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THE LINCOLN STAR Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1987 PAGE 11 sttuns ffellow Nebraska coaches SEWARD (AP) Hal Kuck, who recently became a' University of Nebraska graduate assistant football coach, committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning, the Seward County sheriff said Monday. Kuck was Norfolk High School's head coach from 1970 until he resigned July IS to Join the Nebraska staff as the freshman line coach. "Everybody Is totally shocked," Corn-husker Coach Tom Osborne said. "We were totally surprised.

There was no indication that he was anything but happy and excited about being here. We all thought he was doing a great job. "I'm really at a loss to know why It happened," Osborne said. "We feel a great deal of sympathy for his family." Kuck, 48, was found dead In his pickup truck at 7 a.m. Monday by his brother-in-law, Sheriff Roger Anderson said.

A hose ran from the exhaust pipe of the truck to the wing window on the passenger's side, Anderson said. The truck was parked near the garage at the residence of Kuck's mother-in-law, Anderson said. She was the last person to see him Sunday night and said he seemed normal, Anderson said. A doctor at the scene estimated Kuck had been dead since about midnight, the sheriff said. No autopsy will be performed "Taking on a new Job, It's hard to say why," Anderson said.

"He left a note in his notebook, It Just said, 'Sorry and I love Anderson said the note wasnt addressed to anyone. The suicide was the second in recent years to strike Nebraska's football team Just before the start of fall practice. Senior tight end Brian Hiemer shot himself in August 1985. University of Nebraska freshmen reported for testing Friday night and began practice Saturday. Photo Day Is Wednes-: day, with the varsity scheduled to begin practices Thursday.

Milt Tenopir, Nebraska varsity offensive line coach, said Kuck seemed fine when he left Lincoln Sunday night for his temporary home In Seward after attending coaches meetings around 8 p.m. "His wife caned about 20 to eight (Monday morning) and said Hal wasnt coming In because she thought he was dead," Tenopir said. "No one can believe it We dont have a clue as to why this happened. "Hal's transition was going over very wen," Tenlpor said. Larry Canfleld Norfolk High athletic director, said he was stunned by the death of Kuck, who had a 52-29 record and guided the school to the playoffs three times.

"We are an broken up by this," Canfleld said. "It's difficult to understand." Kuck had a master's degree from the University of South Dakota and was to pursue another master's at Nebraska this fall. Kuck was a college footbaU standout at Westmar College in Lemars, Iowa. He coached at Winnebago, Minn, and Forrest City, Iowa, before moving to Norfolk In 1972, Kuck Is survived by his wife Virginia and two sons, Jon and Tim. Hal Kuck Kuck's soicidle TamtataDI makes SMew York pay 1 Associated Prtt WHITE SOX 8, TIGERS 4: Harold Baines drove in three runs with a two-run double and a sacrifice fly at Chicago.

ORIOLES 4, INDIANS 3: Larry Sheets blooped a two-run single in the eighth Inning after a wild pitch by Cleveland reliever Ed Vande Berg at Baltimore. The Indians had gone ahead 3-2 in the eighth with the help of a double error on a sacrifice bunt but the Orioles rallied in the bottom of the inning. Fred Lynn singled with one out and Ray Knight walked One out later, Vande Berg replaced loser Don Gordon, and after the runners advanced to scoring position on the wild pitch, Sheets collected his third hit of the game. EXPOS 2, METS 1: Dennis Martinez pitched seven-hit baU for seven innings at New York and beat the Mets for the third time this season. Martinez has yielded only four runs two earned to the Mets in 23 innings this year.

Montreal is 11-1 in the 12 games started by Martinez since he was recalled from Indianapolis. Former Husker Tim Burke pitched 1 innings for his flth save. CARDINALS 6, PIRATES Jim Lin-deman continued his assault on Pittsburgh pitching with a three-run home run at Pittsburgh, and Bob Forsch pitched a seven-hitter for his first shutout in nearly two seasons. Forsch's shutout the 18th of his 14-year major league career, improved his record to 10-3 and marked the 10th son he has reached double figures in victories. It was the right-hander's first shutout since he beat Philadelphia 7-0 on Sept 18, 1985.

He walked one and struck out one. PADRES 2, BRAVES 0: Rookie Jimmy Jones pitched a two-hitter, and Benito Santiago hit two-run homer in the seventh inning at San Diego as Padres won their sixth straight The streak is the Padres' longest of the season and moved San Diego to within 4 games of fifth-place in the National League West REDS 4, DODGERS 3: Eric Davis set up the tie-breaking run by stealing second and third base in the seventh inning and scored on Dave Parker's single at Los Angeles. The win halted Cincinnati's four-game losing streak. Fernando Valenzuela, who issued five walks, gave Davis a free pass with one out and the Cincinnati center fielder sue- cessfuUy chaUenged catcher Mike Scios-cia's arm by stealing his 41st and 42nd bases of the season. Parker, who singled Philadelphia pitcher Kevin Gross (right) hands his glove over to umpire John Kibler (center), while umpire Charlie Williams holds the ball From TTie Associated Press The three-run home run he hit Monday night in Kansas City's 10-1 rout of the New York Yankees at Kansas City, may have been the most satisfying of Danny TartabuU's career.

