Section B · Page 6 The University Daily Kansan Monday, March 30, 1998 Veteran pitcher gives up majors after comeback try The Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. — All-time save leader Lee Smith may have ended his career when he left the Kansas City camp after the team decided it could not afford to keep the 40-year-old. Smith, who saved 478 games for eight teams in 18 years, was asked Friday by Royals manager Tony Muser to accept an assignment to Triple-A Omaha. Muser and general manager Herk Robinson were trying to protect youthful relievers Jim Pittsley and Brian Bevil, who are out of options. Smith, who was trying a come back after retiring in July, quietly cleaned out his locker sometime Friday and did not show Saturday, when he was scheduled to pitch. "I don't want to go down to Triple A for a月龄 or so, hoping that Brian Bevil doesn't throw strikes," Smith said. "That's kind of a weak act for somebody with 18 years in the big leagues to be waiting for somebody to screw up. "I don't want to wish bad luck on anybody. I'm not that good anyway. If I wanted to put the double whammy on somebody, I'd have done it before now." Muser wanted to keep Smith as a setup man for closer Jeff Montgomery. Muser is looking for veteran leadership as he tries to turn around a club that has finished last in the division for two straight seasons. Terry Pendleton, another veteran, apparently has made the team as a utility player for that reason. But the bullpen was too crowded for Smith. "Lee is a potential Hall of Famer," Robinson said. "I admire his work ethic and all he's done. Those guys have great pride, and I hope he didn't swallow a lot of it." Smith still hopes to join another team, but is realistic. "Right now, I know it's tough with teams cutting back guys, not picking up guys," he said. "I thought I'd see if I could get with another ballclub before I made my decision on the Triple A thing. Smith is well-known for his slow and deliberate walk from the bullpen, starting from the days he established himself with the Chicago Cubs. He saved 180 games for the Cubs, led the National League with 29 saves in 1983, and had back-to-back seasons of 33 saves in 1984 and 1985. Smith, who was showing signs of regaining his velocity, moved to Boston and then to St. Louis, where he led the league with 47 saves in 1991 and again in 1992 with 43 saves. Smith pitched briefly for the Yankees in 1993 before coming back and leading the American League with 33 saves for Baltimore in 1994. Smith saved 37 games for California in 1994 before drifting from California to Cincinnati and Montreal and then announcing his retirement. He got off to a slow start this spring with the Royals, but his velocity was increasing and he had not allowed a run in his last 5 2-3 innings. Smith stayed with the Royals until the end, taking part in a television promotion after being given the news from Muser. He then went to an end-of-camp party with his teammates. "When you think a pitcher's career is actually six to eight years, I say I've already had three guys' careers already," Smith said. "I know I can still play. Coach needs a home on the range New Texas coach preoccupied with Longhorns' game AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas football coach Mack Brown has been so consumed with getting the Longhorns' program up and running that he hasn't bought a house yet. The Associated Press "We'll probably find something and move in in July." Brown said. Until then, it's apartment living for the Texas coach, who earns $750,000 a year, and his wife, Sally, who has had a lucrative job heading a real estate company in Chapel Hill, N.C. "We had forgotten what apartment living was like." Brown said. Brown is consumed with getting Texas football back on track. Searching for houses and quality of life come second — for now. "He will call you 12 to 15 times a day during recruiting or during the season to say, 'Just wanted you to think about this,'" said Cleve Bryant, assistant athletic director for football operations at Texas and Brown's former quarterback coach "When people say there's God, family and football, I'm not sure which order they go in with Mack," Bryant said. "I know that all three of them are up there real close, but which one comes first? I wouldn't want to be the one to make that call." at North Carolina. With spring football starting Monday, thousands of people have called or written to say they are taking time off to come and watch the Longhorns practice. The anticipation is overwhelming as evidenced by overflow attendance at Brown's visits to alumni gatherings across the state in recent weeks. Every day he gets e-mails, letters and calls saying that Longhorns faithful are behind him. "Patience is not a part of the personality of our fans that has been very rewarding to coaches in the past," Said Brown. "But you know what? I don't have any patience either." With no veteran quarterback, a defense that was among the nation's worst last year and a schedule that includes UCLA, Kansas State and Nebraska in addition to its usual league games, are some saying a 7-4 record would be a miracle for Texas next