sports Tanner gets chucked by Bucs By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH Chuck Tanner, the ever-optimistic manager who skippered the Pittsburgh Pirates to a world championship and three sec ond-place finishes in nine years, was fired yesterday as part of a shakeup that will put a local public-private partnership in control of the team. Tanner said the decision wa's "mu tual," but made it clear he was ousted not by current club President Dan Galbreath, but by a new ownership group headed by Malcolm "Mac" Prine. "They didn't want me and I didn't want them," Tanner said. "I plan to remain in baseball as a manager for another 10 to 15 years. I'll be some where and it's 'going to be good. I want to win more world championships." Prine, the chairman of Ryan Homes Inc., indicated last week when his group signed a letter of intent to buy the financially ailing Pirates that he favored a "clean sweep" approach that would bring in not only new owners, but also new management. Tanner, 56, was asked to step down with two years left on his contract after the Pirates' worst season in 32 years. He said he hopes to begin talking to as many as six major league clubs within days. "All the clubs know now that I'm available. I'm going to be with a club that's going to do well," Tanner said. "I have a lot of alternatives and I'll do what's best for me overall. I want to work for an owner who I can be loyal to, like, I was to Dan Galbreath. "My loyalty is to the Galbreaths. The game has lost a lot by the loss of the Galbreath family. I know the game has to go on.", Tanner, who managed the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A's before taking over a contending Pirates' club in 1977, has been mentioned in connection with vacancies or possible managerial openings with the Hous ton Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres. One rumor has current Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda moving up to general manager, with Tanner then taking over as manager. "Tommy's great," Tanner said. "If he ever became the GM, I'd definitely beconie the manager." Galbreath said he has been ap proached by four major league clubs interested in talking to Tanner. The announcement that the man ager of the Pirates' 1979 "We Are Family" World Series champions would not return was made not by Prine but by Galbreath, because the Chuck Tanner, right, talks to reporters last night after Pittsburgh Pirates President Dan Galbreath, center, Tanner was fired after managing the team for the past nine years. Team general manager Joe Brown is owners-to-be are not officially em powered to make policy decisions. 'We've decided that a change in field managers is in the best interests of the Pirates in 1986," Galbreath said. "It is time to move on. There will be new owners, a new general manager, a new manager, essentially a new team. We're going to bring in some top guys." Galbreath and his father, John, the Pirates' principal owner since 1946, last week agreed to sell the team for 's22 million plus the assumption of about $7 million in player contract obligations. The local coalition stepped forward when Galbreath threatened to sell the team to out-of-town buyers who might move the club from Pittsburgh. Joe L. Brown, the Pirates' interim general manager, said his replace ment will not necessarily be named before Tanner's successor is chosen. "If we find a good general manager first, we'll hire him," Brown said. "If we find a good manager first, we'll hire him." Tanner, a native of nearby New Castle, Pa., said he leaves "with great sadness because of my love for the city of Pittsburgh. I consider myself a Pittsburgher. How many people can say they brought a world championship to their hometown? I may be the only one." The Pirates finished second in the NL East under Tanner in 1977 and 1978 before their 1979 title season. The Pirates also finished second in 1983, but stumbled to last-place finishes in 1984 and 1985, including a major league-worst 57-104 record this sea son. Earlier this summer, Tanner formed a group of eastern Pennsylva nia businessmen in an attempt to buy the team and keep it in Pittsburgh. His group was unable to wrangle the same kind of concessions in the tea m's Three Rivers Stadium lease that the new owners received. "I don't leave with bitterness," Tanner said. Stickwomen ready for Bisons By TODD SHERMAN Collegian Sports Writer Head Coach Gillian Rattray is hop ing history does not repeat itself as the field hockey team takes to the road to start the second half of the season with a crucial game against Bucknell this afternoon and then travels to No. 9 Temple on Thursday. Penn State (No. 13) is 8-2 and has played its last six games, dating back to Sept. 15, on Lady Lion Field. The