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Page 4 The Battalion Tuesday, June 21 Planet Emmitt Cowboy's Smith takes to big screen promoting his line of Reebok shoes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Coming soon to a movie theater near you: Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and his new line of Reebok footwear. Smith, winner of the last two NFL rushing titles, is featured in a commercial for Reebok's Pre season collection. The spot will be seen on 4,200 movie screens in more than 120 markets, Reebok officials said. The shoe company is spend ing $7 million to promote Smith and Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas in two separate black-and-white ads meant to give viewers the feel of being part of the action in a pro fessional game. “Things move so fast in this game. It seems like you never get to know people. Hi, Fm Em mitt. Nice to meet you," Smith says as he bowls through a de fender. Smith's commercial debuted last weekend at showings of The Last Action Hero, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Smith's ad will remain in the aters for three more weeks. But it may be a while before Smith gets to promote the shoes on his main stage. The defending Super Bowl champs haven't signed Smith for the upcoming season, though they need him more than ever now that quarterback Troy Aikman underwent back surgery last weekend. Smith also is featured in the Reebok Preseason Workout Guide, a 12-page booklet devel oped for athletes and coaches preparing for outdoor team sports. The Battalion Classified Ads Phone: 845-0569 / Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building 1 ’AGGIE’ Private Party Want Ads Business Hours $ 10 for 20 words running 5 days. If your merchan- dlse Is priced $ 1000 or less (price must appear In nan ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial f k advertisers offering personal possesions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 III days at no charge. 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For most, that's a bi-weekly figure too high to conceptualize. However, that's roughly what your favorite million-dollar baseball player hauls in twice a month. “Most people don't realize it, but ballplay ers are paid just like the average Joe," said Chicago-based agent Barry Meister, who rep resents Mark Portugal, Xavier Hernandez, Juan Agosto and Tom Edens of the Astros. “The procedure is basically the same. It's just that the numbers are so much bigger. But the deductions are also a lot bigger." Most major league teams offer players the option of having their salaries paid over a six-, nine -or 12-month period. Meister said most players opt for the six-month plan. Take a player whose annual base salary is $1 million. If he chooses to be paid over a six- month span, his bi-weekly checks will total $83,000 and some change before deductions. Incentive clause bonuses are paid at the end of the year in one lump sun. “People would be surprised how normal the financial life of a ballplayer is," Meister said. “They're concerned about the tax codes and paying bills just like everyone else is. “I recently talked to a player who makes $2 million a year and he was concerned because his washer and dryer just went out. Their con cerns are just like ours, just on a larger scale." Some players prefer to be paid by direct de posit, whale others get their checks hand-deliv ered by the team's traveling secretary some where around the 1st and 15th of the month. Trying to deposit a check that large tends to turn a few heads at the bank. “I can remember going to the bank with a $10,000 check and having the teller say 'What are you doing with that?,"' said former Astros relief ace Joe Sambito, who now works for Alan and Randy Hendricks' sports manage ment firm. “I eventually explained it to them, but they were a little hesitant to take it." In addition to the large salaries players re ceive, major league rules require teams to give each player $60 a day in per diem while the team is on the road. The per diem is consid ered taxable income. There are even times when the ballclub will pick up the tab for a player who has been fined, but that isn't usually the case. “When a player is fined, he usually just writes a check to the league office," said Tom- "I recently talked to a plays who makes $2 million a yei and he was concerned beca his washer and dryer just out." -Barry Mt sus; my Tanzer, who represents Astros cente: er Steve Finley. “And if a player gets ed, a lot of teams refuse to pay him it games he missed. The policy differsfrorr to team." There was a time when deferred pan were popular, but new tax laws have that practice almost nonexistent ferred payments, the player would take less money up front for a greater over the long haul. “You don't