Show 2C Standard-Examine- r Wednesday March 15 1988 Sports oruste Bulls’ Vincent racks up 18 points 1 1 assists The Chicago Bulls needed a guard to play alongside MiJordan in the backcourt So went the trade route and up with Sam Vincent Tuesday Vincent scored a 18 points and handed career-hig- h out 1 1 assists as the Bulls crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-8- 9 Was Chicago Coach Doug Collins pleased? “Vincent was magnificent and as far as I’m concerned was a steal from Seattle" Collins said “Sam has great coordination and has given us a big boost because Rory Sparrow still has a bad wrist point chael they came On and John Paxson’s jammed thumb still hurts" Jordan led Chicago with 38 points and the backcourt duo combined for three steals The NBA’s leading scorer had 12 points during a 19-- 6 second-quart- er run that put the Bulls up 8 after Chicago had fallen be1 hind “Sure it’s important Vincent knows his role but it’s great that he can be a floor general and give us the momentum we need" Jordan said Vincent said his performance was no fluke “I’ve always felt I’m a quality player and while I’m not a big scorer it doesn’t mean I can’t" he said “It’s much more important for me to look for the open man and push the ball up the 40-2- 22-2- court “But there were at least three occasions where I drove by my man and beat a big man which I feel I can do frequently” NBA Hawks 104 76ers 90 Dominique Wilkins scored 26 points as Atlanta came back from deficit to down Philaa delphia The Hawks took a 7 lead at 10:57 of the third period and increased their margin to 9 as Randy Wittman sparked a Blazers 112 Lakers 95 Terry Porter scored a career-hig- h 33 points and Clyde Drexler added 31 to lead Portland over the Lakers It was the Trail Blazers’ ninth straight victory — the second time this season they have tied the franchise record — and the Lakers’ third loss in their last four games Porter connected on 14 of 19 shots from the field including 1 1 straight in a stretch that spanned the second and third periods 12-poi- nt 59-5- 88-7- 6-- 0 4 with 7:47 remargin to maining in the game but the Hawks then outscored the 76ers 13-- 2 to clinch the victory 88-8- Bucks 108 Kings 97 Paul Pressey and Randy Suns 111 Sonics 90 Eddie Johnson scored 27 points and Phoenix overcame an Breuer scored 17 points each as Milwaukee using a surge defeated Sacramento for its victory in its last 16 games It was the fourth straight loss for on the the Kings who are road the season a Jerry Reynolds and Jack added 16 points apiece for the Bucks Derek Smith had 26 points for Sacramento and Reggie Theus 16 third-quart- deficit to defeat Seearly e attle and snap a losing streak The Suns who had lost 25 of their last 29 games since the 1 with break trailed 3:09 left in the first quarter 1 by They were behind 0 at halfperiod’s end and time as Seattle’s Dale Ellis scored 26 of his 38 points 20-poi- nt nine-gam- all-st- Sik-m- 35-2- 57-5- Rockets 116 Clippers 110 Celtics 119 Pacers 113 Larry Bird scored 17 of his 34 points in the third quarter and Boston defeated Indiana to sweep the season series between the teams for the first time since the Pacers entered the NBA in 1976 After Indiana opened a 8 lead with 9:33 left in the third quarter Bird scored 1 1 of Boston’s next 15 points The Celtics finally took the lead for good at 4 on an eight-poispurt Purvis Short and Akeem Ola-juw- on scored 30 points each as Houston handed Los Angeles its eighth straight loss The Rockets have won four of their last five 8 have games The Clippers lost 24 consecutive road games Rodney McCray added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Houston while the Clippers were paced by Benoit Benjamin’s 25 points and 12 rebounds 12-4- 76-6- 95-9- er 4--27 31-1- ar spurt Philadelphia cut Atlanta’s nt If they can put lights in Wrigley nothing’s off limits It has been 450 years give or take a decade since Michelangelo took his pail of paint to the ceiling of the Sistine Cha- pel Well what are we waiting for folks? Grab a roller It’s about time to give the place a new coat Hey if they can install lights at gley Field then nothing is off-limi- ts Wri- All in the interest of progress you understand You want progress? Let’s put Astroturf at Augusta National Think of all the mowing time and water they would save You want progress? Aluminum siding would certainly dress up Boston Garden It’s maintenance-fre- e you know so it should fit right into the building’s tradition You want progress? How about knocking down the Los Angeles Coliseum and putting up condos? The Irwin- - Game would be awarded to Oh yes there was one litField Wrigley tle condition attached: the park would of course have to be equipped with lights by then or we’ll just have to put the game someplace else But don’t let that affect the way you vote Mr Councilman They certainly are subtle aren’t they? Not surprisingly the vote went baseball’s way and by August the electric bill at Wrigley Field is expected to increase substantially They are talking about playing eight night games there in 1988 and 18 in 1989 This touchy business of lights for Wrigley has been on the minds of the bosses of baseball for a long time now In 1984 when the Cubs threatened to win the pennant — the threat was as usual nothing more than an idle one — there was talk of playing Chicago’s portion of All-St- Bock’s Score Hal Bock AP sports columnist dale Raiders aren’t going to need the joint much longer anyway On Tuesday voters in 21 precincts around Wrigley Field voted on an advisory referendum in th§ Illinois primary election to express their opinion of the latest bit of progress — lights for the venerable stadium In the 20 reporting precincts the voters opposed lights by a 1 margin but their opinion won’t that Chicago’s city change the fathers granted this controversial construction project last month By the sheerest of coincidences on the morning of the city council’s final vote the philanthropists who operate major league baseball announced that the 1990 3-- go-ahe- ar the World Series in nearby St Louis which is after all only a state or so away That outrageous proposal never got beyond the talking stage but the very fact that it was considered