Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 31, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 October 1987 — Page 8

THE BANNERGRAPHIC October 13,1987

Pacers finish two-a-days WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) The Indiana Pacers wind up two-a-day workouts at Purdue’s Mackey Arena today and then return to Indianapolis. Forward Chuck Person and guard Scott Skiles sat out Monday morning’s practice with injuries but played Monday night as the Pacers scrimmaged for two quarters. Person rested a sprained right ankle, and Skiles had a sore right knee. Center Stuart Gray sat out part of the morning practice with a lower back injury, team spokesman Dale Raterman said. The NBA team is scheduled to leave Wednesday for a Thursday exhibition game against Atlanta in Chattanooga, Tenn.

r | 1$^ TRICKS C > I [PjUST TREATSV j I COKE 12 PACKS I COKE 2 LITERS MKIHRHPI Sathers &«*■ HALLOWEEN WRAPPED I Il * FAVORITES I WiW47#*d I foch '' : X ' '"** Shop Pool's And Save 13 a CANDY BARS I y mrnimji 7 Reg. 40 e Size Bars I v * Pool's Prices Please People I ,| SNACK S|ZE BAGS I IWiW ifpp \ —■*T J \^^ = smck sac bars rsT?"f• I ■a n ^ r Butterfinger K * Hershey's Miniatures, Kisses, B Mr. Goadbar, Milk Chocolate, Reese's OLD FASHION 1 IS'’^-7?,. CANDY SALE S I Re9 ‘ 3 I BmWMRx A Mix an< * ■

k a f / • j

WHITEY HERZOG - Gone fishing

Giants confident about series berth

ST. LOUIS (AP) Francisco Giants were feeling pressure going into tonight’s game that could put them in the World Series for the first time in 25 years, they sure had a funny way of showing it. Hollering and clowning around as if it were the first day of spring training, the Giants brimmed with confidence during a spirited workout Monday at Busch Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals, meanwhile, were nowhere to be found. Trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven National League playoffs, St. Louis Manager Whitey Herzog went fishing and gave his hobbled troops a day off. giants’ pitching coach Norm Sherry set the mood of the day by playfully slamming a fungo bat about a foot from slugger Jeffrey Leonard’s arm on a card table in the clubhouse. Leonard didn’t flinch.

Leonard having fun in N.L. playoffs

ST. LOUIS (AP) - San Francisco Giants outfielder Jeffrey Leonard, whose home run trot has not endeared him to St. Louis, was asked if he thought the heckling from Cardinal fans would be bad tonight during Game 6 of the NL playoffs. “Bad,” Leonard replied mat-ter-of-factly after the Giants workout Monday. “Extremely bad.” Leonard was asked if that would add any pressure as San Francisco, leading the best-of-seven series 3-2, attempted to win the NL pennant and advance to its first World Series since 1962. “Not on me,” he said. “It adds to the fun.” Leonard, it seems, has his own tastes in entertainment. Even Giants Manager Roger Craig recognizes that his left fielder is, well, his own man. “We’re not a club that brags and boasts and does a lot of stuff like that,” Craig said. “(But) Jeffrey Leonard, he’s different.” In his pursuit of happiness, Leonard has formulated his own technique for rounding the bases after hitting a homer. Aside from moving very slowly, he keeps his left arm close to his side, as if he has a “flap” down. It can be irritating to opposing players and fans.

Chain Saw Days Friday & Saturday, Oct. 16,17 Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.-l 2 Noon Reg. *284.95 1 400 The saw you've been waiting for. This is the compact saw-that's big on power, performance and safety. Professional-quality features include an excellent anti-vibration system, extremely low noise level. And, with a crankcase molded out of space-age material, this one is light too. The "weekend wood-cutter" won't find a better saw for the price. Chain brake is standard. Reg. *409.95 »379»s SOJ p-39 Designed for the professional. Delivers great power at low speed. Built for easy servicing. So down-time is minimized. Six-point, anti-vibration system greatly reduces vibration and fatigue. Chain brake standard. Full wrap handle is available. s P* cbl Pioneer 2 Cycle Oil l u\ ltor o-?“ n $2 - 99 I _ . S "L ” w c a hX *3”. lyrblfe O,L .>..«»» PQRTNFR' y Limit 2 ones U 1 RI IX IFIM Ik Wheel Horse U.S. 231 North, Greencastle 653-3019

