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SPORTS MEAC-SWAC Conference Claim Bias In Basketball HOUSTON, Texas (AP>— Offi cials from the nation’s two pre dominantly black NCAA Division I conferences are questioning the computer selection process for the 48-team national baseball cham pionship tournament. , Hie Southwestern Athletic Con ference and the Mid-Eastern Ath letic Conference are among seven leagues without automatic bids to this year’s tournament, which be ■ gan last Thursday. “You can’t expect a computer to (rive you all the right answers,” Southern University Coach Roger Cador told the Houston Post in Tuesday’s editions. "They need to leave the human element in the The SWAC, which lost its auto matic bid in 1990, hasn’t been rep resented in the 48-team field since 1989. The MEAC never has had an automatic bid, nor have any of its members been given an at-large position in the tournament. The Southern Jaguars were overlooked by the NCAA selection ' committee for the second consecu tive year, despite winning the .SWAC title with a 31-12 record. MEAC champion Florida A&M, whose alumni include such current major-league stars as Andre Dawson, Vince Coleman, Brian McRae and Marquis Grissom, fin ished the season at 22-25. By comparison, Rider College won the East Coast Conference tournament this year to claim the league’s automatic berth and will advance to the East Regional with an 18-33 record. Dennis Poppe, director of the NCAA championships committee, said although the human element hasn’t been deleted, the decision of the selection committee does weigh heavily on the Ratings Per centage Index. The RPI, a computer orotn-am which also is used in determining the 64 teams for the NCAA basket ball tournament, tells the selection committee which are the strongest teams out of the 274 Division I baseball programs in respect to their record, their opponents’ rec ord and the record of their oppo nents’ opponents. ( “Our system is as unbiased as it can be,” Poppe said. "When select ing a field for a national tourna ment, you have to base your selec tions on performance. Just having a winning record isn’t good enough. You have to look at who a team won its games against.” Officials at black schools, how ever, have noticed what they be lieve to be a disturbing discrimina tory undercurrent in the way the NCAA has chosen to select its tournament field. In the last five years, SWAC representatives are 1-6 in regional play. The victory came in 1987 when Southern became the first black school to win an NCAA tour nament game by upsetting Fuller ton State 1-0. Jackson State, the SWAC champion in 1989, was the most recent entry and was blasted by Texas A&M in College Station 28-3. “I think that was the straw that iroke the camel’s back as far as ;he SWAC losing its automatic aid,’’ Cador said. Automatic bids are awarded sach November, and the NCAA’s position on taking away the SWAC’s was a simple one. "Their won-loss record was not on par with the other conferences around the nation,” Poppe said. But neither are the regional rec ords of some other conferences. The Southern Conference, for ex ample, has maintained an auto matic bid despite being 2—12 in re gional play since 1987. r<Such statistics make Cador be lieve small colleges, and specifi cally black schools, are not being allowed to play with the larger, predominantly white universities. Black schools in particular are pe nalized, officials say, because they don’t have the fiscal resources with which to play the competitive schedule put together by most Top 25 teams. “WeVe tied to playing our con ference games and a few other schools,” Cador said. “We have no other alternatives. *Tm not calling for any hand outs. I think you should earn eve rything you get. But let’s face it. America has to look at itself from the big picture. You just can’t ex pect things to be equal when it never has been equal. ‘There are some areas that cre ate discrimination by the way the system is designed. The black schools were never funded [by the states] the way the white universi ties are.” A1Joyner Drops Out Olympics LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP)— Olympic gold medalist A1 Joyner said stress from a May 8 confron tation with police has made it im possible for him to train for next 'months’ Olympic trials. Joyner, a 32-year-old hurdler .and triple jumper, said the inci dent has caused him to lose sleep and nearly 10 pounds. He said he'd also lost his competitive edge. “I just couldn’t train,” Joyner said. “This isn’t like I pulled a muscle or had a bad day. This is messing with my frame of mind. Given that, I have no choice but to give up on the Olyimpics this • year.” Police in Hollywood pulled Joyner over twice on May 8 in .what officers described as routine questioning but Joyner said was racially motivated harassment. Joyner, who won a gold medal in tlm triple jump at the 1984 Olym pics, said on each occasion he was ordered out of his sports car at gunpoint, handcuffed and told to kneel on the sidewalk. Police have defended stopping Joyner. Officers said he was stopped the first time because he was driving erratically and was pulled over a few blocks later as a suspect in a hit-and-run collision. He was not arrested in either in cident i OBSERVM ACflON-BMato A. Mack. Jr.. meet director and coach at tha Capital Ctty Carnots Track CM, has boon hasp preparing his host dab tar the North Caralaa AssodattoarTAC Junior Olympic sectional championship to ba hold Saturday. Jana I. banning at 7:30 a.m. at Saint AugasNno’s Calega Track Complex. Joining tha Carnots tram tha Triangle aril be the Caredna Eagle* (Raleigh) and tha Durham Stridors. (Photo by James GHes)) SUMMER CAMP—St Augustine’s Celege prepares lei 1Stt NeHenal Youth Sports Program from June 1S to My 17. TMs summer ump includes training In six sports and dtfp enrichment