Orioles Stake Robinson To Lead,
Pitcher Goes On To Get Victory
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP)-The
Baltimore Orioles gave Jeff Robinson
a lead, and he did the rest—finally.
Alter a poor spring training and a
horrendous outing In his first regular
season start, Robinson got his first
victory in a Baltimore uniform Fri
day night by limiting the Texas
Rangers to four hits over seven inn
ings in the Orioles’ 5-0 triumph.
Robinson, obtained from Detroit
during the offseason, was 0-3 with a
7.58 ERA in spring training. Those
games didn’t count, but last Sunday
he got shelled by Texas for five runs
in two innings.
Hie Orioles gave the 29-year-old
right-hander a 3-0 lead after three in
nings on Friday, and Robinson took
over from there.
“I got an early lead and was able to
relax and do the things I needed to
do,” he said. “It was a confidence
booster.”
Robinson didn’t allow a Texas run
ner to reach third base, and Paul
Kilgus put the finishing touches on
the Rangers’ third shutout in eight
games this season.
Glenn Davis hit his second home
run and every Baltimore starter ex
cept Bill Ripken got a hit in stopping
the Rangers’ three-game winning
streak.
Davis, like Robinson, was also
eager to rebound from a poor outing.
In the Orioles’ previous game he com
mitted four errors, tying an
American League record for first
basemen.
”As a major leaguer and a profes
sional, you have to put those things
behind you,” Davis said. “But I’d be
lying if I said I didn’t think about it."
While the hard-hitting Davis is cer
tain to stay in the lineup regardless of
how he fields, Robinson was in
danger of pitching himself out of the
rotation. But all that changed Friday.
“He’s capable, and he has the skills
and ability to pitch like he did tonight
and even better,” manager Frank
Robinson said. ‘ We hope we can get
that out of him in his next start.”
Robinson threw 94 pitches over the
first five innings and was pulled after
throwing 122. He was behind in the
count against 15 of the 27 batters he
faced.
“He threw a lot of pitches and
struggled out there early, but it look
ed like the longer he stayed out there,
the better he got,” Frank Robinson
said.
Brian Downing got three of Texas’
five hits off Robinson and Kilgus.
Downing is 11 for is and has reached
base in 20 of 24 plate appearances this
season.
The Orioles used a walk, two
singles and a pair of well-placed
bunts to take a 2-0 lead against Kenny
Rogers (0-2) in the second inning.
Dwight Evans walked and took se
cond on a single by Craig Wor
thington.
Both runners advanced on a
sacrifice by Leo Gomez, and Melvin
followed with an RBI single before
Ripken scored Washington on a
suicide squeeze. Davis hit a solo
home run, a 372-foot shot into the left
field bleachers, in the third.
It became 50 in the fifth. Randy
Milligan doubled to right and Cal
Ripken singled him home. Brad Arn
sberg replaced Rogers anbd gave up
a single to Davis before throwing a
wild pitch that allowed Ripken to
score.
The Orioles are now batting .500
against Rogers, who allowed them
five runs in m innings last Saturday.
BERNARD LEAVES NCCU FOR
NORFOLK STATE
The head basketball coach whc
directed North Carolina Central
University to its 1969 Division II na
tional championship will no longer
head the NCCU Eagles. For the pasl
six years, Michael Bernard was seer
throughout the CIAA and nation giv
ing play signals and using his deep,
protecting voice as he stalked the
sidelines to get the most from his
players.
Bernard’s efforts put new life into a
staggering program and turned it
around by compiling a 115-57 record.
Recently, Bernard expressed some
discomfort and unhappiness with
what he perceived to be budget and
communications problems within the
N.C. Central Athletic Department.
Bernard left the Durham school
recently to become the head basket
ball coach at Norfolk State.
“I think this is one of the premier
programs in Division II,” said Ber
nard.
Bernard, a former Norfolk State
assistant to Lucias Mitchell and
Charles Chrsitian who retired in 1990
after a glorious coaching era, left
NSU head coaching reins with Isaac
Morehead.
