Tuesday, April 19, 1983/The Battalion/Page 13
Meyer, Benoit top field
’83 Boston Marathon
United Press International
BOSTON — Four years
igothey shared the spotlight:
oan Benoit, a Bowdoin Gol-
;e senior and Bill Rodgers,
[questionably the world’s
[reatest long-distance
runner.
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Harathon once since then,
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Benoit’s triumph oversha-
Boston against a field lacking
in long-distance luminaries,
an effort which relegated him
to the ranks of the also-rans
and elicited talk of retirement.
“This is possibly my last
marathon,” the 35-year-old
Rodgers said after finishing a
demoralizing 10th in 2:11.58.
He had been bothered all
weekend by a head cold.
“I thought under 2:12
would be world-class time and
that’s what you try for. It’s
frustrating. There’s a big gap
between me and the world’s
best marathoners,” he said.
To add irony, Meyer, who
came east from Michigan five
years ago at Rodgers’ behest,
trains with him and worked in
his running store. He even
used Rodgers’ victory
strategy, staying with the lead
ers over the first half of the
race and making his move on
the grueling hills of Newton.
“It will probably take three
or four more (Boston) wins to
get as much respect as Billy,”
said Meyer, 27, who has won
four of the seven marathons
he has entered. “Boston is spe
cial. I got to the top of Heart
break Hill — it sounds silly, I
know — but I felt like I
wanted to cry.”
Benoit simply dominated
the women’s race, as those in
the know had predicted she
would, from the start. Since
her surgery on Dec. 28, 1981,
she has bettered Crete Waitz’s
woman’s mark at the Fal
mouth Road Race and also set
American records in the
marathon, the half-marathon,
10 miles and 10 kilometers.
Allison Roe, who had
shared the previous world
best with Waitz, was in the
field but due to Achilles prob
lems of her own had not run a
serious marathon since setting
the record at New York in
1981. Waitz had equaled it
Sunday in London. The other
women were not even a
threat.
“Deep down, I wanted 2:23
but of course, I did much bet
ter,” said Benoit, 26, the Bos
ton University women’s track
coach. “I thought I could
break the record, the condi
tions were right.”
The following were the top
25 men’s finishers Monday in
the 87th running of the Bos
ton Marathon:
1. Gregory Meyer, Wellesley, Mass.,
2.09:00
2. Ron Tabb, Eugene, Orel, 2.09.31
3. Benji Durden, Stone Mountain,
Ga., 2.09.57
4. Ed Mendoza, Flagstaff, Ariz.,
2.10:06
5. Christopher Bunyan, Carbondale,
Ill., 2.10:54
6. David Edge, Lancaster, Ontario,
2.11:03
7. Michael Layman, Spokane, Wash.,
2.11:24
8. Daniel Schlesinger, Cambridge,
Mass., 2.11:36
9. Jeff Wells, Eugene, Ore., 2.11:42
10. Bill Rodgers, Sherborn, Mass.,
2.11:58
11. David Hinz, Canton, Mich.,
2.12:05
12. John Lodwick, Eugene, Ore.,
2.12:49
13. Duncan MacDonald, Menlo Park,
Calif., 2.12:49
14. Budd Coates, Emmaus, Pa.,
2.13:02
15. Dave Corden, Eugene, Ore.,
2.13:11
16. Harold Schulz, San Anselmo,
Calif., 2.13:37
17. Dennis Rinde, Orangevale, Calif.,
2.13:48
18. Ric Fayre, Ashland, Ore., 2.13:49
19. Gal Vega, West New York, N.Y.,
2.14:01
20. Kevin McCarey, San Diego, Calif.,
2.14:09
21. Tom Fleming, Bloomfield, N.J.,
2.14:14
22. Carlton Law, Boone, N.C., 2.14:21
23. Dean Matthews, Atlanta, Ga.,
2.14:46
24. Poshihiro Shibutani, Japan,
2.15:12
25. David Patterson, Norristown, Pa.,
2.15:20
Detroit GM says defense
too generous, fires coach
United Press International
PONTIAC—Jack McCloskey
is looking for a new coach to get
the Detroit Pistons back in the
playoffs — presumably one who
knows how to teach defense.
