4—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, June 16, 1987 • . . PUBLIC AUCTION . . . Venice summit shows unity Friday, June 19, 198710:00 a.m. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY • NI . Salvage Warehouse University Park, Reagan says in speech. to nation Pennsylvania 16802 • Leon J. Smith—Auctioneer By TERENCE HUNT Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said AP White House Correspondent there have been indications that Reagan would be All items are subject to prior sale to University departments. All "seeking to combat the Congress" -about its stalled items will be sold "as is." All sales are final and terms are cash. WASHINGTON, D.C. President Reagan, reporting efforts to pass a budget. • The University will not be responsible for the security of any item on the seven-nation summit in Venice, said last night "I hope he won't be combative," Byrd said. "We after the aucitioneer has awarded the items to the highest bidder. that America's allies expressed "a sense of unity and don't need confrontation, and as I said to the presi- The University reserves the right to reject any or all bids on the support" for the United States in its dealings with the dent, 'You're in this with us, we need your help.'•And I vehicles. Vehicles will be sold at 12:00 noon. Terms for vehicles Soviet Union. hope we'll get that help." . are cash or cashiers checks only. In a speech prepared for broadcast from the Oval Reagan returned to Washington late Friday from the MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT • • Office, Reagan also complained that the congressional Venice summit without any commitment from allies to , Motors; Cincinnati drill press; Farmall Demonstration tractor budget process "isn't working" and said "we've help protect oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. motor; Strunk chain saw; Milwaukee molding machine; reached breakpoint; decision time." . Summit partners embraced' a Soviet plan for dis- International molding machine; free standing basketball Selected excerpts from the speech were released by mantling hundreds of medium-range and shorter- standard; environmental growth chambers; lawn mowers; gas the White House several hours in advance of delivery. range nuclear missiles in Europe and Asia, and the operated week eaters; garden hose; brass pipe; copper pipe; sinks The president also was expected to discuss the trouble package was formally endorsed later by North Atlantic & counter tops; bath tubs; 55 gal. drums; misc. lots of copper .in the Persian Gulf and new instructions for arms- Treaty Organization foreign ministers. wire; lab benches; steel & wood doors; light fixtures; lots of misc. control negotiators. With the NATO consensus in hand, Reagan is ex- . electronic Kensol hot press; Digital disk drives; IBM terminals; "I can tell you tonight that this year's economic pected to give negotiators instructions to accept the teletype machine; 12" reflector telescope; lumber; seed cleaner; . summit in Venice was not only successful on a number Soviet offer but to try to improve it by getting the weight machine; projection screens; compressor; furnaces; print of specific issues but that the spirit of consensus shown Soviets to remove the missiles they would keep in Asia. dryer; tracer attachment. by world leaders there was particularly strong," Also, the president is bound to insist on a plan for OFFICE EQUIPMENT • Reagan said. He recounted economic progress in verifying the dismantling of the rockets. Single & double pedestal desks; sec. desks; wood & steel tables; Classes Begin battling inflation, high interest rates and unemploy- In private talks in Venice, the allies complained to work benches; sec. chairs; posture chairs; electric & manual The Week Of June I.sth*. ment. the president about the U.S. deficit, which hit a record typewriters; filing cabinets; tab card files; reel-to-reel . and • Call To Enroll Today! "Our current dealings with the Soviet Union were $220.7 billion last year. Some of America's red ink is cassette tape recorders; mag-card printers; copiers; word also discussed in Venice, and I think every American financed by foreign investors, robbing other countries processors; drafting tables; storage cabinets; night stands; coat *MCAT Classes Start Tonight. can be gratified by the sense of unity and support our of capital that would stimulate their own growth. racks. 