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Wednesdav. Aug. 19. 1987/University Daily Kansan
Pan Am judge is removed
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A Puerto Rican judge was accused of being biased against the United States and was removed from the men's gymnastics competition Sunday at the Pan American Games.
The judge, identified as Her伯berto Crispero, was dismissed for pressuring other judges to lower their scores for the Americans and raise them for Cubans, according to Robert Cowan, the men's technical director.
Cowan removed Cresspo, the head judge in floor exercise, vault and high bar, during the vault competition.
"Never in my knowledge has this happened before," Cowan said. "He was trying to manipulate the scores to affect principally the American gymnasts.
"Plus, half the gymnasms here are training in the United States. There were instances where he was doing things to hurt them."
He said it didn't appear likely any athlete would lose their medals.
"It was killing the crowd; it was killing our event," he said.
"We'll write a formal letter of protest to the FIG (international governing body), but nothing will be done about it." Cowan said.
Crusers, as head judge, had the power to call conferences when he disagreed with judges' scores. An unusual number of such conferences were held during the floor and vault competition.
Cowan and an official from the International Gymnastics Federation warned Cersspo after the floor exercise to stop his actions.
Greg H. Brown, Edina, Minn., junior, slams the ball over the net as Sheldon Moss, Lawrence senior, jumps to block the shot. Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity played volleyball near Robinson Gymnasium Monday afternoon.
U.S. softball pitchers invincible at games
rio strikes out 68 and gives up 6 hits in 39 innings at Pan Am games
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Rhonda Wheatley says that at times, when she's standing in the middle of a field with a softball in her hand, she feels invincible.
She may be speaking for two other people as well.
Through six games, the invincibility has been more than just a feeling.
Wheatley, Michele Granger and Ella Vilche comprise the women's pitching staff for the United States at the Pan American Games.
Wheatley, 21, of Inglewood, Calif., then pitched a five-inning, one-hit 15-10 victory over Peru.
Granger, a 17-year-old left-hander from Placentia, Calif., opened the tournament for the U.S. with a six-inning, 16-strikeout, 10-0 no-hitter over El Salvador.
Next, Vilche, a 25-year-old from Fresno, Calif., fired a seven-inning, 15-strikeout perfect game against Venezuela. 6-0.
Then, Granger hurled a 6-0 one-hitter against Belize, and Wheatley followed with a 1-0 no-hitter against the Netherlands Antilles.
Vilche kept the scoreless streak alive, tossing a 4-0, four-hitter at Puerto Rico Sunday night.
For the tournament, the California trio has pitched 39 innings and given up only six hits. They have struck out nine, and they haven't had not a wild pitch or hit a batter.
The opposition has a .049 batting average.
"We all have good stuff. But even more important is that the three of us are so different," Vilhe said. "Other teams don't ever see the same look."
Plus our defense has been great."
Granger credited the peace of men with having a quality supporting faith.
"If you have to strike everybody out, you lose your concentration," she said.
"We're successful because we're willing to try something different . . . Another key thing is that we have a lot of pride. And if you don't let the other team score, you're never going to lose."
Vilche is the classic fastball pitcher with a twist. She throws hard, but also has a changeup which she releases with the same motion.
Wheatley is a junk pitcher, mixing speeds and pitches and adapting to the situations the game presents. She is renowned for a knuckleball, which dances to the plate from the pitching
Granger is the phenom, the Nolan Ryan of women's softball. She has helped win two championships with her blazing speed and rise ball.
While the three don't share much in style or technique, all are about the same size — about 5-foot-10, 150 pounds. They also share the psche that is required for a world-class pitcher.
"We are all a little different, a little flaky," said Granger, who will start her senior year of high school after the games. "Pitchers have a lot to do with the game. They're always are in the center of things."
Wheatley said, "Most pitchers have a tendency to be more relaxed and more cocky than the other players. I don't mean cocky in a bad sense ... We get a lot of attention."
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