European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 8, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 Campaign Seattle major league Ball booming launched and it s the dome that does it7 for pacers  a a ticket drive has been launched to show local support for the Indiana pacers but the National basketball association team s owner scan t guarantee they Are for games which will be  would be misleading to say a successful ticket drive is sufficient to insure we la be ate to operate the pacers in Indi Anapolis said Bill Eason chairman of the Board for the financially strapped team. We still need an additional $750,000in new equity to operate the  John Jewett who Heads Market Square associates which operates the Arena where the pacers play is serving As chair Man of the drive to sell 8,000 season tickets before the end of the month. Last week beheaded a last minute drive to raise $100,000 that allowed the owners to meet their  Roll and operate through june. I m hoping the show of support by season ticket holders will convince Poten tial investors to join us in keeping the Tea operating in Indiana Eason said. In effect the current ownership is holding our position to await  Eason said the team has the Money to meet its next scheduled payroll but has Over a million dollars in immediate out standing obligations. Aba payment past due included in that figure is $200,000 the Aba expects As final payment for joining the league. That tee is Pasi due but Eason said the league has Given the four former american basketball association teams an Extension until the end of the  be been in constant Contact with the league office about our financial prob lems since the end of the season Eason said. The commissioner has indicated be wants to keep a franchise in Indiana and says hell work with us any Way he  debts Eason mentioned includes  due to John Brown the former owner of the Kentucky colonels of the Aba. That s a payment for dissolving their franchise and allowing Indiana the new York nets san Antonio spurs and Denver nuggets to leave the league and join the Aba. Legal costs involved in that move and some $300,000 in accounts payable Complete the list of obligations. There Are some local people still inter ested in buying the team said Eason. And it s possible that some of the Poten tial investors who want to move the team will be impressed by the ticket  Jewett and Indianapolis mayor Willia Hudnut who says keeping the team is important to the financial stability of the City were both optimistic the ticket Sale Campaign would be successful. The 8.000 tick ets represent More than double the 3,800 sold last year. Seattle up major league base Ball which had trouble attracting Street Comer gathering in Seattle eight Yean ago has pulled half a million fans through the kingdom turnstiles this  have a million two As a goal and we re right on almost to the  say Dick Vertlieb who directs the Seattle mar Iner business  expansion mariners opened the american league season with a kingdom crowd of 57,762 the largest in the majors so far and have totalled 530,044 for their first 27 Home appearances. The average of nearly 20.000 per Gam places Seattle fourth in the Al behind Boston Toronto and new  think Well wind up in about the Middle of the pack Vertlieb projects would guess Kansas City should pass us and the California Angels. But then we should maintain that  the mariners could end the first half of their Home season this month with More paid fans than the 677,944 who watched the Seattle pilots in the entire 1969 season the american league s first Experiment in the Northwest Market. If it does t fall by then the Pilot mar for sure will be passed the first week in  m not at All surprised says Bill Sears who was director of press relation for the pilots single season. It s the dome that docs it. It completely eliminates Woof our biggest problems the facility and rain which has always been a pain in this rain curbs qualifying for berths in . Open by the associated press Arnold Palmer and 128 other golfers saw rain Cut Short their charge for 40 berths inthe prestigious . Open tournament later this month. The massive Field at Charlotte,n.c., was to have played 38 notes monday to fill the spots allotted top finishers in the regional Competition but thundershowers Arnold Palmer. On Way to 142 at Charlotte kept All but a few from completing  e. Smith of Hawaii was the top Early finisher totalling 139 for a two stroke Lead Over George Archer and John Lister of new zealand. Palmer was another stroke Back. Forrest Fezler Vic Regalado Barry Jaeckel and John Schlee were four strokes behind the Leader. Play was to resume tuesday As was Competition at los Angeles. Washington Atlanta Ann Arbor mich., new York an Memphis for the 260 golfers contesting 42 places in the prestigious open which willbe played june 18-19 at the Southern Hills country club in Tulsa okla. A total of 41 players Are exempt from qualifying for the open. Play concluded monday at the six thersites where 322 nonexempt players raced for 67 places at Denver Chicago Kansa City Cincinnati Johnstown pa., and fort Worth.  the others who completed their rounds at Charlotte were Randy Glover of Johnsonville ., Raymond Thompson of Villanova. Pa., and Gary Koch of Lake land fla., All of whom totalled 143. Larry Ziegler and de Sneed shot 146 with Bob Galloway of Rock Hill  At 147 and Steve Forrest of mount airy ., another stroke Back. Bob Murphy and Billy Sullivan of Jack Sonville fla., were at 149 and Dave Eichel Bergerac 152.the next largest Field monday was at Chicago where there were 40 players Fornix spots inthe open. Gary Jacobson of muinetonka/mlnn., shot a 136 to Lead sectional qualifiers. Four strokes behind was Bob Brue of Mequon wis. While Garry Hopkins of Highland Park. 111., was at 142. Two of the four berths at Kansas City we refilled by Ron Streck of Tulsa okla., and Steve Spray of St. Louis. There were also five spots available at Johnstown and three at Denver. 