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"Don't bend the arm", DePauw University football coach Nick Mourouzis (left) tells Corey Grove of Lanrk, 111. Grove is one of over 100 quarterbacks from around the country participating in the DePauw University Quarterback Camp this

Vilas just getting older

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) Guillermo Vilas has been around tennis a long time and, contrary to recent reports, has no intention of hanging up his racquet any time soon. And the 32-year-old Argentine, unseeded because of poor recent showings and despite his 1982 U.S. Pro title, proved that point emphatically when he ousted Diego Perez of Uruguay, 6-3, 6-2, in a 97-minute match Monday night at the $267,000 U.S. Pro Tennis Championship at Longwood Cricket Club. “I’ve been playing worse and worse, but

Fans don't give managers credit for decisions

By MICHAEL MARTINEZ c. 1985 N.Y. Times News Service NEW YORK - Rick Sutcliffe stood on the pitcher’s mound at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium last October with a season hanging in the balance. His season had been remarkable: a 16-1 record for the Chicago Cubs, after a midseason trade, a victory in the first game of the National League playoffs and a 3-2 lead over the Padres in the seventh inning of the fifth and final game. Sutcliffe, perhaps tiring in the late afternoon sun, had opened the inning by walking Carmelo Martinez on four pitches. An omen? Not to Manager Jim Frey, who stuck with the right-hander in the most crucial situation of the series. This time, Sutcliffe didn’t come through. Martinez went to second base on a sacrifice, then scored to tie the game when the first baseman Leon Durham failed to grab Tim Flannery’s grounder for an error. The Padres scored three more times, including a deciding two-run double by Tony Gwynn, and won, 6-3. Frey was maligned by some fans for leaving in a pitcher who had been impeccable for two-thirds of a season, one playoff game and five innings of this one. Those critics believed Frey should have removed Sutcliffe when Gwynn, a lefthanded batter, came to the plate. “But how can you take me out of a tie bailgame?’’ Sutcliffe asked. “I’ve still got a chance to get out of the inning. Jim did what he thought was right. I agreed with him, and so did a majority of the guys on this team. He did the same thing a number of times during the season, and I’d gotten out of trouble.” Often, as in this case, the situation is supremely dramatic. The game is tied, runners are on base and the manager must make a quick, thoughtful decision. Sometimes, he makes the slow walk to the mound to remove his pitcher. Sometimes he leaves one in The scene is commonplace, perhaps, but it can also be critical to the outcome of virtually every big league contest. Replacing a pitcher or leaving one in can be the most important decision a manager makes during the course of a

week. Mourouzis, members of the DePauw football coaching staff, as well as some of the top high school coaches from Ohio and Chicago area and one NFL player are instructors for the camp. (BannerGraphic photo by Steve Fields).

it’s not a lack of interest or a lack of practice,” Vilas said. “The game has changed and I have been around for a long time. “Now, I know so much I have to work harder. The more you know, the less you know, you’re not studying, not learning new things. “The first thing you lose is speed,” Vilas continued. “But before all that which I lost and resumed very fast is that you’re not humble any more. You’ve won all these matches and you don’t think you have to work so hard, when it’s just the other way around.

game. Rarely, however, do fans appreciate the moment. At the ball park, they use the break in action to rush toward the concession stands. At home, they return to the refrigerator while a series of commercials takes control of the television screen. But games are won and lost when a manager makes his fateful walk to the mound. Few rules govern the decision he must make. In most cases, he relies on his judgment. “It’s usually instinct or the situation,” says Bobby Cox, the Toronto manager. “If you’ve got a good relief pitcher and Yaz is on deck, you go out and do it. You know when your starter is done.” Managers are now more likely to visit the mound for a pitching change than ever before. Since 1977 in the National League, there have been more saves than complete games. Even in the American League, where the designated hitter rule has allowed pitchers to stay in games longer, saves have been more prevalent since 1982. In each league, the number of complete games has dropped steadily. “Complete games are a matter of pride to some pitchers,” said Frey, “but from a manager’s standpoint, it’s a very unimportant statistic. If I’ve got a big lead, I want to keep my starting pitcher strong for the next game. If I’ve got a guy like Lee Smith in the bullpen, I make a change. It’s that simple.” There are basic guidelines, of course, that determine a manager’s move toward the mound: the number of pitches a starter has thrown, the availability of a bullpen stopper, the impending matchup of pitcher vs. batter. Most managers follow the “book,” preferring a right-handed pitcher to throw to a right-handed batter. Even before they reach the top step of the dugout, many managers have decided whether to leave in a pitcher or take him out. Tom Lasorda of the Dodgers is an exception, often permitting a pitcher to talk him out of summoning a reliever. Sparky Anderson, the Detroit manager, demands silence. “I’ve made up my mind when I get out there,” he said. “I have a rule: I don’t want to hear you. Just give me the ball. I have no desire to hear a pit-

