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The AAontano Standard. Butte, Saturday, July 15, 1989 1 1 search mni BTD 33 ITD 0 tejd.pen.ed DiSSltfent OWnerS fteXTTlUSCle sers. Ulat ne was oiie of three owners who would question the search committee at another by refusing "to confirm Finks lea mee4n o0 00 1V ,4. --Tni two-day meeting was scheduled three months League Players Association. Rozelle called himself "the commissioner of all of football, owners and players." Upshaw cited a story in' The Times-Picayune of New Orleans last year in which Finks, responding to a court ruling on free agency, was quoted as saying, "The NFLPA is bent on destroying the NFL." "I know Finks a long time," Upshaw said.

"That statement concerns me," Finks, asked to comment on the article, said through a spokesman that he would not say anything involving the commissioner's job. But the spokesman said that Finks was quoted accurately and that "these were his views." The 11 dissident owners have added a 12th voice, Bud Adams of the Houston Oilers, who missed the nomination vote because of travel problems. In addition to Bowlen, Lynn and DeBartolo, he joins Norman Braman of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, Robert Irsay of the Indi "This will expand it. This step on Monday or Tues-day is a step in the initial direction, I hope." Bowlen added that even though this procedure could take time, getting a new commissioner is not as critical as getting a commissioner the owners can agree on. Several owners have admitted privately that they were not in favor of Finks for reasons other than the selection procedure.

One owner put the number at five who had disagreed with the nomination. One of the reasons was Finks' age. Another owner said that Finks did not have broad-based managerial experience, especially in dealing with the television networks. Rozelle selected the two heads of the search committee, the Giants' Wellington Mara, president of the National Conference, and the Kansas City Chiefs' Lamar Hunt, who heads the American Conference. They then picked four longtime league members: Dan Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Modell of the Cleveland Browns, Ralph Wilson of the Buffalo Bills, and the Packers' president, Robert J.

Parins. Another major figure with reservations about Finks is Gene Upshaw, head of the National Football ago to decide whether the league will go ahead with its proposed international spring league next year. Bowten said that he, Mike Lynn of the Minnesota Vikings and Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. of the, San Francisco 49ers would meet with the six-man search committee Monday or Tuesday.

They will, question the committee not only about Finks, but also about the other candidates it listed as finalists: Willie Davis, a former Green Bay Packers star now in private business; Robert Mulcahy, head of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority; Paul Kirk, a Washington attorney and former head of the Democratic National Committee; Paul Tagliabue, the league's chief outside counsel, and an unnamed businessman described as head of an international corporation. "I spoke to Commissioner Rozelle about it and this is what we've come up with," said Bowlen. When asked whether this meant the search procedure would start again, be said: "The selection process was flawed from the beginning. NEW YORK (NYT) The search for a new National Football League commissioner has been reopened and this time the group of dissident owners will become more involved in the selection process. Nine days ago, owners of 11 teams, most of whom were relatively new to the league, refused to ratify the nomination of Jim Finks as commissioner to replace Pete Rozelle.

Nineteen votes were required for approval, but two rounds of balloting mustered only 16 each time. Finks, 61, the president of the New Orleans Saints, was the only name proposed by the six-man search committee, composed of older owners. The dissidents, all of whom abstained from voting, said they should have been given more choices and should have been represented on the search committee. Since then, Rozelle has worked behind the scenes to bring the groups together. He may have succeeded.

Pat Bowlen of the Denver Broncos, one of the dis- anapolis Colts, Victor Kiam of the New England Patriots, Hugh Culverhousejrf-theJTampa Jay Buccan- neers, Georgia Frontiere of the Los Angeles Rams, Joe Robbie of the Miami Dolphins and Ken Behring of the Seattle Sea hawks. fifth TfilJA GTfil Q) we Comeback victory runs streak to four, caps sweep of plated three runs for a 4-1 cushion. J.D. Ramirez slugged a two-out double to right field. Shawn Sanderson followed with a single to right and then both rode home on Waid's double off of the right-center field wall.

Grace belted yet another double toscore Waid before Shiflett" fanned Joe Beaulac to end the inning. By Brae Sayler an tie advantage held for an inning. I Sport Writs Smiles big, wide ones beamed throughout the Butte Copper Kings clubhouse Friday night following the team's 8-6 come-from-behind Pioneer League baseball victory over the Salt Lake City. Trap pers at Alumni coliseum: The win was Butte's fourth in a --f t- A i 7 z. 'rr- i-'jf tz- i iriin-v- yvtU trJ.

i-- 1 inihn ii in ii ts t. Staff photo by Mike WaUh Kings pitcher Chris Shiflett guns out Ray Karczewski with throw to first baseman Randy Marshall Then, the Copper Kings tied the score once again, 4-4, in the third. Barry Winford drew a one-out walk from Trappers starter Scott Singe-lyn, 4-1, and ensuing singles by Darin Hays and Tim Morrow loaded the After Randy Marshall popped out in foul territory, Craig Newkirk drew a walk to force Winford home with a run and keep the bags full. Garcia then pasted a two-run single to tie the score, but was thrown out himself at second trying to stretch the hit into a double. The play ended the inning.

