•Penn State meets Mid in basketball Navy takes on highly-touted Lehigh wrestlers By JOE GROSS There is a great deal of stragety put into the prepara- tickets for the two events are $3 each, while a combined tion stages of such an important match and that in- ticket will cost only $4. Auiitut Sporti Editor Penn State comes in with a 14-9 record, compared Navy assistant wrestling coach Mike Prick could be cludes making the decision as to which Navy wrestler 'at odds with himself this afternoon, when the Mid- could fare the best agaainst the Lehigh wrestlers in the to Navy's 9-9 mark, As if it isn't enough to have his same weight classes. team going against a bigger and highly physical team, shipmen play host to perennial power Lehigh hi the se- Navy coach Bob Hamilton now will have starting cond half of a big doubleheader at the Naval The Navy team had a nine-match win streak stopped last Saturday at Penn State and just prior to that guard and team captain Bruce Grooms sitting with Academy's Field House. him on the bench, rather than playing on the floor. Frick, now serving in the Navy and assigned to the match, Penn State had been beaten, 27-15, by Lehigh. The Engineers from Bethlehem, Pa., are led by "Grooms injured his knee in practice yesterday academy to help with the wrestling team, was a na- (Thursday)," reported the Navy coach. "He'll be out tional champion while wrestling for Lehigh a few years NCAA champion Darryl Burley at 134 pounds and NCAA runnerup Mike Brown at 190 pounds. Butlhe for sure this weekend and could be out quite a bit ago. Today will be the first time in his life he will have longer." the task of cheering against his Alma Mater. Lehigh team also has another pair of unheralded Another bit of irony concerns Navy wrestler Doug wrestlers in 118-pound freshman Rich Santoro and 177- Hamilton will either simply insert Kevin Cother- Heimbach, who is a native of Bethlehem, Pa., the land pounder Colin KUrain. man into Grooms' position or move freshman David where Lehigh is king. Kilrain, Brown and Burley all have lost once this Brooks, the team's leading scorer, to point guard and "If there ever was a match I'd like to win, this is it," season, while Santoro has been beaten twice. use Vic Smith at the other guard spot. Smith has played said Heimbach. "There will be a lot of people from my The Navy team has a pair of leaders by example in well in spot relief for the Midshipmen, That decision home town down here cheering for Lehigh.'' junior Heimbach at 126 pounds and freshman John might not be finalized until the last minutes prior to the The competition against Lehigh is special to Heim- Reich at 167. Heimbach will take a 13-1 record into the tip-off. bach simply, because wrestling fans from bis home match, which Reich has a 16-3 mark which includes 14 Navy will probably have some trouble matching up town will be here in force. victories by fall. with the Penn State starting lineup. The Nittany Lions For Frick there is no conflict of interest or feelings. Other top records for Navy include Frank Shaffer's are led by 6-9,230-pound Frank Brickowski, who has a "I don't have any mixed feelings," stated Frick. "I 154 record at 150 pounds and Barry Kenny and Pat 10.6 scoring average, and 6-7 Rich Fetter, who has a hope we beat them. I'm on this side now. Brady are both 10-3 at 142 and unlimited, respectively. 10.4 average. "It's all a game," said Frick with a smile. "I want to The match gets under way at 4 o'clock and will draw Brooks' outside shooting has pleased the Navy beat Lehigh because I'm on this team now." the biggest crowd of the season to a Navy wrestling crowds, but he has made many freshman mistakes Navy coach Ed Peery explained how the Lehigh match. Lehigh usually brings with it hundreds of fans which must be expected. Second to Brooks in scoring is fans verbally ride him during matches between the to support the team even on the road. Interest in the another guard Chuck Green, who has been on and off. teams. "But," said Peery, "I'd be willing to bet that Navy wrestling team has been climbing this season Navy, however, will have to get a good inside game this time they'll be riding you know who," he added and the local fans have been working up to this match from John Geshay and Myron Simons if it's hopeful of nodding in the direction of Frick. against Lehigh. regaining a plus .500 percentage. "I hope they do ride me," noted Frick, "because The Engineers of coach Thad Turner have won the The Midshipmen have dropped three consecutive that will probably mean we're winning." last three engagements with the Midshipmen including road games and have not won since defeating Fordham Peery knows that Lehigh has an outstanding team a decisive 33-11 decision a year ago in Bethlehem. two