ALMANAC

Monday, Aug. 16, 2004

Sunrise: 5:50 a.m. Sunset: 7:42 p.m.

Death notices

STORY -- Of South Hamilton, Aug. 14, John "Win" Story, 70, beloved husband of Dian (Rutherford) Story and loving father of John W. Story Jr., Allison Desmond, stepfather of five and grandfather of 16. His funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in First Congregational Church, Main Street, Essex, followed by interment with military honors in the Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High St., Ipswich. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to Memorial Gifts, c/o Mary Jane Keesling, Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitlan Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 or to the charity of one's choice.

BUCKLEY -- Of Rockport, Aug. 11, 2004, Edith C. (Cooney) Buckley, 93, wife of the late Thomas J. Buckley and her first husband Gordon Moore. Mother of Anthony E. Moore of Rockport and the late Gail Ann Prell. A private graveside service was held on Saturday in Beech Grove Cemetery, Rockport. Funeral arrangements were conducted by the Burgess & Mackey Funeral Home, 201 Main St., Rockport.

DAVIS -- Of Denver, Colo., formerly of Essex, Aug. 11, 2004, Martha (Mellor) Davis, beloved wife of Darryl Davis, mother of Joshua Devault of Spencer and Tara Burns with husband Russell of Denver, Colo.; grandmother of Tyler, Hannah, Russell Jr., and Carley of Denver, Colo., Malik and Peter, who live in the Worcester area. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 346 Shrewsbury St., Holden, MA. Following the service there will be a time for fellowship with the family at the church.

Retired banker shares his love of learning

By Gail McCarthy

Staff writer

Todd Baker, a retired banker, has found his niche in an elementary school library.

Baker, a Manchester resident who once summered on Eastern Point, is a lifelong friend of East Gloucester Elementary School Principal Miffy Somers. Several years ago, he had time on his hands and wanted to help. He volunteered in a classroom two mornings a week.

Last year, budget cuts eliminated all elementary library aides in Gloucester. Somers asked Baker if he would be willing to shift his hours to the library, taking on the responsibility of opening the library a few times each week. Baker was glad to oblige.

He has since increased his volunteer work schedule during the school year to five days a week, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Baker was among those honored earlier this year by Cape Ann Families, which is part of Wellspring House, in its annual Parent of the Year, Child of the Year and Family Supporter of the Year awards.

"I did it because I had the time, and kids are extremely important, especially when they're little," said Baker, whom the group chose as its Family Supporter of the Year. "I liken them to little pieces of clay that can be molded when they're relatively young. It's been a wonderful experience."

Baker said he looks forward to returning to his post when school starts next month.

Baker could not attend the Cape Ann Families ceremony this spring, but the school thanked him before summer break.

"I didn't have a clue, and at about 9:50 a.m., Miffy said there was going to be a ceremony at 10 a.m., and she needed me to be there," Baker said. "Actually, I was doing something at the time and completely forgot. Miffy came to get me, when I said, 'OK, I'll be right there.' She said, 'Right now.'

"When I walked in, the first person I saw was my wife with a big grin on her face, and it dawned on me that something was about to happen," he said. "It was a well-kept secret."

Somers and the students wanted to show their thanks to Baker, so they submitted his name for the Family Supporter of the Year award. Students submitted nomination letters describing Baker as a "very, very important part of our school" and as "always improving the library."

In her own nomination letter, Somers explained her idea to move him to the library.

"It became apparent to me that he had valuable knowledge, experience and skills to share," she wrote. "Fortunately for us, and because Mr. Baker recognized the importance of maintaining a school library, he embraced the idea. To ensure the library continued to be utilized as an extension of the classroom, he voluntarily increased his time to five days a week, arriving at 8:30 a.m. and staying until 1:30 p.m."

Somers also detailed Baker's contributions, including his "word of the day challenge" that has drawn students to the library each day and his encouragement of fourth-graders to plan and schedule weekly book raffles.

He engages students in discussions about mythology, poetry, traveling and their interests. He is sensitive to reluctant readers, encouraging them to choose books that will boost their confidence.

He has created jobs for students to review the library's inventory and is quick to applaud their efforts. He defined the role of "student assistant librarian," a job that has a waiting list of children who want to participate.

Baker also has collaborated with teachers and gathered research materials to strengthen their curriculum. He leaves notes for Somers pointing out the achievements of students who deserve additional recognition from their principal.

"He values education, celebrates diversity and has embraced the opportunity to make positive contributions in the lives of children," Somers said. "Parents continually comment on how fortunate their children are to be inspired by someone who himself models lifelong learning.

"Mr. Baker doesn't expect to be recognized for his dedication and commitment, but he deserves to be," she wrote. "It would be a better world if there were more Mr. Bakers."

Kerry's sister chasing overseas vote

By Lisa Arsenault

Staff writer

MANCHESTER -- Diana Kerry may play a bigger role in the upcoming presidential election than many expected, as her older brother's campaign representative abroad.

The Manchester woman has spent the past year traveling the world, encouraging Americans out of the country to get absentee ballots and vote for her brother, Democratic nominee John Kerry.

"The idea is to cover as much territory as possible and help John out because he can't be everywhere at once," she told the Times in June.

Both Republicans and Democrats consider overseas voters particularly important this year. Polls suggest razor-thin margins in several battleground states, which means out-of-country votes -- a score here, a dozen there -- could tip the balance.

Both camps say they are courting American voters overseas and taking no chances that the expatriate vote will undermine them at the finish line.

Although an official census has never been taken, between 4 million and 10 million American citizens are believed to live abroad. Those over 18 are entitled to vote absentee in the state where they last lived, no matter how long ago that was.

Diana Kerry spent about 20 years among them, teaching in Indonesia and Iran. She joined her brother's campaign full-time last summer, after her teaching job in the Boston public schools was cut. She now lives in the family condo on Central Street in Manchester.

Her brother isn't alone in sending representatives overseas. Ryan King, deputy director of Republicans Abroad, which has chapters in 50 countries, said those crossing the oceans for President Bush this fall have included former Vice President Dan Quayle and George P. Bush, son of the president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

Republicans Abroad has planned ads after Labor Day on the president's behalf in the International Herald Tribune and in Stars and Stripes, a newspaper with wide distribution among the estimated 300,000 to 400,000 U.S. military personnel abroad.

The importance of the overseas vote was illustrated in 2000 in Florida where, various chads aside, Democratic nominee Al Gore received 202 more votes than Bush. Only after all the overseas votes were counted, including more than 12,000 from Israel, was Bush's election victory certified. The margin was 537 votes.

Harvard Professor Gary King, co-compiler of a survey analyzing Florida's overseas vote in 2000, has no doubt that expatriate Americans gave Bush that victory. And while it's unclear whether the vote from Israel alone was enough to put Bush over the top, 185,000 U.S. citizens live there -- an undetermined number from Florida.

Mark Zober, chairman of Democrats Abroad in Israel, said he has no firm figures but estimates that roughly 100,000 Americans in Israel are eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. election, and that roughly 14,000 were registered in 2000.

But how could Israeli Jews give Bush his margin of victory when Jewish Democrats outnumber Jewish Republicans by a wide margin in the United States?

Zober sees little doubt that the Jewish vote in New York state heavily favored Gore. But in the 2000 presidential election, he points out, it made no difference how Israeli immigrants from New York voted. All that mattered was how expatriates from Florida cast their ballots.

Israel is home to roughly 6,000 former Floridians - expatriates who tend to be more conservative than Jewish voters in New York and many of whom voted for Bush in the last election, Zober said.

Additionally, he said, many Israeli-Americans who might have voted for Gore if they were living in the United States voted for Bush because they considered him an unflinching supporter of Israel.

Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Abroad's Israel chapter, is taking no chances this year.

Zell's group has about 150 volunteers who aggressively started registering potential Bush voters a few months ago. As the election nears, he said, they will be holding "parlor sessions" at their homes to discuss Bush's support for Israel and will probably take out pro-Bush ads in Israel's English-language newspapers.

The Democratic group, meanwhile, is hoping to show American-Israelis that their adopted home is no safer today than before the war in Iraq and that Kerry is no less a friend to Israel than Bush.

Israel is hardly the only country Bush and Kerry supporters are turning to for votes. Registration drives are underway in countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America.

In Britain, home to an estimated 224,000 American expatriates, voter interest is greater than ever, according to Democrats and Republicans alike.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Awards honor parents, children

By Gail McCarthy

Staff writer

Ted Gabry, 46, quit his job to become a stay-at-home grandfather to his now 3-year-old grandson. He has since focused entirely on the child, who needed extra care to overcome developmental delays.

Gabry's labor did not go unnoticed. He received 26 nominations for Cape Ann Families' annual awards, the most ever in nearly 10 years of the awards.

"We have never had so much support for one person before," said Denise Frazier, a staff member at Cape Ann Families, which is part of Wellspring. "He must truly be a wonderful man."

Gabry and his wife, Carly, have been busy this summer keeping up with the energetic boy.

Gabry, who received a Parent of the Year award at a Cape Ann Families ceremony this spring, was flattered by the recognition.

"It was surprising," he said, "but it doesn't seem to me that I have done anything extraordinary. I'm sure people every day do many times more under worse conditions."

Cape Ann Families began the awards to recognize the good deeds done by so many in the community. It gives awards to parents and children of the year. The group named Todd Baker, a East Gloucester Elementary School volunteer, as its Family Supporter of the Year (see related story).

Letters nominating Gabry described him as a "loving and attentive" parent who has worked with early intervention therapists to help his grandson, Daniel, grow. He has driven his daughter and grandson to weekly horseback riding therapy sessions in Andover for more than a year and has taken his grandson to numerous medical appointments.

In addition to Gabry, Parent of the Year awards went to Sandra Jean Stillman, and John and Donna DiBona.

Stillman was nominated by her uncle Peter Todd, who noted her hard work raising seven children and her nurturing of her grandchildren.

"She has been the mother that has always been there through good times and bad," Todd wrote.

The DiBonas were nominated by Cindy O'Donnell, the family services coordinator at Cape Ann Families. The DiBonas, who have two daughters, Emily and Kati, are participants in her Parent Connection group.

John DiBona, who stays at home with the children while Donna works in a workshop for people with developmental delays, was also nominated by his wife and children.

Child of the Year awards were given to Tyler Frazier, Felix Potter, Ricky Whittier, Chelsea Feener, Caroline Welles and Kaley Bertolino.

Cheri Whittier, who nominated her son for an award, described his Sunday visits to his grandfather at a nursing home. Bertolino was noted for her willingness to help others, and Feener for being a big sister to her three little brothers.

The Dalzell Family nominated Frazier for his willingness to participate in a program with their 6-year-old son, Michael, who otherwise would have been the only boy in the group.

"I am not sure if Tyler even knows how much of an impact he had on Michael's involvement with this wonderful program," they wrote. "(Michael) didn't like going (because of the long drive and that he would be up very late) but he knew his buddy Tyler was there and was expecting him, and what a great team they made, and how much fun they had."

Inter-town rivalry lives up to hype

By Dom Nicastro

Staff writer

ROCKPORT -- Anything goes when these teams play in the Intertown Baseball League championship.

Rockport and Manchester added another classic to their never-ending series of playoff meetings in Game 1 of the ITL championship Saturday at Evans Field.

There were five lead changes, and the game wasn't settled until extra innings, when Adam Orlando's two-out home run clinched an 8-6 victory for the Rockport Townies and gave them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

Just one inning earlier, Manchester had rallied from a 6-4 deficit when pinch-hitter Joe Bertolino hit a game-tying single to score Chris Lamothe. Christian Maki, Rockport's reliever who held the Mariners hitless from the third through sixth innings, three times found himself one strike away from winning, before Bertolino's line drive fell into left-center field.

Maki was the winning pitcher. Reliever Ryan Lumsden took the loss for Manchester.

The rivalry continues tonight at 5:30 p.m., with Game 2 at Manchester's Joseph M. Hyland Field. Poor playing conditions forced the game to be postponed from yesterday.

For more, see Sports, Page C1.

Catholics narrow down names for parish

By GREG COOK

Staff writer

Local Roman Catholics appeared to favor names that signified the merger of their four Cape Ann parishes in a new union when they narrowed down potential names for the new unified parish in voting at weekend Masses a week ago.

The names Holy Family, which received 35 percent of the 1,300 to 1,400 votes cast; All Saints, with 20 percent; and Holy Trinity, with 12, percent, will be sent to Boston Archdiocese leaders to make a final selection. Lay leaders and clergy announced the results in church bulletins this weekend.

While archdiocese leaders could select another name altogether, local parish leaders have asked for the archdiocese to approve a name soon. The local leaders see selecting a new name as vital to helping the new parish move forward and form its identity.

"They would really like to start referring to this parish as 'parish such-and-such,'" said Anne Prybot of Sacred Heart Parish, a member of the New Parish Naming Committee, which organized the naming process so far.

Many local parishioners remain apprehensive about the merger, often feeling they are mourning their old parishes when they go to Mass. Many feel left in limbo because so much remains unanswered by the archdiocese -- just when Cape Ann parishes will close, whether the priests here now will remain here, which buildings besides St. Ann Church and St. Joachim Church will remain in use.

Victoria Wright, who serves on St. Joachim Parish's transition team, hopes that concrete steps like the naming will help parishioners grow more comfortable with the changes.

Archdiocese leaders announced in late May that St. Ann Parish in downtown Gloucester, St. Peter Parish in East Gloucester, Sacred Heart Parish in Lanesville and St. Joachim Parish in Rockport would merge to form a new Cape Ann parish. They were among some 80 Boston-area parishes slated to close by the end of the year under reconfiguration plans aimed at making the archdiocese more healthy.

Cape Ann pastors solicited suggestions of names for the new, merged parish during Masses at the four parishes over the weekend of July 25. These suggestions were narrowed down to seven that organizers said were the most often proposed among the hundreds of suggestions. The semi-finalists were All Saints, Holy Family, Holy Trinity, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Gianna, St. Jude and St. Therese of Lisieux (also known as St. Therese the Little Flower).

