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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 totters in scandals taint most of state s major teams editor s note they used to say total had Only two Suortti football and Spring football. Now they talk about a third football recruiting. The Competition it Fate and the fkeating in the Southwest conference Broad Runalls say it tomes As Little Surprise that Texas football scandal would somehow wend its Way to the governor s  Scott Mccartney Dallas a when the latest allegations of football violations surfaced Al much penalized South Ern methodist University Bill Clements the chairman of the school s Board of governors said he was tired of All Tobii Monkey business and determined to get tothe Bottom of 1. Last week he did Clements millionaire oilman elected governor of Texas in november admitted he approved some of that Monkey business continuing Cash payments to student athletes while sum was already of Proba Tion. The revelation was Only the latest in a series of scandals gripping the Southwest conference and foot Bill in Texas. King football Lifeblood of Small town talk and big City bragging rights in the Lone Star state is being i cannot comprehend what s happening said a Kansas athletic director and Sec Veteran Frank Broyles the governor s statement blew my mind. I not capable of plotting the future of the Sec. If this is not a serious threat i Don l know what  last month. Sum became the first school to be slapped with a version of the National collegiate ath Letic association s death  its once potent football program was suspended for 1987 and limited to Only seven Road games in 1988. Penalties on scholarships and other sanctions last through 1990. The punishment came a week before Clements disclosure. Texas tech was placed on a one year probation Las tuesday Tor 13 football violations. Texas Christian was placed on a three year probation last year after the school disclosed a Booster network providing pay ments to football players Houston Texas and Texas am All Are under Mcaa or in House investigations of their football pro Grams and Baylor s basketball program is on Proba  the eight Texas schools in the nine member Sec which some say stands for sure we cheat Only weak Rice he escaped suspicion. Some say the concentration of eight major colleges in the same state heightens the Competition for High school stars and pushes boosters la try to out bid each Oiher. If you go to the targe businesses corporations Orlaw firms in the big cities you la find people from five six seven Sec institutions. The feelings get  you lose you be got to face the other Guy All year,1 said Sec president Michael t. Johnson a Law professor at Houston financial pressures on schools have grown Johnson said. The battered Oil Economy has Hurt donations athletic programs have become More costly o run scholarships Are More expensive and attendance is Down. It s gotten harder and harder for Small schools to compete against giants in the Sec he said. Some institutions face pressure to win but someday be facing the possibility thai if they Don t win they re going to shut Down the athletic program Johnson Saidt Only California comes close to the number of foot Ball Powers in Texas and the Pacific id conference has Only four California schools. Darrell Royal the legendary University of Texas football coach says cheating by boosters was one of the things that drove him out of coaching in my  Royal said i thought it was going to get worse and i believe it s gotten  i Don t think you be seen the end of this yet Broyles said. Nothing i As much Tun As it used o be especially at my age. Football is not simple anymore. "1 think Darrell and i both said we coached in the loom of the limes he said. In 1985, illegal payments to players Drew sum on of the Mcaa s Vanhest penalties Ever its sixth pro Bation since 1958 and its third since 1981 but the school continued the payments while under sanctions. The Mcaa said 13 sum players received illicit monthly payments totalling s6i.ooo and ending just last december. Clements said last week he and some other members of the Board of governors made a considered judgment decision to continue the payment because of a moral obligation to players. Silent athletic director and football coach resign was Swift. The faculty Senate denounced Clements. The Stu Dent Senate voted 19-5 to pursue Legal Nicum again those responsible for the mishandling of inc football program including  feel the Worth of their do grow it being undermined said student body president Trevor Carlman. A group of vice of Chi a Iii and Deans issued statement deploring the decision to continue payments and calling for the resignations from the University of those involved. Clements resigned from the sum Board before being sworn in As governor in  president William Stallcup said he wadis appointed that the sum Community was told two Yean ago that the whole thing had been cleaned up when it Nad  sum Board said it did t approve payments even Hough Clements said some members had an called for an investigation by the United methodist Church which owns sum but has maintained hands off policy. State sen. John Montford a Democrat propose legislation that would allow Texas colleges and the. Sec to sue boosters who violate Mcaa  urge to win has