The Battalion
SPORTS
Monday, September 10,1990
Sports Editor Nadja Sabawala 845-26;
The Rose scoop
nothing but poop
for ‘ journalism’
I t’s the kind of
scam journalists
(and I) only dream
about.
Clay
Rasmussen
Senior Sports Writer
And of course, the National Enquirer,
that bastion of sleazy, tabloid news, is
behind it.
Two Mississippians sneaked through
prison security, bribed an inmate to lead
them to Pete Rose and got the Reds’
former manager, who is serving time for
cheating on his income taxes, to pose for
their cameras.
I get all giddy when I attend R.C.
Slocum’s press conference every
Tuesday. And here is Sammie Mays, a
writer for the Mississippi Press, and her
husband, a part-time musician, landing
the scoop of the year.
Methods and ethics. How far does a
journalist go to get the story? The Mays
went all the way.
The Hook — Doug Mays contacted
prison officials and convinced the
warden that the prison had scheduled his
band, Doug Mays and the Key
WestCoconuts, to play for inmates.
The Line — Mays and his wife hid
two 35 mm cameras in the front of a pair
of speakers. While prison guards
searched the band and their equipment,
Mays’ wife flirted and distracted the
guards’ attention.
The Sinker — While the band was
See Rasmussen/Page 12
College
Scores
!)••••••••• •••21
:BYU(16) ...28
: Auburn(3)**........38
::Fullerton St.••...•••17
: Florida St,(3).......45
nE. Carolina.«.....«.24
Tennessee(8).
Mississippi St.
,40
..7
Clemson(9),..........7
Virginia( 1 ^•••••••. 20
Nebraska( 10).«....«60
No. Illinois........«.14
Illinois(l 1)..........16
Arizona.............28
Alabama(13) •••••••24
So. Mississippi •••••27
Pittsburgh 17)......29
Boston College**.»*«6
Ohio State(18) # ...».l7
Texas Tech.«*®**.*.10
UCLA(19) 14
Oklahoma(23)... # «.34
Washington(20)*«*«20
San Jose St.****»«*«.17
Penn State(21)«
Texas •••••••••«
,13
,17
Houston(24). # .**..«37
UNLV 9
W. Virginia(25)*«**»10
Maryland...«.......14
Sampras crushes Agassi to win U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Teen-ager Pete
Sampras drove Andre Agassi absolutely
batty Sunday to become the youngest U.S.
Open champion in history.
Sampras, 19, aced Agassi 13 times and
hit 12 service winners with serves up to 124
mph in a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 slaughter on stadium
court.
Agassi lacked the power and accuracy he
showed in beating Boris Becker in the semi
finals, but he was simply overwhelmed by
Sampras’s huge serves, deep groundstrokes
and acrobatic play at the net.
“When you can hit a serve 120 mph on
the line, there’s not a lot (anyone) can do,”
Agassi said.
“This is the ultimate in tennis,” Sampras
said. “Whatever I do the rest of my career,
I’ll always be a U.S. Open champion.”
At 19 years, 28 days, Sampras became
19-year old youngest Open champion
the youngest U.S. men’s champion, replac
ing Oliver S. Campbell, who won the title
100 years ago at 19 years, 6 months, 9 days.
No. 12 Sampras also is the lowest seeded
player to win the U.S. title since unseeded
Fred Stolle beat John Newcombe in the
1966 final.
Sampras, who beat Ivan Lendl and John
McEnroe in the quarters and semis, has
learned not to let opponents back in the
match.
He gave up a stingy three points on serve
in the first set and five points on serve in
the second set.
“I’m serving so well, it puts a seed in the
other guy’s mind: Play one bad game and
the set could be over,” Sampras said.
“Today was the best I could possibly play,
and it couldn’t be at a better time. I con
trolled the match and dictated the play. I
don’t know if anybody could have beat me.”
Agassi, 20, never broke him. He came
close only three times in the third set, when
he had break-points in each of Sampras’s
first two services.
He won the first game of the set with two
service winners and the third game with a
lunging backhand volley on a forehand
pass attempt by Agassi.
Sampras broke him at love to take a 4-2
lead.
“He was just keeping his serve in, playing
from the backcourt. He wasn’t the aggres
sor,” Sampras said. “He was letting me dic
tate the play, and that was the difference
“I’m pretty similar on court and i
court,” Sampras said. “I’m easy-going,t,
back and not too uptight. I’m a normal;
year-old growing up with an unusual]
doing unusual things like I did today.
