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9 i i' Scoreboard Page 3 Classified Page 4 Comics Page 16 Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1990 Santa Cruz Sentinel f1 Section 49ers may re sign' waived players It may be significant that the lockers of Collie, Turner and Helton still contained several personal items Monday. Bill Romano wski, who inherited Turner' job, remained low-key about his promotion. 'Rumor has it he's coming he said. It Is speculated that three to five players, including Wright, could be put on injured reserve today.

Had those players not been on Monday's final roster sent to the NFL, they would have lost their playing eligibility for the season. Nose tackle Michael Carter is in that category. He says he no longer is bothered by a sore foot but had arthroscopic knee surgery Saturday night to relieve some swelling. Additionally, fullback Keith Henderson had major knee surgery 'last week, defensive end Larry Roberts has a shoulder injury and rookie wide receiver Ron Lewis has bone chips in his back. Meanwhile, Coach George Sei-fert confirmed that the 49ers may bring Pete Kugler out of brief retirement for depth at nose tackle and defensive end.

Kugler, 31, visited team officials Sunday, telling reporters that his trip from Denver had nothing to do with football. But Putzier, who entertains some hope of coming back, scoffed when told of Kugler's remarks. "I'm sure they didn't bring him out here for a sighting-seeing tour Please see 49ERS B2 "By JIM JENKINS McClatchy News Service CLARA Admittedly taking a risk with some of their decisions, the 49ers reached the NFL's 47-man limit Monday by waiving seven players off last year's roster, Including linebacker Keena Turner and punter Barry Helton. Providing they are not claimed by another club, Turner and Helton may be re-signed today. "It's a calculated gamble," vice president John McVay said.

Cornerback Eric Wright is still on the team after the 13 cuts. Like Turner, Wright is one of five 49ers who have played on all four of their Super Bowl teams. Sunday night, however, it ap- peared his career was over. Wright said he felt insulted when the 49ers offered him the choice of retiring with a two-game injury settlement or being waived. But Wright was back at 49ers headquarters Monday, explaining that he would be put on injured reserve for at least four weeks.

"(The plan) changed, didn't it?" Wright said with an air of sarcasm that suggested the 49ers backtracked when confronted by the Li Keena Turner's career as a 49er tfeffi's U.S. peon Mote "ft' 5 i' 1 1 i': Alt m- 1 4 Dan CoyroSentlnel file may not be over quite yet. Rosters for NFL Some big names The Associated Press NEW YORK Alonzo went to Dallas and Joe Morris, Keena Turner, Gary Hoge-boom, Matt Bahr and Cris Carter into limbo Monday as National Football League teams cut down to the 47-man roster limit. Highsmith, the Oilers' No. 1 draft pick in 1987, was underutilized in an offense that had four players competing for one position.

He was sent to his college coach, Jimmy Johnson, for some of the high draft picks the Cowboys got for Her-schel Walker and fills the running back void Dallas has had since Walk-er left last season. Some of the other big names were just waived, although some could be recalled many teams cut players, then reclaim them after they clear waivers. And one player finally got to join his team, defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, the third player taken in the draft, who signed with Seattle. "This is the worst day of the year in football," said New York Giants linebacker Gary Reasons. "It's hard to see guys you've been friends with a long time let go.

It will happen to all of us one day." The Raiders, for example, were left with only one quarterback, Jay Schroeder, after cutting Vince Evans and Jeff Francis. However, they signed holdout Steve Beuerleln, got a roster exemption for him, and may bring back one of their cuts later. And Dallas waived Keith Willis, its only kicker but hoped to bring him back if no one else grabs him within 24 hours. "We hope Willis is not claimed," Johnson said. "We looked at our roster to see where we are safest.

