— The Angels did not find the next Gene Mauch when they appointed Cookie Rojas interim manager Friday, but to those who remember the playing styles of both men, the club came close enough. Only two teams in the history of pro baseball had longer losing streaks than the 1961 Phillies. TUCSON — Greg Minton missed the bus to Tucson again Darn the luck. The only important thing is if Ralph's back is all right and there is no disc problem.

"We're playing more of a team game" Islander Coach Al Arbour said. Mike Smithson (1-1) went the distance for the Twins and took the loss despite tying his career high with nine strikeouts. The Wildcats will be the first men's professional basketball franchise in Orange County since the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Assn. Lugo was invited back to the Angels' major league camp this spring, but that's about all. Knowing only that the positive test for Butazolidin-a painkiller known generically as phenylbutazone-came from 1 of almost 100 horses that raced on Derby day, Smith went to his permanent lab on Sunday and re-tested the sample three or four times The results were the same. Ker expected to have four starters back from last year's team but, two days before the season's first match, middle blocker Chris Tedeschi was ruled academically ineligible. EL CAMINO (86-Wnek 2, Barber 4, Lockley 18, James 10, Livinstone 5, Horvath 28, Sells 8, Hartman 11.

if you ever want to work another exhibition tournament" Lipp did not respond but assessed McEnroe a time warning. Overall, Sutton had a 15-10 mark with a 3. 86 ERA in 1985, leaving him five victories short of 300 for his career. "When multiple leaks developed and two players hit the floor, I felt there was too much of a chance of a player getting injured and made the decision to stop the game" Mathis said. John Hefler had two hits for the Saints, and Adam Brass added two more, including an inside-the-park home run, and three RBIs for El Toro. Hartford 7, Boston 2-The line of Ron Francis, Sylvain Turgeon and Kevin Dineen combined for four goals and six assists at Hartford as the Whalers knocked the Bruins out of first place in the Adams Division Turgeon had two goals, his linemates each had one. Diann Roffe, 18, the 1985 World Cup giant slalom champion, also injured a knee Jan. Foran was outpointed, 5-0, by Stefan Sjostrand of Sweden, at 132 pounds.

Meanwhile, Williams, owner of the Orioles, would become frustrated because Peters was ultra-cautious. Middle blocker Jeff Campbell, who leads Northridge in kill percentage, is listed as questionable for the team's match Friday night against UCLA at Pauley Pavilion Campbell reinjured his left leg against Ball State. Birmingham 6, Van Nuys 0-Senior right-hander Alan Sedacca improved to 6-3 and the Braves (8-9, 5-8) kept their playoff hopes alive with a Mid-Valley League win at Birmingham. . The Bees suddenly were a hot item both in San Jose and elsewhere in the country. Sonora 54, La Habra 50 (3 OT-The Raiders outscored the Highlanders, 4-0, in the third overtime to win at La Habra Mike Euins scored 9 points for the Raiders Tony Sciacca scored 26 for La Habra Sonora's record is 2-5 and 4-13 La Habra is 1-6, 1-16. . CHICAGO — Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps is a staunch believer in curing a situation early before it turns into a serious problem. SAN DIEGO — The Chargers, a team whose recent history includes some instances of cocaine involvement, now appear to be clean, according to owner Alex Spanos and a sampling of players.

"Harvard didn't want to come this year because they have a young crew and it's a little early for them to be getting in the water" explained Norm Allenby, president of San Diego Crew Classic, Inc. Wrenn finished just before dusk, nearly 11 1/2 hours after the first group teed off He equaled Nelson's round of 69 when he birdied No. "I was confident I would succeed-I dreamed it and thought about it, so it's no shock "It's nice to be recognized, but nothing has changed. The fifth starter of the future has quickly slipped into the past. Exciting? I think we're one of the most exciting clubs in baseball Our 24 are just as good as theirs are.