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1 Sports Lansing State Journal Wednesday, July 31 1991 4C doff Sadloioirflu prop for that area. "They all know exactly how the Tigers feel," he said. "What we want is in the best interest of our fans." Deputy County Executive Michael Dug-gan said the proposal that the city and county would submit Thursday was incomplete. "We're going to sit down with Mayor Coleman Young tomorrow and make a decision as far as what we're going to do," he said Tuesday. "What we have is an agree ment to work as a team with the city of Detroit and whatever we come up with, that's what we will do." Last week, the city and county teamed up as the Detroit-Wayne Stadium Authority to work on proposals for the new park.

Duggan declined comment on whether the county and city had planned to include the Briggs site in their proposal. Schembechler wouldn't set a deadline for the city or county to submit another proposal but said he expected it soon. "We're going to meet very quickly. It's not going to take very long," he said. "The project is going to be on schedule and it's going to be done." The Woodward site is not the preferred site, Schembechler said.

One reservation the club had about the Woodward site is the lack of parking in the area. "As you know, Tigers fans come from all over the state. A large parking lot is absolutely essential," Schembechler said. "It doesn't make sense to put the stadium down there." Associated Press DETROIT The Detroit Tigers' top choice for a new $200 million stadium is the Briggs neighborhood just north of the existing ballfield, team president Bo Schembechler said Tuesday. The announcement was a rebuff to Detroit and Wayne County officials, who had been promoting a site in the Fox Theater area on Woodward Avenue, closer to downtown.

Schembechler said the club would ex amine any proposals Wayne County or Detroit submit by a team-set deadline of Thursday. "As far as I found out we're not going to get a Briggs site proposal," Schembechler said. "We will study the proposal although we're going in very, very apprehensive." Schembechler said he was disappointed that the proposal he expects to have Thursday would include only the site near the Fox Theater. He said he had word that Wayne County prepared a proposal only sai Lions njuries Lineman coaching wrestles dilemma Friday's game Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions 7:30 p.m.

at the Pontiac Silverdome TV: Ch. 17 csippSs if s. if "1. if i la LiJ backer Mike Cofer and offensive tackle Harvey Salem also remain holdouts. All are under contract and subject to daily $1,500 fines.

Cardinals running back passes physical: Running back Johnny Johnson, a key to coach Joe Bu-gel's hopes of building the Phoenix Cardinals into a playoff contender, passed a physical Tuesday and joined his teammates at practice. Johnson, the team's only Pro Bowl player after rushing for 926 yards as a rookie, held out for 14 days because the Cardinals refused to renegotiate his contract. Hamstring injury sidelines ex-Lion: The Seattle Sea-hawks activated linebacker Ricky Andrews on Tuesday, but they may have lost former Lion wide receiver Jeff Chadwick for as long as 10 days with a strained hamstring muscle. Ch adwick, practicing for just the third day since ending a 10-day holdout, left the field after pulling up during a passing drill. Veteran quarterbacks get the ax: The ins and outs of NFL training camps had quarterbacks John Fourcade and Babe Laufenberg in a year ago and out on Tuesday.

Fourcade became excess baggage with the New Orleans Saints when Bobby Hebert ended a year-long holdout Laufenberg became disposable when he failed to get the Dallas Cowboys into the playoffs in his only start last season. By JEFF ZILLGITT Lansing State Journal EAST LANSING The problem came to Brock Gutierrez, and he couldn't do much to find a solution. The former Charlotte offensive lineman is going to Central Michigan this fall to play football, but he is also going to wrestle. Gutier- rez liked Chip- Gutierrez pewa wrestling coach Tom Minkel, both as a coach and a person. Minkel, just two weeks ago, accepted the head wrestling job at Michigan State, leaving Gutierrez without a wrestling coach.

Gutierrez, who is playing for the West All-Star team at 1:35 p.m. Saturday at Spartan Stadium, accepted a scholarship to play football but hints he may have gone elsewhere had he known that Minkel was going to take a new job. A student-athlete is bound to a school after signing a letter-of-in-tent, but a coach who wants to pursue a move up the career ladder is usually released from his contract. This leaves an 18-year-old standing in the dark with no coach, and coaches are not to blame. However, schools under those circumstances can release a recruit from his letter.

