European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 24,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Finley s Bock fluorescent striped footballs from press dispatches Montgomery Ala. As owner of the Oakland athletics Charles o. Finley rarely was at a loss for words whether he was talking about the designated hitter night world series games or Orange baseballs. Now he s turned his attention to football flours cent striped footballs that is. Finley is in Montgomery to promote the use of his latest Endeavor the visually enhanced football in the Blue Gray All Star football classic on Christmas Day. Finley s Ball is a regulation football with eight Flou Reshem yellow stripes running its length. He said the stripes make it much easier for spectators to follow the night of the Ball. I always had difficulty following the football Fin Ley said in an interview Friday. Fifty percent of the time you Don t even see the Ball. If you can t Sec Heball you can t enjoy the  already the Ball has been used by High schools inline states to generally favourable reviews. But the Blue Gray game will be its first test at the College level and before a National television audience. I receive letters from every football coach that has used the Ball and every one stated How Well they liked the Ball and How Well the players liked it and the spectators liked it said Finley whose Ball also will be used at the Hula bowl All Star game next month. At Oakland Finley pushed for brightly coloured uni forms and White shoes the designated hitter night world series and All Star games and the Alert Orange baseball which was never adopted. The swinging a a won three straight world series thelast team to accomplish that feat from 1972-74. But Fin Ley eventually was forced from the game by escalating salaries that he could not or would not pay. I always thought of the fans because it s the fan Sand spectators that pay the salaries of these Ballplay ers Finley said. I was an owner for 20 years i baseball and i always thought if there was anything i could do to make the game More enjoyable for thebans the better we owners would  Finley who runs an insurance firm in Chicago whence s not pushing new products said he still has t Given up on convincing baseball to use an Orange Ball. We could t find a leather that could be tanned tomake a baseball Alert Orange he said. All the sport ing goods companies today Are looking for ways an Means to Tan a baseball Alert Orange. I m searching for it  Moorer keeps Aba title Auburn Hills Mich. Michael Moorer retained his world boxing organization Light heavy weight title with his 18th straight knockout beating Mike Sedillo on Friday night. The fight was stopped at 2 07 of the sixth round after Moorer floored Sedillo with several punches to the head. The fight which ended shortly after 11 p.m., Drew crowd of 8.546 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Moorer upped his record to 18-0. Sedillo s record fell to 23-7. Sedillo sustained a bloody nose and a Cut Over his right Eye. I was very relaxed. I knew he could t Hurt me and his punches weren t doing anything to  Moorer said. Univ hires Irish s Strong Las vegas notre Dame offensive coordinator Jim Strong was named to head a univ football pro Gram that has Long taken second Billing to one of the nation s top basketball programs. We think hell do an outstanding Job athletic director Brad Rothermel said Friday in announcing Strong s appointment. He comes from a Phenomena program. He s an excellent Recruiter a tireless worker and he has the ability to get the Public  Strong 36, was signed to a five year contract with salary of j95.000 a year. We started out with a Field of 100 or so candidate Sand arrived at Jim through a process of elimination Roth Mcl said. Strong was to be introduced at a news conference saturday morning then introduced to Las vegas fans at halftime of the univ Iowa basketball game later inthe Day. He was scheduled to Fly Back to South Bend ind.,on sunday morning and join the notre Dame team for its trip to the Orange bowl in Miami. Univ compiled a 19-25 record the past four seasons with 4-7 Marks the past two years. Games near the end of the season Drew Only a few thousand die hard fans. By comparison the nationally ranked Runnin rebels basketball team consistently draws sellout crowds. Strong becomes the sixth coach in the 22-year history of the univ football program. He replaces Wayne nunnely who resigned under pressure last month after four years on the Job. Ivy league stars beat japanese Yokohama Japan Bryan keys and Judd Gar Rcpt each ran for two touchdowns and Danny Garrett threw for two scores As the Ivy league All stars beat japanese All Star team 49-17 saturday in the Ivy bowl. Japan trailed Only 14-10 at the half before third Quarter mistakes allowed the americans to pull away. Clark threw a 9-Yard touchdown pass to Tom Parker for a 7-0 Ivy Lead. After Komi Suzuki s Field goal Cor Nell s Mike Brown returned the Kickoff 85 Yards set Ting up keys 2-Yard run for a 14-3 Lead. Kenji Odagawa threw 17 Yards to Ryusei Kajiyama with Tim expired in the half to