Show ' a ' The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday July 27 1998 Three fans killed at car race jpplffl Sports snapshot fesc BROOKLYN Mich (AP) — The three spectators killed and six injured flying tire and debris during the Sr a 500 probably never saw it coming “Just for a split second out of the said Lenawee County Sheriff Richard Germond Dr Gregory Baumann the chief medical director at Michigan Speedway said two of the people died instantly from the impact of the debris The third person was taken to a track medical unit where resuscitation failed The spectator deaths were the first in a racing accident at a major event in the United Stales in more than a decade corner of my eye I caught what looked like something flying” said Mark Kuyers a spectator from Holland Mich who was sitting nearby when the tire and other debris sailed into the stands and struck nine people It came from the car driven by Adrian Fernandez who lost control and slammed hard into the fourth-tur- n waU 2 didn't even see it coming” Kuyers said "It was completely a freak thing The tire bounced a couple times and landed in the walkway" Lewis hit home runs in Salt Lake’s seven-ru- n seventh inning as the Buzz 16-- 7 Sunday m Lewis capped scoring with a homer Horn hit a double and Estaban Beltre nailed a single to give the Buzz a 4-- 2 lead in the second hit two Zanardi for the victory The race went on because such events are rarely halted unleu there is a dangerous situation on the track AP photo “People came here to watch us race and put on a good show which we did Rescue workers remove an Injured spectator from today” Moore said “But that tragedy the grandstands at the US 500 Sunday in Brooklyn Mich Three spectators were killed in the accident definitely puts a damper on iL” Champ car race at Michigan Speedway Tim VanderMel of Waynesville NC sitting close to Kuyers said “1 was watching (the tire) come toward the stands and as people saw it com LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last thing 77 cm Thursday despite carding a leaving him seven shots off the pace He immediately left die course that day without speaking to reporters “1 tried to forget it” he recalled “There was nothing about the 77 that was worthy of any conversation The best thing I determined was it was best not to talk about iL get it flushed from my mind “I wasn't that far out of it” After shooting a 68 on Friday Irwin said that was exactly what he needed and he had to have another round like that along with an even-pscore That’s precisely what he got “Of all the tournaments on the senior tour this is the one I wanted the mosL" Irwin said “I'll not want to forget this for a er the Riviera Country Club So he did something about it Overcoming his worst round of the year to begin the 19th US Senior Open Irwin sank a putt from about 12 feet on the final hole Sunday to win the event by one stroke over Vicente Fernandez of Argentina Irwin who has dominated the senior tour since 1996 made another birdie putt on the 16th hole — from about 25 feet — to forge a tie with Fernandez who had finished his round and could only sit and watch Irwin just missed a for birdie on No 17 leaving him in a position where a par on No 18 would set up an le playoff today “Oh no I didn't want to play (today)” Irwin said when asked his thoughts before his big putt “I have got to be In Denver- rTheR OTpffiple herTOialTSave gotTo go to U’SDpen' and US Senior Open tourna-wor- k tomorrow I think people work in LA ments and set a senior tour record for I’m not sure poorest first round by a winner “A lot of things go through your mind I Irwin's fifth tournament victory of the yew am going ‘OK don't get stupid don’t get was worth $267500 from a purse of $15 your downhill too hard' The worst thing million boosting his 1998 earnings to situation $2002750 He has finished no worse than a you can do is get into a three-pu- tt and then you have got to play tomorrow or tie for fifth in 14 senior tournaments this yeat Irwin 53 led all seniors in earnings two you lose iL” un 5) Gordon drives to win LONG POND Pa (AP) — Jeff Gordon survived a bumping from Dak Earnhardt then used a fast pit stop to retake the lead and drive off to an easy victory in the Pennsylvania 500 It was Gordon's g fifth victory of the season and he set a track record by leading 164 oL20Qlaps ar 20-foot- er 18-ho- series-leadin- Sunday's scores AL