European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. February 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Howser never asked Why me yes Dick Howser conceded there were afew changes in the manager who won the world series in 1983. He docs not remove his Cap in Public these Days and his uniform has been altered became he has ton 17 pounds Don t do it the Way i did it he added with twinge of baseball irony. Do in some he is not recommending two operations for brain cancer although he docs not mind admitting became oui of the first operation looking for the lord ahead of any of he loved ones in his life i m just glad that happened to me at so and not60 or when in i too late Howser said saturday Back in his workplace Al the Kansas City Royal scamp in fort Myers Fin his Blue royals Cap was perched on his head no quite hiding the Bottom of the five Inch surgical scar Over his Jolt Temple. He has other Caps which he wears on impulse away from the Ballpark. I d take it olt he said winking at a few familiar faces in the Media swarm but it would be Little there was nothing Gross about Richard Dalton Howser not saturday on his first Day Back to work not in his 25 seasons in the major leagues even when he was being let to twist in the wind by George Steinbrenner even when we second Guesser stooped into his office in the 1985 Worlat series wanting to know Why he had not used his Ace Relief Pitcher Dan Quisenberry. Howser More or less deflected that question by winning the world series a week later and he a always handled the stress of managing. This is what i be done Best he said. I played eight years i coached 10, and i la do this at least a couple More years he smiled and said he would give Only positive answers in the mass news conference staged so How scr could go through the details one Lime and get of the subject for the rest of the Spring. He plans to skip a few away games during Spring training leaving the club in the hands of Billy Gard Ner the former manager of Minnesota. Howser said he feel Fine except for being a Little tired a Little woozy in the afternoon but he expects to manage the dub this season. You either do in or you Don the said later adding if i can t do it i la bail out the illness was discovered last july after Howser bad suffered headaches and seemed confused about details while managing the american league All Sta team the Reward for winning the 1985 Pennant. He was taken to so Luke s Hospital in Kansa City where Docton removed a tumor the size of a Golf Ball from his brain. The doctors classified it Ashe worst of four grades of brain cancer but Howser says he believes it is Between a three and a two. Laler he chose to undergo treatment at Hunting ton memorial Hospital in Pasadena calif., to be infused with t billion killer celts an experimental process. The remaining tumor is said to hive shrunk to the size of a Coin and he has been told he can Goback to work. The lord s going to be the Only person who can take me away from this Howser said he said he was grateful when he awoke from the first operation even though doctors told him with tears in their eyes that hts form of cancer was the most severe. He was just glad to come out of it. The first person i wanted to see was a pastor he said a pastor named Jim Wells from Kansas City called my old phone number and i Don t know Howe reached me but he got a hold of me. But he was not the Only one. I be Hud Friend from Florida my brother flew to los Angeii s with me for the second operation Here s been a Bunch of people. I got 14,000 letters and i m going to answer every one of them. I never spent a Day in the Hospital before this but Haven t met anybody that i did not like. Sure people will say i m Dick Howser so they give me Good care but it s More than that. There s so Many people worse off than me. What i be seen in Hospi tals is not a lot of fun he answered the questions As Long As they kept coming saying he had not become unusually excited about this first Day of Spring training. But head fitted that the ovation from the fans kind of got la he had waved his arms and kept them in front of his face fora few seconds. Meanwhile his players threw and batted an fielded on this muggy sunny morning a perpetual contending team with a manager coming out of sur Gery. Dick has carried us through some bad times inthe past said Catcher Jim Sundberg. He s been an inspiration to us Howser did not bring up his illness to the troop saturday. He said i just told them let s go we be got the Best earn in Pur division although some people might disagree with me he asserted the strength of Bis Tram in the same casual Way he has conducted himself Howse never asked Why me when Steinbrenner let him go talking about an unbelievable real estate never asked Why me when the reporters packed his office when he did not go to the world series. If he has asked the biggest Why me of them All he will not do it in Public. This is a Story that needs to be told he the lord a he spoiled a few stragglers who had been delayed in traffic and he asked Ihm need anything Dick Howser was Back Al work and hat was All he had wanted. Simms feted by Alma mater Morehead by. A Phi Simms never led Morehead state to any championships not even a winning sea son but saturday night he was Given a hero s Welcome by his Alma mater. It was Phil Simms Day for the Newyork giants Quaner Mck who led his team to he super bowl championship and was named most valuable player. The school retired the no. 12 he wore on his Jersey a quarterback of the eagles from i97s-7s. A m very honoured and i m very Happy about it Simms said of having his num Ber retired. I was very surprised. They asked me if i wanted to do Landof course i wanted it done right and if everyone wanted it. I m very Simms spoke at a news con Terence Al a room in the Doran student Center the same place where it was announced that he had been made the giants first Pickin the nil draft nine years ago. I m glad to be Back he said. I Happy to Sec this place again. I guess i m Happy to see the press again. I wish i could get Back was honoured Al halftime of Morehead state s basketball game wit Tennessee tech by a representative of gov. Martha Layne Collins Reading proclamation that officially declared sat urday As Phil Simms s no one More deserving said John Moses of Louisville a Center who played with Simms for three years at More head slate. We re awfully proud of Campassi of Frankfort who caught 47 of Simms passes at Moreh Castale said thai Success had t changed his former teammate. He really Hosn l changed at All he said. That s what makes it Morehead state had a 10-27-3 record with Simms at he was an unknown Quarter Back from a relatively unknown College Simms said he did t know if he was qualified to give advice on what it Takeso reach the nil in High school i never though about being a professional player he said. I did t give it much thought while 1 Washer. Ail i can say is enjoy what you do and have something to fall Back on. If i had t played professional Ball i Wouldhave been a coach some Morehead state football coach Bill Baldridge said Simms has donated Over 600 pairs of athletic shoes through his shoe contract to the University Over the past four years he s been just great to Baldridge believes the giants a 39-20 Winner Over Denver in the super bowl had a Good Chance of repealing As super bowl champs. I think without a double Well be Good team he said. We won l Klerio rate that fast. If we continue to Sta healthy that s the biggest plus for he giants the key to our Success we will have a Good Chance for competing or slaying in the sum May drop of a Homer games App Tao . Woman wins Gall Scott of do Quiros Colo crosses the finish line sunday in Taipei is the women s Winner of the Taiwan Malhon her time was 1 hours 52 minutes 4 seconds. Japan s Akufo Tokoro defending Chun Plon won themen s race in 2 16 3-1, Dallas up Southern methodist officials expect to cancel their scheduled football game with Oklahoma next season and almost certainly will be forced to drop a planned contest with Louisiana slate As Well sources said sat urday. Those two games Are expected to be part of he sanctions imposed by the Mcaa next wednesday if it docs not suspend the sum football program Alto Gether. The Mcaa will announce its findings wednesday in its latest Case against sum. The governing body of College athletics has the Power to suspend the foot Ball program for up to two years. The Dallas morning news reported saturday the school and the Mcaa were soil bargaining to determine How Man non conference games the school would lose next year. The Mcaa the morning news reported wants to strip sum of All its non conference games. Sum a member of the Southwest conference has non league games scheduled at Home against Oklahoma and on the Road against leu and new Mexico. When imposing sanctions the inca actresses financial losses and games against Oklahoma and leu would Likely be two of sum s biggest Money makers in St season. The final contract for the game against leu has not been signed and sources indicated it will not be signed consid ering the coming sanctions to be taken against the Oklahoma game is also mex petted to take place. Oklahoma Donnie Duncan indicated he had another school ready to fill the soon cars schedule if sum is not allowed to play. Am sports Radi College basketball a Illinoia to Pittsburgh l 30a.m.tuct�ht
