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CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDITION State tennis advance Cubs, Sox lose B3 B4 Wednesday, May 22, 1985 Th Pantagraph Schumacher sets marks in Honor Roll meet o) v. a 'I V-7''''" WW stantial leads before thwarting off challengers in the stretch. "I like to break away from the pack and stay in front," said Hinegardner. "1 don't like to get stuck in the pack." Hinegardner held off El Paso's Sheila Jones by a half-second to win the 800 in 2:24.5. In the 1,600, she turned back the bid of Tara Morris of Olympia with a 5:35.8 clocking.

"I knew if she stayed with me, she had a good kick," said Hinegardner of Morris. "She's beaten me twice and I've beaten her twice." Hinegardner and fellow freshmen Morris, Mount Pulaski's Lee Anne Vaughan and Tammy Siverly made the Class of '88 proud. Morris waited until the last lap to overtake Paxton's Leanna McClure in the 3,200 and raced to the tape in 12:06.8. "I try to stay behind and let them break the wind if it's windy," said Morris. "It's something I've always done.

I ran against her (McClure) at the state and she beat me. "I wanted to see how it went if I used my strategy." Vaughan was kept busy the whole meet. First, she anchored the Toppers' 400 relay to a thrilling victory by :01 over Olympia in :52.02. Vaughan then took the 400 in 1:00.8 before mounting a strong challenge to Bloomington's Melissa Straza in the 1,600 relay before settling for second. By JIM BENSON Pantagraph staff Brenda Schumacher was apologizing about her performance at the Pantagraph Honor Roll Track Meet last night, which Just goes to prove winning really isn't everything.

"I wanted to throw well and I didn't," said the Farmer City-Mansfield High School senior. "I would have liked to do better, but that's the way it goes I shouldn't be this way. It's awful." Oh, the woes of perfection. All Schumacher did was better her meet records of a year ago in the shot put and discus at Bloomington High School's windy Fred Carlton Field. 1 No team scores were kept as Schumacher, Pontiac's Amy Hinegardner and the Normal Community duo of Lezlie James and Amy Wilson starred as individual double winners.

Schumacher heaved the shot put 42 feet, 7V inches to surpass last year's 41-1. In the discus, she uncorked a throw of 13W)ft, almost six feet better than 1984. Those efforts were down from Saturday's winning Class A State Meet marks of 43-10 in the shot and 1374 in the discus. Thus, the disappointment. There wasn't such frowning from the freshman Hinegardner, who captured the 800- and runs.

Hinegardner ran both races the same way, building sub Tha PanlagrapllMAUREEN O'CONNOR Farmer City-Mansfield's Brenda Schumacher displayed the form Pantagraph's Honor Roll Track Meet discus competition. she used yesterday to set a meet Other members of the victorious Mount Pulaski 400 relay were Lynn Clementz, Kelly Ayers and Lori Buckles. Siverly accomplished more than just first place in the high jump. "I wanted to beat our school record of 5-3," she said. Her jump of 5-4, a personal best by IVi inches, Maroa-Forsyth's Query leads assault as six records fall record in winning the place in 1:53.9, while James came out of nowhere in the final 100 to pace NCHS to the 800 meter relay crown Laura Dukes of El Paso, off a fifth-place finish at the state, earned the long jump title with a 16-8 leap.

Cards defeat Braves ST. LOUIS (AP) -Rookie Vince Coleman's first major-league home run, an inside-the-park shot, helped the St. ouis Cardinals withstand Bob Horner's two mammoth homers en route to a 6-3 victory over "the Atlanta Braves last night. Coleman's homer, his first in 28 major-league games, came off Len Barker, 1-4, in the third inning. St.

Louis starter Danny Cox, 4-1, surrendered Horner's solo homer to start the second inning and a two-run blast in the sixth. Ricky Horton relieved him in the sixth and recorded his first save by allowing two hits over the final 3 2-3 innings. Horner's two home runs marked the 19th time in his career he has accomplished the feat and the first time since July 4, 1983, against Philadelphia. His second homer followed Gerald Perry's lead-off single in the sixth inning. Terry Harper followed with a single and Glenn Hubbard walked to chase Cox.

Horton walked Bruce Benedict to load the bases but struck out pinch hitter Albert Hall and got Claudell Washington to bounce into a forceout. St. Louis, ignited by the speedy Coleman, struck for two runs in the opening inning on just one hit. took care of that. "My form was a lot better," said Siverly, who failed to advance to the finals at the state meet.

