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?North Brunswick at Lejeune in socccr, 7 p.m. SPORTING SCENE Tobacco-Drooling Hoods Are America's Last Hope "Tomahawk Schmomahawk" read the home-made banner hanging from the upper deck of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. "You betcha," I said to myself last off the Atlanta Braves to win the Na tional League pennant. The heavily-favored Braves prov ed to be no match for the Phils, who may be the grossest sports team ever allowed on national television. America's Most Wanted has be come?America's last hope to bring the World Series championship back to the states where it belongs. Win or lose against the Blue Jays, you gotta love these loose cannons. Call them overfed Chia Pets if you like. Call them tobacco-drooling hoods if you must. But these dudes can play ball. Actually, the Phillies aren't nearly as disgusting as the beer-swilling, to bacco-spitting, frizzy-haired, unshaven bums they've been made out to be. Take away the heavy-metal hairdos of John Kruk, Pete Incaviglia and Mitch Williams and they don't look half bad. Take away Lenny Dykstra's ever-present wad-o-bacca and this team is almost human. The Phillies do have some perfectly normal-looking men on their team. Like uh...how about. ..um... well. ..Kevin Stocker! Yea, Kevin is the Phillies shortstop and a handsome man at that. He'd almost fit in with the Braves. Granted, these Phillies aren't likely to be on the cover of GO anytime soon, but they're not paid to look pretty. They don't play in Hollywood. They play in Philly, home of the cheese steak and Rocky Balboa. It's more than a blue-collar town. It's a ring around-the-collar town. A guy who works at the Naval Yard all week long doesn't want to go to ? the ball park Saturday night and see someone like David Justice sitting in the dugout filing his press-on fingernails. He wants to see a guy like John Kruk, who has a weight problem, greasy hair, a bad back and a mustard stain on his uniform. Philly relates to Kruk. He isn't pretty, but he gets the job done. The Krukster, my favorite Phillie, was described by one writer as the "70-ply Michelin Man in the Beetlejuice wig" and by another writer as "the beer truck driver." To me, he looks the ringer on a company softball team and the guy in charge of the keg at every Super Bowl party. He looks like the ornery guy who changed my oil that time in West Virginia. Nevertheless, Kruk and Company are proven winners. Nobody gave the Phils a chance to win their division, let alone the National League pennant. The Phils were dead last in 1992 and hadn't had a winning record in six years. They were 30-to-l underdogs to win their own division, yet something magical happened. CBS baseball analyst Tim McCarver didn't have a clue during the NLCS. He said Philly had no chance of winning in Atlanta (where they won two of three) and had no chance in close games (they won two in extra in nings). I'm not mad at Tim. He did his best. 1 couldn't expect much from a man who covered Mets games all summer? Tim obviously needs the wholesome nutrition of scrapple in his diet. And by the way, I've never eaten scrapple in my life. But it can't be any worse than grits. week as I watched my Phillies finish Doug Rutter Sports Editor Auto Accidents Disability Job Injuries ARE YOU A HARD WORKER NOW INJURED OR DISABLED? CALL; 1-800-336-0155 Katlileen Shannon Giancy Attorney at Law 114 S. Front St., Wilmington, NC LET ME WORK HARD FOR YOU TO OBTAIN FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR YOUR INJURIES TJs AUTO ELECTRIC ALTERNATORS STARTERS VOLTAGE REGULATORS GENERATORS REPAIR? REBUILT? EXCHANGED AUTOMOTIVE WIRING 754-7656 Royal Oak Road & Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte -1991 TMfc BRUNSWICK Ut ACON A TOP FINISHERS in the One-Mile Fun Run were Donny Cop eland of Wilmington and Sarah Hobbs of Raleigh. 5K WINNERS were Cheri Scharff of Spartanburg, S.C., and Richard Weeks of Nashville, Tenn. Oyster Festival Races Draw 75 Runners nr uuuii ku i I tK Turnout was excellent for the N.C. Oyster Festival Road Race at Holden Beach Saturday morning de spite threatening skies and a forecast of rain. Race coordinator Jimmy Marshall said 38 runners signed up race day to go along with the 37 who had pre registered. There were 40 partici pants in the 5K race, 29 in the 10K and eight in the One-Mile Fun Run. Top Finishers in the 10K were Greg Sears of Fayetteville in the men's division and Rosamarie Vuo so of Laurinburg in the women's class. Sears finished in a time of 35:10, while Vuoso clocked in at 40:45. Both 10K winners defeated their closest competitors by more than two minutes, as did women's 5K winner Cheri Scharff of Spartan burg. S.C., who had a time of 18:53. In the men's 5K, Richard Weeks of Nashville, Tenn.. crossed the Fin ish line a comfortable 27 seconds ahead of the first runner-up. Weeks posted a time of 15:54. The top male and female finishers in the One-Mile Fun Run were Don ny Copeland of Wilmington with a time of 5:19 and 10-year-old Sarah Hobbs of Raleigh in 7:26. West Girls The We;:! Brunswick girls' tennis team was scheduled to open the state 3A playoffs Tuesday after finishing the regular season last week as co champions of the Waccamaw Con ference. The Lady Trojans were to host Hertford County in the first round of the state dual team playoffs after ty ing Whiteville for the league title. Both teams Finished 11-1 in the con ference. West Brunswick, outright confer ence champs last year, closed out the 1993 regular season last week with a 9-0 win over Pender and a 7-2 victo ry over South Brunswick. The Lady Trojans were 12-4 overall. "This title was really