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Saturday June 11 1994 SIDEKICKS READY: Defending champions open CIS' season tonight PAGE 7 SECTION I 1 3 :1 4 it 1 4 SIDEKICKS READY: Defending champions open CUL season tonight 4 i 1 '4 3 :14 11-' 0 PAGE 7 Sports Saturday June 1 1 1994 1- SECTION FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM 1 I' Strange single ignites Rangers Seventh-inning hit is decisive in first game back as a starter ke' tAcT rpo 14- '1- 0 BY SIMON GONZALEZ Eon Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON For the better part of 2 I games there wasn't much flang43 Doug Strange -oft could do to help Royals the cause He filled in for a game or two at third base and a game or two in the outfield but for the most part he watched while someone else played his position Strange started the season as the Range's' second baseman but when a variety of ailments including a do my job" The hit made a winner of Kevin Brown (5-7) who allowed both Royals runs on five hits and four walks in eight innings He won for the third time in his last four decisions Cris Carpenter worked out of a one-on none-out jam for his fifth save Royals starter Kevin Appier took the loss to fall to 5-6 The victory gave the Rangers a season-best four-game winning streak They won for the 1 Ith time in their last I 4 games (More on RANGERS on Page 4) with what proved to be the winning run in the Rangers' 3-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals before 46379 at The Ballpark in Arlington "For me personally it doesn't mean much" he said "For the team it's nice to win the game It's a long season and I'm just trying to vision problem conspired to drop his average to 2 I 5 he lost the job to Jeff Frye He re-entered the picture when Frye pulled a hamstring on Wednesday and last night he assumed a starring role Strange's two-out single in the seventh inning scored Will Clark FOn Worth Star-Telegram I RON JENKINS Kevin Brown threw a five-hitter last night against the Royals New York regains its lost touch New Yor regains it losttoucl Gil Le Breton 111215MMarrn Knicks' chances get booster shot frbm Harper bfikl 11 LeBreton Gil '-1 "4 41 IIIIIMMENVRVIIMII 'i''' rip ts ei zile AlliC 1 (di tallica3 get oostershot 0 from Harper home with BY HOWARD ULMAN The Associated Press 0 0 0 I 1 1 CAS et1 (1 1 1 1 (II me wit ho tdidvi 1 1 1 i ad till OP MP fi A' 6 6 -6 --6 6 HOWARD ULMAN The A ssociated Press 77- vi 7:::: '4- --y 421 'ir 'c 7 4' '71 ''v 4 d' --6114' 4 1- 1 i 0' v' 1 4 -lb -V 4 rt' 4 4 tc: 11 1 4 0 1 4 1 1 i i NA 4 it 4 '4 T''' r' 'ch -1 i I it- 4 1 0 i '4 '4tr 11 11 I 4 0 itr' 1 i 4 01-- sf i '44 i 5 4k 4''- 4 a- 1 oP -1 fil: Al dr 1: 1 -44 0 Is 1 i I I i w' f''''' 0 it i I lt 17d LI it- 1 i '41' 1 A HOUSTON The revived Knicks are bringing two souvenirs Knicks '91 back to Ntehwe York homecourt ad- Roc ets 83 vantage in the NBA Finals and the shooting touch they misplaced temporarily With their best shooting performance of the playoffs following one of their worst the Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 91-83 last night to gain a split of the first two games of the best-of-seven series and salvage what seemed like a wasted trip just two days earlier The Knicks kept up their trademark defense as the Rockets did not have a field goal over the final 612 minutes After making just 34 percent of their shots during an 85-78 opening loss on Wednesday the Knicks connected on 522 percent in Game 2 only the fourth time in 20 playoff games they shot better than 50 percent They were outstanding from 3- point territory going 7 for I I after a horrid 4 for 15 opening night "The playoffs really don't start and get interesting until the home team loses a game" Knicks coach Pat Riley said "We an advantage now but we can not get lightheaded about this because Houston is a great team" Trailing 79-76 the Knicks outscored the Rockets 15-4 the rest of the way as Houston went without a field goal after Vernon Maxwell's HOUSTON The re Knicks are bringing two souv byaoCrkk to New homecourt ad- vantage in the NBA Finals an shooting touch they misplaced porarily With their best shooting peri ance of the playoffs following their worst the Knicks bea Houston Rockets 91-83 last to gain a split of the first two i of the best-of-seven series an vage what seemed like a waste just two days earlier The Knicks kept up their mark defense as the Rockets di only the fourth time in 20 ph loss on Wednesday the Knicks haTvhea field goal over the finz minutes ywe outstanding fro After making just 34 perce their shots during an 85-78 opc nected on 522 percent in Gar games they shot better than 50 cent re point territory going 7 for 11 at horrid 4 for 15 opening night "The playoffs really don't and get interesting until the team loses a game" Knicks vantage now but we can no Pat Riley said "We an lightheaded about this bec Trailing 79-76 the Knicks Houston is a great team" scored the Rockets 15-4 the re the way as Houston went with OUSTON You see this is what kids are supposed to do when you 4push them from the nest Be a star Carve a name for themselves Make the old neighborhood proud Rudely ushered from the Mavericks' brood in January Derek Harper seized his moment last night He sang And the New York Knicks' championship hopes soared with him Scoring 18 points with four three-point field goals adding seven assists and contributing three critical steals Harper lifted the Knicks to a 91-83 victory over the Hbuston Rockets The series is knotted The Knicks who' ye always had forearms now