European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday november 8, it it s time for Mcaa to make changes by Peter Alfano in College gyms around the country i resound of basketballs thumping and sneakers squeaking can again be heard As preseason practice it under  the last leaves fall hopeful College football teams make their final push for a bowl bid trying to  representatives in pumpkin banana arid Lime coloured blazers. November it when the two biggest sports seasons on Campus overlap and talk is of tradition. Pompous and spirited fight songs till the air. Which give College ath relict the kind of natural enthusiasm professional sports often has to manufacture. But this year the cheers Are just a diversion a escape from the problems College athletics face. The death of in Bias last june siphoned big time Colleg athletics of whatever was left of its innocence. And of u is business As usual even at Maryland no preparing for the 1986-87 basketball season. Bit death from cocaine poisoning should have been a warning signal to athletic departments. We arc creating heroes too Young few of them a Leto Cope with celebrity and temptations. It was More evidence Hal most student athletes Are not receiving proper if any guidance from their coaches or advisers. The indications now Are Hal Bias was not a first Lime cocaine  can an athlete spend four years at a University and his coach be unaware of the changes he is going through did anyone on the Maryland staff care enough Totake an interest in Bias life off the court and what if those in authority knew what he was doing and simply chose to ignore a Young Man in the process of destroying his life an explanation for such neglect can usually be found in the won lost record the sole barometer of a College coach s performance. As Long As the program to successful it teems no one bother to took under the Rug or asks questions. One of the reasons the  Dawdle be fore forcing Lefly Drics Elt to resign h coach in the Wake of Bias death and revelations thai Many of commentary Drill s basketball players were Only masquerading i students was because he bad winning teams. That made him popular among the powerful boost ers. At other schools there ii i tendency to rap lain the Maryland situation As an exception to the role not a growing problem. It does t happen Here coaches an athletic directors say. One wonders though How Many Maryland Are among the division 1 schools with big time athletic programs waiting to be exposed for instance. Ton Robinson the Tennessee quarterback for three years was sentenced to 90 Day in prison this week for at tempting to deliver cocaine. Consider some of the mischievous behaviour theses called student athletes end their coaches Are engaged in these Days joined the assault and Battery list this week. There is also a mistaken belief among some Colleg athletes that they can act like sailors on leave when they Are in the presence of women. Football players at Nebraska were caught Selling their complimentary season ticket a Money making gambit it soon became obvious that the Corshu Skendi not invent. A week from today when Maryland and clemson1 meet in football their respective head coaches Bobby Ross and Danny Ford will be not be permitted on the sidelines a result of some Boorish behaviour each displayed on the Field. At Florida state earlier this season a football player was shot and killed during an argument tale at rugs. Last season Scott Skiles the Best player on the Michi Gan state basketball team was arrested fim for drug Possession and later for Drunken driving. He was not even suspended fora game. Fred Akers the University of Texas fool Alj coach who tin won 75 percent of his games and led his team to nine bowl games in As Many Yean is being rewired to quit by influential boosters who will not tolerate even one mediocre season. Who is in charge at tews. Anyway the universities and the National collegiate athletic association appear Content to treat major would with band aids. Proposition 48 tightened the Entrance requirements for incoming freshman athletes. What the Mcaa should have done was rescind the Freso Man eligibility Rule. Let these first year student ath letes become acquainted with a classroom instead of a locker room a textbook instead of a Puy Book. It is time for the Mcaa to limit the basketball sea son to 24 regular season games with no exceptions made for playing in Hawaii Alaska or on an aircraft Carrier. Postseason conference tournaments Money maker Only should be eliminated or incorporated into the regular season. Football teams should not be allowed to open their season until mid september when classes Are in session. Coaches should be signed to contracts requiring them to graduate a certain percentage of their athletes or lose their jobs regardless of the won lost  should also be required to teach at least one Cusa unrelated to their sport thus bringing them in Contact with the general student population on a different level off Campus recruiting should be banned so that High school stars Are no longer wooed by promises that coaches cannot keep or Given gifts by boosters that threaten their eligibility. Athletic dormitories should be eliminated too so athletes can mingle with other students. Perhaps none of these measures would have save Dun Bias life. Maybe All he needed was the counsel of one authority figure in the athletic department. As it stands now however athletes Are becoming increasingly