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®ljr Saily sTar Hppl Undrafted Williams Sweats Out NBA Lockout in Raleigh League BY JUSTIN SCHEEF SENIOR WRITER RALEIGH Donald Williams was supposed to leave North Carolina to pur sue his NBA basketball career on July 8. He would have participated in free agent/ rookie camps for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics or Phila delphia 76ers. But the former Tar Heel’s dreams of playing in the NBA will be put on hold as long as the owners’ lockout continues. No teams are allowed to talk to any players until the owners and players work out their differences. Until then, Williams will keep in shape in the Chavis Adult Basketball League at St. Augustine’s College. Thepro-amleague, which runs through August 18, features local talent from Triangle colleges. Other former and current UNC players compet ing in the circuit this summer include Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff Mclnnis, Serge Zwikker, Ed Geth, Derrick Phelps and Brian Reese. The informal league, held in cozy Em ery Gymnasium, helps die athletes tune up their game in the offseason. “I just have to stay in shape, and when the time comes, I have to be ready to play,” Williams said Tuesday. “I’m using the summer league to stay in shape, so I’m still confident.” Since Williams wasn't taken in the June 28NBADraftlikeWallaceandStackhouse, the Gamer native would have used the July camps to find an NBA home. “I was disappointed I think every body wants to be drafted—but things like that happen, and I can’t let it bother me,” he said. “I just have to play like I’ve been playing. If they like me, I’ll be there. If they don’t, I’ll move on to other things.” Phelps, who was jilted in last year’s draft, has some advice for his former team mate. “Don’t let not getting drafted get you Maryland QB’s Suspension Reduced to 4 Games THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE PARK, Md. A Univer sity ofMaryland athlete, believed to be star quarterback Scott Milanovich, had his NCAA suspension for gambling reduced to four games. In the most severe penalty handed to a Division I athlete for gambling, the NCAA originally suspended the unidentified player for eight games. But after bearing, the player’s appeal Tuesday, the NCAA’s eligibility commit tee cut the punishment in half. Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow said the reduction supports the university’s contention that the original penalty was excessive. C\ 1129 Weaver Daily Rd. ’ CHELSEA ) Tunbei^ peiHia S MATINEES WEEKENDS ONLY CRAZILY ARRESTING Striking. Stylish. Absurdist Encounters Staged with Unexpected Dash.” C) "A BIZARRE GEM... QUIRKY. OFFBEAT." 9:20, weekends 4:20 7:10, weekends 2:10 ridges. “A rapturous love story. IXAHi rrC'' Marvelous, irresistible emotional power." H 7:00, 9:30, weekends 1:45, 4:20 ~ t ' <, “ Sh ‘ l " ron " MIOVV , tCmOUNfI THEATRE* Chapel Hill Columbia Street beside The Rckland Museum 933-8464 I uwnsors \t \sri:KPii:ct:....hest r>..- I .LLi. , .v. t .-■■■ *. foreign film m visit the area this sear ...” "CHILLING...COMPELLING...PROVOCATIVE... (i od Ire s (” he <hi re MOHI compelling than jesus or Montreal- and darker than THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE." MR ARCAND S ULHST HIM AFFIRMS HIS ROLE AS A SARDONIC SHARP-EYED SOCIAL CHRONICLER ' r\ .* '> ■ —— "■> VriSSISO "BRILLIANT AS EVER. fs \ I ()\ l STONY" Arcawd mtai.., HIP, WITTV TIMELESSNESS w.o ados TREES 430 . 