On the Inside Bucks-Mont sports Page 14 NHL rmmdMp Page 15 NBA rmmrfwp PafelS Oo0d«Mi Page 1* Sports Witc Page 16 Sports The Kecord Book. Page 16 Tuesday, March 10. 1981 Page 13 B Bowa is slower DePaul but he can still regains play shortstop top spot CLEARWATER. Fla. (AP) — the National League East, the By The Associated Press *-T>~ T * — ,*lr- r- r- - « r~f r* ., ..- Larry Bowa admits he may be a playoffs ana the World Series, they DCl CLU1, 1 LCll.il£ O. ^1 £l^.llllT *» Aii step slower and a little of the zip had to be strong up the middle. ning streak, regained the No 1 posi- could be gone from his machine "And I feel that I'm still very tion in the final Associated Press gun arm. But he insists he has good defensively, and now do a college basketball poll for the enough left to play as a better-than- good job offensively." 1980-81 season Tuesday as Oregon average shortstop for the Philadel- The sharp infielder recognizes State, knocked from the unbeaten phia Phillies. that age *»«« eroded somewhat the ranks by Arizona State last week- "To be honest with you. after talent that made him a five-time end, slipped to No 2 you've played 12 years, you're not National League All-Star (three The Blue Demons, who held the going to be the same as you were times a starter) and enabled him to top slot for six weeks early in the when you first came up." said the compile the major league career season, collected 55 of 61 first-place 35-year-old shortstop for the fielding percentage high. votes and 1,214 points of a possible defending world champions. "For me to sit here and tell you 1.220 in the balloting by a nation- "Sure, I've probably lost a step that I run just as fast from home to wide panel of sports writers and and a little bit off my arm." Bowa first as when I was a 22-year-old, I broadcasters. DePaul. 27-1 and remarked at the Phillies' spring would be lying to you. It's human ranked second a week ago. defeat- training camp. "But the fact ed Dayton 84-64 and then-No.6 See BOWA on page 14 Notre Dame 74-64 in games last remains that for the Phillies to win week. Ray Meyer's team has lost only to Old Dominion this season

The Associated Press has Delected its Barness interested All-American team for 1980-81 For a look at the team, turn to page 75 Oregon State, which nad held the No.l position the previous two weeks, collected five first-place in buying Phils votes and 1.132 points m easily outdistancing Pac-10 rival Arizona By JOE FERRY in 19SO. were put up for sale Friday State for the No,2 position The Sun Intelligencer Sports Writer by President Ruly^Carpenter. Devils, who were ranked ffith when Bucks-Mont developer and "Mr. Alexander is looking into they whipped the Beavers 87-67 last sportsman Herbert Barness has the details," said Barness. who Saturday, got 1,073 points confirmed he is interested in join- helped sponsor the Whitemarsh Louisiana State and Virginia both ing a partnership to purchase the Open, a PGA tour event. "But I ha- fell a notch after being upset in Philadelphia Phillies. ven't talked to anyone else about it. post-season tournament play and "I wound be interested under cer- I told Mr. Alexander that I would held the No.4 and 5 positions, re- tain conditions," said Barness, a be glad to look at whatever he spectively. The Tigers, who were Buckingham resident with offices comes up with." surprised by Georgia 68-60 in the in Warnngton. "But there are so Barness, who was a part owner of semifinals of Southeastern Confer- many of them right now, I couldn't the Philadelphia Eagles along with ence tournament, got 1,073 points, enumerate them." Leonard Tose until two years ago, while the Cavaliers, ambushed by Barness said Ben Alexander, a said he didn't think buying the Maryland in semifinals of the longtime friend and owner of the Phillies •would represent a 'good Atlantic Coast Conference event, Philadelphia Fever indoor soccer business investment. Bowa on the backhand received 929 points. team, had contacted him about the "I doubt that," said Barness. Phils' shortstop Larry Bowa goes into the hole to 12-year veteran claims he has the ability to be a better Blue Demons head DPI list possibility of buying the National "But there are other reasons for make a stop of a ground ball during spring training than average shortstop for the World Champions. Coach Ray Meyer's initial reac- League baseball team. The buying a team. One of them is love action Monday afternoon m Clearwater. Florida. The (AP photo) tion upon learning DePaul had bolt- Phillies, who won the World Series ofthesoort. ed into the No. 1 spot ahead of Oregon State in UPI's final basket- ball ratings was predictable "Can I give it back'" he joked "I'd rather be No. 2 No 3 or No 4 Bfusstar hopes to break into lineup by taking it slow until after the NCAAs " UPI, however, names its national CLEARWATER, Fla. — There's wiped out so much of what could shut down over the winter," said mark and 2.33 ERA in 89 innings champion based on regular-season nothing wrong with Warren have been a good career thus far. Green (pitched with the Phillies, the following year. performance and Meyer conceded Brusstar that time won't heal. Or "Sometimes I think about it. I New York Mets anpitcher. second straight year the Blue The Philadelphia Phillies' corrected." it to me. It didn't help me " He also specializes in keeping the Demons have come out on top. reliever is taking things slow in The 29-year-old thinks he may There is no panic in the quiet ball in the park. At one tune, he had The next three teams, No. 3 Vir- spring training nowadays to make have the cure for his ills, however. Brusstar eyes "Naw, I'm not a streak of 104.1 consecutive in- ginia, No. 4 Louisiana State and No. sure. He is working in the same program worried. I know enough now to nings pitched without a home run 5 Arizona State, were separated by Brusstar is going so slowly, in fellow hurler Larry Christenson is know who to go to for help. The only allowed. just three points. fact, his development is several using for all his ailments. There is thing on my mind is the time it Virginia, 25-3 following its loss to days behind that of the other pitch- heavy concentration on a weight takes for it to get better." He showed flashes of the old stuff Maryland 85-62 in the Atlantic ers in camp. ing him. It wiped out the 1979 training program set up by former Green's words should allay those last year when he returned to ac- Coast Conference tournament semi- "A year and a half is a long campaign. Half of last year, too. major league ace reliever Mike fears: "This is no setback. Nothing tion at midseason. He picked up a finals, accumulated 470 points Lou- enough tune to spend with the same It's bothering him again. Marshall. has happened yet. Sure, right now win m the National League Cham- isiana State. 