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Show Page B2 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, February 22, 1993 eager to get Twins' career going as Blue Jays look for help Winfield us sunBv - two-stro- ke . The ball rolled into the rough, a wedge to 3 feet produced a birdie and a victory. just 5 feet from the hazard. "I probably should have laid Albus, who never played the up, but if you hit a good drive it PGA Tour, won with a makes the hole pretty easy," said. "I'd thought ahead of 70. His total of time what I would do if I had the 206 was good for a' v lead and driving is what I do ictory over Don Bies and second-rounbest." leader Gibby GilAlbus said he wasn't sure his bert.. Three strokes behind the 209 were Gary tee shot was dry until walking up winner at the fairway, but once he found it, Player, Tom Wargo and Jim Fer- - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Despite the win, Jim Albus' second Senior Tour victory of his career was not assured until the final hole. doAlbus went to the 4 gleg left par-- 4 18th with a lead in the Senior PGA Tour's Suncoast Classic on Sunday. Despite a narrow landing area and water stretching the entire right side, he hit driver. Al-b- two-stro- ke ke one-stro- us 54-ho- le 15-ya- rd d ee. The victory at the Tournament Players Club of Tampa Bay at Cheval was worth $75,000. Albus, who began the final round one stroke behind Gilbert, the bogeyed his second hole of his d and day third. But he regrouped and took 14th hqle the lead on the par-with a wedge to 15 feet and a birdie putt. By The Associated Press double-bogeye- 5, Hughes outduels Senior to win Australian Masters ' Australia MELBOURNE, (AP) Bradley Hughes beat Peter Senior at the first hole of a sudden-deat- h playoff Sunday to win the Australian Masters golf championship. It was only the second victory ' of his professional career. five-ye- 66 to ish at 281, Senior also missed a par putt from 3 feet in the playoff at the 17th hole. Hughes had an par-- 4 easy par to clinch the victory. Hughes earned $86,940. Senior collected $50,370 plus a ot Hughes carded a flawless d Senior, the tournament winner in 1991, missed a putt for par at the 18th hole that would have given him victory. His concentration was interrupted by the flash from a press photogra $69,000 bonus for a during the first round. Terry Price had a closing 70 to finish third at 284. U.S. PGA champion Nick Price of Zimbabwe carded a final 6,955-yar- d 67 over the par-7He was the course. Huntingdale at 288, finisher overseas leading behind six Australians. e champion Greg Nor72 to find man had a ish sixth at 287. hole-in-o- 3, ar final-roun- final hole. Senior shot a 70, but had two bogeys on the back nine that proved crucial. pher's camera. "Just as I was about to putt, the flash hit me right in the eyes," Senior said. "Flash photography should not be allowed." drew even with Senior with the seventh birdie of his round at the fin- He NOTES: (Continued from Page Bl) DUTY: Kenny Smith on Saturday became the first player to particpate in the shooting contest and dunk contest on the same night. Smith previously took part in two dunk contests, finishing second to Dominique Wilkins in 1990 and fourth in the event won by Dee Brown in 1991. On Saturday, he was eliminated in the first round in both competitions. Three other players have competed in both events in their careers, although none of the others did it in the same year. Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler and Michael Cooper were the others. FOOD PAYOFF: Frank who coached the West team in Saturday night's Legends game, was asked why he started the contest's oldest player, Rod Hundley, a Utah Jazz broadcaster and owner of a local restaurant. "Hot Rod said if I started him, he would let me eat there for a year," the corpulent Layden said. "I will work for food." final-roun- Win-field- !i pi 1 I Six-tim- 7 ,v ;;-M- DOUBLE ll WORLD TELEVISION: The game was to be televised in a record 118 countries in 23 languages, with a potential v iewership of more than 550 million households. 1993 All-St- ar f V All-St- . hand-painte- - . ) -- j VJ MALONE'S TRUCK: Karl Malone' s monster tractor-traile- r truck was on display in a tent at the weekSalt Palace during end. The truck is with 25 gallons of paint, depicting a prairie setting with Malone in western garb on a horse. vehicle weighs The 34.000 pounds, is 72 feet long and has interior accomodations that include a compact disc player, CB radio, VCR, microwave, refrigerator, fax machine and black velvet coverings. 