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2E THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Friday February 23 1990 IN BRIEF GOLF Rookie Takes LA Lead Jacobsen Mediate 2nd Glimmer Of Spring In Baseball Talks BOXIXG: Douglas Tops Tyson Mark Buster Douglas will make $25 million to fight Evander Ho lyfield and if he wins that one another $35 million for a rematch with Mike Tyson under a deal struck Thursday with Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn Both of Douglas' purses would top the record payout of nearly $21 million Tyson got for fighting Michael Spinks in June 1988 Some boxing observers believe Holyfield the No I contender would get $9-10 million Wynn kept Douglas and Johnson from planned negotiations with Donald Trump 14 It 4 k'lf '-r6) 4:: it" I4 001: i ''''t '4' t-1 ''4': (4" 4 1s j' 01! 4 044'' i 54 P'011i7 riAl'' 1' 05 3001eRAN ez A 07e1 0'114 i 4 I'd' V'4i 01 R'q 1 -1 r' 7t 3: 4444 I l': ''t' 'f: Ik 't if is i -A 14-'-- 2 A tkiet: I' 1 i 1 i i e1" Nt 44 T'''k ets i i 1 1 Observer News Services LOS ANGELES Rookie Michael Allen who served a lengthy golf apprenticeship playing around the world shot an 63 Thurs- day to take the first- round lead in the Los Angeles Open Allen 31 who took six 't years to eam ffig Syl: his PGA Tour card held a two-shot edge over Peter Allen Jacobsen and Rocco Mediate after the opening day at Riviera Country Club Pat Fitzsimons who won the LA Open 15 years ago for his only tour victory was another shot behind as golfers profited from the ideal conditions on the par-71 6964-yard course that was built in 1927 Allen who turned pro in 1983 but earned his PGA Tour card just last year by finishing 12th in the qualifying tournament is playing only his sixth PGA event LPGA Cathy Gerring Elaine Crosby and Patty Sheehan were the steadiest performers on an up-and-down day shooting three-under-par 69s to share the lead after the first round of the Hawaiian Ladies Open in Leaders rose and fell like island tides on the month-old 6206-yard Ko Olina Golf Club course on Oahu's west coast Some blamed the firm somewhat bare greens which one player likened to concrete while others said they were unfamiliar with the layout The tournament moved this year from the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's north shore Gerring Taiwan's Mel-CM Chong and Chibiro Nakalima ofJapan all reached four-under only to drop back Cheng finished at one-under 71 and Nakajima fell to even-par 72 Seniors Lee Trevino continued his domination of the Senior Tour with six birdies to help the United States take a 12-4 lead over the International team in the first round of the Chrysler Cup at Sarasota Fla Trevino and Chi Chi Rodriguez beat Bruce Crampton and Bob Charles 4-and-2 in the better-ball match-play format In the other matches Arnold Palmer and Orville Moody of the United States beat Roberto DeVicenzo and Peter Thomson 1-up Al Geiberger and Dave Hill of the US team beat Bruce Devlin and Billy Dunk 4-and-3 and Gary Player and Harold Henning of the International team beat Miller Barber and Don Bles 2-and-1 Each victory was worth four points HOCKEY: Penguins Tie For Patrick Lead In the NHL: At Pittsburgh Randy Githen scored with 34 seconds left in overtime as the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 4-3 and gained a first-place tie with the New York Rangers in the Patrick Division At Quebec Montreal's Mike McPhee scored the tiebreaker in the second period with his second goal of the game and the Canadiens won 6-5 At East Rutherford NJ Winnipeg's Doug Evans scored twice as the Jets defeated New Jersey 4-2 handing the Devils their fourth straight loss At St Louis Mita Sinisalo and Keith Acton each scored two goals as Philadelphia defeated the Blues 74 and moved out of the Patrick Division cellar Summaries are in Update Page 7E Ottumwa' News Services