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Show Questions Swirl Around Rockets Record Bv Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer A solution was sought, and granted, lor the land seed record run by Stan Barrett Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats The hitch is, as of late Tuesday, the American Motorcycle Association, one of tvyo sanctioning Isslies. had not received any word of the rim from either its representative, Earl Flanders the timer), or the attending steward from the Federation Internationale Motorcycle F1M t. Complicating the matter lor Hugh Fleming, manager of amateur activities for the AMA in Westerville. Ohio, is the fact that the AMA does not know who the attending FIM steward was at the salt flats for Barrett's lids 637 hour run. nule-pe- r group iniMirted their own steward, and haven't heard a word from the steward yet " Breedlove ran tor hi' motorcycle murks back in the mid Dos Fleming did say that the FIM holds precedence over the AMA "It the steward Iron) the FIM decided that a rule was to he changed he could have changed it." Fleming said group to seek sanction from the Federation Intel The nation.de del Aulomlnle t FI A Blidwelser Itoiket" which Barren a drove was a time wheel vehicle motoi cycle h the AM FIM rules The AMA official did express surprise that the record run was made over a reported 52 feet (certainly no farther than Hot) yards). "AMA rules specify that a record run must be made for one mile in one direction and then one mile back in the other direction with no more than an hour between runs, Fleming explained. That's tile way the Bonneville Nationals are run every year and thats the way Craig "1 talked wPh Bill Frederick tluee years ago about his car and at that lime, he implored me to seek a way to get the Fl to sunt tom the car lor a world land peed record try, Have Bet lalll, ol the tinted Mates Auto Club it'SAl'i. said Tuesday Irom Bis Angeles "But the FI tinned thumbs doty u on the sanction because the organization we "Bill Frederick and Hal Needham made application for the AMA FIM sanction which would give the run world record status," Fleming said Tuesday from his Westerville office. "But we have not received the official report in lnmt of us to verify that all the rules were followed on the run. "Bear m mind that the sanction is for in days, so the group has until Sept. HO to file the report, Fleming said. Fleming indicated that normal procedure was for the AMA to ask the FIM for a steward to fly over from Switzerland FIM headquarters are in Geneva) to supervise hind speed record runs. "However, the Needham-Frederici There was no reason lor the Needham-Frederic- requires the vehicle have tour wheels to quality as a car tSAC had no uitercstm Barrett's run. l'etralll added, IVtralll the Is a sou ol the late due letralll veteran t'SAC nlliciul who timed ie coi il runs at the Hat s lor .in y ear- - i ti I rilniiH- smh I I direction lor a ! o r p. i :i Wednesday September mile !l.i"U.h , 12, lfITfl Iage One Scelitm I) Baseball: Cincy Belts Astros For West Lead tiiioi Gleaning the wheal from the chaff among the press releases: Utah Slate plays the toughest schedule of toot hall opponents among the Rocky Mountain records of the teams, based on the won-loopponents. NCAA Statistics Service points out this is a statistical measurement only, and does not include the record of the team against Utah State, nightcap as the Expos win tor the 4 h lime in their last 15 games In tile lirst game. Dave Kingman drove in three runs tor Chicago with his 4.5th home run. a t riple and a single American League Carl Yankees 8, Red Sox 3 Yastrcmski. thwarted in his hid for hit No. 3. (tun. made a wild throw to home plate in the ninth inning, allowing two runs to score and sending New York on to four runs and eventual victory. Yastr.cmski went hitless in three official at bats against former teammate Luis Tiant and relievers Ron attempting a force play at sec) and Rich Gossage as he Davis ond and both runfailed for the second night to get the ners were sale. magic 3, 006th hit. Catcher Bruce Yastrzemski drew a walk, popped to Boehv then picksecond baseman Willie Randolph, Hied ed ot! Cruz at to right and fouled out to catcher Jerry second and after Narroii Joe Morgan pop-peTrailing. 