European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 2,1986 the stars and stripes Page 19 Miami vaults to no. 1 in a poll by Nissen soap football writer the Miami Hurricane blew past Oklahoma 26-1 5saturday and roared into first place in this week s associated press College football poll White no. 19 Fresno state made the top 20 for the first time in 44 years. Oklahoma s defending National champions slipped from first place to sixth As Alabama moved up from third place to the runner up spot. Miami which had been no. 2 behind Oklahoma forthe past three weeks received 56 of 58 first place votes and 1,156 of a possible 1,160 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscast cars. It s obviously Early in the season and there s a Lotof football left to be played said Miami coach Jimmy Johnson who took exception monday to Post name comments by Oklahoma s Barry suitor that the hurricanes should t stub i hair toe the rest of the Way with the schedule they Miami s remaining seven regular season opponents Are Northern Illinois 0-5west Virginia 2-2cincin Nati 2-2florida state i-z-1. Pill 2-1.1tulsa 3-2 and East Carolina 0-4. Only Florida state has been inthe lop 20 this year. It s ironic that statements have been made about he rest of our schedule Johnson said. Before we beat Florida and Oklahoma everybody talked about How Lough the West Virginia and Pitt games would be on the Road and Florida slate at Home. Now they rethinking we re some kind of super team and we be Only played Lour game. It s a lot tougher schedule than people think. West Virginia bothers me Florida state plays really Well Here the seminoles Are 11-2 in Miami since i9s2 Andi Don i care to be playing Pitt in the cold Alabama which was Idle but has a 4-0 record like Miami received one first place Vole and t,05s Points. Nebraska a 48-14 Winner Over Oregon jumped from fourth place to third with 1,020 Points. Michigan Rose from fifth place to fourth with 953points after defeating Florida state 20-18 and bumping the seminoles out of the top 20 for the first time i three years. Maryland also fell out while North Carolina state which Defeated the terrapins is-16 and is surprising 3-0-1 under first year coach Dick Sheridan made it for the first Lime since oct. 15,1979. Pain stale received the other first place ballot an jumped from seventh place to fifth Wilh 908 Points by trouncing East Carolina 42-17. Oklahoma is sixth wilh899 Points and Washington which had been no. 6, dropped to 12th after losing to Southern California 20-10. Auburn avenged last year s loss to Tennessee by whipping the volunteers 34-g and climbing from eighth place to seventh with 819 Points. Arkansas a42-11 Victor Over Law Mexico slate Rase from ninth to eighth with 716 prints and Southern Cal a Cal from12th to ninth with 1 7 Points. Arizona rounded out the top 10. The wildcats who also were Lola a week ago edged Colorado 24-2 and received 629 Points. The second 10 consists of Owa Washington Bay Lor Texas am. Urcla Arizona state Michigan state leu Fresno state and North Carolina state. Fresno state s Only other appearance in the a top20 was nov. 2,1942, when they were no. 18 with a 7-0 record. No from Page 17 wants to coach this year Driese defends academic policies chasing Houston starter Bob Knepper before pulling ahead in the seventh Brave 8, Reda 7 Atlanta Bob Homer drove i three runs with a double and a Homer to Lead Atlanta to a Triumph Over Cincinnati. Phillies 9, cubs 2 Philadelphia von Hayes Horn cred hit his 18th and 19m homers Dou bled and drove in five runs As Phila Delphia Defeated Chicago. Cardinals 5, pirates 3 St. Louis Andy Van Slyke drove i three runs with a Homer and a single in a 3 for-3 night to Power St. 11, dodgers 8 san Diego reliever Ken Howell walked Kevin Mcreynolds with the bases loaded in the eighth and Marv Ellwynne followed with a base Clearing triple As san Diego Defeated los Angeles. Al from Page 17 and scored on Ripken s drive off the left held Wall. Wade Boggs went 4-for-l Wilh two doubles and two singles to raise his major league leading Balling average from .353 to .358.twlna 10, indians 9 Minneapolis Tom in inns by s two run double with one out in the Bottom of the 10th inning capped a 20-hit Minnesota attack. White sox 5-5, mariners 4-4chicago Dave Valle s passed Ball with two outs in the Bottom of the seventh allowed Steve Lyons to score from third base and Reid Nichols Hom ered to help Chicago to Victory in gome 2 of a i night doubleheader and duplicate 5-4 triumphs. Angel 8, royals 4 Kansas City to. Wall Joyner drove in three runs and Reggie Jack son hit a two run single As Californi scored five times in the sixth inning. By Sally Jenkins the Washington Post Washington Letty Dieseu saying he wants to coach basketball at the University of Maryland this season strongly defended his academic policies tuesday. In his first major Public statement since the cocaine induced death of basketball suit Len Bias and subsequent revelations of shortcomings in his program Eric Sci said he has nine years remaining on a 10-Yearcontract and i expect to Maryland Chancellor John b. Slaugh Ter has said he will await reports from the Prince Georges county grand jury and two Campus task forces before Mak ing a decision on Driesell s status. Drissell would not comment on the