Banner Graphic, Volume 21, Number 277, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 July 1991 — Page 6

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THE BANNERGRAPHIC July 29,1991

Expos’ Martinez perfect against Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) What does it take to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers? Mark Gardner’s nine-inning effort didn’t work, but Dennis Martinez’ perfect game did. Less than 48 hours after Gardner lost his no-hitter in the 10th inning and then lost the game, Martinez became the 15th player in major league history to pitch a perfect game, beating the Dodgers 2-0 Sunday. MARTINEZ, A 36-year-old right-hander, lacked an explanation for his overpowering performance, in which he kept the Dodgers guessing with fastballs, curveballs and sinkers. “I don’t know what was special,” he said. “I just think every game I pitch my best effort. It just happened. It may never happen again in my life.” As he watched Martinez become the first Expo ever to pitch a perfect game, Gardner was a nervous wreck. “I was shaking and my hands were wet,” said Gardner, who on

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Stan Dittmer (left) and Tony Dittmer accounted for two championships and a runner-up spot in the Greencastle McDonald’s Tennis Tournament Saturday and Sunday at Robe-Ann Park. The Dittmer brothers won the men’s doubles cham-

Greencastle, North Putnam play in upper-bracket finale

The Greencastle All-Stars and North Putnam All-Stars survived the first week of the Greencastle Youth Baseball League All-Star Tournament without a loss. Now, one must lose. THE TWO TEAMS play each other today (Monday) in the final game of the winner’s bracket at 6 p.m. at the North Arlington Street diamond. And the losing team from that game must play a second contest at 8 p.m. against Clay County. The championship between today’s (Monday’s) two winners is 6 p.m. Tuesday. What started out a week ago as a 16-team tournament was narrowed to three finalists, as nine games were played from Friday through Sunday evening. IN THE LOSER’S bracket on Friday, Plainfield scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to oust Cloverdale Red 13-12 and Reelsville scored four runs in the fourth inning to boot Mooresville 7-6. On Saturday in the winner’s bracket, Greencastle scored four runs in the fifth inning to hand South Wayne its first loss in the tournament 7-6 and Mark Collins and Mark Havens pitched a one-hit shutout, as North Putnam beat Cas-cade-12 7-0. In the loser’s bracket on Saturday, Clay County ousted Reelsville 11-1, Danville eliminated Plainfield 10-4. And Clay County sent South Wayne packing 2-1 and Cascade-12 beat Danville 8-3 to set up the final game of the loser’s bracket. Clay County beat Cascade-12 to reach today’s (Monday’s) 8 p.m. game as the finalist from the loser’s bracket Plainfield 13, Cloverdale Red 12 Cloverdale Red built a 10-4 lead, but Plainfield scored nine runs over the final six innings, including two in the bottom of the sixth to win the game.

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DENNIS MARTINEZ Perfect for Expos Friday night didn’t allow a hit until the 10th and wound up the loser, 10.

pionship on Sunday. Stan, of San Francisco, Calif., won the men’s 35-49 singles championship and Tony, of Seymour, was runnerup in the men’s open singles tournament on Saturday. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

Crawfordsville takes title

CLOVERDALE The Cloverdale Junior League’s two run of all-star baseball tournaments came to a close Saturday afternoon. Crawfordsville defeated Southmont 12-11 in an allMontgomery County final on Saturday. Southmont reached the championship through the loser’s bracket. Southmont defeated Clover-

Cloverdale Red’s 10-hit attack was led by Steve Herman, Scott Hawkins and Brent Bailey with two singles each. Seth Allen hit a home run for Cloverdale Red. Cory' Miescl led Plainfield with four singles. Reelsville 7, Mooresville 6 Reelsville took a 7-4 lead into the fifth inning. Mooresville scored two runs in the fifth, making it the one-run game. However, Mooresville used an ineligible pitcher in the bottom of the fifth inning, resulting in a forfeit. Greencastle 7, South Wayne 1 Jeff Brown went the distance on the mound for Greencastle, holding South Wayne (Township of Indianapolis) to two hits. Brown was also 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles. BJ. Baynard contributed two singles for Greencastle’s eight-hit offense. North Putnam 7, Cascade-12 0 Mark Collins pitched four innings and Mark Havens two in North Putnam’s shut out victory. Havens was 3-for-4 at the plate with two singles and a double and Joseph Evans was 2-for-4 with two singles and two RBI.