The names that topped last weekend's balloting represent the merging of the names and saints of the existing parishes as well as parishioners' hopes that they will come together as a new family in the new parish.

Names that didn't make the cut were St. Gianna, which received 11 percent of votes; St. Jude, 9 percent; St. Therese, 7 percent; and St. Francis of Assisi, 5 percent. The parishes' letter to the archdiocese explains how the names were arrived at and the voting results.

St. Gianna (1922-1962), canonized in May, was a married Italian physician who gave special attention to mothers, babies, the elderly and poor. After she became ill during her pregnancy with her fourth child, she chose to risk her life rather than receive medical care that could have aborted her unborn child. The child survived, but a week after the birth Gianna died.

Wright, a mother of four, favored St. Gianna because she was an independent woman who stood for giving of herself for her family. Wright's oldest son and daughter, 11 and 8, voted as well, and she liked that they could participate in the process.

St. Jude was proposed as a patron saint of those who face adversity as local Catholics do in this time of change for the church. St. Francis of Assisi was selected because of his philosophy of service and peace and how he gave his life to God. St. Therese of Lisieux was recommended because of her youth, like the new parish, and how she served God in humble ways.

Charley has little left for North shore

By Jill Harmacinski

Staff writer

Packing a deadly punch, Hurricane Charley killed 16 people and ripped a multibillion dollar path of destruction in Florida over the weekend.

But by the time Charley arrived on the North Shore yesterday, the furious hurricane had mellowed to a soggy tropical rainstorm. Charley lingered here until noontime yesterday, dropping approximately 3 inches of rain, before moving north toward Maine and Canada, according to meteorologists.

The storm did not result in any damage on Cape Ann, according to local police.

There was a minor power outage in Hamilton and Wenham yesterday morning, but no serious flooding, according to police.

The hurricane's fury in Florida was closely watched by local residents who own property or have relatives living in affected cities and towns.

Don Soper and his wife, Maria, of Salem own a time-share condominium on Fort Myers Beach. Maria's parents, George and Sylvia D'Iorio, former Salem residents, also own property in Fort Myers, where they now live year-round.

"Luckily, they didn't have much damage in their area," Don Soper said yesterday.

He said his in-laws live in a modular home park. In Charley's wake, they will have to fix broken windows and are still without power, but they are not complaining, Soper said.

Just 45 minutes away from them, in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, Hurricane Charley's devastation was estimated at $11 billion in personal property loss. Yesterday, Florida officials upgraded the death toll from 13 to 16 people.

"They're really the lucky ones," Soper said of his in-laws. "They are not complaining at all, particularly after what they've seen happen in other parts of the state."

Danvers resident Aileen L'Abbe owns a campground in Juneau Beach, which is about 20 minutes north of West Palm Beach.

Her property was subjected to driving rain and 45 mph winds.

"But we were lucky," L'Abbe reported, noting her campground, home to 140 seasonal and year-round residents, did not suffer widespread damage.

"We were lucky in Juneau Beach and lucky in Danvers," L'Abbe said.

Many areas in Florida, including Fort Myers, are still without electricity. Soper noted the weather in Florida this time of year is unbearable without air conditioning.

"There's been no electricity since the storm struck and it was 92 and humid (Sunday)," Soper noted.

Emergency officials believe Hurricane Charley is the worst hurricane to wallop Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Twenty-six deaths were linked to Andrew, which caused $19.9 billion in insured property losses.

Material from the Associated Press was used in this article.

'It can never be that way again' Gilson works on a memoir of Gloucester's fishing industry

By Lisa Arsenault

Staff writer

Ron Gilson has spent a lifetime on the Gloucester waterfront in one capacity or another. He delivered fresh water from Wenham Lake to the fleet in the '40s and dory fished on the Adventure in the '50s.

At 70, he is no longer working on the waterfront, but it is still very much a part of his life. He is writing a memoir about it titled, "The Gloucester I Knew."

Gilson said he sees Amendment 13 as the nail in the coffin of the fishing industry, and as he watches the waterfront he once knew disappear, he said he is eager to find a way to pass the memory of it on to his grandchildren.

"I lived through an era that will never happen again," he said. "I've seen this industry change from black to white in the past 50 years."

If you ask him about how he feels about the dwindling industry, he doesn't say he's sad or that he misses those days. He says he is accepting of change, not afraid of it. But still, he said, he longs to preserve the fishermen's tales of days when more than a million pounds of fish were landed in a single day and nearly everyone in Gloucester had a job that tied them to the industry.

"It was a rare day in 1945 when the Gloucester fleet didn't land a million pounds of fish," he said. "It can never be that way again."

Gilson grew up on Dog Hill, near where Eastern Avenue begins, across from the waterfront. His father, Herb Gilson, helped maintain Joe Codhina's fish plant on the pier and later tended bars at many of Gloucester's watering holes. His mother, Pauline, was a fish packer.

He is part of a generation of men who have seen the best days of Gloucester fishing come and go, he says.

Gilson's condo on the Back Shore is filled with the memories of those days. His collection of paraphernalia from the fleet's heyday chronicles his life on the waterfront -- a scrap book of boat launchings and record catches landed, a poster-sized photo of the Gertrude L. Thebaud on its launch date in 1930, and a whole garage packed with other photos and newspaper clippings of fishing vessels and the men who tended them.

If he were a young man these days, Gilson said he probably wouldn't get involved in the fishing industry because he doesn't see a future in it. Still, he wants his grandchildren to know what the industry used to be like. He hopes that Gloucester will find a new economic mainstay and that some sort of fishing industry will rise up in the wake of Amendment 13.

"We're going to have to adapt," he said. "It's never going to be what it was before, with or without Amendment 13."

One in a series of weekly profiles of those who have been affected by Amendment 13, the government's strict new fishing rules, and the years of change that preceded it.

Weather

Weather

LOCAL FORECAST: Today, cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight, mostly cloudy in the evening. Then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

MARINE FORECAST: From Merrimack River to Watch Hill, R.I. - Today, north wind 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Areas of fog early in the morning. Showers likely until late afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Visibility 1 to 3 nautical miles early in the morning. Tonight, northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening. Tomorrow, west wind 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Tomorrow night, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less early in the morning. Wednesday, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog early in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less early in the morning.Wednesday night, south wind 10 to 15

knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less in the late evening and overnight. Thursday, south wind 10 to 15 knots. Decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog. Visibility 1 nautical miles or less. Friday, south wind 5 to 10 knots. Increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. Visibility 1 nautical mile or less in the morning.

EXTENDED FORECAST: Wednesday, partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid-60s. Friday, partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Friday night, partly cloudy. Lows in the mid-60s. Saturday, partly cloudy in the morning. Then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Sunday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, Then partly cloudy in the

afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Day in history

Today is Monday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2004. There are 137 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Incorporated.

On this date:

In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vt.

In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1829, the original "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world.

In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.

In 1861, President Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy.

In 1894, George Meany, first president of the AFL-CIO, was born in New York City.

In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.

In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1977, Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit.

Ten years ago: President Clinton and other top Democrats were scouring the House of Representatives for converts in hopes of reviving a stalled anti-crime bill.

Five years ago: Four months after two gunmen sent them fleeing in horror, students reclaimed Columbine High School in Colorado for the start of the school year. Vladimir Putin won confirmation as Russia's prime minister, the fifth since early 1998. Republican Lamar Alexander folded his presidential campaign. The quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" began a limited two-week run on ABC.

One year ago: The Midwest and Northeast were almost fully recovered from the worst power outage in U.S. history. A car driven by U.S. Representative Bill Janklow ran a stop sign on a rural road in South Dakota and collided with motorcyclist Randy Scott, who died in the accident. Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; he was believed to have been 80.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Fess Parker is 80. Actress Ann Blyth is 76. Actor Robert Culp is 74. Sportscaster Frank Gifford is 74. Actress Julie Newmar is 71. Actor John Standing is 70. Actor Gary Clarke is 68. Actress Anita Gillette is 68. Actress Carole Shelley is 65. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 65. Movie director Bruce Beresford is 64. Rhythm and blues singer Robert "Squirrel" Lester (The Chi-Lites) is 62. Actor Bob Balaban is 59. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 59. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 58. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 54. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 52. T.V. personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 51. Rhythm and blues singer J.T. Taylor is 51. Movie director James Cameron is 50. Actor Jeff Perry is 49. Rock musician Tim Farriss (INXS) is 47. Singer Madonna is 46. Actress Angela Bassett is 46. Actress Laura Innes is 45. Actor Timothy Hutton is 44. Actor Donovan

Leitch is 36. Country singer Emily Robison (The Dixie Chicks) is 32. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 24.

Thought for Today: "If a man wants his dreams to come true, he must wake up." - Anonymous.

FISH ARRIVALS

FISH ARRIVALS

Gloucester Seafood Display Auction

There was no information available from the National Marine Fisheries Service on Gloucester Seafood Display Auction sales Friday.

Boston landings

There was no information available on Boston fish landings Friday.

Boston prices

There was no information available on Boston fish prices Friday.

Truck prices

There were no truck prices available from the National Marine Fisheries Service Friday.

Obituaries

John W. Story, 70

SOUTH HAMILTON -- John W. "Win" Story, 70, died Saturday in Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. He was the husband of Dian (Rutherford) Story.

Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Essex shipbuilder Jonathan and Marion (Hayes) Story.

He was raised in Essex and was a 1951 graduate of Gloucester High School and 1954 graduate of Trinity Pawling Prep School in New York.

Mr. Story enlisted in the Army and served in Germany. Following his honorable discharge, he was employed for 30 years as a lineman with New England Telephone.

The Storys enjoyed wintering in Vero Beach, Fla., and they would spent their summers in Asbury Grove. In his retirement, his seasonal joy was being a lobsterman.

He was a member of the Tyrian Masonic Lodge, AF&AM in Gloucester, the IBEW and was captain of the Essex Veteran Fireman's Association.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, John Story Jr. and his wife, Darlene, of Gloucester and a daughter, Alison Desmond and her husband, Paul, of Ipswich; stepchildren Peter Rutherford and his wife, Kim, of Essex, Jimmy Rutherford and his wife, Donna, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Debbie Ray and her husband, David, of Essex, Robin Turpin and her husband, Steve, of Hamilton and Lynda Smith and her husband, Mike, of Ipswich, and 16 grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Diane (Jackson) Story.

His funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in First Congregational Church, Main Street, Essex, followed by interment with military honors in Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends respectfully welcomed.

Visiting hours will be tomorrow from 6 to 9 p.m. in Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High St., Ipswich.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to Memorial Gifts, c/o Mary Jane Keesling, Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitlan Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 or to the charity of one's choice.

Edith C. Buckley, 93

A private graveside service for Edith C. (Cooney) Buckley, 93, of Rockport was held on Saturday in Beech Grove Cemetery, Rockport.

The Rev. C. Paul Rouse, pastor of St. Peter's Church, East Gloucester, officiated.

Mrs. Buckley died on Wednesday evening, Aug. 11, at her residence in Rockport.

Mrs. Buckley was born in Rockport on July 24, 1911, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (DelTorchio) Cooney.

Mrs. Buckley enjoyed art and taking lessons at the Rockport Art Association. She also was an avid sailor and was a long-time member of the Sandy Bay Yacht Club.

She is survived by her son, Anthony E. Moore, of Rockport; daughter-in-law Christine M. Moore of Rockport; grandchildren David E. Moore and his wife Francesca of Brooklyn, N.Y., Abagail P. Moore and her husband Dammon Frecker of Lynnfield; great-grandson Conrad W. Moore of Brooklyn; and a cousin, Robert DelTorchio and his wife, Sera, of Essex.

She was predeceased by her husband Thomas J. Buckley and her first husband Gordon Moore and her daughter Gail Ann Prell.

Funeral arrangements were conducted by Burgess & Mackey Funeral Home, 201 Main St., Rockport.

Martha (Mellor) Davis

Martha (Mellor) Davis, beloved wife of Darryl Davis of Essex, died Aug. 11 after a long illness.

She was the daughter of E.P. "Bud" Mellor and Norma C. Mellor of Holden.

She grew up in Holden, was a 1975 Wachusett graduate, and worked at the Mellor Co. in Jefferson for many years. She lived in Essex since 1993, where she worked at Dunkin' Donuts, Goodall's Farm, and served on the Essex Enhancement Committee. She spent the last 10 months in Denver, Colo.

She is survived by two children, Joshua Devault of Spencer and Tara Burns and husband Russell of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren Tyler, Hannah, Russell Jr., and Carley of Denver, Colo., Malik and Peter, who live in the Worcester area; seven brothers, John Mellor and wife Mary, Robert Mellor and wife Linda, Lee Mellor and wife Janet, Carl Mellor, E.P."Chip" Mellor, James Mellor and wife Beth and Mark Mellor; three sisters, Diana Provencher and husband Jim, Sheryl Vernon and husband Jon, Charlene Ross and husband Darren. She is also survived by two half-sisters, and a half-brother; 24 nieces and nephews; and many others who loved her, too.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church , 346 Shrewsbury St., Holden. Following the service there will be a time for fellowship with the family at the church.

Wild battle brews in talented receiver corps

By Hector Longo

Staff Writer

On Pro Football

Hector Longo

FOXBORO - In 2001, the New England Patriots captured their first Super Bowl championship ever with Charles Johnson as the No. 3 wide receiver.

Johnson, a free agent bust, caught 14 passes that year - his only season here - as many as Terry Glenn "d-i-d did" that year in only four games that season before being sent packing.

Oh how far the NFL champs have come.

Once a vast pool of mediocrity, wide receiver has become a position of strength here in New England.

Strength, depth, experience and potential.

Take the case of David Patten, whose has the greatest attitude in the NFL, speed to burn, solid hands and a reputation for the big play.

Patten, who turns 28 Friday, is the early leader in the battle for the fifth receiver spot, but barely.

His brief, two-catch, one-TD appearance in the preseason-opening win over Philadelphia was a nice start, but Patten had a great view from the sideline: the complex battle for that potential final pass-catching spot on the roster went from a three-man race to a six-man free-for-all just like that.

Patten's chief competition was to come from rookie P.K. Sam and veteran J.J. Stokes.

