Show B4 — TheHerald Journal ‘Logan Utah Sunday March 3 2002 Wearing familiar hats ets remember 11 PORT ST LUCIE Fla (AP) — l'lu ing in the dirt right outside tie ' Ncvv York Mets’ dugout Brittney and C'aitlyn Roy acted as if they didn’t have a care in the world They were completely oblivious to Mo Vaughn Mike Piazza and Rey x )i done walking to the batting rack Ivhind them before Friday’s game The little girls were too busy counting pebbles burying a new baseball in a pile of gravel and writing their names in the ground "INik mommy I put hearts around mine" Brittney proudly said Stacey Roy smiled at her daughter savoring the sweet moment on a sunny d afternoon She only wished her a police sergeant killed at the World Trade Center on Sept 1 1 could have seen it too "A lot of their innocence was taken away on that day" she said “Things like this really help They ' provide a distraction and the kids need that" ( )nce again wearing the “NYPD” and “PDNY” hats that became part of their uniforms late last season the Mels paid tribute to victims of the terrorist attacks before their spring training home opener l our families affected by the tiagedies were guests of the Mets at the game against St Louis and eight children representing the police fire hus-ban- and civilian workers threw out ceremonial first balls '‘It’s important that we remember what happened” Mets pitcher John g We just Franco said “It’s want to keep doing whatever we can” “It’s really hard when you think about the kids the ones that lost parents” he said The Mets will return to wearing their “NY" hats on Saturday for the rest of the exhibition season Their jerstitches seys do not have into the sleeves anymore although the Mets hope to make exceptions at some point this year maybe on July 4 and certainly on Sept 11 “We have to work with the commissioner’s office There are some licensing issues involved” general manager Steve Phillips said Said Franco: “I’m sure no one is going to object if we want to do some- ‘ never-endin- donated money invited victims’ families to Christmas parties and done whatever they could to make them feel welcome Carol Gies who lost her husband firefighter Ronnie was at the solemn and tribute the Mets held at Shea last year in their first home game after the attacks She cried all night long On this day in Florida she watched sons get her three teen-age- d graphs talk with manager Bobby Valentine and collect souvenirs “They've been wonderful to us really made us feel at home” she said “The last time we were down here at spring training we were on the other side of the fence" Tom Geis a freshman ballplayer at John Jay College in New York and bis brothers served as batboys “Seeing the game from that perspective it was something special” he said after the Mets lost 7-- 1 Roy wearing a necklace with her husband Timothy’s wedding band and a police shield enjoyed watching Brittney and Caitlyn 10 romp around in their Mets uniforms and play in the dirt She described the day as “bitterstar-spangl-ed 1” thing” Around the majors there will be patriotic displays throughout the season to remember Sept 11 baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said Specific tributes and events will be announced later The singing of “God Bless America" which became a staple at all major league ballparks after the attacks likely will not be the rule during the regular season- - At most places this spring “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has returned Since the attacks the Mets have ! sweet” “On the way down my children asked whether we would be here if it’ wasn’t for daddy I said we probably wouldn't be” she said “It’s hard knowing the reason we’re here" AP photo Jasen Cfieco left and Stephen Toribio stand aa the National Anthem is played at Thomas J White Stadium in Port St Luice Fla The kids who lost family members in the Sept 1 1th terrorist attacks were guests of the New York Mets - Role reversal for Els at Doral Thirtieth Iditarod starts slow MIAMI (AP) — The score was so astounding in such difficult conditionsthat it appeared Ernie Els was playing a different game than everyone else at the Genuity Championship He made eight birdies on a day when gusts were over — The mushers ANCHORAGE (AP) 30 mph His 66 was three strokes bettgr than anywere relaxed The dogs were raring to go' one else and eight strokes better than the average score So kgart the 30th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog 'Tiger Woods can relate to the performance — but not Knee the position Saturday's ceremonial opening in down- By the time Els was finished making a mockery of the limn Anchorage was staged mainly for Blue Monster at Doral he had an lead over spectators and sponsors The 64 teams set Woods and Peter Lonard of Australia oil into the wilderness at the Sunday’s race “This was not an easy day” Wood said “Anything 4S miles to the north under par is a good score Obviously Ernie was