1984_04 The Daily Collegian April 1984

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'Dog tracksters dash fay 49ers, Mustangs
Neely, Gaffney
lead charge
After »n inauspicious debut in the 400-
meter relay Saturday afternoon, the sprint
crew ofthe Fresno State track team made
amends tbe best way it knew how — it
didnt lose another race for the rest ofthe
For track coach Red Estes, the band of
speedsters were simply the saving grace
for what otherwise could have been a cold,
windy, dreary day in a double dual meet
against Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and
Long Beach State.
ii away at the
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beginning of the i
d finish o
race from the 800-meters on down.
ling lo an easy double dual meet win over
the Mustangs and the 49ers.
Il was Fresno State's fourth and fifth
consecutive dual meel wins of the season
againsi no losses and once again reaf¬
firmed ihe Bulldogs as ihe learn to beat in
the upcoming' PCAA finals. The team's
ones of ihe excellent 1964 sprint crew that
among other ihings still holds three school
"They were very good then." admitted
P.sles "Bui this year's sprinters are just as
good and they can slill gel better."
Led by defending PCAA 100-meter
champ Terry Neely. who dominated his
event Saturday wilb a season-best 10.55
won both Ihe 110 high hurdles and 400-
iniermediate hurdles, ihis year's Bulldog
sprinters are indeed an impressive lot."
"I didn't even think I'd run at all." said
Neely. "But wc really wanted to sweep the
100 afler blowing the 400
Neely was backed up
efforts of George Gaffney. who finished
jump in a wind-aided 25-11 I 4.and Tony
Sanders, who placed third in the 100 at
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George GafTney had a credible day for Ihe Bulldogs Saturday, winning the long jump and placing seeond in the 100-meter dash.
Cal Poly - SLO edges Lady 'Dogs
denly appeared.
"The main thing we've been working oi
lately is my start." said Williamson, the
defending 110 high hurdles PCA A champ.     ,08c;,ner
• See Track, page 8 somethi
The Fresno Stale women's track team
almost got more then il bargained for
during Saturday afternoon's double dual
meet against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
and Cal Slate, Los Angeles on Warm-
;ver been able to do — defeat defending
Divison 2 national champion Cal Poly.
"Considering we are only a second-year
been on the same track as Cal Poly,"said
■omen's track coach Bob Pagani."And
ret we came very close to beating them. At
he beginning ofthe season I didnt think
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Softball team turns back
Cal, drops pair to UOP
A punchless Fresno State Softball team
split four Northern Pacific Athletic Con¬
ference 'games this weekend as Coach
Donna Pickel'soffense was officially listed
as missing in action.
The Lady Bulldogs-generated just four
runs and 13 hits in the four games as they
sept a pair from California Friday in Ber¬
keley but were in turn beaten twice by the
University of Pacific Saturday afternoon
in Stockton.
The Bulldogs now stand at 5-3 in Nor¬
Pae play and 22-17 overall. The Tigers
meanwhile have a 4-0 conference mark
after sweeping ihe seventh-rsuiked Bull-
Againsi the Bears of Cal ihe Bulldogs
rode the arms of pitchers Barbara Cam¬
bria and Lori Romeiro (o their twin wins.
In the opener Cambria hurled a five-hitter
and Kerry Steitz scored the winning ran in
the sixth inning on a ground out by Alyce
Rodriguez. The win upped Cambria's sea¬
son record to 12-7. In the nightcap Lori
Romeiro continued her hot streak by
shutting down the Bears on eight hits for
her third straight win which evened her
season mark at 8-8. The Bulldogs picked
up the only run Romeiro needed when
• See Softball, page «
meet, the Lady Bulldogs were actually
leading Ihe Mustangs. 32-26. But Cal
Poly, lead by a one-two finish in the 800
meters by Glades Prieur and Jill Elling-
son. pulled ahead for the first lime in the
meet and hung on for 66-57 win.
According to Pagani. the Bulldogs have
exceeded pre-season expectations mostly
due to some solid, consistent contribut¬
ions on all areas of the field, from the
weight events on up to the distance events.
