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Show 7 - w i t1r 0 0 0 , i ri DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1977 6 B - j al rt s By Lee Benson The NCAA is keen on stiff penalties for anyone contributing to tactics. While the deci sion of firing can legally be made only by the university, the NCA,A can come down hard if it feels one of its members hasn't properly cleaned its house. For starters, the NCAA could extend UNLV's probation beyond two years, thereby curtailing the schools chances of satisfying Western Athletic Conference entrance requirements by 1979. But while Tarkanian, who came s to UNLV after engaging in at Long Beach State, may be in line to be fired, he won't go immediately, if The ax is still LAS VEGAS tailing in this college town. Now that the University of Nevada at Las Vegas has been placed on probation by the NCAA because of "very serious" basketball infractions. things are getting more per- I sonal. Friday, 1.7NLV has te disciphne several of its own people, including George Bayer, former basketball coach, and Jerry Tarkanian, present basketball coach. By Friday, make that past present. The general consensus in a tOwn famous for holding the trump card says Tarkanian's release is a sure thing like five of a kind is a sure thing. "The university is going to have to let lark go," says a source in the athletic dept., "they don't have any choice." The schools freedom of choice, it seems, has been restricted by the NCAA that organization keeping a keen eye on "whether the institution's disciplinary actions are sufficient, or additional penalties should be imposed: Whether Tarkanian is By I qiJ e,; Meanwhile, the NCAA and Las Vegans strike diametrically opposing poses concerning the entire issue. Las Veg lins, hoping to goon hit the college athletic big time a big time, some will are put out with the NCAA, to say put it mildly. Among their complaints: the NCAA is an ivory tower, with no acceptable system of justice. the NCAA has had a vendetta to "get" Tarkanian since his Long Beach days. Tarkanian was only remotely involved with the NCAA charges, and probation is warranted mainly because of Bayer's infractions. Chuck Thompson, a lawyer involved as legal couasel for a professor whom the NCAA said altered an athlete's grades, is one of the more vocal Las Vegans who chastizes the at all. The same odds that say Tark the Shark will be asked to leave also say he won't. Not anxious to exit one of the world'8 most lucrative coaching an estimated income of positions Tai kanian will sue $150.0e0 a year UNLV and seek an injunction while the ease is prepared for trial. The University of Nevada at Las Vegas will become the University of Nevada at District Court. b(111 "My client look polygraph and analyzer tests to affirm his innocence," says Thompson. "but uhen I went to Tennessee for the NCAA hearings they gave me 10 minutes and threw me out. They already had their minds made up. ; : ,::,, ,::'''',...:t:',',::::::,:.:::';',::!,:'.,;:::,1':;::::':: I ,,- , :',,," ,0":;:- .,..,,,:: ' :,, 1 " , I:, !:. ;:: ...... .., ..1,, c,:., .;,. t,g, ...,,.,,-- ' example ',: ,,,, - ;::.,..,,,Q.. r:,..,,:,;,,,,:"x',,.4:-...,,':,,- - -,:: , :::, ' ,,...:-- .i. ',..':,.',1:,,--:1-:.:-!..- :,...." ,.i,.'