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HOMETOWN HEROES Hometown Heroes is a weekly feature on pro athletes with local roots. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE ROUNDUP Spirit takes advantage of Pilots' botched play Baseball graduate, hit. 125 (l-for-8) with two runs and one RBI in five games for the St. Louis Cardinals. Jaff Eisenhower High School graduate, hit .357 (lO-for-28) with four runs, seven RBI and a home run in seven games for the Florida Marlins.

Jeff Orotawold, a Rim of the World High School graduate, went 0-for-l in one game for the Kansas City Royals. Chuck Carr, a San Bernardino native and Fontana High School graduate, hit .192 (5-for-26) with six runs, a double and four stolen bases in seven games for the Florida Marlins. GregColbrunn, a Fontana-High School graduate, hit .241 (7-for-29) with two doubles in seven games for the Florida Marlins. Darnell Coles, an Eisenhower High School Golf C2 The Sun MONDAY, July 10. 1995 Kaleidoscope Minor-league road trips adventures in bad food Minor-league baseball isn't always a bowl of cherries.

Especially not after late games, when the only places open are Taco Bell, McDonald's or a local greasy spoon. "The toughest thing about it is 1 1 o'clock on the road," Charleston Alley Cats outfielder Matt Bragga said. "You have to order pizza some nights. You have no other option. My roommate and I do that a lot, and I know a lot of other guys who do." There are other options, however.

Pitcher Justin Smith, for example, packs a cooler full of sandwich meat and condiments before each road trip, which allows him to send most of his $15-a-day meal allowance to his wife and daughter in Florida. "Being married, I have to save money," Smith said. LIVING LARGE: I.os Angeles Daily News columnist Michael Ventre: "The NBA labor dispute canceled weekly sessions between Clippers coach Bill Fitch and dormant center Stanley Roberts. Unfortunately, this means Roberts will now go from workout to lockout to porkout." YEAH, WHATEVER: Add Ventre: "Roberto Baggio leftJuventusof Turin and joined AC Milan. I would be willing to care about this if I knew what the heck it meant." AT LEAST HE'S HONEST: Raiders owner Al Davis, on criticism that he was playing Oakland against L.A.

in order to win a more favorable stadium agreement: "I was. No one else has ever done that in business?" NOT-SO-HOLY MATRIMONY: Cincinnati Reds manager Davey Johnson, asked if he would consider managing the New York Mots again: "How many times do you marry your ex-wife?" Sports in brief Brundage said. "You'd be surprised how tough that play is. You make your living out of throwing the ball as hard as you can, and then in clutch time, you have to lob the ball. Not easy." Roenicke said Dodgers pitchers are taught not to lob the ball.

"Take two steps, then throw firm," he said. "Only Herges' throw was off-line." Herges allowed two hits in five innings with four strikeouts and two walks. Trey Moore (7-4) got into trouble early when he could not find the outside part of the plate against the Spirit's right-handed hitters. Moore had walked only 24 batters in 80 innings before Sunday, but four Spirit batters received free passes over the first two innings. The two batters Moore walked in the first moved into scoring position on a passed ball.

Jay Kirkpatrick cashed one in with a fielder's choice and Dandridge singled in the other. San Bernardino extended the lead to 3-1 in the fourth when Frank Smith lifted a solo home run, his third. Jorgensen also hit a solo homer for Riverside. Spirit notes Three current Pilots players, including Saturday's winning pitcher, Craig Clayton, and a coach have played for the Spirit in the past. Remember that cute little Sunday tradition the Spirit management has ol releasing doves at the end ol the National Anthem? The Spirit is 7-0 on Dove Days.

Attention all blood donors: Anyone with a receipt to verily that they have donated blood to the San BernardinoRiverside Blood Bank in 1995 will receive a tree general admission ticket to tonight's game. Julio Parra (1-0. 4.50) will get the start tor San Bernardino. Game time is 7 p.m. Error on routine ground ball translates into crucial pair of runs for San Bernardino in 9-3 victory.

