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SPOR TS OF THE DAILY
Ruthven's four-hitter
sinks Atlanta, 5-3
CHICAGO (UPI)-Jody Davis' two- Celtics vow to be aggressive
out bloop RBI single snapped a 3-3 tie INGLEWOOD, Calif. (UPI) - The
in the sixth inning and Dick Ruthven Boston Celtics, believing the Los
hurled a four-hitter over seven in- Angeles Lakers are beating them at
nings yesterday to carry the Chicago their own game, vow to be more
Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta aggressive in tonight's fourth game of
Braves, the NBA championship.
Ruthven, 2-4, did not allow a hit af- The defending champion Celtics
ter surrendering three runs in the first trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 and
to earn the victory. Rick Mahler, 8-5, need to win one of the next two games
suffered the loss for the Braves, who
fell into last place in the National to send the teams back to Boston.
League West Division. Game 5 is Friday night at the Forum.
Davey Lopes led off the sixth with a "WE'VE been called the 'Bad boys,'
walk, stole second and scored on a but we've just been too nice about it in
two-out bloop single by Davis. Davis this series," Boston forward Kevin
also singled home an insurance run in McHale said Tuesday. "We have to
the ninth. rededicate ourselves to playing har-
der. They're the ones going out being
the 'Bad boys.'
McEnroe reaches semis "We have to change things. It's not
punching or hitting anybody - it's
at French Open putting the body on the ball, being
PARIS (UPI) - Top seed John aggressive."
Cedric Maxwell agreed with his
McEnroe Tuesday overcame 98- teammate.
degree heat and his second Swedish "We've let them go out and pull our
obstacle to the French Open tennis teeth," the forard said. "We're trying
championship by defeating Joakim to eat meat out there without our
Nystrom in five sweltering quarter- choppers on. They've won the battle of
final sets. the boards, and that's our game."
76ers look to Daly
or Goukas as coach
Wednesday, June 5, 1985
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The Michigan Daily
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Associated Press
Despite his game-opening homerun off Chicago's Dick Ruthven, Claudell Washington (15) and the Braves
could only muster three more hits and succumbed to the Cubs, 5-3, yesterday at Wrigley Field.
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PHILADELPHIA (UPI)-Detroit
Pistons coach Chuck Daly and
Philadelphia assistant Matty Goukas
are the leading candidates to replace
former 76ers coach Billy Cun-
ningham, team owner Harold Katz
said yesterday.
Cunningham resigned last week af-
ter eight years as coach of the 76ers
and Katz has already interviewed
Goukas, a Philadelphia assistant for
the last four seasons, and Daly, a
former Cunningham assistant before
becoming head coach in Cleveland
and, later, Detroit.
"OUR TOP two candidates are Mat-
ty Goukas and Chuck Daly," Katz
said on WCAU-AM's "Sportsline"
program. "But we'll probably inter-
view one or two more candidates."
Katz has said he is in no hurry to
select a new coach, and said the
choice between Goukas and Daly
would be difficult.
"Both have excellent basketball
backgrounds," he said. "Both are
very similar. The choice would be
very difficult if it comes down to those
two."
If Reaganlimits tax
TH E SPORTING V IEWS write-offs ... athletes
can always pump gas
By STEVE HERZ With that in mind, America's top drug dealers might
M ANY professional sports owners and stadium lobby the Capitol to dump the tax reform. But that
owners are up in arms over the tax reform proposed scenario is highly unlikely, so expect to spend less for
by President Reagan. tickets.
It seems teams have been selling up to half of their And why not? Why not put a salary cap of $500,000 on
tickets to businesses only too happy to buy the tickets as a athletes' income. Someone from another country would be
tax write off. General Motors could spend $1 million startled to learn that a teacher in America makes less
dollars a year on tickets, but only shell out a small frac- than $30,000 in most cases, and Bruce Sutter earns that
tion of that amount as Uncle Sam picks up the remainder much for each game he saves.
of the tab. The whole system is ridiculous. But don't blame the
Reagan is calling for an end to big-business entertain- players. They say if they weren't making the money then
ment write-offs. And it's doubtful that General Motors or the owners would just pocket even more. And they're
any other company will shell out it's own profits for spor- right. Besides, if the owners are stupid enough to give up
ting events, Since corporations will be told to foot the bill such hefty contracts, what player wouldn't sign one.
themselves, expect them to be a bit more frugal than in The fan isn't stupid for paying the money for a ticket. As
the past. Don Canham correctly says, "A $14 ticket to a sporting
Team and stadium owners are lobbying congress fran- event is the cheapest bargain in entertainment." Canham
tically to eradicate this part of the reform. They say if the was comparing that to a company entertaining a client for
stadium is empty, there will be a massive subsidy left dinner and a couple stiff beverages.
over. And the taxpayer will have to foot the bill for that But the average fan isn't going to the stadium to enter-
deficit. tain a client. He's looking for some excitement and his
But right now the taxpayer is subsidizing the big team to come away with a win. Sports offers something
businesses'ticket sales. Is it fair for the guy scrounging up the real world doesn't-a chance to reach a euphoric state
$50 to take his family to a Pistons game to pay for the without any worries.
tickets of a million dollar corporation? But there aren't enough pure fans out there today to
It isn't that simple, really. If the reform goes through, support all the leagues and their elongated schedules. The
teams with enormous percentages of business tickets government, by allowing the tax write-offs, has permitted
might be struggling for survival. the tax structure to go crazy. Now it's refusing to support
The Red Wings and the rest of the NHL may quickly find this ludicrous system. But don't blame the government for
themselves a nonentity. At $45 a pop for Islanders playoff finally putting its foot down. It's about time somebody
tickets, major supporters, such as defense contracter stopped this inequity.
Grumman, probably won't continue to support the team. If the leagues fold, so be it. The entire nation is working
Rather than fold, the Islanders and all other NHL teams to support families. It is true these people are entertainers
will probably lower that steep $45 price tag. They might and should get a good reward. They deserve a healthy
also bring down the steep parking fee and the concession salary, but not an overweight one. Sports franchises are
prices. playgrounds for the ultra-wealthy. Many teams can post a
The NHL won't be the only league faced with this profit without putting their team on the field because of
problem. The NFL and NBA might act accordingly, if guaranteed advertising.
they must. So might Major League Baseball. But, with it's If the proposal passes, let the owners weep all they
enormous television contracts, baseball is fairly secure. want. They are stuck with those guaranteed contracts.
With the reduction in ticket prices, the owners will have And if they eventually cut the players salaries, let the
to cut somewhere. Look out players. Most fans are not players weep too. Nobody is forcing Larry Bird to play
pleased dishing out $20 per ticket to support an industry basketball. He can always go out and pump gas for $3.50
where education is often underscored by drug use. an hour.
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