Baseball owners Thursday removed the proposals that outraged the players' union a day earlier and provided a new package that union chief Donald Fehr said fits his definition of "substantial progress" The owners meeting in New York backed off from Wednesday's attack on salary arbitration Instead they proposed a status-quo agreement with one change and one addition The change: The minimum salary would increase from $68000 to $85000 this season and $5000 per year up to $100000 in 1993 The players have proposed a minimum between 100000 and $125000 this year The addition: Management's contribution to the benefits plan would increase from $39 million to $426 million this year then to $439 million $455 million and $473 million in 1993 Commissioner Fay Vincent after meeting an hour with Fehr said the owners' proposal "was merely a straight-forward invitation to solve this" Vincent's views apparently prevailed at the Player Relations Committee meeting He has been the primary pusher of labor peace on management's side The players union will consider the circumstances overnight and open talks today with its response "They've come a substantial way" said Fehr "There's a long way to go" Right-hander Doug Drabek won his arbitration case against the Pittsburgh Pirates giving players a 14-10 record against owners this year their largest margin in 10 years Drabek was 14-12 with a 280 ERA last season when he made $325000 The club ovvered $750000 but had to triple his salary to $11 million Players have won in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1980-81 They had a 7-5 edge last year Many Pirates were angered by having to go through with hearings and are talking of becoming free agents when they are eligible The Pirates were 3-5 in hearings a Jim Rice released last fall by the Boston Red Sox said no clubs have contacted him about playing Boston right-hander Dennis Lamp 37 after working up a soaking sweat in Winter Haven Ha said of the lockout: "Too bad they don't have an instructional league for players 35 and over" a Atlanta outfielder Lonnie Smith the DON HUNTER INFAMOUS BELL HOUSING: Charlotte Motor Speedway presented grinning Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope with a plaque of the bell housing that knocked Dale Earnhardt Out of the lead National League's comeback player of the year in 1989 is working off 32 pounds he gained during the offseason MISCELLANEOUS: TBS Joins NIL Package Turner Broadcasting System reportedly will join the NFL television package getting nine NFL Sunday night games each season and two exhibition games for about $450 million over four years ESPN will keep eight Sunday night games after midseason and the Pro Bowl III The NFL San Diego Chargers got a setback with the annoucement the club has lost its 1990 fourth-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Raiders The pick was part of a complicated 1988 trade that sent offensive tackle Jim Lachey to the Raiders and brought the Chargers offensive tackle John Clay and running back Napoleon McCallum II The 100000-added Premiere Handicap at Hollywood Park in Inglewood Calif was renamed the Shoemaker Handicap in honor of Bill Shoemaker the world's winningest jockey who retired earlier this month Edited by Glenn Rollins MAXIS: Courier Berger Advance In the US Pro Indoor in Philadelphia's Spectrum No 8 Jim Courier 19 ousted No 10 Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 5-7 6-4 Also advancing into today's quarterfinals were qualifier Mark Kratzmann with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Richey Reneberg who beat John McEnroe Wednesday night: No 4 Jay Berger who beat No I 4 Wally Masur 6-2 6-4 and No 7 Andres Gomez who out- lasted No 9 Kevin Curren 7-5 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 Inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame July 14 will be