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Show FRIDAY/July 25, 1997 SheSalt LakeTribune OLYMPICS Page C4 ’ Section C ‘ BASEBALL Page C-6 f SENIOR PGA TOUR: THE 500TH EVENT Miller Is Helping Bring (Senior) Stars Out A Big Welcome For Arnie — And His Army Arnold Palmer hitched Franklin Quest SIMPLY SMASHING SENIOR DEBUTS Also Featuring i Palmer, Trevino 2%: 0" Shtoation DICK ROSETTA The report card for the 10 members of the Golf Hall of Fame who play the - " trousers, slipped on a caraoa REACTION?! stepped to the practice tee at Park Mead- : ows on Thursday afternoon. Drawing iron afteriron from his bag, he rifled shot af- ter shot high into the azure sky and al most, it seemed, to the middleof Park City’s Payday Run. Porm it's good to have you back again. yudese: Atthe controls of his private jet since early morning on the way from Pennsylvania, Palmer disem- PARK CITY — JohnnyMiller breezed Hale Irwin 9 "95 BellSouth Classic 1% Chi Chi Rodriguez 22 "85 Quadel Senior Classic by 27 8 - '89 GTE Kaanapali Classic 84 Marlboro Classic "97 Franklin Quest Championship Gene Littler = playerin golf history to brashly pre- Lae Trevino sict his pee in his first Senior PGA Biity Casper *OUr even! JohnnyMiller gery, the winner of five Tour majors took it easy for a couple of months. Having whipped cancer, he returned to whipping golf courses. lering. “That would be pushing it littlebit,” hesaid. Dane it's good to have you back again, press at 11:30 a.m. and, by 12:10 pm, the sy rpg Palmerhas beenstirTing the local golf juices here — in person 250-yard shots off the practice tee_ Andto think only six months ago, The King was undergoing prostate cancer suronat the Mayo Clinic. "80 PGA Seniors ‘85 Quadel Senior Classic is hardly his first come- into the interview room and became the Ray Floyd just after 10 am., was meeting with the That’s 15th place, in case you're won- The " Franklin Quest Championship starts this morning at Park Meadows Golf Club,andevenif Miller sounds on NBC as — Since 1982. The next year, he was a if he knowseverything aboutgolf, “I really don’t have a clue whatI might shoot,” he says. partner with Greg Norman at Jeremy Ranch, a course he designed. “Didn't win, are the tournament’s nameplayers, while , this weekend's Franklin Quest Miller, Arnold Palmerand Lee Trevino defending champion Graham Marsh See ROSETTA, Page C-5 hopes to complete one of the best nine- 8 13 92 Bank OneClassic weekend. ESPN coverage and a $1 million pursegive the tournamentcredibility in its fifth year at Park Meadows; the event is among three added this year to the Cadillac Series, a season-long compe- tition of ESPNevents. Any conversation with Miller covers twobasic themes, on a back-and-forth ba- sis: “Hey, I am Johnny Miller” and his See MILLER, Page C-5 TodaysPairings and Starting Times (CE MIEDEMA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Near the end of springtraining two years ago, Salt Lake Buzz manager Phil Roof had some questions about his outfield depth. The starters were solid. But Roof wasn’t sure about Kris Ihle of Wisconsin was the unex- the soft-spoken, lanky pected woman's winner of the Deseret News 10K, upsetting Russian pre-race favorite Olga Appell and making it hardfor won consecutive starts for the first timeall season. Buzz reliever Jose Parra pitched three innings for the save. In more waysthan one. Roof left newly promoted relief [zmuaddsuaadll Thursday: backup the parent Minne- Salt Lake 8 sota Twins insisted he keep. {osVegasé__ These days, Roof doesn't MHighlight:Chad know wherethe Buzz would Ruppand Jamie be without Brent Brede. Buzz past the Stars. Bredehad three hits and Thle's time was 31 minutes and 41 seconds, men’s winner Ed finished lief.” Salt Lake's Dan Serafini walked three and workedoutof trouble ear- lyin his six-inning stint. But hestill The stars, who had split fore the Buzz rallied for the third straight night. Brede slid home with the go-ahead run on Ryan Radmanovich’sfifth-in- ning single. Brede wrapped up his See BUZZ, Page C-6 ‘Meticulous’ Vaughn Keeps Going and Going toes. Later, during a massage, his rapa place finisher Holly Critser in the marathon. Harper was caught by volunteers as BY MICHAE shefell; they began screaming for a nurse. More than an hour later, it was hard for herto walk to the awards podium. ‘THE SALT LAKETRIP! It is getting dark outside, and the final practice huddle of the night has Despite the cool weather, the race was been broken at the Jazz’s summer grueling for many. Marathoners knelt to basketball campfor rookies and free hugged the trees in Liberty Park and panted tle timefiling out of the muggy gym at Westminster College once Coach throw up near the finish; 10K runners agents. Mostof the players wastelit- Sec women’sfinisher before the finish. Winton Ria, 42, of lapsing of a heart attack about 500 feet c Kearns,“just went down and