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STATE EDITION inside: Business, C6 The Arizona Republic TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1989 ORTS 7T1 Vincent to be new commissioner Preseason? Sanders sure didn't need it Wilpon, who owns 50 percent of the Mets, said he first was introduced to Vincent by Giamatti several years Source claims Giamatti aide is owner's choice ago at a Mets game. "I'm certainly very much in sup Fay Vincent Probably will be elected to serve a AVi-year term, until April 1,1994. 1994, said the source, who spoke on the condition that he not be identified. "It will be smooth, simple. No opposition," the source said.

A quarterly joint meeting of American League and National League owners is scheduled for Thursday in Milwaukee. Baseball's nine-man executive committee, which has been running the sport since Giamatti's death Sept. 1, is scheduled to meet today and the owners from each league will meet separately Wednesday. A commissioner can be elected only at a joint meeting of the leagues and must receive three-quarters of the votes, including at least five from each league. Los Angeles Dodgers President Peter O'Malley and New York Mcts President Fred Wilpon both praised Vincent on Monday but declined to predict what the owners would do.

"Although a lot of us have known him only nine months, he has impressed us more and more as we've gotten to know him," said O'Malley, who is on the executive council. "He's a very able, proven executive. He seems to be very frank, very honest, very open." port of Fay Vincent as a person and as one who has the qualifications and qualities a commissioner should have," Wilpon said. "He's a very impressive guy and has an impressive background. He's intuitive, has very high integrity.

He's thoughtful and Thoughts and questions while wondering whether the NFL's preseason is necessary: The sensational Sanders, rookies Barry of the Detroit Lions and Dcion of the Atlanta Falcons, made the silly season look meaningless. Both joined their teams late last week after lengthy negotiations. Both starred in Sunday's NFL openers. Another reason to forget preseason was provided by veteran Anthony Carter, a training camp holdout and a key to Minnesota's victory The Associated Press NEW YORK Fay Vincent will be elected to succeed A. Bartlett Giamatti as baseball commissioner on Thursday, a source familiar with the owners' plans told The Associated Press on Monday.

Vincent, deputy commissioner under Giamatti, probably will be elected to serve a 4Vi-year term, until April 1, very bright. He's a nice person Sometimes it's very hard to find i person who's both good and nice." 1 NORM FRAUENHEIM Republic Columnist it ft- over Houston. Then, there's Dallas, 3-1 in exhibition and scoreless in their opener Gary Hogeboom will surprise his longtime critics because of the Cardinals' talented receivers. Roy Green, J.T. Smith, Rob Await, Ernie Jones and Jay Novacek would make a lot of quarterbacks look good.

Lions Coach Wayne Fontcs says Joe Milini-chik deserved the ejection in the second, quarter of the Cards' victory at the Silverdome. Fontes is right. Milinichik deserves Ail" mam uim i Tom StoryThe Arizona Republic Defensive tackle Gary Hadd of the Cards returns to the field in the third quarter Sunday with his leg in an immobilizer after being injured in the first half. CHECK, PLEASE Cards' victory costly as three starters out because of injuries "In a way (it's a bittersweet victory)," said defensive tackle Bob Clasby, "but it's a hell of a lot better than losing and going to Seattle with all these injuries." Coach Gene Stallings said it's likely Young will be placed on injured reserve, and possibly other players, which would mean they'd be out a minimum of six weeks. "I've got until (today) to make some of those decisions," Stallings said, since the Cardinals don't practice today.

Stallings met with General Manager See CARDINALS, pngeC3 By Lloyd Herberg and Mark Armijo The Arizona Republic What price, victory? The Cardinals received the bill Monday for their 16-13 victory Sunday over the Detroit Lions, and it was steep. Starting free safety Lonnic Young was lost for 6-8 weeks because of a fractured left shoulder, according to defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman, who also said it's possible Young could be out for the season. Starting right tackle Tootie Robbins thumb and starling fullback Earl Fcrrell suffered a twisted left ankle. Galloway had his thumb re-examined Monday and his status remains uncertain. If a pin needs to be placed in the thumb, Galloway could be lost for at least a few weeks.

