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Sentinel Colorful Chisox Owner Dies After Heart Attack THTPAnn I A 0 CHICAGO (AP) Bill Veeck, colorful former owner of the Chicago White Sox who brought the exploding Scoreboard to baseball and spiced up the game with clowns, midgets, ethnic nights and giveways, died early today at age 71. yeeck died at 2:55 a.m. in Illinois Masonic Medical Center of a heart attack, said Jean Benzies, director of public relations at the medical center. The spokeswoman said Veeck had entered the hospital Monday after suffering from shortness of breath. He underwent surgery in October 1984 for removal of a malignant lung tumor.

Veeck began his career as a vendor with the Chicago Cubs, was an official of the club, then went on to operate the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox twice. He was credited with bringing to baseball the exploding Scoreboard, clowns, midgets, ethnic nights and giveaways. Veeck never wore a tie or a coat and there never was a dull moment with him around. Anything for fun and laughs, that was the flamboyant Veeck's style, He came in a gregarious, hoarse laugh, coarsened by his love of beer and cigarettes.

But he lived much of his life in physical pain. It was fitting that he titled his well- known book, "Veeck, As In Wreck." He had a pegleg, the result of the World War II mishap, and he used it for an ashtray before he reluctantly broke a three-to-four-pack-a-day cigarette habit in his later years because of repeated attacks of emphysema. Veeck's standard response to "How do you feel, Bill?" was "Not too bad for a balding old man with one leg who can't see or hear," even as he turned up the volume on a hearing aid attached to heavy bifocals. A native of Chicago, Veeck was born Feb. 9, 1914, and was weaned on baseball.

His father was a baseball writer who eventually became president of the Cubs. As a youngster, Veeck roamed around Wrigley Field, running errands, checking turnstiles and developing what was to become a mischievous and fun-loving nature. In 1941, Veeck headed a syndicate that purchased the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He hired Charley Grimm as manager and the zany pair put on stunts and shows which turned the Brewers into one of the minor leagues' most successful franchises. Among his many innovations was to offer morning baseball to night-shift workers during the war years.

In subsequent years, he sent a midget up to the plate as a pinch-hitter, had clowns on the coaching lines and sent musicians strolling through the stands. Girls Alumni Game Tonight The Sitka High School girls basketball team will play former SHS players, in town for the holidays, 7 p.m. tonight' reported Coach Michael Hirai today. The Wolves are 10-6 and 3-3 in Southeast Division 4A standings. The Wolves had a seven-game winning streak snapped last week when they lost three straight games to a strong field in a holiday tournament in Juneau.

Following the game, the Wolves leave Friday morning for a weekend series in Petersburg. Bets are On CHICAGO (AP) In a continuing string of mayoral football bets, Mayor Harold Washington is offering New York's Edward I. Koch a Taste of Chicago meal if the Bears lose to the Giants in Sunday's playoffs. Washington isn't planning on having to pay up. Koch wasn't either the last time -but he had to give Boston's Raymond Flynn a corned beef sandwich instead of winning a lobster dinner on the outcome of the Jets game against the New England Patriots.

He's agreed to Washington's bet, but hasn't come up with a comparable wager. "It is so completely unlikely that we will have to deliver, it becomes important what they are going to send us," Washington spokesman Alton Miller said Wednesday. "The mayor is representing the spirit of Chicago in assuring the mayor of New York that his football team is successful." College Bowls Jan. Sunkist Fiesta Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan 27, Nebraska 23 Cotton Bow! At Dallas Texas AM 36, Auburn 16 Rose Bowl At Pasadena.

Calif. UCLA 45, Iowa 28 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Tennessee 35, Miami, Fla. 7 Orange At Miami Oklahoma 25, Penn St. 10 Jan. East-West Shrine Game At San Francisco Hula Bowl At Honolulu Japan Bowl At Yokohama, Japan Jan.

18 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Montreal Boston Quebec Hartford Buffalo Adams Division 42 41 40 39 39 St. Louis Chicago Minnesota Toronto Detroit CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Norris Division 161 142 144 14S 140 Smythe Division 26 7 4 56 131 160 152 132 118 198 ISO 141 147 120 130 128 120 144 127 137 170 142 156 191 147 130 162 189 176 NBA at Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Philadelphia New Jersey Washington New York Central Milwaukee Atlanta Detroit Cleveland Chicago Indiana Division W. 23 7 20 12 20 13 IS IS 11 21 Division 22 12 IS 15 IS 17 14 18 13 21 9 21 L.Pcl. .767 .625 .606 .500 .344 .647 .500 .469 .438 .382 .300 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Houston Denver San Antonio Utah Dallas Sacramento Pacific L.A.