MARTINEZ ALSO WAS involved in a scoreless game until the seventh, when the Expos scratched out two runs. He became the first to pitch a perfect game since Cincinnati’s Tom Browning did it against Los Angeles on Sept 16, 1988, at Riverfront Stadium. Martinez’ gem was the second perfect game at Dodger Stadium, following Sandy Koufax’s 1-0 defeat of Chicago 1-0 on Sept. 9, 1965. As Martinez took the mound in the bottom of the ninth, the crowd got behind him. MIKE SCIOSCIA HIT a fly ball to medium left field to lead off the bottom of the ninth. Pinch-hitter Stan Javier then struck out, bringing the capacity crowd to its feet. Pinch-hitter Chris Gwynn ended the game by hitting a deep fly to center fielder Marquis Grissom for the final out. “It was scary,” Martinez (11-6) said of Gwynn’s shot. “I thought he hit it very well. But then it wasn’t going very far.”

dale 5-1 on Friday night in the final game of the loser’s bracket. Cloverdale got three hits in the game. Mike Archer connected for a double and Tim Cashion and Ben Paris each had a single for Cloverdale. Just 30 minutes later, Southmont defeated Crawfordsville 19-9 to send the tournament into Saturday’s finale.

Clay County 11, Reelsville 1 Clay County scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and never trailed again. Robert Smiley and Eric Hewitt limited Reesville to just two hits. Danville 10, Plainfield 4 Cory McClure and Ryan Gipson each went 2-for-3 with two singles, as Danville eliminated Plainfield. Clay County 2, South Wayne 1 Travis Funk delivered a two-run single the second inning and that was enough to give Clay County a victory. Eric Hewitt was the winning pitcher. Cascade-12 8, Danville 3 Carl Dennin, Marc Elam and Danny Nichols each had a double to lead the Cascade 12-year-olds by Danville. Tim Savini had two singles for Cascade. Clay County 13, Cascade-12 7 Cascade outhit Clay County 106, but could not outscore them. Thomas Stinson knocked out a double and two singles and Carl Dennin had a double and single to lead Cascade’s final stand. Derek Tipton and Travis Funk each had a double and single for Clay County.

“I hit it well, but I knew it wasn’t enough to get out,” said Gwynn, who also was the last out in Browning’s perfect game. “He had command of all his pitches, just like Gardner had the other night.” AFTER GWYNN MADE it a perfect day for Montreal, the Expos charged to the mound and swarmed Martinez as the fans roared their congratulations. Returning to the dugout, Martinez sat by himself and sobbed. “There was nothing in my mind,” he said. “I had no words to say, I could only cry. I didn’t know how to express myself. I didn’t know how to respond to this kind of game.” During the game, he sat alone in the dugout, speaking only briefly to catcher Ron Hassey. Hassey had been in such a position before, as Cleveland Indian Len Barker’s catcher the night he tossed a perfect game against Toronto on May 15, 1981. CONTROL OF HIS pitches has

