Page 6 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1981
Sports
J.R. Richard to pitch Friday
United Press International
HOUSTON — Houston Astros pitcher J.R.
Richard is scheduled this week to pitch for the
first time since suffering a stroke a little more
than a year ago, but the right-hander is miffed
about not being consulted in the matter.
Astros General Manager Al Rosen
announced Monday Richard would pitch at
Friday night’s Astrodome exhibition game
with the Texas Rangers. The two teams meet
Thursday night in Arlington Stadium.
Rosen also indicated Richard might be
placed on the team’s active roster when that
roster is expanded to 40 players Sept. 1.
Richard told reporters watching his 15-
minute practice Monday night he was upset
about not being consulted about pitching Fri
day night.
“What upsets me is they didn’t come to me
and ask me about pitching Friday,” he said.
“They just put it in the papers. That’s kind of
disrespectful to me. They haven’t asked me
anything.
“I don’t mind throwing in the game at all,”
he added.
A performance in a game would be the first
for Richard since he collapsed in the Astro
dome July 30, 1980, from a severe stroke and
since he underwent two major operations —
one to save his life and the other to save his
baseball career.
“It’s a miracle just being alive,” Richard
said. “A lot of people don’t realize the power of
God. He’s the reason Tm alive.”
About 300 fans showed up at Monday night’s
workout and many of them were there to watch
Richard pitch 15 minutes of batting practice.
His performance was neither vintage Richard
nor the determining factor in his gaining a
place in Friday’s game since a two-inning stint
for the 6-8 Richard had been approved prior to
the workout.
Richard said he was pleased with his
pitching.
“I felt pretty good. I’ll have to wait until
Friday to really see how I’m pitching. I may
feel lousy that night but tonight I felt good, ” he-
said. “I didn’t feel awkward or nothing. Every
thing felt in place.”
However, he did not throw many sliders,
was not in the 100 mph range and showed only
marginal control.
“I”m not going to put any time element on
it. I’m not going to tell anyone when I’m ready.
You’ll know when I’m ready when the batters
start walking back to the dugout,” he said.
Rosen and neurosurgeon Dr. William S.
Fields approved the workout.
“Physically, I think he’s ready,” Fields said.
“Whether he’s ready in every respect, I don’t
know. But he was all pumped up to pitch
tonight and he wants to pitch Friday.”
Fields said the only physical drawback re
maining from the stroke was a “very slight
weakness on his left side. The thing to watch is
if he’s shortening his stride. When he’s doing
that he’s getting tired.”
Team officials made it clear Richard would
not be playing in a regular season game at this
time, but Rosen said he would not rule out the
possibility of activating Richard before the end
of the season.
The stroke was the result of a blood clot in an
artery leading to the right side of his brain. As a
result, Richard suffered partial paralysis to the
left side of his face, his left arm and left leg.
Richard began working with his teammates
in May before games and worked out by him
self after the players’ strike began June 12.
Coaches disagree with statement
concerning university cheating
United Press International
KINGS ISLAND, Ohio —
“Very stupid,” said Baylor Univer
sity football Coach Grant Teaff.
“Irresponsible,” complained
Georgia football Coach Vince
Dooley.
Teaff and Dooley, along with
North Carolina’s Dick Crum and
Stanford’s Paul Wiggin, were
complaining about a judge’s re
cent contention that most univer
sities break athletic regulations.
The four coaches, in an appear
ance Monday at the College Foot
ball Hall of Fame to promote the
upcoming season, vehemently
disagreed with New Mexico Judge
Phillip Baiamonte’s indictment of
college athletics last month.
Baiamonte, in giving former
University of New Mexico basket
ball Coach Norm Ellenberger a
light sentence after a jury had con
victed him of 21 counts of fraud
and making false public vouchers,
cited the “high pressure-cooker
atmosphere” of college athletics.
“Naturally, rules and laws were
broken,” the judge said. “Is any-
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“This is a problem that probably
exists at every major college and
university in the country,” added
the judge. “The real hypocrisy is
with the colleges and universities
across the country that maintain
and establish professional ball-
clubs while purporting to operate
under amateur rules.”
Teaff led Monday’s assault on
that accusation by declaring,
“Anyone with any common sense
could see that was a very stupid
statement. It really struck deep
inside me and I totally disagree.
“I’m in the profession and I hap
pen to know that’s not true. He is
taking a broad shot with a shotgun
to shoot a lot of innocent people
and I do not appreciate that at all. ”
Said Dooley, “It seems to be
very irresponsible to make such a
general, sweeping charge, parti
cularly by one, as I understand,
who went to one basketball game.
I resent that statement.”
Crum figured the accusation “is
the same thing as saying every
businessman is cheating. Certain
ly you’re going to have some (col
lege) people in violation, but
probably in the same proportion
as in the business world.”
Added Wiggin, “I just can’t be
lieve it’s true. I honestly believe,
and I’m convinced, it doesn’t take
place on a wholesale basis. I’m not
saying we’re lily white, but I think
the effort is being made to do
things right.”
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