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10 the examiner Thursday Dec 1978 Club owners discuss threedivision leagues ORLANDO Fla AP Ma jor league baseball club owners meet today to consider the restructuring of baseball to three division leagues With doubletiered playoffs And ashas often been the case the American League ap pears to favor the new system while at least three National League clubs oppose giving baseball new look It takes threequarters ma jority of the 14team American League and unanimous Na tional League approval to adopt the system proposed by 10 man reorganization committee One National executive said his league might vote to change to majority consent but add ed It takes unanimous vote to make the change The owners held an informal discussion meeting Wednesday and listened to the report on this radical restructuring of the game Commissioner Bowie Kuhn termed the report positive Frank Caslicn of Baltimore and Joe Brown former Pitt sburgh general manager presented the committees fin dings on the revolutionary plan Now thats real equality Associated Press sports writer Tony Baker right chats with four members of Seattle Universitys womens basketball team In the Chieftains locker room after Tuesday nights game at the Seattle Arena against the University of Washington it was the first time male reporters were allowed in the womens locker room AP Photo If the plan should be ac cepted and the history of change in baseball would in dicate the subect will be studied further two leagues would divide this way AMERICAN LEAGUE East New York Boston Baltimore and Toronto Central Detroit Cleveland Chicago and Milwaukee West Kansas City Califor nia Seattle Minnesota Texas and Oakland NATIONAL LEAGUE East Philadelphia Pitt sburgh Montreal and New Yak Central Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and Atlanta West Los Angeles San Fran cisco San Diego and Houston The first round of playoffs probably would be best three of five with two division winners meeting and division winner against wild card team The two victors would vie for the league nnant and spot in theWor Series Kuhn said in Wednesdays preliminary meeting of owners there were some conclusions which will be placed before the league meetings today Kuhn was evasive when asked Jays give up reliever Cruz to Indians for two rookies ORLANDO Fla CP Sir Francis Drake once saved Bri tain from the Spanish Armada and made the British rulers of the high seas Toronto Blue Jays are hoping little of that special ability is in one of his descendents Phil Lansford an 18yearold third baseman who can trace his ancestry to Sir Francis was acquired Wednesday in two forone trade with Cleveland 1n dians that sent rookie Toronto ace reliever Victor Cruz to the Indians The Jays also picked up 21 yearold shortstop Alfredo Grif fin in the deal that surprised some baseball observers atten ding the major leagues winter meetings Only month ago Cruz was believed to be safe from trading after finishing the season with Toronto with seven wins and three losses and 172 earned runaverage Lansford was Clevelands No draft choice last June He hit for Batavia of the New YorkPenn League with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 49 games He also is the brother of California Angeles third baseman Carney Lansford IIIT 291 Griffin switchhitter bat ted 291 at Portland of the Pacific Coast League the In Lynch him say fans CINCINNATI IAP Unhap Ky Cincinnati Reds fans will ve an outlet to vent their frustrations after losing manager Sparky Anderson and lztime allltstar Pete Rose in one week Cincinnati nightclub is staging Lynch Dick Wagner Party Sunday Wagner president of the Na tional League baseball team fired Anderson last week and allowed Rose to slip away through free agency dart contest is planned using likeness of Wagners face as target dians top farm club He also stole 35 bases and oined the In dians in Septem playing five games and batting 2for4 Jays vicepresident Pat Gillick called Griffin from the Dominican Republic another Dave ConcepcionCincinnati Reds star shortstop We got Griffin to play regularly and Lansford as future prospect said Jays scouting supervisor Bobby Mat tick Mattick said Griffin runs well and has great arm with more range than Luis Gomez Jays manager Roy Hart sfield said Griffin will be tried at shortstop and Gomez moved to second base leaving second baseman Dave McKay of Van couver as the utility infielder The trade of Cruz was bit of surprise however consider ing his excellent performance during half rookie season month ago we regarded Cruz and Jim Clancy as un touchable Gillick said but we got Cruz in trade last year from St Louis AIIEllON BEER BUFFS Do you really know beer Can you taste the quality that makes good beer great If so read on If not