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note losing Spirit ends trip on By CHUCK HICKEY Sun Sports Writer found his game, throwing 95 pitches over 4 innings. He gave up five runs three earned seven hits, walked three, uncorked two wild pitches and struck out two. Tom Hostetler went seven innings to gain his first victory as a Giant in four previous starts. He gave up all nine hits, walked one and struck out eight. The Giants broke open a 2-1 game in the fifth when they scored three times all with two outs.

Spirit notes The race for the California League RBI title is heating up between two first basemen and a left fielder. San Jose first baseman Rich Aldrete leads the league with 100 RBI with teammate Mark Leonard (95) and Spirit first baseman Jim Bowie (94) close behind. But neither Bowie nor Aldrete think it's a big deal to win the title. "It's not that big of a deal to me," said Bowie. "I'm just trying to reach my goal of 100.

1 don't want to put any extra pressure on myself to win the title by going out and trying too hard and not reaching my goal. To win it would be nice, but I want to fulfHI my goal first." Said Aldrete: "I really don't care, it really doesn't mean anything to me. The playoffs are more important to me. I would rather have a 50-RBI season and make the playoffs then to have a 100-RBI and not make the playoffs." The fact that Aldrete and Leonard are at the top of the RBI list is odd considering San Jose plays In a pitcher's park. "To know that two guys on our team will get over 100 (RBI) is very surprising because we don't play in a perennial hitter's park," Aldrete said.

"It would be nice to win it, but it's not one of my goals." Aldrete added that he thlnka about 106 RBI will be needed to win the title. The Spirit returns home today to open a three-game series with Vlsalla. Rich DeLucIa (6-6) goes for the Spirit in the 7:05 p.m. game. right fielder Joe Kemp, who went l-for-3 Thursday night.

"We're basically out of it, but we just can't throw in the towel. We've got to come out and play hard everyday." "We've got to keep going and play hard as individuals," said Spirit manager Ralph Dick. "It's contract time and players can't let up these last 13 games because they can turn an already good season into a bad one." The Spirit's season was summed up in Wednesday's and Thursday's games. In Wednesday's game, San Bernardino got timely hitting and good pitching en route to an 8-3 win. But on Thursday, the Spirit got nine hits one each from eight of the nine starters and two from Bryan King but had only one run to show for it.

"We've been doing that a lot this year," Dick said. "Nine hits doesn't matter unless you have some runs to show for it. You're a helluva lot happier when you have nine runs and one hit then having one run and nine hits. "You can get 100 hits and doesn't mean anything unless you touch the little white house (home plate)." San Bernardino starter Jeff Nelson (7-8) never SAN JOSE The San Bernardino Spirit knew it had to have a big road trip to have any chance of catching first-place Riverside for the Southern Division championship in the second half of the California League season. But after spending a week in Modesto and San Jose, the Spirit ended with a 3-4 record and lost ground to the Red Wave, dropping 11 games out following a 7-1 thumping by San Jose Thursday night in front of 1,564 fans at Municipal Stadium.

The loss dropped the Spirit to 28-30 with 13 games to play. It has lost 13 of its last 19 games and finished with a 1-6 record in San Jose this year. The Spirit faces elimination from the Southern Division race this weekend. A combination of three San Bernardino losses and Riverside wins and the Spirit is out of the race. In other words, San Bernardino practically has to win the rest of its games and hope Riverside begins a long losing streak to have a shot.

Not exactly the greatest of odds. "We've got to play the role of spoiler now," said C2TheSun FRIDAY, August 19, 1988 KALEIDOSCOPE New section is a Giant improvement The no-booze, no-smoking seating zone at Candlestick Park is a big hit with families trying to escape the crude atmosphere of the anything-goes seating section. "I think it's a great idea," said Dennis Helsey, who sat with his 7-year-old son, Josh, and his 11-year-old daughter, Dawn. "When I bring my wife and other child, the price climbs above $100. These seats are affordable, the kids aren't subjected to the cursing and fighting, and the view is better than I expected," Helsey said.

Giants officials have decided to experiment with the family section to see whether the fans like it enough to make it a permanent fixture. The first trial came during Tuesday's game with the Mets. Tickets for the seats in the section cost $5, half the price of a lower-deck box seat. Giants president Al Rosen decided to try out the no-booze seats after numerous fist fights broke out during a doubleheader with the Dodgers at Candlestick on July 26. The section is also smoke-free because, "If you're going to go clean, you might as well go all the way," said team spokeswoman Robin Carr.

And here's another sequel Sugar Ray Leonard says he has something in common with Jason, the masked murderer in the "Friday the 13th" movies: "We both keep coming back." There's room inside now Boston catcher Rick Cerone is one of the players who maintain that the "rabbit" has been taken out of the ball: "If you squeeze the ball, you can put a little dent in it. It even gets a little bit lopsided." TTiat's not very good odds San Diego reliever Mark Davis, on why pitching against his former teammates, the San Francisco Giants, is a no-win situation: "I know them, but they know me. And there's nine of them but only one of me." Fez I Kimball 6th in trials despite protest Financing Mai Brands in Slock RSA (714 882 2351 999 Installed I torvti buy't thou Sun News Services I Am tt.7 londt of doNoi VfM I MJl RSACOUPON THE HEEL FIT OF PECOS BOOTS We've Got Your Size S3 V. in Stock: No Waiting Heel Fitted Counter APWIREPHOTO 1155 A 16 6 champion in this event and in the IOmeter platform. The top two finishers in each event will make the Olympic team.

Louganis and Kimball, the '84 platform silver medalist, are the leading contenders for the men's platform Olympic berths. The women's platform field is led by Michele Mitchell, Wendy Wyland and Wendy Lian Williams. First round platform competition for the women is today. Kelly McCormick and Wendy Luce-ro were the first two Olympians produced by the Trials. They finished first and second in the women's springboard finals Thursday.