Jan Kodes winner of French Opens in 1970 and '71 and Joseph Cullman III who brought Virginia Slims sponsorship to the women's tour First-mond stores Thursday from the LA Open at the 6984-yard per-35-3e-71 Riviera Country Club 001ne (e-ernsteur) Los Angeles: Nike Allen w-30-33-63 Mika Allen ---30-33-63 Rocco Mediate ---34-31-65 Pater Jacobsen 33-32-65 Pat Fitzsimons Richard Zokol Jumbo Coed Bey Andrade ---38-36-13 Brian Cleat 36-31-73 Jim Hanel 3746-73 Ian Baker-Finch Kirk Triplett Chris Petty 37-36-73 SPORTSBEAT Oil Morgan 3443-67 John Inman 3146-67 Tom Kite 33-34-67 liMit Fete ---83-34-67 Bra Stodtton --3741-68 Peter Persons ---32-36-68 Tommy Armour Corey Penn ---32-36-68 Larry Nelson -33-35-68 Scott Wept's --3147-68 kelt Bald Craig Stadler Joel Edwards ---33-35-68 Were Elkinglon --3543-68 Duffy Waldod ---33-35-68 Fred Couples ---31-37-66 Tom Beckmann Hal Sutton ----36-32-68 Bob Tway ----36-32-68 'Small Snags' Delaying Atlanta Track Sale No Swim Fulton Aileen ----3743-70 Jerry Pate --35-35-70 David Peoples --34-36-70 Bobby Wadkins Sam Randolph Donnie Hammond --35-35-70 Doug Towel ------35-35-70 Merit Mabel ----36-35-71 Pat McGowan 3546-71 Fumry Zoeller --35-36-71 Brad Fabel 35-36-71 Mike Donald Ed Dougherty -----34-37-71 Hale Mien ------35-36-71 David Canipe 35-36-71 Buddy Gardner 37-34-71 David Frost ----34-37-71 Andrew Magee Jeff Stumm ----36-35-71 Mark Calcevecchia -37-34-71 Stan Utley -----35-36-71 Jodie Mudd ------33-36-71 PM Blackmer -35-36-71 Grant Waite ----3548-71 Mike Smith ----3448-72 Clarence Rose 35-37-72 Jim Thorpe 37-35-72 Calvin Peete ---35-37-72 Howard Twiny ---35-37-72 Lennie Clements 35-37-72 Jim Benepe -----37-35-72 BM Sander 3644-72 Blaine McCallister 3537-72 John Cook 36-36-72 Lee Janzen ---3547-72 Tommy Moore 3646-72 Jeff wilson 36-36-72 Robert Meyer -----38-34-72 Jay Delsing -----3745-72 John Huston --3547-72 Ray Stewart Billy Mayfair 30-33-72 Ted Schutz 3547-72 Sean Murphy 36-36-72 Jerry Haas --37-35-72 Jim Woodward 34-38-72 Scott Bentley Ronnie Rack 3637-73 Don Porseey Joey Slade tar 36-37-73 Gan Hallberg Leonard Thompson 3944-73 Curt Byrum 35-38-73 SNYOM McEntee Sieve Hart ----35-38-73 Joe Ozasi Davey Mike Schuchid Clerk Dennis --3747-74 Webb 14eintteirnen Dam Beanbags' Steve J0003 3848-74 Scott Simpson -3846-74 Wad Pruitt Dennis Herrington 3648-74 Denis Watson --3948-75 Bob Lohr Bob Wolcott Mike Ream 35-39-75 Greg Twangs 3749-78 Chip Bach 3640-76 Hank Woodrome 35-38-76 Bob Grider 40-38-78 Mark Hayes 3848-76 Sonny Skinner -( Sieve Lamontagne 39-38-77 DoM Ecauerds 3740-77 toren Roberts 7 Ed hod 38-39-77 Jim Petunia 3740-77 the the Atlanta raceway and NC Motor Speedway at Rockingham Nix ii the general manager at the Atlanta facility It's anticipated that when the sale is cornpleted several members of the Charlotte speedway's staff will be sent to Atlanta to assist in preparations for the Motorcraft 500 a Winston Cup race March I 8 Higgins mark Lye Lon Hinkle Jim Carter 3445-69 Jotm Mahaffey Lanny Wadkins 35-34-69 Dan Forsrnan Rey Barr 37-32-69 Bill Buttner Larry Rinker 34-35-69 Clark Burroughs ---32-37-69 Russ Cochran -----32-37-69 Steve Pate 33-36-69 Now Henke Observer News Services Work continued Thursday on "small snags" in an agreement that apparently will transfer ownership of Atlanta International Raceway to Bruton Smith owner of Charlotte Motor Speedway "The lawyers are rewriting a few small lions of the contract" an official of the Char: lotte track who asked that his name not be used told The Charlotte Observer on Thursday "The deal is going to happen it's just tak: ing a little longer than expected because of these small snags" Smith began meeting Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte with LG DeWitt of Ellerbe and Walt Nix of Atlanta the Georgia track's majority owners to complete negotiations begun about two weeks ago DeWitt is president of bious company