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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC August 1992 Daily Egyptian 1992 8-5-1992 The aiD ly Egyptian, August 05, 1992 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_August1992 Volume 77, Issue 189 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1992 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in August 1992 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. P;II,!!,," Ih Sports nail~ FA.,\pti.m ..• • ~ I Soutlll'rn lIIinuis l nhersit~ ~II ~a rbllnd:'lle u.s. baseball team loses to Cuba 1-6 BARCELONA. Spain , UPI) - Wednesday ?gain"it Japan. more than any they have played The vic tory brings about a Games lookcci a lot like the Asian TIle United States will not win an It was not a goof! day ror the s ince banning togethe r this semifinal meeting Thursday with Gamcs. Olympic gold medal in ils nalional Americans in the boxing ring . summer. Lithuania, touted all along as the With tr:lck and fi eld laking a day paslti me this year. e ither, with three U.S. fighte rs The American basketball te<l m one team that might have a chance off and wilh sports favored by / \s for that other spon the losing in the quarterfinal s. That faced Puerto Rico in th \'~ against the Americans. Arvidas nations from the Far East winding Americans invented. however, "" means the U. S. team will win o:uy quarterfinals and loss, Sabonis and Sharunas down , China, South Korea. gold me da l now seems mo re three medals - the color which unthin!mblc 9S it might have been. Marciulionis. fixtures on the Soviet Indonesia. Malaysia all enjoyed a certain than ever. And it was pretty will be decided laler in the week would have meant no medal. Union team that defeated the big day. cenain to begin with. - in the worst Olympic showing M ichael Jordan, Charles United States at the Seoul And SO did Taiwan, which won Despite giving !he powerful and by !he Americans in .l6 years. BarI<Iey, David Robinson and all Olympics, are now the ' backbone the other semifinal baseball game veteran Cuban squad its toughest But while !he baseball team was !he rest did not aUow the suspense for Lithuanians. in an upset over Japan and thus lest of Itoe Olympics, !he youthful striking out against tli. Cubans and to build. Tbey opened a 17-2 lead The late-night baseball and will play Cuba for !he gol<l me<i:ll American baseball team los: in !he Ihe boxers were falling shon of and although Poen o Rico brieny basketball action finally gave !he Wednesday night. semifinals T uesday nighl, 6-1 . their goal. the superstars of the gOi bacIc in !he game with a .,.., of Americans gathered in Barcelona Otien .. Fu Kuo Lee threw a five ThaI lefl the U.S. co ll .~i an s 10 NBA were again winning easily - 11 points. the American s still something 10 devote iheir auention battle for the bronze medal this time in a game that meant roUed 10 a 115-77 victory. to after a day in which the Olympic _OLYilPICS, _15 Plab, Price-Smith fail to reach finals at 1992 Olympics By Norm Symth Sports Writer Two former Salukis Olympic dreams failed to come true when Darrin Plab, who qualified in the high j ump. and Connie Price Smith, who qualified in the discus, failed to make it to the finals in their events. Plab. w~.o decided 10 forfeil his final year of eligibility at SIUC to turn pro after winning the NCAA Championships with jumps of 7-6 1(2 in 1992 and 7-8 in 1992. failed to clear 7-5 on all three auelcpts in the second muod of !he event. Plab finished second al lhe U.S Olympic Trials with a personal besl of 7-8 1/2. Tbe jump was a meet record and best by an American this year. Hollis Conway finished first in !he event with the same height, bul won !he event with fewer atlempts at !he height. Conway wenl on 10 tie for the bronL:c medal with a jump of7-8 1/4. P rice-Smith, who graduated from SIUC in 1985 and was a former basketball stano""l, failed to reach !he qualifying mark of 203 Stoll Photo by Samuel Lal feet 5 inches after harling her firsl allelT'pt 192 fee! 6 inches and Bashin' backhand fouUng "" her ftnallWo attempts. while playing tennIs a court near the Arena. Nakashima Price-Sm ith, the National Talsuke Nakashima, a Japanese student of the Center for at Champion in both the discus and English as a Second Language, works tift Iler backhand came to slue two months ago. shot put, passed up on throwing !he shOi pulto worx on !he discus. Motorcycle mania Oawgs picked to finish fourth Free rider course offered at SlUG teaches skills, fundamentals in preseason Gateway poll By John Bolger percent of these operators were Every regiSlored motorcycle owner !he rush and quanerback ScOIl Sportr,Writer self-taught or learned how',> ride in the st:He pays 57 toward the By Jay Heed program every year when they pay SportsWriter Gabben leading the passing from a family member or friend. game. Good motorcyclists 3TCn't bom. Ashner described the course as 11>, annual license plale fee. "We feel Gabbert will be c "," TIlCy're !mined. ThaI is the em d of comprehensive . Classes arc held "Ridj:rs should take the course if Saluki head foothall coach Bob Smith. says preseason polls most productive quarterback at they're interested because they ?Je the motorcycle rider program that is every other weekend during the SfUC; ' said Smith. "He is a big summer, fall and spring selT'eSlers a lready paying for it:' he said. don't amount to " a hill of offered al SlUe. beans:' time q .:J 3rterback that may from 6 10 9:30 p.rn . Friday and 8 "F,nn;valent courses in other slates 1llc course is pan of a statewide But according to the Gateway attract the atte nt ion of pro mot orcy~e a.m . 10 6 p.m . on Salurday a nd cost as much as $200:' program to provide Conference coaches. s pon s scouts." Sunday. Ashner said the course has OIher instruction and skills to rick:rs of all information directors and Smith. ar. assistant at Ihe benefits as well. abilities. Ridtrs are provided with media. the SfUC foolball leam University of Illinois from 1980 Michael Ashncr. coordi nator of motorcycles and helmets and must '1f you are 18 years or older the is picked 10 fini sh fourth in the to 1983 and in 1988. said course will waive you from taking the Socthc rn Illinois training wear long pants, boots, long :ileeve conference. Gabbert has tools comparable 10 shin and eye protection. the riding portion of the rr.otorcycle program. said the free course is ~ .. The Dawg ~ 3re picked to former Illinois qua rterbacks only way for a person to learn f'l Ashner said the rider will learn IeSI you need for a license," he said. fmi sh behind preseason favorile Dave Wilson, Tony Eason and ride in a safe c.n"jrnnment. everything from how 10 sian the "SC"!1le insur.. ..::1 ce companies offer Norr hem Iowa. second place J ack Trudeau. now in pro "People learn how 10 ride from motorcycle to street stmtegies. like discounts as high as 50 percenl ior Soulhwest Missouri State and football. their family.or friends:' Ashner swerviJ.g to avoid an accident. Iliat riders who have completed !his Ihird pl ace Westem lIIinois. Smith s:lid another player nol said. '1l1ey sometimes nnd Ollt the leach the mental pan of riding. course." Last season the Salukis to be overlooked is senior hard way that they donOt have.the " Riding a mo torcycle is 90 Ashner. progra .....· coordinator finished 4-2 in the conference. fullback Yonel Jourdain. knowledge it takes to ride a percent mental:' he said. " Learning since 1985. said the instructors for tying for second. after belO g " He's a guy that does not ge: motorcycle." good visual habils along with Ihe the course are well qualified with picked 10 finish last in !he 1991 much publicity, bul he gets the Accord ing to the 1Ilino is skill s of braking and turning. Ihe 74 hours of training. They"", ail Galeway preseason poll. job done:' he said. Depanment of Transportali on. there c hances fo r a n accide nt can be certified through the MOlorcycle The pote nt offensive Smith may not believe in ure 5.000 mOi o rcycle accidents drastically reduced:' Safety Foundation. backfi , Id from a year ago preseason polls. bul he feels thaI occur each year in I!linois. In these Ashncr said the cour~ is funded As coordin:lI or. Ashne r is relums wilh tailbacks Anlhony accidents. 150 people are ki lled and through a granl from Ih e Illinois responsible for 44 counlies and 55 Perry and Greg Brown leading ..... DAWGS, page 15 .l .0nO a rc injurcd. A imosl 90 Dcparlme nt of Transportation . instn.lctoTS. ~ ____~ ____________________--J_ ~ "'75 years of Daily Egyptian I I publication Soulhern lilinoi, Univc r< !IY ~ I C arbo ndale Wc dn e;d~y. Augusl S. 1992. Vel. 77. No. 189. 16 Page, Guerrillas wage attack in Sarajevo BELGRADE. Yugoslavi. (UPI ) or lhe rociliiy.