Area Roundup: Interest In Triple-A Expansion Dwindles

Spokane Indians general manager Andy Billig said Thursday that just three cities - Fresno, Calif., Bowie, Md., and San Juan, Puerto Rico - are still interested in the two Triple-A expansion baseball franchises set to begin play in 1998.

The $7.5 million price tag has apparently scared off many cities.

Spokane made the short list for Triple-A expansion but never formally applied after a season-ticket drive met with a lukewarm response.

Boxing

Dewey Welliver, a 1996 Silver Gloves national champion, will headline an amateur boxing card at Eagles Lodge at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Welliver will meet Alfonzo Osuna of Othello, Wash., in a 120-pound bout. In a 147-pound bout, Chris Green of Eagles will face Kevin Rosen of Colville.

College baseball

Washington State lost a non-conference game at Pepperdine, falling 4-0.

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