8 The Daily Collegian Lion trio successful at Olympic Festival By TERRY HESS Collegian Sports Writer College basketball season begins with preseason practice in October and stretches through March for schools lucky enough to be part of "March Madness." Penn State's men's and women's teams were both part of the madness last spring. The Lady Lions finished 25-7 and reached the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Asso ciation tournament while the Lions went 25-9 and finished third in the National Invitation Tournament. Summer would seem to be the ideal time for a vacation following a season spanning six months. But for three Penn Staters, a break meant beating the defense down the floor for easy layups. The Lady Lions' Tanya Garner and Kathy Phillips as well as Lion Deron Hayes competed for the eastern teams July 6-15 at the United States Olympic Festival in Minneapolis, Minn. Garner and Phillips helped lead the women's East team to 76-54 gold med al victory over the West. The victory was sweet for the the Lady Lion com bination. They were both members of the East team that lost in the championship game at last year's Olympic Festival in Oklahoma City, Okla. "I'm glad we came up with the gold," Garner said. "Last year we had the same opportunity but we didn't capitalize on it. It was disappointing coming that far and falling a couple points short. This year was a big improvement, not only winning the game but winning big." Garner and Phillips felt that the team work was the key to the East vic tory. "We worked together as a team," Phillips said. "Everybody on the team was real good. They are stars on their teams. We worked well together. Nobody was an individualist. We had the right chemistry." "Last year the competition was good and this year I thought it was even better," Garner said. "The East team played more together and that was the key." Phillips, a 6'3" center from South field, Mich. , went 6-9 from the field and 1-2 from the free throw line for 13 points in the final game. The Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP also grabbed five rebounds. Garner, a 5'7" guard from West Mif- Lorenzo expects nothing but the best from 1990 wrest ling recruits By NICOLE SARAH ROHDE Collegian Sports Writer The 1989-90 wrestling program reads, "We refuse to take shortcuts and will do it with wrestlers who are ( 1) good, hon est people who strive for excellence in all areas of life, (2) good students in pursuit of a degree in their interest, and (3) wrestlers who make the full com mitment to be the best they can become." Coach Rich Lorenzo believes this year's recruiting class will live up to those expectations. "I am real pleased with their work attitude and work effort. They are a nice group of young men," Lorenzo said. One of the top recruits is Josh Rob bins, who will wrestle at 158 pounds, is from Xavier high school in Cincinnati. Robbins is a three-time state finalist and won the Ohio class AAA 152-pound title this year. He has a career mark of 118-8-1. "Josh will develop into one of the best in the country," Lorenzo said. Arbitrator rules in players' favor NEW YORK (AP) A third group of major league players, including Jack Clark and Jack Morris, became eligible for cash awards yesterday when an arbi trator ruled that major league owners conspired against fret agents in 1987 as well as the pre vious two years. George Nice!ail, the arbitrator who also found for the 1986 class of free agents, held in this case that despite more movement among ths players, the owners still col luded by sharing salary and bid ding information through an information bank. "The fact that there were a number of free agency bureut contracts signed before and dirk* the 11017418 free-agent market does net mean that the market itself was 'free and unencumbered,' Madan wrote. Among then free agents in the Collusion II I case are Clark, Mor ris, Gary Gaetti, Dave ltighetti, Dave Smith, Mike Witt and Paul Kathy Phillips attempts to pass the ball during her MVP performance in the A-10 Championship. Phillips and teammate Tanya Garner recently competed in the Olympic Festival, as did Deßon Hayes, starting forward for the men's team. flin, went 2-3 from the field, including a three-pointer for five points against the West. (Cumulative statistics for women's basketball were not avail able from USA Bastketball. ) Despite winning the championship, Garner and Phillips had mixed feel ings about their performances. "I think as an athlete you can never be satisfied with the way you play because you think you can always do Robbins said he plans to major in business. He chose Penn State over two other Big Ten schools, Ohio State and Indiana. With the graduation of starter Jeff Ellis at 190 pounds, recruit Mike ( Kraft) Krawczykiewicz, from Penn Hills high school in Pittsburgh, should make an impact. Kraft was a three-time West ern-Pennsylvania Interscholastic Ath letic League champion and the AAA state champion in 1989. This year, however, he lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament this year with an illegal slam. Kraft selected Penn State over Eastern Wres tling League rivals Pittsburgh and Clar ion. He is interested in studying in health sciences. Troy Erdman, a walk-on, is the 1990 PIAA Class AA champian at 152 pounds from Line Mountain. He holds two dis trict titles and two regional championships. He is considering a career in architecture. Another walk-on is Justin Fourney, a two-time District VI champion from Dimitri Konyshev of the Soviet Union rides to victory in yesterday's 17th stage of the Tour de France. American Greg LeMond remains in second place in the race. Sports better," Garner said. "I think I could