pull Japan to within 14-10. The Ivy league took control in the third  Ligos intercepted a Odagawa pass and returned it 16 Yards for a 21-10 Lead. The japanese fumbled Way the ensuing Kickoff and Clark found Matt less for a 9-Yard score that made it 28-10. Garrett bolted 44yards later in the period for a 25-Point Ivy Lead. After ads by keys and Garrett in the fourth period Japan went 72 Yards in four plays the last a 45-Yard Gallop by Hirotaka Nanba with 2 46 to play. Harris hit with paternity suit Green Bay wis. Green Bay packers All pro linebacker Tim Harris has been named in a paternity suit by a Birmingham Ala., woman who claims he Isth father of her 8-year-old son. Tammy Woods Paige 23, filed the lawsuit in the family court of Jefferson county Ala., according to attorney Carol Rasmussen who represents her. Rasmussen said a blood test indicates with 99.72percent certainty that Harris is the father of Tavares Woods. Rasmussen said Harris 25, and Paige both attended Woodlawn High school in Birmingham. She did t file the suit earlier because i believe Shewaun t sophisticated enough to know what her rights were Rasmussen said. Harris was named this week to the pro bowl for the first time in his four year career. He leads the nil with 18% sacks heading into the last weekend of the regular season. Pirates deny Bond Trade rumours Pittsburgh general manager Larry Doughty has denied the Pittsburgh pirates arc about to Deal left fielder Barry Bonds to the los Angeles dodgers for third baseman Jeff Hamill on and Pitcher John Wetteland. Doughty talked to dodgers general manager Fred Claire on wednesday but no Deal was worked out. Fred Claire and i resolved that we did t have Adeal but that we would leave the lines open into Spring training Doughty said. Wetteland 23. Was 5-8 wild a 3.77 earned run aver age As a Rookie this year. I got the feeling that Fred Claire was not going to move one of his established pitchers Doughty said. The dodgers need for another outfielder lessened thursday when they signed free agent Hubic Brooks to a three year $6 million contract. Claire said Brooks would play right Field and that1988 National league most valuable player Kirk Gib son and Kal Daniels would play left Field. Gibson missed most of last season with a torn left hamstring that required surgery. If the dodgers acquire Bonds they would probably play him in Center Field where he began his major league career. He moved to left Field in 1987, when the pirates acquired Center fielder Andy Van Slyke from St. Louis. The pirates arc interested in Hamilton so they can move third baseman Bobby Bonilla to right Field. Garcia returns to Yankees new York infielder Damaso Garcia returned to new York Yankees on Friday agreeing to a one year non guaranteed contract Worth $500,000. At the same time the Yankees formally announce that Catcher Rick Ccrone agreed to a two year contract Worth $ 1.4 million. Word of that Deal became know wednesday but it could not be formally announced then because he still was on the roster of the Boston red  became a free agent thursday when Boston failed to offer him a contract for the 1990 season. Garcia 32, is the fifth free agent to leave the Mon Treal expos joining Mark Langston Pascual Perez Bryn Smith and Hubie Brooks. Garcia batted .271 last season with three homers and 18 Bis in 203 at bats playing 62 games at secondhand one game at third. He was signed by the Yankees As a free agent i March 1978 but never played More than 18 major league games in any season before new York traded him to Toronto with Chris Chambliss and Paul Mira Bella on nov. 1, 1979, for Ceroc Pitcher Tom under Wood and outfielder Ted Wilborn. Garcia batted Over .300 in 1982 and 1983 with the Blue jays and was named to the american league All Star team in 1984 and 1985. He has a .283 average with 36 homers and 323 Bis in 11 major league sea sons. Johnson Lewis May run again London Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis will Melton sept. 25 in a $3.2 million rematch of their olympic 100-meter final two Days after Johnson s suspension for drug use expires according to a published report. The daily express of London said . Boxing pro Moter Bob arum was lining up the race scheduled to be run in Barcelona Spain. I Don t know How news of this got out the news paper quoted arum As saying. There is a lot of Money Riding on it. I am not Prpa comment. Prepared to make any other people have talked to me about it period arum said. But it s so premature now it s almost  Johnson beat Lewis with a world record time of 9.79seconds on sept. 24, 1988, in the olympic final at Seoul South Korea. But two Days later he was stripped of the Gold medal after testing positive for. Steroids. He was suspended for two years by the International Amateur athletic federation and the record was voided. He will be eligible to compete internationally next september. To today supers Atlon an to sunday s programs 0630 tha Mage Doo my pm Oman i sacral about his Hurt h in mama Utt How my Lanous Pahang can re Lack her toy. 0700 Man bad Ivitts. 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