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Rangers Down Royals in Ninth Sports COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, Tuesday, June 17, 1980 Page 7 M , Hart downplays talk about ASU job offer Oy JilOEb U A1KB Missouriac sportswriter Dave Hart. Missouri's athletic direc- tor, is no stranger to controversy. It has stalked him since his appearance on the Missouri scene two summers ago. Now. it has followed him to the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion's athletic directors' conference in I-- as Vegas. Nev. This latest episode began Saturday when The Kansas City Times reported Hart was interested in the athletic - - --- . -- fl - geiL iWMIr5IBWHHiMBBMBMHMBBWIBHH directorship at Arizona State Universi- HHhHHHBIBIB' !Hr ty. The Missourian tracked Hart down and finally found him addressing a meeting at Caesar's Palace, site of the convention. "I don't know how The Kansas City Times got that story, but I think it was NBBHB99HHHBHDHBr JSHBhHp- - - wmwBmHiBMHIiy JHBBHHlHr j' 'taBBB9iflBHHi very unfair for them to print it." Hart said Monday. Dave Hart 'I never gave Arizona State any thought until they called me here on Denies he's leaving Saturday."he said. "They called at the position at the university of Miami. On room and wanted to talk to me. I Feb. 16. Hart said officials of the thought they wanted me to suggest school had contacted him 10 days ear- people for athletic director but they lier, in the middle of the controversy said. "Hey. we'd like to talk to you." " over Hart's new season ticket sale poli- Hart is not the only athletic director cy. at the convention Arizona State is talk- "They called and asked if I would ing to. talk to them and I said I would, and I "They have three or four guys here did." he then told the Missourian. "J uiey want to talk to." he said. "They didn't apply for the job. but the told me of their programs and facilities caught me at a good time. I guess." and asked me to ponder on it. Chan- On March 15. 1980. the Tallahassee cellor Uehling is out here too. I told her Democrat reported Hart was a candi- I would get back with her if 1 save it date for athletic director at Florida oFi,-Li-I-- f- any serious thought. But frankly. I've State University. Tony tagged out 11-- 8. Oakland's Annas is at home plate by Boston catcher Dave Rader last night at Boston. The A's ron been too busy to give it any thought Hart confirmed Florida State had yet" approached him for the position but Despite repeated statements from again denied interest. Hart that he doesn't want to leave Mis- "They have not taken no for an an- souri, his talents have remained in de- swer. I'm trying to call them to tell Rangers down Royals in mand across the country. them I'm not interested." he told the ninth 1979. Gainesville Missourian in March. In January. the United Press International second on a walk to Carney lansford sixth inning with his 12th homer and (Fla.) Sun reported Hart had applied Now. Arizona State is added to the and scored on Joe Rudi's single. The Cecil Cooper tagged loser Dave Roze-m-a. for the vacant athletic director's posi- list of schools seeking Hart's services KANSAS CITY The Texas Rang-- American Angels added a run in the eighth on an 2-- 4. for his ninth homer after Don tion at the University of Florida. The outcome is not known, but one ers collected eight singles in the ninth RBI double by Rudi. Money singled to open the seventh. "I definitely have not applied for the thing is for certain. When Hart bung up inning to break a thre&Tun deficit and League Milwaukee picked up a run in the iob and will not apply for it." Hart told the phone after talking to the Missouri- post a 6-- 3 victory Monday night over - NEW YORK 6. SEATTLE 3 at New second on a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando the Missourian at that time. an. it was to take his wife. Patti to see the Kansas City Royals and their crack York Tommy John became the and another in the third on Sixto Lezca-no- 's One month later. Hart was being Wayne Newton, not to ponder the Ari- reliever Dan Quisenberry. and both runners advanced on a wild American League's first nine-gam- e sacrifice fly. considered for the athletic director's zona offer. The Rangers scored all six of their pitch. Toby Harrah walked to fill the winner and Graig Nettles knocked in The Brewers jumped off the 2-- 0 lead two were out Richie 6-- two-ru-n runs after with bases and Cliff Johnson then hit a high three runs