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Show m c, Scoreboard C3 C5 Comics C6 & Lifestyle M The Daily Herald Wednesday, October 11, 1S35 Heber pro vying for top PGA award raves n ip Reds in extra innings Golfs hot races for 1995 are o down to the last few weeks of the season on the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour. The money titles for both tours are virtually up for grabs which means the player of the year honors will remain unsettled as well. On the Senior PGA Tour, Heber City's Bruce Summerhays is vying for several accolades, statistically and for rookie of the year honors. In the latest Senior PGA Tour stats, Summerhays is in the top 10 in several categories, including ninth in driving distance with an average of 267.8 yards per drive. It's unlikely Summerhays can catch leader Jay Sigel who averages 279.0. Summerhays does lead the Senior Tour in the sheer number of birdies he makes. So far in '95, he's carded 366 red numbers compared to Dave Stockton's 349. "It's kind of a bonus for me to By GERRY FRALEY Dallas Morning News - I & & ,2.. l The Atlanta CINCINNATI Braves defeated the Cincinnati in 11 innings in the Reds. opener of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night at Riverfront Stadium. Does anyone care? This game included the Braves scoring the tying run in the ninth inning, earning their third on victory of the Mike Devereaux's single and : : .i i ii-- i v5apiiig cl juiii iii uic liui vy pelthe Reds to into their ground ting fifth double play of the game. A small crowd dimmed the luster. 2-- 1, last-at-b- at post-seaso- n : The Reds sold only 40.382 tick- ets: the announced attendance according to NL policy. The crowd was 36,762, more than 17,000 below capacity. By either measure, it was the smallest n crowd for the 29 in this games played park's histo- se post-seaso- WelU. scheduled to start Friday, warm up in the bullpen during the 10th to be ready for Atlanta's hitters. Johnson went with Mike Jackson to open the 1 1th. Jackson started the inning by walking McGriff. a hitter. He scored on Devereaux's two-ohit. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox went one step beyond that: using closer Mark Wohlers in a tie game on the road. Conventional wisdom frowns on that, because the closer may have to pitch at least two innings for a w in. "There's no book anymore," Cox said of the art of managing. "Everybody does things differently. You do what you think gives you the best chance to w in." Wohlers had four strikeouts and six consecutive outs in the ninth and 10th. He also kept the Braves in the game long enough for them to find a w ay to score again. Cox had to use three relievers in the final inning after pinch-hittThomas Howard led off against Brad Clontz with a double. Barry Larkin's grounder moved How ard to third. After Steve Avery w alked pinch-hitte- r Mariano Duncan, Greg McMichael got the save by getting Reggie Sanders to ground into a double play. Atlanta starter Tom Glavine kept the Braves close for eight innings. He allowed one run on seven hits and never let the offense's struggles detract from the task at hand. The Reds led off three innings with extra-bas- e hits but scored only once. Larkin, taking advantage of left fielder Ryan Klesko's defensive liabilities, ran what should have been a leadoff double into a triple in the fourth. Larkin left-hand- left-hand- ut er Fan apathy brought on by last year's strike lingers in the area. The Reds, traditionally a strong-drawin- g franchise, had only one regular-seaso- n crowd of 40.000: on opening day. The Reds also irritated the locals with an extortionlike playoff-ticke- t policy that included an S8 service fee. Those who stayed away missed a gripping contest that at the finish turned on high-wir- e managerial Hod Collett M m Assoc. Sports Editor a be leading in a stats category," said Summerhays, who finished second in this past weekend's TransAmerica event. '"Being a rookie out here, I certainly have learned that the best way to ana- lyze my performance, my - improvement or my downfall is to watch the numbers. Certainly, a large part of my success so far this year is because I have been able to make a great deal of birdies." In the important category, which includes driving dis- tance, accuracy, birdies, sand saves and number of eagles, Japanese star Isao Aoki is No. 1, bu! Summerhays is No. 8 overall. In the coveted money race, Dave Stockton tops the list at $1,191 million, while Raymond Floyd trails