Gregory Jackson, an assistant
coach, was appointed interim coach
at Central and will direct the pro
gram until a successor is named,
NCCU Athletic Director Christopher
T. Fisher said.
Bernard indicated he had been han
dicapped by several problems at
North Carolina Central.
“The big problem here is that we
don’t have the availability of monies
to go out and compete with some of
MICHAELBERNARD
the other Division II schools.”
The coach also questioned the
absence of recruiting funds.
“There’s no money for recruiting,”
Bernard said. “We recruit by phone.
We have to use contacts, and we don’t
have the luxury of getting out and
recruiting.”
Communication was a problem for
all coaches, Bernard said.
In a phone interview with head
coach Harvey Heartley, Sr., who also
heads a successful athletic depart
ment at St. Augustine’s College in
Raleigh, he said, “Bernard’s decision
to leave Central was a good move on
his part. Norfolk State is one of your
top Division II schools with more
resources.”
News reports reveal Bernard will
make about $70,000 a year at Norfolk
State. He earned $55,000 last year, but
only $13,307 was paid by athletic
funds. He received $41,693 as an ad
junct lecturer in political science.
BY BARRY COOPER
Q. Hat baseball star Darryl
Strawberry really become a born
again Christian? It seems that every
player who goes into drug
rehabilitation comes out talking
about his new found religion. I just
hope Darryl is telling the truth. -
R.T.. Memphis, Tenn.
A. Only Darryl can say for sure, but
all indications are that he really has
put many of his bad ways behind him
and now is finding strength through
the church. If this is an act, then it is a
darn good performance. Just before
the season, Strawberry spoke at his
oM high school, and tears streamed
down his face as he spoke of the
nuniMr in which he has turned his
life around. The Los Angeles
Dodgers’ decision to sign him off the
New York Mets’ roster may turn out
to be one of the best free-agent
acquisitions of the season.
q. Have Muhammad Ali and Joe
Frasier spoken to one another since
the last of their great fights? It
seemed that Frazier was always so
bitter towards Ali. - T.M., Quincy,
Fla.
A. There no longer is any animosity
between the two. In fact, they
recently appeared at a banquet
together to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of Ali-Frazier I. They
shared a IS million nurse for the!
fight, and while that is peanuts by
today’s standards, Ali and Frazier
ushered in the day of the big money,
closed-circuit TV bouts.
Q. Is it true that Grambling football
coach Eddie Robinson once was
offered the chance to become head
coach of the Los Angeles Rams? •
Q.R., Lexington, Ky. „ * I
A. My recollection is that Robinson
interviewed once with the late Rams
owner Carroll Rosenbloom, but i
nothing apparently came of it. It ;
would be willing to bet that Los
Angeles Raiders’ coach Art Shell is
the only black man who ever has been
offered an NFL head job.
TRIVIA QUESTION: Name the
historically black college baseball
player who signed for one of the
highest bonuses ever paid. Hint: He
signed with the Angeles in 1975.
ANSWER: OK. this was a tough
one! Little-known Danny Goodwin
left Southern in 1975 and received a
9125,000' signing bonus, which at that
time was the highest ever paid for a
No. 1 pick. Goodwin spent 7 years in
the majors but never achieved
stardom.' An arm injury not long after 1
he signed may have ruined his
chances to become an outstanding |
catcher. I
If you have a question about sports, <
please write Ask Barry, P. O. Box I
681545, Orlando. Fla. 32866.
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Holyfield Keeps
Title With 12
Round Decision
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
<AP)—Evander Holyfield kept the
heavyweight boxing title with a
unanimous 12-round decision over
George Foreman, but the 42-year-old
challenger gave a game and gritty
performance.
Holyfield, 14 years Foreman’s
junior and weighing 49 pounds less,
just had too much hand speed and
foot movement for the 257-pound
Foreman, a former champion who
lost for the first time in his comeback
campaign begun four years earlier.
Foreman wants to become the
oldest man to win a championship in
any weight class. He ended a 10-year
retirement four years ago with the
expressed purpose of regaining the
title he held in 1973-74.