year. Brown says he won't set goals for victories. "We won't put a number out there," Brown said. "If we say that 7-4 is a reasonable number, the players will say, 'Which four do they think we can't win?' Other than the offensive line, a couple positions on defense and Ricky Williams at running back, most every position is up for grabs in the spring. Brown said. "We want to achieve three things," Brown said. "We want the kids to understand the work ethic we expect, and until the coaches coach the players on the field, trust and communication can't be built like it should. "We need to have a real good evaluation of our talent, and then once we understand the positions, we will try to fit the scheme to the talent level of each position." Williams, the nation's leading rusher last year, said his expectations for the spring are to get in a little better shape and an improved He said the team was excited about Brown. "We have been pumped since January," Williams said. "He's a fired-up kind of person, real enthusiastic." defense. Brown has impressed Longhorns faithfuls with his ability to land two of the state's top high school prospects — lineman Antwan Kirk-Hughes and receiver Montrell Flowers — with very little time to win recruits over. Bryant says everything Brown does in football has recruiting at its core. "It's all about recruiting with Mack," Bryant said. "The pictures in his office were selected with recruits in mind." Brown confirmed that. Pictures in the waiting room of his office show Williams with the Doak Walker Award, another shows former Texas coach Darrell Royal, and the other shows an overflow crowd at Royal-Memorial Stadium. "We want recruits to be able to visualize themselves as an award-winning player like Ricky," Brown said. "We want to be a tough football team like Texas was under Coach Royal, and we want to fill up our stadium because every kid wants to play in front of a packed crowd." Lewis fight fails to impress fans The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Don Turner, the trainer for Evander Holyfield, was not impressed. He watched Lennox Lewis escape early trouble to knock down Shannon Briggs three times before stopping him at 1:45 of the fifth round Saturday night. When asked how Lewis would fare against Hollyfield, Turner said, "He knocked out, probably. Yeah, he's easier than I thought." Lewis, the WBC heavyweight champion, has said he needed to fight Holyfield, the WBA-1BF champion, to support his claim of being the premier heavweight. Negotiations for such a fight failed earlier this year. Mike Tyson bit his ears, is scheduled to make an IBF mandatory defense against Henry Akinwande of Britain, ranked No. 1 by the WBA, on June 6 in New York. Holyfield, who has not fought since Akinwande challenged Lewis last July 11 and was disqualified in the fifth round for holding. Briggs had Lewis in serious trouble in the first round after landing a left hook to the head and follow Promoter Dino Duda said Lewis would make a mandatory defense against Zeljko Mavrovic of Croatia, the WBC's No. 1 contender, in July or August in Europe. Briggs, booed after winning a disputed 12-round majority decision against George Foreman last November, quickly won over many in the crowd of 9,173 in Convention Hall. ing with a barrage of punches. He hurt the champion again with a leaping left hook in the second round. "Sometime you have got to get warmed up." Lewis said of his slow start. "Certain trials in a fight make you smarten up quick." Briggs, who weighed 228 pounds, 15 pounds less than Lewis, backed off in the third round, which enabled the champion to take charge with left iabs and short rights to the head. "My plan was to be a little more steady," Briggs said. "I went into a frenzy after I hurt him." Turner thought Briggs should have staved in a frenzy. "All Shannon Briggs had to do was fight like a crazy man," Turner said. Lewis, a 32-year-old from Britain, knocked Briggs down twice in the fourth round, once with an overhand right to the ear and the second time with a left hook and right to the head. A left-right combination put Briggs down in the fifth round. The challenger from Brooklyn, N.Y., got up at the count of seven and was taking punishment when he missed with a wild left hook and fell face down. "He was overcome by exhaustion," said referee Frank Cappuccino, who stopped the fight immediately. Jeered when he beat Foreman, Briggs was cheered for his performance. "It was the type of fight we need in the heavyweight division," said Emanuel Steward, Lewis' trainer. Lewis showed power and heart, but it's doubtful he enhanced his claim to be the world's best heavyweight with many U.S. fight fans. PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS We Buy, Sell, Trade & Consign USED & New Sports 841-PLAY 1029 Massachusetts is Kansan Classified Career Opportunity ANTHEM HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMANY seeking bright, creative and outgoing Seniors For a career in Sales. Anthem Health is interviewing on campus April 2nd sign up for your interview in the Career Services office - today? 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