SEPTEMBER 16,1900
Black Ink
Bryant rolls up
105 yards rushing
Bratton assists on tackle
Band members waiting
for pre-game show
Few Black faces can
be seen in crowd
Game Scenes
loot ball season has
begun, and the Ink's
ready for it.
In the last paper the
South Campus Predictors
correctly predicted the
winners of the September
6 game against l urman.
Here are a few scenes
from that game, at which
Carolina destroyed lur
man, 35-12. (Photos by
Kenneth Griffin.)
Blood clot was reason for ).R.'s pain, not jealousy
THOMAS WALKER
Assisum Sports Editor
The headlines in Houston newspapers
read; WHO SHOT I.R. s ARM? It had all
been one ridicule after another for James
Rodney Richard, but after his near-fatal
stroke, while working out in Houston's
Astrodome, all doubters were quieted.
The media, fans, and even teammates ac
cused J R. of being jealous of teammate
Nolan Ryan's large contract. This was
followed by accusations that J.R was just
loafing
Even Richard himself could not explain
his ailment. He just described his arm as be
ing "tired,"; therefore, this unexplainable
problem prompted the criticism.
It is a wonder how anyone could doubt
|.R s complaints. Until the blood clot stop
ped him, Richard had not missed a start in
five years. He was the most devastating pit-
; cher in baseball with a fastball that gained
‘ velocity as the game grew longer.
His 6-8 frame was intimidating as well as
an asset. The stroke stopped him at a 10-4
record and J R was a leading candidate for
the Cy Young Award. His credentials speak
for themselves; a 1.89 earned run average
and he had already accounted for 119
strikeouts.
Days before the stroke. Richard had been
told by doctors that e could work out under
supervision. A clot had been discovered in
an artery leading to his right arm, but
Richard's doctors considered the clot stable
and of no harm.
Richard decided to test his arm in the
Dome, and the rest is history.
Although J R. experienced the tired feel
ing in his arm before the All-Star break, he
was still able to make the All-Star game.
Richard started the game and if he was hav
ing problems, it was not evident. He gave
up only one hit in two innings. After the
game, Richard had a poor showing against
Atlanta and the experts were active again.
More ridiculing filled the sports pages of
the Houston newspapers.
The operation to save Richard's life was a
success, but is this what it takes for a man to
have someone believe?
J.R.'s critics had been reduced to an em
barrassing lull and it took near-death to
silence them.
Some of his black peers fell that if J R
had been a while superstar, he would have
been treated differently.
Maybe it was just the fact that the fans and
media could not understand J.R not being
his old workhorse self.
The Astro was the key to Astro's pennant
hopes.
The large salaries are raising the expecta
tions of athletes; Richard's talents are worth
the money.
Whether or not J R. Richard will pitch
again is unknown because the extent of the
damage to his arm has not been determin
ed.
This incident will be a bitter pill for the
experts to swallow.
Hopefully they will not have to take a se
cond dose.
Check Black Ink
for
Personal features
Facts
Campus athletics
fmihe-first time
! Athletes in other dorms
. * ALLEN DAVIS
if r Jr,^^ Writer
» Was your old room in Hinton James
fStolen by a 6-4, 250 pound giant? Probably
'not- 3ut for the first time ever, James is
home for players on the UNC football
Tteam. Approximately twenty freshman
fiplayers are staying in James this year,
i Phyllis Graham, Assistant Director of
Housing for Contracts and Assignments,
says these players were assigned to James
this year in an attempt to "place athletes in
the mainstream of campus life."
Graham says that University Housing, in
■« conjunction with the UNC coaching staff,
have begun placing incoming freshman in
the three South Campus dorms on a yearly
rotational basis. She adds that since spaces
for athletes were already alloted in James,
there were no extra closeouts.
walk?" Linebacker Dwight Parrish enjoys
the opportunity to get away from the
fieldhouse and all the same ole faces
Defensive back Walter Black likes James
because he feels more like a regular stu
dent. Black also enjoys the opfjortunity to
get away from some of the stereotypes often
tagged on football players.
The only negative factor either player
could think of was the distance from the
practice field Black added that players liv
ing in Morrison could sometimes run up to
their room during practice breaks but
because of the time factor, those in James
could not.
Has the change affected other residents?
Dorm Governor Eli McCullough feels that
the residents generally enjoy the players.
McCullough feels that things will be more
spirited around the dorm during football
season, but admits things could get a little
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Florida should beat Tech
The Sports tditor of Black Ink
takes sole responsibility for the over
sight appearing in the predictor's
Column on the September 2 issue.
The Arkansas vs. Texas contest was
played Monday, September 1, and
not during the September 6-7
weekend as stated in Black Ink.
Also, the pointspread of games in
the Predictor's Column will be
deleted in this and every future issue
of Black Ink,
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