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State officials appeal latest
ruling on Carter eligibility
AUSTIN (AP) — State officials on
Thursday appealed a district court
judge’s action that essentially paved
the way for Dallas Carter to continue
in the high school football playoffs.
Appeals by the Texas Education
Agency and university Interscholas
tic League could jeopardize Carter’s
chances of playing against Odessa
Permian in the Class 5A semifinals
Saturday, according to officials with '
the two agencies.
But unless the 3rd Court of Ap
peals takes action, Dallas Carter will
suit up for the game in Austin.
“As of now they (Dallas Carter)
would be playing this Saturday," said
Bailev Marshall, the director of the
UIL, which governs high school ex
tra-curricular activities.
The legal struggle began when
the UIL declared Dallas Carter stu
dent Gary Edwards ineligible to play
football under the state’s no-pass,
no-play rule. Investigators said Ed
wards Kad a failing grade in algebra.
TEA Commissioner William
Kirby later upheld that decision,
finding that Edwards had failed in
the class for the six-week period.
But Dallas Carter officials claimed
the failing grade was due to a miscal
culation and that Edwards, a star
football player, had actually passed.
State District Court Judge Paul
Davis on Tuesday ruled in favor of
Dallas Carter.
Davis enjoined Kirby from deter
mining whether the student failed,
and he enjoined the UIL from
knocking Edwards and Dallas Carter
out of the playoffs.
The TEA’S appeal to the 3rd
Court of Appeals in Austin automat
ically reinstates, until a hearing can
be conducted, Kirby’s decision that
Edwards failed. /
But court action is necessary to
determine whether the UIL can pro
hibit Dallas Carter from playing.
Marshall said. The appeals court is
not mandated to take immediate ac
tion on the UIL’s appeal.
Lucius Bunton, a UIL attorney.
said the UIL needs direction from
the appeals court, because Kirby’s
ruling, which said Edwards failed,
still stands because of the TEA ap
peal. This means an ineligible player
on an ineligible team will be playing
Saturday, Bunton said.
Kirby said Davis’ decision would
gut the no-pass, no-play rule and he
said he was confident the TEA
would win through the appeals proc
ess.
“We are appealing Judge Davis’
ruling because we believe the laws of
this state clearly and explicitly give
the commissioner of education the
authority to review decisions made
at the load level in order to enforce
the education laws and State Board
of Education rules,” he said.
If Dallas Carter were kicked out
of the playoffs, Odessa Permian
would face Marshall, the last team
beaten by Dallas Carter in the play
offs. Dallas Carter defeated Marshall
in the quarterfinals, 22-18.
Ag swimmers
in Hawaii
for Christmas
The Texas A&M men’s and
women’s swimming teams wilt be
spending 12 days in Hawaii over
then Christmas break.
But they won’t be there solely
to hit the bead) and visit the local
tourist traps.
The weeks after Christmas jure
usually the periods of the most in
tense training for college swirrt-
mers.
Assistant Coach Jay Holmes
said Hawaii is a great place to do
this kind of training.
“We put them through two
solid workouts each day." Holmes
said. “But it’s almost like three-a-
days because everyone goes to the
beach and gets in the water be
tween workouts”
In addition to rigorous work
outs, the team will compete in the
Rainbow Invitational and dual
meets against other achoob that
are doing their holiday training.
“We get to swim a lot of teams
that we usually wouldn’t get to
swim,” said Holme*.
Donahue says Bruins respect Hogs
DALLAS (AP) — UCLA Coach
Terry Donahue said on Thursday
that Arkansas’ near upset of mighty
Miami showed the country and his
players what kind of team the Bruins
will be facing in the Cotton Bowl
Classic on Jan. 2.
Donahue said in a telephone con
ference call “I’ve heard about Ar
kansas' lack of respect and it worries
me. AU you had to do to realize Ar
kansas had a good team was watch
the game with Miami. It kind of
caught your eye."
The previously undefeated Ra-
zorbacks lost the Dec. 3 game 18-16
to Miami.
The eighth-ranked Hogs go into
the Cotton Bowl against the ninth-
ranked Bruins as five-point under
dogs.
“I didn't know we were the favor
ites," said Donahue. "That doesn t
matter much. I’ve been favored and
I’ve been the underdog. I do know
Arkansas has a great rallying cry.
Psychologically, it helps Arkansas
for this game.
“All I know is that our team re
spects Arkansas. Anytime you go 10-
1 in this country you have a great
team."
Arkansas coach Ken Hatfield said
he “wasn’t too concerned" that his
Razorbacks were the underdog
again.
The two schools have onlv played
once, tying 10-10 in the 1979 Fiesta
Bowl.
UCLA and Donahue will attempt
to become the first school and coach
in college football history to win a
bowl game in seven consecutive sea
sons.
“I hope it (the streak) is a motivat
ing factor for our team," Donahue
said. “Psychologically, we have to get
our team in the right frame of mind.
We have to have the same kind of
excitement and desire Arkansas will
or it will be difficult for us.”