"Track and field is such a measured
sport," said Pagani. "The thing you look
for as a coach is consistency and that's
what we've been doing. Today everybody
did just about wha.1 we predicted."
The Bulldogs'once again were bolstered
by the legs of Renee Wycoff. who ran a
personel-best 4:28.14 to place second in
the 1500-meters, and a 9:39.6 lo win her
main event, the 3000 meters.
."We call Renee our 'grizzled veteran.""
said Pagani. "She contributes in so many
more ways than just running. She's a real
team leader and is so supportive of ever-
If (he heart of the team comes from
Wycoff. then the muscles in the group
have definitely cofne from Lacy Barnes.
Caryn Edmonston. and Faye Roblin. all
of whom won their respective events in
Saturday's meet. Barnes took the discus
with a 157-8 effort. Edmonston won the
shot putat4l-IO 1/2.and Roblintookthe
javelin at 157-5.
The Bulldogs opened the meet on a high
note, sweeping the shut put, with Teena
Brooks (41-10 1/2) and Mary Lawanson
(40-9) backing up Edmonston's winning
effort with second and third place finishes
respectively.
Tonya Mendonca took second in the
high jump at'5-8 and Renne Jackson took
second in the longjump at 18-6.
The unbalanced team of Cal State L.A.
provided, some excitement for the some
300 in attendance on what was otherwise a
cold, dreary day. CSLA had several pot- '
ential Olympians running in ihe meet
including Sherri Howard, Deneen How- "
ard, Stephanie Howard, and Sandra
Frarmer.
The Howard sisters and Farmer broke
five Warmerdam Field records on the day.
including a 400-meter relay mark of 47.10
and a 1600 meler relay record of 3:40.46.
Farmer also took the 100 hurdles at 14.36.
Sherri Howard took the 400 meters at
53.49, Deneen Howard Ihe 100 meters at
11.81. Farmerthe 400 hurdles at 62.09 and
Stephanie Brown the 200 meters at 25.09.
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April 2.1984   IPcH&CB H
1984 baseball season blooms today
Drugs, Dodgers will dominate
By Dan Moonary
Staff writer
When the first pitch is delivered today
in Cincinnati and Baltimore to-officially
welcome in America's favorite pasttime a
new age will be dawning in determining
the four divisional races.
Back in the good old days of hot dogs,
apple pie, Chevrolet and baseball it was
always said at the beginning of each sea¬
son that a team must first have strong
pitching and ihen strong hitting to con¬
tend for a title. That beaten-to-death say¬
ing held true for quite awhile until other
elements started to enter the picture in
deciding a team's chances at a ran at the
pennanl. In the sixties Curt Flood started
a revolution that rivals the biggies of his¬
tory. When Flood said no-no to the St.
Louis Cardinals at contract time the age
of big bucks was ushered in as the term
"Free Agent*"was born. Suddenly it wasnt
just pitchingand hitting that wasdeciding
baseball races but also whose owner had
the biggest bankroll.
Under Ihe cover of darkness cast by the
free agency shadow crept the beginning of
another key factor. Don Newcomb. a
standout Dodger pitcher in the fifties, was
the first to come forward about his prob¬
lems with alcohol. Afler Newcombe the
issue of alcoholism was nearly a dormant
until t
and e
when another Dodger hurler. Bob
Welch, and Cardinal catcher Darrel Por¬
ter underwent treatment for alcoholism.
Though a problem, alcoholism wanes
in comparison with a new plague which
has gripped major league baseball. The
I984 season will be the first in which large
scale drug use will play a leading role in
deciding who finishes where.
The National Leaque West race -will
come down lo another Los Angeles-At-
lania battle and each will be smarting over
the loss of a key performer due to drugs.
Steve Howe, once-one of the major's top
relief specialists is still on suspension for
repeated cocaine use and wont suit up in a
Dodger uniform this season. Atlanta will
be hurt even more by the'cocaine scorge.
Pascual Perez, one of the major's best
young starters, will probably spend the "84
season in a Dominican Republic prison
after being busted in his native country
during the winter.