4 other botox Lead at their positions Yaz tops Early Al All stars vote new York up Boston s car Yastrzemski a 13-time ail Star Heads a quintet of red sox players leading in the voting for the american league All Star team after first week tabulations baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced. In addition to Yastrzemski who hold Down an Early Outfield spot with the most votes of any player 131.131 top Boston vote getters at their positions include Catcher Carlton Fisk outfielders Fredlynn and Dwight Evans and shortstop Rick burls Sonalio drawing the most votes at their position Are Minnesota s Rod Carew. A 10-time selection at first base third base Man George Brett of Kansas City and second baseman Don Money of , Lynn and Brett join Yastrzemski and Carew As previously elected All Star starters. The voting Catcher i. Cortti Fth. Boston. Iu4u. I. Nurmon Hume. No York  pm. Rekeland. 43joo, e. Manny Sina Ulm. Oakland ims. J. Burn Wyne Oor Manelo u. Lun. A to. Petroll. A 7. Asian ahoy. Toren to.i.oae.cnarlielw�r.�aiee.v�. First base i. Rod care. Minnesota . 1. George Scon. A a. Us a. 1. Chru Chamous new York. 44.c70. 4, Cecil Cooper. Milwaukee 31107.5. Be May bal Lime j1.43s 6, John Mayberry. Kansas Cir. I0.1m. 7. Jason Thomo. Ion Detroit. 1,730.1, Mike Hargrow. Tenas. Tom. Second base i Don Monty Milwaukee. U.210.1.  Randlon. New York we i 1. Ouane Kiuper Cleveland.  h 4. Oenar we be had this big Beautiful building to show people says Vertlieb. We be had some really attractive visiting teams Here like the Yankees and Boston. And we be had three major promotions open in Day plus two Boeing  the Boeing promotion which totaled100.000 in consecutive evenings was part of a Mariner plan to create fans Early inthe season in the Hope they will return. Vertlieb contends the return Factor will redetermined by the Quality of the Mariner  made certain assumptions when we started he explains. One of them was that we would be a .400 team. That was a big Assumption. When you draft no matter How Bright you Are or How hard you work or How Lucky you Are you never really know until you put those people  with Lou Gorman directing the Overall baseball operations and Darrell Johnson managing a group of enthusiastic and like Able Young players the mariners began this week at 22-34 for a .393 mark."1 feel if we maintain .400 baseball if we continue to play at that rate then we will draw that million two he adds. But Vertlieb s analysis like Sears continually returns to the new covered stadium. The dome is a big advantage for  says the Mariner official. We re trying tomake the whole Northwest from Portland to Vancouver part of what we re trying Todo. The dome Means someone can leave from Vancouver and know there is going Tobe a  Sears watched the pilots average 8.920in Sicks stadium an uncovered and uncomfortable minor league Park that no amount of paint and props could transform into a major league  Calls the dome the optimum facility for a team playing baseball in this part of the country. The dome s got to mean  at last sunday. U was gorgeous out Side the Aba final was on to and still 14.-000 showed up. It was a photo Day promotion. But let s face it. While i m no degrading these kids they re still in last place and last place teams Are not know for drawing a million fans on their  Dayle. Button u.a1s. A Jerry Remy California . Jorge oru Chicago u.i4s, 1. Boo Randall. Minnesota . I Frank while. Kans Atily 4,107. Third base 1, a Earge Brett. Kansas City. 17.107. 1. Bump . Tend tt.040. 3. Sal Bando. Milwaukee. 1.s04. 4. Gremitt nellies new yarn.  i Doug Decinces Baltimore 14.6js. E. Aurello Rodr Guei. Detroit. 1x31. 7, Tooy Harrah Tele. 537. E. Butch Hooson. Boston. Uoka shortstop i. Rick Bur Loston Boston. M31. Z. Robin vaunt. Milwaukee. 4ui7. J. Bert Campanelli. Tew. 4i.kb. 4. Bucky Dent. New York. 40.tl. S. Mart Betancor Baltimore. T it Fred Paten. Kansas City.�.jj1 7. Booby Orion Cal Lenvia n.4sa.roy Smailey. Minnesota 3, to. Outfield i. Carl Yotter Tomiki. Boston. U1.i3i. 2. Fred Lynn. Boston tit Jan. A do Tom evens. Boron. 7s.ioo. 4, Joe Hudi , tj.s62. 5. Rick mening Cleveland. L,�7. A Lam a Law Chicago. Sma2. 7, Reggie Jackson. New Yon. Um1.1. Mickey rms. Be York. S0.1u. To. Jim Rice. Boston. X44fc. 10. Roy while. New York. 33.441 ii. Ken Singleton Baltimore. 13. Bobby Bonds. California 24.004. Baseballs within league standards tests disclose new York a extensive tests of current baseballs being used in the major leagues have shown them to be within authorized league specifications the american and National leagues said monday. The results of the Battery of Laboratory tests which were conducted at the University of Missouri were announced jointly by Lee Macphail presi Dent of the american league an National league president Chub  tests were ordered after suspicions that the current balls Are livelier than those used in previous years. Manufacture of major league balls was tuned Over to the Rawlings sporting goods company this year in a switch from scalding which had previously  tests showed the Rawlings Ball to be More resilient than the ones scald tag bad shipped to the majors taut they were Well within standards and Sherifi a atoms which baseball has used for Many years