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A new study has recently been ck released by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport bl in Society regarding minority op- w: portunities in professional sports, m The grades may not be surprising, ge but the inferences are infuriating w ? to me, anyway. fo Pro basketball received the high- fi est mark of an A. The NFL earned pr a B-plus for improvement. Major a league baseball, however, was ve slapped with a C. kr Some may brand me a racist for what I am about to write, but this sa is not the case. Racism, I believe is re manifested by people who hold ni their questions and concerns in- th side. I will not become a victim of la< this. What better forum to voice ba these questions, than your friendly su campus newspaper? al I am not judging the intentions, hi but I am confused on a few points. hi In the story by Associated Press, sc Richard Lapchick, the center's di- w rector, said, "It is very disheartening to see how little progress has T1 been made in major league base- ar ball. There are very few blacks cl holding those positions." w; OK, here we go. Now, was the point of this study to find out how ^ minorities (this is the plural form) ^ fare in sports or how blacks fare? a The last time I checked, blacks m were not the only minority group out there. It is time for blacks to quit hiding behind the veil of mi- s*' norities (the plural again) if they are only going to talk about thenown. b< Richard Lapchick, what about sk the Asian, Latin American, Jewish, w Armenian and even the women mi- m nority? Did you forget to include w them in your study, or did you P* mPTP.1v Studv thp hlarlr minnrihi in SO ?y -?V ISAUWA * Iiuiv/Alij ill sport? tei The study also said minorities (that's right, plural) have made ^ progress, on the field and in pay, sa but not in front office manage- j? menL Well, call me crazy, but the & last time I saw, possibly the sec- or ond most powerful man in baseball re was black. His name is Bill White y. (ironic, isn't it?), and he is presi- ~ pr National Leag W L Pc ATLANTA 72 59 ,5i Los Angeles 72 59 .55 Cincinnati 64 67 .48 San Diego 64 68 .48 Atlanta went on a Labor Day skid, d fell back into a tie for first with the Doc ninth complete game in a losing effort 1 *MVP WATCH: AB H Terry Pendleton 462 145 Ron Gant 456 114 CY YOUNG WATCH: W L Tom Glavine 17 9 * stats through Monday's game ? #9]V Wr ?- f j 1 BUY ON ! 2 LIZARD'S g CORNELL ARMS q buy ONE meal and get 0 (Does noi OFFEF FOR Efi 1 iARON SHEININ etcetera snt of the National League. Also, Frank Robinson, the first ack manager in baseball, who as fired as skipper of the Baltiore Orioles, was named assistant meral manager. Just the fact he as fired might have done more r the cause than his hiring. By ring Robinson, the Orioles oved they did not hire him to be token. They did prove he was gi;n the job because of his great lowledge of the game. In Robinson's defense, let me y he did an outstanding job. The ason the Orioles remain perenal cellar-dwellers is because of e front office management, or ck thereof. This is an example of iseball's paranoia. When a team irts doing poorly, the manager is ways the first to go, not the .200 tter or the pitcher with the ERA gher than his shoe size. Robin>n has the chance to right the A rang. Let's get back to the study. t lere is one mention of a woman, f id a couple of statistics that inude Latins and Hispanics. There as not a mention of Jim Essian, iDDer of the Chicago Cubs, who ;came the first manager of Armean descent. Doesn't this count as minority? Or is it because he is a ember of a white minority? Does this make me a racist? I J >pe not I am, however, tired of ? tting on questions such as this for ar of being labeled a racist. b I am also not naive enough to n slieve discrimination based on f in color does not exist. It does, b e all know it. I also know that no d atter what excuse is given it is rang. To brand an entire race of f ?ple because of the actions of h me is completely without con- I mpt. OK, off the soapbox. fi I don't want this to cause con- 0 lued harboring of ill-will. As I 2 id before, these are questions 3 ve wondered about for some ^ ne. They are not direct attacks 1 anyone. However, they are di- jf ct attacks on the insinuations that acks are the only minority being ejudiced against ? 1 1 II Vatch c f ;e West s ;t GB L10 c 5? ? 5-5 [ iO _ 4-7 , 19 8 1/2 5-5 t 15 9 6-4 c ropping three in a row and t Igers. Tom Glavine got his f Vlonday against the Expos. f AVE HR RBI 3 > .315 17 71 c I .250 28 83 E.R.A. K 2.23 165 \ ???????-J ^ HE, GET ONE ] ease bring this coupon to THICKET, 921 SUMTER ST > BUILDING (across from H SECOND meal of equal or I t include beverages or des* I GOOD EVERYDAY 4PM-8F ^T-IN ONLY. NO CARRY OU Expires 9-9-91 i Learning to fly ' ^ ' '' '' ' ^' USC soccer goalkeeper Spence against Davidson in the first annual Zebra-lea b] Rich Taylor te Clin/r ^ Kslliy UfWM g, n( ar Boy, was I ever in heaven this sc ast weekend. Since the NBA (layoffs ended in June, I have h ieen subjected to that annual dose ^ if summer boredom called base- p( all. OK, OK. The Braves' pen- j0 lant chase has been exciting and un to follow. But football is to q aseball what Jagermeister is to ^ ecaf coffee. Unfortunately, college football's irst weekend was marred by peraps the most blatantly biased call have ever witnessed on a football ? ield. g Let's set the stage. East Car- ^ lina, the Gamecocks' foe on Sept 8, has