Page 6, The Herald, Thursday, July 12, 1079 ‘a TERRACE-KITIMAT SPORTS Baseball’s bubblegummers play cards in courtroom PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The courtroom of U.S. district judge Clarence Newcomer looks like a candy store these days, filled with gum and flashy sweets that would make a child’s eyes pop with delight. Nearly lost on the super- market-style shelves is a gaudy package of baseball eards, the centrepiece of a $14-million anti-trust con- spiracy trial between America's two biggest bubble gum makers, The lawsuit was begun in 1975 by Fleer Corp. of Philadelphia, which claims to have invented the pink chewy stuff 51 years ago. But the suit concerns baseball trading cards, ‘with * Fleer charging ‘Topps Chewing Gum inc. of Brooklyn end the Major League Baseball Players Association with creating a monopoly in restraint of trade. The lawsuit alleges that Topps's exclusive rights under its contracts with all te 4 | | a te major league and minor league playera prevents Fleer from legally selling baseball cards, Topps sharply denies that. “Fleer may obtain its own player rights to sell baseball trading cards in combination with any of the multitude of non-confectlon products," the Topps company an- swered. _ But Fleer wants to sell cards with its bubble gum, not with cookies, powdered Soft drinks, ice cream or toys. And Token choice may soon become a starter MONTREAL (CP) — The first tlme Montreal Expos’ ace right- “hander Steve Rogers was‘ selected’ {0'- appear in baseball's annual all-star game he was the National League club's token reresentative, That was in 1974, and he didn’t get into the game. His selection last year was on merit and he pitched two shutout relief innings as he followed Vida Blue of San Francisco Gpants to the mound, Now, after his third selection tothe team, Rogers stands a good chance of ‘being the starter selécted by manager Tom Lasorda of Los Angeles Dodgers next Tuesday. “He (Lasorda) has (Joaquin) Andujar and (Joe) Niekro, who have pretty good stats,” said Rogers about the: two starters who have been responsible for Houston Astros lead in the West Division of the National League. “I'll be ready for whatever ay they: want-to use me.” P Meniager Dick :Williams:. aid Rogerswilf not-be asked?!" to start in the series the _Expos have against San Diego Padres here during the weekend after his ‘scheduled start against the Giants tonight, “T may ask him toput out a batter or two, but he won't start,” said Williams, ‘He'll be ready for the all-star game and it would be a great honor for him -- he deserves t th Baylor held in reserve _.NEW YORK (AP) — California Angels placed three players, including outfielder Don Baylor, the major league runs batted in leader, among 12 reserves named Wednesday to the American League all-star tea m. Second baseman Bobby Grich and catcher Brian Downing also were named from the Angels for the 50th allstar game against the National League. The game is scheduled for next Tuesday in Seattle. The world champion New York Yankees had outfielder Reggie Jackson and third baseman Graig Nettles selected for the team by manager Bob Lemon. Also chosen were first baseman Cecil Cooper of Milwaukee Brewers, shortstop Rick Burleson of Boston Red Sox, catcher Jeff Newman of Qakiand A’s, first baseman-outfielder Bruce Bochte of Seattle Mariners and outfielders Chet Lemon of Chicago White Sox, Steve Kemp of Detroit Tigers and Ken Singleton of the Baltimore Orioles. . At least one of the backups will step into the starting ‘candy store, Topps insists it isn’t the only gum attraction in a hence the elaborate evidence brought into the courtroom —- stuff like Bubble Yum, Double Bubble, Bazooka, Big Bol, Super Bubble, Swell and Bubblicious. Topps puts a thin 1-by-2- inch strip of pink bubble gum with, 12 baseball cards and sells ., ‘the ‘package for 20 cents, -- A major league baseball player pictured on a Topps card gets en annual fee of $250 under a 1968 agreement with the players association. Royalties raise.the yearly take.to around $600. Topps, in fighting the suit which the U.S. Supreme Court last year ordered to trial, said the right to grant licenses and earn income in connection with baseball trading cards belongs to. . individual] players. " “Pleer has ttiade neettorel! vic whatsoever to obtain con- tracts with any ‘individual players since 1966," Topps attorney Sidney Harris said.” In 1966, Fleer sold its player contracts to Topps. Harris said Fleer apparently “hopes that at some unknown time in the future, rights to players would be- come available through competitive bidding.” Fleer said the crux of its case is the agreement bet- ween Topps and the players association. “The association has chosen to take the power it gained in the field of collective bargaining and use itin an entirely different fleld, the licensing and selling of baseball. cards," Fleer’s attorney, Matthew lineup because California ‘ Strickler said. first baseman Rod Carew has a thumb injury. Carl Yastrzemski of Boston might not start because of a strained Achilles tendon. Catcher Ted Simmons of: St. Louls ig unable to play because of a broken wrist, “The association claims