Sam provides speed and potential, at only age 21. Stokes, at 6-foot-4, the size.

But neither got a chance to state their case on Friday night, held out due to injuries. That left the door open for a couple longer shots - free agents Chas Gessner, Michael Jennings and Ricky Bryant.

Let's just say the young trio did a nice job of kicking it in.

Bryant caught three balls for 34 yards and a TD and averaged 10.8 yards on four punt returns. Jennings had a TD grab, and Gessner had a sweet 15-yard catch and added some spirited work on special teams.

Coach Bill Belichick noticed.

"Yes, I think they definitely helped themselves," he said. "Jennings and Bryant both showed up in the return game. and they showed up as receivers, and they have done that through camp. I thought that Chas helped himself.

"I think they have improved as players in the last few weeks, and they were able to take some of that to the field yesterday and make plays to help us win. I really think with guys like that, they kind of fall into the category of they have really helped themselves with their play. That is going to get them more looks. It might get them a longer look. If they can continue to improve, they will help themselves even more."

Belichick may or may not have been dropping a message to his currently laid up troops. The fact is, if Sam and Stokes lose more time to injury, they may get passed over for the other guys.

Friday night was a clear opportunity to shine. Both David Givens and Bethel Johnson were held out as a precaution. Reps were there, and Jennings and Bryant were the beneficiaries.

Now a real battle is brewing.

"Those things kind of have a way of taking care of themselves," Belichick said. "I do see good competition at the spot and good talent there, but I think that in the end, as long as everybody can participate and we get a good look at everybody, we will be able to make the evaluations and determinations of who is best for our football team. The hard part is if you have a situation where a guy is not out there and then you have to kind of estimate where you think he is or where he will be."

David Patten is fighting back from a knee injury, battling five other suitors for his spot. It's a fight for the man's livelihood.

Kind of makes the preseason a little bit more interesting now doesn't it?

Touching all the bases

Troy Brown to defensive back and Dan Klecko starting at fullback?

Is Bill Belichick making a statement to the NFL? The coach of the world champion New England Patriots is already changing the preparation dynamic for the upcoming regular season, having his players do the extra work in the off months then using training camp as less of a conditioning mechanism for veterans and more of teaching period for youngsters.

"We are just trying to create depth for our team," said Belichick. "You know we have four experienced corners on this team and some other guys who don't have a lot of experience. Maybe Troy fits in there. Maybe, he doesn't."

Belichick mustn't have liked what he saw in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXVIII when Carolina exploited a Pats' secondary weakness and nearly pulled off the gigantic upset behind QB Jake Delhomme. The Pats, with the likes of Shawn Mayer and Chris Akin forced into duty at safety, nearly saw the Lombardi trophy slip away.

"It's a little late to wait until the 10th week and say, 'Oh geez, we have got a couple corners hurt. Who are we going to move there?'" Belichick said. "It is a lot easier to try and build it now and create some depth."

If rookie safeties Guss Scott and Dexter Reid continue to progress and play like they did Friday night, it might allow Eugene Wilson to move back to his natural position of corner in a pinch.

That's depth and sound football thinking. It's nowhere near as creative, though.

Dan the man

Easily, Dan Klecko was the most tired man in the Pats' locker room after Friday night's affair. Talk about extra duties. The second-year man out of Temple, ran defensive line, fullback and special teams with the first unit.

But Klecko was just warming up.

While the rest of the regulars sought baseball caps, ponchos, towels and the like on the sideline, Klecko played most of quarters two and three at inside linebacker. He finished with four tackles in his first significant experience as a stand-up defender.

Klecko's transition will be a long one. Friday night, he often got caught taking improper pursuit angles or overrunning plays.

At one point, he made a heck of a play, chasing down Eagles QB Jeff Blake to the sideline. A winded Klecko got up, also begging to get a play off, with no help or response from the sideline. He stayed in and made the stop on the next running play.

It was a sequence that exemplified just how badly he wants to be out on the field.

Odds and ends

Pats free agent linebacker Justin Kurpeikis had a huge second half, rolling up a team-leading nine tackles on the night with six solos. Kurpeikis, who's played nine games total in three years as a pro with the Steelers, is one of those feel-good type stories, trying to find his spot. The Eagles certainly felt his desire Friday night...It as a brutally silent night for defensive lineman as the Pats got little or nothing from Richard Seymour, Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork and Keith Traylor. Rookie second-round pick Marquise Hill had a pressure or two with a pair of tackles, but they came against the Eagles' third-teamers...Who has better preseason numbers than Pats running back Patrick Pass, who always seems to roll it up when he gets the chance? The Georgia product, now in his fifth pro season, carried seven times for 42 yards of mop-up work against the Eagles.

Hector Longo covers the Patriots for the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. E-mail him at hlongo@eagletribune.com.

The new face of the Red Sox

By John Tomase

Staff Writer

BOSTON - Manny Ramirez entered the Red Sox clubhouse Friday wearing the kind of T-shirt that's become a staple of urban fashion. Or in Ramirez's case, urban irony.

Black with cutoff sleeves, it pictured South American revolutionary Che Guevara sporting his trademark beret. In the red star distorted by Ramirez's broad back, the Red Sox slugger had scrawled his No. 24 in black marker.

Now say what you will about the leftist guerrilla and Cuban insurgent, this much is indisputable - he was a gifted leader and the face of a revolution.

That his visage would adorn Ramirez's chest seemed more than a tad incongruous. Ramirez, after all, embraces a leadership role on the Red Sox with all the zeal of an agoraphobic at the mall.

And yet the Red Sox face the very real possibility of opening 2005 with Ramirez as their signature player. Nomar Garciaparra's gone, Pedro Martinez may follow, and the Red Sox find themselves surprisingly low on star power.

That leaves Ramirez as the potential face of a franchise that has traditionally drawn its identity from its biggest star, be it Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Roger Clemens or Nomar.

Is Manny ready to assume the role? Will it change him? Does he even care?

"Would he know? That's the question," outfielder Johnny Damon corrected. "I don't really think Manny'd know if he was the face of the Red Sox."

Regardless, it's quite a leap from where Ramirez found himself less than a year ago. Placed on irrevocable waivers as part of a gambit to acquire reigning MVP Alex Rodriguez from the Rangers - in part because A-Rod represented a more marketing-friendly star - Ramirez went unclaimed, and then untraded.

He returned to the Red Sox this spring as if nothing happened, and he's hit like it, too. Even after his longest slump of the season, Ramirez entered yesterday's game hitting .320 with 30 home runs and 87 RBIs. He and countryman David Ortiz carried the Red Sox offense for much of the first half and will each undoubtedly receive his share of MVP votes.

But it's not as if production from Ramirez qualifies as a surprise. He did it in Cleveland. He did it in Boston a year ago even as he told teammates perhaps he'd be better off taking his $20 million salary elsewhere.

So the question remains unchanged - is Manny Ramirez ready to be the face of the Red Sox?

"I don't think Manny Ramirez wants to be the face," said teammate and confidant Kevin Millar. "You're not going to make Manny Ramirez the face of the team just because of his salary. That's what people forget. Manny Ramirez is the best right-handed hitter in the game. Let Manny go out there, put up his numbers and do his thing."

Only Ramirez knows how he feels about the topic. Perhaps stung by criticism that he missed too many games last week with the flu, he playfully waved off queries this week by simply repeating, "Turn the page."

Damon knows what it's like to be The Guy. Thanks to standout seasons from 1998 to 2000 in Kansas City, he became the center of the Royals' marketing campaigns. It helped that the gregarious Damon had the personality for the job.

The team helped him buy a house in Kansas City. In return, he made 60 public appearances there a year, above and beyond whatever other charity work he performed.

"I was going pretty hard," Damon said. "Here in Boston, I still go hard. (Tim) Wakefield and Jason (Varitek) are out in the community a lot. I don't know how many appearances Manny makes or any of that stuff, but Varitek and Wakefield are the go-to guys here. They should be the face of the franchise."

While Varitek and Wakefield - along with outfielder Gabe Kapler - seem to be the leaders in charitable endeavors, they're not stars on par with Ramirez. They're not players opposing fans immediately envision when they hear "Red Sox."

It's entirely possible next year that man will be Ramirez.

"Hypothetically speaking, let's say Pedro's not here," Millar said. "We know Nomar's not here, and whoever else you say. It's not like you're rebuilding the team around Manny and a bunch of young kids. Trot's still here. Schilling's still here. Varitek will probably be here. You say Red Sox, those are the guys I think of.

"Manny's not going to lead speaking to the media. He's not going to come in the clubhouse and turn over tables. Just because he makes $20 million a year, we can't make him a leader.

"Manny's not Alex Rodriguez. He's not me. He's his own personality. He's quiet and shy. I don't think Manny needs to be the face of the team."

He may not have a choice. He's signed through 2008 for a management that seems ready to remake its roster away from the star-centric squads of the last 60 or so years.

"Manny's Manny," Millar said. "He's going to hit. He's going to do his job. That other stuff ... I don't think it interests him."

Whether he's a leader or not, whether he's the poster boy for a marketing campaign or not, it doesn't look like Manny Ramirez is going to be changing anytime soon.

That's OK. Unless Fidel was desperate to throw some BP, it's not like Che Guevara had to hit a baseball.

John Tomase covers the Red Sox for the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. E-mail him at jtomase@eagletribune.com.

AL Leaders

G AB R H Pct.

ISuzuki Sea 116 511 70 185 .362

Mora Bal 94 368 84 127 .345

IRodriguez Det 102 404 54 136 .337

VGuerrero Ana 113 449 89 146 .325

THafner Cle 108 384 79 123 .320

MYoung Tex 114 496 79 158 .319

Tejada Bal 116 467 76 148 .317

MRamirez Bos 109 410 73 130 .317

Durazo Oak 102 365 59 115 .315

CGuillen Det 115 438 83 138 .315

Kotsay Oak 106 432 55 136 .315

HOME RUNS--DOrtiz, Boston, 30; MRamirez, Boston, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 29; ARodriguez, New York, 29; Teixeira, Texas, 28; Sheffield, New York, 27; Valentin, Chicago, 26.

RBI--Tejada, Baltimore, 107; DOrtiz, Boston, 105; JGuillen, Anaheim, 92; THafner, Cleveland, 91; VMartinez, Cleveland, 89; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 89; MRamirez, Boston, 87.

RUNS--Sheffield, New York, 91; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 89; Lawton, Cleveland, 87; Damon, Boston, 86; Mora, Baltimore, 84; Matsui, New York, 83; CGuillen, Detroit, 83.

HITS--ISuzuki, Seattle, 185; MYoung, Texas, 158; Tejada, Baltimore, 148; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 147; VGuerrero, Anaheim, 146; CGuillen, Detroit, 138; Damon, Boston, 138.

DOUBLES--Belliard, Cleveland, 41; BRoberts, Baltimore, 39; DOrtiz, Boston, 36; THafner, Cleveland, 35; MRamirez, Boston, 33; CGuillen, Detroit, 31; Tejada, Baltimore, 31.

TRIPLES--Crawford, Tampa Bay, 17; Figgins, Anaheim, 14; CGuillen, Detroit, 9; Infante, Detroit, 8; MYoung, Texas, 7; JoCruz, Tampa Bay, 7; Lofton, New York, 6.

HOME RUNS--DOrtiz, Boston, 30; MRamirez, Boston, 30; Konerko, Chicago, 29; ARodriguez, New York, 29; Teixeira, Texas, 28; Sheffield, New York, 27; Valentin, Chicago, 26.

STOLEN BASES--Crawford, Tampa Bay, 47; ISuzuki, Seattle, 28; BRoberts, Baltimore, 26; Figgins, Anaheim, 24; ARodriguez, New York, 20; ASanchez, Detroit, 19; Lawton, Cleveland, 18.

STRIKEOUTS--Santana, Minnesota, 190; PMartinez, Boston, 164; Schilling, Boston, 143; FGarcia, Chicago, 141; KEscobar, Anaheim, 128; Buehrle, Chicago, 123; Harden, Oakland, 122.

SAVES--MRivera, New York, 40; FCordero, Texas, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 24; Percival, Anaheim, 23; Urbina, Detroit, 20; Foulke, Boston, 19.

PITCHING (13 Decisions)--Mulder, Oakland, 15-4, .789; PMartinez, Boston, 13-4, .765; Rogers, Texas, 14-5, .737; ClLee, Cleveland, 10-4, .714; Schilling, Boston, 14-6, .700; Westbrook, Cleveland, 11-5, .687; JVazquez, New York, 13-6, .684.

STRIKEOUTS--Santana, Minnesota, 190; PMartinez, Boston, 164; Schilling, Boston, 143; FGarcia, Chicago, 141; KEscobar, Anaheim, 128; Buehrle, Chicago, 123; Harden, Oakland, 122.

SAVES--MRivera, New York, 40; FCordero, Texas, 35; Nathan, Minnesota, 34; DBaez, Tampa Bay, 24; Percival, Anaheim, 23; Urbina, Detroit, 20; Foulke, Boston, 19.

