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ak time : , a move lot 'mnd the Loa "i their I'' 'tigers wil r things. «g the wav » Angeles Hu t said. “Thev'n ■S.A - ifLasorda, ailed formal and 1 have no I,] tnd, Craig I tional It’s no wondtr’J irretta ( Departmem 10 fans weito nness and ihi'J of 31,512* ark. Thursday, April 23, 1987/The Battalion/Page 13 favored Mavs to take on Sonics n opening-round playoff action DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mav- ricks are 10-point favorites to bo nce the Seattle SuperSonics in the rst round of NBA Playoffs after whipping them five times in the reg- ar season, but they are wary of for- ber Maverick Dale Ellis. Dallas, the Midwest Division ampions, hosts the Sonics today bd Saturday night in Reunion ena before traveling to the West ast in the best-of-five series. Game three is set for Seattle on esday night with game four on ursday if needed. The Mavs would have the homecourt advan ce on Saturday, May 2 should it me down to a fifth game. Ellis, buried deep on Dallas’ bench, was obtained by the Sonics in exchange for guard A1 Wood. Ellis averaged almost 25 points per game to the 7 points with the Mavs. Wood has played sparingly for Dallas. “1 knew I was good enough,” Ellis said. “Last year I was watching the guys who were averaging 20 points per game and now I’m one of them.” The 6-foot-7 Ellis was a first round draft pick in 1983. “In Dallas most people thought my game was shooting from the pe rimeter but I’ve proved this year I can do other things,” he said. Ellis shot 51 per cent from the loses-loaded walk gives irioles win over Rangers e2ndi orns i ■ ARLINGTON (AP) — Ray plight, the leading hitter in the perican League, drew a bases- jaded walk from Texas reliever jrcg Harris in the 10th inning pi ft| y Wednesday night, giving Baltimore v/ll lllv victory over the Rangers and ding the Orioles’ three-game los- lg streak. (AP)-Trti J Alan Wiggins led off the 10th with capturedikit |single and Rick Burleson drew a inference »ec|)|ji 1 |is f r o m Matt Williams, 0-1. Harris ip crownHtqBtired c a i Ripken Jr. on a line lay,54-holtffi dnve, but walked Eddie Murray, piding the bases, out to a IMsm After Fred Lynn struck out, Monday’s owaLight,, batting .423 and 3-for-7 in hedthebh Is career against Harris, walked on luthem Mo fj-l pitch. Vednesdws cBlexas’ Pete Incaviglia tied the ic Conjteifejkws' 2-2 with a solo home run, his virtually even axth of the season, with one out in XifettkW ust one s;u!'4i ad Texas;..': holes was a; o make up te ended the to I in front ofs ristian, whid s ahead o( Ii es carded ai Navratilova advances in Virginia Slims wed b'Te- 35. , HOUSTON (AP) — Top- lexas s°plffil»eded Martina Navratilova had the SWCiq four first-set aces on the way to Kr 6-3, 6-4 victory over Peruvian Laura Gildemeister Wednesday ■ the $150,000 Virginia Slims of Houston women’s tennis four'na- ■ent. ■ Navratilova, 30, of Fort Worth advances to the third round with her victory. BA second-game service break ns becameth Rallied Navratilova to jump to a as tied wilt mate Jenn' If i rounds will; ic shot an rtf > turned ini- Iden’s three? jar 219. Gets i Lisa DePack unner•l"' ,|, • -year lampn histon 1 ! pjo foad. Gildemeister, 23, who Id serve the rest of the first set, couldn’t break Navratilova’s serve. Navratilova broke in the first and fifth games of the second set to forge a 4-1 lead. But Gilde- heister battled hack to tie the set 14. In third-round action, Navrati- ||va will face Houstonian Lori McNeil, who advanced Wednes day when Andrea Jaeger of Sad- dlebrook, Fla., withdrew because of bursitis in her right shoulder. [In another match, second- ped Hana Mandlikova needed Es than an hour to eliminate Duise Allen of San Antonio 6-2, lay uinl >e televised!' since 19S? ■nt was playw al sponsor-' ian jlO(),OW' ! [986 with j5 :hat include m Watson. Director D pite econo® s ^ ,mentisre£0' (: ' led our spo^ let said. “Df ton themip, dy is off id 1 ' Houston Of®! it last year I* 1, first round-" ever. 6-1 :y-winner W ;our victory"'' in 1984, is »< 2 Lanny " !, 1 , No. 4 Ste* jr ;‘ cavechia, aK-' Mandlikova, a 25-year-old iechoslovakian who is ranked |o. 3 in the world, gave up 35 points throughout the match. jUniversity of Texas tennis star Beverly Bowes of Lubbock, Texas, Mandlikova’s original op- nent, had to withdraw because ihe Lady Longhorns had a match tainst Trinity. [Allen, who earned the most points in the qualifying tourna ment without making the main draw, replaced Bowes. Mandli- |pva will face Argentinean Bet- iha Fulco in a second-round Batch today. Earlier Wednesday, Kate Gom- rt of Rancho Mirage, Calif., de emed Mercedes Paz of Key Bis- Byne, Fla., 6-1,6-2. iTOLOGt ERIENCir aite The Battalion 845-2611 WISE • MOVE the ninth against Mark Williamson. Dave Schmidt, 2-0, pitched 1 Vs in nings for the victory. Terry Kennedy’s solo homer put Baltimore ahead 2-1 in the seventh. Kennedy’s home run, his second, came off starter Edwin Correa. Mike Boddicker, 7-0 in his career against Texas, allowed one run on seven hits in TVs innings. He left the game after hurting a finger on his pitching hand. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the first after loading the bases with no outs on a single by Wiggins, a hit by pitch and a walk. Wiggins scored as Murray grounded into a double pby. The Rangers tied it in the third when Scott Fletcher walked and later scored on Incaviglia’s RBI grounder. field and also was deadly from 3- point range. Dallas Coach Dick Motta said, “I know Dale would love to have a great game against us in Reunion. It will be a challenge to stop him.” Motta said he knew Sonics’ Coach Bernie Bickerstaff had to love the underdog role coming into Reunion. “They don’t have anything to lose because there is no pressure on them,” Motta said. “The pressure is on us. We have to be very careful we don’t look past them.” Guard Derek Harper said “We dominated Seattle during the regu lar season, but we know we can’t take them for granted.” LA Clippers fire Chaney LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Chaney was fired Wednesday as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers following the club’s 12-70 record this season, second worst in NBA his tory. Clippers General Manager Elgin Baylor made the announcement, noting that Chaney would not be re hired as coach after Chaney’s con tract expires on June 30. Chaney, who had a 52-133 record since replacing Jim Lynam on March 6, 1985, plans to remain with the or ganization in a front office capacity. The Clippers were hard hit by in juries, including the loss of two of their best players. Norm Nixon missed the entire season and Mar ques Johnson was out for most of it. Considered among the candidates for the Clippers’ coaching job are John MacLeod, Hubie Brown and Gene Shue. Desha ies four-hitter lifts Astros to 6-0 win HOUSTON (AP) — Left-hander Jim Deshaies gave up four hits and struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings Wednesday night as the Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-0 to remain undefeated at home this season. Deshaies, 1-0, walked two in his first start of the season. Larry An derson and Dave Smith finished up, David Palmer, 0-3, went bVs in nings to take the loss. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the first when Bill Doran led off with an inside-the-park home run. Doran lined the ball into the gap in right- center between the outstretched gloves of center fielder Al Hall and right fielder Dale Murphy, both of whom dove for the ball. It was the first inside-the-park home run in the Astrodome since July 3, 1983, when Terry Puhl hit one. Glenn Davis led off the Astros’ two-run fourth with his second homer of the season. Singles by Ke vin Bass and Jose Cruz, and a walk to Craig Reynolds loaded the bases. Palmer then walked Deshaies, forc ing in Bass. Houston increased its lead to 4-0 in the sixth on a double by Bass and an RBI single by Alan Ashby, then added two more in the seventh on an RBI single by Bass and an RBI groundball by Ashby. The Braves failed to score in the eighth inning despite getting four hits, including a double. Hall doubled to left but was thrown out attempting to stretch it into a single. Three more hits, all singles, loaded the bases, but Houston was able to get out of the jam without allowing a run to score. Red Wings confident despite trailing 4-0 From the Associated Press The dreaming is over for the De troit Red Wings. Now the work be gins. The Red Wings, most often spec tators during the NHL playoffs, en ter tonight’s game against Toronto already having lost the home-ice ad vantage in the Norris Division finals by losing 4-2 to the Maple Leafs Tuesday night. But Detroit doesn’t look at it that way. “It’s one game. It’s over,” Detroit defenseman Mike O’Connell said. “In the playoffs, you can’t dwell on one game whether you win or lose.” “It’s a seven-game series,” said Red Wings goalie Greg Stefan, who was lifted for Glen Hanlon after sur rendering three quick second-period goals that erased a 2-1 first period lead. “You can’t get down after one game.” Also on Tuesday night, Edmon ton beat Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in their Smythe se- The playoffs continued Wednes day night with the New York Island ers defeating Philadelphia 2-1, and Quebec downing Montreal 2-1. The Flyers and Nordiques each lead its series 2-0. The Red Wings, who finished first in the Norris, not only must win to day to tie their series at 1-1. They have to win a game in Maple Leaf Gardens when the best-of-seven Stanley Cup series shifts to Toronto for Games 3 and 4 Saturday and Monday against a team that held a 5- 2-1 advantage over them in the reg ular season. “The home ice advantage isn’t that big a deal in the playoffs be cause you’re so intense,” Stefan said. “You can’t win every game in the playoffs. We lost one and that’s the way you have to look at it.” Toronto Coach John Brophy agreed. “One game doesn’t mean any thing in a seven-game series, (ex cept) we have to win three games now, instead of four,” Brophy said. Attention Grads Have your diploma framed at AMBERS in Post Oak Square 5 styles to choose from - or style your own - done in an hour depending on style 6 work load. Starting at 39." 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