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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Wednesday, April 21, 1999 Horse Trainer Whittingham Dies of Leukemia HTODAY: FISHING _ Seeosoecsceveceseoevecoceoes BySkip Knowles Event Don’t Let High Water Kill Your Fishing Day PRO BASEBALL PCL: Dukes at Buzz (DH) cram in some of the best spring trips beforerising wa- ters get ugly — while the ev- eryoneelsesits around wait- ing for Strawberry Reservoir to thaw, ‘The Provoand Weber are Steve stern Rivers. Flyfisher. “Blue-winged- ives [BWO’s] in size 18 to are comingoff [hatching] 2 prerunoff, They are provid- ing great dryflyfishing go- ing on thethird week now.” The last week before run- off happensis typically the week with the best hatches of theseason. Sunny days have madeit tough, but the gloom across most of Utah this week has improvedthefishing. The bugs likeit. “This is the timetofish on the sur- face This is blue-winged-ol- ive weather. This keeps the people hatch down and the Dlue- winged olives come out like c Byron GunFish Tech. “They omeoff on the Greenin onespecies or anotherall year long’ ‘TheGreenis seeing more brown than rainbowtrout caught, he adds. The Weber (from Rockport to Echo), the Provo and the Green are tops nowbut don’t ignore Blacksmith Fork and the Logan Rivers, Schmidt says. Bot are good tailwaters should bein great the Parachute or Griffith's Gnat patterns (midges)if there is no hatch. When a hatch starts use dry BWO’s in size 18 to 20. Or fish the subsurface with nymphs and scuds patterns such as WD40s, PheasantTails and gold ribbed Hare's Ears. oO Dealing With Runoff Evenin a low snowfall year runoffis likely, so have a plan ready. “It seems they are holding back more water than usual in the reservoirs,” Schmidt said, “Depending on how much theylet out, it can real- lyaffect the fishing, but the Green should be OK until mid-month.” Go “flatwater” (lake) fish. ing whentherivers rise Theyseem to haveaninverse relationship to the streams. a Scofield they thaw when therivers blow out and when theyslow downandit starts getting too hot, the rivers come on again,” he said It still is winter at Straw berry Reservoir, whereit could be anotherthree weeks before enoughice melts to allow fishing. But at Scofield Reservoir, the trout are steadily rising along the retreating ice edge at dusk Atrip there Sunday re- vealed rainbows biting spo- radically for shore anglers using bait, with lots of you shoulda-been-here-yesterday reports, A fewfish were picked up on microjigs but Power Bait could go for hours untouched. Ice was completely off the stream entrance end and barely within casting distance of muchoftheshoreline, Fly fishers reportedly are doing much better. Gunderson had a 50-fish day last Wednesday stripping flashy flies right next to the ice eoeeceeeecosece doing well,” s CHEESES EHEESHSOOEEOREHREEOSEHEEECEE mostlocal streamsall report great water conditions so far this week. Fly fishers can THIS WEEK’S CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY Softball: ColoradoState at Utah (2), 1 p.m FRI DA pate‘ball: Utah at San Jose State, BYU at OklahomaState; SUU at Ari- 201 Softball: Utah at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.; pm named Montana’s starting quarter- Championship at Livermore, back, during the final week of spring drills. In two scrimmages, he ie completed 18-of-24 passes Women’s Golf Calif, fal Ulall 1 Nes Tuesday, Stevenson birdied Course for a par 72 and atotal of3- over 147. She's one stroke aheadof SanJoseState’s Georgina Simpson, Tulsa’s Nina Laitinen and Texas Christian’s Brenda Anderson, with BYU's Carrie Summerhays(74-75) another shot back. TCU (612) is the team leader, followed by Tulsa (615), San Jose (617) and BYU (619), BYUalso counted Summer termaker’s 81 and Adrianne Gibby’s second round. 83in the fast. GOLF WeberState finished second to MontanaState in Idaho State's seven-team women’s tournament WSU’s Kami Whitehead (82-74-78) placed second and Laura Richards 8. 