Spencers, Dittmers win in McDonald’s tourney

By STEVE HELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor The Greencastle McDonald’s Tennis Tournament turned into a homecoming and display of Putnam County talent Saturday and Sunday at Robe-Ann Park. A field of 25 singles players and 13 doubles teams entered the twoday tourney put on by the Greencastle Park and Recreation Department and sponsored by the Greencastle McDonald’s. THE BROTHER AND sister combination of Jim and Alison Spencer of Greencastle captured the last of the sixth division titles in the tournament on Sunday evening. The Spencers won the mixed doubles competition in straight sets 6- 6-1 over Trish Arthur and Brad Hayes, also of Greencastle. The tournament became part of the Dittmer family reunion. John Dittmer of Fillmore invited his brother Tony of Seymour up for the tournament and brother Stan was in Seymour from San Francisco, Calif. The Dittmer family took home championships in men’s doubles, men’s 35-49 singles and a runnerup prize in the men’s open singles competition. TONY AND STAN Dittmer defeated Tony Gambaiani and Jody Davies, both of Rockville, 6-2, 6-3. Stan Dittmer outlasted Jeff Cherry of Cloverdale 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 in the men’s 35-49 singles title match. Tony Dittmer ran into the tournament’s No. 1 player in the men’s open singles championship match. Doug Rowe, a former ISU player and assistant coach and most recently the pro at the South Bend Racquet Club, won the men’s open single title 6-0,6-0. Rowe, now of Rockville, won four matches playing just eight sets and surrendered just five games for the day. ARTHUR ALSO WON the women’s open single, outlasting Karen Tongret of Greencastle 3-6, 7- 6-2. Shannon Detro of Roachdale and Brandon Allen of New Market captured the two junior titles. Detro defeated Lori Gamer of Greencastle 6-0, 6-1 in the women’s junior singles title match and Allen came from behind to beat Jason Hayes 5-7, 7-5,6-2.

Knicks win; Ewing must stay

NEW YORK (AP) An arbitrator ruled in favor of the New York Knicks today and denied Patrick Ewing’s bid for free agency this season. The ruling by arbitrator Daniel G. Collins means that the All-Star center is bound to the Knicks for the remaining four years of his contract, worth $14.2 million. EWING HAS A provision in his 10-year contract, signed in 1985, that would allow him to become an restricted free agent this year if he was not among the NBA’s four highest-paid players on June 1. Agent David Falk claimed that Ewing was not among the top four; the NBA and the Knicks maintained he was fourth behind Cleveland’s John Williams, Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon and Chicago’s Michael Jordan. Ewing is slated to make $3.18

been Martinez’ strength this season, Hassey said. “He’s been this way all year,” the catcher said. “There’s been only one or two games when he hasn’t had the kind of stuff he had today.” Hassey became the first catcher in history with two perfect games. “We had a game plan, and we went out and did it,” he said. “You give the credit to Dennis. He’s the guy who had to throw the pitches. I’m just the guy who’s catching them and helping him.” UNLIKE GARDNER, Martinez got the offensive help he needed from his teammates. In the seventh, the Expos turned two fielding errors by shortstop Alfredo Griffin into a pair of unearned runs off Dodgers starter Mike Morgan (9-6), who was perfect through five innings. The runs ended a 38-inning scoreless streak by Dodger pitchers. With his fourth shutout, Martinez tied the Dodgers’ Ramon Martinez

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Doug Rowe of Rockville breezed to the men's open singles title in the Greencastle McDonald’s Tennis Tournament on Saturday at Robe-Ann Park. Rowe, a former Indiana GREENCASTLE MCDONALD’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT Saturday and Sunday At Robe-Ann Park Men’s Juniors First Round Brandon Allen, New Market, def. Mike Tran, Greencastle, 6-2, 6-2; Jason Hayes, Greencastle, def. Eric Sellers, Rockville, 6-3,0-6, 6-2. Championship Brandon Allen def. Jason Hayes 5-7,7-5,6-2. Women’s Juniors Championship Shannon Detro, Roachdale, def. Lori Gamer, Greencastle, 6-0,6-1. Women’s Open Championship Trish Arthur, Greencastle, def. Karen Tongret, Greencastle, 3-6,7-5, 6-2. Men’s Open First Round Brian Bartley, Bloomington, def. Kevin Westwick, Rockville; Tony Dittmer, Seymour, def. Tony Gambaiani, Rockville, 6-4, 06, 6-3; Doug Rowe, Rockville, def. Jody Davies, Rockville, 6-1, 6-2; John Hennette, Greencastle, def. Todd Wagoner, Greencastle, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1; Jon Sellers, Rockville, def. Brad Hayes, Greencastle 6-4,6-1. Second Round Tony Dittmer def. Kevin Westwick 6-2, 6-3; Doug Rowe def. Todd Wagoner 6-1,6-0; Jon Sellers received bye. Semi-finals Doug Rowe def. Jon Sellers 6-0, 6-1. Championship Doug Rowe, Rockville, def. Tony Dittmer, Seymour, 6-0, 6-0.

