Page 8 Sports Bits Matt Cissne The Collegian ON THE ROPES: Former heavyweight ehampion, Evandcr Holyfield, is considering retiring after dropping a 12-round unanimous decision to new champion, Riddick Bowc. Holyficld said that he has accomplished all that he wanted and he wants to dedicate more time to his family. Bowc, now 32-0, said that he dedicated his win to his imprisoned friend, Mike Tyson. DRAFT DAY: The expansion teams, the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins, each choose 36 players from the other major league teams in Tuesday's expansion draft. The Rockies' first pick was David Nied and the Marlins' snatched Nigel Wilson with their first selection. Nied, a former Atlanta Brave, is a right handed pitcher. Last season, Nied was 14-9 and had a 2.84 ERA in class AAA ball. Wilson, a former Toronto Blue lay, hit 26 homers and had 69 RBl’s in class AA ball last season. WHEELIN’ AND DEALIN’: There were six draft related trades on Tuesday, but the big trade had nothing to do with the draft. The Seattle Mariners dealt outfielder Kevin Mitchell to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Norm Charlton. Charlton had 26 saves and a 2.99 ERA last season, while Mitchell, who was hampered by injuries, batted .286 with 67 RBl’s. NO RESPECT: My friends have been giving me grief the past two weeks about the picks that 1 have made in this column. In case you have not been keeping track, I have been wrong on all 4 of the picks that I have made. If you are like my wonderful friends, you may want to put your tuition money on the team that I pick against. MY PICK: This week I will change my poor performance of the past two weeks! I feel real good about this one! The Buffalo Bills will not be able to cover the 13.5 point spread against the Atlanta Falcons. The Bills arc coming off an emotional win over the Miami Dolphins and are ripe for an upset. The Falcons, on the other hand, need a win to keep pace in the competitive NFC play-off drive. Sharp by Andrew Festa The Collegian The Gun and Safety Organization, formerly known as the Rifle Club, entered its first competition meet of the nineteen nineties last week against Edinboro’s Rifle Club. The Gun and Safety Organization sent five of its best shooters to join in a match against four of Edinboro’s best; (one of Behrcnd’s team members was discounted.) In a match that lasted nearly two hours, Bchrcnd’s rifle team shot well. Still, they lost to Edinboro’s team by 2.3 points, 824 to 801. Bchrend had three of the five top scores of the night. Afterwards, each Bchrend member commented on how he or she might have been able to add an extra few points. Later, the organization’s president Bridget Mooney, said, “you all did quite well considering they have their own range and they can practice much more than you’re able.” Bchrend’s team consisted of organization Treasurer, Kristen Drawl, Vice President, John (Duke) Ellenberger, Dale Robinson, Andrew Festa, and Chris Holliday. The Ediribbro members were. Can Prichard, Harry Lance, Chad Berry, and Ron Yeager. On hand for the meet were the club advisors: Edinboro’s Dr. John Polo, Physics Professor, and Behrcnd’s Jim Scrafin, Student Computer Lab Coordinator. Anyone who would like to participate in The Gun and Safety Fall ends by Hal Coffe The Collegian The falling snow brought about the end of both the fall season and the I.M. men’s football tournament. This year, 28 teams played 74 games leading up to the championship between Tau Kappa Epsilon black and Smiling Assassins. In two feet of snow on November 16, they dueled in a grueling game. Steve North (TKE) connected with "Gasman" Dan Phillips for a 35 yard TD and "T-Man" Dan Phillips on a 25 yard TD, but both 2 point conversions failed. Kurt Spence (Smiling Assassins) tossed a 7 yard TD to Rob Nelson which proved to be the Assassins' only points. The final score was TKE Black 12, Smiling Assassins 6. Billiards was held in the Back Room over a two week period of round robin and single elimination rounds. Sports ~ , , Andrew Festa/7Vie Collegian Good Shot: Three members of the Behrend Gun and Safety Organization take time to practice their Organization may contact any officer, or the advisor. Membership fee at Top Gun is S3O for Gun and Safety Organization members, per semester. Top Gun, formerly known as DD&S Arms (in Ebco Park) is located at 2820 W. 21st street. If enough interest is shown, The Gun and Safety Organization’s officers would like to see its team enter more season for I.M. Men's Singles and Doubles in the "A" bracket both started off with 64 participants. The singles final found Mike Benson defeating defending champ Chuong Tran (2-1). Benson and Tran teamed up to defeat Zeta Beta Tau's Jody Wingard and Shawn Gallagher in the "A" doubles final. The "B" recreational flight singles had 84 players ending with Dan Phillips of the TKE, outplaying fellow TKE Frank Buzman, 2-1. The doubles final had Tyler Sicdlecki and Matt Bradley defeat Nate Kellar and John Nakahara of Sigma Kappa Nu. The women's champion was Bridgetle Mooney, who combined with Nahleen Babyrook to win the women's doubles. Coed doubles had Dr. Michael Ichiyama and Wendy Eidenmuller winning. As 3 vs. 3 basketball begins, S vs. 5 registration is also under way. Sign-up is due December 11, but play doesn’t begin until the spring semester. shooters competitions in the future. “The main purpose,” said Mooney,” is to offer something to the student population that is fun, competitive, and, above all, safe.” Top Gun follows stringent rules and adheres to those well defined rules at all times. No one is permitted to operate any equipment who will not follow those rules. Though the rules might seem a bit much, Serafin In The Bleachers By Steve Moore IYV/V- ©1992 Tribune Media Service*, inc I J All flights Reserved '' : . ! S’ ° Thursday, November 19, 1992 feels, “no rule is too much if it protects the participants, promotes safety, and elevates the integrity of the sport.” Mooney said, “the bottom line is ’safety first.’” Officers of The Gun and Safety Organization arc: Jim Serafin, Advisor; Bridget Mooney, President; John(Duke) Ellcnbcrger, Vice President; Jeff Cooper, Secretary; and Kristen Drawl, Treasurer.
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