Show ADB A Sttairs Ad© M®vlmg t® Salt Lake nity Salt Palace mil Be Home Floor All Stars Fall On Small Town In Minn A £ By MURRAY OLDERMAN NEW YORK— ( NEA )— The question seems logical enough: Why should I be sending a baseball ballot to Rosemount Minn? I mean one of the 26 million ballots circulatteams ing to choose the 1970 All-StThe address on them reads like this: Rosemount Minn the postmaster informs me is n bucolic little community of 1300 eight miles south of St Paul down Highway 3 Between now and the end of June millions of voting cards will pass through the portals of the ar Houston Golf Tournament Is In Jeopardy SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -The official announcement will be made how Wednesday that the Los Angeles Stars of the American Basketball Association are shifting to Salt Lake City Bill Daniels owner of the Stars and Vince Boryla club president all but made the change official Monday in announcing a luncheon for Salt Lake newsmen Wednesday In telegrams to newsmen Daniels and 'Boryla promised “the news will be exciting" at the luncheon scheduled for the Salt Palace arena which would be the home floor of the ABA club Sait Lake City has been bidding for the ABA franchise Calif along with Anaheim By nawBWJ MACK HOUSTON (UPI)— The Hous-ton Champions International golf tournament one of the regular stops on the spring tour is in jeopardy the the executive anStion said sponsoring Francii Bohnert’i sleepy post office “It's about the same for us" said Bohnert “as the Christmas rush" Hon “If we get half the 2S million ballots back” said Joe Reichler the commissioner's pres aide “we’ll be happy" “At first" said Postmaster Bohnert “they told us it'd be million I pieces of mail Now we’re expecting 4 million stamps The ballots punched That's still a lot of live-cefor computers get post card rates Some diligent reportorial sleuthing has also solved the mystery of Rosemount It goes like this: When Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn decided to e for the first time since 1957 he revive fan also learned it would cost his establishment a cool million for the simple mechanics of conducting an election Enter blue blades or a company which makes same For the privilege of producing and collecting the vote this company was willing to pick up the $1 million tab and add another lift million for promotion The ballots are distributed to baseball fans through its 75000 sales outlets plus 24 ballot boxes in each major league park and 10 in each of 150 minor league parks Rose-mouThey are then mailed by the individual voters to Minn because that's the post office for Adams Burke Corp a computer firm which does the tabulations Baseball is extremely wary about ballot stuffing since six out of eight starting positions (excluding the pitcher) were won by Cincinnati Reds in the '57 election There were no controls then A local radio station exhorting the good burghers to get behind the Reds proved its comballot and munal spirit by filling in a running off thousands on a mimeograph to tilt the count This time there'll be a ' regional tabulations made “Tney’re going to let me of any overload" League Reichler “After all is a big thing In All-Sta- r Election this numbers (26 million) they tell me this is second only to a presidential election Already there has been considerable furor because nominations for inclusion on the ballot were made in by the managers and team player representatives leaving off such current worthies as Rico Carty A1 Kaline Alex Johnson and Bill Grabarkewitx There U space on the ballot for write-i-n votes which d must be and which Burke will put on 20 extra approaches and work all its Abandoning his neutrality for the moment Reichler admitted “If Rico (hitting over 400) is not elected I'll be nt voting-at-larg- i nt - games Slim Crowd Sees Toros Blast Pads not sponsor a satellite tournament But Dey replied that most tour stops next season will be today Bob Rule executive secretary required to have a satellite rfth HmMnn flpif Anrfrfii tournament anyway so Cham-sai- d the Tournament Played pions will probably have to KuIe Division of the PGA has turned gP“or ratae tte purse 9100 down several requests which tomament and this will take 95000 each that 74 the twoTpi oefoa tessle the HGA ami Champions receive and win put us below about a satellite tournament ' "The tournament is in the break-eve- n point on the Jeopardy” Rule said “We tournament” Rule said The requests that were should think they (PGA) compromise They applied con- - tentatively turned down dealt tin ued pressure for more with caddies and television The HGA had asked that the were played mooey h they won't give an dusts off the plate Only two takes a 35 to 40 caddies that travel inch y not a It’s street” J in the majws Monday New York by a wild pitch Joseph C Dey Jr commis- - throughout tee country with the Houston 24 Md Chicago in a game of the Tournament PGA tour be barred from sioner Milwaukee 04 UPI John Flaherty Players Division told HGA it waking at Champions Since would have to sponsor a the touring caddies know the satellite tournament for the players they get to carry the same week as the Champions bap of the