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6D KOCrlcTTR DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Msriw. March 14. Miller accuses owners of forcing strike weekend update baseball roundup The Royals' starting catcher. 28, lelt the team on March 14 and is expected back on April 12. Last season Porter became only the second catcher in American League history to record more than 100 runs batted in, runs and walks in a single season.

He played in 1 57 games, hit a career-high .291 and had 20 home runs. when his son decided to undergo treatment for alcoholism. The father also has suffered from alcoholism. "It blew me away," Ray Porter said. "I licked it and I didn't have any help, but I didn't have all the pressures Darrell's had." Porter said he had spoken with his son about alcoholism several times.

"I said, 'Hey, Darrell, sooner or later your body's going to get tired. Sooner or later, you've got to get this thing under control. You've got to stop pushing your "He told me before he went in, 'I'm tired of me in the shape I'm in and I'm not going to have it Cleveland (6-5) buried Seattle in Tucson. 10-4. Second baseman Phil Garner and Pittsburgh captain Willie Stargell slugged three hits each to lead the Pirates (5-51 to a 5-3 in over the Chicago White Sox (6-7) in Bra-denton Willie McCovey belted three hits and drove in the winning run with a single in the fifth inning as San Francisco (8-4) edged San Diego, 6-5, in Phoenix.

The Giants jumped on former teammate John Curtis for all their runs. Vida Blue was the inner, allowing three runs in six innings Right-hander Bob Forsch became the first pitcher in Florida to work seven innings as St. Louis beat Philadelphia in St. Petersburg, 6-1. for their fifth straight triumph.

Ken Reitz drove in three runs for the Cardinals with a two-run single and a sacrifice fly Rookie left-hander Charlie Leibrandt hurled five scoreless innings as another Cincinnati squad defeated Houston in Tampa, is making a strong bid to replace Fred Norman in the Reds' starting rotation. It was his third win of the spring. Scot Thompson bounced a bases-loaded single into center field for the tie-breaking run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland A's, 6-5, in Mesa, Ariz Montreal broke a 6-6 tie with a three-run eighth inning against Los Angeles free agent Don Stanhouse for a 9-7 victory in Vero Beach. Rookie Tim Wallach, the NCAA player of the year in 1979 at Cal State-Fullerton, homered and doubled for the Expos. Dave Goltz, another Dodger free agent, gave up five runs on six hits in the first five innings.

In case you missed it this wetkend' Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor scored goals early in the first period and Steve Jensen added a disputed short-handed goal with one second to play in the second period Saturday night as Los Angeles downed Quebec, 4-1, in a National Hockey League game in Los Angeles. In another game, rookie Bob Attwtll's first NHL goal sparked a three-goal third period outburst and the Colorado Rockies snapped a nine-game winless streak with a 5-1 victory over Detroit in Denver. Norm Nixon's jumper with 58 seconds left helped the Los Angeles Lakers pull away in the closing minute en route to a 97-92 National Basketball Association victory Saturday night over the Seattle SuperSonics in Seattle. Tony Webster scored 33 points and Carvin Blocker added 22 to lead the Monroe Community College basketball team to the National Junior College Athletic Association consolation title Saturday. The Tribunes, with their 95-76 victory over North Idaho in Hutchinson, finished seventh overall.

Al Smith scored 29 points and Glenn Hagan added 27 to pace the Rochester Zeniths to a 121-107 win over the Maine Lumberjacks Friday night in their Continental Basketball Association regular-season finale. Former Rochesterian Bob Tullius and Bill Adams finished sixth in a Triumph TR-8 at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance auto race in Florida Saturday. They completed 230 laps. John Fitzpa-trick and Dick Barbour combined to win the race. A new obstacle in the basic agreement between major league baseball players and club owners was described yesterday by veteran negotiator Marvin Miller, executive director of the players' association.

Miller, after meeting with the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg, said the owners are proposing to restrict the length of contracts for major league players with fewer than five years' service. Under terms of the proposal, Miller said, the contracts for players through their first four seasons would be restricted to one year. Miller described the proposal as one that is the athletes" and would "turn back the clock." Miller also reiterated previous claims that major league owners would find it to their advantage to start the 1980 campaign without a new agreement.

"Under the law, they can declare an impasse and say they've been negotiating in good faith, which would terminate their con tract with us." he said. The owners were accused bv Miller of trying "to force a strike." During a meeting with Cardinals players. Miller received a 40-0 vote to back possible strike action. Player representatives of the 26 clubs are to meet April 1 in Dallas to determine whether the strike ill be called. The Cards are the 17th of 18 clubs training in Florida which have authorized a strike action.

Ray Porter, the father of Kansas City Royals catcher Darrell Porter, understood Exhibitions Lou Piniella collected four hits and knocked in three runs, including the game-winner in the ninth inning, as the New York Yankees (6-6) beat Detroit, 5-4, in Fort Lauderdale. Lefty Jim Kaat increased his scoreless streak to 12-1 innings with two hitless innings for New York In Miami, John Mayberry drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the tie-breaking run as Toronto edged Baltimore, 7-4. The Blue Jays (6-4) added two more runs when the Orioles' Rich Dauer dropped a pop fly. Jim Palmer of Baltimore allowed seven hits and six walks before being relieved in the sixth when Toronto scored twice Designated hitter Ken Landreaux ripped a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to give Minnesota (9-3) a 5-4 win over Cincinnati in Orlando. It was the Twins' seventh straight win Catcher Jamie Quirk collected three RBI to give Kansas City (11-3) a 7-4 win over the Texas Rangers squad in Pompano Beach.

The Rangers A team beat Atlanta in West Palm Beach, 6-4 Jorge Orta's two-run double capped a seven-run second inning and Darrell Porter 4 teams drop out, but Z's return Softball league tightens belt gap 11 1117 same players who did so well last year. But the decision is up to them." Tom Zaccardo, an infielder with last year's team, said he figures the players will agree to repeat the 1 979 arrangement. "It's hard for some of the married men to explain to their wives why they missed work and didn't get paid," Zaccardo said, "but when the sun starts shining, I think they'll all report. We had too good of a season last year not to come back and try again." Yazwinski said the Zeniths will open their 64-game schedule at Harris Whalen Park in Penfield May 9-10 against Pittsburgh. The Z's will play all home games on Friday and Saturday nights this year, Yazwinski added.

The Zeniths, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New England (New Haven, Conn.) form the East Division. Fort Wayne Milwaukee and Cincinnati are in the West. Trenton (N.J.) folded and Minnesota is suspending its franchise for a year because of travel costs. Cleveland owner Ted Stepien dropped out to form a rival North American Softball League. Detroit owner Mike Illitch dropped sponsorship of the Caesars to avoid getting into a bidding war with Stepien's league.

By RUDY MARTZKE DIC Sporttwrittr There's a new road map in the American Professional Slo'Pitch Softball League this year. It's a smaller, eight-team league, and play will begin May 9. according to Rochester Zeniths' General Manager Andy Yazwinski, who attended a league meeting in Pittsburgh last week. "Having four less teams cuts down on our travel," Yazwinski said. "We'll only be required to make one trip bv plane, which will help reduce expenses considerably." With a lower budget, Yazwinski foresees the possibility of increased compensation to the players, who were paid $1 last season.

Some reportedly have said they couldn't play for that again in 1980. "I've told Mike DeCillis (team manager) I will do everything possible to get the players some remunera-tion." Yazwinski said yesterday. "If the budget allows. it. we Zeniths' owner Dick Hill said he lost $8,000 to $9,000 on the club that advanced to the APSPL championship series last year.

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