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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 1989 EDITOR: KENT HEITHOLT, 459-3298 Fishing report: 2B 0 Saints sign Martin: 3B 0 Cub lose wild one: 4B J3 iiiTaiiii BY THE NUMBERS rar day to inniLbalk i Seems like old times in the PGA 1,:, 3 1 if Dave Dravecky whips cancer, throws a gem Another near-miss for Ryan: 4B By DAVE CARPENTER The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Dave Dravecky made it all the way back Thursday. The left-hander, back from cancer surgery last October, took a one-hit shutout into the eighth inning as San Francisco hung on to beat Cincinnati 4-3. He got standing ovations as he walked onto the field, warmed up and was introduced at Candlestick Park. He thanked the crowd each time with a tip of his cap.

The start against Cincinnati was his first major league appearance since May 1988 and one that only Dravecky believed he could make. After retiring the side in order on nine pitches, he strode off to another ovation and was in complete command until the eighth, giving up only a double to Joel Youngblood in the second and a two-out walk to Joe Oliver in the fifth. In the eighth, Dravecky gave up four hits, including a three-run homer to Luis Quinones, walked one and struck out five. i "It's a special event," said Giants reliever Steve Bedrosian. "It's David's day.

We're all pulling for him, but whatever he does is OK. It's remarkable what he's done." Even the opposition thought so. "You have to appreciate what he's done, physically and mentally," Reds manager Pete Rose said. "You have to pat him on the back and hope he gets beat to- See DRAVECKY, Page 4B By BOB GREEN The Associated Press HAWTHORN WOODS, 111. -Three of golf's greatest names Palmer, Nicklaus and Watson came from recent history and distant memory to capture the attention, if not the lead, at the PGA.

Never mind that Mike Reid and Leonard Thompson were the leaders. They were chased by three decades of golfing greatness, all together. Arnold Palmer, 59 years old and 25 years past a victory in one of golf's major tournaments, and Jack Nicklaus, who has won more majors than anybody else, shot 68s and moved to within two strokes of the first-round lead. Just ahead them, one behind the leaders, was Tom Watson, golf's all-time leading money-winner and the successor to Palmer and Nicklaus as the sport's dominant player in the 1970s. Palmer actually was tied for the lead until bogeying the last two holes on the Kemper Lakes Golf Club course.

And he bogeyed them like the Palmer of old gambling, challenging, attacking the flag. He got into a bunker on 17 and couldn't get it up and down; it cost him a share of the lead. AP LdMrPhoto Arnold Palmer waves to the crowd at the PGA Thursday on his way to a 68. On 18, just one shot back, he flirted with the water on his drive. His second shot was at the pin, but it drifted into deep rough about 15 feet from the cup.

He chipped long and missed the 6-footer coming back, waving the putter in frustration as it came up short. That bogey cost him a tie for second with Watson who, like Palmer, needs a victory in this tournament See Page 3B AP LoserPhoto Dave Dravecky tips cap to the fans who appreciated his remarkable comeback. Thompson back in 14 contention Vivian imiiiiii iiiiiiii! Plain Deal ina Plain Dealing Rebel tidbit Enrollment: Approximately 600. Coach: Walter Causey, first year (from Jonesboro-Hodge) Record: 1-9 overall, 0-5 in District 1-AAA, sixth place. Starters back: 4 on offense, 7 on defense.

Maior losses: Linebacker Jerome AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 4, Chicago 1 Milw. 10, Cleveland 3 Texas 4, Detroit 1 Seattle at California, (n) Only games scheduled NATIONAL LEAGUE Phila. 16, Chicago 13 S.F. 4, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. 5, St.

Louis 1 (1st) N.Y. 6, St. Louis 4 (2nd) San Diego 13, Houston 3 Qnly games scheduled (Roundup, Page 4B) TEXAS LEAGUE Captains 7, Tulsa 4 Jackson 9, Arkansas 7 San Antonio 7, El Paso 2 Wichita 7, Midland 2 (Standings, Page4B) Bossier goes 10, is defeated 7-6 in Legion finals BRUSLY Bossier's Phillies pushed the deciding game in the American Legion state baseball finals into overtime Thursday night before losing 7-6 to defending Louisiana champion All-Star Ford of Gonzales. The killing blow in the 10th inning was a single by All-Star rightf ielder Wade Walker with two men on. The hit came off Bossier relief pitcher David Paul, a left-hander who replaced starter Skip Madden in the sixth inning.

Winning pitcher was right-hander Mike Gautreaux. It was a second straight loss for Bossier, which won the best-of-three series opener on Monday. The Phillies, who broke even in six games this season with All-Star Ford, ended their season with a 37-4 record. All-Star Ford, 41-10, which won its third state title In a row, advanced to the regional starting Aug. 16 at Lafayette.

