The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 23

San Luis Obispo County TeteffarvTrtxjne SPORTS Saturday August 91997 C3 StocCtholinn hM deals softback Favre sharp in limited time on field OAKLAND (AP) Brett Favre playing less fuin one quarter went ll-cf-17 tor 158 yards Including an acrobatic 5-yard scoring pass to Oprrick Mayes as the (keen Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 37-24 Ettday night Mayes caught 12 passes Ibr 139 yards and two touchdowns as the Super Bond champions over whelmed the sloppy Balden (1-1) on the way to tisirtiiinl straight preseason victory Alter missing the preseason opener with a right hamstring strain former Packer Desmond Howard made his Oakland with kickoff returns of 18 and 26 yards in the first half Raiders quarterback Jeff George also making his first appearance in front of the hometown fefls played until midway through the second He completed 2 of 7 passes for 63 yards 1 a 52-yarder to James Jett -Packers backup Steve Bono threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Emory Smith Doug RBderson a 10-yard scoring pass to Mayes and Chris had a 6-yard scoring run for the Packers Welch trims down deal SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Former 2002 Olympics chief Tom Welch whose proposed $2 million compensation package was widely condemned as too generous asked organizers Friday to pare a $1 million golden parachute from the deal In a letter to Salt Lake Organizing Committee chairman Frank Joklik Welch asked that further consideration be given to compensation for the past years of ser-vice and instead those dollars be used to provide an even better Olympic experience for the citizens of our Welch 52 resigned as SLOC president and chief executive officer on July 23 after he was charged with domestic violence battery against his wife during an argument over another woman He later pleaded no contest and was sentenced to a probation and family counseling The SLOC has yet to ratify an executive recommendation to approve the compensation package Ryan LongweU added field goals of 44 34 and 21 yards Napoleon Kauflnan scored on a 70-yard run for the Raiders who were called for 99 yards in penalties Joe Aska added a 1-yard run and Cole Ford kicked a 35-yard field goal Donald Hollas hit Orianda Truitt with an 11-yard scoring pass late in the game being tugged to the ground by Raiders fefeisive end Lance Johnstone Favre got off his StoHng pass to a leaping Mayes as the Packers robk a 7-3 lead in the first quarter i The Raiders made it 10-7 cm the next series with Napoleon long scoring run Longwell's first two field goals gave (freen Bay a halftime Associated Press Bay quarterback Brett Favre gets caught by Lance Johnstone HOHRER from Page C-1 fiflals has ruled out a return to Germany viHe started much of foe early season for Kickers Emden then after a coaching change was relegated to the bench IT learned how the game changes vrtien money is involved and how cutthroat foe professional game said Rohrer He said he had his playing time cut because he a German player one of the reasons happy to be back with the Roadrun-nprs As amateurs playing STOCKHOLM Sweden (AP) -The fading hopes of Stockholm to hold the 2004 Olympics received a devastating blow Friday when a bomb destroyed sections of the stadium left over from Summer Games of 1912 The predawn blaat at the Olympic Stadium where Jim Thorpe was crowned the greatest athlete 85 years ago was foe latest in a series of attacks linked to the Olympic bid Police said no one was hurt in the explosion which sprayed glass roof tiles and debris from foe press section of the facility die oldest Olympic stadium still in regular usa SVT public television network reported Friday evening that police convinced that the attack is directed against Olympic bid" The bombing took place file same day that Mayor Mats Hulth was showing several International Olympics Committee members around the city SVT said Police spokesman Claes Cassel said investigators had no proof the bombing was connected to Olympics opponents Anti-Olympics groups here have been vocal in opposing the