McCloskey fired Scotty
Robertson, Monday, and cited
the Pistons’ lack of defensive
prowess.
Although some saw the firing
as an effort by McCloskey to take
the heat off himself, the dump
ing of the popular Robertson
undoubtedly will focus attention
on the general manager if his
choice of the 17th Piston coach
since 1957 does not produce a
playoff team.
the set of circumstances I was
operating under.”
“It was a matter of princi
ples,” McCloskey said, “and a
matter of our coming along all
season. It wasjust not a matter of
points allowed. It was percen
tage of shots. Teams just made
too high a percentage of shots
against us.
“We did not improve our
team defense in any phase of the
game,” McCloskey said.
Detroit allowed an average of
113.1 points per game while
scoring 112.7 this season and
opponents made 49.5 percent of
their shots.
Last year, the Pistons scored
111.1 points per game and gave
up 1 12.0 while permitting oppo
nents to score on 50.8 percent of
their shots.
In the end, what probably
doomed Robertson was losing
starting forwards Kelly Tri-
pucka and Kent Benson for
much of December and January
because of injuries.
Guard John Long also saw his
season scoring average cut in
half due to various ailments and
the Pistons’ bench seemed un
able to counter those losses.
“Basically I feel wp need to
improve defensively,” McClos
key said as his main reason for
ending Robertson’s three-year
tenure as coach of the Pistons,
during which time Detroit com
piled a 97-149 record and did
not make the playoffs.
The Pistons posted 21,39 and
37-victory seasons for Robert
son and finally shed their status
as the league doormat.
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However, it wasn’t enough.
McCloskey said, “I would like a
coach with NBA experience”
and added, his list of candidates
included one or two coaches cur
rently under contract to other
league teams.
Robertson reported to work
Monday and was told in a five-
minute meeting with McClos
key, “We’re going to make a
change.
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L.A. defense foils Bandits
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FAMPA, Fla. — A hard
ball-hawking Los
igeles Express defense took
action to the leading passer
the United States Football
agueonarainy Monday night
dcame away with an 18-13
lory over the Tampa Bay
'edlndits.
Bandits’ quarterback John
aves went into the game lead-
the league in passes attemp-
passes completed and yards
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But the Express held him to
7 completions in 27
empts for 81 yards, inter
ned four of his passes and
sed him to fumble the ball
ay on a play that put him out
action indefinitely with a
broken right wrist.
The fourth-quarter fumble,
caused by Reaves’ broken wrist
when he was was hit, was reco
vered by defensive etjd Dennis
Edwards at the Bandits’ 18 with
Los Angeles leading, 9-6, set up
the winning touchdown. John
Barnett picked up three yards,
and after a holding penalty,
quarterback Mike Rae hit tight
end Ricky Ellis for 18 yards, Bar
nett ran for one and then on the
next play went up the middle for
the final yard and the score. It
was the first touchdown the Ex
press has scored on the ground
this season.
Vince Abbott had three field
goals in the first half for Los
Angeles from 24, 35 and 36
yards, and Zenon Andrusyshyn
had two in the first half for Tam
pa from 29 and 40 yards.
Tampa took the kickoff after
Barnett’s touchdown and re
serve quarterback Jimmy Jor
dan moved the Bandits 73 yards
to score their own touchdown, a
23-yard pass to wide receiver
Danny Buggs, cutting the Ex
press lead to three points. Tam
pa had two more chances but
was unable to move into field
goal range.
The last time the Bandits got
the ball, only 27 seconds re
mained and the ball was on their
own 18. Jordan rolled out but
was run out of bounds at the
Tampa 5 for a loss of 13 and on
the next play was sacked by Ed
wards for a safety and the final
two points for Los Angeles.
Tampa lost its top runner ear
ly in the game when Greg Boone
injured his foot, but Sam Platt
took over, carrying 2 1 times for
107 yards.
The victory gives Los Angeles
a 4-3 record and a tie with De
nver for the Pacific Division
lead.
“He gave me two reasons,”
Robertson said. “He didn’t think 1
the team was progressing as well
as it should and he didn’t think
our defense was as good as it
should be.
“I agreed with him on both
points but where we had our dif
ference of opinion was over
why,” Robertson said. “He
blamed me but I thought it was
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