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Wednesday, October 8, 1986AThe Battalion/Page 11 )ull says Bias death hastened decision w Maryland athletic director resigns COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — ick Dull resigned as athletic direc- ir of the University of Maryland uesday, the first casualty of the iinpus upheaval following the co- ine-induced death of basketball nr Len Bias. While contending he had been niemplating resigning for as long two years, Dull conceded that the lasincident and the resulting in stigations accelerated his decision. He will serve Chancellor John B. lighter for a year as an adviser on jjletic and policy program issues [ter stepping aside on Nov. 1. Charles F. Sturtz, vice chancellor for administrative affairs, will serve on an interim basis, Slaughter said, while a national search is conducted for a permanent replacement. Slaughter announced the resigna tion at a news conference, but he de clined to discuss the status of basket ball coach Lefty Driesell. “That is not an appropriate ques tion today,” Slaughter said. “I’m not going to enter into speculation and conjecture on that issue.” Driesell was reported out of town on a basketball recruiting trip, and was not available for comment. Dull, 41, in his sixth year as ath letic director, has publicly supported Driesell in the wake of charges against his program by Prince George’s County prosecutor Arthur A. Marshall. Marshall criticized the team’s aca demic performance after the grand jury voted against an obstruction of justice indictment he sought against Driesell for allegedly seeking to have Bias’ dormitory room cleaned soon after he collapsed. “The university had given Lefty a vote of confidence before Len Bias died, and it was fully aware of the academic problems,” Dull said last month. “I don’t see why he shouldn’t be given one now.” Slaughter said major changes in the athletic department were up coming, but he reiterated that he would not address them until he re ceives all the information he seeks. A report from an academic task force Slaughter created will be made public on Friday. But he still awaits the grand jury report and an in- house investigation of Driesell he initiated recently. WET CUT $10. 00 REG $20." includes: shampoo & conditioner Tues. thru Sat. No Appt. necessary exp 10-31-86 A Cut Atovi A CUT ABOVE 4004 Stillmeadow 2 red lights north of Hilton Hotel, Behind Circle K 846-1599 ollins says SMU feeling NCAA pinch ohnili pre' r kicb kboilti Mnd p r ITti | a foot .punis. IRVING AP) — The way Coach ibby Collins sees it, the NCAA jnctions that swept away all of uthern Methodist’s new football Jiolarships this fall have made their st impact on the Mustangs. The most disappointing thing is especial teams,” Collins said after e Mustangs held on for a 31-29 n Saturday night against Boston liege. Collins said that the missing 25 tiolarships have cut down the imber of potential specialists on kickoff and punting teams. “Most schools have 95 scholarship lyers,” he said. “We have 70.” ft i i [use { he is bffdi aSi tom 1 he no-scholarships penalty is part of some of the toughest NCAA sanctions ever handed down for re cruiting violations. The Mustangs also are barred this season from live telecasts, bowl games and from com peting for the Southwest Confer ence championship. An 85-yard punt return for a touchdown by the Eagles’ Kelvin Martin, followed by Martin’s recep tion of a two-point conversion pass nearly swiped the win from the Mus tangs. Ahead 31-14 in the fourth quarter, Martin started the comeback by catching a 32-yard scoring pass. But SMU engineered a drive that ran out the clock. “You can’t make it much closer than this,” Collins said. “We have them down, but let it slip away with . . . the punt return. I was really proud of the way the offense never gave them the ball.” Boston College Coach Jack Bick- nell said the punt to the speedy Mar tin was unexpected. “I’m shocked that they punted the ball to Kelvin Martin,” he said. “I thought they would try and punt it out of bounds, because Kelvin al most broke the last one (before the 85-yard TD return).” Collins said special teams would be a prime concern as the Mustangs prepare to face Baylor in Waco on Saturday. “We can’t expect to give away re turns like that and win,” he said. Jeff Atkins rushed for three touchdowns and 129 yards on 32 carries, the third time he has run for at least 100 yards this season. Collins isn’t ready to make any predictions concerning who is the toughest conference opponent awaiting the Mustangs, now 3-1. “Baylor is the toughest because we play them right now, next week,” he said. tar AT R E S J wzMEmmm 1 MO HOTW ftd "?