All-Star built a 6-2 lead against Madden with the help pf a Larry Dunn two-run single in the fourth inning and Walker's two-run double in the sixth. Bossier got two runs across fn the fourth on a Brian Stier single, Allen Lopez run-scoring double and Scott Hiers sacrifice fly. The Phillies then tied it with a four-run seventh, using five hits, two of them doubles by Tom Jameson and Paul, and including RBI singles by Trey Leggett and Stier. Cathey responds well after six-hour surgery Missy Cathey, the Northwestern State University women's basketball player seriously injured in an automobile-truck collision Sunday night, underwent a successful six-hour surgery Thursday. Miss Cathey, 21, had a plate inserted in her left arm and a rod inserted in her left leg during the operation at Doctors' Hospital.

She was airlifted to the Shre'veport facility late Wednesday from Alexandria's Rapides General Hospital. She was injured Sunday night when her car slammed into the side of an 18-wheeler on U.S. 71 near Colfax. Enterprise has opening for basketball coach Enterprise High School in Catahoula Parish has an opening for head basketball coach, Principal John Ed Bartmess said Thursday. For additional information, applicants are asked to call Bartmess at (318) 744-5488 or 744-5206.

NORTH CADDO A Russell, guard-linebacker Ronald Winslow. Key returnees: QB Lewis Simpson (moved to tailback), of 1 Monroe Mlnden SHREVEPORT 20f Stonewall nl I Shrvport A -ar LWinnfleld OTiilesO tensive lineman Reginald Taylor, center Todd Adcock, wide receiver Michael 5trov Thompson's opponent at 10 a.m. today is No. 2 seed Tom Shimada of Gulph Mills, who defeated Seth Hoffman of W. Bloomfield, (seeded 9-16 alphabetically), 6-1, 6-2 Thursday.

Today's other semifinal, also at 10 a.m., has top-seeded Jimmy Jackson playing No. 3 seed Paul Harsanyi, both of whom won Thursday. Jackson, from Hendersonville, N.C., defeated No. 5 seed Jason Ap-pel of Altamonte Springs, 6-4, 6-3. Harsanyi beat Mark Bommelje of Orlando, Fla.

(seeded 9-16), 6-1, 6-1. The championship match is at 11 a.m. Saturday. All matches are open to the public free of charge. Thompson7: hopes to be playing Saturday.

The championship trophy would make a good mate for the one from the Boys 14 Clay Court Championship, which Thompson won two weeks ago. A'nd if Thompson wins Saturday, he'll have to credit Taino, from Jersey (jlity, N.J., for getting his attention, i See GIANT-KILLER, Page 2B By NATHAN HUANG The Times Despite your suspicions, this is not Jason's Revenge, Part II. Don't misunderstand. Jason Thompson would like to win the USTA Boys' 14 National Championship. But not because of what happened a year ago at Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club in this tournament.

Thompson, then 13, lost in the 1988 finals to No. 1 seed Vincent Spadea. None of the top 1988 players are eligible this year, but Thompson is back, trying to win one more match than a year ago. Thompson, seeded fourth, moved into today's semifinals with a 6-1, 6-7 (7-5), 6-1 victory over unseeded Frederick Taino on Thursday. "There's a lot on the line, but it's not that big a deal when you're 14 years old," said Thompson, from Salem, Ore.

"I think a lot of people get that out of proportion. I'm lucky to get to travel around the country and play a game that, when I was little, I wished I could play 24 hours a day." Causey Rebel with a cause It's safe to say that success will come quicker this year at Jonesboro-Hodge as opposed to North Caddo. "There's a whole lot more to it than just winning games," Causey said. "You have to think of what is best for your family and everyone around you. See NORTH CADDO, Page 2B has spent a joyous weekend night in December in the Louisiana Super-dome celebrating a Class AA state football championship with his Jonesboro-Hodge team.

This year, The Hodge is loaded again. But Causey won't be with it. Causey took over the head coaching job at North Caddo High School last spring, returning to the school where he served 11 years as an assistant coach. By KENT HEITHOLT The Times VIVIAN Walter Causey has come home, sort of. And the question he's been asked most often is why? "That's what everyone wanted to know at the coaches meeting in Baton Rouge," Causey said.

"Sometimes I even ask myself." In the last two seasons, Causey Stacey Toran death traced to alcohol 'overdose' always wore a seat belt. But police said Toran was driving without a seat belL Toran, who attended Notre Dame, was drafted by the Raiders in the sixth round in 1984. He became the starting strong safety the next year and remained a starter until last year, when he was plagued by injuries. He played in 12 of the Raiders' 16 games last season, starting four. He was listed as a first-stringer this summer.

Toran will be buried Friday in his hometown of Indianapolis, where he was born and raised. A memorial service was held for him at the Maranatha Community Church in Los Angeles Wednesday. He is survived by his mother, Christine; his father, I.V.; two sisters, 10 brothers and his fiancee, Sherry L. Calhoun. low must have been extremely out (of it) when he was driving.

