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Show Page E6 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, Aug. 19, 1990 Baseball notes: What was best investment of '80s? Trading cards top the list Kelly looks forward to better times - I'll say about that." Talk FREDONIA, N.Y. (AP) last season doesn't go very far with Jim Kelly. With a glare, he says: "Last year's over with." Next subject. It's no wonder Kelly doesn't want to talk about it, even though he 25 touchdown threw a career-hig- h passes for the Buffalo Bills and finishing third in the AFC quarterback ratings. of After throwing 10 Kelly was criticized for being quick to apportion blame and slow to accept it. Because of that, many wondered if Kelly could assume the greater leadership role expected of him with the departure of two of the team's long-tim- e clubhouse leaders: Fred Smerlas and Joe Devlin. "The" way I look at it is Fred and Joe did a super job when they were here," said Kelly. "It's no longer Fred and Joe's team. I respected what they did last year. I learned a lot from both of them, but this is our ballclub now." Kelly said he won't force himself into a leadership role by giving speeches. "I'm not going to change anything I did in the past," he said. "I'm not a big rah-ra- h type of guy. I'm not going to jump and go crazy. I'm not that type of player. "But as far as the offense is concerned, when it's my turn to do what I'm supposed to do, I'll do it," he said. Because he likes to pass and had great success in the USFL there have been reports that Kelly wants a more wide-ope- n offense than the one designed by Coach Marv Levy and offensive coordinator Ted Marchi-brodoff-seas- touchdown passes in his first four games and being named AFC player of the month for September, Kelly was . : i u, r;..cf tunc ;otia i.. injureu senuusiy iui mc w in his pro career. Indianapolis Colts defensive end Jon Hand smashed Kelly's shoulder into the artificial turf on Oct. 8, keeping Kelly out of the lineup for three games. Enter Frank Reich, backup quarterback who helped the Bills win all three, including a Monday night games against the Los Angeles heroRams with some ics. Reich instantly became a hero, and when Kelly returned, he was six-ye- ar last-minu- te booed. If that wasn't bad enough, the pass-orient- day after he was injured, Kelly publicly blasted offensive lineman Howard Ballard for letting Hand get to him. Not once, but three times he blasted Ballard, adding to his bad-gu- y image. Then, several weeks later, the remarks came back to haunt Kelly ;when running back Thurman Thom- as blasted him on a cable television show. Thomas wondered how Kelly would feel if he was publicly criti- ; I ' I a. "I'm happy with our offense," he said. "How can you complain when we we're in the top four last year in the NFL in total offense. We broke records here. Why change?" Kelly said it was other people who "want to open it up. They're trying to make me the scapegoat for everybody else. There's probably so many rumors about people wanting to do it, that it comes back that I wanted to do it." cized. That's when Buffalo earned the new nickname: the Bickering Bills. Kelly, who declined to speak with the media for the last several weeks of the season after publicly ; making up with Thomas, didn't want to talk about last season's dissension. I But during an interview earlier week at the team's SUNY- -' ; this Fredonia training camp, Kelly was ed Kelly said he hasn't changed much in the five years since he AP Laserphoto Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly works out in practice. far from contrite. "I don't have any regrets about y came to Buffalo as a quarterback out of the USFL. "I like to throw the ball." he said. pass-happ- last year," he said. "I'm just happy this year's around, and that's all By JIM DONAGHY AP Baseball Writer If the stock market seems a little uncertain right now, try buying some baseball cards. According to Money magazine, the biggest return on an investment during the 1980s was trading cards. A couple of years ago, Nolan Ryan's rookie card (shared with Jerry Koosman) could be purchased for $25 to $30. After Ryan won his 300th game, the card was being sold for $1,200 and is now up to $2,000 in some locations. The value of Tom Seaver's rookie card will also increase when he is elected to the Hall of Fame. Card dealers, however, caution there are counterfeit Ryan rookie cards on the market. They say check the paper quality. Best buys right now include potential Hall of Famers Phil Niekro, Steve Carlton and Rollie Fingers. Diamond Sale Interested in a $5 million scoreboard? In 1982 a Diamond Vision scoreboard was installed at Comis-ke- y Park and the Chicago White Sox will put it up for sale when the park is torn down after this season. "We're going to let White Way Sign Company handle it," Sox president Howard Pizer said. "It will not be an easy task to take it down and move it." Notre Dame is one of the possible buyers. Did You Notice ... In the 1980s, there were a total of against Cleveland this season. ... Minnesota's Allan Anderson, who totaled 33 victories the last two seasons, has five in 1990. ... The Houston Astros were 2 at Wrigley 9 in the Field this season and rest of their road games heading into the weekend. ... Kansas City's Storm Davis was 10-- against Texas going into the 1988 season, but 6 since. ... The Cincinnati Reds went at St. Louis this season, their first season sweep at Busch Memorial Stadium since the park opened in 1966. ... Oakland's Mark McGwire is the first major leaguer to hit 30 or more homers in each of his first four seasons. Hall of Fame president Ed Stack said he's interested in acquiring the bat and ball for McGwire's 30th homer. ... Milwaukee's three-gam- e sweep of Detroit marked the first time since May the Brewers have won three straight. ... California's Luis Polon-i- a hit the 74th inside-the-pagrand slam in major league history this week. ... The Giants finished 8 on their recent road trip. ... The Phillies won a game at home in the ninth inning on Thursday for the first time since 1987. ... The three leading hitters in all of the minor leagues are playing in the Los Angeles Dodgers' system. 