UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 30,1996
Yanks float down NYC's Canyon of Heroes
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Parade honors Series champs
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A party was thrown for the champion New York Yankees yesterday, with a flood of fans from Little Leaguers to Wall Streeters filling lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes to celebrate the team's first title in 18 years.
Tens of thousands of early arrivals packed the parade route where New Yorkers have honored heroes from Charles Lindbergh to Gulf War veterans. Subways downtown were jammed with revelers in Yankee gear.
A Santa Claus in a Yankees batting helmet waved a sign proclaiming, "Christmas in October!"
Pleasant autumn weather greeted a throng that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani boasted would exceed 3 million along the canyon's narrow streets, office windows and City Hall Park. Those at city hall watched a replay of the Yankees' Game 6 victory on a giant television screen.
Earlier in the day, Yankees manager Joe Torre rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and was swallowed up in an autograph-signing frenzy on the trading floor.
Torre appeared on a balcony with NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso to ring the bell for the 9:30 a.m. start of trading. He then waved and gave the
thumbs-up sign amid cheers and a flurry of baseballs and caps tossed from the floor.
"the harder you work, the luckier you get." Torre you glad. "Are I drunk?"
concerned, I'm the luckiest guy in the world."
Ed Torrez, 53, arrived three hours early for the parade, lugging his 5-year-old granddaughter Rosie on his shoulders.
"I lived with the Yankees in the '70s, I died with them in the '80s, and finally I'm alive again," he said.
Two of the team's special fans — Pee Woe Scheidt, who was first in line
Missing will be 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier, whose wayward glove gave the Yankees a disputed home run in Game 1 of the American League championship series against the Baltimore Orioles. He was in school today, his mother said.
for playoff tickets, and Freddy "The Fan" Schuman, a pot-banging regular in Yankee Stadium's upper reaches — will ride on their own float.
Each Yankee was to receive a key to the city, as did the New York Rangers, when they won the Stanley Cup two years ago.
The big day began before 7 a.m. for some students at the parochial school of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Queens, where the principal is Sister Mary Marguerite
Torre, sister of the Yankees' manager.
The school was closed in honor of its beloved Yankees. Students, parents and teachers gathered to ride the subway to Manhattan for the parade.
A beaming Sister Marguerite was at Yankee Stadium, where she arrived with her sister, Rae. She was thinking of her brothers — Frank, who received a heart transplant Friday, and Rocco, who died this summer.
"It's just been a wonderful, wonderful year. I'm so happy," she said.
"Frank is doing so well, and Rocco is here with us in another way. Joe is the greatest guy."
Vito Randazzo, who was joined by his wife and two children, 10-year-old Rosario and 6-year-old Severino, said the Yankees taught valuable lessons.
"There's always hope. Never give um: have a little faith," he said.
On a Metro-North rush-hour commuter train normally dominated by businesspeople reading newspapers, a cadre of 10 to 12 teenagers broke out into a rhythmic chant of "Let's go, Yankees!"
The measure of success for parades past has been the tonnage of confetti cleaned up
The Yankees' paper blizzard was not actually made of ticker-tape, the thin paper ribbon that used to spout from old-time stock-quotation printers. For years, "ticker-tape" parades have consisted of shredded telephone books, computer printouts and toiletpaper.
Bowl alliances shaping up
Florida or Ohio St. to claim national title
By Richard Rosenblatt
AP Football Writer
As the college football season swings into its final month, the bowl alliance is sorting itself out slowly.
While it looks like a true national title game in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 is a long shot, there still are matchups — and upsets — capable of shaking up the bowl scene.
A likely bowl lineup:
SUGAR: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 5
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FIESTA: No. 3 Florida State vs. Big Ten runner-up (Northwestern, Michigan or Penn State).
ORANGE: No. 6 Tennessee vs. Big East champ (Miami, Syracuse or West Virginia)
ROSE (nonalliance): No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Arizona State.
If the matchups unfold this way, and Florida, Ohio State and Arizona State are undefeated, it's improbable the Cornhuskers could win an unprecedented third consecutive national title.
Also, if Florida wins the rest of its games and is voted national champion, Ohio State could end up like Penn State did two years ago — undefeated and uncrowned.
The prospects of the top six teams:
No. 1 FLORIDA
No. 1 FLORIDA.
The top-ranked Gators (7-0) should win their next three games — against Georgia, Vanderbilt and South Carolina (combined 9-13) — Before the Nov. 30 showdown against the Seminoles. If Florida wins, there's still an SEC title game,
most likely against the winner of the LSU-Alabama game on Nov. 9.
No. 2 OHIO STATE
If the Buckeyes win out, they're off to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1985. Ohio State (7-0) plays Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana (combined 7-15) before its Nov. 23 game against Michigan. Under John Cooper, the Buckeyes are 1-6-1 against the Wolverines.
A note on the Big Ten champion: If Ohio State and Northwestern tie for the league title, the Buckeyes go to Pasadena based on the best-overall record tie-breaker.