have played better than I did. I played OK but I didn't do any one thing well." "Towards the end of the tournament I was happy with the way I played," Phillips said. "Our two first games I didn't play well. Then I came back and played my own game the last two ( games)." Hayes, a 6'6" forward from Lake land, Fla. , helped lead the men's East Lock Haven, wrestling at 152 pounds in 1989 and 145 pounds in 1990. "I have always wanted to come to Penn State, I've been a fan for a long time," Fourney said. "Penn State is one of the better programs in the country, for both wrestling and academics. I am really looking forward to it. I am hon ored to be at Penn State." He is considering a career in educa tion or engineering, and plans to enroll in the Division of Undergraduate Stud ies this fall. Tom Stallings is a 1990 National Prep champion from Blair Academy. In high school he was the District 111 champion and a two-time section champion from J.P. McCaskey high school in Lancas ter, where his record was 80-13-1. He turned down scholarships from Amer ican University, Clarion and Pittsburgh to attend Penn State. "I like the way Penn State helps ath letes, through advisors, mandatory stu dy halls and classes. Their main goal is to get you a diploma," Stallings said. "Penn State has a very intense pro team to bronze medal in his first Olympic Festival appearance. The Fast finished 1-3 but defeated the West 101-98 to take third place. Hayes, the 1990 Atlantic 10 rookie of the year, averaged 7.5 points and 2.8 rebounds in the four games. He was 12-33 (36.4 percent) from the field and a perfect 6-6 from the line. Hayes also had four assists and four steals in the tournament. Courtesy Penn Hills H.S Mike Krawczykiewicz gram, with a good reputation. "They do things right, and expect a lot," Stallings continued. "Penn State has both academically and in wrestling what I am looking for." He is interested in enrolling in the Division of Undergraduate Studies. "Each year I am convinced more and more that the chemistry is right," Lorenzo said. "They have a bright future ahead depending on how much they commit themselves." LeMond survives flat to stay in 2nd By SALVATORE ZANCA Associated Press Writer PAU, France For one scary moment, Greg LeMond thought all was lost in his bid to win another Tour de France. Midway through yesterday's 17th stage of the Tour, a 93- mile run from Lourdes to Pau, LeMond was stopped by a flat tire. And his team car carrying the spare was nowhere in sight. "I could have lost the Tour de France today. I got very scared," LeMond said. "It just goes to show things aren't won in advance yet." But LeMond only lost a minute to the pack he was riding in, which included overall leader Claudio Chiappucci and challenger Pedro Delgado. His teammates, using a pacing relay system, managed to keep the leaders within striking distance for LeMond. The tire was replaced, LeMond finished strongly and still remained 5 seconds behind Chiappucci entering today's 18th stage of the 21-stage Tour. "I was sure that they went faster because of it," LeMond said, referring to his tire problems. "When I got back I told Chiappucci I wouldn't forget this." Meanwhile, Dimitri Konyshev won the 17th stage to become the first Soviet to win a leg of the Tour de France. Delgado was looking to improve from his third spot, 3:49 back, and his Banesto teammates, along with Chiappucci's, picked up the pace when LeMond was momentarily stopped. But LeMond's teammates helped him out. "It doesn't matter to stop for our leader," .said Gilbert Duclos-Lassallle. "Especially when Greg comes up and makes a point to say 'thank you' in the evening." Ex-Lion mascot Constantine dies Norm Constantine, ex-Lion mascot, died early yesterday morning for unknown reasons. Father James May of the Penn State Catholic Center said Constantine died in his sleep at 5:30 a.m. Constantine, who was paralyzed in 1981 from a hit and-run accident, has a fund set in his name to give a scholarship to the Lion mascot. Constantine started the one-arm pushups that has been the trademark of the Lion at football games. He also started the Rocky skit at basketball games. "He was always looking for new ways Steinbrenner payoff case becomes public By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK The commissioner's office went public with the George Stein brenner case yesterday and said the New York Yankees owner had unfairly dragged former manager Lou Piniella into the affair in an attempt to justify a payoff to a former gambler. At the same time, a former Yankees employee whom Steinbrenner also claimed to be protecting with the pay off, denied stealing team property and said he, too, was being used as a scape goat. The lawyer for Howard Spira, the for mer gambler at the center of the inves tigation, ridiculed Steinbrenner for changing his reasoning for the $40,000 payment that triggered the investiga tion. "This guy changes the story about what happened more often than he changes managers," said David S. Greenfield, Spira's lawyer. The transcript of the testimony, excerpted by The National yesterday, was released by the commissioner's office later in the day. Vincent issued a statement clearing Piniella and said that the Cincinnati Reds manager was not under investigation. "I am satisfied that Lou Piniella did not engage in any activity warranting further attention from my office," Vin cent said. "I regret that the public dis closure of this testimony had unfairly insinuated Mr. Piniella into this affair. Mr. Piniella is in good standing with me and my office." Reds general manager Bob Quinn and Piniella said they had been told the matter was closed. "I'm not happy," Piniella said yester