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Show -- G ? v v' Pacer Loss Sports Mirror by John Mooney Tribune There s Hope : 4 . port FHior lien Leaders Try to Ban Cheating Mirror article Sports Can Evils Re Curbed When was reprinted m the March 1 is'the of the NCAA News which gnes to the entire membership e the collegiate organization M' fconten'inn was that ton manv educational lead, ers politicians and lawyers were helping the coaches Cheat b looking for was to justify cheating or to rules Schools-Sre- Loopholes k Obviously, there is a rebirth of morality among the college leaders because all the mail I e receded has been faorable to my argument that all the cheaters should be kicked nut of athletics Here are some sample letters Your article puts the blame lust where it should be on the coaches There is no was the unnersitv president or atpletic director can know the athletes who are contacted the coaches, and a hat the coaches tell the prospect They must know the rules 'The Far Western Conference has been caught the last fewears with student athletes who did not predict the 1;60 and were allowed to participate as freshmen The athletes were never told they couldn t compete, but how we re having athletes lay out under the rules Ex Shelton commissioner. Far West Conference ' .4 t 4 i HCihhn Excellent article and Im in full agreement njhjvou Let s stop the nonsense, with all of us working together Dale Brown head basketball coach Louisiana State Unnersitv f From the Southwest I read with considerable interest your column m the NCAA News I want to congratulate you for writing tpis aprj.I hope more sports writers will take such a and It is writers such as you who have done a great deal rlher the best mteres 8 of intercollegiate athle-tje- s William Davis Professor of Government and forJ mer member of NC A A Council Texas Tech Imversitv 1 Congratulations on your recent article in the NCAA News Your views are so pertinent and so refreshing and pearly parallel those of my own that I wish I couldJtaVe written them mvself ; Tfie2wriing did a distinct favor to those of us who are Ujwg to abide by our self made regulations and I hope y.eir article gets a wide circulation tt 0 may be sure that a copy of your article is al mv presidents desk and thank God he shares YVn . reach pur view ' making Vpoint that urgently needed James B Higgins director of athletics Tfcgnk you for bemad to Lamar Lmversity ; And From Southland Please accept my appreciation and admiration for tpe recent column which now appears in the NCAA News Your contribution is a valuable piece of work and we in the Southland can only hope the right people are exposgi.to.it In 'fact assure that our people have read your eolumnit has been reproduced and dispatched to every to institutional president and directoi of athletics in our organization. including University of Southwestern Louisiana I The- conference is not all bad believe me We ac cepted. three Louisiana members 15 months ago and m basketball pioblems Have found ourselves since very I But we will survive and through the use of only Thank you again for (Jne set of rules and regulations wour sincere interest and concern Dick Clner. Commis-soneSouthland Conference I From the tone of these letters it is obvious the ath Iptic leaders are sincere in trying to stamp out cheating in intercollegiate athletics ; ThpKfew coaches athletic directors, presidents and alumni 'leaders who will appeal their convictions to the courts carry little weight against those who will attempt to clean then-- houses rather than beat the rap - ear-dee- p Observation Ward me just two ounces of meat a day, which is Just about what my purse can afford Mv jjict allows Tdol! Toot! All Aboard : PHOEJyJX lfers a t ARI7 will be desert fw golf (I PI) taking course for the . ' jaa 4 , CLEARWATER Alan FLA Bannister the player selected in last major league free agent dhap was among four bv the Philadel Phitlies Sunday phic Banmster and pdchers Dave Downs. Garv Neibauer and Earl Stepnenson were as signed to the Phillies minor playerscut league training headquarters for reassignment f V at the county operated golf course dreged out a trenih alongside the road to allow a 5 foot boat to carry a shot to golfers dry land wnere a truck takes them to the clubhouse The trench was necessary because the water was too shallow for two-iro- the propeller 75 mM on the or horsepower In the first three hours of operation Sundav the boat earned lufi golfers to the course