The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 17

Thursday September 3 1992 THE WICWTA EAGLE 5B A slimmer Perry signs with Bears Recurring shoulder stiffness keeps Hamilton out of playoffs Associated Press WRANGLERS NOTES SPORTS IN BRIEF Ex-NBA star held on assault charge Former NBA star Sidney Mon-crief was released on bond Wednesday after being arrested for allegedly breaking a business associate's aim with a golf dub at Moncilefs Arizona auto rfMiwmiip Moncrief 34 was booked Into the 1 Maricopa County Jail on Tuesday night on suspicion of one felony count of aggravated assault He was released after posting $1540 bond pending a Sept 9 preliminary hear-1 lng In county Justice Court In suburban Glendale A Scottsdale automobile wholesaler Kevin Taylor told Glendale po- lice he had gate to the dealership to discuss payment due for two can he provided the business Taylor 35 said that after he suggested an arrangement to settle the matter Mon-crief said he could not think because his business was having financial problems police said Moncrief allegedly grabbed a put-1 ter with a Uadi leather cover A police report of Taylor's account said Moncrief the golf dub in a baseball-type swing fashion" Taylor told police his left aim was struck as he tried to shield himself from the blows Kbfc Samfooff Wichita Eagle The shoulder stiffness that plagued Wranglers pitcher Joey Hamilton over the past month prevented him from starting Wednesday night's 4-1 victory over El Pasa "It worth taking the Wranglers manager Bruce Bocfay The risk Involved is pretty big to foe parent San Diego Padres Hamilton is the 1991 top draft pick and has been impressive all season moving from low ClassA to Double-A Wichita Bochy said Hamilton 34) with a 2JS6 ERA in Wichita won't pitch in the rest of the playoffe JffMtnnrir Mika IJnskey maria foe start for Wichita pitching seven strong innings for the win "We had our concerns about Body said "ho we wanted Mike to be ready to go and he Double war Not only was Wranglers reliever Scott Fredrickson battling foe heart of the E3 Paso Oder in the eighth inning he was battling a cold "He was smiling the whole time he was Qhwrte said Etc Billy HaH left 12 passes for fondly and a couple of friends for his Wichita professional debut "But there were a lot more who wanted Hall said Hall was bade in his familiar uniform No 1 Wednesday night That number wasn't available to him in Ctass-A High Desert El Paso radio broadcaster Jon Teteher may be doing his last road games for foe Dialdos Tekher who was the voice of the Wichita Pilots in 1987 win begin a threebour sports talk show in El Paso while continuing his duties as play-byplay man for Texas-E1 Paso football and basketball As if the Wranglers didn't have enough to think about with the playoffs most of them also had to move out of their apartments by the end of August Many are staying in hotels for the duration of the playoffs Counting foe players on the disabled list there were 31 Wranglers in the dugout for Game 1 Seats were at a premium In the East' Division series Shreveport won Game 1 with a 4-2 triumph over Tulsa "I keep my nose from Fredrickson said Didn't seem to bother him He got out of a noout twoon Jam in the eighth by allowing Just one run New reliever No truth to the speculation that Wranglers tint baseman Mart Gleseke will become foe bullpen closer Gleseke pitched two spotless innings In the regular-season finale at Midland getting the victory in extra Inning In two appearances Gleseke hasn't given up a hit and has five strikeouts Fumy thing is Gleseke wasn't really trying the last time "I wanted to net tire same over he said "fort hit anything then we got a run and put a little more pressure on Gleseke got the victory striking out two Angels In the 10th including his friend Bobby Jones NFL NOTES vln Mack out injured top draft pick Tommy Vardell may get an early chance to showcase for Cleveland the talents that won him the nickname at Stanford Browns coach Bill Belichick has declined to disclose his starting backfleld against the Golts in Sunday's season opener but Vardell has been waking out win foe first-team offense Eagles Eric Alien ended his holdout with Philadelphia on Wednesday for a reported $36 million deal that he said would