day in Cincinnati. "There's no founda tion of truth to it. I'm just disappointed it happened. I certainly wouldn't have come over here if there were any skele tons in my closet." Steinbrenner said that former Yan kees employees M. David Weidler and Pat Kelly had stolen giveaway items from the team and that the fear of Spira making that public was also a motiva tion for the payment. Weidler, the team's former treasurer, said in a statement issued in New York to radio station WFAN that the accusa tions were false. "I have been a loyal employee of Mr. Steinbrenner for 18 years and I am deeply hurt that Mr. Steinbrenner has used me as a scapegoat to exonorate himself," Weidler said. "I am both infu riated and sad that he felt it necessary to make false accusations against Lou Piniella, Pat Kelly and myself." Kelly, the former Yankee Stadium manager who now works at Joe Robbie Stadium, declined comment through the Miami Dolphins. Steinbrenner testified that Spira In the end, LeMond was still second and didn't give up any time to Delgado, either. Delgado remained 3:42 behind Chiap pucci and Eric Breukink was fourth, 3:49 back. LeMond wound up 15th in yesterday's stage, Chiappucci 13th and Del gado 37th. Konyshev broke away from the main pack with about 20 others but gradually the group whittled down to Konyshev and Belgium's Johan Bruyneel. Konyshev won in the sprint, waving and clapping his arms about his head when he fin ished in 4 hours, 8 minutes, 25 seconds, more than five min utes in front of LeMond and Chiappucci. Konyshev is a member of an Italian team that is comprised of nine Soviet cyclists. All have been living in Italy since last year. "We are the first Soviets, to be on a professional team. There are six or seven other individuals on other teams," Konyshev, 26th overall, said. "But with me winning here shows that I am the best Soviet." On Thursday, the 18th stage brings the riders back to the flatland with a ride to Bordeaux. Little change is expected in the overall standings as LeMond eyes Saturday's 20th stage. LeMond jumped into the favorite's role when he pulled within a few seconds of Chiappucci on Tuesday's final stretch up the mountain to Luz Ardiden. Chiappucci took over the yellow 'jersey of the leader last Thursday but LeMond has taken almost nine minutes off of the Italian's lead over him since then. After another flat stage tomorrow, Saturday's stage fea tures the time trial in Lac de Vassiviere, where LeMond won his first stage of the Tour de France in 1985. Thursday, July 19, 1990 for presenting the Lion," May said. "He was pretty inventive." Constantine finally regained mobility on the right side, which enabled him to feed himself, although he never regained his speech. However, from his work with handicapped, he was able to communicate with sign language. He attended the West Virginia-Penn State football game, his first visit to the University since his accident, in November of 1987, where he was hon ored at halftime. Memorial services will be held Fri day at 1:30 p.m. at Berchlers funeral home, 4300 North Broad Street, Phila delphia. by Tom Esterly threatened to harm two reporters, Michael Kay of the New York Daily News and Moss Klein of the Newark Star-Ledger. Kay declined comment yesterday. "It's not completely accurate. It's an exaggeration," Klein said. was scared of (Spira ) because he was just getting irrational. There were implied threats, but I wouldn't call it a death threat." Both sides denied leaking the docu ment. Stephen E. Kaufman, Steinbren ner's lead lawyer, said the hearing transcript showed his client had cooper ated. "The hearing showed, now that the transcript is available, that our defense was based on the merits and we addressed the issues which concerned the commissioner," Kaufman said. Steinbrenner, who testified on July 5 and 6, said Spira had threatened to harm him and his family and had threatened to disclose "information regarding Lou Piniella's betting on sports." Spira claims to be a former employee of the David M. Winfield Foundation and says Steinbrenner made the pay ment in exchange for allegedly damag ing information about the former New York Yankees outfielder. Jeffrey Klein, a lawyer for Winfield and the founda tion, said again yesterday that Spira was never an employee of Winfield or his organization. Vincent, accused of bias by Steinbren ner's lawyers, continually probed Stein brenner for his motivations behind the payment. Steinbrenner tried to con vince the commissioner that he did nothing against baseball's rules. "The real issue is what did you do. Why did you do it?" Vincent said. According to the transcript, Stein brenner's lawyers sent letters to the commissioner on June 26 and June 29 asking Vincent to remove himself from the case because of bias. Vincent responded to the letters in the hearing. "Most of this material reads more like a lecture than it does anything seriously intended to bear on any legal issues of fairness," he said. Steinbrenner denied that he was try ing to discredit Winfield, who was trad ed to the California Angels in May. "If you are trying to say that I was out to get Winfield and the other things, no way. No way," Steinbrenner said. Steinbrenner said that Spira, a 31- year-old New Yorker, was out of control and that he paid him against the recom mendations of his advisores. "He had my kids scared stiff," Stein brenner said in the 372-page transcript. "I'm not scared stiff of him physcially, but a little guy's a big guy if he's got a gun in his hand. And I believe we had a note where he threatened to do harm." Greenfield said he did not believe Steinbrenner's testimony.
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