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Thursday, November 16, 1995
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Black students boycott athletic events
Holy Cross facing racial controversy
The Associated Press
WORCESTER, Mass. — Black students at the College of the Holy Cross are boycotting athletic and other extracurricular activities after its student government association voted to change the Black Student Union's charter.
The Student Government Association voted 31-21 Monday to eliminate a clause in the Black student group's charter that limited its executive board to people of African descent, the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester reported yesterday.
The college's 23 Black varsity athletes stayed away from practice Tuesday, following a call from the Black Student Union.
And a Black female basketball player did not play in Tuesday's
Only extracurricular activities were boycotted, though, said Eloise Green, a member of the Black Student Union.
game against the Slovakian national team, the newspaper reported.
Tom Weber, co-chairman of the Student Government Association, said the majority had voted to strike the clause because it violated the college's nondiscrimination policy.
The Rev. Gerard Reedy, Holy Cross president, said the conflict was part of the education process,
but he has asked a faculty member to arbitrate the dispute.
"It's healthy for the students to be talking about these issues," he said.
Black students "just want to protect their entity." she said.
Rhonda Brown, the college's affirmative action officer and assistant to the president, said the race clause had been added to the Black Student Union charter sometime after 1990.
About 6 percent of the college's 2,500 students are Black.
Becker falls to Sampras in Germany
Crowd-favorite silenced by American star
FRANKFURT, Germany — Top-ranked Pete Sampras turned aside the challenge of crowd-favorite Boris Becker yesterday with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory at the ATP Championships.
The Associated Press
In raising his record to 2-0 in the round-robin event, Sampras virtually assured himself a spot in the semifinals.
On Tuesday, he defeated
ATP TENNIS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Sampras, who won this event in 1991 and 1994, quieted the crowd of 9,000 in Frankfurt's Festhalle with a powerful game that produced 12 aces.
Becker, who defeated Wayne Ferreira on Tuesday, dropped to 1-1.
With the crowd cheering on Becker, the 1992 winner of this event, the German was unable to come up with anything to slow down Sampras.
The players are split into two groups, with two from each group advancing to the semifinals from the round-robin portion.
Sampras, who never faced a break point, broke Becker for a 2-1 lead with a strong, low forehand. He gained another break to go up 5-2 when Becker hit the net cord and the ball bounced back into Becker's half of the court.
The second set went with serve. Becker struggled in the ninth game, falling behind 0-30, but saved the game with two aces.
But Sampras dominated in the tie breaker, finishing off the match with an ace after one hour, 21 minutes.
Earlier yesterday, Thomas Enqvist made a successful debut at the championship of the world's top eight players by defeating Jim Courier 6-3, 6-2.
Enqvist qualified for the first time for the annual tour-ending event. Hitting powerful winners from all over the court, he broke Courier for a 4-2 lead and served out the first set.
He went two breaks up in the second before the American won another game. Courier saved one match point in the seventh game, but in the following game Enqvist converted the next match point with an ace.
The 21-year-old Swede broke into the top 10 for the first time this year and is seen as a successor to Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, former top-tranked Swedish stars.
Enqvist is No. 8 in the world, one spot below Courier.
Larkin named National League's best player
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dante Bichette came close to the Triple Crown. Greg Maddux is the best pitcher of his generation.
Barry Larkin, however, was deemed the most valuable, winning the NL MVP award and renewing the debate about what this honor really is all about.
The Cincinnati shortstop was the surprise choice yesterday as voters looked beyond the statistics, instead considering the all-around contributions he made to the NL Central champion Reds.
"If you look at sheer numbers, there are guys who have more homers and RBI," Reds second baseman Bret Boone said. "But it's nice to see people look at 'most valuable.' He was really great on our team. He was our leader."
Larkin hit. 319 with 15 home runs, 66 RBI and 51 stolen bases. He is likely to win his second straight Gold Glove next week.
