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Indianapolis gets nod for '9l NCAA basketball finals

By MIKE NADEL AP Sports Writer Indianapolis was the winner in a nostalgia contest to be host for the 1991 NCAA Division I men’s basketball finals. But officials from Minneapolis, site for the 1992 Final Four, felt like anything but losers. “We’re very grateful,” Ron Gornick, chairman of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission that oversees Minneapolis’ Metrodome, said Friday after the NCAA men’s basketball committee recommended the ’9l Final Four for Indianapolis’ Hoosier Dome and the ’92 event for the Metrodome. “We feel we’re going to be one year better than 1991.” The committee’s recommendation was announced Friday in simultaneous news conferences in Indianapolis and Minneapolis. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission had hoped to convince NCAA officials that having the 1991 Final Four in the Metrodome would be better from a nostalgia standpoint because it would be the 40th an-

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Brawl enlivens rout in Atlanta

By JONATHAN VITTI AP Sports Writer Gary Carter hit a grand slam and a three-run homer, Sid Fernandez pitched a two-hitter but everyone was talking about David Palmer. Palmer, the Atlanta starting pitcher, was the main victim in the New York Mets’ 11-0 rout of the Braves Friday, but almost stole the show when he hit Darryl Strawberry with a pitch. He was reached for the three-run homer by Carter in the first, then with his next pitch hit Strawberry in the hip. Strawberry rushed the mound, but was held back before he could reach Palmer, who threw his glove at the Mets’ right-fielder. “I didn’t know what to do when Strawberry came out. I threw the glove instinctively. I knew he wasn’t coming out to shake hands,” Palmer said. Palmer managed to sidestep Strawberry and home plate umpire Jerry Crawford pushed the pitcher aside as benches and bullpens cleared. There was more pushing than punching, order was restored within a few minutes and nobody was ejected. “That’s the first time I’ve ever been in a fight,” Strawberry said. “If a pitcher makes a mistake and gives up a home run, he should be a man and face it,” Strawberry added. “I didn’t have anything to do with it.” “I just tried to pitch him inside,” Palmer said. “It got away.” In other National League games, Pittsburgh outscored San Francisco 8-4, Chicago beat Los Angeles 6-3, Philadelphia topped Houston 4-1, Cincinnati edged Montreal 3-2, St. Louis defeated San Diego 4-2. Fernandez, who racked up his first shutout in 59 career starts and has been selected to the NL’s All-Star pitching staff, struck out nine and walked three. He also contributed two doubles, a single and an RBI to the Mets’ 12-hit attack. In the second inning, Craig McMurtry relieved Palmer, who

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walked off the field showered by the fans’ jeers. Pirates 8, Giants 4 Mike Diaz’ two-run homer and Rafael Belliard’s two-run triple powered Pittsburgh’s five-run fifth inning as Steve Carlton lost his first decision with San Francisco in his second start there. Carlton, 4-9, was charged with five runs, three of them earned, in 4 2-3 innings. Cubs 6, Dodgers 3 Gary Matthews hit two homers and drove in four runs as Chicago beat Los Angeles. Chicago starter Scott Sanderson, 4-6, gave up a run over 5 1-3 innings. Lee Smith pitched the last two innings for his 14th save Phillies 4, Astros 1 Philadelphia’s Von Hayes hit a two-run home run and Don Carman, 4- combined with two relievers on a five-hitter in his first major-league start to beat Houston. Carman pitched five innings and gave up one hit. Tom Hume went two innings, then Steve Bedrosian pitched the last two for his 11th save. Loser Mike Scott, 9-6, pitched seven innings and gave up three runs and three of the Phillies’ five hits. Reds 3, Expos 2 Cincinnati’s Bill Gullickson, 6-6, combined with John Franco on a sixhitter in his first appearance against his former Montreal teammates. He gave up both runs one earned over his eight innings. Franco got the last three outs for his 14th save. The Reds had only five hits off Montreal starter Andy McGaffigan, 5- and relievers Dan Schatzeder and Tim Burke. They scored their runs on an error, a groundout and a walk. Cardinals 4, Padres 2 Danny Cox combined with Todd Worrell on a five-hitter and visiting St. Louis scored two runs in the fourth inning on a two-out error by San Diego’s Steve Garvey. Cox, 3-7, gave up five hits in 7 1-3 innings, earning his first victory since June 18.