first Januarys golf pro Dick a fern ser- vice to the course Workers Phillies Farm Draft Choice (I PI) Muhaine began weeks Access to the Sierra Estrella urse.uear Goodyear has en blocked by water flowing wn th normally dry Salt lv er frfh the past 21? weeks on the play PPiHfi. course This weekend -i- a boat m Thev never taught me this said PGA school Mul-vain- e Water being dumped into the .Salt River because reservoirs are close to capacitv is expected to flow for at least the next month as a heavv snowpack in the watershed melts ,.) .... V uI s, 4 V N r I some 01 Is ( AP) somebodv s somt how said Mem conna beat LI I phis State Coach Gene Bai We not onlv think we tow can do it we believe it sT A P Associated Press Wirephoto cagers Mrginia Inchs leap with joy after their triumph Irish Lose Sunday Dallas series starts Monday April 2 m the Salt Palace with the second game scheduled for Wednes-da- v April 4 The third and fourth games of the senes w ill De play ed on the west coast, probably on Fndav April 6 and Saturday April 7 If a fifth game is needed it will be m the Salt Palace with a sixth game if neces sary at San Diego and a seventh game again if necessary in the Palace Memphis Rolled Sunday s Ltah Memphis game was close for about five minutes The Stars were informed of their Western Di vision title before taking the court and they demonstrated that the pressure was off by nothing rolled to a - All over Notre Dame in MT. The Irish cagers are disconsolate over loss. 32-2- 2 first period lead and enioved a at the half margin LaDell Andersen sub stituted freely but that di n t help matters any either 70 53 the - piessurt- disap foi us when we beat Zelmo Beaty plaved well for the Stars even though he was m foul trouble Cincy Powell did a good job and so did Ron Boone and Glen Combs was a ter- sconng and rebounding easily, and George Thompson poured in points in breakneck fashion The partisan Notre Dame crowd ot 1) 303 at the na tionallv televised game thin rocked with the Garden cheers when little Dwicht Clav save the Irish a ii s7 lead with two free throws at the 55 second maik Then the 5 foot 10 Stevens practicallv toow chame scor-inthe la- -t five points ot the Came victory by Memphis halted the longest losing streak in the ABA this season and it was a measure of re venge for Coach Bob Bass who saw his club suffer two defeats to 'he Stars earlier this year Bass by the way will prob-abl- v return to Memphis season Rumor has it that he has applied to be head coach at Oklahoma State not next y Ltah has not wen in the this season and finishes its series with The Stars the Tams at aNo haven t won at Denver where thev plav Tuesday Mid South Coliseum 4-- 4 The Pacers loss came as a surprise since the Nets were on a six game losing streak and Indiana had won 12 of its last 13 games t ve-tr- Erases Lead s Memphis State 24 5 shot a 5s percent in the blMc-nn- I A d We just felt that we could We are it said DeAoe that kind of a team We felt to win the game we had to change the tempo We had to press Aou take a chance with a press but when there are only six minutes left that s what vou have to do Persistent Team Gobblers persistent took the fight out of the Fighting Irish with their relentless pursuit Weve been plaving games like this all year ,aid Gob bier star Alan Bristow whose team won its MT opener b two points and its last three We games bv one point don t lose our poise That is the sign of a great team Bristow however did admit he was a little worried when Notre Dame had a 12 point The t year old 62 ooden W Weve been sporadic latelv not enough intensity through out It s such things that gives Kaitow hope If both teams play to then I don t ultimate potential know if we can win said the dear cut chap of 42 who coaches the Kings of the Mis soun Aailev conference If lou we plav I percent cant ask more We could use snmp help from ILLA On the Screen The NC A A title tween LCLA and State L el The Fighting Irish who had earned the momentum of the game most of the wav pulled out in front in the overtime 85 81 as star center John Shumate contributed two of his 28 points with foul shots The Gobblers refused to wilt under the Notre Dame heat and pulled within two points on a basket bv Ed Frazier 1 113 Gary Brokaw scored four of the game s next six points giving Notre Dame an 89 85 lead with 1 12 left and it looked hopeless for A lrginia Tech Most Aaluable Alan Bristow Then who had been having his troubles at the foul line throughout the game