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Show DIB John . lyrry. yt. fT'j-T'fT- y .'Y". Section Saturday, June C Tribune Sporls Editor WVllV UJj and Page 25, 1983 I I THUttf nights television (game when Ray Burris shut out I the Phillies. Burris was in Associated Press Laset photo Chris Evert Lloyd wasnt in normal fine form Friday when she lost a shocking i I 6-- 1, battle to Kathy Jordan at Wimbledon, Lloyd wouldnt blame her loss on sickness. 7-- 6 Baseball Roundup Whatever the excuses, I have seen Dawsons RBIs Lead Expos Past Struggling Cubs, 4-- 3 well-playe- d, ballgames where the teams are finishing up the seventh inning and the clock in showing 10 p.m. 0, Announcer Don Drysdale, a former great pitcher, and his analyst, former manager Earl Weaver, stressed several times the advantage a pitcher has, how he keeps his defense on its toes because the action is almost continuous, and how an alert defense seems to come up with the great plays to back up good pitching. Another reason for his success was his ability to get ahead of the hitter, by getting the first pitch in for a strike frequently. This gives the pitcher the control of the situation, or at least a percentage edge. Many years ago, at a World Series in St. Louis, I heard Gabby Street expound on getting that first pitch in the strike zune. Street was a former and I still can see him arguing his point, and when someone challenged him, claiming if the batter was certain the first pitch would be a strike, hed jump on that first pitch. Thats fine, Street conceded. You get them first-ba- ll hitting and do you know how many pitches your man will save, how much stronger he will be when he has to get something extra in a jam? Some of the delays are caused by near-bee- r where the pitching count goes 2 on hitter after hitter, but if the hitters and the pitchers all showed an eagerness to challenge, much wasted time could be saved. fast-worki- 3-- Reverse Psyche Tribune Wire Services Before the start of this season, Andre Dawson said one of his aims was to improve his run production. I just wanted to improve, not to impress anyone, said the Montreal outfielder, who took over the league RBI lead Friday with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly that helped the host Expos to a 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. I just want to do what I can to get those runners over. The victory was the eighth in 10 games for the first-plac- e Expos. I was struggling a little in the Philadelphia (Phillies) series, added Dawson, who has 56 RBI, two more than Dale Murphy of Atlanta Braves. The other guys picked up the slack. We have a lot of individuals capable of picking each other 4-- up." The Cubs, who have lost six straight, were held to seven hits over 8 innings by Steve Rogers. I would have loved to finish, said Rogers. I still had good stuff at the end, but when youve got guys throwing well in the bullpen, you may as well go to them in clutch situations. who struck out six Rogers, 10-and walked none, was relieved by Dan Schatzeder with one in the ninth after yielding two singles. Schatzeder was greeted by a Bill Buckner single, loading the bases, and was relieved by Jeff Reardon. Jay Johnstone made it 3 by driving in a run with a groundout to first base, then Reardon struck out Jerry Morales on a called strike to end the game and record his 12th save. out list. A1 Holland got the last three outs to notch his fourth save. Pirates wasnt it heartwarming to see that young Larry Nelson jog to the next tee in the closing holes of the U.S. Open Sunday? On the surface, here was a guy whose credentials indicated he had no business battling one of golfs greatest stars, but he was showing he couldn't wait to get the next shot launched. The commentators like to warn of the pressure the comparatively unknowns are supposed to face when d stage they reach the with the great ones, and hardboots claim a horse with poor blood lines will fade when the thoroughbred catches him and looks him in the head-to-hea- eye. But the competitor who fights back and appears to relish the pressure and the challenge may switch the psychological advantage in his favor, especially if he doesnt waste time thinking too much. Observation Ward The Jazz optimism about getting Las Vegas dates should be tempered by the track record of the number of good acts that have bombed in that desert oasis where even the best entertainers rarely return 10 times with the same material. M A-- A Cards 8, Jim Morrison hammered a fifth inning double to cap a three-ru- n and belted one of three Pittsburgh home runs in the seventh, powering the Pirates to their sixth straight triumph. Pittsburgh right-handJim Bibby, scattered six hits over the first five innings to post his first success as a starter since Sept. Dave LaPoint, 22, 1981. took the loss, the Cards fourth straight, as victim of the Pirates first