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Pantagraph C-4 Bloomington Njrmal, III. March 30, 1971 Kuhn optimistic about talks; Giants drop Cubs; Cards blank Mets i pl ayers may reduce PJ A. A NEW YORK (AP) Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn expressed optimism Wednesday of a settlement in the threatened players' strike amid reports that the players had eased off some in their demands. "One thing I'm happy about In the midst of this difficulty," the commissioner said at his headquarters here, "is that the clubs and the players have been meeting regularly. "They're doing so today, I'm sure, all Howard, Texas agree on $120,000 contract night and tomorrow and so forth to see if they can find a solution." An unconfirmed report from Scot-tsdale, Wednesday was that the players has watered down their original long-term demands for improvement of the owners' pension payments, the crux of the dispute.

The Major League Baseball Players Association, through executive director Marvin Miller, had been demanding a $650,000 hike, raising the contributions Thursday and wants to play right away, although Hawkins said that was not probable. The slugging right-handed batter had 26 home runs and 83 runs batted in with a .279 batting average last season. It was a heavy dropoff from his 1970 production of 44 home runs and 126 RBI, tops for the league. His batting average, however, dropped slightly from .283. Mets send Williams, Foil, Harm to minors ST.

PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The New York Mets reached the major league's 25-man limit Wednesday by returning 10 players to the minor leagues, including three members of the 1971 team. Infielder Tim Foli, outfielder Don Hahn and pitcher Charlie Williams were the Mets who were returned to the club's minor league base camp for reassignment. Others included pitchers Bob Rauch and Tom Moore, catchers Billy Cotton and Joe Nolan, and lnfielders Luke Barnes and Larry Fritz. The Mets also sold pitcher Dennis Saunders to Tacoma, a Minnesota Twins' minor league team in the Pacific Coast League, and returned three invited minor league pitchers Barry Raziano, Brent Strom and Jerry Perkins to the minors base camp.

High wrestlers choose Eddy Jack Eddy has been named most valuable wrestler at University High School. Eddy and Mark Brown has been voted co-captains for next season. John Carroll and Tom Mitzner have been named honorary swimming co-captains for the past season. Wrestling and swimming lettermcn: WRESTLING Hertz, Tom McAdams, Mark Brown, Dan Murphy, Don Murphy, Greg Donovan, Dave Jump, Jack Eddy, Bob Smith, Tim Edwards, Bruce Nafilger. SWIMMINO John Carroll, Tim Gnagev, Rob Koehler, Tom Greg Nleml, Rich Alexander, Jim Bass, Scott Freldhoff, John Pelffer, Tim Eaton, Casey Larti, Rich Steinburg, Lea Templaton.

demands for the first year to $6.1 million, to be increased to $7.25 million by the fourth year. An alternate proposal was for an increase of $1.2 million under a one-year agreement Now, according to sources close to player deliberations, the players have modified their original demands, saying they would accept an $800,000 boost double what the owners had offered but $420,000 below what they had asked originally. This compromise was passed back to John Gaherin, the labor consultant for the major leagues' 24 clubs, and the Players' Relationship Committee, composed of Gaherin, the two league presidents and four club representatives. Gaherin was In Arizona Wednesday and could not be reached Immediately for comment Meanwhile, players' representatives of the 24 teams scheduled a meeting in Dallas Friday to discuss a threatened strike. The season opens April 5.

In Scottsdale, Miller announced that the Chicago Cubs players had voted 28-0 to strike, leaving only the Milwaukee Brewers to vote. The San Francisco Giants joined the parade earlier, with Willie Mays commenting: "This is nothing against Horace Stoneham. We need to have a solid bloc to get somewhere in negotiations." The Owners are seeking a one-year agreement on pensions so that the matter can be included when the basic agreement comes up for renewal later this season. Gaherin insists that the players' present demands would cost each club an extra $310,000. Cubs cut 8 players; no contract for Davis SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

(AP) The Chicago Cubs made their final spring training player cut Wednesday bringing the roster to the legal number of 25 players. Options were extended to Wichita of the American Association for outfielders Gene Hiser, Jose Ortis and Cleo James, first baseman Hal Breeden, infielder Matt Alexander and lefthanded pitcher Ray Newman. Righthanded pitcher Ron Tompkins was sent to Wichita outright while catcher Frank Fernandez was sent to the minor league complex to await assignment. At the same time, the Cubs offered to return lefthander Clint Compton to Salt Lake City of the Pacific Coast League where he had been drafted. If Salt Lake City declines, Compton will be sent to the minor league camp to await assignment.

