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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.
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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*
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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
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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
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Terry Pendleton 462 145
Ron Gant 456 114
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Tom Glavine 17 9
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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
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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
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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
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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
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against the Jets in the Vict
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.. . Houston Cougar quar
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73-3 win over Louisiana Tech
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the Cougars erupted for 42 poi
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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
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tjje Woods intends to use the powerful
rtgg Henry primarily in short yardage
situations.
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