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Ptg? 14-The Chronicle, Thursday, March 17, 198,' sports Black College Coi To Walker's Moi By BARR Y COOPER Syndicated Columnist ? When the University of Georgia's Herschel Walker announced he had indeed signed a multi-million dollar contract -with the new United States Football -Leaguer shockwaves swept through the college ranks. Coach after coach criticized the move, calling it bad for college football. Dav P*r^ine th? I Inii/orcitu rtf AlaKomo r>Aar>h I\UJ A VI I\111J | It AW VUM VI JliJ Ml nittUOJUH VVOVilf v VII went as far to say that the USFL could ruin college football if it continues to raid the sport for undergraduates. Perkins' theory may be a little farfetched, though. After all, college basketball continues to prosper even though the NBA routinely drafts underclassmen. Big-time college football is not so squeaky clean, anyway. Almost every year, a major college is slapped with probation by the NCAA for violating recruiting rules as well as other regulations. And a handful of other big-time schools are showing their greed by suing the NCAA over control of their television rights. At big schools, football is big business, and Walker stands head and shoulder above all other collegians. This -writer has no doubt he exercised the proper business decision to take the estimated $8.5 million from the New Jersey Generals. Still, the move could have a rippling effect on college football, including the smaller colleges. What if Jackson State running back Sylvester Stamps thinks he is ready for the pros even though he is just a junior? WhaTTf Florida AAM wide receiver Rav Alexander decide* tn skip his senior year? What if Alcorn State offensive tackle Clyde Speaks decides to do the same thing? Would it be a good decision for them? Perhaps not. After all, there may never be another player to command the type of money Walker did. Contacted in the wake of Walker's signing, five black 1 Black College Sports Groups Rally A By BARR Y COOPER Syndicated Columnist t This Proposition 48 might not last after all. At least, that's this - cohin^riist^ opinion; jjddjflflg from the backlash the idea has received since it was introduced several weeks ago. Proposition 48, in case you are not tuned in to such matters, calls for college athletesrstarting in 1986, tc score at least 700 on their SAT tests, finish high school >? ' Vv':r 'P?\ 7 East Forsyth Senior High School Coach Ron ?Jc time out from practice to discuss the team's u Those Post-Seasi With the battles for conference schools are ag tournament titles now determined stitutions that among college basketball teams, na- shafted by tl tional tournament fields have been committees, selected and the wondering is over First let's ta I for teams that have impatiently for the NC/ waited for invitations to the NCAA tourney. Righ in all three divisions. single black The NIT bids and the NAIA pair- field. And the ings have also been decided. of the 48 tean As always, a number of schools title, no black feel they have been slighted by not shot. being picked either for the 52-team Oh yes, b NCAA Division I field or the A&T and Ale 32-team NIT group. shot at maki There are unhappy coaches and that starts the administrators in the small-college national title ranks, too, whose teams were left get there, both from the NCAA Division II or have to win p * NAIA post-season lists. The Aggies As always, predominantly black Eastern Athlei y I a 5B5SaSS=5S=SSB5aBBBSi tches React ft To Pro Ranks college coaches expressed concern over the matter* but not alarm. **1 thought it was inevitable," said Joe Redmond of Texas Southern. "1 saw it happening last year. But I think a guy like Herschel is the kind of guy who has the athletic and academic ability to survive. I still feel like he can go back to college and get his degree." Larry Little, head coach at Bethune-Cookman College, and a former all-pro guard in the National Football League, said Walker made the right decision. "With the type of money he received, you drn't blame him for signing," said Little. t uti. k:? c. n r+r> .-jj l. Lime, jusi Mailing no iiisi yctu ai d-cv, muu nc would urge one of his players to leave school early if the player had been offered a large sum by a pro team.. "I wouldn't want that to happen to one of my players* but you can't tell a kid to turn down a lot of money," he said. Florida A&M Coach Rudy Hubbard said he would take a similar posture. ."If 1 were Herschel Walker and offered that kind of good for Herschel, but it wasn't good for the average Joe. What could happen is that you could have some guys who think they are better than they really are and some of these kids might come out early and things might not turn out well for them." That seemed the biggest worry among the coaches contacted - that there might be a number of kids who fall prey to the USFL rather than getting rich by joining it. Added Delaware State's Joe Purzycki: "l could see a 19- or 20-year-old kid leaving college, joining a new league*, getting cut and then, with his eligibility lost, not finishing school. That's what scares me." l-I nil v thp I IQPI will ActoKlich cnm* firm i Avpvi U1IJ f HIV V/UA TTI1I VJiUVIiail JV1IIV III III guidelines as to how it will treat underclassmen. But for players of, or even near, Walker's ability, there is but one choice: Take the money and run. ? Lgainst Proposal with at least a 2.0 average and take certain classes while in high school, such as math and science. At first glance, it does not. seem such a big deal for a , prospective student-athlete to graduate from high school r with a 2.0 and make less than 50 percent*>n hW Scholastic I Aptitude Test. But Proposition 48 has become a controversial ruling, t Research has indicated that such a rule would keep many C~black youngsters out of big-time college athletics, where I Please see page IS , : I ' ,;k l^ffxV L *&& $ &&. ;- ?* ?*r"A# . . -M.;.,., ... :*'yBF;. ..^?*%iks&?$ i:; :i$'"' '"i ' ?&; . . : :";:As,gwr'^:v" ,J? &8*y. '' ' m;::$ :' . .. 