.',..:'....,.: ',,,,..;,. -, 1 ,.4 ..,, 44 ,". , .'', ' Alcit''' , j ',,,f'',-.?.,;' .; , ,',.., ...' ,,. :,. iv ',. ,,' ..s, :,. , li l',' ,:ii ' ,o,,,R ''.''' ;'",'' ''''','' The UNLV case, says the NCAA, took considerable time and expense, and probation came only after everyone concerned was listened to, 1 1 ,,' , , - r,''4,,.....,; .s.' ',1, '. :';z' ' ,t; .,,, ",,, , s I :.. x , ,,' .' ''' ,,, ,:':, .; ::, , ..,,,,, ,r4. i A and given consideration. "To say members of the infractions committee are outside the law would ignore the fact these are responsible and reasonable men. said the NCAA source, stressing that three of the five committee members are law professors. The committee's request for UNLV probation was upheld by a unanimous 18-- vote of the NCAA Enforcement Council. "The reaction of Las Vegas, to be sure, is not without precedent," the source said. "College athletics have a way of becoming emotional." , l',', ...'.... , ,,,,,,,'; , ?" i , .......,.,..711s '''' 't1.. 14.kt UNIN's Tarkanian faces battle for employment. courtroom Chamber in 0 Medieval days!. The NCAA takes a I we've-hear- - ,:,,,,,: ;I':-- tk' .' ,:: , .. ,,. ' ,,- - , ' "' ' :.: "". " ,,- v-,. ',,:..., ...,..,, - ,..,:' , -. .,:- ,,:,?::,:,c,":":,::;,:,",....,,,',,,,,..-.4i,,,.zs...,:'',:- ,:::'!'........;,c:..., 7 l':!...... ...:...::::.::::::1:::::::::. ' ;' ..8:".',,:, ii.: ' -- ,:.4 ,. .....:.:' ;,',- ' .:,......;;:, :. '........ ......1:: ' 7.''.. 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'i':::;':':,:''''::-...!?::::-:....:-..:':::;:..-':.';-.- top-see- ...; ,,,:; ........,' ,, ,,..,,,,.,:.;:,,ii,.. ::!":: i :;!' 7.....' ':.' :..'... .. ' ? .... '' 'NYO'.......1........,. ': ... ' . T. . e ' : , disconsolate Bjorn Borg ponders a newsman's question Tuesday after removing himself from play in the U.S. Open tennis championships. He was No. seed. e ' .:: '. - 41kuktiroilithA-,...- P 1977. 1 Sweden's top seed defaulted in the third set of his match with Dick Stockton Tuesday afternoon when pain from his scire shoulder forced him to call it quits. s 4 .- Fought joins the r- -0 3 '31 1 t ,, Ita-C,- a was a semifinalist. The same he won the National Amateur, he was third in the British Open. He was a member HACK MILLER .. ... ..--- -- SPORTS EDITOR ,. native I:tahn. but because he went to ItY12 and set up residence at Riverside Country Club. most days we claim a part of John Fought. who yesterday won the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship. And that brings to mind the kir last time a Utah golfer had anything to do with that title. It was back in I 92t3. George tGix) Von Elm was one of the top players in the world , behind the great Bobby Jones. who had won two straight amateur championships. At that time the amateur championship was the world's top event. The Open was just coining into its OWn. The Open e , was something the people staged for themselves. Amateurs, the rich kids, ,domintited the game and a rich kid George Von Elm was not.. Ile had been a caddy around the : Suit Lake Couniry Club, had played golf on ary course he - could find. No silver spoon was in his mouth, George, Leonard, Roy and the rest of tile Von Elms .were jtuA kids aruund our . 'neighborhoods. a t club-hous- ' 1,4 3--;- , 400 Air r ''..''..'::;:, ..,..,. ' , ',.., .., ...,,. - .' '..'ige''', o,""'' .1.1.4i,m;. ,.....,,,,i, 1 ' 'WI.. 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' , ..:,,':,;,..:.;..",.......:.?.-:,,'::"::.:- '",,,,, :" Forth-seede- d FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (UPI) Guillermo Vi las carved out another masterpiece on 0 clay courts today with a comfortable decision over South Africa's Ray Moore to advance to the semifinals at the $462,400 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. The Argentine. who has now won 44 straight matches on clay and has dropped just 16 games in his five matches here so far, will play the winner of today's second feature match between Harold Solomon, Silver Spring, Md., and e Dick Stockton, Carrolton, Tex. In other quarter-fina- l matches today, Tracy Austin, the pigtailed wunderldnd of d Rolling Hills, Calif., plays Betty Stove of