European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday August 21,1987 Mcaa May vote on playoff game Kansas City. To. A a Ore game playoff will most Likely be or the Agenda at rent january s Mcaa convention a source old the associated press wednesday giving schools a Chance to vote on a a Lional football championship for the first time. If approved a championship game could be staged following the 1988 season. The re commendation of a special sub com mice which has been studying playoff plans was to be announced Ai a news conference in Kansas City thurs Day following a meeting of the Mcaa special events committee. The sub Eom Mitlee chaired by Texas ath Letic director Closs Dodds. Is expected to pass the plan along to the Mcaa Council with the recommendation thai in be on the Agenda Ai the january Conven Tion. The sub Eom Millie would nol necessarily recommend the plan be adopted. I m really nol sure what we re going to recommend at this Point. We still Haven t gotten together with the full special events committee Dodds said wednes Day during a break in the two Day meeting. Well know for sure by tomorrow when we hold the news however another source told the a the committee will most Likely ask the Council to put the one game format on the Agenda it s going to be put up or shut up time on this Issue said the source. Who asked nol to be be been talking about this for How Many years1. It s time to let people decide one Way or the other or at least find out what they re the policy making Council would automatically Fol Low the recommendation of the committee an Mcaa official said. A playoff plan was on the Agenda once before at an Mcaa convention in 1976. But sponsors withdrew it before it came up for Vole. Sentiment among coaches and administrators historically has been weighted heavily against a a show of hands Ai a special Mcaa Mccuing in 1982, schools voted almost unanimously against even doing a feasibility study. But in the Wake of Lasi Jan uary commercially successful fiesta bowl showdown Between no. 1 Miami and no. 2 Perm slate opinion has begun to shift. Estimates on the Revenue potential for a football playoff run As High As $40 million. And in an Anonymous Survey of division i a coaches and athletic directors this summer Dodds subcommittee found Aone game playoff was favored 6s-53. The subcommittee met with representatives of the College football association and the National association of collegiate directors of athletics to Hammer outa playoff formal that might be acceptable to All parties and apparently settled on a one game formal. The plan would have the teams picked by the postseason fool Ball committee. They would meet in either a domed or a Sun Bell stadium following the Jan. I bowl games. Dodds said respondents to his poll voted 91-22 in favor of kicking off the championship game at 6 . On the sunday prior to tic super bowl. Dodds said the pos Lucason football committee would use the results of bowl games news service polls and computer rankings to make what could be a very controversial decision. There would be no easy Way of doing it. There just would be no easy Way he said Dodds also said results of the poll could be mislead ing. We did t have them put their names on it he said. Otherwise it could have been different. We wanted them to feel free to write and say whatever they fell. We Don t even know if each response is from a coach or an athletic director. Bui when you Start Pul Ling names on things you Start representing institutions rather than individuals and votes can change. We asked them whether they thought it should Beon the Agenda and 65 percent said it should. When we asked whether there should be a playoff 55 percent said there should. But when they Start signing their names and institutions hat can no from Page 21 three run shot in the first Strawberry and Johnson Are the first teammates to bit 30 homers Tor the mets in a season. The giants took a t-0 Lead in the first inning on Thompson s double and an rib grounder by Maldonado. Johnson s Homer made it 4-1 in the second. An error by Pitcher Craig Lef forts allowed new York to score in the fifth san Francisco scored four limes in the sixth for a 5-5 tie. Leonard and Davis each hit rib singles Maldonado had Arun scoring grounder and Pitcher John Mitchell s error produced another run in other Garner wednesday pirates 10, red 9 Cincinnati Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke homered in a 13-Hil at tack As Pittsburgh held off Cincinnati. The pirates who have hit six Home runs in two nights against Cincinnati Ore s-0 at riverfront stadium this year. Bobby Bonilla drove in three runs before i Pedri Querni doubles during a five run eighth that gave Pitts Bunch a 10-3 reds rallied Tor Aix runs in the eighth against relievers Brett Gideon an Jim got Kal Daniels and Pinch hitter Paul o Neill hit two run singles to dial had an rib grounder and first baseman Sid Bream s error enabled another run to Drabek 5-10, gave up three runs two of them earned on five hits Inin innings. Tom Browning. 