444 E. College Ave. allies expressed," he, said. "As most of you know, we However, Congress is at an impasse over the budget VEHICLES 238-1423 are currently engaged in highly sensitive negotiations and•ways to cut spending. 2 eal 1983 Chevy Caprice Wgns; 1981 Dodge Diplomat Wgn.; 1981 • . with the Soviets that could lead to an historic arms Michel said that in 'the meeting with Reagan, the Dodge Aries Wgn.; 1983 Dodge Maxi Vans; - 1981 Chevy Chevette reductidn treaty on intermediate range missiles." Democratic leaders seemed wary about the possibility Sdns.; 1981 Ford EscortiNgn.; 3 ea. 1973 AMG Postal Jeeps; 1968 Before delivering his address, Reagan met with the president would blame them for the deficit. Dodge Van; 1973 Ford Van; 1967 Chevy Step-Van; 1970 Chevy Van. congressional leaders and briefed them on the summit House Speaker Jim Wright, D-Texas, said, "We tried . and his planned speech. to impress upon the president that, obviously, if you ALL BIDDERS MUST REGISTER AND RECEIVE A ----- .....--- House Republican Leader Robert H. Michel said he have military buildups" as big as those of the past few NUMBER TO BID. did not expect Reagan to break any new ground in his years, "we have to find a way to pay for them and not - 16-minute address, broadcast nationally. put them on the backs of our grandchildren." ALL VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD AT 12:00 NOON. ' "We got no indication of that. I don't look for any However, Byrd said there was no indication Reagan CASH OR CASHIERS CHECK ONLY FOR surprises, frankly," Michel, R-111., told reporters in the would go along with tax increases, and White House VEHICLES. 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Mi chael Spinks knocked down Gerry Cooney twice in the fifth round and then stopped him last night as Cooney stood helplessly against the ropes to win a scheduled 15- round heavyweight bout: Spinks hurt Cooney with a right hand after Cooney missed with a wild left hook. Then Spinks landed a barrage of punches to the head that put Cooney down. He got up at three but Spinks came to the attack and flattened him with another barrage. The 6-foot-6 Cooney struggled to his feet again. But Spinks came on again, backing off briefly as if he needed a rest. A moment later, Spinks launched another barrage and finally referee Frank Cappuc cino stopped the fight at 2:51. The bout was billed by promoter Butch Lewis as one for the heavy weight championship of the world, although the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association rec ognize Mike Tyson as champion and the International Boxing. Fed eration, which stripped Spinks, recognizes Tony Tucker. The fight surely moves Spinks toward a major money-match with Tyson sometime in 1988. The devastating loss most likely ended Cooney's career. It was his second defeat in an important bout. On June 11, 1982, he was stopped in the 13th round by Larry Holmes in a bid for the WBC title. Between the loss to Holmes and last night's fight before a sellout crowd of 16,500, Cooney had fought only three times for seven rounds. The inactivity surely hurt him. Before the match, Spinks said: "I can't be acting like I'm afraid of Gerry. I'm not. I'm looking for an opportunity to hit him with my Sunday punch." In the first four rounds, Spinks speared Cooney with punishing Phils down Chicago, 3-2 lengthening Cubs' slump INIMO ) \'' ‘•*t.: • . W , •-•! • •;•.;x • •'• •• • • • ••• • • Phillies right fielder Glen Wilson bobbles a ball hit by Chicago's Kieth Moreland. By The Associated Press CHICAGO Glenn Wilson scored from third on Lee Smith's ninth-inning wild pitch, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 yesterday. The loss was the fifth straight for the slumping Cubs, who began the day six games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East. Wilson singled to right to open the ninth and, one out later, stole second base. Greg Gross, who had singled in a run as a pinch batter in the seventh, singled to left, sending Wilson to third Smith, 2-4, unloaded the wild pitch with pinch batter Rick Schu at bat. Kent Tekulve, 2-2, was the winner and Steve Bedrosian, who pitched the ninth inning, picked up his 16th save. Bedrosian set a National League record with his ninth consecutive save in as many appearances. He had been tied at eight with Clay Carroll of Cincinnati, Bruce Sutter of St. Louis, Rich Gossage of San Diego and Dave Smith of Houston. The Phillies appeared to have taken a 3-2 lead in the eighth. Reliever Frank DiPino hit Jeff Stone with a pitch to open the inning. Smith relieved DiPino and gave up a single to Juan Samuel. After Mike Schmidt struck out, Von Hayes doubled into the left field corner, sending home Stone and Samuel. But Samuel failed to touch the plate and was called out by umpire Greg Bonin when Cubs catcher Jody Davis appealed. Lance Parrish then struck out to end the inning. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1 ST. LOUIS Mike LaValliere and Andy Van Slyke hit run-scoring doubles and Mike Dunne pitched a three hitter to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-1 victory over St. Louis last night, ending the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. `_•.".F<t - e r.;- , • Gerry Cooney lies on the canvas, where he spent much of last night. Michael Spinks was the winner by a TKO jabs and short left hooks. In the fifth round, Spinks, 208 3 / 4 , hit the 238-pound Cooney with ev erything. Tyson was in the audience and he had to be impressed with the 30- year-old Spinks' performance. No longer can anyone say that the former undisputed light heavy weight champion cannot hit like a 1 i i p t , i AP Laserphoto . ‘, , , .„ . . , ', . „ - , .. ~ . le The 24-year-old Dunne, 2-1, making only his third appearance, struck out four and walked seven for his first major league complete game. Van Slyke scored the game-winning run, breaking a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning with a two-out double off Greg Mathews, 4-5. Rafael Belliard had begun the inning with a single, and moved to second on Dunne's sacrifice bunt before Van Slyke's double. HOUSTON Mike Scott struck out a career-high tying 14 and pitched a seven-hitter over eight-plus innings last night, leading the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0. Scott, who did not walk a batter, is tied with Seattle's Mark Langston for the major-league lead with 116 strike outs. Scott, 8-3, won his third straight decision and for the fifth time in his last six starts. The 1986 Cy Young Award winner struck out 14 on Sept. 14, 1986, in a 3-2 loss against San Diego and repeated the feat on Oct. 8 in Game 1 of the National League playoffs, beating the New York Mets 1-0. Dave Smith entered the game in the ninth after Bo Diaz reached on an error by' Terry Puhl and stuck out three batters. • MONTREAL Dennis Martinez pitched a three-hitter and outdueled New York's Dwight Gooden as the Montre al Expos beat the Mets 4-0 last night. Martinez, 1-0, struck out six and walked three in his first complete game of the season. Martinez did not allow a New York runner past second base. Gooden, 2-1, gave up four runs on seven hits in seven innings. It was his first loss since returning to the major league two weeks ago after undergoing cocaine rehabili tation. Gooden struck out seven and walked four. Twins 5, Brewers 0 MILWAUKEE Bert Blyleven pitched a four-hitter for his 55th career shutout and Randy Bush hit a three-run homer last night as the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwau kee Brewers 5-0. The Twins have won nine of their last 10 games Blyleven, 5-5, pitched his 29th ° shutout for the Twins, extending his own team record. It marked the first time in 21 starts Blyleven had not allowed a home run. Blyleven, who struck out six and walked two in his third complete game of the season, ran his career record against Milwaukee to 20-13. Yankees 9, Orioles 2 NEW YORK Mike Pagliarulo drove home four runs and Mike Easier went 4-for-5 as the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 9-2 last night, giving the Orioles their 11th loss in 12 games. Pagliarulo hit a three-run double during a four-run sixth inning that made it 9-2. He also had an RBI groundout in the second. Easier, who drove in one run, is 7-for-14 since the Yankees acquired him last week in a trade with Philadelphia. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1 TORONTO Alan Trammell's bizarre triple keyed a two-run fourth inning and Walt Terrell combined with two relievers on a five-hitter last night as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. • The Tigers have won four in a row and 22 of their last 30 games. ,"}j ~' ~Y'"fYy'. true heavyweight. It was the unbeaten Spinks' 31st victory and 21st knockout. Cooney, who also is 30, now is 28-2 with 24 knockouts. From the outset, Spinks would move left and then right to confuse the ponderous Cooney, then would dart inside to land jabs or one-twos to the head. Astros 4, Reds 0 Expos 4, Mets 0 d -. ~R,Sry .... .. --- • • 'zio- , ---• .. - Spinks