—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April G, 1977
Penn State senior Mike Cappelletti said the television
version of brother Joey’s struggle with leukemia brought
back “a lot of sad thoughts, good memories.”
Randle fined and suspended for Lucchesi beating
ARLINGTON, Tex. (AP)'— The Texas Rangers
suspended utility infielder Lenny Randle for 30 days
and fined him what amounts to $23,407.90 yesterday
for his beating of Manager Frank Lucchesi eight
days ago.
Ranger General Manager Danny O’Brien, after
conducting a three-hour hearing Monday, said the
28-year-old Randle was fined a flat $lO,OOO and the
suspension would take away another $13,407.90
based on a 179-day championship season.
The suspension was immediate.
The 48-year-old lucchesi received a triple
fracture of his right cheek bone and is bothered by
a back injury caused by Randle’s rage over losing
his second base job to rookie Bump Wills.
The grim O’Brien,, who refused to answer
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'Something for Joey' on TV tonight
Story of Cappelletti's family portrayed
“I’ve been thinking about this since I was
announced as the winner about 10 days ago.
I’d like to dedicate the trophy, I’d like to
dedicate this trophy for Joseph. He has
leukemia and perhaps this will give him a
few happy days.”
John Cappelletti at the awarding of the
Heisman Trophy
It has been almost 3’/z years since John
Cappelletti, a Penn State football star, cried
over those words in front of a New York
Hilton Hotel audience. For Cappelletti and
his family, it was the outpouring of years of
emotion felt from brother Joey, ridden with a
disease which robbed him of his 13 : year life
last April.
For Jerry McNeely, it was just as moving.
McNeely, a writer and producer for Mary
Tyler Moore Enterprises, was part of the
national and world-wide television audience
that watched the Heisman Trophy award
ceremonies on Dec. 14, 1973.
McNeely was moved so much that he asked
the Cappellettis for their permission to
recreate their story of brotherly and familial
love. The family accepted shortly after
Joey’s death, and McNeely put together a
two-hour account of John’s last two years at
Penn State which will be shown on CBS
television at 9 p.m. tonight.
“Something for Joey” is a good film, ac
cording to one of its most knowledgeable and
scrutinizing critics. He is Mike Cappelletti,
“It got the personalities across,” said the
articulate Penn State senior last Friday.
“Generally, factually very accurate. Of
course, Hollywood is going to dramatize
things.”
questions, issued a statement saying Randle’s
assault in Orlando, Fla. “violates his agreement
with the Rangers with respect to the standard of
conduct required as a player.
“The Texas Ranger baseball club further finds
that such an assault was reprehensible, unjustified
and detrimental to the best interests of baseball.”
Randle, who makes $BO,OOO a year, was expected
to attend a hearing in Baltimore Friday before a
major league baseball arbitration board which has
the power to overrule the Ranger’s penalty.
Richard J. Neuheisel, a Phoenix lawyer for
Randle, admitted Tuesday that “Lenny knows he
erred and there must be punishment. If we don’t
think that punishment is fair, we intend to fight.”
There was no immediate comment on whether
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One thing dramatized was the portrayal of
Mrs. Cappelletti. “She was less patient than
my Mom. My Mom took it (Joey’s illness) a v
lot better,’’Mike said.
However, the inaccuracies were few and
some of the accuracies astounded Cap
pelletti. One in particular was that his father
in the movie wore the identical eyeglasses
his real father wears.
“Something for Joey” was shown on
campus three Sundays ago and the screening
brought a familiar reaction, Cappelletti said.
“Everybody was touched. It reminded me of
the scene at the Heisman a lot of sad
thoughts, good memories.”
It brought sad thoughts to Joe Paterno. The
Penn State coach took an interest in Joey the
day he visited the Cappelletti household to
recruit John. After the local showing of the
movie, Paterno remarked to Mike, “God, I
really miss the kid.”
The movie’s message for Mike is the
celebration of life. “How much he (Joey)
could do, how much he did do. It’s a lot of
things to everybody.” He said that at times
when he’s depressed he thinks about his
brother and it shows him how people “can
get everything and not realize it.”
