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August 29, 1988

A Roundup Of The Week Aug. 15-21

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BASEBALL—Everett, Wash., defeated Midlothian, Ill., 14-11 in 12 innings to win the 54th National Baseball Congress World Series, in Wichita, Kans.

BASKETBALL—Women's coach Kay Yow named the 12-player Olympic team that will compete at Seoul: CINDY BROWN, forward, Long Beach State; VICKY BULLETT, forward, Maryland; CYNTHIA COOPER, guard, Southern California; ANNE DONOVAN, center, Old Dominion; TERESA EDWARDS, guard, Georgia; KAMIE ETHRIDGE, guard, Texas; JENNIFER GILLOM, center, Mississippi; BRIDGETTE GORDON, forward, Tennessee; ANDREA LLOYD, forward, Texas; KATRINA McCLAIN, forward-center, Georgia; SUZIE McCONNELL, guard, Penn State; and TERESA WEATHERSPOON, guard, Louisiana Tech.

CYCLING—At the Olympic trials in Houston, the following made the track team: Kilometer—BOBBY LIVINGSTON, 23, Riverdale, Ga. Men's match sprint—KEN CARPENTER, 23 La Mesa, Calif. Women's match sprint—CONNIE YOUNG, 27, Indianapolis. Individual pursuit—DAVID BRINTON, 21, North Hollywood, Calif. Points race—FRANKIE ANDREU, 21, Dearborn, Mich. Also, named to the road team: JIM COPELAND, 26, Cary, N.C.; TONY PALMER, 22, Boulder, Colo.; NORM AL VIS, 25, Sacramento; and ANDY PAULIN, 29, East Palo Alto, Calif.

DIVING—At the Olympic trials in Indianapolis, the two highest scorers in each event qualified for Seoul. Women: Springboard—KELLY McCORMICK, Columbus, Ohio, and WENDY LUCERO, Denver; Platform—MICHELE MITCHELL, Boca Raton. Fla., and WENDY LIAN WILLIAMS, Bridgeton, Mo. Men: Springboard—GREG LOUGANIS, Boca Raton, and MARK BRADSHAW, Columbus: Platform—LOUGANIS and PATRICK JEFFREY, Madison, N.J. (page 28).

HARNESS RACING—MACK LOBELL ($2.40), driven by John Campbell, won the International Trot at Yonkers. The 4-year-old colt covered the 114 miles in a track-record 2:30[4/5] and earned $100,000.

HORSE RACING—FORTY NINER ($6.40), ridden by Chris McCarron, held off a late charge by Seeking the Gold and Brian's Time to win the $1,088,500 Travels Stakes at Saratoga, by a nose. The 3-year-old colt raced the 1� miles in 2:01[2/5] and earned $653,100 (page 116).

Mill Native ($83.20 Canadian), Cash Asmussen up, won the Arlington Million at Woodbine in Etobicoke, Ont., by three quarters of a length over Equalize. The 4-year-old colt covered the 1�-mile grass course in two minutes flat, a track record, and earned $600,000.

MOTOR SPORTS—DAVEY ALLISON, driving a Ford Thunderbird, took the lead with 46 miles to go and pulled away from Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott to win a 400-mile NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway by 4.43 seconds. He averaged 156.863 mph over the two-mile course and earned $60,475.

Bobby Rahal, driving a Judd-powered Lola, won a CART event at Pocono International Raceway. Rahal took the lead on Lap 173, pulling away in the final 10 laps to beat Al Unser Jr. by 17.05 seconds and win $92,789.

SHOOTING—At the Olympic trials in Chino, Calif., the following made the team. Women: Air rifle—LAUNI MEILI, 25, and DEENA WIGGER, 21, both of Colorado Springs; Small-bore rifle, three positions—MEILI and WANDA JEWELL, 34, Fort Benning, Ga.; Sport pistol—RUBY FOX, 43, Parker, Ariz., and KIM DYER, 41, Waco, Texas; Air pistol—FOX and DYER. Men: Air rifle—ROBERT FOTH, 30, Colorado Springs, and ROD FITZ-RANDOLPH, 29, Tampa; Small-bore rifle, three positions—GLENN DUBIS, 29, Fort Benning, and DAN DURBEN, 29, St. Paul; Small-bore rifle, prone—WEBSTER WRIGHT, 21, Annapolis, Md.; Running game target—TODD BENSLEY, 27, and SCOTT SWEENEY, 19, both of Colorado Springs: Air pistol—DON NYGORD, 52, La Crescenta, Calif., and ERICH BULJUNG, 44, Fort Benning; Free pistol—DARIUS YOUNG, 50, Winterburn, Calif., and NYGORD; Rapid-fire pistol—JOHN McNALLY, 32, and RAY ARREDONDO, 37, both of Fort Benning, Open: Skeet—MATT DRYKE, 30, and RICK SMITH, 37, both of Redmond, Wash., and TERRY CARLISLE, 34, Downey, Calif.; Trap—DAN CARLISLE, 32, Corona, Calif.; BRIAN BALLARD, 27, Fort Benning; GEORGE HAAS III, 25, Gainesville, Fla.; and CAROLINE KOCH, 21, Duncan. Okla.

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