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TUESDAY May 7. 1996 Schott must leave game aige Schott it lit it again Schott, Cincin nati R#d»' cun trover*!*! owner. tp|Muml on KSPN‘t SporttOmw Sunday night [waiting the Ufa of Adolph Hiller Thi*. coming from a woman who waa tutpended for a year and fined $23,000 OPINION DV Ma|nr liawdwU* Exncutiv* Council in 199.1 far bringing "dUropuio and «mb*mua men!" to basohidl with her repeeled us* of racial end ethnic slurs. During the interview. Schott seid “everybody knows |Hiller| w»s good at the beginning, but he just went too far " It was not the first time Schott publicly praised the former Nazi leader In 1992. she said “Hitler had the right idea with the Jews, but he Just went nuts.* I didn't think it was possi ble for Schott to do or say anything that could further shore up her image as a big oted. rac ist, vulgar and con fused woman Schott, 67. never ceases to amaze me at her ability to embarrass the Reds. Major lj>*gur Baseball and humanity in general. This is not, by any means, (he first time Schott has seemingly reached an all time low In terms of racism and lack of tact. Her pattern of disgusting behavior and general clueWsneas toward sensitive issues such as death, gay rights and minor sty hiring is as appalling as it is long-lived Controversy has tur rounded Schott since she took control of the Reds in 1964 It began with her (sen chant for stealing the spot light from bar Cincinnati players by parading around Riverfront Stadium with her Saint Bernard and admitting to hiring managers only if they liked dogs Schott began rocking the Mage lasague boat in 1963 when she refused to allow Reds players to wear Jewelry «*r sport facial hair She fur ther infuriated the Major League brass by refusing to abide by the anti-smoking regulations instituted in all major league ball parks She also set a standard for frugality as an owner, unwilling to pay high salaries and bonuses The penny-pinching, heavy smoking, pat praising Schott only seemed like a slightly annoying character until 1967 when several Cincinnati employ ees began publicly accusing Teen to SCHOTT Page 12 CmaAmti Smoot CMM Tomon hm ptKMl (ha Ducks tn tto tost two wonwt's tomnatnantm ana tooks to toad 0*90*1 to Ms Mcocto-ktrstgM trip to thm NCAA chsmptonship Ducks head for West Rtgionals ■ GOLF: Oregon makes <i$ fourth straight appearance at the NCAA tournament By Trevor Kearney Bums State For head coach Rnoe*» Baumgartner «n<f the t begun women * golf te«in. pent w**dh plav it familiar (wtl lory Oregon has turvtwd a lough Pat if'it 10 Ct inter emu and mvuh'mI lo lh* NCAA We*l Regional* in each of (he U*i four year*, marking one of Oregon'* most *ut: cmukfui program* in recant history “Oregon gulf ha* ilm elojied itself into one of the top program* in the country, and it i* ecpmtml that we go |o Regional* and dial we go In national*." Baumgart net raid *1 don't think lire player* **p«H t anything lea*." Ai the I two Wo*t Regional*, ihe Duck* finished Itlh overall hul moved up to 14th place in IWH Hut ta*l year. Oregon hil the pu kpot with a fourth plate finith *1 the VV. tl Regional* the at head's besl ever showing — propelling them to the NCAA Champ) unship* where Oregon plat ed a school be*i tilth Thi* year, minu* (our key seniors from last year, ha* twieti no different Thursday's tournament in Omaha. Neb . mark* fiaumgartnet'* second tiraighi irip with Oregon and fourth straight in a* many year*, a* *he took USC to the Regional tournament in both of her year* a* the Troyan** coach. The Duck* will lake senior* Christa) Tomnrt and Susie Roh. sophomore Paula Pallor son anti freshmen Karen HrUtuw and Kylie Wilson to the tournament But that youth. Baumgartner said, would uni hurt tire Dock* "A lot of people thought the women’* team was going to have trouble (hi* year be* ante we lo*t those four senior*." Baumgartner