We should be able to re-obtain rights to these players tomorrow." Detroit waived three running backs, leaving only Barry Sanders. "I wouldn't be surprised if you see a few of these guys back here in the future," Coach Wayne Fontes said. Fontes might look at Morris, the Giants' all-time leading rusher who was caught in a glut of running backs that includes top pick Rodney Hampton and Lewis Tillman. But he really lost out to 33-year-old Ottis Anderson, kept because he's a better receiver, blocker and short-yardage runner. Last year, Anderson rushed for more than 1,000 yards after Morris broke a foot in the last game of the preseason.

"I think Joe Morris has made a very signifigcnt and continuous contribution to this club, and to the Bill Parcells regime," Coach Bill Parcells said of Morris, who rushed for 5,296 yards in eight years. "In the length of time that I have been here he is one of several guys who has driven the car and not been a passenger." It was a bad day overall for the Tm sure they didn't bring (Pete Kugler) here for a sight-seeing tour of the Rollin Putzier former All-Pro's agent about releasing disabled players. McVay denied that Wright had pulled a power play, knowing the team may want his services when he is healthy. Also waived were guard Bruce Collie, who alternated as a regular last season; linebackers Jim Fahn-horst, Greg Cox, Antonio Goss, Steve Hendrickson and LeRoy Etienne; cornerbacks Kevin Lewis and Anthony defensive linemen Rollin Putzier and John Shannon; and guard-center Brett Wiese. Some of "the 49ers' roster moves were intended to resolve injury problems.

champion Steffi Graf had an just no ing champion and Grafs West German compatriot, played doggedly for more than three hours before finding a way to beat gutsy Australian Darren Cahill, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, and gain the quarters. Becker will play No. 9 Aaron Krickstein, who beat Amos Mans-dorf 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. America's top player, fourth-seeded Andre Agassi, had an easy time getting to the quarters, beating Jay Berger 7-5, 6-0, 6-2. Graf next goes against 12th-seed-ed Jana Novotna, who beat No.

7 Katerina Maleeva 6-4, 6-2. Fourth-seeded Zina Garrison also advanced to the quarters, beating Nathalie Tauziat of France 6-1, 7-5. Garrison will meet Arantxa San a solo homer off Wes Gardner in the seventh, his 24th, while Mark McGwire and Willie McGee had two-run singles for the A's, who maintained their 6-game lead over Chicago in the AL West. Despite the loss, the Red Sox remained 6' in front of Toronto in the AL East. The Red Sox had two-run homers by Mike Marshall, his third, and Tom Brunansky, his 10th, but they weren't enough to prevent an end to the AL's longest winning streak of the season.

Henderson opened the game with a single, McGee beat out a hit to the right of the mound and both runners advanced on a wild pitch It appeared that Kiecker might escape when he struck out Jose Canseco andretired Harold Baines on Site; now set opener are out of work Matt Cavanaugh May end up with another team Joe Morris Giants leading rusher was cut Morris family Joe's brother Jamie, signed by New England from Washington as a Plan free agent, was cut Turner, a linebacker, was one of the five 49ers who played on all four Super Bowl winners. The others are quarterback Joe Montana, safety Ronnie Lott and wide receiver Mike Wilson. "I still feel that I can play," Turner said. t. Other released were Carter, who caught 45 passes for Philadelphia last season, 11 for touchdowns; Eagles reserve quarterback Matt Cavanaugh, Hogeboom, Phoenix' only veteran quarterback; Buford Jordan, New Orleans' starting fullback the past four years; linebacker Rickey Hunley by the Raiders, running backs Darrin 'Nelson, Thomas Sanders and Tim Spencer by San Diego and quarterback Mark Herrmann by the Rams, i Dallas cut three running backs it recently acquired Timmy Please see CUTS B3i With the score tied at 2, National League RBI-leader Matt Williams' drove in his 101st run of the season! with a double that scored Kevin Mitchell, aboard with a leadoff sin- gle.