81) was fourth @ With his tie for 10th placein the MCI Heritage Classic, Draper's Mike Weir became the leading Utahn on the PGA Tourmoneylist. He's 55th with $268.418. Heber City’s Bruce Summerhays is ninth on the Senior PGA Tour list with $263,962 ! yards and six touchdowns. Fassel, the son of NewYork Giants Coach Jim Fassel, signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Utah State signees: receiver Robert Scott (Buffalo), linebacker Tony D'Amato (Pittsburgh), defensive back Craig Miller (Indianapolis) and offensive tackle Ken Watts (Atlanta) @ Millard Highis still accepting applications for its vacant head coaching position Frank Bramall resigned earlier this year to take a job at TimpanogosHigh. Thosein- terested in the position should contact the school, (435) 743-5610. AUTO RACING Salt Lake City’s Matt Streeter, 16, won a BCRA Budweiser Midget Shootout Series race in Petaluma, Calif. Streeter has taken over the lead in the points standings after his first feature win of the season. oa SOFTBALL Utah's doubleheader with Colorado State was postponed because of rain. The teams will play two gamestoday(1 p.m.) at Ute Field BOXING @ Panelists participating in The Salt Lake Tribune's 1999 rank- ings of Utah's best public golf courses, published Tuesday, were Jeannie Goddard, Novell Utah Showdown tournamentstaff member; Doug Bybee, three-time State Amateur champion; Ron Hitch- cock, former Utah Golf eon Three Salt Lake Valley boxers won their matches at the Golden Gloves Regional Tournamentin St George. Cisar Olmedo (119 pounds) and James Suden (178) from Jake's Boxing and Danny Gallager (132) from Fullmer's Boxing will compete May 9-16 in New York in the national champion- president; Paul Phillips, tant pro,StonebridgeGolf Clubat Lake ships. Park; Bruce Brockbank, BYU men’s golf coach; Jeff Green, head VOLLEYBALL pro, Stansbury Park Golf Course; Rex Underwood, PGAprofessional andgolf travel director; Doug Vilven, owner, Golf in the Round; Jay Drew, Tribune golf writer, and Wesley Ruff, KTVX sports anchor @ The Utah Golf Association Se- nior 4-Ball event is Monday at Eaglewood Golf Course, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Call 299-8421 Oo FOOTBALL dan doesn’t wantto pay as muchas half of that for a 50 percent stake. The former NBAsuperstarfeels that as Award winner was taken from his homein Sierra Madre,Calif., a co-owner, he would help push the team’s value even higher, the newspaper said. Jordan's prestige also by ambulance to Saint Luke could be a key element in lobbying for a new downtown arena. @ Point guard Will Avery says he decided to leave Charlie Whittingham, oneof the greatest trainers in oO BYU's men’steam will play host to Pacifie on Saturday (7 p.m.) in thefirst round of the Mountain Pa- cifie Sports Federation tournament, If the Cougars win, the re- maining two rounds of the event will be played in Provo next week oO BASEBALL Salt Lake Community College continuedits record-setting season, defeating Utah Valley State 4-0 in a.m., said his wife, Peggy “Wehad a birthday party for him last week. And he wasableto go to the races on Sunday, when he had two horses running,” Peggy Whittingham said. “Thedoctor told me that sometimes when youget an infection like leukemia, the system just can't fight it. He was having trouble breathing this morning andI called the Sierra Madre ambulance people.” A crusty ex-Marine with a quick wit and sharp tongue, Whittingham had a 62-yearcareerasa trainer. Cro\ Whiltingham’'s son andfellowtrainer, Michael, took over most of the direction of the Whittingham barn in recent months. Qo The NHL is expected to back Mario Lemieux’s ownership bid for the bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins and hintedit could revoke the team’s franchise if he does straight game. Rockies, Nuggets Postpone Games In the Wake of School Shooting THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Chuck McElroy could only watch in silence as details emerged about a deadlyshooting at a Den. ver-area high school FOOTBALL In whatcould be the NFL’sfirst $1 billion deal for a stadium and franchise, the league wants to put a team back in the Los Angeles Coliseum. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue madeit official that the 76-year-old stadium is the league's choice for its 32nd franchise, expected to begin play in 2002. Yet to be determinedis McElroy nolonger was a major leaguerelief pitcher. He was an emotional father of two. ‘Thadtears in my McEl roysaid before the Rockies post poned Tuesday night's gamebeExpos. “I told the bullpen, ‘You think you're pitching bad, just also prompted the Denver Nug. gets to postpone their there os < game against the Portland Trail Blaz- ers “T couldn't have played,” Ex pos third baseman ne An drews said. “I had a hard time Just being on thefield. Thinking de we have until today to receive bids from investors willing to buythe team for $120 million. If public officials Hofmann will have the right to sell or movethe A's. San Jose has been mentionedasa city possibly interested in seeking the team. a an Carson @ An Atlanta Falcons fan whoinsists he invented the phrase “Dirty Bird” is suing the NFL for copyright infringement. Alan Weiss said he came up with the idea in 1995, long before the Falcons made the phrase and accompanying dance popular during last season's runupto the Super Bowl. The NFLpreviously said it purchased a federal Dirty Bird trademark from the leader of a motorcycle gang in Nebraska who hadregistered it in December 1995 before Weiss registered thetrademarkin Georgia. Oo BASKETBALL Michael Jordan wants to pay less than the $80 mil- lion askingpricefor half of the Hornets,in part be- JURISPRUDENCE Former Kentucky football player Jason Watts was sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison for an alcohol-related truck crash last Nov. 15 that killed teammate Arthur Steinmetz and Eastern Kentucky student Scott Brock. QO TENNIS Defending champion Virginia Ruano-Pascual of Spain was upset by unseeded Dutch player Amanda Hopmans 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the Budapest (Hungary) Ladies Open. @ The Monte Carlo (Monaco) Openlost three ofits cause he believes his name alone would probably in- biggest draws — Boris Becker, Andre Agassi and Tim Henman. Beckerleft the tournament whenhe learned reported. There isn’t a conflict between Jordan and Hornets owner George Shinn about the price; the num- zil’s Fernando Meligeniin the second round. crease the team’s value, The Charlotte Observer his father died. Agassi withdrew because of an injured right shoulder. Henmanlost 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5 to Bra- New U.S. League Hopesto Revitalize Track & Field BY PHILIP HERSH CHIC TRIBUNE, A new US. track and field league, which has superstars such as Michael Johnson and Marion Jones under contract, will begin this season, according to people familiar with the project Detailsofthe plan areto be an- nounced Thursday in Philadelphia, where the Penn Relays take anywherebut backward,” tition at home,” Smith said. According to Hunt, the top athletes will get appearance fees, while others will compete for prize money. Vandenberg apparently has funding from a combination of investors and sponsors. “This is a good opportunity, not only for the leading athletes, but also for developing athletes who need a chance to get good compe- Smith said his top athletes, sprint world champions Maurice Greene of the U.S. and Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago, have yet to commit to the new league. ManyU.S. agentssee the league as a way to fight European meet promoters who have been reducing appearance fees in favor of higher prize money. place this weekend A leading agent, Brad Hunt, and a leading coach, John Smith, confirmed Tuesdaythe basics of a conceptdesigned to revitalize the sportin the United States. Theleague'sfirst seasonwill in- clude a single meet, June6 at Mit chel Field on Long Island. Its cre- Don'tForget. SECRETARY'S DAY Wednesday,April 21, 1999 Gur> national governing body Vandenberg could not be reached for comment “Brian has been working very hard to put this together, and he has a very good vision,” said Hunt, of Gold Medal Management, which represents reigning Olympic champions Michael and 900 Minutes Only $39.95 Per Month of in our own little world, and this thing — those are just kids in the Athletics, a deal that would keep the team in Oakland throughatleast the 2004 season. Underan agreement worked out months ago with current team owners Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann, public officials NewColiseum Partners, or Hollywood deal-maker Michael Ovitz, who endorsed the Coliseum last weekafter abandoninghis proposal for a new stadium in subur- ton said. “Playersin herearesort sort of opensyour eyes a littlebit to how important life is and how important kids are. That’s the @ Two groups of investors plan to meet today’s deadline for putting down a $12 