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Sports
H boosters disclaim
ayment allegations
10USTON (AP) — Several Uni
versity of Houston boosters denied
alligations Tuesday that they con-
. W1 u>t»)uted about $1 1,000 to be used as
□ W 1 payments to Cougar football
j lt *‘ , ' (JS - : pla\ers.
UP ^PmiBAccording to a school memoran-
* mil ' : duiii released Monday, Baytown
men toft(M s i nessman Frank Terry said he
am : other supporters gave money so
j' c ls %oi mer head football coach Bill Yeo-
)el "eeiuM n C ould make traditional pay-
. Bnts of $250 to $500.
! “ocunm^but on Tuesday, Dick George,
one of the boosters Terry named,
lltls imttjdaclared that “Frank Terry is out of
bryosdetjM irourd, and you can quote me on
losableblhkt."
■Terry’s statement was taken dur-
1 whent-png an in-house investigation by a
embryorJHpuston law firm. The probe was
it. It al launched in response to allegations
tuman ,:{hm Yeoman and his assistant coach
pected i®lated NCAA rules by paying play-
on. ers
erencc.iJln a similar report, Yeoman said
a studv he occasionally gave players money
lofeniT MOr humanitarian reasons, but never
werebor-Bare than $35.
ches atGBTuesday afternoon, Terry said he
Binds by his statements in the re-
Vatican cBrt, but would not name any boost-
itsonv-Bs involved. He said he did not
an metkBow why some people say he is ly-
w
^ ■“1 can’t tell the story of others,”
Terry told reporters at a press con
ference. “I can only relate my story.”
[■Terry’s voice quaked several times
Bd tears welled up in his eyes Tues-
■y as his pregnant wife and two
Ihildren stood by his side. He said
when Yeoman first asked for money,
he did not know where the money
\ H iBuld go and “didn’t want to know.
1 E. Babi H ^8 riorance * s bliss,” he said when
pplautoBked why.
■urs inciB “When you love and respect
"declarjB meone and he asks you for help,
for die® 11 without asking questions,”
ential sa ‘ ( * coaches ever asked
Btcept Coach Yeoman."
i) trvlo® Terry said that on three occasions,
his 'rivaltB helped raise money that he un-
Babbilt ® rsto °d was used to pay bank notes.
■taxon# oman - ^ le sa ' t T always apologized
[)r ^ wlien he asked for help.
cappintB" 1 ra ‘ se fnnds for coach Yeo-
eductionB
a od
man at his request,” he added. “I
loved the guy and I wanted to help.”
Yeoman, who resigned last fall af
ter heading the Cougars for 25
years, has refused to comment, but
university President Richard Van
Horn defended him, calling his ca
reer “long and distinguished.” Yeo
man currently serves the school as a
$103,000-a-year fund-raiser.
The head of the school’s Athletic
Advisory Committee said he will of
fer a resolution today to cut Yeo
man’s ties with the university.
Terry, a member of the universi
ty’s Intercollegiate Athletics Council,
aeclined comment Monday on the
fact at least six boosters he impli
cated denied any part of knowleage
of cash payments to athletes.
“Unfortunately, I was one of the
ones to do the dirty work,” Terry
said. "I don’t have anything to hide.
I’m going to make one statement
and tnenbe through with it. Tm for
free information."
Terry said Tuesday he did know
about some of the names listed in the
report, but he did not cite any specif
ics.
"I think Terry is a fine fellow,” ac
countant Archie Sylvia said. “I don’t
know why he went off half-cocked
on this.”
Added businessman Frank Cole,
“This guy (Terry) fabricates more
darn stories. I haven’t had much
dealings with him socially for a year,
because he comes up with some of
the most outlandish stories. It got to
a point where people didn’t want to
listen to him.”
Another booster, Bob Warner,
said, “Bill Yeoman never asked me
for one penny of illegal funds. Mr.
Terry never needs to worry about an
occupation. Evidently he can write
fairy tales better than most writers.”
In the report, Terry says he gave
Yeoman $3,000 prior to the 1982 or
1983 season. On another occasion,
Terry collected about $4,000 from
about six boosters.
“The way the system worked was
that all of the players who came in
early got between $250 and $500,
depending on need. The money was
given at practice in cash to Yeoman,”
Terry said.
W. Kentucky shuts down A&M hitters
Hilltopper pitchers take charge in 4-1 victory
Photo by Bill Hughes
Texas A&M shortstop Ever Magallanes tries to base. Western Kentucky second baseman Bobby
break up the double play as he slides into second Velez was able to convert the play, however.
By Loyd Brumfield
Assistant Sports Editor
There were no grand-slam
home runs in the ninth inning, or
questionable calls at the plate, or
any other last-gasp miracles to
give the Texas A&M baseball
team a victory Tuesday at Olsen
Field, so the Aggies were de
feated for only the third time this
year, 4-1, at the hands of Western
Kentucky University.
The loss gives A&M a 20-3-1
record going into a six-game road
trip against New Orleans, South
western Louisiana and Mississippi
State.
The Aggies managed only two
hits for the game against top-
notch pitchingby the Hilltoppers,
which were led by starter C.L.
Thomas. He pitched five innings
and allowed only one hit while
striking out four and walking two
before being relieved by Glenn
Carter.
Jeff Meier was the third
pitcher for the Hilltoppers, pitch
ing for only one inning, but get
ting the save for Thomas.
“Their (Western Kentucky)
pitchers did a good job,” A&M
Coach Mark Johnson said. “They
whipped us at the plate. I was im
pressed with all three. On a day
like this, it’s really a pitcher’s day
with the wind blowing in and all.”
A&M starter Scott Centala, 3-1,
also pitched well, allowing six hits
while striking out five and walk
ing one before being relieved by
Russ Greene in the ninth.
“Scotty did a good job of con
taining a good-hitting team,”
Johnson said.
Western Kentucky held on to a
slim 1-0 lead until the top of the
seventh, when it widened the lead
to 2-0. The Hilltoppers got two
more runs in the ninth to seal the
win.
A&M’s lone run came in the
bottom of the eighth, when desig
nated hitter John Byington hit a
double into center field to bring
home center fielder Chuck Knob
lauch.
The Aggies got on base often,
especially during the latter stages
of the game, but failed to gener
ate any runs as seven runners
were stranded on base during the
game.
In the bottom of the second,
the Aggies looked as if they might
generate some runs early. Fresh
man second baseman Terry Tay
lor hit a single into center field
and right fielder Tim McWilliam
followed with a walk.
First baseman Daron Dacus ad
vanced the runners with a sacri
fice bunt, but then Western Ken
tucky’s Thomas ended the inning
by striking out left fielder Blake
Babki and third baseman Andy
Duke.
A&M would not get another
hit until Byington’s double in the
eighth. Western Kentucky’s bats
remained silent, as well, until the
seventh and ninth innings, when
the Hilltoppers exploded for six
of their eight hits and three runs.
“I kept telling everyone on our
team that Western Kentucky has
a good ballclub,” Johnson said.
A&M will face the University
of New Orleans Friday in New
Orleans to begin its spring break
road trip.
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