in second place at $1.11 million. Summerhays has played in an incredible 31 events this year, while pocketing $639,261, good for 12th on the money list. With five tournaments left on the Senior PGA Tour, Summerhays is making a strong bid as rookie of the year. His two main rivals are former BYU product Buddy Allin, who's ranked 23rd on the money list with $456,179, and Hale Irwin, who has won twice in the past two months and has taken home $714,009 in only nine tournaments. Considering the rookie honor goes to those who have won large but more amounts of money Irwin is importantly, toumeys almost a shoe-i- n at this point. What Summerhays has going for him is that no one, including himself, expected him to have the kind of year 1995 has turned out to be. Almost every golf expert, sports writers to PGA Tour officials expected Irwin to have the kind of year he's having. m "I've always said that I'm pleasantly surprised by the kind of year I'm having," said Summerhays. "But we've got a few tournaments to go and I'll be giving it my best shot." Things looking up: Orem's Mike Reid captured his biggest paycheck of the year this past Sunday when he finished second at the $1.2 million Walt Disney Classic in Florida. Reid took home $49,600, which upped his season winnings to $102,809, or 152nd on the PGA Tour money list. Money leader: Greg Norman continues on his pace this year as he tops the monrecord-settin- g ey list with $1,567,359. In second place is Lee Janzen at $1,323 million. The impressive aspect about Norman's lead is that he has appeared in only 15 tournaments, compared to 27 for Janzen. numbers: The 1996 Novell Provo Open golf tournament, set for May 27 to June , is on a fast pace in its growth. Just three years ago, the event e could only offer $1,000 Last year, the money to pros. amount was $6,000, but next year e the prize is a projected $10,000, according to Gary Golightly, tournament director. Impressive 1 first-plac- firsl-plac- maneuvering. Cincinnati manager Davey Johnson stayed with starter Pete Schourek, who had a four-hshutout, into the ninth with a lead. Schourek lost the advantage on consecutive hits by Chipper Jones and Fred McGriff and David Justice's infield out. Johnson had David it -0 AP Photo Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser is knocked upside down by a sliding Hal Morris, of Cincinnati, after a forceout at second base Tuesday night. The Braves won the first game of the series in 11 innings. 2-- 1 left-hand- er Kingdome come: Mariners continue o excel at home Bob Wolcott engineers a great escape By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer of cr;dit," Wilson said. "They've been carrying us every a lot By BART HUBBUCH r Newspapers Knight-Ridde- It's dark, dank SEATTLE and in danger of caving in at any moment, but something about the Kingdome is bringing out the best in the Seattle Mariners. d Something that allowed a the Indians stifle to pitcher for seven innings, barely a month after his 22nd birthday. Something that allowed the seventh- and eighth-plac- e hitters to touch Cleveland ace Dennis Marn tinez for a homer and a g double. Something that's allowed the Mariners to win 20 of their last 23 games in the damp, gray building, including last night's 2 decision in Game of the American League Championship Series. Catcher Dan Wilson had an idea what that something was after Seattle continued its improbable magic in front of 57,065 delirious fans who let their emotions flow on virtually eveiy pitch. "You've got to give that crowd fresh-face- two-ru- game-decidin- 3-- 1 game, giving us a big lift. (Last night) was no different. It's become a very big advantage." Just ask Bob Wolcott, the Mariners' emergency starter who wasn't even added to their playoff roster until Monday but managed to hold the impatient Indians firm- Bob Wolcott was more into trouble with getting each pitch, and nothing could help SEATTLE him. Four straight balls to Kenny Lofton to begin the game. Two balls to Omar Vizquel, and a visit on the mound from manager Lou Piniella. "He just said try to relax and throw strikes," Wolcott said. "The same things the manager always CD ly in check. Or just ask third baseman Mike Blowers, Seattle's No. 7 hitter who in the playoffs with was seven strikeouts before belting a two-ru- n homer in the second inning off Martinez. Or just ask shortstop Luis Sojo, who followed Blowers in the order says." and was worried about being before replaced by a pinch-hittin the with Buhner