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Page 10/The Battalion/Wednesday, June 15, 1983 TANK ^MIMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Rave reviews Rice, Evans help Bosox overcome Delmi Golfers say one of toughest in country United Press International OAKMONT, Pa. — If the Oakmont Country Club course really were the “she” the golfers call it, she’d talk like some tough, sultry blonde on the arm of a gumshoe or a gangster in a 1940s B-grade movie, always re peating, “Bet you say that to all the girls.” And maybe “she” would be be right. Maybe the pro golfers on hand for the U.S. Open that be gins here Thursday do say the same thing to all the “girls.” £*■**:***:***-* ***** * ** Maybe its just good manners for them to come off a practice round on the host course of a major tournament, wipe the sweat from their brows and com pliment the course as the tough est or most challenging they’ve ever played. United Press International Kirk Gibson’s one-man show got rave reviews but the Boston Red Sox earned the curtain call. Gibson put on an exhibition of strength and speed Tuesday night that demonstrated just how awesome his individual ta lents are but Jim Rice and Dwight Evans proved once again that baseball is, above all, a team game. The Detroit Tiger outfielder hit one of the longest home runs in the history of Ti ger Stadium and also made a bid for a dramatic inside-the-park homer on a play that resulted in an injury to home plate umpire Larry Barnett. However, his efforts were wasted when Rice and Evans hit two-run homers to ead the Red Sox to a 6-2 triumph over Detroit. If those aren’t the standard lines issued automatically at Open courses, then Oakmont must really be something — a 15 on a scale of 10, a combination Ursula Andress-Linda Evans- Bo Derek of golf. Because that’s all you’ve been hearing around the course. men s Escape Summer in the City ^ with a little Paradise from 4c * * 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c ~ 4c * Post Oak Mall 764-9009M 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c 4c Choose from our entire stock of swimwear and walking shorts from sizes 28-40. Hawaiian print and engineer stripped men's collar shirts from O.P., Hangten, Lightening Bolt, Sundek and many, many more. Sizes range from small to extra large with easy care wash and wear blends. “I’ve played here a lot, and this is the toughest Oakmont I’ve ever seen,’ defending Open champion Tom Watson said af ter his practice round Tuesday. “The rough is the deepest I’ve ever seen — deeper even than Winged Foot (Mamaroneck, N.Y.). With this rough, if you land in it, you have a 20 percent chance you’ll have a play to the green. This rough makes it almost impossible for chip shots.” Gibson hit only the 16th ball out of Tiger Stadium in its his tory with one out in the fourth inning when his blast off Mike Brown cleared the right field roof and hit the roof of a lumber store across Trumbull Avenue — an estimated 540 feet from home plate. It was his fourth home run of the season and only the fourth ball to clear the right field roof, which juts out 94 feet from the ground. Only three balls have cleared the barrier since 1969. “I saw Reggie Jackson’s home run in the 1971 All-Star game and I saw Jason Thompson hit one (in 1977),” Boston Manager Ralph Houk said, “but I think that’s the longest home run I’ve ever seen in the Detroit ballpark. But it only counts as one run.” Gibson also had the fans ap plauding in the sixth inning when he hit a ball 440 feet to center field that caromed off the glove of Tony Armas. Gibson, one of the fastest runners in baseball, raced around the bases and nearly caught up to the run ner in front of him, Lou Whitak er. A perfect relay throw from Armas to shortstop Glenn Hoff man to catcher Rich Gedman got Whitaker at the plate but Gibson scored after colliding with Barnett and dislodging the ball from Gedman. Umpire Dale Ford said the ball was an inside-the-park hom er because there was no interfer ence, but official scorer Ed Bro- walski of the Polish Daily News later