12 -The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly -WednesdayJuly 21,1993 Q: Who was the last American before Mark Calcavecchia to win the British Open? FOOTBALL NOTEROAK By KEN DAVIDOFF DAILY SPORTSEDITOR The Michigan football team has beenhighly toutedin severalpreseason magazines. However, these publica- tions cannot possibly take injuries into account. The Wolverines suffered their first major casualty of the summer when middle linebacker Steve Morrison broke his foot two weeks ago while running. "Steve willnot be abletojoin us for two-a-days when we start working out on Aug. 14," Michigan head coach Gary Moeller said. "Right now, we are hoping Steve can start practicing the week before the Washington State game." Morrison slipped on some loose gravel while running and broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot. Last Friday,Wolverines teamphysicianDr. Gerald O'Connor inserted a screw in Morrison's foot to provide fixation to reduce the healing time. Morrison has started 12 consecu- tive games and led the squad with 124 tackles last year. A second-team All- Big Ten selection, he registered a ca- reerhigh23tacklesagainstIllinoisand won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors for his game against Purdue on Oct. 31. . A junior, Morrison played three gamesasa"true freshman"in 1991 but satoutmostof the year with acompart- mental syndrome injury in his calf. ELVIS HEADS wEST: Chris Webber isn't the only former Michigan athlete tocommencehisprofessionalcareerin the Bay Area. Quarterback Elvis Grbac, who led the 1992 Wolverines &861 u!UOSW M uwo1:y Morrison breaks foot Bowl victory, signed a two-year con- tract with the San Francisco49ers. The Niners selected Grbac in the eighth round of the 1993 National Football League draft. Grbac set seven Michigan career passing records. THEY'RE PRACTICALLYGIVINGTIIEM AWAY: TheMichiganAthleticDepart- menthasseatsremaining for twohome games: theopeneragainstWashington State on Sept.,4 and the third game of the year Sept. 25 against Houston. Peopleinterestedinpurchasingtick- ets for these contests should call 764- 0247 or write to the Michigan Athletic Department, 1000 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Mich., 48109-2201. You can also order them in person at the Michi- gan Athletic Department. The Depart- ment accepts Visa and MasterCard. Michigan linebacker Steve Morrison will miss at least two weeks of practice due to a broken foot suffered while running. Ryan Herrington The R.H. Factor a Fisk becomes just another victim of the baseball business Iwasnoteven four yearsold when CarltonFisk hit that soft, towering homerun in Game Six of the 1975 World Series. Too young to have witnessed No. 27 wish that ball fair and propel the Red Sox into a seventh and deciding game. Too young to have seen on a crisp October evening that sky- rocketlandinthenetting above the Green Monster. But this is not astory about being too young. It is, rather, about being too old. It seems thatFisk,last seen wearing No. 72and soxofadifferentcolor,was"tooold"toplay akids' game anymore. At least according to Chicago White Sox General Manager Ron Schueler. One week after Fisk had set the all-time recordnumber ofgames caught-2,226days andnightsbehind the plate - the 45-year old veteran was uncer- emoniously released. Yet it is Schueler who now dons the tools of ignorance. Onlyhe wishes he could hide behind a mask. Fisk had been strung along all season, al- lowed to play occasionally but relegated for the most part to being Chicago's No. 1 bullpen catcher. While disenchanted with Fisk for most of the season, Sox management didn't want the public relations opportunity of the record to slip away. With the prize in sight, Fisk was going nowhere. He knew it and so did most of baseball. Yet this did not stop the teamFisk had spent a majority of his 24-year major league career playing for from treating him like a sideshow attraction rather than a soon-to-be-Hall-of- Famer. The Fisks hadn't even finished the first tank of gas in the new car given to them by the White Soxbeforemanagementdrove Pudge out of town., Schueler was quoted after Fisk's release as saying, "Maybe we were a little bit unfair. He didn't have the opportunity to play on a daily basis, where probably the throwing and catch- ing would have improved. But right now I just felt this is the move I had to make." Why was it not the right move to make in May, when Fisk was allowed to catch about once every other week?Why was it not therightmove to make in spring training, when Schueler knew there would be too many catchers in the White Sox stable? Why right now? Some might say Schueler did Fisk a favor, that he helped him break the record by keeping him in the majors long enough to do so (you know Fisk is 45). Yet for the man who has hit more home runs after the age of 40 than any player in the history of the game, and his fans, that is little solace. See HERRINGTON, Page 11 ROOMMATE MATCHING SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY TOWERS APARTMENTS 536 S. FOREST AVENUE ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 (313) 761-2680 EFFICIENCY, 1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS 8 & 12 MONTH LEASES " HEAT AND WATER INCLUDED STUDY LOUNGE " GAME ROOM " WEIGHT ROOM POOL " TV ROOM " 24 HOUR ATTENDED LOBBY MTS COMPUTERS DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS LiE INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM thiE of * STORtE No TALBPIO!1 3,441 For Additional Information Contact: IMSB 763-3562