with Maryland (1987) Georgia Tech (1981) and Clemson (1955) Clemson also was winless in its first ACC season of 1954 To avoid becoming the first double ohfor-14 coach Dave Odom's first Deacons team must win one of its final three games: at home Saturday against Maryland at Virginia March 1 or at NC State March 4 Each of those teams is beatable having lost at least five games each In earlier games Wake lost at Maryland 88-82 and at home to the Wolfpack 61-57 and Virginia 71-70 Dating to last season their ACC loss to Clemson Wednesday was their 14th in a row (and the 18th of their past 19) Glenn Rollins Deacons Edge Toward 0-14 Again Wake Forest's 89-75 basketball loss to Clemson Wednesday night put the Deacons (0-11 9-15) in danger of becoming the first school to go 0-14 in the ACC more than once Wake Forest was 0-14 in 1986 and is in du Jim Gal gnaw Tony Sias Larry We Tom Purim -3446-70 Jay Haas Mark Brooks 3446-70 Bon Crenshaw --3644-70 Bel Porter 3545-70 Greg Bruckner 3545-70 a-Chad Morris --38-39-77 Dares Day --40-38-78 Jay Don Brake 39-39-78 a-Chris Harvey --38-41-79 Don Starer 42-39-81 CALENDAR Firat-mund scores Thursday from the LPGA Hawaiian Ladies Open the 6206-yard par-36-38-72 Ko ains 01oN Club cousrae Honolulu: Melissa McNamara --36-37-73 his Walters -36-37-73 Kris Hanson -38-36-74 Halle Stacy 36-38-74 Mild Edge 35-39-74 Holly Hartley 3747-74 Jane Crafter 39-35-74 Heather Drew 36-38-74 Ake Hashimoto --37-39-76 Mo Takasu Cathy Mant --38-38-76 Peggy Kirsch 40-36-70 Nichiko Okada 3749-76 Mary Murphy Tent Tatum 40-37-77 Marjorie Jones 4136-77 Laura Hurlbut Anne Kelly 40-37-77 Tracy Ketch ----3642-77 Chikayo YaMitigi 37-40-77 Inn Garbas2 3740-77 Diana Hoenicke-Rauch 38-39-77 Cindy Schreyer 3849-77 Fukumi Tani -----3948-77 7o BEST BETS Both the boys and girls basketball games carry importance tonight when Charlotte Catholic visits Piedmont In the girls game the Cougars (12-3 14-5) and Panthers (12-3 18-3) are vying for second place and a co-championship with North Stanly if the Comets lose to Forest Hills In the boys game Catholic (8-7 10-9) and Piedmont (7-8 10-10) are playing for the Inside track at fifth place and the conference's final playoff spot In the NBA Detroit (39-14) takes its 13-game winning streak into Atlanta (23-29) on the TNT cable network at 8 pm Something unusual to watch will be how the Hawks' Dominique Wilkins performs after scoring a career-low four points in Wednesday's 123-96 loss to Indiana The Pistons' most recent loss was Jan 21 to the Los Angeles Lakers also on national television TELEVISION TODAY NBA Detroit at Atlanta (TNT) 8 pm TELEVISION SATURDAY College Basketball Duke Coaches Show al 8:30 am NBA Hornets Magazine (I) Noon College Basketball Furman Coaches Show Cr) Noon College Basketball Creighton at Bradley (ESPN) Noon College Basketball Maryland at Wake Forest CD 1:30 pm College Basketball Louisville at Nevada-Las Vegas (CBS) 2 pm Tennis US Pro Indoors (ESPN) 2 pm College Basketball Carolina at Memphis St (CV15) 2 pm College Basketball Carolina at Clemson a) (ESPN) 4 Golf Los Angeles Open Cb (CBS) 4 pm College Basketball Georgia Tech at Notre Dame CE9 (NBC) 4 pm College Basketball Kansas State at Kansas (CV15) 4 pm Miscellaneous Wide World of Sports 121) (ABC) 4:30 pm College Basketball UCLA at Oregon State (CV15) 6 pm College Baseball Stanford at Southern Cal pm NBA Houston at Atlanta (TBS) 7:35 pm College Basketball CIAA Championship (BET) 8 pm College Basketball De Paul at St John's (WON) 8 pm College Basketball Seton Hall at Connecticut (WWOR) 8 pm College Basketball The Citadel at Davidson (taped CV15)8 pm Track and Field Mobil Indoor (IBS) 9:50 pm College Basketball Wyoming at Utah (ESPN) 11:30 pm TELEVISION SUNDAY College Basketball Carolina Coaches Show etj 8 am NBA Charlotte Hornets Magazine GD 8:30 am College Baskotball Carolina Coaches Show C3) 11:30 am Motorsports On Pit Road 01! 