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ts." Ivery thing, I
geStation ( e g an to think
J xas State V m y dad. No,
5 aid June- r a ‘t/ don't turn
rth of July Iway. This is
r:.: lot going to be
Uly,Junelne of those
5 of bladS>PP.\ "Wonder
yv«ears" type
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MARK
SMITH
Sportswriter
gan to think about my dad and the
lationship that we've developed
er the years. What had brought us
together? We certainly don't have
liat much in common. The guy is
/U ‘ four decades older than I am. Talk
I about a generation gap. His idea of
5 B 1115 * 0 * s Lawrence Welk and Glen
nf 1 . IWdlor. I'm more of an Eagles and
3 e , m ? l jolice man. Even the birth of rock
de^e ro ^ was a ^ er ti me -
wonders! w h at was it that gave us com-
fl irf lion ground? What connection
a | C -jcould a man who lived through the
1 Korean War and a punk kid who
lived through Arthur "The Scud
Itud" Kent's television coverage of
lie Persian Gulf War possibly make?
ou aresuiJ Well, the answer, quite simply, is
ffic and i|! ase b a ll' When I was young I could
ossible"® ot § et enou gh baseball. Every night
] a v VS 5 i I would wait for dad to get home so
e handsif| e could hit me some grounders in
Df youisn f 6 backyard. For a couple of hours
[every night. Dad and I would work
ough mo.'P’gcther. He would show me how to
wear safe** 13ster those short-hops and I would
:ant part| Wor k so hard trying to get it.
I Even when he was hitting me
' he saiitaose balls, he was teaching me
look thiporuething more. I never had much
'Vu toyoilatural talent arounddho- diamond.
The wor I s0 Dad taught me to-jyvork hard to
entedwit l m P r ove. "If you want something
lad enough, you've got to work
rs canals: hard to get it," he would tell me.
azardouilhat pretty much holds true for any-
chancescfWug in life. Was he teaching me
laseball or a valuable lesson in life?
arefulyoi the world may never know.
take baa
;treets and
bell sal
Now that I have the benefit of a
ttle age, 1 can look back on those
id lays and realize that being with my
5 bicycles lad was much more than baseball
ood idea.'
? responsi-
y, he said,
me life,'
an be sen-
a while oi
? reckless
JuneS
ten are
?r until
ten are
/ithout
error.
liter
;ditor
>tt, Laura
Practice. It was father-son bonding,
learned that even though Dad lis-
ened to some lousy music, he really
oiew baseball. I respected him for
hat. I guess I still do.
Probably a lot of people connect
vith their fathers that way. They
ind something that they like to do
ogether and do it. It could be fish-
ng or golf or anything. Fathers
lave a lot to teach us; they have wis-
lom to share with their children,
ust think of all the things that your
lad taught you. He might have
aught you to drive or, more simply,
o walk. He might have taught you
o tie your shoelaces and he might
ven have taught you to sit on the
lofty without falling off.
I would just like to say thanks to
the dads in the world who helped
is play baseball, drive cars and eat
olid foods. Happy Father's Day,
)ad.
Yes! Chicago wins title for third straight time
Paxson's 3-pointer lifts Bulls over Suns, 99-98
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX — The Chicago Bulls, with
the clock running out, showed the guts
and grace of a champion.
They beat the Phoenix Suns 99-98 Sun
day night to win their third straight NBA
title on John Paxon's 3-pointer with 3.9
seconds to play. Phoenix's last chance at
extending the NBA Finals to a seventh
game ended when Horace Grant blocked
Kevin Johnson's jumper from just beyond
the foul line with a second to play.
Michael Jordan, who led the Bulls to
the previous two titles, ran into the stands
to retrieve the ball.
"This is a reward for all the hard
work/' Jordan said.
The Bulls were clearly a team in trou
ble before setting up for their last shot,
having scored but nine points in the quar
ter — all by Jordan — until Paxon's wide-
open 23-footer from the left side.
The play started with Jordan passing
to Scottie Pippen, who threw the ball
down low to Grant. Grant then kicked the
ball out to Paxson at the 3-point arc. With
Phoenix playing back in anticipation of a
closer shot, the 6-foot-2 guard hit nothing
but net and gave the Bulls a finals record
10 3-pointers in the game.
Chicago joined the Minneapolis Lakers
from 1952-54 and the Boston Celtics from
1959-66 as the only teams to win as many
as three consecutive NBA titles.
Jordan scored 33 points for the Bulls
and finished with the highest scoring av
erage in finals history, 41.0, eclipsing Rick
Barry's 1967 standard of 40.8.
The Suns, who held Chicago without a
field goal for the first 6:39 of the fourth
quarter, led 98-94 before Jordan's court-
length drive for a layup closed the Bulls
within two. Dan Majerle's airball caused a
24-second violation, giving Chicago pos
session and setting up Paxon's winner.
Even if the Bulls aren't the best team in
history, they certainly are the most suc
cessful road team in the NBA Finals. In
winning three consecutive titles, they are
are 8-1 in the championship series away
from Chicago and just 4-4 at home.
Chicago won despite blowing an 87-79
lead in the fourth quarter and hitting just
five of 18 shots in the final period. The
Suns, who got 21 points and 17 rebounds
from Charles Barkley and 21 points from
Majerle, were five for 21 in the last 12
minutes and missed seven of their eight
shots from the field. Johnson had 19
points and 10 assists.
