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Show Also in this section: Comics B5 Classified B6-1- 0 Sports Win or- lose, NOTABLE QUOTES: "They score about as often as the U.S. World Cup team and lose with the same frequency." New York Times reporter Michael Martinez, talking about the New York Yankees. PRISON GRADS: There was no robe, no pomp and circumstance, no honorary degree. Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pistons came to the Milan Federal Prison dressed more for a pickup game than a commencement speech. But Rodman, the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, was there to speak to the 57 inmates receiving degrees through Cleary College's prison extension program. "You guys should be proud of yourselves," Rodman told the graduates on June 20. "You may not be getting out this year, or the rext, or in the next five. But this diploma is going to help you." Rodman urged the graduates to keep working toward a return to society. East." Ivan Lendl, not to mention a lot of other people, might be unfamiliar with his quarterfinal opponent at Wimbledon. Meet David Pearce, an unseeded whose claim to fame is being the best tennis Press story, Brad Pearce's claim to fame might be that he's the best tennis player from Provo, Utah. He is 120th in the world on the computer rankings. But, while most of us were 'Still sleeping early this morning, Pearce was trying to correct that. He was playing a man some consider the best tennis Ivan player in the world player wide-rangin- one-thir- d. David? Even Lendl knew better. In the same article, Lendl, who played Pearce in 1987 and beat him was quoted as saying: "Brad is a good player. He's solid. He has all the shots. But he doesn't have any extra big shots." Pearce told those who gathered to question him Tuesday that it had always been his dream to win the Wimbledon title. the world's premier stages Centre Court of the Club in Wimbledon, England. 7-- 6, Tuesday when he defeated Mark Woodforde of Australia 64 to reach the quarterfinals. "Now that I'm here, I feel like I've earned it," Pearce said in a telephone interview later in the day. "The important thing for me to do win or lose against Lendl is to go out and compete hard; to play good quality tennis," Pearce said. "I need to use this result (reaching Wim- "I'm as a TO GRAMPA: West German midfielder Lothar Matth-ieuwants to dedicate the 1990 World Cup title to his grandfather who lives in East Germany. Matthaeus said he hasn't seen his grandfather, Joseph Matthaeus, in 10 years. The elderly man lives in Magdeburg, East Germany. "I hope to hug my grandfather soon. I'll do it right after the World Cup before going on vacation," he said. "I really look forward to this meeting and all my family will be there. I want to show him my daughters Alisa and Viola and my wife Silvia." s HERO'S WELCOME: Cameroon's team will get a first-clawelcome when it returns home from the World Cup, even though it was beaten in the quarterfinals. Businessmen in Cameroon and elsewhere in Africa are planning to shower the players with cars and cash, and the Cameroon soccer federation will also pay thousands of dollars in bonuses. Some of the players expect to get new houses for their showing Italy, much better than most people had expected. No other African team had ever advanced to the third round of the ss World Cup. 9 AL ROOKIE RECORDS SET BY "SHOELESS" JOE JACKSON, 1911 .408 1. Baiting avg. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9. Hit'. 233 162 Singles 45 Doubles 19 Triples 126 Runs - 71 Extra base hits 337 Total bases .590 Slugging percentage the maior league rookie record Source: Sports Features Syndicate Sports Features Syndicate will pay SS for your list II published. Send lists to Sports leatures. P.O. Box 660. Maple Shade. N.J. 08052. Include name, address, phone number and source. Wednesday 6 p.m. Wimbledon tennis (HBO) 6 p.m. Baseball, Yankees at Royals or Tigers at White Sox (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. Best ol Sportscentral (KSL 1160 AM) 6 30 p m. Motorcycle rac'ng (PSN) 8:30 p.m. Racquetba'l (PSN) 10:35 p.m. Wimbledon highlights (NBC Channel 2) 11 p.m. Horse lumping (PSH) Thursday 9 a m. Wimbledon tennis (NBC Channel 2) Following Wimbledon, Pearce will return to the U.S. and play in a tournament in Newport, R.I. It begins Monday. He then has several stops across the continent before playing in the U.S. Open. Pearce should climb in the rankings as the result of his Wimbledon showing. "Reaching the quarterfinals is worth 100 points, plus any bonus points, but I really haven't worried about where that puts me on the computer rankings," Pearce said. Regardless of the outcome of his match with Lendl, Pearce's name will be more familiar to tennis fans than it was earlier in the week. Consider the way an Associated 6-- 4, 6-- 4, summer." Coaches who fail a test on recruiting rules would