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helped San Diego tie Atlanta improve to 28-4 in his career
18-year-old livens
Graf emotional after
up World Cup play
Wimbledon victory
PARIS (AP)
600
ALTUS TIMES
RTS C
halfway point of the World
Cup. near the end of a day of
dull soccer, an 18-year-old
spiced things up.
Michael Owen didn’t win
Thompson both mention their
mothers when it comes to a
desire to help others.
“I think she raised us to re-
against Chicago. He is 9-1 at
Wrigley Field.
Chicago’s Sammy Sosa,
who needs one more homer in
June to tie the major league
record of 18 in any month,
went O-for-4.
Blue Jays 14, Expos 2
At Toronto. Juan Guzman
(4-9) pitched a seven-hitter for
It was a remarkable display ally on tennis, and I'm really
from a player who has rarely glad for it.” she said.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP)
— Just being back at Wimble
don was enough to bring Stef-
fl Graf to tears.
A year ago. the seven time
champion was in rehabilita-
tion after reconstructive knee
surgery. Two months ago, her
comeback threatened by more
injuries, she considered re-
tirement.
So on Monday, after win-
ning her first-round match in
straight sets on Centre Court.
Graf was overcome by emo-
tion. Twice during a news con
ference, she broke down cry-
ing.
I get emotional because I
don’t take it for granted being
here, " said the German, play-
ing her 13th Wimbledon. "It's
just special to be here."
WEDNESDAY
Baseball
6:30 p.m. - Yankees at Braves (ESPN, 25).
9:30 p.m. - Major League Game (ESPN, 25).
Basketball
6:30 p.m. - NBA Draft: from Vancouver (TNT. 55).
Soccer
8:55 a.m. - World Cup: France vs. Denmark (ESPN, 25).
1:30 p.m. - Spain vs. Bulgaria (ESPN. 25).
Tennis
8 a.m. - Wimbledon: Early-round play (HBO, 14).
play and nearly did it again
With a 30-yard blast that hit
the post in injury time.
In between. Dan Petrescu
won a wrestling match with a
defender to score a 90th-
At the
medalist, who was honored
Monday for doing just that.
Malone and Thompson re-
ceived the Henry P. Iba Citizen
Athlete Award, given annually
to one male and one female
athlete who use their sports
fame to do good deeds for oth-
ers.
Malone. 34. who led the
Jazz to the NBA finals as its
all-time leading scorer and re-
bounder, admitted he had
never heard of the award until
he was named a recipient. But
he likes what it recognizes.
‘You're just not looked at as
an athlete," he said. ‘You're
looked at as a person."
Malone and his wife, Kay.
formed the Karl Malone Foun-
dation for Kids in an attempt
to help children and their
families through difficult
times. He plans to give the
810.000 in award money to
the foundation.
shot after Paul Scholes
knocked down Alan Shearer's
cross.
"It's the case for every strik-
er." said Owen, the youngest
World Cup scorer for his na-
tion. "If you don't set out ex-
TULSA. Okla. (AP) — Utah
Jazz star Karl Malone and
Olympic swimmer Jenny
went his way." clinched first place in the
Owen was a bundle ofener- group, a possible boost for
py. tying the game by sliding Norway should the defending
to the turf to net a right-footed champion decide to rest some
of its stars, .
Malone once pledged to
ally want to give back," said- build her a brick house some
Thompson, a five-time gold
feels "100 percent," must be
c onsidered a title contender.
"There is no question it is
my favorite tournament and I
do leel the grass suits my
game and experience does
help," she said. "But winning
is a long way. That is not as
far as 1 am looking now."
Monday was also an emo-
tional day for Monica Seles,
the No. 6 seed, who beat
Maria Antonio Sanchez
Lorenzo 6-3, 6-4.
Seles, who made an inspir-
ing run to the French Open fi-
nal three weeks ago, said she
has been able to concentrate
fully on her game since the
death last month of her father
KarolJ from stomach canc er.
"It's the first time in a long
time. I've had time to focus re-
TUESDAY
Baseball
' 6:30 p.m. - Braves at Yankees (TBS. 56).
Boxing
7 8 p.m. - Light heavyweights: Tarver vs. Rivera (USA. 26).
- Truck Racing
3 a.m. - NASCAR Loadhandler 200 (ESPN, 25).
Soccer
8:55 a.m. - World Cup: Chile vs. Cameroon (ESPN. 25).
1:30 p.m. - World Cup: Brazil vs. Norway (ESPN. 25).
Tennis
8 a.m. - Wimbledon: Early-round play (HBO. 14).
X-Games
7:30 p.m. - Sport climbing, skysurfing (ESPN, 25).
11:30 p.m. - Sport climbing, skysurfing (ESPN. 25).
the game for England, but he pecting to score, you should
tied it with seven minutes to not be a striker."
