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MAY 22, 1988 Cftf Atlanta loured AND CONSTITUTION 29 Camhosie Center's Inside the NFL clude linebacker Aundray Bruce of Atlanta, wide receiver Brian Blades of Seattle, wide receiver Brett Perriman of New Orleans, sive end Ralph Jarvls of Chicago, running back Bo Wright of Buffalo, nose tackle Curtis Maxey of Cincinnati, safety John Jackson of Pittsburgh and linebacker George Mlra Jr. of San Francisco. Glenn Sheeley Panasonic E83621temfrt- Motorola or Audiovox Deluxe Car Phon year warranty mM.h,yi0mu4 Fun Une Of Portable And Stationary Fax Equipment Digital Pagers Handheld Portable Cellular Used Car Phones irK I HE'S NOT HEAVY, HE'S OUTTA HERE? Reports out of Chicago are that defensive tackle William "Refrigerator" Perry has expanded to his double-door-with-the-icemaker model and his current 377-pound frame is heavier than he's ever been. Perry's prior official record was 356 pounds just before he was drafted by the Bears in 1985. It would surprise nobody if coach Mike Dltka, who has become weary of the Fridge's weight problems, unloads the former rookie sensation.

Perry's AFC counterpart appears to be Cleveland free agent lineman Keith Bosley, a former member of the Browns' replacement team who played during the strike at about 320 pounds. Told that he had a chance to make the team if he reported at 295, Bosley displayed Fridge-type table discipline and showed up at 367. Former Atlanta and Washington wide receiver Charlie Brown, now property of Indianapolis, lives in the D.C. area and is playing for the Redskins' charity basketball team. Brown "was the leading scorer for Washington in its recent 111-101 win over the New York Giants.

With, no limit placed on personal fouls, New York's Pepper Johnson finished with nine. I A -I I i Wo It 1 tTo qualify for these tale prices, purchaser must stay on-line with BellSouth Mobility for a continuous, non-delinquent six month period. Call us today for details. Vikes' claim keeps WR Hairston away from Arena league For a guy who showed up in body only with the Atlanta Falcons during rookie camp earlier this month, wide receiver Russell Hairston certainly is the object of some intriguing maneuvering. Hairston is the 1987 Arena Football League most valuable player who signed a free agent contract with the Falcons last December, wanted out of it in March and then was cut by the team two weeks ago.

He was picked up on waivers last week by the Minnesota Vikings even though his agent, Joe Senko-vich, had written letters to 27 teams after Atlanta relased him, telling them not to waste their time because his client had lost interest in the NFL. Hairston, see, wants to return to the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the Arena league's strongest team. Other clubs aren't crazy about it getting stronger, including the Chicago Bruisers. They employ assistant coach Gino Nudo, who last fall just happened to give extensive assistance to the Vikings and coach Jerry Burns in assembling their replacement team. By claiming Hairston only hours before the 10-day waiver period would have expired, the Vikings also picked up his Atlanta contract And, according to the NFL, a player may not sign a contract with another pro football league if he is st ill "contractually tied to a previous one.

That means the Vikings, who've already had their minicamp, have put the freeze on Hairston and the Gladiators. By the time the Vikings get to preseason camp, the Arena League season will be long gone. A Vikings spokesman said last week that the scenario is the product of a wild imagination. Indeed. Seebgredcanbea VcJuaSe experience.

-GET THE HINT? The Cleveland Browns demoted director of player personnel Chip Fall-vene, who started 15 years ago as a ballboy with the team, and said he was being reassigned as a scout. Actually; the Browns didn't hate to say anything. A picture missing was worth a thousand words. When Falivene showed up at the Browns' offices, his picture was already off the office wall and his possessions placed in a box. Colts coach Ron Meyer has continued to expand his dinosaur collection.

Now on the Indianapolis roster are-Joe Ferguson (age 38), Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (36), Joe Klecko (34), Louis Breeden (34), Ezra Jonson (32), Ray Ellis (30), Brown (29) and Ken Woodard (28). Average age of the veterans acquired: 32.3 years. Average NFL experience: 9,7 seasons. Klecko; who was dumped by the New York Jets, has a partial guarantee on his $1,05 million, two-year contract. Meyer's fondness for such players dates back to observations he made of the Dallas Cowboys organization in the early 1970s.

"My experi-" ence with Dallas makes me feel this is the right thing to do," Meyer said, "They picked up Herb Adderly, Forrest Gregg, Mike Dltka' and Tony Llsclo and they came out and won the 1971 Super Bowl." File Former Falcon quarterback David Archer may be signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. for missing such an opportunity. His wife Judy had a baby the same day Former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer could find himself in the Canadian Football League. The Calgary Stampeders, who have Archer's CFL rights, have talked with agent Steve Feldman of Irvine and something could evolve soon. Archer, who had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers, said he has "some good possibilities.

Things seem to be happening." Regarding his off-the-field career, Archer is taking the Columbia School of Broadcastjng course and has done radio work for a station in The Falcons have extended contract offers to all 11 unsigned draft choices. With 15 remaining unsigned veterans, the Falcons are among the league lead- ers in that category. Evidence has surfaced that rookies will sign more rapidly this year than before. Players signed as of last week in A DAY AMONG THE DOGWOODS: Falcons guard Bill Frallc and quarterback Chris Miller got a rare treat last week, playing Augusta National Golf Club with a member friend. Defensive end Mike Gann was a scratch in the foursome, giving about the only excuse possible LAST WEEK OF RED TAG SALE! Pi W' 1 Guaranteed to Start J.