The Bulls made 10 of 14 3-pointers,
surpassing the finals record of nine set by
Phoenix in its triple-overtime victory in
Game 3.
The Suns scored the first seven points
of the period, closing within one as the
See Bulls/Page 4
A Softball Complex
Lady Aggies hoping new home brings more respect
By MATTHEW J. RUSH
Hie Battalion
If Olsen Field can bring success to the
Texas A&M baseball team, what does
the new facility across the street hold in
store for the already successful Aggie
softball program?
With the team finishing 20th in the
nation, the school has finally decided to
build a new softball park for the Lady
Aggies. The new field will be deemed a
"Mini-Olsen" because of its design, seat
ing capacity and indoor facilities.
Head Coach Bob Brock is excited
about the construction and is eagerly
awaiting next season.
"I'm really happy for our new facili
ty," Brock said. "Its going to be done re
ally first class."
Brock, who coached his team to a 38-
14 record in 1993, looks to repeat his suc
cess with returning letterman Kim Gon
zalez and All-American Jennifer Me-
Falls. Brock has compiled a 564-187 in
his twelve years as Aggie Head Coach.
Former All-American and current as
sistant coach Shawn Andaya, who
played under Brock, has expressed simi
lar feelings towards the new ballpark,
"Its a great thing and I'm real excit
ed." Andaya said.
Andaya, a three-time All-American
and a member of the Texas A&M Hall of
Fame, added her thoughts on the caliber
of stadium that is currently under
works.
"ItTl definitely be one of the best
softball facilities in the country," she
said.
One of the tactics in designing and
constructing the new field is to draw
larger crowds and more notoriety for the
Lady Aggies. The team has had winning
seasons in each of Brock's 12 years, but
has unfortunately had to play a multi
tude of road games because of an inade
quate facility at home. Now that there
will be a new field, the softball team will
hopefully get the respect it rightfully de
serves.
"It will definitely help the exposure of
See Complex/Page 4
MARY MACMANUS/Thc Battalion
What is now a muddy construction ^jte is soon to become the referred to as "Mini-Olsen," is scheduled to be completed in
home of the Lady Aggie softball team. The field, currently time for the Lady Aggies'opening day in 1994.
Janzen wins first U.S. Open
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — With one short
swing out of the rough, Lee Janzen took
his place in golf history.
Evoking memories of Tom Watson
and Lee Trevino, Janzen chipped out of
the gnarly grass on 16th hole Sunday to
blunt a challenge from Payne Stewart and
win the U.S. Open by two strokes.
Janzen, who had won but two tourna
ments in his career, shot a 1-under-par 69
to win the tournament in which he
missed the cut three previous times.
"Unbelievable," he said. "I don't think
it's sunk in yet. It's just incredible."
He closed with the elan of a champion,
with birdies on three of the last five holes
to finish at 8-under 272, tying the U.S.
Open record held by Jack Nicklaus
(1980).
Stewart, winner of the U.S. Open and
the PGA Championship, shot a 70. He
moved into a share of the lead when
Janzen bogeyed No. 12. Both players
were even when Janzen rolled in a 15-
foot birdie putt on No. 14.
Janzen, a 28-year-old from Austin,
Minn., who joined the tour in 1989, was
the essence of of consistency on the
famed Baltusrol course at America's most
prestigious tournament. He shot rounds
of 67, 67, 69, 69, matching Trevino's U.S.
Open mark in 1968 of shooting all four
rounds under 70.
Nobody else managed a challenge.
Craig Parry and Paul Azinger finished at
277. Watson and Scott Hoch were at 278
while Nolan Henke, Ernie Els, Fred Funk
and Raymond Floyd were at 279.
This was an afternoon that belonged to
Janzen and Stewart.
Janzen started the day with a one-
stroke lead over Stewart and quickly
stretched it to two shots when Stewart
missed a four-foot par putt on No. 1. But
the dramatics came much later, in the
See Janzen/Poge 4
International Olympic Committee
upset with Congressional resolution
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has a message
for the U.S. Congress: Mind your own business.
IOC officials reacted with fury Sunday to a U.S. House subcommittee resolution
urging rejection of Beijing's bid to host the 2000 Summer Games because of China's
human rights record.
"This is interference," said IOC vice president Kevan Gosper. "It takes us back 13
years to the (Jimmy) Carter boycott when the movement was almost brought down."
"It is a most unfortunate intrusion of politics in sport," said IOC director general
Francois Carrard. "I see ghosts of the 1980 Carter boycott."
Carter ordered the U.S.-led boycott of the Moscow Games to protest the Soviet in
vasion of Afghanistan. Four years later, the Soviets retaliated by leading a boycott of
the Los Angeles Games.
"If the U.S. wants to make recommendations to the IOC, that's their right," Gosper
said. "But they've got no right to tell individual members how to vote. We take the
line that members can decide for themselves. We are very uncomfortable with this
resolution and I personally regret it very much."
Gosper is also an official on the Sydney, Australia, bidding committee. Sydney and
Beijing are considered the front-runners among the six cities seeking to stage the 2000
Games.
See Olympic/Page 4
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