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4 UT.,BttCJi,29,1i3 THE CA23LCU TIXES S ; ' ' ' ''' ' NCCU3.: Walker Meads National Athletic Group . "vj KANSAS CITY, MO. Dr. Leroy T. Walker of Durham, pro fessor of physical educa tion at NCCU, was install ed as president of the Na tional Association for In tercollegiate Athletics, to serve a one-year term. The former head coach of the 1976 U.S. Olympic track and field team called in his installation address for the strengthening of the NAIA's role as a ma jor voice in intercollegiate sports. The NAIA is -frequently seen as competitor organization to the Na tional Collegiate Athletic Association. Membership in the two organizations frequently overlaps. North Carolina Central University and many teams in the Mid Eastern Athletic con ference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCCU moves this spring from the MEAC to the CIAA) hold memberships in both organizations. Most of the "major" universities in athletic competion hold NCAA membership alone, in the NCAA Divi sion 1A, which has a substantial dominance over other NCAA divi sions in televison tjme and other sources of revenue. "There is a role for the NAIA as there is for other multisports groups," Walker told the coaches, -faculty representatives, and college presidents at the association's annual convention in Kansas Ci ty's Kemper Auditorium, "and we must continue to play that role significantly in the development of athletics in the United States." Dr. Walker, who was head coach of NCCU's track and field teams from 1945 to 1973, has previous ly served as president of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Educa tion, and Recreation and is currently a member of the Executive Board of thei United States Olympic Committee and of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Health. He has also served at NCCU as chairman of the department of physical education and recreation and as vice-chancellor for university relations. He has also been employed at Benedict College, Bishop College, and Prairie View State University. Dr. Walker coached the Ethiopian and Israeli track teams in the I960 Olympics in Rome and served as a consultant to the team from Trinidad in Mexico City in 1968 and to the Kenyan teun in Munich in 1972. His awards have inciud ' ed election to the North Carolina and South Carolina sports Halls of Fame, the Helms Hall of Fame, and the NAIA and United States Track Coaches Association "Coach of the Year" awards in 1972. He was the 1976 reci pient of fhe University of North Carolina system's O. Max Gardner Award (for contributions to the welfare of the Human Race), a 1977 recipient of the North Carolina Distinguished Citizen Award, a 1973 recipient of the Durham Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award, and a 1974 recipient of the Gover nor's Ambassador of Goodwill Award. Other awards have been presented by North Carolina Central Universi ty, the Central Inter collegiate Athletic Association, Benedict College, NAIA District 26, Kiwanis International, the City of Durham, The North Carolina Associa tion for Health, Physical Education, and Recrea tion, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, the National Association of Sport and Physical Education, and Encyclopedia Britannica'. Time Out A tired and over-weight Muhammad All rests in the corner of the ring at his training camp in Deer Lake, Pa., in between sparring rounds with other boxers at his camp. AH weighed in at 243 pounds just before he went out to spar. All is attempting a come-back and wants to get his fourth world title. He will be In training for about three months. UPI Photo Bouga Township in Cass County, Michigan, is named for George Bouga, a Black fur trapper who later be came a wealthy trader. 'Good Life Show' Coming To Civic Center Who Is Ray Allison? Nick Fotlu has played for two pro teams. Can you name them? Pete Peeters tends goal for which NHL team? Tom Underwood Is a pitcher for which A.L. squad? Who Is the new manager of the Yankees? What team does Lou Whltaker play for? The Phoenix Suns entered the NBA In what year? Johnny Kerr was the first Suns coach. What championship NBA team did he play oh In 1954-55? Indy Pacers guard Johnny Davis is a graduate of what university? 10. What sport do you associate Marcla Frederick with? 3. 4. 6. 7. 