better players and tournament or lose its in vita- - thus win more money tional status The second request asked The second tournament would that the tournament be blacked out from national television in require 910000 for a event or 925000 for a Houston area This would event Rule said the PGA would help increase the attendance Shamsky's homer his sixth ot not guarantee any of the purse Rue yin the season came off Jack Billingham and tagged the righthander with his first loss in four decisions It last three innings snd MeAn- - also ended Billingham's Logan Utah Tuesday Jhh 9 1979 drew considered himself fortim- - less inning streak at 25 In the only other scheduled game the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox in an American League contest Lew Krausse another pitcher who has been having difficulty Phrae752-21- 2l field There were two or three this season went the distance balls hit to outfielders and that for the Brewers to record his would have been base hits last fourth victory in 12 decisions year but they carried to Krausse who had completed outfielders tonight because the only one game in 12 previous ball is livelier this year But starts allowed only six hits this is still the best I’ve pitched including a solo homer by Ed Herrmann Tommy Harper led since last September” off the first inning for the Art Shamsky's two-nhomer in the sixth inning provided the Brewers with his ninth home nais of the game run of the season only By Ualted Frew International Fayetteville NC who had a Ken Venturi the US Open 6945-1- 34 at Charlotte He golf champion of 1964 wont be edged the 135s of Bob Stanton on hand for this year's title of Algiers La and Lou round at Chaste Minn Jine Graham of Nashville 1841 but for the 27th time In Texas three amateurs and still without the title Sam grabbed half the available Snead will be spots with Tom Kite of Austin Venturi required to quality posting a 137 Corker Deloach for the first time since Ms of Humble Tex a 141 and Ben ballplayers were getting ready By MILTON RICKMAN victory at the Congressional OC Ctenshaw of Austin a 141 to UPI Sports Writer try someplace else when the in A familiar tour name Dow Washington fired a dismal NEW YORK (UPI) —Denny maitre d' suddenly recognised over the Charlotte of Colorado Finsterwald one of them Cater goes a little better than “Oh I'm sorry I didn't know NC Country Club course Springs made the grade at 165 pounds and was far below the Denver with a 145 a total He isn't Mg especially for a it was you Mel” he said to Monday cutoff tally of 142 needed for matched there by Jim Mooney ballplayer but whenever he’s Stottlemyre “Come right in one of the 16 places open in of Phoenix md Vic Kline of hungry he has this funny habit It's pertatly all right far the that sectional Arvada Colo for the only slots qualifying test He likes to eat gentleman with you too” on the otter hand put available Shead The d’ maitre doesn’t know Mel Stottlemyre a teammate fa other regional testa which who Stottlemyre 's friend was together a 7072—142 to grab of eater's with the Yankees one of the five spots available continue today 61 planers tried to even but this day it doesn't weighs a good 25 pounds more at Cincinnati He was Joined by at Hisperia Calif where Vic and has the same funny habit bug Cater Ms nephew JC Shead Bill Loustalot's 144 led the field and "I'm just not recognised” So the two of them got together and Sam Carmichael another amateur Brian Gaddy for dinner not long ago says without showing much Campbell all four men two of North Hollywood got in with at total that emotion about it “This is my They found themselves at a rtrotes of Australian a 149 Jerry Barber at 148 was back restaurant which had a rule seventh year in the major invader Dave Graham’s 714- 0- one of five pros winning a and about men without Jackets If a leagues every place I go 140 place At Portland On Bob man didn't have one he didn't they still call me Csrter' I Best round of the day was Johnson's 139 and Pat FUxsi-turnin to eat and know don't what the reason is get Stottlemyre in by Tony Evans of mons' 142 wen i Cater batted J00 The Yankees' Maybe it's a case of not being but known had a their or it's because Jacket pitcher maybe first baseman who was equally people think they should pul an R' in my name Most of the hungry didn't Inasmuch as this happened to players call me Carter” be one of those restaurants If you talk for any length of which didn't furnish Jackets for time with Cater you realise he's patrons without one the two not trying to put anybody on rP where the Stars spent their first year in the league 1967-6- 8 before switching to Los Angeles Albuquerque NM and Kansas City Mo also had been mentioned in the past as potential new homes for the Stars but apparently were never in serious consideration The Stars whose roster includes Merv Jackson former Utah ace and Cririg Raymond a post man from Brigham Young University reached the finals in the recent ABA playoffs They bowed to the Indiana e Pacers in a series At a news conference several weeks ago in Salt Lake CUy Daniels a Denver Cblo cable television executive said that if the franchise was moved to Salt lake he hoped to play