Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine (2024)

August 7, 1996

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Kennebec Journali

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Augusta, Maine

Issue Date:

Wednesday, August 7, 1996

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15

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i 111 1 law BB8BEGI0DBUL Wednesday August 7 1996 15 Andrews remains alive tells it like it is By PAUL BETIT Guy Gannett Service By MICHAEL MADDEN 'The Boston Globe AUGUSTA Jerrell White itched his second complete game four days to keep Andrews Post alive in the state American Legion baseball tournament Tuesday White a right-hander pitched a seven-hitter as Andrews edged pre-unbeaten at viously Brewer 5-4 Associated Press New Orleans Saints tight ends Irv Smith right and Paul Green discuss a play at training camp Tuesday in La Crosse Wis Broncos select backup QB Associated Press NFL camps McGuire Field was a gutsy pitching performance for someone with only two days said Andrews Post Coach Mike Rutherford White who pitched nine innings in a 7-5 victory against Oxford Hills Saturday threw 100 pitches Andrews the defending state champion plays Oxford Hills at 11 am today the winner will play Brewer at 3 pm for the title White a native of the Virgin Islands seemed to get stronger as the nine-inning game progressed gets a nttLe bit more pumped up toward the end of the said Andrews Post catcher Chad Tarkinson he gets the lead he realty gets Andrews Post which had 12 hits off losing pitcher Dustin Campbell gave White a 3-0 lead in the first inning Andrews loaded the bases on a walk and singles by Tarkinson and Sam Williams Derek Meader singled to right to drive in two runs and Travis Geistert hit a sacrifice lty to left Brewer scored a run in the bot- tun of the first on Mike double and a two-base throwing error by shortstop Ben Davis But White who had no strikeouts and only one walk allowed just one hit over the next four innings Andrews took a 4-1 lead in the third when Brian Ross singled stole second went to third on a wild itch and scored on Geistert's in-eld single Tarkinson singled and scored on a passed ball in the sixth after Andrews loaded the bases on a single by Tony Giusti and a walk Brewer which won its first three games in the tournament rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth featuring singles by Greg Gobel Don Sawyer Dennis Roy and Aaron Largay But White allowed only one base runner in the final three innings to preserve the victory OXFORD HILLS 11 OLD TOWN-ORONO 0 AUGUSTA Andy Cummings pitched a four-hitter as Oxford Hills continued its march through the bracket by eliminating Old Town-Orono Oxford Hills has won three games since a 7-5 loss to Andrews Post on the first day of the tournament Oxford Hills took advantage of nine walks and three errors to build a 10-0 lead in the first two innings Miguel Gonzalez hit a two-run double TJ Bryant hit a sacrifice fly and Matt Truman who had five hits added an RBI single as Oxford Hill scored seven runs in the second inning It was the first time in five years Old Town-Orono was eliminated before the final day of the eight-team tournament SMITHFIELD RJ Patriots were watching the films opener against Green Bay coach Bill Parcells approached Chris Sullivan the rookie defensive end from North Attleboro Mass and Boston College first thing he said to me even say or anything was was a dumb said Sullivan said players make dumb plays and not a dumb The was one of several physical flashes' that Sullivan had shown in his fourth-quarter action against the Packers The rookie made PATRIOTS notebook a nifty spin move against John Michels the Green Bay tackle and touted first-round draft choice easily eluding Michels and heading in on quarterback Doug Pederson Alas spin move was to the inside and when the opponent has the ball at your 10-yard line the first and foremost assignment of a defensive end is not letting the quarterback slip outside So Pederson easily slipped outside Sullivan and fired a 9-yard pass to tight end Jeff Thomason to the Patriot 1 setting up the score that gave the Pack a 17-7 lead said Sullivan dumb FACT: at the special teams very said Parcells guys look at them and observe them and watch them veiy closely and see the guys trying to give the real opportunities words could be a pointer for fans as well as media Study who lines up on the various special teams and have a very solid clue as to which of the nonstarters have an inside edge to making the team Lovett Purnell a rookie tight end from West Virginia is a prime example question about him (being given an said Parcells got him on everything We got him on the punt team we got him on the kickoff team we got him on the punt return team You look and you see where these guys are and then you know being given a good Back to Chris Sullivan: The BC rookie has been working on the kickoff return team up the since Sunday In other words the new special teams work means Sullivan is being given a real opportunity BACKGROUND: Parcells loves football players who who know their roles and accept them An anecdote from two years ago involving offensive back Leroy Thompson whom Parcells liked explains all of the biggest problems in sports today and not just football is players realty knowing what they explained Parcells best example had of that around here is Leroy Thompson a player you guys know I (Indeed Dave Meggett would not be with New England now if Thompson had stayed after the 1994 season) Thompson played well in the 1994 season the day after the season ended he came into my recalled the coach told him you can be here for five or six years if you do what I want you