University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, March 29, 1989
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America's Cup suit ends
Judge gives sailing's oldest award to New Zealanders
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Because spirit is more important than speed, New Zealand is the new home of yacht-ing's America's Cup.
In the first disqualification in the 138-year history of the America's Cup, a New York judge ruled yesterday that the San Diego Yacht Club flouted rules in its two-race sweep last September byailing a catamaran while the New Zealanders sailed a traditional single-hulled craft.
Even Ciparick admitted that the forfeiture was a drastic remedy, but she said that she had no alternative
"San Diego violated the spirit of the deed of gift," State Supreme Court Justice Carmen Ciparick said.
"Obviously, we're more than a little surprised," said Tom Mitchell, a spokesman for the America's Cup Organizing Committee. "We are holding out the possibility of an agreement if we comment until we see the decision."
The New Zealanders who brought the suit, though, were satisfied.
"This is not a hollow victory. The real issue was the integrity of the Cup and what it stands for," said yachthani Michael Fay, who brought the court to a close in a New York court because the deed of gift is registered in that state.
"The judge has restated the basic rules of sportsmanship and fair competition that, for the last 137 years, has proved the very essence of the event," he said.
"The America's Cup is the winner. The deed works."
San Diego officials, however, disagreed
"Michael Fay has always used the judges because he couldn't win on the water," said county supervisor Brian Bilray, head of San Diego Americas Department in the water, not attorneys in court, decide where the Cup goes."
Pending possible appeals, the San Diego Yacht Club was ordered to forfeit the trophy, which is the sport's name to Fay's Mercury Bay Boating Club.
The next America's Cup race is scheduled to start in Auckland, New Zealand in April 1991. Fay said
Fay filed on the grounds that the San Diego Yacht Club had failed to properly meet his challenge when it used a disallowed boat.
it used a disallowed boat.
Ciprark agreed, calling September's race a "gross mismatch."
The judge said that the San Diego Yacht Club had "paid lip service to the Cup as a competitive event" by choosing to sail the catamaran. Observers agreed going into the race series that Comer's 6-foot, double-undered boat was the mostamous and audacious in speed and maneuverability over Fay's sloop.
"I'm very disappointed with Judge Ciparcik's ruling," said Maureen O'Connor, the mayor of San Diego. The rules before the race were ever held.
O'Connor said that she thought that
members of the New York Yacht Club had wanted the America's Cup to go to New Zealand so that they compete for it in foreign waters in
“There’s no question Michael Fay has the best attorney and the New York Yacht Club the best judge,” O'Connor said. “The decision is unfortunate for San Diego because we stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars and the international media attention that would go with the race. I hope the San Diego Yacht will vigorously appeal the ruling.”
Studies indicated that San Diego stood to reap as much as $1.2 billion from an America's Cup race in 1901 or 1992. The best-of-three race series last September was held off the San Diego coast.
The New York Yacht Club held the America's Cup for 132 years before Conner, as skipper of Liberty, lost the Cup to Alan Bion's Australian Yacht Club. The New York club had filed papers in support of some Fav's arguments.
Ciparick acknowledged that forfeiture of the America's Cup was a drastic remedy because of the Cup's economic significance and prestige.
"Nonetheless, the parties neither seek nor suggest any alternative relief upon the disqualification of a competitor, nor is any alternative possible under the circumstances," she wrote in a 14-page decision.
Kansas loses 5-3 against Creighton
Jayhawks led early but allowed 3 runs in the eighth inning
A three-run eighth inning gave Creighton a 5-3 victory against the Kansas baseball team yesterday in Omaha, Neb.
by Mike Considine Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks, 11-13, led 1-after three innings but couldn't hold the lead and lost to the 13-7 Blue Jays for the third time this season.
Creighton pitcher Dan Smith held Kansas scoreless during the last six innings. Smith pitched 10 innings and scored 14 innings, 14-inning victory against the Jayhawks on March 22.