see as many deferred as you used to," Meister said. "The w. tax laws are now, it's just too difficult to compensation." — American League National League West Division West Division w L GB ST w L GB ST Kansas City 35 32 — L2 San Fran. 47 23 — W6 Chicago 35 32 — W2 Atlanta 40 31 7.5 W3 California 35 32 — W1 Los Angeles 36 31 9.5 W2 Seattle 34 35 2 LI Houston 34 33 11.5 L4 Texas 31 37 4.5 L4 Cincinnati 32 38 15 L2 Minnesota 29 37 5.5 L7 San Diego 27 42 19.5 L3 Oakland 27 38 7 W2 Colorado 24 44 22 W3 East Division East Division w L GB ST W L GB ST Detroit 43 25 — W2 Philadelphia 48 21 — LI Toronto 42 28 2 W6 St. Louis 39 29 8.5 W3 New York 41 29 3 W4 Montreal 36 33 12 L3 Baltimore 35 33 8 W1 Chicago 33 34 14 W1 Boston 31 38 13 W1 Pittsburgh 32 36 15.5 LI Milwaukee 29 38 13.5 L3 Florida 31 38 17 L4 Cleveland 28 41 16 W1 New York 21 47 26.5 W1 Scoreboard American League Cleveland Boston Chicago California Oakland Milwaukee Minnesota Texas Kansas City Seattle Tuesday, Ji Wit ap Th Stephan Dave Th Mack B National League Chicago St. Louis Atlanta New York Colorado Los Angeles San Fran Pittsburgh Florida Philidelphia Montreal Cincinnati Houston San Diego Construction Continued from Page 3 rooms, an archery/multipurpose room, two spas, a 50 meter swim ming pool capable of housing an NCAA tournament, a large room for banquets and dances, and an indoor rock climbing structure. And that's just inside. Outside, the complex will be home to four sand-pit volleyball areas, three basketball courts, and an outdoor activity area. Corrington explained the aim of the complex to be all-encom passing. He said that the focus of the new complex is to provide everyone with an opportunity to participate in recreational sports, but as evidenced by the 15,000 square foot weight room, the em phasis is more on the serious workout participants. "It will provide opportunities for sports and recreations," Cor rington said. "In most facilities like this, there are about one mil lion participants per year. Right now we're at about 300,000 so we hope to pick up substantial partic ipation." Women's Athletic Director Lynn Hickey explained the need for such a complex and how it will be beneficial for all students. "It's been needed for a long time," Hickey said. "It will be a benefit to the athletic department with the new natatorium and soc cer fields. We're real excited." Deware Field House, current home of the existing facilities, is scheduled to be demolished after the new complex is completed, but both Corrington and Hickey agree that the demolition is in the best interest of the student and the building itself. "How the current rec center has survived is beyond me," Hickey said. "You hate to see it go, but with the new swimming and basketball facilities to be added, we're real happy about it." Corrington sees Deware's de molition as something that is needed, but he believes that the move is due mostly in part to an architectural safety precaution. "There are some real structural problems with Deware," Ce ton said. "It would have come down at some time." A recen administr dom of e America. The elee veloped a telephone tions, mo dons. Th called a D Corrington forecasts mune to w problem in accessing then! cility as parking will beaccf records ar to everyone, thereby in® the averag participation dramatically, yacy jg COT "It will have easy access^ ro A. 7 be fun to use," Corrington ^ c ^ "It's an open and dynamic ty. It's a very exciting 1 and we're looking forward opening. ' The demolition of the standing Deware will alsot companied by the Downs N< rium. Both structures have! cornerstones of the athletic; dating back to 1924 and'3. spectively. Agassi Continued from Page 3 vice, double-faulting to lose the game after the umpire changed a lineswoman's out call on a return by Karbacher on the previous point. Karbacher held to 4-1 and went on to take a 5-2 lead. 2bd/1ba. duplex apartment, Georgia St. $425 per month 693-7560. 2bd/2ba Dartmouth and Harvey ASAP until August 15. $350 final 260-9015. 2bd/1 ba very spacious, quiet neighborhood, corner apart ment, small yard. Available July 1. Call Dee 845-1332/ 696-7561. 