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Wednesday, July 8, 1987AThe Battalion/Page 5 Sports nrest in Seoul threatens Olympics IOC president: Seoul only location for Games LONDON (AP) — The Interna- ional Olympic Committee would ancel rather than move next sum- er’s Olympics if political problems ake it impossible to hold them in eoul, a London newspaper re- orted Tuesday. “It is Seoul or no 1988 Olympics,” IOC President Juan Antonio Sama ranch was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph, a London-based 1Q y . ^national newspaper. ‘‘Either we go to . ^ Seoul or there will be no Games. a/ion, agh tru the past that no alternative sites to "eoul have been discussed, this was y s 'j^ his strongest statement to date on ^^^Bthe matter. The South Korean capital was in turmoil the last two months because of violent protests against the gov ernment of President Chun Doo- hwan. Last week, Chun accepted a series of opposition proposals and the situ ation has staoilized somewhat, al though demonstrations have sparked violence again in recent days. In Los Angeles, Anita De Frantz, one of two U.S. IOC members, said she was neither surprised nor shocked by Samaranch’s strong statement. “I’ve been confident all along that the Games would be in Seoul, she said in a telephone interview. “The folks there have worked hard. Cer tainly they have an important set of issues to resolve for the future of their nation.” She said American athletes still were training with their sites set on Seoul “Of course, I’m here in Los An geles, so I don’t know what actually has happened in Korea,” she said, “but I’ve been very impressed with the speed with which the leadership of South Korea has moved to work together and come to proper solu tions.” The IOC has said throughout the Korean troubles that it was sticking by the 1981 decision awarding the Games to Seoul and noted that, un der the Olympic Charter, only war could be cited as a reason for moving the Olympics. Several cities, including Los An geles, New York and Berlin, offered to host the ’88 Games should Seoul be unable to do so. Mexico City also has been suggested as a possible backup site. “We have never discussed an al ternative site,” Samaranch said. “The Games were awarded to Seoul and the Games will go on in Seoul. . . We will not change that decision.” Samaranch said the situation in Seoul appeared to have improved in the last week, and “we have 15 months until the Games. ... I am sure that by then the improvement will have taken place. Seoul has made us no promises, but we are keeping in close contact.” Even before the political protests caused concerned, North Korea’s position on the Games had Olympic officials worried. And they still are. Samaranch is scheduled to meet next week in Lausanne, Switzerland, with delegations from North Korea and South Korea in the fourth set of talks over the north’s demand to co host the ’88 Games. North Korea has .threatened to lead a communist-bloc boycott if its demands are not met. sue,su| arch® xcted. nethei votes n ling i, both cklyst: I on re: ales» d long a law ilemst| I take I? from: innffi close t web into: 'ith liti II not a rest: ) acti'i aur P|f jmati: egiste ;d for: Fight mars Cubs' win over Padres CHICAGO (AP) — Andre Dawson hit his third homer against San Diego in two days, leading Chicago to a 7-5 victory Tuesday and touching off a bean- ball exenange that resulted in one fight and the ejection of five Cubs players, Manager Gene Michael and coach Johnny Oates. Dave Martinez and Paul Noce also homered for the Cubs. Dawson hit his 24th homer and seventh against the Padres in the first inning after Martinez had led off with his third homer. Noce hit his second homer of the year in the third, and one batter later, Show hit Dawson in the mouth with a 1-1 pitch. While Dawson remained on the ground face down, Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe ran out of the dugout and went after Show as a fight erupted. Order was restored, but Daw son, getting off the ground and bleeding from the mouth, went after Snow, and another fight broke out in front of the Padres dugout. First base Umpire Charlie Wil liams then grabbed Show and ushered him off the field. Once things settled down again, Sut cliffe and Dawson were ejected from the game. Show was given a warning but was removed from the game because he hurt his foot during the fight. Dawson sustained lacerations of the left lip and a contusion of the left cheekbone. In the fourth inning, with two outs and none on, Cubs starter Greg Maddux hit Benito Santiago with a pitch in the back. Maddux and Cubs Manager Gene Michael were tossed out of the game, as was Manny Trillo, who threw a case of sun glasses onto the field. In the eighth inning, Cubs re- leiver Scott Sanderson threw a pitch behind the head of