European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 31, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 owners rejected gift of padres to City san Diego apr the former owner of the san Diego padres tried to give the franchise to the City of san Diego but dropped the proposal after a baseball owners committee declined to consider the plan. Joan b. Kroc finally sold the club for $75 million to a 15-member group that included 11 san Diego investors. She declined to discuss her earlier attempt to give the club to the City along with a $100 million Trust fund to operate the franchise. But mayor Maureen of Connor a close Friend of Kroc a confirmed that the former owner approached her with the idea last fall and that the mayor discussed it with City manager John Lockwood. A mrs. Kroc was definitely serious. It would have been the coup of the Century for the City a of Connor said. A i was shocked when she offered it and i was excited about the Opportunity for the City and we thought we could do it a of Connor told the san Diego Union in a Story published sunday. A unfortunately they the baseball committee members turned her  shortly after announcing on oct. 17 that the padres were on the Market Kroc called of Connor and set up a luncheon to discuss her proposal. A she always kept saying a i have the City of san Diego a Best interests at heart a a of Connor said. The mayor said she immediately went to Lockwood to discuss Kroc a proposal. A the Felt very strongly that we could have some sort of a non profit corporation especially when she was offering $100 million in a Trust fund a of Connor said. A that is pretty Good operating capital. Plus it would guarantee the team would stay in the to  Lockwood is on vacation and was unavailable for comment but of Connor said he told her that there was a precedent for a Community owned franchise. The Green Bay packers inc. Of the. National football league is a non profit corporation governed by 45 directors and a seven Man. Executive committee. Quot there is some concern about politicians a of Connor said. A a we Felt we could arrange it where the politicians  be running  the Union said that according to sources members of the eight Man owners screening committee discouraged Kroc from pursuing her proposal. The committee is chaired by Peter of Malley president of the los Angeles dodgers. He declined to discuss the padres transaction but when asked his re action to a baseball franchise being owned by a municipality and operated As a non profit entity of Malley said a it sounds impractical but i really Haven to thought it  the question of Public ownership of a baseball franchise arose again recently when new York gov. Mario Cuomo suggested that if George Steinbrenner is forced to sell his principal interest in the Yankees in the Wake of an invest gation by commissioner l a Vince the state might be a bidder. Quot Kroc inherited the padres in 19,54 after the death of her husband Ray who purchased the team for $12 million in 1974. On june 15. The franchise was transferred from Kroc to los Angeles television producer Tom Werner and 14 partners. Eleven san Diego investors own approximately 50 percent and a cmdr the chairman and managing partner owns approximately 35 percent. Seventy five percent approval is required to sell or move the club. The padres have a lease to play at san Diego Jack Murphy stadium through 2002. A i think Joan did the second Best thing which was Selling it to a local group that could run it and will guarantee to keep it in san Diego for ii years a of Connor said. A but if the City owned it we would have had it in perpetuity and that is obviously the Best of All  . Beats Britain Ireland to win Curtis cup ?mtt1tass0cilltedpress  Over the 7,014-Yard Warwick Hills Golf and county  i c m i Aditi. A i j _. A a by the associated press Bernardsville . Apr the Little tags hand written in Crayon and attached to the sides of the Golf bags of the . Team said it All a bring the cup  the cup was the Curtis cup and the United states brought it Home sunday dominating from Start to finish and defeating Britain and Ireland 14-4 for the most prestigious team trophy in women a Amateur Golf. The Victory was the first Curtis cup win for the United states since 1984. The margin of Victory was bettered Only by the 141/2-3 a . Victory in 1982 at Denver. The win also avenged . Curtis cup losses of 13-5 in 1986 in Hutcheson kan., and 11-7 two years ago at Royal St Georges in Kent England. The american s. Africans player sides with pea protesters women put an exclamation Point on their win by capturing All six singles matches sunday afternoon the first time that a been done in Curtis cup play. The 27th Curtis cup will be played at Royal Liverpool Golf club in Hoylake England in 1992. The . Team now leads the series 20-4-2. Beck overtakes Irwin grand Blanc Mich. A Chip Beck rallying from an eight shot deficit shot a 65 on sunday and won the Buick open As Hale Irwin missed a tying putt on the 72nd Hole. Beck finished 16 under Par. For the 72-holc route Over the 7,014-Yard Warwick Hills Golf and country club course Irwin who had t made a bogey in three rounds made six on sunday in shooting a 74 for 273, Irwin had a 20-foot putt to save Par on the Par-4, 435-Yard 18th, but left it Short of the cup. Kelly a 68 wins by 2 Newport ,�? a Kelley shot a 68 on sunday to beat defending Champion Jim Dent and John Paul Cain by two strokes in the rain shortened Newport cup. It was his first Victory on the senior pea tour. Kelley broke away from a three Way tie for the Lead sinking Birdie putts of 20 and five feet at nos. 13 and 15. He finished 36 holes at 134, 10 under Par for two rounds of the 6,566-Yard Newport country club course. By the associated press most top golfers plan to play in next months pea championship despite protests Over the All White membership at the Host club. But at least one player is siding with the protesters. Gary player a South african who has been a target of anti apartheid activists said sunday that he supports the people who plan to demonstrate at Shoal Creek country k Lub in Birmingham Ala. That club is Host to the pea championship aug. 9-12. A if i was in those Peoples shoes i would also demonstrate a player said alter winning the British seniors championship at Tum Berry Scotland. Some other pro golfers tried to steer Clear of the controversy. Quot its a club policy that i did no to have anything to do with so i done to feel it aliens me a Payne Stewart said. There a a tournament there and i la be there to  a i think our Job is to go Down there and play Golf a Suzy Zoeller said. A i do i have anything to do with  i he controversy started last month when Shoal Creek founder Hall Thompson bluntly defended the club s exclusion of Blacks. He later apologized for his remarks but civil rights groups continued to protest and major sponsors pulled to ads Tor the tournament. I was bitterly disappointed at or. Fall Thompsons statements a player Al a a i just think that they were uncoiled Tor. In this world today we done to have a Choice. We be just got to look at each other and talk to each  player wont compete in Birmingham but he said the decision was made before the Shoal Creek controversy started. He said he decided to skip the event to spend some time with his family. Still his criticism is noteworthy because of his past problems with anti apartheid protesters. They resulted in players speaking out against South africans policy of racial separation. At the 1969 pea championship one demonstrator threw a drink in players face. Player is siding with the civil rights protesters As Many of his fellow pro golfers Are silent. �?o1 done to think people should use Golf to make political statements a Mike Sullivan said at the Buick open in grand Blanc Mich. A i done to think it has anything to do with the pea of America. I think if you done to play you re making a statement and you re Only hurting  Chip Beck also defended the pea. A the Pgar a a Good organization. They done to discriminate Quot Beck said. Quot if the pea discriminated i  belong to it. But it  Calvin Peete one of Only two Black players on the tour did no to qualify for this years pea championship. Hut he said Friday that he  have played there anyway because of Thompsons remarks. �?o1 fell those statements were directed not just at people in Birmingham but All Blacks in general a Peete said. At Gary player holds British seniors open trophy he won sunday at turn Berry Scotland