AL Standings

East Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

New York 75 42 .641 --

Boston 64 52 .552 10<1/2>

Baltimore 57 59 .491 17<1/2>

Tampa Bay 54 64 .458 21<1/2>

Toronto 49 69 .415 26<1/2>

Central Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 64 53 .547 --

Cleveland 63 56 .529 2

Chicago 59 56 .513 4

Detroit 54 63 .462 10

Kansas City 42 74 .362 21<1/2>

West Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

Oakland 65 52 .556 --

Texas 64 52 .552 <1/2>

Anaheim 65 53 .551 <1/2>

Seattle 44 73 .376 21

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Saturday's Games<*C>

Toronto 7, Baltimore 2

N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 4

Oakland 6, Kansas City 1

Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1

Texas 6, Tampa Bay 5

Anaheim 11, Detroit 8

Sunday's Games<*C>

Baltimore 11, Toronto 7

Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2, 10 innings

Texas 6, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 4

Seattle 7, N.Y. Yankees 3

Anaheim 3, Detroit 2

Kansas City 6, Oakland 1

Monday's Games<*C>

Toronto (J.Miller 1-1) at Boston (Lowe 10-10), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Redman 8-9) at Baltimore (Bedard 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Sabathia 9-6) at Texas (Callaway 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games<*C>

Toronto at Boston, 7:05 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

CHICAGO BOSTON

ab r h bi ab r h bi

WHarrs 2b 4 1 1 0Damon cf 5 1 0 0

TPerez rf 4 1 2 0Yukilis 3b 1 0 1 0

CaLee lf 4 2 3 3Mueller 3b 3 1 1 0

Knerko 1b 4 0 0 1MRmrz lf 4 0 0 0

CEvrtt dh 4 0 2 0DOrtiz dh 4 0 1 0

Vlentin ss 4 1 1 0Varitek c 4 1 3 2

Rwand cf 4 0 0 0OCbera ss 5 1 3 0

Uribe 3b 3 0 0 1Mntkw 1b 3 0 1 2

SAlmr c 1 0 0 0Millar 1b 1 0 1 0

BDavis c 3 0 1 0Kapler rf 3 0 0 0

DRbrts rf 1 0 0 0

Gterrez 2b 3 0 1 0

Totals 35 5 10 5Totals 37 4 12 4

Chicago 000 200 120 -- 5

Boston 000 002 002 -- 4

DP--Chicago 1. LOB--Chicago 6, Boston 11. 2B--CaLee (30), OCabrera (4). HR--CaLee (23). SB--CaLee (9), Valentin (6). S--TPerez. SF--Uribe.

IP H R ER BB SO

Chicago

Buehrle W,11-6 7 6 2 2 4 5

Politte 2-3 2 0 0 0 1

Marte 0 1 0 0 0 0

Takatsu S,12 11-3 3 2 2 1 2

Boston

Arroyo L,5-9 7 6 3 3 0 3

Embree 1-3 1 1 1 0 0

Timlin 1-3 2 1 1 0 0

MMyers 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Mendoza 1 1 0 0 1 0

Marte pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Chris Guccione.

T--2:54. A--34,405 (35,095).

Rangers 6, Devil Rays 2

TAMPA BAY TEXAS

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Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0ASrano 2b 4 0 0 0

RSnchz 2b 4 0 0 0Dllucci lf 4 1 1 0

Huff 1b 4 1 1 1MYong ss 3 0 1 0

JoCruz rf 3 1 1 0Blalock 3b 3 1 0 0

TMrtnz dh 4 0 1 0Txeira 1b 4 2 2 2

Upton ss 4 0 1 1Mench dh 3 1 2 0

Cantu 3b 4 0 2 0Nix cf 3 1 1 3

Frdyce c 2 0 0 0Mathws rf 2 0 0 0

Blum ph 1 0 0 0Brajas c 2 0 0 1

Gthrght cf 3 0 1 0

Totals 33 2 7 2Totals 28 6 7 6

Tampa Bay 011 000 000 -- 2

Texas 020 200 02x -- 6

DP--Tampa Bay 1, Texas 1. LOB--Tampa Bay 6, Texas 4. 2B--JoCruz (17), Cantu (5), Teixeira (24). 3B--Upton (1), Mench (2). HR--Huff (22), Teixeira (28), Nix (13). SB--Gathright (6). SF--Nix, Barajas.

IP H R ER BB SO

Tampa Bay

JoSosa L,3-2 71-3 5 5 5 4 3

Seay 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

DBaez 1-3 2 1 1 0 0

Texas

Drese W,10-6 71-3 7 2 2 1 1

Mahay 2-3 0 0 0 1 1

Almanzar 1 0 0 0 0 0

WP--JoSosa.

Umpires--Home, Larry Poncino; First, Gerry Davis; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Bruce Dreckman.

T--2:16. A--23,051 (49,115).

Twins 4, Indians 2 (10 innings)

MINNESOTA CLEVELAND

ab r h bi ab r h bi

ShStwrt dh 4 0 0 0Blliard 2b 4 1 0 0

JJones rf 4 0 1 0Vizquel ss 5 0 1 0

THnter cf 5 0 0 0Lawton rf 5 0 0 0

Mrneau 1b 4 0 2 0Blake 3b 5 0 2 0

Cddyer 1b 0 0 0 0Hafner dh 3 0 0 0

LFord lf 2 2 1 0JPhlps 1b 3 1 1 0

Koskie 3b 5 2 3 2Brssrd 1b 1 0 1 0

CGzmn ss 5 0 0 0Crisp lf 3 0 1 0

Bowen c 1 0 0 0Szmore cf 3 0 0 1

Offrmn ph 1 0 1 2Laker c 3 0 1 0

HBlnco c 2 0 1 0VMrtnz c 0 0 0 0

Rivas 2b 5 0 0 0

Totals 38 4 9 4Totals 35 2 7 1

Minnesota 000 002 000 2 -- 4

Cleveland 110 000 000 0 -- 2

E--Koskie (11), Mulholland (2), Belliard (9). DP--Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1. LOB--Minnesota 11, Cleveland 8. 2B--Morneau (7), Koskie (16), Offerman (13), HBlanco (12), Blake (25). HR--Koskie (17). SB--Offerman (1). CS--JJones (8). S--Crisp. SF--Sizemore.

IP H R ER BB SO

Minnesota

Mulholland 8 6 2 1 1 2

Romero 2-3 1 0 0 1 0

JRincon W,10-5 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Nathan S,34 1 0 0 0 0 0

Cleveland

Durbin 5 2 0 0 4 2

Betancourt 2-3 3 2 2 0 0

Miller 11-3 1 0 0 1 1

Howry 1 1 0 0 0 0

Wickman 1 0 0 0 0 0

RiWhite L,4-5 1 2 2 2 0 0

HBP--by RiWhite (LFord), by Durbin (LFord), by Mulholland (THafner).

Umpires--Home, Larry Young; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Mike Everitt.

T--3:15. A--38,019 (43,389).

Orioles 11, Blue Jays 7

BALTIMORE TORONTO

ab r h bi ab r h bi

BRbrts 2b 6 3 3 2Jhnson cf 5 1 2 1

Newhn lf 6 2 4 1OHudsn 2b 4 1 2 0

Mora 3b 5 0 2 3Rios rf 5 1 3 1

Tejada ss 3 1 1 1CDlgdo 1b 4 1 1 3

RPlmo dh 4 1 1 0Ctlnotto dh 4 0 0 1

Surhoff 1b 5 1 2 1Hinske 3b 4 1 2 0

KGarca rf 4 1 2 1Zaun c 4 0 0 0

Bigbie cf 5 1 1 0Gross lf 1 1 0 0

Mchado c 3 0 0 0VWells cf 1 0 0 0

JvLopz c 2 1 1 2Gomez ss 4 1 1 1

Totals 43 11 17 11Totals 36 7 11 7

Baltimore 100 010 180 -- 11

Toronto 300 400 000 -- 7

E--CDelgado (4). LOB--Baltimore 10, Toronto 7. 2B--BRoberts (39), Newhan (10), Mora (28), RPalmeiro (18), JvLopez (23), OHudson (20). 3B--Newhan (4). HR--CDelgado (19). SB--Tejada (4). CS--Hinske (7), Gross (1). SF--Mora, KGarcia.

IP H R ER BB SO

Baltimore

Cabrera 32-3 8 7 7 3 6

Rodriguez 2 1 0 0 2 2

Groom W,3-0 11-3 1 0 0 0 0

BRyan 1 1 0 0 0 0

Julio 1 0 0 0 0 2

Toronto

Bush 5 7 2 2 1 4

Frederick 12-3 2 1 1 1 2

Chulk L,0-3 1-3 4 5 4 0 1

Frasor 1 3 3 3 1 1

Ligtenberg 1 1 0 0 0 1

Chulk pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP--Frasor.

Umpires--Home, Paul Emmel; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Joe West; Third, Terry Craft.

T--3:25. A--26,132 (50,598).

Angels 3, Tigers 2

DETROIT ANAHEIM

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Infante 2b 4 0 1 0Eckstin ss 2 2 0 0

CGillen ss 3 0 0 1Erstad 1b 4 0 1 1

IRdrgz c 4 0 1 0DVnon dh 4 1 1 0

DYong dh 4 0 0 0GAndsn cf 3 0 1 1

RoWhte lf 4 1 0 0JGillen lf 3 0 1 0

CPena 1b 4 0 2 1Quinlan 3b 2 0 0 0

Monroe rf 4 0 1 0Amzga 3b 0 0 0 0

Inge 3b 3 0 1 0AKndy 2b 3 0 0 0

Logan cf 3 1 1 0Paul c 2 0 0 0

Munson ph 0 0 0 0Pride ph 1 0 0 0

Hggnsn pr 0 0 0 0JMolna c 0 0 0 0

Figgins rf 3 0 2 0

Totals 33 2 7 2Totals 27 3 6 2

Detroit 010 000 100 -- 2

Anaheim 200 000 01x -- 3

E--JJohnson (2), Eckstein (5), GAnderson (2). DP--Detroit 3. LOB--Detroit 9, Anaheim 3. 2B--CPena (15), Monroe (20), Erstad (23), Figgins (16). SB--Infante (9), Eckstein (10). S--Infante.

IP H R ER BB SO

Detroit

JJohnson L,8-11 8 6 3 2 3 3

Anaheim

Sele 6 6 1 0 2 2

Shields W,6-2 2 1 1 0 0 2

Percival S,23 1 0 0 0 1 0

HBP--by Percival (Munson).

Umpires--Home, Tony Randazzo; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Tim McClelland; Third, Jim Wolf.

T--2:34. A--42,850 (45,030).

Mariners 7, Yankees 3

NEW YORK SEATTLE

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Lofton cf 5 0 1 0ISuzuki rf 4 2 3 1

Jeter ss 4 0 1 0Winn cf 5 1 1 1

Shffield rf 4 1 0 0EMrtnz dh 4 1 1 1

Matsui lf 4 2 2 2Ibanez lf 3 1 2 0

BWllms dh 4 0 2 1BBoone 2b 3 0 1 1

Olerud 1b 3 0 0 0Spiezio 1b 4 0 0 0

Cairo 3b 4 0 0 0Olivo c 4 1 3 2

EWilsn 2b 4 0 0 0Lopez ss 3 1 1 1

Flherty c 4 0 2 0Blmqist 3b 4 0 0 0

Totals 36 3 8 3Totals 34 7 12 7

New York 000 102 000 -- 3

Seattle 100 000 60x -- 7

E--Flaherty (3), Bloomquist (7). DP--New York 1. LOB--New York 7, Seattle 7. 2B--Jeter (30), Matsui (22), Flaherty (7), Ibanez (17), Lopez (2). HR--Matsui (24), ISuzuki (5). SB--ISuzuki 2 (28), BBoone (10), Olivo (7).

IP H R ER BB SO

New York

KBrown 61-3 7 3 3 2 6

Nitkowski L,0-1 0 0 1 1 1 0

Quantrill 0 3 3 3 0 0

Proctor 12-3 2 0 0 1 2

Seattle

Meche W,3-5 7 7 3 2 0 3

Thornton 1 1 0 0 1 1

Putz 1 0 0 0 0 0

Nitkowski pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Quantrill pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Umpires--Home, Ed Rapuano; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Alfonso Marquez.

T--2:44. A--46,335 (47,447).

Royals 6, A's 1

KANSAS CITY OAKLAND

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DJesus cf 3 2 1 0Kotsay cf 4 0 1 0

Randa 3b 5 0 1 3McLmr 3b 4 0 1 0

MiSwy dh 5 0 1 0Httberg 1b 4 0 2 0

Harvey 1b 5 1 2 0Dye rf 4 0 0 0

Nunez rf 5 0 1 1Durazo dh 3 1 1 0

Guiel lf 3 1 0 0Mlhuse c 4 0 1 0

ACstillo c 2 0 1 0Byrnes lf 4 0 1 1

Gotay 2b 4 1 1 2Scutaro 2b 3 0 0 0

ABlnco ss 4 1 2 0Crosby ss 3 0 0 0

Totals 36 6 10 6Totals 33 1 7 1

Kansas City 000 000 321 -- 6

Oakland 000 100 000 -- 1

DP--Kansas City 1. LOB--Kansas City 9, Oakland 6. 2B--Randa (19), ABlanco (1), Kotsay (25). SB--DeJesus (4). CS--ACastillo (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Kansas City

Greinke W,5-9 7 6 1 1 1 4

DReyes 2 1 0 0 0 2

Oakland

Zito L,8-9 62-3 4 2 2 3 9

RRincon 0 0 1 1 0 0

Duchscherer 2-3 2 2 2 2 1

Lehr 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

CHammond 1 3 1 1 0 1

RRincon pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

HBP--by RRincon (DeJesus).

Umpires--Home, Dale Scott; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Brian Gorman.

T--2:49. A--37,748 (43,662).

This is what everyone was waiting for from Willis McGahee.

After 19 months of recuperation and countless questions about the strength of his left knee, the Buffalo Bills running back finally provided some answers. McGahee had the go-ahead score on a 1-yard run in his NFL preseason debut, helping the Bills to a 16-6 win over the Denver Broncos last night.

McGahee finished with 13 carries for 58 yards and two catches for 25 yards, continuing to show that he's ready to play after missing all of his rookie season recovering from reconstructive knee surgery.

The Broncos (0-2), coming off last week's 20-17 loss to Washington, continued to struggle on offense. Starter Jake Plummer went 3-of-11 for 40 yards passing and two interceptions, giving him three in two preseason games.

Most eyes were on McGahee.

The crowd cheered when he first took the field, lining up alongside starter Travis Henry late in the first quarter. Fans were already on their feet, cheering in anticipation just before McGahee scored. He followed two blockers off left tackle and put the Bills ahead 10-3 with 4:37 left in the second quarter.

McGahee had a big role in the 13-play, 59-yard scoring drive, getting seven carries for 15 yards and a 9-yard reception.

This is what everyone hoped to expect from McGahee. He's the former Miami star the Bills selected 23rd overall in the 2003 draft, knowing that he would need at least a year to recover after he was hurt in his final college game, the national championship against Ohio State.