Chris Brown. Sanderson was thrown out, as was Oates, a bullpen coach who was acting as manager for Michael. Show, 4-10, left the park be fore the game ended but issued a statement. “I sincerely regret the unin tended pitch that nit Andre Daw son,” Show said. “I have never in tentionally thrown a pitch to hit a batter in my life, and I was not even intending to brush him back. “I apologize to the Cubs, the fans of Chicago and especially Andre Dawson.” Reds’ Oester has doubtful future after season-ending knee injury CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds second baseman Ron Oester is through for the season and faces a challenge to resume his career at all because of a devastating knee injury. The Reds, meanwhile, awaited word Tuesday on the status of left fielder Kal Daniels, 23, who under went arthroscopic surgery on the left knee he reinjured Sunday while run ning out a second-inning double. Dr. Warren Harding, the Reds’ orthope dist and team physician, was to do the surgery Tuesday afternoon. Reds Manager Pete Rose esti mated that Daniels could miss at least three weeks. The outfielder has had chronic knee problems and has been plagued by persistent swelling and soreness. The Reds on Monday purchased the contract of outfielder Max Vena ble from Cincinnati’s Class AAA Nashville farm team to take Oester’s spot on the roster. For the Reds, the double-injury whammy threw their lineup into dis array at a time when the team was building a first-place cushion in the National League’s Western Division race and playing well. The injury to Oester, 31, involves both ligament and cartilage damage. Oester was injured Sunday when New York Mets baserunner Mookie Wilson slid into him at second base while trying to break up a ninth-in ning double play attempt. Oester’s surgery, performed Monday by Harding and Robert Heidt Jr., an other orthopedist, was described as a complete rebuilding of the left knee. Harding said that Oester will defi nitely not play again this season. “You can only hope he’ll be back for next season,” Rose said. “It’s a bad injury, but if you had to pick a guy to come back from an injury like that, it would be Oester. He’ll fight back.” Oester, a switch-hitter who was once the Reds’ regular second base- man, had been cut back to a platoon player. He played when the oppos ing teams started a right-handed pitcher. Utility infielder Dave Con cepcion, a right-handed hitter, played against left-handers. Rose said he has several days to make up his mind as to who will as sume Oester’s role, because of a run of three left-handers the Reds are to face in the next three days. Bad fielding costs Texas’ 6-2 defeat TORONTO (AP) — Tony Fer nandez hit a two-run double and Toronto took advantage of sloppy fielding by Texas m the fifth inning for a 6-2 victory over the Rangers Tuesday night. Blue Jays’ starter Jim Clancy, 9-6, won for only the second time in his last nine starts. He entered the eighth with a three-hitter, but with one out, Oddibe McDowell hit his 10th homer to make the score 6-2. Tom Henke pitched the final 1% innings for his 15th save. Texas starter Mike Loynd, 1-5, was the victim of poor fielding and his own wildness when the Blue Jays broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth inning. After Fred McGriff led off with a single and moved to third on a single by Rick Leach, Garth lorg hit a hard grounder to third baseman Larry Parrish for a po tential double play. Parrish threw to second base- man Curtis Wilkerson for the force, but when Wilkerson saw McGriff leaning off third, he ran him back to the bag. McGriff beat his throw and lorg ran to an un covered second base. Fernandez followed with a ground-rule dou ble to score both runners. Fernandez moved to third on a grounder and scored on a wild pitch, third strike, to fesse Bar- field. SMU must rely on basketball to produce main revenue DALLAS (AP) — The demise of the scandal-marred Southern Meth odist football program has left bas ketball as the school’s main revenue- producing sport, but coach Dave Bliss isn’t showing any signs of pres sure. “No way do they want to come in here and not have SMU’s athletic de partment be a success,” Bliss said. “I don’t have any real trepidation as far as closing up the shop and moving on. Some things I just don’t know about. Some aspects have yet to be determined.” But the pay-for-play scandal that cost SMU its 1987 football season has taken its toll in the way the bas ketball program is viewed, Bliss said. “I think he feels it badly that peo ple think it is all of SMU,” said Bliss’ wife, Claudia. “And that’s not fair at all. Dave has tried to run a straight, clean program, and all that everyone thinks of SMU is that it’s crooked.” SMU canceled its 1988 football schedule after the National Colle giate Athletic Association abolished