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THE DAILY DISPATCH AND ARGUS C5 Wednesday June 6 1990 SportsDay Spike Capriati Agassi into French Open semifinals Fort Liudwdal New a Sun-Santliwl PARIS Where will it end? Jennifer Capriati came to Stade Roland Garros Tuesday as the youngest Grand Slam quarterfi-nalist She left as the youngest semifinalist Capriati beat Maiy Joe Fernandez No 8 in the world 6-2 6-4 It much of a struggle The 14-year-old from Lauderhill Fla plays Monica Seles in the semifinals Thursday Seles rallied past Manuela Maleeva 4-6 6-1 7-5 Steffi Graf topped Conchita Martinez 6-1 6-3 and Jana Novotna ousted Katerina Maleeva 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the other quarterfinals Tuesday Andre Agassi defeated defending champion Michael Chang 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-2 and Jonas Svensson ousted Henri Leconte 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 in quarterfinals Thomas Muster faces Goran Ivanisevic and Andres Gomez opposes Thierry Champion in quarterfinal matches Seles has won 30 matches in a row She beat Graf in her last tournament (German Open) and she is the hottest player in the world but do you want to bet all your francs against the kid? Graf is off Seles is struggling Capriati keeps winning and keeps smiling She believes anything is possible who sought autograph Tuesday swore they never miss his afternoon radio talk-show act on WGN-AM Still all that notoriety gone to the East Moline head Spike had to admit he did a little star-gazing every now and again Tuesday even though he was supposed to be a star one point I was walking down the fairway with Norman on one side and Strange on the remembered afterward were talking and I suddenly thought am I doing what I kept saying to myself the heck am I doing What he was mostly doing was hitting some good shots and darned shots He did though save the best for last On the fifth skins hole Butler nasty 18th every team save and Mikita-Ja-cobsen had knocked themselves out of contention Jacobsen was set to run in an easy 3-footer for par but first up was Spike Our guy was looking at a 10-footer for the final $4000 skin or at worst a tie and an chip-off Said who had earmarked his winnings for the Schultz Lewis Childrens Home in Chicago: I threw-up the last time I had a putt for 35 cents I just thought What heck am I doing McCumber had faith in him though a very good the PGA veteran said afterward putt he hit out there I thought he was going to including the one at 18 which looked good good good then ducked just under the hole at the final second When the NFL Hall-of-Fame-bound Payton gave him a quick gotcha-on-the-backside at the fourth skins hole Jacobsen offered this: been away from the locker room too long And I think you miss Minutes later Ditka stepped up to the tee clenching in his teeth a tree-sized stogie Unlit And unwrapped Wondered Jacobsen: you think taking this protection business a little too Even the dour Ditka had to step back and chuckle With the exception of the inexhaustible Payton Sour on some unsolicited (and bad) advice Norman was offering Sweetness said understand you with that it was the supposedly stoic PGA pros who were most personable Tuesday Jacobsen was hilarious Stewart (whose team won a skin) was gregarious McCumber Strange and Norman yukked it up plenty Gilder? Well he was too busy winning skins along with Frazee Centers sweet-swinging CEO They collected three good for $12000 to the own Evans Scholarship Foundation As for the celebs Sweetness had a good time Ditka tried ex-Black-hawk star Mikita subbing for Jordan was largely unheard from and Bird a country boy from French Lick Ind seemed a tad uncomfortable in the big city And his golf wicked sense of misdirection could not have helped his mood Our man Spike? Well he had himself a ball and to the Chicagoans outside the ropes was every bit as much the celeb as any of those sports-pages heroes Many of the hundred-or-so fans (Continued from page Cl) day actually thought I would play better than I the longtime Quad-City morning radio star agreed hit a couple of pretty good shots and I also hit some shots that were pretty darned embarrassing But I care I had McCumber did too of all he was a real nice the defending Western Open champ said of what today was all about We were trying to have some fun and make some new Mission accomplished there know Mark wanted to kick me in the butt a couple of said he He was nice So going to take him to the Cubs game Friday Since he mentioned it skins game was a little like a 1990 Cubs game Lots of laughs Among the 10 players the 7000 give or take a few and at least one semi-soggy caddy a good time was had And despite the glum weather and a Monday sick call from scheduled participant Michael Jordan who very likely was suffering from a severe case of NBA playoff withdrawal Bird or course knicks-ed any talk about playoffs too But Jacobsen who is the Portland Trail Blazers answer to Jack Nicholson was more than glad to pick up the NBA banner He sported a Blazers hat and kept an eye on his watch so as to be sure to be in front of a TV set come Tuesday championship series tip-off from Detroit Jacobsen the PGA resident funnyman helped pick up the banter Tuesday too chiefly in the form of un-Bear-able zingers Adams gives Angels a split a By Hank Sundeen Staff sports writer Quad-City Angels pitcher Dave? Adams has had a tough run of luck 0 over the past few weeks But in Tuesday performance luck was definitely in his comer The 6-foot-l righthander served up a one-hit shutout to help propel the Angels to a 6-0 blanking of the Kenosha Twins in the nightcap of last Midwest League double-header at John Stadium With a crowd of 1034 braving the