Show Pago 12— The Herald Journal Loom Utah Sunday August 15 1993 Jordan’s year a rollercoaster to father’s death Olympic gold By The Associated Press A year ago Michael Jordan was on top of die world standing on a podium in Barcelona with an Olympic gold medal draped around his neck Today the world's most famous athlete is mourning the death of his father who was found floating in a South Carolina creek with a gunshot wound to the chest James Jordan’s death marks the end of a rollercoaster ride for his celebrated son who has had more success scrutiny and controversy in die past year than most people experience in a lifetime Michael Jordan won his second Olympic gold medal last August his seventh straight NBA scoring tide in April and his third consecutive NBA championship in June But he also got involved in a controversy over the commercial logo on his Olympic uniform was accused of running up huge gambling debts and refused to talk to die media for two weeks during die NBA playoffs After die Bulls won die tide Jordan thanked his family for helping him cope with "eight straight months of frustration" and all die “ups and downs" that began with die Dream Team’s quest for Olympic gold Although die US squad cruised to victory and the players were treated like rock stars Jordan and his teammates came under fire for refusing to display die Reebok logo on their uniforms during die awards ceremony Jordan who is paid millions by rival shoe company Nike draped an American flag overnis shoulder to hide die Reebok logo So did Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley "I stood up for something I believe in" Jordan said “If I offended anyone it’s too 12-mo- - i - vn rz-M'ys- f Jordan and the Dream Team eoared to the gold In Barcelona where thlnge were Magic of the NBA season But he still managed to avenge 326 points tie Wilt Cham- m WBBA 11 another one from about out This time it hit the pin A birdie put Bowen £up again and while Dahle was able to take No 10 and 11 die sky finally fell when a par Bowen putt on 12 to end it “I played good golf today with die exception of time holes” Dahle said “So I can’t feel too ted but 01 Chi Chi Rodriquez’ over there couldn’t miss" Saturday’s championship was die second for Bowen who won his first in 1982 But this was his first year back from a long hiatus in Salt Lake and if Bowen’s play Saturday was any 40-yar- ds back-hand- ed would-b- e challengers best work on their game a little at least on die greens In other men’s club finals Saturday Mooch Spackman defeated Lynn Foulsen in the Directors Flight 1-- up defeated Davis Emerson Eatnes in the up President’s Flight Mr Wright def Lynn Hkken in die First Flight and Mr Mr Eshelman defeated McDonald in the Second Flight Schreyer leads LPGA NAPERVILLE CL (AP) — Cindy Schreyer shot a career-lo66 Saturday snd shared die lead with Betsy King after three rounds of the LPGA Chicago Challenge Schreyer who began the day a stroke behind King and Marta Fifueras-Dotof Spain had four birdies on the front nine of die While Eagle 6256-yar- d par-7- 2 Golf Gub course then sank a birdie putt on Na IS and a 2 footer on Na 17 King whose has 28 career victories and needs two more to qualify for At LPGA Ila3 of lame shc4 her tfsird couMctoivc 57 and was tied with Schreyer ef 201 King was tocoreustenk wrrh a Nrdre on die sixth a bogey on the trvmfh and Nrdee on New par-11 and Na IJw w 15-fo- ot -- 4 all-st- ar squad team from a league of only four teams while the rest of die teams combined die best of at least seven “We did well considering that we got here with only four teams" Zimmerman said “We expected to win die first game but they did welL" Large crowds all week helped make die series a success but the extra fans also added a little presure “It’s called the ‘World Series so every 12 year old is going to be nervous" Zimmerman said ? "You don’t know until they’re out there how they’re going to APnhoto react to the pressure" Gary Jordan took heat all through lha NBA playoffs about hia gambflng and ramatoad silant to Via moda during much of tha Buis’ Isngthy Jensen coach of die Providence team said Providence struggled in its first “I have a great foeliQg now that it’s several golf tournaments including one in Greenville NC shorty after the Bulls over with "he said game losing 0 to American After all the tnmnit Jordan hoped to won the championship Fork They also dropped their find peace and comfort in die offseaso- n- ' On Rriday Jordan had to fly back to second 14-- 9 to Snake River but He played in a charity softball gams and North Carolina recovered Saturday for an 0 win over Washington Terrace “They were a lot more comfortable today" Jensen said “They were more aggressive at the plate and in the field They just felt like they had nothing to lose" Thrvis Cox led Providence with shutout and added a a one-h-it homer Ai with all home run tells at die series Cox got to keep it aa a memento on die opening hole he made it didn’t worry about "We to his 66 over from for birdie on the par--5 anything just 2 he said “We 7300 the par-7‘ today" two drives and eagled die par-Besides hole sixth Meadwent Park and out played hard" yard just eighth ow golf course one iron shot it was Logan hadn’t hosted die series “There aren’t that many par-- which draws teams from Idaho In at solid round of golf’ out here and you have to be Utah and California since 1982 aggressive If you’re going to screw Next year’s tournament will be in —Dave Stockton Thompson it up you ought to do it being Rice lead-- e aggressive" he said r T o m “The crowds die umpires the and Weiskopf On die back nine Stockton field the food everything was “Besides two drives and one Jack Kiefer iron shot it was solid round of added birdies an die 15th hole from near perfect" Dan Jensen said “There’s been no complaints" Alone at 138 good eight feet away and on the par-- 5 golf’’ he said “I was Western Boys Baseball 17th when 18 wasAl Geiberger Three players within to he chipped on the PGA Tour and I Association is about 16000 loom five strokes back at 139 — feel good about my swing and inches of the hole for a tap-i-n DeWitt Weaver Bruce Qampton chances going into tomorrow "You can’t sit back on a golf players strong with 800 major and Charles Goody course like this The