Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1983)
Id Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Thursday, June 2, 1983/The Battalion/Page 9 ustangs battling for NCAA track crown United Press International tt by plfflMOUSTON — In the quai ling heats of the NCAA track ,d field championships, the opt for aiiohject is not necessarily to win. etusha- Tht object is not to lose, feet. IfthtiKAnd on the opening night of theY,oruthe 62nd annual NCAA meet, abyboyvWashington and SMU managed but ababjmot to lose. The Alabama Crim- ijn Tide, however, did not appear to be so fortunate. B The SMU Mustangs and ■shington State Cougars, favorites to fight down to the fill pent for a championship neith- Hschool has ever won, man- ak ng. It’sjuJj lead law >m fored all debts,' :y general J cision wij aged to do the things necessary Wednesday to stay alive. Alabama had hoped to chal lenge for the team trophy, but in the course of a split second those hopes were badly victimized. Emmit King and Lamar Smith, whose job it was to make the first baton pass in the 400- meter relay, failed to do so cleanly and wound up passing out of the zone. That disqual ified the Crimson Tide, heavily favored to win the 400 relay, and thus cost Alabama a chance for 15 points that were almost a must if it was to upset SMU and Washington State for the team trophy. Washington State, mean while, easily pushed Julius Korir and Richard Tuwei — two- thirds of their distance running trio — into the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase. They could finish 1 -2 in that event and both will also run in the 5,000 meters along with Peter Koech. Koech, who like Korir and Tuwei is from Kenya, will com pete in the 10,000 meters as well. With all of that running in front of them, the key could be the weather and the humidity in o downs Astros, -2, to end losing streak iman in kely wiHk ver. United Press International KHICAGO — Chicago pitch- JChuck Rainey says there’s ■re important things than Rodger P | hing a com P lete S ame - * eai nec ^ not to c ^ s ~ d Jy27 1 Utt*ointed because ending our s ’ in * em [® 1 g streak is much more im- diedinl por .int than my getting a com- neverpro« e game> » Rainey sa id ,, yer“Hdnesday after the Cubs nip- ^our’o™® the Houston Astros, 3-2, to Rak a four-game losing streak. im BraJK / trial musiB'It’s no big deal not pitching a vernmeni'pnplete game,” Rainey said, ndcertaii *Bi twith 11 starts now, it would ent taxerpok nice on my record to have a pie to my credit.” he last Cub pitcher to re- a complete game was Fer- |on Jenkins, who beat Pitt- rgh, 7-2, last Sept. 15. bainey, 5-4, gave up just two 'ingles through 8 1/3 innings ednesday before finding him- |in trouble when he gave up — x J| t0 Terry Puhl and Dickie iprisoned wn to start the ninth. 1 ^ ut ^^Although he was yanked for ever Lee Smith, Rainey said as “feeling really good ab- t myself’ at the end of the lent' ad sou] es for a /she also edicalbl' idular diss “I was really motivated nesday, especially after get- gby the second inning, when alked Phil Garner and gave p a single to Jose Cruz,” he iblishafo aid, “I really concentrated and mers unji ; and to ( ■nt. He e with his* , who “was )Ut his unb Bob Knepper after giving up a sacrifice fly to Ray Knight I found the groove and went out of the game in the ninth inning feeling really good about myself,” he added. Lee Smith said his ninth inning performance, which earned him a save, left him “completely vindicated after what happened the previous day when I gave up a three-run dou ble to Garner.” tadler counting on Kemper n .tlS United Press International ate Court l BETHESDA; Md _ when /.immeritpiay begins today in the 1938 mu' 400,000 Kemper Open golf ity Deu (jlrnament, Craig Stadler ter witntj'youid to turn b ac k the clock against a y ear or two. l' e d‘ feStadler won this tournament spent he past two years and finished row m econd the previous year behind 'fieve by I ohn Mahaffey. The three years less than were wor th $187,200 for Stad- hedulo | er . making him one of the few im. His ;d to tourists to visit the Washington area and come out ahead finan cially. It seemed Congressional Country Club’s 7,773 yards, which play to a par-72, became Stadler’s private playground. But recent history has been a bit different. After winning $446,462 last year, Stadler has earned $115,099 this year, none of it lately. He missed the cut in his last two tournaments. Two of Stadler’s biggest threats this week seem to be Hale Irwin, winner of last week’s Memorial Tournament, and Australian David Graham, who won the Houston Open a month ago. Both have played well in re cent weeks and have the long game and patience to conquer Congressional. footwear choice for Texas weather. Our selection of Dave Piper Dandale feature \ self-molding inner solee, sure-gnp outer soles,and adjustable straps, in men's 4 women's sizes. Durable, handmade quality and fine Texas craftsmanship make these a comfortable,practical this normally muggy city. “The weather was pretty good tonight,” said Korir after he clocked an 8:29.57 in the stee plechase qualifying. “I don’t see the conditions being any prob lem if they stay like this.” SMU, meanwhile, qualified all three of its hammer throwers in an event it must dominate if it is to challenge Washington State. The only major loss in the women’s competition, mean while, came to UCLA. The Bruins will have to win the team championship without sprin ter Jeanette Bolden, who has been suffering from