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El Paso Times Oct. 11, 1989 Section 1 2C Printout 3C Digest 4CLocal 5C Racing r. Sports editor: Ray Hagar, 546-6170 Scores NFL commissioner race is 2-man show National Hockey League Calgary 4, New Jersey 2 Winnipeg 5, Pittsburgh 1 "From the standpoint of the New Orleans Saints and the league, it's time to get things done." Jim Finks 1. --fj Finks was back again, still the leading candidate, along with three other finalists Tagliabue, the NFL's Washington counsel; former Green Bay Packer star Willie Davis; and J. Patrick Barrett, a businessman and the New York State Republican chairman.

All but Barrett were finalists before the first vote and all were at the meetings, to be interviewed Tuesday afternoon by any owner who wanted. But Tagliabue was considered the only candidate other than Finks with a chance for the job. In fact, despite his ties to the league office, it seemed he was becoming the candidate of Associated Press GRAPEVINE, Texas The four finalists for NFL commissioner made their cases to the 28 divided owners Monday but every sign pointed to a two-man race between Jim Finks and Paul Tagliabue. It was the first attempt at electing a new commissioner since July 6, when Finks, president of the New Orleans Saints, fell three votes short of the 19 necessary for election. Finks and Tagliabue have been the favorites since Pete Rozelle announced his resignation seven months ago.

the dissident faction the so-called Chicago 11 who abstained on the first vote. Asked why he wanted the job, Tagliabue replied: "Because it would be fun." Finks, meanwhile, said that while he didn't take his first rebuff personally, he felt it was time to heal the wounds that have developed from his nomination. "I think there's some division not a lot," he said. "I think there are some strained relations. But that's true on a football team or within the league at any time.

It's just that Finley football is fluorescent MONTGOMERY, Ala. Charlie Finley, who unsuccessfully tried to bring orange baseballs to the major leagues, now is pitching a fluorescent football to high schools. Finley, former owner of the Oakland Athletics, said the "visually enhanced" football is needed because so many fields have poor lighting. His new football will be used in Alabama when two schools meet Oct. 20.

Finley's football has eight fluorescent yellow stripes, each approximately one-half inch in width, which run the length of the ball. Burges girls win 23rd in a row from the standpoint of the New Orleans Saints and the league, it's time to get things done." Whether that would happen was unclear. Finks partisans were attempting to find three more votes to put the 62-year-old Saints president over the top. They were aiming at Bud Adams of Houston, who missed the first meeting because his plane was delayed by bad weather, plus a couple of others from a group that included Robert Irsay of Indianapolis, Joe Robbie of Miami and perhaps Georgia Frontiere of the Los Angeles Rams or Victor Kiam of New England. Lineman shakes off surgery UTEP's Casper plans to challenge BYU By Rick Cantu El Paso Times One week after having an appendectomy, UTEP's Steve Casper is plotting his return to the lineup.

The senior offensive lineman, who watched Tuesday's practice from the sidelines, predicted he'll be ready for the Oct. 21 game at Brigham Young. Casper suffered an appendicitis attack last Tuesday and was rushed to Sierra Medical Center. UTEP trainer Dave Binder said Casper's surgery could have kept him out of the lineup up to six weeks. it Andress hires new basketball coach Roshern Amie, freshman basketball coach at Bowie High last season, was named the new varsity basketball coach at Andress at Tuesday night's El Paso In- dependent School District school board meeting.

"I thought I had a good chance for the job s-Ji yfyL By Julio Lujan El Paso Times Nancy Woo and Monica Vil-legas combined for 18 kills as Burges High stopped Austin 15-12, 15-5 Tuesday night in a District 1-5 A volleyball shootout, played in a packed Burges gym. It gave Burges its 23rd straight victory, including a 120 league record. Austin dropped to 9-2 and 14-5 overall but maintained second place. Austin led frequently in the first game but could not take command with a 12-12 tie. Burges pulled away with two serves from Jenny Grant and Belinda Mendoza.

In the deciding game, Austin led 3-1 as Courtney Gentry made a driving kill and Connie Espinoza a service ace. Burges, though, tied the game 3-3 when Patty Lewis hit past two defenders. Burges led 4-3 when Monica Villegas directed a nine-point rally for a 13-3 cushion. It then took Burges six serves to reach match point, when Lewis dinked the ball into a crowd. "I just wanted to hit the ball to the floor and get it done," said Lewis, who finished with five kills on 12 attempts in the match.

"We kept our serves in better in the second game." Burges settled down amid a near-capacity crowd the big-Please see Volleyball 3C But Casper, saying he was a "broken man" when he learned of the appendicitis, never intended to miss more tVinn twn nr Victor Calzada El Paso Times Burges High's Jenny Grant slammed the ball past Austin blockers Courtney Gentry (20) and Micey Rocha (15) Tuesday as the Mustangs won their 23rd straight match. Amie when it opened," Amie said. "I have a great background. I played for one of the best coaches in the nation and played against some of the best in the nation." Amie, originally from Marshall, Texas, played for Don Haskins at UTEP from 1977-81. At Andress, he replaces Pete Lewinski, who resigned last month to take a similar job in Michigan.

Jackson St. hires Ex-UTEP assistant JACKSON, Miss. Andy Stoglin, a former player and assistant basketball coach at UTEP and head coach at Southern University, was named Tuesday as head basketball coach at Jackson State University. Stoglin, 47, spent last year coaching a basketball team in Doha, Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. He played with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1965 until 1967 and with the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association in 1968.

