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VV 1TT1 'V L'4 I IT I I I I I I'" IM I FL0R10A Thursday, July 23, 1 987 The Tampa Tribune 5-C Kingman enjoying chance to play in AAA Stingrays' Williams named in complaint Baseball St By JIM HENRY Tribune Sports Writer TAMPA Ronnie Williams of the West Palm Beach Stingrays was named in a complaint filed by a Lake Worth hotel that claims Williams left without paying a $733.30 debt. Williams, a former star at the University of Florida, faces a felony charge for grand theft by defrauding an innkeeper, according to the Lake Worth police department Manager Pam Pieper of the Gulfstream Hotel, which housed the Stingrays during the recent United States Basketball League season, said that Williams owes the hotel for rent and damages, which include a broken bed, a missing picture and a torn sofa. The complaint was filed by Pieper Tuesday afternoon. The Stingrays met the Miami Tropics Wednesday night in first round action of the USBL playoffs at the Martinez Sports Center. William Miller, public information officer for the Lake Worth police department, said Wednesday that the department will process a warrant for Williams' arrest through the state attorney's office.

Williams' charge is a third degree felony and, if found guilty, he faces a $5,000 fine and a maximum of five years in prison. Pieper also said that four former players, including former Florida point guard Andrew Moten, owes the hotel for rent that totals nearly $1,300. Pieper said she plans to file a complaint against Moten, who left the team in midseason after being selected by New Jersey in the fourth round of the National Basket- A Tribune Wire Report PORTLAND, Ore. Dave Kingman, trying to prepare for a return to the major leagues with a brief stint in the Pacific Coast League, says he doesn't care if he fails to land another shot at the big time. The slugger, who has 44.2 major league home runs, winds up his cameo minor league appearance this weekend with the San Francisco Giants' Class AAA affiliate, the Phoenix Firebirds.

"It's not life or death if no one signs me," the 38-year-old Kingman said Tuesday night after going hit-less in four at-bats against Portland. "There are a number of things I've been able to do in the summertime for the first time since high school, like fishing and traveling." Kingman says he's enjoying his chance to "swing the bat for a couple of weeks and play baseball." "The Giants were nice enough to let me work out and get into shape," he said of his contract with Phoenix, which allows him to sign with a team other than the Giants if it gives him another shot He says if no one calls, his last game will be this weekend against Tacoma. Going into Wednesday's game with the Portland Beavers, he hitting .242 with two home runs, eight runs batted in and seven strikeouts in 10 games. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Kingman says he still would like to achieve a couple of goals playing on a pennant winner and a chance to hit 500 home runs. "The way I've been going the last three years, I don't see why I can't attain that number," he said.

Tuesday night, he grounded out twice, loping with apparent disinterest to first base. Next came a long fly ball to the deepest part of the ballpark that brought a gasp from the crowd of 1,852. Finally, there were three looping swings that resulted in an eighth-inning strikeout. With each at-bat, Kingman strode disdainfully to the plate, oblivious to derisive calls from the crowd. And with each out, he returned placidly to the dugout "I've got real peace now," Kingman said.

"I still have the same desire. I put in the same effort I always have. It's all part of the game. Everybody changes. I've mellowed out a lot.

We all mellow out." Rose taking swings, ready to help PHILADELPHIA Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose is taking batting practice again, and says he will activate himself as a player if he thinks he can help the Reds by playing. But the 46-year-old Rose, who holds baseball's career record for hits with 4,256, says he wouldn't resume as a player simply to add to his record. "Let's be honest," Rose said. "Our left-handed pinch-hitters haven't exactly been setting the world on fire and it's not for a lack of opportunity." General Manager Bill Bergesch says the decision is up to Rose, who says he could be ready in as little as two weeks. But no date has been set for his return.