the 1987 season and limited the 1988 season to seven road games. Bliss, one of the few veterans left in SMU’s once-robust athletic de partment, has some concerns about academic reforms that probably will be instigated under A. Kenneth Pye, the new president. “For us to think we can compete nationally without some type of con sideration, not special admits, but special consideration, I think we might be kidding ourselves,” he said. Bliss said he tries to keep a dis tance between the football problems and his basketball program, which is undergoing an internal investigation by the university. “The purge that’s going on right now will oe good for a couple of rea sons,” he said. “But one main reason is that I think any time a new admin istrator comes on board, it is impor tant for a review to take place and we all know exactly where we stand. “I don’t think it’s abnormal to have a review at this time. Obviously, I don’t like to sit with the insinua tion, innuendo and things. But I’ve also been here long enough to know that’s just part of Dallas and part of the scene around here.” Bliss, 44, came to SMU from the University of Oklahoma in 1980. He was a basketball and baseball star at Cornell, and later became an assis tant to Bob Knight at West Point. He followed Knight to Indiana and was a top assistant for seven years before going to Oklahoma. Bliss has been successful, but hasn’t become obsessive about the game, observers say. “It would break my heart if I got older and didn’t think I did a good job with my kids,” said Bliss, who has three children. During Bliss’ first two seasons, the Mustangs won 13 games. Under Bliss, SMU became No. 2 in the rankings in mid-1985. The Mus tangs have had two second-round NCAA appearances. The last two seasons have been moderately successful. Last year, the Mustangs ended at 18-11 after being 8-9 in late January with a seven- game losing streak. Noonan’s agents give Dallas a counter offer DALLAS (AP) — Representatives for the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round draft pick have made a counteroffer ,Jto the team’s initial deal, days before kjt the team will begin training camp in Uly Thousand Oaks, Calif. Tony Agnone, who is represent- on ef ing Danny Noonan with Tom Con- au pn don, said he has mailed a counterof- )Se for fer to the Cowboys’ initial offer, ith [If which was believed to be for $ 1 mil- tr y li* lion or less for four years. Last year’s top pick, Mike Sher- rard, signed a $1.38 million package for four years after he missed the first two pre-season games. The team’s first offer to Sherrard was $865,000 for four years. you re seeing any- ilo “I don’t think thing but ridiculous offers being made right now,” Agnone said. “I think the team’s attitudes are, ‘Let’s see if someone blinks.’ ” Cowboys vice president Joe Bailey said he had made offers to 11 of the Cowboys’ 12 draft choices, but he doesn’t think some agents are in clined to make deals yet. Last year, none of the top four picks signed until after camp had be gun. “I predicted we wouldn’t have this again this year, but maybe it was wishful thinking. You still get an swers from a number of people that they don’t want to do anything until seeing what others do,” Bailey said. “It’s kind of up to them as to when they sign.” Agnone said he thinks Noonan should get compensation similar to Detroit quarterback Chuck Long — four years, $1.75 million — and said last week’s meeting with Bailey was productive. Motta happy to catch fish for now, puts coaching on hold cha[l j DALLAS (AP) — Dick Motta °‘ in hasn’t ruled out coaching again, but for now, he said he’s content to fish, hike and bike from the vacation T*; home he retreated to after abruptly /Hal resigning as Dallas Mavericks coach, tject'i one knows w hat I’m (going iWed 1 to) do except me,” Motta told the .dBa r Dallas Times Herald in a Monday telephone interview from Fish Ha- eq# Ven, Idaho. He would not elaborate btsP pn his resignation from the Maver- tiargt icks on May 20. Motta had been criticized for con sidering jobs with the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers and had also come under fire after he was quoted as saying he was not sure the Mavericks could win a championship. “I made a statement and I’ll leave it at that,” Motta said. “I had a lot of good reasons. They’re very private and personal and I want to keep it that way.” He indicated his retirement might not be permanent, although he did not elaborate. “I’m thoroughly trying to enjoy this,” he said of his vacation. “I don’t know if I’ll have withdrawal pains. I don’t know if in three or four years I’ll . . . that’s why it’s hard to talk about.” The Motta family is between trips. Family members are training for a bike ride through Idaho and Wyom ing. 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