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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 17. 1990
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Cincinnati shuts out A's, 7-0
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CINCINNATI — The A's aren't invincible. after all.
The Cincinnati Reds shock Oakland and maybe even themselves last night, routing the Athletics 7-0 in Game 1 of the World Series.
It was Jose Rijo who was awesome, not Dave Stewart.
Rijo, a former Athletics prospect, pitched seven shutout innings and ended Oakland's 10-game winning streak in postseason play, while Stewart was wild from the start and lasted only four innings.
It was Eric Davis who got the big hit, not Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire or any of the rest of Oakland's sluggers.
Davis. Cincinnati's slumping star
who has been bothered by a sore heel shoulder and aching wrists and ankles, pierced the A's aura with a two-arm hammer in the first inning.
It was Billy Hatcher who provided the spark in the game, not Rickey Henderson.
Hatcher went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, and led an aggressive attack on the bases. Henderson also had three hits, two doubles, but nothing he did matched what Hatcher did for the Reds.
By the fourth inning, Cincinnati led 4-0, matching the total number of runs the A's gave up while sweeping Boston in the American League Championship Series. And by the seventh, they were able to start the eighth, it was over. The 7-0 margin matched Oakland's worst shutout defeat of the season.
Cincinnati's victory put the World Series in a different light. Color it Red, for now.
For the Athletes, it was not a devastating defeat as was the Kirk Gibson game in the 1980 World Cup. But the team recovered. But it did show that the
team with the most baseball victories could not win them all.
Oakland will try to start a winning streak tonight in Game 2 when the A's Bob Welch faces the Reds Danny Jackson, Stewart, a 22-game winner this season, and Welch, who won 27, made consecutive 29 times this year, and Oakland lost both only twice.
Davis, who hit 174 in the National League Championship Series and failed to get the ball out of the infield in 18 of 23 at-bats, drove in three runs last night. Chris Sahro's two-run game gave a three-run fifth that made it 7-4.
Cincinnati outhit the Athletics only 10-9, but the team made a lot more of the hits it did get.
The Athletics, less imposing with not designated hitter Harold Baines, had their chances but failed to capitalize on them. They stranded runners at first and third in three innings and in batters after the second season stranded three runners in the fifth when McGwire popped out.
Stewart fell behind in the count on nearly every batter in the early
going, and it cost him. He walked Hatcher with one out in the first and Davis hit a two-out homer deep over the center-field fence.
Stewart, who was working on five days' rest, worked around two more walks in the second, and walked Barry Larkin, starting the third. Hatcher followed with an RBI double and took third when shortstop Jakego, playing in place of injured Walt Weiss, threw wildly to the plate.
A chop to the right side of the mound by Paul O'Neill scored Hatcher, and Stewart left the game after the fourth.
Rijo struck out Gallego, ending the second with runners on first and third.
Hatcher's one-out double off pitcher Todd Burns and a burns to O'Neill set up 'Davis' RBI single and Sabo's two-run single in the fifth.
Both teams got a chance to show off their bullpens, though the ace relievers were not needed.
Oakland's Dennis Eckersley and Cincinnati's Dibble and Randy Myers each worked one scoreless iming.
Introductions upset Reds
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds were fuming last night because only starting players would be introduced before Game 1 of the World Series — a network television decision they took as a slight.
Reds reliever Norm Charlton, the team's union representative, angrily denounced CBS Sports for refusing the players' request that they all get recognition as they took the field against the Oakland A.'s.
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"I guess five minutes of commercials is more important to them than giving recognition to each individual player, which is pretty bogus, I think." Charlton said. "The World Series is what it's all about. I don't think it's a difficult thing. What we're asking for is five minutes."
CBS producer Ric LaCivita said it was too much to ask.
LaCivita said the entire rosters
would be introduced before Game 2,
and again before Game 4 in Oakland
on Saturday.
This wasn't good enough for the Reds, who were hoping all would be introduced before what was the franchise's first World Series game
Charlton said that Reds players discussed the limited introduction when they learned of it Monday and that they had Reds public relations officials take their complaint to CBS.
Charlton said the players were told that the whole team could be introduced before Game 2, but not Game 1.
"I guess it's their ballgame," Charlton said.
Dave Alworth, director of broadcasting for major league baseball, sided with the network.