Cappelletti expressed a touch of discom
fort at the thought that millions will be
watching his family’s trying time. “I feel like
I’m under a microscope.”
But he said he realizes that stories are
recreations, not the real thing.
Whatever it is, “Something for Joey” will
be ready to capture the hearts of TV viewers
like John Cappelletti did before. “I feel very
good about it,” Mike said. “It’s very di
dactic. It will teach people to appreciate
their health.”
Randle thinks the Ranger punishment was fair.
Testimony taken at Monday’s hearing revealed
that Randle struck Lucchesi at least three times
while the two men were talking before an exhibition
game. It took plastic surgery to repair the damage
to Lucchesi’s face which is still swollen.
Lucchesi, who indicated he might sue, made no
comment on the Ranger punishment of Randle. The
Ranger skipper said he would be in
tomorrow for an American League opener against
the Orioles “if I have to go in a wheelchair.”
Lucchesi is resting at his Arlington home while
the Rangers finish their exhibition schedule.
“I just want to get back with the team and I’ll
worry about all that other legal stuff later,” said
Lucchesi. “The plastic surgeon told me I almost lost
my eye, but there’s nothing to worry about now.”
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR
Wednesday, April 6
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hetzel Union Board stereo exposition, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 - 9 p.m., Ist, 2nd and 3rd
floors, HUB.
Sports: Men’s baseball, vs. Lafayette, 3 p.m.
A.S.A.E. Student Branch meeting, 7 p.m., Rooms 124 and 105 Ag. Engineering Bldg.
Department of Architecture Lecture. Leon Krier on “Projects of the Gity: Urban
Space and Sense of Place,” 7:30 p.m., Room 108 Forum..
G.S.A. CommonsplaceTheatre, “Frenzy,” 7:30and9:30p.m., Room 112 Kern.
Artists Series Film Festival, Truffaut, “Two English Girls,” 8 p.m., Eisenhower
Auditorium.
University Theatre student preview, “Jazz Dance Theatre in Concert,” 8 p.m.,
Playhouse Theatre.
Thalia Trio, all Beethoven program, 8:30 p.m., Music Bldg, recital hall.
EXHIBITS
Chambers Gallery: Jamaican Child Art
HUB Gallery: Smithsonian Institute exhibit, “Ride On,” the story of bicycles
Kern Commons Gallery: Rotogravure prints from the Herald Tribune, 1926-1932;
Margery Johnstone and Jean Jiddings, rugs and weavings; Sylvia Rogers, patch
work quilts.
Museum of Art: Ancient Glass Classical, Sassanian, and Islamic; abstract
paintings and prints from the permanent collection.
Pattee Galleries: Art History Department exhibit on historical preservation, Main
- Lobby; Jim Masitelli, drawings, East Corridor Gallery; Mike Lucas, drawings,
Lending Services Lobby.
Zoller Gallery: Student drawing and printmaking.
Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti (22) in his final game for Penn State, a
16-9 Orange-Bowl victory over LSU in 1974.
Horton sheds no tears
as Tiger benchwarmer
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP)
Willie Horton may be on the
.Detroit Tigers’ bench more
this year than at any time in
his baseball career, but he
insists he isn’t going to sulk.
“Everybody asks me
questions like I’m through
playing baseball,” Horton
said, during a spring training
breather. “All I feel is I’m
part of this club. That’s all
that’s important. . . You can
get upset about not playing
but what are you, gonna do
about it?
“My job is to do whatever it
takes to help the team.”
Horton, 33, who has been
with the club for 13 years, was
Detroit’s regular left fielder
before a knee injury prompt
ed the Tigers to make him
their designated hitter the
past two seasons.
This season, however,' it
looks like former No. 1 draft
choice Steve Kemp, a rookie,
will be handling the left field
job, and right fielder Rusty
Staub will be moved to allow
Ben Oglivie to play regularly
in right. ,
“Resent? Hell no, I don’t
resent any of these guys. A 1
Kaline didn’t resent me when
I first joined the club when I
was 20, and he was almost as
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