For the Seminoles (6-0), it's simple: Win out and play for the national title in New Orleans. Lose to Florida and it's the Fiesta Bowl as the ACC champion.
No.3 FLORIDA STATE
Before the Gators, though, FSU has games against dangerous Georgia Tech (5-2), Wake Forest, No. 23 Southern Mississippi (7-1) and Maryland.
No.4 ARIZONA STATE
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Jake Plummer & co. should have no problems beating Oregon State and California. But bitter rival, Arizona, is waiting to spoil the Sun Devils' perfect season.
On Nov. 23 the teams will end the regular season in Tucson, where Arizona State (8-0) has just one victory since 1982. ASU is 1-6 at Arizona Stadium during that span, the lone win a 7-6 decision in 1992.
No.5 NEBRASKA
The two-time defending champs have been on the outside looking in since their loss to Arizona State on Sept. 21.
The only way the Huskers (6-1) could win it all is to beat Florida in the Sugar Bowl and hope that Ohio
State and Arizona State both lose. Nebraska also plays Colorado on Nov. 29.
No. 6 TENNESSEE
Once again, the Volunteers knocked themselves out of the title chase with an early-season 36-29 loss to Florida. Last year, the Vols lost one game — 62-37 to Florida. This season could end up the same way, but the Orange Bowl loves Peyton Manning, and the Vols will bring tons of fans.
The Fiesta folks have made it clear the Big Ten runner-up is a top priority — executive director John Junker has been attending Big Ten games all season. Northwestern at 10-1 is the likely choice, although 10-1 Michigan or 10-2 Penn State isn't out of the question.
A few other notes on the bowl alliance selection process:
FIESTA BOWL: After the Sugar takes its top two teams, the Fiesta Bowl has the third choice.
The Nittany Lions play the Wildcats on Saturday and Michigan on Nov. 16. A Big Ten team last played in the Fiesta in 1986, when Michigan beat Nebraska 27-23.
With the fifth pick, the Fiesta chooses either the ACC or Big East champion.
ORANGE BOWL: With the No. 4 choice, the Orange would go with a 10-1 Tennessee for the first Orange Bowl at Pro Player Park.
ROSE FEVER: The Rose Bowl is looking at its first matchup of undefeated, untied teams in 66 years if Ohio State and Arizona State win the rest of their games.
Entering the 1931 Rose Bowl, Alabama and Washington State were 9-0. Alabama won 24-0.
Trev Alberts is rushing rusty
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — The problem is no longer a bum shoulder. What's holding Trev Alberts back now is between his ears.
"I've got a long ways to go," said the Indianapolis Colts linebacker, whose three-year NFL career has been marred by injuries.
"I'm playing a little tentative, kind of back on my heels a little bit. I've just got to get back to playing fast and playing hard."
surgery on a torn rotator cuff, originally was expected to be out four to six months. A
Alberts, who missed training camp, preseason and the first six games of the regular season after
quicker-than-expected recovery allowed him to practice for the first time on Oct. 16. He played in relief in the Colts' losses to New England and Washington the past two weeks.
"Trev has some rust on him from not having gone through all the camp and the early-season games, but I think he's playing pretty solid," coach Lindy Infante said.
"He's done well."
Not well enough, though, according to Alberts, whose twogame totals include three solo tackles, five assists and one pass defended.
"It's not a fear of my shoulder at all. That's not it," he said. "I think it's just getting back into the flow of things and the defense. I'm kind of thinking out there, not really reacting. That just comes with time. I need to get to the point where I'm reacting, not thinking. Obviously, there's going to be little steps I go through."
Portland player misses the bus suspended from first season game
The Associated Press
The Portland Trail Blazers have suspended Rider for their first regular-season basketball game for failing to show up for the team's final exhibition game Sunday.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Isaiah Rider couldn't make it to the season opener without getting into trouble with his new team.
town Portland.
The team bus left from the Crown Plaza Hotel in Lake Oswego. Rider had a cab driver take him to the Crown Plaza building in down-
Rider missed the team bus to Corvallis, where the Blazers met the Seattle SuperSonics. He later told team officials that a cab took him to the wrong location.
Even though they punished Rider, the Blazers insisted they still had faith he was trying to stay out of trouble.
"We've been satisfied that he's really making an effort," coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "Unfortunately, it's a serious violation. We have the team rules. You have to be there and you have to be on time."
Rider will miss Friday night's opener at Vancouver, but will be able to play Saturday night when the Blazers meet the SuperSonics in Seattle.
Carlesimo met with Rider on Monday and said he remained confident the star guard was sinceré about wanting to make a fresh
"I really hope that this is going to be an isolated incident," Carlesimo said. "I know some people may look at that with skepticism from the outside, but we've been very happy with his effort."
Rider issued a statement through the Blazers apologizing for his actions.
start in Portland after a troubled career in Minnesota.
"I don't want to make any excuses," Rider said. "We have team rules that we need to adhere to, and I've let the team down. I understand that, and will work harder to avoid these situations in the future."
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