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Noon Tennis Canadian Open 34 '1ext-t1 t-4 i e4 cns) 5:35 p111 Baseball Pirates i vs 51 1- -'No Nii'ut 0' 1- 1 Bray ''S (IVGN) 6:30 pm Baseball Cubs vs 1f '404010 -40' t' '-'s- i'? ---IV 4k i0-14 Astros "-''j'' 14''' i -tot4v-- 40000 Ni' -'4' It14k i -4w m714 ii yo---s qw 1- rut--rt '4 ''-''1 '-'ilF 1: "4 ''''A''''''4 i 4- i -''II 4400wagm 1 a a 4 4- it 'l 1 4- t-- --l' -e IT'Ir 4 4 OV --41 i 7 774- r--- -rq 1 44 A -4-i 14 I -04-0a 7- 4 4 4 he could get back to watch the open on TV and he had a heart attack And my father died a year ago in December Last year's Open wa th first one he wasn't here to watch I have a lot of emotion and attachment to this tournament' he said In each of Ins three years on the tour Blake has steadily improved He was a co -leader in the Open for three rounds in June: he held the lead until the final boles in the Atlanta Classic in May and was in contention in the last round of the Kemper Open in early June ''l ran out of gas after the US Open after all the attention and pressure" said Blake "1 had been the hunt for three weeks in a row and 1 as just worn out I played the Canadian Open the following week and missed the cut by one stroke Then I played the Western Open and missed the cut by one stroke" Blake took three weeks off then entered the Buick Open in late July lie was two shots out of the lead when his ball came to rest at the edge of a previously replaced divot Blake moved the loose divot from in front of his ball and continued to play Several hours after his round Blake was approached by rules officials who informed him that moving the divot was illegal He was disqualified The following week at the St Jude Classic in Memphis he was one shot out of the lead with nine holes to go but faded and finished tied for Ilth "At the PGA I triple-bogeyed the fifth hole on the first day and from then on it was a struggle" he said "I'd get it to even par then bogey I didn't putt well and I just couldn't gut anything going" In the past few months Blake has gone from 'icing a faceless tour pi to recognizalle player Its fun to walk down the fairway and instead of th gallery saying 'Who's in this group? they'll see me and say 'There's Jay Don Blake' Its nice to have a little recognition Its See D3 Column I he could get back to watch the open on TV and he had a heart attack -And 111V father died a year tigo in December' Last year Open wa the first one he wasn't here to watch I have a lot of emotion and littaelltnent to this tourtianient" he said In eavh of his three years on the tour Blake has steadily improved He was a co-leader in the Open for three rounds in June: he held the lead until the final holes in the Atlanta (Uilatshselelaisnt hrloldanocfl 'gsKuleien7a111'ItlittToti in early June ran out of gas after the US ''l Open after all the attention and pres- sure" said Blake "I had been in the hunt for three weeks in a row and I as just worn out I played the Cana- dian Open the following week and missed the cut by one stroke Then I played the W'estern Open and missed he cut by one stroke' Blake took three et Ks tiff then entereti the Buick Open in late July Ile was two shots out of the lead when his ball came to rest al the edge of a i prevously replaced divot Blake moved the loose divot frotn in front of his ball and continued to play Several hours after his round Blake was approached bV rules offi- the divot was illegal He as culls who informed lum that moving disqualified The following week at the St Jude Classic in Memphis he was one shot out of the lead with nine holes to go but faded and finished tied for llth "At the PGA I triple-bogeyed the fifth hole on the first day and from then on it was a struggle" he said "I'd get it to even par then bog eV I didn't putt well and I just couldn't gel anything going' In the past few months Blake has gone from 1AIng a faceless tour pi 0 to zi recognizalle player Its fun to walk down the tairway and instead of Ilia gallery sayinv a By John Gutman Tribune Sports Writer SANDY Following his University Hospital Utah Open victory last year Jay Don Blake made himself a promise: If he as in a good enough position on the PGA Tour money list prior to this year's state open he'd forego the lucrative International in Colorado and return to defend his title He is he did and he-s here The 30- year-old St George native tops a field of 167 for the 54-hole $100000 tournament which begins Friday at Willow Creek Country Club Several high imshes this year have earned Blake $160159 That places him 71st on the money list far enough for comfort from the No 125 cutoff which sends those below back to Tour qualifying school In the past few years Blake was close enough to the cutoff at this point in the year that he couldn't afford to pass up the International with its $1 1 million purse -I tried so hard to win the Utah Open for so long I wanted to come back and support it" taid Blake who won the '88 event by to strokes "Plus its a