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Show 4G The Salt Lake Tribune October Wednesday, 13 19, NBA, Refs Resume Contract Talks 12 More Flayers Eye Free Agency Tribune Wire Services Twelve players, including relief aces Rich Gossage of the New York Yankees and Kent of the Pittsburgh Pirates, filed for free agency with the Major League Players Association Tuesday. That brought to 21 the number of players filing in two days. Eligible players have 15 days after the end of the World Series to notify the Players Association of their intentions. Besides the two relievers, Tuesday's list included pitchers Tom Underwood, Doug Bird, Don Hood, Dan Schatzeder, Dennis Lamp, Doug Bair and Jim Bibby and outfielders Dave Parker. Warren Cromartie and Dennis Te-kul- Tribune Wire Services The National Basketball Association and its referees remain far apart in contract talks with the season to begin in 10 days. The two sides have not met in negotiations since Sept. 22, but are scheduled to resume discussions Thursday in New York at the unions request. The three-yecontract between the league and the referees expired Sept. 1. The 27 referees have been locked out by NBA management Picciolo and outfielder Ruppert Jones. In San Diego, Gossages agent, client, filing by his but didn't rule out the possibility that Gossage still could return to the Yankees. during the exhibition season. The and league has hired minor-leagu- e college officials as well as former NBA referees to work games. The regular season begins the night of Oct. 28. Richard Phillips, general counsel to the National Association of Basketball Referees, said Tuesday the referees were willing to work the exhibition season while the contract was negotiated. The NBA resorted to this extraordinary action (lockout) and chose instead to work with scab referees, he said. We felt we needed to be prepared," said Gary Bettman, assistant general counsel of the NBA They made it clear to us they werent going to work the regular season. Bettman is part of the leagues negotiating team that includes Russell Granik, general counsel, and Scotty Stirling, vice president-operation- Kapstein said he spoke Tuesday with Yankee owner George He Steinbrenner and stated, wants to meet with me and Rich. I agreed to the meeting. Rich and I, however, will give every other club the same access to meet with us. Californias pre-seas- di- rector of player development, said during the World Series the Angels will make every effort to sign Gossage. Other clubs known to be actively interested in Gossage are the Chicago White Sox, for whom he once played, and Toronto. Walling Players can sign with their old clubs until 48 hours before the reentry draft, which is scheduled for Nov. 7. Filing on Monday, the first day of eligibility, were pitchers Milt Wilcox, Jerry Reuss, Dave Tomlin, Frank LaCorte and Lary Sor- Gossage, who met with Kapstein in San Diego, Calif., Tuesday before returning to his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been one of the games premier ensen, catcher Ted Simmons, infielders Manny Trillo and Rob d ar Jerry Kapstein, confirmed the Gene Mauch, relievers the last few years. s. Red Auerbach turned that he hoped the investigation will "bring more attention to the fact that there is a problem in professional sports. I think the professional leagues need to address this problem before any more cases go to the courts. - No Former Royals pitcher Vida Blue pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of possessing three grams of cocaine and spent about two hours with the grand jury. He was believed to be the only player or former player who testified. additional ballplayers were indicted Tuesday, and U.S. Attorney Jim Marquez said he did not expect to seek any more indictments against any members of the Royals. Based on evidence we have to date, unless there are other developments, I do not anticipate seeking any more indictments against other Kansas City Royals, Marquez said. The defendants were charged in two indictments with conspiring to distribute cocaine, distributing cocaine and us!ng a communications facility in furtherance of a felony. The indictments covered the period from January 1982 to March 1, 1983, and June 1983. Marquez said at a news conference after the indictments were re-- Blue, 34, and three players charged last week with attempting Willie Wilson, to possess cocaine 28, Willie Aikens, 29, and Jerry Marface maximum sentences tin, 34 of one year in prison and $5,000 fines. A federal prosecutor said last week she could not rule out the possibility that the players would be placed on probation when they appear for sentencing Nov. 17 on misdemeanor charges. They are free on $5,000 unsecured bonds. Marquez refused to say how much benefit the grand jury received from Blues testimony or information supplied by other players. ' Asked if testimony at trials expected to start in 60 to 90 days will give