the exclusive right to issue group licenses for major league players. Fleer and other potential entrants must deal with the as- sociation. There is no alternative,” ’ By THE CANADIAN PRESS Mike Ivie's 12th home run of the sedson leading off the seventh inning snapped a scoreless tle and San Franciseo Glants rode the four-hit pltching of John Curtis past Montreal Expos ‘1-0 in a National League baseball game Wednesday night. the homer came on the first pitch of the inning fram Dan Schatzeder, 4-2, who gave up Just three hits over eight innings, . Schatzeder had allowed singles to Joe Strain in the first inning and Dennis Littlejohn in the third, but the Giants failed to get a baserunner beyond second base until Ivie's homer. - In other NL action, Bob Homer belted a tworun homer and Rowland Oifice had .a. two-run double as Atlanta Braves beat Chicago Cubs 6-5. Mike LaCoss hurled an eight-hitter to break a personal three-game losing streak as Cincinnati Reds bested St. Louis Car- dinals §-1, Consecutive home runs by Jerry Turner, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace keyed a fourrun first inning as San Diego Padres beat Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Pittsburgh Pirates also got consecutive home runs, from Dave Parker and Willie Stargell, during a four-run seventh to defeat Houston Astros 5-1, [t was the fifth. loss in a row for the Astros, Giants win a squeaker their longest losing streak of _ the seagon. John Stearns’s . bases- loaded single scored -Lee Mazzilli with the winning run. : in the. bottom of -the 10th’ inning and’ New York Mets : triple droye. home Sixto Lezeano with the winning’ run in Milwaukee Brewers’ 21 victory over “the Blue Jays at Toronto, Jim Slaton huried a five-hitter for the Iwinners, edge ‘Los Angeles. Dodgers, iy, Cleveland Indians handed sague Lite the )§ Ta the American,Lé UR, Robin. ‘Yount’s 10th Inning. teeny io. tay! competition. AR ‘CHERS: PLAN A TOURNAMENT. The Skeena archers. will: hold their first tournament of the season’ at the Rod and Gun. club this weekend. The grounds at’ Skeena Secondary school may also be used for the © Participants of all ages may ‘compete. in four different categories. .The types of equipment which are allowed include barebow, krecatyle, unlimited and heavy tackle, The competition starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday , and again at 10 a.m. on Sunday, The winning contestants will be awarded with, medals. ore . £ ° iggling Kangas City Rove ‘their 11th Toss in 12 games, 0-8 —. thanks to homers by Bobby Bonds and Cliff Johnson. ‘Chicago White Sox won for the seventh time - _ in eight games with a 53 verdict over Texas Rangers as Steve Trout threw a four- hitter, Darrell Jackson and Pele Redfern combined on a six- hitter and outduelled Jack Morris, who hab a. three-. hitter, in Minnesota Twins’ 3- Ovictory over Detroit Tigers. « Eddie Murray’ collected three hits, including hia 10th ~ homer of the year, and Gary Roenicke slugged his 15th homer as Baltimore Orioles - beat Oakland A’s 3-1. In late starts on the West Coast, New York Yankees played the Mariners In Seattle and California angen played host to Boston Softball superwoman takes — out team at Pan-Am games SAN JUAN (CP) — If it were possible ta be called ° superwoman in amateur softball, Kathy Arendsen, 20, of the United States would be a prime candidate, The curly-haired blonde, ‘blueeyes pitcher struck out 18 to give the United States a 3-0 victory over Canada to open the Pan-American Games, And there'is a good possibility she will . met Canadas again Friday in the semi-final, And beating Canada again may not be easy, as the Canadians, most of them from Victoria, are flying high, not giving up a hit in four straight games. Arendsen, however, is all set for Canada or anyone else after having faced the Minimum number of 21 baltprs to gain a perfect 12.0 icfory agwinsththe impvan Repgblic and then coming- back with a one- hit, 2-0 triumph over Belize lo avenge an early tourn- nament loss, ‘ “T missed a second no- hitter by one out in that one,’ she said. “I gave up a hit in the top of the seventh with two.outs and two strikes on the batter,” ; The young womdn is quite a sight on the maund. Standing 6-foot-1% and welghing 170 pounds, she can throw the softball up ‘to 6 mph across the plate. - “y rarely use my fast. ball, though," she said. “I try not to throw anything straight. They may hit it,”> -: ‘Coach Ralph! ‘Raymond. bu phashamedly ¢ calls his right- handed pitcher’ the Best ‘ti the world, Arendsén says she has no intention of r waning. professional. awhile, anyway," she said, "I'm enjoying myself too much as an am, a Aeaa Right now, I want a gofd’ried I want it badly.” There were no medal ‘events in early Wednesday Pan-Aim action with a heavy But once’ again: the non: athletle" type ‘actlon kept buzzing, The'case imvolving United States basketball “eoach Bobby Knight: ‘keeps on ° bubblitig-arnd Wednesday: a district” court iu dge ruled “there waa probable cause for a charge against him and set oniinaly date for Friday after oriing | making. it Aug, 3, The ‘tise set bhil at $500, a lawyer for the policeman involved in a scuffle Sunday