keep him among foe three highest-paid conerbacks In foe NFL for foe next three yean Allen a Pro Bowl comer foe last two seasons will be available for Sunday's opener against New Orleans Eagles president Harry Gamble said Giants Coach Ray Handley delayed a formal announcement on whether Phil Simms or Jeff Hostetler will be foe starting quarterback for Sunday's season opener against San Ftandsco Hostetler who won foe starting Job last year ran and threw on his own Wednesday and is having lex problems with back and pelvis injuries Raiders The seemingly endless career of quarterback Vince Evans continued when the 37-yearold foirdstringer cut Monday was resigned William Perry finally came back to Chicago on Wednesday a comparatively svelte hoping to plug what has been a 320pound gap In the middle of foe defensive line The Bears finally signed Perry after two months of bickering as much about weight 8S about money Coach Mike Ditka wanted Perry who finished last season at dose to 400 pounds to report at no more than 320 foe least he has weighed since be burst upon foe NFL as both a defender and touchdownscoring curiosity In 1985 He was in and out of camp earlier in the week weighing in at 322 and finally came to terms after meeting with team officials for several hours "I wanted to be here and Coach Ditka wanted me to be Perry said It work out until Perry's return may be crucial for Chicago's chances While rookie Alonzo Spellman the team's first-round draft choice appears to be a promising pass rustier be still needs work against the run fate particularly since the other tackle Steve McMicbad will turn 35 oo Oct 17 Patriots Tommy Hodson who lost foe starting quarterback Job with New England three pwM into last season has beaten out Scott Zolak for the second-string spot Browns With fullback Ke- RODEO WRANGLERS Veteran rodeo man Emmett Roberta who helped found the Flint Hills Rodeo in 1934 is dead at the age of 97 Roberts died Wednesday in the Chase County Nursing Colter in Cottonwood Falls His funeral is scheduled for Friday at the Flint Hills Rodeo Grounds in Strong City The rodeo began in a corral on the Roberts farm west of Strong City with his four oldest children as the first riders "To be honest when it came off the bat I think it was out I thought it was off the wafl But then he (left fielder Tony Diggs) sAm AMkiamm Aassl I vurnen around aim i was Gke Billy Hall BASKETBALL Arizona State's embattled athletic program finally received sane good news Wednesday when a Judge released Jamal Faulkner from Jail saying he thought the junior forward had learned his lesson after almost a week in JaiL Faulkner who ended 1 up pending about six days behind bars had been sentenced last week to 30 days for violating his probation in a credit-card scam Officials with Arizona State's basketball program had said foe 3May sentence Jeopardized Faulkner's eligibility for the season because he would miss too GAGLIANO From Page IB understand what the word was" The last time Gagliano saw the Chiefs he was In the ransnd-shoot offense with Barry Sanders In Detroit where for him he was on roll by starting 11 games over two seasons Just as quickly he found himself bound tor San Diego as a Plan free agent last year only to watch Friesz and Billy Joe Tolliver duke it out for the starting Job not a whole lot of security in what you do in CWigltann ggJd particularly true in San Diego In foe live years since Dan Fouls retired foe Chargers have had five different opening-day quarterbacks The irony is that career has long outlived many of those he worked behind including Kenney Fuller and Black- ledge a funny business a lot of political things happen whether people like it or Gagliano said "But It doesn't do any good to whine about those things "Life isn't always fair You accept that and go Notes KC linebacker Dino Hackett was placed on the fourweek injured reserve Hst Wednesday with an Inner ear infection To replace Hackett foe Chiefs signed a deep snapper Kanl KaiuM a lOyear NFL veteran who was cut recently by Phoenix including six in foe first three innings as they took a 1-0 lead But the sixth Inning opened things up Shortstop Ray Holbert doubled to left-center then Mark Gleseke sacrificed him over to third Martin Mowed with a double