million deposit to buy cannot work out a dealto sell the team, Schott and Thinking About... and black trenchcoats. “Youstart thinking about life,’ Rockies first baseman Todd Hel: NL President Len Coleman. Hayes decided notto ap- pealthe penalty, and started servingthepenalty Tues- whowill own the team — developer Ed Roskiand his tails emerged about theshooting Authorities said as many as 25 people were dead, including two young gunmendressedin fatigues Hayes was suspendedfor four gamesby the National League for charging Arizona pitcher Todd Stottlemyre from second base last week andinstigating a brawl. daynight. o ae Johnson. “Theleading ath have bought intoit “it $a start for the sportin this country. (Currently, it's] not going pone the gameas horrifying de- injured right (non-throwing) shoulder. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Joey Hamilton received acortisone shotin his right shoulder because of muscle tightness. Meanwhile, designated hitter Dave Hollins was diagnosed with a broken left hand and will be sidelined 4-6 weeks. Outfielder Anthony Sanders was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place. bankruptcy, league and legal sources said. talked to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig beforedeciding to post- Rockies owner Jerry McMorris DENVER — Likeseveral of his Colorado Rockies teammates. Jim Edmondsfor about four months dueto a severely Hayesand Stottlemyre werealso fined $2,000 each by fering to work with him to get the Penguins out of Bruins (29-15) won their seventh “going out on a limb to hire MargeSchott agreedto sell control of the Cincinnati Reds {>r $67 million. The other major league owners not gain control. The NHI, plans to file legal documents Friday supporting the Lemieux group and of- rained out. Wes McKnight threw a two-hit shutout, striking out nine for BASEBALL @ San Francisco Giants third baseman Charlie HOCKEY High’s coach, was namedthe coach forhis sixth winof the year as the ‘TeamSystem in Munich, Germany Lindner and two of the other limited partners, a process that usually takes 6-15 months but is expected to movequickly, perhaps with a vote as soon as June. @ The Anaheim Angels will be without centerfielder thanked the school administration at neighboring Sky View. He EuroleagueFinal Four with a 62-57 victory overrival biggest being Derby winners Ferdinand (1986) and Sunday Silence (1989). Ferdinand madehim, at 73, the oldesttrainer to win the Derby. He was oldest again at 76 when Patrick Valenzuela rode SundaySilence, who also won the 1989 Preakness. SundaySilencewasa distant second to Easy Goer in ine Belmont Stakes, bidding for racing’s Triple Vandenberg, hopes to expand it to a dozen meets within a couple of years. It has the sanction of USA Track & Field, the sport's on Tuesday The second game was @RadoslavNesterovic scored 16 points to lead de- fending champion Kinder Bolognato thefinals of the have to approve the sale to Cincinnati financier Carl ator, Chicago-based agent Brian Perry Christensen, forced out last fail after 20 years as Logan Dukeand enter the NBAdraftto help his familyfinancially. He prepared more than 2,500 winners, with twoof the the first game of a doubleheader about it makes mesick 4 for 17 oO turn on the TV The shooting at Columbine High School in suburbanLittleton give a float tuber the creeps. Anybody who enjoys mudbugs should get to Scofield @ BYUtransfer Drew Miller was a Weber State receiver John the last hole at Poppy er Golf out, he says, but it can be fu: ant tail in size 6 Big crayfish are crawling aroundthe shorelines at Scofield in numbers that will me sonholdsthe individual lead entering the final round of the WAC tween Colorado and the Montreal tal chenille body and pheas: SUU at UMKC (2), 1:30 p.m.; Long Y.’s Stevenson Atop Leaderboard With a Round Left in WAC Golf It is typical for bait fishers to havedifficulty hooking muchat Scofield right at ice rious fly fishing for anglers casting a pattern with a crys- SUU at UMKC (2), 1:30 SATURDAY Baseball: Utah at San Jose State; BYU vs. W. Illinois, Oklahoma State Brigham Young's Jamie Steven- beris negotiable and talks have been friendly. Howeyer, Shinn values the Hornets at $160 million and Jor- tucky Derby, died Tuesday of leukemia. He was 86. 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