'r j& lv-?*-? ' .< x..'^mm Afc -. - imp - - lii?~ ?sup (left) and his assistant Royal B. Lancaster tak pcomlng season (photo by James Parker). on Bids: Are Blacl ;ain among those in- ment for the second straight season feel they have been had to get past Princeton, the W le various selection League champ, on March 15 t< qualify for the "Final 48." ke a look at the field The Aggies were beaten badly b \A Division I title t now, there isn't a Black On sports college team in the RORFRT re is a possibility that ni/DCn 1 is that will vie for the ELLER college team will get a ?? oth North Carolina West Virginia last year in the fin orn State will have a round of the West Regional. An ng the 48-team field despite an impressive 23-7 recor long road toward the this season, A&T had to defeat tY on March 17. But to Tigers (18-8) Tuesday night to gi i A&T and Alcorn will another shot at the West Regiona reliminary games. on Friday, March 18. , winners of the Mid- A win over Princeton would p tic Conference tourna- the Aggies against Oklahoma Stat _^nna^i __^^SbJBBE1^ Ev /v.^H jC |fc .tj p^^i - S: ., ?... The CIAA Greg Hlnes (42) of Hampton Institute, 1983 CIAA tournament. But the Pirates' hopes of a NCAA 1 ference foe St. Augustine's College in the first roui ~ The Falcons were then knocked off by the deft Firebirds, leaving no CIAA teams in the tournam "Baseball Preview East Will Be Th By edward HILiTr. Staff Writer Coaches who are favored to win their conferences usually have a convenient habit of downplaying their team's chances. They can often cite dozens of areas of weaknesses, even when there aren't any. But East Forsyth Coach Ron Jessup has chosen not to follow tradition. "1 usually like to poormouth my teams," says Jessup. "But this year, I really like our chances of being a strong contender for the conference title." Jessup has plenty reason for his optimism. He returns i; seven starters from last year's squad that finished 9-8. 1 * #1 1% a />n iir a f U a CoaIac 1 r civ 1 nc wuu-iusj mai n is ucicivuig mc uogits iusi sia games by one run. East Forsyth has good hitting, excellent speed and superb pitching. When Jessup talks about his team's hitting prowess, he gets goose bumps. Senior third baseman-pitcher Chuck Williard and rightfielder Joey Weavil are as potent a one-two punch as you'H find in state 4-A ball. B The 6-2, 185-pound Williard can hit for average (.343 batting average) and power (three homers). Weavil (.348) c Schools Being Sh 23-6, and an upset winner over 11th- Philadelphia whil y ranked Missouri in the Big Eight to Dayton, Ohio, 3 Conference tournament finals last Princeton is ri Sunday afternoon. Philly and Xaviei y The other black college team with from Dayton, giv a shot at the 48-team field is Alcorn playing black State. Even though Dave Whitney's homecourt adva Braves have proven that they can in- that to be expecti deed play with the best in the nation The NCAA's 1 over the past few years, and took only group that ij ? the Southwestern Athletic Con- the black col ference tourney title for the third weekend, Divisio 5t straight year, they were required to found their backs d put their 21-9 record on the line well. d against Xavier of Ohio (21-7) in CIAA Commi ie Dayton, Ohio, on March 15. man gave up al rt Xavier won the Midwestern City league's schools Is Conference tournament to* earn a NAIA champior qualifying-game berth. in order to get tu lit As for where the games were to the Division I scheduled, A&T played in A lot of good i i ? " ' " m ' *' "* * -X " 4 ? . MWBMBBMBMMMBMB????? 5S55555555afc I H ' t ^^E^Hl "' ? ^bRM| ? w _ BV ug . ? <p*% j^mv ?mm^ k^?ll?^' 1 .. ;:;! .. ;i;/;i:.c uA 4 champions, goes up high for a shot In the recent ' Division II championship were dashed by con- :'- ad of the playoffs last week In Washington, D.C. ending national champion University of D.C. ~ ent (photo by Joe Daniels). le Team To Beat is more of a singles hitter. "Speed is one thing you can't substitute," says Jessup. "You can win a lot of ball games with it." Junior shortstop Robert Hill will be the main speed merchant on the base paths for the Eagles this year. A three-snort nerfnrmer. Hill is reaarHerl as one th? trm prospects to come out of 9-10 baseball. Another gifted player who will contribute to the Eagles' success this season is Greg Scales, a 6-4 outfielder. "Greg Scales has such unlimited potential," says Jessup. "He has good range, a good arm and excellent speed." But even with hitting and speed, the tough games are won with good pitching, and the Eagles have one of the best in pro prospect Mitch Shears, a 6-4 flamethrower whose fastball has been clocked at 88 miles-per-hour. Williard and Kent Joyce give East Forsyth excellent depth in pitching. But perennial powerhouse Reynolds is not conceding anything to the Eagles. The Demons (13-6 last season) ^ will again be tough despite the loss of several seniors. In senior second baseman Tommy Shelton (.386) and Please see page 16 afted? le Alcorn traveled teams that got the bids, Hampton for its game. Institute and St. Augustine's, ended lot that far from up playing each other in the first . * is a stone's throw round of the South Atlantic !, ing both the teams Regionals. colleges definite The Falcons won over Hampton, Mages, but isn't 78-73, but were eliminated in the ed? regional title game by defending naOivision I isn't the tional titleholder District of Columi making it hard on bia, another black college team. leges. Over the Since almost all Division II black >n II black colleges college teams are located in the i against the wall as South Atlantic, it was easy to make sure that only one advanced, and \ ssioner Bob Moor- just that was done. II chances for the Cheyney State was beaten in overto get into the time in the first round of the East j a iship tourney field " Regional. : " 'O automatic berths^ ^ As for the NIT, its token black I playoffs. ^ team is Alabama State, which wortit did, since the two^ Please see page 16
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