Oat hugged foe left-field tine was Just looking for a good pitch to put Into Martin said "It was right on foe Up came Hall who had fallen trying to get out of foe box his first time up "This is only something you dream Hall said "Hitting a home ran In your first Double-A At home In front of friends adoring tens and most important family "I talked to them Hall said Tm going to go home and hear about it many classes From Page IB a hit in the first game in front of your hometown?" His Wranglers teammates seemed to like it Twenty-flve of the 26 guys In foe dugout Jumped out to meet him greet him and rub Us shaved head "You gotta love him coming in here and helping ns Martin said a hot By foe way Hall had only two homers all season at High Desert where the ball travels welL But the homer all Hall did In the first Inning El Paso's Dave Jacas lifted a fly to shot center Hall turned around and started running catching up to it fa an overfoeehouhler grab another popup in foe inning those two befoed me knock out all of the butterflies" Hall said Getting lost in foe shuffle was Linskey Named Just a tew hours before game form to start for Joey Hamilton Linskey scattered seven hits and gave up Just one nm before leaving to a standing ovation "Heck of a spot start wasn't Body said Llnskey's biggest moment came in the fourth inning He gave up two turnout hits then ran Michael Garter to a full count Then he tone Carter with a curve and ran off foe field pumped up had trouble with him all year El Paso manager Chris Bando said of Linskey "He changed speeds and had us "I was focused a little bit more" Linskey said "And thaft the kind of confidence I bad in my off-speed stuff" Linskey left in foe eighth after El Paso put runners on second and third with nobody out But Scott Fredrickson continued his strong second half by allowing Just tiie first ran to score The big out was Tens League MVP Troy O'Leary who struck out on a cut fastball with a fun count and one out BOXING i Tennis entry deadline set Eagk staff reports Mike lawyer has Hied a protest with the International Boxing Federation over foe 12-round loss to James Toney in their title fight Saturday night at Reno Nev Two of the three Judges scored the bout 118-110 in fevor of Toney and foe third scored it a draw IBP president Robert Lee has agreed to review a tape of the fight based on the variation In the scoring Veteran fight manager Lou Duva says the controversial electronically scored loss by Erie Griffin to Rafael Lo-xanoin in the second round of foe Barcelona Olympics cost the fourtime world amateur flyweight champion not only a probable gold medal but loads of money at the outset of his professional career Philadd-phiabased Banner Promotions has signed Griffin to a twoflght deal and win unveil him Oct 21 at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas Ml IMMtffte Wichita filf Wkanglers mcomI baseman Billy Hall making his Double-A debut fields a bouncing ground ball "The cut fastball was running in on his hands" Fredrickson said "I had a lot of good movement Mark Etties got his 23rd save with a flawless ninth "Our backs are against foe wall Bando said Yes but Bochy knows what that can mean have got good players and they are not going to give up" Bochy said of foe Diablos "I think any time in playofb like this anything can The Wranglers left eight on base AREA NOTES compete In the 3J and 45 divisions The tournament is sanctioned by the Missouri Valley Tennis Association so a US Tennis Association membership card is required If there are fewer than six entries In any Junior event It will be canceled and the player moved to the next-older division Bocovich said Soccer mooting The Kansas Soccer League will hold Its fall meeting tonight at 8 at the Wichita Hue offlcS 8999 CentraL The league has divisions for men and women Deadline is Tuesday at 6 pm for the third annual Wichita Open tennis tournament scheduled Sept 11-13 at foe Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center Entry foes are $12 for singles and $14 fa a doubles team according to Ed Bocovich director of foe center Adult competition will be in men's and women's singles and doubles mixed doubles and fefoereon doubles Juniors will compete in singles and doubles In boys ages 12 14 and 