European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 27, 1992 sports the stars and stripes a a Page 25 Indiana Seton Hall grab wins in semis at nit tournament new York a it did no to look Good when Pat Graham was carried off the Madison Square Garden court by two of his teammates. It got worse a lot worse. The Junior swing Man had missed All last season for Indiana after breaking a Bone in his left foot in preseason practice. What made that Hurt even More was the fact the hoosiers reached the final four. He was Back this season and on wednesday night he was the player who helped the fourth ranked hoosiers to an 81-78 overtime Victory Over no. 7 Florida state in the semifinals of the preseason nit. Graham scored All 14 of his Points in the final 10 minutes of regulation scoring All but five of Indiana a Points in that Span. He hit two jumpers converted two three Point slavs and even had to be taken from the game for a minute when he Cut his left leg just below the knee. With 20 seconds to go in overtime and with the hoosiers 3-0 holding a 78-76 Lead Graham went Down on the Baseline in a scramble. He walk and it was his left leg that was dangling As he was carried off. The hoosiers held on but a rays later revealed Graham had broken the fifth metatarsal Bone a the same Bone a in his left foot. A school spokesman said Graham would be out indefinitely. Indiana will meet no. 6 Seton Hall which beat no. 21 Urcla 73-64, in Friday nights championship game. The hoosiers will still have Calbert Cheaney who scored a career High 34 Points against the seminoles 2-1although that did no to impress coach Bob Knight. A you want me to list the blackouts and screens he missed a Knight asked. A Cheaney scored a lot of Points but did no to play basketball very the hoosiers did play Good defense holding Florida state to two Field goals in six shots in the final two minutes of the overtime while making 10 of 12 free throws. Indiana did have a 15-Point Lead in the first half but that turned into a 12-Point Florida state advantage with 12 35 remaining. A last year we done twin this game a Knight said. A we got poor guard play undisciplined play at the end of the first half and that carried Over to the second half. I have to be pleased that we came Florida state coach Pat Kennedy was upset with his teams shot selection especially guards Sam Cassell and Bobby Sura who finished a combined 12 for 44 from the Field. A we just did t work the Ball Well enough a he said. A a it a so Early that it Felt like it should be exhibition season and not playing at this Cassell finished with 18 Points while Sura had 17. Seton Hall 3-0 was tied 62-62 with 3 09 left when Terry a Cher who finished with 25 Points took Over. The senior guard hit a 3-Pointer and then added six of the pirates eight free throws Down the stretch while Urcla 2-1 made just one of five shots and committed two turnovers. A we had Good control Down the stretch and we took care of the Ball a do Here said. A experience always helps you in those the pirates also got a lift from 7-foot-2 Junior Luther Wright who had 13 Points and 10 rebounds. A i certainly thought we had enough chances Kucla coach Jim Harrick said. Indiana a Greg Graham finds his Way to the Basket Between Florida states Sam Cassell left and Rodney Obbard during the hoosiers 81 -78 n St semifinal overtime Victory. Yanks withdraw bids for Drabek Guzman by Ronald Blum new York apr while the new York Yankees made and withdrew multimillion Dollar offers to Doug Drabek and Jose Guzman former pirates Gary Varsho and Cecil Espy found new Homes in Cincinnati on wednesday. Mark Gubicza re signed with the Kansas City royals As baseball a free agent Market began to get Busy agreeing to a $1.25 million one year Deal with the Chance to equal his 1992 pay with 10 Bonus Levels of $125,000 each based on innings. Varsho and Espy released earlier this week by the Pittsburgh pirates agreed to $400,000 deals with the reds. Varsho a Deal is guaranteed Espy s in t. In addition Cecil fielder and the Detroit tigers were said to be discussing a $30 million five year Deal but also were said to be tar apart on contract language dealing with the guarantee of his pay. The biggest news was the offers made by the it an Kees who appear to be gearing for a big of season prior to the return of owner George s Kinbrenner from suspension. Yankees general manager Gene Michael said he had made and withdrawn offers to Guzman and Drabek. The Guzman offer was Worth approximately s13 million for four years but the amount of the offer to Drabek Wasny to known. A they re off the Board a Michael said. A it be Haven to signed anyone in three or four Days they can come Back to us. But we re going on to the next ones. If we can to sign one maybe Well have to Trade for pitching ant sign an Barry Meister Guzman a agent said he was talking with 11 teams and that seven had shown serious interest in the 29-year-old right hander who was 1611 last season with a 3.66 Era. A we Hope to decide by the end of this week a Meister said. A a we re just going through each of the offers in each of the cities and trying to make the decision on where its Best for him to Michael said he made an additional offer to another Pitcher and said he May make another one thursday. He said agents were trying to use his offers to raise prices with other clubs. A a they were shopping them like i did no to want a he said. Cincinnati had no such problems getting the outfielders it wanted to Back up Kevin Mitchell Roberto Kelly and Reggie Sanders. Varsho and Espy were among five players let go last week by the no Hast Champion Pittsburgh pirates. Varsho made s367.500 last season when he hit .222 with four homers and 22 Bis in 103 games. Espy hit .258 with one Homer and 20 Bis in 112 games and made $320,000. Gubicza a 30-year-old right hander was 7-6 with a 3.72 Era last season As he continued a comeback from 1990 rotator cuff surgery. He made $2.5 million in 1992, the final season of a three year Deal Worth $7.4 Milli Naaron calling for suspension in Schott Case Cincinnati a while baseball a decision makers maintained their silence Atlanta braves vice president Hank Aaron called for Cincinnati reds owner Marge Schott to be suspended Lor her remarks about Blacks and jews. Aaron baseball a career Home run Leader and its second highest Black executive said he considers Schotts remarks More serious than those that led to the firing of eos Angeles dodgers pm Al Campanis in 1987. A i look at this As the same thing the commissioner did to George Slein Brumter or Pete Rose a Aaron was quoted As saying in wednesdays editions of the Atlanta journal Constitution. A you done to need people like this in the Donald Fehr the head of the players association called Schotts statements a distressing a and the Washington Post ran an editorial condemning inaction a a baseball a front office says its looking into the matter but nothing authoritative has been said or done since the Story broke 10 Days ago a i he Post said. Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig the chairman of the ruling executive Council and National league president Bill White continued their refusal to comment on Scott a statements. In a deposition released last week Schott admitted using the word a a Nigger on occasion and said she kept an Arm band with a Swastika at Home. Schott did no to return Telephone Calls to her Cincinnati office and car Dealership wednesday and declined to talk with a reporter Al her riverfront stadium office
