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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tuesday July 4 I 989 3D Mc Cumber Ends Golf Playoff Early Knights Fall Apart In Loss To Twins 9-1 lead Paul Sorrento doubled to center and the lead was 10-1 Charlotte got two runs in the bottom of the third on doubles by Smith and Orsino Hill and an error by Twins third baseman Terry Jorgensen Orlando came back in the sixth with five runs on five hits one walk and an error The Twins got their final runs in the top of the seventh on two doubles and a walk Sullivan's three-run shot in the bottom of the inning closed out the scoring fii'': ''441 i I 5 4 ::2 70 1'A: 0 4 4 a kootog4401 ''--400' 10 04i' '1': 0441)044 x' ('''' 74''': '1''' 4-Illto 4ete 3 I --3' :1:: l' 1' S' 4 i ')1' 1 i I 47' 1' i' x- 4'iiitig-' 'I P't I 4 C' i 1'''P'''' "4 'It '''Z' i 'pl --1- 3 i I Associated Press OAK BROOK Ill It took Mark Mc Cumber longer to get ready for Monday's sudden-death playoff at the Western Open than it did for him to win it Mc Cumber who took an hour of treatment for his ailing back before teeing off defeated Peter Jacobsen on the first extra hole Mc Cumber made a routine par-4 while Jacobsen who lost last year's Western Open with a double bogey on the 72nd hole three-putted from 40 feet with his short par putt curling out of the cup It was Mc Cumber's first Tour playoff victory his second Western Open triumph and his seventh win of his PGA career He earned $180000 while Jacobsen who had pointed to this tournament all year went home with $108000 But the money was little consolation to Jacobsen who had said all week his "mission" was to win this year and make up for last year when he lost to Jim Benepe after taking a six on the final hole Jacobsen refused to be interviewed and left quickly for Normal Ill where he DA Weibring and Chicago Bulls coach Doug Collins were to participate in an exhibition to raise money for the Illinois State sports program The playoff had to be carried over until Monday because darkness set in after the players ended up at 13-under-par 275 for 72 holes Sunday in a round delayed 312 hours by rain Both players agreed it was too dark to continue Mc Cumber had varying feelings about the victory "Obviously I'm tickled to win" Mc Cumber said "but I have mixed emotions Peter is a good friend and I hated to see his putt lip out I really thought I made my putt and won the Western with a birdie" Mc Cumber's second shot a sand wedge went 12 feet past the pin After Jacobsen's first putt went a couple of feet past the hole Mc Cumber putted and barely missed He then tapped in for his par and watched as Jacobsen's putt curled out of the cup Mc Cumber played with back pain throughout the weekend and had Tour trainers work on his back before the start of the playoff Continued From Page ID Morgan walked and was forced at second by second baseman AJ Richardson Randle hit the ball up the middle Charlotte's But linger and Greg Smith collided in attempting to field the ball Randle was safe at first and Leius scored for a 4-0 Twins lead Charlotte got a run in the bottom of the second when Sullivan homered over a billboard in right field The Twins whose leadoff batter reached first safely in every inning responded with an explosion in the third Lenny Webster singled to center and stole second before Marty Lanoux walked Leius loaded the bases when Knights center fielder Pablo Rivera dropped a fly ball Kenny Morgan who played at South Mecklenburg High and UNCC before joining the Twins organization crushed the ball over the right-field billboards to give Orlando an 8-1 lead But the inning wasn't over for Orlando Two outs later David Jam doubled to right Terry Jorgensen reached first when third baseman Butch Garcia lost sight of the ball as Jacas raced home for a By the time it was over five Charlotte pitchers combined to give up 21 hits not a good impression On Fry Fry wouldn't say if he was watching any particular players "Everybody wants names" he said "If I give you two or three names then the other guys are going to think we're not giving them a look If I say who I like that's just as good as saying who we don't like" All Fry would say is that he was in town "just to kind of let everybody know I'm watching what's going on" LAYNE BAILEYStaff Charlotte's Jim Bullinger (top) gets an unwelcome assist from teammate Greg Smith on a play in Monday's game against Orlando The Twins beat the Knights 18-7 Colon Atones To Help Rangers Win The Reward is Excellence ASHEVILLE GASTONIA abrhbl brhbl Fuller rf 4 2 1 1 Frye 2b 4010 Lamphere If 3 1 1 0 Colon ss 6001 Cedeno ss 5 0 1 0 McCoy ll 4 2 2 1 Beames lb 5 1 2 4 Plechowskl rf 0000 Charno dh 4 0 0 0 Cronk lb 5 2 2 1 Shermet If 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez 3220 Ansley cf 1 1 1 0 Swain dh 3 0 1 2 DeLosSantos 3b 4 0 1 1 011er 3b 5 0 3 1 Campos 2b 4 1 2 0 Eklund It 4010 Bennett 3 0 0 0 McCutchen cf 5 1 1 1 Totals 36 6 9 6 Totals 31 7 13 7 ENIEMIE VIIIIIIMINIEr 47' I i'i 1 TE 0 4 ''i si 'i '41 4 4: 4 VC 4444' 0 f- 24'? (r--- 'V014Nok 4 on 1 1-zLi'l si'--fit iie'' gi: tq- -A wI' rrt -4 4t't 'f1' t1 'ii '-'4411i A --t'' 4444- -1 4 4'it'4 An atmosphere dedicated to bringing out your best that's what you want and that's what we offer: Study skills classes SAT preparation Tutoring sessions Full athletic program Honor Junior ROTC Detachment Grades 7-12 PG SACS accredited Asheville 300 000 111-0 Gastonia 000 320 101-7 what he termed "a tired arm" Still Nen struck out nine batters allowed four hits and walked four batters Bryan Gore and Steve Allen also relieved for Gastonia Asheville took an early 3-0 lead on Michael Beames' three-run homer But Gastonia scored three times in the fourth and went ahead 5-3 in the fifth with Thayer Swain's opposite-field double to right Notes: Trailing 3-0 in the fourth inning Gastonia got back-to-back homers from Trey McCoy and Doug Cronk to highlight a three-run rally Rangers right-hander Francisco Valdez was chosen the Topps South Atlantic League Player of the Month for June Valdez went 4-0 with a 071 ERA in June He started July with a no-hitter Sunday the Rangers' first since 1984 that improved his record to 9-2 By RICHARD WALKER Staff Writer GASTONIA It was just the reprieve Gastonia Rangers shortstop Cris Colon was looking for Colon whose error in the top of the ninth inning helped Asheville tie the score came to bat in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and third and one out Colon didn't get the base hit he was looking for but did get the run home in Gastonia's 7-6 Class A South Atlantic League baseball victory Monday night at Sims Legion Park "(Rangers manager Orlando Gomez) said to concentrate and forget the error Trade a base hit for the error" Colon said Colon's sharp one-hop grounder to Asheville shortstop Andujar Cedeno was bobbled as Jim McCutchen came in with the winning run Colon was credited with an RBI McCutchen had started the late rally with a sharp single to center after one out Jeff Frye followed with a hit-and-run single through the gap on the right side of the infield to put runners on the comers After left-hander Rodney Windes threw high and away to the switch-hitting Colon Asheville manager Jim Coveney brought on right-hander Gregory Johnson The move also switched Colon around from batting right-handed to batting left-handed "I'm a better hitter left-handed" Colon said After fouling off Johnson's first offering Colon produced the game-winner It also made a winner of relief ace Jim Hvizda (6-1) who had come on in the eighth to try and preserve the win for Rangers starter Robb Nen Nen left after six innings with 2 Allen Colon 01 ler 1 Gastonia 1 8 Gastonia 15 Swain DeLosSantos HA (9) McCoy (13) Crook (12) Lamphere Ip ER 101 SO I MILITARY ACADEMY 3 5 i 4 2 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 I 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 3 0 Asheville Rosario Schoch la Dunnum Windes 13-5 Johnson Gastonia Non Gore Allen Hvizda W8-1 9 0 2 3 6 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 I 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 Alt-857 tt1' '''-0P''' 7 i -'4 7 1711'4 't '0 444 1 41-'36: 4-1 A For Further Information Contact: James English Director of Admissions Camden Military Academy Camden SC 29020 (803) 432-6001 Gehrig's Speech Gehrig's Farewell Stirs Sad Memories 4 Summer Cilearance 1131401 I I "Sure I'm lucky When the New York Giants a team you would give your right arm to beat and vice versa sends you a gift that's something When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in the white coats (the peanut and hot dog vendors) remember you with