Had he accepted a wrestling Associated Press PONTIAC First, it was contract disputes. Now, the injury bug is plaguing the Detroit Lions' offensive line. Last week, coach Wayne Fontes agonized over the holdouts of his three most experienced offensive tackles Lomas Brown, Harvey Salem and Eric Sanders. The focus now has shifted to the health of those in camp. Starting right guard Ken Dalla-fior suffered a sprained left knee during Monday's afternoon practice at the Silverdome.

He will undergo physical rehabilitation and be evaluated on a daily basis, trainer Kent Falb said Tuesday. Dallafior, in his seventh year and third with the Lions, was pass blocking when someone stepped on his foot. Fontes said he injured the knee pulling his foot loose and was taken off the field in a motorized cart. The loss of Dallafior further weakens the right side of the line. Salem continues to hold out.

He started 14 games at right tackle last season but has requested a trade to a West Coast team. Sanders was Salem's backup and the team's most effective long snapper. He remains an unsigned veteran free agent. Rookie Scott Conover, drafted in the fifth round out of Purdue, started in Salem's place in the Hall of Fame game against Denver and played the entire game. Associated Press Dallafior Pete "As a rookie in his first test, Con-over did a good job for us," Fontes said.

"He is a plus for us. Right now with Harvey and Eric Sanders being out, tackle is a weak position." Dallafior's backup is third-year pro Mike Utley. Utley, hampered by injuries last season, suffered a jammed neck against Denver. He continues to practice, however. To worsen matters, Fontes said center Kevin Glover was bothered by a back problem Tuesday.

"Glover went down today when his back kinked on him," said Fontes, who said he didn't believe the problem was serious. The left side is presently the line's only secure area. Brown, an All-Pro left tackle last season, missed the first 10 days of camp as a holdout. He returned in time to start against Denver and has added stability to the undermanned unit. Eric Andolsek started all 16 games in 1990 at left guard and appears to be one of the keys to trainer seek third win in row Six local tennis players make All-State team five finishers from each will return final.

a new format for the Hambletonian, first contested in 1926. It used to be first horse to win two heats won the 1926 through 1980, it was possible winner might have to trot four heats, a raceoff. Then, under a rules most heats the winner would have would be three, including a raceoff. reason for the new format was to television. The final will be televised by ABC at 4:45 p.m.

Each elimination $119,000, while the final is worth HARNESS RACING by Ron Gurfein. Lindy Racing Stable owned Probe, who finished in a dead heat with Park Avenue Joe in a raceoff for the 1989 Hambletonian title, and co-owned 1990 winner Harmonious. Formia trained both colts, becoming only the fifth trainer to win consecutive Hambletonians. No trainer has won three straight. With 19 trotters entered, 10 will start in the first elimination heat and nine will start in the second on the Meadowlands' one-mile track.

East-West game High school football All- Star game 1:35 p.m. Saturday at Spartan Stadium scholarship, he might have asked to be released from his letter-of-intent, but since it was football he signed for, he's going to honor his committment. Chalk one up for Gutierrez. "I got the scholarship for football, so for the school, football comes first," said Gutierrez. "But I love wrestling." The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Gutierrez will play be redshirted his freshman year and looks to be CMU's starting center within three years.

But he will play on the defensive line for his team in the East-West All-Star game. He is the first player from Charlotte to play in the All-Star game. "It's a very big honor, and it let's me know that my hard work has paid off," he said. "It's great being here because everybody is so good, there are hardly any mistakes, and it's faced-pace, hardhitting football." Guiterrez is looking forward to playing in Spartan Stadium Saturday and will have friends and family cheering him. "It's a good feeling knowing that I've been recognized and that lots of people will be watching," Gutierrez said.

mate Tim Soule earned an honorable mention for singles: Lansing Catholic coach Earl Rutz was named Class Region-, al Coach of the Year. From Okemos, Saif Fatteh was named to the Class A All-State boys' team for singles. Scott Grow and Andrew Perry-netted All-State honors for doubles. Mike Noud earned honorable mention. East Lansing's Matt Morgan made the Class A All-State singles team.