A 1965 graduate of UTEP, Stoglin began his coaching career as a Miners assistant from 1969-71. Saberhagen will get $1.4 million KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The Kansas City Royals Tuesday exercised their option for next year on Bret Dallas trade deal: Herschel's got the ball "It's difficult to think of the Cowboys thin roster, released rookies three games. Casper "At first I thought I had eaten bad pizza," Casper recalled. "Then I was suffering the worst pain of my life." Casper, considered UTEP's best offensive lineman, said he should know Thursday whether he can play against BYU.

"The first time I saw a doctor, I was told surgery could keep me out for eight weeks, depending on how I responded," he said. "I thought it might be better to wait until the end of the season to have it. "But when he said waiting could result in a life-or-death situation, depending on whether the appendix ruptured, I knew it was better to have it removed now." Casper said he asked whether this could be declared a redshirt season, which would give him one more year at UTEP. But he already had played in five games, and under NCAA guidelines, a player must participate in less than 20 percent of a team's schedule to qualify for a redshirt season. In his case, that would have amounted to three games.

Casper said he feels very little pain from the surgery. The incision was closed with interior stitches and exterior staples. He'll have the staples removed Thursday. Casper said it was difficult Please see UTEP 3C Ankrom also was listed as the Cowboys' No. 3 quarterback after starter Troy Aik-man was sidelined two weeks ago by an injury.

Jackson, who attended Dallas Skyline High School, originally was released during training camp. He had been on the Cowboys' six-man developmental squad at two different times, and was moved to the active roster before Sunday's game at Green Bay. Associated Press IRVING, Texas The Dallas Cowboys announced the release Tuesday of two rookies with local connections. Wide receiver Scott Ankrom, a 12th-round choice from Texas Christian, and Tim Jackson, a ninth-round pick from Nebraska, had played almost exclusively on special teams. Associated Press DALLAS The Dallas Cow--boys had an open "fire sale" on running back Herschel Walker while NFL owners met several miles away Tuesday trying to pick a new commissioner.

Agents Peter Johnson and Ralph Cindrich were considering a restructuring of Walker's $1 million per year contract as part of the price for him leaving the Cowboys. Coach Jimmy Johnson met with Cindrich for two hours at the hotel where the owners were meeting Tuesday afternoon but avoided reporters by taking a fire escape out. He barked a terse "No comment" when asked if there was anything new about the possible Walker trade. "The ball's in Herschel's court now," a Cowboys' source said. "It's up to him to make a deal." Dallas Cowboys without Herschel Walker but we can't close our eyes and ears to anything that might help the club," Jones said.

Johnson said the winless Cowboys would prepare for Sunday's game with the San Francisco 49ers as if Walker. would be in the lineup. "Herschel Walker is a fantastic running back and can do what he wants to do," Johnson had said earlier. "If he wants to stay here, I want him to stay here." Walker said he wasn't sure where he would be Sunday. "I've been happy in Dallas but if it happens, it happens," he said.

Johnson said he hoped the Walker trade talk didn't distract from the 49ers. "I don't think it will be. I've been around more distracting things than this." The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday. The Minnesota Vikings have dangled two No. 1 draft picks, several other high picks and two starters as trade bait.

Mike Lynn, general manager for the Minnesota Vikings, was in Dallas for the NFL meeting and also pursuing a trade with Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones. Jones had meetings scheduled with Lynn and Walker's agents. Saberhagen, the leading candidate for the American League Cy Young award after a 23- fi season. A friendly bay series? Mayors say don't bet on it Fans going nuts; scalpers getting rich More bad news for Dravecky: Celebration broke his arm again -3? i Saberhagen Saberhagen will get $1,375 million in the option year. He just finished a two-year contract that paid him $1.1 million in 1988 and $1.25 million in 1989.

He led the league with a 2.16 ERA while allowing just 209 hits in 262 1-3 innings. Saberhagen struck out 193 batters while walking only 43. Jackpot winner beat 3,830 entries Ramon Almanza of El Paso is this week's winner of the NFL Jackpot, sponsored by the El Paso Times. Almanza was the only person to correctly predict all 14 winners. His prize is $250.

There were 3,831 entries last week. Times staff, wire reports By Tom Gage Gannett News Service OAKLAND, Calif. They call it Baysball out here, the metropolitan dream of a lifetime: Oakland vs. San Francisco in the World Series. The Bay Area is going nuts.

One ticket outlet received more than two million calls overnight. Scalpers will be able to retire to a life of leisure. They'll be in the Forbes 400 before you know it. Sam Walton followed by the wheeler-dealer who sold six boxseats. Will it be a friendly series or a nasty one? Here's an indication that the backbiting already has started: The mayor of Oakland wanted to make a friendly wager with the mayor of San Francisco about the outcome.

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Dave Dravecky re-fractured his left arm when he was bumped from behind during the on-field celebration after San Francisco won the National League pennant. It was the second major setback in less than two months for Dravecky, the 33-year-old pitcher who made a valiant comeback from cancer surgery on the same arm. The first came Aug. 15 in Montreal, just 10 months after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his pitching arm. While delivering a pitch, the left-hander broke the humerus bone just below the shoulder.

Dravecky got the latest bad news after being examined Tuesday by team physician Gordon Campbell at the Palo Alto Clinic. He will have the arm placed in another cast. "It's a new fracture of the same bone, just above the previous fracture," team spokeswoman Robin Carr said. Doctors who repaired the earlier fracture had said they saw no reason Dravecky wouldn't be able to return sometime early next season. Carr indicated that the new break does not put Dra-vecky's planned comeback in jeopardy but could delay it by approximately two months- These things are done all the time for big sporting events, usually involving a year's supply of the local sausage.

They're automatic, these bets. Not this time, though. The mayor of San Francisco, Art Agnos, showing civic snobbery, said there was nothing in Oakland he wanted. To which the mayor of Oak-Please see Series 3C Associated Press Dave Dravecky had cancer surgery and broke his arm twice this year..