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Emerald WEDNESDAY October 2b. 1995 TODAY IN SPORTS Morrison charged after biting incident JAY. Gkln (AP) — Heavy weight boxer Tommy Morri son, accused of punching one woman in the face and biting another woman's fin ger, was charged with assault Tuesday "We denied the allege tions made against Tommy last week." said Stuart Campbell, Morrison's lawyer "We still deny the allegations this week and we will continue to deny the allegations next week." Prose* utors filed two counts of misdemeanor assault and hatters No war rant was issued, hut Morn Son is si hedulcd to appear Thursday in Delaware County District Court, the district attorney's offi( e said Bail will be set at that time. The incident allegedly happened Oct 15 near Jay, whem Morrison grew up and is building a ranch Prosecutors allege Morrison punched Tammy Witt, the mother of his 5-year-old son. and bit Kim Dunham of Joy Morrison. 2f>, is staving at his homo outside lay, Camp bell said His telephone number is not listed and a message left at his mother's home was not immediately returned. Oucks lose Wheaton for Saturday’s game Sophomore Kenny Wheaton. Oregon's sopho more starting oomerback, was released from Sat red Heart Medical Center Tues day after successful surgery on his right hand, head foot hall coach Mike Hellotti said. Wheaton suffered from a tom tendon to the end of his middle finger on his right hand last Saturday against Washington State and surgery was required to reat tati h the tendon He will not play against Arizona State this week and will wear a cast over his right hand for the remainder of the season. Hellotti said lie hoped that Wheaton could return to practice next week and rejoin the squad for the Ducks Nov 4 contest against Washington in Seat tle. MA M* M TYRI t «»*l Senior flanker Cristln McLemore, who now holds fhe all-time reception record at Oregon, has shown his flair for the dramatic In the past few games UUI1LU OLMItO. Indian's designated hitter wins the first World Series game played in Cleveland in 41 years CLIATXAND (At*) — Cancel that missing parsons report The real Clevtiland Indians have shown up. Kddte Murray singled home tins winning run in the tlth inning Tuesday night and the Indians, masters of thu last inning comeback, saved their season by rallying past Atlanta 7*6 and cutting the Braves' load •. reached lia.se in all six of his at hats, the Indians si ured a run in tin* eighth to tie it 6-6 Then in the 1 Ith against Alejandro Pena, (jirlos Haerga led off with a dou ble, Albert Hello was intention ally walked and Murray hit a sharp single to center that easily scored pinch-runner Alvaro Espinoza. The win was the Indians’ 29lh in their last at hat this year and made them 22-2 in one-run deci sions ut home and 15 1 overall in extra innings r*\vwy lime wu gu miu uiu ninth inning or extra innings, we feel we have a chance to win," Lofton said Cleveland stopped a six-game World Series losing streak dat ing to 1954. The Braves, mean while, hud their seven-game winning string in this postsea son snapped "We held the game for a long time and went ahead and should have held the lead." Atlonta manager Bobby Cox said. "It was just a matter of time One of in tilt- World Series to 2-1 No loam m baseball history has overcome a 3-0 deficit in the postseason, and the Indians made sure they wouldn't have to. either, by winning the first World Series game played in Cleveland in -11 years "We hud to win tonight," Indians manager Mike Hargrove said. "We win tonight, or chances are we're going home earlier than we planned." Oregon has found its superstar Alter ,i foot I ml I game, win nr lose, football players are weary, to viy the leas! After playing in the equivalent of running lire Hunion Marathon in o medieval knight's armor, the average player is sweaty ami tins! ll is easy to pu k nut _ enter flanker ( nstin Mi Lemnre is one of those people who lights up the room with his present e Mt Utmarv among tbo ranks of weary grid-iron warriors m lh« kx kor after a Dm ks viumi' Whnn most of the worn-out play era am stout King around, wishing they could eo We Sdmnter hoinu •mil toko ,i nop. Mi I mnon> is tin* omi (iuncing Mi I.union1 dousn't swim to gut tirml. no matlvr how mans iltm|i (nisi [iiilturns hn runs nr hmv many titni's Ins Ixxlv is slaumunl to tlm turf. Mb's tlm Kumgt/m Bunny in i hints Mr s got that ■aunt "f t iiu krrp going iiml going-.mil you i .m't rvrr-stoji nir" altitutlu to go with it I hr Knorgiztir Bunny i an t run tintlm a 11** is the closes! tiling to a superstar thiii Oregon has to otter right now (Mi t i inore. not tho bunny) Thu speedy rt« eiver oven refers to luniself in the third person, .is <111 the great pro stars do. Other tunes. Mi l-iimore uses Ins on field alter ego when talking about himself "The defense never knows what { rtsMai is going to do," he said after the Pacific game on October 7 CrisMat 1 like the sound of that Prime Time and Air Ior dan look out Other than the fact that he does not tire, as most humans do. Mi I.emore has a flair for the dramatic, too. You i an'l call your sell a I >m k fan without ris ailing the Civil War game last year when Mi l.emore played the second half against Oregon Turn to SCHNEIDER Picje 10 Indians saved by Murray’s llth-inning single ’ fV did '* Murray's single! .une at 1J 4'i a in at [mobs Field. anti ended a game that lasted 4 hours, n min utes Tim only Senes game to take longer five minutes more was that 15-14 thriller that Mitch Williams and Philade! phia lost to Toronto in lO'l l The Indians will try to even the Series on Wednesday night in Game 4 ken Hill is likely to start against Atlanta's Steve Avery. times on six hits in the first throe innings against |ohn Smoltz After Atlanta scored three times in tlii' eighth for a fi-5 lend, the Indians struck bai k after a one-out walk to Manny Rainin’/, and a single by Paul Sorrento. Wohlers relieved dreg McMichnel and gave up u tying double to Sandy Alomar, but following an intentional walk to Lofton, preserved the tie by striking out Omar Vi/ipud and jose ,\ies<t was me winner, pitching three innings in his sec ond-longest stint of the season. Braves closer Mark Wohlers went 2 2-3 innings in his longest outing of the year before Pena took over to start the 11th. Penn tried out for the Indians in spring training lint was not kept. The Indians, who led the majors in hitting, scoring and home runs, were limited to two earned runs and eight hits dur ing a pair of one-run losses in Atlanta Hut hut k at home, before the 5Hth straight sellout at Wednesday OctoOt gening naurga un a grouiiuer. Mesa kept it 0-6 in the ninth by retiring Chipper Jones on a grounder, picked up nicely bv rookie first baseman Herbert Perry with two runners on In the 10th. Baerga went behind second base to glove a grounder by Javier Lopuz and throw him out to end the inning with a run ner on second, Lofton was intentionally walked in the bottom of the loth to put runners at first and third with two outs, but Vizquel Turn : , WORLD SERIES Pa.).* V » ?5 iWi Ofogon Daily EmgtakJ 9