at all is evidence of how cavalierly baseball trifles with the game’s traditions The St Louis ploy was an attempt to accommodate baseball’s perceived need to conduct its glamour events at night for the benefit of greater television exposure and revenue That is why West Coast World Series games start at twilight which is prime time in the East Twilight is sort of a halfway house between day and night when the game’s best hitters are rendered helpless by the dwindling light Hang the hitters We need night games We play night games Full and All-St- ar steam ahead Some things however are best left alone Confucius or maybe it was Casey Stengel once said “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” There are people who believe Wrigley Field with its vines climbing the outfield walls and brick backstop behind home plate and daytime baseball is far from broken The place has functioned quite nicely for a long time thank you without any help from Commonwealth Edison Why that needs to change now is not entirely cleafc Will Andre Dawson hit better or Rick Sutcliffe pitch better or Don Zimmer manage better at night? It’s unlikely Will the Cubs win the pennant at night? Are you kidding? year in the league He averaged 1706 points and 755 rebounds per game Second was Hawaii’s Reggie Cross and Wyoming’s Robyn Davis in a tie while San Diego State’s Mitch McMullen was in fourth and Colorado State’s Trent Shippen and Utah’s Watkins Singletary tied for fifth Owners approve Cardinals’ move Coach PHOENIX Ariz (AP) — As with the Oakland er Los Angeles Raiders and Baltimore er Indianapolis Colts before them it may take a while before Phoenix Cardinals rolls trippingly off the tongues of football fans But the Cardinals kept in limbo for two months are finally here and already settling in NFL owners brushing aside a plea from St Louis politicians and businessmen voted 26-- 0 with two abstentions to ratify the move announced in January by owner William Bidwill “We want to become part of the community as quickly as possible” Bidwill said in his usually reserved tone after only the Raiders and Miami Dolphins abstained from making the league vote unanimous The shift marks the third in six years for the once stable NFL and follows the moves made without permission by the Raiders in 1982 and Colts in 1984 In fact the last franchise shift that was made with league permission also involved the Cardinals — in 1959 from Chicago to St Louis It also creates an NFC East that stretches 2500 miles from New York to Phoenix a kind of geographical “X” pattern with the NFC West which runs from San Francisco to Atlanta But despite the seeming logic of swapping the Cardinals and Falcons Commissioner Pete Rozelle said there was unlikely to be any realignment until the next league expansion at least three years off last-minu- te Moreover NFC East teams seem happy with taking home the extra revenue — vis-- Clawson From 1C at NFL iting teams get 40 percent of the gate — from that 70000-seSun Devil Stadium at where the Cardinals will play rather Tempe than 40 percent from an often Busch Stadium at St Louis The Cardinals also got to move without paying the indemnity to the league based on the differences in markets — estimated between $10 million and $24 million — because the owners want to see what precedent is set when the courts decide the indemnity in the Raiders’ move to Los Angeles But that means they could get off cheaply A1 Davis the Raiders’ managing general partner predicted he would have to pay nothing putting Bidwill in what could be a similar position But there was a big difference between the move of the Raiders and Colts on the one hand and the Cards on the other Unlike Davis and Robert Irsay of the Colts Bidwill is considered “a league man” someone who is as concerned with the NFL as a whole as with his own franchise “We kept everyone informed" Bidwill said “I don’t think anyone supports the movement of franchises unless there is a forceful reason I believe we had one” Bidwill’s reason was the lack of action by the city and county of St Louis to build a new stadium A civic group promised to at half-emp- ty if they’re brushed and groomed “Part of racing is the pride you From 1C take in your equipment It’s a lot like hot rodding You feel a hella-v- a lot better with a good looking 1976) car" Now instead of building dragsters he builds his own chariots and sees to the tiniest of details d — right down to the chrome and fancy pinstriping “I put a lot into it" he said “But that’s what I like I feel it makes them (the team) feel better spit-shine- domed football staconstruct a 70000-sedium but that was deemed too little too late by the owners “I’m always wary when there’s government involved” Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys said “You’ve always got politics in the way before things get ap- Clawson has a lot more time to devote to his training operation now that he’s retired from Hill Air Force Base farm in Brigham His City where they’ve lived since 1979 sports a comfortable log home with a back yard that has 14-ac- re been transformed The move creates some scheduling problems for the NFL because daytime temperatures in September and October often run into the 100s here Bidwill said that he had asked for his schedule to be “pushed back” 'with the bulk of his early season games on the road and perhaps an early night game thrown in At least one division rival agreed “Since the league seems to send us to St Louis to freeze every December I hope they’ll remember that when they schedule now and let us visit the Cards in December again” George Young general manager of the New York Giants said The other action Tuesday involved rules changes The most significant move involved increasing from 30 seconds to 45 the amount of time for putting the ball The interval will begin immediately after the whistle blows ending the previous play They also turned down a move by the Seattle Seahawks that would have allowed "linebacker Brian Bosworth to wear the number 44 the number he wore in college NFL rules allow linebackers to wear numbers only in the 50s or 90s into a Bradley’s Hawkins earns writers honor 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