A moment earlier, Yankees Manager Lou PinieUa had decided to walk George Brett intentionally to get to TartabuU, the Royals' No. 4 hitter. "I don't blame him for doing it But you can't blame me for showing my emotion on the field right then," said TartabuU, who has 16 home runs and 57 RBI in his first season as a RoyaL But TartabuU did not shake a fist or wave a finger toward the Yankees dugout as he rounded the bases with his fourth-inning shot "I didnt need to rub it in. He knew he messed up and it cost them the game," TartabuU said. "But it definitely felt good.

And it makes you think that next time, hell think about it twice." George Brett homered twice and Kevin Seitzer also homered for the' Royals. PinieUa's thoughts win doubtlessly focus on the Yankees' sagging pitching staff. In this road swing to Cleveland, Detroit and Kansas City, the Yankees have been outscored 64-25. Seitzer and Brett tagged rookie Brad Arnsberg for consecutive homers in a three-run third inning. TartabuU, after Brett was Intentionally walked, hit a three-run shot in the fourth before Brett connected again in the eighth.

I It was the fourth loss in five games for the Yankees, who still trail first-place Toronto by a half-game in the American League East. Danny Jackson allowed six hits, walked three and struck out five for the victory. Willie Wilson reached base four times, with three singles and a walk, and stole three bases for the seventh time in his career. BREWERS 4, RANGERS 3: Juan Castillo singled in Glenn Braggs with the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 12th Inning at Milwaukee. With one out in the 12th, Braggs singled off loser Jeff Russell Braggs moved to second on an Infield out by Steve Kiefer and scored when Castillo grounded a single to right, giving the -Brewers their ninth win in 10 games against Texas this year.

I RED SOX 9, BLUE JAYS 1: Roger Clemens pitched his 13th complete game, and Sam Horn knocked in five runs with a grand slam and a double at Boston. Beating Toronto for the first time in three decisions this year, Clemens scattered eight hits, struck out eight and didnt walk a batter. Gross had been pitching in the fifth inning. Gross was ejected after Kibler reportedly found sandpaper in the glove. The Phillies won, 4-2.

Umpires strike again, Phils' Gross ejected Kibler informed the press box, through a ground crew member, that Gross had an illegal substance glued to his glove. Gross and the Phillies led the Cubs 4-2 in the top of the fifth when Michael approached Williams with his complaint "There was a piece of emery paper or sandpaper glued to the heel of the glove," Kibler said Kibler said he asked Gross to see the glove. "He handed it to me. We then took the glove and ejected him." Kibler said Michael and the Cubs had been complaining throughout the game that the ball was being scuffed Kibler said that the baU was clean when they inspected it. He said Gross was ejected because of the substance in the glove.

"There was no reason to come out and check the glove for anything," Gross said "I'm not saying anything." Gross was told that Kibler said there was something in the glove. "I don't know," the pitcher responded "I don't need anything in my glove. "Ill have something to say tomorrow. I dont know what's going on." Turn to: Scuff, Page 12 PHILADELPHIA -(AP) Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kevin Gross was ejected from Monday night's game against the Chicago Cubs because he had a sandpaper substance glued to his glove, according to the umpires. After Cubs' Manager Gene Michael complained to home-plate umpire Charlie Williams, the umpires went to the mound and examined both Gross' glove and the balL Umpire crew chief John Kibler confiscated Gross' glove and the ball, and then ejected Gross from the game.

The ball and glove will be sent to the National League office in New York, and Gross could be suspended for 10 days if it is found he defaced the ball Baseball's new policy could drive hitters batty NEW YORK (AP) Commissioner Peter Ueberroth's neWbat policy is aimed at insuring that no one uses an illegal bats. But managers suggest is may simply be a new tool to distract the game's best hitters. Baseball's checkup on doctored bats began Friday and allows managers to ask the chief of the umpiring crew to impound one bat per game from the opposing team. In announcing the illegal-bat policy Thursday, Ueberroth said his office had received Indications'' that some players were using illegal bats. The commissioner's office declined to reveal what kind of evidence it had how it was obtained or which players were involved "I know if I was a player and I had a bat I liked and they wanted to confiscate it I'd say no," Atlanta Manager Chuck Tanner said "That's my game plied with Rodgers' request to impound the bat Raines hit a two-run homer in the sixth, bringing out Leyland with the same request The bats confiscated from Reynolds and Raines were X-rayed at a nearby medical facility and found to be free of cork, National League umpires supervisor Ed Vargo said Sunday.

