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Ilia- - and -- aid. i !ir game - lux rr in rr m ill! tlir la -- I ."! I ."inir Mark - V- - were leadin'. Mi a will, 111'.: rnurrrurit .1 - anirr u Thrx it n lu- -l - S.L., Indians Split In PCL Twin Bill Ik Ha Irl hat rihuiir Spurt- - ritn ut Two rrlud pdrlirr- turnrd In lartri - linn Wruna nl spukanr and ' Salt Lake, hooked up in a pitcher's duel in tlir muhtcap w it ii mna mu rpniL: tlir n tor as the Indian- - blanked thr (lulls. :t (I Salt l.akr n.u row escaped w till n a- -l decision in tlir first itainr of a dniihlchendrr Mnndax niitllt a- - a I'aimlv Nlitht crowd of H,a(l2 liKikrd un at lin ks Field VVroiui and Wilson w err pressed into rmrlrtrin'i st a rtinu roles lire an se of this makeup twin hill. The ninhteai was SKik;me s "home'' name since the two trains w ere rained out HI days ao in Spokane Wrnna hoosted his record to - l on a slick while Wilson saw his record drop to 12 despite pitching well without I -- l S- four-hitte- r oflcn-iv- e siipiwiil tin first game. Willie Aiken- -' tw nit single in the sex enlh inning tied the game. I t. anil IVpe Mangaal elaeked 11- foil till homer nl the year lit the eighth tn w in it fur the Gull- In a hr Salt iakr o-- i 1- A&- - Spiikane Scores l&jfl . 'kane broke tliruneh lor a pair nt nuts in the third liming nf lhe nightcap anil that wa- - all Wrnna needed for the victory. Catcher John Bnflamox er duo tiled down the third base line anil took S third on Tex Creighton Ini's single Sri banc tn Billy Severtls infield hit scored Buffamoyer and Ron Biggie's two-nu- t base hit knocked home Tex lin. left. ' v , ''I':', '.'I' :!. UJrN - - i ;.'v 'V?S-- - - r ;rt- - Tr 'but lhe slide, the tug as IxKiined and the tall. . .it umpire AtarkJohn- - h.x son Monday night at Berks Feld. kanes Tony Muser failed to score as Tom t" $1 dtt pboto bv Van E Porier Donohue of Salt Lake applied the tag in an extremely close play in sixth inning. Dont Snicker! Pro Basketballs Back 73. (Ml salary limit on each team. Nolmdy can go loo broke here. Salt Lake, in ha ing to rent the largest arena in lhe league, the Salt Palace, will have more financial rcsiionsihilities to meet than will lhe other six tLts Vegas. Reno. Croat Falls. Fresno, and Tucson t. Tri-Citie- Hemphill isn't the NBA franchise that local basketball fans have been hoping fur since the departure of the Stars, but pro basketball is returning to Sail It Lake City this w inter. It is coming in lhe lorm ol the seven-teaWestern Basketball Assoeiat ton, which will try to come off as more of a Triple-minor league to the NBA rattier than as a semi pro league, like the :2 year-old Eastern Basketball League. The initial impulse of those who retain the sour taste in their mouths from the Stars is to snicker. team Like, if they couldn't keep a major-leaguhere, what do these guys think they're duitm? Mayfte the bottom line on this trancluse and this league in another year or two will he a snicker. But when something like the WBA is launched, the only emotion felt by its proprietors can only be optimism. And for now they should have their optimism, because there aren't loo many reasons w hy tliis shouldn't work. For one thing, while money problems are franchises, it shouldnt happen killing the in the WBA. because the league lias imposed a However, the Salt Lake franchise is planning on an annual budget of about S250.1MI. according to Bill Maxwell, vice president of the Salt Lake club. That wouldn't pay the single-seasosalary of some NBA players. This is only simple arithmetic, but the Salt Lake club '.which will bo named either the Saints or the Mountaineers could make that money by axeraging 2.800 fans at $:i per ticket for its jn home games. i W players like Buster Mathency. Jay Chee.-maJeff Jonas. Bo Lamar. Stun Smith, and Randy n. Denton. There will be two player drafts before the league oens play in November, and those drafts will be for players dropped from NBA rosters. So if players like Jeff Judkins and Mike Santos don't stick in the NBA. they would he available for the WBA draft. "There are 2SH players drafted into the NBA in an average year, and an average of 40 of them stick." said Maxwell. "That make:. 