Notes on a Scorecard - July 31, 1990

New York was awarded its greatest victory in years Monday. . . .

Now that George Steinbrenner is no longer running the Yankees, dignity, class, honesty and victories should return to the most famous franchise in America. . . .

The hero is Commissioner Fay Vincent who handled this difficult matter as well as he did the consequences of the earthquake during the World Series last year. . . .

If you were a college basketball star who played in more than 30 games last season, would you have sacrificed a good portion of your summer vacation to compete in the Goodwill Games? . . .

“Nobody should have been surprised that we didn’t win the gold medal,” said Marty Blake, director of scouting for the NBA. “The Yugoslavs are experienced. Oscar Schmidt of Brazil gets paid $800,000 a year. We tried to put together some college kids in two months.” . . .

The acquisition of Ron Kittle gives the Baltimore Orioles another power hitter and may even be enough to give them the American League East championship that nobody else seems to want. . . .

Norm Sherry, the San Francisco Giants’ pitching coach, deserves much of the credit for Scott Garrelts’ turnaround from 1-6 to 9-7. . . .

Over the weekend at Dodger Stadium, the last-place Atlanta Braves again did all the little things that are necessary to lose close games. . . .

Tom Lasorda will receive an honorary doctorate next spring from St. Thomas University in Miami. . . .

Numbers game: In recent days, the Boston Red Sox have played in games involving two triple plays, 10 double plays and 12 doubles. . . .

The Pirates’ Jim Leyland says managers shouldn’t get carried away with themselves because their players can get them fired any time they want. . . .

It’s touch and go whether Jose Canseco’s actions speak louder than his words. . . .

Atlanta second baseman Mark Lemke is listed at 5-feet-9 and 165 pounds but doesn’t look that big. . . .

By now, you would think, Dodger Stadium fans would know the words to “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” without any help from DiamondVision. . . .

The longer it takes Nolan Ryan to reach victory No. 300, the better for ESPN. . . .

Al Davis’ buddy, Clipper owner Donald Sterling, is going to London to watch the Raiders’ game against New Orleans Sunday. . . .

The Raiders’ season-ticket sale is estimated at only 19,000, but the Rams are up to 50,000. . . .

So tennis player Jay Berger was bothered by a ringing telephone and a buzzing public-address system during his loss to Michael Chang in the Canadian Open. Wonder how he would like to shoot free throws with 18,000 people yelling and waving at him? . . .

Ex-UCLA wide receiver Mike Sherrard is looking terrific in the San Francisco 49ers’ camp and ex-USC tailback Aaron Emanuel scored a touchdown in a recent New York Giants’ scrimmage. . . .

Free safety Eric Turner and center Lance Zeno, both identified as All-American candidates, are pictured on the cover of the UCLA media guide. . . .

What ever happened to Gil Brandt? . . .

Bob Arum would like to promote a Humberto Gonzalez-Michael Carbajal light-flyweight title fight in Las Vegas next year, but it is big enough to sell out the Forum in Inglewood. . . .

Gonzalez and Carbajal provide more action than fighters who are literally twice their size. . . .

Roberto Duran wants to fight into a fourth decade, which is too bad. . . .

Among sites being mentioned for Sugar Ray Leonard’s next fight is the Soviet Union. However, his opponent would not be a Russian. . . .

Former middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo will play Anthony (the Ant) Squiliaro in “Godfather III.” . . .

Times’ boxing writer Earl Gustkey was asked by Ring magazine to name the top 10 fighters in the world, pound for pound. His choices: 1. Julio Cesar Chavez, 2. Raul Perez, 3. Virgil Hill, 4. Michael Nunn, 5. Pernell Whitaker, 6. Humberto Gonzalez, 7. Meldrick Taylor, 8. Mike Tyson, 9. Sugar Ray Leonard, 10. Buster Douglas. . . .

Recently cut from the Philadelphia 76ers’ rookie camp was Luke Jackson, no relation to the forward of the same name who played on the 1966-67 Philadelphia team that might have been the greatest of all time. . . .

Charles (Red) Barrett, who died Saturday, threw 58 pitches for the Boston Braves in nine innings against the Cincinnati Reds in 1944. These days, he would have been pulled after seven innings.