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Line drive to elbow throws scare into Bosox

Injury has Clemens' future up in air

BOSTON (AP) At 5 p.m. Roger Clemens learned officially he would start for the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of the American League playoffs. Less than three hours later, the 6-foot-4 right-hander and the Red Sox were scared out of their baseball wits, worried about his future, not just the AL championship series. Three hours after that, hopes were high once again although no one could say for sure when the fireballing pitcher would be ready to pitch again. Clemens’ 24-4 season, following a comeback from shoulder surgery, came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night when he took a line drive by Baltimore’s John Stefero off his right elbow in the second inning of a

Eagle swimmers beaten

CASCADE - Ronna Allee brought back the only blue ribbon for the South Putnam High School girls’ swim team Wednesday night as the Eagles were defeated by Cascade, 96-74. ALLEE STROKED her way to a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 1:20.52 in the process. But, none of her teammates could support her with gold-medal finishes as the Eagles dropped to 1-2 on the season. “Even though we lost, I was satisfied with the girls,” said South coach Paul Birt. “We took some seconds and thirds which helped our score but having only one first killed us. “I did think we’d take more firsts, but Cascade has a good program going. I expected the meet to be close and we just came up on the wrong end when it was over.” BOTH RELAY TEAMS, Susan Chadd, Lori Teipen and Melissa Jones earned second-place finishes over the course of the meet. Chadd

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game eventually won 11-7 by Boston. Clemens grabbed his elbow as the ball ricocheted over second baseman Marty Barrett and into short right field for an RBI single. He was replaced by Tim Lollar. “When you get as far as we have in a season and something like this happens, you’re darn right it’s scary,” said Boston Manager John McNamara. “And you think of a man’s career, too.” Boston’s hopes for a pennant in a showdown with the California Angels appeared at stake as Clemens was escorted to the clubhouse, then taken to nearby Children’s Hospital for Xrays. After an hour, a period which seemed like an eternity to the Red

finished No. 2 in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke, Teipen was second in the 50 freestyle while Jones was runner up in the 100 breaststroke. Next action for the Eagles is at home tonight against Tri-West. Cascade 96, South Putnam 74 200 medley relay - 1. Cascade 2:18.09; 2. South Putnam (Jones, Chadd, R. Allee, Teipen); 3. South Putnam (Shouse, L. Allee, Mark, Showalter) 200 freestyle -1. Whaley (C) 2:38.8; 2. St. John (C); 3. Husk (SP); 4. Christy (SP); 5. Chasteen (C) 200 I.M. - 1. Wilconson (C) 2:49.15; 2. Chadd (SP); 3. Bowman (C); 4. Jones (SP); 5. Elmore (SP) 50 freestyle - 1. Ferguson (C) 28.58; 2. Teipen (SP); 3. R. Allee (SP); 4. Ferree (C); 5. Short (SP) Diving - 1. Williams (C) 171.15; 2. James (C); 3. Teipen (SP); 4. Stinson (SP); 5. Shouse (SP) 100 butterfly - 1. R. Allee (SP) 1:20.52 ; 2. Wilconson (C); 3. Chasteen (C); 4. Mark (SP); 5. Showalter (SP) 100 freestyle - 1. R. Whaley (C) 1:06.5; 2. Willaims (C); 3. Stinson (SP); 4. L. Allee (SP); 5. Christy (SP) 500 freestyle - 1. T. Whaley (C) 7:11.83; 2. St. John (C); 3. Husk (SP): 4. Showalter (SP); 5. Elmore (SP) 100 backstroke - 1. Ferguson (C) 1:10.76; 2. Chadd (SP); 3. Newnum (SP); 4. Shouse (SP); 5. Ditmer (C) 100 breaststroke - 1. R. Whaley (C) 1:28.17; 2. Jones (SP); 3. Short (SP); 4. Bowman (C); 5. Mark (SP) 400 free relay - 1. Cascade 4:58.68 ; 2. South Putnam (Husk, Stinson, L. Allee, Christy)