chance to spend some time with my kids and several members of of my family who will be here "I promised myself if I had made enough money to keep my card by this time I'd come back" Also back for another crack at the title after several high finishes will be Keith Clearwater the Orem-based tour pro who withdrew from the International after Thursday's round and was a late entry in the Utah Open "This is a meaningful tournament for me" said Blake -I tried to win it since I was 17 Every player wants to win their state open if possible "But there is a lot of family stuff for me surrounding this tournament I dedicated last year's win to my brother who passed away four years ago in 1985 during the tournament when I had a two-shot lead lie was playing golf early in the moruing so John Gutman nd here 'nbune port Wnter SANDY Follow ink his Universi ty Hospital L'tah open victory last Year Jay Don Blake made hunself a promise: If he was in a good enough position the on GA Tour mone list prior to this ear state open he'd forego the lucrative International in Colorado and return to defend his title lie is dic1 ae The 0 3 vear-old St George native tops a field of 167 for the 54-hole $100000 tour- nanient which begins Fnday at Wil low Creek Country Club Several high finishes this year have earned Bl ke $160 159 That places him 71st on the money list far nough for comfort from the No 1-) (utoff which sends those below back to Tour qualifying school In the past few ears Blake was close enough to the cutoff at this point in the year that he couldn't afford to pass up the Inter national tional with its $1 1 million purse I tried so hard to win the Utah Open for so long I Wanted to com back and support it" said Blake who won the '88 event by two strokes "Plus it's a chance to spend some time with my kids and several mem- bets of of my family who will be here "I promised myself if I had made enough money to keep my card by this time I'd come back" Also back for another crack at the title after several high finishes will be Keith Clearwater the Orem-based tour pro who withdrew from the In- ternational after Thursdays round and as a late entry in the Utah Open "This is a very meaningful tourna- Ment for me2 said Blake "I tried to win it since I was 17 Every player wants to win their state open if possible "But there is a lot of family stuff for me surrounding this tournament I dedicated last year's win to my Page Eliminnted KIMBERLY WIS Salt Lake City's Page Brake ran out of as Thursday night in the International Softball Congress Fastpitch World Series losing to Ashland Ohio 3-0 Page Brake as eliminated from the tournament and finished P2th Earlier Thursday the Salt Lake team defeated Victona British Columbia 4-1 in 12-inning game It lasted until 5 a in In the winning effort Page Brake pitcher Neal Chadwick hurled his fourth victory and fourth compete game of the tournament with a four-hitter He also had a four-hiller against Ashland Ohio But Ashland pitcher Chris Nicholas hurled a no-hitter against the tired Page Brake team Meanwhile Larry Miller Toyota of Salt Lake City will face defending champion Penn Corp of Sioux City Iowa Friday in the winner's bracket at 7:30 pm Both Penn Corp and Miller Toyota are undefeated If Miller Toyota wins Friday night it will face the winner of the Mart Indiana-Santa Rosa Calif game Saturday afternoon Quotable 'You'vy got two out in tilt' 11111111 no body on and IJohnl Franco on the mound you figure from my perspectoe We played a WI of a game get them toinorro's "Not the ICubl hitters though These guys are imesome Pitcher Mitch Williams on Cubs to rally in ninth at Cincinnati Page Eliminnted KIFIBERLN MIS Salt Lake City's Page Brake ran out of gas l'hursdav night in the International Sof tbirll Con gress Fastpitch World Series losing to Ashland Ohio 3-0 Page Brake was eliminated from the tournament and finished P2th Earher Thursday the Salt Lake team defeated Victona British Columbia 4-1 in I 2-itining game It lasted until 5 a in In the winning effort Page Brake 4 pitcher Neal naL ick hurled his fourth victory and fourth compete game of the tournam ent will a four-hitter He also had a four -hiller against Ashland thltu But Ashland pitcher Chris Nicholas Brake team hurled a no-hitter againbt the tired Page Meanwhile Larry Miller Toyota of Salt Lake City will face defending champion Penn Corp of Sioux City Iowa Friday in the winner's bracket at 7:30 pm Both Penn Corp and Miller Toyota are undefeated If Miller Toyota wins Fri- day night it will face the winner of the Elkart Indiana -Santa Rosa Calif ga me Saturda afternoon Quotable You've got two out in the ninth no bodv on and IJoluil Franco on the mound you figure from my perspective We played a hull of a game get them tomorrow "Not the ICubl hitters File Photo keep his promise and return to defend University Hospital Utah Open crown St George's Jay Don Blake looking ol(r a putt in a recent tournament will 1 I Trappers Butte Play Waiting Game I Chiesa Named