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Newspaper Page TextPage 6 April 30,1977 Trial Atlanta judge sides with Turner in suspension ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has suggested that base ball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn may have treated Atlanta Braves’ owner Ted Turner un equally in suspending him for one year while only fining an other owner on the same “tam pering” rule. Kuhn testified Friday that the circumstances were different when he fined St. Louis Cardi nals President August A. Busch Jr. $5,000 last September and when he suspended Turner for one year in December. The testimony came during the second and final day of hearings on the Atlanta club’s suit challenging Turner's sus pension. Judge Newell Edenfield, who questioned Kuhn nearly as much as the opposing attorneys did during the commissioner’s two hours on the stand, gave no indication on how he expected to rule in the case. He allowed the attorneys until May 9 to file their final written pleadings. The controversial Turner, who also owns controlling inter est in the National Basketball Association Atlanta Hawks, re fused to comment on the case Friday after threatening a Kuhn attorney with a “knuckle -A- 4 ■■ w. r " ■B* ‘ ~ - Or Matter of litigation ATLANTA—Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn arrives at the federal court building in Atlanta to testify in the suit filed by Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner. The suit will attempt to reverse Kubn's suspension of Turner for remarks made at a cocktail party. (AP) Babe Ruth Pounds Insurance and Dundee attack with no-hitters Two no-hitters highlighted action in the 14 and 15-year-old Babe Ruth League Friday afternoon. Smokey Page was credited with one of the no-hitters as Pounds Insurance routed VFW 12-2. Clark Stewart collected the other as Dundee blasted Spalding Gas, 18-1. Mayfield Motors nipped Griffin Cable TV 4-3 in the 13 year-old league. Page struck out 4 and walked 3 enroute to his no-hitter. Greg Woods suffered the loss, giving ‘Peanut Classic 9 PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - In Plains, Ga., the rubber necks meet the self-proclaimed red necks, and today the Russians meet the Racquets. The Plains “Peanut Tennis Classic” is on, and the smell of the hustle is so strong that Bob by Riggs — grandaddy of self promoters — is in town to grab Looking For Boots? Come to the Boot Headquarters Beatty Shoe Shop 458 W. Solomon St Cowboy-by-Texas Dress-by-Hanover Work-by-Herman All at Low Discount Prices sandwich” Thursday while tes tifying. But the 36-year-old yachts man, who owns television sta tions in Charlotte, N.C., and At lanta, said he has already changed his impulsive style of ownership. “It’s hard to be quite as en thusiastic with all the problems that exist that I didn’t know about (when he purchased the club before the 1976 season),” Turner said. But “that’s not go ing to stop me from being en thusiastic.” Turner was accused of violat ing free-agent draft rules by talking salary before baseball’s Nov. 4 re-entry draft. Besides the suspension, the Braves also lost their No. 1 choice in the amateur draft in June. Earlier Friday, Judge Edenfield referred to Kuhn as a “benevolent despot,” and later wondered “about the fairness of your benevolency.” Contrasting the penalties to the two owners, Edenfield asked, “You say that’s being a benevolent despot?” Kuhn replied, “I’d hesitate to put it in those words,” but said Turner’s cocktail party re marks that he would outbid the San Francisco Giants for out- up 5 walks and 11 hits. He struck out 2. Hitters for Pounds were Dave Cone who hit a double and triple, Randy McCurry, a double and single; Alex Tatum, 2 singles and a double; Page, Homer Daniel, Kenny Montgomery and Mike Huckaby each hit singles. Stewart struck out 7 and gave up 6 walks in gaining his no hitter. Mark Pfrogner suffered the loss. Doug Pound and Tim Ellis pitched in relief. They struck out 1 and walked 13. Hitters for Dundee were Kevin Walker, a double and his share of the limelight. The match, however, is for charity. Co-chairman of the sponsoring groups, Ed Adcock, says he hopes SIO,OOO will be raised at today’s World Team Tennis match between the Phoenix Racquets, starring Chris Evert, and the WTT Rus sian team, the Soviets. fielder Gary Matthews were more serious'than Busch’s com ments he would ask his board for $2 to $3 million to bid for free agents in the Nov. 4 free agent draft. Edenfield then asked Kuhn if he were familiar with “the jus tified furor in the federal courts about disparate sentences? Half of the problems in our jails are created by disparate sentence, where one place provides pro bation and in another place the sentence is five to 10 years. That generates trouble. “I suggest to you that but for disparate sentences (in the tampering cases) you wouldn’t be here,” said Edenfield. Kuhn responded that the Busch and Turner cases were different. He said Busch’s re marks came after he had issued the first of several directives admonishing club owners not to negotiate with free agents before the draft, while Turner’s followed the issuance of an entire series of directives. He said Turner’s case was “an aggravated case, a reckless ignoring of the directives with full knowledge... (the Graves) were misbehaving.” Edenfield replied that “dis parity will get you in trouble, single; Rock Wimbush, 2 singles; Bob Smith, single and double; Stewart, David Hamman, Ray Mangham