made both shots in a one on one si'uation making 07 with the score remaining He was named tne MT Most Aaluable Tlaver 1 will hannc-- It has steering like the racing Ferrari. And a luxurious interior like the Mercedes-Ben- z 280SE. It has independent front suspension like the Aston Martin. And the same amount of trunk space as the Lincoln Continental Maik IV. It has front-whedrive like the Cadillac Eldorado. And about the same headroom and legroom as the Rolls-Royc- e Silver Shadow. The name of this remarkable automobile is the Audi 100LS. And what's even more remarkable about it is its price tag. It's a lot less than you'd expect to pay for that many great cars. look good for the 89-- r' times We lost our poise for a mo ment the first time that hap admitted pened this season dU rack-and-pini- Losing 70 58 lrginia Tech rallied and tied the score in time on a regulation shot by Craig Lieder Then the Gobblers pulled it out with another stunning field goal by Bobbv Stevens at the fmal buzzer in o' ertime margin It didn Gobblers at sputtered over Big Ten champion Indi ana in the other stepping tone to the Mondav night finals near-disast- do A r? Go In Front The rt-c- LCLA is 29 0 and on the doorstep of back to back per feet seasons the first time that s been accomplished 1973 NCAA crown would bt the Bruins ninth in 10 finally The Tams saw Ltah creep 10 within midwav points through the third period but then scored 11 points in a row to salt the game awav The fourth quarter was academic Louis peart-the old recoid winning -t- it-ak of bO said L C L A C oach John Battle 1 but had its expected class in the clutch in a 70 59 decision Defies Disaster It was this swaggering confidence that pulled Angima Tech back from with 6 12 left in the game Coach Racklev assured Wooden Well plav our lar game disciplined to win One-Poi- nt A A Notre YORK (AP) Dame had a 12 point lead the clock and the crowd in ls favor Virginia Tech had the and poise and thn pres later the ball game 1 defimteh felt we could win it even when we were loi said Coach ing bv 12 points Don DeAoe after his unrelenting and unheralded Gobblers won the 36th National Invitation basketball tournament with a tense 92 91 overtime victory over Notre Dame Sun at Madison day Square Garden NEW 1 Memphis d Gobblers Snare NIT Crown s opponent m the first round of the Western Division playoffs will be San Diego doing practically crowd of 19 029 is the 3) v ear old st at Arena white-cla- second half sjtardav to erase point Providtnce lead and L A semi win 9s s5 m the finals a 11 the Sellout ( rowd A gars I tah en 1 The Tigeis nitet the awe some Btuins Mondav night for the National ( olleciate Athletic Association basketball championship with LILA an eight point favorite to win its 75th game in a row and seventh -- traight Mtle V. Carolina has the best record overall m the ABA and there is no hope of the Stars ever bettering the mark of the Cou- best-of-se- v - A Tuesdav night and in the Salt Palace Wednesday night against Indiana Both games are now meaningless since the division race is over but the Stars will be trying to win to have a better record than the Colonels in the Kentucky Eastern Division was assured Denver beat Idg.- 2.1 ti dav Stars play two more regular season games at Den-ve- r That v v Uclans Quest Ends Tonight w The 114-- - Sftbtnw afcf mid 'ei In addition the champion ship means a bonus of $20 000 to the plavers and coaches to be divided m whatever fashion thev choose when - Monday Morning, March 26, 1971 Cl 4, Bonus ror for Memphis For Fairways Ferry! -- Ltah s Western Division title was the second such crown in and insures the succession Stars of the home court advantage throughout the Western Division playoffs both semifinals and finals should the Stars advance that far That 'v-vr- fjioftjS Special to The Tribune On a MEMPHIS, 1 EN night when the Ltah Stars didn t deserve to win anything thev won the ABA Western Di vision championship the Plaving half heartedlv S'ars were out near Beale street all night as the woeful Memphis Tams snapped a 15 game losing streak in beat mg Ltah 133 117 But the pressure was al readv off The Stars didn t really need to do anv thing but show up The New Aork Nets ended three weeks of suspense when thev handed Indiana a 118 115 overtime loss Sundav afternoon dashing for good the Pacers slim hopes of ever catching the Stars Luther ; Salt Sews Up 73 Crown A r vNr mo Sliei I Q v y- r-- . 1 w M I t i be 2 Mondav game televised at be- Memphis 7 pm hv |