surpassed All  Montford said. There is no deterrent bul civil sanctions could be pretty severe i Fth violation Cost you a bowl bid i would t want to pay for the lost to  even former gov. Mark White Defeated by Clements after incurring the Wrath of 10,000 Texas High school football coaches Over his no pass no play Rule wondered whether the november election might have been different if Clements had spoken up  arc few things in Texas that people really rally around like a Good football team said Dav Campbell editor of a 100,000-circulation Magazine called Dave Campbell s Texas , and the passion it raises will continue in Texas All agree. Bul some  not be As competitive and the Sec May get More involved in policing  guess is Well have to get used to a different level of football play said Leroy Howe president of the sum faculty Senate. It s a big change for so  educational institutions and athletics they re resilient said Sec commissioner Fred Jacuby we be got some serious problems and this is wrenching and difficult period right now. Changes have got to be made. Bul once made Well be Stronge Forny Safe nabs other . Forces titles Sternhagen gets due in open is Bubuc Syfox staff writer Garmisch Germany on your Mark gel set wipe out such were the tee cold facts for the to two seeds in tuesday s giant slalom As the . Forces european Alpine ski championships opened. On the air Force Side was Jim Ouel Lette the Wiesbaden Whiz who last week won the Safe giant slalom. This Lime he just got started when he lost a ski. Now it was  s turn to fall Brady Glauthier the Herzo base Speed Ster who won the Usa eur giant Sla Lom two weeks ago went second in the men s open race and quickly splashed into a Gate. Before the rest of the Field could say too  Bill Sternhagen of Bamburg gave  the men s open title witha clocking of 2 minutes 25,83 seconds. I was due said siem Hagen whose wild style produced runs of 1 12.69 and 1 13,14. I screwed up at usage unpretty badly finishing second. I won Usa Keur s Alpine last year but screwed up Al interservice. Now finally  Stemhagen s Triumph gave the armpits Only Gold of the Day. The air Force cleaned up in the other three divisions As Safe s Richard Turk of we Bruecken won the men s seniors Bill Evers of Rhein main Loo the men s masters and Ninetle Horn of Hahn captured the women s open. The Best time of Oil belonged to Stern Hagen a 25-year-old infantry Man from Helena Mont. He did say too bad Ouellette and Brady wiped out but was just As Quick to accept a championship after spending the last week in Grafen Woehr with his he co 1st in 54 in unit the problem i had Al usar Eurnas i was too wrapped up in repeating. I was t really concentrating on the right things said Sternhagen a West Point Grad gelling Back in the Field last wee got me Bock to my  Stemhagen had also been Hung up with beating Glauthier his  rival from Colville Wash. Now it was Glau Thier s turn to worry about Sternhagen. "1 got a Little too win Happy Sai Glauthier after his first run crash. I got my tip too close to a Gate and Wen Down. Me and Sternhagen have a rivalry going. It s Friendly. Bul if i d isl skied i smoothly i d have been a Jot belter second place went to Pat Amone of the air Force scuba Chat at 2 28,31, Jeff Robins of  Mainz clocked2 30.85 for the Bronze. Bob Howard of the air Force Rhein main was disqualified for leaving the course. He claimed a photographer stood in his line Between gales. Howard lost his protest. Turk won the seniors 30-39 years litle with a 2 31,43. He beat fellow 32-year-old Mike Diederich of , who clocked 2 33.62. Diederich a lawyer in Bamber who won Al Usa eur said of this Silver. I be been Reading Loo Many  Turk who won Safe s giant slalom Over Graham Smith of Simpach did l have his old rival pushing him tuesday Smith missed out because of duty commitments. Turk responded with runs of 1 15.65and 1 15,78. I did what i was supposed to do win said Turk from Spring Valley Gregory Gallup of  Ascham Funburg took the seniors Bronze with a 2 36.67. Even struck Gold in the masters 40and Over despite a Long a sense from racing. I said that before the Safe nicer he had t raced since 1961 with his High school team in Bozeman Mont. Now he s a 44-year-old Champion. Redid it with a 2 50,60, which blitzed Fel Low airman Grady Thompson of ecu bin cake. Thompson 40, look second with a 2 55.01, Sarge Means a chief warrant officer who turns 44 thursday gave  and his Community Hanau a Bronze medal. He clocked 2 56.45. The air Force s one two punch in the women s open was the same thai finished at Safe i. Horn 2. Debora Namdar of Rhein main. Horn edged Namdar in inc first run 1 19.23 to 1 21,11, and in if second run 1 22.17101 22.63. Horn s total was 2 41.40 to Namdar s2 43.74. It was a fast Good course Horn said of he 39-Gatc, 1,110-mrlfr-Long layout but i nearly started out with the wrong Wax. My skis were clicking. I had to scrape some of it off. To ii they Ilid like they were supposed  Marie Toutant of Nuernberg salvaged third place for inc  with a 2 54,70, All of inc eight women finished thai s More Ihan lie men could spy. There s always tomorrow said Glauthier with his goggles aiming at the Alpine finale wednesday s slalom. Fro basketball Jfhn mkt Bucks at Washington bullets 1 to a.m., thursday  
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