3 2, Ihe Yanks tied the score out. Concepdouon Reggie Jackson's eighth-innincion blasted his ble oft reliever Tom Burgnteier ) 15th homer, a and added the winning runs with the career high, over liases loaded as Yaz fielded a grounder the leit field by Gram Nettles, tried for the force at fence. Foster fohome and threw the ball past catcher llowed with a Mike O'Berry. Jackson got his 24th home run into C home run in the ninth while Fred Lynn Dave oncepc.on field the left cracked his 37th for Boston in the sixth seats for what proved to he the winning Blue Jays 3, Orioles Tom run. Bob Owchinkn Underwood scattered nine hits and Rico Padres 3. Dodgers won for the first time since July 13 tarty cracked his 10th home run of the Tuesday night, teaming with Sieve year as Toronto dropped Baltimore and as San Diego Mura on a winless streak snapped a defeated Los Angeles. Owchinkn. against the Orioles. losing snapped a personal White Sox 8, Angels 7 Jim Morrison streak. Mura took over in the eighth, smacked a of solo home runs and pair recording his second save. Alan Bamnstei delivered a Braves 2. Giants t Larry McWil'ingle in the sixth inning to send liams and Joey McLaughlin combined Chicago (gist California and ace Nolan in pitching Atlanta on a Ryan. Sail to a Francisco. Braves victory over Mickey Hangers 5, Mariners 2 allowed three hits and McWilliams. the Giants' only run in the six innings he Rivers homered to lead oif Ihe first inning ami Billy Sample drove in two pitched. McLaughlin allowed two hils in runs to help Doyle Alexander (4 6) to the final three innings to earn his tilth the win with Sparky Lyle mopping up sa ve. lor his 11th save. Willie Pirates 7. Cardinals 3 homer and rebel Twins 3, Royals Stargell hit a two-ruDanny Goodwin had two hits and scored twice and Geoff pitcher Dave Roberts earned a birthZahn itl-ti- i snapped a personal three day victory as Pittsburgh took its 13th triumph in 17 games. The Pirates game losing streak as Minnesota rolled scored five runs oil loser in K C. The win moved the Twins to within 5B- games of West leader Joint Denny while the Royals stayed four Calilornia Phillies 5. Mets 2 Greg Lumski belted a two-rugames back. lionier in the third Jason Thomp-,-oinning and Nino Espinosa heat Ills 'Tigers 11, Indians ex teammates for the lourth time this doubled home three runs to key an year in Philadelphia's triumph eight run Detroit lir-- t inning and slamhome run to the Iwd med an eighth-inninCubs by Expos booming home run bat of Lai ry Pam-- . (lower the Tigers Lance Parrish also Montreal swept a doubleheader lrn.n hit a homer for the Tigers. and moved into a and Chicago, Brewers 5, A's 0 Cecil Cooper lined tie lui first place w it h Pittsburgh in tic his 22r.d home run and added a sacrifice N I, Fas! race Hy. leading Milwaukee'- - Jim Slaton to The Parrish and Andre Dawson homered his 14th win in 22 decisions o victory ami Brewers broke a hear game losing park the shot in the si eak W 1th the w P.iirish added a two-ru- 'Tribune Wire Services Dave Concepcion slammed a two-ou- t. two-ruhomer in the seventh inning and George Foster Billowed with his 27lh home run Tuesday night, pow enng the Cineinnati Reds into lirst place in the National League West will) a wild. victory over the Houston Astros. f 'The Reds moved game ahead of the Astros in the West when, Hector Cruz led oil after trailing. the bottom of the seventh with a walk and Dave Collins followed with a hunt threw wildly Loser Joe Samlnto st n example, Aggie opponents this year had regular season when not playing the Aggies, and record of this ranks Utah State 15th in toughness of schedule for this season. No other Rocky Mountain team ranks in the "top 20 of toughness although Hawaii is 32nd, UTEP is 50th and Utah 58th, the latter with records. opponents playing to Counting the bowl opponents on the schedule. BYU foes gave the Cougars a .500 opponents' schedule. Notre Dame wound up playing the toughest schedule, based on the records of the 1979 total, or opponents last year, with bowl results. the counting University of Arizona has announced plans for a nine-lana new track and field complex, 3.000. at a cost ol for and scats track 8 one-hal- (7-- 1 (11-2- e. (3-2- $966,601). Holiday Bowl kickofl will be at ti pin. on Dec. 21. yvitli the WAC champion scheduled to play a top opponent. n bowls, the Orange Speaking of Bowl has mailed out a "Wanted poster, seeking opponents for the Big F.ight champion. Jan. 1. Friday, post-seaso- 1 198(1. 1 Included on the Wanted list were all of the teams, including Air Force Academy, but no team from the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. WAC six-hitt- Ltrs Grt Regional five-gam- e The 1981 Midwest regional basketball tournament has been switched from St. Louis to the Louisiana Superdome hv the NCAA basketball five-hitt- committee. The switch was to enable the Superdome to before hosting the 1982 NCAA have a dry-ru- n National finals. Other regional sites for March. 