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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes november 11,1992 b Page 28 Erving Walton top list Springfield mass a Julius Erving and Bill Walton head a list of 10 players and one contributor nominated tuesday for election to the basketball Hall of Fame. Erving the High flying Forward who became known As a Cdr. Jafor the flashy Way he operated on defences and Walton the smooth Center with the cat Quick outlet pass were nominated in their first year of eligibility. Both retired in 1987. Also on the Short list for consideration by the honors committee Are Walt Bellamy Richie Guerin Dan Issel Dick Mcguire and Calvin Murphy plus three women a former Usta Ana olympic Star Anne Meyers olympic and european standout Juliana Semenova and Eileen Banks Sprouse an aau Star in the 1940s and 1950s. All except Semenova have been nominated before. Renominated As a contributor was Grady Lewis a former professional player Ana coach who helped develop the Oxford basketball shoe. Semenova the 7-foot-6-Inch Center for the great soviet women a basketball teams of the 1970s, who served this summer As vice president of the latvian olympic committee was nominated by a special committee set up to Honor the International game. Meyers and Sprouse were tabbed by a special committee established last year to Honor women. The Hall of Fame inducted its first women in 1985. 49ers by de Shearer Atlanta a Steve Young proved that Long term revenge overshadowed the Short term variety monday night. Young passed for 143 Yards and three touchdowns and san Francisco a defense came up with six turnovers As the 49ers routed Atlanta for the second time in three weeks 41-3. The outcome was never in doubt As the 49ers left Atlanta no room to pull off a game ending a Hail Matys a pass As it did in Downing san Francisco last year. A i think last year kind of really stuck with us a Young said of losing twice to the Falcons. A it Cost us All the things that we worked for a he said. A it was not easy to sit  those two losses Cost the 49ers a spot in the playoffs at a time when they were playing As Well As any nil team. Atlanta a Short term revenge Back just three weeks when the crushed the Falcons 56-17 in san Francisco. The 49ers 7-2 climbed Back into a tie with new Orleans for first place in the pfc West and the Falcons fell to 3-6. A it was not a pretty sight a Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville said. A we made it occupational suicide. I thought we played went 49ers hard and got after them but you just can to beat a Good football team by giving the Ball  Youngs scoring passes covered 12 Yards to Odessa Turner in the first Quarter 21 Yards to Ricky Watters in the second and 19 Yards to Jerry Rice in the final period. Merton Hanks fielded a bouncing punt less than two minutes after the Rice touchdown and returned it 48 Yards for another score. The liners have twice been victims of a Hail Mary passes in Atlanta a losing 17-14 last year and 28-24 in 1983. Tom Rathman scored the other touchdown on a 2-Yard run and Mike Cofer kicked Field goals of 40 and 32 Yards. A i think we had six turnovers and geez when you get that Many you should win the game san Francisco coach George Seifert said. A whenever you can turn the Ball Over and give it to our offence that a usually Points on the Board a Bill Romanowski said. A a that a what our defense has got to do to  Atlanta got a 33-Yard Field goal from Norm Johnson with two seconds left in the half cutting the Lead to 14-3. Again 49crs�?T Merton Hanks and Dana Hall double team Falcon running Back Steve  s giant decision time for baseball by Ronald Blum Scottsdale Ariz. A baseball a executive committee decided monday not to make a recommendation on whether the giants should move from san Francisco to Tampa Bay and said the 23 team owners would decide the matter on tuesday. Bud Selig of the Milwaukee Brewers chairman of the executive Council said the $115 million offer from the Florida group led by Vincent j. Naimoli would be voted on first by the National league on tuesday. If the Florida bid is rejected owners would then vote on the $100 million Deal from a Bay area group headed by Safeway inc. Chairman Peter Magowan. A a it a a sensitive and emotional Issue a Selig said during a parking lot news conference at the desert resort where the giants make their Spring training Home. A a we re trying to get the issues to All the clubs so they can make a meaningful  owners shuttled in and out of the meeting throughout the afternoon. It began with two hour joint session of the executive Council and the ownership committee. The executive Council then discussed the Issue for another hour before deciding against making any recommendation. A the objective of today and tomorrow is for us to funnel All the information to clubs that they need to make their decision a Selig said. Fred Kuhlmann of the St Louis cardinals chairman of the ownership committee said his group had approved both the Bay area bid and the Florida proposal As far As the qualifications of the individuals to become owners. Tuesdays special major league meeting was scheduled for noon est. Selig said the american and National leagues would meet separately to vote and that votes would begin in the no. Either Deal requires 10 of 13 votes in the no a giants owner Bob Lurie wont be allowed to vote and eight of 14 in the american league. The meeting monday began the final Steps of a process put in motion when giants owner Bob Lurie reached an agreement on aug. 7 to sell the club to Florida interests. But no president Bill White said he would receive a local offer to keep the giants m the Bay area. Peter o Malley of the los Angeles dodgers has said he would argue for the giants to remain in san Francisco. It was the giants and dodgers who pioneered baseball a move West after the 1957 season. A i hate to see franchises move Willy Nilly Quot George w. Bush of the Texas rangers had said. A i think stability in our sports is very  the prevailing sentiment was that i there was a consensus for the giants to remain in san Francisco. Chicago White sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said Money i Wasny to the most important Factor. I a a it a a question of what a right in myl mind a he said. A i Haven to made up my mind yet a a Stanton Cook of the Chicago cubs said. A i want to listen to the final presentations. I think most owners still Haven j made up their minds on which Way in should go. Its a Tough  results schedules a Page 23  
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