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but New Jersey has a piece of pected with the fourth pick,
grabbing the best center avail-
my heart now."
"I guess we didn't make the able in Georgetown's 7-foot 2
(See *NBA next page)
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Keith Floyd
Sports Editor
personnel director Willis Reed
and coach Bill Fitch, but the
Nets’ ownership wanted the
flashy Anderson, believing the
sophomore point guard from
Georgia Tech is a better drawing
card because he was a high
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"A Kenny Anderson comes
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Sporting events
THURSDAY
Baseball
6 p.m. - Altus AA American
Legion team at Mangum.
Golf
6 p.m. - Weekly Twlight tour-
nament at Altus Elks Golf and
Country Club.
FRIDAY
Baseball
UNLV's Johnson #1 in NBA drafi
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA
DV. For Work
AV S And Play
4 Altus (OK) Times, Thursday, June 27, 1991
Sports
Altus Merchants
1977 Virginia Wade
1978 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert
Houston might take me, and it He went through a substance one at Union College in
had the next pick so I won't ever abuse program in the summer of Kentucky.
SOURCE: Women s International Tennis Association NEA Graphic
could have held its draft in April
and not much would have
changed.
The Big Four in the spring —
Larry Johnson, Kenny
Anderson, Billy Owens and
Dikembe Mutombo — was still
the Big Four Wednesday night.
The projected second tier of
four players — Steve Smith,
Doug Smith, Luc Longley and
Stacey Augmon — went 5-6-7 9,
with only Mark Macon sneaking
up a few spots to break the pat-
tern.
The four centers projected as
1924 Kathleen McKane Helen Wills
Woodward 140 070 0 -12 7 4
Altus 003 300 2 -8 9 6
Charlotte Cooper 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
022 100 0 -5 6
020 000 1 - 3 8
Second Game
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — projected to go in the first round, said, “He's the 49th pick, so let's
1985 Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Lloyd 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Charlotte Cooper 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Christine Truman 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Oklahomans in the draft
Turner, Dumas, Sutton chosen
Betty Stove
Billie Jean King
the best in the first round — tor Allan Bristow said.
Mutombo, Longley, Rich King Johnson was the first of three
and Stanley Roberts — went ex- Runnin' Rebels taken in the first
actly in that order. round — another expected de-
Johnson was the No. 1 pick of velopment — and four were
1969 Ann Jones
1961 Angela Mortimer
YEAR WINNER
1988 Steffi Graf
1900 Blanche Hillyard
1897 Blanche Hillyard
4-6, 6-3, 6-1
3-6. 6-3, 6-2
Former Oklahoma State star went 49th to San Antonio while Just hope we got lucky."
Richard Dumas wouldn’t have Jones went 52nd to the Los Jones, a 6-7 swingman. aver-
guessed that the Phoenix Suns Angeles Lakers, aged 19.5 points and 6.5 re-
would pick him in the NBA draft. It has been a long road to the bounds per game and was
Not that he’s complaining. NBA for the 6-foot-7 Dumas. He named honorable mention NA1A
“I haven't even talked to them had two outstanding seasons at All-America last season. He
(the Suns) since Chicago," Oklahoma State, in 1988 and spent two years at Connors
Dumas said, referring to a pre- 1989, but was suspended at the State Junior College, where he
draft tryout camp. "I thought end of his sophomore season, averaged about 20 points, and
right along," Anderson said. "All loaded with young forwards,
I can do is go in with a great atti- grabbed Owens.
tude. There's a lot of work ahead, Denver did what was ex-
least three No. 3s (forwards)," decision, it was a Net decision."
said Joe Taub, a minority owner Sacramento, which coveted
of the Nets. Anderson with the third pick
They told me they wanted me because the Kings are already
the Charlotte Hornets, winning taken in the first 29.