“C’mon, let’s stretch,” Sherry barked. Leonard, who homered in each of the first four games without once smiling or sounding excited, calmly finished his game of Hearts with Will Clark and Joe Price before taking the field. Dave Dravecky, the Giants’ lefthander who shut out the Cardinals on two hits in Game 2, prepared for his rematch against John Tudor in Game 6 by playing cheerleader during stretching exercises. Clark; who never stops chattering on the field, sniffed the cool air, felt the sun on his face and bellowed. “I like this weather. This would be winter down in New Orleans.” Don Robinson led a group of relief pitchers in a lively home run derby, whacking two shots about 400 feet into the second deck in left field. The Giants could have taken Mon-

JEFF LEONARD Has been smiling

“I trotted my very first home run (in the majors),” said Leonard, who broke in with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977 and was traded from Houston to the Giants four years later. “I walked from third to home.” Leonard said that outside of the baseball world, he’s really “quiet and shy.” But inside of it, anything goes. “I may run my mouth too much,” Leonard said. “That’s the way I am at work. Everybody knows I’m like that.”

day off just like the Cardinals, but couldn’t think of anyplace they’d rather be than the ballpark. “I told the guys they didn’t have to work out,” San Francisco Manager Roger Craig said. “I was kind of hoping they’d say no so I could go out and visit some of my family here. But they want to work out, they want to keep the momentum going.” The Giants also were aware of a quirk in their record this year. They seem to lose at home after days off and on the road after travel days. “Most of the times we’ve taken off we’ve been sluggish,” catcher Bob Brenly said. “It’s either sit around the hotel or run around the (shopping) mall with our wives.” “We haven’t been real good after off days,” shortstop Jose Uribe said. “We like to keep everything in a flow. Everybody wanted to come out.” Craig said left-hander Atlee Hammaker would start the seventh game of the playoffs on Wednesday night if the Giants lose tonight. Herzog wasn’t around to say whether he would send out left-hander Joe Magrane again to oppose Hammaker as he did in Game 3. Craig said Herzog told him, “Take care of the media. I’m going fishing.” NBA doesn't want to be like NFL DALLAS, Texas (AP) The NBA doesn’t like what it has seen in the NFL football strike. NBA Commissioner David Stern said the owners are so concerned they want to see labor negotiations resumed with the players’ union this week. On Monday, the NBA Board of Governors approved a record $44.5 million sale of the Phoenix Suns to a group headed by Jerry Colangelo but also spent a big part of the day finding a way to restart contract talks. The approval of the sale to the Colangelo group was expected. Colangelo, the team’s only general manager in its 19-year history, said “there were rumors the franchise wouldn’t stay in Phoenix and it didn’t set well with me. I wanted to make sure the Suns stayed. I’s gratifying and I’m optimistic for the future.” Richard Bloch, who served as board chairman, Donald Pitt, the president, and Don Diamond put together a group which purchased the expansion franchise in 1968 for $2 million. They had acquired majority interest four years ago when they bought out all the other owners. The franchise has gone through a drug scandal in recent months and has not made the playoffs either of the last two seasons. Stern predicted an even brighter future for the NBA if the labor issue can be settled. “We hope to have negotiating sessions this week with Larry Fleisher,” Stem said. Fleisher is the NBA Players Association general counsel and the players and owners remain divided over how to share the wealth. “The owners are mindful of the football strike and no one in sports can fail to take a lesson on what is going on,” Stern said. “Everyone loses, the owners, the players and the fans. The NBA doesn’t enjoy what’s going on. We would love to see the strike settled.” Four months ago, both sides agreed to a contract signing moratorium so they could concentrate on a new collective bargaining agreement. Since February, the two sides have held nine negotiating sessions with the players association demanding abolishment of the draft, salary cap, and right of first refusal. The collective bargaining agreement expired on June 15. After the moratorium expired, the NBA players filed a class-action suit in federal court in New Jersey that challenged the owners’ stances on the disputed issues. Stern said the NBA owners “are not concerned at all by the suit. ” Open swimming at North Putnam ROACHDALE - Beginning this week, individuals wishing to use the North Putnam High School pool for recreational swimming may do so on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6to 7:30 p.m. FOR 75 CENTS per night, the pool will be open for swimming, providing the individual brings his own suit and towel. The only exceptions will be on nights when the Cougars play hosts to meets, which will happen on Nov. 23, Feb. 8, Feb. 24 and March 14.