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Sports 4,1993 ts re sim- ihould md de- graved operty e num- cords, ed and ticular broken rea and )uter is y other id vised ’ suspi- 'orking nneone id how there, sted. e house t some- ± : aculty sold to ty, and :ed and tood on Sciences ng now rved as 's com- ipus in as Maj. 3, who, r, led a lost cel- itory- /ideo rom a dctim d ob- moth- < by a /outh anti ti lt on ; 1990 park- t i pull ; first 5. jr of ,d. [iVednesday, July 14,1993 The Battalion Davey Allison dies from helicopter crash injuries Legendary NASCAR hamily's son dead at 32 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS j HUEYTOWN, Ala. — Davey Allison, I who steered his family's car-racing legacy to NASCAR stardom of his own, died Tuesday of injuries suffered a day earlier when his helicopter slammed into a track infield. Allison, 32, the eldest son of retired radng legend Bobby Allison, never re gained consciousness following the crash at Talladega Superspeedway in east Al abama. He died of head injuries. Davey Allison bought the chopper less than a month ago and was at the controls when it went down Monday afternoon. Davey Allison was the last member of his immediate family still behind the wheel. His father is now a car owner after being forced into retirement by. an injury in a crash, and his younger brother Clif ford died in a racing crash 11 months ago. In Allison's hometown of Hueytown, about 15 miles west of Birmingham, mo torists burned their headlights at midday in tribute. "We'll Miss You Davey — No. 28" and "The Winner's Circle of Peace Belongs to Davey" were among the signs displayed outside stores. Davey Allison is survived by his fa ther and mother, Judy Allison; wife Liz; two children, ages 3 and 1; and two sis ters. Davey Allison was NASCAR's rookie of the year in 1987, and he had 19 victo ries on stock car racing's biggest circuit, including the 1992 Daytona 500. Allison won $6.7 million — No. 10 on the all-time earnings list. Davey Allison's name helped him break into racing. It was talent that kept his black Ford Thunderbirds ahead of the pack and made him a fan favorite. Davey Allison was pronounced dead at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham at 7 a.m. CDT, said hospital spokesman David Smitherman. See Allison/Page 4 American League downs National League, 9-3 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — The American League found a crack iatCamden Yards. I The nooks and crannies of baseball's most popular I park swallowed up home runs by Kirby Puckett and Roberto Alomar, and even a double by Ivan Rodriguez, bohelp the Americans to their sixth straight All-Star vic- I iory, 9-3 Tuesday night. AL manager Cito Gaston, criticized for bringing sev- I enof his Blue Jays, got big efforts from Alomar and De- l von White. But NL manager Bobby Cox, who brought 1 five of his Braves, saw his players out-performed by I Toronto's, just like in last year's World Series. John J Smoltz threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches and I David Justice and Jeff Blauser made errors that set up ] mns. I Gary Sheffield homered for the Nationals and Barry ■ Bonds hit a pair of doubles, but that could not stop the AL from extending its longest winning streak in the se ries. The NL, however, still leads 37-26-1. A crowd of 48,147, the largest at Camden Yards, watched the park play a perfect host for the game.Sheffield's two-run homer in the first inning off Mark Langston landed*barely inside the oddly angled left-field wall, just over the Crown gasoline sign. Puck ett's homer over the center-field fence settled into the middle of a small sod farm, shy of the ivy-covered back drop. Plus, several balls bounced off the 25-foot high scoreboard in right. But, with the smoke from Boog Powell's barbecue stand beginning to billow up from Eutaw Street in right, in front of the B&O warehouse, the most unusual hit in recent All-Star play came in the fifth inning. The score was tied at 2 when Rodriguez led off against John Burkett with a line drive to left field. Bonds ran back, and could only watch as the ball stuck in a crack of the padded fence for a ground-rule double. After that, the AL cracked open the game. Camden Yards - An architectural model THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — In some ways, the new Camden Yards stadium has been the biggest star of the 64th All- Star game, inspiring awe from players and fans alike. It also has spawned imitators that don't quite measure up, an architectural critic said Tuesday. "Camden Yards has become the new model," said John Pastier, an architect and author of more than 20 ar ticles on ballpark design. "People are emulating it well in certain respects, but in