11:30 am NBA Detroit at New York (D (1) (CBS) Noon Tennis ATP Eurocard Classic (ESPN) Noon College Basketball Wake Forest Coaches Shovi cap pm Motorsports NASCAR Pontiac 400 (IBS) 1 pm Golf Chrysler Cup CD (ABC) 2 pm Miscellaneous SportsWorld a (NBC) 2 pm Motorsports IMSA OW (ESPN) 2 pm College Basketball NC State at Virginia a) 2:30 pm Colloge Basketball Louisiana State at Georgia a) (CBS) 2:30 pm NBA Charlotte at Cleveland in 2:30 pm College Basketball Indiana at Michigan St (ABC) 4 pm College Basketball Arizona at Duke CE0 (NBC) 4 pm Golf Los Angeles Open GD a) (CBS) 4:30 pm Tennis US Pro Indoors (ESPN) 4:30 pm Motorsports USAC Copper Classic (ESPN) 7:30 pm Boxing Top Rank Boxing (ESPN) 9 pm Bowling Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (ESPN) Midnight CV15-Cablevision of Charlotte RADIO HIGHLIGHTS NBA Milwaukee at Charlotte WBT-AM (1110 Charlotte) WLON-AM (1050 Uncolnton) 7 pm COMING EVENTS College Basketball: March 9-11 ACC tournament Charlotte Davis Cup Tennis: March 30-April 1 World Group second round United States at Czechoslovakia Golf: April 5-8 The Masters Augusta Ga Patty Sheehan Elaine Crosby --33-36-69 Cathy Amy Benz ---34-36-70 tori Poling 36-34-70 SheM Turner --37-33-70 Milo Oda -36-35-71 Cheng ---36-32-71 Nancy Rarnabottom Mad Eicoarth --35-36-71 Gail Anderson-Graham 35-36-71 Myra Blackwelder Sue Ell 34-37-71 Lynn Connelly 34-37-71 Beth Daniel Marge Stubbieneld --33-38-71 h4iche6e McGann 35-36-71 Vial Argon ----33-39-72 Gine Hue 36-36-72 Amy Atcott 34-38-72 Pose Jones -----36-36-72 Judy Didtinson ----38-34-72 Stephanie FerVitg Hiromi Kobayashi Chihiro Nakalima --37-35-72 Liselotte Neumann 36-36-72 Sally Uttle 37-35-72 Deedee Lasitw Patti litcro 37-36-73 DOM Coe 37-36-73 Donna Andrews 37-36-73 Adele Lukken Nadia Ste-Marie Missie Berteotti --37-36-73 Alison Nicholas 38-37-73 Mayurni Hirase 36-37-73 Penny Hammel 38-35-73 Strry McGuire 36-37-73 Susan Sanders ---37-36-73 Carolyn HIS Kim Shipman 37-36-73 LAWN Kean 35-38-73 JoAnne Gamer Jane Geddes 35-38-73 Julie Cole 37-37-74 Julie Hennessy 39-35-74 Kay Cockeria Cindy Rarick 36-38-74 Kris Monaghan ---37-38-75 Patty Jordan --3748-75 Becky Pearson 38-37-75 Kim Bauer 40-35-75 Barb Mucha ---38-37-75 Susie flaming 38-37-75 Therese Hesslon 38-37-75 Shirley Furlong ---38-37-75 Trksh Johnson Deb Richard 40-35-75 Lenore Rittenhouse Nancy Brown 38-37-75 Maggie Will 39-36-75 Allison Finney 37-38-75 Deborah McHaffie --40-36-76 Jenny Lidback Nancy Rubin ---38-38-76 Mary Beth Zimmerman 38-38-76 Tina Tombs Punier -35-41-76 Tina Barrett ---38-38-76 Donna W8kfriS --37-39-76 Caroline Keggi 39-37-76 Chris Johnson Jennifer Wyatt Nancy Taylor 4145-76 Laurie Rinker -40-36-76 Laura Davies ---4145-76 Kathy Postiewalt -39-37-76 Michelle Dobek Nayoko Yoshikawa Sherri Steinhauer Joan Pilcock ------38-39-77 Carolina Parte 37-41-78 Anne-Marie PaM 41-37-79 Val Skinner 38-40-78 Nancy Harvey 39-39-78 Meeks4 3allsoher 37-41-78 Nina Foust ---38-40-78 Lisa Marino ------39-39-78 EjlieGlbson 40-38-79 Cindy Mackey 3940-79 Want Acacia 40-39-79 Megan Isnikaws 41-38-79 Hiroo Inoue 4138-79 Nicky LeRous 3940-79 Loretta ANierete Alice ilitzroan Susie Redman -40-39-79 Sus Thomas Kristi Albers Connie Chillerni ----39-41-80 Kris Mary Bell King Robin Hood ---44-38-62 Sherri Hayes Jobe Dent ---39-44-83 Sherrin ---43-40-83 I I I I I I I I I I HONDA OWNERS I McDOUGALL HONDA SERVICE SPECIAL PRESENT THIS AD AT SERVICE WRITE UP AND RECEIVE 10 1 DISCOUNT ON PARTS AND LABOR I SERVICE WRITERS SERVICE MANAGER I BERKELEY ALTMAN HAROLD COOK AN I MIKE HMIS I JOE HOLLAND Kendal MOTOF II JWC 11ULLAPIL) Kendall I MOTOR 'tx addition of coacrt and a The charlotte Coliseum silver tongued Sonny Smith as the fi dr of 610 players aIon the frontllne city of Richmond ecstatic 1 Tke 1 yan A 0 i': ers at It 1 1 4n4'' 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