Jay knocking in the seventh. run deciding "It's a great feeling coming to the ballpark here every night," Sojo said. "I think the crowd has been the difference. We feel like we just can't lose." er (See MARINERS, Page C2) AP Photo Seattle outfielder Vince Coleman can't come up with this double Cleveland's Paul Sorrento in the second inning Tuesday night. Hunters must be sure of target By ROD COLLETT Associate Sports Editor The Daily Herald The first of the state's big game rifle hunts opens today amid reports that most of the state's animals have had explosive antler growth. According to Clay Perschon, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) northern region supervisor, the wet spring that yielded lush forage has resulted in "exceptional antler growth and great table quality meat." Perschon said the sale of elk permits have been brisk but that there are plenty of spike bull tags remaining for the general season rifle hunt. The general elk rifle season ends Oct. any-bu- ll state-wid- e, 19. The DWR is also cautioning hunters that permits may only be used on those units designated in the white on Page 21 of any-bu- ll the Big Game Proclamation. Elk hunters will also be seeing more spiked bulls with branched antlers in spike-onl- y areas, said Mike Welch, the DWR's big game coordinator. He said that under the new definitions of the Big Game Proclamation, spike bulls are classified as having only one antler branched above the ears. Branching usually occurs on the upper third of the antler and, typically, 20 io 30 percent of the bulls will branch every year. While this makes it harder for hunters to tell which animals are eligible for harvesting in spike-onl- y areas, the DWR encourages hunters to make sure of their target before pulling the trigger. "Hunters will have to take another second or two to be sure of what they are shooting at," added Welch. "These animals are growing very well thanks to a great source of food." (See BRAVES, Page C2) Elk hunters who haven't yet purchased a license, can do so once the season starts. "But hunters can't use that license the same day it is purchased," said Scott Root, the DWR Central Region public information officer. Meanwhile, the second of the big game rifle hunts unfolds Oct. 21 when the general rifle deer season begins. "Deer populations state-wid- e are recovering, especially in northern Utah," said Welch. Welch said recent data gleaned from deer recovery reports indicate that fawn production in northern Utah last year was the highest in the state at more than 74 fawns per 100 does. He predicted that hunter success .ould be up to 40 percent in northern Utah and in the Central Region, which also has had high deer production rates, the harvest could be as high as 35 percent. No good. Wolcott walked Vizquel on five pitches. The sweat on Wolcott's cap was building. The Kingdome crowd was squirming, it was getting painful to watch, seeing a rookie falling apart in front of his parents, his team, his fans. Another four-pitc- h walk, this one to Carlos Baerga. Knowing he had to give Seattle's staff a break because everyone was worn out, Wolcott already had forced reliever Bob Wells to begin warming up. "I didn't notice who it was, but by (See WOLCOTT, Page C2) King pleads innocent in court appearance By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK Yawning and smiling, a relaxed Don King proclaimed his innocence of charges he cheated Lloyd's of London out of $350,000. The boxing promoter faced a federal jury Tuesday, the first day of his trial on insurance fraud charges. "I'm innocent of all charges. .., 1 love America man, greatest country in the world," was all King would say to a beehive of reporters with cameras outside the new federal courthouse in lower Manhattan. His lawyer, Peter Fleming, had plenty to say in court in his opening statement: He told the ld jury his client was unfairly accused of fraud. But Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Gardephe said it would to conclude King cheated Lloyd's out of $350,000 by sub--; mitting a falsified contract fori: 1991 fight that was canceled. Z "Don King is a man who keeps very tight control over his; money and his business,"; ; Gardephe said. The prosecutor said that; every check in King's central account "has to be signed by. Mr. King whether's it's for 5, cents or $1 million. "Don King keeps better track in his head of w hat people owe him than the accounting department can keep on paper," be-ea- sy he added. |