By James Curran Special to The Sun SAN BERNARDINO Managers, take Sunday at Fiscalini Field as a warning about a play that will surely doom your defense: the comebaeker. The San Bernardino Spirit blew a two-run lead on a defensive breakdown, but when Riverside reciprocated on a similar play, the Spirit pulled away with a 9-3 California League victory in front of 1,663 fans. Brad Dandridge tapped a comebaeker with the bases loaded, two out in the bottom of the seventh and the game tied 3-3. However, reliever Dan Sullivan lobbed the ball over first baseman Randy Jorgensen, and two runners scored the winning runs for San Bernardino (12-7, 56-32). J.

P. Roberge's three-run home run in the eighth put the game away. "We thought our comebaeker was a gimme, too," Spirit manager Ron Roe-nicke said. "As it turns out, they gave us back the two we gave them." Riverside (10-9, 45-43) tied the game in the fourth on a two-run, four-base error by Spirit reliever Matt Herges (1-0). Manny Patel grounded the ball to Herges, who saw Scott Smith leaning too far off second.

Herges' throw to get Smith sailed past second base, the infielders and outfielders. Both baserunners circled the bases. "I'll be the first to say that as a pitcher, I launched a few like that after a comebaeker," Riverside manager Dave native and Eisenhower High School graduate, shot a 2-under 69 Sunday to finish at 5-under 208, three strokes behind winner Kathryn Marshall at the $500,000 LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Classic in Syl vania, Ohio. Burton won $17,528. Dave Stockton a Mentone native and Redlands High School graduate, shot a 5-over 77 Friday and missed the cut at the $2 million Western Open in Lemont, III.

Stockton finished with a two-round total of 10-over 154. Brandle Burton, a Rialto Uruguay, Mexico grab wins America cup The Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay Uruguay, looking to regain some lost soccer prestige, qualified for the second round of the America Cup on Sunday, while Mexico gave itself a lifeline by beating struggling Venezuela. Uruguay sat back on its lead after Enzo Francescoli scored in the 13th minute and defeated Paraguay 1-0. "We're happy with the result, but I must admit that we still haven't found the right balance," Uruguayan coach Hector Nunez said. "It was an emotional game but not a great one." In the day's other game, Mexi- co bounced back to beat Venezuela 3-1 on two penalty kicks from Luis Garcia, who became the tournament's top scorer with three goals.

"We picked up our game today," coach Miguel Mejia Baron said. "We scored three goals and could have had more and we looked good in possession." Mexico made four changes from the lineup that lost to Paraguay on Thursday. Venezuela, with no points from two games, stands virtually no chance of advancing past the first round. The United States, which beat Chile 2-1 in its opener, plays Bo livia on Tuesday night. Quakes run winning streak to four Woodridge in the first-inning outburst.

Vince Moore blasted his sixth homer of the season in the sixth to add an insurance run for the Quakes, who ran their winning streak to four games after a 4-11 second-halfstart. Rancho Cucamonga starting pitcher Jared Baker went 5'a innings, surrendering two runs, to improve his record to 2-0. Bubba Dixon threw a scoreless eighth and ninth to pick up his third save. The Sun STOCKTON The Rancho Cuca-monga Quakes opened the game with a four-run first inning and used three pitchers to hold the Stockton offense in check en route to a 5-3 victory over the Ports on Sunday night. Larry See had a two-run double, followed by an RBI double from Gabe Alvarez and an RBI single off the bat of Dickie Gentlemen: MeetMany lovely, dedicated Latin women.

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Shortstop Keith Luuloa was 2-for-3 with his third home run, a double and two RBI for the Storm (8-10). Roy Hodge was 4-for-4 with his third homer, a double and three RBI, and Eric Chavez added two hits and three RBI for the Mavs (9-10). The Sun ADELANTO The Lake Elsinore Storm scored five times in the ninth inning to defeat the High Desert Mavericks 11-7 in front of 1,445 fans at Maverick Stadium on Sunday evening. The Mavs took a 7-6 lead into the ninth. After Lake Elsinore tied the game, Ryan Griffin (5-9) came on in relief and allowed three runs in a third of an inning be Motorola u195 Ebel: Spirit coach likes life in minors value.

16 Number 1 6 Number Mmwv Activation Time Stamp Reluired Interstate 1 0 between Banning and Palm Springs 800-252-4499 (909) 984-4100 All New 1995 Saturn SCls SIC 015 their baserunners to see what they're giving away. I make mistakes and I get caught off-guard, but with Dino and Dennis Le-wallyn, I don't get caught often." Lewallyn is another Single-A stalwart, having spent 15 years with the Dodgers' other Single-A affiliate in Vero Beach, Fla. Ebel said his coaching knowledge has improved with each manager, a group that includes former Dodgers Rick Dempsey and John Shelby. Dempsey and Shelby now manage Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A San Antonio, respectively. "I learned about being aggressive defensively with Rick," Ebel said.

