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Thursday, April 30, 1987/The Battalion/Page 17 Mets edge Astros, Scott by 2-1 margin NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Hei - I nandez continued his career success against Mike Scott with a home run [and RBI single, and Sid Fernandez pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the New York Mets past the | Houston Astros 2-1 Wednesday light. The Mets ended a three-game los- lingstreak by pinning Scott, the 1986 National League Cy Young winner, Iwitli his first loss in four decisions. IScott was the Most Valuable Player [in last year’s NL playoffs when he [beat the Mets twice and allowed just lone run in 18 innings. Hernandez, with a .393 lifetime [average against Scott, connected for [his sixth career homer against the [Houston right-hander. No other [batter has more than three home [runs against Scott. Fernandez, 4-0, became the Nl.’s [first four-game winner. He left for a pinch hitter after giving up five hits [in seven innings, striking out eight land walking two. He gave up singles liothe first two Houston batters and, laftera 1:42 rain delay in the bottom lof the first, never allowed more than lone runner on base in the same in- |ning. Doug Sisk pitched the eighth and nesseOrosco came for his sixth save. Ellis happy with job of starter with Sonics From the Associated Press Dale Ellis doesn’t want to go back to Dallas. Considering he spent three un happy years there as a bench warmer with the Mavericks, the feeling is understandable. But the Seattle guard has another reason, too. If the SuperSonics beat the Mavericks tonight in Seattle, Ellis and his teammates will win their best-of-five playoff series 3-1 and avoid a fifth and deciding game in Dallas. “There’s still one more game to go,” Ellis said after scoring a ca reer-high 43 points in Seattle’s 117-107 victory over the Maver icks Tuesday night. “I just want to send those guys home.” The Houston Rockets can also wrap up their series against Port land with a victory tonight in Houston. The Rockets lead the series, 2-1. On Wednesday night, Milwau kee defeated Philadelphia 121- 120 to take a 2-1 lead in the se ries; Detroit edged Washington 97-96 to wrap up their series; and Indiana downed Atlanta 96-87 to bring the series to a 2-1 count; the Los Angeles Lakers are at Denver; and Utah is at Golden State. The winner of the Milwaukee- Philadelphia series will play Bos ton, which swept Chicago 3-0 in their opening-round series. Ellis, who was traded to Seattle in July for A1 Wood, has come back to haunt the Mavericks with 75 points in the first two games of their playoff series. “I don’t think (Dallas Coach) Dick Motta really knew what he had in me,” he said. “He never really turned me loose to prove what I can do.” Ellis averaged 8.2 points in his three season with Dallas. As a starter with Seattle this season, he tripled that average to 24.9, eighth best in the NBA. Although they lost all five of their regular-season games with Dallas, the SuperSonics are confi dent they can win the playoff se ries. “I’ve taken somewhat of a role in convincing the team that we’re as good as they are,” Ellis said. “Dallas is the only team that out played us during the regular sea son. All we wanted to do is get them in a close game.” Motta thinks the Mavericks will rebound from two straight losses to the SuperSonics. itulion filt n ntly com- nior from t says she lEx-l/TEP standout Brewster was destined for greatness before devastating injury ie. To be eli[ lents, such as s have to haul 150. t average 1 1 be ranked m ihe said. “ I think us so 1 shock 100 in doubln s, my first in the world"' id she is the pros, el I’m ready,' ling I need loi in front of competiliv ■ Virginia different frail It’s just a anal atmospl difference in I om college ti Labuschagnfii ■ss the same'! college tennis.! played this s ar to profess the top K y’re in a 1 ischagne said I :o A&M nexi'l ht decide I 3 the semifmi obviously ck,” she said. j WACO (AP) — It seemed like a formal fall at the time. Little did fexas-El Paso forward Gary Irewster realize his basketball career tad, for all intents and purposes, [nded that night against Arizona a [ecade ago. That didn’t keep the Buffalo (raves from selecting Brewster with Stir first pick in the 1976 NBA [raft at the very moment Vie was un- [ergoing a back operation. Brewster never played a minute urBuffalo, and he bounced around jro leagues in Italy, Austria and Jexico for seven years, trying to ephis lifelong dream of a basket- 11 career alive. A bad back never [thim realize that dream, j “It was tragic,” says Baylor basket- coach Gene Iba, who was an as- Stant at UTEP at the time. “He is simply the best basketball player I’ve ever coached and the best defensive player I’ve ever seen.” Brewster now is a paint contractor living in Midland. He was inducted last week into the Texas High School Hall of Fame at Waco. “I thought it was friends pulling a prank on me when I got the call tell ing me about the selection,” Brewster said. “This erases some of the pain I’ve gone through over the years. This lets me forget a little bit about the days I couldn’t bend down and touch my toes.” The 6-toot-9 Brewster averaged 24.1 points in leading Midland to the high school state tournament his se nior year in 1972. Midland lost to San Antonio Roosevelt when future Texas Tech star Rick Bullock hit two free throws in the final 10 seconds. Brewster signed with Texas-El Paso and then made his mark as a defensive whiz. In one game, Brewster guarded Lhah guard Tickey Burden. Burden was averag ing almost 30 points, but he got only four against Brewster. In a game against Southwestern Louisiana’s Bo Lamar, he held Lamar to one shot. “Coach (Don) Haskins always told me to grab the hot dog,” said Brewster. “I enjoyed guarding big name people like (SMU’s) Ira Ter rell or Burden and shutting them down. I enjoyed defense.” Boston Celtics general manager Red Auerbach called Brewster “the finest defensive player I’ve ever seen.” In 25 games his senior season, Brevyster shut out the man he xvas guarding eight times. 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