Lakers Portland Seattle Golden Stale Phoenix L.A. Clippers Division 20 12 IS 12 19 13 17 16 14 IS 9 22 Division 25 5 20 16 12 20 12 22 10 19 11 21 .625 .613 .594 .515 .483 .290 .833 .556 .375 .353 .345 .344 4 4 8 13 5 6 7 9 11 Vtt I 3Vz 8 14 IS 14 15 Wednesday's Game Philadelphia 121, Portland 119. OT Thursday's Games Washington at New York Boston at Indiana Detroit at Chicago Houston at Golden. State San Antonio at Sacramento Friday's Games New at Boston Detroit at Atlanta Milwaukee at Washington L.A. Clippers at Cleveland Utah at L.A.

Lakers Phoenix at Portland Denver at Seattle NHL at a WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division Jphia Vff mgton NY Islanders NY Rangers Pittsburgh New Jersey TT 28 22 IS 17 16 13 10 10 13 20 19 21 i 0 4 9 2 4 I IS, 56 48 39 36 36 27 jf 175 144 143 138 149 131 117 118 133 134 U4 160 Edmonton Calgary 17 15 3 37 Vancouver 13 21 4 30 Winnipeg 12 24 4 28 Los Angeles 10 21 4 24 Wednesday's Games Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Toronto 3, Montreal 2 Chicago 7, Piltsburgli 4 Thursday's Games Quebec at Hartford Buffalo at Detroit Boston at N.Y. Islanders Vancouver at Minnesota Edmonton at Calgary- Philadelphia at Los Angeles Friday's Games Washington at New Jersey Montreal at Winnipeg Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Signed Mike Glenn, guard, to a 10-day contract. Placed Craig Hodges, guard, on the injured list NEW JERSEY NETS-Suspended Itficheal Ray Richardson, guard, indefinitely without pay. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS-Announced the resignation of Herb Paterra, linebacker coach, in order to become defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills.

Announced the resignation of Ken Riley, secondary coach zn order to become head coach at Florida AM.HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES-Recalled Richard Hajdu, left wing, from Rochester of the Amnerican Hockey League TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS-Signed Miroslav Ihnacak, right wing, to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE FURMAN--Named Jimmy Satterfield head football coach. RHODE ISLAND-Announced thai Brian Forster, tight end, has been suspended by the school for the 1986 college football season because of academic problems. RICE--Named Jerry Berndl head football coach and athletic director. Bowling News Nooners League Karen Smith bowled high scratch game of 221 and Linda Lee had high series scratch of 539.

Team standings are Kiksadi 6-2, Rock Rack, Sitka Bazaar and Doug Fox 4-4, McCaw Cablevision and Don's Crescent 3-5. Splits converted were Barb Arnold 910, 5-6-10, Nora Arries 3-10. Pat Self 310, Cindy McGraw 4-7-9 and Diane Richter 6-7-10. Oklahoma Appears to Be No. 1 By JOHN NELSON AP Sports Writer This time, there was nothing left to chance, and the Oklahoma Sooners were headed for their first national collegiate football title in 10 years.

Unlike last year, when Brigham Young won the national title 11 days before New Year's Day, there would be no controversy. While third-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 1 Penn State 25-10 in the Orange Bowl on New Year's night, eighth- ranked Tennessee administered a 35-7 lesson in humility to No. 2 Miami in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans. "There's no way a national championship is going to come easy," Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer said afterward.

"You just don't expect that You have to beat a great football team to win the national championship, and we did tonight." Switzer's comment was a not-so- veiled reference to last year's national champions from Brigham Young University. On Dec. 21,1984, top-ranked BYU defeated unranked Michigan 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl to remain unbeaten. Oklahoma, ranked second at the time, waited 11 days for its 1985 Orange Bowl meeting with No. 4 Washington.

