Banner Graphic, Volume 16, Number 187, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 March 1986 — Page 6

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Local fans can see Pacers Greencastle High School G-Club members are selling “Greencastle Community Night” tickets through Friday, March 21 for persons who would like to see the Indiana Pacers meet the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, March 26. THE PACERS HAVE designated that night as “Greencastle Community Night” at Market Square Arena. Tickets in the block of local NBA fans are $lO each. Persons interested in attending the game can contact any G-Club member or coach Stan Ward. For an additional $2, fans will be able to ride a bus roundtrip to MSA. The buses will leave GHS at approximately 6 p.m. March 26, with loading scheduled to begin at 5:45. THE PACERS, WHO are closing in on a playoff spot, are led by rookie Wayman Tisdale and forward Herb Williams. The Rockets feature the “Twin Towers,” with seven-footers Ralph Sampson and Akeem Olajuwon in their starting lineup. Olajuwon has recently returned to active duty following an injury. Money raised by the G-Club, Ward said, will be used for a college application fund. Colts' suit is settled INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts announced a tentative settlement with the city of Baltimore that would end all pending lawsuits stemming from the NFL team’s transfer two years ago. The Colts agreed to pay $400,000 to Baltimore to cover legal fees and to support the city’s efforts to regain an NFL franchise if the league moves to expand before April 1,1989. Baltimore would purchase the former Colts’ training facility in Maryland, and the Indianapolis team would also discuss the possibility of returning the name “Colts” to Baltimore if the city is awarded an NFL franchise by that date, a Colts’ spokesman said. Co-ed play? ROACHDALE-A Roachdale Co-ed Softball League is now being formed. Persons interested in playing may call 522-1267.

Miller, Ellis hoping for last laugh with NIT success

ByDICKBRINSTER AP Sports Writer Clemson Coach Cliff Ellis wants to prove the NCAA was wrong, while Ohio State bo6s Eldon Miller wouldn’t mind having the last laugh on those who fired him. They, along with seven other coaches with teams remaining alive in the National Invitation Tournament, must now guard against a premature case of Big Apple excitement. To reach the NIT semifinals and the streets of New York, a

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Tiger women swim to 12th-place finish in Division 111 finals

For the second consecutive year the DePauw University women’s swim team, uuder the direction of head coach Mary Bretscher, proved to be one of the top NCAA Division 111 teams in the country. The Lady Tigers competed in the national championship meet in Canton, Ohio, March 13-15, finishing 12th nationally among 60 schools while returning home with several All-America honors. “I AM VERY PLEASED with our performance,” said Bretscher, whose team placed seventh nationally last season. “We are to the point in our program that we are not just satisfied with going to nationals, but we want to do well once we get there.” Sophomore Midi Smyth, who earned a national championship last season in the 100 backstroke, once again gained AllAmerica status this year placing fifth in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.33 and seventh in the 200 intermediate with a time of 2:13.54. Nancy Gritter was the squad’s second individual to earn AllAmerica finishing seventh in the 50 freestyle with a time of: 24.94. In each event, first place through eighth earns All-America and ninth through 16th is awarded Honorable Mention All-America. The Lady Tigers compiled 84 total points, while national power Kenyon College once again captured the national championship with 713 points. San Diego finished a distant second with 403. DePAUW COMPETED IN four relay events, earning All-America in one and honorable mention in three. The 200-yard free relay team of Caryn O’Brien, Amy Dolliver, Smyth and Gritter turned in a time of 1:40.95 to place seventh. The four also teamed up in the 400 free to place 12th in a time of 3:42.00. Smyth, Mimi Bieghler, Kathy Evans, and Gritter captured 16th place in the 408 medley with a time of 4:16.04. In the 200yard medley Smyth, Bieghler, O’Brien, Gritter finished with a time of 1:55.13 to place 13th. While the Lady swimmers were in Canton, Coach Ed Meyer’s baseball squad played host to NCAA Division I Notre Dame in a pair of doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday under cloudy skies and very cool temperatures. Despite fine performances from several team members the Tigers dropped their two games on

team must fu*i win three NIT games at regional sites. None has reached that point yet, but that doesn’t stop them from dreaming. “New York City,” freshman Jay Burson shouted after his 11-point performance off the bench turned a 12-point Ohio State deficit into a 71-65 victory over Texas in a second-round game Monday night. “Before, we didn’t have anything to play for. Now we have the NIT.” Ellis, like many before him, claimed his Clemson Tigers should have been

