The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 210, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1987 Page: 15 of 28
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THE BAYTOWN SIN
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Dickie Thou
has decided to leave
the Houston Astros
for the remainder
of the 1987 season
because of recurring
eye problems. See
page 2-C for details.
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for comeback
Ankle still bothersome
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Martina attains
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By MIKE SIMMONS
Jeremy Vasquez thought he had suffered Only a
sprained ankle when he slid Into second base dur-
ing a pre-season scrimmage with Channelview.
But the injury he sustained Feb. 17 was much
worse, and he is still feeling its effects.
Vasquez tore ligaments in his
left ankle on the slide and had to
undergo surgery to repair the
damage. As a result, what should j
have been his second season star- I
ting at second base for Ros^. 1
Sterling was spent on the bench
and in rehabilitation.
This summer Vasquez is back on '
the baseball diamond, playing se- ™
cond base and doing some pitching
for the Baytown American team in ****** vasqusz
the Palomino League. He’s glad to be back in ac-
tion and feels his skills have returned to normal,
but the same can’t be said abbu( the ankle.
"It’s not really as far along as I thought it would
be,” he said. “I thought it would be a lot better. It is
better, but it’s still not at full speed yet.” < * >■
Tightness in the ankle has been the main pro-
blem, according to Vasquez. j
“I can’t bend it all the way down yet because it’s *
still real tight,” he said. "It really hasn’t loosened
up. When we play double-headers it does OK in the
first game but starts to hurt me in the second
game.”
Besides the pain the ankle still causes, the slow
process of coming back from the injury is
frustrating for Vasquez. His ability to runls the on-
« i ■ ________ . ■ ly part of his game still affected by the injury, but
I* €kY\\d~\€k hnnAG C11 tvnnpi* that is making only gradual improvement.
dll Iv/J W O "The only thing it’s hurting is my running, ”Vas-
* quez said. “My quickness has been affected the »
_ . ^ — _ most; it’s really off. It’s probably a little over half-
plav will pav dividends • '■
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, - ■ m • by the Rangers to help solidify what was con-
ra‘lcl' Pitcher has eye on senior season . sideredohe of the best returning infields in District
was won In the next game. J 23-5A. As a sophomore, he batted .287 and was
. In all. Cash dropped only 16 — - ... perfect in 17 steal attempts,
points on serve, had 10 aces, By ALFRED VALDEZ . While Pantoja officially halted South Then came the scrimmage against Channelview.
made 47-placement winners and The way Tommy Pantoja sees it, the Belt, the teams played an Unoffici|tosxtra “I slid into second and my foot went over the top
won"49points at the net. Palomino League is the perfect way to half Inning and he was touched fdTthree of the base,” Vasquez recalled. “When it did that,
I could never get Into the work on his pitching so that his senior hits and two more runs. However, that in- it twisted the ankle and pulled the ligaments.”
meat of the match at any time,” baseball season at Robert E. Lee will be ning did not go into the record book as a The time following the injury was painful in
Connors said. “I couldn't get a successful. power shortage put out the lights and more ways than one.
bite out of it. Anything I put over Pantoja is pitching for the Baytown Na- brought an abrupt end to the game. The Physically, the hot-cold treatment which Vas-
the net. he way ready for: What tional team in the Houston-area league game reverted to the end of the fifth inn- quez underwent was a painful process. “I had to
he got back to me I was not this summer and he has shown flashes of ing with a 2-2 score
brilliance while posting just an 0-0-1
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) player, came from behind to
— Martina Navratilova claimed wear down Stefan Edberg of ,
a sixth-straight Wimbledon Sweden 3-6, 6-4,. 7-6, 6-4 in three *
women's singles championship hours.
Saturday, as she defeated Steffi
Graf 7-5,6-3.
It was the No 1 seed's record-
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The Greenwich, Conn.,-based
Czechoslovak has won three
French Opens and two U.S1
tying eighth singles title overall. Opens. But beating Cash on Sun-
The loss ended Graf’s victory day, he said, "would mean
streak at 45 matches much to me 1 wouldn't even try
It was also Navratilova’s first to describe it."
tournament victory of the year,
and assured her of keeping her
No. 1 spot In the computer rank-
ings. Graf, No. 2 in the world,
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Connors produced the second WfP
greatest comeback in
Wimbledon history when he
came from two sets and 4-1 down „
would have moved up had she t0 beat Sweden's Mikael Pern- \
tors in round four. T*WI
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won
Graf, 18, was trying to extend
an unbeaten record stretching
back seven months.
Jimmy Cdhnors. who turned
the second week of Wimbledon
Into a one-man show with his
battling performances, finally
ran out of magic in the men's
semifinals, beaten by a stronger
quicker, younger man
The only player to climb out of
a deeper hole in Wimbledon’s 101
years was Frenchman Henri
Cochet, who, in 1927, was two
sets down and trailed 1-5, 0-30 In
the third to Bill Tllden. yet still
4-
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won.
Just to show that sweating
Pemfors was no fluke. Connors TOMMY PANTOJA would like to tm- season at Robert E. Lee next year.