to do if you take the role I want you to take If you can do that we'll give you a and well he said I want to be the man I want to be The Well Leroy Thompson going to be the So Thompson left the Patriots signing with Kansas City It so happened the Patriots played in Kansas City last season Leroy gets on the (New England) team bus after the game and sits next to said Parcells says to me You know I should have Thompson was not the man in Kansas City either and now with Tampa Bay The point said Parcells that if a player can figure who he is and how good he is and be honest with himself then he will survive in the NFL If players have delusions of grandeur be The Man at hone on the sofa watching NFL games on TV or at the local Chris Sullivan said Parcells is a rookie who knows his role who who knows what roles he has to fill and will do the work to fulfill those roles CONCLUSION: played at Boston College I mean I watch Boston College whenever I can because I obviously haver a personal interest in the program with (Dan Henning a Parcells pal) being said ways the student because he played behind others with more experience is now ready to be the tutor With the departure of Irving Fryar Eric Green and Gary Clark along with injuries to free-agent pickups Charles Jordan and Fred Barnett McDuffie finds himself the most experienced starting receiver Backup receiver Scott Miller is entering his sixth season weird Every year been here had older guys to learn from or watch to take me under their said McDuffie who caught 62 passes for 819 yards and four touchdowns last season feels good I see a lot of younger guys looking up to me I really have to watch my P's and Barnett is out for at least the regular season after an injury to his right knee Jordan reinjured his right ankle in Tuesday practice BUCS Besides the score there was one other aspect of Tampa otherwise encouraging exhibition opener that didn't sit well with first-year coach Tony Dungy One of the trademarks of defenses as a long-time assistant with other teams was take ways But the Bucs had none in a 13-10 exhibition loss to Miami so forcing turnovers will be a priority this week against Atlanta one thing we've talked Dungy said Tuesday get shut out in the turnover board is realty kind of a loss for Eight players missed workouts because of injuries Defensive end Chidi Ahanotu is sidelined indefinitely with a broken hand while comerback Charles Dimry (ankle) quarterback Scott Milanovich (shoulder) defensive lineman Keith Powe (ankle) comerback Jay Taylor (hamstring) and safeties Eric Austin (calf) John Booty (hamstring) and John Lynch (hamstring) are all listed as day to day Coach Mike Shanahan who went all last year without naming a No 2 quarterback has picked six-year veteran Bill Musgrave as the backup to John Elway with the Denver Broncos Shanahan said that even with rookie Jeff Lewis' strong showing against San Francisco in which he directed the gamewinning drive Musgrave still will be the first alternative to Elway too much pressure for a young he said Lewis who was drafted in the fourth round said he was aware what his status would be after he was drafted in the fourth round last April from Northern Arizona getting ready for the day when Elway retires Musgrave is one of the smartest quarterbacks in the said Lewis who completed sue of eight passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers can come in and do things well Right now really keeping things simple for me I still have a long way to go I must need to keep PACKERS Green Bay traded defensive end Wendall Gaines to the SL Louis Rams for a conditional undisclosed draft choice Gaines spent his first two seasons in Arizona much of the time on the practice squad He moved back and forth between defensive end and tight end and was signed by the Packers in May RAMS Two St Louis linemen ends James Harris and Alberto White are injured all of our injuries to our defensive line we have a chance to get a young player who possibly can coach Rich Brooks said On Monday the Rams signed end-liner backer Antonio Armstrong a pass rush specialist who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers out of Texas last year Armstrong finished last season with the Miami Dolphins but was released in June PANTHERS Starting outside linebacker Lamar Lathon will miss exhibition game at Denver after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Coach Dom Capers said Lathon should be sidelined for less than a week had some loose bodies in his knee and we did not want to take any chances during the regular Capers said are hopeful that he will be back for the Buffalo game next REDSKINS Although the Redskins have been hit with a spate of two-to-four week injuries to key players Coach Norv Turner said that things reached a critical point some cases it has a positive Turner said of a sudden someone who gets to go practice and you find out he might be a little better than you thought I think the type of injuries been having will have any effect on how productive we can Definitely out for game at Detroit are guard Bob Dahl (knee) center John Gesek (neck) fullback Marc Logan (back) defensive end Rich Owens (ankle) linebacker Dion Foxx (knee) receiver Brandon Kennedy (hamstring) defensive end Kelvin Kinney (foot) and comerback Muhammad Oliver (knee) DOLPHINS Miami wide receiver McDuffie al PGA Marlins the coach go up there to swing practice I saw Chris ctice a couple of years ago and ty the only place I go a lot anymore So the kids playing couple of years ago a lot anymore So tl mind in that sort of Lehman has his mind focused this year finishing 18th at the Masters and second in the US Open before winning the British Opeq Els at only 26 has shown amazing