Much of the estimated crowd of
15,000 at the Convention Center
rooted him on. It was not-to be.
Holyfield never let Foreman get set
and simply outpunched him.
Holyfield, who weighed in at 208
pounds, earned a guaranteed purse of
$20 million. Foreman received $12.5
million.
Johnson Was On
The Wrong Track
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)
Ben Johnson was on the wrong track
when he took steroids to illegally (
boost his speed.
He should have stuffed himself with ‘
pasta, rice, potatoes and chocolate,
according to a report by diet experts '
from 20 countries who met a) a con- '
ference organized by the Interna- j
tional Olympic Committee. (
The experts created a list of seven (
recommendations for a good sporting
diet.
Nobody Notices
Umps, Teams
Piraise Rulings
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)-General
y, the only time anyone notices an
unpire is when he makes a miscue.
iut rarely, if ever, does one get
>raise from both teams after one of
lis rulings.
It happened Friday night at
Vneheim Stadium, on the occasion of
he silver anniverary of the
lallpark’s first regular-season
useball game.
Third base ump Ken Kaiser over
timed a call at home plate by Larry
tarnett, allowing Donnie Hill to score
he first run for the California Angels
n a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota
rwins.
“I have to admire an umpire that
nakes the effort to make the correct
all,” Angels’ manager Doug Rader
aid. "Whether it went our way or
tot, it was a very admirable thing to
lo.”
Hie call came in the seventh inning
vhen Donnie Hill singled with two
mts and took second on a single by
lack Howell. Junior Felix lined a hit
o center field that Shane Mack
harged, and his one-hop throw seem
id to beat Hill as he slid into catcher
Irian Harper at home plate.
"I thought it would be a close
ilay,” Mack said. “Harper did a
[reat job of blocking the plate, but I
lon’t know what happened after that
tecause I couldn’t see.”
It appeared from Barnett’s vantage
toint that Harper had slapped the tag
m Hill, and he called the runner out.
Iut Kaiser, working two bases with
lartner A1 Clark out with a swollen
oot, hustled down the line. And when
le saw that Harper had not controlled
he ball, he overruled Barnett."
SELF DEFENSE—Mcmbtrs of the Too Kwon Do, Toi CM
Chaun team are shown here as Cobra Champs: From left to
right Director Robert Smith, Cherry Harvey, Simla McCoy,
Raymond McCoy, Chris Holloway, Irvan Nelson, Sam
A
Nelson, Sondra CrutMleld, Moses Smith, and Thomas
Jarrett, Instructor. The self defense and physical fitness
classes meet at BHtmore HMs Recreation Center on
Monday and Wednesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Warriors Beat Lakers, Muliin Hits
29-Points To Hold Off Los Angeles
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Chris
Mullin scored 29 points as Golden
State held off the Los Angeles Lakers
118-111 last Wednesday and reduced
to one the Warriors’ magic number to
clinch the seventh playoff spot.
The victory improved the Warriors’
record to 42-38 with two games re
maining. Seattle, in eighth place with
a 40-39 record, was idle last Wednes
day.
One game after setting an all-time
career assist record, Magic Johnson
had 14 points, eight rebounds and 15
assists. Terry Teagle led Los Angeles
with 21 points, and James Worthy ad
ded 18 as the Lakers lost for the se
cond time in 12 games.
Mitch Richmond had 21 points and
Tim Hardaway 20 for Golden State,
which has won three in a row, five in a
row at home.
Leading 98-84, the Warriors scored
the next eight points, taking a 106-94
lead on Jim Petersen’s layup with
7:52 to play. Sarunas Marciulionis
made two free throws, a rebound
layup and assisted on a basket in the
Three Americans Announce 1991
Entries Into The Clay Courts
NEW YORK, N.Y.-Three
Americans, Jimmy Arias, MaliVai
Washington and Tim Mayote, will be
in the 32-player singles field at the
1991 USAir U.S. Men’s Clay Courts
presented by Diet Pepsi, Michael J.
