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Nittany Paterno wins 200th game C8 theNews Tribune Sunday September 6 1987 Bill Woods on golfC3 NFL exhibition roundupC5 Sam Crutchfield on fishingCIO Section Despite game penalty McEnroe shouts way to victory By Rick Warner court backhand that broke Zivo- screamed at Ings cost me against Ings a 22-year-old McEnroe said Sports Writer 12:30 pm Channels 4 34 serve in the final game Australian who has been umpir- As he left his chair and The controversy started when Ings issued a warning to ing matches since July 1986 to walk on the court By Rick Warner SP Sports Writer court backhand that broke Zivojinovic serve in the final game The controversy started when screamed at Ings cost me the Ings issued a warning to against Ings a 22-year-old Australian who has been umpiring matches since July 1986 McEnroe said As he left his chair and to walk on the court NEW YORK John McEnroe Overcame a game penalty and rallied to beat hard-serving Slobodan Zivojinovic in an epic third-round match at the US Open tennis championships Saturday McEnroe downed the 24-year-cfld Yugoslavian 6-4 5-7 6-7 (3-?) 6-4 6-3 in a 4-hour match on the stadium court at the National Tennis Center McEnroe but the No 8 seed continued to shout at him Ings then took a point away from McEnroe so he started the next game trailing 0-15 Zivojinovic a Wimbledon semifinalist in 1986 held serve to even the set at 5-5 and took a 6-5 lead when McEnroe double-faulted to end the next game During the changeover McEnroe continued his tirade began McEnroe cursed at a CBS employee holding a microphone at courtside That prompted Ings to slap him with a game penalty that gave the set to Zivojinovic Zivojinovic won the next set in a tiebreaker but McEnroe fought back to even the match by winning the fourth set The only Turn to US Open on page Cl 1 for ruining another match for he said are you trying to do set a Guinness world Ings told McEnroe that the line calls had to do with meaning they were made by lines officials and again warned him to be quiet are you going to do give me a game penalty default McEnroe argued over several lines calls while serving for the second set while leading 5-3 McEnroe had two set points but Zivojinovic rallied to win the game when McEnroe netted a volley After losing the game McEnroe began yelling and cursing at Ings during the changeover you see he McEnroe trailed two sets to one after chair umpire Richard Ings penalized him a game for continued verbal abuse But the four-time Open winner fought back to win the final two sets and advance to the fourth round McEnroe the No 8 seed closed out the match with a cross AM Miami crushes Gators update Baseball scores NL AL EXPOS 4 BRAVES 1 REDS 10 CUBS 5 YANKEES 8 ANGELS 4 BLUE JAYS 3 MARINERS 0 heroes NL Barry three-run homer carried Cincinnati to a decisive 10-5 win over the Chicago Cubs AL Joe Carter hit a pair of home runs as Cleveland bombed Boston 15-2 Sports briefly Angel gets broken bat homer NEW YORK (AP) Jack Howell broke his bat in half but still managed to hit the ball over the left-field fence for a home run Saturday in the ninth inning of the California 7-6 loss to the New York Yankees When Howell swung at Tim 0-1 pitch his bat broke completely about 12 inches up from the handle The top part went up the first-base line while thd ball went into the left-field seats for 18th home run his 17th off a right-handed pitcher think ever seen anything like that before Stoddard said invited them to take California manager Gene Mauch said of the bat "I saw (Yankees first baseman) Don Mattingly look at it I told him to take it quit putting good wood in bats and they quit putting good leather in gloves I know why Heavyweight arrested again NEW YORK (AP) Heavyweight boxer Mitchell Green picked up by police last week after they found drugs in his car was arrested again early Saturday when he refused to pay a toll on the Whitestone Bridge authorities said Green whose license has been suspended 54 times was charged with disorderly conduct and driving while intoxicated after the incident said police officer Dennis Guariglia of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority- Hill dethrones champ Stewart ATLANTIC CITY NJ (AP) Virgil Hill dethroned World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Leslie Stewart on Saturday stopping him after four rounds of a scheduled 15-round bout at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino By Fred Goodall AP Sports Writer MIAMI Miami coach Jimmy Johnson told quarterback Steve Walsh that he have to be a star for the Hurricanes to beat Florida in his first college start Saturday The lOth-ranked Hurricanes defense convinced him While Walsh a sophomore following in the footsteps of Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde passed for 234 yards and one touchdown defense battered Florida quarterback Kerwin Bell on the way to a 31-4 season-opening college football rout that marked the end of the intrastate rivalry for five years knew our defense would do a good Walsh said after the Hurricanes sacked Bell five times and intercepted three of his passes I know they would do that great a job In beating Florida before an Orange Bowl crowd of 77224 Walsh accomplished what Testaverde andflerrtie Kosar artotherheralded predecessor at Gators in his first start I'- The sophomore from StPauI Minn completed 17 of 24 passes and threw for more touchdowns and fewer interceptions (one) than either Testaverde or Kosar did in losses to Florida in 1983 and 1985 respectively extremely proud of Steve Walsh his composure and his said Johnson who is 3-1 against the Gators is a happy day but then again it is a sad day because the last game of the series for a Johnson said were fortunate to win three of the last four games The interceptions of Bell came as Miami broke the game open with 13 points in a seven-minute span of the third quarter The Hurricanes also picked off a Pepe