Texas A&M IcCi no! uh I WANT. IT A FWiI FIRST i'A iO 6ACHtI NICE! The Battalion Sports Wednesday, July 6, 1983AThe Battalion/Page 9 n a r L takes roll 11-game win streak into tonight’s All-Star game - sexes,; •nee one Kjnited Press International CHICAGO — Can the Amer- Iheague avoid being red ed on a golden anniverary? |e answer will be provided when the AL seeks to an 11-game losing streak [National League in major baseball’s 50th anniver- ll-Star Game at Coniiskey aen surveJUhder the watchful eyes of ?aganwil|fnomv, l°l the most embarrassing ey had: PP' in sports’ history. 1 they do* ion is oi: Bear skies with temperatures negati'i jjh ( > middle to upper 50s are ^PnlpoUBast for the game, which is of the prsj ign polio! roved. Robin Yount losing the All-Star contest scheduled to begin at 7:40 p.m. CDT. “We want to win this game. The American League is tired of Cincinnati’s Mario Soto the NL’s starting pitcher losing the All-Star game year af ter year,” said shortstop Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers. The AL’s repeated failure in this mid-summer showcase event has become a great source of irritation to AL President Lee MacPhail, but like everyone else, he’s at a loss to explain it. The AL seems to have more carefully selected its roster this year than in recent years. For example, with the exception of Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski, who was a sentimental addition to the roster, there are no designated hitters listed on this year’s AL squad. This year MacPhail and manager Harvey Kuenn selected more wisely in round ing out the squad. Although the AL has lost 19 of the last 20 and 23 of the last 26 All-Star Games, it has had sur prisingly good luck over the years in the games played at Chi cago. The AL has won three of the previous four All-Star Games played in Chicago, in cluding the initial contest in 1933 and two others at Wrigley Field in 1947 and 1962. The NL holds an overall edge of 34-18. The AL is counting heavily on Stieb to get it off to a good start in the game. Under All- Star rules, a starting pitcher can work no longer than three in nings but Stieb has performed very well in the early innings of most of his starts this season. In Soto, the NL is countering with one of the hardest throwers in baseball. He gave a strong de monstration of power pitching in last year’s game when he struck out four AL batters in the last two innings. W ussians sweeping gold at Universiade nited Press International ■MONTON, Alberta — Tpyffld° n ’t need Russian swim- V Clug ace Vladimir Salnikov to lyou the 1983 World Univer- n 1982,an:jGames are very important to ver the country. The results say it all. 981.Thek Bie Soviets reaped another Miceswerti iforniaam 39, folio*: nd Alabai crop of medals Tuesday, as their swimmers took four golds, one silver and two bronze and gym nast Natalia Yurchenko grabbed three more gold. The Russians have 28 gold, nine silver and eight bronze at the Universiade for a total of 45 medals. The Americans are a distant second (one gold, 10 bronze and seven silver) and Canada is third (2-1-12). Roma nia and China are second in terms of gold medals with three each. If the Universiade is any indi- r sentew ie year u it her yearn stros pitching credited streak against Dodgers re executcl in Virginia So far tliL'J edited ini i seven thei nee 1976. re (United Press International USTON — Houston manager Bob Lillis said it a combination one-two ng punch, not luck, that the drooping Astros a in was s«B-game win streak over their ississippiJter West Coast rivals, the Los ; court isilgtles Dodgers, state hasm ur re |j e f s t a fjf i ias done an CourtjusMUg j ob) „ said LilHs “ Bi n w ey was selected the All Star as a rookie and Frank Di- land Mike Madden have Igthened us greatly. sralSTotgolan Ryan and Joe Niekro us back-to-back games day and Sunday,” he said jlay. “That’s the First time Discounts s year our starters have done ver Reeve ||m ut thgy pitched vastly im- III"(wP^ baseball the last 30 or 40 EXC. HOUM] 15-7:45-9:51) 3 Feeling dancer 0 8:0010:00 KY’S [T DAY” 7:209:' i Excitem^j UNDER' "15 7:159? iVIVORS Saturday the Astros top- he Dodgers 8-1 in a Niekro hitter, and Ryan powered -1 win on Sunday. On Mon- Ithe Astros again edged Los les, 5-4. Dodger left Fielder Dusty Baker agreed that pitching was the key. “He (Ryan) overpowered us,” he said, “and the same with Niekro.” “Tonight (Monday),” he said, “both teams scored in the clutch. They just scored last.” The best clutch hitter turned out to be Astro Jose Cruz. He hit three-run homers Saturday and Sunday, and Monday led off the eighth with a home run that gave Houston the victory. Astros’ reliever Dave Smith, 2-1 picked up the win and Di- Pino pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Houston has won three straight from the Dodgers after dropping its first seven decisions to Los Angeles this season. Houston took a 1 -0 lead in the First. Los Angeles starter Fer nando Valenzuela issued a two- out walk to Dickie Thon and Phil Garner followed with a hit-and- run double to score Thon. Los Angeles went ahead 2-1 in the sixth when Steve Yeager followed a Bill Russell single with a two-run homer. The Astros took a 4-2 advan tage in their half of the sixth. Terry Puhl drew a leadoff walk and went to third on Thon’s single. One out later, Valenzuela uncorked his second wild pitch of the game, Puhl scoring and Thon advancing to second. Cruz then walked and Dave Stewart replaced Valenzuela. Ray Knight singled in a run and