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Agassi completed his string of five straight games, dropping only four points in the last three games of the set. “As soon as I got the break back, I started getting in the com petition and really enjoying it, and I knew from that stage on it would only get better," Agassi said. “In the beginning you're scared it will snowball, and you're a little nervous he'll hit some good serves at the right time, and the next thing you know you're down two sets." Agassi was soon up two sets, and Karbacher was dealing with a lingering case of bronchitis. “At the end of the match it was a big problem, because I got tired," said Karbacher. “Every thing is much harder when you cannot breathe well. And then if you play hard, you go, like, 'huh, huh,' and you miss the next shot." Sullivan Continued from Page 3 no where to be found in any of fensive categories. The All Star balloting in its present form is worthless. Mark McGwire is on the dis abled list. The fans aren't the only peo ple to blame for all of this mess, the league officials have made their own mistakes. Their biggest mistake is believing that a team that brings in 10,000 fans a game can compete with a team that sells out 60,000 nightly. It is almost impossible for the Cleve land Indians to give ample sup port to their more than deserv ing outfielder Albert Belle. Yes, other fans around the league can vote for whomever they want, but when Dave Winfield is seen by a sell out crowd nightly and Belle and the Indians can barely get a car load of fans to their games it is easy to see who will loose out in the end. Mark McGwire is on the dis abled list. So what is the answer to all of this? The fans should not have the final say in who starts the All Star game. It should run just like the NFL votes on its All Pro team. The players and coaches vote on each position and can only vote for opponents players, not their own. These are the people that see each player day to day. The players and coat know exactly who's hota who's not. Mark McGwire is on the abled list and the fans A11S balloting should be the next go. Each year there are at* players voted on to the All 5 team that just don't deserve honor. It doesn't matter wh is, the fact remains that there; better players out there at t! time and the fans are cheat! themselves out of the best ball they could possiblys f The all star game is not a poj larity contest. It is supposed honor those athletes that h; had outstanding seasonsi> those with the most endois ments. N (DES) chip In these can listen versations. Further: another p number, h< tically eve about that and fraud days. And rec eral U.S. c the espion telligence < The DE private cit defense a; privacy. The Na however, chip to hi NSA poss pher it. Th key in ord cations fr Fanatic Continued from Page 3 But such sports-inspired street rumbles are not unique to Chicago. Earlier this month, hockey fans joined crowds outside Montreal's Forum for a rampage following the Canadiens' Stanley Cup victo ry over Los Angeles. Stores were trashed along with police cars, buses and subways. Some 115 people were arrested and 168 were injured, including 49 police officers. In February, a rally celebrating the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl victory left 18 injured and 26 un der arrest. Groups of youths among the crowd of 400,000 at tacked bystanders. The past decade has seen simi lar disturbances in Detroit and San Francisco. While troubling, such incidents are not new. Fighting and vandalism associ ated with sports were common in the 19th century. Authorities in this country and Canada even banned boxing in many places be cause of violence that followed the fights. The University of Missouri's Charles Korr, an expert on the so cial history of sports, recalls liv ing near the baseball stadium in Philadelphia, watching angry fans reacting violently to an um pire's disputed call. “The biggest thing that's new is the ability to instantaneously see the riot taking place in Mon treal," Korr said. “People see that, and in their minds they say, 'We got to show them we are as hap py as the people in Montreal about our victory.' " Soccer hooliganism is rampant in Europe, where Dutch fans have even tossed bombs at each other. Korr said British police now use a sophisticated network of inform ers and computerized projections to determine where best to mar shal their forces each week. “If you walk to a first divis match, you'll see the police lift the streets, at other matches yc see nobody," Korr said. What motivates fans toy lence? Lapchick believes be! part of a crowd gives some a cense to misbehave. “It's a situation where peof act in ways they wouldn't fl r day-to-day basis," he said. "1^ think that they can do on thisf* ticular night something they $ do on another night." Bruce Kidd, a sports histor ; ' and political scientist at the b 1 versity of Toronto, calls it a # tion of “permissive misrule/' “It's a moment of social le'® ing," he said. “People say,'If 01 guys won everything than may 1 ' for a moment we can actl>! : kings and do anything we want Korr believes there is a mi : placed sense of connection ^ gives fans such a strong emotf al response to a victory. Found Silver Christian ring, close to MSC. Call 779-3390. Stude multii In respc column, 11 tions abou lines. Reyi do someth nized oppc able resiste rest. Whei come from not going t rectly, but manipulah to present Reynolc tensions 01 am incline ever, this t