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The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C., Aug. 18, 1985 3D LPGA World Championship 4tm Pep talk helps Lopez to close within two BUFORD, Ga. (AP) Nancy Lopez got a pep talk from her baseball playing husband, and made it pay off. Lopez, who was disappointed in her first two rounds in the $200,000 LPGA Nestle World Cham pionship of Women's Golf, overcame windy, wet conditions Saturday to fire a 7-under-par 65 that moved her to within two shots of the lead going into Sunday's final round. "With the pep talk from my husband (New York Mets third baseman Ray Knight), I had a better day," Lopez said.

"I was kind of calm. I had more patience, and it probably helped me to play better today. She said Knight just told her not rounds. "That eagle kind of popped me up there real quick." Judy Clark was alone in sixth place at 71-211 in the 12 player field and tied at 212 were Betsy King, 69, and Jane Blalock, 73. U.S.

Open champion Kathy Baker had a 73-215 and Alice Miller fired a 70 to climb into a tie at 218 with Jan Stephenson, 74. Bonnie Lauer skied to a 77 and held down the 12th slot at 220. Daniel had an erratic round, saving pars on her first three holes. She had birdies from inside eight feet on the fifth and eighth, but bogeyed the sixth and seventh. Daniel settled down on the back side, getting birdies on putts of 30 feet at No.

11 and seven feet at No. 14. Sheehan offset a pair of bogeys Spend a Buck sets track record Redemption for Chiefs Crown with win at Travers Stakes strokes with a quartet of birdies, gaining a share of the lead when she narrowly missed a 25-foot eagle putt on trie 16th, tapping in for her birdie. Alcott got three of her four birdies with putts in the 20-25-foot range, gaining at least a share of the lead for the third day in a row with a six-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole. Lopez scored three birdies on the front side to move to within six shots of the lead and then began her strong move with a five-foot birdie putt on the 15th.

She knocked a 4-wood to within seven feet and sank the eagle putt at 16 and then scored another birdie from four feet on the final hole of the hilly 6,007 yard Stouf-fer Pinelsle Resort course. a fast track. Skip Trial, the Ohio Derby winner and conqueror of Spend a Buck in the Haskell Handicap, moved into the lead on the far turn, overtaking Turkoman, who had set the early pace. Chief's Crown, who had been running fourth, began moving at the same time. Skip Trial, Turkoman and Chief's Crown battled for the lead at the head of the stretch before Chief's Crown moved on the outside to overtake them and win easily.

Chief's Crown paid $4.40, $3.80 and $3.60. Turkoman, ridden by Darrel McHargue, returned $5 and $4.80, while Skip Trial, with Jean-Luc Samyn, paid $4.20 to show. Second-choice Stephan's Odyssey, runner-up in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont and winner of the Dwyer at Belmont and the Jim Dandy here, was sixth most of the way and never unleashed his strong closing kick. For the fourth time, 71-year-old trainer Woody Stephens was denied a Travers victory. Medical Center in Omaha from a gunshot wound to the head inflicted at his parent's Shelby farm.

Pallbearers carrying Hiemer's dark blue casket included Husker roommate Brian Pokorny, Troy Hottovy, Chad Lyons, Rod Reynolds, Dan Krafka and Brad Holen. Twelve honorary pallbearers, including tight end Todd Frain and quarterback Travis Turner, accompanied the family into the church. The Rev. Robert Roh of Bellwood's Church of St. Peter de OCEANPORT, N.J.

(AP) Kentucky Derby winner Spend a Buck held off a stalking Carr De Naskra in a frantic stretch drive and captured the $270,300 Monmouth Handicap in track record time at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Spend a Buck covered the 50th running of the 11-8 mile event in 1 46 4-5, taking a fifth of a second off the track record set by Majestic Light in 1976. Ana the Hunter Farm 3-year-old colt had to run that fast to hold off the usually late-running Carr De Naskra, wno stayed with the winner right from the gate. The two contenders entered the stretch as a team and battled down to the wire as a tandem. For a brief second in midstretch, it appeared Carr De Naskra would go Dy, but Spend a Buck and rider Laffit Pincay never let him by, winning by a nose.