Meanwhile, the club said veteran outfielder Tommy Davis, who has been working out since last Sunday as a free agent, would not be signed. Dallas finished third with 542.91 points. The first 12 finishers qualified for the U.S. Olympics trials in Chicago in early August. Miss King, the 27-year-old veteran "Mama Max" of American women's diving, surged from third place to unseat Cindy Potter of Houston the defending champion in the one-meter event.

It was the first time since 1967 that Miss King had taken an AAU one-meter crown. She has nine AAU championships altogether. run. Joe Hague's homer in the sixth accounted for another tally. Milwaukee defeated Cleveland 5-1, California shaded San Diego 2-1, Los Angeles tripped Minnesota 6-2, Boston overcame Houston 5-3, Texas blanked Atlanta 6-0, Kansas City humbled Detroit 6-2 and Cincinnati clobbered Philadelphia 12-6 in other exhibitions.

John Briggs slammed three hits, including two doubles, as the Brewers beat the Indians at Tempe, for their seventh victory in eight starts. Jim Lonborg gave up only four hits during the seven innings he worked for the Brewers. Clyde Wright pitched a three-hitter for eight innings and catcher Art Kusnyer socked a two-run double as the Angels edged the Padres at Palm Springs, Calif. Pete Broberg, Jim Panther and Paul Lindblad combined for a three-hit shut, aut as the Rangers blanked the Braves at West Palm Beach, Fla. Paul Schaal walloped a three-run homer and two doubles to spark the Royals over the Tigers at Fort Myers, Fla.

The Dodgers capitalized on three unearned runs in the early inning and Willie Davis' two-run homer in the ninth to whack the Twins at Orlando, Fla. The Reds exploded for 18 hits In whip, ping the Phillies at Clearwater, Fla. Ben Ogilvie hit a home run for Boston as the Red Sox defeated Houston at Cocoa, Fla. Exhibition line scores At Clearwater, Fla. Cincinnati 410 001 tt-U 18 Philadelphia 010 100 022 6 9 Gullert, Carroll (9), and Bench.

Bran, don, Hoarner (6), Short (7) end Ryan. Gulletti Brandon. HR Cincinnati, Bench 2, Perez, Concepcloni Philadelphia Lis, Vukovlch, Browne. At Cocoa, Fla. Boston 010 200 101 0 Houston 001 020 0003 9 1 Culp, Peters (8) and Flsk; blerker, Griftin (8) and Hlatt Culp.

L-Dier-ker, HRs Boston, Ogllvle. Houston, Radar. At West Palm Beach, Fla. Texai 100 001 0044 10 0 Atlanta 000 000 OOO-O 3 I Broberq, Panther (), Lindblad (9) anr) King; Reed, Freeman (B), Devlne (9), Schueler (9) and Williams. Broberq.

Reed. HR Texas, Mincher. At Orlando, Fla. Los Angele 100 300 0026 10 2 Minnesota 010 OOP 100 2 7 3 Sutton, Wllhelm (8) and Cannlnaro, Yeager (5)i Perry, LaRoache (8), Gran, oer (9) and Demptey, Roof (8). Sutton.

Perry. HR Los Angeles, Davis. At Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco 231 020 0008 9 1 Chicago (N) 023 000 0016 7 1 McDowell, Johnson (9) and Rader, nietr (7)i Bonham, Decker (6), Hamilton 18), and Hundley, Rudolph (7). McDowell.

Bonham. HR Bondi, McCovey. At Tempe, Arir. Cleveland OOO 100 000 1 5 Milwaukee 110 000 2U-5 II 0 Cleveland Wilcox, Mlngorl (4), Grant (5), Machemehl (6) and Moses, Camilli; Milwaukee Lonborg, Stephenson (8), Sanders (9) and Rodrlgue. Lonborg, L-Wilcox.