Corliss Williamson led Arkansas with 37 points. Another future Wolverine, 6-8 Ja-len Rose, scored 30 points as Team Michigan remained undefeated in preliminary play with a 1 10-100 victory over the St. Louis Eagles. Vo-shon Leonard, who will play this season at the University of Minnesota, added 32 for Michigan. Team North Florida, led by Florida State signee Ray Donald's 29 points, fought off possible elimination from the 16-team AAU tournament by defeating the Music City Players 95-89.

The Players, from Nashville, were led by David Vaughn's 26 points. Vaughn, a 6-9 forward, has signed with Memphis State. The field for the 16-team tournament will begin play today, with a championship game scheduled for Saturday night. regional honor EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The Lindy Racing Stable and trainer Osvaldo Formia will take multiple shots as teammates and as opponents at winning a third consecutive Hambletonian for 3-year-old trotters Saturday at the Meadowlands.

Frank Antonacci's Lindy Racing Stable of Connecticut owns Aerostar One, the 9-2 early co-third choice in the second elimination heat, and co-owns the 9-5 favored entry of Uconn Don and MB Felty in the first elimination heat. Formia, a native of Argentina, trains Aerostar One and Uconn Don, but MB Felty is trained this year's group. The offensive line is not the only position beset by injuries. Starting defensive backs Bennie Blades and Ray Crockett missed Tuesday's practices. Crockett had four wisdom teeth extracted Monday and likely will miss a few more practices.

Blades' problem is more serious. Back spasms sidelined the fourth-year free safety Monday. The pain even caused him to fall out of a chair at an evening meeting. Quarterback Rodney Peete is recovering from a pulled groin muscle. Peete threw on the side Tuesday.

"Right now if we had to play a football game, I would start Andre Ware today," Fontes said. "If Rodney is healthy, 100 percent and feels like he can play, we may play him this Friday against Cincinnati a little bit." a Lions come to terms with lineman: Free agent nose tackle Lawrence Pete came to contract terms with the Detroit Lions, the team said Tuesday. Pete, in his third year with the Lions out of Nebraska, signed a one-year contract. No other terms were disclosed. Pete missed the Lions' first nine games last season on injured reserve.

He played in six of the last seven games and recorded nine tackles as a backup to starter Jerry Ball. The signing of Pete reduces the team's number of unsigned veteran free agents to three. Offensive lineman Eric Sanders and linebackers Niko Noga and Mark Brown still are out of camp. Running back Barry Sanders, line- the finish line at 10:20 a.m. Monday, a full 10 hours ahead of Relentless.

Handicapping set the boat's corrected sailing time at 44:02, 10th in the division. The overall International Measurement Rule winner was Limerick, owned by Arthur Cope with Festival sites and 0. 1 3 I II The first for the This is which was that the race. From that the including change, the to trot A major accomodate live heat is worth $1 million. Lansing State Journal The Michigan High School Tennis Association's Board of Directors ranked six Lansing area tennis players and two local coaches among Michigan's best after receiving nominations from coaches across the state.

Waverly coach Jerry Gerow was voted Class A Coach of the Year. Andrew Soule of Lansing Catholic grabbed Class All-State singles honors and team After adjustments, Chicago yacht wins PORT HURON-TO-MACKINAC RACE Wolverines-to-be star in Junior Olympics Associated Press MACKINAC ISLAND A gust of wind gave Cynosure a flying finish in the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island yacht race, but handicapping rules gave another boat first place rights Tuesday. The overall winner of the International Offshore Rule in the two-day race up Lake Huron was Relentless, a 37-foot Farr owned by Crew From 1C the Crescent Sail Yacht Club at Grosse Pointe. The boat reached the island in 56:21 and had a corrected time of 45:12. Scarce breezes slowed down the race and the last boat to finish didn't reach Mackinac Island until 4:06 p.m.

Tuesday. Race officials were there to greet the crew of Sunshine, who had spent more than 75 hours on the lake. events Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Two of the best basketball teams in this year's AAU Junior Olympics hail from Michigan and feature players who will soon be teammates at the University of Michigan. Preliminary basketball and baseball play wound up Tuesday as the 25th annual Amateur Athletic Union games got ready for full-scale competition in 13 sports beginning today.