carried the first round with several good jabs and three good lefts to Cooney's head. Cooney did land a hard left hook to the head of the 6-2 1 / 2 Spinks near the bell. "If I hit him, I'll hurt him," Cooney had said. But Cooney was never able to hit Spinks with more than one or two L.A. Lakers' owner Jerry Buss brandishes the championship trophy while getting doused with champagne. LOS ANGELES (AP) celebration. And already, many are wondering if the Los Angeles Lakers can become the first team to repeat as NBA champions since 1969. The party actually began around 3 p.m. Sunday when the final buzzer sounded at the Forum in nearby Inglewood. The capacity crowd counted off the final seconds in unison, and then it was over the Lakers had beaten the Boston Celtics 106-93 to earn their fourth NBA championship during the 1980 s. Showtime moves downtown today when the city throws a celebration for Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the rest of the champions. A parade will be held beginning at 9th Street and Broadway at 11 a.m. and ending on the steps of City Hall at noon. Mayor Tom Bradley and other dignitaries will be among the speakers. A rally will be held in the Forum's parking lot at 3 p.m. As fans flocked onto the Forum floor to celebrate their team's title Sunday, there was bedlam in other places as well An international soccer Match was being held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, some 10 miles from the Forum. Another five miles away, at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers were entertaining the Houston Astros. Cheers rang out at both events, and they had nothing to do with soccer or baseball. The final minutes of the basketball game were shown on a giant screen at Dodger Stadium, and the fans roared their approval. The Forum parking lot was ablaze in purple and gold, the team's colors worn by jubilant fans, and the Herald Examiner blared "LAKERS!" in bold, 4-inch purple letters across its front page yesterday. The headline in the Herald sports section read "MISSION: ACCOM PLISHED." In the Los Angeles Times sports section, bannered across the top of Page 1, was "Lakers' Fifth Title Is a Feat of Magic." In the Orange County Register, it was "True to Forum, Lakers win title." And in the Los Angeles Daily News, it was "Team of the 'Bos." Among the 17,505 fans at the Forum were actress Whoopi Goldberg and, as usual, actor Jack Nicholson, who shook hands with Abdul-Jabbar when it was obvious the Lakers would win the championship. "I think they're beautiful, they played hard," said jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who returned home after receiving an award at UCLA graduation AP Laserphoto celebrates title "MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED." Next comes the punches at a time and he never got all of Spinks, although he did shake him up in the fourth round and cut him under the right eyebrow in the second. The second round was a good one for Spinks. He staggered Cooney with two good jabs to the head, and again with a hook and left to the head. Both men landed some good punches to the head in the third round, but Spinks seemed to have the advantage because he landed several combinations while Coo ney landed only a few punches at a time. In the fourth round, Cooney land ed several good left jabs and some hard left hooks and Spinks ap peared to be slowing down. Then came the fifth, when Spinks went wild after Cooney missed that big left hook. Spinks rocked Coo ney with a hard overhand right, then followed with a barrage of punches, climaxed by another right that put Cooney down. The second knockdown also came after another barrage and was climaxed by another right to the head. It appeared as if Cooney might last the round, especially when Spinks backed off for a second. But Spinks charged again and referee Cappuccino stopped the fight as Cooney's legs sagged. Cooney was guaranteed r 52.5 mil lion and he never earned harder money in his life. Spinks was guar anteed $4 million and his payday against Tyson surely will be much bigger. Spinks won the IBF title with a unanimous decision over Holmes on Sept. 21, 1985, then defended it on a split decision over Holmes on April 19, 1986 and a fourth-round knockout of Steffan Tangstad. The IBF withdrew championship recognition from Spinks for his refusal to agree to a mandatory defense against Tucker, who was top ranked at the time. . • - „ •l y • • • • . • • A l ? The Daily Collegian Tuesday, June 16, 