five runs. n er 3-- 7, Left-hand- er 4-- Braves 0, Reds At Cincin- 0-- 5: nati, Craig McMurtry fired a three-hittfor the victory in the first game, and Ken Dayley came within one out of making it a before settling for a triumph in the nightcap as the Atlanta Braves swept the doubleheader. Dayley, went into the ninth inning of the before nightcap with a five-hittyielding four more hits and eventually being' credited with all five er twin-shuto- Cincinnati runs. Atlanta scored five runs in the final inning of the nightcap, two on a double by Biff Pocor-obwho had four RBI in the game. struck out five and McMurtry, didn't issue a walk. He faced just 30 three over the minimum batters and set down 20 in a row before giving up a pair of singles in the ninth. The Braves scored all three runs in the fourth inning off Joe to help McMurtry record Price, his first win in his last six starts. Giants 5, Padres 0: At San FranMike Krukow cisco, right-handr, and the San pitched a Francisco Giants erupted for four runs in the second inning to snap the Padres winning streak. Krukow, yielded a leadoff double to Luis Salazar in the first and a single to Salazar with none out in the third before holding the Padres hitless the rest of the way. Dodgers 7, Astros 2: At Los Ank geles, the Dodgers ended a batting slump with four home runs to back Burt Hooton to his sixth straight winning decision and snap a four-gam- e Los Angeles losing a, 2: At st. Louis, two-ru- ut er 8-- 5-- two-hitte- six-ga5-- 4, two-wee- streak. Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager, Steve Sax and Dusty Baker homered in a game that was marred g brawl in the by a seventh inning. bench-clearin- American League Yankees 5, Red Sox 4: At 4-- Phillies 6, Mets 3: At New York, Bob Dernier hit a solo homer and Gary Matthews added a three-ru- n blast in the first inning to pace the Phillies victory. Winner Steve Carlallowed seven hits in eight ton, innings and struck out six to move ahead of Houstons Nolan Ryan with battle for first 3,551 in their see-sae career strike place on the V 8-- 8, Along this line, By Jane Leavy Washington Post Writer LONDON Back and forth, back and forth at the base line, Kathy Jordan swayed, a pendulum in perfect rhythm. Always before in a contest of wills, when the match hung in the balance, the pendulum swung Chris Evert Lloyd s way. But the laws of nature and expectation were violated Friday. Evert lost in the third round of Wimbledon, the first time in her career that she failed to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam event, the first time since 1979 that she lost to someone not ranked among the top 10. The 6 score was The loss also ended Evert's hope of joining Maureen Connolly (1953) and Margaret Smith Court (1970) as the only women to win the Grand Slam. Evert had won the U.S. Open and Australian Open in 1982 and the French Open last month. When it was over, Jordan, who had a right to exult, was purposely subdued. I don't think I knew what to do, she said. "I have a lot of respect for Chris. I won the match. What more could I do? In the womens locker room, there was shock and perha'ps a bit of the lump in the throat that everyone at Court 1 shared. We were all thinking that somehow, shell dig deep enough inside herself, said Billie Jean King. But some days, no matter how deep youre digging, its not court if I didnt think I was fit," she said. But as her press conference ended, she bolted from the room, saying she had to leave. Officials later said she had been sick during the night with a stomach flu and had seen a doctor around 2 a m. Last fall. Evert won the U.S. Open despite a case of food poisoning resulting from cheesecake. Jordan, who is ranked 26th, had never beaten Evert before, never taken a set from her before, never won anything before but one tournament, although she has won all the Grand Slam events in doubles. Evert took glucose during the match. Jordan looked strong from the beginning. She broke in the first game of the match, after Evert had led, 30-a hint that Everts resolve wasnt there. Evert had break points in the second and fourth games but couldnt capitalize on them, a pattern that repeated all day. The only time she held serve in the set, she won the game on a let cord. If I lose a first set, I use it as a warmup, Evert said. I have to think that way because I dont want to think, One more set and I lose the match. But Jordan began the first game of the second set with an ace, and took a 40-- 0 lead. Evert rocketed a forehand return of serve down the line, fighting back to break. She won the next three games to lead, looking increasingly like herself. enough. Her lobs were better, longer, more Nobody thought she could lose effective. because she never lost, said Rosie Jordan consoled herself, told herCasals. self just to win a couple of games, It was a strange day at Wimblein the set, so she wouldn't