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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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iVhile the rest of the A&M ten-
team is competing in the Yonex
Invitational Tournament, two
imbers will be on their way a
jonals tournament in Fort
rth.
Freshmen Kimmo Alkio and
ike Pazourek will go to the TCU
olinYaki n pus Saturday to begin com-
tition in the National Prince
will hcsl lalifying tournament.
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.
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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.
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