Show j av Sports Desk: Co I 'j :A 4:: 2:- :4 A" TUESDAY June 11 1991 237-207- 0 T- ' PORTS j :'1 ittee ilicks - 7' 1 4 77: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : rebe5altgakeZtibunt r 9 additions will give the NL 14 teams matching the American League "We only celebrated for about five minutes" Denver major Federico Pena said before going to a meeting on the proposed team's stadium lease "I'd say we're rounding third base and heading for home but we must continue to run with the same determination for the rest of the way" The franchises cost $95 million each and will be the first new major league teams since Seattle and Toronto joined the American League in 1977 They will be the first new NL teams since Montreal and San Diego joined in 1969 The expansion committee — NL Bill White president Pittsburgh Pirates chair- NEW YORK — Denver and Miami all but clinched a place in the National League when the expansion committee recommended Monday that they join the league in 1993 The cities and owners still must be approved major league ownership comby the eight-ma-n mittee and by both leagues Approval is expected to be routine although probably not this week "They obviously were the two most attractive choices" commissioner Fay Vincent said in Santa Monica Calif where owners are scheduled to meet Wednesday and Thursday "That speaks for itself" Miami will be the first major league team in Florida and Denver will be the first in the Mountain time toile The cities beat out four other finalists: Buffalo NY Orlando Fla St Petersburg Fla and Washington "We're obviously rejoicing" Miami mayor Xavier Suarez said "It kind of gives a stamp of " certification as a major city The Miami team would play in Joe Robbie Stadium which is midway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale and recently was renovated for baseball Denver would play in Mile High Stadium during its first two seasons and move into a Coors Field in 1995 The planned 43000-se- D1 enver to 1 man Douglas Danforth New York Mets president Fred Wilpon and Phodelphia Phi Me" president Bill Giles — made its final decision at a meeting in New York on May 29 The decision was kept secret from other owners to prevent leaks but that caused a snag When the expansion committee refused last week to reveal its choices to the larger ownership committee the ownership group said it wouldn't be able to complete its review by Wednesday the date originally set for a vote Over the weekend the NL reversed course and mailed the recommendation to all 26 own sit: alit ay 1 : ‘t ers The choices became known Monday as teams received the information "A fuU presentation will be made at the National League and American League meetings on June 12" the NL said in a statement "Under the circumstances the ownership committee will also place the matter on its June 12 agenda Members of the committee are now able to limit their review to two cities and hopefully will be able to expedite their consideration of the two ownership groups and complete their deliberations on June 12" Seattle Mariners chairman Jeff Smulyen a member of the ownership committee said he thought Monday's recommendation "would speed up" the committee's review but also said "I don't know just how fast" The eits reed apprevs! frntr nine NT owner and eight AL owners If it does not happen at this week's quarterly meetings it could take place in a telephone conference call or a mail four-ma- n at 1 7 44 Expansion Losers Not Giving Up THE ASSOCIATED PRESS have stadiums ready for baseball Now they're hoping to perhaps snag a franchise on the de- The four cities that were rejected by the expansion committee have not given up their dream for a major league team The word came on Monday that Denver and Miami have been recommended to owners for entrance into the National League in 1993 Approval from the major league ownership committee is expected when it meets Wednesday in Santa Monica Calif this week However the leagues may not vote on final approval at the meeting It really didn't come as much of a surprise to officials from Buffalo NY Orlando Fla St Petersburg Fla and Washington The news that baseball was coming to Denver and Miami had been leaked by various sources the last few weeks St Petersburg and Buffalo ballot "I think the recommendation will be accepted" Vincent said "I believe the ownership committee will vote on it I still don't know if the leagues will I suspect not I don't think the leagues will vote this week" Neither team has decided on what its nickname would be I cline such as Montreal or Houston Robert E Rich Jr the millionaire businessman who would have owned Buffalo's expansion team is not giving up "I'm a and I've always felt that the market will dictate actions" he said "If a team is for sale then so be it" Rich said it was "pretty common knowledge that there are — going to be teams for sale Mid they're going to be teams that are going to have some difficulty And they're going to be teams that are looking to move" Rich also mentioned the possibility of buying into an existing franchise to gain access to the