&>• 1 I THEATRE § GUIDE NOW SATURDAY « 8UNt>A~ aT'PPTT FIRST MATINEE SHOWING ONLY CINIMA THREE j ntK A RCCM WITH A VIEW 7:25 9:30 ALIENS r 7:05 9:40 ALWAYS r 7:00 9:00 ARMED RESPONSE r | 7:00 9:00 PLAYING FOR KEEPS RAN PG-13 Dflfoo 7:30 9:40 fl ll poi^» EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT 7:30 argent, Joiner break NFL receiving records SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle ahawks are 4-1, the San Diego krgers are 1-4, and Steve Largent d Charlie Joiner have NFL. re- ids. “1 hope the fact that I have estab- hed the record is not going to be e most important contribution I ake to my football team,” Largent d. “Charlie’s record was the only Kid thing to come out of the IfjijJ me," said San Diego Coach Don f 0 , iryell. “I know Charlie would ther have had a win.” It won’t get any easier for the largers, either. A 33-7 loser to the Seahawks Monday night, San Diego will be at home Sunday against 5-0 Denver, American Football Conference West leader. Meanwhile, the Seahawks will be in Los Angeles Sunday to face the defending division champion Raid ers, who have won two straight after losing their first three games. Largent, 32, and the 38-year-old Joiner set their records on a night when the Seahawks came on strong in the second half to overcome a 7-6 halftime deficit. Largent caught a pass for the 128th straight regular season game while Joiner, in his 18th pro season, became the NFL’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 1 1,855, surpas sing by 21 yards the record held by Don Maynard, who played for the New York Jets. Joiner, the second oldest player in the league, now has 728 career catches, also an NFL record. Largent broke the record set by Harold Carmichael, who caught passes in 127 consecutive regular season games with Philadelphia from 1972-80. Carmichael was at the game and took part in a brief on field ceremony after Largent’s re cord catch at 4:16 of the second quarter. National Football League ijured Cowboys uncertain or big game with Redskins a M bed it i tab lit 1 toiinii j™ IRVING (AP) — Noting his Dallas 1 wboys have picked the wrong 1 ne to get banged up, Coach Tom indry said Tuesday that defensive Lie Don Smerek will be activated r Sunday’s NFL game against the ashington Redskins and backup larterback Steve Pelluer probably ill start. Smerek, who hasn’t played this :ar because of a severely sprained ice, will start in Randy White's po- ion should the All-Pro’s hamstring [illfail to respond. “Randy doesn’t have a defect in le hamstring pull and could be re- to go on Sunday,” Landry said. |t'e worked Smerek in pads last Keek but he was very rusty. It could ike him a while to get into w 'me." Quarterback Danny White has a pulled groin muscle that caused him to miss Sunday’s 29-14 loss to Denver. “We just don’t know Danny’s sta tus,” Landry said. “He has trouble just setting up to throw a pass. We’ll work w ith Pelluer. He did a remark able job against Denver. He’ll be bet ter this week and shouldn’t have many problems against Washing ton.” Running back Tony Dorsett, who didn’t play against the Broncos be cause of a sprained knee and ankle on the same leg, will put on a knee brace in practice this week. “It’s not an ideal circumstance to be playing an unbeaten team with- out youv starting quarterback and tailback,” Landry said. AMERICAN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE w L T Pet. PF PA w L T Pet. PF PA, N.Y. Jets 4 1 0 .800 125 109 Washington 5 0 0 1.000 114 67 New England 3 2 0 .600 138 81 N.Y. Giants 4 1 0 .800 95 70 Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 104 108 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 142 108 Miami 1 4 0 .200 126 176 Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 81 107 IndianapoKs 0 5 0 .000 41 148 St. Louis 0 5 0 .000 46 110 Central Central Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 121 142 Chicago 5 0 0 1.000 146 60 Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 118 136 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 106 60 Houston 1 4 0 .200 93 99 Detroit 2 3 0 .400 85 102 Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 63 125 Tampa Bay 1 4 0 .200 81 123 West Green Bay 0 5 0 .000 60 156 Denver 5 0 0 1.000 148 87 West Seattle 4 1 0 .800 138 74 Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 124 94 Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 105 91 LA Rams 4 1 0 .800 102 84 LA Raiders 2 3 0 .400 92 92 San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 136 70 San Diego 1 4 0 .200 104 128 New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 74 101 Sunday’s Games Sunday, Oct. 12 Denver 29, Dallas 14 Detroit 24, Houston 13 Cincinnati 34, Green Bay 28 Cleveland 27, Pittsburgh 24 Los Angeles Raiders 24, Kansas City 17 New England 34, Miami 7 Chicago 23, Minnesota 0 New York Giants 13, St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 16, Atlanta 0 Washington 14, New Orleans 6 Los Angeles Rams 26, Tampa Bay 20 (OT) New York Jets 14, Buffalo 13 San Francisco 35, Indianapolis 14 Monday’s Game Seattle 33, San Diego 7 Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. New York Jets at New England, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles Raiders, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New York Giants, 4 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Denver at San Diego, 4 p.m, Monday, Oct. 13 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 9 p.m. BEGINNING WORDSTAR FOR TAMU STUDENTS One-week classes for those who want to learn BYTE BACK! this popular work processing program. October 13-17 3:00-5:00 p.m, Cost $35.00 Make sense of computers at the library. Sterling C. Evans Library Learning Resources Department Room 604 845-2316 Bonfire Cookie Crew Informational Meeting October 8, 7 pm 601 Rudder Show your spirit ... be a part of Bonfire! •'-v Battalion Classified 845-2611 Ittie Benefit Dance for the American Diabetes Association Wednesday; October 8; 8:00 p.m. atMC a Sponsored by KAPPA SIGMA and CHI OMEGA Fraternity Pledge Class Tickets are available for $4 at the MSG or fro and Chi Omega Pledges Kappa Sigma Raffle for a trip for Two to Cancun 3 nights, 4 days All proceeds go to the American Diabetes Association Qi