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 $23,000
OPINION
DV Ma|nr
liawdwU*
Exncutiv*
Council in
199.1 far
bringing
"dUropuio
and
«mb*mua
men!" to
basohidl
with her repeeled us* of
racial end ethnic slurs.
During the interview.
Schott seid “everybody
knows |Hiller| w»s good at
the beginning, but he just
went too far " It was not the
first time Schott publicly
praised the former Nazi
leader In 1992. she said
“Hitler had the right idea
with the Jews, but he Just
went nuts.*
I didn't think it was possi
ble for Schott to do or say
anything that could further
shore up her image as a big
oted. rac ist, vulgar and con
fused woman Schott, 67.
never ceases to amaze me at
her ability to embarrass the
Reds. Major lj>*gur Baseball
and humanity in general.
This is not, by any means,
(he first time Schott has
seemingly reached an all
time low In terms of racism
and lack of tact. Her pattern
of disgusting behavior and
general clueWsneas toward
sensitive issues such as
death, gay rights and minor
sty hiring is as appalling as
it is long-lived
Controversy has tur
rounded Schott since she
took control of the Reds in
1964 It began with her (sen
chant for stealing the spot
light from bar Cincinnati
players by parading around
Riverfront Stadium with her
Saint Bernard and admitting
to hiring managers only if
they liked dogs
Schott began rocking the
Mage lasague boat in 1963
when she refused to allow
Reds players to wear Jewelry
«*r sport facial hair She fur
ther infuriated the Major
League brass by refusing to
abide by the anti-smoking
regulations instituted in all
major league ball parks
She also set a standard for
frugality as an owner,
unwilling to pay high
salaries and bonuses
The penny-pinching,
heavy smoking, pat
praising Schott only seemed
like a slightly annoying
character until 1967 when
several Cincinnati employ
ees began publicly accusing
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tooks to toad 0*90*1 to Ms Mcocto-ktrstgM trip to thm NCAA chsmptonship
Ducks head for
West Rtgionals
■ GOLF: Oregon makes <i$ 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
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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.