playing T he barks and howls of the dogs echoed very well It’s a major fchallenge tomorrow” thri mgh the streets as they pulled at their Dial's what Els was saying two years ago when he harnesses was a forgotten runner-u-p to Woods in the US Open AP photo “My 'dogs are like kids cooped tip waiting e Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Rick Swenson drives his dog team up 4th (15 strokes) and the British Open (right strokes) Ini Christmas said Sonny King a “I enjoy competing out hoe and especially against Avenue in Anchorage Alaska on Saturday mushers from around the world are racing an from Spartanburg running his sixth in this year's 30th running of the 1100-mil- e the best” Els said “He’s definitely the best out there sled dog race across Alaska Iditarod so hopefully I will be ready this year fra him” ' ' said fun “A is “This a moming”Kinjg The biggest crowd was gathered around Woods birdied the first two holes but managed only ed to finally find herself at the start “This u i man dropped off breakfast for us’ Dee Dee Jonrowe of Willow Jonrowe runis my first Iditarod” she said 70 pars the rest of the way finishing with a Charlie Bouldiiig of Manley drew the top “Mine too” said rookie musher Garth Lonard idso had a 70 but finished before Woods ai ning her 20th Iditarod is a perennial top-1- 0 finisher and a fan favorite starting position and was the first mushef to Elsdon of Anchorage who was carrying will be in the final pairing with Els on Sunday leave the chute for the run to Eagle k she for a in said his he Els was at 199 and had the largest Elsdon sled 52 lead on Posing pictures accepted Stephenson River Boulding a perennial top-2- 0 finisher charm from a little girl answered ques-would be happy to finish iri the middle of tour since Woods led by nine strokes in the NEC Invitaturns from a TV crew and sighed photographs ismhninghis 10th Iditarod the pack on his first trip up the trail tional at Firestone two years ago when he won by 11 e for a class in Illinois and a Defending champion Doug Swingley of It was the largest lead Efs has had since a Hoping fra a better finish was Aliy Zirkle Lincoln Mont wearing bib No 8 was class in North Carolina! 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Zirkle was the first woman margin in the 1996 Buick Classic which he went on to “I do enjoy this” Jonrowe said “Without seeking an unprecedented fourth consecutive to win the thousand-mil- e Yukon Quest win by right shots! fans where would the race be? We really ielory It also would give him his fifth overInternational Sled Dog Race from Fairbanks Els was asked if would feel even more comfortable all win tying him with Rick Swenson of love our lifestyle and we owe it to the to Whitehorse in 2000 with an right-shlead if Woods wasn’t one of die guys ' K Two Riyers for the most in Iditarod history ’fans”t Zirkle finished 33rd in her first Iditarod in his rearview mirror The niushers will be seeking their share of last year “Yeah probably” he laughed Binky Stephenson 60 a teacher from the $550000 purse with the first to reach Houston was an Idita-rid“We really had to give it another try” Four years ago at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Thaitt- - one of die Nome — 1100 miles away — collecting Zirkle said f‘I just want to do well in ibis land Woods inaide up an right-strolucky fans who won the bidding fra a short deficit in the final ride jn a musher’s sled during the ceremoni$62857 and a new pickup truck race I think I can ” round and beat Els in a playoff v The ceremonial start had the atmosphere al start After a winter of training her team on “I know he’s come back at me in the past in Thaiof a block party with vendors selling rein-“My three darting children made the mis- - trails near her home Zirkle said her dogs land” Els said “But I’m playing quite well this time” take of asking me what I wanted fra my deer sausages and coffee As fans milled would be excited to head out into new terriEls closed with rounds of 3 in Thailand nothing about taking photographs the mushers gave like the kind of golf he is playing this week He has birthday” she said tory “It spunks them up They’re pumpedand Stephenson has followed the race from made only two bogeys and has taken just 74 putts autographs to children bundled up against Texas excifin the I 20s and frathe was am too" high past eight years temperatures through three rounds eight-stro- ke rt ‘ Five-tim- Sixty-fou- r 20-mi- le 54-ho- good-luc- fourth-grad- le secon- six-stro- ke d-grade ot ’’ ’ er ke - -- 74-7- Jonathan T Finnoff DO Fellowship trained in sports medicine at the Mayo Clinic USUTeam Physician forvarsity athletics 2002 Winter Olympics Physician : : V t v’ v V--i 'V- - ’If'-- ” ’ yir ' ’ :' i u v ' r y r Alpine Orthopaedic Specialists A i ' i ‘y ’ v A — '’¥ 'A ’ ' Cache falltytfSpoits MedicIneTtalned Physicians 'v :'‘V f J I’ ' ? 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