team went undefeated during that span, including a big upset victory over Connecticut on Saturday. Last year at this time the team was 7-1-1, and after beating UCONN for their seventh win the Lady Lions proceeded to lose four straight and five of their next eight games. "Last year we peaked at Connecti cut and then we had a letdown," Rattray said, "and I know this year we are determined not to let that happen. We can't go into this week saying 'hey, we are great,' and I don't think we will." Although the TeMple game is one of the biggest of the year for the Lady Lions,•Rattray said her team cannot afford to overlook 1-7 Bucknell. "This is one of those games where theoretically we shouldn't have any trouble at all," Rattray said. "They are one those teams that on paper we are a lot stronger than they are, but we can't let down. And it is very easy to do that and look ahead to Temple. We can't do that. "Two years ago we came off a big win and went dcwn to Bucknell and we struggled. In the first half we looked awful. In the second half we finally woke up and decided to do something about it." The Bisons lone victory this season was over a good LaSalle team, by a 2- 1 score. Forward Michele Manoff leads the team with six goals. Penn State won last year's meeting, 4-0. "It is tough working out this week because obviously we have to look toward Temple," Rattray said. "We are going to work on turf to prepare for Temple but at the same time not look past Bucknell." Although the Lady Lions hold a 5-4 edge in the series with Temple, they have been jinxed at the Temple field Booters prepared for must-win game bly will consist of Kal Sarkozy, Kevin Jennings and Torben Age sen. Up front for the Lions will be The last stop for Coach Walter leading scorer Greve, Dave Dabo- Bahr and his soccer team before it ra, and a questionable Niall Harri starts a five-game home stretch son. against some of the top teams in "Niall worked out today (yester the nation, will be Easton where day), he wasn't 100 percent, but he the 7-4 Lions face a must-win worked out and is going to give it a game this afternoon with the 7-0-2 try tomorrow (today)," Bahr said. Leopards of Lafayette. "They thought possibly there was The Lions are coming off a frus- a little (bone) chip in the ankle, trating 3-2 loss to Long Island in but they x-rayed it and it seems to which Lion defenders Paul Moylan be alright. He's, in pain with it but and Larry Miller were issued red it's one of those things where he's cards. A red card not only immedi- going to give it a try." ately ejects a player but also side- Forward Jay Ruby may be of lines him for the following game. assistance to the team if Harrison Unlike the Lions' last two games, reinjures the ankle, as has been Lafayette's last game resulted in a the case in the last two games. 5-0 victory over Towson State on Freshman goalie Bert Eckel- Saturday. meyer has for the most part, se "We just have to try to get our cured the Lion goal keeper heads together," forward Thomas position. Greve said. "It's not the end of the "He's our starting goal-tender season, but we definitely need to at this point," Bahr said. "The go into each game with the same' only way we'll change now with spirit that we had in the second Dave (Eckelmeyer), is if he goes half (of the Long Island game). sour or he gets hurt. Unfortunately Lafayette is a team in our region for John Pascarella, he got hurt that we just have to beat. It's as and lost his job and Bert's doing a simple as that." good job. So we're not going to But what may not be so simple is change unless there's a reason to juggling the line-up to compensate change." for the temporarily suspensions of Christina predicts a tough, phys- Moylan and Miller. ical game with the Leopards. "Lafayette's a good team and "It's going to be a rough one but we have our two middle defenders I don't think it's gonna be as bad out," Bahr said. "Our main con- as the Long Island one, but it's cern right now is replacing those going to be very close," Christina two players who got red cards. We said. "It's going to be dog-gone can always replace one because physical. They're undefeated so Steve Potter plays that position they're going to be after us. either stopper or sweeper but They're in our region so in order to we've got two people out." get an NCAA bid they need to beat Bahr said that Potter will join us and certainly we need to beat Dave Zartman and Bob Christina' 'them." in the defensive zone for today's Bahr feels that the temporary game. Bahr, however, is unsure of juggled line-up may work positive which position Potter will assume. ly for the team. Forward Troy Snyder will most "Sometimes, like in the game likely be moved to the sweeper with Long Island, we finally position the position