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i 2v2lT lirc5 2- Section The Miami News 1.. -J I Tom Archdeacon ArawfleDD(D)Fs dilemma Alexis Arguello has secluded himself in a Boston-area hospital while he undergoes an extensive battery of tests to de jej Marlins sign Tim Foli, but lose Hipolito Pcna The Miami Marlins announced today that they have signed 15-year veteran Tim Foli to a contract. The 34-year-old Foli, recently released by the Pittsburgh Pirates, will join the club in Tampa (or tomorrow's doubleheader against the Tarpons. Foli, who makes his home in Ormond Beach, will play third base and be a right-handed OH. Marlins general manager Mai Fichman also announced that the Pirates had reassigned pitcher Hipolito Pena to their Prince William club in the Carolina League.

In 25 games with the Marlins, Pena had led the team in strikeouts with 72 in 72Vj innings of work. He had a 2-4 record with a 4.73 ERA. termine if he is tit enough to return to the boxing ring after nearly a two-year layoff. The examinations and hospital stay will last close to 28 days, said Miami lawyer John Spit- tcr uho is ArpnpU I 1 1 the ring was because he needed the payday. When he left the fight game 22 months ago, he had been quite emphatic about his retirement.

He had just suffered a brutal lOth-round knockout by Aaron Pryor, the junior welterweight champ who had also punished him savagely just 10 months earlier in their November 1983 showdown in the Orange Bowl. After the second beating, Arguello promised his worried family he would not fight again. He knew his reflexes had been slow against Pryor and that he had been hurt like never before. In the days leading up to that last fight, it also seemed clear that the competitive fires seemed to have flickered out inside Arguello. Instead, he seemed preoccupied with his vulnerability saying simply, that if nothing else, he would "go out on his shield." And when he did, and then retired, people thought he had made the wise decision.

On the surface, it appeared as if "I'm not naming names, but some people must come up with some answers. I'm not saying it was intentional, but there has been some mismanagement and there will have to be some settlements made. "Alexis did have some very large debts, especially with the Internal Revenue Service, but they have been settled. Contrary to some recent reports, he is totally solvent probably more solvent than 99 percent of the rest of us." Arguello's money problems became public when The New York Times and HBO both reported the former three-time champ was heavily in debt (as much as $600,000 according to the Times). It is known that since he left the ring, Arguello split up with his longtime manager and business advisor Dr.

Eduardo Roman, then closed the doors to Alexi-core, the LeJeune Road business he and Roman operated. Since then he has also sold his two boats and is in the process of selling several homes he had purchased. With all this in mind, it fit that Arguello's sudden interest in returning to Wade waves goodbye British tennis veteran Virginia Wade, who turns 40 next week, bowed out of Wimbledon yesterday with lo's legal counsel, as Archdeacon well as an officer in Triple Crown Enterprises, the corporation the former boxing champion has formed to represent him. While Arguello spends his time in the hospital, Spittler will be attempting to find out just what has happened to quite a bit of the money Arguello made during his 16-year professional boxing career. "Money is missing," said Spittler, "and right now I'm sending out pre-liti-gation letters to get some things out in the open.

We want to find out just what has happened to Alexis' assests. a bottle of champagne, no regrets and with enough cheers to suggest she had just won the title. How could I feel sad?" she said kX it Please see ARCHDEACON, 6B Alexis Arguello at the end of what she claimed would be her last Wad singles match on centre court, a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 defeat at the hands of American Pam Shriver in the third round of the women's singles. "I have had more fun out of tennis, more fun out of playing, more excitement and emotional satisfaction than probably anyone. I just feel privileged having been in that position," she said.

Wade, who won the title in front of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, is the oldest player in the singles tournament by several years. She has played here for the last 24 years. Media Essential and weird baseball information Rozier: Back-to-back again PAUL LOMARTIRE fpKlal to ttw Miami Mwt 00h The Houston Oilers are gambling a four-year, $2.25 million contract that running back Mike Rozier will be more successful in his second attempt at playing back-to-back football seasons. The Oilers ended a year-long pursuit of Rozier yesterday by signing the former Nebraska All-Amer- Rozier jcan ony jays after ne completed his United States Football League career with the Jacksonville Bulls. Rozier, the No.

2 rusher in the USFL, now has barely three weeks to prepare for his first National Football League season with the Oilers, who open camp July 19 at San Angeio, Texas. It won be as hard as coming out of college with an ankle injury and besides, I didn't run the ball that much this year," Rozier said. "I didn't get banged up that much." Rozier won the Heisman Trophy in 1983 at Nebraska, then had an injury-plagued rookie If A' season with the now-defunct Pittsburgh Maulers, gaining only 792 yards rushing. Baseball media guides never hit the summer best-seller lists but a growing number of fans are finding out what sportswriters, broadcasters and scouts have known for some time during the baseball season, media guides are essential reading. A reference guide published every spring by each major-league team, media guides include batting and pitching statistics spanning decades, player profiles, team history and more.