any indication of how wide Bird Brains Help Orioles Claim Series Marc Iavaronl Lariy Bird Three key issues m dispute are salary structure, monthly expense All-St- At Philadelphia, Leo Rautins, the 76ers No. 1 draft choice, will miss the next three exhibition games because of a knee injury. Rautins, a Syracuse University product, injured his right knee during a practice Friday and has not played in the last two exhibition games. At Phoenix, the Suns put forward Kevin Magee on waivers, reducing their preseason roster to 13 players. Magee, who played at the University of California at Irvine, was drafted by the Suns in 1982 but played last season in Europe. first-quart- senior official earning nearly $69,000 for the regular season. In light of the current economic conditions, we think thats fair and reasonable, Bettman said. If the referees stick to the 48 percent, there may be little to talk about. Referees now receive $1,175 for monthly expenses that include ho- - BF Leo Rautins tels, meals and travel. The league wants to continue that allocation. At New York, General Manager forward Red Auerbach, Larry Bird and two other players have been fined for their conduct during a Celtics exhibition game against the 76ers. Auerbach, the Celtics former coach, received the biggest fine, $2,500, for leaving his seat in the stands and racing ont,o the court to verbally attack the officials and members of the 76ers following a fight involving Bird and Philadelphia forward Marc Iavaroni in Sundays game at Boston Garden. Bird was fined $2,000 and Iavaroni was fined $1,000. In addition, Boston guard Gerald Henderson was fined $500 for punching Philadelphia rookie Sedale Threatt in the third quarter. At Pontiac, Mich., the Pistons released guard Tico Brown, trimming their roster to 14 players, a money and the number of games officials must work. NBA referees with 13 years experience currently earn $65,000 for the regular season plus additional money for the playoffs. Phillips said his union seeks an annual increase of 48 percent to $95,000 with the stipulation that a referee would not reach that salary level until 16 years. The average player salary in the NBA is about $246,000. The NBA says it would raise the referee's annual salary 6 to 14 percent with a No More Royals Indicted By Mark Peterson Associated Press Writer A federal KANSAS CITY, Kan. returned indictments grand jury Tuesday against a dozen people in a cocaine investigation that earlier resulted in guilty pleas from four members or former members of the Kansas City Royals. club spokesman said Brown helped the Detroit Spirits to the Continental Basketball Association title last season, wnen he averaged 22 7 points per game and was named most valuable player in the C3A playoffs However, the free agent out of Georgia Tech averaged just 2 8 points per game in four exhibition outings with the Pistons. At Oakland, the Warriors announced they have waived free agent guard Boot Bond, reducing their roster to 13 players. With 10 days to go before the opening of the regular season, the Warriors have to cut only one more player to get down to the legal limit Bond was a 1982 graduate of Pepperdine who Contiplayed with Wyoming of the He season. last nental League originally was picked by Denver in the third round of the 1982 draft. HFGocdrich Goodrich ) STEEL BELTED ALL SEASON spread cocaine usage is in the major leagues, Marquez paused and replied: Youre asking me a question that relates back to grand jury testimony, and I cannot answer it. WHITEWALLS He acknowledged that other Royals players were questioned during the long investigation but said he could not say how many or identify them. Sources last summer said Royals shortstop U.L. Washington, as well as Blue, Martin, Wilson and Aikens, was being questioned by the FBI, but indicated the five players were not necessarily targets of the investigation. I think I can say they shed light on the case, he said of players who were questioned. I would not say their information helped to make or break the case. Backed Nationwide by the Goodrich Warranty. BF Mark Liebl, 33, a former Johnson County liquor store owner, was named in both indictments that were returned by the grand jury, which heard testimony and deliberated for about eight hours Monday and Tuesday. Liebl was listed as the owner of the Overland Park house where phone calls from some Royals players ordering cocaine were intercepted by FBI wiretaps in June. A quantity of cocaine was recoveredduring a June 20 raid on the house. NO TRADE IN REQUIRED ALL ADV. TIRE PRICES PLUS F.E.T. OF 1.51-2.9- 9 CEC1EH3IHH3203 ourTadVertised'p.rices.include 3 Mount TRUCK TIRE SALE TRUCK Highway or Traction Continued From Page G-- 3 too. Even Dempsey, the Series MVP, duplicated for the Orioles what Diaz did for the Phils, throwing the ball to third base after strike two. -- Where are their heads at? 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