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May 9, 1986 THE DES MOINES REGISTER 3S REGISTER PHOTO BY HARRY BAUMERT IHSIDE REPORT i Yankees set a surprise from mischievous Reuss Los Aneeles Ditcher Jerry Reuss turned trade rumors into a wide-eyed practical joke at the visitors dressing room of Comiskey Park in Chicago, when he reported to INew York Yankees' Manager Loo Piniella. Ac cording to reporters, the Tuesday night exchange went this way: "Pleased to meet you," Reuss said as he put a Dodgers' equipment bag down in Piniella's office. "I Ditched Friday, so I'll do whatever you want, start or relieve. A startled Piniella asked Reuss what he was talking about. "Didn't George call?" Reuss tendon, which snapped Wednesday while playing badminton with UNI football coach Darrcll Mudra.

The 46-year-old Miller will remain at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo two or three days, then is expected to have his leg in a cast for several months. The nine undergraduates eligible for the NBA draft on June 17 are: Walter Berry of St. John's; William Bedford of Memphis State; Dwayne "Pearl" Washington of Syracuse; Chris Washburn of North Carolina State; John Williams of Louisiana State; Michael Graham of Georgetown and the University of the District of Columbia; Cedric Henderson of Georgia; Jerald Hyatt of Lincoln Memorial and Andre Morgan of Hawaii. Several could be among the top seven lottery picks, held by Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Phoenix, Golden State, Indiana and the New York Knicks. The Kansas City Sizzlers, box office failures in their first Continental Basketball Association season and even less successful in trying to sell tickets for next season, have notified the league that they are working on a move to Topeka, Kan.

Close to Home: Drake seniors Earl Snyder and John Patterson were named co-winners of the Scott Beck-with Award at the Bulldog wrestling banquet honoring this year's team. The Beckwith Award goes to the wrestler deemed to be the hardest -worker. Snyder was 35-7 while Pat- terson was 35-8, including a team- leading 14 pins. Juniors Pat Meyer and Barry Preslaski were also honored at the annual event. Former Iowa State football coach Donnie Duncan, now director of the Sun Bowl, is one of the leading candidates to replace Wade Walker as athletic director at Oklahoma.

Walker's resignation, effective Dec. 15, was approved Thursday by the Oklahoma regents. Miscellany: Calvin Griffith heads a list of five people to be inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame on Monday. The others are John Mariucci, a member of the Hwkey Hall of Fame who was instrumental in the development of U.S. hockey; former Vikings football player Jim Marshall; 1959 Wimbledon doubles champion Jeanne Arth and the late Bruce Smith, Minnesota's only Heisman Trophy winner.

The Men's International Professional Tennis Council fined top-seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia and eighth seeded Andres Gomez of Ecuador $350 each Wednesday. Lendl was given a Code of Conduct warning after he slammed bis racket to the ground in frustration Tuesday night, breaking it. Gomez, who was upset in Wednesdays second round by Brunc Oresar of Yugoslavia, was fined for "unsportsmanlike conduct." v' replied, referring to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. When Piniella said he had received no word from Steinbrenner, Reuss added, "Then we better close the door and talk." Reuss then opened his equipment bag, revealing only a couple of towels, and confessed to the prank. Subject of repeated rumors this year he might be traded, Reuss said: "It had to be done.

If I have to suffer through all these rumors, I'm going to have some fun, too." Elsewhere in Basketball: Northern Iowa Coach Eldon Miller had surgery Thursday to repair his right Achilles Iowa hitting star John Knapp (center) is congratulated at die after he hit a home run against Northern Iowa earlier the plate by teammates Randy Frakes (left) and Rob Ed- this season. Knapp has hit 22 homers this year. Iowa's Knapp struggles with 22 errors in infield Bates bothered by opponent's awSiward style "nag 1 Continued from Page One an mi balls, but I worked on that this fall. "The first thine I do is look for the fastball and adjust to the curve. It FREE ATTACHMENT NO DOWN PAYMENT NO MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR SO DAYS seemed like a lot of teams pitched me on the outside last year.

But now I'm able to take those pitches, especially breaking balls, to the opposite field." SNAPPER dealer today! Take advantage of our convenient Snap-Credit Plan which features no down payment and no The Maturity Factor During SNAPPER'S Spring Savings Event, you get the best SNAPPER values ever! Purchase a Hi-Vac Riding Mower at the regular price and receive a FREE Single Bag Grass Catcher or a Dump Cart or 50 OFF our Twin Bag Catcher or Bag-N-Wagon? Now's the time to make your SNAPPER lawn. For all the details visit your nearest payment for One of those who has observed It's a snap with 90 days. Knapp's growth as a baseball player is Bob Watson, his coach at Hoover. "The bieeest thine I've noticed is A'd vision of Fuqua John Knapp his maturity both mentally and physi-callv." Watson said. "I figured he had a lot of tools when he was a sopho more in high school, but back then ne was just a tall, skinny kid.

With normal maturity he turned into a good-sized kid with some upper body strength." Continued from Page One to get to Greene. Brown said the wrap on one of his hands was too tight just before the fight, and the re-wrapping cut into his warm-up time. And because of Greene's crouching style, Brown said he couldn't make his left uppercut work for points, especially when the fighters clinched. John McMurray, Brown's coach, said he told his fighter to throw a flurry of punches every time that Greene clinched. Greene lost both points in the third round.

Bates, who defeated two-time champion Johnny Tapia of New Mexico on Wednesday night, caught Singh with a two-punch combination and sent the New York fighter into the ropes midway through the first round. The referee gave Singh a standing eight count and the fight's outcome seemed assured after that. Bates said the big series was a big left hook that followed a lead right to the jaw. Despite having trouble with Singh's unorthodox fighting style, Bates said he felt good. "Because he was so awkward it was hard to get things together.

