The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 11

r- i-i u- f-3 Inside: Morning Report Glenn Burke a Loti Angelos Dodgers outfielder who says he was blackballed from baseball for being gay died Tuesday of AIDS-related complications D2 PORTS Baseball D4 Scoreboard D6 The News Tribune Thursday June 1 1995 2nd homer lifts Seattle Cuban native looks like good pick for Mariners By Gary Brooks The News Tribune pick 3rd By Coray Brack The News Tribune Teams with the top 5 selections in baseball's June draft today: 1 California 2 San Diego 3 Seattle 4 Chicago Cubs 5 Oakland Full list D8 responded by pounding the ball around the field Walks to MikeBlowers and Marc Newfield were followed by doubles off the bat of Tino Martinez and Dan Wilson igniting a four-run outburst line drive off the right-field wall drove in Newfield and Martinez giving the Mariners their third lead of the night 6-5 Rich Amaral contributed the third two-bagger scoring Wilson for a 7-5 lead The rally allowed Randy Johnson having thrown 127 pitches to leave with the lead and Bob Wells took over He couldn't stop the hitting duel though After getting Danny Tartabull to lode at a third strike he gave up pinch hits to Luis Polonia Don Mattingly -scoring Polonia and a walk to Derek Jeter Then came something everyone expected to see A classic at bat from foil ball artist Wade Boggs The result was something none of the M's tans wanted to see After working the count lull and finding off Please see Mariners D5 In a mqjor league baseball season their are bound to be games a little out of the norm But few fens could have expected to see what took place at the Kingdoms Wednesday Along with watching the lead change hands in NBA-like fashion the 13035 in attendance saw Randy Johnson in unusual poor form Wade Boggs do something he hadn't done in over a decade and the benches empty Then came another unsuspecting blow lino Martinez sent his second bell of the night into the cheap seats giving Seattle 11-9 victory After a barrage of hitting and arguing over near- the first time in a three game Beries since April 27-291979 Seattle trailed 9-7 entering the bottom of the seventh Jay Buhner who had struck out in his previous three at bats doubled and Alex Diaz singled him to thud Martinez then crushed a 2-2 pitch from lefty Bob McDonald into the seats his seventh homer Jay Buhner added the fifth homer a solo blast in the eighth After the benches cleared in the sixth Seattle RICHLAND The intriguing tale of Ariel Prieto is about to take another strange turn Strange turns though are about the oily ones Prieto knows Sometime this morning the phone in room at the Vagabond Inn in Richland will ring with good news that will undoubtedly change his life forever Prieto a hard-throwing pitcher from Cuba currently with the Palm Springe Suns of the independent Western Baseball League could be selected in the top three picks of baseball's amateur draft which begins today at 9 am speculation that the Seattle Mariners who hold the No 3 pick of the draft behind California and San Diego will select Pri- Ptease see Prieto D5 71 For The Newt Tribune Ariel Prieto not only left Cuba to play bassbal but ho also wanted a shot at freedom in Tacoma? The timing is right and the right people are starting to talk about it By Bart Wright The News Tribune I interested?" Fierce County Executive Doug Sutherland said damn riit I am Tm very interested in working with the city mid with any various entities on the million or so to upgrade the Tacoma Dome for an NHL team? Interest expressed by a mqjor regional financial inatitaitinn in hamming a etwpnrate sponsor with naming rights if the Dome is privatized Interest ly both the NHL and potential ownership groups in the facility over the next few years The discussion about the future (and the possibility of privitatzation) is already under way been a realization that something needs to be done and the question is exactly Sutherland said 1 think the National Hockey League represents an enormous opportunity to make the Tacoma Dome more competitive and the understanding is there that if something done in terms of upgrading the dome could be headed down that long slippery slope where events and tenants are relocated Nobody wants Tacoma Dome manager John Croley said that the remodeling of the Seattle Center Please see Ml D8 Timing is the key that throws out the welcome mat and unlocks the civic door for professional sports franchises When the right geographic location comes together at a time of pro sports expansion or