Bill Doran’s infield single loaded the bases. Luis Pujols then squeezed in Cruz. 1 he Dodgers tied the score 44 in the seventh. Ron Roenicke had a one-out single and Derrel Thomas walked, chasing starter Bob Knepper. Smith struck out pinch hitter Rick Monday, but balked, advancing the runners to second and third. Steve Sax followed with a two-run single. cation of how the Russians will do in L.A., the rest of the globe better watch out. On Monday night, the swimmers won Five gold in five events plus one silver. “I don’t think the U.S. swim mers think this is as important for their time as the Pan Amer ican Games will be. So maybe that is why they have not done so well,” said Salnikov, who set a Universiade record of 3:49.38 in winning a gold in the 400-meter freestyle. Salnikov, who has broken the world record in the 400-meter freestyle five times since 1979, was eight body lengths ahead of runner-up Bruce Hayes of the U.S., who clocked 3:54.93. Svyatoslal Semenov, the heir apparent to Salnikov, took the bronze in 3:56.57. The Russian men’s relay team swam the fastest time this year in the 4x 1 OO-meterfreestyle. Fend ing off a strong challenge from the Americans, they set a Uni versiade record of 3:21.72. Robertas Zhulpa also set a Universiade standard in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke with a clocking of 2:15.93. Rus sian Larisa Belokon swam the fourth fastest time in the world this year to collect the gold with a Universiade record in the women’s 100-meter breast stroke. The Soviet string was broken in the women’s 100-meter but terfly, where Australian Susie Woodhouse set a Games stan dard of 1:01.79 in collecting the gold. In gymnastics, Yurchenko won three of four events at the women’s finals. Unheralded Liliana Balen of Romania won the floor exercises with a 9.90, the highest mark of the evening. John wagner College baseball’s ‘juco connection’ ‘‘When I was a pitcher in college,” the would-be-hero told his companion, “I helped Texas beat A&M three years in a row.” ‘‘Is that so?,” his friend asked. ‘‘I didn’t know you were an Aggie. ” College baseball is a relatively simple game. To win, you need good pitching. It’s hard to believe trying to toss a ball past a guy with a club could be so difFicult. But at the college level, where good hitters outnumber good pitchers by a bunch, throwing the ball well is a much-appreciated art form. Unfortunately for baseball coach Tom Chandler, Aggie pitchers have been getting bad reviews. Three straight disappointing Southwest Conference cam paigns — the result of inconsistent pitching — sent Chandler looking for somebody he could call a stopper. The Aggie coach went west — to the states of California and Arizona — to Find what he needed, and he came back with Five junior college transfers, three of them pitchers. The juco connection? You bet, says Chandler. “The junior college boys can be of immediate help,” Chand ler said Tuesday. “The fact is, this year we desperately needed to sign some experienced pitchers. And that’s why we went with the juco players.” Baseball coaches have a demon to contend with — the voice of professional baseball, whispering big bucks into players 9 ears and wallets. College baseball is unique in that aspect. Most college football and basketball coaches are perfectly happy signing a player out of high school and molding him to fit their system, rather than succumbing to the quick-fix temptation of junior college trans fers. But baseball coaches have a demon to contend with — the voice of professional baseball, whispering big bucks into play ers’ ears and wallets. Except in isolated cases, like the hardship clause in college basketball and the signing of Herschel Walker, the majority of the college coaching profession is immune to this problem. Eight players off the University of Texas national champion ship baseball team signed pro contracts once the season ended, and five of those draftees were juniors. For them, being a Longhorn was only a stepping-stone to the big leagues. see JUCO, page 10 iorts Briefs United Press International Robin wiim^NDON — American jock- Steve Cauthen has been sus- Reynold! |! Rpd for 12 days after ste- ER AC? ds found him guilty of “reck- yo&pwftffliMiding” in a race at Newmar- Tuesday. authen, whose mount was HULM^ iialified from second place, HEATREiUt ie out of action from July 14 . . . Ji:iv 25. The jockey said he >W EACH O' 1 )' :i PP ea l the suspension. [RANTS PASS, Ore. — The tly completed horse racing n at Grants Pass Downs in Josephine County Fair- Bnds yielded a record bet- iR said 7:309:55 3AMES ilby ig handle of more than $160,000, officials Tuesday. Bettors throughout the sea son placed $1.8 million in bets on the horses. RENO, Nev. — Time is run ning out for the Reno Bighorns of the Continental Basketball Association. CBA commissioner Jim Drucker said Tuesday the asso ciation’s executive committee will meet Friday to discuss the financially troubled team. He also said the CBA is prepared to draft a schedule for next season that does not include Reno. Bighorns president Ken Broberg said he expects the team to play next year and is asking for an extension until August to get the club’s finances in shape. But Drucker said there will not be one. NEW YORK — Benson Hug- gard, one of the world’s top marathon swimmers, will make a second attempt to become the first person to swim around Manhattan Island twice when he competes in the Manhattan Swi- mathonjuly 10. 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