Jazz Assistant Coach Storm Postpones Opener torm Fostpones Upener of Key Late-Season Series: IF1i 1031 iIi44zio 1 1-' 1 i 4 "1- ::::0 41 1 1 0---- -1: '-i ::7 11 -000 ii :0 :10: f' 411 1: a $4: 9'H di 10 '401tt '1' 4 qtii' 4 4 1r i 1 1 (In IN L'74fa 4 iy- i 4::: bgt 4f f' 4445? -111 i '''-5 i64Vtv 0 ::740 A4it A Oa 54 4 IA104iv-t'''e 21 5 ir 7-' -ir 7 I 41 '4' 44 T''- 4-: i fwAiii444gie444 --a4 how" Chiesa said -Thais what's driven me my whole life I'm a cotnpetitive person But I never thought it'd happen this soon "Last year I worked for the Jazz as a scout and in the back of my mind I was hoping I might get into the NBA as a coach at some point But I never thought it'd be this soon and I'm ecstatic its with Utah This isn't a company line: I truly like the people I'll be working with" Asked about his firing at Providence Chiesa said "I coached in college' for 15 years I was one of those guys who started at an NAIA school and got to the Big East level I've seen the monster part of it and believe me it is a monster But I enjoyed it and this is the next step in what I call the coaching journey And it truly is a journey because sometimes you never know where you're going to end up" Chiesa who's been spending time on the New Jersey shore in recent days says his three-year-old son has been infected with his enthusiasm over the new job and an impending move to Utah 'Matthew" Chiesa laughed "wore his Jazz shirt all over town today' Said Sloan who starts his first full season as the Jazz's head coach in 1989-90 "We're pleased to have a coach the caliber of Gordon Chiesa join our staff He's worked for us as a scout and in our rookie-free agent camps the past two years and will bring some terrific teaching skills to our staff Meanwhile the Jazz announced another hiring Thursday The Jazz named Brian Douglas as the producer-director of Jazz television He replaces John Cook who resigned last spring to accept a similar job with the expansion Orlando Magic Douglas joins the Jazz from KUTII (Channel 2) in Salt Lake By Steve Luhm Tribune Spurts Writer The Utah Jazz hired former Providence College head coach Gordon Chiesa as an assistant Thursday ex- panding Jerry Sloan's staff to four Chiesa oft prounced Chee-A-sab 1 will join Phil Johnson and Scott Layden as Sloan's assistants He A signed a two- year contract Gordon Chi esa "For me its Christmas in August" Chiesa said "I'm ecstatic Its been a lifelong dream of mine to coach in the NBA and today that dream came to the forefront "And think about it To work with Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson and Scotty Layden and the beloved Frank Layden and (General Manager Tim Howells is a wonderful thing They're all basketball people and they're all wonderful people" Chiesa says his precise rule hasn't been defined yet although he expects to "do some bench coaching and some advance scouting which I love to do Hopeful ly I'll be able to add a little bit to the group" Chiesa scouted for the Jazz since he was fired as the coach at Providence following the 1987-83 season The year before that he was Rick Pitino's assistant when the Billy Donovan-led Friars went to the 'Final Four His dismissal as head coach after just one season at Providence which included an 86-62 loss at Utah was a biller experience fur the 1973 graduate of St Thomas Aquinas College -I knew I'd come back some and Datil Ryan aren't nine-inning pitchers and it gets us a day of rest for bullpen ace Scott! Bray "Somewhere down the road sotne body's going to have to pitch on three days rest" added Darren Garrick the Trappers' pitching coach St John will pitch the opener Friday night and Ryan will pitch the' nightcap St John 5-1 has been the Trappers' most consistent starter since moving from the bullpen last- ing six-plus innings and winning each of his three starts Ryan 0-0 has been with the team a couple weeks He didn't gel a decision in either of the games he started but his 400 earned run average is third-best on the team The Copper Kings now face three double-headers in the final two weeks of the season plus an end-of-the-season makeup game with Great Falls if that gamc has any bearing on the the division race But Butte Manager Bump said Thursday's rainout wouldn't hurt the Copper Kings "We've got a couple of pitchers who could use the day' rest" said the ex-big leaguer "So it'll be a help us We've got to play them the gamesi at the end so it doesn't make much difference to me We've got so many makeup games that ke ve Just got to be ready mentally every day' The Trappers put together their longest winning streak of the season five games before Thursday "We're hot" noted Van Schley the Trappers' player personnel director and that's the way the players felt too 'We've been playing pretty well things are looking giud aid third baseman Mike Grace Pitcluta: staff is looking real good and the hit tings been I bore all 'iit Ii theres any time to ii il plart club 11 right now By Bob Donohoe 'fribune Sports Writer By the