classes centered around nutritlea, drag abuse. health Issues, selfesteem, careers, and grooming, youngsters teem ages 10-16 an eights I they meet ft 9.9 MOTON TO N.C. CENTRAL-High scoring guard LeveHe Moton of Enloe wM play CIAA basketball at N.C. Central in Durham. Moton averaged 27-pcints and eight assists en route to Cap Five 4-A Conference Player of the Year f ' honors. Moton, No. 22, a clutch shooter and defensive player had a high game of 51-points at Cary. (Photo by James Giles) ^ndepcrf The annual youth golf tourna ments sponsored by the Independ ent Insurance Agents of North Carolina are approaching quickly, and junior golfers who want to participate should register now. Junior girls may participate in the second annual N.C. Junior Women’s Insurance Golf Classic planned for July 17 at Mid Pines Resort in Southern Pines. It is open to all girls in age divisions 10 and under, 11 to 14, and 15 to 18. Ages 10 and under play nine holes, while the other divisions play 18. Trophies are given for the top two scores in each division. Also slated is the annual Insur ance Youth Golf Classic, the larg est national amateur golf tourna ment in the country, sponsored by Independent Insurance Agents of America. The IYGC begins at the local level with regional tourna ments, and about 120 top scorers are invited to the state tourna ment, held this year in North Carolina at Mid Pines Resort in Southern pines on July 18-19. The state champion and top runners up compete for trophies in the na tional IYGC in Pinehurst on Aug. 13-18. Eligibility rules require that this year’s participants be amateurs under the age of 18 as of Aug. 18. and that they register by June 8. Both male and female golfers may enter. The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina have outlined three age brackets for golfers competing in the North Carolina regional tournaments. Those in the 11 and under brackets play nine holes from the junior's tees and compete for first and second place trophies, but winners do not participate in the state tournament. Age divisions 12 to 14 and 15 to 18 play 18 holes from the men’s tee positions and may advance to the state and na tional tournaments. Nine sites have been chosen foi regional tournaments. They are Brook Valley Country Club in Greenville on July 7, Gates Four Golf and Country Club in Fay etteville on June 29, Wilmington Golf Course in Wilmington on June 30, Bermuda Run Country Club in Winston-Salem on June 29, Providence Country Club ir Charlotte on June 29, Rock Barr Club of Golf in Conover on July 6 Springdale Country Club in Can ton on June 29, Longleaf Country Club in Southern Pines on Jum 20, and Wake Forest Country Clul on June 15, which will be playei with the North State Junior Tour nament practice round. The North Carolina IYGC Cons mittee said it is pleased to host th national tournament this veai which will bring a l>eginning field of 120 players plus chaperones, parents, volunteers, media and a large gallery to Pinehursf for the four-day event. The tournament consists of four rounds of 36 holes ■ each on Pinehursi Country Club’s renowned course No 11. During the final round, 20 PGA touring pros play alongside those making the cut. They also hold a pro clinic and breakfast with the players. Traditionally, the tourna ment has featured some of the best future college players in the coun try. Applications for the regional tournaments and the junior ' women’s tournament may be ob ! tained from any independent in * surance agents displaying the “Big 1 F logo, from local club profession - als, high school coaches and the Independent Insurance Age rat - state headquarters in Raleigh s Call 828-4371 for more details. 3rd Annual CAA Golf Tournament Frl., July 17,1992 Rain or Shine 4-Person Supemall- Shotgun Start 1:00 NOON $45.00 per person includes golf carts, cookout, gift bags, door prizes Prizes: 6 Toam Winners, Closest to Pin, Longest Drive (Men & Women} $5.00 MulllflsnsIPleyer • Cookout/Awerds at 5:00 p.m. Send Cheeks To: CLEVELAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION C/0 Lanny Clifton 3419 Johnson Road Clayton, NC 27520 I SUMMER FUN FREE Saint Augustine's College's National Youth Sports Prog ft _ ft For Students Ages 10-16 June 15-July 17, 1002 Free Physical, free transportation, and free sports instruction from college, high school coaches if you qualify. swimming enrichment lohbtiEi volleyball tennis soccer basketball; ...PHYSICAL EXAMS-REQUIRED-FREE-EMERY OYMNASIUM Saturday, June 6 A 13,1002 10iOO a.m. -12:00 Noon Two Free Meals (Breakfast, snack and hot lunches): Free Enrichment Flour; Free-T-Shirts; Free Awards, Trophies, and Certificates; and Free Membership Card. For Further Information Contact COACH HEARTLEY - Project Administrator or ROY ECTOR - Activities Director at 82S 4451, Bat. 407 or 31S between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. NYSP BUS SCHEDULES A 7:20 a.m. Chavis Heights Health Center 7:30 a.m. Halifax Court Health Center C7:20 a.m. Soutngate 7:30 a.m. Dandridge Downs Health Center B 7:40 a.m. Walnut Terrace Health Center 7:20 a.m. Apollo Heights Center 7:30 a.m. Raleigh North RETURN TODAY NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM RETURN TODAY TO: COACH HEARTLEY, ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NC 27010-2290 (019) S2S-4451, Ext. 315. 1992 APPLICATION FORM Enrollee Nam* Telephone Last First Street -City FI ) EMERGENCY CONTACT State Zip tut m) Date of Birth / / Grade_ (Must be 10 yean old prior to ending date of prefect) Relat(onahip_ Telephone Home Street W State zip Office us* ortiY Eligible ( ) Non Eligible ( ) ReeUtng within targeted area ( )yee ( )no H the event of an injury to this particlpatt the NYSP host and/or the NCAA is authorized to obtain any medical deemed necessary. Complete medical exam Station i i
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