31.   Captain Wasim Akram had to leave the tournament to attend to his ailing father.

32.   Coleman, subbing for Williams while the center fielder tends to his ailing father in Puerto Rico, had three hits and drove in three runs.

33.   From the hospital, Pope called family and friends in Grants Pass, Ore., where his mother, Elizabeth Pope, is caring for his ailing father.

34.   Gonzalez is filling while manager John Boles is in Chicago with his ailing father.

35.   He is with his ailing father in Florida.

36.   He telephoned his mother, who is caring for his ailing father in Oregon, his two grown sons and his business partner, Bennett said.

37.   He wanted to be closer to his ailing father in St. Louis and become more active musically.

38.   He telephoned his mother, who is tending his ailing father in Oregon, his two grown sons and his business partner, Bennett said.

39.   His lawyer Elza Syarif was not immediately available for comment but had said earlier his client would seek permission to see his ailing father.

40.   His first destination in the United States was Grants Pass, Ore., where his mother and ailing father live.