in other Utah cities as well He mentioned Ogden and Provo Utah's second and third largest cities as potential sites for some of the Stars' home NOT BEGGING Detroit's deep breath after he was by Oakland’s reliefer Jim played hut week Plate one-wa- New York Finally Wins Game In Astrodome pitchers ended his team's Jinx at the Astrodome Monday night when he beat Houston 0 on a The victory was only Me Andrew's second of the season but it was the Mets' first triumph at the Astrodome 2-- since Aug 16 1968 And Manager Gil Hodges of the Mets was not one to underestimate the importance of the triumph "I think not having won here since 1968 works against you" said Hodges whose team had lost seven in a row indoors "It gives the other club confidence knowing they can SALT LAKE CITY (UPD-Exce- llent beat you in their ballpark Now pitching by righthand- that we won here we should be er Darrell Brandon and strong a little more relaxed here Looking at it from the players' to a M Pacific standpoint I would certainly be Cbast League victory over Salt more than happy to have won Lake City here Monday night one of our three games here” It was not what could be before a slim crowd of 700 Brandon went the distance in gaining Ms sixth win of the season against four losses He pitched hitless ball for the first five tamings before tiring slightly in the final frames and allowing six hits McKinney connected for the two of the three extra base hits of the evening and highlighted By United Press International Phoenix has finally managed the Toro victory by Making a grand slam homerun in the to stall off the rush of red-ho- t eighth inning Ail together Mc- HawaU terribly disappointed" After losing two straight in Kinney drove in five runs for Now Grabarkewitx— his Carty Is a peter easy write-i- n the islands the (Hants pushed work evenings that may tax the Rosemount Tucson Jumped off to a 24 back 4 2 in front in the PCL lead in the third taming Chuck South with a M win in 10 Brinkman waited to lead off the innings before almost 8000 taming After two men were re- fans The three games have more than 27000 tired Bob Christian singled to Bobb Fenwich hit the pinch-h- it drive in the first run and Mcsingle in the 10th that Kinney tripled to score Christian with the second run of the decided it but then Giants fireman Jim Johnson had to The Toros added a single run save the day by fanning Marty in the sixth frame on a squeexe Peres with the bags Jammed in NEW YORK (UPI) —The considerably under the current bunt by Brinkman and then the bottom of the inning reserve clause setup Curt Flood trial now John Stephenson and Benue for six runs in the exploded Dr Frink Clark an economslowly through its fourth taming The Tons sent Williams hit Phoenix homers eighth is expected to conclude in a few ist for the research firm of nine men to the plate and and Wayne Redmond had one days but it may be weeks Arthur Little Inc testified came up with four hits in scor- for the Islanders before Judge Irving Cooper that today's baseball players Another crowd of almost 6000 the half doxen runs have never had it so good in ing hands down a decision Sait Late City scored its two turned out for Elks night at Judge Cooper hearing the terms of salaries Clark panted runs in the eighth on singles by Tacoma and the Cubs respondcase in federal court will listen out that players’ salaries have Ron Drake Vic Albury Jerry ed by snapping a seven-gam- e to the final witnesses for the increased 44 per cent since Morales and Stahl losing streak in a 104 romp Larry 1965 1965 He said that in defense in the nest couple of only Salt Late had an excellent over Portland Jim McNath's nine players received 950000 or days then is expected to study scoring opportunity go for four hits and Jim Cosman's the testimony for several weeks more in salary but in 1970 56 in the sixth frame Ronaught sparkling relief work sparked before reaching a verdict had achieved that figure land Sheldon walked to lead off the winners testified ark further that Whatever the final decision the inning and advanced to Only 700 showed up at Salt of the reserve however the case is sure to be abolishment third on a single by Rafael late where Tucson took a 94 would clause hurt the bargainappealed to a higher court Robies Dave Robinson then was verdict behind Darrell Brandon Flood a veteran' of 13 major ing power of the players Mt by a pitch to lead the bases Rich McKinney's five runs league seasons filed a $3 with none out But Morales batted in included a grandsiam million anti-trusuit against struck out and SUhl hit into a baseball owners last December double play to cut short the ralafter being traded by the St leader Spokane They'll pfay ly Louis Cardinals to the PhiladelThe two teams play the fourth two July 5 phia Phillies and final gamed the series TuesFlood refused to report to the day night with left hander Don Phillies and has decided to sit to start NEW YORK (UPI) -Major Secrist (94) scheduled out this season while the case is league baseball players will get for Tucson and righthander Moe being tried more money for their efforts Ogier (14) scheduled to handle Judge Cooper heard from but they will not haw a shorter the