The ref wouldn't get his head up," Bates said. "I had to figure out a way to pick his head up and then take it off." The Results IIU POUND A second-team all-stater as a se nior, the 6-foot 2-inch. 190-pounder set Hoover records for batting aver Iowa Knapp previous In Nat'l record 1986 rank Batting .447 .440 10th average Runs 70 77 T4lh scored Home 14 22 5th runs Doubles 18 23 T4th RBIs 76 80 T4th Hits 76 88 Total 137 187 bases Slugging .881 .935 age, RBIs, doubles, runs and hits. Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri and Creighton showed interest, but Banks SINGLE BAG GRASS CATCHER Retail Value $135.40 percentage hurt Knapp to stay in college another year, but added: "If the right situation comes along, then I'm sure he'll give pro ball a shot. He's got to do what's right for John Knapp.

I've never held a kid back from signing if he's happy with the situation." Qur1trflfMl round Michael Carabaial, Lat Vegas, Nev won by forfeit; Terry Domlngue, Louisiana, beat Anfhony Luna, Des Moines, Linton Springfield, 3rd; Gary Harvey, Huntington, W7 ASLOWAS W.V Cjai James norns, waMm'iun, w.w DUMP CART Retail Value $199.93 I 2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Neb beat Etrain Canales, Toledo, Ohio; Anthony Wilson, Washlnglon, beat John Koiar, Cleveland, Ohio; Jay Garcia, Fort Worth, Texas, beat John Morgan, Knoxville, Tenn; Mickey Bates, was the only one who pursued him. Knapp had a rookie season second to none. He was a first-team all-Big Ten selection and made the freshman all-America team after batting .395 and leading the team in hits, total bases and doubles. His sophomore season wasn't as sweet. He hit only .286 and his production in every category dropped.

Eyes Pro Draft "It seemed like there was a lot more pressure on me after that good freshman year," Knapp said. "I hurt my back early in the season, and never had time to rehabilitate." "He was coming off a great freshman season," Banks said, "and I think he felt he had to do everything perfect instead of just going out and playing the game, Now he's able to relax and he enjoys playing again." How long he plays for the University of Iowa is a question. The pro baseball draft is June 2, and Knapp's stellar season has caught the attention of more than one major-league team. "I'm not sure what I want to do right now," Knapp said. "There are a lot of things to consider, like what round I'm drafted in, and how is the team going to be next year.

Everything rests on my shoulders. My father Paul told me to wait until the season was over, then make the decision that was best for me." Banks said he didn't think it would iMiMiniMiiaw nil I II Hi mi I ii i IPI II I III I II 1 1 I 1 1 Mill Hi I uavenpori, oee ievci jmwn, n. i. iia pntiunt Quarterfinal round Fernando Rodriguez, Pennsylvania, beaf Mark Small, Florida; Clay Jen- i uiIIa ht hjtwwn Hrnwn FH-ahtth Finance charges accrue from date of delivery. Lupe Lopej, Utah, beat Robert Reyes, Fort worm, texas.

tM POUNDS rtutnA Thimfti Ifthntnn. InriE an, beat Angel Gomez, Pennsylvania; Ezequiel VtaVUCi vi nv-avvj wth liam Little, Knoxville, beat Chuck Richards, umana; vernon wicrin, ovio'-uc, n.i., wot A Need for Concentration If Knapp needs any seasoning, Banks said, it would be in his mental approach. "Every time he relaxes a little bit, the ball is hit to him," the coach said, "but doggone it, he's still going to drive in more runs that he gives up." "I think I need work on my defensive skills," said Knapp, a converted high school shortstop who has committed 22 errors this season. "Down the road, I would still like to play third, but I think I'm capable of playing the outfield. I think my arm is strong enough to play out there." He doesn't need to tinker with his production at the plate.

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US POUNDS Quarterfinal round Parker White, Los An-oeles Calif beat David Rabon, Louisiana; William Guthrie, SI. Louis, beat Ron Collins, Fort Worth, Texas; ZKertis Mingo, Knoxville, beat John Scully owell, Joe Lipsey Springfield, beat Fabian WllllamsGrandRapids, Mich. Quarterfinal round Harvey Richards, Springfield, beal Michael Beasley, Las Vegas, Michael Simon, Washington, DC, beat Paul Carlo, SI Louis; Ed Mack, Pennsylvania, beal Alber Henry, Milwaukee, Andrew Shorter, Fori Worth, Texas, slopped Adulfo Was hinglon. Loul- l'8n, HEAVYWEIGHT Quarterfinal round Orlln Norrls, Fort Worth, Texas, beal Nate Miller, Pennsylvania; Little Jow-ers, Washington D.C, stopped Michael Pelzer, Minneapolis, Jonathan Littles, Grand Rapids, beal Leon Carter, Cleveland, Ohio; Mike Sharp, Los Angeles, stopped Thomas Harris, SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT Quarterfinal round Bob Jones, Springfield, IH beat Kevin Whitcomb, Grand Rapids, Tevln George, Louisiana, s'opned Carl Von Rein, Omah Neb. 3rd.

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Louis Blues to a 5-2 victory over Calgary on Thursday night and even their Stanley Cup semifinal series at two games apiece. The fifth game of the best-of-seven IliiL PLAYOFFS Campbell Conference final will be Saturday in Calgary. Lanny McDonald scored both Calgary goals on power plays. McDonald's second goal, in the opening minute of the final period, followed Meagher's second goal by 26 seconds. But it was not enough to overcome the lead St.

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