Show I i Chasing a Dream? Watson Still Seeks Elusive PGA Title t in t at led ek the in I sudden death playoff at Oakmont Pa by John Mahaffey for the PGA Championship "I'm disappointed of course as I PRESS ST LOUIS — There was a faraway look — pensive almost wistful — in Tom Watson's eyes as he endured a mass news conference 14 years ago It was the expression he usually wore after a loss slightly puzzled somewhat bemused a little disappointed in himself He'd lost that day in 1978 He and Jerry Pate were beaten in a to teir the Ted but na just didn't play well I enough" Watson said at the time 'io- - "You only have so many chances to win major titles I had a chance and didn't win So that chance is rn ys gone" Ing With the passing years that lost opportunity looms ever larger It is perhaps more important now than it was then — his best chance at the only major championship he hasn't won In 1978 Watson was 28 He was just reaching the peak of a career that has produced a record six Player of the Year titles membership in the World Golf Hall of Fame and most of the honors the game can bestow At that time the focus on the PGA was not so intense After all he had two blanks on his career record at that time and it seemed just a matter of time before he became only the fifth man to ed iek ip- - ng he in nd he tef P- - Le at ch rs i t score career sweeps in the Masters US and British Opens and the PGA The US Open was acquired in 1982 and he very nearly won it in 1983 and '87 But the PGA has been something else It remains the one championship that separates him from inclusion in the tight little group who have won them all: Gene Sarazen Ben Hogan Gary Player Jack Nicklaus Now Watson is 42 in his 22nd season on the pro tour a for five years Going into the 74th PGA national championship at Bellerive this week he knows time is running out the chances that seemed so plentiful back in 1978 have dwindled down to a precious few His accomplishments now are more in the past tense than the future He has for example been named captain of the 1993 American Ryder Cup team a position usually filled by a player who is retired or nearing retirement Watson however is not yet ready to abandon his quest for the big one that got away He is encouraged by two factors gr: - 4 11:1 N$ — i Dr to By Kurt Kragthorpe THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 1 4 I 1 I 4 A e i t I i: Spence Ahrend shot a 67 Monday Wade Olsen posted a 78 and had to work like crazy to make a bogey on the third hole of a sudden-deatplayoff Friday they will start the University Hospital Utah Open from the same position Ahrend was the medalist in the qualifying round at Wingpointe Golf Course which means only that he was comfortable the rest of the day while other players St ) 1 )' i 7 ' it ' i ' ' ' ' '" 't 4 t' it - ' - 44 '' i ‘ '" r' ' ' ' ' 'I' 7 1 marked improvement in his putting and a resultant rise in confidence And too there's the recent successes of some of his over-4- I 4t ' k ' : --- ' 'i ''' '''' A "' The Associated Press Tom Watson has had many pleasant experiences during golf career but PGA Championship hasn't given him much to smile about 0 h e y e ?z k t sweated the results Players shooting 77 or better qualified while 78 was good for the playoff chance still-aliv- exander made a few calling off the playoff all three of the into the Open The nament starts Friday Creek Country Club friends by and taking s bogey-shooter54-hol- tour- e at Willow following three days of Pro-Aevents The starting field will include 156 players with low 70 (plus ties) advancing to the final round 67 — Spence Ahrend 68 — Willie Kane Derek Gilchrist 69 — Bryan Gorman 70 — Matt Potter Jim Strikland Robert Campbell 71 — Morgan Brown Mitchell Lowe Richard Lundahl 72 — Tim Fernau Phil Holmes Ken Martin Tony Pitts Tom Silva Tad Holloway 73 — Chris Riding Steve Brinton John Graham Scott Larsen Steve Campbell Tom Stankowski David Hobby Bobby Elliott 74 — Tod Budge John Van II Continued From C-- 1 s am's apple Passel said "it could have killed him" His son hasn't been able to speak since the accident He has been in and out of hospitals able to communicate with his father only by mouthing words or writing on a pad His mother has an easier time understanding him "He's not even really whispering" Passel said His initial hospital stay lasted 11 days but when scar tissue developed doctors tried laser surgery But the scar tissue spread Then a tracheotomy was performed when his windpipe began closing and he had trouble breathing By putting a hole in his throat and inserting a plastic tube his air passages were cleared A stint was inserted to prevent scar tissue from growing together and hold the vocal cords open Mike Passel has had about 11 procedures in which doctors go through the nose into the throat Today doctors take the stint out And in a few days they will know whether Mike Passel will be able to talk "We are keeping our fingers crossed" Passel said "If the vocal cords don't start moving there could be nerve damage that either will heal itself or more surgery will be required" This has been a trying time for the Passel& "It's been hard" he said "because it's your kid" And a trying time for the Giants Two weeks ago Phil Simms' son Christopher was hit by a car after turning out of the family's driveway on his bicycle He suffered a concussion and three chipped teeth but is doing well and was at the game Sunday night watching as his father reI - e s t I 1 7 ' ceived a standing ovation New linebacker coach Dave Brazil was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and prostate after undergoing the team's annual physical examination in June it was reported He had colon surgery and the prostate went through a freezing process He is to be next