Show 2C Ogden Standard-Examine- Thursday November r 1 1973 amm we really were saying when we Kuhn considered NEW YORK (UPI)— Bowie Kuhn the baseball commissioner finally has flexed his muscles He has placed Oakland owner Charles O Finley on indefinite probation and pointedly warned him- - that next time he may come down on him with both feet Kuhn not has fined only Finley $7000 and put him on probation for three separate actions during the world series but has threatened him with much stiffer punishment if he commits another misstep Next time Kuhn has notified Finley he may hit him with Article 1 of the Major League Agreement : POWER TO REMOVE One of the provisions of that article gives the commissioner the power to remove any officer of a major league club if he deems it to be in the best interest of baseball “Yes I have paid the $7000” acknowledges Finley “I have sent him (Kuhn) a check with a letter of protest and I’m requesting a hearing before the executive council of baseball as soon as possible ‘1 have been notified about my probation and have no comment on that at this time Nor do I have any comment about what the commissioner sdys he might do next time” 'Finley however did have some comments about his fine probably the largest against any owner in all baseball history One of his comments dealt Fionew ' s y r y fa"a? ' ' ft s f ' 57 t A y X i AS' CHARLES O FINLEY Both Feet Next with reserve second baseman Mike Andrews who cost the A’s the second world series game with the New York Mets because of a pair of errors For the manner in which Finley tried to place Andrews on the disabled list Kuhn fined him $5000 “They said I fired Mike Andrews but I didn’t” insists Finley “We had waivers on him Last Friday we asked unconditional release waivers on him Any club can claim him for a dollar Those waivers expire at noon today If nobody claims him he’s a free agent” What it means is Andrews has no job anymore “This is further proof that the man is disabled and that’s all uncalled for asked for a substitute” said and shortly thereafter again for actions a during Finley “For that I was fined Finley’s holdout session bitter lengthy $5000” with A’s lefthander Vida Blue LAST FRIDAY This time Finley drew three Kuhn did not announce separate fines two for $1000 Finley’s probation publicly He apiece plus the one for $5000 revealed it instead in a letter over his handling of Andrews he wrote to Finley last Friday “One of those $1000 fines The commissioner also sent a according to the commissioner copy of the letter to Joe Cronin was for ’the sole purpose of and Charles “Chub” Feeney trying to embarrass the New the two league presidents all York club’” says (Mets) the major league owners and Finley presidents and all the general ASKED PERMISSION managers We dlda t try to embarrass “The Oakland club is hereby to remit the sum of $7000 itsbe New York club We simply check to be received here no made an announcement that later than Nov 1 1973” Kuhn!tbe Mets were playing with 25 said in the letter mailed to Payers and we were being fallowed to play with only 24 Finley from his office asked permission to “I also determined that you personally shall be placed on place (reserve second baseon our Trillo man) Manny probation until further notice and warn you that further roster as a replacement for one our °ther injured players conduct not in the best interest we were denied permission but of baseball may lead to do so For merely announc-a- s disciplinary action against you for simply letting our that provided in Article 1 of the n£ know we’re fined $1000” fans ” Major League Agreement Finley says Bob Scheffing JOINT MEETING the Mets’ general manager Another provision of Article 1 actually had no objection to the enables the commissioner to A’s using Trillo The Oakland deprive a major league official owner says Scheffing told him from attending the joint mee-lh- e had to say no to the request tings The provision was used ‘though on orders from Feeney to force out a former National Scheffing denies saying that League owner 30 years ago1 Finley drew the second $1000 after he had been found to be fine for taking it upon himself associating with known gam- to have the lights at Oakland blers Coliseum turned on as his team Kuhn now has fined Finley was coming to bat in the three different times He fined bottom of the ninth inning of him during the players’ strike the second World Series con-itw- o years ago for remarks test j j j Colonels Rip San Diego Extend Lead United Press International As the old saying goes it takes one to know one Wilt knew a great Chamberlain center when he saw one Wednesday night “I was very very very impressed with the Colonels and especially Artis Gilmore” Chamberlain said after Kentucky had blitzed his San Diego 5 “Gilmore Conquistadors means everything to that team on defense and on the boards Dan Issel led the Colonels with 25 points and teammate of Mike Gale had a career-hig- h 146-10- 23 beaten just The Colonels once in nine games this season widened their lead over second place Carolina in the American Basketball Association’s Eastern Division to IV2 games as the Cougars lost a 101-9- 9 overtime decision to the San The Denver Antomo Spurs Rockets overcame a deficit to nip the New York 4 in the only other Nets ABA game 17-poi- nt 107-10- REBOUNDS Gilmore who pulled down 25 25 - rebounds and scored 17 points expressed great disappointment that Chamberlain is being relegated to coaching duties by a court order obtained by the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA “I’d love there” the to see him lakeland does the rugged warm fashion coats for your winter out Colonels’ center said “There’s a lot I learn from playing could him” against “There’s no doubt about it” chimed in Kentucky Coach Babe McCarthy “The fans are really being cheated by not getting a chance to see two great centers like Artis and Wilt go against each other” FINE PRO CENTER However both Gilmore and McCarthy were impressed with the play of San Diego’s rookie Caldwell Jones who has the makings of a fine pro center Playing with a mask to protect a broken nose sustained last Jones came week the to dose outplaying Gilmore in the first half and wound up with 12 points and 14 rebounds “Truthfully I’ve never heard of him before” Gilmore said “What’s his first name? 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