In my experience, I've rarely seen people hit that high of a level." Noble said that a .40 percent level usually causes death by alcohol poisoning. Toran, 27, died of "multiple head and chest injuries," according to the preliminary post-mortem autopsy report. He was killed after he lost control of his 1 984 BMW on a curve just one block from his home, police said. Toran was thrown from his car after the vehicle struck a tree just one block from his home and flipped several times. Police said his head struck the pavement.

Greg Townsend, who roomed with Toran at the Raiders' training camp, said he knew his teammate as a careful driver who cent, a 154-pound person would have to quickly drink 10 bottles of beer or 10 ounces of whiskey, according to the American Medical Association's "Family Medical Guide." Toran weighed about 200 pounds, so he presumably would have had to have consumed more alcohol to reach the .32 percent level. "Wow. That's getting almost to the unconscious level," said Dr. Ernest Noble, professor of alcohol studies at UCLA. "For a guy who weighs that much to get to the .32 level, that would be approximately 16 drinks" within a half-hour to an hour.

"A lot of people, when they reach that level, pass out," Noble said. "This poor fel LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Raiders safety Stacey Toran had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when he died in a car accident, the coroner's office said Thursday. Results of the toxological examination showed that Toran's blood alcohol level was at .32 percent, county coroner's spokesman Bob Dambacher said. Under state law, the legal limit at which a person is considered to be driving under the influence of alcohol is .10 percent. "That's the only drug found in his system," Dambacher said.

"Everything else proved negative." Toran died Saturday when his car hit a tree. To reach a blood alcohol level of .32 per Stoker adds burning desire to Demons' firepower EVAN GRANT bounds or triple covered or on the ground. But he says he's open every play. He wants the ball. They all do.

What would scare me is a guy who doesn't want the ball on third-and-one." The intensity for Stoker even comes out in his dreams. He says in another life he'd like to be an offensive lineman. Half the fun of beating Stephen F. Austin for the Southland Conference championship, Stoker said, was rolling around in the mudbog at Nacogdoches. "I'm no pretty boy and I don't pretend to be," Stoker said.

"I like to get dirty and filthy." Said Edwards: "It doesn't matter what he looks like dirty or pretty, just so long as he gets the job done." Stoker would prefer it be a dirty job, and he's the goy who's got to do it. ing to himself, tailback Ken Dewitt did his own imitation of the grimace. "I looked at him like 'What's happening Dewitt said. 'Why was he so I guess he just got a little hyper. But he's a hyper guy." "As a quarterback, you've got to keep an even keel," said NSU Coach Sam Goodwin.

"Scott does that, but he'll come off the field after a series and you want to talk to him and he's already telling you what he did wrong. He recognizes his mistakes. I don't think he's ever too intense, but he does talk to himself sometimes." It's an intensity that has rubbed off on the entire munchkin-like offense. It's a wonder there aren't 11 different conversations going on in the huddle. "I think we all do it a lot, and I think that's part of our intensity," Stoker said.

"Al Edwards is a prime example. Every play he comes back to the huddle and says 'I'm wide He might have been knocked out of Copenhagen snuff constantly imbedded in his lower lip. So hideous is the grimace we'll not show you pictures. But we will let you use your imagination. The hair, matted with sweat or not, is stringy and thin.

It frames a face whose features are perhaps unsymetrical. Perhaps his eyes are crooked. On his follow-through, all that scrunches up into one big wrinkle and his teeth glare through a snarl straight out of a Billy Idol video. "I'm very intense," Stoker said, doing his best to look mellow. "I guess I take after my dad (Butch Stoker, the head coach at Alexandria Senior High).

He's like Tom Landry on the field, very cool and collected. But off of it, he so intense." The coaches and players at Northwestern will tell you the younger Stoker can get heated up in both places. The first time Stoker jogged his clunky frame back to the huddle and started talk NATCHITOCHES Scott Stoker jumped off the golf cart. "I'll walk," he said, half -kicking the grass and restraining a disgust that had boiled from deep within his 5-foot-7 frame. Stoker had only hit two bad drives one that flew too far and landed in a lake and another that went left and out of bounds.

It mattered little to Stoker that this was nine holes meant for fun. To Stoker, having fun means winning. He might as well have been leading Northwestern State to a game-winning touchdown against North Texas or Stephen F. Austin. When he's not winning, Stoker just grimaces and gets madder still.

"It doesn't matter what I'm doing," said Stoker, who returns for a third season as the Demons starter. "I consider myself an athlete. I can play football, baseball or basketball. I golf, play tennis and swim. When you know you can do better than you did, it just angers you.

I always get mad at myself when I do something stupid." He treats it the same way on the field. Even tossing a football for the camera, he displays the intensity of a fourth-and-one with less than a minute to play and his team down by a touchdown. That intensity usually manifests itself in the form of a grimace that may be permanently etched on his face by the lump of 1. Evan Grant is a Times sports writer..