Sox, Clemens returned to the clubhouse. The X-rays were negative. Clemens was ordered to keep ice on the elbow, given medication and sent home. The Red Sox were relieved, and optimistic. But only time will tell. Dr. Thomas Pappas, the club physician, said he expected Clemens to be “throwing in the early playoffs,” and McNamara said he had no intention of changing his pitching plans. Dr. Arthur Pappas, the club physician, said he expected Clemens to be “throwing in the early playoffs,” and McNamara said he had no intention of changing his pitching plans. “X-rays showed no bone damage other than a bruise,” Pappas said. “There was no crack, fracture, break or whatever you want to call it. Now we just have to wait until tomorrow to see how much swelling and discomfort there is.” Pappas said Clemens suffered “mild to moderate discomfort, not severe.” “The ball hit just above the elbow on the outside and there doesn’t appear to be any muscle damage,” the doctor added. “It was very scary,” McNamara said. “It was a very anxious time when he went to the hospital.”

Bell sets career mark in home

By JOHN NELSON AP Baseball Writer If Buddy Bell is sailing new waters, his boss, Cincinnati Reds Manarer Pete Rose, is just glad his ship didn’t sink. “It’s good for me to see him come back,” Rose said, “because a lot of people had given up on him.” Bell, traded from Texas to Cincinnati last year, hit a career-high 20h homer, a two-run shot, then drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 6-5 victory over Atlanta Wednesday night. “I’ve never been in the 20s defore,” said Bell, who never had more than 18 homers before this sear. “Twenty is a nice number. I’d like to get a couple more.” The score in Atlanta was tied 5-5 when Barry Larkin led off the ninth with a single off Gene Garber. Larkin stole second and, one out later, Beil hit a single to left that gave the Reds their seventh victory in eight games. In addition to his 20 homers, Bell now has 75 RBI and is hitting .279. Last year, he had just 10 homers, six for the Reds, and 68 RBI, 36 at Cincinnati. Mets 6, Expos 4 Howard Johnson singled with two out in the 10th inning, driving in Gary Carter with the winning run and giving the Mets their 104th victory over the season. An insurance run scored on Johnson’s hit when Expos left fielder Herm Winningham let the ball roll through his legs for an error. Keith Hernandez gave the Mets a 4-3 lead in the eighth with a two-run double, his second of the game giving him three RBI. The Expos tied the score in the ninth on Dann Bilardello’s pinch single off Jesse Orosco. Darryl Strawderry hit a home run for the Mets, and Andre Dawson had two RBI doubles for Montreal.

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Clemens had been called into McNamara’s office to be informed he was starting against California Tuesday night. His reaction was simple he knew he was going to pitch right along and was ready to go. Then came a pitcher’s nightmare a line drive back to to the mound. “He was scared after he got hit,” said Al Nipper, who accompanied his pitching buddy to the hospital. “Something like that would scare anybody. But he felt better after the X-rays.” The injury spoiled Clemens’ bid to become Boston’s first 25-game winner since Mel Parnell in 1949. McNamara has decided to stick with his rotation which carried the Red Sox to their first division title in 11 years. Southpaw Bruce Hurst, 6-0 with four shutouts in little Fenway Park this year, was named to start the second game against California next Wednesday. Hurst was named the AL pitcher of the month for September. Right-hander Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd was picked to start the third game in California. Boyd, a 16-game winner, said it didn’t matter. “I just want to get the ball and do my job,” Boyd said. “I hope I can put us up 3-0. That’s because Roger and Bruce are going to win their games.”

Astros 5, Giants 0 The Astros’ pitching staff threw its sixth shutout in the last eight games. Danny Darwin worked the first five innings, giving up five hits, and got help from Aurelio Lopez, Charlie Kerfeld and Dave Smith to blank San Francisco. Terry Puhi and Alan Ashby each homered for Houston. The victory gave the Astros a 92-66 record, matching the club’s best record by the National League West Division championship team. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 Johnny Ray homered with one out in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and lift Pittsburgh over St. Louis, allowing the Phillies to clinch second place in the NL East. Ray hit a 3-0 pitch from Ray Soff into the rirht field stands for his game-winning homer. Padres 3, Dodgers 2 The Padres wound up their home season with a combined five-hitter from rookie Jimmy Jones and veteran reliever Rich Gossage, dropping the Dodgers into last place in the NL West. Royals 2, Angels 0 AL West champion California went into the ninth inning with no hits for the fourth time this season, but escaped without embarrassment for the third time as Kansas City lefthander Danny Jackson finished with a two-hitter. Dick Schofield broke up the nohitter bid by Jackson, 11-12, with a ground single to right field leading off the ninth. Jackson also gave up a single to Doug DeCinces and his third walk before getting Gary Pettis on a fly ball to end the game. The Angels, who were no-hit by Chicago right-hander Joe Cowley on Sept. 19, have now broken up three no-hitters in the ninth. Tigers 2, Brewers 1 Chet Lemon’s RBI double in the eighth boosted Detroit over Milwaukee, spoiling the debut of Brewers’ Manager Tom Trebelhorn

