Tuesday, January 19, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 9
Laser pointers unwelcome at KU games
By Mike Harrity
Kansan sportswriter
University of Kansas athletics officials have banned laser light pointers from Allen Fieldhouse.
The decision was made after the men's home basketball game against DePaul Dec. 17, during which a red laser dot appeared on the face of
DePaul player Quentin Richardson while he was shooting a free throw.
Anybody who is caught using one of the pen-sized pointers will be kicked out of the fieldhouse.
The appearance of laser pointers at games seems to be more prevalent this season, possibly because in the past few years their price has dropped from around $10 to as low as $10.
During the Missouri vs. Colorado men's basketball game Saturday, an official admonished the Colorado home crowd after a red laser dot appeared on a Missouri player.
The pointers, which are sold at most office supply stores, claim to project a red laser up to 1,500 feet. Originally designed for business presentation
In December, a seventh-grade boy at a Kansas City middle school was left with permanent burn damage to his retina after a classmate shone a pointer in the boy's eye a couple of times for up to five seconds each time.
purposes, the detrimental effects of the laser pointers have been numerous.
Darren Cook, the Athletics Department's direc
tor of facilities, recognizes the lure of the laser pointers but said that Allen Fieldhouse was not the place for them.
"They're a lot of fun to play with," he said. "But they have the potential to cause a lot of problems."
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— The Kansas City Star contributed to this story.
DiMaggio released after battling cancer, pneumonia
Yankee Clipper hopes to throw opening-day ball
The Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Joe DiMaggio went home Monday after 99 days in the hospital, completing a stunning comeback from the lung cancer surgery and pneumonia that nearly killed him.
Now he's getting ready for a return to Yankee Stadium, where he hopes to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day Apr. 9.
The 84-year-old Yankee great spent the his entire stay at Memorial
Regional Hospital in the intensive care unit and even received last rites after he lapsed into a coma. But each time doctors said he probably wouldn't survive, DIMaggio proved them wrong.
"Mr. DiMaggio wishes to express his thanks to the doctors, ICU nurses and staff at Memorial Regional Hospital, for helping him recover from infectious pneumonia, as well as to the 250 million people out there who are praying for him," his lawyer, Morris Engelberg, said in a statement.
"Mr. DiMaggio is looking forward to opening day in Yankee Stadium."
The notoriously private DiMaggio left the hospital with little fanfare at about 9:30 a.m. Some hospital workers said they didn't realize he had left.
Other details were not disclosed. A message left at Engelberg's office was not immediately returned, and Dr. Earl Barron's office said the doctor had no comment.
WTVJ Channel 6 in Miami reported that DiMaggio would continue his recovery at home.
DiMaggio, voted baseball's greatest living player in 1969, entered the hospital Oct. 12 and had surgery two days later to remove a cancerous lung tumor. He had a series of backs after a serious infection set in.
On Dec. 10-11, DiMaggio was in a coma and near death, with Barron calling it a "very dire situation." DiMaggio's family came to his bedside, but the Hall of Famer awakened.
"It's completely unexpected."
Barron said at the time, attributing the turnaround to a decision to administer an antibiotic intravenously rather than orally.
After he came out of the coma, DIMaggio ordered doctors to stop giving public updates on his condition.
Just 51/2 weeks ago, even some of DiMaggio's closest friends had given up hope. His family signed a "do not resuscitate" order, which Barron said would allow DiMaggio to die with a "measure of dignity."
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner visited DiMaggio in early January. The Boss now wants him to throw out the first pitch on opening day.
"Joe will certainly toss out the first ball," he said. "It's a wonderful moment for me personally and for the fans."
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