20 MANCHESTER HERALD, Friday, October 5, 1990 Daly says third title may be an even easier task By HARRY ATKINS kind of want to run and go hide,” The Associated Press as a free agent if the right offer college draft and signed free agent improved greatly. charge Thomas denies. Daly smd Thursday night at the comes along. center Tree Rollins. University of Windsor, where they “But, we’ve played over 300 “No matter what profession WINDSOR, Ontario — Chuck “Vinnie’s a good enough basket­ “1 think we’re a very solid club,” begin camp with two-a-day drills games together in the past three you’re in, you’ve got to be dis­ Daly says it should be easier for the ball player and a smart enough per­ Daly said. “We know what it takes Friday. “But we got through all that years or so. We can vault into things ciplined,” Thomas said. “That’s Detroit Pistons to win three straight son that he would catch on quickly to win. We’re very solid mentally.” and did it again. very quickly. I just want to see means not being distracted. We’ve NBA tides than it was to win two in to what we’re doing if he happens to But there are a lot of clubs with as where we are mentally. There’s no a row. “Now, I think the guys are kind of sit out a long time,” Isiah Thomas, much talent as the Pistons. The got a shot at it. But there have been the Pistons’ captain, said. carrot to hold out there any more.” a lot of trades and other teams have The coach doesn’t say the Pistons looking forward to the test this Chicago Bulls, who took the Pistons year.” Daly said the key to becoming been improved. -will do it, mind you. Only that it to seven games in the semifinals last Thomas said it will be important only the tliird franchise to win three should be easier to three-peat than The Pistons had everyone on hand spring, and the San Antonio Spurs for the team not to let outside dis­ “I believe we’ve still got the repeal. consecutive NBA championships should be much improved. except Vinnie Johnson, who is hold­ would be staying injury-free. tractions take away from their p>er- talent. But whether we’ll be lucky ing out in a conuact dispute and “I think there are eight or nine formance on the court. Thomas was enough to do it again will be another “Once you do it the first time, you During tlic offseason the Pistons eligible to walk away from the team clubs that can win it this year,” Daly accused by a television reporter of question. We’ve got to get through a picked up guard Lance Blanks in the said. “I see a lot of clubs that have assaulting him earlier this week, a mine field this year.” SCOREBOARD Baseball Hockey Whalers 3, Nordiques 3 Quebec 0 3 0 0—3 Football Hanford 2 1 0 0—3 Winning Golf First Period— 1. Hartford, Dineen 1 (BurL Postseason glance NHL standings Babych), 533 (pp). 2, Hartford, Verbeek 1 (Burt, Francis), 14:28. Penalties—Finn, Que (high- Pitchers All Timas EOT All Times EDT NFL standings Texas Open scores PLAYOFFS sticking), :38: Krygier, Har (high-sUcking). :38; WALES CONFERENCE Vincelette, Que, major (fighting), 2:42; Cor- Baseball's AMERICAN CONFERENCE SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Scores Thursday National Lsagua Patrick Division East after the first round of the $800,000 PGA Texas Thursday, Oct. 4 riveau, Har, major (fighUng), 2:42; Finn, Que W L TPts GF all-time W L T Pet. PF Open played on the 6,576-yard, par-35-35— 70 ^^ittaburgh 4. Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh loads (cross-checking), 4:50; Leschyshyn, Que (trip­ Buffalo New Jersey 0 0 1 1 3 ping), 10:51; Nolan, Que (interference), 13:58- top 10 .750 92 75 Oak Hills Country Club course: Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 Miami .750 88 57 Gary Hallberg 32-31—63 Friday, Oct. 5 Holik, Har (hooking), 13:58; Verbeek. Har’ N.Y. Jets Washington 0 0 0 0 0 double minor (high-sticking). 16:39; Bundin’ .500 68 89 Emiyn Aubrey 31-32—63 Pittsburgh (Drabek 22-6) at Cincinnati NY Islanders 0 1 0 0 1 Indianapolis .250 58 89 Howard Twitly 31-33—64 (Browning 15-9). 3:18 p.m. Quo (charging). 20:00; Evasoa Har (roughing)! New England NY Rangers 0 1 0 0 3 20:00. .250 60 119 Mark O'Meara 30- 34—64 Monday, Oct. 8 C y Young 511 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1 Second Period—3, Quebec, Laflour 1 (Sakic Nick Price 31- 3 4 -6 5 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. 