X 696 > Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Thursday, June 9, 1983/The Battalion/Page 11 c °ar$e vu >n to en on and sing. '">g teclmi 1 monitoriii, sampling Co main ore cost-e| current suj which h; idustrial ;m to app| tsent. BJ Pros preparing for U.S. Open in Westchester of Orla United Press International HARRISON, N.Y. — With trofessional golfs U.S. Open mly one week away, there are ionflicting views on how best o prepare for the national thampionship. Tom Watson, who will be I defending the Open crown he re>n at Pebble Beach, and Jack ■licklaus, a four-time Open hampion, are taking this /eek off so they can get in Wicklein,ii xtra practice rounds at Oak- ewski,40,i nont, the site of next week’s a bank td xtravaganza. ecognizedl Virtually all the other top itofaresti slayers, however, are taking >art in the $450,000 West- hester Classic, starting today, kbout the only other excep- ons of note were Hal Sutton, ho is second on this year’s iarnings list, and Calvin eete, who is seventh. One of the advantages of ipenedfiR ■ a newspis jin was! laggered tolewski d aresiilH* (laying this week is that the tedinseiii ',687-yard, par-7 1 Westches- er Country Club can serve as in excellent preparation for he Open. With its tight fair- rays, deep rough and numer- ms doglegs, the Westcheser ayout places a premium on iccuracy, always a necessity in he Open. The tournament is known s the Manufacturers Hanov- r Westchester Classic. “I know every U.S. Open I ourse will have narrow fair- rays, high rough and fast [teens,” said Seve Ballesteros, wice the winner of the British )pen and the current Masters edonajoE hampion. “It’s like the golf ourse here and I feel it will be ;ood preparation for the )pen.” or ductionsa of adjusted by thejoi 1 single tasf f $29,800 dd be affe would joint comes of ions. (ration eclines in® housing ihoweda® onomy- :icials all face po» ounced w 1 ; 1 been soul bankers As imary s" 1 r FHAd it secretaf 3 AbratnS' federal said the s' 11 ” adjusting ■rent sin e. o the was mix® n for the Associate ecovery* 1 can hate . for the h' 3 Home :d to the inct®- the begin 1 ' c k up fo[ Bf DR 23 J Following his appearance in Wednesday’s Pro-Am, Craig Stadler remarked at the condition of the rough. “I’ve never seen it this high,” he said. “This definite ly will help us get used to play ing in the rough.” However much this week’s work will help him at Oak- mont, Stadler said he wasn’t looking ahead to the Open “because if I do that I’d see no reason to play this week. I want to worry about this tour nament this week.” No one appreciated the re turn to Westchester as much as Bob Gilder, who fashioned a memorable double eagle on the final hole of the third round last year. Gilder went on to post an incredible 19- under-par score of 261, the lowest PGA total in seven years. “I know there’s going to be a little more pressure on me to play well, but it’s a special feel ing to come back to a place where you did so well and were received so well.” Following the fiasco of last Sunday at the Kemper Open, when the final threesome was more than three holes behind the group in front of it, PGA Commissioner Deane Beman said he was concerned about slow play and was considering several recommendations to solve the problem. “We have to come up with a better solution,” Beman said. “We cannot live with what we have now. It’s a very compli cated issue and we’re looking at a lot of different options.” Breaking tradition Cubs continue record streak with 2-1 defeat of NY Mets United Press International The Chicago Cubs, who ha ven’t won the National League pennant since 1945, at least partly due to their punishing schedule of summer day home games, are on their best streak in more than five years. Keith Moreland singled in Leon Durham with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to cap a two-run ral ly and lift the Cubs to their seventh straight victory, a 2-1 decision over the New York Mets. The win gave the Cubs their longest winning streak since late May 1978, when they won eight straight. “When you’re winning, that’s how things go,” said Chicago Manager Lee Elia, whose club is unbeaten June. “We used all 27 outs they gave us. That’s how it goes when ypu’ve got momentum. Durham walked with two out New Cub Ron Cey and took second on a wild pitch by loser Mike Torrez, 2-7. Ron Cey then was walked intention ally before Moreland lined a shot to right-center. “I was fortunate. We’re win ning so the momentum is with us,” Moreland said. “Give credit to Torrez. He pitched a whale of a game.” ^ Torrez was on the verge of his first shutout in three years, but Ryne Sandberg hit his fourth home run of the season with one out in the ninth to fie the game t 1-1. Moreland’s hit one