"It wholly a function of being a prime-time event," Alworth said. "It's no different than the Super Bowl or the Final Four. You introduce the starters, and in the Super Bowl, you only introduce the starters on the offensive team or the defensive team.
"There's no way to escape this."
Good catch
Roger Sims/KANSAN
Shortstop Brian Mattson, Overland Park senior, fields a line drive in an intramural softball game. Mattson's team,sigma Phi Epifem fraternity,beat the Phil Delta Theta fraternity 6-5 yesterday.
Injury sidelines receiver New
Ru Roh Wheat
Football
Kansan sportswriter
Last Saturday, in the second quarter, Kansas receiver Ji New Jim airborne to catch a pass from quarterback Nate Fiorell.
"I knew something bad happened right after it hit it," New said. "Last week, it was a neck injury and now it's this. This is real frustrating. I think the worst part is seeing someone else take your position."
New landed on his shoulder and felt a familiar pain.
He had injured his shoulder years earlier while being tackled. But the fall during the game against the University of Miami caused his shoulder to pop out of its socket momentarily and then pop back into
New will miss the Colorado game, but he said he hoped to be back the next week to play Kansas State for the Jahawks' homecoming game
place, damaging the tissue.
New said the team physicians decided Sunday that he should not play against Colorado.
The physicans were unable to comment
flight was delayed last weekend in St. Louis, New said he thought that he could play against the Buffaloes and later, he was advised not to play.
New said he thought that receivers Rob Lucursi and Matt Gay would take over his position
Colorado back injures shoulder
At the time the team's charter
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado tailback Eric Bieniemy is nursing a sore shoulder this week, but team officials said he could take a hit and probably would start against Kansas on Saturday.
"Of course I wish the team the best of luck, and especially the receivers," New said. "I think the Colorado game is a game we can win."
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rushed for 131 yards and one touchdown against Iowa State on Saturday, had injured his shoulder during a 50-yard run in the third quarter. He scored three plays later from the 1-yard line, giving the Buffaloes a 21-12 win.
He said it would be hard to watch from the sidelines, but that he hoped the jayhawks would beat Colorado could be able to join them next week.
Coach Bill McCartney said Monday that he thought Bieniemy, who
"He came out, then we put him back in . . . because he said he was
"Looking at Bieniemy on film, he played hurt most of the game," the coach said.
OK." McCartney said
Trainer Dave Burton said he thought the injury was not serious.
"He's still pretty sore, but he's improving some," Burton said Monday.
Kickboxer trains minds
Martial artist stresses mental attitude in his classes
Bv. Juli Watkins
Kansan sportswriter
Eric Pence trains people in the martial arts, but he does not want them to fight.
He said he tried to develop a mental attitude within his students rather than a readiness to fight others.
Pence specializes in American Open Style Karate, also known as kickboxing. He is training several students and coaches. His combination of karate and boxing.
Kickboxing is a specific sport, Pence said, and one must participate in it competitively to be considered a part of the sport.
"It's like being a boxer," he said "You can spar in the gym every day for 10 years, but unless you actually are competitive in the Golden Gloves or as a pro, you really aren't I consider it. It's the same with kickboxing."
Pence teaches kickboxing to 10 young men three nights a week at Mid American Sky Sports at the
airport in Garnett. Four of his students attend KU.
Mon Tason, Monroe, La., senior,
has been with Pence's program for
almost nine months. He became
involved with kickboxing after being
enrolled in Tae-Kwon Do karate classes
for a year at KU.
"I was off for a day doing other sports." Mason said. "I kept running into Eric everywhere I went. He asked me to come down and work out with him, and when I did, something just clicked."
Pence said he was concerned with the mental attitude of his students. In addition to teaching students the physical part of kickboxing, Pence also gives them books to read and tapes to listen to.
"I really don't train them to be kickboxers," he said. "What I teach them is metaphysics. I teach them some Zen philosophy and some new wave philosophy. And I teach them meditation.
"I'm trying to make them great people. I'm not necessarily trying to
make them fight. The best way to make them not fight is to make them great fighters.
"People only fight because of fear. Once they overcome the fear, they will never fight again."
Pence said his goal was for students to live without fear so they wouldn't react to people in a violent manner.
Pence hand picks his students. He said he would not instruct anyone whom he felt had a violent nature.
"All of these guys are nice people, Pence said. "I will not teach anyone whom I feel has the potential to hurt someone."
