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I Sports P«e31 • PLAINDK.ALKR HF.RALD. FRIDAV• NOVEMBER a,. 1W4 Cub assistant tells of success *c*"r11 By Dick Peterson PlalndMter-ftaraM N«wi Service HARVARD -- They were ready to send John Cox out to pasture when he was still a kid by many standards - except for those of professional baseball. "You're getting up in age," Roland Hemond told Cox. "You're 21 years old and you're over the WU." "I don't believe you're right in this evaluation," Cox answered. That was 20 years ago. John Cox was beginning his minor league career in the California Angels organization. Roland Hemond was the Angels' farm system director. Twenty years later, the two men are together in management > in . Chciago, although not on the same side of town. Cox is an assistant to Dallas Green, the wheeling- dealing Cubs general manager. Hemond is the White Sox general manager. Cox, who began playing baseball in a little league program in Clinton, Iowa, was the featured speaker at a recent Harvard Boys League banquet. "I had so many people tell me, 'John Cox, you re not going to play professional baseball,' " he said. He ignored those assessments and persevered. WHILE he didn't make It to the majors, Cox dismissed Hemmond's evaluation and was picked up by the Cubs, and played with their farm teams in Quincy and Duluth, Minn., where the third baseman led the league in stolen bases and hit After three years in the Chicago farm system, he was released. Cox then was picked up by the Oakland A's organization and played in the A's system for two more years. "The whole thing really boils down to one thing," Cox said. "The bottom line is every one of (the major leaguers) started like John Cox did," adding that a only few phenoms make it to the big leagues without paying their dues in the minors. , Cox, who lives in Cary, then spent four years in farm-system management with Oakland and the Cubs before joining Chicago's front office in 1975. BASEBALL used to J>e a six- month job, Cox said. But that's changed. As soon as the Cubs returned from San Diego - "as miserable as we felt" - it was on to Detroit to talk business. He didn't see any of the World Series, which was just as well, he noted. "Now we're in the middle of a free-agent draft," he said. The winter baseball meetings - when many trades are made - begin the first week in December. Then it's to sign players in January and February. And spring training begins in March, and the circle begins again. "The whole thing is never ending," he said. "But we don't mind not catching our breath with the kind of year we had." Cox spent the better part of a half hour fielding questions from the Boys League audience: Young winner Rick Sut- fe: Cox says the Cubs and Sutcliffe's agent have not begun negotiating money items yet. They're dealing with contract years, deferred money and guaees. Cox thinks he'll sign. "We're paying what we re hoping he's going to do four LOOKING AHEAD... MCHENRY HIGH SCHOOL Friday: WRESTLING Warren 6 p.m. Saturday: BASKETBALL.. 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I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW Brought to you by Phil Ooffllng Did you know there have been only 7 col­ lege football players in the last 50 years who made the first-team All-America THREE seasons in a row, based on the of­ ficial NCAA All-America?.. They are run­ ning back Herschel Walker of Georgia (1980-82)...Defensive lineman Hugh Green of Pitt (1978-80) .Defensive Ken Easley of UCLA (1978-80)...Linebacker left) Robinson of UCLA (1976-78) . Run ning back Doak Walker of SMU (1947 49)...^nd running backs Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard of Army (1944-46). * * • The first football team in'America to use a nickname was Princeton, which adopted the name "Tigers" in 1887 because of the orange and black stripes of their jer- seys. * • • " Here's a surprising fact..'The last 4 teams to win the national championship in ma jor-college football were all first-time win ners...Miami was the national champ in 1983, Penn State in 1982. Clemson in 1981 and Georgia in 1980 - and none of those teams had ever won the national championship in football before • * * I bet you didn't know...that now is the best time for home improvements. And now's the best time to see Keith Leathers. Linda Wigman or myself for an improve ment loan. We'll set up the right loan to meet your budget requirements. Come in today and we can help add that extra bedroom or family room or whatever your needs maybe „ years from now," Cox said. Cox played an instrumental role in the trade that brought Sutcliffe to Chicago. "The decision we had to make at the time was, Do we want to spend the money?" Cox said. "Do you want to spend close to a million dollars on that player with the hope that they're going to get you there in Sejptemeber? Our answer, very quickly, was yes." Right-fielder Keith Moreland: "I don't know if I can put up with another year of his moaning and groaning," Cox says. "But he's a competitor. He wants to play. He doesn't want to come out of the lineup. Aging shortstop Larry Bowa: "He didn't have the kind of year Larry can have," Cox sold, but he was a catalyst in the stretch. Bowa is in the option year of his contract. Shawon Dunston: He's a promising 20-year-old shortstop m the farm system with a strong bat, a good arm and the likely successor to Bowa. "He's come a long way in a hurry," Cox said. "He's got to learn some discipline at the plate. He's got to learn some discipline on the field." Obtaining a left-handed reliever: "When everyone wants a Cabbage Patch Doll, you can't find one," Cox says. Ditto for left-handed relievers this year. A bigger Wrigley Field: "There's no question the ball park is antiquated," Cox said, and it costs more than a million dollars a year to maintain. Wrigley Field won't change in the near future, he added. "One of the magics of the franchise is the ball park." The McHenry Marlins, in their first meet as members of the Nor­ thern Illinois Swim Conference, were bested by the Glenview Park District by a score of 213-164 Taking home one or more firsts were: Ryan OLeary, Tom Usrey, Craig Fowles, Eric Tucker, Amy Hutchins, Katie Winn, Chris Panerelli, Shannon Brown, Matt Mohlman, Ryan Olszewski, Court­ ney Shanahan, Jennifer OLeary, Ryan Shanahan and Emily Htit- chins. Second places went to Brianne Fowles, Courtney Shanahan, Mary Wray, Jenny Wiedenhoeft, Mary Gray, Jennifer Bloom, Jen­ nifer OLeary, Jennifer Marcello, Karen Panerelli, Emily Hutchins, Erin Shanahan, Krista Fowles, Shannon Brown, Tom Usrey, Nicole Bloom, Katie Winn, Carrie Wiedenhoeft and Kevin Brown. The Marlins lost another close At Platteville Lawrence B. Tonyan, McHenry, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer football team. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tonyan, 28974 W. Hwy. 120, McHenfy. Save$300! Shop to 8 Weeknights! '189! Save $100! 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