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1 1 1 I t' jiofts A August 28 1996 I SECTION 1 JliJWMILEtiEMI I rio'A Texas Motor 1 le2i43 11'13101 An 'Indy night shift Longhorn 500 to ROA up TMS on June 7 Jim Reeves o344 I Speedway developer I Bruton Smith could relax and laugh yesterday after 401 roping in the first 0:" lady-car night race At the Fort Worth Stockyards Smith announced that the nud- speedway under mo construction in far 1 north Fort Worth will play host to the 4-41 Longhorn 500 on 1 June 7 1 --4 5 E'N" 1 i 4 'tv' A 't 4 1 Akz-1: y(- 5t Ic t- 4 i I 1: 4 Ijkf 1 '''''4t''' irk eg- The inaugural Longhorn 500- kilometer race at Smith's $110 million facility is scheduled for Saturday June 7 with an approximate starting time of 7:30 pm The date is two weeks after the IRL closes its 1996-97 season with the 81st Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Longhorn 500 featuring the newly crowned Indy 500 champion will usher in the IRL's1997-98 season Armed with a minimum purse of BY JOHN STURM Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH Starting in June the road to the Indianapolis 500 will begin with a night race at Texas Motor Speedway Promising to produce "lightning in a bottle" at approximately 200 mph Texas Motor Speedway developer Bruton Smith and Indy Racing League founder Tony George yesterday announced a three-year agreement to stage the Longhorn 500 $1 million enough lights and mirrors to illuminate eight Rose Bowls and ownership of the live prime-time television rights Texas Motor Speedway plans to invade the popular realm of Saturday night racing At 500 kilometers the Longhorn 500 will cover 310 miles or 207 laps around the 15-mile tri-oval With 150061 seats to fill Smith began pitching tickets during a news conference at the Stockyards Corral (More on SPEEDWAY on Page 7D) Understated Rangers Overlooked Star-TelegramKEvug -(1 Lin errs denied ftll oth (01 Am Royals tie it in ninth win on infield hit 1 KANSAS CITY Mo It's as IX if Cinderella had shown up foi the ball and nobody noticed I No royal coach I No glass slippers I No Prince Charming I And for darn sure no prime tine spot on Sports Center The Rangers and Royals end a two-game series in relative obscurity at Kauffman Stadium last night but that's ndthing compared to the way the nakional media have studiously igaored a team that has been in fiat place in the American League West for 130 consecutive days has built a commanding I lead over the Seattle Mariners (last year's Cinderfellas) and is on the verge of ending 25 years of futility and frustration I Then again why should the national media pay any attention wrien half of the Fort Worth! Dallas media can barely be to notice? 1'They're still too busy wOndering when we're going to I c011apse" closer Mike Henneman ia1d with a shrug truth be told the Rangers rettlly haven't minded the aaonytnity all that much "Because the national media 4 hasn't jumped on the bandwagon Pet it gives us a chance to play these games that mean so much without a lot of distractions" center fielder Darryl Hamilton said "There's something to be said for that" It is however somewhat galling to the Rangers to pick up USA Today and read where the Yankees are a lock to all but sweep the individual postseason 'awards The Rangers are only human They'd like somebody to notice what they've accomplished That's caused manager Johnny Pates to do an about-face on his stance about national exposure for his team Minnesota I was asked a lotlabout the national recognition or the lack of it and I've had some second thoughts about the wayI answered some of those questions" Oates said "Maybe it's because we had the off-day Monday and I watched so much TV and heard people talking SMore on REEVES on Page 2D) is' i1 -4- Ac A' 4 A4 '''N r'bkt: 1 ''(7''''-'''''-'-l' '41 2i 1 i i '''''k 1- '-4 4 s- -11 0i i ---2 'i 'A -4 L1-- t- i i t2-t 3' -'----4' 'I 1 1 ''k i 1 1 't A 4 r' 1 1 1 I I' I 14''''''k: -1' '4: I 'V 1 i '1 l'' i 7 'v I' 1 1 i The Associated Press 1 lc-17r PAE4 KANSAS CITY Mo Michael Tucker beat out a two-out infield hit with a headfirst slide in the 10th inning' driving in the winning run last night to 1 I give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory I against the Rangers A David Howard walked to open Kans 4 sa City's 10th off Jeff II Rangers 11 Russell (3-3) who I Royals was lifted for Echo Vosberg Jose: IIII Seattle Offerman walkekr Mariners pitcher and Johnny Randy Johnson sacrificed before J0e92 I Will undergo Randa was 1 I back surgery intentionally di and is out for After Tom911 1 rest of the NI Goodwin struck out4 1 year Page 30 trying to bunt with two strikes Tucker I hit a grounder toward first baseman Rene Gonzales who had replaced Will Clark at first in the 10th Gonzales fielded the ball but his toss to Vosberg covering the 1 bag was too late to get Tucker Jeff Montgomery (4-6) pitched a hitless 10th for the victory The Royals had forced extra innings by scoring a run in the ninth on Craig Paquette's run-scoring single Texas starter John Burkett is 2-0 with two no-decisions since the Rangers got him Aug 8 in a trade with Honda where'1 he was 6-10 for the Marlins Burkett allowed three runs and eight hits in '1 innings Clark had three hits and drove in two i runs for the American League West-- leading Rangers The Royals won for only the second time in nine games Royals starter Chris Haney pitched I nine innings allowing 10 hits six I strikeouts and one walk Texas scored a run after two were out in the first inning on singles by Rusty 1 Greer Juan Gonzalez and Clark iTh1Z1 The Associated Press Rangers starter John Burkett who gave up no hits through the first four Innings last night allowed the Royals to tie the score in the ninth inning Burkett was denied a shot at his third victory since joining the Rangers in a trade The Associated Press I I ti I I Major mood swing Missouri player isn't living large i BIG 12 CO 'N 14 LNCE 1 I '1 i' )1 111 A 41 i 'Iiiiiifil--- Injuries suspensions questions temper usually boisterous Kickoff Luncheon ''s I Eleventh in a series of stories previewing the inaugural season of the Big 12 Conference BY WENDELL BARNHOUSE Star-Telegram Staff Writer LEXINGTON Mo Food fights are common on the University of Missouri football team The combat pits a lone lean warrior against a group of heavyset consumers Brock Olivo the Tigers' junior running back rushed for 985 yards last season because or in spite of eating habits foreign to his offensive line teammates Olivo's body fat last season was measured at 2 percent At Wentworth Military Academy where the Tigers (More on MISSOURI on Page 10D) dreams of undefeated seasons justLA cautious optimism that this club wilbot somehow fight through injuries and telltale urinalysis tests to become the team that it was in January "No I do not know what's going to happen Monday night against the: Chicago Bears" Jones said "I dd-1 not know what's going to happen the first five games And I reallfr (More on COWBOYS on Page 3D) qt7 Lean might describe the piysique of rInning back Ctock bpt not his r4shing totals BY ICEVILN LYONS Star-Telegram Staff Writer ADDISON The celebratory occasion that is the Cowboys' annual Kickoff Luncheon has inspired unrestrained boasting in the Barry Switzer era But the tenor of comments from coach Switzer and team owner Jerry Jones was decidedly different yesterday There were no wild guarantees or Aug 24: Iowa State Aug 25: Colorado Aug 26: Baylor Yesterday: Kansas Today: Missouri Tomorrow: Texas Aug18: Nebraska Aug19: Oklahoma Aug 20: Oklahoma St Aug 21: Texas Tech Aug 22: Kansas State Aug 23: Texas '4E IMKSFIORTSE it Stefan Edberg advances The 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