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3D SUNDAY. MAY 12. 19 i I FORT HURON, MICHIGAN 30 Baseball, Nba SrCITJC'ITV Butler's cancer causes concern among players The Assodaled Press LOS ANGELES Former major league catcher Joe Garagiola wants to rid baseball of a habit be says was never part of the game's tradition chewing tobacco. Bill Tuttle, whose cheeks bulged with the stuff during the 1950s, wishes he'd gotten the message years ago. After four operations for cancer, Tuttle uses his reedy voice to warn players about the dangers of chewing the intoxicating leaf.

Now 66, Tuttle has squamous cell carcinoma, the same cancer doctors discovered last week in the tonsils of Brett Butler of the Lis Angeles Dodgers during a tonsillectomy. "1 chewed 37 years before it got By KEVORK DJANSE2AN, The Associated Press SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: Cleveland's Dermis Martinez, ricjrrt. and Tony Pena are two of the many major leaguers who chew tobacco during games. 7:30 rrm College Lacrosse NCAA Drvison I Fs Round Johns Hopkins vs. Notre Dame.

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(Same-day Tape) 7:00 ii Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy at San Jose Clash. and put it in the trash can," Brantley told ESPN. "I'm not going to touch the stuff. Life to me is a little bit more important to me than sticking tobacco in your Tuttle has learned that lesson too late. His cancer was discovered in his right cheek.

Tuttle's agonizing pain shows on his disfigured face. The right side is sunken and he has no jawbone, despite doctors' attempts to rebuild his face using skin from his neck. His teeth are gone, leaving him to gum the food he can't taste anyway because radiation killed his taste buds. "I blame this all on tobacco," his wife, Gloria, said. "My husband was addicted and he'll be the first to admit that He has lived in hell for Vi years.

1 feel so badly for the Butlers, because I know what they still have to go through." Garagiola and the Tuttles work together to get their message across by visiting spring training camps. The sight of tubes snaking out of Tuttle's body seldom fails to command the players' attention. "He practically has them hypnotized," Garagiola said. "These are good guys who unfortunately have been lured into a bad habit We've made an impact, definitely. The players want help, and they listen." Garagiola urges players who chew to get their mouths examined frequently for lesions, a possible early warning sign of cancer.

"I had one Toronto player come up to me and say, 'I had four of those taken out last said Garagiola, a tobacco chewer for six years during his playing days. Garagiola and Tuttle favor educating players and managers about the effects of tobacco over an outright ban in the major leagues. Such a ban would be unlikely anyway, because tobacco is a legal product. "We in baseball have an enormous incumbent responsibility to avoid the heartache of what that stuff causes," said Bud Selig, baseball's acting commissioner. "All you have to do is look at Bill Tuttle to know that." of high school males chew.

I'sing smokeless tobacco has been shown to cause cancers of the mouth and throat and contribute to periodontal disease. A popular practice in the majors is dipping snuff, putting tobacco processed into a coarse, moist powder between the cheek and gum. That, too, exposes the body to a risk of cancer in the cheek and gum nearly 50-fold among long-term users, the Cancer Society reports. Peter Karavedas, an 11 year-old Little Leaguer from suburban Downey, would do almost anything to imitate his favorite big league players, except chew tobacco. "I think the players think it looks cool, but it just makes your mouth swollen," said Karavedas, who chews bubblegum instead.

Even as he jams another wad of tobacco under his lip, Atlanta pitcher Greg Maddux wishes he could quit. "It seems like when I quit, I'm not happy. I'm uptight, I'm irritable, I'm hungry," the four-time Cy Young Award winner said. "It's not so much that it gives you pleasure when you do it. It causes you discomfort when you don't do it" Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jeff Brantley considered the plight of his friend Butler and quit, just like that.

"I came to the ballpark, and I took the chewing tobacco out of my locker me," said tuttle, an outfielder for Detroit, Kansas City and Minnesota during an 11-year major league career. "Guys like Brett Butler, he only chewed a few years and all of a sudden this Bill Tuttle came up out of nowhere." Butler and his doctor have downplayed the outfielder's use of chewing tobacco early in his career as a cause of the cancer. Instead, they point to the secondhand smoke Butler was exposed to as a child by his chain-smoking parents. Still, the news about Butler has many major leaguers thinking harder about their own tobacco habits. "It's definitely a hard thing to quit, because it becomes like a ritual for you," said Atlanta's Chipper Jones, who has been chewing since he was 15.