a leg sprain that has not healed to the point where she can compete. Although Washington State and SMU did manage to escape any disasters in the qualifying, the teams did suffer mild dis appointments. The Mustangs had hoped to put Robert Weir into the discus finals and he did not make it. And the Cougars had expected Chris Whitlock to pick up some points in the 200 meters, but he also failed to make the finals in that event. Among the pleasant sur prises, however, was the show ing of TCU’s 400-meter relay team. With both Alabama and defending champion Houston fouling up handoffs and drop ping out of the competition, the Horned Frogs ran a 39.01, easily the best in the country this year. Other top qualifying per formances Wednesday included Reginald Kelly of Jackson State in the longjump (26-5 '/a), Rick Meyer of Houston in the scus (209-10), Joaquim Cruz of Ore gon in the 800 meters (1:46.56), Terry Menefee of Alabama in the 400-meter hurdles (49.88) and Elliott Quow of Rutgers in the 200 meters (20.35). The only finals run off Wednesday night came in the women’s 10,000 meters where Betty Jo Springs ran a 33:01.02 to surpass Carey May of Brigham Young (33:04.23) and Melanie Weaver of Michigan (33:06.70). Other top showings in women’s qualifing included Tennessee’s Sharrieffa Bark sdale 56.77 in the 400-meter hurdles and Nebraska’s Merlene Ottey’s 11.20 in the 100 meters.; Garner, who was able to load up the bases with a ninth-inning single, said he respected Smith’s arm. “Smith is almost overpow ering. As I mentioned yester day, I don’t look forward to fac ing the Cubs’ bullpen.” Chicago manager Lee Elia said the key to the Cubs’ win came when Cruz hit a hot smash toward left field in the ninth, only to have shortstop Tom Veryzer force Garner at second. A run scored but Smith got Knight to strike out to end the game. The defeat was especially tough for Houston starter Bob Knepper, who suffered his eighth loss of the season against one win. “When Knepper walked Rainey to lead off the Cubs’ third, Bob dug himself a hole,” said Houston manager Bob Lil lis. “And because we had trouble putting any hits together, we could not do him any good.” Houston took a 1-0 lead in the second on Knight’s sacrifice fly to score Garner, but the Cubs tied the score in their half of the second on Keith Moreland’s seventh homer of the year. After Rainey walked leading off the Cubs’ third, Gary Woods beat out a bunt single and Ryne Sandberg was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rainey scored on Bill Buckner’s sacrifice fly and a single by Moreland brought home Woods. Sample gets 3 hits, homer Rangers stop Kansas City United Press International At Arlington, Texas, Billy Sample collected three hits, including his sixth homer of the year, and drove in two runs to help the Rangers snap a four-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers are now 23-24 in the American League West division. They’ll face the Detroit Tigers Friday night. Elsewhere in the American league, Chicago rookie Ron Kittle had it all figured out way ahead of time. American League pitchers, however, ha ven’t figured him out yet. Kittle hit his AL-leading 12th homer Wednesday night — a two-run shot in the sixth inning — to lead the home- run crazy Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 victory Wednesday night over Boston. “I kind of figured I’d do well (in the majors),” Kittle said. “You gotta do it in the minors so and it’s still the same Billy Sample game — I always figured I could hit. “But actually, my four stolen bases is the real differ ence,” he cracked. Vance Law added a three- run homer to help spark Chi cago to its fifth triumph in six games. The White Sox have now hit 26 homers in their last 13 games. Boston Manager Ralph Houk gave his assesement the home-run pitches. “The pitch to Kittle (a change-up) was awful,” he said. “And the one to Law was right down the middle.” “I made a couple of bad pitches in lousy situations,” Boston hurler John Tudor said. LaMarr Hoyt pitched 7 2/3 innings to raise his record to 5-6. TIGERS 3, BLUE JAYS 1 — At Detroit, Kirk Gibson grounded a single up the mid dle with two out in the eighth to score Lou Whitaker from second and lift the Tigers. YANKEES 3, ANGELS 0 — At New York, Bobby Mur- cer and Oscar Gamble crack ed sixth-inning homers to break a scoreless tie and Ron Guidry, 7-3, fired a five-hitter to lead the Yankees to their sixth straight victory. Califor nia lost its third in a row. INDIANS 5, MARINERS 2 — At Cleveland, Toby Har- rah led off the eighth inning with his first home run of the season and rookie Neal Heaton picked up his fourth victory against one loss. ORIOLES 6, TWINS 3 — At Minneapolis, Gary Roenicke went 4-for-4, in cluding a homer, and drove in four runs to spark Baltimore. A’S 7, BREWERS 5 — At Milwaukee, Rickey Hender son’s RBI single in the eighth inning broke a 5-5 tie and aid Oakla in ending its six-game losing streak. In the National League, it was Chicago 3, Houston 2; Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 3; St. Louis 8, Cincinlti 3; Montreal 8, San Diego 6; Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 0; and San Fran cisco 4, New York 2. Whole Earth Provision Co./ Food for Thought at a Discount Rate Texas A&M Students, Faculty & Staff Get a healthy balance of News, Sports, Business, Culture and Humor every day from The HOUSTON CHRONICLE. SPECIAL SAVINGS May 31-August 12 $10.00 May 31-August 31 $12.00 CALL 693-7815 or 693-2323 Houston Chronicle