out over Owens among the Augmon went to Atlanta with
team's management because of the ninth pick the Hawks ac-
the aggressive play he displayed quired earlier in the day from
at UNLV the last two years. the Los Angeles Clippers in a
"He came up No. 1 in most of deal for Doc Rivers. Greg
the categories that we were Anthony was selected 12th by
looking at, but the big thing the New York Knicks and George
about Larry Johnson is his Ackles by Miami with the sec-
competitiveness and his leader- ond pick in the second round.
ship, and he's a winner." Owens, from Syracuse, was
Hornets player personnel direc- favored by New Jersey player
know. 1989, but was kicked off the The Lakers, who were seeking
“It's hard to say where I'll fit team for good midway through a backup guard, said Jones was
in at Phoenix. It really doesn't his junior season. He played last the best player available in the
matter. I’m Just happy to get the year in Israel, late stages of the draft. He was
chance." “With my background, of the Lakers' only selection, since
Dumas was chosen course there were going to be they had traded their first-round
Wednesday night with the 46th questions,' Dumas told the pick to Golden State in the deal
pick in the two-round draft. He Tulsa World. “They (scouts) that brought Terry Teagle to Los
Joined John Turner of Phillips asked some questions, and I Angeles.
University, and Greg Sutton and explained the situation." “He can shoot, and that's
Anthony Jones of Oral Roberts Turner, who transferred to what we thought we needed,
as state players selected. Phillips from Georgetown, especially in the playoffs," as-
Turner was the state's only vaulted back into the spotlight sistant general manager Mitch
first-rounder, going to the at draft camps at Portsmouth, Kupchak said of Jones.
Houston Rockets as the 20th Va., and Orlando. He averaged
overall pick. Sutton, who was 23.9 points and 13.7 rebounds Colleges
as a senior when he was named VOHC9es
an NAIA All-American, to strengthen
"Its a real good feeling, I U
dreamed about it all my life," grade
7-5 over Shaun Stafford after a Turner said from New York. y tall lUd 1 U O
long afternoon in the locker He said he was looking for- KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP)-It’s
room. u , , ward to making the jump from going to get harder to be a col
I was bored out of my mind. I small-college ball to the NBA. lege athlete. And being a conical
was hanging around." Capriati “It really is (a big jump), that's coach at 1 8 a college
said. "I ate something I played a why they had the camps and 1 puses, may
couple of games of backgam- took advantage of the opportu- a moneymaking experience
mon. 1 was really eager to go nity." he said The NCAA “presidents
out Sutton averaged 34 points Commission. Its long range re
per game last season and made form campaign rolling along vir-
40 percent of his 3-pointers in * 6 6 ,
1 r tually unopposed, announced
being named the NAIA player of Wednesday it will address aca-
the year. Now he leads the U.S. demics and the sticky issue or
Basketball League in scoring coaches. C SuCKy issue of
1 6766 coacnes compensation at next
with an average of 30 points per January's convention
• The 6.2 Sutton is the leading Pr*h:^
scorer in Oral Roberts history, academic , strengthening
0 . J’ acaaemic standards, including
with 3,070 points in three years, freshhman eligibility and re
“He just can play. He can quiring coaches to set rd "
shoot it. He can put in on the 8 P ap
Lake reports floor." Spurs coach Larry Brown (See COLLEGES next page)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Here are the conditions at
Oklahoma lakes as reported
Wednesday by the state
Department of Wildlife
Conservation and lake rangers.
(LE stands for lake elevation
and WT stands for water tem-
perature in Fahrenheit.)
Altus-Lugert: LE 18 inches
below normal, WT 80 and murky.
Channel cats good, north end
and river channels.
Ellsworth: LE 30 inches be-
low normal, WT 76 and murky.
Channel cats fair on worms and
stinkbait.
Fort Cobb: LE 18 inches
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The Altus AA American
Legion baseball team suffered a
doubleheader sweep at the
hands of Woodward here
Wednesday night.
Woodward took a 5-3 victory
in first game and a 12-8 win in
the second contest.
Carl Ballard went the dis-
tance on the mound in taking
the loss for in the opener. He
stuck out 10, but also walked 10.