16 and girls ages 12 and 14 Adult divisions win be open 3JL 45 and 35 years and older Players must be 19 or older to a m-jt uMMtt rlHW nOBH HHV rffli (U CS-Oggs Howy 8 Mmbi OMi hi i i FM 17-7 I 4 4 I EHh 123 1 0 1 UMw pktad ID I MM tti Hi WP-FMrtok-ML T-422 A-1 J22 HOCKEY WINGS From Page IB They want to do their So beginning today Relihan said those who want to do their share can buy their shares Common stock is $10 a share with a minimum purchase of 25 shares The goal is to raise a minimum $150000 and a maximum $650000 Relihan said he has no doubts about trolled by a nonprofit corporation with sane community ownership The Wings stock offering foe first of its kind in Kansas under a yearold regulation covering small businesses involving less than $1 million according to Relihan Copies of foe Wings' prospectus came off foe press Wednesday after-noon Relihan said the Wings office will stay open nights next week so tans can purchase stock chael Biggs foe team's legal counsel and member of foe advisory board Biggs said the Boston Celtics and Green Bay Packers are similar but are not wholly owned by the community as foe Wings will be "Boston a limited partnership puMtcty Relihan said "I think foe general partners still own a huge portion but they sold off some stock Those Investors have no control whatsoever" Biggs said foe Packers are con SPRING- CAR DOUBLE HEADER 81 SPEEDWAY Saturday 7:30 PM: 7700 Broadway 755-1781 Outlaw Sprint Car Races Limited Sprint Car Races pliis Road Runner Thumper reaching the minimum During July and August sane $30000 In checks poured Into the Wings office and Relihan said he already has lined up another $25000 "Their money will be used to buy the franchise In fob corporation there win be oo major investors ft is truly going to be community owned Every year stockholders will elect foe board of directors" The Wings offering is unique in several ways said Relihan and Mi- John VanMesbrouck became foe newest millionaire when foe goaltender signed a three-year contract with foe New York Rangers worth an estimated $3 millkn VanMesbrouck who turns 29 Friday was 27-13-5 with a 2B5 goalsegalnst average in 45 games last season He was second In the NHL with a 910 save percentage VanMesbrouck is 180-15940 with a 346 goalsegalnst average In 401 career games He received foe Vezina Trophy In 1985-86 as foe NHLk top goaltender OPEN US OPEN OLYMPICS Wednesday matchns i Edtarg (2) (M Lull Mm 7-0 7-SM HgMOMyNdSEkFinM-1 447-4(7-1) Mantel Mm (1) Ml Um Raymond 7-IMH (4) Juta MM 44144 Jam Capita fftaLSondrins Tm-M4040 Today's matches Olympic gold medalist Kristi magucM Is turning pro but she may still defend her figure skating title at the 1994 LiUehammer Games Yamaguchl has until Feb 19 to apply for reinstatement as an amateur to the US Figure Skating Association according to an tional Skating Union rale passed In June The decision to go to Norway In 1994 will hinge on her performance at the Wold Professional Figure Skating Championships in Landover MtL she sail Jn Court (1) Andrei Ctasnobo Mi iMpma fl) Mrin Dmm Andre AmmI () Frandioo Mg Mm McEnroe (10 Dtogo Nergiao From Page IB brought Ondns bade from 1540 -and he followed It with an ace en route to holding serve But foe dive was the start of On-dns undoing He scraped the back of his hand had to have it treated during a changeover and won only six points the rest of the set Camas ended foe first set with a leaving forehand lob after a long rally that had both players covering the length and breadth of foe court The lob drifted perfectly over On-dns head well out of his reach and he didn't bother to go for ft or even look at it "Way to go old a fan yelled to Connos after another spectacular forehand volley in the comer helped stretch hb streak to nine straight games at 44) in foe second set Comas waved hb hands at foe fan beckoning him to come down to the court and try to Play- Connors' victory as easy as It was drew all the attention away from a more dramatic match in the grandstand Emilio Sanchez upsetting No 6 Petr Korda 6-2 46 26 6-1 7-6 (74) 4WI Oral Mn Orirer Newtaton (0 Magdrim (r SOCCER 0 0 MXX hi mm bur days of standing in line at the tag office can be if you renew by mail When you receive 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