Show Pak stays hot 15 i Scoreboard19 V 1 - i"'"' litsido The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 12 1998 World focusing on France Brazil final More than a billion people will watch Cup’s title game PARIS (AP) — Imagine if the Super Bowl Final Four Kentucky Derby and Daytona 500 were all held on the same day Add nationalism the fervor of fans Tour de Francs gets underway in Page 14 Ireland Sports briefs Malone's sister buried MONROE La (AP) — Mattie Towns sister of Utah Jazz basketball star Karl Malone was buried Friday after a funeral in her hometown Towns 46 died Tuesday The cause of death wasn’t immediately disclosed A funeral was held at Tennant’s Funeral Home in Monroe with burial at Mount Sanai Cemetery in Summerfield La Malone is scheduled to go against Dennis Rodman in a wrestling whose outlook on life often depends on the outcome and the realization this day won’t come again far four years That’s the World Cup final: a game a celebration an obsession “It is the game of the century” Brazil coach Mario Zagalk) says of his team’s matchup Sunday with France at the Stade de France outside Paris space-ag- e “It is the game we all have dreamed of” adds French defender Lilian The- Mal- Saturday's scores — Medfcine Hat 8 Ogden 4 Mario Zagalkxr It certainly helps that he is Brazilian No matter where the World Cup is held Brazil is a contender often a favorite It entered this tournament as the odds-o- n choice and nothing has changed Not even with the final against the host Deschamps says “We do not get a great feeling of support The people who could have made the difference are outside You could see our substitutes trying to motivate the crowd “I just hope they’ll wake up for the final We don’t want to hear the sound of samba for 90 minutes” To combat that the French must remain tough on defense Brazil will AP photo guide France its first ever World Cup final today Jacquet: Soccer coach See FINAL on Plage 14 in ‘ Washington 78 Detroit 53 Houston 72 Utah 68 World Cup 1 1 In the opening game of Saturday night’s Beehive ' League doubleheader at Richhard V Hansen Bill 7--6 Jersey 1 1 On tolevislon 1030 run ABC — CART Auto Racing Grand Prfx of Cleveland at Cleveland 11 ajn ‘ TNN — NASCAR Auto Racing Winston Cup Series Jiffy Lube 300 at Loudon Nil WGN — Major League Baseball Chica-Cube at Milwaukee S:30 pm ESPN — Arena Football Florida at Tampa Bay 12:45 pm ABC — Soccer World Cup final match Brazil at France at Saint-DenFrance is pjn ESPN2 — LPGA GMT Jamie Farr Kroger Classic final round at Toledo Ohio NBC — Celebrity golf lauzu Celebrity Goti Championship find round 130 pm CBS — NASCAR Racing Craftsman Truck Series NAPA Autocars 200 230 pjn TBS — Major League BasebaM Atlanta at Florida 3pjn ABC — Senior PGA Golf Ford Senior Players Championship final round 330 pm ESPN2 — Dayton Indy Lights Auto Racing championship at Cleveland (sameday tape) 4 pm ESPN — Cycling Tour de France stage 1 at France (same-datape) y 430 pjn ESPN2 — Thoroughbred racing “20ay Races” The Dwyer Stakes at Elmont NY the Penn National Distaff Handfcap at GranMIle Pa and Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks at Oceanport NJ 6 pjn ESPN — Major League Baseball San Francisco at Colorado 8 pjn ESPN2 — Boxing wsltorweighte Zabdiei Judah (16-0-vs OtiMo Villareal (15-6-10 pjn TNN — NASCAR Auto Racing Late Model Series Myrtle Beach 100 at the 1030 pjn ESPN2 — Cycling Tour de France stage 1 at Franca (detyed tape) Today's qwoto "You don’t know I don’t know I shot Maybe someone else can shoot too" — LPGA sensation Se Ri Pak who declined to say she had the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic title wrapped er 10-und-er leading heading i i A'5?6 1 - V If'1 u 4 flak - --- With the World Cup ending today many think that there will be a stoppage to the highflying emotional soccer they’ve enjoyed over the last month or so v fast-pac- if’ - Jr i- - "A- Vi ’ - ' if R a ed Perhaps they haven't yet been apprised of the Firebirds The Firebirds playing under the Extreme Soccer program of A V s Cache Valley are a group of s 7 local girls ages who were as Utah's top crowned recently Division I soccer team 15-1- somewhere” Bingham explained “I took a soft swing and it just landed in left” A Hi" - A' " ’V- — — — A''-- -- ITTrVAS ' A v Dan Dansereau Coach coached the team to their top ranking but it was the girls who did the winning outshooting most teams by an astounding three goals a game “Most of our girls work really hard” Dansereau said of his squad “I'm confident I could stick any of tlie girls on the field and do well I think they’re going to go a long ways" Diana MuMhWHaraM Journal Smithflald Bkw Sox shortstop Reggio Bingham attsmpto to turn the doubts play as a Tara's bassrunnar sides into second bass Saturday night at Richard VHanssn Ballpark in Smlthfisld The win Southfield's 10th in a row was vital inasmuch as the Wildcats would break out in the nightcap and paste their hosts 12-- 3 “They just hit the ball pretty good” Southfield manager Richard Hansen said two-ru- n A- ' victory The Blue Sox sports writer -A “The infield was playing back and I knew all I had to do was put the bat on the ball despite a Shane Frazier ' it RBI-sing- MLS Local girls’ squad scoring goals aplenty S' tom of the sixth inning the Blue Sox walked off with a Croatia 2 Netherlands will Firebird soccer burning the field A'A park the Blue Sox and Thre’s Wildcats were even on base-hit- s (nine) and errors (one) But thanks to Reggie Bingle in the botham's WNBA I championships “The luck follows SMITHF1ELD — The hits and errors were die same but the Blue Sox had the advantage where it counted Saturday night — the final score PCL ot stadium in suits” captain Didier all-ti- By Jeff Hunter Chicago Cube 11 Milwaukee 8 SL Louis 4 Houston 3 11 innings Florida 4 Atlanta 3 NY Meta 8 Montreal 