After scoring, McGahee went down on one knee to say a small prayer and then jumped up to be congratulated by his teammates. McGahee gained confidence as the game progressed.

On the Bills first drive of the third quarter, McGahee reeled off a strong 16-yard scamper to the left, and followed it up with a few nifty cutbacks, breaking three tackles, for a 6-yard gain.

McGahee had already provided a glimpse of his talent when he scored four times, all from within 2 yards, in a controlled scrimmage against Cleveland earlier this month.

Buffalo's Rian Lindell rounded out the scoring with three field goals, including a 42-yarder to put the game away with 2:10 left. Rookie quarterback J.P. Losman, the second of Buffalo's two first-round picks last April, had an encouraging performance, finishing 5-of-5 for 55 yards passing. He also ran three times for 37 yards.

The Bills (1-0) also got a strong outing from their defense, which generated two turnovers and three sacks.

Plummer struggled in Denver's first two drives, both ending with interceptions. And he didn't get much help as his receivers dropped several easy catches, including Ashley Lelie, whose bobble led to Terrence McGee's interception.

Plummer did orchestrate a 70-yard drive to set up Jason Elam's 34-yard field goal on his third and final series of the game. But Plummer could be faulted for the stalling of the drive when he failed to get rid of the ball and was sacked for a 5-yard loss inside the Bills' 30.

As Plummer reached the sideline, he was greeted by coach Mike Shanahan, who appeared to admonish the quarterback for the sack.

Auto Racing: Stewart ill, but still wins Sirius at the Glen

Tony Stewart knew he was in trouble shortly after the start of the race, but overcame an upset stomach to win yesterday at Watkins Glen International.

Stewart went back to his hauler as soon as he exited the car after winning the Sirius at the Glen. He was driven back to his motor coach in a golf cart to change his uniform and attempt to recover.

The team had road-course ace Boris Said standing by, but released him after the final pit stop. Stewart realized with about 12 laps to go that he was going to finish, although he said that distance seemed like an eternity.

His pain eased somewhat after he was given something to drink, and Stewart said he wanted to stay providing a lack of concentration didn't drastically reduce his lap times.

He also said word during the race that he also had leg cramps was not accurate and that he felt it was important to stay in the car with victory in the offing for his team.

It was the second win for Stewart in the race, one of two road-course events each year on the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. He has three victories in that discipline.

The 2002 series and Watkins Glen champion also got his second win of the season and the 19th of his career.

Stewart, who started fourth after qualifying was canceled because of a wet track and the field was set by car-owner points, led 46 of 90 laps on the 11-turn serpentine layout. His Chevrolet beat that of road-course star Ron Fellows by 1.517 seconds.

Finishing third in the $4.6 million race was Mark Martin in a Ford, followed by Casey Mears in a Dodge, and the Chevy of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Golf: Park, 17, triumphs at U.S. Women's Amateur

Jane Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur, clinching her first U.S. Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole.

The 17-year-old Park, a runner-up last year in this tournament and the U.S. Girls' Junior, won 2-up over McCurdy, a 20-year-old junior at the University of Arkansas.

McCurdy, who birdied the 33rd and 35th holes, had a long putt for birdie on the final hole to extend the match, but she three-putted to give Park the win.

In her trademark white bucket hat, Park got a big victory hug from her caddie, cousin Jung Park.

Park played with the same confidence she had shown all week. She shot a 6 under on 14 holes in the second round to advance, and made the finals after being down to Curtis Cup teammate Sarah Huarte to win 2-up. ... Gary Emerson birdied three of the final five holes to finish with a 4-under 68 and win the Russian Open by two strokes. It was the first career PGA European Tour victory for Emerson, who began the day two shots behind co-leaders Henrik Nystrom and Kariem Baraka. He finished at 16-under 272.

Baseball: Preston surges into Little League World Series

Robbie Payne hit a pair of home runs and pitched a five-hitter to lead Preston, Md., into the Little League World Series with a 4-1 victory over Hilltown, Pa., in the Mid-Atlantic Regional final.

Preston's South Caroline Little League becomes the first Maryland team to qualify for the World Series since 1986. The Mid-Atlantic representative draws Great Lakes Regional champion Owensboro, Ky., on Saturday at noon in the first round at Williamsport, Pa.

Payne hit the first pitch of the game from Sean Coyle (1-2) over the left field fence to give Maryland a lead it would not relinquish. He hit his second homer after J.T. Nagel was hit by a pitch with two down in the second inning.

Names: Armstrong to race in France again

Lance Armstrong says he'll ride at least one more time in the Tour de France.

Armstrong didn't say if he will race the Tour de France in either of the next two years. For now, he is thinking about focusing on other races in 2005. ... North Carolina State has reassigned assistant strength coach C.J. Hunter due to his connection with the investigation of steroid use by track and field athletes, including his ex-wife, Marion Jones.

Athletic director Lee Fowler said Hunter was moved to another position in the athletics department "after evaluating recent allegations" involving the former world champion shot putter.

The statement did not specify Hunter's new duties nor the specific allegations against Hunter.

Golf

PGA Championship

At Whistling Straits (Straits Course)<*C>

Haven, Wis.<*C>

Purse: $6.25 million<*C>

Yardage: 7,514; Par: 72<*C>

Final Round<*C>

x-won three-hole aggregate playoff<*C>

x-Vijay Singh, $1,125,000 67-68-69-76 -- 280 -8

Chris DiMarco, $550,000 68-70-71-71 -- 280 -8

Justin Leonard, $550,000 66-69-70-75 -- 280 -8

Ernie Els, $267,500 66-70-72-73 -- 281 -7

Chris Riley,$267,500 69-70-69-73 -- 281 -7

Paul McGinley, $196,000 69-74-70-69 -- 282 -6

K.J. Choi, $196,000 68-71-73-70 -- 282 -6

Phil Mickelson, $196,000 69-72-67-74 -- 282 -6

Robert Allenby, $152,000 71-70-72-70 -- 283 -5

Ben Crane, $152,000 70-74-69-70 -- 283 -5

Adam Scott, $152,000 71-71-69-72 -- 283 -5

Stephen Ames, $152,000 68-71-69-75 -- 283 -5

Arron Oberholser, $110,250 73-71-70-70 -- 284 -4

Brad Faxon, $110,250 71-71-70-72 -- 284 -4

Brian Davis,$110,250 70-71-69-74 -- 284 -4

Darren Clarke, $110,250 65-71-72-76 -- 284 -4

Stuart Appleby, $76,857.15 68-75-72-70 -- 285 -3

Jean Francois Remesy, $76,857.15 72-71-70-72 -- 285 -3

Stewart Cink,$76,857.14 73-70-70-72 -- 285 -3

David Toms, $76,857.14 72-72-69-72 -- 285 -3

Fredrik Jacobson, $76,857.14 72-70-70-73 -- 285 -3

Matt Gogel, $76,857.14 71-71-69-74 -- 285 -3

Loren Roberts, $76,857.14 68-72-70-75 -- 285 -3

Tom Byrum, $46,714.29 72-73-71-70 -- 286 -2

Shaun Micheel, $46,714.29 77-68-70-71 -- 286 -2

Chad Campbell, $46,714.29 73-70-71-72 -- 286 -2

J.L. Lewis, $46,714.29 73-69-72-72 -- 286 -2

Tiger Woods, $46,714.28 75-69-69-73 -- 286 -2

Geoff Ogilvy,$46,714.28 68-73-71-74 -- 286 -2

Luke Donald, $46,714.28 67-73-71-75 -- 286 -2

Miguel Angel Jimenez, $34,250 76-65-75-71 -- 287 -1

Chip Sullivan, $34,250 72-71-73-71 -- 287 -1

Carlos Franco, $34,250 69-75-72-71 -- 287 -1

Bo Van Pelt, $34,250 74-71-70-72 -- 287 -1

Charles Howell, $34,250 70-71-72-74 -- 287 -1

Nick O'Hern, $34,250 73-71-68-75 -- 287 -1

Todd Hamilton, $24,687.50 72-73-75-68 -- 288 E

Brett Quigley, $24,687.50 74-69-73-72 -- 288 E

Trevor Immelman, $24,687.50 75-69-72-72 -- 288 E

Ian Poulter, $24,687.50 73-72-70-73 -- 288 E

Zach Johnson, $24,687.50 75-70-69-74 -- 288 E

Briny Baird, $24,687.50 67-69-75-77 -- 288 E

Steve Flesch, $24,687.50 73-72-67-76 -- 288 E

Jay Haas, $24,687.50 68-72-71-77 -- 288 E

Tommy Armour III, $18,500 72-71-74-72 -- 289 +1

Niclas Fasth, $18,500 74-70-73-72 -- 289 +1

David Howell, $18,500 72-72-70-75 -- 289 +1

Padraig Harrington, $18,500 68-71-72-78 -- 289 +1

Patrick Sheehan, $14,660 70-71-75-74 -- 290 +2

Nick Faldo, $14,660 72-70-74-74 -- 290 +2

Joe Ogilvie, $14,660 75-68-70-77 -- 290 +2

Michael Campbell, $14,660 71-73-69-77 -- 290 +2

Duffy Waldorf, $14,660 69-72-70-79 -- 290 +2

Carl Pettersson, $13,600 71-71-76-73 -- 291 +3

Paul Azinger, $13,200 74-71-74-73 -- 292 +4

S.K. Ho, $13,200 72-73-73-74 -- 292 +4

Craig Parry, $13,200 70-75-71-76 -- 292 +4

Bob Tway, $13,200 71-70-74-77 -- 292 +4

Eduardo Romero, $13,200 72-73-70-77 -- 292 +4

Hidemichi Tanaka, $13,200 72-71-71-78 -- 292 +4

Rod Pampling, $13,200 73-69-70-80 -- 292 +4

Jeff Sluman, $12,650 72-72-79-70 -- 293 +5

Scott Verplank, $12,650 67-76-77-73 -- 293 +5

Shingo Katayama, $12,650 74-70-76-73 -- 293 +5

Woody Austin, $12,650 74-71-74-74 -- 293 +5

Scott Drummond, $12,350 71-72-76-75 -- 294 +6

Bernhard Langer, $12,350 74-70-75-75 -- 294 +6

Robert Gamez, $12,150 72-73-76-75 -- 296 +8

Mark Hensby, $12,150 74-69-77-76 -- 296 +8

Colin Montgomerie, $12,000 73-72-78-74 -- 297 +9

Roy Biancalana, $11,900 73-72-75-79 -- 299 +11

Jeff Coston, $11,800 77-68-79-77 -- 301 +13

Skip Kendall,$11,700 72-73-79-80 -- 304 +16

Sports in brief

Gloucester High School sports

Football mini-camp starts Monday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. at Gloucester High School. Players will need a physical form signed by a doctor and a $75 user fee check they can bring to high school. All other sports start Aug. 26. Cross Country is a $50 user fee. All other sports are $75. All athletes need a physical form signed by doctors.

Youth track

The last youth track clinic will be tonight at 6 p.m. at the O'Maley Middle School track for ages 5-8, 9-10 and 3-4 (and no one younger). There is no charge. Officials will sign participants when they show. For returnees, note the change in nights for the program, and that the program is at O'Maley and not the high school. It is sponsored by Gloucester Beach and Recreation.

Gloucester High School boys track and field coach Jim Munn will conduct a series of Saturday morning clinics for boys and girls in grades 4 through 8 who are interested in running cross country in the fall. Participants should bring their their own water bottles, come dressed to run and meet at the bandstand at Stage Fort Park by no later than 9 a.m. The clinics are free and open to all Cape Ann area youngsters. For more information, call Coach Munn evenings at (978) 281-0266.

Gloucester High School football

Equipment will be issued for juniors and seniors Monday, Aug. 16, at 4:30 p.m. at the high school; freshmen and sophomores Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 4:30 p.m. Mini-camp will start Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. at Gloucester High School.

Gloucester Field Hockey Camp

It will be held Aug. 23-27 at the O'Maley School field. The camp is for girls age 8-15. The field hockey program begins daily at 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Fee for the camp is $45. Players should bring sneakers and cleats if they have them; also a mouthguard. Sticks will be available. If it rains we will be inside the O'Maley Rink. Registration information can be obtained by calling Kim Patience at (978) 281-3765.

The Gloucester High school field hockey team will start practice at Fuller School field on Monday, Aug. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. It will break for lunch and meet again from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone interested in joining, including incoming freshmen, must have completed physicals and authorization form at this time and also a user fee. Players can pick up forms at the high school. Practice will be rain or shine.

Cape Ann Youth Hockey

Cape Ann Youth Hockey is looking for Mite players to fill out their 2004-2005 roster. Any player born 1996 or after is eligible. Contact Paula Fulford at (978) 281-3442 if interested by Aug. 15. Players need no prior hockey experience.

Cape Ann Youth Hockey is also having a fund-raising cruise aboard the Hurricane II on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased from any board member or by contacting Donna Balestraci at (978) 546-7857. It will have a 50/50 raffle. Music is provided by D.J. Scotty Mac.

Youth soccer

Fishermen Youth Soccer still has some openings for the fall soccer season for many age groups. The U7 group in particular has many openings for players and for coaches. Go to www.fishermenyouthsoccer.org for details or call (978) 525-3389. The season begins in September after school starts.

Manchester Essex field hockey coach

Manchester Essex football needs a junior varsity field hockey coach. If interested contact athletic director Hardy Nalley at (978) 526-2066 or e-mail Chris Horne at hornec@mersd.org.

Rugby

North Shore Rugby is looking for new players for the upcoming fall season. Players are needed for both the men's and women's clubs, and no experience is required. See www.NSRFC.com for more information or call (781) 771-1127.

Swimming

The YMCA of the North Shore Sharks will be holding registration for new swimmers for the Fall/Winter team on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 7, and Sept. 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 pm at the Ipswich, Salem and Beverly (Sterling Center) branches, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Sept. 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Marblehead/Swampscott branch. Interested swimmers should bring a swim suit and towel to registration. The Marblehead/Swampscott, Salem, Ipswich and Beverly/Cape Ann teams all have openings for boys and girls from the ages of 5 to 18. For more information, call Anthony Sakakeeny at the Salem YMCA at (978) 744-0351, Susan Guertin at the Marblehead/Swampscott YMCA at (781) 631-0870, Adam Memont at the Ipswich YMCA at (978) 356-9622 or Kevin Tyrrell at the Beverly YMCA at (978) 927-6855.