2 in players coming hack into our dralt." All one has to do is look at those dratted alter the first t) picks last June to realize that there is still plenty of talent around tSantov Ricky Gallon. Mike Phillips. Hollis Coeland. Mike Russell. Michael Cooper. Marvin Delph. among others l. ill Kan (loim? Hilt e big-tim- That may be a hard number to reach, but this is state and there were (i.SOO fans a basketball-crazat the SiK'cial Events Center a year ago to watch Kansas City play Houston in an exhibition game. basketThe question is whether minor-leaguball can draw those numbers. The answer will lie in the quality of player the league can get. e Fateh team has a current negotiating list ol 18 In on an players, none of whom can currently NBA roster. Salt Lake's list includes recognizable Vk ill I I HA I Giants Win, Gain on L. A. Tribune Wire Serx H i'- - Andrews bloop triple dow n the right field line tie in (he Utli inning and lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 4 2 triumph over the New York Mets M outlay night and to within a game of the first plaee Iz's Angeles Dixtgers in the National Ix'agne Ron broke a West The Dodgers dropp'd a 12 decision in Montreal anil Cincinnati was clobbered by the St Louis Cardinals, 14 9, to leave the Rods three games back. Willie MeCox cy opened the 11th w ith a walk for the Giants and was replaeixl by Terry W hitfield. Whitfield w as safe on a sacrifice by Marc Ihll Both runners advanced on Johnnie I.eMastor's sacrifice setting the stage for the Andrew s pinch-runne- light-hittin- , g Jerry Koosman went the fii- -t HI innings for the Mots, striking out 13 to tie the PTH N I,. high Vida Blue, trying to win his 17th for the Giants, was lifted in the ninth. for a pinch-hitte- r RBI single in the first ami Larry an had MeCovey Herndon had a sacrifice fly in the second. A triple tty Joel Youngblood produced one Mets' run and Lenny Randle s single manufactured the ottier. Andre Dawson, Warren Expos 4, Dodgers 2 Cromartie and Gary Carter all hit solo home runs and Del Unser scored with the aid of a balk and a throwing error in Montreal's win Ross Grlmsley T9 scattered eight L.A hits while Bob Welch (IVD gave up seven hits and took his first major league loss. Toil Simmons paced a St Cards t, Beds ) lands attack u ith four hits, including a double and home run. Seven Cardinlx goi at leust two hits w ith George Hendrick ami Jerry Mumnhrev getting I 23-h- th four and Ixiu Brock three. Ken Griffey int two home runs and knocked in six runs and George Foster hit his 2ftfh homer for Cincy. Pinch-hitte- r Padres 7. Phils 3 Jerry Turner doubted home Fernando Gonzales with the winning nin in the eighth inning for San Diego, which moxed to within seven games of the N.L. West lead. Gene homer for the Padres and Bob Tenace hit a two-ru- n Shirley pitched the final two innings to preserxe Gaylord Perry's irth win of the year. Jose Cruz collected four hits Astros N, Cubs 3 amt drove in four runs and J R. Richard and Joe Sainhito combined on a six hitter to snap Houston's loss skein W In an era when a lot ol athletes are making big bucks, it doesn't seem that many players will schedule for $100 per want to play a came. But that's not all the league oilers. What it really hoes to offer is the chance to get back to the NBA. "Our idea and the idea ol the league." explained Maxwell, "i- - to take a player like Mathency who is close to making it. and. if he can play in a league like this for a vear. he may he better than the ninth. 10th. and ll'di players on the Houston bench " 00-ga- If the league can indeed prove that it affords a good chance to get back to the NBA. then it may well draw those borderline NBA players who would be the stars of the WBA. Charlie Criss went from the F.BL to the NBA last year, so that may lx' proof enough. American League ( Rookie l.ani e Pai li drox e m Twins 9, Tigers six runs with a grand slam homer and a triple. John homer and Ron tw flore Wockcnfuss iK'lted a two-rutied an American league record with hi- - 2Mh consecutive stolen base to spark Detroit ) allowed 13 hits in sox on Jack Billingh'itn his ninth to notch straight win. lcFtore's innings steal tied him with Mitchell Page of the Oakland A'- -, who set the mark