Still, it must be remem-
bered. England lost. Now it
needs a win or a draw in its fi-
nal first-round game against
Colombia on Friday to join Ro-
mania as the two second-
minute goal in a thrilling fin- round qualifiers from Group
ish for a 2-1 victory that put G.
Romania into the second "I'd rather draw 1-1 and not
round. It also gave everyone in score," Owen said. "Not win-
France a topic other than fan ning the match was a bitter
violence to discuss over this disappointment."
mornings croissants and cof- In Monday s other game,
fee. substitute Leider Preciados
The second half." Roman- goal in the 83rd minute gave
ian coach Anghel lordanescu Colombia a 1-0 victory over
said, "was really a wonderful Tunisia. The loss made
show for all." Tunisia the sixth team elimi-
The victory brought out nated from second-round
tens of thousands of fans in a contention — including the
rainstorm in Bucharest tocel- United States,
ebrate the Romanian tri- The Romania-England
limph. game was No. 32 on the 64-
Last month in a World Cup game World Cup schedule, Altus Times photo by Tina Fowble
warmup against Morocco, which starts getting frenetic Adriene Peters takes Dart in drills at the I adv Bulldi
Owen became the youngest today when the first of the st- ploongetertakes partin driis at the Lady Bulldog
player this century to start a multaneous group deciders Basketball Camp held this week in Cletus B. Street Field-
game for England and the are played. house. Peters will be a junior at Altus High School this
youngest ever to score a goal. Group B goes first, with fall.
Long before he entered the Italy facing Austria at Saint-
game in the 73rd minute, Denis at the same time Chile Maln , a
England fans at Toulouse s plays Cameroon in Nantes.All ViAHIOAA | n T ncon
Municipal Stadium were four teams are still in the run- IYAUUIU9 A. LUINPOUI
chanting his name. ning to advance.
"I told him togoout and en- Group A follows, with IL, Avinn A
joy himself and see if he could Brazil-Norway at Marseille W InnArS
get that goal." England coach and Scotland-Morocco at tvC 4‛ou VX11VID
Glenn Hoddle said. "And it Saint-Etienne. Brazil has
Diego debut and Ruben and Omar Vizquel hit a
Rivera hit a two-run double in tiebreaking RBI single in the
the eighth as the Padres won seventh.
their 13th in 14 games, Gooden, who beat the Cubs
Leyritz, acquired in a trade 27 times while pitching for the
with Boston on Sunday, Mets. pitched six innings to
Ing the fired Bill Russell. Butch Huskey. The Mets hit
Charles Johnson had three three balls out of the Infield
RBIs for the Dodgers, who the rest of the way as Mussina
have lost seven of nine. retired the last 22 batters.
Padres 5, Mariners 3 Indians 3, Cubs 1
At Seattle, Jim Leyritz Dwight Gooden (2-3) con-
drove in three runs in his San tinued to dominate the Cubs,
for the best NL record at 50-
26.
Orioles 7, Mets 2
At Baltimore. Mike Mussi-
na (6-4) pitched a two-hitter
and the Orioles handed Bobby
expressed her emotions on or While her career was dis-
off the court, rupted by her stabbing in
Graf said she was surprised 1993 and her father's long ill-
to be on Centre Court, the ness. Seles said she has never
scene of her greatest tri- thought of quitting.
umphs. for the opening match ‘1 just love the game way
against Spain’s Gala Leon too much, and 1 wouldn't be
Garcia. thinking of stopping at all at
I is not common to play this point," she said. "For the
the first match on Centre rest of my career. 1 Just want
Court unless you win the year to win the most Grand Slams
before, so I didn't take it as that I can."
normal at all, she said. "1 got One player Graf and Seles
really excited, and it definitely won't have to worry about at
pumped me up to be playing Wimbledon is 17-year-old
out there. Russian star Anna Kourniko-
After some initial nerves, va.
Graf settled down and beat Kournikova withdrew from
Garcia 6-4, 6-1, a solid start Wimblebon on Monday with
to her first Grand Slam tour- torn and sprained ligaments
nament since the French in her right thumb — an in-
Open in 1997. jury she suffered during a fall
He described being driven After undergoing surgery in the uirdesed of a victor!!
in basketball by the desire to after the French, Graf didn't against Graf at Fastbourne
give back to his mother, who return to tournament play last Thursday Eastbour
raised nine children as a wid- until March. But she was On the men's side two
ow. sometimes sticking card- sidelined again with calf and men's seeds were eliminated
board in worn shoe soles to hamstring injuriesC CAmuaL
det hv 8 iunes, on opening day. No. 7 Yevgeny
by. That’s when she started Kafelnikov lost to Australia's
wondering whether her career Mark Philippoussis. 6-7 (7-5).
was over. k7-6 (7-1). 6-4. 6-2. while No.
day. Now, "she lives wherever 1 here have been a couple 10 Alex Corretja was ousted in
she wants to live," he said. of occasions where it has been straight sets by Justin Gimel-
Thompson, 25. is preparing weeks ago was seven orleight stob.
for what she says may be her she saldee h d he last t me." Top-seeded defending
final Olympics in 2000. The eeisalds had so many little champion Pete Sampras
New Hampshire native plans thin e)se idieve ry week some- eased through his first match
to enter the medical profes- ne ise came und. with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory
sion. But Graf who said she now over Slovakia's Dominik
Hrbaty.