be barred from recruiting under a measure to be voted on next January at the NCAA convention, an NCAA official said Tuesday in outlining a broad grouping of convention proposals. In other items in what shapes up as one of the most significant conventions in years, a group of major athletic g conferences has submitted a agenda to cut scholarship limits and reduce time demands on student-athlete- s by about The NCAA Presidents Commission said last week it would sponsor the general list of proposals by the conferences, including reducing football grant limits from 95 to 85 by 1994. Utah. Provo, 6-- 4. Lendl. And, he was doing it on one of bledon's Final Eight) from Ranked No. 120 in the world, he crashed the exclusive final eight on Tuesday by beating Mark Woodforde of Australia springboard for the rest of the PROPOSALS: - k- Tuesday's win: Chances are By BOB HUDSON Assistant Sports Editor According to an Associated 6-- 4, cooking since leaving Providence, R.I., and New York to become basketball coach at Kentucky. So, he is thinking about opening an Italian restaurant in Lexington one patterned after his favorite place in New York. Pitino said if he does through with the idea, he will import three or four chefs not from Italy, but "from back v Pearee name in the forefront Pearce earned that right GOOD EATIN': RickPitino says he misses authentic Italian July 4, 1990 ri ' (nates Wednesday Press article started after 6-- 3, pretty Pearce said. "You have to keep your dreams as big as you can." Pearce, who graduated from Timpview High School in 1984, said he hopes his success at Wimbledon will have a positive effect on tennis in Utah and in Provo. "Hopefully it will increase the enthusiasm (for tennis) there," rs The defending champions, playing by far their best match of the tournament, won a penalty kick 3 shootout from Italy Tuesday night. Before nearly 60,000 fans many of whom idolize Maradona when he plays for Napoli but who were strongly for the hosts this time regulation and overtime ended In the shootout, Argentina's second straight, Maradona put in the decisive kick, goalie Sergio Goycoe-che- a made two stops and Argentina was in the final for the third 1. It r v '- f$r KNOELL Herald Sports Writer Who's on first? Tuesday night at 'the BYU baseball diamond, it depended on the it might be Don Valgard-son- , inning or maybe John Batina, or could that be Dane Iorg? At times, whoever was playing there and other places on the field might even have resembled Stan Laurel or Oliver Hardy. But whoever it was, he and the rest of the players kicking up their heels on the diamond were enjoying themselves thoroughly. "Ah, this is great," grinned BYU baseball coach and peppery second baseman Gary Pullins after turning in his couple of innings of play in the annual Old Timers vs. baseball game. "It's always fun. It's great to see these guys again, and great to play." The score was incidental but incidentally, it was 14-- 9 for the Old Timers, their second win in a row in this yearly Freedom Festival affair. "When they get more runs than the other guys, I have no problems," chuckled the Old Timers' manager, BYU Athletic Director Glen Tuckett, after guiding the oldsters to victories. The series now stands for the Old Timers. But winning and losing isn't what this game is about. Fun is. -..- Pearce described Wimbledon as something special. "The thing about Wimbledon almost have to come to appreciate it. The atmosphere is like nowhere else in the world." is you But, while Pearce, his wife Cindi, his father Wayne and the couple's nanny have enjoyed their stay in England, he made a special point to ask, "let Provo know, we're all disappointed we won't be there for the Freedom Festival. It's always a fun event." time in the last four World Cups (it also won in 1978). Tonight, England and West Germany play the other semifinal. "I had a dream Argentina and England would play in the final," Maradona said. "But there is a big Germany in the way. I will be rooting for England." Few Argentines could have expected to be rooting for their countrymen in the final. Remember, this is the team that lost to Cameroon in the first game, was outplayed for nearly 90 minutes in springing an upset on Brazil, and needed a shootout to beat Yugoslavia. This has not been a great team. Except when it absolutely had to be. "At the beginning of June, people got hurt, we felt very insecure," coach Carlos Bilardo said. "We fell the team was falling apart. AP Laserphoto New York the first 12-ga- pitcher Frank Viola winds up en route to pitching the Mets past Houston and becoming winner in the National League. He shut out the Astros, 12-- NEW YORK Darryl Strawberry hit two of New York's four home runs, including a towering shot off the scoreboard, and Frank Viola became the National League's first winner as Dodgers 7, Cubs 6 Kirk Gibson hit a two-ru- n single, capping a four-ru-n