The victory was the fifth in seven starts this year for Spend a Buck and he paid $3, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 1-2 favorite. The win SARATOGA SPRINGS, (AP) Chief's Crown, a disappointment in the Triple Crown races, gained a measure of re demption Saturday by capturing the $293,000 Travers Stakes at Saratoga. It was Chief's Crown's first victory since April 25 and jockey Angel Cordero's first Travers triumph in 14 tries. The son of Danzig, owned by Star Crown Stables and trained by Roger Laurin, grabbed the lead before the eighth pole and scored by 2V4 lengths over California invader Turkoman. Skip Trial finished third in the field of seven 3 year-olds, three lengths behind Turkoman and a half-length in front of Stephan's Odyssey.

Chief's Crown, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, Preak-ness and Belmont Stakes, was sent off as the 6-5 favorite with the crowd of 45,067, second largest in the track's history. The first favorite to win the Travers since Jatski was placed first on a disqualification in 1977, he covered the l'4 miles in 2:01 1-5 on to get mad at herself, to play within herself. Lopez, who already has won a record $332,772 this season, could approach the $400,000 mark with a first place check of $65,000 Sunday. She'll have a trio to overtake Patty Sheehan, Beth Daniel and Amy Alcott, all of whom shot 70-205, 11-under par. Lopez was deadlocked at 207 with Pat Bradley, who shot 69.

"Basically it's anybody's ball game," saia Daniel, winner of the first two World Championships in 1980 and 1981. "I think it's going to be a shootout tomorrow," she said. "If the weather's as good as they say it will be, you'll be able to fire it right at the pins." ner earned $162,180 for owners Dennis Diaz and William Farish, raising his career bankroll to $4,220,689, the second highest total in thoroughbred racing history behind the recently retired John Henry. Carr De Naskra, a 4-year-old who was ridden by Eddie Maple, returned $2.40 and $2.10. He carried 120 pounds to 118 for Spend a Buck.

Valiant Lark paid $2.10 after being placed third when Rumptious was disqualified and placed last in the six-horse field for interference in the stretch. Pine Circle was placed fourth and Meru moved up to fifth after the disqualification. Spend a Buck took the lead out of the gate, with Carr De Naskra and Meru staying close to the pace. The quarter was run in 23 3-5 and the half in 46 4-5. As the field circled the final turn, it was a two-horse race between Spend a Buck and Carr De Naskra.

They staged a stirring drive called the victory a "technical race for the best place, not the result." After staying in the pack most of the race, Cram finished the 1,500 in 3:43.71. The strong Soviet and East German teams opened wide leads in the two-day race for the men's and women's titles. The Soviet men had 66 points, one more than the East Germans, while the East German women, with 58 points, held a one-point lead over the Soviets. Great Britain was third in both categories with 43 points by the men and 35 points by its women. West German Harald Schmid won the men's 400-meter hurdles in 47.85 seconds, tying the EuroCup record he set in 1979, for his team's only victory Saturday.

Strong performances were expected from the West Germans, who were sixth among the men and seventh in women's competition after Saturday's 18 events. East German women won four of their eight events, with Marlies Gohr clocking 10.95 seconds in the 100-meter dash, improving her own 6-year-old meet record but .14 off her European record. The East Germans won the women's 4X100-meter relay in 41.65 seconds, .12 off their 2-year-old world record. World champion Jarmila Kratochvilova of Czechoslovakia All of the leaders said the swirling winds coming off Lake Lanier made club selection difficult and the rain-soaked greens made it hard to judge speed. "I knew if wasn't going to be a lights out day because of the weather Sheehan "It was kind of a guessing game at times." 'You can't pick a winner in this tournament, Alcott said.

"Anywhere within five shots, you have a resonable chance of winning." Lopez, the defending champion who has won four times in her last nine appearances, scored two birdies and an eagle on the final four holes to get into contention. "It just kind of snuck up on me," said Lopez, who had struggled with a 70-72 in her first two down the stretch, with Maple and Carr De Naskra on the outside and Pincay and Spend a Buck on the rail. Both riders were furiously whipping their mounts. The start was Spend a Buck's first since his surprising second-place finish in the Haskell Invitational on July 27, when he was upset by longshot Skip Trial. Spend a Buck bled after that race and was treated with the drug, Lasix.