"It was a real good game," Kansas coach Dave Bingham said. "Danny Smith is a real good college pitcher, as was evidenced last Wednesday. (Jayhawk pitcher) Steve Renko did a great job for us."
Renko allowed six hits during the first seven innings.
"He pitched out of the jam in the first inning and did a marvelous job of pitching from then on," Bingham said.
A leadoff home run by shortstop Bobby Langer gave the Blue Jays a 1-4 lead in the third inning. A fourth-inning fieldier Jeff Martel scored the slick 11.
Kansas broke the tie in the fifth inning. Centerfielder Pat Karlin led off the inning with hit and stole two grounders, but the error and scored on a single by left
fielder Steve Dowling. An RBI single by first baseman Tom Buchanan increased the lead to 3-1.
Kansas sophomore Curtis Shaw, 1-1, relieved Rinko in the top of the seventh. After walking designated hitter Russ Menzywor, John Pivovar advanced Menzyvor to second with a sacrifice bunk. Back-to-back hits by Plue Jays catcher Ryan Martindale and second baseman Jack Dahm won the game for Creighton.
"It was disappointing to lose, but I was not disappointed in the way we played." Bingham said. "We did everything we possibly could to win that game. Their kid just out-dueled Renko and our bullpen."
Kansas will play Emporia State at 7 p.m. Thursday at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
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Following the block of tight end John Baker (86), Kansas tailback Tony Sands (24) looks for room to run. Sands was the Jayhawks leading rusher last season with 480 yards on 103 carries.
KU football players compete for starting tailback position
by Scott Achelpohl
Kansan sportswriter
The race for the starting tailback position on the Kansas football team is heating up nearing the two-week mark of spring practice.
The departure of last year's starter, Arnold Snell, has left Tony Sands, a 5-foot-6, 174-pound sophomore, and Frank Hatchett, a 5-10, 185-pound junior, competing for the Rams' third-round four games last season and Hatchett started three after a series of injuries sidelined Snell.
"Right now, I'm just making daily decisions," Mason said.
"Those guys are both two good backs," Kansas coach Glen Mason said.
However, he said, the spring season was far too young to determine who the starter would be in the fall.
leading rusher with 417 yards and two touchdowns on 59 attempts, including an 80-yard touchdown run against Oklahoma State.
Last year, Sands was the Jayhawks' leading rusher with 480 yards and three touchdowns on 103 carries. Hattiect was the second
Vic Adamle, running backs coach, said intense spring competition for the position was healthy for the team.
Adam said that the next three weeks of practice would determine the starter for the Jayhawks' opening game on Sept. 2 against Montana State. He said the spot was within the grasp of either player.
"I think it is been very competitive," Adamle said. "Both guys think they should be the number one." We've heard that competition on your team."
"I have no idea who the starter will be," he said. "At this point, jobs are won and lost in spring practice. Sands is listed number one on the depth chart. So far, he's earned that position."
Adamle said 5-10, 187-pound sophomore running back Maurice Douglas was also making the
choice for a starter difficult.
In the first week of spring practice, Sands carried the ball ten times and gained 91 yards, while Hattethet carried 13 times for 56 yards. Douglas carried eight times for 52 yards.
Intense competition for the position did not stop the running backs and the team from maintaining a working relationship. Sands said.
"We know we have to be a close knit group to get through next season," Sands said. "We've got to be on the same wavelength."
Sands said competition from Hatchett was keeping him alert.
"You've got to keep on your toes." Sands said. "The competition is intense, but it makes me feel like I'm going to die until after spring ball is over."
Hatchett said, "I like the competition. Tony's pushing me and I'm pushing him. Whoever gets the job will have earned it."
by Laurie Whitten Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas softball team has defeated Southwest Missouri State in six straight games during the last year.
But Coach Kalum Haack said that a victory against the Bears in today's doubleheader could not be taken for granted.
"I have not seen Southwest Missouri State play yet this season," Haack said. "Last year, we beat them four times, but they were pretty good ball games. Same goes for when we played them in the fall. We beat them here and at Creighton, but they played tough.
