European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday january 11,1989 editor Calls Mcaa View fiction by Doug Tucker san Francisco a the concept of big time College sports As Amateur athletics is pure fiction and those who believe the Mcaa is winning the War against illegal recruiting will be disappointed a newspaper executive said monday to a somewhat startled inca convention. These Young men Are athlete Stu dents not student athletes said Joe Mcguff vice president and editor of the Kansas City Star and times. In a col lege or University everything should be subordinated to education. I Don t think anyone can look at the facts and figures. And say that is  Mcguff also took Issue with Mcaa executive director Dick Schultz who told delegates sunday night that the Mcaa is turning the Corner in the War on cheating in recruiting. Mcguff a Long time sports editor and columnist of the Star and times was More critical of the collegiate system than any speaker at any Mcaa meeting in memory said one Veteran Delegate. I be never heard anybody Knock things like that before and this is my43rd Mcaa convention said Wayne Duke retiring commissioner of the big ten conference. I think a lot of people in this room would Tell you that he gave a very Welcome  some people appreciated what he said including me but not As Many peo ple appreciated it As should have said Del Brinkman faculty representative from Kansas. Mcguff was one of four panellists Dis cussing the results of an exhaustive study the Mcaa commissioned on the experiences and problems of College athletes. He and others noted that among other things the study indicated that football and basketball players in successful pro Grams generally have lower grades than those whose teams Are less successful. The other panellists Mcaa presi Dent will Bailey san Jose state presi Dent Gail Fullerton and Indiana presi Dent emeritus John Ryan conceded there Are problems in athletics but Drew More positive readings from the study than Mcguff. Bailey noted that College and football players reported More physical and men Tal abuse than other students. But physical and mental abuse like Beauty May be in the Eye of the beholder Bailey said. Fullerton noted the study indicated fewer than one fourth of the senior foot Ball and basketball players anticipate a professional sports career. We re frequently criticized for encouraging student athletes to think they might achieve a career in pro sports she said. But i never hear the Fine arts department criticized for encouraging their students to try to become  Ryan urged delegates not to make Hasty decisions regarding the Survey. If we Are prudent we can take actions Good for intercollegiate athletics Good for higher education and Good for the secondary school system of the United states Ryan said. Mcguff noted that Many College administrators and coaches have lauded the study. The press has put a different spin on the report he said. He Drew scattered laughter and applause when he said Bob Verdi of the Chicago Tribune wrote that it is mind boggling that the Mcaa is spending $1.75 million for this study and adds one would think the Mcaa has been around too Long to be so naive but we should never underestimate the ability of this organization to out dumb itself " Many of the roughly 1,800 delegates who seemed bored and inattentive to previous speakers gave Mcguff their full attention. I see the study As a starting Point he said. But i will offer this warning. If the spin the presidents choose to put on it is to say my look How Good things Are then instead of a starting Point it will be a dead  Mcguff emphasized that he was not an opponent of College sports. I enjoy College athletics. I think the personal benefits of athletics Are enor Mous he said but the picture that emerges is one of the big time football or basketball player who is less gifted academically who comes from poorer circumstances de votes More time to sports than to Aca Demic pursuits has substantially More academic problems and More problems living up to his academic potential feels More isolated and has More mental physical and personal problems than those in other sports and in extracurricular  Mcguff said he does not foresee sign Vicant changes. I am not naive enough to think Radi Cal changes can be made in big time col lege athletics he said. There is too big a Structure in place too much Money at stake and too much alumni pressure in support of the present  hop from Page 21 Famer for  i did t even know that Ted Williams had Ever seen me play said Bench who was no Rookie of the year in 1968. I remember thinking Are you sure you mean me for Ted Williams to even know who i was that was a helluva  Bench was selected the no s starting Catcher for the 1969 ail Star game at the age of 22. Before he retired everybody knew about Bench. He holds the