return of the games to a country usually identified with peace and international understanding AMERICAN from Page C-1 cause I had a lot of Johnson said "But once again I don't have opportunities like tills remember one time when I struck out 18 in Texas and I had 160-odd pitches after eight innings" he added Ryan said Things like that come across very often You never know when something like going to Said Piniella: much rtf an argument I told him basically he had 135 or so pitches going into foe ninth inning He said "Let me get out We had (Paul) Spol-jaric warmed up just in case he got in any How dominating was Johnson? made his pitches when he needed to and he made us chase it when he wanted to" Thomas said was very overpowering He was outstanding and he was Ken Griffey Je hit his 35th home run and the second in two nights for the Mariners hi the seventh inning and Seattle regained first place in the AL West when Ana-helm lost to Baltimore Ortotos 6 Amato 2 ANAHEIM Mke Mussina slowed three hits in 7V4 Innings and Cal Ripken Jr went 3-tor4 as Baltimore beat Anaheim The Orioles won tor Hie 13th time In 16 and improved their major toague-I record to 71-40 Its the first time as have been 31 games over 500 since the 1983 team wNcnwon the World Series finished Ihe Meson 98-64 Baltimore improved Its AL East lead over the New York Yankees to six games Mussina (13-4) struck out six and walked two as he improved Ns career record against the Angels to 10-3 Dennis TRACK from Page C-1 IU-1 united otatBS Hemmings faltered after taking a big lead entering the stretch Bjdouane swept past her with about five metero remaining to win in an Asian record of 5297 Hemmings took second In 5309 and Batten third in 53Ji2 Yoelvis Quesada gave Cuba its gold medal of the championships winning the triple jump with a world-leading 58 feet 6y inches beating world record-holder and defending champion Jonathan Edwards of Britain the IN THE GRASP: Green only for the opportunity to take their careers to the next lewd Rohrer didn't start Friday night He checked in for Clay Harty for the final 17 minutes when foe Roadrun-nera were already ahead 20 of that said Rohrer want to be involved at any level The 17 minutes tonight were Just fina Tm a team player I want to disrupt foe chemistry at alL I want to help out any way I One of the ways Rohrer has helped has been to bring to the Roadrunners his experience of If easy though as Mid Michigan insisted on playing a very physical game And not that preschool sandbox rubbish either the Bucks are very very said Tobias thought we did a good Job keeping our composure" That proved to be quite a task during the second half highlighted by a bench clearing with 16 minutes left to day in the matrh Springer (7-5) took the Ides TWIne 8 Yankees 1 MINNEAPOLIS Roberto Kedygot an taskto4tiepark homer when Ns fly bal wee tost In the Metrodoma roof I Ing a six-run first Inning York's Dwight Gooden Gooden (5-4) retired Just two I matching ihe shortest start of Ns i He allowed seven Nts hdudhg a routine flu ku Ifelki Hint Hremlre ny Dy ivwy max Minor iwkmt dottm WSiamsdu not catch Blue Jays 6 Tigers 3 TORONTO Cartas Delgado Nl a pair of two-run homers as Toronto defeated WHbe Biair and Detroit Delgado oonnected to cap four-run third Inning and Nt his 24th home run In the eighth He has four multi -homer gameeln hie career two fills season Blair (11-5) had won seven stretyit starts He gave up lour earned rune and nine Nts In aewn-pfua innings striking out a season-high seven Red Sox I Royals 2 BOSTON Reggie Jaflereon Nt three-run homer to extend Ns hitting streak to 22 gamee as Boeton won a see-son-high fifth straight game Rookie Scott Hattaberg had a career-high tour Nts includtog three doubles and the Red Sox (57-69) climbed within two games of the 500 mark tor Ihe first lime since MeyB when they were 15-17 Rangerel CLEVELAND Jim Lsyrttz's two-run single In the ninth Inning Rfted Texas to comeback victory over Cleveland and yaw Scott Bales hie first victory since (1-0) who retired from the major ip 1993 and opened three gM-dren's apparel stores made a comeback this year with Texas' Class-AAA