as Knight got his team ready for its game with Canada said the judge had found there was no probable cause for Knight’s counter-charge against the track and field schedule on. officer. tap for the late day events. Star guard Kyle Macy of Player seeks asylum SAN JUAN (AP)—The United States granted Political asylum Wednesday to two Cubans participating in the Pan-American Games. John Daley, an official of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, sald the applications had been approved for tennis player Osvaldo Cruz and soccer referee Juan Rojas. Cruz, a 26-year-old sports medicine specialist, left the Cuban delegation last Saturday and said two days later he wanted asylum. Rojas, a barber, began to negotiate for asylum after losing a tennis match on - Monday. Daley said that both Cruz and. Rojas would.be held ‘under protective custody f until the Cuban delegation left Puerto Rico on Saturday. the unbeaten U.S. basketball team flew home Wednesday to have purgery on his jaw, broken by ‘a Cuban op- ponent’s punch. uF The U.S. Olympic Com- mittee charged it was the second time 28-year-old Cuban guard, Tomas Herrera, had been involved in an altercation with American teams In the last six years, ‘Hererra' waa ejected from the game Tuesday fer hitting Macy. The U.S, won, 101-63, Maribel], Quinones, a 15- yearold gymnast from Venezuela was reported Wednesday to bé in good shape after’ a four-hour operation for a fractured spinal column, she received working on the uneven bars during last week's trials, In what Hettle sports action there was early Wednesday an all-American women’s tennis final was set up when Trey Lewis and Susie Hagey . won their semi-final mat- ches. Mel Purcell of the U.S, aleo reached the finals of the men’s singles when he won 6 7, 6-2, 7-5 over Andres Gomez of Ecuador. Ricardo Acuna, Chile, gained the other spot in the final defeating Fritz Buehning of the U.S., 6-1, 2-6, Golfers tie in championship ST. ANDREWS, N.B. (CP) — “an easy 69" put veteran golfer Nick Weslock of Mississauga, Ont., into a twoway tie for first place with Chal Graham of Peterborough, Ont., after the first round of the 54-hole Canadian senior men’s golf championship Wednesday. Weslock, captain of the powerful Ontario team and twice the winner of the Pemba on sey ah — Paes Demet a ong, mere ane boned) 4. sortuen IN BOND Or a le Ord TO an ais | When it’s time. foratoaston the » Ivory Coast, a i Canadian Clubi is 7 gas j the choice of © fom . ‘ the host. nt te Oa! oe ee (rsefiap, feu fe prin, Bathotiu, Belwiun, Resende, raed, Costa, Cat Feaadue, op, Fintond, fraece, Gerinmey, Giliralt ir hd Tra Wel ge dtetl Haly Leo Gi Ivory Coast, West Africa. 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Percy Barradell of Mission, B.C,, was alone at two-over-par 73, followed by Curt Christophe of Dorion, Que., Bruce Pelmore of Victoria and Barrie Saun- ders of Carmen, Man., all with 74s on the Algonquin Tl Golf Club course. Pan-Am Stats SAN JUAN (CP) — Medal standings alter 181 events at ihe , Pan-American Games: Gold Sil. Br. United States 90 78 35 Cuba 51 32.26 Canada 20 36 5a Argentina 1 51 Brazil 791 Mexico 26 Chite 12 tom Rep bhi 03 im. Republic 03 uerto Rico 03 Panama 0 3 Jamalca o1 Bahamas 01 Colombia 09 EI Salvador 6 § Peru 0 Neth. Antilles 00 (Medal total does not total events because double sil- ver awarded in two finals and . double bronze lh & number of events}. reret feet te et es equal : overcast skies and a light breeze, The breeze freshened later in the day, creating minor problems for golfers who were still on the course late in the afternoon and early in the evening, Much the same weather is “t forecast for the remainder ot ‘the tournament with a ‘ chance of showers. The fleld was reduced to 208 from 211 during the day when two players dropped "Weslock, 61, said he found the hen Bs good as any in Canada, although the greens were jaconalatent. The greens, which he found firm in practice rounds, were all challenging and cup placements were excellent, he said. Low scores go to the players who can ‘read the greens and finesse their shots, he said, Herb Carnegie of Rich- mond Hill, Ont, the senior men's champion for the last two yeara, was six strokes off the pace, tied with three .othera. Roy Morrison of .Monecton, N.8., William Pidlaski of Winnipeg, and T.K. (Suds) Summerelt of Calgary also shot 75s, Carnegie sald he played steady golf and he was con- fident he could stay in the running. Elmer Lach of Dorlon, Que., former Natlonal Hockey League star with Montreal Canadiens, had an opening-round 60. PENNANT RACES NATIONAL > pEACuE ve x") L re. OBL Montreal 469 Chicago “4 7 ‘Sa Tha er euran 43°38 .53) Sta Philadelphia 46 41.529) fl4 St Louls a2 ad 806 7 New York Hod6 407 154 West Houston a7 sep — Cincinnat! a7 42.528) Sia San Francisco 43 45 .469 9 in Olega 41 50 481 124 Atlanta % 50 402 Ia , bos Angéles ~ 34 53 M04 lbla Wednesday Results New York 4 Los Angeles 2 Atlanta 6 Chicago § San Francisco | Montreal 0° San Diego 7 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 6 St. Louls 1 Pitisburgh 5 Housten 1 , Tonight’s Games San Francisca at, Montres . 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