4-- 13-3- 0 2-- 6-- 0 rk 2-- Ill ,1 3 Announce! Builneu M Hll M1IIU Cougar Cable Channel 24 or 40 (13 nine innings). There have been eight so far in 15 UVCC A TV rs Principles of ... Terry Mulholland pitched of the the record eighth season Wednesday against his former San Francisco teammates. Since being traded to Philadelphia, Mulholland is 1 against the Giants with a 1.24 ERA. His ERA against other teams is 4.44. ... Detroit's Cecil Fielder has six home runs 1990. BUSINESS no-hitt- 03429, BMGT 101.T2 (3 Semester Hours) Mon., Wed., Fri. AM 3-- or 4:30 to 5:30 PM Register at UVCC Orem Ext. 450 or call 222-800- 0 Courses begin August 29 Best of times now for g Olympic Committee president globe-trottin- By ROB GLOSTER 1 AP Sports Writer Tha RVRI TN tiT 'J UHTCT IVIJfcJA VIVI aim Cor. LlUttUUl : man Olympic teams are merging. . The Baltic republics want to break from the Soviet Olympic . ' away South Africa seeks an Olymsquad. pic reprieve. V These are the best of times for tiuan Antonio aamarancn. ; The president of the International Olympic Committee, Spanish ambassador to a- former is back in his element. After a quiet period since the 1988 Seoul Olymg sports diplo- pics, his macy has resumed. "At this time we are quite re-- 1 ; laxed," Samaranch said in an interview after being briefed by "East r and West German Olympic officials about their moves toward a merg-te- r. Moscow, globe-trottin- Political shifts in the last year led to major changes in the J sports world. Samaranch is never 'far from the center of those t changes. The breakdown of communism in , Eastern Europe led him to invite . spoils ministers from those coun-tries to Olympic headquarters in ; Lausanne, Switzerland, in April to ; discuss possible IOC economic aid. His two-da- y trip to Berlin this I week gave him a chance to hear about sports changes in East and West Germany as the countries' move toward political reunification. Samaranch is closely following ; - the changes in South Africa, banned I from the Olympics since 1970 be- cause of its apartheid policy I The freeing of African National j Congress leader Nelson Mandela ;and other moves by the South African government have led to talks on the possible readmittance J of that country to the Olympic ; movement. A meeting is scheduled in Zimbabwe later this month to discuss ' progress toward such a step. Olym- pic officials will attend, as well as sports officials from South Africa ; and other African nations. "I hope and wish that the solution .for South Africa can come in the next year and I am quite confident about that." Samaranch said. The Baltic republics of Lithuania, and Estonia have discussed breaking away from the Soviet Union in sports as well as govern- ment. The republics refused to sup-ply athletes for Soviet teams at the I recent Goodwill Games in Seattle. ; Samaranch, who is to meet with and Baltic officials in Lau- ; Soviet sanne in late August, said separate ! Baltic teams are not possible by the ; 1992 Olympics. ''One can easily say politics and ; . snort havo nnthino in lYimmnr). but ... 3 'J - . . u a nui easy a 3 uiai, nc aiu ' a news conference in Berlin. "Anything that happens in politics af- leru sports, sometimes airecny. I ihave gutted by the boycotted Summer Games of 1980 in Moscow and 1984 in Los Angeles. He then conducted intense shuttle diplomacy in the years leading up to the Seoul Games to ensure a record participation of 160 nations. Things calmed down after Seoul, and Samaranch became a victim of his own success. But with six cities bidding for the 1996 Summer Games to be awarded in September at an IOC and the recent meeting in Tokyo world changes, Samaranch is back on the road. From Berlin, he flew to Madrid and then to Buenos Aires. He was scheduled to continue from there to Quito, Ecuador, to Mexico City, to Colorado Springs and Los Angeles. Samaranch said he is pleased with recent events in South Africa and the Germanys and the fact that sports once again is playing a big part in world affairs. Yet his satisfaction is tempered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait earlier this month and the tension in the Persian Gulf. "There are many good things, but something else is going on in the world that we are very worried about the situation in Kuwait," Samaranch said. "We ' are even considering to what extent the Asian Games will be influenced by these events." The Asian Games open in late September in Beijing. Both Iraq and Kuwait accepted invitations to the competition before Iraq invaded its neighbor on Aug. 2. The Kuwaiti member of the IOC was killed in the Iraqi attack. Sheikh Fahad the younger brother of Kuwait's deposed ruler, died defending the royal palace in Kuwait City. "I want to express my disquiet about what is happening in the Gulf area at the moment," Samaranch said. ..... ft Samaranch spent the early years of his reign trying to revive an Olympic movement The (fo r . , I t'-'S'-W A f?JP7 4x4 Feature! m m www fiWP mm mmr k m g(3j95 AMBASSADOR Thousands of Cvm-tuke- fr ! DrskeRsline g With coupon Pnca includes tatine disc or drum per ante on most passengx SIS.O0 charge it metallic pads or shoes. Not valid m coquKiton whh ottm oiler. Call Ax appointment lupins 1330 m Ameri-Tra-c BtMEML Small Car Radials 81JS9 rare P23575R15 $39.95 All Season Radials Shock Specials! 155SR12 P15580R13 ! 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