European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fiery Duel looms As regional open the stars and stripes Orts March 19,1992 a Page 24inside sport bucs Swap Smiley to twins Sarasota Fla. Apr John Smiley one of four 20-game winners in the major leagues last season was traded tuesday from the Pittsburgh pirates to the Minnesota twins for two minor leagues. Smiley who agreed to a $3.44 million contract after filing for arbitration is eligible for free Agency after this season. Pittsburgh which agreed to pay approximately $800,000 of smileys salary received pitching Prospect Denny Neagle and minor league outfielder Mitre Cummings in return. A a in a surprised and shocked by it a said Smiley a 27-year-old left hander. A i had no idea this was coming. I had no desire to leave Pittsburgh. This is the Only organization in be Ever known. In a very disappointed. In a going to miss these  Smiley who tied Atlanta a Tom Glavine Minnesota a Scott Erickson and Detroit a Bill Gunlickson for the major see p. 23 for More baseball news league Lead in victories had a 3.08 Era last season and was third in voting for the no by Young award. �?o1 would have been willing to stay Here for a fair Price a Smiley said. A a in a not a big Money person. If they would have made me a reasonable Long term offer i would have gladly stayed they did no to even make me an offer though. Pittsburgh has two other top players Barry Bonds and Doug Drabek who will be eligible for free Agency after the season. A we just did no to give Smiley away a pirates general manager Tea Simmons said. A people in baseball know who these people Are. People who follow the minor leagues fully understand what we got. These Are the two Guys i  Neagle a 23-year-old left hander saw his first big league action last season. In seven games with the twins he was 0-1 with a 4.05 Era. Cummings led the Midwest league in hitting last year with a .322 average for Kenosha. By the associated press its a cinch that if Indiana and leu get past their opening opponents in the Mcaa tournament there will be a couple of angry coaches going at each other in the second round of the West regional. Bob Knight of Indiana and Dale Brown of leu done to like each other from the last act a 1987, when Knight staged a Telephone slamming Tantrum at the scorers table that ignited an Indiana comeback to beat leu by one Point in the Mcaa regional. After the episode Brown called Knight a a bully a and their paths have not crossed since. Both coaches arrived in this years tournament in ill humor. Knight was Seething Over Indiana a last game loss to also ran Purdue a defeat that Cost the hoosiers a share of the big ten Crown and almost certainly a no. 1 seed in the tournament. They wound up instead on the Road in Boise Idaho As the no. 2 seed in the West. How angry was Knight angry enough to cancel the teams traditional basketball awards banquet. A a in a like to see banquets reserved for a Celebration when a team really achieves something a he said. A when that happens there la always be time to put one  Brown was so angry Over an intentional foul committed against Shaquille of Neal by Tennessee s Carlus Groves in the semifinals of the Southeastern conference tournament last weekend that he rushed Mcaa basketball Knight Brown onto the floor to confront Groves. The foul led to a Brawl that delayed the game for 20 minutes and led the Sec to reprimand Brown. Indiana 23-6 opens against Eastern Illinois 20-9 in the West regional at Boise thursday night. Leu 20-9 has a first round Date on the same floor against Brigham Young 25-6. There Are 14 other first round games at four Sites that Day. Also scheduled at Boise Are Georgetown 21-9 against South Florida 19-9 and Florida state 20-9 is. Montana 27-3. In the East at Greensboro n.c., Seton Hall 21-8 plays Lasalle 20-10missouri 20-8 faces West Virginia 20-11defending National Champion Duke 282 takes on Campbell 19-11 and Texas 23-11 plays Iowa 18-10. In the Southeast at Cincinnati North Carolina 21-9 meets Miami of Ohio 23-7alabama 25-8 faces Stanford 18-10ohio state 23-5 plays Mississippi Valley state 16-13 and Nebraska 19-9 plays Connecticut 19-19. The Midwest Region opens thursday at Milwaukee with Arkansas 25-7 facing Murray state 17-12memphis state 20-10 against Pepperdine 24-6georgia tech 21-11 against Houston 25-5 and Southern California 23-5 against Northeast Louisiana 19-9. On Friday at Worcester mass., Princeton 22-5 plays Syracuse 21-9 after Massachusetts 28-4 faces Fordham 18-12. In the other half of the Worcester schedule Kentucky 26-6 plays old Dominion 15-14 and North Carolina Charlotte 238 goes against Iowa state 20-12. Fridays Southeast schedule at Atlanta has St. Johns 19-10 against Tulane 218oklahoma state 26-7 against Georgia state 25-5michigan 20-8 plays Temple 17-12and Arizona 24-6 plays East Tennessee state 23-6in the Midwest at Dayton Ohio it will be Michigan state 21-7 is. Southwest Missouri state 23-7cincinnati 25-4 against Delaware 27-3kansas 26-4 facing Howard 17-13 and Evansville 24-5 against Texas Elpaso 25-6. In the West at Tempe ariz., Depaul 208 plays new Mexico state 23-7oklahoma 21-8 faces southwestern Louisiana 20-10louisville 18-10 goes against Wake Forest 17-11 and Urcla 25-4 takes on Robert Morris 19-11. Laughing legends former baseball greats Stan Musial left and Ted Williams veterans on tuesday in Tanya Fla see cml Kwh meet before the Start of the annual committee of baseball housed election to Hall of Fame on Page 22? final College basketball standings a Page 19 Ben Abrams prep pc Ken s a Page 21 rockets surge past clippers a Page 22 w. Maryland eleven wins in Moscow a Page 23