Dodgers Might Get Some Joy From Fonville

How quickly the Dodgers forgot about last year’s sparkplug, Chad Fonville. . . .

Maybe they will remember him after what happened Tuesday at Atlanta. . . .

Given his first start of the season on a day when Eric Karros was hurting and Mike Blowers was shifted from third base to first, Fonville responded with a single that helped set the table for Mike Piazza’s game-winning, three-run homer in the eighth inning. . . .

Tom Lasorda has to find more work for Fonville, whether it is at third, second or in left field. . . .

The best break the Dodgers got was when Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox lifted starting pitcher Tom Glavine, who was working on a four-hit shutout, after the seventh inning. . . .

When play resumed after the second rain delay, TBS announcer Don Sutton said, “The only way they’re going to call a game now is if they happen to see someone building an ark nearby.” . . .

Both Dodger victories on their 2-5 trip belonged to reliever Antonio Osuna. . . .

The College World Series will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. . . .

The first title was won by California, led by Jackie Jensen, over Yale, whose first baseman was George Bush. The Bears took the series, two games to none, at Kalamazoo, Mich. . . .

Fellow first-round picks Jonathan Ogden of UCLA, Kevin Hardy of Illinois and Lawrence Phillips of Nebraska were among 1,300 who attended Keyshawn Johnson’s NFL draft party Monday night at the House of Blues. . . .

“I know 850 of them personally,” Johnson said. . . .

Thoroughbred racing will miss trainer Gary Jones, who ended his distinguished career in grand style when Ski Dancer won the San Simeon Handicap on closing day at Santa Anita. . . .

A trainer to watch at Hollywood Park will be Sandy Shulman, who always does well during the summer sessions. . . .

Shulman will saddle the favorite, Abaginone, in the $125,000 Los Angeles Handicap on opening night Friday. . . .

The emphasis during the 70-day meeting will be on turf racing. . . .

Horsemen love the Hollypark turf course, especially compared to the one at Santa Anita, and racing secretary Martin Panza says he will have no trouble filling the grass races. . . .

The purse for the Shoemaker Breeders’ Cup Mile on June 16 has been increased from $150,000 to $700,000 and a 14-horse field is expected to include Markapura Star, a New Zealand-bred who was horse of the year in Hong Kong. . . .

Highlight of the season will be the $1-million Hollywood Gold Cup on June 30 when Cigar will defend his title. . . .

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Proceeds from Roy Firestone’s one-man variety show at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano at 8 p.m. on Thursday will go to the pediatric cancer unit at Children’s Hospital of Orange County in the memory of Michelle Carew. . . .

Sugar Ray Leonard will be the celebrity golfer at the annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Pasadena tournament May 2 at Brookside No. 2. . . .

The decision of Connecticut’s Ray Allen to make himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior year didn’t surprise me. What does surprise me is when a talented college basketball player sticks around for his senior year. . . .

In 1992 before Oscar De La Hoya won the gold medal in the Olympic Games, he sparred with Julio Cesar Chavez in Tijuana. . . .

The 19-year-old amateur and the 29-year-old champion went two rounds. . . .

De La Hoya won the first round with sheer aggressiveness. Midway through the second round, Chavez dropped him with a straight right hand. De La Hoya went to one knee, jumped up, and held his own the rest of the round. . . .

All boxers on the May 4 show at the Pond of Anaheim, including unbeaten junior-featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera, will participate in a free public workout Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pond. . . .

Free of charge, you can watch Tiger Woods of Stanford perform next Monday through Wednesday at the Pacific 10 Conference golf championship hosted by USC at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach. . . .

Remember when Occidental was a national track and field power? The Tigers finished second behind Claremont-Mudd in the SCIAC championships this year. . . .

Thumbs down to UCLA Coach Gary Adams for ordering pitcher Pete Zamora to throw at an Arizona State batter. . . .

Thumbs up to Adams for suspending himself for three games.