'J "I'm not here early. I'm not here late," Clemens said. "I don't know why it's such a big story. I mean if I was worried about needing to be ready, I'd get down here Lay-de- n, . ' nf- .; - & If rr S 9 Clemens said Boston's record last year and its first finish since 1932 was part of the reason for his arrival. "It's getting tougher and tougher to leave home and leave the troops behind," Clemens said, "but it would be good to get down here and get my mind set right on what needs to be done. How poorly we performed last year is a real 73-8- last-pla- ce ;J, r SI -- ) ) in January." . n s J ar tele-"phon- ALMOST ALL-STAR- Herald PhotoPatrick J. Krohn e, 45-min- Miami's Harold Miner performs one of his early round Saturday night during at the Delta Center. He won the overall contest and pocketed $20,000. slam-dun- SLOW-STARTIN- S: There are eight active NBA players who have scored over 10.000 points in their careers who have yet to be chosen to play in an game. All-St- ar weekend Gur-ney- 's ROOK- G IES: While rookie Shaquille O'Neal is ranked high in the NBA's statistics this season, several other 1993 did not have such a strong start to their careers. The players are Eddie Johnson Clyde Drexler, Joe Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Dumars. Shawn Kemp. Dan Woolridge of Detroit. Byron Scott Larry Nance. Scottie of the Lakers, New York's Herb Mark Price. Dctlcf Schrcmpf Williams. Mike Gminski of Charand John Stockton all av eraged less lotte. Thurl Bailey of Minnesota than 10 points in their rookie seaand Derek Harper of Dallas. sons. All-St- The Toyota EaMIAMI (AP) Juan of Fangio II and P.J. gles Jones finally conquered the streets of downtown Miami, setting an IMSA Camel GT series record Sunday as they completed an easy o sweep in the Miami Grand Prix. Fangio, the defending IMSA GTP champion from Argentina, wound up winning after Jones gave up the lead when his car developed a gasoline pickup problem and he had to pit for fuel with less than five minutes remaining in the event. The victory was an IMSA record ninth in a row for Dan All American Racers team, which broke the mark set by Geoff Brabham and Nissan during the 1988 season. Fangio has won six one-tw- d big-ma- All-Sta- BUICK: Ma-jerl- e. Pip-pe- n. 14-fo- 118-11- 7. Terry Porter was inbounding the ball for the West when he threw the ball to Dan Majerle. who was standing out of bounds, who then threw it in to Porter. Porter then threw a length of the court pass to Hardaway who was fouled. Harda-wa- y only hit one of his free-throw- s. On the East squad's next possession, Jordan drove the lane ard late-inni- X-ra- ys e, and Jones three during the streak that began last June 14. The win by Fangio was the 15th of his career and tied him with the late Peter Gregg for most solo victories with 14. Toyota had never finished better than fourth on the Miami circuit. But, Sunday, there was neverany doubt. The Eagles started from the front and won by two laps over the field. The only rest of the question during the second race of the 1993 season was which of the teammates would get to the finish line first. Fangio, who set a track qualifying record, started from the pole, but Jones slipped into the lead as the green flag waved for the start of the 1 th annual street race. 1.87-mil- e, 11-tu- rn 17-c- ar 1 dished off to a wide open Patrick Ewing who nailed his shot to send the game into overtime. With 1:28 remaining in overtime, the West's Charles Barkley hit a huge to give the West a six point lead and control of the game. At the other end. Stockton was all over Jordon. but somehow Jorthat hit dan got off a nothing but net. But it was too late, the West went on to win 35-- 32. West coach Paul Westphal was asked about the Stockton-Malon- e connection and said, "Give Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan credit, I just stole his plays. These guys are good, (Stockton and Malone). They would have won the MVP even if the game wasn't here. Stockton is the best point guard and Malone is maybe the best power forward (referring to Barkley). The people in Utah were nxuing for them and that may have helped them play their best, but they would have been MVP's no matter where the game was." three-point- er three-point- er 1 he was on Jiis way to a victory before a vocal, partisan gallery of friends and family, including his mother Mary and father Phil, the man who introduced his son to the game at the family home in nearby San Diego. pre-scho- ( itinued from Page B1) With a pixie grin and tongue firmly placed in cheek, he pointed to former U.S. Open and PGA champion Payne Stewart. Stewart, wearing bright yellow e knickers above ye'low and knee xks, was in the same threesome with Mickelson over the final 18 holes. "A veteran's ploy," Mickelson wryly observed, "making us look at those pants all day . " But Mickelson's nerves and a putting stroke so smooth and authoritative it invoked comparison with the young Ben Crenshaw. And there's still much to be learned. Mickelson said after finishing 72 holes in 278, 10 under par. He birdied six of the last 10 holes. Three came on putts of 30, 25 and 15 feet. The most critical, however, came on the par-- 5 13th. He reached the green in two, but a eagle putt missed and. like