m m rts Sports THE BATTALION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1981 Page 15 UCLA refuses comment on probation reports United Press International LOS ANGELES — UCLA officials Thursday refused to comment on reports the school’s athletic program has been placed on two years probation and its second-ranked basketball team will not be allowed to participate in the NCAA basket ball tournament next spring. The Los Angeles Times, citing sources close to the UCLA athletic program, re ported Thursday that the penalty, which came after an NCAA investigation, does not ban the school from appearing on television in bowl games. The newspaper said the basketball team is free to play in the National Invitational [Tournament next March. UCLA coach Larry Farmer, whose team lost to Rutgers 57-54 in New Jersey Thurs day night, said he has not been told of the NCAA’s findings. “No, I have not,” he said. “But we can’t Bet this affect us. I’m an adult and I have roblems like anyone else but I can’t let it ;etto me. When I step in the gym I put the ither things aside. “I talked to the players before the game and I told them they shouldn’t worry about things beyond their control. “I know more about this (probation) from reading the papers than I do from our own vice chancellor.” The NCAA reported the results of its investigation Tuesday and neither it nor school officials will comment on the find ings. UCLA has the option of an appeal within 15 days after receiving the notice. Asked to confirm or deny the probation and ban, Christian Smith, UCLA vice chancellor for institutional relations, said, “UCLA will neither confirm nor deny any speculation.” The Times reported the sources — in fluential alumni and Bruin boosters — said the NCAA’s allegations involve only the basketball and football teams. The sources, the newspaper said, indi cated an appeal is a strong possibility, but no school has ever won a significant appeal to the NCAA. The sources supported Farmer’s belief that the NCAA was trying to crack down on a number of small things that happened over a number of years, rather than one major incident. They said two violations the NCAA cited were (1) former basketball Coach Larry Brown buying dinners for players, and (2) an apartment for forward Tony Anderson, subsidized by an influential Bruin alumnus. Brown, who left UCLA last March after two years to coach the New Jersey Nets of the NBA, declined to comment. Anderson, a senior, was suspended last week. UCLA did not give a reason, calling it a private matter. There was a report last season that sever al basketball players received cars at a dis count from a UCLA booster and sources told the Times this may have been a factor in the NCAA’s findings. The Pacific-10 Conference previously penalized UCLA because some players on the 1977 football team had illegal trans cripts, but Coach Terry Donahue has said that, to the best of his knowledge, there are no new football charges. V-ball team hosts Pepperdine in sectional playoff tonight The 15th-ranked Texas A&M women’s volleyball team will play 20th-ranked Pepperdine University tonight in the NCAA sectional playoffs at 7;30p.m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Aggies, 39-15 for the regular season, pit three all-SWC players against Pepperdine in Wendy Wil son, Sue Wetzel and Jennifer Geise. Pepperdine posted a 16-27 regular season record. The winner of the sectional match advances to the NCAA regional playoffs, hosted by the University of Washington December 11-12. Admission is free for Texas A&M students with all-sports passes, and $1 for all other students. Fraternity football tonight Ikio, Pazourek to compete in national tennis tourney The fraternities. Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon, will hold its first full pads, full contact foot ball game tonight at Allen Academy. Proceeds from the game, sche duled to begin at 7, will benefit the Allen Academy Booster Club. The game will be played under NCAA rules, but with high school quarters, according to Mike Bates, director of the game. “It’s kind of like a rivalry,” Bates said. “If it’s successful we may play more often. It should be a lot of fun.” The fraternities frequently play street football and Bates said the idea for the full pad, full contact game came from members who wanted to avoid the injuries. “We started playing each other about four or five years ago with out pads,” Bates said. “We just decided to try it, because there’s less chance somebody will get hurt. ” Equipment for the teams was furnished by Allen Academy. Tickets for the game sale for $2 in advance and $3 at the gate. Allen Academy is located at 1700 Ursuline in Bryan. 