The Trappers' last lead was a 5-4 advantage taken in the fifth inning. It came on a single by Giustino after Beaulac walked and was balked to second by Shiflett. Again, the lead held up for-an inning. The Copper Kings took control in their half of the sixth, just after Dave Perez, 2-2, had spelled Shiflett on the mound in the fifth. Newkirk worked Singelyn for a leadoff walk and then drew an errant pickoff throw from him.

Newkirk raced to third base before the throw was chased down in right field. The rattled Sinelyn uncorked a wild pitch and Newkirk scored. Garcia then walked. After Jim pinch-hitter Jim Clinton flied out hard to center field, Salt Lake City Manager Barry Moss removed Sinelyn and installed Tony St. John on thehill.

Harris greeted the reliever with a double to right. Dan Peltier followed with a two-run single and Butte led 7-5. The inning ended with Winford grounding out and Hays flying out to center. The Copper Kings', offense took over that inning to support the fine relief job of Perez. day off on Sunday, then host Idaho Falls Monday and Tuesday.

Poca-tello follows the Braves to town, playing the Copper Kings at Alumni Coliseum four games Wednesday through Friday. SALT LAKE CITY ab row, the club's longest victory streak of the season. It also gave the Copper Kings a three-game sweep of their homes tand against the Trappers. And, it greatly tightened the Southern Division pennant race, too. Salt Lake City still remains atop the division standings, but by just the thread.

The Trappers, 14-10 for the season, are a half-game up on the 13-10 Copper Kings. When the series began, Salt LakeXJity owned a 4-game cushion. "This team showed a lot of character tonight," Bump Wills, Butte manager, said. "We came back when we had to. That was a good sign." Salt Lake City took three leads in the contest.

But, none stood. The Trappers went up 1-0 in their first at-bats when Pat Waid and Mike Grace tagged Butte starter Chris Shiflett's first two pitches for a single and double, respectively, then got a run-scoring groundout from Gerard Giustino. Butte struck back to tie in the bottom of the first as Salt Lake City shortstop Ray Karczewski lost Manny Garcia's high popup in the sun for a double and Don Harris then delivered Garcia with a sacrifice fly. The Trappers were determined not to be swept, though, not to let this game get out of hand as in the 21-8 thumping they suffered Thursday night at the hands of the Copper Kings. So, in the second, Salt Lake City 2 3 2 0 BUTTE Garcia 2b Flinn it Ollva Clinton Harris cf Peltier if Winford Haysdh Waid cf Grace 3b Beaulac rf 4 Giustino dh Smaltzer lb 4 Tripodi If 4 Krczkl at 4 Ramirez 2b 4 Sandrsn 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Micheu ph Morrow rf "A great job of pitching by Perez," Wills agreed.

The right-hander worked 3 23 innings and gave up nothing, retiring 11 straight batters three of which he struck out. He got some defensive help, too. Peltier's diving catch of Beaulac's sinking liner in left field was highlight film material. And Clinton, the third shortstop Butte used in the contest, showed how to erase a mistake with style. First, he bobbled a bouncer that let Max Tripodi reach base with none out in the eighth.

Then, immediately, Clinton roamed to the first-base side of second to snare Karc-zewski's grounder. Clinton stepped on the bag to force Tripodi and then to first-baseman Randy Marshall to nip Karczewski and complete the double play. "Probably, the biggest defensive play of the game," Wills said. "I really like Jim Clinton. He can play anywhere." Clinton, a product of Lewistown, has played all four infield positions for the Copper Kings this season and, Wills said, can play the outfield and catcher, too.

Geoff Flinn started Friday's game at shortstop, but was hit in the ankle by a pitch in the first inning and was taken out of the contest. Jose Oliva took over, but Clinton pinch-hit for him during a Butte scoring threat. Flinn should be back in the lineup on Saturday, Wills said. The Copper Kings' last run came in the eighth as Harris singled off of the third-base bag, took second on a wild pitch, third on a groundout and crossed the plate on a balk called against Salt Lake City reliever Scott Bray. The Trappers had one last gasp in the ninth and it made everyone rooting for Butte gasp as well.