turn the page Magnum 55 is now premium ale brewed for this festive season Magnum 55 celebrates the fine art of brewing and is available only in limited quantity So get it while it lasts You may want to share your good taste when entertaining friends during this holiday season But if you keep it to yourself we understand Magnum 55 is premium priced premium quality ale for people who really know their beer If all beer tastes the same to yousave your money Magnum 55theres no other beer like it Available in limited quantities at your Brewers Retail outlets in 12 18 or 24 packs and cans MAGNUM 55 WHILE II lASTS whether there would be vote todayhowever National League source in dicated Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies and possibly Cincinnati Reds were against the plan unless the evidence proved it was in the best interest of baseball The 10man committee believes the Ian is the games financial sa vation Ever in creasing player salaries multi milliondollar freeagent con tracts and inflated operating costs have forced baseball to look for new revenue MIGHT G0 ALONE While one National League source said the American League might go with the plan alone Kuhn said It is much better if this is done that it be done together Weve discussed this and dont believe there is much chance of problem of this nature major factor in the three divisional plan is television and the additional mone it would pay for secon tier of playoffs Lee MacPhail American League president said the sen timent in both leagues seemed positive scoreboard NIH Wales ontrrence Norrlii Division Wl TIAP 17 3107 68 37 1210 97 79 26 913 93 99 22 ii 12 76 9819 17 II 76 123 16 Adams Division 16 108 13 11 93 10 69 1114 69 ampbrIl onfereme Patrick lliiliiion Islanders 15 It 5106 Rangers 14 9H Ailnnlti 15 1t 2110 Philii 11 ll 83 Diiliiion 11 111 115 91 24 73 8323 ii 17 86 123 16 Colorado ill ii 79 124 13 Wednesday liriiiiltii NY Rangers St Louis Montreal Detroit Pittsburgh Toronto Minnesota Los Angeles Tonight amih NY Rangers at Philadelphia St Louis at NY Islanders Iiitroll at Boston in Angells iiiiago Montreal Los Ang Pitts Detroit Washing Boston Toronto Buffalo Minnesota 74 i7 89 30 71 22 99 III 70 if 65 32 it 32 73 30 Srnythr Vancouver Chicago St Louis at Buffalo at VariioiiHr 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Carriers s750 Neck Warmers $395 $I 375° Nimh llmm Plan $144 Per month plus 051 BARRIEI oRIVEActiii 43 Essa Rd Barrie ONTARIO MAJOR Emmii Division WL FAP 20 176 104 43 18 14 155 140 37 14 15 144 134 29 12 I8 133 166 25 10 20 131 158 21 18 110 139 20 Division 21 316212145 1812 0174152 36 1413 160159 29 1315 3117136 29 1316 0132155 26 1318 0133183 26 Wednesday Result Toronto London Tonights lumen Sault Ste Marie at Peterborough Toronto at Windsor Niagara Falls at Brantford Kitchener at Oshawa Intercollegiate St Marys Dalhousie Bishops UQIR Cmcordia 10 McGiII Western 11 Brock McMaster Ryerson Exhibition UBC Tokyo Denver Calgary basketball NBA Boston 117 San Diego 111 Washington 101 Houston 96 San Antonio 112 Los Angeles 111 Denver 92 New Jersey 88 Iilliana 115 Portland 109 Philadelphia 114 Kansas City 106 Golden 111 Phoenix 136 Atlanta 109 Exhibition Ala Birminham 99 Windsor 80 Niag Falls London Toronto Kitchener Windsor Brantford Lcyderi Peterboro Oshawa Sudbury Kingston SS Marie Ottawa State 118 Milwaukee Mustangs belittle adgers THE CANADIAN PRESS Derek Schmuck Kevin Shot bolt and John Walker scored two goals each as Western Mustangs defeated Brock Badgers 114 in an Ontario Universities Athletic Associa tion hockey game Wednesday night In Toronto McMaster Mai lins beat Ryerson Rams 62 in the only other OUAA contest Wednesday Playing at home Jamie Con roy John Plouffe Doug Thom son Doug Lawrence and Bob Worton added one goal apiece for Western Harold Higgs Brian Moody Paul Sheehan and Wayne Briscall replied for the Badgers who were outshot 5535 In Toronto Jim Wilson led the McMaster scoring with pair of goals Wayne Dusome Gary McDonald Jack Mc Master and Tom Jaczenko had the others Prank Sheffield and Doug Howe replied for the Rams Ryerson led 21 after the first period but McMaster went ahead 32 at the end of the se cond and scored three goals in the last 10 minutes of play Indians defeat Mariners PORTLAND Me AP Springfield Indians got scoring punch from five different players to defeat Maine Mariners in the only American Hockey League game played Wednesday ni ht The Indians took 50 ead before Maine got on the scoreboard with goal late in the third period Peter Stemkowski Andre Peloffy Charlie Simmer Jim Warner and Russ Walker all scored for Springfield as they won their ninth game against 13 losses and three ties Yves Preston scored the lone Maine goal with assists going to Bernie Johnston and Mike Simurda I979 MALIBU dr Sport Coupe for