he played scored when we were down to 10 in the University Games earlier in players and in fact we got two August, or have defender Rich goals when we were down a play- Schmidt fill the final defensive er," Bahr said. "Sometimes a spot. little adversity picks up the rest of "There's no time for adjust- the squad so I'm hoping that hav ment. We're going to have prob- ing both Paul (Moylan) and Larry lems, guaranteed," Christina (Miller) out for the game, the rest said. "Whenever you stick any of the squad picks itself up a little new people who haven't worked bit more and picks up the slack." together, we're going to have Christina added that along with problems. I just hope we don't the pressure of position changes, have too many." there is the additional pressure of With Snyder back in the defense, having to defeat a team in Penn Bahr says the midfield unit proba- State's own region. By CAROL D. RATH Collegian Sports Writer announced that at left. Penn State's Chris Vitale, left, battles a Delaware player for control of the ball during a game at Lady Lion Field earlier this season. The Lady Lions open a crucial road trip this afternoon at Bucknell. which was built over an old graveyard a few years ago. Penn State has never beaten Temple on the field and has also lost three play-off games there against other opponents. "Prior to them moving to the turf, they used to play in their old stadium out near Cheltenham, and we could beat them on grass out there, and we beat them on our field, but we haven't had much luck at the turf field," Rattray said. "But we feel this is our year." Team Captain Lorraine Razzi said the win over Connecticut would help the team prepare for the Owls. z • Collegian Photo I Dan Olealtl ,i4Nt The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1985 "It was a great win for us, and we needed it because we need to be high for Temple," Razzi said. "We are going to work on turf this week and we are going to go into that game feeling good about ourselves." The 7-3 Owls are led by right winger Crystal Gibbs (6 goals, 2 assists) and goalie Kim Lambden, who has 67 saves. . Rattray said Temple will be tough to beat. "Hopefully we will win but it will take everything we've got," she said. "They are very physical, and they are fast on turf. Netwomen claim Eastern title By MARY DEWEES Collegian Sports Writer The women's tennis team re turned from the Eastern Championships in Trenton, N.J., last night celebrating for it had just claimed the Eastern title over 22 teams, broken the record for team points and advanced all six of its participating team members to at least the semi-finals. Coach Jan Bortner was more than pleased with winning the tour nament. Prior to the season he had hoped to better last year's fourth place finish in the tournament, but did not expect a win. He was partic ularly impressed by the total domi nation of all six Lady Lions. "In my four years here at Penn State I can't think of a tournament in which all six players played outstanding tennis for an entire three-day period, and to add to that, we put ourselves in a position where we had wrapped up the team championship by the end of the second day," Bortner said. Penn State, with a total of 38 points, had an 11-point margin of victory over Trenton State. Rutgers (23.5), Columbia (20.5), and Colgate (20) rounded out the top five. The most outstanding perfor mance in the tournament came from the doubles team of Amy Robinson and Janet Whiteside, who advanced to the finals to defeat the Cold dogs, apple pie and snowmobiles Dateline Toronto, sometime in ear ly November. The Fall Classic can now officially be called the Winter Classic as Game Seven of the World Series was snowed out for the third consecutive day at Exhibition Stadium. Six inches of snow overnight and a forecast calling for sleet, freezing rain and a high of 32 degrees have turned the outfield into a skating rink better suited for the Maple Leafs. The latest snowfall brings the three-day accumulation to 11 inches since the Jays defeated the Cardinals 6-4 in Game Six. The Jays weathered (pun intended) two snow-squall delays be fore evening the series at three games apiece. °lw)fL. The grounds crew had not even attempted to remove the frozen tarp covering the infield before the post ponement was announced by Com missioner Peter Ueberroth. The game will be made up as soon as possible, according to the commis sioner, who made the announcement wearing a pair of shorts and a ski cap. According to forecasts, the next suitable day for baseball north of the SOFT CONTACT LENSES Includes: sB9* • Vision examination • Lens care materials , • All major brands available Dr. Marshall L. Goldstein 201 E. 