back get don. Gray outside and Chris lost, have to go into the third having lost, said King. Last fall, after the Open, Jordan Strange in the contrasts it offered, took six weeks off to heal her aching too. On Court 2, King and Casals shoulder, work with a new coach played a match for memory. Is that (Robert Landsdorp) and consider a relation of Rosemary Casals? her attitude. She has been known to asked Michael Franklin, a club let her temper get the best of her steward sitting in the stands. Inand her game. Last week at Eastformed that it was Casals, he said, bourne, she lost to Virgina Wade. I Good lord, is she still at it? didnt play well and I misbehaved, They played tennis the way it was, she said. I told myself, You have to even if it wasnt exactly the way have a good attitude or you might as well quit playing tennis. they were. They served and volleyed and King, who is 39, did it better Friday, she just knew she would than Casals, who is 34, beating her do well. Down, she kept attackifor the 30th time in their professionwon two games, breaking in the ng, al careers, sixth to make it Then, she served King, who might have played the game of the match. Three times, Evert, her doubles partner, in the Evert had break points and three semifinals, now meets Wendy Turn-bul- l. Col. 3 See Page Although she says it would be miracle for her to reach the final, stranger things have happened, as' was evidenced Friday. From tne baselines oi Centre Court, Carling Bassett, 15, and Andrea Temesvari, 17, slugged it out for the future of womens tennis. Heres the list of Saturdays Bassett, who is ranked 28th and 6 sports events scheduled to be ), named for a brewery, won broadcast, according to local after squandering six match cutie-pie- s We listings: knew the points. 11 a.m. would be on Centre Court, King Major League Basesaid. ball, Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals or Philadelphia Overshadowed on this overcast Phillies at New York Mets, day was Jimmy Connors impres2. Channel sive victory over Henrik Sundstrom, 11:30 a.m. Coverage of the 6 a young Swede, ), National Sports Festival, ChanSundstrom had three set points in nel 4. the tiebreaker and lost them, one 1:30 p.m. when a called ace was overruled by PBA Tour, live the umpire. coverage of the Seattle Open, Channel 4 Evert, who had reached the semi2 p.m. 34 in finals Wimbledon, coverage consecutive Grand Slam of The Championships, Channel 2 events, never looked quite right Friday. Her passing shots lacked preci2:30 p.m. Juan LaPorte vs. sion. She had trouble with Jordans Johnny de la Rosa, WBA featherbig first serve, crisp volleys and slicweight championship. ing backhand, which skidded in low3 p.m. Wide World of Sports, er and lower on the quick Court 1 amateur boxing championships, grass. She said she thought Jordan U.S. track and field, Channel 4. had never played better. 7:30 p.m. PCL Baseball, Evert refused to make excuses for Phoenix Giants at Salt Lake her play or her pallid appearance. I Gulls, KDYL (1280-AMwouldnt have walked out on the 6-- 1, pitch. Hurlers Advantage 25 Evert Lloyd At Wimbledon com- There is no reason for the games dragging. Although the score was the game Burris pitched was played in two hours and two minutes, despite two pitching changes by the Phillies. oral 2.t Jordan Shocks I too many close, or Itcroriled Score 1 I mand. He was on the mound, ready pitch and he wasted little time getting ahead the batter. He was like a caged animal, pawing and pacing, eager for action. His very eagerness showed the baseball world he welcomed the challenge. It appeared he couldnt wait for the ball to be returned to the mound and was willing to run half way to get the ball quicker so he could pitch again. And that is a lesson television could teach the youngsters, because the TV screen has been responsible to a great extent for the dilatory tactics of the pitchers and hitters, too at all levels of baseball. Kids tend to imitate the stars of the game and when golf and bowling first made their television impacts, the slow play of some of the golfers, and the long concentration on the bowling approaches of some stars, convinced a lot of average athletes that slow was better. Both the professional golf and bowling tours have rules now to speed up the play by penalizing those who cant make a move without a lengthy pause. The late "Dizzy Dean claimed the modern pitchers were to throw that baseball. But other Hall of Famers point to the batter as being at fault, too, with his routine before and between every yvTy Cali hope all the young baseball players in the area were watching Monday complete -- iTyiH.,., T She gait fake tribune Mooney Success begets imitators , y l.,,ilry....pyl.ly tmrm'nT'nTmfg iht V O' s ' ' ' ,vi t. ! u Expos Steve Rogers Earns 10th Victory w all-tim- Boston, Glenn Hoffman doubled in one run and scored two more and Bob Stan15th ley picked up a career-hig- h save of the season, enabling the Boston Red Sox to snap a three-gam- e losing streak before a crowd of 34,178, the largest of the season at Fenway Park. The victory was just the third in the last 13 home games for the Red Sox, while the Yankees have now won six of their last seven. Five different players knocked in runs for the Red Sox, who knocked out starter Dave Righetti with two runs in the sixth inning to take a 2 lead. New York, which has won six See Page C-Column 4 5-- 2, 7-- (7-2- ). 