Sports schedule

Monday, Aug. 16

Summer Leagues

INTERTOWN: Championship, best of five: Game 2: Rockport at Manchester (5:30 p.m., Hyland)

Latest Line

NFL Preseason<*C>

Favorite Points Underdog

GREEN BAY 3 (37) Seattle

TAMPA BAY 3 (33) Cincinnati

Baseball<*C>

Favorite Odds Underdog

National League<*C>

ST. LOUIS 9-11 Cincinnati

ARIZONA Even-6 Pittsburgh

Atlanta 5<1/2>-6<1/2> SAN DIEGO

LOS ANGELES 5<1/2>-6<1/2> Florida

SAN FRANCISCO 6<1/2>-7<1/2> Montreal

American League<*C>

BOSTON 8<1/2>-9<1/2> Toronto

BALTIMORE Even-6 Oakland

TEXAS 5<1/2>-6<1/2> Cleveland

Home Team in CAPS<*C>

Nation G S B Total

China 5 2 1 8

Australia 4 1 3 8

United States 1 4 3 8

Russia 1 3 2 6

Japan 4 1 0 5

France 1 2 2 5

Italy 2 1 0 3

Turkey 2 0 1 3

Ukraine 2 0 1 3

Hungary 1 1 1 3

Netherlands 0 1 2 3

Thailand 1 0 1 2

Poland 0 2 0 2

Germany 0 1 1 2

Belgium 0 0 2 2

Bulgaria 0 0 2 2

Cuba 0 0 2 2

Soccer

MLS Standings

Eastern Conference<*C>

W L T Pts GF GA

MetroStars 9 7 5 32 36 35

Columbus 6 5 8 26 20 20

D.C. United 6 8 7 25 29 33

New England 5 8 8 23 29 32

Chicago 5 9 7 22 21 28

Western Conference<*C>

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 9 6 7 34 35 31

Kansas City 9 6 5 32 28 20

Dallas 8 8 5 29 25 28

Colorado 7 7 8 29 20 21

San Jose 7 7 6 27 33 28

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

------<*C>

Wednesday's Games<*C>

D.C. United 3, Colorado 1

New England 3, Dallas 0

Chicago 2, San Jose 1

Saturday's Games<*C>

San Jose 2, Kansas City 0

New England 2, D.C. United 2, tie

Colorado 3, Chicago 0

Columbus 0, Los Angeles 0, tie

Sunday's Game<*C>

Dallas 1, MetroStars 0

Wednesday, Aug. 18<*C>

Kansas City at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 21<*C>

D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.

MetroStars at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Finally a birdie and the win for Singh in PGA

By Hector Longo

Staff Writer

By DOUG FERGUSON

AP Golf Writer

HAVEN, Wis. (AP) - The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered.

All but counted out of the PGA Championship with a putter that failed him, Singh took advantage of a late collapse by Justin Leonard to get into a three-way playoff yesterday at Whistling Straits, then made the only birdie over the three extra holes to win the final major of the year.

It was an amazing turnaround for the 41-year-old Fijian, whose career is defined by second chances.

Despite closing with a 4-over 76 - the highest winning score ever by a PGA champion - and taking 34 putts in regulation, Singh nearly drove the green on the first of three playoff holes and made a 6-foot putt.

Leonard and Chris DiMarco never had a good look at birdie in the playoff, and they stood helplessly on the 18th green as Singh tapped in from 2 feet for par on the 18th for his third career major.

Leonard, playing in the final group at the PGA for the third time, took a two-shot lead with five holes to play with an 18-foot birdie putt. But he missed four putts inside 12 feet down the stretch, the last one dropping him into a playoff that never should have happened.

Singh, who won for the fifth time this year, took advantage.

"It was sad to see someone win it the way I did," Singh said. "The putter kind of fell asleep on me a little bit. I got new life when he missed the putt on the last hole."

DiMarco had an 18-foot birdie putt on the 18th in regulation that he left short. He closed with a 71, the only player in the final nine groups to break par as Whistling Straits finally lived up to its fearsome reputation.

The consolation for DiMarco was a spot on the Ryder Cup team, moving to No. 8 in the standings.

Leonard needed a victory to earn play on his first Ryder Cup team since his miracle putt at Brookline in 1999 and now must wait to see if U.S. captain Hal Sutton considered his performance at the PGA worthy of a wild-card pick. He closed with a 75.

They finished at 8-under 280. Ernie Els and Chris Riley each bogeyed the last hole to finish one shot behind, although Riley made his first Ryder Cup team, bumping Steve Flesch (76) and Jay Haas (77) out of the top 10.

Masters champion Phil Mickelson still had an outside chance to win his second major of the year until he missed a 15-foot birdie on the 17th and then hit into the bunker and finished with a bogey for a 74, dropping him into a tie for sixth. He needed a birdie on the 18th to become the first player to finish in the top 3 at all four majors.

"It's been a great year for me in the majors," Mickelson said. "I feel like I'm really onto somethin good, and I'm looking forward to next year. I'm sorry we have such a long way to go."

It was a crushing year for Els, who was the runner-up in the Masters and British Open and shot 80 from the final group in the U.S. Open. He rallied too late at Whistling Straits, and a three-putt bogey from some 90 feet on the last hole cost him another chance at a major.

Tiger Woods bogeyed two of the first four holes and wound up with a 73 to finish in a tie for 24th, his worst finish in the majors this year and extending his streak to 10 majors without winning, matching his longest drought.

I didn't win, and it's very disappointing," Woods said. "It's not like I haven't traveled down this road before. And hopefully, it will be be the same result."

After his last 10-major drought, Woods won seven of the next 11.

The only thing Woods could celebrate - and don't break out the champagne - was that he narrowly kept his No. 1 ranking, breaking Greg Norman's record by being atop the world ranking for 332 weeks in his career.

Singh likely will move to No. 2 in the world and might be one tournament away from a number that will show what everyone already believes - best in the world.

The Fijian never would have dreamed this possible - not when he was grinding as a club pro in Borneo, not even as he stood on the 16th tee yesterday, down two shots to Leonard.

Leonard, enduring his worst season in 10 years on tour, came to the resuce.

His best shot of the round was a 3-iron from 198 yards into a stiff breeze on the 518-yard 15th to within 10 feet. A birdie would have given him a three-shot lead with three holes to play, but he lipped out. Leonard then missed a 5-foot par putt on the 16th that narrowed his lead to one.

From the middle of the 18th fairway, a slight breeze at his back, he hit 5-iron into the thick grass surrounding a sunken bunker short of the green, Leonard chipped out to 12 feet and had that putt to win his second major. It again caught the lip, giving Singh and DiMarco new life.

"It's hard to win a tournament, much less a major, when you do that," Leonard said.

Nothing was easy on yesterday, when Whistling Straits beat up the best players with a combination of stiff wind and no water on the course overnight, which made it firm and hard. Plus, the longest course in major championship history was stretched to 7,536 yards by moving most pins to the back of the greens.

It wasn't a monster, but it had plenty of bite.

Mickelson found out in a hurry, taking a double bogey on the par-3 third hole when he went into a bunker, blasted across the green, chipped about 5 feet long and missed the putt. Lefty spent the rest of the day trying to catch up, a tough task as the wind got stronger.

Singh suffered the deepest gash.

Tied for the lead with Leonard, he pulled his 4-iron down the side of the hill into a bunker. With no room in the sand to plant his feet, the 6-foot-3 Fijian had to stoop over to play his shot, and he couldn't quite get it up the hill, landing in another bunker on his way to a double bogey.

Leonard, suddenly equipped with a two-shot lead, managed to escape significant damage with three straight par saves that signaled this might finally be his day at the PGA Championship after near-misses at Winged Foot in 1997 and Hazeltine two years ago.

But there was a slight hitch.

Standing over a 4-footer for par on the par-3 seventh, he had a chance to take a three-shot lead when he badly pulled the putt for his first bogey, and it was a sign of how the rest of the round would unfold.

Leonard twice had great birdie chances to put some room between him and Singh, but a 6-footer at the 11th and a 12-footer at the 12th never came close, and he missed four putts - one of them for birdie - over the final five holes. Any of them would have been enough to win.

Auto Racing

NASCAR-Nextel Cup Sirius at the Glen

At Watkins Glen International<*C>

Watkins Glen, N.Y.<*C>

Lap length: 2.45 miles<*C>

(Start position in parentheses)<*C>

1. (4) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 90, $195,288.

2. (43) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 90, $101,260.

3. (15) Mark Martin, Ford, 90, $98,910.

4. (16) Casey Mears, Dodge, 90, $96,150.

5. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 90, $111,708.

6. (9) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 90, $102,943.

7. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 90, $89,585.

8. (29) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 90, $94,966.

9. (5) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 90, $109,808.

10. (7) Kurt Busch, Ford, 90, $81,140.

11. (8) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 90, $102,813.

12. (24) Jeff Burton, Ford, 90, $94,992.

13. (14) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 90, $70,075.

14. (11) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 90, $92,085.

15. (6) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 90, $96,353.

16. (23) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 90, $91,387.

17. (35) Jeff Green, Dodge, 90, $86,430.

18. (33) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 90, $72,460.

19. (26) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 90, $77,605.

20. (18) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 90, $92,366.

21. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 90, $103,413.

22. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 90, $74,754.

23. (31) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 90, $84,157.

24. (27) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 90, $65,785.

25. (17) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 89, $98,158.

26. (10) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 89, $101,032.

27. (13) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 89, $88,457.

28. (32) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 89, $56,880.

29. (37) Tom Hubert, Ford, 89, $53,635.

30. (22) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 89, $65,050.

31. (42) Tony Ave, Chevrolet, 84, $53,465.

32. (34) Ricky Craven, Chevrolet, 83, transmission, $64,375.

33. (41) Hermie Sadler, Chevrolet, 79, too slow, $56,725.

34. (30) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 74, transmission, $61,240.

35. (21) Greg Biffle, Ford, 71, engine failure, $61,175.

36. (19) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 50, accident, $86,100.

37. (28) Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 47, engine failure, $53,050.

38. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 42, rear end, $52,975.

39. (20) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 36, engine failure, $79,665.

40. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 23, engine failure, $72,640.

41. (36) Todd Bodine, Dodge, 7, brakes, $52,780.

42. (38) Jimmy Spencer, Chevrolet, 2, engine failure, $52,720.

43. (39) Larry Gunselman, Ford, 2, transmission, $52,039.

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Race Statistics<*C>

Winner's Average Speed: 92.249 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 23 minutes, 25 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.517 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 11 laps.

Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1; T.Stewart 2-13; J.Gordon 14-24; T.Stewart 25-29; R.Gordon 30-35; K.Harvick 36; R.Gordon 37-42; T.Stewart 43-56; J.Gordon 57-58; K.Busch 59; D.Earnhardt Jr. 60;

B.Gaughan 61-67; C.Mears 68-75; T.Stewart 76-90.

Top 10 in Points Standings<*C>

1. J.Johnson 3,143. 2. J.Gordon 3,103. 3. D.Earnhardt Jr. 3,015. 4. T.Stewart 2,951. 5. M.Kenseth 2,876. 6. E.Sadler 2,792. 7. K.Busch 2,754. 8. K.Harvick 2,717. 9. B.Labonte 2,714. 10. J.Mayfield 2,656.

Pro Football

NFL Preseason

AMERICAN CONFERENCE<*C>

East<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 16 6

Miami 1 0 0 1.000 16 5

New England 1 0 0 1.000 24 6

N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 13 23

South<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Houston 1 0 0 1.000 18 0

Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 21 17

Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 24 3

Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 5 16

North<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 24 0

Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 3 24

Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 21 27

West<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 33 30

Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 24 34

San Diego 0 1 0 .000 17 21

Denver 0 2 0 .000 23 36

NATIONAL CONFERENCE<*C>

East<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 34 24

Washington 1 1 0 .500 40 40

Dallas 0 1 0 .000 0 18

Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 6 24

South<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 23 20

New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 23 13

Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 0 24

North<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 13 10

Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 27 21

Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 23 6

Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0

West<*C>

W L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Arizona 0 1 0 .000 6 23

St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 10 13

San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 30 33

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Thursday's Games<*C>

Chicago 13, St. Louis 10, OT

Baltimore 24, Atlanta 0

Friday's Games<*C>

New Orleans 23, N.Y. Jets 13

N.Y. Giants 34, Kansas City 24

New England 24, Philadelphia 6

Saturday's Games<*C>

Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, ppd., hurricane

Detroit 27, Pittsburgh 21

Miami 16, Jacksonville 5

Houston 18, Dallas 0

Tennessee 24, Cleveland 3

Minnesota 23, Arizona 6

Carolina 23, Washington 20, OT

Oakland 33, San Francisco 30

Indianapolis 21, San Diego 17

Sunday's Game<*C>

Buffalo 16, Denver 6

Monday's Games<*C>

Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 19<*C>

N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 20<*C>

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Baltimore at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 21<*C>

Detroit at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Tennessee at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Oakland, 9 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 23<*C>

St. Louis at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Bills 16, Broncos 6

Denver 0 6 0 0 -- 6

Buffalo 3 7 0 6 -- 16

First Quarter<*C>

Buf--FG Lindell 31, 3:25.

Second Quarter<*C>

Den--FG Elam 34, 11:01.

Buf--McGahee 1 run (Lindell kick), 4:37.

Den--FG Elam 30, 1:07.

Fourth Quarter<*C>

Buf--FG Lindell 25, 8:38.

Buf--FG Lindell 42, 2:10.

A--49,645.

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Den Buf

First downs 16 20

Total Net Yards 275 270

Rushes-yards 19-93 38-147

Passing 182 123

Punt Returns 0-0 1-2

Kickoff Returns 5-102 3-75

Interceptions Ret. 1-15 2-7

Comp-Att-Int 17-36-2 15-23-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-10 2-13

Punts 2-46.5 3-37

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 9-71 8-56

Time of Possession 24:54 35:06

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<*C>

RUSHING--Denver, Hearst 9-46, Griffin 9-44, Anderson 1-3. Buffalo, McGahee 13-58, Losman 3-37, Simonton 10-27, S.Williams 4-15, Henry 6-6, Haddad 1-2, Lawton 1-2.

