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Slaney has sights on World Championships EUGENE (AP)—Distance runner Mary Slaney. ex pecting her first baby in early june, says she’s setting her sights on the 1987 World Championships. But Slaney said she is keeping open what distance, or distances, she’ll be preparing to run. “At some point, I’d like to concentrate on the 800," Slaney said in an interview with The Orego nian newspaper of Portland. “I don’t know when, yet. but 1 think if I was able to train exclusively for it, ! could run a lot faster. It’s always been in prepara tion for longer races, as a means of tuning up — never as sericus as it can be.” Slaney holds the world record in the women’s mile and American records in eight events ranging from 800 meters to 10,000 meters. “In the 1,500,1 feel I can improve a great deal, and the same way with the 3,000,” Slaney said. “The 800, 1.500 and 3,000 are all good distances for me. I really don’t know what would be my best event.” Asked if she is giving a lot of thought to the 1088 Olympics, Slaney said, '“That's important to me. but right now I'm putting an emphasis on the (1987) World Championships, The Olympics is a big, big goal, but the World Championships come first." For the first five months of her pregnancy. Slaney. 27, said she trained freely, taking part in track workouts and gymnastics-like drills. "Then I started having pains — muscle spasms or contractions.” she said. "The doctor thought they’d go away, but they didn't. He told me to be careful, to do what my body tells me." Slaney. wife of British discus thrower Richard Slaney, said she knows her running schedule this summer is contingent on what happens with the baby. "Assuming there are no complications, the doctor said I can start running and doing some things the second week," she said. "I plan to nurse the baby the first two weeks, or perhaps for a month. I'll just go by how I feel anil how the baby is coming along. “Hopefully, I’ll be able to begin training about Ju ly 1, and by the end of August I’ll be ready to run. but we’ll have to see. “I'm going to stay home in Eugene during the summer. I’ll probably run some mini-meets here, and I’d like to run some road runs in the fall, like the Fifth Avenue Mile. That way. it’s not a completely wasted year. That’s why we planned it this way.” Slaney and her husband will name the baby Ashley Lynn if it’s a girl, she said. They haven’t chosen a boy’s name. “We haven't picked a boy’s name out yet because Richard knows it's not going to be a boy." Slaney said. “But we're going to pick out a name before the baby’s born. 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Bucks win, even series MILWAUKEE (AP)—Terry Cummings scored 10 of his :I0 points in the fourth quarter, and Kicky Pierce scored six of his Hi points during a key third*, quurter stretch Thursday night as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 7Bers 11 9- 107 to eyen a bestHif-seven NBA Eastd-rd Conference semifinal series "at one game • apiece. ••• •••. * Mi.lwauk«Ve but scored.' Philadelphia 3(P2 V in the Third period in take a'91-70 edge into the fourth periotf Milwaukee' led bv as many 17- points in the third quarter.” \ The 70ers closed -th.e gap to 106-97 with *3:4^- left, after ‘ a / technicaljoul shot by Maurice Cheeks, hut a' strong .Bucks ' defense and accurate. frw-Vhruw sh«Mtting sealed tlie.victory. * j: • . o-i 0 % - . \ • ° J 0 v• The Bucks juinperl to an early 12-3 lead, led 30-jf3.at the end of the first period and 01*55 at • halftime - - . , , . Pierce starred six points Viur: ing a 13-3 spurt that stretched a . 78-71 Milwaukee lead with.4: i 1 remaining U> 91-74 with'34 Se cond left in the third period.* • S i d n e y M o n. c r ,i' e f , Milwaukee's all-star -guard, returned to the lineup after missing Game 1 with an injured left heei and scored Hi points. Charles Barkluyjinished with 20 points, Inlius Erving had 24 and Cheeks added 23 points for Philadelphia. Give Life. Give Plasma. Your blood plasma is a vital ingredient in the fight against injury and disease. Become a paid plasma donor and save lives. It Pays To Help Hyland Plasma Center 40 E. 10th St., Eugene 683-3953 fllvtwi Comte Preen The Heart