Burns, USTA Director of Tour
laments, has announced. The tourna
ment will be held at the Olde Pro
vidence Racquet Club in Charlotte
Way 6-12.
Arias, a 26-year-old from Buffalo,
vas a finalist at the U.S. men’s Clay
Courts in 1988. A tennis prodigy,
Irias turned pro at the age of IS and
vas ranked No. 5 in the world at age
9. His career record includes five
ingles titles in 15 final round ap
tearances on the men’s major tour,
ie was a semifinalist at the U.S.
)pen in 1984 and a member of the vic
orious U.S. team at the World Team
Tup competition that year.
He represented the United States in
Davis Cup play from 1983-87. His best
result of the year was a quarterfinal
finish at last week’s IBM/ATP Tour
event in Orlando, Fla., which boosted
his raning to 60th in the world. His
career prize money total is more than
$1.5 million.
MaliVai Washington, a 21-year-old
from Swartz Creek, Mich., is in his se
cond full year on the pro tour. In 1990
he was a semifinalist at the U.S.
Men’s Clay Courts and the IBM/ATP
Tour event in Orlando. His biggest
moment of the year was a 6-2, 6-3
second-round win over Ivan Lendl in
New Haven. His 1991 record is
highlighted by semifinal finishes in
Chicago and last week’s event in
Orlando.
Tim Mayote, a 30-year-old who now
lives in Bradenton, Fla., is looking to
regain the form which brought him to
a career-high singles ranking of 7 in
1968.
A former U.S. Davis Cupper,
Mayotte owns a total of 10 singles
titles, in 25 final round appearances,
on the men’s major tour. In 1990 he
was a finalist at the IBM/ATP Tour
events in Milan, Toronto (indoor) and
Moscow.
Mayotte represented the United
States in Olympic competition, winn
ing a silver medal in 1968 in Seoul,
South Korea. His career prize money
total is in excess of $2.5 million.
Previously announced entries for
the Clay Courts, Jay Berger and
Patrick McEnroe, have withdrawn.
The tournament is a U.S. Tennis
Association national championship
and a part of the 1991 IBM/ATP Tour.
Saturday, April 27
8:00 PM
Raleigh Civic and Convention Center
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The Lakers recovered with a 9-2
spurt, closing to 110-106 on Worthy’s
two free throws with 3:30 remaining.
Mullin hit a fadeaway jumper from
the baseline 18 seconds later, then
stripped Johnson ofthe ball, a steal
that led to Hardaway’s breakaway
layup with 1:42 to play, giving Golden
State a 114-110 lead.
Mario Elie and Richmond sank two
free throws apiece in the final 15
seconds to keep the Warriors safely in
front.
Golden State twice fended off Los
Angeles rallies in the third quarter,
opening a 95-89 lead going into the
fourth on Marciulionis’ first three
pointer of the season with 1.7 seconds
left in the period.
The Warriors led 69-61 at halftime
after shooting 70 percent in the se
cond quarter. Golden State led 30-27
after one quarter.
By losing, the Lakers lost a chance
to win 60 games for the sixth time in
seven seasons.
“We’re not disappointed,’’ Johnson
said. “You want to win 60, but at the
same time we have No. 2 [in the
Pacific Division] locked up. It’s a
dilemma, really. Do you go all-out to
win 60 or rest some guys for the
playoffs?”
Lakers’ coach Mike Dunleavy said
he was trying to keep his key players
from playing as much as they usually
do. The closeness of the game added a
couple of minutes for Johnson, who
played 33, and Worthy, who played 37.
“I wanted to keep the minutes
down,” Dunleavy said. “I wanted
James and Buck below 35, but it was
close at the end so I went back to
them at the end.”
Instead of looking to rest, the War
riors were looking to pick up their
play going into the playoffs.
“The intensity we had was good,’
Rod Higgins said. “We made some
mental mistakes in the game that we
could do without, but as far as intensi
ty goes, it was there.
Despite the loss, the Lakers took
the season series from the Warriors
3-2.