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reasons tit nse ranliej best for tit 1 was the Ag. usher during at defensiv end while at i potential at inett said, e ths ago to it, make the 1/ /ill be the \i n Boone ii said, ueias Aller and I Imott mth of them, ,vs conferee id," behind Eli 190 points' 56.9 pertti s signed Btj etually belli 1 — Birds# en t starti t talked ' are tryiag; aid Birds® lext week, Sports folio By PAUL McGRATH ‘She?s got bodyjfor Jazz draft woman THE BATTALION Page 13 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1977 HAVE LUNCH ON US! he University of Houston has placed under probation by the onal Collegiate Athletic Associ- because of recruiting ations. Vhile the above statement is not tual, there is a possibility it is not ipletely fictional either. he Darrell Shepard case is no ;er receiving much publicity, that does not mean it is closed. tecall the situation. Shepard, a quarterback prospect highly re- ited across the nation, gives all ications of going to the Univer- of Texas, but then on signing , puts his name on a letter-of- entwith the Cougars. short while later, it is learned Shepard is driving a new car, anced by a bank in Brazoria mtyon the Gulf Coast. The man o closes the deal is a University Houston graduate. Houston ich Bill Yeoman publicly admits helped Shepard locate a bank to [ain a loan. 'eoman says he would rather a Houston-grad get the ipard’s business than someone i a team will n another school. He calls it “a /hen youb: »d business deal.” candoal ihepard’s mother says she always snew cars for her children when essed admin y graduate from high school, e year hew other son, Woodie, plays football award ID’f )klahoma. diversity of Texas Athletic Di- . tor Darrell Royal said Shepard’s ondmcm (her informed him that Woodie w/anting to transfer to Texas, 1 alluded that certain financial ar- gements would have to be made cerning Woodie’s car. ,sfor Darrell Shepard, Longhorn Coach Fred Akers told UT publicist Jones Ramsey, “All I know is that one minute he (Shepard) was com ing to Texas, and the next minute he’s going to Houston and driving a new car.” Perhaps the loan was indeed, a sound business deal. Perhaps not. However, the case rings familiar of the incidents surrounding the Karl Godine-Jarvis Williams case which ended in a one-year probation for Texas A&M. Williams received aid in getting a loan for his brother to make a car payment. The aid came from a per son which the NCAA lists as a rep resentative of the University’s ath letic interests. After unscrambling the Howard Cosell-like phrasing, what the NCAA is referring to is a recruiter. This ad given Williams was one ot the allegations the NCAA charged A&M with, tabbing it an il legal recruiting inducement. If such is the case, then Houston should be headed for a confronta tion with NCAA investigators. Surely, Yeoman could be termed a representative of the school’s ath letic interests. It seems ridiculous that what could otherwise be taken for a friendly gesture or just another business deal should be a violation of NCAA rules. Yet, the Shepard case, as was the incident involving Williams, strongly appears to be such a violation. A Texas A&M Athletic Council representative said he has been watching the Shepard case in the newspapers with high interest. He refused to say any more than that. So far, neither has the NCAA. 'Bird 9 returns United Press International NEW YORK — Mark “Big ird” Fidrych is back in full ear andv ather after posting two impres- ve victories and winning the ig fonvanl merican League’s Player of the Hie big (It 'eek award for June 5-12. The young right-hander com- ysical andl ^ an ERA of 0.50 in those two brough llo mes > allowed only 12 hits, strik- out 12 and walking just one. Fidrych is the first Detroit jer to win the award this sea- ISTERN hirts g& short re. Men's, s, ladies. !9-$9.99 $18-$21| w) can ride cheaper than one. United Press International NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz, who are known for showy promotions but have failed to field a winning team in three sea sons, became tbe second NBA team in history to draft a woman. In the seventh round last week. New Orleans drafted Lusia Harris, a 6-3 forward from Delta State Col lege in Mississippi. She led her team to three consecutive national titles and played on the bronze medal U.S. Olympic team at Montreal. Jazz General Manager Lewis Schaffel said she would be offered a chance to participate in rookie camp. Harris is married and has indi cated previously she had no interest in professional basketball. How ever, recently she has said she was undecided. Schaffel said a decision on whether she could play would be up to Jazz coach Elgin Baylor. “She’s got the body for it, and I don’t mean that facetiously,” Schaf fel said. He said the team got several players he was surprised were still left. The Jazz traded away their first-round pick and their first pick was late in the second round, the 44th choice in the draft. They had one choice in each of the next five rounds. “We got a few players that we rated higher than they were picked in the draft,” Schaffel said. No woman has ever played in the NBA and only one other woman, -IS? r > o ri s > » H 2 w w w 5d 22 r £ H SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO HIDE THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND AND PRETEND THAT THINGS ARE ALL RIGHT AS THEY ARE. 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