"I felt my take-off was stronger." James sprinted to victories in the 100 (in a meet record :12.4) and 200 (:27.0), while Wilson captured the 100 hurdles :16.2) and 200 hurdles in the 1,600 to move past Woodland's Troy Maddux in the final 150 meters. Maddux was second in 4:28.8 after leading through 400 splits of 65.8, 67.7 and 68.8. "That's the way he always runs," said Metamora coach Chuck Dan-ner of Swords, who used the same strategy to best the 2:00.9 of Olympiad Craig Bidner in the 800. Bidner led through the first 400 in 60.7. Also netting a meet record was Farmer City-Mansfield shot putter Jeff Rolson with a toss of 55-2.

He won by over four feet and added 13 Vj inches to the record. Other records went to Blooming-ton's Pat Miller in the triple jump (44-1) and BHS' 400 relay team (:43.9) of Ed Maple, Miller, Dwayne Ware and Todd Taylor. Maple also won the 110 high hurdles, clocking :15.3 into the wind. Some of the meet's best marks came in the field events where personal bests were' recorded by Mahomet-Seymour's Mike Keller in the pole vault (136). Paxton's Phil Hull in the discus (157-2) and BHS' Ed Armstrong in the high jump mi Keller, a senior, made one good attempt at 14-0.

The state qualifier used his :12.0 100-meter dash speed while holding his 15-foot Pacer pole at the 13-foot mark. "I'd like to get the school record which is 14-9," Keller said. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Hull added 2 feet, 3 inches to his previous best. "I had one out at 161 that a scratched on," he said. "I just hope to make to the finals at state." Other individual winners were Streator's Darrin Schmitz in the 200 (:23.6), Metamora's Mark Scheirer in the 3,200 (10:00.6) and El Paso's Jeff Clements in the 400 "All 4 mm jf" By RANDY SHARER Pantagraph staff Just as the Pantagraph Honor Roll Track Meet began at Bloomington High School's Fred Carlton Field yesterday, a stiff breeze started to blow and with it went the chances for personal bests, the most prized of goals for track and field athletes.

Wind or not, six meet records were set in the boys division including a brilliant 23-foot, 2Vi-inch long jump effort by Maroa-Forsyth's Jeff Query, who also won the 100-meter dash in a record 10.9 seconds. Joining Query as a double winner was Metamora ironman Bryan Swords, who set a meet record in the 1,600 in 4:27.6, won the 800 in 2:00.2 and anchored the fifth-place 1,600 relay team. Query's long jump added 10 inches to his previous best and over 11 inches to the meet record. He also had a long secondary jump. "My coach said on my last jump I was behind the board and I still went 23 feet," said Query, who bested the 22-2Vi season best of Saunemin star Jeff Schade.

"He's done 23 feet in practice before, but never in a meet," said Maroa-Forsyth coach Jim Queer. Schade evened the score in the 300 low hurdles with a hard-earned :39.1 to :40.1 victory over Query. Query used his sprint speed to post an early lead, but the returning fifth placer from last year's Class A state meet kicked past him. "This is as tired as I've been after, the hurdles," Schade said. "He (Query) took it out so hard that I didn't catch him until the straight.

I caught him where people were catching me last year." Metamora's Swords used his patented come-from-behind strategy (:31.4). The windy conditions allowed only four of last year's records to tumble. With Straza bypassing the distance races and posing as a bonafided sprinter, BHS lowered the 1,600 mark to 4:11.1. Straza also anchored the Purple Raiders' 800 medley relay to first (:51.9). Schmitz, a junior, and sophomore teammate Dave Kacvinsky finished in a wave along with LeRoy's Darrin Smart.

Kacvinsky, who was awarded second place, and Schmitz were given the same time with Smart a 10th of a second back. "Dave beat me in the 100 for the first time all year," Schmitz said. "I told him I was going to beartiim in" the 200." Kacvinsky finished second in the 100 (:11.1). Schmitz and Kacvinsky teamed with the Coons' brothers, Mark and Ross, to win the 800 relay by a second in 1:34.2. Pontiac won an exciting 1,600 relay in 3:29.1, handing powerhouse El Paso its first loss of the year.