just scored to pull within ^ 8-31 of Illinois in Champagne, yith only 1:45 remaining in the ame, tne underdog Pirates must Y scover an onsides kick to remain ; live. A n Sure enough, lightning strikes. n rhe Pirates recover the ball in Illi- (, lois territory, and are less than 50 si ards from pulling a colossal upset b ?ver a big boy from the Big Ten. g But wait, there's a flag on the (: ield. The call? Try a 15-yard per- II onal foul for excessive celebration y >n ECU. Damn, seems those boys n rem North Carolina were showing r< i little emotion after putting them- H elves in position to register one of o he school's biggest wins ever. We n an't have that, can we? b Apparently one of the officials hought not Instead of ECU facing s; irst-and-10, the Pirates suddenly ti aced a first-and-25 from their own d 15. Needless to say, Illinois held 4: >n for the victory. We'll never know if ECU would lave scored if no penalty had been ailed. But that's beside the point Vhat is infuriating is that they 'ere denied a fair chance to win FREE! i " REET ft ORSESHOE) g esser value FREE! g Jerts) z TS. I r Leuders reaches for a shot dui I Umbro Kickoff Classic at 2 p.m I Illini tc i a gutless official who made a ill that gave new meaning to the rm home job. Not only did this oron in zebra stripes ruin what as a tremendous college football ime, he did it in a flagrant man>r that reaked of favoritism towds Illinois. The call stinks, and > does the official. ... How about Mike Powell's eaking of the World Record in e long jump in Tokyo on Friday. Dwell broke track and field's ngest standing record (23 years) J flying 29-4 1/2, defeating rival arl Lewis in the process. Lewis nee again displayed his true colors by being a poor sport in defeat, aying Powell could "never do it gain." God forbid if Lewis is ever racious towards his competition. ... Can you believe Memphis >i. oeat ioutnern uai 24-xu on donday in Los Angeles? Maybe lie Trojans are going to miss Todd darijuanavich more than most ealized. .. . How about the Chicago Vhite Sox' Frank Thomas for imerican League MVP? The forler Auburn football tight end inks ninth in the league in batting ,322), fourth in home runs (29), scond in RBI's (102), first in onase pet. (.452), second in sluging pet. (.572), first in walks 113) and fifth in total bases (270). F another ex-Auburn grid star, Bo ou-KNOWS-who, posted these umbers, he would have already jceived a Congressional Medal of lonor and induction into the Hall f Fame as an active player. The lan is O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E-D, aby. . . . What a performance the aintly Washington Redskins irned in against Detroit on Sunay night By thrashing the Lions 5-0 after an anemic performance Registerec Preside maiiua All student organizs budget and renewal registered organizat tivity funds in the ; who have attended sign purchasing soi tion account. Workshops House The Monday, Septem Tuesday, Septemb Wednesday, Septemb Monday, Septemb Wednesday, Septemb The Deadline fc student organi: 1991 at 5pm 1 *4 *^E^' ^W$i$ ring practice Tuesday. The Ga . at The Graveyard. >p East1 against the Jets in the Vict Bowl, the 'Skins prove again I they are the best coached tearr pro football, not to mention Si Bowl-bound. Hail to the Redsk Hail to Joe Gibbs! .. . Houston Cougar quar back David Klingler began his est assault on the record book i 73-3 win over Louisiana Tech turday. Klingler was 36-57 for yards and 9 touchdowns. Six of scoring tosses came in the sea quarter, an NCAA record, wl the Cougars erupted for 42 poi When Cougar coach John Jen! finally pulled Klingler," he repla him with younger brother Jim Klingler. We'll see how good cougars are on inursaay, sept when they square off with Miami Hurricanes in the Orai Bowl. BA] STUDE] "Church Ni Thurs. Sepi 7 pm Fellowship F 6pn Fun 'N Fc 700 Pickens Street Attentioi I Student O mts and Tr< tory W< ition presidents & tre workshop to continu ion and to be eligible L991-1992 school ye? the Treasurer's Work jxce documents for t 3 will be held ii ater on the foil ber 9 4-5pm er 10 3:30-5pm er 11 3:30-5pm er 16 3:30-5pm er 18 3:30-5pm >r submission of zations is: Frida n the Campus A ' ^ * - T%l Sa llnfT 4J&i Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock mecocks open their season Sunday Carolina orv Tho TTC/"1 I c ? ? j . . . >iw wuv ?MA/iiu<uy races a that challenge Saturday against Duke in i in the Gamecocks' season opener, iper Blue Devil quarterback Dave ins! Brown is a dangerous and effective passer, and will certainly test the ter_ 'Cocks' youth in the defensive lat_ backfield. Out of the top nine de- \ ^ a fensive backs listed in the pregame Sa- depth chart, 3 are freshman, 2 are 510 sophomores, 4 are juniors and his none are seniors. In contrast, all and four Duke starters in the secondary hen are seniors, nts. ^ ... One last Gamecock football ce(j note. Gay Henry, who was moved from running back to outside linejue backer two weeks ago, is back at 12 * mining u?tK, V/Udtu opamy tjje Woods intends to use the powerful rtgg Henry primarily in short yardage situations. PTIST NT UNION ! te" i\ ji ' t. 5 A[P==j |pr 1 riday, September 6 n-12 am in/1. - C.nef* .^9 Of) ' vrw \/ V/ 799-3854 I rganization easurers >rkshop asurers must attend a e to be recognized as a to receive student acir. Only those persons shoo will be eligible to ? A o heir student organizai th6 Russell lowing dates: Greek Leadership ONLY renewal forms for y, September 20, .ctivities Center.