700 daily * 915 niqhtly. weekends at 2:30 —... ... DTH FILE PHOTO Former UNC guard Donald Williams is keeping in shape during the NBA lockout by playing in the Chavis League at St. Augustine’s College. down,” he said. “Keep your head up, be cause you always have the opportunity to make yourself better. With the lockout it’s hard for free agents to make the veteran camps right now.” Phelps played for the Bucks in their rookie league last summer and then starred in the CB A before signing with the Sacra mento Kings for the last five games this year. Not getting drafted in the second round allowed him to choose which team he felt he could make. The 6-foot-3 Williams said he would play either point or shooting guard in the NBA. “Wherever the team needs me at, that’s where I’m going to play,” he said. “I’m going to go in and work on my point guard Still, it is double the two games the university recommended. “While we disagree with that, we plan to honor that decision,” Yow said in a conference call Tuesday night. The suspension was one of five given to Maryland athletes by the NCAA on July 10. Four of the athletes gave the university permission to release their names. The fifth- according to sources, is Milanovich, but the school and NC AA again refused to confirm that Tuesday. Milanovich, who allegedly placed six bets on college games totaling S2OO during the fall of 1992, 1993 and 1994, has not commented publicly on the case. His fa- “irkkk ! A RIVETING FILM.” $ - |oh Aadcnon. NEW YORK NEWSDAY “A SMALL GEM OF A FILM." - Sunk, KauKnunn. THE NEW RE PUBLIC “CERARD DEPARDIEU IS I 1 ARGUABLY THE WORLD'S _ GREATEST ACTORr W* j \ “OSCAR-WORTHYr L.v Wonh. NEW YORK POST IsHB A COLONEL CHABERT|!| skills and my shooting skills, and stay sharp.” Phelps Looks for New Team When Phelps was taken by Vancouver in the expansion draft in June, it essentially meant nothing. The selection made the East Elmhurst, N. Y., native an unrestricted free agent, meaning he could sign with any team except the team that he was taken from, Sacramento. “It’s a good situation in a way, and it’s a bad situation, so I just have to make the best of it,” he said. “But I still have other options, so I don't have to be loyal to one team.” Phelps said if there wasn’t a lockout, he would have gone to the 76ers’ or the Jazz’s free agent camp. ther, Gary Milanovich, refused to com ment Tuesday, saying he had not had a chance to discuss the NCAA’s decision with his son. Yow said Coach Mark Duffher “hopes to influence the individual to complete his education” at College Park. The holder of several school passing records, Milanovich had reportedly been considering entering the NFL’s supple mental draft if his punishment was not reduced. 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But baseball’s failure to solve many of its major problems continues to be the dark cloud over many-a-ballpark. The game has applied band-aid after band-aid to stop the bleeding. The owners and players have bent over backwards, attempting to appease the fans. Promo tions and free baseball are nice, but is this the real cure to what is ailing baseball? Major league baseball hasn’t even got ten its hands dirty. Half-price admission and free baseball cards give fans temporary reasons to come to the park. These entice ments definitely aren’t permanent. In order to set major league baseball back on the right path, there are a few things which have to be taken care of: ■ First and foremost, baseball needs a commissioner. I said it last summer, almost a month before the strike (July 14,1994, The Daily Tar Heel), and I’ll say it again: without any common ground (the commissioner), noth ing can get resolved. Owners and players’ feet will remain in cement, and one of two things will happen: either a salary cap will be implemented and the players will walk away mad, or the labor agreement stays like it is, allowing salaries to skyrocket and leaving owners mad. Either way, baseballhses without a com promise. That’s why baseball needs someone who looks out for the best interests of the game, taking sides with neither the owners or the Calvin and Hobbes THgBPp/r/ lit ® 1995 WattersorvOisi by Umvmi Press Syndicate THE Daily Crossword by Richard Thomas ACROSS 1 Soft mineral 5 Inventor of locks 9 Cake kind 12 At right angles io the keel 14 Beaver State capital 15 Small bill 16 Title pursuit of a kind 18 Small drink 19 Baltic native 20 Secret meetings 22 Unctuous 23 Seattle sound 24 Rider’s perch 27 Musical composition 30 City in Spain 31 Entertained sumptuously 32 “Rabbi Ezra" (Browning) 33 Finish last 34 Smooth and effortless 35 Braid 36 Incite attacks 37 Ride a sled 38 Attorney general, once 39 Solemn entreaters 41 Analyzed sentences 42 Speechify 43 Sweet rolls 44 Entry 46 Least important 50 Peeve 51 Shrewd bargainer 53 Stooge name 54 Of a certain epoch 55 Previn or Agassi 56 Go undercover 57 Work as an usher 58 Ump’s call DOWN 1 Record 2 Lincoln and Burrows 3 Furnished 4 Be lovely-dovey J. 