That ended any plans the horse's owners had of running the horse in the Travers Stakes Saturday at Saratoga because Lasix is banned in New York. Chief's Crown, who lost to Spend a Buck in the Derby, won the Travers. Entering the race, Spend a Buck had won four of six starts this year and earned $3,390,524, including a $2 million bonus for capturing the inaugural Garden State Challenge. A crowd of 22,531 was on hand for the race, the second largest crowd of the season at Monmouth behind the 31,000 who attended the Haskell. ZOLA BUDD New British record won the 800 meters in a meet record 1:55.91, more than two seconds slower than her world mark of 1:53.28.

Uwe Hohn of East Germany won the men's javelin with a 304-foot, 9-inch heave that was well short of his own world record. Countryman Thomas Schonlebe won the 400 meters in 44.96, a meet record but short of his national mark of 44.62. Italy's sole victory came from Alberto Cova, whose come-from-behind style won the 10,000 meters. He crossed the line with a leap, arms raised, and was timed in 28:51.46. Budd sets 3,000 meter record at European Cup Overflow crowd attends Hiemer funeral NANCY LOPEZ Defending champion Completing the order of finish were uptown Swell, Broadway Tommy and Don's Choice, who was in contention for the first three-quarters of a mile before fading, The Travers was Chief's Crown's second start on the track at this meeting.

He fin ished first in the Tell Stakes, a grass race Aug. 3. but was dis qualified and placed fourth. The 2 year-old champion last year, Chief's Crown finished third in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont and second in the Preakness. The Travers was his first win since taking the Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland.

Before that he won the Flamingo and Swale Stakes. As a 2-year-old, he captured the won the Breeder's Cup juvenile. The Travers also had a Breeder's Cup premium of $50,000, and Chief's crowned earned a total of $202,800, boosting his career earnings to $1,617,088. The previous best crowd in Saratoga history was on Travers day in 1978 when Alydar beat Affirmed on a disqualification. scribed Hiemer in his eulogy as "the epitomy of vigor and determination and youth." Roh, who taught and coached Hiemer at David City Aquinas High School, said he was "a man who loved his parents, family, teammates and friends." He consoled those feeling "the burning confusion and hurt of Brian's death" by saying it was no one's fault.

These things are allowed by God, Roh said. "There is no answer today to satisfy human logic." 229-6657 Rosenberg's MOSCOW (AP) South African-born Zola Budd set a British record in the 3,000 meter run Saturday, a day that saw few strong performances at the European Cup track and field championships. Budd, rebounding from her fourth place finish in an "Olympic rematch" with American Mary Decker Slaney, ran the 3,000 in 8 minutes, 35.32 seconds, surpassing Wendy Sly's 2-year-old national record of 8:37.06. But Steve Cram, the only other British winner, captured the race, but was 14 seconds shy of the world record he set earlier this summer. Saturday's competition also saw three Soviet records broken, but no new world or European marks.

Eleven meet records fell, though, and two were tied. Sergei Smirnov had a 72-foot, 2V4-inch shot put, bettering by 2 inches the national record Alexander Baryshnikov set in 1976. Olga Vladikina broke her own year-old record in the 400 meters with a 38.60. And, although he finished second in the men's 400-meter hurdles, Alexander Vasiliev bettered his national mark with a 47.92. Budd, who has drawn anti-apartheid hecklers and criticism in the year since she switched to British citizenship, collided with Slaney, the American favorite, in the Olympic 3,000 last year.

Slaney fell and was injured; Budd finished seventh. Slaney cruised to victory last month in their rematch at London. Budd has had several rough races this summer. "I'm really glad to have won here after running some bad races," she said. 'Thysically, I have been fine all season, but mentally maybe I needed some races under my belt." Cram cruised to an easy victory over West German Olat Hyer ana AUTO INSURANCE paying too much For too little? Our complete coverage may cost less than you're now paying.

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