Boston 6 Toronto 3 Detroit 8 Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 1 Seattle 10 Baltimore 4 NY Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 1 1 Texas 3 Kansas City 9 Anaheim 4 That didn't happen Irwin's putt was years ago at $1615769 and was first n again last year at $2343364 — a all the way “I couldn't see any break” he said “My heart was thumping and all that stuff I did find an inner calm A couple feet from the hole I knew it was in” le Irwin's total of 285 on rounds of was on the nigged 6906-yar- d Riviera Country Club par-7- 1 course Raymond Floyd who led following each of the first three rounds was alone in third place at 287 after a 74 Irwin the favorite won dead-cent- NL Philadelphia 10 Florida 9 Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Cubs 3 NYMetsI Milwaukee 6 Montreal 5 San Diego 5 Houston 4 (10) San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 1 (10) St Louis 3 Colorado 1 Los Angeles 5 Arizona 3 er single-seaso- record for all tours Fernandez 52 was trying to win his first major of any kind and was the leader in the clubhouse before Irwin's two late birdies He entered the tournament ranked ninth on the earnings lisL and earned $157500 increasing his 1998 bankroll to $730797 lead over Floyd 55 took a three-sh- 72-ho- PCL Salt Lake 16 Colorado Springs 7 Iowa 7 Fresno 3 Las Vegas 7 Albuquerque 0 Edmonton 5 Memphis 2 Omaha 5 Nashville 4 Oklahoma 7 New Orleans 5 Calgary 21 Tucson 3 Tacoma 6 Vancouver 5 1st game Tacoma 5 Vancouver 3 2nd game LES DEUX ALPES France (AP) — Marco Pantani of Italy took the lead in the Tour de France today by beating defending champion Jan Ull- -' rich Pantani was in fourth place enter- 1 ing the day MLS 3 minutes 1 second behind Ullrich After the race he had a lead of 3:53 over American Bobby Julich 1 WNBA New York 78 Detroit 62 Sacramento 79 Washington 65 Ullrich weakening in the final climb finished nearly nine minutes behind and dropped to fourth overall On television 4 pm ESPN2 — Cycling Tour de France stage 15 at France (same-da- y tape) 6 pm — ESPN WNBA Basketball Los Angeles at Cleveland 6:05 pm TBS — Goodwill Games men’s platform diving boxing quarterfinals soccsr gold medal game and men’s and women's exhibitions in gymnastics at New York 7 pm FSR — Major League Baseball Pittsburgh at Colorado 5:56 behind The 15th stage from Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes was 117 12 miles and included four major climbs Adding to the racers' woes were er 10:30 pm ESFW — Cycling Tour de France stage 15 at France (delayed tape) ' v '? ' - v vTj- wt -- 1 T- -) ' y-- Today's quote “That pitch could have happened 20 saves ago You can't second-gues- s yourself It s been a lot of fun along the way and now it’s time to start a new (streak)” — San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman on Moists Alms’s g homer for Houston Sunday that tied the scon and stopped Hoffman consecutive save streak at 41 Hoffman blew a chance to break the record set by Rod ninth-innin- 1993-9- 5 'i 'fit ' v peared quickly See IRWIN on Page 7 : - i f JVvMr Irwin into the final round but it disap- J 1 & ot v ft " j v AP photo Hale Irwin watches his baH ro toward the cup on the 18th green Sunday Tho bal wont In for a birdie and gave Irwin tho title at the US Senior Open US at Fed rain and fog In addition the temperature dipped below 50 degrees following Sunday's stage which was held in temperature Julich came in fifth on the day 5:43 behind Pantani By The Associated “I knew Pantani was dangerous but I didn't think he could do what he did today” Julich said “He made us all look silly” final while Spain beat the United States to reach its eighth final since 1989 Cup Swiss advance Press Switzerland reached its first Fed Cup Pantani won the Tour of Italy this year and he was third last year to Ullrich more than 14 minutes behind in the final standings Pantani lost nearly a year of competition in 1996 after breaking his leg in Martina Hingis led the Top-rank- ed Swiss' a 5-- 0 sweep over defending champion France Hingis defeated Amelie 6-- 4 6-- 2 Mauresmo 6-- 7 (6-on Sunday 8) in Sion Switzerland country an unbeatabte competition two places in a severe car accident late in 1995 “As die world No to give the host 3-- 0 1 lead in the best-of-- 5 expected to be a key player in the Fed Cup and help the team advance” said Hingis who has won four Grand Slam titles “With me as No 1 and