Just last year. prime cuts of the NBA the European leagues instead of the WBA" Jays 8, Rangers 9 Willie Horton belted a two run homer and drove in throe runs amt Alan Ashby had three RBI and a solo homer to pace Toronto. The J ax s rallied for five runs in the fifth to oxereotne a ti 2 deficit. The period between now and the league opener in November will tell whether there ere enough players interested in play ing in a league like the WBA. The WBA lords feel there vv ill tie plenty, and they apparently are not alone. League President Neil Christiansen says there are other teams in the western C.S. begging to get into his league. So right now. there is optimism. The -- nicker-ought to be held until they arc earned (14-5- Orioles 3. A s 2 - Mike Flanagan pitched a tlirix' hitter for his Kith victory and F.ildte Murray cracked a third inning single to score two unearned runs Flanagan struck out eight and walked three in sending Oakland to its ninth loss in 10 games Mike Barlow "o was on the hook for - sixth ileteat until the Gulls rallied fur a run to tie the score. in tile notched his sixth seventh, in relief victory of the lea-ilit- Kirkpatrick Injured Ed Kirkpat rick of the Gulls was hit hx a Gary Beare pitch in the tn st inning, Hoi) Millsop started for the Gulls and taking the impact on the right elbow lour innings had a perleet game in lor Kirkpatrick threw hi- - arm up to protect the works. Millsop retired the first 12 his head and the hall hit ju- -l an inch Indians m order Ixdore Ron Higgle atmve the right elbow and. although the bounced a single to center leading oil Gulls versatile utility man did not the lilth appear seriously hurl, precautionary will lx-- taken Tuesday morning Gary Hollo billowed Biggie's hit with double to short center on which a 13 7: The series continues Tuesday at missed making a diving p in. when John Racanelli pitches Mangual catch. Higgle stopped at third and later for Salt Lake against Lynn McKinney scum! on Umn Sakata's groundnut. for the Indians. Mangual. who joined the Gull- - three later The Indians cut the deficit to weeks ago from the New York Mels' in the fifth inning when Ed Yost heat Tidewater farm club when lie was out an infield single to score Hollo. involved in a trade for Gil Flutes, slugged Ills fourth homer for Salt Lake Spokane scored in the sixth oil as he won the e.xtra-innmopener er Daniel Bixine and the (utils were lorttmatc in that the Indians Mangual also accounted for another n i ran when his sacrifice fly knocked were held to just one run in that inning, home a tally in the fourth inning which, Spokane could have broken it wide nt the time, gave the Gulls a open. lead. ad m (3-- i7-- 3-- 2 re-he- x g i 1 , " r til nine-gam- rt-- Page 5 Section It -- cS will these That gets us to the big stickler ot for kind this guys play money' Nobody's going to get rich. With the whole team's ceiling at 73,000. the best players in the league probably wont lie making more than aUntl $13.ii(0 a year season Then again, that is for only a Maxwell said that the Salt Lake team will distribute its salaries something along these lines $100 (ier game to the eight players who st,". up for the 00 games. $30 per game to the two alternates, and a incentive pool, with mdiv ulna's able to earn a hare ol that tor hav mg a good game Why wouldn't the Tuesday Morning, August 22, 1978 Well. It ' -- Biixclmll Koimdiip Sports Severtls doubled in the fifth and came home on a single by Tony Moser and that was all the scoring in the second game. Wrnna. who said he had hcen u- -i d txxiee Indore this season as a starter, going five innings lit each of the two starts with no decision, allowed txxo infield ingles and call her Tom Donohue collected two of the lour Salt Lake saleties Wromi commented that "none ol the lour hit- - was solidly stroked " opt for "There are less players going into the lonign leagues because they're starting to restrict the itumlier of foreign players on their roster." said Maxwell "To it person who wants to get back to the NBA. we would hoM to ofter them two tilings; better coaching and competition, and better press and a Ix'tler look from the NBA teams." 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