relocation and is joined with sponsor and ownership interest all things are possible Events of the day are beginning to cause a percolating discussion among politicians and entrepreneurs that the time might be right for a National Hockey League franchise to make a home in the Ikcoma Dome The various events in shorthand are: The City of Tacoma moving toward privatization of the Tacoma Dome The current research into Dome improvements that will have to be made to keep the facility competitive over the next 20 years The thought of adapting the one-tenth of 1 percent King County sales tax concept beings contemplated to raise around $200 million to underwrite costs for a new Btadium for the Mariners Could a similar plan raise $25 toy BogdoaKnitfX Rtttor Foul trouble what foul trouble? ShaquHe unbothered by wNsttos tills time allows his way past Mcfc Smtts In Game 5 Wednesday Back home Shaq slices up Pacers 35-point night stops Pacers rally not Seatfle? HA move by Bill Ackeriey served to keep the NHL'away? Story D8 COMINGS AND GOINGS IN NHL By Windy Lana The Associated Press 31995 NBA il PLAYOFFS NHL has no formal plans for expansion teams at this time though It has been reported to be Interested In adding two more teams by 1998 NHL spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny expansion rumors League wants to solve problems of shaky franchises first then look at expansion QUEBEC TACOMA WINNIPEG JETS Debt ridden franchise In city with 7 population that lacks major business and civic support Deal to move to Minneapolis apparently has' collapsed Smaller prairie market franchise lacks the big money'of sister city Calgary to the south Rumored to be looking for a new city The financially troubled franchise 1 was purchased last week by COMSAT Entertainment Group owners of the NBA's Denver Nuggets for $75 million The team will move to Denver next season CONFERENCE FINALS East Wednesday Orlando 108 Indiana 106 (Magic leads series 3-2) West today San Antonio at Houston 6 pm Channel 5 (Rockets lead series 3-2) Olajuwon amazes even veteran Dream watchers C3 Playoffs at a glance C3 Move to take Tacoma Dome private and need to upgrade facility matters of ussion Would privatization title sponsor and NHL teato? investment offset $2025 million fbr suites new see ORLANDO Fla Shaquille not only stayed in the game he dominated it It almost wasn't enough though 35 points and 13 rebounds powered Orlando within one victory of the NBA Finals as the Magic held off the Facers 108-106 Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals After suffering through two foul-shortened games in Indianapolis took charge of this one scoring 20 points in the first half and 13 in the third period just wanted to play aggressive to play my game take it strong to the basket" said I did His big night was nearly ruined by a furious Pacers comeback that pulled them from a 14-point deficit to 106-103 with 16 seconds left The Magic held an despite hitting only 4-of-12 free throws in the last 3:44 made a lot of silly mistakes down the said we kept our composure there especially at the end Mark Jackson had a dunce to tie it but he missed a 3-pointer with about Beven seconds left It looked good it felt he said Tt just didn't Tb dose the series in six games Orlando will have to win Friday night at Market Square Arena a building in which it has lost eight straight Game 7 if necessary would be Sunday at Orlando just need to go there with the same intensity and the same composure and maybe we can get said Nick Anderson added 19 points for the Magic and Brian Shaw came off the bench to score 15 Anfemee Hardaway also had 15 A Please see Magic ponstruCtion arena renewed interest jn hockey after losing Rames to Chlgary in '-1 1980 and after success of I and Tamp Aggressive cMc have arena plans and have offered themselves to ling Sampras out in Paris Once again the red day at Roland Garros kept Pete Sampras from winning a title at all four Grand Siam events Sampras the French Open's No 2 seed was upset by day-court specialist Gilbert Schaller In the first round Wednesday It was Sampras' quickest exit from a Grand Slam In five years C2 extra suite for" potent! franchis an owner Trail Blazers Paul Allen not interested New arena plans being Quebec Nordlques discussed Interest In Team will play In 0 hockey parallels that of McNIchols Arenaf stars franchise In Dallas Kg prospective for two years before i and would create NHL and costa of reported $12 million to arena being cSnII33red moving to new arena' t- tenants -natural rivalry 1.