Early wrestling matches and soccer games also continued Tuesday. Chris Webber, one of the top prep basketball players in the country last season, scored 38 points Tuesday to lead the Detroit Superfriends to a 121-115 victory over the Arkansas Wings. Webber, a 6-foot-9 forward, will play for the Wolverines next year. Gymnast wins Dwight Algood from the Mentor Harbor Yacht Club near Chicago. It took Relentless 54:14 to reach the island from Port Huron, but the boat's corrected time was 43:08.

Cynosure, making its first voyage in the 259-mile race, crossed Sports Saginaw IL SS Mt. Hope I EQ I 1 leave an event like this open to anyone because it's necessary to have boating experience and a boat to row with." Although not everyone can participate, the regatta offers a chance to see exactly what the sport demands. The club hopes to target the average person and get them involved in the future. "We will have finished building our boathouse by the end of the summer and hope to attract more adults who row," Eaglesf ield said. "Our next step will also be to move into area high schools and get younger people involved in the sport." Currently, about one-third of the club's membership is involved in crew.

The majority of the membership competes in kayaking or canoeing, she said. But that hasn't stopped Eaglesfield from being optimistic. "People have become so health conscious in the last decade, especially women," Eaglesfield said. "This is a sport that's continually growing. By the end of the decade, there will be a tremendous amount of interest in the sport." This interest will come from a diverse group of people, because age doesn't matter, said Eaglesfield who didn't start rowing until she was 42.

"I went to a regatta in Grand Rapids, where the next youngest women was 36," Eaglesfield said. Miller began rowing in early 1989 when a friend introduced him to the sport. Now, he's hooked. "There's a great pleasure from the rhythmic balance to exercise that goes with rowing," Miller said. "It's a very graceful and physically demanding sport.

"I was surprised to learn how much technique is involved. It's difficult, but very satisfying to learn to row well." Miller has taken his rowing lessons a step further. He recently traded in a 23-inch wide boat for one that is only 14 inches across. "The technique has to be so much more balanced in a narrower boat," Miller said. "The narrower the boat, the faster it goes.

The top competitors row boats that are only nine or 10 inches wide. The technique is all done with the oars. Balance is the key to winning and staying afloat. "I heard an analogy the other day that said it's like the tightrope walkers who use poles to keep their balance," Miller said. "The oars set the balance for the whole race." second consecutive year.

Geddert has been head coach at Great Lakes for seven years and has led the club to more than 30 state team championships in that time. He is the first coach ever to have coached two consecutive Junior Olympic National Champions. Geddert also has coached four team members to spots on the USGF National Team, making them eligible for international competition. Geddert was assigned to coach the U.S. team at the Seiko Grand Prix in Australia.

Great Lakes trainer Larry Nas-sar was voted Contributor of the Year for the sport of gymnastics for his contributions to research and development in athletic conditioning and injury rehabilitation. Nassar is a fifth-year medical student at Michigan State and will be an official trainer at the World Gymnastics Championships in Indianapolis in September. Lansing State Journal Lansing's Great Lakes Gymnastics Club once again caught the attention of the United States Gymnastics Federation's Board of Directors. Great Lakes member Missy Grupe of Vicksburg was voted Regional Gymnast of the Year by the Board of Directors. The five-state region includes Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Grupe, 14, was the 1991 Junior Olympic National Champion and the national uneven bars champion. She represented the U.S. in Brisbane, Australia, at the Seiko Grand Prix World Gymnastics Invitational, competing against gymnasts from the U.S.S.R., China, Romania, Great Britain, France, Japan and Canada. Grupe is coached by John and Kathryn Geddert. John Geddert received Regional Coach of the Year honors for the Moores Park-Horseshoes MSU, IM West-Judo Municipal Park- Youth Baseball Okemos High School-Soccer Ranney Park-One Wall Handball, Walk Michigan Riverfront Park-Power Lifting Sexton High School-Youth Baseball St Joe Park-Girls' Slow Fast Pitch Softball WaterSki Paradise USA, Charlotte-Water Skiing Waverly High School Track-Track Field High School-Tennis, Youth Swimming Westskfe-Glrf s' Slow Pitch Softball 1.

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