Ballard helped himself with a
game-tying 2 run homer in the
first inning and also doubled in
a team-leading 2-for-effort at
the plate.
Chris Kuykendall and Mike
Ybarra also doubled, while Bray
Woodress and Monico Segovia
provided the other hits for Altus.
Starter Jason Thomas was
the losing pitcher for Altus in
the nightcap after giving way to
Chris Zinn in the second inning.
Zinn, who came in with a 5-0 IA _ . .1 ■ ■ ■
deficit, allowed only one hit in WimOieoon Weathers The cform
four innings of relief and shut * "IVetrio IO otOI III
out Woodward in the third and WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Rather than olavine this
fourth innings while Altus was The Incessant raln that already Sunday, Mills said he would
rallying to g o ahead. 6-5.r has wrecked a couple ol prefer to make other moves if
seven runs in the fifth frame and challenging one of its most hal- such as cutting men's doubles
held on for the win. lowed rituals: the mid-tourna- matches from best of 5 to best
Marcus Smith, Rick Vernon ment break, or a eta best of 5 to best-
and Kuykendall each had two All England Club officials It is not lust the tennis that
hits in five at-bats for Altus, have mandated for more than a is to be taken into considera-
Smith, Kuykendall. Woodress century that. “On the seventh tion - Mills said -It the . , ,
and Buckey Hunter each had day, we rest." domesfic hin^s that is all the The tournament also lost its
doubles.th But a backlog of matches on and be organized her all the W^neX players late
Altus, now 12-10 for the sea- caused by three days of miser- contractors and the stamard Wednesday.
son, will return to action able weather could call that and Dandoys and Inespeople. a Rehex Reneberg finished off
commandmentintoquestions to The rain has forced tourna- mens seed'Andrei Cherkasov of
At this stage it is too early to ment officials to move the tradi- the.
decide if we will have to play on tional daily starting time ahead the Soviet Union in a match that
3 the middle Sunday,' said chief by 90 minutest intii ac heal had begun Tuesday and Gigi
executive Chris Gorringe. "It has Saturday Fernandez defeated 10th
never been done in the past and ' And the poor weather un- women’s seed Helena Sukova of
of course we have had this sort dermined another Wimbledon slovakia 4-6, 6-1, 64
° weather before." staple this spring when it ruined
Yet Wimbledon librarian Alan the British strawberry crop -
Little who has been at the forcing officials to import the
Grand Slam event for 46 years, tournament's famed berries
said he cannot recall such soggy from Belgium and France,
weather. After a total washout on
can t remember a wetter Monday and the completion of
first three days, Little said. 28 matches on Tuesday, only 18
This is certainly the wettest more matches were finished
start we’ve ever had." Wednesday as heavy rain
After three days of caused a 6- hour delay and
Wimbledon, the rain was win- turned parts of Wimbledon into
ning 134-46. Instead of the 180 marshland.
matches that should have been When the wet weather finally
enter completed at that point, only 46 cleared early Wednesday
Burkburnett. Texas Invitational had been finished. . evening, Gabriela Sabatini and
tournament. s not quite critical, but its Jennifer Capriati wasted little
6 p.m. - Altus AA American getting close to that," time scoring straight-set victo-
Legion team hosts Granite Wimbledonreferee Alan Mills ries.
(doubleheader) at Kiwanis Park, sa : It’s obviously been a very Sabatini, the second seed.
Auto Racing frustrating and depressing three defeated Monique Javer 6-4. 6-0.
8 p.m. — Dirt track stock car ays.. Capriati, seeded ninth, won 6-0, ■
racing at Martha Speedway. , But Mills said he still hopes ---------------------------------
SATURDAY to avoid playing this Sunday and
Baseball is optimistic the tournament 0i ,
6 p.m.-Altus Merchants host can end as scheduled on July 7. Res wwcevoni
Duncan (American Legion dou- He said it could be completed on “AAA
bleheader) at Kiwanis Park, time even if the first round is not
finished until Monday. A (02/4091072
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