Wyckoff Low gross Ray Feess Jr 37 (2 over par) Low net Dave Gegen 38 6 32 Keith Maloney 38 6 32 Kirk Wyckoff Red division Alloway's Carpet Emponum (98) 18 12-4 Moore's Liquor Store (103) 18-3 12 Signature Sportswear (100) 15 12-4 Parsons Commercial Bank (109) 13 12-3 Farm Bureau Insurance (111) 12 1 Medical Arts Clinic (106) 7-12 Dearth Markham Jack Chartered (107) 6 0 Lambert-Duffy Melone (113) 5 12-0 Blue division Par Forms (105) 20 12-3 12 Grandview Products (102) 16-4 Sun Graphics (111)15 12-12 First National Bank (107) 15-3 12 Power Flame (107) 12 12 12 Seaton-Wood Agency (107) 9-3 LCMC (109) 7 12-1 LCMC (109) 7 12-1 Dayton Superior (NS) 0-0 Short Timers win The Short Timers carded a net 109 to lead the Parsons Katy golf league Wednesday Results: Winning teams Short Timers 1 09 Blum's Bombers 111 Low scratch Judy Magner 46 JoDee Witty 47 Low net Sue Baldwin 33 Debbie Nelson 35 Standings points won Bogey Babes 23 12-2 12 Blum's Bombers 20 12-3 12 Duf-fettes 20-12 Short Timers 19 12-4 Teed Off 13 12-1 12 Strokes-R-Us 12 2 12 Bunker Babes 11 12-2 Divot Dollies 11 12-1 12 Socializers 11-0 Tree Trimmers 9-2 wind into Western lead Watson rides LEMONT 111 (AP) For one day it was 1974 again Or 1977 Or 1984 Tom Watson was the best golfer in the Western Open The wind which blew steadily at 15 to 25 mph with gusts well over 30 mph faze him Neither did the presence of one of the strongest fields He shot a 4-under-par 68 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead into second round at the 7073-yard Cog Hill Golf Country Club of old he said good for a 45-year-old Watson whose first career victory came in the 1974 Western Open won on the PGA Tour since 1987 He smiled and talked easily of his struggle to get back to a level that dominated the sport for almost a decade K-State outing set at Independence INDEPENDENCE Ernie Barrett and Veryl Switzer associate athletic directors at Kansas State University are to speak at a public Catbackers Club membership drive outing here at 7 pm July 19 in the Riverside Park shelterhouse Tickets are $7 for adults and $350 for children under 12 and are good for a dinner beverages and the program Persons may register by mail making checks payable to in care of Barry Bishop at Citizens National Bank PO Box 687 Independence 67301 by July 15 Despite the wind Watson was able to position his shots so he needed only one putt on 11 holes always happy to see the he said become such a putting contest It becomes more of a chess game You have to play position golf a lot of guesswork to it You just have to rely on your judgment and your instincts can be your enemy in more ways than just physically moving your ball It can mentally turn you pretty sour fun to try to deal with the wind when playing well When playing lousy It was work for most golfers Only 14 were under par was a tough said two-time defending champion Nick Price who shot a 75 including Western victories in 1977 and 1984 thought win last year I hit the ball (well) but came up he said really played very well this Watson reeled off all the adjectives that have been used to describe him since he turned 40: Archaic Veteran Grizzled bother me at he said just glad to be on this side of the game was anything but dead Thursday He birdied four of the final six holes and shot 32 on the back nine to take a one-stroke lead over Ed Fiori Jay Haas Brett Ogle Joel Edwards and Steve Lowery Fred Couples and Justin Leonard were two back at 70 Teeth missing but Haase isn't LAWRENCE (AP) Jerod Haase leading scorer in basketball last season will play in the World University Games in Japan later this summer despite an injury during tryouts a KU official said appears to be fine and it will not affect his play at all at this sports information director Dean Buchan said Thursday Haase a guard lost some teeth when he was hit in the face with an elbow during tryouts in Colorado Springs last month He had the teeth replaced and underwent a root canal in South Tahoe Calif where he lives really think that big a Buchan said As a junior last season Haase averaged 150 points per game and was named The Associated Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year.

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