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A collective bargaining agreement makes things simple: No strikes. No lock outs. Just hot dogs, beer and baseball. ■ Next, baseball needs a lucrative tele vision contract. While it’s unlikely base ball will get all its wishes because of the poor ratings over the past five years, it still needs to push for a few things—televised coverage of all postseason games and one more national game on the weekend be sides ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. How many fans in America miss NBC’s Game of the Week with Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola? ■ After getting the major framework out of the way, baseball will need to mull over minor points. One is the marketing of its players. Aside from Ken Griffey, Jr., and Frank 5 Adventure tale 6 king 7 Taught classes 8 Came into view 9 London lawmen 10 Squadron 11 up (invigorates) 13 Bay in Luzon 14 Sojourn 17 World's longest river 21 Craving 23 Before four 24 Chip dip 25 Dodge 26 Music provider 27 Dr. of literature 28 Coax 29 Put money in the pot 31 Sudden blaze 34 In need of podiatry 35 Darius and Xerxes 37 Attends without an invitation 2 3 4 [6 [7 [8 Hp |lO 111 12 jjljTs _ wm 19 K ™ HP* 24 25 26 M M 5o ■■ii Lffii 33 36 39 40 ■jj^l ■■42 ■■a hdißH 44 45 DgMK 47 48 49 50 ■■sl 52 53 Wss 56 ■■s7 figgßraffgsS HELD OVER! /CUBA ‘DIVING The Underwater Realm New Class Beginning August 28th! Chapel Hill Y.M.C.A. / ALL Educational Materials ✓''j&gfeßOk wOkßfe AND Training Equipment ARE PROVIDED! Call For More Information BE 1-800-251-2777 /UNCHA/ER/ T)IVE CENTER Thursday, July 20,1995 Thomas, not many baseball players have high marketability like other athletes. Base ball needs to find ways to put Carlos Perez and Matt Williams’ faces on billboards and buses. Hey, an ad campaign with Perez hold ing numchucks and the music “Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting” in the background would be quite entertaining. ■ Fans just can’t sit and enjoy the many intricacies in baseball. They need action, like slam dunks and hail-mary passes. Many have proposed measures which will speed up the game to get more fans excited about the game. All baseball has to do is juice up the ball a little. Agood 1-0 game is great, but the major ity of American fans like offense. So allow the marquee hitters to hit record long balls. And when the long-ball hitters do go deep, set fireworks off in the background. Heck, give out free beer when someone goes deep. Along those lines, how about this for a promotion: everyone drinks free until the home team hits a homer. The bottom line is that baseball needs to be flexible. It needs to look toward the future and find someone or something that can carry it into the 21st century. It can’t afford to do nothing. Even if owners and players continue their stubborn ways,baseball will live. Kids will still play Little League and adults will remember how fast they ran around the bases when they hit their first home run. But, if it hasn’t already, baseball will lose it’s status as “America’s National Pas time” as owners and players squabble over maintaining the status quo. 01995 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved. 45 Rider's whip 46 Exam letters 47 Icelandic opus 48 Feudal worker 49 Type of surgeon 52 Inlet 38 Chanted word 40 Ten or end ending 41 Golf stroke 43 Auxiliary verb 44 Objectives THE POSTMAN (ILPOSTINO) 2:00 DAILY HURT HARVEY KEITEL J “I’LL NEVER FORGET THIS PICTURE!” ■Gene Siskel “JUST ABOUT PERFECT!” ■Roger Ebert (WINNER 1995 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL^ W turn liHjMll 9MSIH P SJMOKE 4:30>7:00 9:30 3l 7
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