"But Rick Dempsey was a catcher and a base-by-base guy. Shelby and Roenicke they were base stealers. We were talking about it yesterday; the reason we run a lot is because this is where you learn how to steal bases." Ebel said he will continue to compile a managing resume, but it wouldn't bother him to remain a Cal League coach. "The Dodgers know I'm from Barstow, and I think the reason I'm here is because they want me to be close to my family and friends," Ebel said. "I still get people from Barstow who recognize me.

That's better than moving to Great Falls or Yakima That's in Washington, by the way." Continued from C1 I don't go up to them then. Let them have their fun, let them make their mistakes, then the next day talk to them about it after they've thought about it. "You could say that the teaching is like the lower grades in school. Talk to the players in a simpler way, because when they get to Double-A and Triple-A, then the pressure gets harder." Spirit manager Ron Roenicke said Ebel's personality is a nice fit for Single-A players. "You need different personalities at different levels," Roenicke said.

"Here, you better be a good communicator and counselor. You've got to get the players willing to communicate with their coaches here, or they won't learn." Ebel also proved to be an added weapon for Roenicke early in the season. In his first season as a Cal League manager, Roenicke has used Ebel as a reference source on the quirks of the league's teams. "Sure, he remembers the fields and he remembers the players coming back," Roenicke said. "Keep in mind, as a manager I have a lot of things to think about, but I can't do it all.

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"He didn't have a harness or rope or anything," said Toronto fire Capt. Rick Cooper, one of the first to arrive at the scene. The worker was setting up a track of overhead lights in a software firm's display when he tumbled from a steel scaffold. He sustained massive head and internal injuries. MANTLE SCHEDULES APPEARANCE: Mickey Mantle has scheduled his first public appearance since undergoing a liver transplant.

The 63-year-old former New York Yankees star will hold a news conference Tuesday at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where he underwent surgery on June 8. The Hall of Famer has been recuperating in seclusion since his June 28 discharge. PANCHO GONZALEZ EULOGIZED: Tennis great I'aneho Gonzalez was remembered as an impassioned yet modest champion who was always puzzled why someone would want his autograph. About 200 mourners, including former stars Rod Laver, Dennis Ralston and Alex Olmedo. paid their final respects Saturday at Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas.

Gonzalez. 67. died July 3 at a Las Vegas hospital after being stricken with stomach cancer for nine months. SPECIAL OLYMPICS END: The world's largest sports event this year, the Special Olympics World Games, ended with tributes to the courage of some 7,000 athletes. The games drew athletes from more than 140 countries for nine days of competition in gymnastics, softball.

soccer, swimming, sailing and many other sports. PATTERSON BEATS HOPSON: Tracy Harris Patterson stopped Eddie Hopson in the second round and won the I BF junior lightweight title in Reno, Nev. Patterson had Hopson on the can vas or on the ropes four times in the second round before referee Mills Lane stopped the fight at 1:37. BRIEFLY NOTED: Politicians made concessions to the Cleveland Cavaliers that contributed to millions of dollars in cost overruns in the construction of Gund Arena, The Plain Dealer Taylor re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings, who asked the NHL to investigate tampering by the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers. The 26-year-old center agreed to a three-year deal for $1.2 million, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star reported. Following an unintentional head butt that stopped the fight. Kenny Keene won a unanimous decision over Terry Ray to claim the I BC's vacant cruiserweight title. From Sun News Services Roar of the crowd The Sun publishes letter to the Sport editor on Saturday. Send letter to The Sun, Roar ol the Crowd, 399 N.

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It was the fifth year in a row that the Spaniard won the first long time trial, but it was his toughest challenge yet. Indurain had to come back in the final 3 miles to edge surprisingly strong Bjarne Riis of Denmark by 12 seconds. "I knew he would be very strong," said Indurain, who finished the 33.5-mile trial in 1 hour, 04. 16 seconds. "I didn't know I was that close," said Riis, who wore the yellow jersey for one day Friday.

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