Billie Jean King, New Holland, and seventh-seede- d d Chris Evert, Fort Lauderdale, York, battles Fla. Under sparkling clear skies on the eigth,day of the tournament. Vilas, a semifinalist here last year, South African pinned. on the kept the baseline with his typically strong ground strokes. While Moore occasionally responded with shots down the line, it was not enough to contain the Argentine poet. When Moore won his lone game of the second set, the stadium court crowd generously applauded as Moore raised both arms in the air. e set for the first time Vilas, playing a in the tournament, had never been extended past two games in his earlier matches. His previous victims here were Manuel Santana, Gene Mayer, Victor Amaa and Jose Higueras. "I was trying to win every point," said Vitas of the match. "AlVt this point I'm serving right and I have no weakness." Looking towards his next match, Vitas said: "I'm well prepared physically that's te kay." Much of the talk here today still concerned empty ',ocker No. 102 at the stadium clubhouse. Bjorn Borg packed his gym bag Tuesday afternoon and said good-byto the Open for 1977. ' Bjorn Borg packed his gym bag and said goodbye to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships of 6--1, :,1 ; i::, ' ,,'. r,,,,. ;:.,:x :,... :' ' ':':' ::, ,,-.- ,,- : t '' -. ;t1.;:..;:......::::':,:. 41 ',,''':.;-':,-. ' ., .,....,- :.;;;:;,::;":''.....?"..''' :: f, ......::',. ',.' .t......,'. !r.. .,, ..x. ;:: z,,..,;,::,:iii ............::......... :,::.:;;:::,',' , i,":,.;g: '',,,.. ......,,: ,,,,',1g,,,,,, .... '.0.,:,,,,- 1?':::,:;., t..; 't V: ......,,, .. . ,.-- :,.4 , ::;:,,.... , :;:.';'-':-.,.- org withdraws :, ; -- 1, a -- 21:1 ., , t P.. 4',..- - Vrilas in semis; ;:,,:: 1:::t;:t,',.,:::,:,.:,:::,:r.:T.::::::::;::,.,.::c.i:::.,''',.',it,,'.;-f::,.;'4::::4;',':.el,:::.7::,1-1..':;,:,,::z-;''::.,:i- ,,,,,,....,,.,,,-,..- v- ' , , 0,:--!--:,- ,,,4'.!....,;' .. i .; . There is no reason to wrongly charge any member institution. and our investigation procedure has safeguards against personal ven- . .,'' :'.. , Star of the ' dettas." V than Coach Tafkanian say s Santini. "there was absolutely no chance for UNLV to react to faceless accusers. There was no cross examination. It was a i':'::.::- ':,,4 ,,:". ................ k 1 '',P,,,C- ( '1:,'' had," '''''':;.,,,P,,,-- '' ."i,.., 4.,,:t:,:',is,:,,::: ., 4, te9S P t4 e.::. perfect , 1'",..,"!:: i "I'm convinced a person accused murder has more rights and ,L- It ii I4, et' protection oice When a school goes on probation," says a high source at the NCAA Enforcement Dept., "you find a town of unhappy people. 0 tion. of stance. -- i" 1 Berst and Hale McMenamin were the NCAA's chief investigators in Vegas. James Santini, Nevada's representative in the C. S. Congress, is sufficiently shocked by the NCAA's practices that he has requested a House probe of the NCAA and is awaiting a legal opinion as to whether the House Investigations-anOversight Subcommittee, of which he is a member, has jurisdic- NCAA. titto , J I I kw .',"'""' v 1:11 1 1 ft" el 1.4 IL-L11- "There is no logical way they could uphold their charges in any kind of court anywhere." Thompson's views are shared by others who are convinced the NCAA has been after Tarkanian's employment since Long Beach. A friend of Tarkanian.'s has been quoted as saying an NCAA investigator, David Berst, confided in him a goal of putting Tarkaoian out of business. d no-no- 15 R1 A popular with everybody at the school and on the strip doesn't matter. Deseret News sports writer I La is nexi: a ItV 'eau I belated thanks A i . A nice lady rightfully comthat during the recent plains 1!'. .... 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I t ' .'