1 After Ernest Riles walked, Terry Kennedy doubled to score Williams' and chase San Diego starter Calvin Schiraldi, 3-8. One out later, Downs flied to left off reliever Eric Show to produce the Giants' third run of the inning for a 5-2 lead en route to their first victory in five games. San Diego made up two of the' runs in the bottom of the sixth on I pinch hitter Fred Lynn's two-out' single. The hit followed a one-out! walk to Benito Santiago-- jnd Shawn Abner double. mm I A J' I St' The Associated Press easy time in her match with 14-year-old Jennifer Capriati.

match for Graf and ready to attack Graf. She said she told herself at the start of play, "keep moving, attack a lot, serve well." But nothing came. Instead, she stood and watched Graf as if trying to record in her memory how she plays. "If you don't lose, you don't learn," Capriati said. "Every match you lose, you learn something from it.

At first, I wasn't doing anything, not making shots, not coming to the net. Next time I can't let that happen. She's definitely still at another level." Graf sympathized with her. "I think there was a lot of pres- Please see U.S. OPEN B2 Terry Steinbach Hits eighty home run of season vv I Two-time defending U.S.

Open Capriati The Associated Press NEW YORK Steffi Graf sent Jennifer Capriati back to school with a lesson she'll never forget, a two-set course in playing like a champion in the U.S. Open. Graf, the two-time defending champ, played almost perfectly Monday to reach the quarterfinals as she dazzled 14-year-old Capriati with powerful groundstrokes and defied a packed crowd cheering for the nervous ninth-grader. Grafs 6-1, 6-2 victory was complete in every respect, a 53-minute slaughter that was far more convincing than her 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Capriati at Wimbledon, also in the fourth round. Boris Becker, the men's defend A's snap BoSox's winning streak chez Vicario, a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Barbara Paulus.

Grafs victory came on the same day when she was ranked No. 1 for the 160th straight week, a record for both men and women. It was obvious early in the first set, when Capriati seemed tentative and her usually solid forehands and backhands floated long or into the net, that she was suffering a case of stage fright. "At the beginning I couldn't hit a ball," said Capriati, overly excited "just going out there knowing that you're on the stadium court, and everybody's going to be out there watching." Capriati had said before the match that she was "psyched up" a pop to third. But he walked Carney Lansford, filling the bases, and McGwire singled for a 2-0 lead.

Steinbach ran the count to 3-2, then lined a shot high into the screen in left for his eighth homer. Boston got one run back in the bottom of the first on a walk and singles by Carlos Quintana and Mike Greenwell and Marshall pulled Boston to 5-3 with his two-out homer in the fifth. Tony Pena followed with a single and Luis Rivera doubled but Sanderson got Jody Reed on a called third strike to end the rally. After Henderson's homer made it 6-3 in the seventh, the A's scored three times in the eighth for a comfortable; 9-3 lead. Downs a winner as SF snaps four-game skid The Associated Press Terry Steinbach capped Oakland's five-run first inning with a three-run homer and the Athletics ended Boston's 10-game winning streak Monday night with a 9-5 victory over the Red Sox.

In a possible playoff preview be-, ween the American League's division leaders, the A's quickly kay-oed rookie Dana Kiecker (6-7) in just their third victory in their last 10 games in Boston. 'Oakland's Scott Sanderson (14-9) struggled for fivs innings, allowing three runs, but got the victory with help from Gene Nelson in the sixth 'and Rick Honeycutt and Reggie Harris in the eighth. Oakland's Rickey Henderson hit The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Pitcher Kelly Downs delivered a sacrifice fly in a tnree-run sixth inning and gained his first victory in nearly a year as the San Francisco Giants held off the San Diego Padres 5-4 Monday night. Downs allowed seven hits in 7 innings as he won for the first time since Sept. 20, 1989 when he beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3.

The Giants' right-hander missed the season's first 110 days, rehabilitating a shoulder injury. He returned on Aug. 10. Reliever Jeff Brantley pitched the last 1 innings for his 19th save. 1.