Sanderson smacked Butte reliever Mark Young's first pitch over the left-field wall for a monstrous solo home run. Young then retired Waid on fly ball and Grace on a comebacker to the mound. Beaulac prolonged the inning with a base hit, but Giustino flied out to left and victory was secured. Young posted his fourth save. The game was attended by 1,075 fans, including a large contingent from Anaconda and "Mr.

Baseball" Butte's 97-year-old Bill Cullen, who received a warm reception in the stands. Catcher Buddy Micheu packed his bags Friday night. He's joining the Class AA Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League Saturday, being promoted by the parent club Texas Rangers because of a rash of injuries suffered by the Tulsa catching corps. The Copper Kings go on a short road trip, now. They play the Idaho Falls Braves in a doubleheader Saturday with- right-handers Joe Eis-chen, 2-2, and Steve Rowley, 0-1, drawing the pitching starts for Butte.

The Copper Kings will take the Marshall lb 4 0 Newkirk 3b 2 1 1 Totals Totals 33 1 II 4 II a 01 a Salt Lake City 13 tK Butte 103 Singelyn. Clinton. DP Butte 1. LOB Salt Lake City 7, Butte 10. 2B Grace 2.

Garcia 2. Ramirez. Waid. Harris. HR Sanderson (1).

SB Flinn, Peltier. SF Harris. ER BB SO IP Salt Lake City Singelyn I St. John Bray Bray 13 4 2 3 1 4 1-3 3 2-3 Butte Shiflett Perez 2 Youna 1 HBP Flinn by Singelyn. WP Singelyn 2, Bray.

BK Shiflett, Bray. Umpires Home, Head; Bases, Ferris. t- 2:50. A 1,075. Butte shuts out Bitterroot, Anaconda nips Deer Lodge ters for the Butte All-Stars, leading them to an 8-0 win and limiting the Bitterroot squad to just four hits, all singles.

The two teams were locked up in a scoreless duel until the top of the fourth inning, when the Butte squad broke loose for three runs, on a three-run homer by Vincent. They added another in the fifth and put the game away with a four-run fourth with the key blows a run-scoring double each by Chris Toivo-nen and Shawn Ker. Benji Bicha started on the mound for Bitterroot and took the loss, getting relief help in the seventh by Scott Lilyquist. The two hurlers combined to post nine strikeouts. sixth inning and was collared with the loss.

Rich Brockman had the game-winning hit, a two-run double. The loss eliminated the Deer Lodge team, while Anaconda will play Bitterroot at 9 a.m. in a loser-out contest. The Helena All-Stars will play the Butte All-Stars at 12 noon in a winner's bracket game. Deer Lodge 13 001 0-14 4 Anaconda 300 135 3-15 II 3 Deer Lodge batting Paul Lease 2-4, Jeremy Johnson 2-4, Justin Korang 0-3.

Steve Snell 1-4, Aaron Swant 2-4, Shawn Snell 0-2, Steve Howard 1-3, Chuck Smith 0-3, Kevin Hammond 1-3, Kyle Hanson 0-0 Mike Brown 0-0, Mike Meagher 0-0. Bill Brand 0-0. Anaconda batting Scott Hatcher 2-4. Allen Frankl 0-1. Don Guiberson 1-3, Chris Stetzner 2-4, Rich Brockman 2-3, Scott Collinsworth 0-1, Jason Vanlsko 2-4.

Chela Strelnlk 0-1, Matt McHugh 0-0. Gary Jacobs 1-2. Paul Beausollel 0-4, Scoft Parrow 13, Brett Ivankovich 0-1, Derik Browning 0-2. Extra-base hits 2B Snell, Guiberson, Brockman, Vanisko. Stetzner.

HR Stetzner: The Babe Ruth district tournaments continued action Friday, with the 14-15-year-olds getting in a pair of games, while the 13-year-old tourna- BABE RUTH DISTRICTS ment, limited to just one contest, didn't finish their game because of darkness. The 13-year-old Butte All-Stars, who drew a first-round bye, were locked up in a contest against the Bitterroot AO-Stars Friday night when the contest was halted. The game, according to spokesman John Michelotti, was halted in the top of (he sixth inning with the Butte All-Stars leading However, the Bitterrooters had runners on second and third with scored three runs in the second and added eight more in the top of the third to take a commanding lead. However, they were shutout in the fourth and fifth innings and scored just two in the sixth and none in their final at bats. Meanwhile, the Anaconda team started chipping away at the lead, scoring one in the fourth and three in the fifth, and then getting back in the game in eames in the bottom of the sixth inning with a five-run outburst to trail 14-12 going in the final frame.

