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By BARRY COOPER
Syndicated Columnist
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan.
-- The National Collegiate
Athletic Association, facing the
loss. ol millions-, of dollars, in
? tefevwieni i dv^iwuni i may-have to discontinue
championship football
playoffs in Division I-AA
and Division II.
Such a ruling w^uld hit hard at
small and predominantly black
schools, all of which are in Division
I-AA or Division II.
If the playoffs are scrapped, it
win oe oecause 01 tne supreme
Courts recent decision that stripped
the NCAA of control over
college football TV rights. The
NCAA, which received a portion
of the profits under the old TV
plan, used some of the money to
put on playoffs for the smaller
schools.
Speculation is that the NCAA
will go ahead with the playoffs
this year, but will scrap them
prior to the 1985 season ? unless
alternate funding can be found.
Has New Conference Idea
Fizzled?
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A drive to
start a new Division I-AA conference
has apparently lost its
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Sports People
Kim La$
By SAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
Like most college freshmen, Ki
make lots of adjustments when sf
college last fall.
There were new experiences tc
socially, an intense academic envir
challenge of a new locale.
"The players are so good, yc
errors. They*re not going
anything. If you expect thet
something, you *re dead mea<
Yet, none of those things figure
in Kim's adaptation to Georgia
choice to attend the ACC school
When Kim signed a scholarship
her main interest was to participati
nis program.
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. special classes for gifted and talented students,
d as prominently Kim also displays maturity beyond her 19 years.
Tech -- or her She knows what she wants to do and how best to ac
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> to attend Tech, she's chiefly concerned with playing winning tennis,
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Hansforth takes
By SAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
Greg Hansforth defeated Marco Lucioni 6-2, 1-6,
6-1 to take top honors in the Garber/Lash Tennis
Open last week (Aug. 15-19) at Hanes Park.
The match between Hansforth and Lucioni was
the feature event in the open division of the sixth
annual tournament, which is snonsored bv the
Greater Winston Kiwanis Club.
Tgurnament chairman Larry Upshaw said he was
pleased to have such outstanding players as
Hansforth and Lucioni participate. Yet the most
4mportanLihu^.hgr<sakl? to-give
players with lesser skills the chance to play.
"I considered the tournament a success," Up;
shaw said. "It was an average turnout as far as participants
were concerned, but we had some good
matches each day .
"The overall play was very intense," Upshaw
said. "It was obvious that good tennis was being
played because of the number of spectators who
come out to watch."
Though there were some upsets, the top seeds in
four of the seven divisions won titles.
Chandy Cholla, who was seeded first in the girls'
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White in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 for her first
Garber/Lash title.
In girls' 14 and over play, third-seeded Asheley
McGeachy bested fourth-seeded Maria Swaim 6-3,
6-3.
Miss McGeachy, who won the girls' under 14 title
last year, moved into a higher bracket despite the
fact that she's only 13 years old.
"Last year, I didn't have that much
competition," she said. "I thought by moving up, it
would be a greater challenge for me."
Asheley's father Neil won the men's 35 and over
title for the second year in a row when his opponent,
Dr. James Ewers, failed to show for the final
match.
Ewers, a vice chancellor at Livingstone College,
played superbly in reaching the finals, but had to
return to the Salisbury campus because of the arrival
of freshmen on the campus.
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Rv RAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
The 1984 edition of Wake Forest University football
features four local players who could figure
prominently in the Deacons' plans.
And well it should, says Coach A1 Groh, noting
that the Wake program is at a stage where the
Deacons must recruit top-quality players locally to
build a winning tradition.
"It's a plus for the program when you can recruit
, local players who can help your team," says Groh.
| "It's important to sign the local players because it
helps in getting all elements of the local community
behind you."
Of the four, three -- Tim Sheff, Reggie McCum
, mings and Greg Scales ? played their prep football
in Winston-Salem, while the other ? Warren Smith
? grew up in the city, but moved away and finished
his high school career in Maryland.
McCummings figures to make a major impact in
this, his junior season. A year ago, he led the team
in tackles, a rnajo*. achievement for a defensive
back that seems even more impressive when you
consider that he was a receiver the year before as a
freshman.
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g "Reggie's a very good football player," says
Groh. "He's blessed with the physical talent and he
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In boys' under 14 play, top-seeded Nick Rubin
narrowly edged Matthew Speer 7-6, 7-6. Firstseeded
Phillip Maye outlasted Keith Brown in three
sets to take the boys' 14 and over crown.
The women's 35 and over division featured the
most upsets. Both Katie Carter and Judy McAllister
made it to the finals despite being unseeded.
Carter upset last year's winner, Sandra Harper,
to earn a spot in the championship match against
McAllister.
In the championship match, Carter was down 4-0
in the first game before rallying to send the game into
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before fatigue set in and McAllister took the set 6-4,
forcing the deciding final set. ,
Neither player could gain a substantial margin in
"The overall play was very intense.... It
was obvious that good tennis was being
played because of the number of spectators
who came out to watch. "
? Tournament Director Larry Upshaw
the third set. Midway through the set the score was
deadlocked 3-3 before McAllister finally mustered a
final spurt to notch the win.
44After being down 4-0 in the first set, I felt good
coming back to win it," said Carter, who works for
R.J. Reynolds as an advertising planner.
44In the second set, neither of us could hold a
serve because of the heat,*' she said. 44lt was a long
match and Judy seemed to have just a little more
stamina than I did. She's a good player and I'm
happy to play as well as I did against her."
The match between Hantfforth, who hails from
New Zea and Lucioni, a Peru native, had both an
international and professional air about it.
Hansfnrfh nvernowered I.ucioni in the first set.
while Lucioni overwhelmed Hansforth in the second,
setting the stage for the final set.
Both Hansforth and Lucioni are coached by
Wake Forest tennis Coach Ian Crookenden.
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has a lot of ambition. Perhaos his biccest asset is
that he prepares himself well.
"He (McCummings) has a chance to become one
of the best defensive backs in the conference,"
Groh says. "He sort of typifies our theory of
recruiting. We've earmarked the local athlete who
can improve during his career and add to our program."
McCummings likes the idea of playing collegiate
football close to home and says there are several advantages
to it.
"It's a good feeling to be able to play at home in
front of your family and friends," he says. "I can
go home for a meal or, if I need to talk to someone,
I'm close to all my friends."
Yet, McCummings says it took a lot of hard work
to win a starting assignment with the Deacons.
"After starting out as a wide receiver, it was diff
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high school football player in Winston-Salem in
1981. "There are still some things I need to work
on. But, once I became familiar with the things it
takes to play in the secondary, it was a lot easier."
Linebacker Sheff is a product of Homer Thompson's
program at Parkland High School. He agrees
with McCummings that attending college here and
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