European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes thursday March 17,1988 Louisville Aims for 3rd title Louisville. By. Of Louisville was with its guards Dawn a year ago. The cardinals backcourt play Down the Strelch this season a inc players thinking they might contend for Louis Ville s Inird National basketball Champi 1980s. A year ago our guards rarely if Ever held their own against Louis Ville coach Denny Crim said in looking Back at last year s 18-14 team. Came in and game out our guards would gel four to six Points a game and our opponents guards were getting 20 la 24." that in changed i his year. Lafira Furd Smith a freshman is averaging 12.8 Points a game. Keith Wil Liams a Sophomore is averaging just under if. Jusi How much difference have cram s youngsters made last year Louis Villa Exulda i qualify for one of the 6-f berths available in the Mcaa tournament Field. Crum thinks this year s team is among the 15 or so with a realistic Chance of winning she tournament. I said before the season thai by year s end. This team could be a contender if they made Normal Progress and 1 orc a hard and they have t rum said. We re playing the hrs we be played All year right this Liani. Unlike last years has per formed like a typical Strum team. If there Are lumps to he taken they la be absorbed Early bul Louisville will be doing the thumping by season s end. After fall ing to 10-8 at mid season a record equal at that Point to the 1987 team Louisville has won 12 of in games. Their 12-10 record kept the cardinals Oul of the National rankings but it was Good enough to win the Mclroy Confer ence regular season and Lour Namoni lilies. It crossed everyone s mind that an other 1987 could happen this year Junior com it pen is Ellison said our backs wore against the Wail swing Man Mike Abram said. Pip Ken Louisville s Herbert Crook helps handle South Carol in in saturdays metro minis. But instead of folding and risking an other snub by the Mcaa Sulc Cimon com Millic Louisville Rose o the Challenge. Smith and Williams opened up things outside allowing Ellison to recapture the sensational farm of 1986, when 21 3 freshman he paced the Cardinal to the Mcaa title. Crum said Louisville Learned ils Les sons As the season progressed then put them to use when it counted most. Our leaching progression also has a lot in do with in. That s just the program. Tiit s the Way it s designed Crum said. Nine of Louisville s 10 losses were against learns that made the Mcaa tournament. The other was against Southern Mississippi which Nelums to the nation Al invitation tournament o defend the title in won last season. Crum who has been on the Job since 1972, warns Hal gelling into the Mcaa Field is Only the first step. Advancing through Sii games will require cutting Down on turnovers and turning up the in Tensity. You have to be realty fortunate to get there with freshman and Sophomore a adv Crum said but anything can happen. I be seen stranger things than that. There Ore teams that Haven t had As Good a shot As we have nuke ii to the final the Road that Louisville Hopes will Lead to the Noih Mcaa finals at Kansas City begins in the Soui cast regional Al Atlanta against Oregon stale 10 to thursday. Women umps no says Knepper Kissimmee Fla. Api Houston Siroi Pitcher Bob says Pam pus Iema should not Umpire major league games because that s nut a woman s role. This is in occupation women should nol be in Knapp or said when a skid about Postuma s chances of becoming major league baseball s first female Umpire. In god s society woman was created in a role of submission la he husband. It s not thai woman is inferior bul 1 Don t believe women should be in n leadership role. I Don t think a woman should be the president of the United states or n governor or mayor or police Postuma a minor league ump for 11 years was behind the palc monday when Knapp or pitched five scoreless innings in a 5-qciriflnlion Victory Over 1 ill Burgh. It has nothing 10 do Wilh her qualifications he said. She did a great Jab Hack there today hot i believe god a ordained thai there arc some things women should do and some things they should not Postuma has declined interviews after exhibition games in Florida and refused la respond to Knepper s comments. No i can l talk she told reporters As she id her car after monday s game. Astros general manager Bill Wood said Knepper represented a minority opinion. Rob has Freedom of speech to say Arhat he wants to say and we re not joins to Stop him Wood said. Bul Oul of 50 people maybe one would have a differ eni opinion. It s a shame that the one opinion gels blown out of Houston manager Hal Lanier said Postuma did a Good Job Ond saw no Rea son Why she should not be promoted to the major leagues. There s a place in the National league for Good umpires period Lan Ier said. Knepper s comments came outside the astros clubhouse because he refuses to speak to reporters in the locker room when female reporters arc inside. "1 think a woman s a woman and icy should t have to compete with men in certain jobs Knepper said. Thai goes for sports writing a s Hope Bay or keeps aging Well this time Don Baylor Lull oms Reggie id Oil ind. Phohn1x. Ariz. A Don Baylor hid a painful .061 batting average after his first five Spring training games. I can t hit and 1 can l run. Al this Point Al s frus Baylor said As he iced Down his sore right fool and sore left hand in Hie Oakland athletics clubhouse. Bul. The 38-year-old player added Spring training generally is frustrating. If had to make a club cd qty year on what i do in Spring training. I d Haw done it about twice in my career he said. Baylor tins 16 full major league seasons behind him along with 331 Home runs and 1,242 runs balled in. He has played on six divisional Champion teams and has been in iwo world series including Lam year s in which he batted -385 for the Champion Minnesota twins. The a a who finished four tames behind Minn Vota in the american league West signed Bailor As a free agent wish his 1988 salary guaranteed. They Hope he will produce More As their primary designated hitter than Reggie Jackson did last season. Jackson hit .220 with ii homers and 43 r Bis on his return to inc a a his original big league icam and was not offered a 1988 contract. Baylor balled. 24 5 with 16 homers and 63 r Bis last season. "1 can still play and be productive Baylor says. Two years ago he hit 3 homers for Boston s league champions. Hut tic was eased Oul of the regular a Job in a youth movement last summer and sent to Minne Sota in an aug. 31 Trade. This in t the line Lime Baylor has been asked to fill a vacancy left by Jackson. In seems he has been follow ing Reggie forever. It s funny in t it he said thinking Back to the big 1976 Irac which started it All Wilh Baylor joining she a s ind Jackson going to the Baltimore orioles. I was traded for Koggie a supers car player. He became a free a genl and went to the Yankees. I became a free agent and went to California Baylor recalled. Then Reggie came to Anaheim and 1 went to the Yankees. Now 1 come Back to Oakland after he leaves. Reg Gie missed the Boston and Minnesota pan they played together one season combining for 63 homers and 194 Rols Wilh the 1982 Angels. Baylor was the team s do Jackson the right fielder. Daylor formerly an outfielder and first baseman became a pan time Dii 10 years ago and has been in the spot almost exclusively since 1980. La i a strange position he says of the american league invention Many baseball purists regard As no position at All. "1 resisted it Al first 1 fell like most players that you weren t in the flow of the ballgame As much. I did t adjust toil until about 1982," Baylor adds. He remembers one Man Tommy Davis who seemed to. Adjust quickly. Davis became Baltimore s do in 1974, the second year of the Rule and hit 389 with 84 k Bis. Tommy had it Down pretty Good Baylor said he d go up to inc clubhouse once in a while and make a phone Call leave the phone dangling Bat again and then go Back and finish the