Agents have players set to protest salary cuts

CHICAGO (AP) Some of the National Football League’s top stars, including Ron Jaworski, Steve Bartkowski and Dan Hampton, may miss training camp to protest low salaries following a “historic” meeting by a group of player agents. Frank Murtha, a Chicago agent, said the players would be protesting an attempt by NFL team owners to roll back salaries to 1983 levels. About 30 agents, representing some of the NFL’s top players, met at a Chicago hotel Monday to plan strategy for countering the salary slide. “We concluded our meeting with a unified position that we are not going to accept the rollback in salaries that management is proposing,” said Murtha. “We had a historic meeting.” Murtha said the agents are finding a lot of resistance this year as they negotiate contracts for rookies and veterans. He said there are 127 NFL veterans among the 28 clubs who are, or will soon be, free agents, and NFL rules prohibit them from reporting to camp if they don’t have a contract. “Until management makes reasonable salary proposals, our clients are not going to sign contracts,” he said. Most clubs open training camps in midJuly. Murtha, the group’s spokesman, said the meeting, which lasted for more than six hours, included all of the agents representing more than 20 of the NFL’s first-round picks.

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WJNZ closed a successful 14-1 season in Junior Division play of the Greencastle Girls Softball League Monday night. Members of the championship team are (front row, from left) Hydi Allen, Pattie Norman, Chrystal Hendershot, Amy Buchanan, Chrystal Aubrey, Kim Irwin

cher’s feelings, because if something goes wrong I’m the one who’s gonna get fired, not the pitcher.” It is no easy decision, and managers can grow old quickly watching their moves fail to work. Dave Johnson, the Mets’ manager, saw that happen three times in successive games on the last road trip. The first time, June 13 at Philadelphia, he sent in Jesse Orosco to relieve Ed Lynch with one out and the Mets leading, 4-3, in the eighth inning. Orosco walked the left-handed-hitting Von Hayes, the batter he was expected to retire, then gave up a two-run homer to Glenn Wilson. The Mets lost, 5-4. The next night, in chilly Montreal, Johnson pulled Dwight Gooden, who had thrown 147 pitches in eight innings. The Mets had a 4-3 lead when Doug Sisk came in and walked two straight batters, both of whom scored. One night later, Johnson left in Sid Fernandez, a left-hander, with the scored tied, 2-2, and two out in the bottom of the ninth. Andre Dawson, a right-handed batter, doubled before Hubie Brooks, another right-hander, singled to win it. “He’d pitched well,” Johnson said of Fernandez. “It was his game to win or lose. Unfortunately, he lost.” Johnson, like most managers, does not lose sleep over decisions that backfire. “To me,” he said, “second- guessing yourself means you had a poor thought process to begin with. You didn’t think it out. I’m thinking about 15 different options before the situation even happens. I’m thinking two or three sometimes five or six batters ahead.” Met pitchers have come to know Johnson’s methods and idiosyncrasies. “Most of the time,” said Sisk, “he’ll send out a coach to stall for time so someone in the bullpen can warm up. But when we see Dave stick a wad of chew in his mouth, we know he’s gonna go out and pull the pitcher.” Billy Martin of the Yankees has a deliberate, determined walk to the mound, his head down, one hand in his back pocket, the other pointing toward the bullpen. Martin showed why he has a reputation

Lynch new Bulldog coach

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bill Lynch is returning to Butler University to become the school’s 20th head football coach. Lynch was named to the post Monday by the man he replaces, Athletic Director Bill Sylvester. Sylvester quit as coach to devote full time to his administrative duties. Lynch left Butler, where he had played and coached from 1972 to 1983, to become offensive coordinator at

Murtha said the NFL owners were offering about 40 percent less than a year ago, trying to “hold the line on salaries for all 336 newcomers, (and) they are trying to reduce salary escalations for all the veterans whose contracts are coming up.” At this point only 69 of the 336 college players drafted in April have signed contracts for the upcoming season, and just three were chosen on the opening round. One year ago 194 players, including 13 fir-st-round picks, had inked contracts. NFL owners have embarked on a new era of austerity brought about in large measure by the United States Football League’s lack of competition for talent this year. Few players picked in April’s draft had substantial offers from the USFL to consider.