4 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 0 Colorado 5 San Francisco 4 San Diego 4 Los Angeles 1 Cincinnati 8 Arizona 0 up despite a nine-shinto the final dax that they expected “There are too many people inside the but Wildcats take nightcap S(j9 1 Croatia tops Netherlands In consolation game — Page 14 pair of homers Cleveland 12 Minnesota 2 Baltimore 2 Boston 1 Seattle 2 Anaheim 0 Texas 4 Oakland 2 NY Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 5 Toronto 2 Kansas City 3 Chicago Whits Tampa Bay 2 New York-Ne- w ' Kansas City 2 Dallas 0 ' Colorado 2 New England them" Krambule hits AL — —Pioneer “In die stadium there will be 80000 fans cheering far France” Zagallo says “But our players know that when they walk onto the field in their hearts 160 million Brazilians will be walking with Blue Sox split twiubill pay-per-vi- Fresno 4 Salt Lake 3 1st game Salt Lake 5 Fresno 2 2nd gams nation Besides the French haven’t felt the waves of support in the new stadium “He has what we call in Brazil ’hot feet” says Pele the game’s greatest player and a winner of three rein More than a billion people will watch on television as Brazil goes far its fifth championship — nobody else has more than three — and France seeks its first in the tournament it created in die 1920a Brazil certainly has history on its side: It is the only team to win the title out match Sunday night in San Diego It wasn't immediately known whether one would go on with the match side its hemisphere And when it did so in 1958 it beat host Sweden in the finaL Zagallo was there as a player He also played far the 1962 champions and was coach of the 1970 winner Four yean ago he was an assistant to Carlos Alberto Parreire right fielder Cory Krambule in die bottom of the fourth It was the second home run of the 15th of night and the team-hig- h the season for the former Sky View High star who is now lied for ninth on the lost homer by (27-- 7) all-ti- Smithfield list far home runs in a season “I’ve been kind of streaky” Krambule said while still lamenting over a disappointing at bat earlier in the evniing “I got hot for while but for the last week or two it hasn't been going that greaL” Krembule's first shot of the evening capped off a three-ru- n first inning that had the Sox See SOX on Page 20 “The girls” he speaks Wolverines chew up the Scouts By Jeff Hunter devastated their competition reeling off seven straight victories while outscoring sports writer Everyone knows that you should never upset a nest of Hornets But the Hynun Hornets — and the rest of the Northern Utah and Beehive Baseball League far that matter — are finding that disturbing a pack of Wolverines can be far worse Ever since being upset by Hyrum on July 7 the Providence Wolverines have 1 their opponents 99-to- -l “The biggest thing is that Wick Udy and Jeff Hedman have turned it on” Provi- dence manager Jared Jensen said “They started off Mow but they’re hitting now right in the meat of our lineup with guys on base” In three games against the Rawlins (Wyo) Scouts Hedman and Udy combined to hit eight home runs as the of come from every corner of Cache Valley The team does not represent any of the local high schools which makes it even more impressive that the girls get along so well In the fall they will be opponents not Wolverines outscorcd their visitors at 5 Johnson Field in Providence by a 50-to-- margin The Wolverines hit seven home runs in Friday's 21-- 5 pounding then added some pitching to the mix on Saturday Aaron for a 1(M) victory Dinkd threw a in the morning contest then Cameron Udy and Even Hoge combined on a 19-- 0 teammates “We travel a lot together and get the opportunity to learn to respect one another and bond with each other and that's what makes a team” Dansereau said “This isn't just about one or two players this is a team and 1 no-hitt- er shutout in the series finale See CHEW on Page 20 See FIREBIRDS on Page 15 Big Mac attacks Astros been pressing McGwire hits game-winn- er in 11th inning By The Associated Press Mark McGwire isn't ready for a day off yet McGwire snapped his second longest homerless drought of the season with a two-ru- n 11th inning shot into the upper deck off Billy Wagner as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-- 3 Saturday in SL Louis After regaining the major league homer lead with No 38 one more than Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr McGuire said he hasn’t i “Why because I haven't hit any home runs?” McGwire said rolling his eyes “I’ve been feeling all right I’ve just been about a millimeter off “There isn’t a guy that’s played the game for six months that’s been dead on all year If there has I’d like to talk to him” McGwire had been in n homerless slump before he hit n 97 mph 0-- 2 pitch from Billy an estimated 485 Wagner (2-3) feet and above the Big Mac sec- tion in left It was his first home run since June 3QL McGwire’s longest homerless streak came from April a stretch of 29 Wagner had converted 19 consecutive save opportunities since April and thi was only his sec- 4-- 14 at-ba-ts ood blown save of the year “He hit the tar out or that ball” Wagner said “I looked up and I couldn't see iL I thought it was out of the stadium” McGwire said he wasn’t really trying to pulverize the balL “It was probably one of the easier swings I made all day and it went n long way" he said “Ball met bat and hit it squarely” Before the homer it had been another quiet game for McGwire He started for the 31st consecutive game and was hitless in his first three with a strikeouL foulouL groundnut to the pitcher and walk McGwire has played in S3 games more than any other Carat-ba-ts dinal Before the game manage See NL on Pace 16 AP photo The Cardinals' Math McGwire cantor is engulfed by his after timing a home run Saturday game-winnin- g taam-mato- e |