Friday, April 28. 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Baseball brawl spawns suspensions
16 from Tigers, White Sox disciplined for altercations after Detroit batters beaned
The Associated Press
CHICAGO - In what is believed to be the harshest penalty for a brawl in baseball history, 16 members of the Detroit
Tigers and Chicago White Sox were suspended yesterday for a total of 82 games.
Managers Phil Garner of Detroit and Jerry Manuel of the White Sox were suspended for eight games each for Saturday's two fights at Coniskey Park. Tigers coach
Juan Samuel must sit out 15 for throwing punches.
Detroit third baseman Dean Palmer, who
charged the mound after being hit by Jim Parque in the first fight, was suspended for eight games. Parque got a three-game suspension.
White Sox reliever Keith Foulke, who needed five stitches under his left eye, was suspended for three games. Chicago outfielder Magglio Ordonez was suspended for five.
Ordonez was suspended for five.
Nine others were fined, ranging from $3,000 for Palmer to $500 for Detroit pitchers Danny Patterson and Jim Poole.
The penalties came a day before the White Sox were to start a series in Detroit. They were the first penalties issued by Frank Robinson, baseball's vice president on on-field operations.
"Altercations like the one that took place in Chicago last week show a lack of sportsmanship," Robinson said. "It sends the wrong message to our fans — particularly young people." Fighting is not an acceptable part of the game."
Deciding discipline became his responsibility when commissioner Bud Selig dissolved the president's office in the AL and NL.
The players' union said it would not decide until Friday whether to appeal. The penalties would not take effect until appeals have been heard, and the suspensions would be staggered because of the number of players involved.
The White Sox players suspended were: pitcher Bobby Howry (three games); outfieldler Carlos Lee (three games) and pitcher Tanyon Sturtze (three games).
The other Tigers suspended were: pitcher Doug Brocail (four games); outfielder Juan Encarnacion (three games); catcher-DH Robert Fick (five games); outfielder Karim Garcia (three games); outfielder Bobby Higginson (five games) and outfielder Luis Polonia (three games).
Eleven people were ejected Saturday and the benches emptied twice — first for 13 minutes in the seventh inning and then a second time for eight minutes in the ninth after two more Tigers batters were hit.
Bucks outpace Pacers in NBA playoff victory
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — The Milwaukee Bucks found their offense and shed a decade of play-off frustration.
Ray Allen and Sam Cassell scored 20 points apiece as Milwaukee beat Indiana 104-91
last night,
the Bucks'
first playoff
victory
since 1990.
The Bucks
evened the best-of-
五 Eastern
Conference
series at one
same apiece, taking the home-court advantage away from the rattled Pacers as the first-round series heads to Milwaukee for the next two games tomorrow and Monday.
The Bucks had lost four straight playoff games to the Pacers, including last year's 3-0 first round sweep. But the poor shooting in Sunday's 88-85 loss was forgotten in a hurry. The Bucks
never trailed, hit 15 of 21 shots in the first quarter, built the lead to 27 points late in the second period and to 31 in the third quarter.
The Pacers, losing by the largest margin since a 19-point defeat to Chicago in the 1998 conference finals, never caught up.
Rik Smits, who had 12 points in the first half, was ejected after putting a forearm to Ervin Johnson's head as they fought for a rebound midway through the third quarter. Jalen Rose, who had 26 points in Sunday's victory, had only eight through three periods and 11 for the game. Reggie Miller, the Pacers' clutch player in so many playoff series, picked up three fouls and a technical within one minute late in the third and finished with 10 points.
Milwaukee, whose last playoff victory was on May 1, 1990, against Chicago, never allowed the Pacers more than three consecutive points until the final seconds of the second quarter, when two free throws by Rose and a basket by Smits cut the lead to 61-38 at the half.
Lewis, Grant ready to fight
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Lennox Lewis' bout against Michael Grant will be the biggest championship fight in history—a combined 13 feet and 497 pounds of champion and challenger.
The 6-foot-5 Lewis officially weighed in yesterday at 247 pounds while the 6-7 Grant weighed 250 for their 12-round match tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden.
The previous highest combined weight for a championship bout was 4883/4 pounds when Primo Carnera (259 1/2) defended the title with a 15-round decision against Paulino Uzcdun (229 1/4) Oct. 22, 1933. The heaviest participant in a title bout was Carnera, who weighed 270 pounds when he outpainted Tommy Loughran (184) March 1, 1934.
Should Grant win, he would become the tallest heavyweight champion ever, passing 6-1/4 Jess Willard, champion in 1915-1/4
"I don't think his height will be much of a problem," said Lewis, who beat 6-7 Henry Akinwande on July 12, 1997, when Akinwande was disqualified in the fifth round for holding.
Grant (31-0, 22 knockouts), however, is a much more offensive-minded fighter than Akinwande.
“It's the first time I've seen two guys of this size who have talent,” said Emanuel Steward, trainer of Lewis (351, 1, 27 knockouts). “Michael has enormous speed for his size. He has tremendous agility.”
Fighting close and not a lot of movement, however, could be the challenger's best chance at winning.
"I pretty much want to pressure him," said the 27-year-old Grant, of Norristown, Pa.
Despite his height and reach, Grant is a good short puncher and he has been more effective fighting in close than at a distance. Lewis prefers to fight at arm's length.
The 34-year-old Lewis, of Britain, was about a 2 1/2-1 favorite. He has a distinct edge in big-fight experience and he appears to be the harder puncher.
Lewis reportedly is guaranteed $10 million and Grant $4 million for the pay-per-view match (TVKO).
The telecast will begin at 9 p.m.
EDT and include three other
fights. The main event is expected
to start about 11:30 p.m.
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