rally in the ninth inning that led the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs. homer beJuan Samuel's two-ru- n gan Los Angeles' comeback and the Dodgers went on to win for the first time in 35 games that they trailed after eight innings. Giants 4, Cardinals 0 SAN FRANCISCO Undefeated Trevor Wilson pitched a and Robby Thompson drove in three runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals. LOS ANGELES Mets the mashed the Houston Astros . Viola (12-3- ) pitched a five-hittfor his third shutout of the season. The Mets have won 20 of 23 overall and 11 of the last 12 at home. Houston has lost 15 of 16 on the road. Reds 2, Expos 0 Tom Browning MONTREAL retired the first 16 batters and combined with Randy Myers on a three-hittas the Cincinnati Reds beat Montreal, the Expos' sixth loss in seven games. Phillies 5, Braves 1 PHILADELPHIA Reliever Jeff Parrett pitched five innings in his first major-leagu- e start and Dennis Cook got his first save, 12-0- er - - Pirates er five-hitt- -Padres 5, er 3 DIEGO R.J. Reynolds run singled home the in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Diego, the Padres' seventh straight loss. AMERICAN LEAGUE Rookie Kevin MINNEAPOLIS Tapani scattered seven hits in 7 innings in outdueling Roger Cle SAN - big-leag- leading the Phladelphia Phillies 1- -3 over the Atlanta Braves. ft I J (See OLD TIMERS, Page B2) 5) ut er LeMond still second place at Tour event Canadian Steve Bauer still wearing the leader's yellow jersey and Greg LeMond still V.J' more than 10 minutes behind. The world's most famous cycling event finished Tuesday's leg at the base of the d abbey on a granite outcrop situated in the middle of an immense bay. s, More than 3,500 riders, mechanics and journalists that trail the Tour added to the thousands of tourists. 1,000-year-ol- offi-cal- After the rains on Monday, the sun came out Tuesday and so did the crowds. Two extra ramps were made to the parking lots on the base of the city to accommodate all the extra vehicles that follow the Tour. were pickoff plays, hit batters, masters at work." 7-- Mont St. Michel. But even at one of France's most popular tourist attractions, things were much the same in the standings, with All-Star- s, great plays... The kids were all excited about playing against these guys. It's a chance to see the mens and Gary Gaetti hit a two-ru- n triple as the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 3 Tuesday night. had a shutout until Tapani (9-the eighth when the Red Sox scored on a one-owalk to Wade Boggs, Jody Reed's single and pinch-hittKevin Romine's sacrifice fly off John Candelaria. Rick Aguilera retired Tom Brun-ansk- y on a fly ball and went on to earn his 19th save. He gave up two runs in the ninth on Carlos Quin-tana- 's RBI double and Boggs' RBI single. Clemens (12-4- ) lost for the second (See MAJORS, Page B2) MONT ST. MICHEL, The Tour de France (AP) France, like so many pilgrims, Christians and tourists over the years, headed to 14-- 9 After all, what former player, whether he finished his career in college or went on to professional ball, can resist the chance to pull the uniform on again and see what he can do against some of the best young talent in the area? And what high schooler wouldn't love the chance to dig in at the plate against the likes of former Cy Young Award Winner Vern Law? Or toe the rubber and decide what City pitch to throw to and St. Louis World Series hero Dane Iorg? Or get the chance to pitch to his coach. Heath Snow of American Fork got that chance in the seventh inning, when Caveman coach Kim Nelson stepped up to the plate. And this time around, it was Snow who won the battle, as he fanned his former coach, much to the delight of most of the large crowd on hand to watch. "You taught him well," noted the P.A. announcer as a somewhat chagrined Nelson smiled his way back to the dugout. "You saw it all out there," said Carl Jensen, coach of the who also sported a big grin. "There 0. ciubs two homers Strawberry - ain't pretty, but Old Timers entertain By DOROTHY Arl 1 f:i Pearce said. "And hopefully Stars of yesteryear top local upstarts, All-Sta- rs X ;f . , . '; that will trickle down to the younger players." Maradona again the hero ROME (AP) Diego Maradona has a few words for the if there are any left. "After what we have been through, what more but for us to win the World Cup again?" Maradona said after another remarkable performance by Argentina. kl -:- idealistic," ITS AH UsiTphnto Gary Pullins, BYU baseball coach, was all fingers on this play as he can't come up with a hopper in the infield Tuesday night. The riders also adapted a leisurely, tourist-lik- e pace before ending in a mass finish that allowed Bauer to remain in first place and actually increase his lead by four seconds. The congested atmosphere in the pack contributed to falls that caused trouble to one of the major contenders. |