"I've quit a number of times and found myself two or three IP" 7 frtnisTOLI. Knicks solve Bulls in OT, despite 46 from Jordan tit i Vw Vri if. All SEASON HIGH fc SOU UU1CN1NNEI NISI PflFORMAHCE -4 i PERFORMANCE RADIAl ft UDIAl FOR 0UTSTANDIN6 WIT TRACTION Mi IhI0T4 jt C-l i Ml IAU ilzi su Srl I 'l fj I I PI 8560014 88.49 PI 9560 $114.74 Kh hiU i WCiir-- I PI9560RU 1198.24 PI 95600 5 120.74 WTJ JAl'fltr 101.49 -JL P2O56O015 I 126.74 WTZl AfcWMl (Vs -v. II P21560R15 104.24 ft P20565R15 126.74 Ifj II tP21565RI5 109.49 qC" P2 1 5650 15 128.24 I rHy4 u2 ill P20555R16 $115.49 5V- P2I560R16 $131.99 IjUJ f.v7 rU 3t Wfra1 0, S'W b) jJJ Si thi aquachannei tire designed for Irl smoti itnw W-WtlTKI UMI UM SV FMimJi, I ft camile or handun off-highway duties days after the fact starting back up, not having really realized it It's like you're walking out of the clubhouse and you just throw one in (your mouth) as a pregame rituaL" Nevertheless, there are signs that tobacco, already banned in the minor leagues, is becoming less of a fixture in big league clubhouses and dugouts. Several major league teams including California, Milwaukee and Philadelphia no longer have tobacco readily available next to the packs of chewing gum and sunflower seeds in their clubhouses.

"We didn't want to feed the habit," Milwaukee Brewers Manager Phil Garner said. "Guys can chew it in here, but we won't provide it. We don't provide cigars, either." But that doesn't stop players from bringing in their own supply. Kansas City catcher Mike MacFar-lane chews tobacco four days a week, believing it's as much a part of the game as balls and strikes. "It's just like starting to smoke, but we're not inhaling it into our lungs," he said.

"I don't think it really matters how much you do chew, but I will stop doing it at some point." About 5 million American adults smokeless tobacco, the American Cancer Society says. About 10 of American men over 18 and about 20 bounced off the front of the rim. The Knicks were jubilant as they walked off the court, knowing they can tie the series if they can pull off another upset. "We beat a great team," Knicks Coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "I don't think our guys get enough credit for being resilient.

I really respect how they bounced back and made big plays." John Starks led New York with 30 points, seven in overtime. Patrick Ewing overcame his fourth-quarter no-shows of Games 1 and 2 and finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, and his jumper over Luc Longley with 38 seconds left in overtime gave New York the lead for good, 98-97. Jordan had the ball tipped away by Charles Oakley on the Bulls' next possession, and he fouled Starks after the ball got away. Starks calmly made two free throws for a 100-97 lead, and the Knicks gave up an uncontested dunk to Pippen with 13 seconds left. Oakley was fouled two seconds later and made both free throws, forcing the Bulls to try a 3-pointer for the tie.

Jordan was double-covered and threw a crosscourt pass to Pippen, whose shot was short. Pippen had 24 points and four 3-pointers, but he and Jordan were the only Bulls to score in double figures. "We're totally out of sync offensively, and I find myself bailing the team out because of it. I don't think we're shooting the ball with a lot ofconfidence, and you need confidence at this time of the year," Jordan said. Anthony Mason had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Oakley had 13 points.

"That was an exceptional game the Knicks played. They played as well as they can," said Bulls Coach Phil Jackson, who refused to answer questions from reporters. Sums San Antonio Utah 20 22 17 75 32 1 J2 JJ 105 SAN ANTONIO (75) Elliott 5-11 6-6 17, Smith 1-2 2, Robinson 4-10 3-9 11, Del Negro 4-12 1-1 15, Johnson 2-9 3-4 7, Perdue 3-4 2-2 Person 2-5 0-0 5, Alexander 3-6 2-2 1, Anderson 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 1-4 04 2, Herrera 04 04 0. Totals 27-67 17-24 75. UTAH (105) Morris 54 04 12, Molone 14-24 4-7 32, Spencer 2-5 04 4, Hornacek 4-11 3-3 17, Stockton 2-6 1-1 6, Eisley 6-6 2-2 14, Ostertog 1-2 04 2, Russell 44 04 10, Keefe 1-3 1-1 3, Carr 0- 3 04 0, Benoit 2-4 04 5, Foster 0-104 0.

Totals 43-81 11-14105. 3-Point goals San Antonio 4-10 (Del Negro 2-2, Person 1-2, Elliott 1- 4, Alexander 0-2), Utah 1-12 (Hornacek 2-2, Russell 2 2, Morris 2- 3, Stockton 1-2, Benoit 1-2, Ma-lone 0-1). Fouled out None. Rebounds San Antonio 44 (Robinson 9), Utah 44 (Malone ID. Assists San Antonio 14 (Johnson 101, Utoh 29 (Stockton 7).

