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Show IETODAY:AUIO RACING TheAssociated Press eceveoe a Years of Work Finally Payoff Players Not Thrilled as Interleague Play Returns eooercecncveerosves Spurs at Trail Blazers 6:30 p.m NHL PLAYOFFS Avalanche at Stars 5:30 p.m BAY LL Cubs Cleveland Atlanta at Red Sox Brewers at Rockies PCL: Trappers at Buzz P.J. Jones didn’t burst onto the scene like some secondgeneration racers. The son of ooee TODAY'S HieHLIGHTS Time - Event NBA PLAYOF For P.J. Jones The SaltLake TribuneSPORTS Friday, June 4, 1999_ 280 Radio GS It doesn't do anything McGwire sisted ne Men's semifinals Men's semifinals Now, 30, it looks like P.J mayfinally be on the verge AM(630) M(1320) 9am 11am of stardom. He carries a string of four top 12 finishes, including a in Nazareth, Pa., into Sunday's Miller Lite 225 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. CART FedEx Championship Series, and hisfirst year with Patrick Racing. Jones may be ready to becomethe dominating driver that many expected when he graduated from sports cars to Champ cars. “I feel confident in where | am and whereI amgoing, Several Utah players have been taken in the Major League Base- ball draft the past two days: @ Ryan Pini an outfielder from Grand County High and Dixie Col- Jones said. “Obviously, I would have liked this opportunity with Patrick Racing to Tege. was draft. SUINIW ed in the sixth round bythe $ have come along a few years ago, but it didn’t work out that way. Sometimes you just Francisco Giants. @ Dixie pitcher Brandon Lyon havetotake things as they come.” The elder Jones, who won fromTaylorsville, went to Toronto in the 14th round BYU outfielder Gary Johnson herein 1964, said his son’s three seasons with Dan Gur- > round CEU pitcher Aaron Dinekl was selected by St. Louis in the 35th round @ Mountain View High pitcher Chris Hunter went to Los Angeles in the 38th round @ CEU pitcher Richard Gilbert was taken by Texas in the 38th but they werestill in a developmentstage there. P.J. just got really complacent over there. “In my mind, success round @ Pleasant Grove High shotstop breeds success andfailure has beenparticularly effective on short ovals like the one in this Milwaukee suburb. The biggest problemfor Jones andthe rest of the CART drivers will be a deci- sion by the sanctioning body to slow thecars by using ChanceScott went to Floridain the eceovreeeeceeeeesesece 49th careerstart on Sunday. Smuin was taken by was taken by Houstonin the 26th “Nottaking anything away from where he wasbefore. urday. P.J., who will make his ate College in the 23rd round @ Utah pitcher Lance Ericksen of until he cameto the Patrick team,” Parnelli said today, with qualifying on Sat- @ Utah Valley er William Eyre went to Minnesota gine, slowed P.J.’s development. “I don't really think P.J had muchof an opportunity to show what he was capable CARTracers begin practice 19th round Floridain the round, @ College of Eastern Utah pitch team, struggling to develop but with the whole crew Jones and the rest of the went to Anaheimin the pitcher Shane ney’s All-American Racers an underpowered Toyota en- breedsfailure and not just from the driver's standpoint Brewers, goygr small rear wings on the short ovals. Thestubby wings also makethecars moredifficult to handle through the turns andintraffic 39th round B Dixie infielder Jonathan Nel- son went to Seattle in the 45th round. WUVSC outfielder Matthew Ro. SOFTBALL ‘TheLarryH, Miller men’s major fastpitchteam, ranked No. 5 in the world, opens play tonight in the Wisconsin Inv ta is ment at Kimberly. I 5-0 in Salt Lake Tr: zue play, including an 8-1 decision over Page Brake. Peter Meredith pitched a one-hitter and Brandon Burt hit a three-run homer. Oo GOLF Openings remain for the North t Lake City Amateur, June11 at Saglewood Golf Course. Call 2990088 for tee times ACADEMICS Utah Stateled the Big West Con- ference with 29 student-athletes namedtothe spring academicall- conference team. USU’s honorees. included 18 women’s track athletes. BOWLING The annual Valley Takes Guts” Lanes “It tournament begins Saturday and runs throughout the monthof June. The top 20 handi cap scorers advance tothefinals on June 27. The entry feeis $55. For mero was selected by Montral in more information call Valley the 47th round Lanes 966-0197 San Jose Wins With Second-Half Scoring Flurry Jones said. “I just want vi Woe Cale wiscmme something that wecan race with 1999 VW Passat Gordon's Woes #1 Rated Family Sedan thestart of this season that a record-tying third straight Winston Cup championship would benoeasy achieve ment Hewasright, and will carry a stunninglylarge 354. point deficit into the MBNA Platinum 400 on Sunday at Dover (Del.) Downs Interna tional Speedway “When things are going your way, it’s great,” Gordon said ontheeveof qualifying for the 13th of 34 races this year on NASCAR's top cir cuit But you haveto expect that there are going to be times when they're not, and you have to continueto work hardand stay focused Despitethreevictori os good enoughfor a shareof theseries lead — accidents and mechanical failures have dropped himto eighthin the standings. The run of misery wasn't entirely unexpected. I'm more surprisedat the good fortune wehadlast year, than I amat the bad luck we've had this year," he said. We knew that we were not going to go on winning 10 or 13 races a season with 26 top-fivgs."” eee eeesseseseeeeeeeeseeseseseeeseeeeeeee Jeff Gordon thought from L property charge. The warrants stem froman April 14 theft at an waythe game of baseball is meant to be played.” East Lansing convenience store Drive homeyour top rated VW Passat from Utah’s largest VW dealer— Dave Strong VW. & V6 Ir nodels in stock now! 1 price All new Volkswagons come complete with a yeor / 100,000 mile limited power train warranty, 2 year/24,000 mile bumperto-bumper warranty and no charge maintenance. (avrogret) www au yar VOLK —] Strong A oO BOXING RoyJones Jr. sawthis fight coming almost a decade ago. He knew Oaklandat San Francisco Also. 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The featured matchups: Utah Prep, Colleg e Products Picked In Big League Draft After Ist Round In his fourth season in the ss Nosuch luck, Big Mac. 5) (USA llam lpm 2 p.m U.S. Women’s Open PGA: Memorial Tournament career-best second last month Mateen Cleaves and screwed up the eee and hasn't 100-meter world champion Mau- ing at home in Dallas toattend Sat- JURISPRUDENCE | his maternal grandmother. John- son, who was scheduled to face rice Greene in the 200,is remain- Oo game,’ (WEN) (TBS ) former Indianapolis 500 win- ticeship. ment for leukemia. forthe World ner Parnelli Jones, P.J. has spent a long, hard appren- from a Dallas hospital after completing the first stage of his treat- thing is still a big miss. ¥ ESPN) 5pm 5 p.m Tpm 7pm To fans at Yankee Stadium, Dodger Stadium and Jacobs Field this weekend, interleague playfiguresto be a big hit To Mark McGwire. Pedro Martinez and John Franco, the whole Mon-Fri: 9:30 am - 7 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 6 pm |