In fact, the creative mix of stats and trivia renders the label "media guide" a misnomer. All but two teams (Kansas City, Detroit) market their guides to fans at stadiums andor through the mail. The '85 media guides range from 84 pages (Minnesota) to 222 pages (Montreal). Press runs start at (Atlanta, Oakland) to 40,000 (Los Angeles, New York Yankees) and vary in price from $3 (Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Texas) to $6 (Toronto). When you assemble the '85 books, from the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox, you find facts that are essential, interesting and downright weird.

The Texas Rangers' guide informs readers that pitcher Mike Mason "is credited with helping to capture a pack of vicious dogs at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater. Florida in the fall of 1982." The New York Mets' media guide reminds readers that other names considered for the team in 1961 included "Rebels, Skyliners, NYB's, Burrors (for the five boroughs), Continentals, Avengers as well as Jets and Islanders, names that would eventually find their way into the New York sports scene." Paging through other teams' media guides reveals more fascinating tidbits of information obviously gathered with the fan in mind. The Montreal Expos' Vance Law is nicknamed Vinnie and is the son of Vern and VeNita and the brother of Veldon, Veryl, Vaughn, Varling and Va-Lynda. The family dog's name is Victor. Before each season, the Cardinals' Willie McGee has his father, a deacon in the Pentecostal Church, anoint and bless his hands and feet to ward off injury.

The Dodgers' Al Oliver collects men's cologne. Expos pitcher Bert Roberge is an expert on bean sprouts Minor infraction, major call Even the United States Football League coaches are getting around to comparing their league unfavorably to the National Football League. Tampa Bay Bandits coach Steve Spurrier yesterday questioned a penalty that cost the Bandits an extra point 1: durina a 30-27 USFL play- Spurrir 0ff 0SS Sunday to the Oakland Invaders. He said it was a "minor league call" that probably wouldn't have been made in the National Football League. The infraction for interlocking legs on the offensive line denied the Bandits a 28-27 lead with 9:41 remaining in the fourth quarter Sunday.

A tripping penalty nullified 1 in- 1 if 1 niii, .,1 m- H11 a second successful conversion, and place-kicker Zenon Andrusyshyn's third try from 35 yards ipecid Hit Miami JOHN COFFEEN Media guides are becoming as popular among fans as they are among journalists Please see GUIDES, 6B out failed. That a penalty you call in an Inside Moves exhibition game when a team is three or four touchdowns ahead, and you want to let them know the rule is there." Spurrier added. "I'm not saying it cost us the game, but it was critical at Jenny Kellner that time. Wamt a good meal? Call a Benebackeir Quote unquote Joe Kapp. University of California football coach and ex-NFL quarterback, on his career as a movie actor: "I got killed every way you can get The only trouble with being a professional football player is that you can only be a professional football player killed, and in some movies that should have died with me." Extra points ving Fryar recently opened his third dry-cleaning establishment in New Jersey? Or that Rams' tackle Jackie Slater attended training school for prospective McDonald's franchise-holders? Dynamite stuff, this.

Apparently what the NFL finds interesting and what I find interesting are two entirely different things. Which in itself could lead to an in-depth discussion of the playoff system as well as the draft, but we'll save that for another time. To be absolutely fair, in perusing this list. I found a couple of items for so long, unless, of course, you happen to be George Blanda. What this means, in the vast scheme of things, is that eventually, your average football player has to a nit an4 mab or signing on for three months as a first mate on some sleek racing sloop based in English Harbor in Antigua.

But do football players do this stuff? 000000! Why, just the other day. the AFC and the NFC came out with lists of off-season jobs for players. The lists had about three or four players from each team, all obviously selected for their interesting off-season work. For instance, did you know that, according to the NFL, Lions cornerback Al Latimer is an accountant in Far-mington Hills, Or that Eagles' guard Steve Kenney cells real estate in Raleigh. N.C.? Or that Patriots' wide receiver Ir called an "Off-Season Job" which will either Help Prepare Him For the Future or help kill a lot of time between the end of the regular season and the start of training camp.