Turn to: Bats, Page 12 bat That's my living." Not one bat was confiscated in Friday's 13 games, in which 28 home runs were hit On Saturday night in Pittsburgh, however, Montreal Manager Buck Rodgers and Pittsburgh Manager Jim Leyland both chaUenged bats used to hit home runs. R.J. Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the umpires com in the second inning and doubled in a three-run sixth, scored Davis with a single to right Louganis leads U.S. parade SIS Pan Am Games continue If IHIISl Village Inn wins state NORFOLK Matt Lloyd, pitching on two days' rest, hurled the final three innings to help Lincoln Village Inn beat PapiUion Papa Louie's 4-3 in the Class A Midget Legion State championship game Monday night Lloyd, who pitched nine innings in Village Inn's 2-1 victory over Norfolk Saturday, was named the tournament's most valuable player. He was also 5-for-lO at the plate.

Lloyd relieved winning pitcher John Richard in the fifth inning and protected Village Inn's 4-3 lead by allowing just two hits and striking out three. Jeff Stych paced the winners offensively, driving in two runs with a triple and a single. Village Inn got a run in the first inning on Stych's two-out triple. Papa Louie's tied the game in the second but Village Inn erupted for three runs in the third. With one out and runners on first and third, Stych singled.

A 'wild pitch aUowed Brent Cummins to scored the next run, with Stych advancing aU the way to third Deon Dragoo followed with a slow roUer that Norfolk's third baseman bobbled allowing Stych to score. Papa Louie's got single runs in the third and fourth before Lloyd relieved 11 It was Village Inn's second straight Class A Midget Legion championship. "I thought we had a chance to get there (to state)," said Village Inn Coach Doug Miller. "But repeating is terribly difficult We played good defensively and got good pitching." Devers, a UCLA senior, was clocked in 11.14 in the women's 100, leading all the way in holding off U.S. champion Diane Williams of Venice, Calif.

Conley, the national champion in the triple jump, won with a wind-aided 56-9, as world record-holder Willie Banks took the silver medal at 55-4, also wind-aided Logan, the three-time national champion, easily smashed the Pan Am record with his of 253-5. "If I had lost the gold medal, I wouldn't have forgiven myself," Logan said "I wanted the gold medal, I expected it" Grelner's total of 6,184 points set a heptathlon record SWIMMING AND DIVING Louganis scored seven perfect marks of 10 in easily beating teammate Doug Shaffer. Silvia PoU of Costa Rica and John Witchel of the United States became the first double-winners In swimming and Anthony Nesty of Surinam twice broke a meet record in the men's 100-meter butterfly. Nesty's victory was the first Pan Am medal of any kind for Surinam, which has been in the games since 1971. Nesty, who wiU attend the University of Florida this year, beat his 54.06 preliminary time with a :53.89 in the final The United States has won seven gold six silver and five bronze medals in swimming.

BASKETBALL Four players scored in double figures and aU 12 Americans had points as the United States beat Argentina 85-58. The Argentine team was missing four players from the squad which beat the United States in the 1986 World Championships, a tournament the Americans won. Danny Manning of Kansas, Rex Chapman of Kentucky and Willie Anderson of Georgia scored 11 points apiece and 7-foot-l center David Robinson of Navy had 10 points. "We are trying to get as much offensively out of our defense," Coach Denny Cram of Louisville said "We gamble a lot on defense. We're not in perfect position every time, but applying the pressure forces the other team to make mistakes." Results, Pag 12 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Greg Louganis became the first three-time gold medalist in diving and the strong U.S.

track and field team won five events Monday, continuing the host nation's domination of the Pan American Games. Louganis, 27, of Boca Raton, Fla, won the three-meter springboard gold for the third straight time. The five-time world champion and 1984 Olympic double gold medalist set a Pan Am Games record with 754.14 points. American track and field winners were Lee McRae in the men's 100 dash; Gail Devers in the women's 100; Jud Logan in the hammer throw; Mike Conley in the triple jump; and Cindy Greiner in the heptathlon. Cuba, which is a distant second in the medals race, said that despite protests against its delegation by a local anti-Castro group, it was staying in the games to the end Cuban officials never threatened to withdraw their 452-member delegation from the games, which began Saturday.

But tempers rose after a skirmish between protesters and the Cuban delegation at Sunday's basebaU game, when Cuba beat the Netherland Antilles Raul VUlanueva, Cuba's vice minister of sports, on Monday called the fight "an unfortunate spectacle" but said his country was not leaving. "Cuba's going to be here until the 25th of August sharing with the people of Indianapolis," he said Indianapolis Police Chief Paul A. Annee promised extra security for the Cubans after several demonstrations by the anti-Casvo group and the fistfight "It's obvious to me now this group Is intent on being disruptive," Annee said of the Cuban-Americans. "Consequently, we win be escalating our security as It relates to the Cuban participation in the games." TRACK AND FIELD McRae, of Pittsburgh, got a sizzling start and held on to beat NCAA champion Raymond Stewart in the 100 in :10.2& The race was run into a strong headwind to direct contrast to Sunday's heats, when Stewart, of Jamaica, ran a wind-aided :09.89, the third-fastest ever. AnoctotM Ptmi What rain rtolau? Ivan Lendl lines up a putt at the Stratton Mountain Country Club' as he waits out a rain delay in the Volvo International Tennis Tournament.

Lendl's match against John McEnroe was postponed for the second straight day Monday and was not rescheduled. f..