Show Thn Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 19 1998 — Page 17 IJS - TyS kA INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Courier ICOfUC on the knee and is expected to replaced an injured Richey Reneberg and be sidelined Iweeks teamed with Todd Martin to beat a Belgian team as the United States from advancing to iDewulf the Davis Cup semifinals with the Courier and Martin who had played only court temperature topping 90 degrees two matches together defeated Belgium's The victory was the 18th straight on US Xavier Matisse and Johan Yu Herek 7 6-- soil for US a streak that dates back to 1987 6 7 (2-(7-1 when Germany beat die US in a qualifying ' The victory gave the United States a 0 round It also extended Courier’i 3 advantage in the quarterfinal The never having played on a losing US team in US will now play Italy in die semifinals his 12 timea that he has been selected 7 The matches will be played in And US certain Ibm Gullikson who is Sept ! - ' the United States at a 12-- 3 in that role plans to give Courier a Both teams doubles teams one chance to extend the streak in September: hour before the ringed “They’ve got an invitation" said GullikCourier who helped the United States son who had the same four players on the sweep the opening singles made his Davis team when die US defeated Russia 2 in the Cup doubles debut after doctors determined opening round at stone Mountain Ga in Renebery sustained a partial tear in his left April “They get the first right of refosiL" knee during practice here He will have artfaro- The United States team which took its time -- 3-- 6-- 7-- 7) 2 6-- 5) 3-- best-of-- 23-2- 3-- Loren-defeat- 5 many v “When it’s windy like this you walk a very fine line” Rice said “And I just got on the wrong side of the line” ' He wasn’t alone Davis Love in shot a 77 and was at 217 Red Couples hacked his way to a dou- ble bogey on die first bole with Prince Andrew watching and shot 41 on the front He a closed with a birdie for a 78 and was at 218 Tom Kite who won the US Open at Pfebble Beach in 1992 in conditions just as bad wasn’t up to die task Saturday He shot a 79 and was in a large group at 220 that included Faldo Lee West- wood and Ernie Els “I’ve had enough of this ot r V 70-fo- ot - place” said Els who managed a 74 Not so fast Birkdale isn't yet through with them Valle landed a right-le- ft to the I’ve fought it’s just that he head that dropped Jones fora1' knows me from all i Ceirin&l from Page 11 i weighed w with which to follow up that class limit of 175 pounds got $2 he earned it million for his 37th victory advantage Jones blasted him with rights to However that knockdown against one defeat He couldn't the head left hooks and both the highlight of the fight for most register his 32nd knockout hands to the body and Del Valle of the 4519 fans in the 5200-seDel Vhlle 175 The had no answer except his ' is 27-- 2 wife 19 knockouts arena ' courage On the undercard Derrick Judge Duane Ford scored it Jones rocked Del Valle sever8 for Jones and Marty “Smoke" Gainer twice knocked al times and cut him over the Denkin and Fred Ucci each down former WBC feather’ at v 6-- 6-- 3 6-- 118-10- 118-10- Gainer 126 Jackson would tie the score at after crossing the plate in Meanwhile’ Logan pitcher wu almost too Tyler much of a gentleman walking three batters on the night He twice walked shortstop Normandy Jackson who happens to 'v' beagiri “Ihat wu tough became he’s never pitched against a girl before It’s mentally tough on you (not wanting to hit her)” Logan skipper Tyler Walker said Al-Im- ari and leached base all three times he came to die plate "(iyicr) wu a highlight for us tonight He stepped up and ripped ‘emu the pike he rou to the occasion We have a few other veterans that didn’t really step up for us” Walker said “But we’re a good team that can bounce back everyone here wu handpicked” the bottom of the sixth after swiping both second and third The winning ran came moments later when Preston Nate scored from third base on a passed J ball “We made our mistakes Some baserunning mistakes but most of all I'm worried about our execution or lack of it ’ Walker Logan will have to bounce back with an opportunity to commented bailed himself out a l-Imari few times leaving four haseran-ne- break par something's amiss” Price said On the course it wu Woods who faltered first Even-p- ar for after three holes be had a birdie on the fourth hole but knocked it 4 feet too long and then missed the putt coming back for par on the next bole Woods missed a then hacked a chip shot an the tough sixth and three- again for a double bogey He wu 4 over on the while Price bogeyed the ninth to go 3 over Then things really fell apart Over the next five hides two of the best golfers in pnHtwvl pltwiw Price had just missed a final for par to the world could manage only one par between them shoot 82 Woods tapped in for par and a 77 Woods bogeyed die fust three holes on the back Between the two they spent 139 strokes in a futile side while Price bogeyed one and took a double Royal Birkdale bogey oo the other two attempt to tame wind-sweNow after four hours or hitting balls in and out of If Woods hadn't pulled himself together to birdie knee-hig- h short putts and generally he also might have Nos IS and 17 both par-5- s rough shot in the 80s playing like weekend golfers they walked step-in- “If you lose it mentally you're going to make step to the scoring trailer to make it official Price stepped aside to let Woods in first as if he some high numbers” Woods said “People have no wu reluctant to formally commit this round to histo- idea how hard it is out there" Rice did The two double bogeys seemed to take ry and with good reason On die scorecard it looked what fight he had left out of him arid by the time he just ugly as it did on the course — “I lost a little bit of confidence and suddenly — wu done he wu signing a card with a big fat 45 on the back nine 82” Price said “I’ve probably had worse rounds a pro but not too