European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday August 19,1989 court denies Rose request on hearing Cincinnati a a Federal appeals court thursday denied Pete Rose s latest attempt to move his suit against commissioner a. Bartlett Giamatti Backoo Ohio state court breaking a logjam that has held up the Case six weeks. A Ihrcke judge panel of the 6th . Cir Cuit court of appeals unanimously rejected Rose s petition to Appeal the july 31 ruling of . District judge John a hols Chuh that kept Rose s lawsuit in hols Chuh s court in Columbus Ohio. Rose request for a preliminary injunction will now be heard by Holschuh. Nothing we could do at this time would materially Advance the ultimate Termi nation of this litigation judges Ralph b. Guy Alan e. Morris and Danny a Boggs wrote in their four Page opinion. The court said it was not inclined to give Rose s Appeal special treatment just because it has been a High visibility Case. The rights of the parties do not change in proportion to their notoriety the judges wrote. The Cincinnati reds manager had hied suit in Hamilton county common pleas court and judge Norbert a. Nadol on june 25 issued a temporary restraining order that prevented Giamatti from hear ing charges that Rose gambled on his own team. Giamatti s lawyers transferred the Case to Federal court july 3 and Holschuh rejected Rose s attempt to return it to state court in his Hometown. Rose would be suspended for life from baseball if he is found to have bet on reds games. He says he is innocent. I m grateful for the expeditious handling of the Appeal by the sixth circuit Giamatti said in a statement and i Loo Forward to he Resolution of this matter in District court so that i May then have my Holschuh originally had scheduled the preliminary injunction hearing for Mon Day but postponed it saying he would await the appeals court s ruling. Hols Chuh also stopped Giamatti from hold ing a hearing on the gambling charges also pending the court s ruling. Holschuh now will set a new Date for the preliminary injunction hearing. Rose wants to have Giamatti removed from the Case claiming the commissioner has prejudged him. Be Luis Polonia of the Yankees listens to his lawyer Dennis c Guffey at n press conference in Milwaukee thursday. Polonia will plead no contest from wire reports Milwaukee a prosecutor said thursday he will charge new York Yankees outfielder Luis Polonia wit sexual Intercourse with a child in connection with an incident with a 15 year old girl at a downtown hotel. Milwaukee county assistant District attorney John dimotto said hews told by Polonia s lawyer that the 24-year-old player would plead no con test to the Misdemeanour charge during a court hearing monday he is accepting his responsibility dimotto said. Any sentiment that a child victim is to blame is the charge carries a maximum pen Alty of nine months in jail and $10,000 in fines. Under Wisconsin Law an adult May not have Intercourse with a child under the age of 16 even if the child consents. Dimotto said the victim would turn 16 in approximately 10 Days. Polonia and his lawyer Dennis cof Fey declined to answer questions in a conference room near the District at Torney s office but Coffey read a statement to reporters. My client wishes to apologize to the Young lady. And her family he read. He additionally wants to apologize to the new York Yankee organization his teammates and baseball for his actions and any advert effect his actions May have upon professional baseball s reputation. Further or. Polonia wants it to be Clear he accepts full responsibility for his acts and is not seeking to blame any other person for his present predicament Coffey added. Or. Polonia understands that the conduct alleged cannot be tolerated he added. A criminal complaint released by dimotto said the girl said she and Polonia had Intercourse twice once be fore the girl s Mother called the Homeland talked to the player and once after the phone Call. The complaint said the girl told authorities that after Polonia answered the phone Call he asked her if she was a minor and she indicated she was and Ilie believes she May have told him that she was 16 years the complaint said Polonia told authorities he had been told before he took the girl to his hotel room that the girl was 19. He told authorities he had inter course with the girl once and then received a Telephone Call from a woman who asked him if there was a certain Young girl who was in the room the complaint said. Polonia said he told the caller he did not have a girl in his room wit him that the caller told him that this girl was a minor and that he was in Polonia told authorities he again had Intercourse with the girl after the Telephone Call. Polonia was arrested Early wednes Day at the Pfister hotel by police investigating a report of a missing 15 year old girl. He spent several hours in jail before being released wednesday evening after posting $5,000 bail. It s make or break time for quarterbacks by he associated press four weeks before the nil season begins it s quarterback shuffle time Stan Humphries Rusty Hilger and Jim Harbaugh will get the starting nod in this weekend s exhibition games. Saturday Hilger will Lead Detroit when the Lions face Cincinnati with Harbaugh getting the Call for the Chicago bears against san Diego. Humphries Wilt be behind Center when the Washington redskins meet the Minnesota Vikings monday night. Rusty will play a Quarter and maybe a Quarter and a half Detroit coach Wayne Fontes said it All de pends on How it s going. And i want to see Rodney Peetz. I want to give him As Many snaps As i pc Csc Detroit s sixth round draft Choice fro Southern California still appears to be the leading candidate to open the season As starting quarterback. I believe it s an open Competition until i m told otherwise Hilger said. I feel like the Guy who directs the team the Best is the one you have to put behind Fontes said Veteran Eric hippie also will play and possibly Chuck Long late in the game Long recovering from surgery on his right throwing Elbow began practising full time this week. Coach Mike Ditka picked Harbaugh to Start Chi Cago s first Home game of the preseason. Mike Tome around the nil Camps Zak started the exhibition opener earlier this week. I m not Reading anything into it other than the fact that i get a Chance to play Harbaugh said. Whether i get a Chance to go in first second third it really does t matter to me at this Detroit Lions Veteran cornerback Reggie Phillips who had worked out with the Lions wednesday signed a free agent contract. He played three seasons with the Chi Cago bears returning an interception for a touchdown in super bowl xxx. He also played for the Phoenix cardinals. Denver Broncos running Back Bobby Humphrey signed thursday giving the Broncos two prominent Rookie running backs in training Camp. Earlier this week Denver signed fullback Mclvin Bratton who had been working out with Humphrey at the University of Alabama during his contract holdout. Green Bay Packer the agent for holdout top draft Choice Tony Manda Rich and Green Bay vice president Tom Braatz met atan undisclosed destination to discuss a contract for the offensive would t stretch your imagination with this. We be just agreed to talk Braatz said of the meeting with Mem Sharbaugh Mandarich s Cleveland based agent. Last week Mandarich. Who had originally demanded a contract in the 12 million per season Range said he d be willing to accept less approximately si.5 million a year. The packers have offered a five year $4.1 million package. Indianapolis Colts the Colts picked up linebacker Eric Naposki on waivers. Naposki a two year Veteran was with the new England patriots in 1988 and signed with Dallas during the plan b free Agency period. The cowboys released Naposki this week. As Many As eight Indianapolis players including running Back Eric Dickerson might sit out the team s second preseason nil game saturday at Green Bay. Dickerson with a strained Achilles Tendon has i practice at All this week and said he does t expect to play saturday other starters Wiio May be to nagging injuries include cornerback Eugene Daniel with a bruised calf and linebacker Jeff Harrod with a pulled muscle in his Abdomen. Starters definitely sidelined include offensive tackle Kevin Call and linebacker o Brien Alston both with knee Back William Dubosc linebacker Ronnie Washington and wide receiver Matt Bouza Are also out
