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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 13,1992 sports the stars and stripes b Page 25 future looks Sweet for Jay Hawks by Doug Tucker Lawrence Kan. A Candy bars taste great. Peanut butter cups Are out of sight. And of How he loves those creamy Mouth watering chocolate covered macadamia nuts. Roy Williams author of 104 basketball victories in Only four years at Kansas craves sweets in the morning when he spots them there on the nightstand. And the More he craves the better he feels after forcing himself to go a month or longer without a nibble. His favorite treats lie always within easy reach during these periodic self imposed gut checks tempting but uneaten during a will Power Marathon that reassures the 42-year-old coach he is fit to demand sacrifice from others. I always preach self discipline to my ers so i d better have some my self a says the Man who forsook los Angeles for Lawrence and has won More games in his first four seasons than any division 1 coach save one. A kids today can spot a phony a mile away a Williams added. A anybody can Tell them do As i say not As i  a what Williams has done since inheriting an Mcaa wounded program in 1989 is elevate himself to the exclusive ranks of College basketball s elite. A virtual unknown assistant on Dean Smiths North Carolina staff in 1988, he stands now with Dukes Mike Krzyzewski As the most admired coaches in the game. A Troy Williams has proved without a doubt that he is one of the outstanding coaches in America a said Missouri a Norm Stewart. Not Many men would turn the los Angeles lakers Down. But earlier this year Williams managed to resist even that great temptation a twice. The second time the a bad a West coast Glamour franchise came Back with a Money package he called  a a in a not saying in a not Well paid Here a he said. A but it was a huge huge difference. I had to consider it. But i do love College  Williams 104 victories in his first four seasons Are second in Mcaa division i history Only to the 107 Everett Case won at . State in 1947-50. A this year with four returning starters including All big eight guards Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters and a prize crop of heralded newcomers Williams could put one of the greatest Kansas teams Ever on the floor. A i think we could be very Good a he frankly admits. A a in a sure going to be disappointed if we  whatever happens the Jay Hawks will have discipline. A i done to mean to sound All Wise and philosophical or anything like that a he said with a smile and a soft Southern drawl. A but the truly free person is the self disciplined person. The truly free Erson is the one who does no to need to e disciplined by  Roy Williams 104 victories in history Only to the 107 Everett his first four seasons Are second in Mcaa division i Case won at North Carolina state in 1947-50. Suspended Wolverine Trio reinstated Ann Arbor Mich. A the Mcaa on wednesday restored the eligibility of three Michigan basketball players suspended for their involvement in a Charity tournament. In addition the Mcaa cleared the three and two other Michigan players for accepting fees to speak at High school basketball Camps. The University declared Chris Webber Jalen Rose and Eric Riley ineligible two months ago. It filed a report with the Mcaa sept. 11 on the players appearances at Charity events and basketball games for which they allegedly received pay against Mcaa rules. A a in a pleased the Mcaa has restored the game eligibility of All of our players a Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. Athletic director Jack Weidenbach thanked the Mcaa for working closely with Michigan and agreeing with its handling of the Case. A this situation represents an Ideal relationship Between an association and a member institution when problems and ambiguity arise a said Percy Bates a representative from Michigan a academic faculty to the sports department. Riley Rose and Webber have said they cleared their appearances beforehand with University officials. They were members of last seasons team that went to the Mcaa finals against Duke but lost. Webber and Rose arc sophomores and Riley is a senior. The Mcaa said that Riley Rose and Webber did receive More in expenses to Len allowed. A the University required repayment of the excessive Money and the Mcaa eligibility staff has concluded that the actions of the University were sufficient a the statement  Par sinks Kite in slam Golf playoff la Quinta Calif. A after standing fast under the onslaught of one of golfs great rounds Nick Price needed Only a routine Par to defeat Tom Kite in a sudden death playoff wednesday in the grand slam of Golf. A i was just hanging in there a said Price the pea Champion. A Tom was putting on an exhibition just rifling his shots at the Hole and making All those putts. �?o1 was just trying to hang in. And if you do that sometimes you get  he got Lucky a and Kite very unlucky a when kites 8-Iron shot from the rough on the first playoff Hole trickled off the Green Down a Steep Bank and into an impossible position in a Bunker setting up the tourney Winner on prices two putt Par. A a that Sas High and soft As i can hit it a Kite said. A a if that shot Isnit going to hold the Green i done to know How an Amateur is Ever going to get one to Stop on that  the Victory was prices third in four weeks a and his third in a playoff. He also won a playoff in new zealand last week and the Texas open in san Antonio two weeks earlier. Neither of those even approached the value of this one however $400,000 from the total purse of $1 million. Both Price and Kite the . Open Champion completed the regulation 36 holes in 137, 7 strokes under Par on the Jack Nicklaus resort course at pea West Price played without a bogey in a round of 67 that included birdies on two of the last three holes while Kite unleashed one of the great rounds of his life a 10-under-Par 62 that included to birdies an Eagle two bogeys and two hangers Birdie putts that Hung on the lip of the cup with the Ball partially Over the Hole. Masters Champion Fred couples had another 71 and was third at 142. British open title Holder Nick Faldo trailed the Field of the 1992 winners of golfs major tournaments at 71-143. Kite won $250,000, couples $200,000 and Faldo $150,000. Nick Price picks up $400,000 payoff with Par on playoff Hole  
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