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The New York Knicks proved that Saturday, overcoming Jordan's 46 points and incredible late-game heroics for a 102-99 overtime victory that cut Chicago's lead to 2-1 in their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal series. "I never figured we were invincible," Jordan said after Chicago's first loss of the postseason. "If there was an aura around us because of the 72 games we won in the regular season, I don't think (the players) felt that way." Game 4 is this afternoon, and Game 5 will be Tuesday night at Chicago. "We're disappointed and Michael Jordan tired, and we expended a lot of energy," Jordan said. "We wanted to sweep, but we still have an opportunity to win one game here." Like so many Knicks-Bulls games in past playoffs, this one was quite memorable.

New York controlled the game until the final minute and a half, when Jordan erased an eight-point deficit all by himself, helped by two critical Knicks turnovers. But Jordan wasn't able to free himself for a good shot at the end of regulation, and passed the ball off at the end of overtime when Chicago needed a 3-pointer to tie. Scottie Pippen ended up getting an open shot just before the buzzer, but it A SCOMIMD Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, May San Antonio 88, Utah 77 Friday, May II Orlando 120, Atlanta 94, Orlando leads series 2-0 Seattle 115, Houston 112, Seattle leads series 3-0 Saturday New York 102, Chicago OT, Chicago leods series 2-1 Utah 105, San Antonio 75, Utoh leads series 2-1 Today Orlando at Atlanta, 12:30 p.m. (NBC) Seattle at Houston, 3 p.m. (NBC) Chicago at New York, 5:30 p.m.

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"He was phenomenal. He delivered," Robinson said. "He did everything they asked him to do." But Malone, who had averaged 23.5 points in the first games, still wasn't satisfied. "I haven't played really good since this series began," Malone insisted. "(This time) the shots were just falling and falling for me earlier." Jeff Hornacek added 17 points for Utah, while Sean Elliott led the Spurs with 17 points.

"All we've got to do is win (today). A win gives us our homecourt advantage back," Spurs Coach Bob Hill said. "At this point in the season, I don't know why we wouldn't respond." A 10-2 run beginning with an alley-oop pass from John Stockton to Malone gave Utah a 61-44 lead midway through the third quarter. Chris Morris' 3-pointer put the Jazz up 20 with 3:24 left in the period. At the 2:20 mark, the Spurs' Chuck Person was called for a loose ball foul and a technical and was ejected after a basket by Eisley.

Subsequent free throws by Hornacek and Adam Keefe put the Jazz ahead by 22, and Hornacek's 3-pointer just before the horn made it 83-58. Reserves played the fourth quarter, with Utah's clearly getting the better of it. The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY Both victories by the Utah Jazz in their Western Conference semifinal with the favored San Antonio Spurs have been blowouts. No secret to it, Karl Malone insisted Saturday after he scored 32 points in Utah's 105-75 Game 3 rout. That and a 95-75 win in Game 1 gave the Jazz a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

"Going to the basket strong sets the tone for us. I see what the defense gives me and play off that," said Malone, who was 14-24 from the field, mixing inside power moves with perimeter jumpers. "We've been aggressive on both sides, offense and defense. Everyone who stepped on the floor had that frame of mind," added Jazz reserve Howard Eisley, who finished with 14 points. Indeed, the Jazz defense held David Robinson to just 11 points, with Malone getting much of the time opposite the Spurs center.

Utah outshot San Antonio 53 to 40, with Robinson going 4-10. "A lot of us are not playing the way we are capable," Robinson said. "We haven't scored in this series, we haven't executed, we haven't adjusted to them." Game 4 is today at the Delta Center with Game 5 back in San Antonio on Tuesday night. "When Karl is going, the rest of the team feeds off him and we all really get going. He was in the Pippen 10-29 0- 0-0 6, Jordan 17-35 1-1 1-2 4, 4, Kerr 3-5 0-0 2, Solley 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 38-92 Mason 7-10 4-4 22, Storks 11-11 1-1 3, Ward 5- 0-0 0, Anderson 23-33 102. Chicago 7-21 2-5, Harper New York 5-17 0-1, Ward 0-1, 0-5). Fouled out None. Rebounds Chicago 44 (Rodman It), New York 62 (Oakley, Ewing 13). Assists -Chicago 16 (Pippen 6), New York 17 (Starks 6).

Total louls Chicago 21, New York 19. Technicals Rodman, Oakley, Chicago Illegal defense. A 19,763 (TNT) Orlando at Atlanta, I P.m. (TNT A. Tuesday Utoh at San Antonio, TBA New York at Chicago, TBA Houston at Seattle, TBA, if MARINE CITY twojiT 1179 32nd St.

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