3:18 p.m. Adams Division Cincinnab .750 103 74 Mike Reid 32- 33—65 Tuesday, Oct. 9 Hrkac), :30 (pp). 4. Quebec. Sakic 1 (Lafleur, Walter Johnson 416 Houston Boston 1 0 0 2 4 Hrkac), 2:11 (pp). 5. Quebec, Sundin 1 (Sakic), .500 77 84 Billy Ray Brown 31-34—65 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. 8:27 p.m. Bulfalo Cleveland .250 48 65 iiaitriifatrr Mmld 0 0 1 1 3 536. 6, Hartford. Krygier 1 (Francis, Babych). Brad Bryant 31- 34—65 Wednesday, Oct. 10 Hartford 0 0 1 1 3 Grover Alexander 373 Pittsburgh .250 32 70 Steve Jones 35-30—65 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. 8:27 p.m.. if neces­ 11:13 (pp). Penalties—Cote, Har (holding). Montreal 0 0 1 1 3 1:33; McRae, Quo, minor-major (slashing, fight­ Dave Barr 35- 30—65 sary LA Raiders 1.000 75 35 Weekend Edition, Oct. 6,1990 Quebec 0 0 1 1 3 ing), 4:18; Corriveau, Har, minor-major (slash­ Christy Mathewson 373 Tom Kite 34- 32—66 Friday, Oct. 12 Kansas City .750 98 48 CAMPBELL CONFERENCE ing, fighting), 4:18; Finn, Que (high-sticking) Mike Sullivan 32- 34—66 Voted 1990 New England Newspaper of the \bar Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:27 p.m.. if neces­ Denver Norris Division 7:25; Verbeek, Har (slashing), 7:25; Nolan, Que Warren Spahn 363 .500 95 97 Seen Murphy 31-35-66 Newsstand Price: 35 C t its sary San Diego .250 61 69 W L TPis GF GA (high-sticking), 9:36; Hough, Quo (cross-check- Dan Foreman 36- 30—66 Saturday, Oct. 13 Seatba .250 75 84 Chicago 1 0 0 2 4 3I ing), 11:01; Verbeek, Har (high-sticking), 15:27; Pud G alvin 361 Duffy VWIdorf 31- 3 6 -6 7 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. 8:27 p.m.. if neces­ NATIONAL CONFERENCE SL Louis 1 0 0 2 3 2! Sakic, Que (slashing). 17:31; Finn. Que, major- Lance Ten Broeck 35- 32—67 sary East Detroit 0 0 1 1 3 3 misconduct (lighting), 20:00; PetiL Que, double Kid Nichols 361 Jay Delsing 32- 3 5 -6 7 ‘ I W L T Pet. PF Minnesota 0 1 0 0 2 3 minor (spearing), 20:00; Cunneyworth, Har, WObb Heintzelman 33- 34—67 American League N.Y. Giants Toronto 0 1 0 0 1 7 major-misconduct (lighting), 20:00. Tim K eefe 342 4 0 0 1.000 106 Mike Donald 34- 33—67 Saturday, Oct. 6 Smyths Division Washington .750 101 51 D.A. Welbring 33-34—67 Bush, Congress in bnttle over budget Third Period—None. P enalties- McKenzie Oakland (Stewart 22-11) at Boston (Clemens Calgary Dallas .250 56 92 Robert Wrenn 33- 34—67 21-6). 8:30 p.m. Har (high-sUcking). 7:42; Cyr, Har (tripping), Steve Carlton 329 Philadelphia Los Angeles 1 0 0 2 12:25; Hrkac, Quo (interference), 13:22. .250 91 95 Tom Eubank 34- 3 3 -6 7 By ALAN FRAM Sunday, Oct. 7 Winnipeg 1 0 0 2 Phoenix .250 40 118 Tommy Aycock 32- 3 5 -6 7 Oakland at Boston, 8:27 p.m. Overtime—None. Penatly—McKegnoy, Quo John Clarkson 327 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 (holding). 3:13. Central Bob Estes 33- 3 4 -6 7 The Associated Press Chicago Tuesday, Oct. 9 Vancouver 0100 .750 77 53 David Ogrin 33- 34—67 Boston at Oakland, 3:18 p.m. Shots on goal—Quebec 9-8-6-1—24 Tampa Bay 3 1 C Thursday's Games Hartford 13-11-8-4—36. .750 98 96 PNI Blackmar 34- 33—67 Wednesday, Oct. 10 Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 Green Bay 2 2 C .500 76 93 Corey Ravin 32- 35—67 WASHINGTON — The White House sent out Boston at Oakland, 3:18 p.m, Power-play Opportunities—Qj»jbec 2 of 6- Quebec 3. Hartford 3. tie Hartford 2 of 9. NEA Graphles Detroit 1 3 C .250 93 99 Bob Gilder 34-34--68 Thursday, Oct. 11 Minnesota 1 3 o government-shutdown orders Friday, saying President Montreal 3, Buffalo 3, tie .250 89 69 Billy Andrade 33- 35—68 Boston at Oaklarxf, 8:27 p.m., if necessary Goalies—Quebec, Tanner, 0-0-1 (36 shots-33 Detroit 3, New Jersey 3, lie WINNINGEST — It takes West Payne Stewart 34- 34—68 sign emergency legislation to continue Saturday, Oct. 13 saves). Hartford, Sidorkiewicz, 0 0-1 (24-21) Chicago 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 A— 11,573. San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 58 38 Scott Hoch 3533—68 Oakland at Boston, 12:18 p.m., if necessary more than 300 victories to Atlanta 1 2 o nomal federal operations in the face of an intensifying SL Louis 3, Minnesota 2 .333 74 67 Stove Elkington 32-36—68 Sunday, Oct.