overruled the decision af ter consulting the baseball rule book. Gibson was credited with a double, ruled to have advanced to third on Armas’ throw home and scored when Gedman was charged wieean error for not hanging onto the ball. “It was a great relay,” Gibson said, “I was surprised it was there. It was an exciting play. I was going as fast as I can. I can’t just stop on a dime, you know — it’s like trying to stop an 18- wheeler on a wet road. Maybe some day I can hit one like that It’s nice to hit a to win a game, barr edt long. “But we lost the game and the umpire got hurt. Everything was overshadowed by those two things.” Rice hit his 14th homer of the season after Evans walked in the third to give Boston a 3-0 lead as the Red weox took advantage of starter Dan Petry’s wildness to score four runs on two hits. Evans hit his 11 th homer after Jerry Remy singled off reliever Howard Bailey in the fourth to give Boston a 6-0 lead before Gibson put on his hardhitting display. Brown, making his first start since May 28, gave up just four hits in 7 2-3 innings to get the victory before Bob Stanley re lieved and earned his 12th save. Elsewhere in the American League, Toronto outslugged Oakland 13-7, Cleveland beat New York 9-6, Texas defeated Seattle 7-1 and Minnesota top ped Kansas City 8-1. Baltimore at Milwaukee and California at Chicago were rained out. In National League games, Montreal defeated Pittsburgh 73, New York edged Chicago 4- 3 in 10 innings, St. Louis nipped Philadelphia 5-4, Cincinnati topped San Diego 4-3, Los Angeles turned back Atlanta 4-3 and Houston beat San Francisco 3-2 in 12 innings. BLUE JAYS 13, A’S 7 — At Toronto, Jesse Barfielc two homers and drove runs and Buck MariEc 4-for-4 and droveinilm to spark a 16-hit attad( riecl the Blue Jays Barfield, whohad nothin er or driven in a run 17, belted a three-run cap a four-run first inm two-run homer to hi five-run third inning. INDIANS 9, YANKIl At Cleveland, Jul belted a three-run I Pat Tablet drove in with a pair ofdoublesio the Indians to victory dians pounded pitcher! ley for six runs in the ning. RANGERS 7, MAR1\ — At Arlington, Tea!, Biitttier’s two-run ■ ped a four-run thirdinni „ enabled the Rangers their winning streak games — their longes years. Knuckleballer I lough, 4-6, went thei for the second timethi giving up three hits, three and striking out TWINS 8, ORIOLES Minneapolis, Gary Wart solo homer and laced a two-run double the Twins to victory.V Williams, 3-7, wallet struck out five and Kovals to six hits in yt (list.mi e for the firsttn B ? Ken’s Automotive re Q. a> QC 421 S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 “A Complete Automotive Service Center” Connors, Navritalova claim top seeds at Wimbledon tournamei/ Brakes Vs Choose from a Variety of Styles & Colors OFF < a> o> Q_ E o o Tune-Ups Clutches Front End Parts Replacement Standard Transmission Repairs All American Cars Datsun-Honda Toyota 10% Discount with Student I D. (Master Card & VISA Accepted) United Press International LONDON —Jimmy Connors will defend two things when the Wimbledon tennis champion ships open next Monday: his ti tle as champion and his honor. Connors, who was eliminated in a bid for his first French Open two weeks ago when he was up set by Christophe RogerVasselin of France, has a chance for re venge. The two could face each other in a third-round Wimble don match. The 30-year-old defending champion, who won last week’s Queen’s Club grass court cham pionships, opens his defense on center court against South Afri can Eddie Edwards. He is then drawn to meet the winner of the match between fellow American Lloyd Bourne and Austdrn Wal ly Masur. Barring any major upset, Connors’ revenge match will happen Tuesday, providing Ro ger-Vasselin overcomes Sweden’s Stefan Edberg in the first round and then beats either r COUPON FOR WED. & THURS. i VOID AFTER 6/16/83 BUY ONE SANDWICH GET THE NEXT FREE! # DID YOU KNOW?! You can walk to the SOUPER SALAD | within a few minutes for the greatest | soups in Texas. 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