During the interim, Switzer ridiculed BYU as a second-rate power in a lesser league, the Western Athletic Conference. If once-beaten Oklahoma could defeat Washington, the Sooners should win the national title, Switzer said, regardless of BYU's record. Oklahoma lost 28-17 to the Huskies, silencing the Sooners for one year. The Associated Press' final poll of the 1985 season, naming the national champion, will be announced at 6-30 p.m.EST-today. The loss was the first for Penn State, and both the Sooners and Nittany Lions ended the season with ll-i records.

Miami ended 10-2. The fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes lost any chance no matter how remote of winning a national championship even before the two night games, bowing 45-28 to No. 13 UCLA in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. In the day's other games, No. 5 Michigan defeated seventh-ranked Nebraska 2723 in the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl at Tempa, and llth-ranked Texas AM beat No.

16 Auburn 36-16 in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. Penn State played well defensively but could get nothing mustered on offense against the Sooners 1 top-rated defense. The Nittany Lions were held to 164 yards passing and 91 on the ground, and they paid dearly for three interceptions of quarterback John Shaffer. else could you vote for now?" asked Penn-State Coach Joe Paterno. "I think they're the best team in.

the country, certainly they're the best team we've played this year." Tim Lashar kicked four field goals, three in Oklahoma's 16-point second quarter, quarterback Jamelle Holieway threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Jackson, and Lydell Carr ran 61 yards for the Sooners' final TD with 1:42 to play. Miami, which won the 1983 national title, saw its title hopes dashed under the onslaught of Tennessee's defense, which sacked Hurricanes quarterback Vinny Testaverde seven times and made four interceptions. "Some nights, you come out and it is just not meant to be," Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson said. "Tennessee Ex-Sitkan Faring Well in College Former Sitkan Andrea Lloyd is the leading rebounder on the top-ranked women's intercollegiate basketball team in the nation, and is one of five players scoring in double figures. Lloyd, a 6-2 junior who attended school in Sitka for part of eighth grade and ninth grade before transferring and graduating from Moscow, Idaho, was averaging 7.8 rebounds an outing after give games for the Texas Longhorns, according to a news release from the college's sports information office.

Her next highest teammate was averaging 4.6 rebounds. Lloyd was averaging 11.2 points per game. One teammate was averaging 13.6 points, while four others were between 11 and 12 points per outing. The Longhorns have won three more games since the statistics were compiled and are now 8-0 and ranked first in the nation. Texas plays at Houston tonight.

Lloyd is the daughter of Robert and Louise Lloyd of Sitka. She spent time in Sitka last summer and was one of the guest coaches at a Sitka summer basketball camp for students between sixth and 12th grades. Lloyd, a pre-season Ail-American pick by several women's college basketball publications, turned in an especially strong game in a win over fourth-ranked University of Southern California on Dec. 10. In that outing, Lloyd scored 16 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 9 assists.

That game was played before the largest crowed in Texas history, which was 11,470 fans. The game was sponsored by McDonald's restaurants which purchased and sold tickets, and donated all proceeds to a Ronald McDonald House for families of seriously ill children being treated at Austin, home of the Longhorns. certainly had a lot to do with that, but we didn't do much to change matters. We certainly are disappointed." The victory was the sixth in a row for the Southeastern Conference champion Vols, while Miami had won 10 in a row, including jane over Oklahoma. The Vols ended thelseason 9-1-2.

Fifth-year senior Daryl Dickey, who took over as Vols quarterback after Tony Robinson was injured in mid- season, was the game's Most Valuable Player, throwing for 181 yards and a touchdown. Reserve running back Eric Ball, a freshman, ran for 227 yards and a Rose Bowl record-tying four touchdowns for the Bruins of UCLA, the winners of the Pacific-10 Conference who finished the season at 9-2-1 after beating Iowa. The Big Ten, meanwhile, saw a losing trend continue. The victory, UCLA's third in the past four Rose Bowls, was the fifth straight for the Pac-10. Ball tied a modern-era Rose Bowl record with his four touchdowns, matching the feat of Sam Cunningham of Southern Cal in 1973.

Modern Rose Bowl records are figured since 1947, when the current Pac-10 versus Big Ten format was institued. Iowa, 10-2, was beleaguered by a series of miscues, predominantly those of running back Ronnie Harmon, who fumbled four times. Although Iowa quarterback Chuck Long completed 14 of 16 passes for 112 yards in the first half, Harmon fumbled three times in the first quarter alone. Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler credited defense for the Wolverines' Fiesta Bowl victory over Nebraska. The Wolverines scored a Fiesta Bowl record 24 points in the third quarter after 'trailing 14-3 at halftime.