others they're not." Pastier said the design of the new stadiums in Cleve- See Camden/Page 4 Page 3 Foreman takes a swing at acting THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON - George Foreman the boxer has packed away the tools of the trade, for a while at least, and now is preparing for some really seri ous work — act ing. OK, don't dou ble up with laughter, but re member, acting is serious business. Of course, the new job means Big George probably won’t break more of a sweat than he ever did during two successful careers in the ring. But he should keep you laughing. That is, if the plan for Foreman's new ABC-TV sitcom follows true. "It's go ing to be funny, real funny," Fore man says. "1 promise you that. It's one big joke. "Whenever you get me in front of the camera and have people in the background giggling, I can go. I think that's been my problem in boxing. You never want to get serious in the ring when people out in the crowd are giggling." See Foreman/Page 4 Foreman K D y T H W I g f £ 3 K f s n e *? £: 8 Commissioner hires public relations firm DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Confer ence Commissioner Steve Hatchell, mak ing good on a promise to try and im prove the league's image, has an nounced the hiring of a public relations firm. Hatchell, who is in his first year as commissioner, announced Tuesday that Cohn & Wolfe public relations firm based in Atlanta has been hired to help make "the country aware of the confer ence's distinguished record of academic and athletic achievement." The firm will help the conference in handling issues of academic integrity, graduation rates of student-athletes, budgetary and economic concerns and gender-equity, Hatchell said. "The agency is superbly equipped to handle our needs," he said, adding that the agency specializes in sports. Hatchell has been oYi the job three months after taking over for longtime commissioner Fred Jacoby. He said in May he would take extensive steps to improve the conference's standing na tionally, including creation of a corpo rate magazine and newsletter. Cohn & Wolfe officials say they are already developing a mission statement for the league, formulating the frame work for an advisory board and creating a conference hall of fame. Football Hall of Honor to induct first class DALLAS (AP) — All-time Southwest Conference football greats will be recog nized by the league Friday when it un veils the first class of inductees into its Football Hall of Honor. The SWC announced the creation of the hall Monday, with plans to induct honorees July 30 at the league's kickoff luncheon. "It is highly appropriate that we rec ognize the individuals that have made Southwest Conference football great," said Felix McKnight, chair of a 12-mem ber honors court established to select honorees. Likely honorees include the confer ence's five Heisman Trophy winners: Andre Ware of Houston, Earl Campbell of Texas, John David Crow of Texas A&M, Doak Walker of Southern Methodist and Davey O'Brien of Texas Christian. The "honors court" panel of voters includes mostly members of the media around Texas, former UT sports infor mation director Jones Ramsey and for mer Rice All-American guard Weldon Humble. Kieschnick, Swoops: athletes of the year DALLAS (AP) — A media panel on Tuesday selected Texas pitcher Brooks Kieschnick and Texas Tech basketball star Sheryl Swoopes as the 1993 South west Conference Athletes of the Year. Swoopes, who scored an NCAA- record 47 points in the NCAA tourna ment final, was also named the SWC Player of the Year for the second time in two seasons. During the tournament, she set seven other records and tied two more to lead the Lady Raiders (31-3) to their first-ever national championship. Swoopes of Brownfield, scored in double digits in each of the Lady Raiders' 34 games and set a conference record by scoring 53 points in the SWC tournament final. She was the MVP in five tourna ments, including the NCAA final four, and scored 30 or more points nine times this season. She topped the 40-point mark three times. In addition to the SWC award, Swoopes was named player of the year by USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Women's Basketball Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association, U.S. Basketball Writers Association and others. Kieschnick, Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America's pick as Player of the Yea,— was picked as the best male ath lete in the conference after he led the Longhorns to a 51-16 record. He posted 16 victories and hit 19 home runs and 81 RBIs. Wholesale Loose Diamonds Prices are based on the New York "Rapaport Sheet", a wholesale price guide. 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