“I don’t know where it comes from,
my personality,” he said. “The style of:
f ame is fluid and easy to do. Whereaswl;
was 14 or 15 I was very emotional onco.
because 1 was a counterpuncher. I chan,
my game. I worked on my net-game ]
switched to a one-handed backhand."
It was the second Grand Slam
Agassi has lost in 1990. Andres Gomezl
him earlier in the year in the French Ope-
“I never got in a groove,” Agassi said
didn’t fall for me. It’s disappointing tos
somebody hold up the trophy you wantt
That’s the way it goes.”
Ware’s heir passes with ownflair
Klingler charges UH past Rebels
By CLAY RASMUSSEN
Of The Battalion Staff
HOUSTON — Houston’s high-pow
ered Run-and-Shoot offense sputtered
and wheezed, but once junior quar
terback David Klingler got tt loaded, the
Cougars ran all over and shot through
University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Klingler, who threw five touchdown
passes and passed for 426 yards, made
head coach John Jenkins’ coaching de
but a successful one with a 37-9 victory.
After bumbling through their first
possession, the Cougars scored four
touchdowns and a field goal on their
next five.
“The game was over at the half,” Jen
kins said.
Klingler’s stats in his first effort as
Houston’s starting quarterback palled
those of 1989 Heisman Trophy winner
Andre Ware’s first start against Sam
Houston State in 1987.
In that 38-34 victory. Ware threw 35
passes, completing 25 with two touch
downs and two interceptions.
Klingler threw 54 passes Saturday,
completing 30 with five touchdowns and
one interception.
However, Klingler said he wasn’t in
top form and was unhappy with his first
start.
"I was very uncomfortable,” Klingler
said. “There is a lot of room for im
provement. I missed a lot of receivers
and most of my throws were off.
“I just didn’t execute as well as I
should have.”
But Jenkins said the Cougars’ perfor
mance answered a lot of questions he
had going into the season.
“Not a bad day at the office,” Jenkins
said. “Our offense starts with the line.
Today we had no sacks in 54 snaps and
for that reason, the offensive line gets
the gameball.
“We were able to put a lot of pressure
on their experienced offensive line with
our relatively young defensive line. This
game was really encouraging.”
The only thing Jenkins could mourn
was the loss of senior wide receiver
Manny Hazard.
Hazard, who led the NCAA in recep
tions last year, dislocated an elbow trying
to make a diving catch in the endzone.
“I dislocated my thumb before, so I
knew I was in bad shape,” Hazard said.
“I knew as soon as I went down it was
Photo by Mike C. Mu Ivey
UH quarterback David Klingler, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware’s
backup, lit up the Astrodome scoreboard in Saturday's 37-9 romp over UNLV.
out, but I’ll be alright.”
Hazard will miss three weeks with the
njury, and Jenkins said backup Cody
inuth v
mj
Smith will replace him.
Hazard’s injury opened the door for
freshman receiver Tracy Good and se
nior Patrick Cooper.
Good caught nine passes, averaging
13 yards per reception and had two
touchdown receptions.
2Dt
“David (Klingler) was just able to get it
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Cowboys win one!
Cowboys win one]
Cowboys win one!
IRVING (AP) — The neediest team|
the NFL got a gift on Sunday and ci
verted it into the first home victory sii
Tom Landry was coach.
Quarterback Troy Aikman, looking (t
his first victory after 11 losses, made $a
Diego coach Dan Henning pay dearly foi
fake punt gamble as the Dallas Cow
took a 17-14 victory.
Aikman sneaked in from a yard outw
1:58 to play for the game-winner after DJ
las stopped the fake punt on the CowboJ
47-yard line.
“It was a dumb-ass mistake,” Henniu
said. “1 was hoping somebody would bi!
me out on it but it wasn’t blocked correal
I should have called it off. It’s a disappoint
ing loss, the kind I’ll carry around a Ion;
time.”
The smallest home crowd in 26 yean
48,063, watched Dallas get its first
victory since Sept. 25, 1988 against Atlanta
The streak was ended at 14 straight losses
Aikman directed a 53-yard scoring dn
after San Diego tried the fake punt <
fourth and six with 5:15 to play. Linebade
Gary Plummer was stopped by Bill Bait
and Daniel Stubbs after a 2-yard gain
“I knew something was up,” said Bates
captain of the special teams. “We expectet
them to try something. The tackle didn’ttr
to block me like he does normally.”