I don t think 1 go out of my 1 .
way to be a role model, but 1 EaKers win L Q tourney
try to be one,"she said.0 VVJ11 LIND WUUI 1CY
The award recognized her The father-son duo of Allen and Steve and Dean Leaf,
support of benefits for pedi- and Fod 1Ea er combined for Titus Owen and Kent Pel-
atric AIDS research and pro- 363-66-129 and a two-stroke lam won B' flight with a 148.
motion of water safety for chil- C Or n , -person, Jody Briscoe and Larry
dren. Thompson plans to do- scram e- ow all tournament Wookey won another score-
nate her award to Swim last weeken al le Altus Elks card playoff for second place
Across America, which raises Golf and Country Club. afte tying Clester Harrington
money for cancer research. Runners-up in Champi- and Darrell Jones at 153
and the Elizabeth Glaser onship flight were Bill Starr
Foundation for Pediatric and Johnny Roberts, who won AllenEako oF T2 ,
AIDS. a playoff on the second hole BillStarr-JohnnyRoberts65-66-1 31
after tying Jim Herron and Jim Herron-Kyle McMahan 66-65-131
The Tulsa Rotary Club be- Kyle McMahan at 131. LarryFlaher-Eddl. F"$h.,7 140
gan presenting the award in There was a three-way tie Landon Simce-Jason Grover 67.73 140
1994 to recognize athletes ex- in 'A' flight, with Larry and SteveLeaf-DeanLeaf67-73-140
emplifying the highest degree Eddie Fisher emerging score- Titus Owen-Kent Pomnata74-14g
of citizenship" in the image of board playoff victors after Jody Briscoe-Larry Wookey 75-78-153
late Oklahoma State basket- forging a tie at 140 with the 153 T Harrington-Darre" Jones75-7%,
ball coach Henry Iba. teams of Simco and Grover *
Yankees top Braves in interleague play, 6-4
By The Associated Press “Obviously. I wasn't as York ahead 5-4. In the' first of four Yankees C A U
w If v e Braves come back to comfortable as I'd like to be.' "I was lucky to get some- Braves games this week but
New York for the World Series. But that s not why I gave up thing out over the plate," that didn't stop Yankee Stadi
you can bet Greg Maddux will the hits and runs. Really. Raines said. "I think they tried um from rocking like it did
sleep in a different bed.they re smart hitters. They to pitch me away. I got a pitch during the 1996 World Series
Maddux awoke with a stiff made nice adjustments." to hit." when New York beat Alania
neck Monday morning in his Martinez (2-4) took over for Elsewhere in interleague "We had a great crowd "
Manhattan hotel. But he Maddux and wound up losing play, it was Anaheim 6. Los Yankees starter Andy Pettitte
pitched six innings before his 13th straight decision to Angeles 5: San Diego 5. Seat- said "It was good for the fans
pulling himself, and the Yan- the Yankees. He fell to 2-19 tie 3: Baltimore 7, the New it was good to the the fans,
kees rallied against Dennis lifetime against New York, and York Mets 2: Cleveland 3. the Jeff Nelson (5-3) got the win
Martinez for a 6-4 win over the remained winless at Yankee Chicago Cubs 1; Toronto 14. in relief and Mariano kivei
Atlanta Braves. , Stadium since 1977. Montreal 2: the Chicago White pitched the ninth for his 17th
I im Raines hit a two-run I like it here. I like the Sox 5. Pittsburgh 4: Philadel- save
double in the seventh Inning chanting and the cheering phia 9. Boston 8 in 10 in- Angels 6 Dodgers 5
for the Yankees who delight- and the boos." he said. "You nings; Kansas City 3. Cincin- Glenn Hoffman lost his ma-
ed a crowd of 53.316 in the just always have places where nati 0: Minnesota 5. Houston Jor league managing debut
first of four games this week you have good times and have 3: St. Louis 4. Detroit 1: Ari- when Los Angeles' bullpen
between the the clubs expect- great times and have bad zona 6. Texas 0: Florida 3. squandered another lead P
ed by many to pl lay in this times. Y kTampa Bay 21012 innings: Jim Bruske. the Dodgers'
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- ghsenough. mate in Montreal, put New There was nothing at stake im manager Monday, replac- homers to Brian McRae and 6 .
Please see *YANKEES. page 5
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