passed out, according to a volunteer. The course was changed because of construction work on Main Street, but Eyes- above, gets some assistance after crossing the marathon finish Jerry Sloan leaves, but a few remain H shooting free throws and jump shots. heryl Harper, tone said, “That made no difference. It tine on Thuroday. was just as hard as the old course.” Having tionalfield ever. Many runners from oth- time of things are ing Among them is Jacque Vaughn, the Jazz's No. 1 draftpick, instantly begging the question: Won't he leave anythingearly? “I'ma very meticulous guy," he ex- plains. sn aenier That's one wayofputtingit. In col- lege at Kansas — where he chose to stay for his senior season instead of 10K champions leaving early for the NBA Draft — America because so much prize money is available. Ed Eyestone,left, and Kris thle, Vaughn nightly set three alarm clocks in his room and kept a fourth Some,like the Russians and Africans, are internationally famous and well spon- right. as a spare. “Not paranoid,” he says. “Just prepared.” His popularity at KUgrew not just with every smile and every assist, but with every per- sonal detail he chose not to reveal The greatest mysteries apparently orado and paid for her own hotel room. are Vaughn's middle nameand his poetry. “That just shows how much I love the wh she says. *cera. “I like being mysterious, people not knowing everything about me,” Steve Geiffie The Sait Lake Tribune he told the Lawrence Journal-World. “It's part of my personality, My mom always jokes and says I'm thetypeof at Franklin Quest Field, 7 p.m. Pioneer League: Raptors vs. Lethbridge, at Lindquist Field, 7 p.m. tv SPA) 8 g eecree a.m — Golf, Senior CERAD | 10 a.m. — = Junior PCL Baseball: Buss ve. Las Vegas, CESPID 2 p.m. — Golf, Greater oaNeon — Golf,‘via Quest Championship Ryan Galbeaith/The Salt Lake Tribune Jacque Vaughn is hoping to make a successful transition from Kansasto the Utah Jazz. person whowill only tell you what you need to know.” Andeven then, he makes you earn See VAUGHN, Page C-2 Hartford Open Time Out Jazz Trim Revue Roster CTBS) 5:30 p.m. — Baseball, At lanta at Reds Baby Talk — Athletes from large families who grew up as the youngest child ‘The Utah Jazz trimmed six players from their training camp ros ter Thursday night drenin family raf Amaya of Southern [linois; 6-8 CESPAD 6:30 p.m. — Boxing, Cani- Pioneer League Baseball Ogden 4, Lethbridge 2 7 In Action Tonight Roof. “He hadto takeit all 00 his own. It wasa big re- Series in a pair ofthrillers, kept the pressure onfirstplace Salt Lake again Thursday they led 5-3 be- 25,646) atSalit | Lake(Scott Aldred, ters. They see his approach, andit is contagious.” ButAlvaro Palacios crossed the Liberty ee eeee Salt Lake 8. Las Vegas 6 “What a gutty perfor- mance by Parra,” said lift Salt Lake to an 8-6 vic- Suonisem Meney, the first two games of the Michelle and the men’s winner, Russian Andrei Tarassov, looked strong after running the 26.2 miles, Simonitis im 2:51:59 and Tarassov in 2:21:36. PCL Baseball unable to enter the game whenSerafini was lifted in the seventh. drove in two runs to help BRS°2%E 2213 “Headds so muchto the 32,7.12),7 pm. _ Chicago 2, Texas 1 pitcher Kevin Legault off the lineup card, so he was tory past the Las Vegas Stars on Thursday. club,” said Roofof the Buzz first baseman/outfielder. “He makes the other guys around him betterhit- : C5 To Win Over Stars BYWINA STURGEON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Houston 10, Montreal 5 Colorado 7, Chicago 1 New York 3, Los Angeles 1 16 7 140 = Brede Blasts Buzz It was a day of glad surprises, pain and tragedy. er countries have temporarily moved to 2 Source:Sports Illustrated: In an Upset ‘The races produced the biggest interna. j '84 Peter Jackson Champions week runsin senior golf history and Heber City’s Bruce Summerhaystries notto play himself out of the tournament before Sunday. Manyof the tour’s stars are home or playing in the Senior British Open, but recordgalleries are expected today with the attractions of Miller and a holiday Thle Claims Women’s 10K One runner in the 10K died after col- = 40 18 back event_ By late April. he was competimg im the PGA Seniors Championship. Advised by his doctors notto try to play too heartily too quickly following sur- barked at Salt Lake's executive airport 67-year-old links legend was whacking Amold Palmer Gary Player uales vs, Santana as — WNBABasket Mercury ? “'w Jerry Sloan —1 of10 chil @ Frank Robinson —1 of 10 @ Ralph Boston — 1 of 10 & Jack Dempsey — 1 of 9 @ Kirby Puckett — 1 of 9 ® George Halas — 1 of 8 @ Karl Malone — 1 of 8 @ Roberto Clemente — 1 of 7 Cut were 6-foot-8 forward Ash forward Derrick Brown of Provi- dence; 6-7 forward Sherell Ford of Tilinols/Chicago; 6-6 guard Darren Henrie of David Lipscomb; 6-4 pre Billy McCaffrey of Vander: bilt and 7-foot center Trevor Win ters of Minnesota. |