McCormick, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, was a silver medalist on the springboard in the 1984 Olympics. Lucero, 25, of Denver, is a first-time Olympian. Lucero beat Mary Fischbach by .81 of a point for the final Olympic spot. After the competition, Kimball's father and coach, Dick, said he was pleased with his son's performance. "He did a lot better than he did four years agon and this is not his strongest event.

He was very nervous when got up there to do the first dive. When he saw the reaction and found out everything was O.K., he relaxed. "His decision (to compete) was made after meetings with many people. They've got to understand that Bruce has done nothing but train for diving the last four years. Diving is his job and that's why he's here." EXTRA WIDE EXTRA NtRDOW INDIANAPOLIS Bruce Kimball dived well enough in Thursday's Olympic Diving Trials to place sixth in the men's springboard competition, despite the maelstrom of events that has surrounded him the last 18 days.

Kimball was charged this week with five felony counts, including two of driving under the influence-manslaughter. The charges arose from an accident on Aug. 1 in Brandon, in which the car Kimball was driving killed two teenagers and injured six others. He is free on $10,000 bail on two charges of vehicular homicide. He faces arraignment on Aug.

29. Kimball performed Thursday in the first of the men's events before a crowd in the Indiana University Natatorium that included seven friends of the accident victims who had just arrived after an 18-hour drive from Tampa, Fla. They sat huddled together on two benches, about 100 yards from the springboard, and watched the competition through Kimball's final dive before leaving. They applauded all the divers but Kimball, watching him in silence. There was talk of demonstrations before his appearance, of representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving either picketing or walking in with placards.

But no protests 1460 E. Highland San Bernardino 886-1417 RE-rjwifsro Wuftfc DIVES IN TRIALS: Diver Bruce Kimball competed at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in Indianapolis Thursday despite being charged with five felony counts resulting from an auto accident. He is in sixth place after the preliminaries of the springboard competition. Kimball showed no sign that he knew the group was present, getting scores of 7.5 to 8.5 from the panel of judges on nearly all of his 11 dives.

Greg Louganis, trying to make his third Olympic team, won the first round of the men's springboard. With his highest point total of the season, 722.88, he easily led the field of 12 into the final round tonight. He was followed by Kent Ferguson, Mark Bradshaw, Patrick Jeffrey, Ron Meyer and Kimball. Louganis is the defending Olympic SPORTS IN BRIEF 12-player women's basketball roster set COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Women's basketball coach Kay Yow settled Thursday on a 12-player Olympic roster that, she says, has the potential to be the best in U.S.

history. Nine of the players were members of the STOP CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN Find out how you can helpl Call: 882-1344 A public service aMMr message from The Sun Yow-coached team that beat the Soviet Union twice to win the 1986 world championships and Goodwill Games. Two guard Teresa Edwards and 6-8 center Anne Donovan are holdovers from the 1984 gold-medal Olympic team. Yow announced her final cut, San Diego State center Chana Perry, Thursday. Wednesday night, before the irnrr.

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Davis Phinney of Team 7-Eleven regained the race leader's jersey from his teammate Alex Stieda by inadvertently taking the race's time bonuses. Connors defaults ATP match MASON, Ohio Third-seed Jimmy Connors Had to default his third-round match in the Association of Tennis Professionals Championship to No. 14 Kevin Curren because of tendinitis in his 10ft elbow. In other matches, No. 12 Aaron Krickstein teat sixth-seeded Brad Gilbert 6-0, 6-3; 11th-seeded Anders Jarryd beat Joey Rive 6-1, 6-2 and No.

13 Jakob Hlasek rallied to beat Gary Muller 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the most volitile match of the afternoon. No. 9 Andres Gomez was charged with f0ur code violations and ended up forfeiting his match to Carl Limberger. BRIEFLY NOTED: Brians Time, who tbrned in a convincing win at Saratoga two weeks ago, heads a field of six 3-year-olds entered for Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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They not only are among the longest hitters, but they ranked in the top eight in birdies on the PGA Tour. In this scoring system, five points are awarded for eagles, two for birdies, none for par, minus one for bogeys and minus three for double bogeys. Points don't carry over, so all Couples lost was a share of the $10,000 daily bonus for finishing first. Indiana shooter wins at Prado CHINO, Calif. (AP) Jerry Wilder of Plymouth, won the center fire pistol championship Thursday at the U.S.

International Shooting Championships. Wilder had a two-day score of 1,172 of a possible 1,200 points. Chris Alvarez of Woodinville, won the junior men's sports pistol title with a two-day score of 1,164 of a possible 1,200 points. 63 leads Queen Mary Open LAKE WOOD, Calif. (AP Brad Greer of Huntington Beach shot a 9-under-par 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead in the $100,000 Queen Mary Open.

Greer shot his round at the par-72 Skylinks Golf Course, the shortest of the two courses used in the 72-hole event. Steve Wilson of Walnut Creek shot a 64 on the same course. Kevin Southerland of Sacramento had the low round of 66 at Lakewood Country Club, a par-72 course. The 300-man field will be cut to the low 90 pros and eight amateurs after Friday's round. California cyclist makes team HOUSTON (AP) David Brinton pulled away from Steve Hegg on the final lap to win the men's individual pursuit championship and a spot on the U.S.

Olympic cycling team Thursday night. Brinton of North Hollywood was timed in 4:47.07 and finished 1.60 seconds ahead of Hegg, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the event. The see-saw final featured five lead changes before Brinton took charge with just over a lap to go. Hegg of Dana Point was timed in 4:48.06. The bronze medal in men's pursuit went to Leonard Harvey Nitz.

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