Freshman Nate Haston said he had become a more peaceful person since he started training with Pence six years ago. He has spent time with the philosophies Pence uplifted.
"In order to be a peaceful person, you have to experience something to do. You can do it or you can't. You can't be judgmental without experiencing things." Haston said.
Lawmaker suggests interview delay
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The legislation, which would include sports from the high school and college level to the four professional franchises that play in the state, was introduced by Sen. John F. Russo. D.Ocean City.
TRENTON, N. J. — Reacting to the recent national controversy about women sports writers in locker rooms, a New Jersey legislator yesterday proposed to prohibit all media coverage of a sport after the conclusion of sporting events.
The National Football League and
the new Jersey Press Association are gearing up to oppose the proposal. Russo said Tuesday he decided to propose the 30-minute rule after nationally publicized incidents of racial abuse by writers in football locker rooms.
"Once the last player has entered the locker room, the doors should be opened within a reasonable amount
Russio's bill runs counter to current NPL policy. Jinker Heffernan, public affairs director for the NPL, said the bill would not access the power of all reporters to the players.
of time." Heffernan said.
Thomas O'Neil, a lobbyist representing the New Jersey Press Association, said the 30-minute ban would place an uneased burden on reporters already scramble to make deadlines because many sports events are at night.
The bill was introduced in the State Government Committee and already has eight co-sponsors.
In addition to the Giants, the New York Jets, New Jersey Devils and New Jersey Nets play home games in the state.
Sports briefs
Former quarterback says he used cocaine
OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson said he and former quarterback Jamelle Holley used cocaine several times with other members of the football team, and that coach Barry Switzer suspected it.
Thompson, serving a two-year sentence for selling cocaine, testified Monday and yesterday in the federal criminal trial of two former Oklahoma athletes.
The jury began deliberating late yesterday afternoon but couldn't reach a decision and was dismissed. They were to reconvene this morning.
The two athletes, John Green and Lamont Harris are accused of supplying Thompson with cocaine in January 1989 and are charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine distribution
Thompson testified that he and Holley used cocaine several times together.
Switzer, then the Oklahoma football coach, ordered both players to undergate drug tests in Spring 1988 because Switzer suspected him of cocaine possession testified.
Thompson testified that during the time he was making cocaine deals, he also spoke to younger football children about the drugs of doing drugs.
Thompson said that he was ordered to undergo a five-day drug rehabilitation program after testing positive three times.
"I never said I didn't do drugs, I said they should say 'no' to drugs," Thomson said.
Sweet NCAA nomination forwarded to delegates
As secretary-treasurer of the NCAA, she already occupies a spot that traditionally has led to the presidency of the association. For the first time in some of the most important work the NCAA has done, including distribution of the $1 billion CB-STV contract for the men's basketball tournament and working with the NCAA's membership structure of Division I.
Ten years after a bitterly divided NCAA membership agreed to begin sponsoring women's championships, Judy Sweet of California-San Diego appears poised to become the NCAA's first woman president.
From The Associated Press
The NCAA News announced yesterday that Sweet had been selected by the NCAA's nominating committee to succeed Albert Witte of Arkansas as president. The nomination now must be approved by delegates to the NCAA Tournament. Sweet will Nashville, Tenn. If elected, Sweet would serve a two-year term.
Sweet would not only be the first woman president in the NCAA, but as director of athletics at Cal-San Diego, she would also be the first president of the high school since the three-division structure was established in 1973.
The president conducts the annual conventions. That gives the position extensive influence over the ordering of the annual agenda. The president also serves on the NCAA Council and the NCAA Executive Committee, the group that has final word on all expenditures.
National College Sportswriters Football Poll
2. Miami (2)
3. Tennessee (1)
4. Auburn
5. Nebraska (2)
6. Notre Dame
7. Florida State
8. Michigan (1)
9. Houston
10.klahoma
11. Illinois
12. Brigham Young
13. Georgia Tech
14. Southern Cal
15. Washington
16. Colorado
17. Florida
18. Wyoming
19. Michigan State
20. Indiana
Writers from the following schools participated in the poll:
Texas, Kentucky, Miami (Fla),
San Diego State, Colorado,
Clemson, Notre Dame, Illinois,
Syracuse, North Carolina State,
Florida State, Purdue, Brown,
California, Utah, Southern
Methodist, Penn State, Indiana,
Auburn, Kansas, Ball State,
West Virginia.
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