afiNete In Oklahoma City after playing semi-pro and winter league bal The 34-yearid left-nanoer emcon iw mnaioa MTore jonn Wettaiand worked the ninth tor hie 22nd save runnenip at 580ft The only other final that went to form was the 800 Wilson Kip-keter the Kenyan competing for Denmark toyed with the Odd in winning his second straight tide In 1:4138 Ukraine's Sergei Bubka yet to lose at the worlds and seeking his sixth title qualified for final by clearing 183X on his second attempt Dean Starkey of Atascadero cleared the same height to advance to the final He also met his girlfriend in Germany She joined him in San Luis Obispo on Thursday Rohrert Roadrunner career may very well end tonight He hadniuch of his amateur success he sewed a goal in last national finals jersey No 22 With that number now belonging to Greg Westfall Rohrer suited up Friday in Na 25 fine with him Just happy to be wearing foe blue and white of the Roadrunners Roadrunner Jersey fits said Rohrer definitely fits can stretch defenses It Just -Wft the victory in foe books and the Bucks mounted over the fireplace the Roadrunners will face the Cocoa Expos in the championship game today at 8 pun Mid Michigan will battle the San Gabriel Valley Highlanders at 6 pun for third place Both games will be held at Cal Mustang Stadium expect match to be difficult for both said Tobias I think it will be a good match Its going to be Cocoa Expos 1 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 0 In an uneventfid and sometimes hard to distinguish earlier match Cor Cocoa Exoos and foe San Gabriel Valley Hiralers a four-round overtime was needed to settle foe threhour bout Cocoa emerged battered but victorious after a 00 tie through regulation They won on a 3-1 shootout Showing little offensive life until late In the first half neither team accomplished many decent looks at the net Defensive unity was the other visible shortcoming between foe two teams Jeremy Ransom came up big for tiie Expos making numerous i fhxn difficult positions Soccer from Page C-1 brand positioning it for Harts At that point it was a done deal syith Harty playing right up the gut pj foe face no questions asked aoccec iTb go into the locker room with lead gives you a little bit better said Tobias were very smart defensively I thought we had good balance" For the Roadrunners everyone fcfet seemed to be in the rlgrt plare it foe right time consistently work-fag together to shut foe Bucks down jHuntback jbn at Landing Mf VfiyTIG 9Mw Jetegram-Trttxjne playing professionally He hopes he has been able to help the team prepare for tough opponents think I have brought a little different attitude to the training he said think I get them a little mare serious been to that professional level in foe game Now I want to try to hdd that level" His time in Germany all bad Rohrer said that while his skills improve much he got to experience playing before 1000 fans and had his eyes opened to the professional game There were a few blow ups on both said Tobias Tm glad got to that all role mod- els out here for the kids" Aside from the extracurricular activities the Roadrunners were demonstrating a fundamental key to every success: teamwork did their jobs and pep formed very well" said Tobias we look forward first and look to get behind people early we fishing to anchovy tor ban A 12-year-old from Ojai Brian Deatoa caught a 5ftpound targemouth bass on a spinherbalt cast in Ihe Arroyo Grande Aim of the take near the marina Ricky Zeler of Grover Beach had a smorgasbord of success on Aug 2 using nightcrawtofs to catch two bass one catfish and six MuegW in the Wittenberg Ann of the taka Santa llaigarlte Lake Avia's Gene Dermy experienced great euccees In casting tor catfish on Aug 7 He bagged 38 pwnds of catfish headed by a 23pound 14-ounce cat His catches were made on mackerel for belt Lake San Antonio-Windy conditions and a green algae bloom has kept fisher-tor the moat part this I to Cottonwood Cove with Caehuma Lake Bass are furnishing 48m 1 Bifilnn ntlnn Itmaa mwnnrfa on MSI raranQ Rcnon otom uys rapons UnHf Hi marina aaf mvx nenonexson or on mifmt sun Topwatar