(Sun staff photo by Alfred Valdes)
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ripped past Slobodan Zivojinovtc prove his consistency as a pitcher
Australia's Pat Cash, 22. used of Yugoslavia In straight sets In summer, so that be will enjoy a strong
an array of powerful serves and the quarterfinals
reflex volleys to crush the 34-
year-old Connors 6-4.6-4,6-1 Fri- Wimbledon title to those he won
day to gain his first Wimbledon in 1974 and 1982 vanished as he
final
But his hopes of adding a
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was roasted by Cash on a hot
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In Sunday's championship afternoon,
match, Cash will play Ivan Connors averted a wlj||ewash
Lendl, last year's beaten finalist when he held serve in the sixth
who is seeking his first title in game, but Cash’s electrifying
the famed Grand Slam events
Lendl, the world's No. 1
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step in a bathtub with real hot water in it and that
"I didn't get tired in that last inning,” hurt, then I had to step in cold water to keep the
Pantoja said. “I Just couldn’t get swelling down," he said,
anything on my pitches and they started A different kind of pain was watching the rest of
to hit me pretty good.”. the Rangers take the field week after week, while
Making his pitches work all of the time all Vasquez could do was help out in the dugout.
is something Pantoja wants to improve on “I kept the book and did anything I could to help
the remainder of the season. Pitching them out, but it was tough watching everybody else
well io the Palomino League and helping play,” he said. “I had been real excited about the
the National squad win games is sureluon season.” ,
the list of his goals this summer, buFnis It’s been three months since Vasquez discarded
priority is to improve so he can help Lee his crutches, but he knows it will still be a while
to a better season next year.
“I think we will have a pretty good
ready for
Cash is the first Australian to record
reach the final since Ken
Rosewail in 1974. Ironically, have been his best. He held the strong
Rosewall. then 39, was thrashed team to three hits and allowed only one
6-1, 6-1, 6-4 by Connors, then 21, earned run in five innings in a 2-2 tie. -
and failed in a last-ditch bid to It is that type of progress Pantoja likes
win the Wimbledon title
While Connors and Cash pro- he will face in District 23-5A competition
vtded the excitement, Lendl and next year. „
Edberg played a predicable,
tedious match.
The turning point, both "They have some good hitters on that
pliyers said, came in the last team. I felt good and was happy until that
game of the second set
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His last start ^against South Belt may
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to see, especially coming against players
"It helped my confidence to pitch that
well against South Belt,” Pantoja said.
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before the ankle is completely normal.
"It’ll probably be 100 percent within a month and
team," Pantoja said. “We should have a half or two months,” he said. “But I’m going to
(See PANTOJA, Page 4-C) (See VASQUEZ, Page 4-C)
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last inning.”
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Ruffin outduels idol
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Baytown is Colt champion
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VOURLIFE
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Ryan for 2-1 victory
American Heart
Association
A five-run fifth inning lifted on the hit, came home when a
Baytown Blue to a 9-4 victory wild pick-off throw allowed
over Dickinson Friday at Balcerak to advance. A wild
Jenkins Park in the cham- pitch then sent .Balcerak
pionship game of tee Direc- across tee plate,
tors Tournament for Colt
League all-star teams.
Earlier in the day, Baytown
came up with five runs in the
final inning to slip past South
Houston 7-5 in a semifinal
game. Dickinson edged
Galena Perk 9-7 to reach tee
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PHILADELPHIA (At*) - grounder went through shortstop
Bruce Ruffin had a chance to Luis Aguayo’s legs and rolled all
pitch against one of his heroes, the way to the left field wall.' «.
and the 23-year-old left-hander The Phillies’ final run came in
came away, .with a 2-1 victory the bottom of the third on two
over fellow Texan Nolan Ryan walks and Lance Parrish’s
and the Houston Astros
The rally made a winner of
pitcher Kelvin Pagel, who
struck out five and didn’t
allow a hit in $V6 innings of
relief. Kevin Durgens, who
struck out nine and yielded
six hits, was tee loser.
Brian Strange's two-run
home run in the fourth inning
helped Baytown to Its
semifinal victory over South
Houston. Murphy contributed
a run-scoring double, while
two other runs came home
with tee help of errors.
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Texas leaguer. In the Astro's
RUffln, 5-6, allowed Just six »l*th, Davis hit a towering drive
hits In eight innings Friday night off the left-center field fence and
and recorded 18 ground-ball outs tried to circle the bases, but was
- as a result of his sinking fastball. cut down the plate by left
“I grew up watching Noian fielder Greg Gross.
Ryan pitch every chance I “That was an excellent
Ruffin said. **He was *ame- sa,d Phillles Manager
Lee Elia, whose team has now
won six of its last seven. “Ruffin
was almost perfect. He was in
the strike zohe all night and pit-
ched a great game.”
final.
Baytown, which won three
games on its way to the Area 4
championship, produced its
five-run inning in the tourney
finale with just two hits.
Trailing 4-3 entering tee in-
ning, the local team began tee
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Ruffin, 9-4 as a rookie last
year, has struggled this season
mainly because of trouble keep-
ing the ball down. Not so Friday
night.
"My sinking fastball was real-
ly working well,” Ruffin said.
"In fact I think that's the best
game I've thrown in my
career.”
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Besides getting two hits,
Strange was also the winding
pitcher. He relieved Brian
Naismith In the top of the
uprising with a triple by
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