alienated using people n they think the University uses them. If business continues As usual there a Fol be other Maryland. And other tragedies like the one that claimed Len Bias. How Yort Kim a i tent of canucks spoil Ramsey s debut with sabres by the associated press Buffalo . Craig Ramsey in his first game As head coach of the Buffalo sabres saw his team play just the wait should t have. We suited them to a to Ramsey said after the Vancouver canucks beat his sabres 7-6 Friday night the canucks wingless in the their last seven Barnes ended the sabres three game winning Streak. The canucks entered the game wit just a pair of ties in their last seven out Ings and last won on oct. 22 against the Boston Bruins 5-1. There s no doubt we thought to much about offence said Ramsey who took Over the head coaching Job wednes Day when Scully Bowman gave up his duties As coach. Bowman retained Bis role As general manager and director of hockey operations. No Roundup the Guys went out thinking they Werea great offensive machine. They thought let s go get them but they needed goal Sand we gave them them the Opportunity Ramsey said. Veteran sabres Forward Gilbert per Reault said we made too Many mis takes. We didst play like the last three games. We played All Over the place. We placed disorganized  Stan Troyl scored two goals and assisted on another for Vancouver. The goals for Smyl were his third an fourth of the year. He has played in just five games and has missed seven because of a sprained knee. Smyl s second goal at the 19 15 Markof the second period proved to be the game Winner. It came on a pass from left Wing Petri slice Rio. Rich Suiter also added a pair of goal for the canucks while Palurik sunds trom Barry Pederson and Craig Cox Ewere the other Vancouver scorers. Mike Ramsey Dave Andreychuk Wilf Paim enl and Ken Prestley scored for Buffalo. Vancouver led 4-3 after the first period and 7-6 after two periods. In other National hockey league games Friday jets 2, blues 0 Winnipeg Manitoba Randy Carlyle scored at 15 16 of the third period and Rookie Daniel Berthiaume got his first nil shutout in Only his second Reg ular season game As Winnipeg blanked St Louis. Carlyle broke a scoreless tie with blast from just inside the Blue line thai eluded blues goaltender Rick Hamdey Bill Derlago scored his first of the season just 1 23  made 25 saves while the Veteran Rick Wamsley blocked 31 shall.fuma6,oikn4 Calgary Alberta Ai Ai Mac Innis scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists As Calgary continued its Mastery Over Edmonton. Jod Otto Carey Wilson John too Luand Hakan Loob also scored for the flames who have beaten the oilers three straight times after ousting them from inc payoffs last , which fired 14 shots at Oiler goaltender Andje Froog had never before beaten Edmonton More than twice in a  Messier Lee Fogolin. Glenn an Derson and Wayne Gretzky scored Lorthe oilers who managed 23 shots at Cal Gary goalie Mike Vemon Aba from Page 21 celtics the Lead for keeps. Washington had iwo shots at tying in game but Frank Johnson missed a jumper from the Lane and Malone s attempted tip is misted and the Ball went out of Bounds. Kevin Mchale of the celtics and Dar win Cook of Washington made free throws in the final seconds to Complete the scoring. Larry Bird scored 24 of his 32 Points inthe second half for the celtics. Mchale added 20 Points for the celtics. 7enlm, Philadelphia Maurice Cheeks had 17 Points 18 assists and a career High eight Steak and Julius Ervin added 23 Points to Lead Philadelphia easily Over san  was the second consecutive Victory for Philadelphia without injured Starte Scharles Hartley and Jef Truland. Sedale Tea react had 18 Points and Roy Hinson had 17 for Philadelphia. Mike Mitchell paced san Antonio with 24. The spurs never got closer than 11points aider the 7 54 Mark in the fourth  110, Zawicki 113 of Portland Ore. Steve Johnson and Terry Porter combined for eight Points in overtime As Portland won first game of the season but lost Center Sam Bowie with a broken  s Kiki Vandeweghe led All scorers with 36  at a local Hospital confirmed a fracture of Bowie s right Tibia. He will Belost to the team indefinitely. Candler. 115, Wanton 114oakland, Calif. Mark West s Dunk with four seconds remaining Gav Cleveland the win Over Golden stale. The Cavaliers had rallied from a 15-Point deficit in the third Quarter. Purvis Short of the warriors led Al scorers with 30 Points. A Knalls net East Rutherford. No. Craig Hodges broke open a dose game with Atrio of three Point Field goals in a Span of 1 07 Early in the second half As Milwaukee dubbed new Jersey. The nets who made 32 free throws inthe Fust half to stay close to the Bucks trailed 59-54 a minute into the third Quarter. Hodges who hit five of six three pointers and scored 19 pointy the started a 22-8 Milwaukee run with Tat three Long Range baskets. Five minute later the dazed nets were behind 81-61treserve guard Ricky Pierce led All scorers with 24 Points for the Buckso undo Woolridge scored 15 Points for the  138, Nuttle 116 Inglewood a Caks Jam worthy scored 30 Points and Broil Scott added 2s to Paw to Angela my their 1986 Home opener. The lakers put the game out of Itou Ticong Denver 19-2 Over a five. Stretch in the fourth Quarter. Magic Json who bad 16 Points and 18 v capped the spurt with a no look att Rookie Billy tic unison whew Kim gave the Laena 125-102  s Alex English scored 13 of game High 34 Points to Theale Snitil