Two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt contributed to 17 points. "In football, you make your own breaks, and in the first half, they didn't give us anything," Schembechler said. Michigan linebacker Jeff Akers recovered a fumble by Doug DuBose at the Cornhuskers 21 to set up Gerald White's 1-yard dive 2:03 into the third quarter. On the next series, Nebraska quarterback McCathorn Clayton's fumble was recovered by tackle Mark Messner at the Cornhuskers 38, and Jim Harbaugh scored on a quarterback sneak five plays later. A blocked punt by David Arnold set up Pat Moons' 19-yard field goal.

Michigan finished 10-M. Nebraska was 9-3. Texas AM rode a bowl-record 292 yards passing by quarterback Kevin Murray and some key defensive plays to victory over Auburn and the Tigers' Heisman Trophy winning running back, Bo Jackson. The 10-2 Aggies were making their first Cotton Bowl appearance in 18 years as winners of the Southwest Conference. Auburn, fifth in the SEC and making its first Cotton Bowl appearance, finished 8-4.

Sooners Bump No. 1 Penn State MIAMI (AP) a i i MIAMI (AP) Coach Barry Switzer found it hard to believe that all the pegs fell into the right holes New Year's Day and made his Oklahoma Sooners a virtual cinch to be voted college football's national champions. The third-ranked Sooners did their part by beating No. and previously undefeated Penn State 25-10 Wednesday night in the Orange Bowl. But that victory alone might not have been enough for Oklahoma to win the national title had they not gotten some help.

And the Sooners got everything they needed. Second-ranked Miami lost 35-7 to No. 8 Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl, eliminating the Hurricanes from contention. And to clear the path of any potential obstacle, fourth-ranked Iowa was clobbered 45-28 in the Rose Bowl bv UCLA. Oklahoma, ll-i, seemed certain to be voted the best in college football when the final Associated Press pod of the season was announced today at 6:30 p.m.

EST. The national title would be the sixth for Oklahoma and would be the third under Switzer, who became head coach in 1973. Oklahoma, which lost to Miami in October, has also apparently lived up to its potential. The Sooners were voted No. in the preseason poll.

Since the poll was initiated in 1950, only six teams voted No. 1 in preseason have been on top at the end. Oklahoma had done it three times prior-to this season. Switzer said he could not see how anyone but his Sooners would be voted No. 1.

"We beat Penn State and Miami lost. We did our part. We're the only survivor," he said. "You have to be good and get help from others to win a national championship. You've got to survive all that." Switzer gave the major credit for ending Penn State's dream of its second national title in four years to the Sooners' defense.

Penn State finished ll-l. Switzer said beating Coach Joe Paterno's Penn State team wasn't as easy as the score might indicate. "Penn State played the best against us, no doubt of it. They have a slaughterhouse defense and a strong running game," he said. Switzer also praised Tim Lashar, who kicked an Orange Bowl-record four field goals.

But Lashar wasn't impressed with his record. "Records are going to be broke sometime, but national championships can never be taken away," he said. Penn State, a one-touchdown underdog, appeared as if it was going to make fools of the oddsmakers when the game started. The first time the Nittany Lions got the ball, they drove 62 yards on 10 plays with fullback Tim Manoa scoring from the 1 for a 7-0 lead. But then the Sooners' defense took over and stopped the Lions cold.

And in the second period, Oklahoma scored 16 straight points to lead at halftime 16-10. In the second half, Lashar kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 19-10, and the Sooners put it away with a 61-yard touchdown run by fullback Lydell Carr with 1:42 to play. Paterno, for the first time (his season, expressed disappointment in the performance of quarterback John Shaffer, who had won 54 straight games as a starter since the seventh grade. Shaffer completed 10 of 22 passes for 74 yards with three interceptions. "I had said for us to have done well we would have had to have a better passing game.

And I was a little bit disappointed we weren't a little more effective throwing the ball," said Paterno. "The turnovers killed us." Colts' Bickett Top Defensive Rookie NEW YORK (AP) Linebacker Duane Bickett of the Indianapolis Colts, who thought it was a joke when he was told as a college freshman that he'd play some day in the National Football League, was named today the NFL's defensive rookie of the year by the Associated Press. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Bickett, one of the few bright spots in the Colts' 5-11 season, was the fifth player taken in last spring's NFL draft. He became an instant starter, and improved game by game, winning rookie' honors over defensive ends Reggie White of Philadelphia, who played two seasons in the United States Football League and Ray Childress of Houston. Bickett finished with a team-leading six sacks, one in each of the last five games.