a television bunny, kept on going and going and going. Mickelson faced an second putt and coming back. No problem for nerves. It found the heart of the hole and dark-blu- 86-8- 4 final spring training camp at Yuma, Ariz. They move next season to Peoria, a Phoenix suburb. When pitchers and catchers report Monday, new manager Jim Riggleman will start to search for a reliever to replace Ranleft the Padres this who dy Myers, winter to sign as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. "I think that is one of our most pressing needs," Riggleman said. At Scottsdale, Ariz., Giants manager Dusty Baker said Bill Swift likely will be his opening day starter. Swift finished last season in the bullpen. "If he's healthy, it will be Swift," manager Dusty Baker said Sunday. "The rotation is set potentially, but a lot can still happen during spring training. ' ' At St. Petersburg, Fla., the St. Louis Cardinals were worried about Rene Arocha, the rookie pitcher from Cuba. Arocha was struck on the right hand while practicing bunting. Precautionary were taken, but results were not expected to be known until Monday. At Bradenton, Fla., Pittsburgh ' Pirates manager Jim Leyland acknowledged mat remaining veterans, such as catcher Mike LaVal-lierare angry that the team is no longer a contender because of free agent departures and trades for young players with cheaper contracts. "When I'm catching or running, I'm not thinking about Barry Bonds and Doug Drabek. Jimmy isn't going to let that happen," LaValliere said. rs All-Sta- (Continued from Page Bl) Price was put in the game and in the final three minutes of the period, he sank three treys to pull the East w ithin two at going into the fourth quarter. Price didn't end there. He hit three more treys in the fourth period to help send the game into overtime. Jordan hit a jump shot with 20.4 seconds remaining in regulation to cut the West's lead to it was yesterday." The San Diego Padres, meanwhile, got ready for their 25th and n ar ALL-STA- R workout. Gone were the hordes of reporters and camera crews. No owners landed behind the batting cages in helicopters. Just 27 pitchers and seven catchers working out in the Florida sun. "Yesterday was a day similar to all first days, only it was the first time for the Florida Marlins," .manager Rene Lachemann said. "The program today is the same at Fangio conquers field at Miami Grand Prix - el -- Dave Winfield is eager to start his cpreer with the Minnesota Twins. The outfielder, who will be 42 on the final day of the season, reported early Sunday to training camp at Fort Myers, Fla., after signing in December with Minnesota as a free agent. "I got a lot of work to do and plenty of time to do it," Winfield said. Winfield hit .290 for the World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays last season with 26 homers and 108 RBIs. He even got the decisive hit of the World Series in the 1 1th inning of Game 6. "He should be just as productive," Twins manager Tom Kelly said. "Even if he tails off a little, that's still good production. ' At Dunedin, Fla., the Blue Jays 's were talking about replacing bat. "The absence of a Dave Winfield will hurt, no doubt about it," hitting instructor Larry Hisle said. "But we do have Paul Molitor, a young Ed Sprague and a young Derek Bell. I believe those three will offset the absence of a Dave Winfield and I think we should score as many runs as we did last year. Maybe more." A few miles away, the Boston Red Sox were happy that Roger Clemens arrived when they asked him to. Clemens arrived eight days after the voluntary reporting date last year, but before the mandatory date set by the collective bargaining agreement. good reason to get down here." Practice was much quieter Sunday at Melbourne, Fla., where the Florida Marlins held their second 1 50-fo- ot The victory was worth ol $180,-00- 0, more than Mickelson won all of last year and the precise amount he passed up as an amateur winner in Tucson two years ago. Perhaps more importantly, it confirmed Mickelson's position as a factor to be considered on the pro tour. "That Phil Mickelson can roll his golf ball. I was really impressed," Dave Rummclls, a veteran of eight seasons of PGA Tour activity and Mickelson's closest pursuer, said. "I personally think he is going to be one of the greatest players of all time. He hits it long and is good with his irons and is a great putter," Rummells said after a closing 70 produced his career-bes- t finish, second alone, at 282. Stewart was next at 283 after 70 that included a double bogey 7 off a drive into an unplayable position. er 18-fo- ot Herald PhotoJason OIon Charlotte's Larry Johnson, playing for the East squad, jam as he flies past Hakeem Olajuwon during the All-St- ar goes for the game. ld Jay Don Blake, Jay Haas and Greg Tw iggs tied for fourth at 285. Blake closed up w ith a 67. Tw iggs shot 70 and Haas matched par 72. |