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j GA DOI By TRACY HELMS Sports Editor Zam Fredrick is doing just fine now, thank you. The last month has been white-knuckle time for the recently graduated USC scoring sensation. All aspirations of playing professional basketball were on the line when he journeyed to Los Angeles in mid June for the Lakers' minicamp, and Fredrick responded with a performance which came off ? 1 like most of his scoring attempts last season ? as a I hit. "Things are going real nice," Fredrick sa d Monday from his Los Angeles hotel room. "I have been very pleased with my play. "Wp h;ivp hppn nlavint* in - - the NBA summer league with four other teams," the 1981 national scoring champ continued "We've played nine games and I've been in double figures each time." Fredrick said he plans to go home to St. Matthews and hang around while trying to stav in sliaoe when thp mini I I I ! tiMBHasssi Bobby Ktsh was an 11 th .ME > MA l Fredrick camp concludes this weekend. He credits the summer league for a great help to his game. "It has been very good experience," he said. "The league is real competitive." The announcement of which players make the "Zam is working a continues to impro a cenent chance at ma - Laker assisl Lakers' roster will not be made until after a veteran's camp in early October. But Fredrick is not sweating out the decision too much. "Right now, things are looking pretty good," he said. "I like my chances to make the team." And he's not the onlv one */ ~ Laker Assistant Coach Pat Hilev, who commands the summer league squad, has much applause for Fredrick. I i- round pick by St. Louis HHHH goc: OK I Impressive "Zam is really progressing well," Riley said. "He has great shooting - 1 ctuuiiy ana quiCKness. He has natural talent and he's a great kid." Riley said the Lakers' main use for Fredrick, who iwfully hard... if he ve he has an exking our team." tant coach Pat Riley averaged 28.9 points per game last season, would be as a point -- rather than scoring ? guard. "We're working on him at point guard, but we're not thinking of him solely as a point guard," he said. 'We just need depth and scoring off the bench." A recent oorformunm Kv Fredrick really pleased Kish Enjo< By TltAC Spurls If Bobby Kish phones a hotel in or catches himself hummi very understandable. The fori shuffled around more than a lately during his initial wee ranks. But he's enjoying the ri "So far it's been pretty neal senior year of eligibility at ( Cardinals' organization. "I ha\ my feet on the ground for long, After signing with the Cardi Petersburg, Fla. Class A fa shipped to the Erie (Pa.) Cardi The right-handed reliever t from his Utika, N Y. hotel roorr "Playing pro ball is a little d he explained. "You definitely g "The main reason I was s Petersburg was so I would get i Kish played in seven games one loss against no wins and o runs and 10 walks in his 14. earned run average. The 6-0, 1 IT @T r\. (?)! During Firs Riley. "He scored 22 points in 17 minutes against Seattle," Riley cited. "He just took over the game when he scored five straight baskets at a time when Seattle had started to make a run. "Zam is working awfully hard," he continued. "Every day we emphasize defense first, ball handling second and scoring third. He has the quickness and the strong legs to play defense and he's doing a good job of it here." I Riley admitted that Fredrick has two competitors for the guard post. "Brad Holland and Butch Carter, who played with us last year, are competing with Zam" he said. "They have an experience advantage over Zam, but he gj has strengths that others' i; don't have. t "If Zam continues to j. imnn>v<> hn hoc on f W * V, AAV. Iiuo CXll V/AV.CUC111 HI chance at making our team." lilt' Re ring Travels V 1 HOLMS f t()il<ir desk to find out what town he's ng "On the Koad Again" it's v ner USC pitching ace has been bottle of wine in a back alley ks in baseball's professional ( de. 1 t said Kish, who gave up his t Carolina to join the St. Louis /en't really had a chance to get but I'm enjoying it." 1 mals. Kish was sont tn th*? v:t rm team. Last week he was r nals of the Rookie League. alked of his travels Monday | ifferent than playing at USC," ;et bounced around more. c ipnf nn h??r?? l k'rui > t'p?m ..Will m. a more work." for the Florida team, suffering S ne save. Me allowed 19 hits, 15 2 innings pitehed for an 8.59 b 180-pounder has not yet played t Jfc. t Test With Lakers ) ii ( ^ 1 "W^BLl^^^ I ?' i^9MHSH8||^^BB^^9|^H^E^|H8fN^HHMB|^^H^^H^^NH?lSH^^SMH f ~_?^ m/jk^^MBSBuSB^M JBlMKBB^^gBBm B^f v *w ] k *** mwIM ^HPB% ^ Zam Fredrick is fighting for a job with the Lakers iff?v f ; In Minor Leagues 4 1 l\ or the Erie squad because he must first sign a contract. j 1 The decision to turn professional after his junior season \ vas no simple task, Kish said. !| "Going pro and leaving Carolina was a very tough thing to lo," he said. "It was by far the hardest decision that I've J ver made. I postponed my decision three times. Hut after I | iw v-uulii ivctnit'h, wc aeciaea mat going pro was the >est thing for me to do." _ *\ 1 Kish's Carolina career concluded with a fantastic finish rhe Boyertown, Pa. native came on strong during the final \\ itretch of the 19B1 season, earning two saves in the NCAA 1 egionals and one College World Series save. He blossomed as a bullpen ace in the 1980 season, as Kish inished with eight saves, the NCAA's third highest mark for . hat season. Kish completed the season with a 4-2 record and < .77 ERA through r>6 innings. 1 Kish called the College World Series a high point in his j! areer. j ''If IllflC " I" ~":J "" ' ' .v m4.-. i..v B.t(ucai, iic sum. ii is someining l wi Iways remember and nothing will ever take that away ." Kish said the caliber of play in the Class A league was I lightly superior to college competition. "A lot of recent college players are playing in the league I ut they are the better of the collegiate players so it's a little ? ougher," hesaid. 1 mi ????