and Marty Tiller, singles. Mike Slade stepped the plate in the “rainy” sixth inning, slammed a double, driving in Todd Bunn to give Mayfield its victory over Griffin Cable. Lee Danielly was the winning pitcher. He struck out 6, walked 3 and gave up 5 hits. Lee Welchel was the loser. He struck out 7, walked 12 and gave up only 2 hits. Hitters for Mayfield were Mike Slade who hit a double and Stuart Gatlin who rapped a single. Paul Lewis, Danny Caldwell, Clay Morris, Scott Hagan and Kirk Mangham hit singles for Griffin Cable TV. Sports on teevee SATURDAY 2:00P.M. — Grandstand (D — Alan King Tennis Classic at Caesar's Palace 2:15P.M. Q — Major League Baseball: Hous ton vs. Pittsburgh 3:30P.M. fO — United States Boxing Champi onships 4:30P.M. Q — Sports Spectacular 5:00P.M. QD — Wide World Os Sports 8:30P.M. CP — Major League Baseball: Atlanta vs. St. Louis 12:30A.M. (B — Major League Baseball: Atlanta vs. St. Louis whether in baseball, the federal judicial system or the state ju dicial system.” He added that if Kuhn had suspended Busch, “You’d have been (in court) in St. Louis instead of Atlanta.” Kuhn’s lawyer, in summing up, said “The question is not whether (Kuhn) was wise to do what he did, but whether he had the authority to do what he did.” Kuhn’s testimony on his pow er was virtually a restatement of that given by Milwaukee Brewers board chairman Ed Fitzgerald and American League President Lee Mac- Phail, who testified for Kuhn Thursday. Both testified the commis sioner intentionally was grant ed unlimited authority, even to the point of interpreting, modi fying or suspending the owners’ own rules. A clause in the major league owners’ agreement gives the commissioner power to do any thing he deems “in the best in terests of baseball” and to block anything he finds “not in the best interests of baseball.” “Virtually unlimited powers” to take “preventive, remedial or punitive action” was the way Kuhn described it in court. <OSTANDINGS z “ NATIONAL LEAGUE East ..W L Pct. GB S Louis 11 7 .611 - Pitts 9 7 .563 1 Montreal 8 7 .533 IMe Chicago 7 8 .467 2Me N York 7 9 .438 3 Phila 6 9 .400 3Me West Los Ang 16 3 .842 — Houston 9 10 .474 7 Cinci 8 10 .444 7Me S Fran 8 10 .444 7Me Atlanta 8 11 .421 8 S Diego 8 14 .364 9Me Friday’s Games Houston 11, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 3, Chicago 2 St. Louis 5, Atlanta 2 New York 9, San Diego 2 Los Angeles 4, Montreal 0 Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE East ~W L Pct. GB Milwkee 11 5 .688 — N York 10 9 .526 2H Balt 8 8 .500 3 Boston 8 9 .471 3Me Toronto 9 11 .450 4 Detroit 8 11 .421 4Me Cleve 5 11 .313 6 West K.C. 11 7 .611 — Oakland 12 8 .600 - Chicago 10 7 .588 % Minn 12 9 .571 Me Texas 9 8 .529 IMe Calif 9 12 .429 3Ms Seattle 8 15 .348 5Me Ron Cey sets record LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom my John and Charlie Hough combined to blank Montreal on 10 hits and Ron Cey established a major league record for runs batted in during April as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Expos 3-0 Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Rick Monday singled home the Dodgers* first run off loser Don Stanhouse, 1-3, and Cey’s infield out drove home the sec ond. It was Cey’s 28th RBI, the most ever during the month of April. ifa'. '' 'fart?. •*, " - Hi i.k.m ATLANTA—Chris Everts stretches to return Greer Stevens shot during World Team Tennis action Friday night in Atlanta. Evert lost the set 6-3. Today, Evert and . o Fishing ’ report —The Weekend Angier- Here is the weekly rundown on fishing conditions around the state as prepared by the Georgia Game and Fish Commission of the state Department of Natural Resources and The Associated Press. NORTH GEORGIA ALLATOONA: High, Dingy - Good for crappie using small minnows and doll flies; good for bass using spring lizards, large minnows and plastic worms; fair for others. BLUE RIDGE: Full, Dingy - Good for all species. BURTON: Normal, Clear - Good for walleye pike, bass and trout. CARTERS: High, Dingy - Good for all species. CHATUGE: Above Normal, Clear — Good for crappie using minnows and jigs; good for smallmouth bass; catching a few bream in deep water. HARTWELL: Up, Clear - Fair for all species. LANIER: Up, Muddy — Good for all species. MIDDLE GEORGIA BARTLETTS FERRY: Normal, Stained — Fair to good for all species. GOAT ROCK: Normal, Stained — Fair to good for all species. CLARK HILL: Normal, Clearing — Excellent for all species. HIGH FALLS: Normal, Clear — Good for bream; fair to good for crappie; fair for bass; catching a few hybrid bass. SINCLAIR: Down, Clearing — Good for bass, crappie and white bass; fair for catfish and bream. TOBESOFKEE: Normal, Clear — Excellent for bass; good for all species. WEST POINT: Normal, Stained — Fair for all species. SOUTH GEORGIA BLACKSHEAR: Normal, Clear — Fair for all species. SEMINOLE: Normal, Clear — Good for all species. W. F. GEORGE: Normal, Clear — Fair to good for all species. WORTH: Normal, Clear — Good for bream and shellcrackers; fair for bass. RIVERS ALAPAHA: Full, Falling - Fair to slow for all species. ALTAMAHA: Falling — Fair for all species. CHATTAHOOCHEE: Normal, Slightly Stained — Good for all species. FLINT: Normal, Slightly Stained — Good for all species. OCHLOCKONEE: Normal, Stained — Fair to good for all species. OCONEE: Full — Fishing is slow for all. OHOOPEE: Full, Falling, Muddy — Fishing is slow for all. SATILLA: Falling — Fair for all species. ST. 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