weeks ago. this year and that the Pennsylvania school has some Lehigh is currently ranked sixth in the nation, having very good freshmen and sophomores. The Navy coach shown good strength in a mid-westrour. Lehigh is easi- In a third event at the field house today, the indoor cannot feel that his team will have any edge in ex- ly the best in the East according to the rankings track team will run against Manhattan. perience since, as he says, "we have a lot of freshmen which show only Clarion (Pa.) State College joining The men's fencing team faces Penn State beginning in our lineup, too. We're going to give it our best,"' Lehigh in the top 20. Clarion is listed as No. 15. at 1 o'clock and the women fencers meet George Mason The big doubleheader will get started at 1:15 when starting at 3. The fencing matches will be held in the assured Peery. "We can't do any more than that." third floor loft at MacDonough Hall. The coaches, Peery, Frick and Reggie Wicks, got the Navy basketball team goes against a Penn State ED PEGRY, Navy's head wrestling coach, feels his team is wrestling at well right back to work by discussing the dos and don'ts for cer- team that is showing the improvement hoped for when On Sunday, the women's basketball team hosts Dick Harder was hired as head coach. Mount St. Mary's, with the tip-off slated for 2 p.m. The now as atony time during the season."Today his team has the unenviable task of tain wrestlers. The talk included comparing the going agacntt Lehigh, which comes in ranked sixth in the nation. "We'll give it strategies and strengths of the Lehigh wrestler against For those fans desiring to attend both the basket- women's gymnastics team meets George Washington the abulities and strengths of the Navy wrestlers. ball and wrestling, there is a cut rate ticket. Separate at 2 o'clock. our best. You can't ask for any more than that," says Peery. IOC discusses many Olympic problems . LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - The session, which is likely to run through part Thursday and met with Olympic officials Taiwanese team. There was no comment from the Peking executive board of the International of Saturday. The full session of the IOC, on the president's demand that the In a package deal aimed at bringing delegation. Chao Xueren of Radio Peking's Olympic Committee (IOC) met Friday to where final decisions will be made, starts Summer Games be moved from Moscow. Mainland China into the Games, the IOC tiirninij (layital English language service said Li Men- discuss the U.S.-led threatened boycott of Sunday and runs through Tuesday. IOC members gathering for the full ordered Taiwan to drop the name and flag shua, vice president of the Chinese com- the Summer Olympics in Moscow and the Kane and Miller are carrying a message session appear unanimous that Carter's of the Republic of China and call itself the mittee and the group's chief of mission, tangled question 6f Chinese representation from President Jimmy Carter, asking that plea be rejected and that the Games go on Chinese Taipai Olympic Committee, using would have no comment until he has talked at the Winter Games in Lake Placid. tiussummer's Olympic Games be moved in Moscow as planned. Carter has said he a special Olympic flag. But a state'cburt to Olympic officials. Leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee--Tfom' Moscow or canceled if Soviet troops would not favor a U.S. team comfeting. judge in nearby Plattsburg on Thursday Sports "The Chinese people take this matter — president Robert Kane and executive^ are not withdrawn from Afghanistan. It Chinese Olympic officials alstf are likely upheld a suit Wed by the flag bearer of the very seriously. If this ruling is allowed to director Don F. Miller — are expected to \ was learned that Lloyd Cutler, Carter's to go before the executive boaro>to^discuss Taiwanese team and ruled he could carry stand, it win again create two Chinas, and meet with the executive board during the7 special counsel, flew into Lake Placid the situation that has arisen over the what flag he pleased. our people vehemently oppose* this. The The appeal was filed in Albany, N.Y., in Vil . FP(> 9, 1980 19 IOC ruled last year that the so-called the Appellate Division of the State Republic of China would have to compete Supreme Court by lawyers of the Lake State Supreme Court Justice Norman L. under a new flog and a aew anthem. It is Placid Olympic Organizing Committee. Harvey ordered the Organizing Com- my personal opinion that the IOC, the Lake The committee was named in the suit filed mittee to ignore an International Olympic, Placid Olympic Group, anoVour friends in Joe in state court by Liang Ren-Guey, a Committee order that Taiwan come up America will uphold the justice of the