pitching duties for Salt another economist Monday as work schedule nor a say as to Uke City the owners sought to show how who employs them The linescore: ball players' salaries have risen Those were the major items Tucson 002 001 060- -9 10 0 Northern Division agreed to by the Major League Salt Lake 000 000 020- -2 6 2 W L PCT CS Brandrn and Brinkman Fast: Players Association Monday 3S II 470 when they overwhelmingly rati- Sheldon (6) Alburq (6) and Spokane ' 2 24 527 Portland fied a new three-yea- r contract Drake IP Fast Eugene 21 12 4 IS I41 2 with the owners thus ending HR— McKinney Tacoma If 31 333 If r Southern Division SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -R- two months of negotiations W L PCT GB The agreement which was oland Sieldon a 32 - year-olPhoenn 3f 20 441 1 vote will righthander who pitched for okayed by a Hawaii 33 23 340 4' Tucson 27 32 454 12 three American League teams run through Dec 31 1971 and DETROIT (UPI)— Tom TimSalt Lake IS 37 327 If calls for the players to receive has been signed by d Monday's Kesults pitchcontract by the Salt Lake a larger share of playoff and merman a Tucson f Salt Lake 2 er has been World Series monies Fsdres higher Toledo of the recalled from Tacoma 10 Portland S International Pnoettix S Hawaii 4 IN) ins) Sheldon’s best season in the minimum salaries and termination pay However the players League by the Detroit Tigers Eugene at Spokane ppd ram 1962 in when was leagues major To mate room on the roster for Tuesday's Games he finished 11-- 6 and had a 159 lost their fight to get the the Tigers re- Phoenix at Hawaii schedule reduced and the Timmerman earned nil average in helping Tucson at Salt Lake New York win the American controversial reserve rian$f turned pitcher Norm McRae to Portland at Tacoma Toledo Eugene at Spokane League pennant Mqjar Phoenix Edges Hawaii hand-counte- Players Never Mad It So Good With Padres - WP-Bra- ndon Recalled d 541-5- free-age- right-hande- 162-ga- V - le The Herald Journal Venturi Fails To Qualify For Open m Yankee Slugger Not Recognized ed NHL Changes A Few Rules MONTREAL (UPI) —The National Hockey League's an- nual meeting continues today after an opening session marked only by a few rules changes and tee signing of goalie Gump Worsley by the Minnesota Norte Stars for the 1970-7- season player spearing a goalie while he is in his crease will get a major penalty rather than a minor as in the past The committee also gave the league president more authority in dealing with game misconduct and match penalties giving him full power to deal with any other players involved in the disputes Finally players from the bench will not be allowed to serve penalties for goallenders when another player is involved in a similar penalty From now on only a player on the ice at the time may serve tee e the draft was to be the main point of the schedule along with an draft in which only the expansion Buffalo Sabres team will take part The committee favored a move to penalise teams frees- big the puck or footing it out of the rink in their own end infraction Today intra-leagu- inter-leag- Pacific Coast League Standings le score-five-hitt- er Players Ratify Contract Sheldon Signs Rule said the HGA agreed to status drop its invitational meaning only players who were invited couM ptay and raise the purse I10JD00 to 9125000 They approved pre-oeas- ex- - EXDOS LOSC r Tuffl perimentation for the rule that would give the attacking team a free puck (like basketball's VI throw-in- ) in such a situation A proposal to charge a minor Kansas City (Drago 3 4) S:30 penalty against the defensive pm team was rejected as too 4 3) Atlanta (Jarvis at Third MONTREAL (UPI) Boston (Siebert 3 2) at Philadelphia (Burning 3 4) 7:33 4 3) f pm Chicago (Janeski The rule will go before the iJSTitan BrmLbSte pm totandta Milwaukee (Peters 0 1) at governors this week for New York (Seaver 7 31 at 4 Detroit (Cam 2) f pm Houston (Griffin 2 4) S30 pm 4 4) Oakland at val or rejection of it (Odom St Louis (Taylor 1 3) at Los exhibition and train- Cleveland (Moore 3 4) 7:43 Angeles (Osteen S 4) 11 pm tot tolte Pittsburgh (Blass 2S) at San Pmfor at least a few games Expos California (Murphy 4 3) at Francisco (Marichal 2 31 11 Rul“ b t1 Baltimore (McNally f 3) 0 pm Laboy injured himself while pm Minnesota (Kaaf 3 2 or committee itself included a batting in tee lint toning when Chicago (Jenkins 3 7) at San 1 0) at Ne v York reduction to the permitted his own foul Biyleven Diego (Kirby 2 4) 10 X pm tip hit his right curve on sticks from an inch to ankle (Batmen 34) 0 pm Wednesday's Games at Montreal's emei at Montreal night Wednesday's Games one-ha-lf inch Also players Queen Elisabeth Hospital Wash at Kan City night Atlanta at Phila night involved to fights will not be Boston at Chicago night no fracture and he is New York at Hous night Milw at Detroit night permitted fa delay games by St Louis at Los Ang night to recover from the Oakland at Cieve night Chicago at San Diego night retrieving equipment discarded bruise within a few Calit at Balt night Pittsburgh at San Fran during the altercation Any days the team said Minn at New York night "uriilfe Fvlilhltlnfl - Sin pre-Kaa- - “ Sfte MtS |