and (back row, from left) Susan Stark, coach Bob Stark, Melanie Buchanan, Angie Coldiron, Carrie Paul, coach Gerry Hoffa, Lori Hoffa, T.C. Porter, Wendy Stewart and Christa Alex. Not pictured is Rachel Beck. (BannerGraphic photo by Steve Fields).

for wiliness among managers when he got the best of Toronto’s Cox on the last homestand. In the seventh inning of the first game of the series, with the Yankees protecting a 2-1 lead, he had Dave Righetti warm up in the bullpen. He then sat Righetti in the eighth when the Blue Jays had a man on third with two out. Cox sent Len Matuszek, a veteran left-handed pin-ch-hitter, to bat for Jeff Burroughs against Brian Fisher, the Yankee right-hander. Martin walked slowly to the mound enough time to allow Righetti to throw a few quick warm-up pitches. He brought him in, and Cox countered with Ron Shepherd, who bats from the right side. Tactically, it was the proper move. But it was also a mismatch: Righetti struck out the rookie on three pitches. “Some guys take five pitches to get ready,” Martin said. “They can do that on a slow walk to the mound. I got the sign from Mark Connor that he was ready. All he has to do is wave his hat at me.” One night later, Martin pulled Righetti in the 11th after he had gotten two force outs, the second of which scored a run to put Toronto ahead, 2-1. Rich Bordi came in and got George Bell on a ground out, then gave up a two-run single to Buck Martinez that essentially put the game out of reach. It was curious move by Martin, yanking Righetti, his stopper and a fastball specialist, in a tight game. But he had his reasons: "Bell hits Righetti real hard, and he doesn’t like breaking balls,” Martin explained. “Another thing is that we’d been using Righetti a lot. We could only use him to pitch to a couple of batters so he would be ready the next night.” When relief pitchers are knocked out of games, it can be embarrassing. Bill Caudill of the Blue Jays calls it “the ultimate rejection.” And he is never willing to leave. “I always try to talk the manager out of taking me out,” he said. “I never want to come out.” How often is he successful? “About every third full moon,” he said. Most pitchers, however, know it’s best not to question or cross their managers in full view of the fans. Jim Barr did that a few years ago when he played for the San Francisco Giants, flipping the ball to

Northern Illinois University under Lee Corso. When Corso left NIU to become head coach of the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League, Lynch went with him. Lynch, 31, began his coaching career at Butler in 1977. He served seven years as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator, helping the Bulldogs to a 9-1-1 record and the NCAA Division II national playoffs in his final season.

Another factor that now benefits NFL owners is the recent decision to reduce squad sizes from 49 players to 45, a move that will eliminate 112 jobs and save each franchise an estimated $1 million, according to the agents’ calculations. Murtha said average first-round salary offers are down to $125,000 from $175,000 last year, and bonus offers have dropped to $300,000-$350,000 from $850,-000 in 1984. Art Modell, long-time owner of the Cleveland Browns, expressed concern about the agents’ suggestions, and said last year the owners “over-reacted to the competition of the U.S. Football League” in salaries and bonuses. “We would like to get back to the (salary) level of 1983, which wasn’t chopped liver either, I might add,” Modell said.

Frank Robinson, then the manager, and walking quickly toward the dugout. A stunned Robinson grabbed Barr by the arm and angrily ordered him back to the mound. Words were exchanged. Barr was still replaced. Sisk learned his lesson in the minors when he argued with his manager at double-A Jackson, Gene Dusan. “I said a few words to him after the guy who replaced me gave up a home run to dead center and we lost the game,” Sisk recalled. “Then I went into the clubhouse and hid on top of the toilet, with my legs curled under me. Gene came in and stood at the urinal, asking, ‘Where is that guy?’ But he never said a word to me. ” Pitchers usually know what to expect when they’re experiencing trouble and continually putting themselves in difficult spots. “You can anticipate a batter or two before if you’re gonna come out," said Phil Niekro. “You can feel it coming. When the manager comes out, you know he’s made up his mind.”

