The Herald from Rock Hill, South Carolina • 45

i Baseball 2-3B 1 Scoreboard 9BT The auto page 12B Sunday October 3 1993 Sports edtorGeraAbte32407 7S( 1 1 ret race draws to a close Tfeg Maddux wins 20th but Braves reach final day tied with Giants Clark collects 4 more hits pacing San Francisco over Los Angeles mm mi rMn frawTMBiOO Outdoor reflections yJMCMMM 71 win be a T'CoJofada (Dtvtd Wad RHP 6-47 RHPe-a 4W (Tom HI iiia rat ii th in BBkaTa'' ssn rnwrjgfjpo (oaKjnicin iBirarav rvar ByJOHNNAOEL tfsyoitiwtif LOS ANGELES One day left in the regular season and die San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves are stiO all even in the NL West If Dave Hansen's dghth-inning fly had traveled a few feet farmer That left them GiantS 3 tied with AtlanU DodOSIS 3 which took a big mShhh Tend early and -routed Colorado 10-1 "This is what you dreamt about as a little boy in the backyard play-1 ing stkkbaILH Will Clark said Today rookie Salomon Torres Led down primrose path ByTOMSAUOMO ATLANTA Even a franchise-record 103 wins will not be enough for the Braves The NL West race win go down to the final day and that's just fine with mem Greg Maddux won bis 20th game and Atlanta routed Colorado 10-1 Saturday to remain tied for first place with the San Francisco Giants The regular season ends today and if the teams are still tied there braVBS 1U game playoff ROCkleS 1 Monday night in aaiHBeBBiBH San Francisco -It's weird isn't itT Maddux said "You win 103 games and it's still not over But if we have to win two more games let's do ft" "It's not frustrating It's exciting he said after learning of me Giants' win some 30 minutes after BRAVES page 4B iMMMUahn ftawglia (Raw 8MB PtmM ERA) at 8an 1IK3B York County sportsmen with it might have been so different (3-4) wiU be making just his eighth Instead die Giants withstood big league start when he pitches PfGJantoi OoeiamESnf illll another day of pressure holding for the Giants against Kevin Gross off the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Saturday for their 103rd victory GIAllTSpaga4B i A at OianliR niBWHqfty an eye on the future can only be disappointed at the collapse of negotiations to obtain Ac Thur-mond tract located on me Broad Rivet In the final analysis the asking price for the property was simply too high and one cannot help but fed that either the trustees of the property or wilt Wilms senator Strom inunnond nim-df indulged in a bit of leading the York County legislative delegation down a prinvose path JCertaiiily Rep Herbert Kirsh arid other members of the dele IB Jones puts end to Woltpack rally as gation were led to believe after their initial offer that they were i I I i aV ATI rite I Hgers move to 3-l nottoo tar snort of me mark Accordingly trie lawmakers continued to negotiate in good faith securing a meaningful promise of assistance from the Nation's Ford Land Trust in the By GENE ABLE HtnUaxrtiadfcr process The unexpected final CLEMSON So you like a little drama iaonyou(' knuckleri on Saturday afternoons? A bit of a white aslo price of me trustees (he $L3 million rangeJwW-'Xv unwarranted and invoiced albtT-of what turned" out to be futile maybe7 That's what demon and Norm Carolina State gave about 73000 fans in Death Valley and a I -m a aa a a regional television aumence saruraay in an inu unoouMeaiy ten a small but vocal Broun of landowners Atlantic Coast Qnference game I The Tigers decked their adversary several times and had mem on the ropes after time quarters But then the CI6IT1SQI1 20 in the Hickory Grove area pleased although thek delight may eventually turn to dismay woirpacK rat oacx nara oetore Ci -i: saouM tome peveiopet now Clemson staggered off witn a i 20-14 victory that wasn't meianamcmers County ktislative deleKa- tfoft it is now time to reconsider tfhat is to be done with the wildlife funds vjfcich would have benfised to tThe obvious temptation and doubtless well-meaning individ-i uals are already joining the queue with such thoughts miiMi will be novel out the fundf toahostofprqjecgsin wrapped up until the last play when linebacker Tim Jones batted down a pass at the Tiger 2-yard line "It was as good a game as you look for in college football" said Clemson coach Ken Hatfield Hatfield saw a vintage-style' Clemson defense swarm all over the Wolfpack for three quarters He also saw a long-absent Clemson running attack come alive behind a revitalized offensive nne and a balanced attack built around tailbacks fullbacks and quarterback Patrick Sapp Yes Patrick Sapp The same quarterback who had to be rescued by backup Louis Solomon last week But with Solomon out with a sore toe and smarting from haying his first pass on the first offensive play for die Tigers picked