IOC Weekend Taiwan Nordic skier. with a new flag and anthem. ruling," said Jin Yuan, a reporter for the e- Gross William Kissel, chief counsel for the The Appellate Division said it would Chinese news agency Xinhua. organizing committee, said that if Liang hear the case Monday. The LPOOC offered the Taiwanese himself asks for accreditation he will be "We are just waiting, we have no idea accomodations and accreditation to train admitted'under the Republic of China what we should do" Lee-said. "The urgent and compete under a new name approved wanderings Olympic Committee as the suit directs. It thing for us is training for our athletes." by the IOC last year, But the Taiwan team -waraotiilearwhattiietommitteewould oV Athletes and officials from mainland has refused to accept any designation if the entire delegateion asked for ac- China have been living in the Olympic other than its old one as the Republic of We often see that an event is being held for the benefit of one ficials' group, that there will be a series of meetings for the creditation. Village for several days. When the Taiwan China Olympic Committee. The Taiwan charity or another, but rarely do we see the direct outcome of Amateur Softball Association officials. The meetings are slated Taiwan's long-standing battle to keep its group arrived they were turned away delegation moved into a Lake Placid the charitable donation. for March 4,11,24,31 and April 28. Dobson hopes to have as name, flag and anthem in Olympic com- because they refused to accept any motel. . petition took a new turn Thursday when designation other than Republic of China. With the Taiwan decision was under I am pleased to learn that we can see something as a result of many umpires as possible attend the meetings which begin at 7 appeal, the IOC executive board had to money raised for one event. The annual Annapolis 10-mile Run, p.m. Coaches are also invited to attend the clinics. For further consider what to do if the judge's ruling is sponsored by First Federal Savings & Loan Association and run information call Dobson at 263-6388. upheld. One possible solution is to do away by the combined group of the Severna Park Funrunners and An- < »»* with flags at the opening ceremony napolis Striders, is proudly announcing its donation to the The Chesapeake Lacrosse Officials Association needs -more altogether, and tell each competing team American Heart Association. men to call games this spring. Anyone wishing to become a to carry an Olympic flag. It's apropos thalas "Heart Month" begins - February is The IOC has considered that alternative lacrosse official should attend a meeting at the Arundel Center more than once in the past when Heart Month across mescountry-the Anne Arundel Community at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Feb. 19. Or call Dan Winegrad at 263-5362 College's "Prescribed Active Cardiac Exercise" program was nationalistic problems have threatened to or Dick Larrimore at 263-6797. undermine the games. presented an expensive def ibrijator for its use. *»» The IOC's inner cabinet consists of the The special cardiac monitor was presented to Oil Peterson, Davidsonville's Linda Zang, one of our county's prime can- president, three vice presidents and a five- the coordinator of the PACE program for use at the college last didates for the in-limbo Summer Olympic Games, was among a man executive board. week. The monitor was purchased by proceeds from the fourth group of equestrians testing the surface that will be used for the A Russian, Vitaly Smlrnov, is one of the running of the Annapolis 10-miler held last August, More than World Cup Grand Prix event to be held in April at the Baltimore vice presidents. The whole group was 1,700 runners participated in the run. Civic Center. This" will be the biggest international equestrian present Friday except senior vice Plans are already in the making for the fifth edition of the president Mohamed Mzali of Tunisia, who event for Aug. 54,1980. event ever held in the United States. messaged that he was delayed but ex- »•* Linda, who is the Maryland chairman of the United States pected to arrive in time for the full session. Equestrian Team, announced her feeling that the proposed sur- Well-known Annapolitan Charlie Skipper will be the manager • face was very good for the competition that will be held April 23- this coming season of the Marina Bath & Racquet Club in 27. Eastport. Skipper, who has a great deal of experience in *•* Blazers spud athletics and running programs, is hoping to improve the events Andover High School graduate Steve Stielper went over the at the club by creating a more structured program. He announc- 2,000-point mark in his career at James Madison University. two vets away ed that the