million in the 1991-92 season. Williams will earn $4 million, Olajuwon $3.5 million and Jordan $3.25 million. THE KNICKS OFFERED Ewing an extension after last season that would have paid him more than $5 million this season, but he turned it down, saying he wanted to pursue the chance to become a free agent. Collins did not issue a written opinion, declaring only that he was deciding in favor of the Knicks. “We are pleased with the arbitrator’s ruling upholding ours and the NBA’s position that Patrick Ewing has a four-year, binding agreement with the New York Knicks,” club president Dave Checketts said. “We believe this should resolve any questions on the matter of Patrick’s contract. Now we are ready to get on with our

for the major league lead and lowered his ERA to 2.05. The Montreal right-hander struck out five for his 22nd shutout in 401 career starts. IT WAS THE seventh no-hitter in Expos’ history and the first perfect game. It was the fifth nine-in-ning no-hitter of the season, the first coming on May 1 by Texas’ Nolan Ryan against Toronto. Martinez came close to losing his perfect game in the sixth with one out when second baseman Delino DeShields fielded Griffin’s grounder and made a low throw to first base, nearly pulling Larry Walker off the bag. “He was keeping everybody off balance, and that’s what baseball is all about,” Dodgers center fielder Brett Butler said. Martinez’ achievement may have quashed recent rumors of a trade. “I have no control over it,” said Martinez, who does have a clause in his contract that allows him to veto any proposed deal. “I’m happy with the Expos.”

State University player and coach, won all four of his matches in straight sets and gave up only five games in the eight sets. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields) Men’s 35-49 First Round Stan Dittmer, San Francisco, Calif, def. Bob Sorrels, Rockville, 6-1, 6-1; Jim Hanna, Plainfield, def. Sid Tongret, Greencastle, 60, 6-4; Jeff Cherry, Cloverdale, def. Jon Dittmer, Fillmore, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Semi-finals Sun Dittmer def. Jim Hann 6-0, 6-4; Jeff Cherry def. Dave Archer 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Championship Sun Dittmer, San Francisco, Calif., def. Jeff Cherry, Cloverdale, 6-0,4-6, 6-0. Men’s Doubles First Round Jason Hayes and Mike Tran, Greencastle, def. Eric Sellers and Scott Edwards, Rockville; Tony Gambaiani and Jody Davies, Rockville, def. Kevin Wcstwick and Randy MacDonald, Bloomington, 6-0, 6-5; Tony Dittmer and Sun Dittmer, Seymour, def. Bob Breese and Ned MacPhail, Greencastle, 6-1,6-1. Second Round Gambaiani and Davies def. Hayes and Tran by forfeit; Dittmer and Dittmer receive bye. Championship Tony Dittmer and Sun Dittmer, Seymour, def. Tony Gambaiani and Jody Davies, Rockville, 6-2, 6-3. Mixed Doubles First Round John and Cindy Hennette, Greencastle, def. John and Ellen Dittmer, Fillmore, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Jim and Alison Spencer, Greencastle, def. Jason Hayes and Cassi Cox, Greencastle, 3-6, 6-1 7-6 (7-4); Brad Hayes and Trish Arthur, Greencastle, def. Sid and Karen Tongret, Greencastle, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4); John and Lori Gamer, Greencastle, received bye. Second Round Jim and Alison Spencer def. John and Cindy Hennette 6-3, 6-2; Hayes and Arthur def. John and Lori Gamer 6-1,6-2. Championship Jim and Alison Spencer, Greencastle, def. Hayes and Arthur, 6-0, 6-1.

goal of building a very competitive team that the fans can be proud of.” HOWEVER, TODAY’S decision might not be the end of the dispute. Falk has indicated he’ll seek to prove the Knicks and other teams are guilty of collusion in an attempt to keep Ewing’s salary out of the top four in the NBA. Similarly, the Knicks could counter by claiming that Ewing’s side attempted to induce the Golden State Warriors to upgrade Chris Mullin’s wages, driving Ewing’s salary from the top four. THE NBA JOINED the Knicks in maintaining that Ewing’s salary was fourth-highest. “As a matter of contract construction, we felt this was the right result,” league general counsel Gary Bettman said.