out later gave Chicago the victory. “You give it the best you have,” said Torrez, who also helped himself out with some good fielding plays in the game. “I pitched well, we lost. What else can you say?” DODGERS 11, BRAVES 5 — At Atlanta, Fernando Valen zuela, 7-2, homered and drove in wo other runs for Los Angeles, which also got homers from Dusty Baker, Rick Monday and Pedro Guerrero. EXPOS 5, PIRATES 4 — At Montreal, A1 Oliver singled home runs in the first and third innings to help hand Pittsburgh its seventh loss in its last eight games. PADRES 5, REDS 3 — At Cincinnati, Dave Dravecky be came the NL’s first nine-game winner and Kevin McReynolds, Terry Kennedy arid Sixto Lezca- no homered for San Diego. The Reds lost their fourth straight. PHILLIES 7, CARDINALS 4 — At Philadelphia, Tony Perez hit a three-run homer — his fourth of the year — with two out in the ninth for the Phillies. In the American League, it was: Toronto 5, Oakland 2; De troit 6, Boston 3; Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 3; New York 6, Cleveland 5; Kansas City 9, Min nesota 2; California 7, Chicago 4; and Texas 1, Seattle 0. momentum. ally betore Moreland lined a trom Dusty baker, Kick Monday nesota 2; Cahlorma Durham walked with two out shot to right-center. and Pedro Guerrero. 4 ; and Texas 1, Sea Garner’s RBI gives Astros a 1-0 victory over SF in extra innings HOUSTON 5 In %h1i° n rLrner ^ well lately and consequently six hits but allowed only one Niekro pitched 10 innings for takes when \ HOUblON Phil Garner I haven t hit rhe hall well latelv. r-unn^i-tn r-^ar-l-i tV-ilr-H k-in rv-jr,. tt : inu:*.. n. ' ON TAP — National League games scheduled for today in clude New York at Chicago, Pitt sburg at Montreal, St. Louis at Philadelphia, San Diego at Cin cinnati and Los Angeles at Atlanta. Friday, it’s St. Louis at Chica go, San Francisco at Atlanta, Montreal at New York, Pitt sburg at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Cincinnati and San Diego at Houston. In AL games today, it’s De troit at Boston, Milwaukee at Baltimore, Minnesota at Kansas City, Chicago at California, Toronto at Oakland and Texas at Seattle. Friday’s AL games are Kan sas City at Seattle, Chicago at Oakland, Toronto at California, Texas at Minnesota, New York at Milwaukee, Cleveland at De troit and Baltimore at Boston. United Press International HOUSTON — Phil Garner drilled reliever Gary Lavelle’s first pitch into left to score Omar Moreno with two out in the bot tom of the 11th inning to give the Houston Astros a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. With one out Wednesday, Moreno blooped a single to short center. Terry Puhl sacri ficed him to second and Dickie Thon was walked intentionally. Garner then singled to send Moreno home. Garner said he has been un happy with his hitting of late. “I haven’t been swinging the bat well lately and consequently I haven’t hit the ball well lately, he said. Reliever Bill Dawley pitched the final inning for his fourth win in five decisions. Lavelle, 3- 1, was the loser. “I was in the right place at the right time,” Dawley said. “I’m thankful the Astros gave me the ball in the late innings. The key in that situation is to throw strikes.” Through the sixth inning both starters were in command. Houston’s Joe Niekro gave up six hits but allowed only one runner to reach third. San Fran cisco’s Andy McGaffigan allowed only two hits and pitch ed to only 19 batters. Both pitchers escaped jams in the seventh. Niekro allowed a lead-off double to Tom O’Mal ley but worked out of trouble. McGaffigan struck out Ray Knight with runners at second and third to end the seventh. McGaffigan pitched nine in nings and allowed four hits. Niekro pitched 10 innings for Houston, allowing 10 hits, walk ing one and striking out seven. “The key to my performance tonight was that I threw strikes,” Niekro said. “I got fastballs, slid ers and knuckle balls over the plate.” Giant first baseman Darrell Evans said his team made too may goofs. “We made too many base run ning mistakes tonight,” he said. “You can’t afford to make mis takes when you’re having trou ble scoring runs like we are. You can’t win tough games like this.” The Astros raised their re- icord to 26-30 with the victory over the Giants. Houston is in fifth place in the National League West, ahead of Cincin nati and 11 1/2 games behind the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants will face the Astros again tonight in the Astrodome. Game time is 8:35. TRI-STATE’S NEW SPORTS CENTER IS NOW OPEN AT: 2023 TEXAS AVENUE IN THE TOWNSHIRE SHOPPING CENTER (FORMERLY AT 3600 OLD COLLEGE RD.) COME SEE OUR COMPLETE NEW LINES FOR FATHER’S DAY 2023 TEXAS AVE. 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