object is to get league and over 1000 minor Stockton has carved up the Stockton fourth on die money par-5- s at Park Meadows going as low a score as I can go Sunday" league teams invtoved Thia list with $350699 said he made no over two days He was said Stockton who won 1 1 times ou week’s tournament is die grand serious mistakes in his second in die opening round and die regular tour including PGA finale of the season for WBBA round in Saturday After birdie Championships in 1970 and 1976 poet-seaso- 6-- 8-- Stockton leads Betley lurks PARK CITY Utah (AP) — Rocky Thompson blitzed die course Dave Stockton Mew the field off the green and Bob Bedey kept up his ran for a second straight Senior FGA Tour title during Saturday's second round of $300000 Franklin Quest Championship 66 to Stockton carded a go with his opening 68 to open a two-shlead at Ktamder 134 over Bedey and 1989 champion Tom Shaw who both had identical e totals of Stockton of Mentone Calif who won twice this year at the Muratec Reunion Tourney and die Southwestern Bell Classic posted four birdies and one eagle en route ot 36-hol- 36 and 20-fe- et a 137 were first-rou- nd front-runn- er lm Norman within grasp k of majors back-to-bac- TOLEDO Ohio (AP) — The sweetest victory Greg Nannan could imagine is in his grasp going into the final round of die PGA Championship at Inverness die scene of one of his most heartbreaking Ififfft ti Continued from page 11 Franklin Quest Bowen Charlie Continued from page 11 her home in Union County NC but also had not commented publicly The elder Jordan had not been seen since late July when he attended die funeral of a friend in Wilmington Family members who were reportedly used to Jordan going off on his own had notreported Authorities said Thursday they began searching for Jordan after they learned he was die owner of a luxury car found Aug 5 in a wooded area near Fayetteville The red Lexus 400 had been stripped of its tires stereo speakers and personalized license plates die front windshield was shattered and the back window was completely broken out Cumberland County authorities aid die vandalism to the car may to Jordan’s death be noting that it had been driven to die area and locked in a large “This being on metropolitan area we find a lot of stripped cars" Sheriff Morris Bedsole said Gary Rodel Farrier was arrested on charges that he helped strip Jordan’s $46000 car of tires and stereo equipment Bedsole said he does not believe that Farrior was involved in the slaying 1-- berlain’s record for consecutive scoring tides snd lead die Bulls to the NBA’s first “three-peat- ” in 27 yean It wasn’t exactly a carefree season for Jordan A report tint Jordan lost $3000 at an Atlantic City NJ casino die night before a playoff game against die New York renewed questions about his habits which had previously investigated by the NBA bad” The questions intensified after a San Following the Olympics Jordan had Diego businessman Richard HsgninM only a few months to rest before die start wrote a book claiming tint Jordan was a compulsive gambler who lost $123 million on golf wagers in 1991 Jordan admitted that he gambled in Atlantic City and played golf with Barminas but said his reported losses in bom cases were greatly exaggerated Angered over die gambling allegations Jordan boycotted the media for two weeks before breaking Ids silence at Game 1 of die NBA Finals against Phoenix “I enjoy it It’s a hobby" Jordan said of his gambling "I do not have a problem" Jordan certainly didn’t have a problem on die court in die championship series Haro Jordan shame a laugh with golf great He averaged s Finals record 41 points as Arnold Palmar during a July pro-athe Bulls beat die Suns in six games Continued from page Jordan lead Norman's 67 Saturday gave him a over six players ss he bids to become the first player k since Tom Watson in 1982 to win and British the win titles first and the to Open major PGA ia the same year since Walter Hagen in 1924 Watson seeking to complete a career Grand Slam a month before he turns 44 is one of those standing between Norman history and his revenge at Inverness It was here In 1986 that Bob Tway holed a bunker hot on the 72nd hole to steal die PGA Championship from Norman who led Tway by 4 strokes going into the final day Norman shot 76 that day and die abocking lots sent his career into a tailspinthal didn't end until hia brilliant British Open victory last month At die start this week everyone figured Watson would be too preoccupied with making his final choices for the Ui Ryder Cup team to make a serious rua for the one major bile he doesn't own Not m "I'n ready to make my picks he smiled miethievowdy “tel I'm more ready to win die PGA I boned a 73 otto a 70 today with same good pitting and a couple of chip-tnsWatson — frying to become only Ac fifth piam to lustory to win die Masters Open Bnsd Open and PGA — chipped to to acre par on die 7th and teck-to-tec- “ Ul chipped in a second time for a birdie at 14 to go “I don't have too many years of playing the type of golf I'm playing right now” he said ‘Tomorrow may be my last chance I don’t know I hope it isn't I know one tiling: I’m there I’m playing welL You’ll see Tom Watson frying his damnedest tomorrow to win' Hale Irwin Lanny Wadkins Paul Azingcr Bob leader Vnsy Singh all are Estes and second-roun- d Watson stroke behind Norman's with a grouped 203 ar Nick Faldo Scott Simpson Dudley Hart and Brad Faxon who shot 65 Saturday lurk jut another stroke hack Tougher pin placements and faster greens took ll their toll as scores rose and produced a round during which eight players held or shared the lead As to the British Open toe leader board is filled with champions of msjora “I think everybody up there has performed well recently or to the past to their careers' Norman said “I've said right from At begwrung that this la a golf count where nobody is really going to distance home If during At whole week ft's going to be a bunched-utournament and that's exactly what got goipf Into Swidty "This golf tournament is Lie Car British Open — nobody's going to give II to you You've got to go out and tare k became there's so many great players viAn I 2 3 4 or 3 shots of Ae lend free-for-a- p t'tf t &vgNorwn ha on Sac to wet back tofraeft ruyvn i |