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and Ted Higuera’s bid to win his 21st game. A’s 9, Rangers 7 Pinch-hitter Terry Steinbach hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, the second of his major-league career in 14 at-bats, rallying Oakland over Texas. Dave Kingman and Jerry Willard homered for the A’s. White Sox 3, Mariners 1 Reid Nichols drove in three runs, including the tie-breaker with a homer in the sixth, for Chicago against Seattle, which lost its sixth straight game. Nichols’ homer off Mike Trujillo, 3-1, snapped a 1-1 tie and made a winner of Bob James, 5-4, who had been sidelined since Aug. 4 with a torn tricep muscle in his right arm. James relieved Neil Allen after five innings, while Bill Dawley pitched the final three innings for his second save. The Mariners set an AL strikeout mark in the third inning when second

Brewers hire Trebelhorn

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers, who have a tradition of giving qualified baseball people a shot at managing in the big leagues, did it again. Tom Trebelhorn, who was the Brewers third base coach this season and managed only in the minor leagues until given the interim job last week, was named the Brewers manager for 1987 on Wednesday. He succeeds George Bamberger, who stepped down last week, ending his second stint as the Brewers’ manager. Except for Rene Lachemann and Bamberger’s second time around, the Brewers have picked managers without major league experience. General Manager Harry Dalton said he was impressed with the way Trebelhorn, 38, handled the job of interim manager since taking over for Bamberger last Friday. The Brewers were 3-1 under Trebelhorn during his interim status. On Wednesday night, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Brewers 2-1. Possible successors to Bamberger before Trebelhorn’s promotion included coaches Frank Howard and Tony Muser and former Chicago Cubs Manager Jim Frey. But Dalton said Treblehorn’s trial run tipped the scales his way.

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baseman Harold Reynolds took a called third strike, the 1,126 th of the season for the Mariners. The Mariners, who had nine strikeouts in the game and finished with 1,132, broke the record of 1,125 held by the 1965 Washington Senators. The major-league mark of 1,203 was established by the 1968 New York Mets. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0 Jesse Barfield hit two solo homers to take over the major-league lead with 39, and Jimmy Key and Tom Henke combined on a six-hitter, leading Toronto over New York. Indians 12, Twins 3 Cleveland overwhelmed Min nesota with a 15-hit attack while knucklebailer Tom Candiotti scattered eight hits and struck out 12. Candiotti, 15-12, did not walk a batter in pitching his 16th complete game, tops in the AL. The 12 strikeouts were two more than his previous career high.

Bamberger reportedly had favored having one of his coaches named to succeed him, but reaction to Trebelhorn’s appointment among Brewers’ players was positive. “It’s a real plus for the ballclub,” said veteran third baseman Paul Molitor. “I feel he’s the right type individual for this young club perfect. He’s young, aggressive, he does a lot of preparation for the games.” Terms of Trebelhorn’s one-year contract were not announced, but the manager said, “I’ve never been paid so handsomely in my life for something I love to do.” Trebelhorn’s entire playing career was in the minors, including stints in the Northwest, Midwest and Southern leagues. He was an all-star catcher in the Northwest League. A bright spot for the Brewers this season has been 20-game winner Ted Higuera, who lost Wednesday night. Trebelhorn said his major concerns were the pitching and the physical condition of outfielder Robin Yount, the club’s top hitter, who has been troubled by injuries. Trebelhorn has been with the Brewers for three seasons, serving as first base coach under Rene Lachemann in 1984. Last season, he managed the Brewers’ Vancouver farm club to the Pacific Coast League championship.