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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|f<jnner stars, including 41
into war Bf Famers, the AL will send
y 31 pc ve Stieb of the Toronto blue
r s to the mound against Mario
percent tpof the Cincinnati Reds in an
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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
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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-
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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-
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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
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tly completed horse racing
n at Grants Pass Downs in
Josephine County Fair-
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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.
The race will begin at the East
River’s 89th St. bulkhead at
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