European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 23, 1973 the stars and stripes Page 21 Jim Neilson new York Ranger defense Man stops onrushing Morris Mott dark the puck stops Here Jersey of the California Golden seals by checking him into the Madison Square Gar Den boards and jarring the puck Loose wednesday. New York won 3-0. A racism is alleged in Fisk snub Nashville Tenn. A the Nashville Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people has accused the National collegiate athletic association of being racist for not selecting unbeaten Fisk University for the division Iii football playoffs. Fisk a Black College was not chosen for the playoffs despite its 9-0 record. The teams chosen were Wittenberg 10-0, Bridge port 8-1, the University of san Diego 8-1-1, and Juniata 9-1. The a act in a Telegram tuesday night to the Mcaa said do not hesitate we do not hesitate in calling the action racist on the grounds that no other legitimate reasons can be identified for the action taken. It has been a tradition until Only recently that Black institutions All of which the Mcaa characterizes As Small Are the last selected and first neglected in All athletic Fields As is exemplified in the Case of ten Nessee state University in Nash Ville and now the Telegram also said the exclusion of Fisk is nothing Short of an insult to the Black Community and others who recognize achievement when we see Tom Combs of the Mcaa said Mcaa officials Felt Juniata played a tougher schedule. Betting allegations Rock u. Off Hawaii Grid squad Honolulu up police revealed wednesday they have been investigating allegations of gambling by University of Hawaii football players for about six weeks. The allegations became Public earlier this week when Rainbow quarterback Casey Ortez quit the team and flew Home to Dallas charging that several members of the defensive team had been betting on Rainbow games. Hawaii is ranked seventh in the nation among Small colleges. University athletic director Paul Durham asked for a police investigation. Of the charges which he said were false to Clear the wednesday police maj. John Pekelo said the department actually had been investigating rumours of gambling by team members for about six weeks. He said police intelligence officers had heard rumours that Ortez was involved with Honolulu gambling interests but said no link had been uncovered. Ortez charged that a Small group of defensive players bet Money on the Rainbow games and that they were unhappy be cause they Felt the team was not winning by a Large enough mar Gin. He said the betting players were worried about the Point spread. Ortez also charged there was dissension on the team because of jealousy Between Mainland and local players and he charged that there was Dis sension among the coaching staff. Ortez said he was hit by defensive lineman Cliff Laboy after Hawaii was Defeated by univer sity of the Pacific because Laboy was unhappy about the loss and accused the quarterback of throwing too Many inter Laboy who denied that he hit Ortez but admitted shaking him a Little bit said i just Hope we win the next two games so we can show him we Don t need As for the gambling charges Laboy said i Don t know where he got that idea i Don t even have enough Money to defensive coach Larry Price also said Ortez was wrong in his accusations and that there was no dissension among the rain Bow coaching staff. Urtez Speaks Dallas up University of Hawaii quarterback Casey Ortez who charged that his teammates were gambling on the Point spreads of football games said today the no. 7-rank de Small College team is torn by dissection and i Don t see How in the world continued on Page 24 Squires get in Deal for hater Norfolk a. Up the Virginia Squires of the american basketball association in a Des Perate search for operating Capi Tal have traded promising Rookie Center Swen Nater to the san Antonio spurs. Squires owner Earl m. Fore Man who announced the Deal would not comment on the team s reportedly shaky Finan Cial situation. A source close to the team which was in Louisville ky., when the Trade was announced said Foreman traded Nater to get Money to pay taxes owed the . Internal Revenue service. The Nater Deal was the second major Cash transaction of the year for the Squires who Are reportedly up for Sale and possibly close to being taken Over by the Aba. The team sold superstar Forward Julius Erving to the new York mets during the summer for an undisclosed sum report edly More than $500,000. A Squires spokesman would not disclose How much the spurs paid for Nater but a spurs spokesman termed the sum Virginia also got a first round draft Choice in the Trade. When in doubt punt Columbia . Up Vicki Parker Wallace will be on the spot Satur Day when Clemson and South Carolina meet in their annual football game. Her husband Phil plays for South Carolina but her father red Parker is head coach of the Clemson team. Ill probably just cheer when both teams do Well she said. I really can t afford to offend either although the wallaces have been married a year and a half this is the first time mrs. Wallace has been in such a predicament. Her father is coaching at Clemson this year for the first time and her Hus band a senior linebacker is in his last season with the gamecocks. This was my Best year Stargell doing a slow Burn Over map Pittsburgh a Pitts Burgh pirate outfielder Willie Stargell tried hard to mask his disappointment at not being named the National league s most valuable player. But his second stint As a brides maid left the shy slow talking Stargell apparently somewhat bitter. I had planned not to be stunned but there was a reaction he said wednesday. I d be lying if i said there was t. This was my Best Stargell said he s confused As to what makes a baseball player valuable and As a result he says he s become disillusioned about the Honor. I can t really say i deserve it he said after learning that Pete Rose of. The Cincinnati reds won the award wednesday. I Don t know what the standards if he has to do something like breaking Roger Marie s Home run record to get the map Star Gell says he does t want it. If it has to be that obvious they can keep it he said in a Calm even voice. Stargell s teammates say that the slugging outfielder is a mod est Guy not Given to flashy Dis plays and that this worked against him in the map voting. That really Hurt Willie said pirate outfielder Al Oliver. People tend to take you for granted when you re this year Marks the second time that Stargell has finished second in the map balloting. In 1971, when he led the pirates to a division title Stargell came in behind the St. Louis cardinals Joe Torre. Even though St. Louis finished in second place Stargell said he was told that Torre turned in a better individual season. Yet he said he feels he May have been passed Over this year because the pirates finished third. I think it is a contradiction Stargell said and i d like to see continued on Page 23