8 9 TV COMFUIOC MRVICIS. INC In 490 B.C., legend has it, a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athena about 25 miles to report his country's victory over Persia. This was the begin ning of the marathon, the traditional end of the track and field portion of the Olympic Games, ( II J. l . 1 1 J 111 p II, n Marathon Trial, sponsored by Kennecott Copper Corp. through its subsid iary, The Carborundum Co., will be May 24, when an estimated 170 of the top marathoners in the coun try will compete. The 26.2 mile re-enactment of the legendary race will begin at Buffalo, N.Y., and end at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It will determine the three U.S. representatives and the alternate at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. The marathon was a 25-mile run from 1896 when the Games began, until 1908 when the dis tance was increased by one mile. Why? The marathon was held in England that year, where a British Olympic Committee de- ip cided to start the race at h Windsor Castle and finish Tit at thm Rnval Familv'a flboz in a London stadium. CHARLOTTE-When Peter Conrad of Charlotte, .wants to have fun, he has cbuHernmuWmr and then glides from ther mal to thermal catching updrafts of warm air as he sails about; .the country side. To Joe Foster, who lives near Grandfather Moun tain, fun is leaping off the mountain and gliding for miles in a hang glider. If you, like these folks, think the "in" place is aloft instead of on the ground, you will want to visit the Sports Aloft Pavilion at the "Good Life Show," running April 10-13 at the Civic Center here. The pavilion will have on display a hot air balloon, a sail plane, a hang glider, two airplanes and a parachute exhibit. In addition, lofty minded folks will be there to talk about various airborne sports, and mere will be plenty of information about getting your feet off ' the ground. The hot air balloon, provided by Barnes' Balloon Works, is an AX-5, fifty feet tall and 45 feet in diameter. The multicolored envelope, or actual balloon part, holds 42,000 cubic feet of air. The basket, or carriage, holds two people. Accor ding to Barnes, who has been making balloons for nearly twenty years, the balloon in the show can carry thirty gallons of pro pane gas (used to heat the air in the balloon to give it lift) and can stay aloft from one-and-one-half to three hours. Conrad's sail plane, based at Bermuda High Soaring, Chester, South Carolina, is a fiberglass Astir C-S and has a wing span of fifty feet. Conrad has sailed up to 13,000 feet in it, and ofter goes on jaunts of thirty to fifty miles. The hang glider, a non motorized one with a thir ty foot wing span, is part of the hang gliding pro gram at Grandfather Mountain, also the site of the Mastersl of Hang Gliding tournament each year. Foster, just one of the fliers who will be at the show, is the head of that hang gliding program and set the east coast distance record, 24 miles, in 1976. The airplanes are a Cessna and a Beechcraft. The Metro Flying Club, Inc., based at the "wjlr stiow a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, a four place, airplane, certified for in strument flying. Hangar One, located at the Monroe Airport, will br ing in a two place Beechcraft Skipper for display, and also a ATC 6I0K Simulator, which in corporates most of the features found on today's general aviation planes. The simulator, used main ly in training instrument pilots, will be demonstrated during the show. Continued on Page 6 (SPORTS PRQlEP - Steve K. Walz American League Preview MO00JOUIWMM 3 1 8 c 3 7 3 3 5 -1 o a. 3 Aa . " " 5 - S 9 n t a at 3 ; V) (0 n Barring a last minute players strike, a new era will begin for major league baseball next week. Parity within the A.L. and N.L. will allow the baseball establishment to expand into several more cities within the next three years. Inter-league play could become a reality by next year, and who knows, by 1985 we could see the Japanese and Mexicans playing the Americans in a genuine World Series. Below is an assess ment of the American League pennant race. Eastern Division New York Yankees Ripped apart by turmoil and .the death of Jhur man Munspn. the Yanks literally apartfctthe seams. Thrdugh a series of trades, the Yanks are now much improved. Rupe Jones moves into centerfijld and is expected to provide speed and power. Rick Cerone will try to fill Thurman's shoes, a tough task.' The pitching