28-3 after being problem," he explained. "I don't "I felt fine when I came to Ironically, Brusstar spent the he'd struggle to get National pionship Series against Houston, shocked by Georgia 68-60 m the want to have it again this year.'' camp," Brusstar said. "But after winter monsths working hard at League hitters out while the others and threw well in the World Series Southeastern Conference tourna- Brusstar's problem developed pitching three days in a row it got other programs as a protective wouldn't. But it's not a matter of against Kansas City. ment semifinals, totaled 46S points, during his third year in the major sore. I couldn't throw anymore. measure against reinjury. But he his not making the club." "I was around 90 per cent effec- and Arizona State, 24-3, remained leagues. The right hander was one Five minutes and I was done." may have made a mistake, accord- If the shoulder problem is arrest- tive in August, I'd say. I had days fifth with 467 points despite its of the Phillies bright spots in the The hurler has therefore decided ing to manager Dallas Green. ed, the Phils have a potential ace. when I felt I could throw three, convincing triumph over the Bea- bullpen when he came up from to train in the slow lane. It's a safe- He failed to throw over the Before the injury Brusstar was four, or five days in a row," vers Oklahoma City in 1977. He had two ty precaution. winter, and that error may be re- tagged for stardom. Brusstar noted. Rounding out the Top 10 are. No. sparkling campaigns, becoming "I'm in no rush with the thing," sponsible for Brusstar's shoulder He went 7-2 his first year with a Right now, the major holdup is 6 North Carolina, No 7 Indiana, No. abonafide stopper. Brusstar calmly noted. "I can't af- injury popping up again. 2.66 earned-run-average in 46 how he comes off his back leg 8 Kentucky, No. 9 Notre Dame and Then his shoulder began bother- ford to be. It bothers me how it's "I'm not an advocate of being appearances. He followed with a 6-3 which effects his delivery motion No. 10 Utah. In girls basketball Kozar sparked Palisades

By JOE FERRY Debbie before the season began." Intelligencer Sports Writer recalled Heinsohn, who guided the Palisades girls basketball coach Lady Pirates to their fourth playoff Bob Heinsohn didn't know what to appearance in the past five years. expect at the beginning of this sea- "And she came through in every son. area. She scored for us, she Sure, he had Debbie Hershey. a rebounded and she handled the ball three-year starter at guard, coming well. She was the center of the back. And he had talented perform- team, no question about it." ers like Tammy Mease, Pam White There was also no question that it and Kim Wismer, seniors he knew was a weird season for the Lady would somehow fit into the scheme Pirates- They won the first half title of things. with an 8-0 record but then slipped But Heinsohn knew his team was to 4-4 in the second half. In the missing that one little spark, the overall league championship, added dimension it would need to Palisades dropped a 53-42 decision improve on the previous year's to Pen Argyl. 14-11 record and to regain a spot in "I think we peaked as a team the District 11 playoffs which had early," admitted Heinsohn. "We become almost automatic. played six non-league games, Enter sophomore Carol Kozar. which is more than most other team. "She made us effective inside," "We got ourselves together in a said Heinsohn, whose team's sea- hurry," he continued. "We got our son ended Saturday night with an press and our offense together real excruciating overtime loss to West soon. Plus, most of our players Hazelton. "We're not that good a have one or two things that they do team shooting from the outside." very well. It took other teams a Kozar formed one-half of the while to figure them out but when Lady Pirates' doable-low post BOB HEiNSOHN they did they were able to take offense, along with Tammy Mease. . Palisades coach advantage of our limitations." Despite her youthful inexperience, Stffl, the 19-7 record (12-5 in the Kozar collected 331 points in 26 league) Palisades finished with was games (12.7 average), rebounded League's second team. more than enough for Heinsohn, an with tenacity and wound up on the eight-year coaching veteran. Kozar and Mease combined with "It was better than I expected All-Colonial League' first team. Hershey to provide the Lady Super soph Kozar's presence also helped the Pirates with most of their offense. but not betterthan I hoped," admit- 5-foot-6 Mease develop as a player. Hershey wound up as the team's ted Heinsohn. "It was a satisfying After scoring only 73 points as a season. Even Saturday night when Palisades' Carol Kozar (with ball) helped the Prrates to a successful girls basketball season Kozar is shown here in leading scorer with 339 points in 25 we lost, I was disappointed but we junior. Mease increased her pro- games (13.4 average) and, like action earlier this year against Nazareth duction to 280 (10.0 average), had not reason to be ashamed. We Kozar. on the AU-Colonial League's played about as well as we can including a season-high 20 during first team. Saturday night's setback. She was play. That's all I ever ask of my (Staff photo by Cian Luiso) selected for the All-Colonial "We expected big things from team."