time Trappers pitcher Dave Alexander smashed a wif Ile ball over the 'Frappers dugout and deep into the stands at t)erks Field Thursday at 6:30 pm he knew there wasn't going to be a ball game So did the handful of fans sitting the rain Tarps already were pulled over the pitcher's mound and home plate area and the rain was beginning to fall harder A thunderstorm that blew in from the south washed out the opening game of the Trappers four-game showdown with the Southern Division-leading Butte Copper Kings The game was offieially postponed at 643 pm A makeup will be played Friday night as the first half of a doubleheader at Derks held The game begins at 5:30 pm Tickets for Thursday's game will be honored Friday said Trappers assistant general manager Holly Andretta The Trappers are four games behind the Copper Kings with 14 games left in their season After Fridays double-header the Trappers play the Copper Kings again on Saturday and Sunday in Butte Salt Lake Manager Barry Moss vvasn't sure how the rainout and ensuing double-header would affect his team It's a situation where I don't know if it's beneficial to play them in a double-header" he said Its tough to win a double-header and we have to win as many against them as we can- Fridays twinbill ei LI feature a pair of seveuinning games -There are advantages and disad said the 'I rappers manager 1Ve rwed to win here I hecairol we re a bettor leatn agatill them here than up there t'l onv Si John Fttolo baseman Mike Grace says the Trappers will after Thursday's rainout it Derks Field Salt Lake third be well rested In Tumultuous World of Sports You Sometimes Pine for Mute Button Commenta ry and bending low kissed Dravecky on the cheek Said the Expes Damaso Garcia You see this man courage and it a dream to see Lim Conic back He has motivated everybody in baseball I went out there to the moundj and he was just holdiLg his arm I was in pain just being there with him Now Dravecky is done for the season maybe for his (areer Far more chilling one doe-or -ity it the are tumor cells around they could la stimulated h'k the fracture about that and vou shake you! head You ish on could stop thinkmg about Da Draveckv hut you can't This time the online of sports was ilS IOW itS a irecraetwi and 'IL Ili kou been vearing earplug 61111111i Piit! kept going along with the ball" Hubie brooks hkened the sound to a firecracker Giants and Expos alike rushed to Dravecky's side who kept saying It broke could see it nobody believed it After all the man had been through how could this happen' "It was like an act of God Craig said "but just for him to be out there in the first place was an act of 60d to being carried from the field Draeckv asked another Giant to call his wife lan who wept unashamedh throughout Dravecky comeback ganw Drivecky waited to be examined in the training room he and teammate bob Knepper Christians both said a little praer And then in a no mew poignant hevond vfpid ralchpr N1 ihe weoityz 0 hadn't seen the clip of Dave Dravecky collapsing on the mound Those who have won't ever forget it no matter bow hard they try Of sports Mike Reid said -The friendships are tighter the laughter is louder and some nights seem a little longer- Likewise the sor row cuts deeper Sports are supposed to be fun When they turn out otherwise when the good yields to bad the hurt so--nis exponential This sort of hurt isn't the kitai that comes with mere losing: this is about about dreams Mimed Its about questiow that have no answers Why does an earnest and decent man like Mike Reid so near the wlory of his lit lose the PGA on thP final thi-Pe holes' -kk'hy did Ricky berry 24 and heallity and financially independent pi up a By Mark Bradley Cox IN eWS Service ATLANTA "Sporl said the forlorn golfer Mike Reid is like He with the volume turned up- A guy could think a hundred years and never come up with a better description than that If as Thoreau wrote the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation athletes lead theirs loudly Sometimes you ish there was a mute button Sometimes the news regarding our httle games is so grim you wish everybody and e- prything would Just hush You'd Just as soon not know that Ricky berry killed himself that lionnie Moore shot himself and his wife that tacey Toran got drunk and got dead that Tim Richmond died in mystery You'd rather not see a life-affirming story unravel six days after the tinpr- tact ind4ed you wish you and end his life? Why is Dave Dravecky a miracle last week and a tragedy this? In the afterglow of Dravecky's triumphant return from cancer Giants manager Roger Craig said: "I've been in the game a lonr but I've never seen anything like this TUC'Sday night in Montreal Craig used almost exactly the same words only this limp his heart eighed two tons Said the Expos' Huhn' brooks "I hope I never see anything like it again Dravecky was throwing a pitch when his hu rnerus snapped Said Bryn Smith pitching against Drayeck this night It looked like his 1 41L.