month football seems real important" Fassel said "But I learned a lesson a long time ago when I was coaching in Utah I went in and watched a good friend of mine do open-heasurgery When he got done the family was all waiting there to ask questions And this patient about died I told him after he got done talking to the family that I've had to deal with the media a lot I've had to explain very tough losses and ugly plays But what you shad to do to that family and go in and talk makes talking to the media after a tough loss a can of corn You're talking about life "When you're in this arena oh yeah it's competitive It's a fight and everybody is watching you But there are some other things that come into the picture that are rt Offensive line coach Fred Hoag lin had angioplasty to correct a blockage in his heart that also was detected in the June physical Left guard William Roberts needed external stimulation 10 days ago to regulate an abnormal heartbeat and hasn't practiced in nearly two weeks And former coach Bill Parcells has undergone four heart procedures in the last year Fassel will be answering many quarterback questions this week after poor performances Sunday by Jeff Hostetler and Simms But the biggest moment of his preseason comes today when he gets the call from his wife telling him how the youngest of his four children is Mike Fassel has been a regular at training camp this summer bringing along a bunch of his buddies to watch practice "When you're in coaching pretty important" And today is one of those days "Mike knows it" Fassel said "This may be the last corner If this one does not turn up roses for him now where do we go? 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To buy or sell call: ‘ 18004554485 1 Magazine Tournament Pass I Reserved Seat Reserved Area General Admission 7 - to be sick There were the countries small powers and emerging powers There were the Kenyan runners: South Africans winning two silver medals after being away from the Olympics for 32 years: Croatia and Lithuania countries without an identity for so long finishing second and third in men's basketball By the end 815 medals had been awarded Qatar Malaysia and Ghana had a bronze each Israel 20 years after the unspeakable horror of Munich won a silver and a bronze Morocco won a gold a silver and a bronze The majority of the countries went home with no medals at all But did that really matter? And what did it all really mean? The people that crawled over Montjuic and the subsites day after day understood Still too many missed the point And if they haven't gotten it by now it's unlikely they ever will middle-distanc- e 1 1 Major League Baseball Players? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spain — Roger Clemens Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr on a baseball version of the "Dream Team" in 1996? Unlikely since IOC president BARCELONA Juan Antonio Samaianch can't suspend the major league season Samaranch said Monday that he would like to see pro athletes from baseball cycling and soccer in the Atlanta Games in 1996 Samaranch said however there aren't thoughts of allowing pro boxers in the Olympics "Professional boxing and Olympic boxing are completely different" he said "They have nothing to do with each other" "We want the best athletes in the Olympic Games" Samaranch said a day after the closing of the Barcelona Games Samaranch defended the participation of basketball's Dream Team the NBA superstars who swept through the competition to the gold medal He noted that pros from Spain Italy France and Germany also competed while for years athletes from the Sovi- et bloc took part With the word "amateurism" no longer included in the Olympic Charter Samaranch wants the Games to be a competition of the best in each sport "It's up to the international federations to decide who they should be" he said Sports like baseball cycling and soccer do not have pros in the Olympics but Samaranch said the situation could change by 1996 "Yes it's true in baseball we lack the best players in the world" Samaranch said "It is something to study In cycling we have had two federations — one for professionals and one for less professionals" Samaranch would have difficulty getting major league baseball players since weather prevents the season from starting earlier or ending later state-sponsore- s ' PtE SoOttaligOabaCiadmiiim $60 $50 $30 Daily Gate Prices Reserved Area General Admission Adult L $6 $4 $7 Reserved Area General Admission $5 Adult & Youth(17 under) $3 -For ticket information contact: Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation 0 at (801) Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm 468-256- - ---r-- -- ! i i - d 1 Championship Day Prices Youth (17 & under)S2 IfSLI160 221'0139 111111RADSO 000000OoOOOOOOoO00000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I didn't Sergei Bubka didn't make a height in the pole vault and disappeared into the night The women gymnasts all of them smiled so much you wanted TICKET INFORMATION L-- LDS Entertainment y August 14 23 1992 Cottonwood Softball Complex 4400 S 1300 E Salt Lake City Utah - Services Expo Come enjoy free entertainment by: 110P i SIT OM Vt 441 LLl r Saturday August 22nd UTAH STATE 1 i rpA Lb e Products was supposed to be easy The amazing Carl Lewis won his seventh and eight gold medals just weeks after the worst meet of his life smile of The Magic Johnson led the greatest team in the history of sports to the gold medal that everyone knew was theirs smiled Jackie Joyner-Kerse- e when she won — and when she til ocL: A after failing to win when winning f EigliCgOtigg0PgP9YPrO5!tiggilii t 1 INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL CONGRESS WORLD MEN'S FASTPITCH TOURNAMENT Wi::i :O