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The two freshmen qualified in gles by virtue of their fine fall y, said Texas A&M tennis ich David Kent. “It is a great honor, especially at 7:301 for a pair of freshmen,” he said. “But they deserve it, Kimmo and Mike have had a fantastic fall.” Kent said the pair would play in two of the top three spots on the A&M team if they were to line up today. “They have a remarkable amount of maturity and experi ence for freshmen, the coach said. “They have played in so many tournaments over the sum mer and their careers against col lege players that it’s like two ex perienced sophomores coming in and playing for us.” Kent said Alkio, from Helsinki, Finland, had one of his best wins at the National 18 Indoor Tourna ment in Dallas. Alkio defeated the number seven seed in the tourna ment Tim Pawsat from Los Angeles, 6-3, 6-4 in an early round. Pawsat is the ranked second in Juniors in California. Alkio then lost to Doug Winter, also from L.A., 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 in the next round. Pazourek has been in or near the finals of nearly every tourna ment he has played in. The coach said Pazourek has a remarkable amount of poise on the court which helps him win. Kent said he hopes the pair does well in Fort Worth this weekend but that he will not be dis- = appointed with the results regard- S less. B “Being able to go to this tourna- = ment in Fort Worth is like icing on §§ the cake,” the Aggie coach said. B “They have done a heck of a job Ej just getting to go there.” The rest of the team is compet- s ing in the Yonex Tournament in = Houston. SPREADING THE NEWS The Battalion = Since 1878 = 5imiiimmiiiimimiiiimMmmiiiiiiiiimiiiimimiijiiiiimmimmimmimiiiiimiiimiiiiiimmmmmmimimimiimimMiiiiiiiimwiiiiiiiiifr SP* Dennis Ivey's Lake view Club The Very Best In Country-Western Music and Dancing" ymnastics team competing Austin gymfest Saturday kats start i' straight? I 2(1. At hat p ggies. By JUDY ALLS Battalion Reporter „ —The Texas A&M Gymnastics half(bytil anl) an extramural club, will be it I had: competing in a gymfest at the Uni- fensivel)B rs ity of Texas, Saturday Dec. 5. the sccon® The fun-type meet is not actual ly a gymnastics meet but a sports t honors! Ltest to get everyone ready for 'as the jet L gymnastics season, said Al rca, treasurer for the Texas A&M loustont 1 am sdowntt The competition will consist of . Roberts ght non-olympic events in which f reach, 'tnnasts or gymnast enthusiasts s’ next si ay enter. The events will be di- :22 left if ded into two age groups: ajunior gies out* hss, ages up through 14 and a iy for tht' Inior c ass, ages 15 and up. Men pd women will compete in the rtheAgs i me events, e offtheh I ebounds l The events will include a back gain’s pi ' handspring race, walking on the Bnds for distance, the longest veand held handstand, the highest front ' he said [flip, the highest front flip will a day whf pd twist and the highest back flip. 30p.ni L team of five men from Texas AkM will he attending the meet Bd trying to break the records |at were set at the regional gym- pt in Fort Worth in November. |The finalists from the Fort lorth gymfest and the UT gym- pt will compete at the State ymfest playoff at the Winter Sun hristmas Gymnastics Clinic at ID. Bell High School in Austin. fTexas A&M will have two home eets this season: on Jan.30 the will host Texas and the University of Texas at Arlington and on March 6 Texas Tech Uni versity and Lamar University will compete against the Aggie gym nasts. The major meet that the Texas A&M team will compete at this year is the Texas Gymnastics Con ference State Championships which will be held on March 27 at Texas Tech. A maximum of seven Texas A&M gymnasts will be able to compete in each event. The UT gymfest will from 10 a. m. to 6 p.m. at Gregory Gym on the UT campus. Rothers Bookstore PAYS TOP DOLLAR FOR USED BOOKS! At the Southgate • 696-2111 I mefxne .$