sparking the Yankees to a 3 in the first game on Don Money's Zisk, Rusty Staub. Jim Norris, Jim pop-u- p which fell for a single when victory over the Mariners. homer, his seventh, and boosted -- col-lide- Sundberg, Ashford d. 9-- 4--1 two-ru-n Tucker and Pat catcher Bruce Kimm and Farmer John. 2. scattered 10 hits and per- the score to on a single by 5-- Greeks 1 Germans play Putnam each poking RBI singles to Farmer left the game with a side mitted two earned runs in eight innings Mark Brouhard. Lezcano made it drop Quisenberry to 4--3. V injury and Manning then lined his twoh: when he hit his ninth homer in the sixth while walking one and striking out " l-I-- an '- Bob Babcock pitched inning. game-winnin- g single off reliever Mike New York scored twicfc offeex-Ya-n -. Z ianingi - - of Jonf9Matlack to 3-- in relief starter Proly. kee Jim Beattie. 7. in the first inning Lm claim triumph, as a major two-ru-n soccer the bis first Garland, who gave up a tournament on walks to Willie Randolph and Joe leaguer in three decisions. Sparky Lyle triple to Harold Baines and a run-scori- ng Lefebvre. a double by Nettles and a OAKLAND U. BOSTON 8. at Bos- United Press International Greeks, who will be under severe pres- held the Royals hitless in the ninth to single to Jim Morrison in the third, single by Jim Spencer. ton Mickey Klutts had three doubles sure to subdue striker Klaus Allofs. seal Kansas City's loss, only the third blanked the White Sot on two hits over Nettles second double of the game and drove in two runs and Dave Rever- ROME It will take one of the big- West Germany's trick hero m the 13 games. hat in their last the last five innings to run his record to drove in the first run in a three-ru-n ing knocked in two more runs enabling gest upsets m soccer history today to Holland game. 2-- Willie Aikens connected for solo 0. six-ga- me a fifth that finished Beattie. A sacrifice the A's to snap the Red Sox" prevent West Germany from clinching Meanwhile, the Greek camp is in dis- homer in seventh and Willie Wilson 11-- 8 the fly by Spencer and Bobby Bonds' RBI winning streak with an triumph. a place in the finals cf the European array Saturday's 3-- 1 defeat two runs Royals. after last scored for the BALTIMORE 5. CALIFORNIA 2 at single off reliever Byron McLaughlin Oakland reached Boston loser Chuck championships for the third time in against Czechoslovakia, following a Baltimore Jim Palmer and Tim produced the other two runs. Nettles Rainey. 7-- 2. for three runs in the first succession. heartening, but unsuccessful opener six-hitt- CHICAGO 3 er back-to-ba- ck CLEVELAND 5, at on a and inning on Rick- 1-- Stoddard combined eighth homer in the seventh completed triples by The West Germans wind up their against Holland, which won 0 on a Cleveland Rick Manning singled Crowley deliv- Terry and Kiko Garcia the Yankees' scoring. ey Henderson and Dwayne Murphy, a three-matc- h Group One program disputed penalty kick. two runs to cap three-ru- n sev- two-ru-n home a ered singles, leading the wild pitch and an RBI single by Mitch- against Greece in Turin. And only a Manager Altekas Panagulias is re- inning Wayne hurled 6--3, 5-- enth and Garland Orioles to a victory which handed the DETROIT MILWAUKEE 5 at ell Page. Oakland added two more in shock victory by Greece, the only team ported to be ready to pack his bags and his first complete game since June 13, two-ou- t Angels their sixth straight loss. Detroit Reggie Cleveland, making the fourth on consecutive sin- without a point in the eight-natio- n tour- go home because of the dissension 1379, to pace the Indians over White 6-- 3, sin- the Palmer, allowed five hits, all only his second start in three years, gles by Murphy. Revering. Wayne nament, stands in the way of West Ger- among his players. It is hardly the at- Sox. three-hitt- er 2-- gles, and struck out six, before leaving pitched a for 7 3 innings Gross and Tony Armas. many qualifying for the June 22 title mosphere from which to spring a soc- After spotting the White Sox a 3-- 0 with two out in the eighth inning in fa- .and Gorman Thomas and Cecil Cooper Klutts doubled in runs in the fifth and game. cer miracle. scored single in 5-- - lead, the Indians runs vor of Stoddard, who gained his 10th homered to give the Brewers a 3 vic- eighth innings as every Oakland start- The Germans, champions in 1972 and With West Germany neeeding only a the fourth and sixth innings and ran .
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