4-- 6-- 4-- 0, 6-- 3, 6-- C-- 4, Heres Saturdays Radio, TV Slate 6-- 3, 6-- 1, 7-- (11-9- (7-2- 6-- 2. - ). It Took a Dempsey to Knock Out Gull Bats By Ray Herbat Tribune Sports Writer that it took a Dempsey to finally knock the lightning out of the Gulls bats. Mark Dempsey went the route and scattered seven hits while cooling down Salt Lake before 4,844 fans at Derks Field Friday night, as Phoenix led all the way en route to a 3 triumph. You had to know 7-- The Gulls had averaged 14 runs over their last four games before'the Dempsey put a stop to Salt Lake's hit parade and gave the Giants their second victory in the series. Phoenix and the Gulls close out the set Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with Mike Moore ) pitching for Salt Lake and former Oakland A's righthander Brian Kingman (2-working for Phoenix. The only flaws in Dempsey's offerings this night were the two go (3-4- A.-- A pher balls he served to Phil Bradley (early) and Ken Phelps (late). Yeah, thats been my problem, giving up a lot of home runs, but most of those have come like tonight with nobody on base, said the Dayton native who graduated from Ohio State. For Bradley, it was only his second home run of his still young pro career. Bradley hit one out in 1981 while playing at Bellingham, Wash. On the other hand, Phelps, who hit 46 homers at Wichita last summer, connected for his second for the Gulls. He is still trying to find his swing after Seattle sent him down about two weeks ago. Dempsey received solid offensive support The Giants touched four Salt Lake pitchers for 15 hits, with 10 coming against starter and loser Brian Snyder Brian Allard, Karl Best and Bob Babcock all pitched creditably in relief. The Giants big hit man was outfielder Chris Smith, who counted his 16th 40. SAM. A AAA A A A. A AA (2-2- ). A A A-- A AAA AA A home run of the season among his night. Smith, who came into the series hitting .378 and has raised that mark a few points, also had a pair of doubles, scored three times and knocked in three. The Gulls were powerless against Dempsey after the third inning. From the fourth until the ninth, Dempsey allowed only a single to Phelps. I found my rhythm after the first inning," explained Dempsey, who retired nine and then eight batters in a row at two different points. He also did not issue a base on balls. four-for-fi- I was getting the corners, but you usually will when you have been around the plate all night, Dempsey said. record Dempsey posted a for Phoenix last year and had a brief trial with San Francisco in spring training. "I had trouble throwing strikes 10-1- 0 AA AAA A A A A A A A and I didnt have much of a fastball this spring and that is why I didnt stick, he added.I think the Giants want me to throw strikes consistently before they call me back up. Snyder started in Jerry Don Glea-ton- s place in the rotation because the latter is experiencing some tenderness in his pitching arm. Snyder gave up a run in the first when Smith doubled and Rich Murray singled him home. In the second, Phoenix burst. put it away with a three-ru- n An Infield hit by newcomer John Stassi, a single by Randy Kutcher and a walk to Jeff Ransom loaded the bases. Dan Gladden brought in one with sacrifice fly, a wild pitch scored a second tally and Smith knocked in a third with a single. Meanwhile, A1 Chambers singled and Tito Nannl doubled for a Gulls run in the second. Bradley's homer to lead off the third made it a game, but Phoenix added two more a 2 runs off Snyder in the fourth. Phelps home run came in the ninth. Doubles by Gladden and Smith and a single by Guy Sularz chased Snyder in the fourth. The only other run of the game came in the eighth when Smith connected just inside the right field foul line. Gulls Notes The Gulls have now gone past the 114,000 fan mark at the halfway point of their home schedule. Spike Owen, who left the club for a few days to attend the funeral of his grandfather in Texas, has gone hitless in his last nine since his return. . at-ba- ts . 73 innings, Moore holds the club Despite pitching only hard-throwin- g lead in strikeouts with 75. Baseball experts say that a pitcher who has more strikeouts than innings pitched has a good ratio. Moore has walked only 46 batters. Hawaii opens up an eight-gamseries Sunday at 2 p.m. at Derks. . . , e AAA AAA AAA AAAAAAAAAA AMA A A A A A A AAA A A A A A A , |