Chris Stetzner started on the mound for Anaconda, with Scott Hatcher taking over in the third and picking up the win. Justin Korang started for Deer Lodge. Steve Snell relieved in in the Butte batting Josh Paffhausen 2-4, Brian Farren 0-2, Rick Salmonsen 0-3, Ryan Moloney 1-3, Chris Toivonen 1-1, Shawn Ker 1-3, Josh Vincent 1-4, Paul Flynn 0-4, Shawn Galettl 2-3, Tlm.Byrnes 1-3. Bitterroot batting Will Schorl 0 3, Mark Wright 2-3, Scott Lilyquist 0-2, Shane Hilton 0-3, Adam Molenda 0-2, Denny Rose 0-3, Mike Golden 1-3, Glen Frost 1-2, Shawn Chaffln 04, Beni Bicha 0-1, Jim Clark 0-2. Extra-base htts 2B Paffhause, Ker, Byrnes.

HR Vincent. Anaconda team rallies The Deer Lodge All-Stars must have felt snakebit after posting a 12-3 lead and then losing the contest 15-14 when the Anaconda All-Stars outscored them 3-0 in the final inning. Deer Lodge scored a run in the top of the first, only to have Anaconda tally three times in the bottom of the inning. The Powell County squad then one out. The game will resume Saturday morning at 8:30, with the baserun-ners back on their respective sacks, and the batter at the plate as he was when the contest was halted.

Saturday's action will continue with the 14-15-year-olds taking the field at 9 a.m., or following the end of the 13-year-old contest. Games at 12 noon and 6 p.m. will also feature 14-15-year-olds, with the 13-year-old players getting use of the field for a 3 p.m. loser-out contest between the loser of the suspended game taking on the Anaconda All-Stars, who lost the tournament opener on Thursday. Butte breaks loose in 4th Josh Vincent struck out eight bat Bette Sppfls in a rJuCsEaoII Fresno State gridder shot FRESNO, Calif.

(AP) Doctors have amputated the left leg of a Fresno State football player shot during a fight, his sister confirmed today. Willie Howard a defensive end, lost his leg Thursday as the result of a gunshot wound that struck him in the back and entered his stomach, said Mary Howard. He regained consciousness Friday morning, but was not told of the amputation, she added. Howard and two other men allegedly forced their way into a Fresno apartment and one of the occupants shot Howard with a rifle, according to police detective Tommy Sanchez. Howard has been booked by proxy for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon and burglary, Sanchez said.

Witnesses said that one of Howard's companions believed that the man who shot Howard was dating his wife, police said. I Orioles draft pick wants big bucks BALTIMORE (AP) Negotiations between the Baltimore Orioles and pitcher Ben McDonald, which had stalled for more than two weeks, have resumed again, but neither side will say any progress has been made. McDonald and his father, Larry, met with Baltimore general manager Roland Hemond and team president Larry Lucchino Thursday, night in Baton Rouge, La. The two sides had not met since June 26. McDonald's father has been asking for a three-year, $1 million contract for his son.

The Orioles have reportedly offered McDonald between $255,000 and $275,000 as a signing bonus with a guarantee of his being called up to the majors in September and an invitation to spring training next February. The Orioles, who have refused to comment on the negotiations, have made it clear they intend to sign the 6-foot-7 right-hander. Ben McDonald compiled a 14-3 record with a 2.91 ERA and 194 strikeouts in 148 1-3 innings as a junior at LSU. i Sixers seek new arena PHILADELPHIA (AP) -The Philadephia 76ers of the NBA are exploring possibilities for a new arena that could take them into southern New Jersey, General Manager John Nash said Friday. Nash, after conferring with owner Harold Kate, who is in France, confirmed reports that the team was considering a move across the Delaware River to Camden, N.J.

He did not otherwise deal specifically with reports that the 76ers are talking with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority about moving the team into a new arena on the' Camden waterfront near an aquarium that already is under construction ''l Astros recall Portugal from Tucson HOUSTON (AP) The pitching-thin Houston Astros recalled Mark Portugal from their Tucson, farm team Friday to replace ailing Mike Scott. Scott, who leads the major leagues in victories' with a 14-5 record, pitched briefly before Thursday's game in Philadelphia and still experienced tightness in his pulled right hamstring muscle, pitching coach Les Moss said. The injury surfaced last Sunday. Manager Art Howe said he decided to skip Scott's scheduled start for Saturday and insert Portugal, who made a brief appearance with the Astros last month. Broncos Humphrey pronounced fit DENVER (AP) The orthopedic surgeon who performed two operations on Bobby Humphrey's foot has given the player a clean bill of health.

Humphrey, a standout running back at Alabama, broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot while' making a cut during spring practice in 1988. He refractured the same bone in the second game of the 1988 season. Despite those injuries, the Denver Broncos selected Humphrey in the first round of last week's NFL supplemental draft. Humphrey has taken several physicals and submitted to X-rays and says be feels no pain in the foot. i.