. , ' k ' k And disappointed she should he. 0 .:; :ti 1 ' .?. - i A belated thanks to the :: f,?":-- : gals Dennis 13. is Hiatt Ile .,,, ':11... plays : ;; ,,,.. golf and Nome days is better r, i 1 than other days. ,,--1; 1 ,, "Do you like to hear about '..: , 1 e Dennis asked on if el the phone the other day. le .,, F "Sure do. Dennis," I told him. 'i t . 40, said he aced the eighth at lie 1 Glendale. Hit a big &ix or, he , . ., ..4 ., ,, did. The ball just rolled on and , ", , ' 4 , i , 1,!"'''k l:: '':':'4:''''IL, , ' - ë ''', ...t. ,..At ' ;; !,- ".!. k ..: ' 4:1 it - I fi'' 1 4.," , -7' : , t r. t 11 140fr sRi ori; -- .., ' ijmnAwitiDWALk tWtMWAtilt41. kii.11YIM .., i till , LI '' I.'" ' -t ( fifth-seede- Ilth-seede- 6-- 6-- .R., 5 Deseret News special FOREST HILLS. N.Y. Jane Stratton of Salt Lake City lost in her charge for the U.S. Open doubles title here Tuesday. Stratton and partner Mimmi Wikstedt fell to South Africans Brigitte Cuypers and Marie Kruger, The former University of Utah player lost in the first round of singles to Kerry Melville Reid of Ali ratia, She reported that Monday's delayed match was played next to the main stadium court during a crowd uprising over the play of Guillermo Vilas and that will) all the noise she could not keep her 6-- 6-- , if- .,,,, 3 average about a bowler is his C80- average. . t , i ,; 4 . r, i 1: - 1 ' : , .,, f ,,, , 1 it. Rubber Heel & Silicone , -'- istmk 47 - 4.. ..4 4..k,w,,Agengsa.kpie..A.; George had been trying to - twat Joik's for a of couple years. Utahn George Von Elm (left) accepts U.S. Amateur Cup. he was runnerup in the , in 1924 ,'National Amateur. In 1925 he He won the title 51 years ago. ';;;,k -- Bevil Malt 1 (Ail- - variety of fabrics available. 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J Let.11Era' off Springy . holes-in-one?- 6-- - k ; 1' $. 6-- Stratton out of Open I'' Neolite Type Full Sole 6-- d 7-- that looking your best on the lanes is as important as bowling your best. , , ' ' 6-- 6-- 6-- third-seede- King Louie knows :,....A"'401161,.. 4'.' third-seede- 6-- 3: . all-sta- 6-- 2, 6--0, . knows. 0437;t4iiii 0 12th-seede- d 4 ' 6--4, King Louie all-sta- r , 1 10th-seede- d The only thing LAGOON ,i-:::- ,, , Later, at a press conference he stated his case simply. "There was too much pain to serve," he said. "It's a mental thing every time you throw up the ball. you wonder if its going to hurt." The Stockton was leading, in the fourth-roun- d match when Borg defaulted. Today, Stockton of Carrolton. Tex., takes on Harold Solomon, Silver Spring, Md., in a quarter-fina- l match. Borg. who injured his shoulder while practicing the day before the Open began, refused to take any pain killers. He feared that would only make matters worse. ninth-grad- e But a girl and a woman are keeping things as lively as ever. Tracy Austin, the pigtailea wonderldd of Rolling d Hills, Calif., plays Betty Stove of the Netherlands today in a quarter-fina- l match on center Billie Jean court. In the night session, seventh-seede- d King battles top seed Chris Evert in another encounter. quarter-fina- l In a key match Tuesday night., second-seede- d d Jimmy Connors. Belleville, Ill., blitzed to Roscoe Tanner, Lookout Mountain, Tenn., gain the quarter-finalsIn other major matches Tuesday, fifth-see- d Manuel Orantes. Spain, ripped John McEnroe, d Brian Douglaston, N.Y., Gottfried, Lauderhill, Fla., defeated Poland's Wojtex Fiback, Evert, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., whipped Nancy Richey, San Angelo, Texas, and Virginia Wade, England, heat Mona Guerrant, Scottsdale, Ariz, tA VELVETEX FLOCKING Write for complete details. 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