ii:ai K:iiiiii glii iiiiinii Viiii: iiiii:iiiii' :x- f:" :::iiiiii::'::iii Cit0Vill iiilitCil ii vNld Ask for Mr Harris g sponsors the to Boca lini0 Irttert iii$ high-flyin- SALT LAKE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION a Call for more info: LDS SALT LAKE CITY win a gold medal at the Olympics but that he and his wife have yet to decide if he'll return to the Los Angeles Laker& "What's going to happen is my wife and I are going to sit down and we're going to talk about it and see It all depends on if I feel like coming back That's all" he said on the "The Arsenio Hall Show" Johnson who turns 33 on Friday said he would consult with his doctor to determine how many games he would play if he were to return — but not to ask his doctor's permission "And I know I'm healthy I'm strong I'm ready to go And now it's just deciding whether I want to do that for another year or two or if I just want to stay a businessman and just enjoy hanging out with you and my wife and my son and so on" Johnson said his wife Cookie initially was against him playing professional basketball again He retired nine months ago after learning he had the AIDs virus iiwwiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiaimilimiiiii ie?$ eilim A um 'iiiilmi NN smiNst!'ingi1 11kom INt m sz SAFE 0 SECURED SHORT TERM :: !i'" 47 after helping the United States g have lasting meaning There was the skill and tactics of the Cuban boxing team the Brazilian men's volleyball team and their fanatical yellow shirted following overwhelming the US skinheads and going on to win the gold medal and the emergence of the Chinese as a world athletic power There were the faces unforgettable in victory and defeat US swimmer Pablo Morales the very symbol of the Olympic spirit came back for the joy of the competition and left wearing two gold medals four years after failing to make the team eight years Future Olympic Dream Team: :0:i"ifts The Conference ms PRESS LOS ANGELES — Magic Johnson said Monday he feels healthy ii : ! THE ASSOCIATED 1:::' ilicAltit ii Vleet Jon Wright Tom Pace Clark Gars° Craig Lawson Steven Ray Brad Stone Kenny Thomson Greg Harmon Brandon Bonner Jim Empey Brstt Sampson Mike Hafley Pablo del Olmo Paul Phillips Warren Vickers 75 — John McArthur Ryan Rhees Jon Morgan Rick Roberts Devin Dehlin Greg Cesario Dean Sessions Marty Romney Brian ('ollett John Wallace Mike Salim' 76 — Randy Robertson Terry Outzen Steve Haase Larry Buecher Trev Anderson Jack Kenna Ily Rafael Ponce Pete Huber Brett Glaser Craig Sado 77 — Kirk Bowler Dennis Larson Sharm Newbold Robert Park Jeff Kee Steve Sargent Gary Schneiter John Tagge Adam Oett h Russ Madsen 78 — Ga Ivan Gonzales Olsen JohnSundquist son Meyer Rob Rushton Brett Wayment Scott Fairbanks Todd Erwin Steve Warnick Mike Reasor Mike Reiche Ron Kaehn Tally Stevens James Heide' Aaron Flowers in sudden-deatplayoff) 11agic Wife Will Decide On His Future in NBA Fassels Hoping Injured Son Can Cheer Again - py to be involved C-- 1 sands of people hanging out a zillion languages being spoken one wondered if this was really our world nearing the 21st century The Olympic ideal is a lovely thought Then there are the Olympics themselves often not so lovely beset as they are by incompetence greed arrogance and ruled with an uncompromising fist that has no ideals or ethics But the people didn't seem to care about all that They came to enjoy themselves Not even the buffoons masquerading as officials the constant presence of militia with Uzis on every street corner or the overly officious and omnipresent COOB (Barcelona Olympic Organizing Committee) staff could stop the people They came to party and they did And they saw a show of unparalleled athletic excellence They saw the last of the Russian sports machine surely as dead now as the republic that spawned it They saw the United States excel in three of the Olympic sports (track and field swimming basketball) in which the winners and losers are determined in the arena not by some complex scoring system that ensures thievery Would anybody really be upset if about 20 of the 28 sports would just disappear? Boxing is an embarrassment gymnastics absurd too many others relics of another era Soccer volleyball wrestling (freestyle only) water polo and handball can also stay The others should disappear but they won't The final medal standings suggest that the Unified Team won the Olympics Whatever that means The EUNies had 112 total medals including 45 golds The US had 108 medals including 37 golds More than half of the US medals (57) came in track and field and swimming The Unifieds as always were dominant in gymnastics wrestling weightlifting and shooting But the Olympics as much as everybody wants to wrap themselves in flags and speak about nationalism is all about individuals The snapshots of the competitors straining to win often thrilled to come close many times just hap grim-lookin- there's been some Olsen was one of 17 players tied for the last five of the 77 invitations Fifteen of them stayed for the playoff by the third hole two had advanced with birdies and e four others were for the last three spots With darkness approaching Olsen hooked his tee shot down onto the river bank on the left side of No 18 Barely able to identify his ball in the mud the Weber State golfer removed his shoes and socks and hacked the ball into the fairway He eventually made a bogey while Todd Meyer advanced with a par and the other two players bogeyed Tournament chairman Dick Al Continued From IIIIMIP i non-winn- First Individual Spirit Adds Glory To Barcelona's Olympics Ahrend's 67 Leads Host of Qualifiers Into Utah Open et rs C3 August 11 1992 I THE ASSOCIATED uck SPORTS Tuesday The Salt Lake Tribune - 011A"44141LA1041400C4601641-41149LAIL404 -- |