NEW YORK — If managing was this easy, Billy Martin wouldn't have been fired four times by George Steinbrenner. Howard Keck, who lives in West Los Angeles, completed an unprecedented double with Ferdinand, becoming the first man to win both the Derby and another race built for speed, the Indianapolis 500. Chao's uncle, Jeffry Chang, had been looking for a school that offered both volleyball and biomechanical engineering USC seemed to fit the bill So Chang sent his nephew west for a meeting with Yoder. That criticism eventually cost Bieler his job at KABC in 1976. The Padre pitcher with 13 wins in the past two seasons won his third in the past month Friday, taking the Padres to a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of 20,522 at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium. Chong Ki-yong of South Korea retained his International Boxing Federation featherweight title by stopping previously undefeated American Tyrone Jackson of New York at 2:45 of the sixth round in their scheduled 15-rounder at Seoul, South Korea. Fullerton's win, coupled with the University of Pacific's upset of New Mexico State Saturday night, tightened the battle for the last three spots in the PCAA Tournament.

It isn't easy living away from family and friends, but Zerman, 18, decided this is the only way to go "I knew I had no real future in South Africa" he said. Open, a historic injustice, an athletic equivalent of the burning of Joan of Arc. Trivia Time: Why would it be unique if Oklahoma won the NCAA title and Chicago the NBA title? (Answer below) Now-it-can-be-told Dept: Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post, on Charles Barkley and his love of Snickers when he was known as the Round Mound of Rebound: "As a 300-pound undergraduate at Auburn, Barkley once went through an entire bag of those bite-sized bars during one 30-minute television show. ARIZONA COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE (78-Ohman 2, Huff 18, Moore 5, Sharpe 31, Baker 2, Falcon 8, Cresilius 12. "Bill's got the soundest thing going in low-budget racing right now" said Bobby Unser, whose son Robby will drive in the AIS series. Gardena (2-6) need just one win, either today against visiting Locke or Friday afternoon at Banning, to clinch the final playoff spot. Saturday as the New Jersey temperature dropped below freezing.

Most of the spectators followed Arnold Palmer, but he had trouble with the winds and the greens and shot a 76 A local favorite, Al Geiberger, shot a 79. The altimeter puts us at 850 feet, the airspeed is more than 400 knots-almost 500 miles an hour. Last year, the conditions were ideal, and I tied the course record. The Celtics might start feeling persecuted because the Lakers are being accorded the lack of respect the Celtics feel they deserve after losing in the finals last year If so, the Lakers will need all the help they can get If you L. A. All the girls, all the ribbons, all the hoops-all at the same time. So the new target for Dani became Gerry Lindgren's 22-year-old indoor record of 8:40. 0. Pierce (9-9, 3-7, took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Plyler beat out an infield single, stole second and scored on John Brasher's grounder down the line into left field The Brahmas increased their lead to 2-0 in the sixth.

Pipp, of course, is the former New York Yankee first baseman who took himself out of the lineup on June 1, 1925, and was replaced by a rookie named Lou Gehrig Gehrig then played in a record 2,130 consecutive games Pipp stepped into oblivion So far, nobody has asked Concepcion to take that step Not yet, anyway. "I'd like to see the CIF form stronger rules and take a stronger stand in situations like this. -Charging an umpire for any reason shall result in an ejection. Sylmar 7, Fairfax 2-Sylmar sophomore Alonzo Woodfin struck out 10 and allowed four hits in seven innings.

Romanick was still ragged during intrasquad games and was roughed up in his first exhibition effort-allowing 7 hits and 5 runs in 2 innings. If it is switched, Whittingham would prefer to run Strawberry Road with stablemate Hail Bold King today. "I didn't know who the horse was that was chasing us until I stood up after crossing the wire and Pat (Day, aboard Forty Niner) congratulated me" After riding Tank's Prospect in the 1985 Derby, he was replaced by Lukas with Day, who rode the same colt to victory in the Preakness. The deadline for unsigned players to re-up with their former teams is Jan 8. He has a proven record of success and he delivers what he says he will "John belongs at Fullerton He's a scratcher and a clawer like the rest of us".