PASSING--Denver, Plummer 3-11-2-40, Kanell 8-16-0-101, Mauck 6-9-0-51. Buffalo, Bledsoe 4-6-1-27, Brown 6-12-0-54, Losman 5-5-0-55.

RECEIVING--Denver, Putzier 4-47, Chamberlain 3-23, Watts 2-30, Jackson 2-26, Weaver 1-35, Droughns 1-13, Adams 1-6, Hearst 1-6, Anderson 1-3, Luke 1-3. Buffalo, Myers 2-28, Reed 2-20, Simonton 2-12, Shaw 1-15, Euhus 1-14, J.Smith 1-12, McGahee 1-9, Neufeld 1-9, Moulds 1-7, Henry 1-5, Lawton 1-5, Shelton 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS--None.

NL Standings

East Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 66 50 .569 --

Philadelphia 59 59 .500 8

Florida 58 58 .500 8

New York 56 60 .483 10

Montreal 49 67 .422 17

Central Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 76 40 .655 --

Chicago 63 54 .538 13<1/2>

Houston 57 60 .487 19<1/2>

Cincinnati 56 61 .479 20<1/2>

Pittsburgh 55 60 .478 20<1/2>

Milwaukee 54 62 .466 22

West Division<*C>

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 69 47 .595 --

San Diego 63 54 .538 6<1/2>

San Francisco 64 55 .538 6<1/2>

Colorado 53 65 .449 17

Arizona 36 83 .303 34<1/2>

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Saturday's Games<*C>

Atlanta 9, St. Louis 7

Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles 0

San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 6

Montreal 8, Houston 3

Florida 11, Milwaukee 1

Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 1

N.Y. Mets 4, Arizona 3

Cincinnati 11, San Diego 5

Sunday's Games<*C>

Houston 5, Montreal 4

Arizona 2, N.Y. Mets 0

San Diego 7, Cincinnati 2

Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 0

San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 1

Florida 5, Milwaukee 3, 10 innings

Los Angeles 8, Chicago Cubs 5

St. Louis 10, Atlanta 4

Monday's Games<*C>

Cincinnati (Harang 7-4) at St. Louis (Suppan 10-6), 8:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (S.Burnett 5-4) at Arizona (Webb 4-14), 9:35 p.m.

Atlanta (Hampton 8-8) at San Diego (Hitchcock 0-1), 10:05 p.m.

Florida (Pavano 12-5) at Los Angeles (Weaver 10-10), 10:10 p.m.

Montreal (Patterson 2-2) at San Francisco (Rueter 6-9), 10:15 p.m.

Tuesday's Games<*C>

Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:35 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Florida at Los Angeles, 10:10 p.m.

Montreal at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Marlins 5, Brewers 3 (10 innings)

FLORIDA MILWAUKEE

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Pierre cf 6 1 1 1Pdsdnk cf 5 0 1 0

LCstillo 2b 5 0 1 1BHall 2b 5 0 1 1

L Duca c 5 0 2 0Ovrbay 1b 3 0 0 0

Cbrera lf 5 1 2 1Brnyan 3b 4 2 2 1

Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0Jenkins lf 4 0 1 1

Conine 1b 5 0 1 0BClark rf 3 0 1 0

JEcrcn rf 4 1 1 0Moeller c 4 0 0 0

AGnzlz ss 4 2 1 0Cunsell ss 4 1 1 0

Beckett p 2 0 0 0DDavis p 2 0 0 0

Mrdcai ph 0 0 0 0Grieve ph 1 0 0 0

Bump p 0 0 0 0Wise p 0 0 0 0

LHarrs ph 1 0 0 0Kolb p 0 0 0 0

Seanez p 0 0 0 0Mgrder ph 1 0 0 0

Easley ph 1 0 1 2Hndrck p 0 0 0 0

Benitez p 0 0 0 0

Totals 42 5 11 5Totals 36 3 7 3

Florida 000 000 012 2 -- 5

Milwaukee 011 001 000 0 -- 3

E--JEncarnacion (6), BHall (14). DP--Florida 1. LOB--Florida 11, Milwaukee 8. 2B--Lo Duca 2 (23), Conine (26), JEncarnacion (20), Easley (13), Branyan (2). 3B--Pierre (8). HR--Cabrera (24), Branyan (4). SB--Counsell (13). CS--BClark (8).

IP H R ER BB SO

Florida

Beckett 6 6 3 3 3 5

Bump 2 1 0 0 2 1

Seanez W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Benitez S,34 1 0 0 0 0 2

Milwaukee

DDavis 7 5 0 0 3 9

Wise 1-3 2 1 1 0 0

Kolb 12-3 2 2 1 0 1

Hndrck L,0-5 1 2 2 2 1 0

Umpires--Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Tim Timmons; Second, Kevin Kelley; Third, Bruce Froemming.

T--3:09. A--27,205 (41,900).

Dodgers 8, Cubs 5

LOS ANGELES CHICAGO

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Izturis ss 4 1 2 1CPttson cf 5 1 2 2

SFinley cf 4 1 1 1Grdzln 2b 4 1 1 0

Brdley lf 5 0 1 3Grcprr ss 4 0 3 1

Weaver pr 0 0 0 0SSosa rf 4 0 1 0

Gagne p 0 0 0 0Alou lf 4 0 0 0

Beltre 3b 5 1 1 1Godwin lf 0 0 0 0

ShGren rf 5 2 3 1Rusch p 0 0 0 0

Choi 1b 3 0 2 0DeLee 1b 4 0 0 0

JHrndz lf 2 0 0 0Barrett c 4 1 1 1

Ross c 3 0 0 0REMtiz 3b 4 1 1 1

Vntura 1b 1 1 0 0Prior p 3 1 1 0

Cora 2b 4 2 2 0Merckr p 0 0 0 0

Lima p 1 0 0 0Frnswr p 0 0 0 0

Grbwsk ph 1 0 0 0Leicstr p 0 0 0 0

Snchez p 0 0 0 0Macias lf 1 0 0 0

Saenz ph 0 0 0 1

Mayne c 0 0 0 0

Totals 38 8 12 8Totals 37 5 10 5

Los Angeles 000 101 150 -- 8

Chicago 002 021 000 -- 5

E--Rusch (1). LOB--Los Angeles 9, Chicago 6. 2B--Choi (20), Grudzielanek (6). HR--Beltre (33), ShGreen (17), CPatterson (15), Barrett (13), REMartinez (3). SB--ShGreen (4). S--Lima. SF--Saenz.

IP H R ER BB SO

Los Angeles

Lima 6 8 5 5 1 6

Sanchez W,3-1 1 2 0 0 0 1

Gagne S,35 2 0 0 0 0 3

Chicago

Prior 61-3 8 3 3 2 9

Mercker 2-3 1 1 1 0 1

Frnswr L,4-4 1-3 0 2 2 1 0

Leicester 1-3 1 1 1 0 0

Rusch 11-3 2 1 1 0 1

Mercker pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP--by Farnsworth (Cora).

Umpires--Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Rob Drake; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Phil Cuzzi.

T--2:47. A--39,079 (39,345).

Padres 7, Reds 2

SAN DIEGO CINCINNATI

ab r h bi ab r h bi

KGreen ss 5 0 1 2FLopez ss 4 0 1 0

Loretta 2b 4 1 1 0DJmnz 2b 4 1 3 0

BGiles rf 4 0 0 1Casey 1b 4 1 3 2

Nevin 1b 5 0 3 2Dunn lf 5 0 0 0

Klesko lf 3 1 0 0WPena cf 4 0 1 0

Long cf 4 0 1 0Vlntine p 0 0 0 0

Brrghs 3b 4 1 2 0Bragg rf 4 0 0 0

Ojeda c 2 2 0 0LaRue c 3 0 1 0

Payton cf 1 0 0 0JCastro 3b 4 0 2 0

Eaton p 2 2 2 2Hudson p 2 0 0 0

Lnbrnk p 1 0 0 0Redling p 0 0 0 0

Otsuka p 0 0 0 0Vn Wal ph 1 0 0 0

GWhite p 0 0 0 0

Freel cf 1 0 0 0

Totals 35 7 10 7Totals 36 2 11 2

San Diego 120 004 000 -- 7

Cincinnati 200 000 000 -- 2

E--Dunn (5). DP--San Diego 2. LOB--San Diego 6, Cincinnati 11. 2B--Loretta (37), Eaton 2 (5), Casey (38). HR--Casey (18). S--Eaton.

IP H R ER BB SO

San Diego

Eaton W,8-10 6 8 2 2 1 8

Linebrink 2 2 0 0 0 2

Otsuka 1 1 0 0 1 1

Cincinnati

Hudson L,0-1 51-3 8 6 5 1 3

Riedling 2-3 2 1 1 2 0

GWhite 1 0 0 0 0 2

Valentine 2 0 0 0 0 1

HBP--by Hudson (Ojeda), by Eaton (DJimenez), by Eaton (LaRue).

Umpires--Home, Laz Diaz; First, Bill Welke; Second, John Hirschbeck; Third, Wally Bell.

T--3:07. A--31,447 (42,271).

Pirates 3, Rockies 0

COLORADO PITTSBURGH

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Miles 2b 4 0 0 0Kendall c 2 0 0 0

Clayton ss 4 0 2 0Cota c 2 0 0 0

Helton 1b 3 0 1 0JWilsn ss 4 2 2 0

Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0Bay lf 4 0 1 0

Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0CWilsn 1b 4 0 3 2

Hlliday lf 4 0 1 0Wggntn 3b 4 0 1 0

Piedra cf 2 0 1 0TRdmn cf 3 1 1 0

LuGnzl rf 1 0 0 0JBtista rf 2 0 1 0

MaSwy ph 1 0 0 0Mckwk rf 2 0 0 0

Closser c 3 0 0 0Castillo 2b 3 0 1 1

JKnndy p 1 0 0 0Fogg p 1 0 0 0

Hrkala p 1 0 0 0Hill ph 1 0 0 0

CJhson ph 1 0 0 0Gnzalez p 0 0 0 0

SReed p 0 0 0 0STorres p 0 0 0 0

Fentes p 0 0 0 0ANunez ph 0 0 0 0

Mesa p 0 0 0 0

Totals 32 0 5 0Totals 32 3 10 3

Colorado 000 000 000 -- 0

Pittsburgh 110 000 10x -- 3

DP--Colorado 1. LOB--Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 10. 2B--JWilson (31), CWilson (28). 3B--CWilson (5). S--Fogg.

IP H R ER BB SO

Colorado

JKennedy L,5-5 32-3 6 2 2 0 3

Harikkala 21-3 2 0 0 0 2

SReed 1 2 1 1 0 0

Fuentes 1 0 0 0 2 0

Pittsburgh

Fogg W,7-8 6 4 0 0 2 5

Gonzalez 12-3 1 0 0 0 3

STorres 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Mesa S,33 1 0 0 0 0 1

HBP--by JKennedy (Kendall), by JKennedy (TRedman). PB--Closser.

Umpires--Home, Paul Nauert; First, Randy Marsh; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Sam Holbrook.

T--2:39. A--24,862 (38,496).

Astros 5, Expos 4

HOUSTON MONTREAL

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Brntlett ss 5 1 2 0Wlkrsn lf 4 1 0 0

CBeltrn cf 3 1 1 2EChvez cf 4 1 1 0

Bgwell 1b 4 0 0 0Vidro 2b 4 1 3 1

Brkmn rf 3 0 0 0TBtsta 3b 4 0 0 0

JKent 2b 4 1 1 0Sledge rf 3 0 0 0

Lamb 3b 4 1 1 0JRivra rf 1 0 1 0

RChavz c 0 0 0 0ASGzlz ss 4 0 1 1

Lane lf 4 1 1 1Cllway ph 1 0 0 0

Asmus c 3 0 1 0NJhnsn 1b 3 1 2 2

JVzcno 3b 1 0 0 1Schndr c 4 0 0 0

Munro p 3 0 0 0LHrndz p 4 0 0 0

DMiceli p 0 0 0 0Ayala p 0 0 0 0

OPlmro ph 1 0 1 1

Lidge p 0 0 0 0

Totals 35 5 8 5Totals 36 4 8 4

Houston 200 000 003 -- 5

Montreal 000 001 300 -- 4

E--Bruntlett 2 (2), JKent (6), ASGonzalez (6). DP--Houston 1. LOB--Houston 5, Montreal 11. HR--CBeltran (14), NJohnson (7). SB--EnChavez 2 (19). CS--Berkman (5). S--TBatista.

IP H R ER BB SO

Houston

PMunro 6 5 3 3 4 4

DMiceli W,5-6 2 2 1 1 1 2

Lidge S,13 1 1 0 0 0 2

Montreal

LHernandez 81-3 6 4 4 2 4

Ayala L,4-8 2-3 2 1 1 0 1

PMunro pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Umpires--Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Doug Eddings.

T--2:53. A--13,528 (46,338).

Diamondbacks 2, Mets 0

ARIZONA NEW YORK

ab r h bi ab r h bi

McCkn lf 5 1 1 0Wllams lf 4 0 0 0

Cintron ss 3 1 1 0McEwg ss 4 0 1 0

Hirston 2b 4 0 1 1Zeile 1b 4 0 1 0

Hlnbrn 1b 4 0 2 0Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0

Tracy 3b 4 0 1 0Cmeron cf 4 0 1 0

Terrero cf 3 0 2 1Wright 3b 3 0 0 0

Devore rf 4 0 1 0JPhllps c 3 0 1 0

Brito c 4 0 1 0DGrcia 2b 2 0 0 0

RJhson p 4 0 0 0Trchsel p 2 0 0 0

Aquino p 0 0 0 0DeJean p 0 0 0 0

VWilsn ph 1 0 1 0

Looper p 0 0 0 0

Totals 35 2 10 2Totals 31 0 5 0

Arizona 000 001 100 -- 2

New York 000 000 000 -- 0

DP--New York 1. LOB--Arizona 8, New York 5. 2B--Terrero (7), Cameron (22), VWilson (8). CS--Terrero (2), Cameron (4).