HR-Lehoud. At Fort Mvers, Fla. Detroit 020 000 000 2 7 Kansas City 100 100 40x-4 8 0 Cain, Seelbach (6), Ware (8) and Hat-len Hedlund, Nelson (4), Fitzmorrls (8) and May. Nelson. Seelbach.

HRs Kansas City, Otis, Plnlella, Schael. At St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Louis 000 101 0103 10 New York (N) 000 000 OOO 0 5 Reuss, Higgens (7), Shaw (9) and Simmons and Martinez (8); Gentry, SadecH (A) and Dyer.

Gentry. HR Hague. At Miami Mew York (A) Hattlmoie 000 020 200 001 100- 4 10 ClnMer, McDanlel (4), Duks (v) and Ftrhebarren, Hendricks (5). W-Aker, Dukes, HR Munson and Torres. At Palm Sprlnot, Calif.

San Diego 000 000 100 1 3 0 Calltornla 000 020 QOx 2 9 0 Kirby, Ross (8) and Bartom Wright, Fisher (9) and Kusnyer. Wright. Kirby. Don't miss the boot Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle OK after surgery DALLAS (AP) Former New York Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle was in good condition Wednesday following gallbladder surgery. The Yankee slugger underwent surgery Tuesday for a condition which had forced him to leave the Yank training camp in Florida earlier this year.

Mantle assists with Yankee spring training each year. He lives in Dallas. Still capital WASHINGTON (AP)-Washington will havt Itt traditional spring gam at RFK Stadium tha absanca of a major leagua baseball team, it was announced Wednesday. Coach George Allen of the National Football League's Washington Redskins said his team will play the Baltimore Colts in a charity Softball game Saturday, April 15. "111 be disappointed if wa have under 25,000 attendance," Allen said.

"I would like to see us outdraw tha Texas Rangers' opening day attendance." Allen said his starting pitcher will be either Billy Kilmer or Sonny Jurgensen, recreating the battle over the Redskins' quarterback spot last season. Proceeds of the game will go to Children's Hospital, United Givers Fund and the Red Cloud Indian Athletic Club. Bradley cage cbcrcA to help Brazilians NEW YORK (AP) Fourteen American basketball coaches, Including Hugh Durham, whose Florida State team finished second in the national finals, are scheduled to travel to Latin America to instruct in an exchange program initiated by the Partners of the Americas. Bradley coach Joe Stowell will go to Sao Paulo, Brazil, under the program. The Exchange, which begins in May, will run basketball clinics for coaches and players in Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela.

U.S. hockey team nudges E. Germany BUCHAREST, Hungary (AP) The U.S. hockey team, the 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist, retained a share of the lead in the World Championships with a last-minute 6-5 victory over East Germany Wednesday. Robbie Ftorek scored in the last minute to pull the Americans to victory after they had trailed 3-2 going into the final period, in which they scored four times.

The victory was the third for the U.S. team and keeps the Americans even with Poland. The Poles, however, have a better goal average for three games, and have allowed just two goals against them while the Americans have given up 13 goals. By Th Associated Press Willie McCovey's home run and Sam McDowell's pitching paced the San Francisco Giants to an 8-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs in exhibition baseball Wednesday. McCovey connected for his fourth homer of the spring campaign which ignited a two-run Giant fifth and provided the margin of victory.

McDowell yielded only five hits in the eight innings he worked in the game at Scottsdale, Ariz. Jerry Reuss pitched 63 innings of shutout ball before tiring and giving way to relief as the St Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets, 3-0, at St. Petersburg, in a night game. In another night game, rookie Rusty Torres clouted his third exhibition home run with one on in the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over Baltimore. Dennis Higgens relieved Reuss in the seventh and Don Shaw took over in the ninth to deal the Mets their first shutout of the spring.

Ted Simmons doubled and scored on a single by Joe Hague for the Cards' first Ex-Chisox exec gets WHA post CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cougars of the new World Hockey Association announced Wednesday a change of ownership and appointment as general manager of Edwin G. Short former Chicago White Sox general manager. A six-man group, headed by John J. Ladner, a Wheaton, 111., lawyer, took over 90 per cent control of the Cougars and said it was preparing a $2 million budget to back the entry in the 12-member league. Short, 52, who was with the White Sox 20 years, said a coach would be named shortly and playing talent screened and signed as soon as possible.