courts will be resurfaced in the near future and that The senior standout got over that milestone en route to a 25-point he will have Dave Brown and Anita Verner employed as performance in JMU's win Tuesday night over William & Mary. . PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two starters teachers for the instructional program. Brown is out of the *** on Portland's 1977 National Basketball Naval Academy, while Verner is a product of- University of Annapolis grads Annette Rolle and Bernadette Vann are still Association title team were sent packing Maryland, Skipper is an avid tennis player and is versed in the excelling for Bowie State College's women's basketball team. Friday as the Blazers dealt forward management end of the club as well. Rolle is a valid All-America and leads the team in scoring. Maurice Lucas to the New Jersey Jets and »•* ' *** guard Lionel Hollins to the Philadelphia McGarvey's Lacrosse Club has announced that Craig I understand that Southern High School's super sports fan and 76ers. ' Hubbard will be its coach for the coming-season. Hubbard who sports photographer Buddy Tull is headed for a stay in Calvert The shakeup, which brought Nets' rookie has coached at Severn School and as an aide at Maryland, will forward Calvin Natt to the Blazers, had have the team out practicing one week from today at the Anne County's hospital. Get out of there fast, Buddy. been anticipated for several weeks Arundel Community College field. »*» because both Lucas and Hollins were McGarvey's will play its home games at Weems-Whalen Field And, a brighter note on a similar subject, Steve Carroll, the seeking bigger contracts in Annapolis. The season will start out with the team playing former coach and athletic director -at Arundel High School is Both also had seen their playing time getting out of Johns Hopkins University Hospital after undergo- diminish drastically this season. four top college teams. On the weekend of Feb. 23 & 24, Ironically, Hollins had been elected the McGarvey's will play at University of Delaware and University ing surgery on his eyes. Steve losthis sight-after an odd chain of Blazers' captain by his teammates this of Maryland. On March 1 & 2 the Green Machine will meet Navy events that started with an infection in his foot.. There's nothing season, and Lucas was the captain last and UMBC. The Navy game will be played at the academy's ar- definite on the success of the operation as yet, since it takes time season. tificial tuft field and will be a benefit for the Anne Arundel to imd out whether or not any of his sight will be returned. Our The trade left Bob Gross, Dave Tward- General Hospital children's services. Keep the date on your prayers are with you, Steve. And, if you have a spare moment zik and Larry Steele as the only players calendar. you might throw in an extra prayer for Steve Carroll, who's one remaining from the '77 title team. •*» heckuva super person. Luucas, once considered the epitome of Annapolis' Debbie Price has become a top performer for the *»* a power forward, had two years remaining Naval Academy assistant gymnastics coach Peter Korman, a on a "contract that reportedly pays him FroStburg State College women's swimming team, having $350,000 per year. Prior to the start of this transferred from Maryland. She has set three individual team bronze medal winner in floor exercise in the 1976 Olympics, will season, he had demanded that the Blazers record^ been on two record-setting relay teams and established join the Annapolis Junior High School girls gymnastics team in either renegotiate his contract or trade another pool record. an exhibition at the school. Coach Neil Russell announced the him. Crofton's Ruity Black, an Arundel. High School graduate, is show would be next Friday (Feb. 15) beginning at 7:30. The "i don't think there's any question in my also swimming at Frostburg and is enjoying a successful public is invited to attend the exhibition. mind that as of now, Calvin Natt helps our season. team much more than Maurice Lucas has Annapolis' Dwain Thomas has established a Frostburg record Condolences are in order for Navy sports information aide, been helping us," laid Blazers' Coach of 1:13.0 for the indoor 600-yard run. Thomas is a freshman at Glenn Jochum, whose father passed away last week. Jack Ramsay. v the school. »*» "I'm disappointed in losing Maurice *** If the predicted snow is on the ground today or tomorrow, JIM CIEAMONS (3) of the Bullets reaches in vain for a ball that is headed out of Lucas in respect to the fine play that he's given us in Portland," Ramsay added. T-VA hw»n informed by Harry Dobton, the head of the local of- please be careful. Respect the snow. bounds as Bucks' Brian Winters looks en in apparent amaxement.