European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes november 2,1991 b Page 28 Barkley racism charge irks Katz Katz suggested that Barkley Stop grabbing the spotlight at the expense of his teammates. A Charles wants the spotlight on him every second but for us to be a great team he has to Widen it. This team is More than Charles and Hersey Hawkins. He has to open that Circle if we re to be More than a 45-win team a Katz said. Barkley stood his ground. A i think head rather me be a robot so i can just play and hell be Able to make Detmer by get 6th win Philadelphia a Philadelphia 76ers owner Harold Katz bristled thursday at Charles Barkley a suggestion of racism saying the team makes Talent not race the Factor in picking players. Barkley earlier in the week predicted Katz would succumb to fan pressure and keep backup Center David Hoppen As the teams sole White on the 12-Man roster. Katz said he never considered keeping a White player to avoid having an Allback team. Race never entered discussions with coach Jim Lynam and general manager Gene Shue he said. A Charles does not speak for this team a Katz said. A the does not speak for the players. He does not speak for the coaches. And he does no to speak for this owner. I speak for later thursday the 76ers announced they had kept Hoppen while cutting guard Rickey Green and placing backup Center minute Bol on the injured list with a severe Finger Cut. In addition Center Charles Shackleford will miss action with an ankle problem. Further moves will have to be made when Bol returns. President Bush is presented with an autographed baseball Bat by twins manager Tom Kelly at a White House ceremony thursday. Bush honors Champion twins by Philip Brasher Washington a Kent Hrbek has a Job waiting for him at the White House. President Bush needled Hrbek while ticking off some of the world series most memorable moments As he paid tribute to the victorious Minnesota twins on thursday. There was Kirby Puckett a game win Ning Homer and circus catch in game 6 and the ruse that Atlanta s Lonnie Smith fell for in game 7, keeping the potential winning run from scoring. Then there was Hrbek a controversial cutout of Ron Gant in game 2, in which it appeared the 253-Pound first baseman lifted Gantus leg off the bag. A Barbara asked me to Point out to Kent that she could use some help around the House with heavy lifting Quot Bush told Hrbek during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Bush hailed the twins As the team whose worst to first season Quot helped deepen americans love affair with baseball. A you showed Why baseball is the most democratic of sports Quot the president said. A what counts is the size of your hearts and your the twins went seven games with the braves who also finished last in their division in 1990, before winning the title with a 10-inning, 1-0 Victory on sunday night. It was the third extra inning game and the fifth decided by one run in the series that baseball commissioner Fay Vincent said was the greatest Ever. A a fall classic for All time Quot Bush called it. Paying tribute to the braves performance the president added a they made us Hope that the series. Would never draw to a Bush reeled off a Long list of great plays that he said made the series a a Kaleidoscope of Beauty Quot and got in his jabs with Hrbek and infielders Greg Gunge and Chuck Knoblauch. Smith failed to score what could have been the winning run in the final game when Gagne and Knoblauch tricked him into thinking they had the Ball on Terry Pendleton a eighth inning double. A i think it was Abe Lincoln who said. R a you can fool some of the people All the time. You can fool some of the people some of the but it took Gagne and Knoblauch to tool a baserunner one time Quot Bush said. Twins owner Carl Pohlad presented Bush with a pinstriped team Jersey. Manager Tom Kelly gave him a Kirby puck Elt Model Louisville slugger Bat signed by the team. The twins did t have a baseball for the president but series map Jack Morris borrowed a souvenir Ball from Minnesota sen. Paul Wellstone and gave a soft underhand toss to the president it was a triumphant return to Washington for Kelly and members of the team who won the world series for the second Lime in five years. Earlier thursday at a reception on Capitol Hill first baseman Kent Hrbek told a throng of former minnesotans Quot we were Here in s7. We re Here in my i d like to make this a 1 ii Homer Hanky waving crowd included supreme court Justice Harry Blackn Iun a former Minnesota resident. A a we re Back again and it feels Good a a Puckett said. Quot fort Collins Colo. Up to Detmer threw for 337 Yards and three touchdown passes to Eric Drage thursday night to Power Brigham Young to a 40-17 rout of Colorado state in a Western athletic conference game. By 6-3 Overall and 5-0 in the wac has won six straight games after opening College football the season with losses to with top ranked Florida state no. 24 Urcla and no. 9 Penn state. The rams who entered the game with the Waco Stop rated pass defense dropped to 3-6 and 2-4. They have lost three in a Row and five in a Row to by. Detmer last years Heisman trophy Winner completed 20 of 24 for 299 Yards in the first half alone. He led the cougars to 40 Points in three quarters before sitting out the final period. Sophomore wide receiver Drage caught scoring tosses of 25, 19 and five Yards. By scored on four of its first five possessions and scoring drives that included 70, 75 and 99 Yards. The cougars scored a pair of touchdowns in the third Quarter including a 62-Yard Fumble return by defensive Back Derwin Gray. Middle Tenn. 51, 14 Murfreesboro Tenn. Apr Joe Campbell rushed for 135 Yards and three touchdowns and passed for a fourth As Middle Tennessee state downed Tennes see Martin 51-14 thursday night. Middle Tennessee 6-2 of the Ohio Valley conference moved out to a 35-0 halftime Lead on Campbells three Rushing touchdowns. He ran in 11 Yards with 10 04 left in the first and added to the scoring with a 3-yarder later that Quarter and a 23-Yard pass in the second. He hit Vince Parks with a 32-Yard pass with 12 23 to go in the third Quarter to give the Blue raiders a 42-0 Lead Over Tennes see Martin 4-5a team that joins the voc next season. Parks had scored earlier on a 15-yarder from Kelly Holcomb. Middle Tennessee state controlled the game by gaining 340 Yards on the ground despite Tennessee Martins 58-second Edge in time of Possession. 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