off at State's 8-vard line Sapp decided 'to become a runner Kind of like Homer Jordan of That Cnampionship Season' Ssn had 65 of Gemson's 2S0 yards on die ground including big plays on scrambles and quarterback keepers that helped the Tigers on three of their four scoring drives Sapp delivered a 43-yard touchdown pass to Marcus fflnton and completed a 34-yarder to tailback: uu ana pieces 10 OQ so wouia beasadmTstakn The funds still represent a if sudor ccrnun noi id return should the money be frittered to make an investment in the future With each passing year public areas offering access to wildlife and nature iTpinih and aa iifhnnimfinn continues to grasp-York County aROTam IffMDrsw 11m nmrnM CtaMon'sCtflotC such win becorne evermore the ease Jf Alabama defense enables Tide tsmen generated these Spor funds and they deserve to get Carolina mil South past nothing less than the maximum Depefits from tiiem Maximum benefits do not mean new eqaripment fojr wea wildlife Gbh-" servanon oincers no maaer tB Top 25 roundup 7BI CatoinastourHup with a win" said Alabama head coach' Gene Stalhngs whose dub thrashed USC 48-7 last season bow badly they need iL Nor do they mean- piecemeal support of other' endeavors worthy though This was a tough win for us South Carolina has come a long way widi their improvement since last )ouuu nere ana iuyuw mere? nWM SfRro WssW COLOMBIA There win be no blaming of a fourth-quarter collapse on this one Try instead a crimson and white-clad brick wall better known as die Alabama defense The second-ranked Crimson clamped down on South Qatdina JJgl for a 17-6 victory Saturday night in front of 74718 people at Williams-Brice Stadium as well as a national television audience on wr me ruture mere is onry one wise use of die momes--to acquire land If that desirable year" Not far enough though The Crimson Tide winch came into die game ranked third nationally in total defense and first against the pass put a hurting on the USC offense The Gamecocks managed just 165 total yards 37 goal is accornplisnrd partico-J tarty if a single targe tract is invotveo it wouu open up au rushing and didn't make their second first down ESPN Th ddfendhw national chamninm wm for (he until the 2:14 mark ofthe third quarter sorts of possibilines tor me future would mean a Wildlife Management Area where public hunting was possible Intensive- 28th straight time to equal the school and South- Sophomore quarterback Steve TaneyhiU was eastern Conference record for consecutive victo- chased and hounded into a 12-for-29 rormance ries The TVteidta next weekend can set the mark vm two weeks at hoir against ar back Brandon Bennett Tm as pleased as I can be to come out of bare (APXUNA paga7B SotiACtnlini'tRs Stfivrjiynigrn ly managed tuning ponas coma be buiH Nature trails wildlife I habitat programs educational opportunities for youms a shooting range and countless odwr undertakings could be pursued AU these however Inside: Points leader Earnhardt doesn't see a shortfall on Wilkesboro short track wz 'l 43 Jm Dent leads Lee Tmvrtb bv one stroke Vhn mmm UH A ffllfelr ehttA BteVnLLPSMWH fntotwfM round of Ihe Vantage require una ana most cases a lot of it Ton County's sportsmen owe a debt of gratitude to the legislative dekgationu general and to hard-working Herb Kirsh in risfticular for rheir efforts in r(i nwifc vim ure of trie record book offers the answer WILKESBORO NC -i'Will ''yA driver in the modem era which dates tm BuiuiA wwm up Vhnrt in Taid far back to 1972 has never won the points a sixth NASCAR Winston Cup points chanv championship without winning one of the Lconnrrtioii with the wildlife ltk to a season of cr In National Hockey LeagueTwo new Kami new dM- 8jealapBrtofto19i8i nun dhw lh ua uwyo um CUDI SUOn SaCK IKCI lull maiuuaTiw 1 Earnnardt's fans say no wayl i'' Bristol Richmond and North Wilkesbor But the avid NASCAR Winston Cup his- of this aflernoon's 400 lappet-v mote esorts wul continue along tand-acuisitkmlinesandanarea sportsmen can play a meaning- ful role in tins regard Trie sunjistog New record to Buffalo tor a dale wttaeBii lory buffi say it just might happen if Earn- not a big deal to wm a snort-tract: Taardt comes up short this afternoon in die nee" Earnhardt said after qualifying 10th Tyson HoHy Farms 400 the last ihort tabu's 1 "It reaUy d't nm to track stop ofthe season'' me that we haven't won a short track race Why would anyone write off Earnhardt's but I'd like to wmmyrace chances for another points charnpionship -EansTiardt has six wins this season but when be holds an 82-point lead over Rusty EAMtiAROTpaga4B IbTSwHRL lraBBajB3 aepJI HBMBB ltaB aTsaHgV S3 KTraiVtVthop Eagle soccer team gains a BigScConlerernv iMMlociSSM rfSISu ir f-.