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Appearing on the World Series pre game show for the game that wasn't, Ueberroth unveiled a few proposals that may end the Series before Christmas. The commissioner also denied allegations that the white-stuff was actually the major league's allo cation of cocaine for the 1985 offsea son. Among the proposals offered, Ue berroth said he was considering im plementing the orange baseballs that former Oakland A's owner Charley Finley used on a trial basis during exibition games in the mid-1970'5. He also proposed using blowtorches to thaw out the pitcher's mound and the basepaths as well as painting the chalk lines green so they could be distinguished from the snow that blankets the outfield. A proposal to give the outfielders sled dogs was voted down because local animal groups protested that it would be inhumane to allow dogs out in weather this unbearable. A proposal to shift the final game to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles was also voted down after a horde of Blue Jay fans stormed Ueberroth's hotel room and forced the commissioner to barricade himself inside. If the game is finally played before training camps open in February, the they played perfect doubles," Bortner said. "They used sharp strategy, they chipped returns, they forced the play, they were tough to beat at the net overall they were just very impressive in doubles play." The Lady Lions' other doubles Series could prove to be unique in several ways. Besides becoming the first baseball season to stretch from February to November, several indi vidual records could also be set. Either Toronto's Dave Steib or St. Louis' John Tudor could become the first pitcher to win four games in a World Series. Due to two rainouts in St. Louis and the continued snowouts in Toronto, the duo has had an opportunity to pitch every other game of the series and both have yet to lose. Both managers, Toronto's Bobby Cox and St. Louis' Whitey Herzog, have announced that their respective aces will meet in Game Seven. Both managers have also vowed to use their entire pitching staffs if nec essary since even Game Six starters Steib and St. Louis' Joaquin Andujar will have had at least four days rest between appearances. The situation could have easily been avoided if the major leagues had not showed their greed and had voted against expanding the League Championship Series to a best-of-sev en format. The expansion, done solely to in crease revenue from the television networks, meant that the league champions were not decided until the Cards defeated the Dodgers in Game Seven on Oct. 19. That series - was scheduled to end two days earlier, but a pair of rare rainy days in Southern California postponed the finale until Saturday AEROBIC EXERCISE CLASSES BURN CALORIES SHAPE UP RELIEVE STRESS ENERGIZE! 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Little discussion went into the ex pansion process as the players and owners both jumped at larger payoffs from the networks and larger gate receipts that increased the players' pension program. The umpires' strike, meanwhile, has detracted from the playoffs for the second year in a row. The um pires struck the 1984 playoffs, but Ueberroth signed the umpires to a new contract designed to cover a best-of-five playoff series. When they were not promised compensation for working two more games they called the second strike in as many seasons. Once again, controversial calls by minor league and college umpires have sparked outrage by fans of the Dodgers and Kansas City Royals. So while you sit at home drinking hot chocolate and watching hockey on cable television, try to remember that the 'B5 regular-season has been memorable for something more than drug trials. A year in which Pete Rose sur passed Ty Cobb to become the reign ing hit king, Nolan Ryan broke the 4,000 strikeout barrier, Rod Carew lined his 3,000 th hit and Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro became 300 game winners may go down in the record books as the year Frosty the Snow man struck out Peter Ueberroth. Mark Ashenfelter is a junior major ing in journalism and an assistant sports editor for The Daily Collegian. MIW 5:30 PM MIW 7:00 PM VFWINEAR BUS STATION TITH 8:00 PM FIT & TRIMIHILLS PLAZA 5 32.0010 WK. SESSION 5 28.00 8 WK. SESSION 5 24.00 6 WK. SESSION s • repairs • ,_;To.v,nr; par )1 State Cral!ege TV Supply 238-6021 ACORN 232 S.Alien T.V., Stereo, VCR Broken Down? - 1 - :;-;F 711 •-rnvTi SHOO Our Service is Exceptional! EXCEPTIONALLY Competent Fast Economical We service all brands. T & R ELECTRONICS 225 S. Allen St., State College (next to Centre Hardware) 238.3800 The early bird catches the word The Daily Collegian GRAND OPENING ebr eSt OtS t . - I W" • IS S STYLING SALON $ 10. 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