But not always. When he played for Atlanta, Niekro remembered a visit from his manager, Eddie Mathews, after he’d gone to a 3-and-l count on Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Niekro had a 3-1 lead with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. “I knew I couldn’t afford to walk Willie with Bob Robertson on deck,” Niekro said. “Eddie came out and said the same thing. A walk would bring the tying run to the plate. He said, ‘Take your chances and give him something down the middle. He’s not God. What’s he gonna do, hit one out?’ “Well, he hit it into the upper deck. When I got to the dugout, I said to Eddie, ‘l’m not so sure he isn’t.’” Some managers’ moves are not easily forgotten. In Boston, the nagging memory of the seventh game of the 1975 World Series persists only because Darrell Johnson, then the Red Sox manager, made two moves that ultimately allowed Cincinnati to capture its first of two consecutive titles. The Red Sox and Reds were locked in a 3-3 game through seven innings at Fenway Park, where a crowd of 35,205 had gathered in hopes of celebrating Boston’s

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July 9,1985,

WJNZI4-1 foryear WJNZ closed its Junior Division season in the Greencastle Girls Softball League with a 14-1 record Monday night, but the final win didn’t come easy. After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, WJNZ had to hang on for dear life before earning a 7-6 win over Sherm’s Realty. Winning pitcher Hyidi Allen and Christa Alex each had two hits for WJNZ and Crystal Aubrey a double. Michelle Higgins led Sherm’s with two singles. Butler's wins close one W'hen the season opened, Butler’s L.P. was one of the most experienced teams in the Greencastle Girls Softball League and Mary Kay Cosmetics was one of the youngest in the Senior Division. Butler’s had to use all of its experience though Friday night for a 9-8 win over Mary Kay, staging a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh. Diane Kendall, Jill Gossard, Dale Gossard, Tracy Sutherlin and Michelle King paced the 15-hit Butler offense with two hits each. Missy Shoemaker led Mary Kay’s with two singles. Speaker set for clinic Dr. Al Finch, an exercise physiologist from Indiana State University, will be the guest speaker at the DePauw University Athletic Trainer Workshop Tuesday night, according to DePauw head trainer Steve Foster. Dr. Finch will speak from 7 p.m. to approximately 8:30 p.m. on prescription exercise in the main athletic office conference room at the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center. U.S. better than Taiwan WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - With 13 points and eight rebounds from Harold Pressley of Villanova, the visiting U.S. basketball team beat the host Taiwan national team 66-62, Purdue University Coach Gene Keady said. Joe Wolf of North Carolina had 10 points and seven rebounds, and Kenny Gattison of Old Dominion scored 10 points for the Americans, Keady said.

first World Series crown since 1918. Jim Willoughby, the Red Sox reliever, had thrown one and one-third innings of perfect relief when it came time for him to bat with two out in the bottom of the eighth. Inexplicably, Johnson called for a pinchhitter, Cecil Cooper, who was 1 for 18 in the Series, to bat for Willoughby. “At the time, considering how Cooper was hitting, everybody in the press box thought it was a crazy move,” recalls Peter Gammons, who covered the Series for The Boston Globe. “But in Darrell’s defense, Cooper had a string of six or seven game-winning homers during the season that were pretty dramatic.” There was nothing dramatic about Cooper’s pop foul out, leaving him with a .053 average through seven games. Johnson then brought in Jim Burton to pitch the ninth. He walked Ken Griffey, who eventually scored on Joe Morgan’s single. Johnson, now the Mets’ minor league field coordinator, doesn’t regret his series of moves despite the outcome. Johnson said he had hoped to have Rick Wise, his starter in Game 3, on the mound for the finish of game 7. Willoughby, a right-hander, would have had to face two left-handed hitters, Griffey and Cesar Geronimo, in the ninth as well as another off the bench, Dan Driessen, “and he’d given up more hits to left-handers during the season.” So he hoped Burton could get by the left-handed Griffey and Morgan. But why send in the struggling Cooper to pinch-hit? “I wish I’d had Jim Rice to hit fourth for me in the Series,” Johnson said, “but he broke his wrist a week before the season ended, so I had to use Yaz in left field and Cooper at first.” That night, Cooper’s slump had kept him on the bench. His presence and his past successs may have tempted Johnson, too. Sox fans mourned that defeat for months. Some still do. “The following January,” said Gammons, “I was in a Cambridge bar with a columnist from our paper, Mike Bamicle, and there was a guy at the end of the bar who had been drinking 20-cent drafts for a while. He looked up, turned to us and said, ‘How could they hit for Willoughby?”’

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