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Show 2 The Salt Lake Tribune ports FRIDAY/July 11, 1997 FOOTBALL Page € Section C BASEBALL | Page C-6 | wo Down, © our to Go | or the Jazz BY MICHAEL C. LEWIS THE | SALT LAKETRIBUNE The Jazz took thefirst step towardreconstructing | their most successful roster on Thursday, re free agents Shandon Anderson and Antoine C trimming their summer to-dolist to fouritems “It's a big stepfor us in keepingthis teamtogether,” said Scott Layden, vicepresidentof basketball opera- | tions. Andersonsigned a two-year deal worth $2.5 million and Carrsigneda one-year deal believed to be worth about $1 million. The Jazz had to cut Carr's salary fi 2.3 million to make room under the NBAsalary capso they couldoffer moreto Anderson, who made the rookie minimum 0,000 last season. Both players said they eschewedotheroffers to in Utah, wherethey finished 64-18 in the regular seasonand lost in their first NBA Finals to the defending champion Chicago Bulls. Nowonlyfour players from that team — Bryon Russell, Jeff Hornacek, Howard ley and Stephen Howard — arenot under contract with the Jazz. "This teamis more important than money or anythingelse,” said Carr. | A 35-year-old forward with 13 seasons of NBA ex- perience, Carr said about a half-dozen teams approached him with offers. Anderson had about 10 teams chasing him, according to his agent, Lance Jay Luchnik. The most serious, Luchnik said, were Hous- ton, Milwaukee, Atlanta and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, in fact, called to inquire about Anderson at 12:03 a.m. on July1, the first day teams wereal- lowedto negotiatewith free agents But Andersonsaid: The Associated Press TRYING TO PEDAL TO THE MEDAL (left) and George Hincapie during the Salt Lake City’s Marty Jemison (center) chats with U.S. Postal Se rvice teammatesTyler Hamilton Story: C-7. fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. Currently 71 st, Jemison should moveup as the race reaches the mountains. Final Qualifier Bumps Am’s Unlucky 7 BY JAY DREW aa {Utah Amateur Match-Play Pairings C4 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE HIGHLAND — UtahState golfer Todd Tanner fired a brilliant 67 to run away with medalist honors at the State Amateur Thursday. Willow Creek member Steve Brinton crafted a stunning 66. But most of the players leaving Alpine Country Club Thursday evening were muttering a different name; Bill Probst Bill Probst? Playing in the last groupofthe day, Probst, a 42- year-old contractor from Heber City, shot a 74 to go with the 74 he had Wednesday and become thelast golfer to qualify for today’s opening round of match play Probst’s two-day total of 148 bumpedseven play- ers who had shot 149 out of the tournament and, since he was the 31st player to turn in a 148 or better, ensured that there would be no playoff for thelast berths for the second time in three years. The 32nd player, defending champion Doug Bybee was exempt from qualifying, but his 143 would have beengood enough for a tie for fifth Twoyears ago at Logan Golf & Country Club, a stroke-play playoff was avoided for the first timein State Amhistory. Suddenly, it is becoming the norm. The disappointed seven — David Booth, Chick Lignell, Larry Williams, Noah Backman, John Owen, Casey Beck and C: ‘ solace in one thing, however, For his trouble, Probst draws Bybee (Mr. Match Playto youandme) in this morning’s first round Bybee is 35-10 in State Am matchplay rounds and is gunning for his fourth State Am title but Probst the father of anall-state linebacker, isn't too intimi dated Tanner's three-shot win for medalist honors over fellow Aggie Chris Moody(140) came as no surprise. The| hitting USUsenior has made matchplayin last year beforelosing to Bybee. | and looking into Coach Sloan's eyes. Who wants to | look intothose eyes? Yetfor as much laughteras that line drew — along with an under-the-breath poke by Carrat the San An- tonio Spurs, a former employer —Sloanwaspivotal in the negotiations. Phoning Luchnik to express his interest in keeping Anderson, Sloansurprised the agent. father died during the Finals, and Anderson missed the Jazz victories in Games and 4. He returned for Still, the Jazz see a bright future for Anderson Because of his determination, his hard work and in Utah, which is of more immediate concern toCarr. under-par ter.” Both playerssaid they want to playout their careers Heturns36later this month, but says he hopestoplay well enough to make the Jazz want to sign himagain We hada missionthat wewerenot able to accom- plish,” he said, referringtothe Finals. want to doit properly and win it | in theFinals, After playing 20 minutes andscoring six points in Game1, he averaged 7.8 minutes and 2.4 See STATE AM, Page C-4 “MaybeI'll surprise him,” hesaid points therest of the way Aim for The Starzz: Not So Far Trumped at Open Neumann Leads; Sorenstam Staggers New League, Rough BY JEFF BABINEAU ORLANDO SENTINEL Play Hurt Shooting NORTH PLAINS, Ore, — Susie Redman’s roundof golf was rolling along rather uneventfully as she stepped to the t Pumpkin RidgeGolf Club's Witch Hollow course BY LYA WODRASKA pursday afternoon. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE She pulleda 6-iron fromthe bag at the 157-yard, par-3 INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Utah Starzz became the first team hole, launched a hard shot out of the chute where she was standing, then watched her ball pitch 6 feet short of the in the WNBA to surpass the and jump into the hole. Ace. In the'secondsit took Los Angeles 102-89. no By day's end at Pumpkin Ridge, Redman’s 3-under 68 i enough to hold the lead — Liselotte Neulonger was Don't let the numbers fool you. The Starzz, who play the Sparks tonight, earned 42 points al the mann, the 198 U.S. Women's Open champion, shot a 67 — but that really didn't matter much to Redman. Golf, she has free throw line. Utah, a tean a great deal likelife. It can changein an instant shoots 38 percent from the field hasn't come close to 100 points since then ago, the youngest of Redman's three sons, only a few months old at the time, was foundto have neuroblas toma, a childhoodform of cancer. At one point, she wastold he had only days to live. But young BoJess. nicknamed Jesse, has proven to be quitea fighter. Just like mom. Life has turnedfor the better in the Redman household golf these days. Jesse has a clean bill of health, and mom's 100- point mark last month, defeating flagstick to makeone swing, she wasleadingthe U S. Women's Open. ‘Twoyears “This time we Carr averaged 7.4 points during the regular season last year and 4.9 duringtheplayoffs, but barely played Redman Ace Gets learned, i | —_| the last two gamesoftheseries, but missed three crucial layupsin Game 6. the wind,” said Tanner, in a thought also echoedby MoodyandBrinton. “It doesn’t bother me a whole lot.” cluded seven birdies and two bogeys; he said he started thinking medalist at the turn, when he was 3- | in the regular season and average 5.9 points off the bench, A solid playoff run was interrupted whenhis his stick-to-it-iveness, he has turnedintoafine player,” said Layden. “Andhe’s going to keepgetting bet- Tannersaid he was “just hoping to make match play” after playing a couple of “horrible” rounds prior to this week. His masterpiece Thursday in- | “T've never had a coach talk so high about aclient of minein 15 y said Luchnik A year-old forward, Anderson wasthe54th pick in last year's NBA Draft. He emergedto play 65 games Thursday's scores by Tanner andBrinton(he finishedin third at 141) were even more remarkable becausethe windblew hardall day, the greens were harder andthepair playedin the afternoon. “I like | ing back in another uniform,playing against the Jazz all three of his State Am appearances and made it to the quarterfinals “I could never see myself com- | Neither has anyone else; the BACK TO THE BAG league is averaging 39 percent the Buzz's Mitch Simons Forced back to first by pickoff attempts a dozen times in one inning, he ball. The Buzz won, 8-7. Story: C-6. eludesthis try when Vancouver's Michael Wolff drops t fromthe field. New York is shoot ing the best at 42 percent, Phoe See STARZZ, Page C-4 See WOMEN'S OPEN, Page C-3 WNBA Basketball Irabu Gives N.Y, Fans Reason to Cheer Hideki Irabu learned one American baseball custom in a hurry in an impres Cleveland 77, Sacramento 61 New York 62, Charlotte 48 After pitching into the seventh soning left to sive major league debut ‘Thursday night, Irabu American League Stadium and bounced fa standing ovation at Yankee American curtain call, out of the dugout for a very the cheers waving his cupto acknowledge in New York's 10-3 viepitcher winning the He was tory over the Detroit Anaheim8, Oakiand 4 Boston 8, Toronto 7 (11 New York 10, Detroit 5 Minnesota 6, Cleveland 2 Chicago 6, Kansas City 3 Tigers and they ‘Phe crowd of 51,901 appreciated Irabu unbittable at should have. The Japanose star looked times, flashing fastball in the mid-90s that frequent ly left the ‘Tigers flailing away Details; C4 Seattle Hidek! Irabu 12. Texas 9 National League In Action Today St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 PCL Baseball: Bust ve at Franklin Quest Field Florida 8, Philadelphia 7 Houston 7, Pittsburgh 0 New York 10, Atlanta 7 San Diego 11, PCL Baseball Salt Lai 8. Vancouver 7 Pioneer League Baseball Medicine Hat 11, Ogden 7 \ peeeneene sss Colorado 5 Los Angeles 11. San Francisco 0 <sS9 868488 Vancouver, 7pm Pioneer League Baw all: Raptors vs. Medicine Hat, at L indquist Field, Ogden, 7 pan WNBA Basketball: Stary: Angeles Sparks pm TV Highlights Noon Golf, Senior Players Champlonabiy Baseball, Ca 1 pam 1 nals at Cubs CESEND 2 pam. — Golf, US Women's Open Championship ESPN) 5:30 p.m. — Goll, US Women's Open Championship TES) 5:30 p.m. — Baveball, Mets at Atlanta WOR) 6 p.m. — Baseball, White | Sox at Royals OPED 7 pan — WNBA Basket ball, Stars: at Sparks * FX) # p.m. — Baseball, Rangers ot Mariners } | |