"I'm sure they'll be playing well against us this time."
Returning to the Kansas lineup will be Jodi Hoyer, Napa, Calif. sophomore, who has recovered from a shoulder injury she suffered March 17 at the San Jose Invitational
The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. today at Jayhawk Field, south of the Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
The Bears, who recently finished 1-3 at the Florida State Invitational, have a 3-9 season record. Kansas' record is 12-12.
Haack said that Hoyer would probably play first base during the first game and second base during the second game.
He also said that pitcher Shelly Sack, North Platte, Neb., freshman, would be able to hit now after batting for her broken finger to heal.
"Shelly's a talented hitter," he said. "I'm glad to have her back."
Sack and junior Roanna Brazier, Moro, Ill., junior, are expected to share pitching duties against Southwest Missouri State. Haack would pitch the first game because she was the stronger pitcher.
Lawrence Taylor enters plea of not guilty in alcohol case
"In a doubleheader, you try to set a base for the second game by winning the first one," he said. "And when you win, he canna as pitcher in the first game."
"Winning the first game gets our morale up and gives us an advantage. Some coaches play for a split
— they save their best pitcher for the second game. We try to win it all "
SADDLE BROOK, N.J.
Lawrence Taylor, the New York Giants' All-Pro linebacker, entered a written plea of not guilty to an unpaid charge and waived an appearance law enforcement prosecution said yesterday.
Taylor was arrested at 3:20 a.m. Friday by a New Jersey State Police trooper, who spotted his jeep parked on the side of the Garden State Parkway in Saddle Brook. Taylor said he pulled over because he felt sick after consuming some alcohol, but he denied he was drunk.
The results of Taylor's breath test showed a blood-alcohol level of .09 percent. Under New Jersey law, .10 is legally drunk.
State police have the option of issuing drunk driving charges when blood alcohol levels are between 06 and 11. They also indicate the driver is intoxicated.
The prosecutor said he was awa-
ing police reports and results of
alcohol tests, and expected to decide
this week whether to proceed with a
charge of driving while under the
influence of alcohol.
No new court date was set, said prosecutor Joseph Mecca Jr. Taylor had been scheduled to appear in court yesterday.
A urine test given to Taylor, 30, showed no drugs in his bloodstream, state police said.
"You can waive the arraignment on this type of case." Mecca said.
The Associated Press
Illinois' home-grown talent propels Illini into Final Four, rematch with Michigan
The Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, III. — Illinois doesn't believe in importing basketball talent from other states, let alone other countries.
Eleven of the 12 players on the team making its first trip to the NCAA Final Four in 37 years are from Illinois.
"I've never had a team I feel will put more into a game than this one. They all work hard."
"We're very pleased that the talent we've got are all from the state," Coach Lou Henson said yesterday.
"They're a very close group. They like each other. They play hard for each other. They never think they beaten
The NCAA Final Four
Eight of the 11 Illinois players are from high schools in the Chicago area. Two are from southern Illinois. One is from a college school in the central part of the state.
The out-of-stater is freshman Lou Aguilera, a walk-on from Connecticut.
Illinois, 31-4, plays Michigan, 28-7 in one of Saturday's semifinals in Seattle, and the two Big Ten teams are no strangers.
Illinois beat Michigan 96-84 and 89 73 during the regular season.
Bob Schmebechler, speaking as athletic director rather than football coach, used those scores to goad the Wolverines through the regionals, saying he wanted them to get another chance at Illinois in the Final Four.
"Well, Bo. we've got illinois. Tell me what to do." interim coach Steve Fisher said, joking with reporters yesterday.
"Illinois scares me," Fisher said, "calling the Illini the best defensive team in the Big Ten." "They've totally used us in the two games we've played."
"We're going to be playing against a very athletic team with tremendous size and great skill." Henson
"These players are harder to beat on the court than they are on the chalkboard. No team I've ever seen has had more heart than this team."