nice because we weren't expected to win it again after losing four of the top six play ers from last year," West Brunswick Coach Martie Gillis said. "Also, with a slow start, the girls have worked really hard and deserve Runners-up in the men's 10K were Mark Johnson of Camp Le jeune with a lime of 37:33, Robert Morrison of Greenville with 39:30 and Don Johnson of Wilmington with 39:56. Finishing behind Vuoso in the women's division were Debbie Peters of Myrtle Beach. S.C., in 42:57, Michelle Jackson of Gibson ville in 44:42 and Natali West of Myrtle Beach in 45:05. Other top male finishers in the 5K race included Stephen Saleeby of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., with a time of 16:21. He was followed by Mike Julian of Salisbury in 16:36 and Vince Hovis of Wilmington in 16:44. Finishing behind Scharff in the women's 5K were Beth Trimberger of Charlotte with 21:06, Laura Herman of Salisbury with 21:11 and Liz Whelan of Raleigh with 23:36. Other award winners in the mile run included Bruce McAfee of Hol den Beach, 5:50; Jonathan Saleeby of North Myrtle Beach, 5:54; and Steven Johnson of Holden Beach, 6:09. Female runners-up were Teresa Salmons of Supply with a time of 9:07 and Margie Smith of Spar tanburg in 10:13. STAFF PHOTOS BY DOUG * UTTER FIRST PI^ACE in the 10K went to Rosamarie Vuoso of Laurin burg and Greg Sears of Fayetteville. Win Share Of Waccamaw Net Title (he honor," she added. Gillis said last week's South Brunswick match was "a very hard fought match indicative of the tradi tional West versus South rivalry. South is by far the most improved team in the conference and will help move competition in the Waccamaw up another level next year." Individual regional competition will be Friday and Saturday at N.C. State University in Raleigh. Two sin gles players and two doubles teams will represent West Brunswick. West's top doubles team of Blair Milligan and Jessica Robertson are seeded second in the region, while the duo of Jennifer Simmons and JoAnna Barber are fifth. Yarbi Le mon and Allison Hardee will play singles. "This year is a big question with us in a new region," Gillis said. "I have nothing to compare so we'll just have to go out and play through RECREATION BRIEFS County Plans Fall Festival i he Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor an old-fashioned fall festival Satur day, Oct. 23, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Public Assembly Build ing in Bolivia. Festival activities will include a cake walk, duck pond, go fish and other carnival games. A small fee will he charged to participate in the games. There also will be a used book sale and T-shirt sale. For more information, contact Emma T. McGraw at the parks and recreation office at 253-4357 or 1 800-222-4790. After School Arts Local children age 13 and under are invited to participate in an up coming after-school arts program that will be hosted by the county li braries. Participants will be making bird feeders from 4 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. All materials will be provided by the county parks and recreation depart ment. The program will be offered Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Leland Library; Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Shallotte Library; and Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Southport Library. For information, call Emma T. McGraw at 253-4357 or 1-800-222 4790. Deadline Extended The deadline has been extended until Nov. 5 for people who still haven't signed up or paid deposits for any of the three downhill skiing trips being offered this winter by the parks and recreation department. Trips are planned Jan. 21-24 to Timberline/Canaan Valley, W.Va.; Feb. 6-9 to Seven Springs, Pa.; and March 4-7 to Snowshoe, W.Va. For information, contact Emma T. McGraw at 253-4357 or 1-800-222 4790. Swap Your Cookies Brunswick County Parks and Recreation will hold a series of "cookie swaps" across the county during November. Each participant will bring a dozen homemade cookies and their recipe to share with others. They al so will decorate a variety of holiday goodies. Cookie swaps will be held Nov. 3, 6 p.m., Town Creek Community Building; Nov. 9, 1 p.m., Lockwood Folly Community Building; Nov. 9, 6 p.m., Waccamaw Community Building; and Nov. 17, 6 p.m., Le land Community Building. Pre-registration is required by Nov. 1. Call the Tecreation depart ment at 253-4357 or 1-800-222 4790. the draw." Pender Results Singles: Simmons (WB) def. Eslinger. 7-5, 6-3; Barber (WB) def. E. Segovia, 6-3, 6-0; Robertson (WB) def. Traywick, 6-0, 6-2; Milligan (WB) def. Miko, 6-0, 6-1; Lemon (WB) def. Teal, 6-0, 6-4; Hardee (WB) def. Corbett, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: Milligan/Robertson (WB) def. Eslinger/E. Segovia, 8-1; Barber/Simmons (WB) def. Tray wick/Miko, 8-1; Kirtley/Reeves (WB) def. P Segovia/Hickey, 9-8 (7 4). South Brunswick Results Singles: Simmons (WB) def. Hegler, 6-2, 6-3; Barber (WB) def. Porterfield, 6-1, 7-5; Wilmoth (SB) def. Robertson by default; Milligan (WB) def. Harrison, 6-1, 6-2; Lemon (WB) def. Brinson, 6-4, 6-3; Hardee (WB) def. Worley, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: Robertson/Milligan (WB) def. Hegler/Harrison, 8-2; Porterfield/Brinson (SB) def. Simm ons/Barber, 9-7; Hardee/Kirtley (WB) def. Wilmoth/Worley, 8-1. ?l lu] ly] la] in] !?! |g| ipynpi |y?ui |pi lai |g| |Q| iai ini El Need a great home? At a great price? |^| [?] Well then, stop by our office and check out our selection of spacious single and doublewide homes. ICHOlCENTERi n Wayne Culbertson, RHS 0^1 Ann Brown, RHS HOMES BY ANN ? 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