staff has been bolstered by the addition of Tom Underwood and the bench is formidable with guys like Bobby Murcer. Oscar Gamble, Eric Soderholm and Bobby Brown. Bar ring injuries, Dick Howser should have a picnic. Milwaukee Brewers They are good, very good. When you have guys like Larry Hisle. Gorman Thomas, Sixto Lezcano, Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie and Paul Molitor in your lineup, you're looking good. The Brewers can challenge the Yanks if Mike Caldwell, Bill Travers, Jim Slaton, Larry Sorensen and Moose Haas either duplicate or improve upon last years' perfor mances. The Brewers don't have a great bullpen. Detroit Tigers Alan Trammel and 'Sweet' Lou Whitaker are the best in the A.L. when it comes to turning over the doubleplay. Add a dash of Steve Kemp, Richie Hebner, Jason Thompson, Lynn Jones and Kirk Gibson, and you have a fine young team that might peak this year. If Mark Fidrych makes it all the way back, then Jack Morris, Milt Wilcox and Dave Rozema will be able to relax a bit more. The Tigers are deep in young talent. They could chal- lenge the Yanks and Brewers or fall to fifth place. Baltimore Orioles Mike Flan- , agan, Jim Palmer, Scott MacGregor' and Dennis Martinez were super last year. But Don Stanhouse bailed them out of many a problem last year, and he's left for Los Angeleis. Rich Dauer, Kiko Garcia and Mark Belanger are not all that good. Eddie Murray, Gary Roenicke and Ken Ttt Singleton will have to carry this team to the playoffs. I don't think Weaver's troops can do it again. Cleveland Indians This year's darkhorse pennant candidate. Gary Alexander. Andre Thornton, Duane Kuiper, Toby Harrah, Mike Hargrove. Rick Manning and Cliff Johnson give the Tribe a powerful offense. On the mound are Rick Waits. Mike Paxton, Len Barker. J.Qhn Denny, Bob Owchinko and Wayne Garland. In the bullpen are Vic Cruz and Sid Monge. I've got a feeling that the Indians are going to be right in the thick of things, at least until the All-Star break. ;. Boston Red Sox Jim Rice and Fred Lynn are the superstars on offense. Dennis Eckersley and Mike Torrez are the 'hill' stars, and that's all she wrote. The Sox are treading water and wiD slowly sink in the standings as the months go bv ' Toronto Blue Jay ami -1 story here. Barry 8onnell and Haul Mirabella are two key additions, but he Jays wiH only win 65-75 games this year for 64-year-old manager Bob Mattick. Western Division California Angels Deep in pitch ing with Frank Tanana. Dave Frost, Chris Knapp and Bruce Kison. Deep on offense too, with Rod Carew, Don Baylor, Bob Grich and Carney Lansford. Key. additions include Ralph Garr, At Cowens and Fred Patek. Would take a total collapse for the team to lose the pennant. K.C. Royals On the way down. Coijld end up lower if pitching staff fails. Willie Mays Aikens will provide some much needed power but the Royals gave up too much for him. An aging and overburdened bullpen will spell disaster. Chicago White Sox Don't laugh. Ken Kravec, Rich Wortham. Ross Baumgarten and Steve Trout are amongst the top young hurlers in all of baseball. Offensively, Chet Lemon. Lamar Johnson and Claudell Washington are expected to provide power and speed. A mediocre bullpen and untested youngsters like Mike Squires and Kevin Bell could either propel or hold back the Sox" progress. Texas Rangers Potential to con tend if Jon Matlack returns to form. Jim Kern is the best reliever in the league. Offense is no problem with Rich Zisk, Al Oliver, Jim Sundberg and Bill Sample, but the Rangers find new ways , to lose every year. Minnesota Twins This time they won't contend. Jerry Koosman and Geoff Zahn aren't getting any younger, and Ken Landreaux, Butch Wynegar and Ron Jackson can't carry all of the offense. Another miracle is needed here. Seattte Mariners Will be a good team this year. Key additions are Jim Beattie and Juan Beniquez. The pitching staff is rounding into form and the progress of the younger offensive players should make the Mariners close to a .500 ballclub. Oakland A's Rick Henderson and Mitch Page will provide all of the excitement on the field. Billy Martin will make waves off the field. LaMM Offices At NORTHGATE Worn Si & Club Blvd. BOULEVARD Hop VolltyRd ol Chapel Hill Blvd. RIVERVIEW Roxboro Rd oppotit Shopping Centtr CROASDAILE Garden Vitw Bldg. BETHESDA 1 714 S. 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