Plummer took the blame.
“We tried to call the play to the other side
and nine guys heard it but one guy didn’t
Plummer said. “It’s my fault. I’m paid It
make the plays. I should have run ovet
somebody or done something. It’s myrt
sponsibility.”
After Dallas took over, Tommie Ae#
ran 16 yards, and Aikman produced theoii
play on a 24-yard pass to Kelvin Martini;
the Chargers 1-yard line.
Aikman said during the week “it’s gnaw
ing at me that I haven’t won a game yet. I:
bothers me.”
A big grin spread across his faceafteril;
victory.
“I’ve been looking for that, it’s been;
long time,” Aikman said. “I’ve had a lota
abuse from the press. But all the workweV
done has made it worth it.”
San Diego couldn’t move from its om
25-yard line on four straight passes by Bill
Joe Tolliver and Dallas won its first homt
game under Coach Jimmy Johnson.
“We’ve got some happy players in thii
locker room,” Johnson said. “We coulJ
have folded in the fourth quarter but w
didn’t, then we got the break we needed
was great play by our special teams."
Marion Butts scored a touchdown after)
controversial pass interference penalty
give San Diego a 14-7 lead at halftime.
Field judge Ed Merrifield ruled thatlsj
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A&M’s Brock named among coaching elite
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By DOUGLAS PILS
Of The Battalion Staff
Honors for the Texas A&M women’s
softball team and head coach Bob Brock
continue to roll in.
Brock, who led A&M to three national
championships in the 1980s, is listed among
531 of the finest coaches in the nation in a
new book.
The book, “America’s Greatest Coaches”
written by Michael D. Koehler, covers the
high school, collegiate and professional lev
els of 19 different men’s and women’s
sports. Koehler lists each sport’s top five
coaches.
Along with the three championships,
Brock led the Lady Aggies to two second
place finishes. The team has advanced to
the NCAA Regional tournament seven of
the last eight years.
All of the Aggies’ success has occurred
under Brock’s tutelage, but he said he
couldn’t do it all himself.
“I’m flattered to be included in the book,
and of course its great for recruiting, but
my support staff deserves most of the cred
it,” Brock said.
Brock singled out Athletic Director John
David Crow, women’s Assistant Athletic Di
rector Lynn Hickey and Associate Athletic
Director Wally Groff as the big supporters,
as well as the community as a whole.
“Their support shows so much because
we’re the Only (Southwest) conference
team,” he said. “Because of that, we could
very easily be overlooked in terms of fund
ing, but they look at us as being a national
power.”
Battalion Hie photo by J.Janner
A new book lists A&M’s Bob Brock as one of collegiate softball’s top coaches.
A&M became a national power soon af
ter Brock’s arrival in 1982.
The Lady Aggies had been to the College
World Series from 1979-81, but in Brock’s
first year they won a national championship
in 1982 after compiling a school record 84
wins and nine losses.
In his nine-year tenure at A&M, Brock is
439-139 and is a three-time winner of the
National Softball Coaches Association’s Re
gional Coach of the Year award
(1986,87,90).
Brock is also in the NCSA’s “Victoil |
Club” — an elite group of coaches who hart ]
recorded 300 wins in their career.
He holds a 482-185 career record.
“Every year I see people get comph
cent,” Brock said. “I hate to see that. Icnal
lenge myself every year to improve and'
try to surround myself with people wlf ,
won’t let me get complacent.”
In the book. Brock ranked second in col ]
legiate softball coaches behind UCLA hea-
coach Sharron Backus and ahead ofjud|
Carman of Cal State Fullerrton and Fresnf
State’s Margie Wright.
Koehler based the book on lists oil
coaches that he compiled and submittedM
various coaching organizations and hiso»f
selection panel.
The panel consisted of 26 experts frof ]
the world of sports and included such peo
pie as Nebraska athletic director and fd |
mer football coach Bob Devaney, Petf
State head football coach Joe Paternoant
Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holt)
who also wrote a foreward to the book.
Coaches were ranked on the basis of in j
novations to their sport, their won-loss rf
cord, championships won, respect
coaches and players and contributions
their sport.
Brock, whose record and championshi]
speak for themselves, said his greats
coaching strength is in his relations wid
players.
“I think I’m able to motivate people
Brock said. “I’m a firm person, but I’mals
a fair person. As much time as I spend
the team, I have to be a good listener a
well.”
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