1987 Keeping up with life's essentials Now that everyone has settled in for a wonderful summer here in Hap py Valley, it's time to start thinking about the important things in life. Critical issues such as how many parties to go to, how many ball games to attend, and how many burgers and hot dogs to consume at all the picnics. Surely you're not here just to study. Summer wasn't made for that. Okay, time to come back to reality I guess. For many of us, life does indeed move at a slower pace during the summer. The sports world, however, continues to roll right along. And that, of all things, we must keep up with. ' l / 4 000 0 f, - ,,-" 1 """ e ti >4o. A Ok". There were many important sport ing events that occurred while every one was working on his or her gorgeous tan over break, and I think it's essential to make sure we're all up to date. With that in mind, here is a brief recap of what went on in the bustling world of professional sports. First, let's take a look at the world of b?seball. • In the National League West, there really haven't been many sur prises. Cincinnati, San Francisco and Houston are battling it out for the top spot as expected. One interesting item to note here is that each club has a different strength. The Reds have the hitting, the Astros the pitching, and the Giants seem to have a fairly even mix between the two. This is a race that will definitely be decided during the last weeks of the season. Watch out for the Atlanta Braves, though. Chuck Tanner's a class act, and he's starting to turn the Braves' fortunes around. If their pitching holds up, they might very well be lurking on the backburner come Sep tember. The Dodgers are still a bit young to contend, and San Diego might as well hang it up 'til next year. • Over in the NL East, it has been the Whitey Herzog show, with special guests Jack Clark, Vince Coleman, and a pitching staff doing better than it was supposed to. When starting ace John Tudor went down with a broken bone in his knee, the so-called experts predicted the Cards to go down with him. Instead, they are building on their lead each week. Look for them to stay on top. That's right Mets fans no repeat this year. What a shame. The Chicago Cubs have been the biggest surprise in the National League, mainly because of Andre Dawson. I'm sure Buck Rodgers in Montreal gets a case of the Canadian blues every time he looks at a Cubs box score. Dawson seems to have inspired the entire Chicago team and if he continues his pace and stays healthy, he will be the league's MVP come October. Meanwhile, our beloved Pirates and Phillies continue to support all of the other teams on top of them. I was really impressed when Pittsburgh went on a five-game tear and was actually two games above .500. But the Pirates pitching, or their inability to pitch, caught up with them. The starters haven't done too badly, but you can bet when Skipper Jim Ley land spells relief, it isn't b-u-l-l-p-e-n. e The American League East once again has the best team in baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays. They will win the East going away, with maybe a little pressure from the Yankees if Rickey Henderson and Don Mattingly rebound from their injuries. After winning 13 in a row, and getting off to a 20-3 start, the Milwau kee Brewers looked like they would be strong contenders for the division crown. But it appears as though they may have been just a flash in the pan. They went on to lose 12 straight, and I've never seen a team look so good, and then bad in such a short period of time. As streaky as they have been, though, don't count them out of the race just yet. AP Laserphoto • As for the American League West, it will be a six team race all year. The Minnesota Twins have been playing the most consistent ball over the past few weeks and are my choice to take that division. What happened to California and Texas? • The Stanley Cup finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Phila delphia Flyers, which the Oilers won four games to three, gave us some of the best hockey I have ever seen. The intensity and greatness of play by both teams made it bearable to actu ally watch hockey in the month of May, where it doesn't belong. Now, anytime I like anything stem ming from Philadelphia, it is an occa sion in itself (it probably happens as often as we see Halley's Comet), but I must give credit where it is due. Ron Please see Keeping up, Page 6. ~, . -r 6"ir--
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