many” “If you lose some confidence 'like I did on the : It wasn’t supposed to be this way as Rice and back nine and not make any putts 43 is not out of Woods stepped to die first tee the picture" he said One stroke off the lead at 2 under for the tournaWoods wu at least able to joke about hb round after ment and playing in the next-to-l- ut group they spending: a few minutes in a photographer's area Asked if he and Prioc talked much about their troubles he said: were supposed to set die pace and put the pressure second-roun-d “We really didn't He wu either left or right and leader Bnan Watts and I wu always in the opposite spot” amateur Justin Rose Rice’s 82 put him at 10 over for the tournament anyone wu to blow up it would be the untest10 behind Watts and with far too many golfers ed Watts or the young Rou Not Woods and espeto mount between him and the leadenrbjr cially qot Ptfccxta won foe cfcuet juf in 1994 "" But in the 33 mph winds of Birkdale they did §q A 'nv4 P mnri even though many others on a day when no one shot under from 5 on the coast iff die Irish Sea Phil Mickelson shot an 85 and 21 others couldn’t break 80 tie for the lead after the first round to 5 over and “When you have 82 professionals and no ooe can tied for fourth place 13-foo- ter vv K1 pt u 37-43-- u imOlA STAR TAG X' "r ‘i stranded in the first three ‘ game They will play Mueller Park Monday at 12:30pm Ail E GEUIILAR 30H0 PHDi wfegteA5 Limited July 16 through 20 AIR TOUCH CELLULAR AIRTIME yfiSt still get to the championship atcouaor 20- - rm i A ed come through! the back door and rs innings He also struck out eight (24-- 4 32 knockouts) in ley (48-3-- 2 1996 Both fighters weighed e’s 3-- 5 Coutfamed front Page u 16 knockouts) avenged a knockout loss to Kel- left-hand- ed - r shell-shock- ed 10-rou- I k- & SOUTHPORT England (AP) — Nicl looked as if he was Tiger stared straight ahead in disbelief Together they walked off the 18th green Saturday out of patience and most likely out of chances to win the British Open Tm just happy it’s over" Woods said “The ruling is over it was after a day that began with much promise ended with only the polite applause of the weight champion Kevin Kelley and won a unanimous decision Kelley went down in the first and seventh rounds 9 The AP scored it for ' ' Jones v “He’s a great fighter” Del Valle said “I’m a good fighter I ' welL v "f respect him I gave him too much Jones wu doing his thing again respect I could have fought him : in the eighth round when with 33 better" Del not the toughest fighter seconds left the 11 ' ld 9 —v-“H- l iwyrv til’l After 159 strokes: Woods it’s over 119-10- favored Jones F 6-- - left eye with an accidental head butt in the seventh round By that time the left side of Del Valle’s face was badly swollen and the right side was puffed as - et 3-- Paired with Price this figured to be die twosome feat put up die best fight — Woods with his talent and length Price with his savvy in the wind Both struggled to maintain their balance over putts and they didn’t make 20-fo- ot til''- in its World Group quarterfinal at La SJn when Marc Rosset and ' ' V APphdo Julian Alonso and Javier to Manta five-sdoubles Todd Martin right hits n shot from behind doubles partner Jim Courier of Sanchez Vicario in a 2 7 the US against Belgium in Davie Cup action Saturday marathon 6 4 “Just trying to hit shots out two-pu- doubles match as Martin held there was very difficult” Woods 498-yar- 11 the Belgium team ana the Americans who won die first five games of the last set Van Herek then held and the US closed out the ist back-to-ba-ck 12-fo- Courier who had played only Bjorn (76) Continued from Page 11 Neither was Watts who earns ‘You’re upset because your his keep on the Japanese tout scoreissolhigh but you’re Starting the day at 3 under he it’s over — die suffering is over finally lost his lead with Woods said bogeys starting on No 6 With dancing across but never lost his composure He the Irishwhitecaps Sea and the flagsticks birdied the d 13th hole a whipping so hard it was a wonder par 4 that plays downwind with they stayed in the holes only an approach that stopped 2 feet Costantino Rocca came close to behind the cup then got back to ' breaking par until his tt even-pwith a birdie birdie putt stopped an inch short on the par-- 17th on No 18 He and Katsuyoshi “I can’t say I enjoy playing in Tomori were the only players to situations with these winds’’ he match par at 70l said “I’m just trying to handle Curtis Strange finished his the conditions" round of 74 and was headed The average score was 775 toward the broadcast booth when and some rtf them were shocking he was stopped by Butch Har-- 1 ' ' Defending champion Justin moo Woods’ coach Leonard stretched out his arms “There’s a bunch of guys who and smiled when a par would love to have that score putt fell on the 18 th hole forr an today” Harmon told him ' : 82' He was right and Woods was “I’m going to go home and one of them wUch-Tand laugh at the guys A' In contention for the first time playing" Leonard said c" ' r since winning the Masters in Indeed the joke was on anyone 1997 Woods lipped out a still on the course birdie putt and then missed a “When you’ve got 82 of for birdie ou die third hole world’s greatest professionals and that would have put him in the nobody breaks par something is lead fHe proceeded to bogey the next amiss” said Price who was in the lead until he made bogey or two holes then took a double worse on six consecutive holes bogey on No 6 and began his The last time a score over par procession down the leadnboard He finished at 215 along with won the British Open was in ar ’ matches all year then held with four straight points Belgium won the first two points of the tiebreaker mid the Americans responded to lead 3-- 3 mad 6-- 4 The US then won the set as Van Herek who like the Malisse was making his Davis Cup doubles debut was called for a double hit The loss of the set appeared to demoralize 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