Lescano pass to stop a Florida drive that reached 13-yard line in the final three minutes Linebacker Randy Shannon returned one of the interceptions of Bell 41 yards for a touchdown to give Miami a 24-2 lead midway through the third quarter Cleveland Gary ran 14 yards for a fourth-period TD that completed the victory probably saw the difference between a young offensive football team at thfe skill position and a very talented defensive Florida coach Galen Hall said did the things that a young football team might do that you hope you Hall said learn from this game and improve Bell a senior completed 15 of 33 passes for 168 yards in his first appearance on TV since his sophomore season Florida its games barred from television the past two years because of NCAA probation scored its points on two safeties each following poor snaps from center that sailed over the head of Miami punter Jeff Feagles and through the end zone Hall said made enough mistakes to get beat probably 31-0 Thank their snapper (Willis Peguese) for helping us APLascrpholo Miami defensive back Donald Ellis (29) takes ball away from Gator receiver Ernie Mills FSU rips Texas Tech 40-16 TALLAHASSEE (AP) Danny McManus passed for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday night to lead eighth-ranked Florida State to a 40-16 non-conference college football victory over Texas Tech in the season opener for both schools Dayne Williams added a pair of touchdowns on short runs for the Seminoles who have won 11 straight season openers Sophomore James Gray scored both Texas Tech touchdowns in the first quarter Following a wide-open first half in which the teams combined for 558 yards and 32 first downs Florida defense set up the lone score of the third period Junior safety Stan Shiver blocked a punt at the Tech 13 and Williams scored four plays later on a 3-yard run as the Seminoles built a 37-16 cushion Neither team punted in the opening half as McManus threw both of his passes and scored on a 6-yard run to spark Florida State to a 30-16 lead The Seminoles pulled away from a 13-13 deadlock after the opening quarter Derek Schmidt kicked a 44-yard field goal early in the period to snap the tie and become Florida all-time scoring leader with 279 career points McManus later scored on a 6-yard TD run and teamed with Herb Gainer on a 37-yard scoring pass Schmidt also kicked a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring Tech stopped twice by fumbles managed its only points of the second period on Scott 41-yard field goal McManus a fifth-year senior from Dania completed 19 of 34 pass attempts for 275 yards The Seminoles needed just 55 seconds to take a 7-0 lead as sophomore Ronnie Lewis snagged a deflected McManus pass in the corner of the end zone and Schmidt kicked the first of his four extra points Wayne Walker blew past Florida Deion Sanders to haul in a 52-yard pass from Scott Toman to set up 1-yard scoring dive and Segrist added the extra point as the Red Raiders evened the score at 7-7 less than four minutes into the game Florida State regained the lead at 13-7 when fullback Williams punched in from the 2-yard line to climax a 10-play 78-yard drive Florida State visits East Carolina next Saturday FSL's directors may not approve Mets' PSL franchise Larry Stephenson Executive Sports Editor To uncomplicate the situation simplify the matter: There are 14 teams in the FSL which presently is the largest minor league in all of basdeball These seven teams are owned by major league teams: Fort Lauderdale Yankees Vero Beach Dodgers Winter Haven Red Sox Dunedin Blue Jays: Clearwater Phillies Charlotte Rangers and Osceola Astros These seven teams are privately owned: St Petersburg Tampa Fort Myers Lakeland Miami West Palm Beach and Daytona Beach (until contracts are signed) Approval of the franchise sale of the Daytona Beach Admirals to the Mets would mean major league teams would now own eight of the FSL's clubs Down the road MacDonald sees that as a problem I will inform the directorsowners of this and let them make a MacDonald said think it will have much bearing but it is important that it be pointed In essence what MacDonald is saying is future majority votes in league meetings would sway toward those clubs operated by major league teams For instance the privately owned teams have player development contracts (PDC) meaning while the teams are privately owned they receive players under the PDC An example would be the Tampa Tarpons who had been receiving players from the Cincinnati Reds Ironically the Reds bolted last week and announced they were no longer engaged in a working agreement with Tam-pa For the privately owned teams the PDC calls for major league teams to provide a 25-player roster pay player salaries hire the manager and coaches Turn to Stephenson on page C5 good news and bad news concerning the New York purchase of a Florida State League baseball franchise The good news? St Lucie County baseball fans all dressed up with their new $7 million spring raining stadium will have FSL baseball immediately beginning with the 1988 season The bad news? The FSL Board of Directors may not approve of the sale In a surprise move this week The News Tribune learned the Mets quietly bought the Daytona Beach Admirals franchise in the FSL from owners Blake Cullen Jerry Vale and Elaine Rosenthal Purchase price was not disclosed In fact all parties say nothing is official until contracts have been signed including the league However not one of the parties deny the sale The News Tribune learned late last Wednesday the deal has been verbally agreed upon by the Admirals and the Mets In fact club officials have called a Thursday press conference in I Port St Lucie to presumably announce the sale George MacDonald Jr president of the FSL says he is not overly concerned but he has some reservations am not overly MacDonald said while neither confirming nor denying the sale was made I am compelled to tell the directors what the league.