If not, Galloway, who returned late in the second quarter against Detroit despite the injury, is expected to play Sunday against Seattle. Fcrrell is expected to miss 2-3 days of practice. Is this any way to celebrate a season-opening victory? is out for an unspecified time because of a left knee sprain. A special X-ray was taken of the knee Monday, which suffered ligament damage, and original estimates had Robbins missing 5-6 weeks. Starting defensive tackle Gary Hadd was lost for 4-6 weeks because of a sprained left knee.

Hadd said he doesn't want to be placed on injured reserve and thought he could be back in a couple weeks. He said the knee has good range of motion and is not too swollen. In addition, starting defensive end David Galloway suffered a broken right a suspension. His clip of Cardinals defensive lineman Bob Clasby was i more than a cheap shot. It was dangerous.

Play had stopped. Clasby wasn't looking. Milinichik went after Clasby's knee as though it were a target. The result could have been an injury, the kind that ends careers. Too forgiving There's some! grumbling that Arizona State football Coach Larry Marmic played his reserves loo long Saturday night in an easy victory over Kansas State.

The biggest complaint is that Marmic could have used the opportunity to prepare quarterback Paul Justin for tougher games. For the price of a ticket, the fan has a right to see the first team. But Marmic's tactics were sound. Justin's arm was weary late last season. Why chance a burnout? ASU nose guard Richard Davis said the best part of his long-awaited return Saturday night was the end of the game.

Davis acknowledged a little anxiety about his first game after three difficult years of injury. The wait was nerve-racking. Now, Davis said, he can devote his attention to just football Michael Carbajal is emerging as the best fighter from last summer's Olympic class, according to some of Bob Arum's assistants. Indications are that Top Rank will spend more time and money in promoting the light-flyweight, who continues to train in a makeshift gym at his home on East Van Burcn Roberto Durati plans to train at the Club Mirage in Fountain Hills for his Dec. 7 rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard.

Duran is expected to open his Arizona camp in about a month. According to the last report, Duran still is several pounds overweight. Hands Of Stone is being called Manos de Twinkics Suns guard Kevin Johnson has told his agent, Leonard ArmatO, to negotiate a long-term contract as quickly and quietly as possible. Johnson likes the Suns and the town. Armato, no doubt, would prefer a renegotiation of the final season on KJ's contract, worth about $500,000 a year.

As a free agent, KJ would attract an offer of at least $2 million a year. The Suns would be smart to sign KJ to, say, a six-year, $12 million contract. At today's pay scale, that deal might be cheap. Expensive knowledge Citizens For Major League Sports has not taken a poll since the City Council announced last week that the Oct. 3 balloj will ask taxpayers to vote on a stadium for only baseball.

An Aug. 1 poll by the lobby showed the proposal would be defeated by 12 percentage points. Spokesman Jay Thorne said he has considered a second poll. The investment, however, would leave him without any money to spend on the findings. "There are some things I'd like to know," Thorne said, "but then I couldn't do New Zealand is wild about Rodney Johns, a Phoenix native who led Grand Canyon College to the NAIA basketball title a couple of years ago.

Johns, a star for1 Altos. Auckland, is featured on a poster published by the New Zealand Basketball Federation. Yes, hcrc is such a federation. The moving vans can't be far away. A crowd of only 40,237 was! at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Sunday.

It wasUhc Raiders' fifth-smallest crowd since their move from Oakland. Arizona's loss at Texas Tech Saturday is bound to raise the call for a new quarterback. Freshman George Malulu may supplant Ronald Veal. Malulu was impressive in the Wildcats' training camp. In a season of unending inflation, ice hockey will be the cheapest sports ticket in town.

The Phoenix Roadrunncrs most expensive ticket is $12, which will buy a couple of hot dogs and soft drink at a Cardinals game. if'-. 1 Mother's illness occupying Bo before showdown Cubs top slumping Expos Pickoff play seals Montreal's fate m. sz 9 A The Associated Press Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg can't hold a low throw from third baseman Vance Law as the Expos' Marquis Grissom slides safely into second. By Harry Atkins The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich.

Michigan Coach Bo Schcmbcchlcr, whose 86-ycar-old mother is ill, has been shuttling back and forth between Ann Arbor and Barbcrton, Ohio. But the second-ranked Wolverines' preparations for Saturday's game against No. 1 Notre Dame still are going ahead full tilt. Schcmbcchlcr is attending meetings and practice sessions and his assistants are taking on extra duties. "Saturday, he told me he had to go down," said sports information director Bruce Madej.