5-10, lost his fourth straight decision. Cuba 9, brakes 1 Atlanta Scott Sanderson pitched four hit Ball for 7vj innings and Luis Quinonis singled in the go ahead run in the seventh inning As Chicago beat Atlanta. Sanderson 7-6, allowed Only an unearned run struck out seven and walked two. Frank Dipino got the final out in the eighth inning and Jay Bailer finished in the Hitler. Phuu6,pidre5 Philadelphia Mike Schmidt hit a three run Homer tying him for ninth place on the All time list with 521, to Lead Philadelphia Over san Diego. Schmidli 26th Home run of the sea son moved him into t tie with Willie Mccovey and Ted Williams on the Ca reer list he tied Eddie mail cos for most Home runs by a third baseman with 4b2.schmidt connected in the third inning off Mark Grant 3-7, after Juan Samuel singled and Mill Thompson reached on second baseman Randy ready s error. Schmidt tied Billy Williams for 26th place on the All time rib list with 1,476.dodgers 10, expos Montreal Craig Shipley s two run single sparked a five run eighth in Ning that lifted los Angeles Over Mon Treal and ended the expos five game j Streak. Astra 2, cirt nil i Houston Rookie Ken Caminiti hit a iwo in double in the seventh inning and Bob Knepper combined with Larry Andersen on a four Tiller As Houston extended its winning Streak to six games the astros got Only four hits off Joe Magrane and Todd Worrell but still sent St. Louis to its fourth straight loss. Magrane 6-5, took a one hitter and 1 0 Lead into the Houston seventh. Bill Doran and Alan aah by singled before Caminiti s inc Oul double Knepper 6-13, gave up three hits in seven innings. Andersen finished for his fourth save. Potential suits Lead nil to approve special draft by the associated press the nil acting in the face of a potential lawsuit has made Cris car Ter and Charles Gladman eligible to be drafted next week. In the process it May have Hurt us relations with the colleges that provide the league with players. The league said that Carter the Ohio stale wide receiver made ineligible Tor taking Money from agents Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom will be eligible to be chosen in a supple mental draft to be held aug. 28. So will Gladman the Pitt running Back who denies taking Money but was sus Pended anyway for refusing to Coop Erate with an inquiry into the two agents. The nil action came after what sources said was the threat of a Law suit its lawyers did t think they could win. In represents the first time the league has agreed to draft Murii Rihr because of dealings with age nest while we have made this decision reluctantly it is simply not feasible for the nil to attempt to act As the Mcaa s enforcement Arm in assuring College athletes compliance with Mcaa rules nil spokesman Joe Browne said in a statement released wednesday by the league. The statement did t placate the two schools involved. They made a Legal decision but a Legal decision and the right decision Are not always the same thing Ohio state coach Earl Bruce said. Here you have a Young Man who has taken Money from an agent and done something to ruin his College eligibility and he s rewarded with an nil contract i think the nil has opened up a whole new can of Worms with this decision. For years pro football and Colleg football have had a close relationship and i hate to see anything jeopardize i m totally against it Pitt coach Mike Gottfried said of the supple mental draft for the ineligible players. If there is a draft Well have to take a very serious look at agents and pro people coming onto Campus. I la be very disappointed if they Reward someone for breaking a Rule and in essence pro football is encouraging people to leave Early Ohio state athletic director Rick Bay while acknowledging that a Law suit could have destroyed the agreement under which the nil re fuses to draft underclassmen added i think where we Are now is at a Point of sending out a message to All College football players that if you re so inclined go ahead and take the Money and sign with an agent As a Sophomore or a Junior and if you re not caught that la be fine.11 in most cases the nil uses the supplemental draft As a vehicle for players who graduate or Complete their class work after the regular draft. Pan am from Page 21 fight but came Back. I was clearly the cleaner puncher Banks said. Cubans Juan Lemus at 147 pounds and Angel Espinosa at 165 also won. Basketball trailing 42-40 at halftime the . Women turned to the Bench. Cooper a guard from Southern California convened a three Point play and hit a 3 Point Basket As the americans came Back to Lake the Lead. Cuba went ahead 60-59 before Gillom a Center from Mississippi had two rebound baskets and Cooper made a 3-Pointcr in a 12-0 run. Cooper was the catalyst nothing new. I be been one on every team i be Ever played on she said. I be been the designated spark. We needed that today when they shut Down our inside game and i was determined to do the United Stales 3-0, will meet Bra ill in sunday s final. Hortencia Marcan scored 34 Points including the winning jumper with 46 seconds left As Brail beat Canada 79-78. The United states beat the brazilians g 1 -78 in the preliminary round. Gymnastics National Champion Kristie Phillips often called the new Mary Lou Retton led the United states to a solid Lead in the compulsory in and was first in individual standings. Phillips a 15-year-old from Baton Rouge la., scored a 9.825 on balance beam and a 9.75 on floor exercise. In the individual standings she had 38.95 Points to 38.73 for Melissa Marlowe of Salt Lake City. The United Stales had 192.825 Point so 169.60 for Cuba. Team sports the . Water Poio team beat Cuba 5-3 in a rough match featuring the ejection of a cuban player and 15 fouls against Cuba. It was Normal for that kind of game . Captain Terry Schroeder said of the fouling. That s the Way they Kevin Robertson of Costa Mesa calif., and Alan Mouchahwar of Long Beach. Calif., each scored twice. Jurisprudence prosecutor Stephen Goldsmith after meeting Wilh the cuban americans said he doubted a trial would be held even if criminal charges were filed. The Cid claimed cuban officials failed to supervise and control their ath letes and Security forces and conspired to commit buttery upon the Cid. Cid Leader Huber Matosjr. Of Miami who is attending the games said weddin t come Here 10 destroy or disrupt these games. We did what any american citizen would have done if beaten or in