chilly temperatures the win gave the Angels a split Kenosha picked up a 5-0 win in the opener The Angels in staying a game above 500 at 29-28 presented first- 4 year Angel manager Don Long with his 100th career managerial victory pitched said Long did an outstanding job considering how he has struggled Adams whol carried a team-1 high 582 eamed-l run average into I the battle was on I track from the I start The lean I righthander ished with strikeouts fanning I all by one Twins batters at least Dave Adams i once The 13 Ks was a season team -high while a Mica Lewis single gave Kenosha its only baserunner of the nightcap win and how he pitched has to be a big confidence booster for Long said has strug- gled and was even dropped from the rotation But tonight he came on and pitched outstanding While Adams now 3-5 was keep-ig the Twins in check his team- mates gave him plenty of offense exploding for six runs on sue hits swung the bats a lot better in both Long said hit the ball hard and did the little things 1 that we need to The Angels exploded for three putted it right where I was supposed said later just do what we thought it would we as ii he and McCumber you understand caddy much help on reads Tuesday charged a little to be desired I notice he never fixed my ball marks on the Well caddy going to mention this but uh Spike quite manage to hit any greens Said with a big at the laugh to think of it Rock Islander thrilled at chance to play for national title homer and 16 RBIs for the 29-12 Spartans next year looks to be even better only lose three he have a solid nucleus coming back and eveiyone on the team really eqjoys playing for Coach Jim Schmid my senior year and looking to settle into one position and do whatever I can to make the club a success also looking to graduate on Hopefully that would come just after another national tournament headed for the finals having to beat Eastern Connecticut twice just hit us with a run here and a run Rossow said of the 8-1 championship-game loss were pretty much out of gas by then There was some rain during the tournament and things got pushed back quite a bit We were playing games until 1 and 2 am then having to come back early the next day But it was well worth And for Rossow who put together a solid season batting 295 with one the first inning for an early 3-0 edge Angel second baseman Chad Cur- three-run inside-the-park? home run in the fourth wound up the scoring In the opener Alan Newman held the Angels in check on four hits to up his mark to 6-1 for the season gional berth with a 21-10 mark In the regional the Spartans won three of their four games by a total of four runs before bombing Marietta Ga 15-5 in the title game And when the Spartans managed two straight come-from-behind wins to start the NCAA finals Rossow and his club were beginning to think they could collar a title you get to the championships all you think out is how great it is to be he said did that for the first two games then we started to believe we had a chance of winning the thing you fall short you start thinking about something you might have done to put you closer than you were like three different stages thanks believing then wondering what you could have After its first two wins Aurora hooked up with Eastern Connecticut and dropped a 4-0 scrap Then after defeating 1989 champion North Carolina Weseleyan for the consolation title Aurora was By John Marx Staff sports writer All the goose has gone from the goosebumps for Rock Ted Rossow Yet each time he thinks about playing in last NCAA Division III National Baseball Championships the tingle pops back up Rossow a junior and an outfielder-designated hitter for the Aurora University Spartans fulfilled a lifelong dream in playing for a college title Though his club finished second to Eastern Connecticut State nothing can take away from his his four days on edge were living on the edge" said the ex-Rock Island High School star the rest of my teammates I was in awe of the experience It was unbelievable The ballpark at Battle Creek (Mich) was super and everything the whole week was first class something you just After a 4-8 southern swing to start the season the Spartans battled to their seventh straight NIIC Conference title and earn a Division III Re TED ROSSOW IT NEVADA DISCOUNT GOLF lit Moline Kids Fishing Rodeo set Saturday 2nd ANNIVERSARY SALE Celebrating at Both Quad-City Locations MOLINE DAVENPORT another for everybody who attends For example everybody who enters will get a grab bag of fishing tackle The Rodeo is not a seminar but a fun outing aimed at gettiong kids fishing Members of the Moline Conservation Club will be on hand to lend their expertise and answer any questions the kids might have Refreshments will be available on the grounds Mark Beorkrem executive director of the Quad City Conservation Alliance said that a fishing seminar will be held Saturday at West Lake Park in Davenport Additional information may be obtained by calling Scott County Conservation board director Dan Nagel The Moline Conservation Club will sponsor its annual Kids Fishing Rodeo Saturday at Riverside Park Lagoon in Moline The competition runs from 8 am to 1 pm and kids can fish at any time within that framework Kids 15 and under are eligible and there is no admission fee It is suggested that all participants be accompanied by a parent or guardian and since the Rodeo falls within the bounds of Illinois Free Fishing Days June 8-11 those accompanying the kids can join in the fun and fish with them without having to own a 1990 Illinois fishing license There will be prizes of one sort or Foot Joy Golf Shoe Factory 2nds Style 53215 FREE HAT with every Taylor purchase 293? 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