IP H R ER BB SO

Arizona

RJohnson W,12-10 81-3 5 0 0 1 14

Aquino S,4 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

New York

Trachsel L,10-9 62-3 9 2 2 0 5

DeJean 11-3 1 0 0 0 2

Looper 1 0 0 0 0 0

HBP--by Trachsel (Cintron), by Trachsel (Terrero).

Umpires--Home, Tim Welke; First, Gary Cederstrom; Second, Jim Reynolds; Third, Andy Fletcher.

T--2:44. A--36,590 (57,405).

Giants 3, Phillies 1

SAN FRAN PHILA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Drham 2b 4 0 0 0Rollins ss 3 0 1 0

Snow 1b 3 0 1 0Glnville lf 4 0 0 0

Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0Utley 1b 4 0 0 0

Brower p 0 0 0 0BAbreu rf 3 1 2 1

Hrmns p 0 0 0 0Planco 3b 4 0 0 0

Bonds lf 2 1 0 0Lbrthal c 4 0 0 0

Przyns c 4 1 1 0ToPerz 2b 4 0 0 0

Ledee rf 2 1 1 1Byrd cf 4 0 2 0

Grssom cf 3 0 0 0Padilla p 2 0 0 0

Rnsom ss 2 0 0 0Mchels ph 1 0 1 0

Tucker ph 0 0 0 0Crmier p 0 0 0 0

Eyre p 0 0 0 0FRdgez p 0 0 0 0

Feliz 3b 1 0 1 1

Tomko p 2 0 0 0

DCruz ss 2 0 1 1

Totals 29 3 5 3Totals 33 1 6 1

San Francisco 000 000 201 -- 3

Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1

DP--Philadelphia 1. LOB--San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 7. 2B--Snow (25), Pierzynski (23), Feliz (24), DCruz (21), Byrd (9). HR--BAbreu (26). SB--Ledee (3), BAbreu (29). SF--Ledee.

IP H R ER BB SO

San Francisco

Tomko W,6-6 6 4 1 1 2 2

Eyre 12-3 2 0 0 0 3

Brower 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Hermanson S,3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Philadelphia

Padilla L,4-6 7 4 2 2 4 6

Cormier 12-3 0 1 1 1 0

FRodriguez 1-3 1 0 0 1 0

WP--Eyre.

Umpires--Home, Mark Carlson; First, Brian Runge; Second, Bill Hohn; Third, Gary Darling.

T--2:53. A--43,610 (43,500).

Cardinals 10, Braves 4

ST. LOUIS ATLANTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Wmack 2b 5 1 2 0Furcal ss 3 1 2 1

Tvarez p 0 0 0 0Thmas rf 4 0 0 1

Mabry rf 0 0 0 0MGiles 2b 4 0 1 1

LWalkr rf 4 3 2 2CJones 3b 4 1 1 1

Stcchi p 0 0 0 0JEstda c 4 0 1 0

Pujols 1b 5 1 2 2JuFrco 1b 4 0 1 0

Rolen 3b 4 2 2 4AJones cf 3 0 2 0

Edmnd cf 4 0 0 0NGreen rf 1 0 0 0

Rnteria ss 5 1 1 0DeRosa lf 4 1 1 0

RSndrs lf 4 0 1 0Thmsn p 1 0 0 0

Mtheny c 5 1 1 1JuCruz p 1 1 1 0

Haren p 1 1 0 0Lroche ph 1 0 0 0

MAndn ph 1 0 0 0TMartn p 0 0 0 0

Kline p 0 0 0 0TDrew p 0 0 0 0

Eldred p 0 0 0 0EddPrz ph 1 0 0 0

Luna 2b 2 0 0 0

Totals 40 10 11 9Totals 35 4 10 4

St. Louis 060 200 020 -- 10

Atlanta 100 110 100 -- 4

E--Furcal (21), JEstrada (8), Thomson (1). DP--St. Louis 2. LOB--St. Louis 8, Atlanta 5. 2B--MGiles (12), JuCruz (1). HR--Pujols (36), Rolen 2 (28), CJones (19). SB--RSanders (15), Furcal 2 (17). S--Haren.

IP H R ER BB SO

St. Louis

Haren W,1-2 5 7 3 3 0 4

Kline 2-3 2 0 0 0 1

Eldred 11-3 1 1 1 1 1

Tavarez 1 0 0 0 0 0

Simontacchi 1 0 0 0 0 0

Atlanta

Thomson L,9-8 4 7 8 4 2 3

JuCruz 3 1 0 0 1 3

TMartin 1 2 2 2 1 2

TDrew 1 1 0 0 0 0

WP--Eldred.

Umpires--Home, Eric Cooper; First, Chuck Meriwether; Second, Mike Reilly; Third, C.B. Bucknor.

T--3:01. A--28,983 (50,091).

Cape Ann rivalsHere's a look at Rockport-Manchester playoff series since 1993:

By Dom Nicastro

Staff wri

Cape Ann rivals

Here's a look at Rockport-Manchester playoff series since 1993:

Year Series Result

1993 Finals Manchester, 3-2

1994 Semifinals Manchester, 2-0

1995 Finals Rockport, 3-0

1996 Finals Manchester, 3-2

1997 Semifinals Manchester, 2-1

1998 Finals Manchester, 3-2

1999 Finals Rockport, 3-2

2000 Finals Manchester, 3-2

2001 Finals Rockport, 3-1

2002 Did not meet

2003 Semifinals Rockport, 2-0

2004 Finals ???

er

One more classic for a Cape Ann rivalry

By Dom Nicastro

ROCKPORT -- There were no revelations. No epiphanies. No surprises.

Just another edge-of-your-seat Intertown League Baseball championship game between Rockport and Manchester Saturday at Evans Field.

A walkoff home run with two outs by Rockport's Adam Orlando to give Rockport an 8-6 win in extra innings. Ho-hum.

Joe Bertolino's game-tying single when Manchester was one strike away from losing. Nothing new.

Catcher Dave Buckley twice nailing Rockport runners at second base from home plate, showing off the arm that got him a tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yeah, we've seen that, too.

It's Rockport and Manchester, Part Infinity. Already playing.

"I expect all five games to go like this, truthfully," Rockport player/coach Marc Bouchie said.

Notice the irony in Bouchie's rhetoric: "Five games." One game into the best-of-five series, and we're conceding a Game 5.

Bouchie's statement does not reek of a lack of confidence. It's just that he, like many of his counterparts across the diamond, has played in too many Rockport-Manchester series to think this particular fight won't go the distance. Since 1993, five of the seven championship meetings have.

It has been a rivalry rife with tension and suspense. It has produced many heroes, many goats.

Single games have transcended an entire series, like the 1999 Game 5 11-inning masterpiece that left both teams tied, beat up and forced to return the next day to do it all over again.

In the mid to late '90s, Rockport produced what retired Manchester player Justin Brown called the best overall ITL team he's seen, a lineup dotted with collegiate all-stars, even an All-American (Darin Dagle).

But it was never lopsided. In fact, come playoff time, Manchester always seemed to rise to the occasion, three times coming back from 2-0 series deficits to win.

It was pure talent vs. crafty veterans. And both had their advantages.

Saturday was the Cliffs Notes version of the rivalry. By the time Orlando deposited Ryan Lumsden's off-speed pitch -- "a hanging curve," Orlando said -- into the woods about 300 feet away, fans probably forgot about the nondescript opening three innings that lasted one hour.

Manchester had a 4-1 lead after three, and it appeared Mike Gibbon, the high-school-aged left-hander, would be the hero.

But Rockport climbed back, taking a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Mike Anderson's two-run single off Gibbon with two outs snapped a 4-4 tie.

It was Anderson who supplanted Gibbon as the hero. But not for long.

Bertolino, after baking in the sun for more than two hours on the Mariners' bench on the third-base line, pinch-hit for Tom Van Note with two outs in the top of the seventh. One run was already in thanks to Nate Bertolino's single, and Chris Lamothe was on second.

Bertolino fouled off two 3-2 fastballs from reliever Christian Maki. The next pitch Bertolino sent into left-center field, just past the dive of left fielder Jay Lindsay. Now it was Bertolino who owned the spotlight -- for an inning and a half, at least.

Anderson singled with two outs in the eighth, setting the stage for Orlando, the final and most important hero of the afternoon.

Just as important in Rockport's eyes was Maki's effort out of the bullpen. He took over for Greg Kistner in the third and, through the sixth, was perfect except for one walk.

"We knew this would be a good matchup," said Manchester's Buckley, 28, whose played since the mid '90s. "It's two great teams. They have a lot of young talent, and so do we."

Many of the faces have changed. A core group of Mariners -- Brown, Jon Ranger, Glenn Wilson and Mike Athanas -- retired after the 2002 season, the year Manchester's streak of 16 straight finals appearances was snapped.

And after last season, when Ipswich beat Rockport in the finals, the Townies' cornerstone of players, Bruce Emerson, John Parisi, Mike Sutera and Dagle, called it quits.

"But it's still the same," said Rockport's Scott Bouchie, a two-time league Most Valuable Player who shone at Northeastern University. "There are different players, but it's still the same feeling when you play Manchester."

One down. Four more to go. Most likely, anyway.

Dom Nicastro is the sports editor of the Gloucester Daily Times. E-mail him at dnicastro@ecnnews.com.

ITL Baseball Finals

Game 1: Rockport 8, Manchester 6, 8 inn.

at Evans Field, Rockport <*C>

Manchester: Luke Stone 2b 3-1-1; Bryan Lafata 3b 4-2-2; Chris Lamothe 1b 3-2-1; Nathan Bertolino ss 3-0-1; Tom Van Note dh 2-0-0; Joe Bertolino ph 1-0-1; Dave Buckley c 2-0-0; Ryan Lumsden rf,p 4-0-0; Ty Haskell lf 3-1-0; Corey Hildonen cf 4-0-0; Mike Gibbon, p 0-0-0. Totals 29-6-6.

Rockport: Mike Anderson 2b 4-2-2; Adam Orlando cf 5-1-3; Brent Currier c 4-0-1; Scott Bouchie 3b 4-0-1; Christian Maki dh/p 4-0-0; Marc Bouchie ss 3-0-1; Mike Bertolino ph 1-1-1; Chris Bouchie 1b 4-2-2; Dave Lindsay rf 2-2-2; Jay Lindsay lf 4-0-0. Totals 35-8-13.

Manchester (15-11-1): 220 000 20 -- 6

Rockport (18-10): 010 023 02 -- 8

WP: Maki; LP: Lumsden

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Ryder Cup Standings

Through Aug. 15<*C>

United States<*C>

1. Tiger Woods 1,856.667

2. Phil Mickelson 1,755.250

3. Davis Love III 1,114.107

4. Jim Furyk 859.479

5. Kenny Perry 780.107

6. David Toms 695.125

7. Chad Campbell 680.000

8. Chris DiMarco 653.048

9. Fred Funk 596.959

10. Chris Riley 576.786

11. Steve Flesch 530.937

12. Jay Haas 525.917

13. Jerry Kelly 523.625

14. Stewart Cink 506.846

15. Jeff Maggert 504.143

16. Scott Verplank 501.250

17. Justin Leonard 469.607

Seacoast Seven results

By Dom Nicast

Here are top performers in age groups from the Seacoast Seven:

Overall winners

Male: Ian Nurse, Cambridge, 39:42

Female: Jennifer Rapaport, Melrose, 45:31

Age groups

Female under 18

Debra Edgar, Lynn, 58:20

Male under 18

1. Conner Blalock, Rancho Mirage, Calif., 72:33

2. Drew Morrissey, Gloucester, 80:10

Female 19-29

1. Layce Alves, Gloucester, 50:40

2. Leah Fitzpatrick, Georgetown, 57:22

3. Kristina Cangemi, Gloucester, 57:51

4. Katie Walsh, Gloucester, 69:10

Male 19-29

1. Ian Nurse, Cambridge, 39:42

2. Jeremy Brown, Beverly, 51:47

3. Millard Ring, Rockport, 52:12

4. Paul Simon Jr., Gloucester, 53:28

Female 30-49

1. Jennifer Rapaport, Melrose, 45:31

2. Gail Martin, Sharon, 55:27

3. Shelli Edgar, Lynn, 57:27

4. Kate O'Brien, Natick, 58:37

Male 30-49

1. David Martin, Sharon, 52:56

2. Tom McCann, Charlotte, N.C., 59:47

3. Randy O'Neil, Boston, 60:19

4. Martin Donnelly, Gloucester, 62:04

Male 50-59

1. Peter Frykman, Natick, 58:25

2. Lou Duvall, Winchester, 58:54

3. James Baldwin, Indian Wells, Calif., 64:27

4. Larry Hanson, Georgetown, 65:35

Married couple with best individual times

David and Gail Martin

Married couple first crossing finish line together

Martin and Amy Donnelly

Team category

Cape Pond Ice

Top fund-raiser

Halibut Point Restaurant

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Talking Seven

By Dom Nicastro

Talking Seven

Some runners agreed it was not an easy seven miles, but some 50 runners finished the first Seacoast Seven Road Race Saturday morning. The race began at Stage Fort Park, went onto Essex Avenue and down toward Little River Grocery. It turned left onto Magnolia Avenue and proceeded left onto Western Avenue, heading back toward Stage Fort Park, the finish.

Ian Nurse, 26, of Cambridge won in a time of 39:42. The top female finisher was Jennifer Rapaport of Melrose, a 40-year-old who clocked in at 45:31. Rapaport, who had recently finished 22nd among females (fifth in masters division) in the highly-regarded Falmouth Road Race, a 7.3-miler that draws top-notch Kenyans, said the course was hillier than she thought.

"But there was very little traffic, which was not a problem at all," Rapaport said. "I had a good time. It was for a good cause."

Gloucester's Layce Alves, 24, was the top female in the 19-29 age group (50:40). She said the late-morning sun and "hill after hill" were hard on runners.

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