"It's better to get the first loss now than at state," said El Paso coach Steve Schroeder. NCHS led at the first handoff in :52.8 with Pontiac's Phil Sartoris handing off next at :53.1 followed Lowpoint-Washburn's Brian Os-born at :53.2 and El Paso's Dave Stine at :53.7. Lowpoint-Washburn senior Scott Schriner put the Wildcats in front with a :51.8 carry. Meanwhile, Pontiac's David Setterlund cruised :53.1 and El Paso's Shawn Bergquist :53.3. Lowpoint-Washburn still led after the third leg thanks to Reed Cooling's :52.8, but Pontiac closed in with Glenn Seemayer's :51.9 as did El Paso with Mark Seiver's :51.8.

Lowpoint-Washburn sophomore Sean Pollard, who placed third in the 800 led Pontiac's Charles Hubbard through 200 meters of the final leg. The Indian junior's :50.9 was too much for Pollard's :52.2 and was slightly out of reach of the :50.5 of El Paso's Clements. Football Wonder if the shows were held Memorial Stadium. I covered the to Wesleyan for me aside and match began. "A lot of the night," he explained.

hat hold and at Doubting Thomas, correct. He was All six classes football University's It hasn't been Since 1981, Northwestern that date, everything Tht Pantagraph MAUREEN O'CONNOR Streator High School's Darrin Schmitz anchored the Bulldogs' 800-meter relay team to victory at the Pantagraph Honor Roll Track Meet at Bloomington last night. Schmitz also won the 200 in a time of 23.6 seconds. Indoors at Illinois Wesleyan University's Gymnasium or outdoors at the IWU first one I attended. When I went out the next show, the promoter took offered the results before the first JIM BARNHART The revenue fob writers don't like to hang around all So, he told me who'd win by what time.

Being a natural born I stayed around to see if he was 10 seconds off on one match. the school year? This would give them walking-around money and yet not make them professionals. As it now stands, a scholarship football player cannot hold down a full-time or part-time job during the basketball or spring sports seasons. There is no such restriction on someone with a music scholarship. The reasoning behind the rule is sound.

This is to prevent schools with wealthy alums from dealing out more money than the work is worth. But, why not let an athlete work during the offseason for the minimum wage? He would have to be paid by check and a copy of the check would be sent to the NCAA. Let him work the food lines in the dorm, file books in the library, or sweep out the gymnasium. You might discover most don't care to work. It's like the major league baseball player who said he'd rather dig ditches than play for what he was receiving.

To which another player remarked, "The minute he said that, I knew he'd never dug ditches." programs could afford to give an athlete a specific amount each month. The figure mentioned most often is $50. Take just men's football and basketball as examples. A school could have 105 on scholarship in those two sports. That's $5,250 per month for two sports.

A Division I school like Illinois State would go broke in a year or less if it had to give every athlete $50 per month. Would you give the $50 stipends to athletes who compete in non-revenue sports? Would the substitutes get as much as the starters? Would he or she get their $50 during their specific seasons or during the entire school year? Athletes do earn every cent of the value of their scholarships but there's no reason why he or she can't borrow as do the rest of the student body should an athlete finish school free of debt? The rest of the student body seldom does. The athlete is receiving tuition, books, room and board as it is. Start paying athletes and you'll open Pandora's box. You won't prevent gambling, point-shaving, or any kind of cheating by giving someone $50 per month.

You'll only whet their appetite for more. However, why not change the NCAA rule that prevents scholarship athletes from working during playoffs of the Illinois High School Association playoffs will be held at Illinois State Hancock Stadium in November. announced yet but bet on it! Classes 5A and 6A have been held at University's football stadium. Prior to was held at Hancock. Less than 10 percent of colleges and universities in the nation make a significant profit from athletics, according to University of New Mexico director of athletics John D.

Bridgers. Bridgers also insists that if you take away state funds and university funds that are given to some athletics programs, less than 40 percent make a profit of any kind. Yet, there are people who are advocating that college athletes should share in the gate receipts. Most athletic directors on the Division I level would ask, "What gate receipts?" This kind of reasoning would make the rich get richer because only about five percent of all athletic day will come when the IHSA finals The pros The current mania about professional wrestling is amusing to say the least. Shortly after I joined the Pantograph, pro wrestling was big.

The circuit came to town often and in all sports will be held In Bloomington-Normai? When the ISU arena is built, all this community will need is a first-class outdoor track and a top-notch baseball facility..