1981, include the University of Utah for the Far West, with the in the Specnational championship March trum in Philadelphia. In this year's Nationals, the champion of the Far West tournament will play the Midcast champion in the March 22 semifinals. George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds leads the National League (at Sept. 5 reports) in with 18. Mike Schmidt ol the Phillies was second with 17 and Chicago s Dave Kingman was third with 15. -- I'P he goes! Willie Hanks, Los Angeles, gets well off the ground in the triple Associated Press Laserphoto jump event at World l.'niversity Games. He won the event with a record eflort 22-2- 1 U.S. Women Win Gold By Bob Green AP Sports Writer game-winnin- Coujliirs Fn Kcrortl Young University made its tirst a Southwest Conference team a rousing success with that tremendous upset of Texas A & M hist week. The victory also squared the record w it h Texas . A & M. which had beaten Utah, in 1930. for the team only other meeting with a Skylinc-WAEven more important, the BYU victory winning string bn Aggie snapped a opening games and was only the 19th opening game loss against 03 victories and three ties Every man on the 45 man opening game rostei ol the Pittsburgh Sterlers w as signed originally by the Sleelers and not one li.e- - played mi another NFL team Brigham 20-7- nine-gam- The e dralt choices and six tree agents, and tills is the lirst tune two rookie tree agents have made the opening game squad 197 rosier includes n 39 I heating New England. Steclels gave Chin k iitt li NFL coaching victory and lie .louts Noil Ins 77 victoriosi. Don Simla iRiili ami Tom Landry Bud Grant 125). Quick quote from Houston coach Bum Phillips We are not giving away any lootball players w h could hurl us later. I don't mind people thinking I'm stupid, hut I don't want to give them any 111 1 pl'ool And a quote Irom Oakland's Derrick Ramsey on the difference between being a college quarterback al Kentucky and a tight end at When I was a quarterback Oakland: always ligurcd if a receiver could touch the bull, he should catch it. Now I figure once I touch the hall I hotter hold on lo it ." 1 Bel Eric Hippie, the Aggie quarterback, would like to (day against San Jose State borne and home, like in basket hall. year ago against San Jose, Hippie played his lines! game in completing 15 of 30 passes lor 215 yards and two touchdowns, while running for He another touchdown, and last week, in the with the Spartans. Hippie completed 25 of II passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns and he ran lor II vanls. A ( )lM-r;ilio- W MEXICO CITY The United States women's basketball team avenged a Pan American Games loss to Cuba two months ago be beating that team m the gold medal game Tuesday in the Path World University Gaines. ard You gotta give the Gulls credit for trying to shorten the long seasons, by winning the divisional playoff and the championship playoff in "straight sets " Carol Blaejowski and Tara let's. among the American girls who tearfully accepted their Pail Am silver medals in San .Bum. Puerto liico. in .Inly . were among the happiest ol the team that acquired the gold here I Figures lu they were among the key Bellies m lie mei nan v idol y here, along w it ti l.y netti Woodard, w io si ored I1' points ,uid pul led do w u 11 el h muds Key I use S till No. 1; Cougars 20th Tribune Wile Services national lieleiidmg champion Southern Cal. a 21 7 winner over Texas Tech's Red Raiders in the season opener last Saturday, was a unanimous choice as the No, college football team in the country Tuesday The selection ol the Trojans by Beth the CPIs Boa d ot ( 'oae Ill's and the Associated Press sport s writers and broadcasters, bucked up the lit king of the Trojans as No Meanwhile. Brigham Young University, which upset previously ranked Texas AXM. Saturday night in Houston, cracked the CPFs elite as the country's 2t h rated team The Cougars were not ranked in the AP's list Coach John Robinson's CSC outfit received 24 votes and 551 overall points in the CPI balloting to outdistance Alabama's Crimson Tide which amassed 506 points. In the AP vote, CSC attracted 15 first place votes and 1,222 of a possible 1,240 points from a nationwide panel of 62 writers and broadcasters . last Alabama, which routed Georgia Tech. Saturday, was also second in the AP poll. There was not a whole of difference in the two polls. Oklahoma was third in the UPI vote, followed hy