Patty (Schnyder) doing so well this year we have a really good chance at the finals” The final in September will match Switzerland against e champion four-tim- Spain which beat the United States 2 with a thrilling doubles victory in Madrid Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Conchita you are always 3-- See FED CUP on Page 7 Sutton and Doby inducted into Cooperstown Sunday COOPERSTOWN i NY (AP) — To get here you have to persevere 'fV:'--- : V- Don Sutton and Larry Doby most V assuredly would concur Sutton a lanky right-hand'kr who began and ended Ins career with the Lot Angeles Dodgers was far from overpowering In all he pitched for five teams never won a Cy Young Award and had only one n season But when his ar career was winding down and 300 victories were within reach he kept winning when his best weapon seemed to be a file or sandpaper AP photo Doby the first black player in the Lary Doby loft and Don Sutton chat during tho American League signed with Basebal Hal of Famo induction caramonios Sunday Cleveland only 11 weeks after Jackia atCooparatownNY Robinson had broken baseball's color r- -' 'vyV 20-wi- 23-ye- Q I barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers Like Robinson Doby had to endure the racist taunts of fens But he never was a complainer in his major league career as an 13-ye- ar outfielder and never achieved super-st-ar status despite eight consecutive seasons And yeL through sheer will here they are to be enshrined Sunday in the Baseball Hall of Fame Two sons of the South Playen at different etas with much in common Sutton the stubborn son of a sharecropper from Alabama and Doby a descendant of slaves from South Carolina Like baseball in die days of Abner Doubleday — only in America “It's the culmination of all my dreams in sports” said the Sutton an announcer for the Atlanta Braves since 1989 the year after be retired “There ain't no higher pirf you can go So it's everything fever j 1 wanted rolled up into one package” Sutton the only player selected this year by the baseball writers association failed to receive enough votes his first four times on the ballot despite his impressive record of 324-25- 6 He barely missed last year falling nine votes shy of the required 75 per- - i cenL But he was too busy at the nme with daughter Jacqueline — who sur-- ’ vived overwhelming odds when she t was born 16 weeks prematurely — to ' See HALL on Page 7 ' - ft mm r r tr ' Sons of the South enter Hall TV er Beck from ' - r- - Pantani takes Tour lead Spain tops Pioneer Miami 2 New England down and killing two people then Hak Irwin wanted was a golf date today at homers one in the first and again in the third to tie the game 4-- 4 The Buzz scored three runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth as a warmup to their decisive seventh-innin- g Buzz starter Benj Sampson (6-took the win Medicine Hat 9 Lethbridge Helena 9 Great Falls 2 Billings 14 Butte 4 Idaho Falls 9 Ogden 6 -- Raymond Floyd falls to third after three-da- y lead at US Senior Open Koskie opened the seventh inning assault with a solo shot John Shave hit an RBI single Rupp nailed a shot and Angel Echevarria Hi' i - held off Jimmy Vasser and Alex catch-fencin- Late birdies land Irwin title COLORADO SPRINGS Colo (AP) — Corey Koskie Chad Rupp and Mark shelled Colorado Springs with a 20-h- it offense i ng of another knot of fans watching the Lansing were killed in the accident Buzz blast Sky Sox packed stands said the tire did most of the tragic damage bounding high off the top of the g dimming bouncing further up the grandstand into Michael Terry Tautkus 49 and Sheryl Ann Laster 40 both of Milan Mich and Kenneth Dak Fox 38 of Sports brlofs Both said brack security and medical personnel were on the scene almost immediately They quickly cleared the grandstand where the tire hiL The race went on with few of the teams and drivers as well as most of the about 50000 spectators unaware at the tragedy The crowd was on its feet and cheering when Greg Moore made the last of a record-shatteri62 lead changes on the final lap and Spectators sitting nearby in the “I think the people that got hit AP photo So Ri Pak kisses tho trophy after winning tho Giant Eaglo LPGA Clasaic Sunday in Howland Ohio Pak won with a (core of ing down they just started scrambling It was almost like it was in slow motion” m- - 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