Now, you might think with the glamour and prestige of the National Football League behind them, most football players would be able to land (and afford) really nifty work in the off-season. You know, like getting to be a social director on 1 cruise ship in the South Seas, or perhaps acting as a part-time wine-taster at some exquisite Napa Valley vineyard. Or. for the more rugged types, being a trail guide tor an exclusive dude ranch in the Grand Tetons 4 i The top-seeded team of Mikt Aulby and Steve Cook defeated Jeff Bellinger and Tom Milton to capture the $125,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic Monday Cale Yarborough turned in an unofficial 200-plus mph lap during practice for the Firecracker 400 auto race yesterday, but Bill Elliot is still favored for the an honest living, or Kennec reasonable facsimile thereof. Which is why your average football player usually engages in something pole position.

Fram MM mm wrt mtxcm mrai Bill Hager Please see INSIDE MOVES. 3B So long, Qvan Laconte upsets Lendl at Wimbledon while McEnroe, Connors, Navratilova and Evert-Lloyd advance Yesterday's ecoret. 2B Heinz Guenthardt of Switzerland and Chile's Ricardo Acuna also advanced, beating Vijay Amritraj and Robert Seguso, respectively. In a battle of seeded players. No.

8 Kevin Curren was too strong on grass for the rising young Swede, Stefan Edberg. seeded No. 1 4. and won 7-6. 6-3.

7-6. In the women's division, other seeds advancing into the quarterfinals included Pam Shriver. Zina Garrison. Kathy Rinal-di and Helena Sukova of Czechoslovakia Anders Jarryd of Sweden who had never gotten past the first round In four previous appearances in this grass court tournament reached the last eight of the men's corr petition Garrison, the eighth ed from Houston, dffrated Frances Catherine Tanvier Shriver. the N.

5 seed from Luther-vilie. Md. rallied to beat No. 15 seed. West German trrntf er Steffi Graf.

3-6. 6-2, 6-4 dropped his serve was when he was coasting to victory at 4-2 in the third. Becker, the unseeded 17-year-old power hitter who eliminated Joakim Nystrom of Sweden, the No. 7 seed, on Monday, battled through his second straight five-set match before beating Mayotte 6-3. 4-6.

6-7. 7-6, 6-2 in 3 hour. 32 minutes. The blond West German went down clutching his ankle towards the end of the fourth set. The Incident evoked memories of a similar injury last year when Becker had to be carried off the court during a fourth-round match against Bill Scan Ion.

This time, the damage was not as serious, and Becker finished the match with his left foot heavily strapped as he became the youngest player since Bjorn Borg in 1973 to reach the last eight of the men'c cingles. The defeat of Mayotte meant that three nseeded player reached the lat eight by the umpire, who overruled the linesman. "How can you say the ball was out? Have you never had a match where you screwed up?" Lendl screamed at the umpire. He tost the game, trailed 5-1 and Leconte served out the match. Lloyd, the Australian and French champion and co-top women's seed at Wimbledon with Navratilova, took just over an hour to beat fellow American Anne Smith 6-0, 6-4 and hac lost only 1 1 games in her first four matches.

Connors, moving better than at any time during the championships, downed fellow American Sammy Giammalva 6-3. 6-4. 6-3 on No. 2 court, notorious for upsets The 32-year-old Connors, the 1974 and 1982 Wimbledon champion, gained a single service break in the first two sets and two more In the third. The only time he Maurer 6-0, 6-4.

6-2 but still said he needed to play better, while Navratilova took only 55 minutes to down Rene Uys of South Africa 6-2. 6-2. Leconte. the world's 26th-ranked player, began hesitantly but went on to produce a cascade of winners against Lendl. It was the Frenchman's third consecutive victory over Lendl and his fifth in eight meeting.

But the experienced Cech, a two-time Wimbledon temifinakst, had been expected to master his young opponent, who will be 22 Thursday, in the stifling atmosphere of the center court. still bidding for his first Wimbledon crown, took the opening set but could not contain Leconte in the next three and did not help his caue by serving numerous double faults. His temper and concentration finally cratked in the sixth game of the fourth cet hen ore of his serves was called out WIMBLEDON. England Henri Le-conte, a stylish Frenchman, upset No. 2 seed Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia in the Wimbledon tennis championships today, while tittle-known qualifier Molly Van Nostrand and favorites John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd advanced.

Leconte rallied to whip a cub-par Lendl 3-6. -4. S-3, 6-1, while Van Nostrand upset the No. 4 women's seed. Manuela Ma-teeva of Bulgaria, 7-5.

6-2. Boric Becker, the West German teen-ager, continued his remarkable charge throveh the men'c division, knocking out Tim Mayotte. the tournament's 1 6th seed and a trass court specialist. McEnroe, the defendirg men's champ-m, beat West German qualifier Andrea.