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0 ft ltr -sK 11 Kaplan recovers in time to play in French Open: Three days after arthroscopic surgery on her right knee, Jaime Kaplan of Macon was back on the tennis court She left Friday for the French Open, where she'll play doubles with Iva Budarova. "It helps people to know that someone can come back after arthroscopic surgery as soon as they think they can," said Kaplan, 26, who is ranked No. 133 in the world in doubles "Before, doctors were skeptical about letting people get over it too soon. It's a matter of the amount of pain a person can tolerate," Most athletes return to their sport about three weeks after surgery. Kaplan, who played college tennis at Georgia and Florida State, has been on the pro circuit five years.

Her highest ranking was No, 91 about six months ago. Eleven years ago, Kaplan had major gery on her right knee after an injury playing quarterback in a pick-up football game. She had most of the cartilage removed. On April 19, Dr. Bill Barnes of Charter Northside Hospital in Macon cleaned out the knee, removing five loose bodies (one the size of a dime) and scar tissue and smoothing the remaining cartilage.

Kaplan hasn't won a round in women's doubles at the French Open the last three years, "but last year made it to the second round of mixed doubles. Gainesville's Doc Bundy ill be back in action next week at a Corvette race in California. AIR repaves NASCAR's 'gray old lady' Inside, (Motorsports BUI Robinson KNOW HOW TO GET INTO THE PAPER It's easy. Subscribe to the Atlanta Journal or Constitution and enjoy everything the paper has to offer. You'll be in the know about everything the paper has to offer news that helps make your life more enjoyable, more economical and more fun.

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Walter AIR board, chairman, said the entire 1.522-mile oval literally had turned will be repaved. Nix said the project starts in 10 days and is scheduled to be finished by July 31; Repaying had been planned for 1989, but' Nix said that he looked at the track after the March 20 Motorcraft 500 and decided this was the year. "We" want, to1 keepf Atlanta the most competitive track in Nix said, "so 'we decided to repave right Wlllard Burnham, the' marl who last repaved AIR in will'dd thfc figures it will take 4,500 tons of asphalt for the paving, with another 1,000 tons to complete the job. The "new" track should stock car racing's fastest lVfc-mile track, even more swift. Geoff Bodlne, in a Rick Hendrlck Chevrolet with an engine built by Waddell Wilson, set the Jte-mile Winston Cup record in March, hitting a hot lap in qualifying of 176.623 mph.

AIR is the third-fastest track in Winston Cup racing. Only the 2.5-mile Daytona International Raceway and the 2.66-mile Alabama International Motor Speedway at are faster. f.V(. Ask A DOCTOR'S OPERATION: Doc Bundy was out of a ride earlier this year on the Hendrick-, owned Corvette racing teamjin the IMSA GTP Camel Seriesi But Bundy, from Gainesville, is riding high these days from coast-to-. coast Bundy drives the Corvette in the Corvette Racing5 Series next Sunday at Sears Calif.

is a 25-lap run over a 2.82-' mile road course that begins at 4:10 p.m. EDT. Then, Monday, mornings Bundy straps himself in a Rob Dyson Porsche 962 at Lime Rock, Conn. He will D3; readying for a 150-lap IMSA Camel GTP jacejOverLimc Rock's 1.53-mile course. Bundy was once Sarel van der Merve's teammate on the Hendrick team.

Now he will race with the Price Cobb-James Weaver Porsche team that has been battling John Nell-sen and his Jaguar for the top spot in the Camel GTP IMSA points race this season. Dyson, the team owner, also races. FROM MARIETTA TO ENGLAND: Ralph Donald has for years been Georgia's premier hy- droplane racer. In 1987, he went to the Ukraine to race against the Russians. On June 4-5, Donald again drives his 500cc hydroplane against competition from the Soviet Union, Great Britain, various European countries and other members of the American Power Boat Association in races at Stuartby, England.

Four eight-mile heats determine who runs in the finals, Stuartby is 50 miles north of London. A week later, Donald travels on to Trarbach, West Germany, to race in the same series on the Mosel River. Tm FLIES: Texas' Eddie Hill, driving the Pennzoil Top Fuel dragster, accomplished drag racing history on April 9 with a elapsed time (ET) for the quarter mile. Hill broke the five-second-mark at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas.1 The late Mike Snlvely drove a Top Fuel dragster to an ET of 5 81 sec onds on Nov. 17, 1972 drag racing's- first clocking under six seconds.

Hill's run was achieved in a piston-driven car, a hybrid propelled by a 3,000 horsepower, All-American V-8 and prepared by Jim Annln. THE PERFECT PLAYER: Jonas B. Svensson, a finalist at Munich, said that to improve his game, he would "take (Miloslav) Meclr's backhand, (John) McEnroe's approach shot, (Stefan) Edberg's serve, and I'd keep my forehand. Obviously, McEnroe is the guy (to copy). That's not tennis! That's magic.

You see (Ivan) Lendl win like a machine he wins everything but I still don't think it's something special. But when you see McEnroe, it's another world. You can't even see yourself win a game against him. For me, his is the best ever. Michael Chang, the 16-year-old prodigy who ruffled some feathers when he decided to turn pro, has yet to find a coach.

"I push myself," said Chang, who is anxious to improve at a faster pace, "It's hard for me to lose in the first round in the pros because I didn't lose in the first round of juniors for a long time, It's going OK. I think I can be doing i lot FATHER FIGURE: This will be IhYfirst year that Chris Even's father, Jimmy, will watch his daughter play in the French Open in Paris. "It will probably put more pressure on me because I'll want to do well," said Evert, a seven--. time French. Open champ.

"But I want him to enjoy Paris with my mom." Pat Cash's No. 4 ranking is his highest ever. He's also the highest ranked Australian since "Rocket" Rod Layer was No. 4 in 1975..