"I don't know if Pete can do it," Bergesch said. "But I do know that if he thinks he can't, he wouldn't try. I do know that Pete won't embarrass himself or make a fool of himself in any way." Before Wednesday's games, the Reds led the National League's West Division by four games over the San Francisco Giants. "This team is going to be in the playoffs I know that and I have one of the best playoff records in baseball," Rose said. Elsewhere At Cleveland, Indians' catcher Rick Dempsey was placed on the 21-day disabled list Wednesday with a dislocated left thumb suffered in a collision at home plate in Kansas City Tuesday night Dempsey held onto the ball and made the out when the Royals' Bo Jackson barreled into him during the second inning of the Royals' 3-2 victory over the Indians.

At Kansas City, shortstop Buddy Biancalana, one of the heroes of the Kansas City Royals' 1985 World Series championship, was optioned to the Class AAA Omaha farm club Tuesday, and catcher Jamie Quirk was placed on the disabled list The Royals called up right-handed relief pitcher John Davis, who was 4-3 with a 2.66 earned run average at Omaha, and catcher Mike Macfarlane, who batted .273 with eight homers and 38 RBIs for Omaha. The Royals called up in-fielder Bill Pecota Monday night after designated hitter Hal McRae was removed from the active roster but retained as batting instructor. i Associated Press photograph Dave Kingman, who spent 17 seasons in the majors, takes a swing Tuesday night for the Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds. Suns9 Davis 'pushes incident from memory' At Detroit the Oakland Athletics placed catcher Mickey Tettle-ton on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and called up Matt Sina-tro from their Tacoma farm club of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Tettleton suffered a deeply bruised left shoulder on the final play of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers.

Lou Whi-taker bowled him over at home plate while scoring the winning run in Detroit's 10-inning 6-5 victory. At Boston, veteran catcher Rich Gedman was activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Boston Red Sox Wednesday night. To make room for Gedman on the 24-player roster, the Red Sox returned rookie catcher Danny Sheaf-fer to Pawtucket of the Class AAA International League. At Houston, the Astros activated outfielder Billy Hatcher from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday. Ronnie Williams faces a third-; degree felony count ball Association draft, Ron Sifigle-ton, Paul Daniels and Darrell Pick-I ney with the Lake Worth police; department today.

Stingray players stayed in-the hotel's villas, which cost $450 per: i month. Pieper said two other player also owed the hotel money, but paid their debts Tuesday. "All current team for the exception of Ron Williams, are! in good standing," Pieper said. don't want to give the Stingrays a bad name and team management has told me that they are working, on the problem. The players are re-; sponsible for their bills." Pieper said she would drop, the complaints if the debts are paid.

Basketball Deputy County Attorney James Kep-pel how many times Davis and Ben-! inato had used cocaine together after he moved, Davis said, "I don't recall." Thompson asked that the indict-; ment against Beninato be dismissed or returned to the grand jury because of confusion over Davis' testk mony and the uncertainty of the statute of limitations. "The evidence presented by Mr. Davis is, at best, Thompson argued. "That ambiguity needs to be clarified by the grand jury." St. Peter's AD makes Olympic squad JERSEY CITY, N.J.

William A. Stein, the athletic director at St. Peter's College for the past fjve years, has been selected as an assis-' tant men's basketball coach for the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, the S. Olympic Committee announced Wednesday.

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A Tribune Wire Report PHOENIX Phoenix Suns guard Walter Davis, testifying Wednesday in a pre-trial hearing in the Suns drug case, said he could recall few specifics of his alleged cocaine use with the team's photographer. Davis, who is not charged in the case, testified before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan, who was considering a defense motion to dismiss a charge of conspiracy to transfer and-or possess a narcotic drug against Joey Beninato or to have the grand jury reconsider it The indictment against Beninato was based on grand-jury testimony by Davis stating that the two had used cocaine together sometime between January 1980 and December 1985. Beninato's attorney, Joel Thompson, attempted to establish a more definite time frame in which Davis had used cocaine with Beninato, but Davis testified that he could not recall specifics. "It's pushed from my memory," Davis testified. Under cross-examination by Deputy County Attorney James Kep-pel, Davis said he used cocaine with Beninato sometime after the six-time All-Star moved into his current residence in July 1981.

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