Otherwise, the Rams' offense, pushed around deep in its own end in the first half, was given its best field position late in the half when rookie Kevin Greene stripped the ball from punt returner Fulton Walker, Newsome again recovering the turnover at the Raiders' 37. On that play, Walker passed former Raider Greg Pruitt for the NFL record in punt return yardage for a season, finishing with 692. In the Freeway League: La Habra 16, Buena Park 7-Jeff Shaw had 2 hits and 3 RBIs to lead host La Habra (3-0, 6-2 Daren Downs went 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs David Stevens (2-0) went five innings for victory. On Tuesday of last week, with Prime Ticket televising a UCLA-Pepperdine baseball game at 7 p. m, Group Wrong-that is what the W stands for, isn't it-didn't pick up the coverage until 8:15, when the game was in the middle of the fifth inning. UNLV's first-round matchup Thursday night was with a struggling Fresno State team, but a Bulldog-Rebel game still brings out thousands of red-clad fans from both sides-and this time, anyway, the best in the Rebels. I slowed down at BYU (three weeks ago) and have been pretty hot since For a while, I had home runs on my mind too much. Cherico quickly became an integral part of Arkansas' defense, which allowed only 11. 7 points per game overall.

Radinsky (11-1, a senior left-hander, had a no-hitter for 4 innings, until Eddie Hall hit a three-run homer. Wait, in 1980 he managed to finish first in the National League in earned-run average, but that's about it for the stunning statistics Cookbooks have more interesting reading Star appeal is in short supply, too. DALLAS — At the age of 74, Byron Nelson is learning and loving the game of golf again He's always been active as golf's goodwill ambassador. — They're called media guides, and they're published by every team in the big leagues. Fouts almost certainly will join former Charger players Mix and Lance Alworth and former coach Sid Gillman in the Professional Football Hall of Fame. In the first 22, his team had racked up a grand total of one hole-in-one. Terri, 13-6 in singles, combined with freshman Katrina Greenman to produce a 10-3 doubles record.

REDONDO-73 anglers (4 boats: 1 yellowtail, 21 bonito, 246 calico bass, 2 halibut, 40 blue perch, 1 ling cod, 169 rockfish, 150 mackerel. From Jim Slaton to Ron Romanick to Ray Chadwick to Vern Ruhle to Urbano Lugo to Jerry Reuss, the Angels' trail of fallen fifth starters has become one of the sorriest sights in either league. Richmond 67, Navy 61-Peter Woolfolk and John Davis fueled a second-half rally that erased a 12-point deficit and sent the Spiders into sole possession of the Colonial Athletic Assn lead with a victory over the Midshipmen at Richmond, Va. Bernard, 60-57, Friday night in the Southern Section 5-A quarterfinals. He did not want to comment at length on himself, saying only: "Just say I'm doing fine" Once in a while, when he does speak, he says he has matured But once in a while, he gets the St Louis blues.

I did a better job" And how long will does he have before they start judging the results? The clock may already be ticking, about five months before Harrick coaches his first game. Newport Christian 14, Chadwick 3-The Conquerors (1-2) were led on offense by John Seneken who went 3 for 3, with three RBIs and two runs scored in the win over the Dolphins at Chadwick. The majority of fans, and Ott, wanted a restart, but speedway rules mandate that a rider who crashes automatically loses. Now, I feel like I can go out there and dominate the other person, instead of thinking about being dominated" Garrett, 19, sees a similarity between his current coach and Indiana's Bobby Knight. And, so far, they've done everything but hand Jeter a mop and a bucket. Andy Russo, last year's head coach, has since become the coach at Washington.

College football, through the NCAA, sets up all these rules and regulations so that the sport can remain an adjunct to the primary goal of higher education Well and good, say the college administrators Oh, and one other thing Just Win, Baby. . But he started the season in the doghouse and, even though he played his way out, West decided he was a bigger asset off the bench. He's improved 100% with the ball" The kicker in this is that virtue may not be fully rewarded until the next level. The trainer added: "But it's on the surface, and the doctor said it's nothing to be alarmed about There are no main arteries to be concerned about. "I'm not real close to him (Wooden) and haven't spoken to him since October 1983. VERO BEACH, Fla.

"Now there's another great one at the top" Little Al's father, Al Unser Sr, has won four Indianapolis 500s, and his Uncle Bobby won three before he retired. That all comes to $17,424, which, in the opinion of a lot of folks, is a lot of money. The Clippers opened a 10-point lead late in the first quarter, lost it, then built it back to 10 points midway through the second quarter. Chao's uncle, Jeffry Chang, had been looking for a school that offered both volleyball and biomechanical engineering USC seemed to fit the bill So Chang sent his nephew west for a meeting with Yoder.