have a vibrant pulse running through them And they can thank Harper On the eve of Game 2 he had stood on thecourt at The Summit and all but vowed that the Knicks would not stage a repeat of their wretched performance in Game 1 "That's behind us" Harper said "Friday will be different because we'll make those shots" Together New York guards Harper Greg Anthony John Starks and Hubert Davis had shot a combined 1 0-for-41 in the first game The sludge of the Knicks' eight- (More on LEBRETON on Page 8) tush Be Make Ru( brood mom( He chany Sco fields tribut the IC Hous' Th( ve atm pulse An On the cc that ti their "1-1 wilily shots Tol Greg Davi first HOUSTON You see this is what kids are supposed to do when you Ipush them from the nest Be a star Carve a name for themselves Make the old neighborhood proud Rudely ushered from the Mavericks' brood in January Derek Harper seized his moment last night He sang And the New York Knicks' championship hopes soared with him Scoring 18 points with four three-point field goals adding seven assists and con- tributing three critical steals Harper lifted the Knicks to a 91-83 victory over the Hbuston Rockets The series is knotted The Knicks who- ve always had forearms now have a vibrant pulse running through them And they can thank Harper On the eve of Game 2 he had stood on thecourt at The Summit and all but vowed that the Knicks would not stage a repeat of their wretched performance in Game 1 "That's behind us" Harper said "Friday will be different because we'll make those Together New York guards Harper Greg Anthony John Starks and Hubert Davis had shot a combined 10-for-41 in the 1 Associated Press Knicks' Charles Smith blocks the path of the Rockets' Matt Bullard during Game 2 of the NBA Finals at The Summit in Houston (More on KNICKS on Page 8) LOOKING PAST THE OBSTACLES Loom Nu FANI THE OBSTACLES (1 44 1'N 4 'P I 0 I mi 4 7 f4 441r 4 -'1i ''1611r 0 Stepping it up Stepping it up yfx 1 o-- 1 k--- 4 c'N f-A' 4 1 1 z-- i -I 0 ill: 4 fli I i i i -1 7 'i'' ''''4 04 zo an aluminum bat and the other two with wooden bats He was impressive enough to earn an invitation to the next Rangers tryout camp in Arlington A week after that he was drafted by the Rangers in the 30th round In a career forged by overcoming obstacles Frye 27 faces one more overcoming a pulled hamstring that landed him on the disabled list this week The injury came after he had moved Doug Strange Out of the second base spot by hitting 359 since being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on May "This is just another setback" Frye said "I'll be all right It's not like it's season-ending This is something that happens to a lot of players" Frye pulled his hamstring (More on FRYE on Page 6) ers" Frye pulled his hamstring (More on FRYE on Page 6) an aluminum bat and the other two with wooden bats was impres- sive enough to earn an invitation to the next Rangers tryout camp in Ar- lington A week after that he was drafted by the Rangers in the 30th round In a career forged by overcoming obstacles Frye 27 faces one more overcoming a pulled hamstring that landed him on the disabled list this week The injury came after he had moved Doug Strange out of the second base spot by hitting 359 since being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on May I "This is just another setback" Throughout his life Rangers infielder Jeff Frye hasn't backed away from adversity BY YULANDA IYICCARTY Fort Worth StarTelestom ARLINGTON When the Rangers held a tryout camp in Oklahoma in 1988 Jeff Frye didn't get an invitation So he did the next best thing He borrowed one "One of my college teammates got the invitation and he knew he was going to the Cincinnati Reds" Frye said "I told him to let me use the invitation" The Rangers got an uninvited eyeful The 5-foot-9 Frye said he hit three home runs at the tryout one with eye I The 5-foot-9 Frye said he hit three home runs at the tryout one with Throughout his life He Rangers infielder Jeff Frye hasn't backed away from adversity BY YULANDA MCCARTY FOn Wonh StarTelestam ARLINGTON When the Rangers held a tryout camp in Okla- homa in 1988 Jeff Frye didn't get an invitation So he did the next best thing He borrowed one "One of my college teammates got the invitation and he knew he was going to the Cincinnati Reds" '404 4 17 Associated Press SA goalie Tony Meola right and teammate Alexi "Alas battle during practice yesterday at the training facility In Mission Viejo Calif The USA's first World Cup game is June 18 against Switzerland WORLD CUP NOTES ON PAGE 8 June 18 againsiSwitzerland WORLDCUPNOTESO-NPAGE8 Associated Preu Fon Worth Star-Telegram I RODOLSO GONZALEZ Fon Worth Star-Televam RODOLSOCIONZALEZ 4- aot Is 1 ip'4 -'P 4 awt 4 1 '7 4: For the latest results call (817) 390-7990 College World Series opponents playing it cool SEE PAGE 3C Cavalry beats Charlotte Rage on the road 54-30 SEE PAGE 6C Leading trainer would like to add Belmont to trophies SEEPAGE INDEX Sports People 2C I Baseball '11 4-SC i Scoreboard 10C I miedWt00 I Rangers'Jett Frye has learned to roll with lite's hard times I l' I Rngers'Jett Frye has learned I to roll with lite's hard times tY 1 1: INDEX I i College World Series Cavalry beats Charlotte Rage John Grace shares lead Leading trainer would like 0111V 0 I hi't Wit'vl 10 0 opponents playing it cool on the road 54-30 in Texas AmaSeur to add Belmont to trophies SportsPeople 2C I For the latest results SEE PAGE 3C SEE PAGE 6C SEE PAGE 9C SEEPAGE 'I2 Baseball '11 4-6C i call (817) 390-7990 Scoreboard 10C r- Ia ts VT.