Saturday 11-5,11-1, and on Sunday 9-7 and 8-7. THE TEAM’S ONLY OTHER game of the season was a loss on the road to Division I Indiana University on March 5. The Tigers will be in quest of their first victory of the season on Wednesday, March 19 when they host rival Wabash College in a doubleheader beginning at 1:30p.m. “We did not play very well on Saturday,” Meyer explained, “but we didn’t give up. We came out on Sunday with a good attitude and were ready to play.” In the first game on Sunday, the Tigers pounded out five hits, including four doubles, to take a 5-0 lead after three innings. “We scored the runs we needed, but it just wasn’t enough,” Meyer added. In the final game the Tigers outhit the Fighting Irish 13-6, but fell short of a lateinning comeback. Sophomore right fielder Mike Ottsen collected three hits while driving in three runs. “I WAS PLEASED WITH the play of several players,” Meyer said. “We just were not consistent and didn’t get the key defensive plays when we needed them.” Two players who impressed Meyer with their defense were senior second baseman David Chalmers and freshman shortstop Jim Hebert. “David and Jim played defense and turned the double play better than anyone we have had in a long time.” The DePauw men’s tennis team was also in action during the weekend, playing its first match of the season under head coach Tom Cath, filling in this spring for Page Cotton who is on sabatical. The Tigers dropped a tight 5-4 home-court decision to Ripon College on Saturday. DePauw’s No. 1 singles player, John Kite, was impressive in his 6-4, 6-3 victory, as was No. 4 singles player Rich Sobieray, who won in three sets 7-6,3-6,6-2. “WE PLAYED PRETTY WELL for the first time out,” Cath said. “We had them (Ripon), but we just let them off the hook.” The Tigers won two of their three doubles matches, losing only the No. 1 match. Mark Wilder and Sobieray teamed up to win the No. 2 match 6-3,6-4. Jack Keenan and James Grohmann won the No. 3 match 6-3,6-1.

selected for the more prestigious NCAA tourament. “There is no question we are a good basketball team and we set out to prove that to the NCAA tonight,” Ellis said after Clemson beat Georgia 77-66. And then there was Miller, fired after 10 seasons at Ohio State and already hired by Northern lowa. His next loss will be his last with the Buckeyes. “I’m not ready to leave yet,” said Eldon Miller, who will be replaced at Ohio State by Gary Williams at the end of the

Tough break But Milner's still ready in pinch for Cincinnati

By The Associated Press When you’re fighting to stay in the lineup and perhaps even in the majors —what’s a broken hand? For Eddie Milner, it’s nothing to keep him from swinging a bat and fighting for the center field position he owned last year with the Cincinnati Reds. The 30-year-old Milner broke a bone in his left hand on March 3 in an auto accident on the way to practice. He was out of action until Monday, when he came through in style as the Reds edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in exhibition baseball. Milner drilled a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth to drive home Max Venable with the winning run. “I’m going to have pain for about three more weeks,” Milner said. “I told Pete (Rose, the player-manager) that I could hit and he told me he would get me into the game later on. The more I hit, the more I get loose. You have to look at it day-by-day.” Milner is battling Eric Davis, who was demoted to the minor leagues last season when he could not beat out Milner. Elsewhere, it was St. Louis 6, Boston 3; Atlanta 1, Kansas City 0; Detroit 4, Los Angeles 3 in 12 innings; Philadelphia 5, the New York Mets 4; Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3; Minnesota 2, Montreal 1 in 10 innings; Texas 9, Baltimore 3; Torontoß, New York Yankees 7, and Seattle 9, Chicago Cubs 7. Oakland’s split squads each won, 11-10 over California and 7-6 against San Francisco 6. Cardinals 6, Red Sox 3 Jose Oquendo tripled in two runs and

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season. “We’re having fun ... Madison Square Garden is where basketball started, but we have a big hurdle left.” That would be Friday night, when the Buckeyes play host to either Brigham Young or California-Irvine, who meet tonight in the only remaining secondround game. Solid bench play, provided by Burson and Curtis Wilson in the second half, punctuated Ohio’s State’s clinching rally. Forward Brad Sellers also played a