"There were a lots of candidates with a lot better stats," Reds general manager Jim Bowden said. "I'm glad the NL voters were able to notice the intangibles that Barry brings to the game."
There are some who contend a pitcher should not win the MVP, saying it should go to an everyday player.
In fact, the last pitcher to win the honor was Bob Gibson in 1968.
Meanwhile, what Larkin brought to the Reds was rewarded as most important and more valuable.
"He means an awful lot," Bowden said. "He's really taken charge. In my opinion, he became a leader this year on and off the field. Barry really
influenced the younger players and those around him."
Larkin was the catalyst for the Reds' early-season turnaround. In an 1-8 start, Larkin called a team meeting that many players credited toward the push that made them division champions.
Late in the season, when the Reds were struggling, another team meeting called by Larkin spurred them on.
"He just had a special year," said Boone, Larkin's double-play partner. "He was the most consistent guy on our team from start to finish."
"In the big situation when we needed a base hit, he came through all year. When we needed a big stolen base in those crucial situations, he stole it," he said.
Larkin received a $100,000 contract bonus for winning the award.
NHL's best team is on the selling block
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Want to buy the team with the NHL's best record?
The Florida Panthers are for sale, and they lead the league with a record of 14-4. The latest win — their seventh in a row — came Tuesday night, when Florida scored four third-period goals to beat Toronto 5-2.
"I guess they are for real." Toronto coach Pat Burns said. "That's why they came back and took it away from us."
The Maple Leafs led 2-1 in the final period, but their unbeaten streak ended at six games against a team that's even hotter.
"We've got a good team chemistry going," said first-year Panthers coach Doug MacLean. "I hope it continues."
Florida's surprising start is ironic given the unstable status of the third-year franchise. Owner H. Wayne Huizenga, unhappy with the Miami Arena and unable to coax anyone into building him a new arena, says he wants to sell the team because he's losing $1.4 million a month despite a modest payroll of $16 million.
No prospective buyer has surfaced in South Florida, so there's a good chance the Panthers will play elsewhere next season.
In the meantime, they lead the league with 28 points, four more than any other team entering last night's games. The Panthers next
game is against Vancouver, at home tonight.
Florida's winning formula has been outstanding goalunting from John Vanbiesbrouck, effective penalty killing and a balanced offense. Robert Svelha scored the tying goal against Toronto, and Rob Niedermayer gave the Panthers their permanent lead in the game.
"It's always different guys every night, and it's difficult for other teams to really check us," said Niedermayer, who leads Florida with 10 goals. "Most teams have two or three lines, but with us it could be our first or second or third or fourth line who does it."
Against the Leafs, the Panthers ran their streak of penalties killed to 30. Florida hasn't given up a power-play goal during the winning streak.
Vanbiesbrouck made some big plays when Florida was down one man against Toronto, lowering his goals-against average to 2.12.
"He's the best penalty killer you can have," MacLean said.
Florida's Stu Barnes scored for the second consecutive game, giving him eight goals this season and ending his six-game scoring drought.
"It gets frustrating when you're not helping the team the way you think you should be able to," Barnes said. "But we were winning the whole time, so what better way to struggle?"
Belle charged in Halloween chase
The Associated Press
Belle could not be reached for comment.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle has been charged with a misdemeanor as a result of a Halloween confrontation with five teens who egged his house, suburban police said yesterday.
Richmond Heights police chief Gene Rowe said Belle was charged with reckless operation of a vehicle for allegedly chasing the teens onto private property with his Ford Explorer. Rowe said Belle was served with a citation Monday night.
Police in Richmond Heights and neighboring Euclid investigated the incident involving youths who went to Belle's residence Oct. 31 as trickor-treaters seeking糖。
Belle's father told the group he had no candy. Soon after, someone threw an egg at Belle's door. Belle called police and then chased the youths in his car off of a road and onto private property, authorities say.
Euclid detectives were still reviewing the case against the teens.
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