They are, he says, devoting all their energies to "making all food look like Monet's lilies" Dan went to the barricades one night when, he notes: "I happened to gag on a piece of zucchini that some precious chef had cleverly disguised as a french fry" He felt even more betrayed when what he took to be a platter of onion rings turned out to be calamari Dan was thunderstruck "Squid" he demanded. The NBA sued the Clippers and the Coliseum Commission last year after the team moved without seeking approval of the league's board of governors, as required by an NBA bylaw. Jim Thompson, who coached the Madison High boys' team to its first section championship and to the final of the Southern California Regionals, was named the boys' coach of the year. "Jennifer is very straightforward and professional, and she makes sure the job gets done" This season Dominguez Hills softball got off to its best start ever. "I think he's too explosive, too quick, too strong, too competitive.

— They're called media guides, and they're published by every team in the big leagues. Va, about 30 minutes from the nearest interstate highway, and 2 1/2 hours from the nearest big city, Pittsburgh. SAN DIEGO — Come and listen to a story about a man and an open sewer and the fourth-best batting average in the National League. "The first (home run, I had two strikes on me and I was just trying to hit the ball" said Melendez, who has 10 home runs this year "The second one, I was just trying to drive the ball But on the third one, I was looking for a home run" St. A Louisville equipment manager featured a haircut with a blonde rat-tail. Some people, when they're looking for inspiration, like to move around, get a change of scenery, rearrange the furniture Other people don't adhere to that theory. "If Teufel had walked, I might have batted for Elster" Manager Davey Johnson said with a laugh. The Pirates, opening a swing West at San Francisco, started another young pitcher, 23-year-old left-hander John Smiley. Although he batted . 290, hit 18 home runs and drove in 89 runs last season, Keith Hernandez was one of the players criticized by teammate Darryl Strawberry when the New York Mets failed to win the National League East.

Angels owned 2-30 record in games he relieved, with Finley recording both victories. Also, on a team with the fireball king Nolan Ryan, a pitcher such as Knepper, who relies on control and cunning, isn't going to get the headlines. Westlake 5, Dos Pueblos 3-Jim Henderson and Jim Robertson led Westlake to victory in a nonleague game at Dos Pueblos. "The only recognition I ever got came from the players" When asked how his Eagles offense will work, however, Ryan cooed to one reporter, "I'll probably give my offensive guy the same kind of leeway I gave Ditka" Ryan has been an NFL assistant for 18 years, reaching the Super Bowl with the Jets, Vikings and Bears, and he summed up his resume in five easy words: "Always been with a winner" His modus operandi might be summed up even more briefly: "Taunt, teach and succeed" Weeb Ewbank, the former Jets coach who brought Ryan to the NFL from the University of the Pacific in 1968, recalled how Ryan lit a fire under former Jets defensive end Verlon Biggs and how "when Biggs left as a free agent and went to play for Washington, he wasn't the same player without Buddy" Ewbank also recalled that he visited both New England Coach Raymond Berry and Ryan in their respective locker rooms at the Superdome about one hour before Super Bowl XX "Ray was relaxed and calm. But the Bruins are coming off a recent upset of Stanford, a 6-3 win at Palo Alto, and several outstanding individual performances at the Ojai Valley tournament last weekend. "Other places (colleges, they just have you come in and do your same routine "Here, they treat you like you're going to keep on learning That works for me.

Although it appeared that he twisted his ankle, Lewis said later that his leg just cramped on him, a recurring condition "It wasn't my ankle" Lewis said. And while Johnson was racking up consecutive triple doubles, it was obvious that he was nowhere near optimum levels. The kind of week it has been for the Lakers, they didn't mind that the biggest ovation of the night Friday at the Forum was for a spectator, Muhammad Ali. With 6,000 fans at Orange Coast College looking on Friday night, the Roadrunners rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit to tie the score midway through the fourth quarter, and then won it after Hector Santa Cruz tipped a Derek Debbs punt that Lark grabbed and returned for the score. Burbank will meet Bishop Montgomery for the consolation championship at 3 p. m on Monday. Boros thinks McReynolds could be a "Dale Murphy type" stealing 20 to 30 bases And the manager thinks Gwynn could steal 30 to 50 bases "I was an aggressive runner" Alomar said. Under current rules, referees can do no more than eject players or coaches from a game because of involvement in a fight, and schools have been reluctant to take additional disciplinary action.