grand jury investigation into Bias death and in Campus inquiries into drug us and academic performance of athletes during the press conference in his office. Armed with an array of charts and a16-Page statement Driesell denied he has stressed basketball at the expense of academics during his 17-year career at Maryland. There have been some inaccurate Fig ures thrown around and some accusations Don t like he said. I think a Lotof people have men the wrong impression of me. I have a Strong background in education that s my expertise i prob ably have More advanced degrees than Osl coaches in the country. And All of my degrees Are in education so i feel know a Little something about among the revelations in the Pas months that have jeopardized Dieseu s Job five of his 12 players flunked outlast Spring and had to apply for readmit Sion Bias was 21 credits Short of graduating when he died and Only live Black basketball players have graduated in the past 10 years. You Don t judge a program by on semester Driesell said you judge it by 17 Driesell said that in those 17 years 31percent of his players have graduated and in the past 10 years 60 percent of Driesell ,.nine years left on pact his Black players have graduated. He delivered a defense of his program that was Simitar he said to what he presented lathe University task Force on academics Asl week. You All have investigated me from head to toe and you Ain t found any thing yet and you Ain t going to find it he said. Driesell s figures differ from those of the University. He does not count trans. Fere players who have left Early to go 10the Aba or this past season s three seniors none of whom graduated. Is suggested transfers accounted for the differ ence in the figures. According to Maryland figures which count those players in keeping with the Standard College football association criteria Driesell graduated 56 percent of his players from 197s to 1981. By the same Standard from 1977 to 1986 he de wit decisions Stokes stays unbeaten Edmonton Alberta Upp Williede wit scored a to oui id unanimous Deci lion Over Andrew Stokes tuesday night i their heavyweight Bailie at the North lands agric am in Edmonton Alberta. De wit 1j-0-1, battered his opponent but was unable to Register his 10th Knock out. He knocked Down Stoke twice wit rights to the raid Section in the final round. The body shots caught up Wilh him inthe i oth round said de wit a 25-year old native of Grande Praise i would be liked to get one More shot stoic a 10-3-1 and from Anderson,ind., was hit with an Early shot to the nose that Drew blood. The judges scored the Iiah 100-91,100-92 Tad 99-92 for the two time world Amateur and current Canadian Champion. The two preliminaries also ended i unanimous decisions. Young Dempsey of Vancouver improved his record to 16-1in a id round heavyweight bout against Rubin Williams. 8-14, Kotsan Jose bar pal Talhan 5-0, knocked Down Cord Hannah 8-6, four times in route to an eight round Victory in a meeting of Ca Nadian lightweight i. Graduated 53 percent. A 17-year figure was not available. I Don t think i be compromised my players education Driesell said. He took exception to accusations that his player earned meaningless de he said 13 of his players Becam Doctora and 12 became lawyers Over his 26-year career which also included nine years at Davidson. Driesell said it is difficult for a coach. To persuade players who have used up their eligibility to attend class particularly in the Case of someone like Bias who was looking Forward to playing inthe Aba. Although he remained Adamant that he wanted Bias to graduate Driesell said in his Case he did t need a degree if he invested his Money right which think he was going Eric Sci said he has passed the Las months by recruiting and preparing far the season which the University has shortened m response to the academic revelations. He said he is recruiting four players and that the scandal would not keep him from Fielding a competitive at lactic coast conference team. Driesell said he has not lost his enthusiasm for coaching. I like to be in a Comer he said. Put mein Comer Andi la get out of it. Always Driesell offered a list of suggestions to Aid academic performance of ath them that All preseason tournaments count in the maximum number of games allowed that teams be limited to 25 games that freshmen be declared ineligible that games be scheduled Only on weekend Mehls to prevent player from missing class during the week and that the Mcaa and n1j tournament follow the same schedule. He also recommended that seniors be forbidden to play in All Star games unlit school ends that players be allowed Totake lighter loads during the season and Moke up deficiencies in summer school that the Mcaa allow schools to pay for summer school for incoming freshmen and that the Mcaa allow universities to pay for former athlete to come Back Losch ool and Complete their degrees. Cars sign Dougherty Cleveland up Brad Dougherty the no. I selection in this year s Aba draft has agreed to a six year $6 million contract Wilh the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hell sign sometime this week and Bethere Friday at the opening of training Camp Daugherty s agent Lee Fentres said. Daugherty s salary reportedly will be$500,000 ibis season and Oca Laie to million