The Cougars are negotiating to play at the Chicago Amphitheatre, Short said. Ladner, 34, said his group had adequate financing and took over the Cougar franchise expecting "the first year or two would be a losing proposition. Bears at home once during exhibitions CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bears will meet the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field Sunday, Sept. 3, in the only home game of their six-contest National Football League exhibition schedule. The Bears' preseason schedule: Aug.

5, Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs at Notre Dame. Aug. 10, Thursday, Houston Oilers at Houston. August 20, Sunday, New England Patriots at Foxboro, Mass. Aug.

27, Sunday, Green Bay Paci.rs at Milwaukee. Sept. 3, Sunday, Buffalo Bills here. Sept. 9, Saturday, St.

Louis Cardinals at St. Louis. Hialeah stewards place Marquez on suspension HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) Jockey Carlos Marquez was placed on suspension Wednesday for five days and will not ride Hold Your Peace Saturday in the Everglades Stakes at Hialeah Park, track officials announced. Hialeah stewards grounded Marquez for careless riding in the fifth race Tuesday.

NBA results NBA PLAYOFFS Eastern Conference Semifinals Boston 126, Atlanta 108, Boston leads bebt-of-seven series, 1-0. Board District Five 4, 1972 County Clerk BOARD MEMBEES: for Three) KATHRYN VOWELL POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Frank Howard, the slugging outfielder-first baseman of the Texas Rangers and their No. 1 gate attraction, signed a one-year contract for $120,000 Wednesday night. Ranger spokesman Bert Hawkins said Howard's salary last year was $120,000 and it's "the same this year." Ranger owner Bob Short said earlier Wednesday that Howard is now the second highest paid player in the American League.

Carl Yastremski of Boston Red Sox made $167,000 last year, Hawkins said. The sum is about halfway between the $96,000 Howard was offered and the $150,000 he sought. Howard said he will begin workouts Young's Yarins Dale Miller of Tipton, who was national director of the American Legion's "Little World Series" each fall for many years, and made many friends among Louis E. Davis post's membership here in this capacity, has been named to the Indiana Hall of Fame, as a reward for his many contributions to sports. Miller served as Big Ten conference basketball official for 10 years, and has been active in civic affairs in Indianapolis all of his mature life.

He retired two years ago as director of the Legion's Americanism program and has been wintering in Florida. Dick Leiber of La Grange, a gra-duate of Illinois Wcileyan University with the class of 1946, was one of the newcomers of the IHSA staff of officials at the state tourney. Two graduates of CCIW staff, Dave Davey of Elgin and Otho Kortz of Chicago also made their debut in the 1972 tournament, and received many compliments for their work in the games. Zack Thiel of Galesburg won his letter on the Southern Methodist University five at Dallas this month. SMU lost in the regional finals to Texas.

Mike Hanks, a son of Sherrill Hanks, Quincy's successful coach won his letter on the freshman five at SMU and is rated a top prospect for 1972-73 campaign at the Dallas school. Bobby House, the great little southpaw of the 1960 Illinois Wesleyan University nine is a new resident of Boston, Mass. Marty Tallin, the Charleston boy, who was traded by the Milwaukee club to the Boston Red Sox this winter, has sold his home in Tempe, and has purchased a new domicle in Clarkeston now that he is moving East. Patlin purchased a home in Tempe because it was just a block from where the Brewers traded, and evidently has no inkling he was to be traded. Charleslon-Mattoon fans arc really aroused by their securing a franchise in (he Central Illinois Collegiate League, and will split their home games between flic two cities.

Coach Sanders lineup is an excellent club, having this week secured the signed contract of Jim Rucks, Illinois' outfielder, who is rated high by all the scouts. YOUR CAR A ABM 5 AAV championships Air Force divers take both national titles DALLAS (AP) The Air Force swept the board Wednesday night in the 1972 National AAU Men's and Women's Indoor Diving Championship with Capt. Micki King and Lt. Phil Boggs capturing the one-meter and three-meter titles. After Miss King won her first one-meter women's title since 1967, Boggs unsealed defending champion Michael Finneran of Columbus, Ohio, in the men's three meter.

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