Voting was done by three writers or broadcasters covering each of the NFL's 28 teams. Bickett received 26 votes to 15 for White and 10 for Childress. No other player received more than four votes. "Being a so-called 'impact player' is a tough road," said Bickett, who played college football at Southern California. "I didn't expect to come in here and be the leading tackier while we win every game.

But I think I've made an impact in the sense I came in and started right away." "He corrects his mistakes," Coach Rod Dowhpower says of Bickett. "For a rookie, he has maturity far beyond his experience in terms of how he handles himself on the field." Bickett started out strong against the run, but also learned quickly to defend against passes. After the Colts beat the Buffalo Bills, Vince Ferragamo, then the Buffalo quarterback, said that trying to pass over Bickett was "like trying to pass over a redwood tree." Bickett was a tight end in high school and arrived at Southern California when John Robinson, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, was the Trojans' coach. "Robinson said to me, 'I think you're going to make a fine linebacker here and in the Bickett says. "I remember thinking this guy didn't know what he was talking about.

I wasn't even considering pro football." Brown Top Offensive Rook CINCINNATI (AP) Wide receiver Eddie Brown fit so comfortably into the Cincinnati Bengals' offense this season that it was difficult to keep in mind he was only a rookie. Brown quickly won a starter's role with a spectacular preseason debut and played a major role in an offense that set a team scoring record, leading the Bengals in touchdown catches. Coach Sam Wyche thought it fitting that Brown was named Wednesday as offensive rookie of the year by the Associated Press. He edged the Cleveland Browns' Kevin Mack a former United States Football League Goat Hunting Permits are Due The Department of Fish and Game reminds persons who have permits to hunt mountain goats on Baranof Island that permits are due at the Sitka fish and game office no later than Jan 15 1986. Permittees may report in person to the Sitka office or by calling 747-5449 during business hours Monday through Friday.

Karate Listed Bob Holt, Duane and Lloyd Swanson will instruct an eight-week session of Okinawan Karate p.m. Jan 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Participants will learn proper stance breathing, blocking and striking. The class is slated for junior high and older people. Elementary school children may register if accompanied by a parent.

Cost is $22 with registration available at Community Schools office Thursday. A WINNER. PLAY running back who rushed for 1,104 yards in his rookie NFL season. "We could not have done everything we wanted to do with just any rookie It had to be a special kind of rookie Wyche said. "That's what Eddie is He's extremely quick to learn, and he has a lot of field presence and poise for a rookie." The Bengals were looking for someone to balance wide receiver Cris Collinsworth when they made Brown their No.

draft choice last spring out of Miami. Brown had set Hurricane receiving records by teaming up with current Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar. A contract holdout kept Brown out of training camp for 18 days. Just three days after signing, he played in a preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs and was dazzling, catching four passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. "The first impression we had of him was that of a hungry, legitimate first- choice," Wyche said.

"Sometimes those are the most rare beasts around. He came to minicamp and training camp as a hard worker and not as a prima donna. He had an immediate effect on our ballclub." The threat of two fast receivers ie balanced the Bengals' potent passing attack. Collinsworth led the club in receiving for the fourth consecutive season, catching 65 passes for 125 yards and five touchdowns. Brown caught 53 passes, trailing Collinsworth and running back James Brooks and his 942 receiving yards were the second- highest total on the club.

Eight catches were for touchdowns. Brown also proved to be versatile ihe Bengals used him on reverses and even lined him up in the backfield on nek plays. Brown carried 14 times for 129 yards, the fourth-highest total on the club. "We tried to devise as many ways to get him the ball as'we could Wyche said. Track Closed WESTBURY, N.Y.

(AP) A strike by mutuel ticket sellers at Roosevelt Raceway closed the harness track A track spokesman said that the contract between Roosevelt and local 23292 of the Mutuel Ticket Agents UnTon expired at midnight Tuesday and with a breakdown in negotiations, the ticket sellers walked out. The raceway's meeting was to have run until Jan 6 747-3276 321 Lincoln Street Heating Oil Delivered Available and Long Distance Hauling Rentals Available jfretjTYgars of Experience Means Better Service to You!.