Texas, Michigan, Penn State. Purdue, Nebraska, Houston and Michigan Stale. In the AP balloting, after CSC and Alabama, it was Oklahoma. Texas. Purdue. Michigan, Penn State. Nebraska. Notre Dame and Michigan Stall A complete list from both win1 services, through 20 teams, is on Page 1) 2 Texas AAM, by virtue ol the stunning loss to BYU, dropped out of both polls alter being ranked ) lirst-plac- o 30-6- 14th last week hy AP sixth-mnin- (7-- 1 t Heiss. giving a clem The salute after each American point and each Cuban mistake, was the playmaker in the victory and Blaejowski was (he scoring catalyst, iinishing with 13 points heiore a whistling crowed that was largely The two veteran- - oi that loss m Puerto Rico singled out each other at games' end and went into a dancing, hugging embrace m each oihei's' anus heiore joining the genera! celebration 'The women's basketball victory pnivr.lt d the Fluted States with its second gold medal ol the day Willie Banks, leaping through a mistv curtain ol on hm last steady rain, sel a Games record ol attempt, vv iped out a Russian lead and won the ti ipir lump in the ram plagued H ack and held program 'Those two triumphs helped pin-!- , the Americans medal total to 17 gold amt 15 medals u. ci.dl tv. more than the I lilted States' he-- t previous pcrt.it these liieimia! mallei' j sport (j.um s 'The Americans won 19 gnids and 43 total med.d' in Bulgaria ill 1977. the only utla tune the United Stales lias sent a full delegal ion Russia, the overall detendmg champion m the athletes horn lcsjiv.il that has attracted college-ag!i "5 countries, had a leading gold total count Fa-- t lohov.ed h Romania was third at Germ. my I in. and Hungary ! ' Other Winners 'The other track and field winners m the r.iniv weather that made conditions marginal at best, i lie hided la raid Schmidt whose Games reem d II 9 s led a one two Fast German tnush in the mice postponed men's Urn melees. Paul I'opu ol Rum.ua.i at s 57.70 in Ihe men's 3, noil meter so pi, 'chase, and Svetlana Mellllkev a el Russia with a throw olgis.V-tile women's discus Walter McUoy. I lorid.i Stale, got :u. n e lean hroiie in the men's Inn meters Schmid's time broke the meet record ol 45 12 el hv Nikolay Uhernetski ol the Sov let Union in Suud.iv s scmitmals. and was remarkable in view ol the tael track. that it was run over a Still, it was disappointing lor the 21 year eld Schmid, lie had come to these Games determined to break the European record ol 44 70. held since PG2 by countryman Karl Hon Schmid, the European Uup champion ill belli the intermediate dash and the hurdles, and runnerup in the World Cup hurdles had skipped that event here to concentrate on the sprint Chances are that with a dry track he would have fullilled his goal. Chcrnetski did not even compete in the tinal lie had to withdraw heeau-- ol soreness in Ins right leg 'The steeplechase, run in a pouring lain, was won hv Copu who came Innn behind in die stretch and heat Mariano Searlenu ol llalv the brone medalist m the World Uup Melnikova provided an upset in die women's discus, heating Fvelm .laid ol Fae.l Germany, the world record holder, OBiopic champion and two him' World Cup w inner bed-lis- pony-taile- 75-0- appearance against 1 n runs-batted-i- 'till e Sports at 638 937 the lights Hockiet for Touh Foes for car lie past tm a w m Id laud icet rei ol d ol any description a car. or motorcycle, had to come through a measured mile a tel then, w it Inn an hour ot passing through the finish, go Schedule Top I. fall Ket III John Mooncv ; Balt iakc (tribune Barren tired bis rocket and vein 1' miles to warm up and passed tliiomh the short timing Pule and took !'. miles to collie to a stop In the lights. Fail Flanders ut the AMA timed the Spittts Nirmr b ' a Ik front-runnin- 111 11 n 2 6 Garx Kama ! i ram-soake- e 111 RADIAL CLEARANCE Cougar Lands Award e 1 e l I . Hrst-eam- -- 11 i 1. DLNYER A P K.aua. Brigham University's ALL PRICES Cash and Carry Each Mounting Available size Listed Any 145-1- 3 P18580-1BR78-1- 3 YOUR CHOICE BR78-1- 4 CR78-1- 4 P19575-1- 3 5 Gary Young senior has been named the Associated Press' defensive college star ol the week and the linebacker, Western Atlilel w i t ( 'onter-Ilu- defensive pi.iyer s he u ei k The a ii n on came K.iiua e m cut ' u.th 'Tuesday, inmiug Purdue's All meriean quarter iiai k Mark Hermann, who was named AP's ill t cti si v i college star ol the w eek 225Kama, a pounder Irmn Honolulu. Hawaii, made mile unassisted tackles in BYt's stunning upset of Texas AXM last Satunlav. 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