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"There are so many good players these days," she said, "and the competition is so much bet The Chicago Bears' Maurice Douglass, a second-r year defensive back and special-teams player from the University of Kentucky, wears earrings, but it's i what he doesn't wear that makes him noticeable. Douglass works part-time as a strip-tease dancer in Cincinnati, earning $500 to $800 a week, i "You meet a lot of people stripping," Douglass told The Chicago Tribune. "I never tell them I play 'I football, though. If you tell the ladies you're a foot-j ball player, then they'll be interested in just that 'I'm much more than a football player." He said that attitude didn't sit well with the coaching staff at UK, where Douglass and a team--K mate (whom he didn't identify) took to dyeing their "The coaches at Kentucky would say, 'Why don't you guys fit in and be like everyone else on f' Mhe Douglass said. "I rebel really against the conformity you see in football.

I'll do anything they want me to do with my body while I'm on the 1, field, but when that clock runs out, I want to be able to do what I want." Defensive coordinator Vince Tobin says Doug-, llass has been a model citizen in camp. "Right now, he doesn't want to be too unusual, but we have a lot of unusual guys on this team," said Tobin. "He has a legitimate chance to be one of them." Rushing toward retirement? The Bears' Walter Payton already is the National Football League's all-time leading ground-gainer. So what's the goal for season No. 13, Walter? "Getting out alive," said Payton, who turned 33 July 25.

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In football, you can have a good game even if your team loses. But it's not like that in tennis. Your personality and character come out in every game." Oh, what a tangled web Now pay attention if you want to understand the state of boxing's middleweight division. All three titles World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation are vacant. Only the WBC has a championship fight signed: Thomas Heams vs.

Juan Roldan. The IBF had approved a title bout between Michael Olajide and Iran Barkley. But when Olajide switched promoters last week from Madison Square Garden to Don King, Barkley, who is promoted by King's rival, Bob Arum, notified the WBA that he was prepared to fight for its crown. Meanwhile, Michael Olajide who manages and trains his son, has expressed second thoughts about signing with King, a move he apparently made because of the Garden's inability to nail down the Olajide-Barkley bout. But the Garden, which had no written agreement with Olajide, is still pursuing the match.

Now then, if former champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler decides to return to the ring, a hot match would be Hagler vs. Mike McCallum, the WBA junior-middleweight champion. McCallum is ready to step up in class and is expected to be named the WBA's No. 1 middleweight contender. In those same ratings, Barkley is expected to be second and Hagler third.

That leaves Arum, the promoter of both Barkley and Hagler, to sort through his options. It might take him a while. harder. After the first six, everything gets numb." has said this prob- ably will be his last year, but his teammates aren't buying it. "He's got a hundred years left," said linebacker Otis WH-; son.

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"Athletes like 'j Julius Erving and I have an obligation to the fans 4 to go out on the top of our game." Quick comment Walter Payton uiuuig surge uiai hitting, I went 4 the boss to Yank him Dion James of the Atlanta Braves, on why he's ,1 iciuLiaiu iu uuuui a receiii Vl" has raised his average to .313: .313: about my "The last time I talked ab i for 50." Mattingly expects r. iiiAh, iaii.S..y Majw3LaiiiiMiwiii to get rid of an All-Star who has averaged .332 in his first three seasons, was voted MVP in 1985 and recently set a major league record by hitting home runs in eight consecutive games. But Steinbrenner criticized Mattingly for playing with a sore wrist while pursuing the home run record, and he's still seething about the record $1,975,000 salary the first baseman won in arbitration last winter. "There's no rift as far as I'm concerned," Steinbrenner said. "If he wants to go somewhere in two years when he's a free agent, he can go anywhere he wants." Don Mattingly says he'd like to finish his baseball career with the New York Yankees but doesn't expect owner George Steinbrenner to let him.

'I love playing in New York and I love the fans," said Mattingly, who grew up in Evansville, Ind. "But for some reason, I just don't think it's going to Work out. I think the owner will run me out of town before it gets too late there. "'Tm looking 10 years down the road. There's no free agency anymore, and the only way you'd get a chance to leave is when you're not wanted anymore." It's hard to believe any owner would be anxious Laga homers twice, but Birds fall to Denver Looking for oca? Turn right loth Classifieds Continued from Page 1 someone other than Barnes would've gotten the winning hit.

"He's the last guy in the world I wanted to beat me," said Martin (4-5). "It was the right pitch, though. If I'm going to get beat, I want it to be Ml1 1 hang 'em, they bang em, Triple-A all-star game planned Associated Press i COLUMBUS, Ohio Baseball's three Triple-A minor leagues have announced plans or joint all-star games in 1988, 1989, and 1990. The first will be played July 13, 1988, at an American Association ballpark, according to a release issued last night by the International League. The 1989 game will be at an International League city, the 1990 game at a Pacific Coast League field.