said "But we are not rebuilding, we are just kind of reloading " The Duck* had strong showing* in iheir 1**1 two tournament* thi* year, plat ing fourth at the California Collegiate before taking sinth at ihe Pat: 10 Champi unship* on April 22 Toro to GOLF Pa** t? Blazers’ problems stretch beyond loss ■ BLAZERS After suffering a 102-64 toss on Sunday, Portland must now contend with its personnel problems PORTLAND (API — After • mmui! with morn up* and down* than an elevator am berserk. the Portland Trail Buuert fate tume terioua personnel deciaiona. The mmm't and couldn't have been much usher than Sunday * 102 -64 lot* to the ttiah }«a in the deciding Came 5 of then Aral' round playoff aerie*. "The longest day any of ua had to ait through," BUuuw* praaident Bob Whitsitt aaid "That Ming la Bing to atay with ua. and hope !ly well uae that to have a good cummer of wuri and motivation fur neat Mxaaon." Among other thing*, the Biaa era must decide whether to trade unhappy point guard Rod Stock’ land, who ha* two year* left on hit contract but ha* made it dear be doesn't want to play fur coach P.|. Carleaimo Whitaitt alao must determine whether to eaerciae the option year of contracta with Clifford Koto nson *mI Jsnie* Robinson Ami there's the question of whether to resign ill year old Buck Williams Whitsitt might lei any or all three go and use their salary ilult to sign a free ageni "I’m oot going to rush into say ing anything.” Whitsitt *aid Moo day "We’ve got until July I to make those decision*. “ Strickland, who had hi* best NBA season but left the team for si* games in a dispute with Car lesimo. said Sunday that he didn’t aspect to be hack. Tve got one foot out the dour and the other on a banana peel.” he said "! think I’m pretty much out I think If* time for a change " But Whitsitt said he'd made no promise* to Strickland and would not trade his point guard lust to get rid of him “With Bod, 1*11 do the same thing I did last year." Whltsitl said. TU let a month or so go by and we’ll sit down and talk and gu from there Rod had a very good year Ha’s a very important part of what we re doing " There’s certainly a reluctance Turn to BLAZERS Page 12 Payton honored with NBA defensive award NKW YORK (API — Gary I’tylon of the Seattle Super Simki. who tad the NBA in steal# With 2 H*> per game. was wlsctsd today as Defensive Player of tb Year Payton tscstvtd S6 of a pos sible 11J votes hum a panel of •ports writers and broad* att ars, Chicago's Scoiliv Pippen was second with 15 voles Usnvsr'i Dikainbs Mutnmbu, last year t winner, was third with 13 vote*. Other players receiving volet were San Antonio's David Robinson («). Houston's Hakeem Ola|uwon (SI. Chica go's Michael Iordan (7) and Dennis Rodman (4). Golden State's latrell Sprewett (1), Orlando's Horae* (.rant (I) and Bo Outlaw of the Los Angeles Clippers (I), Olaju won. Robinson, Rodman and Jordan are past winners of the •ward, Payton, a two-time NBA All Defensive team selection, helped Seattle lead the league In steals (10.7 per game) for the fourth consecutive season The SuperSonics also ted the league In turnovers forced with 18.5 per game. TODAY IN SPORTS Irvin may be in more trouble with drugs DALLAS IAI*J - Michael Irvin, the lull.n (jrwboyt star under felony indli intent, bought < >m «in«< before ami after the charges stemming from a motel raid where drugs were set red. according to a broadcast tepntt Piet Wurth television station KXAS reported Sunday night that Irvin paid $1(10 for drugs two days before his April I felony indictment in connec tion with seiture of cocaine and marijuana ai the Irving motel room Another drug buy two weeks later also was detailed in ihe repurl, accompanied by a Videotape clandestinely placed in the back seat of a vehicle in which Irvin was rid in* The attorney representing Irvin in Ihe trial scheduled to Iwgin June 24 denied the alle gations.