record for most homers by a Catcher 327. Overall Bench hit 389 Home runs and won the Gold Glove As Catcher 10 times while helping the reds win four pennants and the world series in 1975 and1976. Johnny Bench was the prototype Catcher of his time former Cincinnati manager Sparky Anderson said. He was a great Talent and a  Bench played in four world series hitting .279 with five homers and 14 Bis. He appeared in 11 All Star games hitting .370 including three hrs. Bench is Only the 13th Catcher in the Hall of Fame joining Yogi Berra Roger Bresnahan Roy Campanella Mickey Cochrane Bill Dickey Buck Ewing Rick Ferrell Josh Gibson Gabby Hartnett King Kelly Ernie Lombardi and Ray Schalk. Despite Stellar numbers Perry and Jenkins presented a problem in ethics for some of the voters. Perry was 314-265 for eight major league teams in 22 seasons. He also had a 3.10 earned run average and3,534 strikeouts. Some voters who asked not to be identified said Perry s reputation of throwing a spitball might have an influence on their vote. I think i have the credentials to be in the Hall of Fame but it probably won t be on the first try Perry said before the announcement. Jenkins had a lifetime record of 284-226 and 3,192 career strikeouts. But he also had a link to drugs. While with the Texas rangers he was suspended sept. 9-25, 1980, following his aug. 25 arrest in Toronto on charges of cocaine Possession. Following a grievance hearing on sept. 22, arbitrator Raymond Goetz lifted the suspension. Jenkins was convicted by judge Gerald Long of on Tario provincial court on dec. 18, 1980, but was Given an absolute discharge meaning there was no Fine no jail term and no record of the conviction. I know personally i be got the stats and the num Bers Jenkins said after learning he did t make it. I feel sorry for Gaylord he Only missed by 30 something  Jenkins said he was t sure if his link to drugs would Hurt his chances. Honestly i Don t even know it s up to them Jenkins said. Last year Pittsburgh s Willie Stargell made it in on his first try and Bunning a Kentucky congressman just missed election. After missing by 21 votes in 1987, Bunning fell four votes Short with 317 74.2 percent last year. Terry from Page 21 a Bill Terry who died monday at 90, is shown in 1983 at his Florida car Dealership. Those years you learn the  Terry almost quit baseball before he reached stardom. He began playing for Atlanta of the Southern league before he was 16 years old in 1914 As a Pitcher. I still think i would have made a first class Pitcher he once said but even for a left hander i found my control entirely too Good. I simply could t keep that Ball away from the other Fel lows bats and right there i decided that if Ever i hoped to get anywhere it would have to be at the other end of the  Terry continued playing in the minors but left organized baseball in 1918 to begin operating a Chain of filling station for an Oil company. But Terry returned to the game in 1922, and after minor league stops in Toledo Ohio and Shreveport la., he joined the giants in 1923. For two seasons Terry had to wait his turn while the giants used George Kelly at first base. Terry not lacking in Confidence kept pecking away at Mcgraw causing the first of their Many disputes. Why this fellow in t even half a first baseman Mcgraw said of Terry and wants twice As much Money As a  Terry finally took Over As the starting first baseman in 1925 and batted .319 that year. He dipped to .289 the next season which was to be the last year he hit under .300 in his career. He finished with 2,193 lifetime hit Sand 154 Home runs. Asked what his formula for hitting was he said Confidence my boy Confidence. I Don t mean a fellow can Start right out knocking a Ball lopsided by simply saying to himself he can do it. What i do mean is that if you want to accomplish something you must have Confidence in your method of doing  Terry was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1954, though Many said he would have received the Honor years earlier if he had enjoyed better rapport with sportswriters who elect Hall of Farmers. He was sometimes regarded As arrogant and As a player who had his Way of doing things. There were reports that he once went two years without speaking to Mcgraw then the manager of the giants. Terry left baseball entirely in 1941 and said he would not return to the game. But in 1954, a few months after being elected to the Hall he was elected presi Dent of the class a South Atlantic league. Later Terry went on to become president of the minor league Jackson Ville Fla braves. He lived in Jacksonville for much of his life and ran a highly successful Auto Mobile Agency there for Many years. Terry s wife Vena died in 1983. He is sur Vived by three sons William or. And Ray of Jacksonville and Ken of Vero Beach and a daughter Marjorie Kadel of Jack Sonville