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scored on a squeeze bunt by winning pitcher Greg Mathews in the sixth inning for Et. Louis, which rallied from a 3-1 hole. Steve Lyons had three hits for Boston, including a two-run homer. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 7 Garth lorg’s two-run double in the seventh inning was decisive. But the Yankees were more concerned with the health of starter Britt Burns, who allowed five runs and five hits in the first inning. “It never not hurts,” said Burns of his hip problem. “It’s just a question of how much.” Mariners 9, Cubs 3 Cube starter Dennis Eckersley didn’t

major role, contributing a game-high 25 points for the Buckeyes. In other NIT games Monday night, it was Providence 90, George Mason 71; Florida 77, TCU 75; Southwest Missouri 83, Marquette 69; Louisiana Tech 77, McNeese State 66; and Wyoming 99, Loyola, Calif. 90. The third-round pairings send Southwest Missouri to Florida, Louisiana Tech to Providence and Clemson to Wyoming in quarterfinal action Thursday night.

make out much better than Burns. Eckersley surrendered six runs on nine hits in four innings. Jim Presley’s wind-blown double in the first inning drove in two runs for Seattle. A’s 7, Giants 6 In Scottsdale, Ariz., Mike Davis slammed a bases-loaded triple in a four-run first inning for Oakland. Tony Phillips collected three of Oakland’s 10 hits. A’s 11, Angels 10 The other half of the A’s team was in Phoenix, where Stan Javier’s single off the leg of pitcher D.W. Smith brought Steve Keifer home with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Steve Henderson had singled in the tying run in the inning. Braves 1, Royals 0 Omar Moreno’s grounder went through the legs of Royals second baseman Frank White and Bruce Benedict scored from second on the error. Terry Harper went 3-for-3 for the Braves. Phillies 5, Mets 4 Joe Lefebvre, who has not had a regular-season hit since June 1984, when he hurt his knee, doubled in the sixth inning to break a tie. Greg Gross had a pin-ch-hit single in the eighth to make it 5-3 and Philadelphia held on. Gary Carter had a two-run homer for the Mets. Rangers 9, Orioles 3 Pete O’Brien’s three-run homer and Darrell Porter’s two-run shot off Ken Dixon sparked a six-run Texas first. Oddibe McDowell and Curtis Wilkerson each had three hits in the 17-hit Texas attack.

Junior David Galle (top photo at right) was a two award winner at Sunday's DePauw University Basketball Awards Banquet. Galle was cited by Assistant Coach Eric Froedge as the team's Offensive Player of the Year and leading rebounder. Meanwhile, junior teammate Scotty Lewis (left) was honored by Dr. Kathy Jagger as the Defensive Player of the Year. (Banner-Graphic photos by Becky Igo).

Crooked Stick set to host '9l PGA event INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Crooked Stick Golf Course will be host for the 1991 PGA Championship tournament with a purse likely topping $1 million, PGA President Mickey Powell says. Selection of the suburban Carmel, Ind., golf course as the site for the 1991 PGA was announced Monday at a news conference in the Circle Theater. The tournament will run Aug. 4-7. It will be the first PGA tour event in the Indianapolis area since the 1965 Indy 500 Festival Pro-Am Tournament. “We started 11 years ago to make a commitment to move the PGA around the country,” said Powell, a native of Indianapolis. “And this being my hometown, it’s a privilege and pleasure to announce this selection.” Crooked Stick, which measures 7,200 yards from the championship tees and plays to par 72, has undergone extensive renovation the past six months. Some of the holes have been redesigned, and the 17th and 18th greens have been reconstructed. The course, which was the site of the 1962 U.S. Junior Amater championship and the 1983 U.S. Senior Amateur tourney, also will be host for the 1989 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. “The PGA is one of the four major championships of the world,” said Powell. “It carries the largest purse of all four majors.” Powell said the criteria for selecting a site were the golf course itself, the financial market for putting on a tournament, the other facilities available and the ability for the ho6t club to put together a volunteer force of about 1,500 workers. “We do not invite ourselves someplace. We wait for an invitation,” he said. The last PGA Championship in Indiana was at French Lick in 1924 when Walter Hagen won the first of his five PGA titles. Crooked Stick was designed and built by longtime Indiana resident Pete Dye in 1966.