fraternity of major league L free-trad- AMIN - The Provo: A River of Many Uses : :::::::::::5:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: By Tom Wharton range Now anglers seldom see fish that size Ever since the Division of Wildlife Resources instigated regulations limiting anglers fishing above the Olmstead Diversion to two brown trout of less than 15 inches and artificial flies and lures only the number of fish and anglers has steadily increased "We get 30000 fisherman-hour- s a year on the Provo" said Charlie Thompson the DWR biologist who has protected the river from highway developers trying to widen the canyon road since 1973 "It is one of the state's most important fisher10-pou- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Trucks rumbling down the Provo Canyon highway create a cacophony as they skirt next to the river's edge Kids toss rocks into the water and the wail of the Heber Creeper's whistle echoes off the walls Partner stands in the cool waters and uses his fly rod scud imitato place a specially-tie- d tion into a favorite deep hole Bill ' " — ' - waist-dee- p "It can be a pristine experience" said the veteran angler "You just concentrate on the roar of the river All of the other stuff doesn't exist A tire could screech behind me and get my attention if a truck was coming toward me But I'm not quick enough to do anything about it" Partner learned to tie the special fly — thelirst he ever attempted — without a vice Over the years he's found that the neater he makes it look the worse the fish like it Perhaps it's all in his head but the most ragged flies always seem to catch the biggest fish Once he hooked a wild brown trout in the - - - - - -- 4 I to- 4 ' -- - -- p - s- : Iro p&p- --- - s -Ia '--' - - c: lir itlt "7441044-m- t n 0Ak- 7 Jilitor- "- t- 4 Nr - --- — - - tt ta 04s-- 1 4 --- - - " ' i 4': 4 40 i 1) 411" ' arti4 - - f - :: ftlitrtS" - Nur- 4 9 - -- -- '' '- - - it : in‘ t ' z o - ': - mtro-t - " '1) e ikt 'IP wit '4 'o tf'1:ssoreca4t7 - 101 0 0 41 4 IN k 41 - k ''4t''' ''' t L 4 t4 drro t ' A 4 A I : Pfl'''''' ‘ z ' ! 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Avg A 1k -- 1104---‘'- 1 -4- ' - 0 ::- - ' - - v41' rlic - 7- 1 - 'ay5:3V--'"---:-'-i-- - : ' L14 1 'go1411411 - i ‘ ' "- ' ioNtAt ' '''i itt" - rl'A"t1160E' -r '' 0114044 eetoiai004i i '" -4 V4 - ' '" - " t( r- ' l'il kir not Now down 1 he was making a confessional Or maybe a concessional The Bulls had placed four men and one angel in double figures They had hassled Sam Perkins into shooting They had seized all the loose balls hit all the shots Dotted Magic's "i" and crossed both of Byron Scott's -- t's" "I'm beyond disappointment" Johnson said "I'm I don't know what I am Its disbelief "You work so hard to get here Me and Michael Jordan he of the 13 assists and 28 points and seven functioning teammates had so much going This was going to be so great I 3-- can't believe what's happened I mean I'm not go"And after 12 years ing to be hanging around here that much longer When you get to this point you want you team to be healthy" The Lakers aren't James Worthy couldn't finish Sunday his sprained ankle rendering him six for 16 Then Scott fell hard on a wet floor after a tough Bill Cartwright pick He took his right shoulder for afterward "That's the shoulder that shoots" Johnson said ignoring that Scott shot only four times and made two making him 5 for 18 for the American League Minnesota 8 Cleveland 5 -- iF Fi:- ) ' liv i 1 '' ' 4 t :1 1 7 -- 1 ::0 ' Iflt ' near-complet- e u See D-- 3 Column 1 1 - :I ( I i Montreal 1 11 cif 1 ft r 0 r ik - 4 t :::- it: triple-doubl- e season - ' National League Cincinnati 9 3 7 Atlanta 1 1 catch-and-g- 'a 2 St Louis 3 San Francisco 2 Pitsburgh 5 San Diego 3 '44 g '' Chicago 3 Texas 2 (13) Oakland 12 Detroit 6 Boston 6 Seattle 2 Milwaukee 7 California Philadelphia trttl-- - ' '0 4 ' ' kvp- - r s:'t i 14 r'T 1I 9 or '"64t4 j 4— 'it- t - '': lati '''''''' ts -t 1 1 :‘11 N't 47- series "James can only turn one way" Johnson said "Most of the time when they leave him and double me that's when James dunks He gives us 20 points that we count on every game Without that we're settling for jumpers I really don't think he'll be able to play anymore" "My game is spontaneous Worthy said "Now I have to read the defense and figure out which way to go It makes it difficult" But this isn't like 1989 when Scott and absentees and Johnson were Detroit stepped to the title over the bona: of David Rivers and Tony Campbell Chicago is earning this one It has held Magic to one in four games It has demolished the Los Angeles bench one Mike Dunleavy never developed during the regular - Snorts Capsule N m14 TV Sports 12:20 pm — Baseball Giants at Cubs (A3JMON 5:30 pm — Base- ball Dodgers at Pirates ( WIBS 5:35 pm — Braves at Mets ) gio-N-6:30 pm — Baseball White Sox at Rangers ( ESPN) 8:30 pm — Baseball Cardinals at Padres 7 - j lJ The Associated Los Angeles 13 Chicago 5 Houston 6 New York 4 Press Lakcrs' Magic Johnson can't believe what's happening in LA 1 Irwa4R 061WWtV101N406o0MOURAMPgrWC1(WkftaeMddL 604k 4MWRt Jr44t |