The games will feature stars fjom teams affiliated with American League clubs playing fcp players from National League affiliates. -i out of New York Zephyrs 7, Redbirds 4 LouwvMt Jdmson cf Lyons It Dnesseo tb Pagnozii Laga Oh yw rt Jones ss Alicea 2b Rodnguez 3b TotaK abrhbi 6 0 2 0 5 0 10 (000 0 1 0 5 2 2 2 4 12 0 5 13 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 11 43 4 12 1 Denvtr Bates 2b Komminsk rf Stanicek dh Cartwnght dh Barnes lb Paciorek If Alfaro 3b 0 Bnm Ktipslem ct Smith ss Totals abrhM 6 110 5 100 5 120 1000 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 0 10 4 0 10 4 0 11 4 0 0 0 39 7 11 7 010 OOO 4 LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS 001 011 DENVER ZEPHYRS 010 030 OOO 003 7 Game-winning RBI Barnes (8). Barnes, Sti-pteton, DP Louisville 2. Denver 4. LOB Louisville 10, Denver 7.

2B Jones, Johnson, Aver. Stanicek. 3B Lyons. HR Paciorek (2), Laga 2 (18), Barnes (11). SB Bates 2 (37).

Alicea, Artaro, Barnes. SF Klipstem, Rodriguez IP ER BB SO Louisville Buonantony Martin L. 4-5 9 9 4 4 3 4 2W 2 3 3 4 0 Denver Ciardi 9 10 4 4 3 1 StapletonW. 6-3 3 2 0 0 2 2 WP Buonantony, 3:03. A 3.229.

pitch, a curve that was inside and at the hitter's knees. "(Catcher) Pagnozzi was getting ready to block the ball in the dirt," Buonantony said. "He just went down and got it." Lefty Tim Conroy (1-0), down from St. Louis on an injury rehabilitation assignment, will start tonight's 9:05 p.m. EDT game for the Red-birds against right-hander Len Barker (2-2).

Conroy's appearance bumps Paul Cherry (11-5), the league's winningest pitcher, from the Redbirds' starting rotation. Mario Soto pitched for the Reds Sarasota team in the Gulf Coast Rookie League yesterday. In five innings against, Soto allowed two hits and an unearned run while striking out two and walking none. Soto, who is to pitch again on Monday, threw 54 pitches, with several clocked at about 90 mph. There may be hope yet that the Reds will trade for a pitcher.

Rose acknowledged Tuesday, "We've got a lot of irons working." Rose added no trade would involve Larkln, Jones, Daniels or Kurt Stillwell. Nearly as soon as Rose dismissed the notion of acquiring Pittsburgh's Rick Reuschel, the phone started ringing. The caller Pittsburgh general manager Sid Thrift Added Louisville manager Mike Jorgensen: "I'd rather lose on one like that than one of those broken-bat hits he had been getting. I'm surprised his hands were still strong enough to hit it after all of those." Jorgensen felt the key to the Sre to get down a bunt in the llth game was rookie Luis Alicea's fail- innine with nobody out and Tim Jones on second base. Alicea fouled off two pitches, then flied out.

The inning ended with Lance Johnson hitting into a double play. "It boils down to if we get the man over from second base, they don't come to bat in the 12th," Jorgensen said. The Redbirds had sent the game into extra innings with Mike Laga's second bases-empty homer of the game off starter Mark Ciardi. Laga's 18th dinger of the season came with one out in the eighth inning and soared about 440 feet into the right-field bleachers. Laga had given the Redbirds a 3-1 lead with his sixth-inning homer.

"I'm getting some good swings at some good pitches," Laga said. "I feel like I'm staying back and being relaxed but still being aggressive." Jim Paciorek had put Denver on top 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth with a three-run blow off Rich Buon-antony. Buonantony, who went nine innings, didn't blame himself for the ing bis hitting streak to nine games. Jones, who collided with Hatcher and fell while running out his hit, suffered a bruised left thigh and lower back. He was replaced by Collins the next inning and his condition will be evaluated day to day.

It was the sixth time since the All-Star break that the Reds have scored first. They are 5-1 in those games." "When you get ahead early, you can do things," Rose said. "It's important to get on the board early, makes it tough on the opposition." NOTES After the game, the Reds sent catcher Lloyd McClendon to Nashville of the Class AAA American Association and will activate outfielder Kal Daniels today. CD Reds extend Riverfront mastery of Valenzuela If you're shopping for a car, you won't want to miss out on some of the best new and used car deals around. Just swing by the Automotive Marketplace in today's Classified section.

Classified is easy to find, too. When you get through with this page, just turn right to the Classifieds. Swing by Classified for hundreds more cars for sale, a Courier-Journal TO Metro Louisvilleis Real Super Market Continued from Page 1 they're ready to get rid of him, I'll take him." The Reds jumped on Valenzuela fofi a pair of runs in the first inning. Buddy Bell and Davis reached on one-out walks. Parker hit into a force at second, but shortstop Marian Duncan's relay throw skipped past first baseman Mickey Hatcher and enabled Bell to score the first ru.

Duncan, who was sent down to Class AAA Albuquerque on July 26 because of fielding problems, has committed three errors since returning Tuesday. After Tracy Jones reached on an infield hit, Diaz singled to right, giving the Reds a 2-0 lead artrt extend.