Bacteria kills player COLUMBIA. SC. (AP) — Wado Hampton High School quarterback Koll Grant, whose funeral was Wednesday, died from a common bacteria that acted in an uncommon way. Grant's death is one of only 22 roportod cases in the ling lish-spoaking world where the beta hemolytic streptococcus bacteria caused a rapid muscle infection, said Dr Karl Byrne, the Medical University of South Carolina trauma surgeon who treated Grant. Grant. 17, suffered a deep thigh bruise in u Sept. 11 game against Hilton Head. Wade Hampton coach Ken Schofield said Grant was treated during the Friday night game and then wont to Savannah Sports Medi cine the following day. He saw a local doctor two days later, a Monday. Grant'* kidneys failed the next day and was taken to the Medical University of South (Carolina in Charleston. Doctors there identified the infection within u few hours and re moved Grant's right leg at the upper thigh Sept, 18 "By the time he came to us, it was too late," Bvme said "The condition is usually fatal with in -tH hours There was one oth er case where the patient lived 14 days The reason he (Grant) lived longer is because he was an extremely fit kid," The disease led to severe dis ruption of the clotting mechan ism of Grant's blood and even tual heart failure Grant's funeral was Wednes day afternoon at Robert Colsey gym on the campus of Wade Hampton High School in Hampton. MAGIC Continued from Page 15 know how the virus works." Caught in the middlo of this is Kandy Pfund. the Lak ors' rookie coach. NBA teams carry 12 active play ers. For the Lakers, that would include Johnson — oven for games when ho doesn't play, unless he goes on the in jured list, which moans missing five straight games "I think.” McGuire said, "the coach of the Lakers would be the last person considered, it's his problem. He can't criticize because this is a move that comes from much higher than him." "1 think it will be some thing that will bo workable.” Lakers general manager Jerry West said. "Our coaches are going to have to ltx>k at the problems that having a rela tively part-time player might create. But coaches have to he flexible, anil they'll have to In’ more flexible this year “Obviously, the more games he played would tat great for us. But the most important thing is to main tain his good health ." John Wooden, who coached UCLA to 10 NCAA championships in 12 years, doesn't envy Pfund's tricky balancing act "If I’m the coach, I'm terri bly worried about playing him because of the condi tion,” he said "The other things — playing time, jug gling the roster — you work out it's no different than having u player with a heart problem That would worry me terribly. What are the re percussions if late in the sea son you needed him in con secutive games?” UNIVERSITY THEATRE'S 1992-93 SEASON ROBINSON THEATKf AS YOU LIKE IT - EQUUS WINGS ON YOUR HEELS ON THE VERGE CHIMERA-KING LEAR *0 ~ IH JO Vt iWN *** S* NT A M* MAi l Of t i Jt> HKXfY SCOTT ,* «_ HARRfWN K'W • BCKX HUNNIfl — RLfTGtR HAUER SCAN YOUNG C.OWAHO JAMES CXM06 .• HAMPTON FANCHER ~ DAVH>PfcOPlf S ,m*» -*«<«. OHMVN Kfcl.LV «* HAMPTONFANL>«M ****** OOUOlAS THUMWJU -VANGfUi ■*»***’* MKJMACl OCEL£V — «« RDUY SCOTT THE BIJOU ART ^he Sharpest Mind Advances. Marines h: •: * ; r i - R . m' Sri* ( .ipt.iin Irit C.i'isslcr 10:00 ,i.m. - J:00 p.m. .it tin- Oshboul. Spi-ci.il cn-ninj; prt-M-nt.itinn on l.m (.irt-t-r opportunities. ( .ill I -1(00-044- (0 I 0. PUT THE POWER OF OREGON DAILY EMERALD ADVERTISING TO WORK PQR YOU. CALL 346-3712