"She is quite ill but we do not know the exact nature of the problem." On Monday, Schcmbcchlcr skipped his regular weekly meeting with reporters and sent offensive coordinator Gary Mocller in his place. Mocllcr said the Wolverines have looked good in practice. He said he and the rest of the coaches are concerned because the game is Michigan's first, but Notre Dame's second of the season. The Irish, who went 12-0 and won the national championship last season, opened 1989 with a 36-13 victory over Virginia in the Kickoff Classic. "It was hard to tell much from the Virginia game, but it certainly gave Notre Dame the edge," Moellcr said.

"It's especially important for your rookies. Theirs will be a little bit more relaxed since they've been there before. "The thing you worry about in the opening game is the screwy play, the fumble." Notre Dame wasn't obliged to give Michigan any film from the Virginia victory, so the Wolverines are using only videotapes of the broadcast of the game to study the Fighting Irish attack. Mocllcr said a bigger concern is the intense media hype that surrounds this battle between the nation's No. 1 and No.

2 teams. By JOE MOOSHIL The Associated Press CHICAGO Rookie Jerome Walton's RBI single broke a seventh-inning tie and Mitch Williams earned his 33rd save by picking off a runner at first base for the final out as the first-place Chicago Cubs edged Montreal, 4-3, on Monday, handing the Expos their seventh loss in 1 1 games. The loss dropped the Expos five games behind the Cubs in the National League East. Chicago, which started the day 2Vi games ahead of second-place St. Louis, has won three in a row.

Rick Wrona opened the seventh with a double and went to third when pitcher Mark Langston's pickoff throw was missed by second baseman Damaso Garcia for an error. After pitcher Greg Maddux struck out, Walton, who lias hit safely in 45 of his past 49 games, singled to left to break the tie. Langston (11-7) lost for the fourth time in five starts. Maddux (17-11) yielded six hits and three runs in Vs innings. Lcs Lancaster got the last two outs in the eighth and the first two in the ninth before Garcia and Mike Fitzgerald singled.

Williams relieved and threw a ball to pinch-hitter Nelson Santovcnia, then ended the game by picking off pinch-runner Jeff Huson at first base Inside for his 33rd save in 43 opportunities. Williams, on a set play, bounced the ball to first baseman Lloyd McClcn-don, who came in behind Huson and tagged him out. "When I was warming up, Mac asked about a pickoff and I said 'Second Williams said. "It was a set play." Montreal Manager Buck Rodgcrs protested the game, saying that McClcndon tried to deceive the runner. "The rule is hazy," he said, "but the first baseman can't deceive the runner when he's not on the bag.

The protest? We have nothing to lose." Cubs Manager Don Zimmcr, who said he didn't know about the trick play, said "there is no rule on the first baseman coming from behind to the bag to take a pickoff throw. They got caught sleeping." The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Shawon Dunston's two-run triple. Andre Dawson walked and McClcndon singled. Vance Law forced Dawson at third before Dun-ston tripled to center. Montreal tied the score in the fourth on singles by Marquis Grissom, Hubie Brooks and Tim Wallach and a sacrifice fly by Garcia.

Dunston opened the Cubs' fifth with a single and went to third on a single by Wrona. Maddux sacrificed Wrona to second as Dunston held third. Walton struck out, but Ryne Sandberg walked to fill the bases and Luis Salazar walked on four pitches to force in Dunston for a 3-2 lead. It didn't last long. Grissom hit Maddux's first pitch in the sixth for his first major league home run and a 3-3 tie.

Langston gave up seven hits and four three earned, in seven innings. He struck out eight. TV Highlights Baseball: Cubs at Expos, WGN, 4:30 p.m.. Complete listings, C2 INDEX: Briefs C2 Baseball C2 NFL C3 College football C3 Gioiosa no Schemer Lawyers say Thomas Gioiosa cashed a racetrack ticket for Pete Rose out of friendship, not as a tax fraud. C2.

Raiders' Drown laid up Tim Brown has knee surgery and will be out for at least 10 weeks. C3, A tennis power The U.S. Open provided evidence that the balance of power in tennis has shifted to West Germany. C5..