"Any time you beat a team a couple times, they really get fired up and have a lot of incentive the next time. But this is the Final Four. It won't make any difference," Henson said.
But Kendall Gill has recovered from a leg injury and Larry Smith is back from visiting his mother, who is recovering from a stroke.
said. His own players, he added, have suffered through injuries and personal tragedies.
The announcement apparently clears the way for Rose to be with the Reds when they play the Los Angeles Dodgers in a traditional additional opening Monday in Cincinnati.
"I have advised Commissioner Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Giamatti that in my judgment, it is likely the investigation will require at least several more weeks." John Dowd, a special counsel to the commissioner, said in a statement released by his office.
ROSE INVESTIGATED: The investigation into Pete Rose's alleged involvement with gamblers will likely last several more weeks, the lawyer heading the investigation said yesterday.
"Rumors to the contrary are inaccurate and prompted this clarification."
Rose was at the Reds' training camp in Plant City, Fla., when he was told about Dowd's statement.
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Dowd said, "The investigation . . is proceeding at full pace."
"I can't control that," he said of the investigation.
Asked if he was anxious for the investigation to end, Rose said, "Would that be that hard to figure out? Would you like to go through what I've gone through for the next month?"
He characterized his committee's
work as complicated and time-consuming.
"The investigative team is working diligently to find and evaluate all the available facts." he said.
The commissioner's office has never given details of what it called "serious allegations," but other sources say he dealt with Rose's betting activities.
A source said the allegations concerned bets Rose made on games involving teams other than the Reds.
The distinction is important because anyone betting on teams with which he is involved can be paid, and games could result in a one-year ban.
"We're not going to do anything with them," Schuerholz said. "There is no deal with the Red Sox and there won't be."
Royals general manager John Scherhauer told Boston general manager Lou Gorman that nothing could be worked out.
ROYALS END TALKs: The Kansas City Royals ended talks with Boston yesterday about a trade for Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs.
Scherhoizo, who had described the possibility of a trade for Boggs as remote, met with Gorman yesterday at the Red Sox played an exhibition game
There were also rumors of a three way trade between Kansas City, Boston and the New York Mets in 2017. The Mets' right fielder Danny Tartallbuk
Trade rumors had the Royals sending third baseman Kevin Seitler and left handed batman Flovd Bannister Red Sox for Boggs and a pitcher.
yesterday
Boggs has angered the Boston management by his continued willingness to talk about his four-year affair with Margo Adams. Boggs refused a request by the Red Sox not to tape an interview with Barbara Walters for ABC's 20-20 program. The interview aired Friday.
The Royals are looking for bulpins help while the Red Sox need a left-hander in their rotation. The Mets have coveted Tartabull, who has driven in more than 100 runs in each of his two seasons in Kansas City.
GIVENES WITHDRAWS SUIT:
Actress Robin Givens is withdrawing her $12 million libel suit against her ex-husband, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, court papers revealed yesterday.
An order signed by U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa stated that Givens was withdrawing her lawsuits as part of the couple's divorce settlement. But the lawsuit could be reinstated if the divorce settlement is not concluded by June 23, according to Griesa's order.
The couple divorced Feb. 14 in the Dominican Republic, agreeing to keep their respective property and money. But Felder said the divorce settlement was still subject to various audits.
Givens' lawyer, Raoul Lionel Felder, said dropping the libel suit was negotiated as part of the settlement.
Givens, featured in the television series "Head of the Class," sued by her husband for disparaging comments he made about her in a newspaper interview.
FOOLER VISITS VANDERBILT; Wichita State basketball coach Eddie Fogler was at Vanderbilt yesterday amid rumors that he remained a finalist for the Commodores' coaching job.
Citing unnamed sources, the Nashville Banner reported yesterday Fogler was at the top of athletic director Roy Kramer's list to replace C.M. Newton, Earlier, The Nashville Tennessee reported Fogler had been seen with Kramer at the Nashville airport.
"There's no announcement scheduled at this end." Casey Scott, WSU spokesman said yesterday.