offerings are working beat early to lha day During the day piaatlca are working bast as tha fish are down 15 to 20 feet White spimarbalte also haw Trout are Istad as 'stow' TroSen are paying out eight to nine colors of toadcore Ine white bait fishermen are findhg the fish at a depth of 30 to 40 leaf Rainbow Power Bal and nightcrvwtore rank 1-2 in effeettvanass for trout at Ihe west end of tha take BtuagH and redaar are ptontfful noMiiKF All American mJe Windshield Repair WaComaToYoul Long Cracka A Stone Damage Parmanantty Repaired Appointments 7 Days A Week NICE CATCH: Larry Walsh center pulled In 38-pound halibut July 17 With him are Howard Grisham left and Lee Wbods After a brief six-day hiatus Landing is resuming the al-tecore hunt this weekend The next i tonight at 11 on Sunday Expectations are high that the ab fiacore count will be much fjr than the last two trips when just i7 and 10 longflns were caught by 32 fad sk anglers respectively 2 From July 28 through Aug 2 Vug's offered six trips out of Morro lay The 149 passengers put a total of 180 albacore in the iced fish 2 For the season 39 trips have been pffcred They have attracted 806 fishermen who have caught U53 albacore That total is 65 shy of the season total of 1918 albacore hut catch was made on 64 trips The fare is $125 for albacore ad- For more information can 772-1222 Camp Roberts The baae wM be tar fishing by civilian anglers this The Naniento River wi be to file TVvin Bridget Open hours are 1 6 am to 8 pjn i Lake Nadmtanto The beet lake ftsh-the area Is happening at where the white base new acconfing to Joe McGuffin marina manager a On Thursday there waa a 4Smlnule Ite baas bol to Las lUtas Cow Large i basa to 3 pounds were caught and i baas ware busting shad alia i In the 4 to 5-pound TMcGuffin noted that there ware a half-i white bass bols near the marina on Whites are hitting on anything reeem-lng minnows or shad anything shiny lifcGuffin said TlTebest piace to fish tor catfish la by ft floating bathroom In Dip Creek Crappie activity hat dropped off Whale Rock Reservoir IT back to at Whale Rock After a etreak of strekrt weeks In which trout wore jht the laat two week haw produced jTYwnffiaewn fish wore caught (taring fas five weeks beginning June 18 ana Aflng July 2d Only fiiree trout had been caught in the tret eh weeks the reservoir was open tor 1997 fishing season Vpsn anglers registered during the July 23 27 open session and eight tor the July 30 to Aug 3 I) In the first 73 days the reservoir has bean open 180 fishermen have turned out Port Side Marine There is a sharp contrast between fishing result last week and this week Last week's catch Included 75 and 38 haibut topped by a ounce halibut that captured 44 sn i-M un wiofr nonofv Just 11 Inge and 7 hafibut have been In this week's catch through Friday No fish have been weighed In there Is no leader tor this week's Salmon may be a thing of ihe past for 1997 Just two boats have trolled for salmon In the last 24 daye There has not been a eaknon caught by a sportftsher-man since July 14 VkgY Laming (Moira two local anglers caught week Santa Maria's Jeff an 8-pound red rockcod while Mike MoCaih of Loe Osos caught a 7-pound Ingood Vlrg'e Landtag (San Simeon) Big Ash of Ihe week wee a 20-pound Ingcod caught by John Hesaon of Lompoc Oiher area flahetmmen who won Jackpots last week included: Ben Hoppe San Luis Obispo 13pound ingood and Dale Jackson New Cuyama 7-pound Ingcod Bob's Sportffahtag Big fish ofthe week was a ISpouna Ingcod caught by Sherry Trsmel of Visalia Area anglers who caught Jackpot fish during the week anting Aug 3 included: John Mathus Pismo Beach 8-pound ling-cod Bob Hehzler Santa Marta 7-pound red rockcod and Frank Pritchard Mono fcrifiSi rod rockcod -Ungcod caught by weighing 21 and county residents during tha weak Roo McCord of Graver Bsach caught a 21-pound Ingood white Daw Domtn of 8an Lute Obispo landed a 20-pound Ing 20 pounds cai i highHNitsd the ending Aug 3 gf Grover Bsach cod poffi pound Ingcod and Nipomo 15-pound Ingcod Lopez Laka A Santa Maria fisherman Matthew CartwrigM made tha big catch of tha weak a ISftpound catfish A.