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niversary of the 1951 finals, which were held in Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus. But Dick Schultz, director of athletics at the University of Virginia who also chairs the basketball committee, said in a statement that Indianapolis had a nostalgic edge because of its basketball-crazy environment. “The committee was very impressed with the Indianapolis presentation and the efforts of the city’s private sector and community as a whole,” he said. “We also thought it would be appropriate for the 1991 Finals to be in Indianapolis since 1991 is the 100th anniversary of basketball, and since there is such a tremendous interest and love for basketball at all levels in the state of Indiana. ” Schultz added that, in 1992, “we are looking forward to coming to Minnesota. ” Indianapolis also had an NCAA basketball final; the 1980 Final Four was played in Market Square Arena. The committee’s recommendations are subject to

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Softball all-stars chosen The Greencastle girls’ softball league coaches have selected their all stars for today’s intraleague exhibition game. Each coach selected four players and they were grouped by team standings to form two teams that will play a seven-inning game. IN THE JUNIOR division, the A Team is comprised of Angie Hood, Debra Scaggs, Carol Whitley and Lee Ann Woodall from Dairy Queen; Lisa Wood, Shannon Trout, Cassie Cox and Michelle Higgins from Sherm’s Realty; Tina Rose, Rita Hess, Ginger Martin and Brandy Alexander from Bainbridge Lions I; and Amy Buchanan, T.C. Porter, Susan Stark and Wendy Stewart from WJNZ. The head coach is Shirley Whitley. The B Team squad is made up of Kristie Alexander, Missy Hurst, Dusty Marley and Nikki Sutherlin from Rokicki Insurance; Tina McKinney, Tonya Gregory, Jill Clodfelter and Stephanie Lucas from HBG; Loretta Baker, Karla King, Amy Williams and Mandy Hecko from Torr’s Restaurant; and Staci Ross, Carrie Jones, Amanda Elliott and Shelly Birge from Bainbridge Lions 11. The head coach is Madonna Hurst. In the senior league, the A stars are Jennie Ferriss, Amy Tucker, Michelle Jones and Terri Mahoney from Rokicki Insurance; Angie Archer, Dina Corbin, Heather Robinson and Juli Lenihan from Alexander’s Masonry; Beth Wheeler, Kasey Burns, Missy Shoemaker and 1 Angie Sterchi for Mary Kay Cosmetics; and Dawn Whitmer and Leesa Miller from Bainbridge Lions. The head coach is John Mahoney. THE B-TEAMERS are Tammy Rose and Abbey Lake from Bainbridge Lions; Diane Kendall, Michelle King, Tracy Sutherlin and Tina Berry from Butler’s LP; Rene McKinney, Kim McKinney, Kim Richards and Jodi Ferrand from Gould’s Market; and Shannon Langston, Tisha Chew, Heather Pettit and Traci Chew from Limedale Ditching. Barbara Rader and Mike O’Hair will share the coaching. The senior tilt was scheduled for 2 p.m. at the industrial park diamonds while the junior affair will start at about 5:15 p.m. Final standings Junior Division Dary Queen 14-0 Rokicki 12-2 Sherm’s Realty 9.5 HBG 7.7 Lions I Torr’s u WJNZ u Lions II u Senior Division Rokicki xO-2 Butler’s LP 3.4 Gould's g_4 Alexander’s 5-6 Limedale u Mary Kay u Lions u U - Final records not available. Note: There were three teams - Bess Pontiac, Kiddie Corner, McKee’s Greenkeeper - in the Ponytail League. Scores and standings were not kept.

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formal approval by the NCAA executive committee when it meets next month, but all parties concerned said they knew of no instance when the executive committee rejected the basketball committtee’s suggestions. The 1991 Final Four will be March 30 and April 1, the 1992 event April 4 and 6. It was the second time in three years the selection committee has made a double decision. Two years ago, it awarded Seattle the 1989 finals with Denver receiving the Final Four for 1990. In addition, the committee recommended the Metrodome for the 1989 first- and second-round regionals and the Hoosier Dome for the 1989 Midwest Regionals. Jerry Bell, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, said the NCAA has indicated the Metrodome probably would get the nod for the 1990 Midwest Regionals. Indianapolis and Minneapolis each made oral presentations Monday to the selection committee in Monterey, Calif. The two were selected as finalists

Under the leadership of coach Gary Richard, top, 14 girls played softball this summer for Torr’s in the Greencastle Junior League. Team members are from left, front row: Kelly Williams, Angie Seniour, Kathy Wallen, Kelly Layton, Amy Williams, Lora Jones, Melissa Byrd. Second row:

Mudd, Sills share lead Midway through Anheuser-Busch Classic

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) One of the people most surprised to find Jodie Mudd with a share of the lead midway through the $500,000 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic was Mudd himself. “I thought 9- or 10-under would be leading by now,” Mudd said Friday after his second straight sub-par round tied him for the lead at 7-under-par with Tony Sills. Mudd was tied for the lead after Thursday’s opening round when he posted a 65 in hot, humid conditions on the 6,776-yard, par-71 Kingsmill Golf Club course. He came back with a 70 Friday under similar conditions. “With this hot weather out there, it’s tough,” said Mudd, a five-year tour veteran seeking his first victory. “Some players can get worn out.” Sills opened with a 70 and followed with a 65 Friday. The AnheuserBusch is his first tournament in five weeks. He has been visiting his ailing father in Los Angeles.

Tie at Women's Open

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) Betsy King, tied for the lead in the 41st Women’s U.S. Open, placed little importance on her lofty position at the golf tournament’s halfway point. “I don’t think one or two shots at this point make that much difference,” King said Friday after a 71 had tied her with Judy Dickinson for the 36-hole lead at 1-under-par 143. “There are so many people close that you can’t say you’re concerned with so and so,” King said of the jammed standings, which showed 14 players within three shots of the lead.

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over Detroit, Houston and New Orleans. “This is a great boon for us,” Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut said. “Hosting this exciting event will boost our economic growth and development.” Indianapolis officials estimate the total impact of the Final Four at $45 million, with sls million coming in direct spending. Minneapolis officials estimate the 1992 event will produce at least a S6O million spinoff. No decision was made on the seating capacity for the 2-year-old Hoosier Dome, which can seat 67,000 for basketball. “The NCAA is going to try both our 67,000- and 43,000seat configurations and then decide which one they will use,” said Bill McGowan, president of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association. “The decision will be made by them.” The Metrodome, which opened in 1982, has 35,000 to 40,000 seats for basketball. “It depends on how far down the sides the NCAA wants people to sit,” Bell said.

Michelle Richard, Loretta Baker, Karla King, Mindy Bruner, Shaylon Winters, Mandy Hecko, Michelle Fellows. Back row: Team mother Rose Richard, coach Richard. Not pictured are assistant coaches Ben Baker and Monty Rader.

“If I could play real good, that would make him feel good, so that gives me incentive,” said Sills, whose season has been highlighted by a second-place finish at Phoenix in January and a third Et Pebble Beach a week later. Going into today’s third round, 29 players were within four strokes of Mudd and Sills. Closest were Adrian Stills, Mark O’Meara, Mark Hayes and Tony DeLuca, all at 6-under-par 136. Stills, 28, was eight under after seven holes Friday, but had bogeys on Nos. 8 and 9 and finished with an even-par 71. “I’ve worked hard to get here, and I’m just going to continue to concentrate on doing well,” said Stills, who shared the first-round lead with Mudd. “I’m only one shot out. It feels pretty good.” O’Meara tied a course record Friday with a 63, a score hung up in 1984 by Wayne Levi, Willie Wood and Ronnie Black.

Amy Alcott, a former Open champion and a winner lastweek, was a single shot back of the co-leaders at 144 after a 69 that included five birdies in a stretch of six holes on the back nine. Hollis Stacy, a three-time Open champion and a long-time rival of Alcott, led a group at 145 that included Sherri Turner, Deb Richard, Sally Little and Ayako Okamoto of Japan. Okamoto and Richard closed up with 69s in the hot, muggy weather, Little and Stacy matched par 72 and Turner shot 73.

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Hayes, who opened with a 71, registered five birdies, an eagle and a bogey en route a 65 Friday. DeLuca, a 26-year-old casino employee from Atlantic City, N.J., made the tournament field as a local qualifier and responded with rounds of 66 and 70. Hal Sutton and Roger Maltbie shot 67s Friday to move to 5-under for the tournament. They were joined at 137 by Tim Simpson, Scott Hoch, Gene Sauers and Kenny Knox. Mark Wiebe, John Mahaffey and Joey Sindelar who finished first, second and third here last year were all at 4-under after Friday’s play. Also in the group at 138 were Fuzzy Zoeller, Craig Stadler, Denis Watson, Russ Cochran, Richard Zokol, Denny Hepler, Rick Fehr and Bill Bergin. Seventy of the 156 entrants made the cut of even-par 142. NBC planned to televise portions of today’s and Sunday’s rounds.

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