European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 2, 1991hershiser out for 15 by the associated press this would be been hard to imagine a few years ago but now its True a neither Orel Hershiser nor Fernando Valen Zuela will be with the los Angeles dodgers on opening Day. Hershiser was put of the 15-Day disabled list sunday because his shoulder is still too weak to. Pitch in games. \. Hershiser underwent reconstructive surgery last april 27 and has been throwing on the sidelines in Spring training he worked out again sunday but in t a ring enough to play in exhibition games. A a this is no disappointment a Hershiser said. A a in be made Good Progress but i know in a not ready to Start the  last week the dodgers released Valenzuela 30 he and Hershiser 32, formed one of baseball a Best known pitching tandems for most of the 1980s. Hershiser made Only four starts last season be lore his shoulder blew out. In exhibition games on sunday Yankees 9, orioles 2 Miami a a crowd of 57,359 at Joe Robbie stadium saw me Hall Homer and drive in four runs leading new York Over Baltimore. The crowd combined with a record 67,654 fans saturday night that saw the orioles and Yan aces made the largest two game total since baseball began keeping Spring training attendance the games were set up to show South Florida a support for an expansion  5, rect sox 2 Haines City Fla. Mark Gubicza who will Start the season on the disabled list pitched four scoreless innings As Kansas City beat Boston Gubicza is still recovering from shoulder surgery last August. He will be eligible to return on april 14spring training the royals Kirk Gibson and Boston s Mike Greenwoll both hit homers. A a reds 9, tigers 6 Plant City Fla. Eric Davis homered and drove in seven runs As Cincinnati beat Detroit. Davis hit a three run Homer three run and an rib sin pc a a a a rangers 5, cardinals 1 St Petersburg Fla. Bobby witty a six scoreless innings and Ruben Sierra s three run double led Texas Over St.  3, mets 1 West Palm Beach Fla. John Smoltz pitched a three hitter and Atlanta beat  in. A game shortened to six innings by  5, pirates 2 fort Myers Fla. Car Milo Castillo drove in three runs and Minnesota Defeated Pitts Burgh. A Chuck Knoblauch a got three hits for the  7, Blue jays 3 Dunedin Fla. Rod Booker had three hits and drove in two runs As Philadelphia beat Toronto. A a a a a Kelly Gruber hit a two run Homer for the Blue jays. Mariners 7, Brewers 6 Chandler Ariz. Omar Vazquel doubled in the 10th inning and scored on Julio Machado a wild pitch As Seattle beat Milwaukee. Dante Bichette and Greg Vaughn Hom Rcd for the Brewers. Expos 3, dodgers 2 Vero Beach Fla. Dave Martinez hit two Home runs and Oil can Boyd pitched seven Strong innings for Montreal. Martinez hit both homers off Kevin Gross. Martinez has five Home runs this  1, giants 0 Mesa Ariz. A Danny Jack son pitched seven scoreless innings and Ryne Sandberg Hom Rcd for Chicago. Sandberg a second Spring Homer came in the sixth off Bud Black. Jackson Chicago a opening Day Pitcher allowed two hits and struck out  2, padres 1. A amp a Ariz. A Sandy Alomar broke an eighth inning tie with a sacrifice Fly leading Cleveland past san Diego. Bruce Hurst making his first Start for sait Diego in eight Days after overcoming the flu pitched seven innings and allowed one. Run on six  11, athletics 4 Palm Springs Calif. Lance Parrish homered and drove in three runs and Fred Manrique went 4 for 4 As California downed Oakland. Terry Steinbach homered singled and drove in three runs for the  repeats joins Shore in victorious dip by Ken Peters the associated press Rancho Mirage Calif. A Amy Alcott decided to accept the championship trophy of the 109i Dinah Shore tournament with Quie dignity that was her plan  a i Wasny to going to jump in this Lime a said Alcott who had leaped into the Lake around the i8th Green at Mission Hills country club to celebrate her Dinah Shore Victory three years  a i thought at this Point in my life i just wanted to accept the trophy with some dignity. But its just not my style.�?�. A a a. A. A \ a a a. A a so Alcott with some prodding from Shore herself took a celebratory dip. She led from the first Day and won going away finishing eight strokes in front of runner up Dottie Moch Ric sunday Alcott also bettered her own record for the tournament with a 15-under 273 total thanks to a 10-foot Birdie putt on the final Hole. That Birdie bettered her old Mark by one shot. A sinless since 1989, Alcott said earlier in the week that she would dive into the Lake again if she won the tournament this year. When she hesitated Shore. Helped change her  she met me on the Green and said the got my. Bathrobe and in a ready to  she coaxed me into it a Alcott said. Host Dinah Shore Center joins Amy Alcott in celebrating her repeat Victory with Caddy Bill Kurre taking a dip too. Shore had written in a foreword for a Cotta Shew golfing Book that Slie would accompany Alcott into the Lake if she Ever won the tournament again. True to her word Shore sprinted into the water with Alcott and her Caddy Bill Kurre. A my sunday school teacher told me that you have to keep promises a said Shore. Quot a  a a Alcott shot a closing 4-under 68. Mochrie a closing 69 enabled her to finish at 281. Patty Sheehan with a 70, and Pat Bradley with a 67, tied for third at 282. _ Alcott 35, now has won 29 times in her career and needs just one. More Victory to assure entry into the Lyga Hall of Fame. The Victory was Worth $90,000 to Alcott and pushed her career earnings to $2.6 million sixth on the All time Lyga Money list. Y ies 1 to Ponte i or a Fla a Steve Elkington made his Birdie putt on the 18th Hole and fuzzy Zoeller did no to. That was the difference sunday As the australian Longshot won the players Charpi Enship for the biggest Victory of his career. A i feel very fortunate a Elkington said after Zoellers putt broke out of the Hole. A with fuzzy coming up there i  pull against him but i m glad it turned out the Way it  Elkington whose Only previous pea Victory came last year at the greater Greensboro open shot a 4-under 68 on the windblown pc at saw grass. That gave him a four round total of 276, 12-under. The 33-year-old australian 3-putted for a bogey on the 17th, then hit a 4-Iron approach to within 15 feet of the Flag on no. 18. When Elkington birdied the Hole he went one shot up on Zoeller who was playing behind him. Zoeller a former masters and . Open Champion who Hasni to won since 19s6, shot his approach on 18 to about 12 feet from the pin. But he missed that putt and Elkington had won $288,000 and a 10-year exemption from All pea tour events. A the putt tricked me a Zoeller said a but that happened a lot  particularly Down the stretch. He had Birdie putts erf about the same distance on both the 16th and 17th greens. A Ethie Ball just did no to want to go in. You. Have to accept the fact a said Zoeller who finished with a 72 for a 277 Tola. Paul Azinger who led through the second and third rounds of the tournament billed As the annual championship of Golf s touring professionals shot a 74 sunday to drop into a tie for third. Azinger a 278 total was matched by Phil Blackmar and John Cook. Cook stormed in with a 65 that included a course record 30 Over the Back nine. Blackmar was tied for the Lead until he hit into the water on the 1.7th, took a double bogey and finished w Ith a 70. Curtis strange like the other americans in position going into the final round  make anything happen. He shot 71  tied at 280 with Bruce Lietzke and Bernhard Langer of Germany. Langer who led the european contingent had a closing 69, As did Lietzke