trophies that's something "When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles against her own daughter that's something When you have a father and mother who work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body its a blessing "When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed that's the finest I know "So I close in saying that I might have had a tough break But I have an awful lot to live for" Excerpts from Lou Gehrig's retirement speech: "Fans for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth "I have been playing In ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans" "Look at these grand men (teammates) Which of you wouldn't consider It the highlight of his career Just to associate with them "Sure I'm lucky To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow Miller Huggins Then to have the next nine years with that outstanding leader that smart student of psychology the best manager in baseball today Joe McCarthy" "Who wouldn't feel honored to room with such a grand guy as Bill Dickey? i i end of the inning as they trotted off the field Gomez and Gordon slapped him on the back and said "Nice play Lou" "Heck it was a routine play I'd made a thousand times" Gehrig said "I knew then it was time for me to get out" The Yankees next traveled to Detroit and Gehrig told manager Joe McCarthy his decision at the hotel McCarthy reluctantly accepted Gehrig's decision On May 2 he advised coach Art Fletcher to inform Babe Dahlgren he was starting at first base Gehrig slapped Dahlgren on the back and told him "Go out there there and drive in some runs" A few days after he took himself out of the lineup Gehrig went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minn for a complete physical examination It was there Gehrig's problem was diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a disease in which the muscles atrophy and the patient eventually is paralyzed Gehrig was given a couple of By JACK LANG Now York Daily News In the history of sports there was no more tearful farewell than those words spoken by Lou Gehrig 50 years ago today It was July 4 1939 and the New York Yankees assembled Gehrig's teammates from the great 1927 team plus his current club to pay homage to the man who had unexpectedly called it quits after 17 years and 2130 consecutive games Gehrig a 340 lifetime batter who had "slipped" to 295 with 29 homers in 1938 suffered through spring training in 1939 The power he always had just wasn't there He also was sluggish in the field When the season opened Gehrig had only four singles in his first 28 at-bats Unwittingly teammates Joe Gordon and Lefty Gomez provided the final clue as to what was wrong On April 30 against the Washington Senators Gehrig struggled to get to first base to receive a throw after a ground ball At the WINTER MERCHANDISE 25 TO MOH ALL WINTER MERCHANDISE years at best to live It became known that Gehrig's ailment was fatal and the Yankees hurriedly arranged a day for him on July 4 1939 With his 1927 teammates on one line and his 1 939 teammates on the other Gehrig received a number of gifts and was asked to speak Standing a few feet in front of a bevy of radio and newsreel microphones mounted on tripods Gehrig stood with head bowed Without looking up he began his famous speech "Fans for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" he began It ended followed by a thunderous ovation In less than two years Gehrig was dead At age 38 he succumbed to what was then a virtually unknown disease Today it is known as Lou Gehrig's disease "Hot Diggety" OMDDETROYEIDN Co Da Silva Still Leads Tour Jo Park Road Shopping Ciliter 523-1089 SIf you're looking turn to the best source around: the help-wanted ads in the Classified pages of today's Observer From Associated Press Reports OPEN MON-FRI TIL 7 CLOSED TODAY FOR JULY ilth L' 0 Ti'LlQ "(4 by Mkt NI WA rT AFTER 4111 SALE BEGMS WEDNESDAY 10 AM OUR MIRE SUMER STOCK LADIES WEAR ABS YEAR FURTHER REDUCED SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Belgium Raul Alcala became the first Mexican to win a stage of the Tour de France as he captured the third leg Monday and Portugal's Acacio da Silva retained the leader's yellow jersey Alcala 25 competing in his fourth Tour de France started his 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