poise in the big ones The South African was 12th in the Masters fifth in the US Open and second in the British Open He was third in the PGA last year and 11th in the 95 British Open giving Els five consecutive top-12 finishes in majors If Els who won the 1994 US Open at age 24 gets into contention this year he likely won't make the rfame mistakes hie made at Riviera in when he played safety with the lead and let Steve EDnngton and Conn Montgomerie sprint past him in the PGA Continued from 1 3 favor the They favor the links and they understand how to win majors start working on different Faldo said after practicing on Tuesday it's a mental thing I think you just start to target in your mind before the next one and start thinking about it what the golf course the Masters champion sauL start putting your Nelson said of his pitching staff The deep pitching staff resulted in a 225 eamed-run average Roach was 3-0 with a 071 ERA while Ron Girard of Hallowell was 2-0 with a 245 ERA The Marlins were even more impressive at the plate hitting 433 as a teams thanks in part to Adam Fitzpatrick (684) Michaud (583) Ken Reed (489) Dennis Martin (478) Hight (450) and Ron Mayo (333) Mayo a dependable shortstop was named most valuable player of the league The Marlins scored their first run in the second inning when Michaud doubled and scored on a single by Hight Continued from 13 The Double scored three runs on six hits in the first two innings knocking Marlins starting pitcher Nathan Jewell out of the game Joe Roach Kevin Main and Mike LeBlanc combined to shut out Old Town-Orono the rest of the way Main was credited with the win his fifth of the year and LeBlanc struck out the side in the seventh for his third save were much deeper than all the other teams in the there I know Chris was the kind of kid I like' Sullivan a good motor tough and got a little staying said Parcells hanging in there Some of the rookies run out of gas but Chris seem to get out of gas And he played pretty good the other night (in Green Bay) for being in a tough situation with the third group He made a few plays for With one pal coaching at the The Heights now and another friend ex-Giants assistant Tom Coughlin also having coached Sullivan at BC Parcells takes to heart the recommendations that Henning and Coughlin gave Sullivan said going to like this said Parcells not flashy but going to like And I like him" And Sullivan who grew up only one or two hills and a few dales from the camp has his mom and femity and cousins and friends over at Bryant College every practice just trying to get better every said Sullivan think the coach wants to see if you've got staying power and what trying to show" Smith here cheering Michelle We all thought be double gold for the Irish have a hero good enough for said Dan Breen pushing back his sop- Breen pushing back he waved a rainproof ping hair as orange Open white and green Irish flag Many Dubliners took the day off from work to celebrate return safety out of the rain in the capital's scores of pubs many displaying pictures of Smith and such mottoes as Belle Michelle" A big street party was planned later Tuesday in hometown of Rathcoole a village of 5000 southeast of Dublin with one supermarket four pubs and no pooL ON DIG A AUCaUS? BRAND VEHICLE CHEMICALS Continued from 13 four-year suspension for steroids continued to dog Smith on her home turl most controversial sports columnist Eamon Dunphy on Sunday reported that many in the Irish sports establishment were that the extraordinary improvement in Michelle performance is father Brian condemned Dunphy as failed journalist and a failed human be-ing" who had built a career the back of insulting all our national Not present for celebrations was favored Olympian long-distance runner Sonia who bowed out of her two races feeling weak from what the team doctor later attributed to a bowel infection expected to be standing be said Mike Worrell of Purpoodock who shot 75 in the pro-am Quinn agrees have the wedge in your hands a lot here Any time you have a scoring dub in your hands there are going to be some low he said Quinn shot a course-record 61 at Riverside in the second round of the Greater Portland Open unlikety any one will shoot that low at Print Sebago But Quinn pointed out that if a pro got on a roll it could happen always trying to make birdies If I get a bogey I want to make birdie to get back on he said DEGREASER 16 OZ CAN SPRAY CARR CLEANER 13 OZ CAN 1M BRAKE PARTS CLEANER 13 OZ CAN ONLY 1" FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER 12 OZ CAN ONLY POWER STEERING FLUID 12 OZ CAN ONLY 950 Continued from 13 want to be aggressive on the holes you can be and conservative on the others You want to with any big mistakes because it might be tough recovering here" he said That means hitting irons on some of the shorter par4s and laying up on the pv4s if ttie situation calls for it Fogg had four straight birdies on the front nine where he shot 32 of my playing partners said I might have to shoot even lower in the first round something like a 67 I told him I would be very happy with three 19s in the tournament" said Fogg With hot weather predicted through Fridqy scores could match the weather "A lot of people think be low scores shot here I think Gagne Fuel Oil Corp 495-3313 24 Hew StMtDeUrtry Service 2 Fuel $869 Also Available Diesel Emergency Phone rn 622-1507 STORE FOR DETAILS MOTOR SUPPLY CGIMV Hf-v-t SXSnVIfrGAN lYAHTIYIlLE AUGUSTA czxrca uvwon rms rr 4Ult Combine Your Homeowner SMISI Auto Insurance INSURANCE Coverages lor dteoounted premiums Cal Rebecca Smal at AGENCY Ailed Insurance for a quote of Maine 207-582-6542 or 1-800652-6550 i.

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