No team though can touch the drag-
related problems that will keep the Kansas
City Royals out of the American League
West race. Willie Wilson, Willie Aikens,
Vida Blue and Jerry Martin all fell into
trouble last year on drug related arrests.
None will play this year for the Royals.
But the I984 season must go on so
here's what to look for and who to bet on.
NL West—
For a dyed-in-the-wool Dodger hater
nothing hurts more then not only picking
the smog city boys to win the west but also
to go on to win the playoffs and the World
Series. Strong pitching combined with the
arrival of such young superstars as Candy
Maldonado, Mike Marshall and Greg
Brock will do the trick.
Behind the Dodgers, Atlanta and San
Diego will stage a fierce battle for second.
The Braves still have the best one-two
punch in two-time league MVP Dale
Murphey and Bob Horner while the
Padres acquired the most intimidating
pitcher in baseball in Rich "Goose" Gos-
sagc to go along with a solid lineup which
includes Steve Garvey, Terry Kennedy
and Garry "1 aint started, I aintdepartin"
Templeton. The rest of the division is
weak, to put it mildly.
NLEast—
St. Louis, returning to.the form that.
landed them the World Series title in the
fall of 1982. have weak pitching but big!
Busch Stadium and a horde of jackrabbits
more then compensate. Watching the
Redbirds might resemble a track meet this
season with Willis McGee, Lonnie Smith,
• See Ozzie, page 8
White Sox, Orioles,Dodgers,
should repeat crowns
By Jack Bunflarl
—SagjgSs	
To this day, no one in the world of
sports is quite sure who to attribute that
quote too. Maybe it was George Stein-
brenner. However, you can rest assured it
came from yet another disgruntled athlete
whose team was unjustly picked for last
This anonymous athlete might tell you
that sports writers are under the false
impression that they know everything—
like how the 1984 baseball races shape up.
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Chicago— The White Sox wont win with
quite as ugly a style as they did last season,
and they certainly wont win by 20 games.
But Ihey will win this weak division. The
Sox must thank Bowie Kuhn everyday
that they're not in the East. The strongest
starting pitching staff in baseball will once
again be enough to compensate for an
horrendous left side of the infield. This
team could hit .200 and still win it. Watch
out for Greg Walker and Harold Baines,
two of the best young hitters in years.
Oakland—Sure the A's are an improved
bunch, but dont get carried away. This is
still pretty much the same team that
finished 25 games back last season. Bill
Caudill is a big plus, as is Joe Morgan for
stability reasons if nothing else. One
question. Why Dave Kingman?
Texa*—See the Rangers threaten. See the
fans get excited. See them fold in the
August heat. The team needed offensive
help after last season. Do they really think
Gary Ward will make a difference?
CasHonaa You'd think Gene Autry would
have learned by now. Hey cowboy, dollars
dont win. SI million for reliever Frank
LaCorte? Also, names and.agc dont win
Kan»a* City—Dr. Kildarc, report to the
drug ward immediately. Once thi* team
gets off the devil's'dandruff and concen¬
trates on baseball again, theyll be back.
With George Brett out for two months,
the Royals cant possibly contend.
Minrtaaota—These guys are young. They
could be a threat as soon as the key players
discover shaving.
Saallaa— Do the minor leagues need an
extra team?
A.LE**t
BaHtmoea— Forget all that idle chatter
about the Orioles not making any off¬
season moves. Why bother? The O's will
be two back in September, and then storm
(o* another pennant. You can bet the
mortgage on it.
De*roH—The Tigers will be close. Real
close. Darrell Evans is drooling at that
short fence in the motor city. The Tigers
have the best catcher and the best double
play combination in the league.
Toronto— 1 he latest trend in the baseball
world is to pick the Jays, but they're just
not ready yet. The Jays wont surprise
anyone this year, and they cant hope for
everybody to have a dream year again.
MHwaukao—The Brewers could finish as
the best fourth place team in history. They'
also could go ahead and win the thing.
Brewer fans better get used to scores like
12-10 and 15-9. Problem is. the Brewers
will lose some of those.
New York—This isnt a team, it's a
•See Boston, page 8
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