UCLA becomes the first Pacific-
10 team to play although 40 years
ago Oregon of the Pacific Coast
Conference lost to Southern Meth
odist. It’s UCLA’s first trip to Dallas
for a post-season game.
Arkansas has a 2-3-1 record in the
Cotton Bowl with its last appearance
in 1976 against Georgia.
“We’re excited about it because
the bowl enjoys so much national
prestige," Donahue said.
Hatfield said “UCLA was ranked
the No. 1 team in the nation for two
weeks. They are balanced and Troy
Aikman is just a great quarterback.”
Hatfield announced that running
back James Rouse, who had been out
since the Texas game with an in
jured knee, was working out and
should be ready to play against the
Bruins. i.
Also, quarterback Quinn Grovey
who played in the Miami game de
spite a shoulder injury was fully re
covered.
Both Arkansas and UCLA will ar
rive in Dallas late Dec. 26 and begin
workouts the next day.
The game was nearing sellout sta
tus. Jim Brock, executive vice presi
dent of the bowl, said Arkansas had
already bought 21,000 tickets and
that he was receiving a heavier de
mand from UCLA than he ex
pected.
New coach winning admirers at SMU
DALLAS (AP) — He stalks the
bench in a dark business suit, bark
ing orders and setting strategy.
Nothing escapes the intense,
laser-like stare of John Shumate.
He’s a disciplinarian, the new bas
ketball coach at Southern Methodist
University.
He was a tough competitor when
he played at Notre Dame.
Shumate had a big role in the
Fighting Irish’s 19/4 upset of
UCLA, snapping coach John Wood
en’s 88-game winning streak. To this
day he rates it as his biggest thrill in
sports.
And he was a street fighter in the
NBA when he played for Phoenix,
Buffalo, Detroit, Houston, San An
tonio and Seattle. He averaged 15
S ints and nine rebounds for Buf-
o in 1976-77 on pure husde. his
best season as a pro.
He’s a disciple of Notre Dame’s
Digger Phelps and the Dallas Maver-
icks John MacLeod.
Now, back to the man in black on
patrol, his Roman nose and slim fea
tures calling to mind a bird of prey.
Luckless I.D. Green travels and
he’s out of the game before you can
say his name.
A North Carolina State player
goes unguarded in the corner.
“Here, get this roan right here,”
Shumate shouts at a coasting de
fensive player.
Shumate’s cajoling follows the
player to the other end of the court.
The next time the Mustang is in per
fect defensive position.
Shumate is on a mission.
“My true calling is to teach young-
student-athletes the game,” Shumate
says.
On this night, the Mustangs upset
North Carolina State, the 16th
ranked team in the nation.
In typical Shumate style, the Mus-
tangs do it with “dirty baskets,’’ the
term he gives offensive rebounds
put back in for scores. SMU wins 59-
57 because it outmuscles the sur
prised Wolfpack 50-39.
It wju an impressive home debut
and first major college victory for
Shumate, comine over Jim Valvano,
the respected Wolfpack coach who
has a national tide to his credit.
“It was a satisfying victory," he
said later. “I have a lot of respect for
Valvano."
Shumate was hired by SMU ath
letic director Doug Single for the
three E’s — energy, expertise and
experience.
“A lot of people know the game
but only a few can actually teach the
game,” said Notre Dame athletic di
rector Richard Rosenthal.
Shumate replaced Dave Bliss, who
went to New Mexico University after
leading the Mustangs to the South
west Conference title and a spot in
the NCAA playoffs.
Ironically, tbe Mustangs knocked
Notre Dame out of the playoffs with
Shumate sitting on the bench as
Phelps’ assistant.
Shumate has been a big early hit
with everyone except some members
of the media.
After SMU lost at Wyoming in the
Big Apple NIT, Shumate wouldn't
do his postgame radio show.
He dosed practices for a week to
prepare for N.C. State and adhered
to a strict noon to 1 p.m. window for
interviews. A reporter tried to ask
him a question five minutes after one
o’clock and Shumate rebuffed him.
Shumate wouldn’t go on a pre
game television show before the
North Carolina State game.
Once cornered, however, Shu
mate can be an excellent subject.
A Kansas City writer showed up
for an interview and Shumate didn’t
come to the appointment. Shumate
later showed up and the writer said
it was one of the best interviews he
ever had. At SWC press day, Shu
mate gave long, expansive and
thoughtful answers to questions.
Still, all interview requests have to
go through the sports information
department. You can’t call him up to
shoot the basketball bull like you can
with the University of Texas’ Tom
Penders or Texas A&M’s Shelby
Metcalf or Texas Tech’s Gerald
Meyers.
But you can’t really blame some
body wno is as dedicated to winning
as Snumate and who says “my great
est achievement was surviving the
ghetto and avoiding drugs while
growing up.”
Life and basketball are much
more than games to Shumate.
They’re survival.
SMU lost 104-87 to No. 6 ranked
Oklahoma and the Mustangs were
hard at work the next day working
on their mistakes. Shumate work
outs stretch three and four hours.
Nobody will outwork him or his
teams.
The Mustangs bear watching in
the SWC chaunpionship race, if he
doesn't burn them or himself out
first.
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