Z9 mj J H BL COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, Sunday, July 29, 1979 Page 7A HHHIBHBniIHaBHBnBaBnaniHBiBHBnnBnn..nn.iniiMHMaainKniaiHni Heated Contest It was a hot time at Faurot Field Saturday when the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs conducted a controlled scrim- mage. Above, a Chiefs' player tries to beat the heat with the help of a water hose. At right, Kansas City wide receiver Steve Gaunty hangs onto a pass while sandwiched between two Cardinal rookie defensive backs, Steve Henry (48) and Jeff Gates. SteeMcHcnry Newcomers see plenty of action for Chiefs, Cards By John Hutchinson the score was immaterial. What was "Early in camp, I had a little trouble his shoulder. trouble being they are now on opposing pick Steve Fuller and free at,ent Bill p 6-fo- back-u- Missourian sportswriter important was how well individual adjusting to the three-poi- nt stance." Henry, a ot-2, 190 pound rookie teams. Kenney for two remaining slots players performed for their coaches. Lott said. "I was moving a lot trying to defensive back, brought some life to an Pete Woods, battling for a spot on the behind starter Mike Livingston, 1 57 Saturday proved to be the perfect day From highly-publiciz- ed names like get comfortable. But I played running otherwise listless crowd of 3,500 late in Kansas City roster, threw a perfect completed five of 11 passes for yards for Marv Levy and Bud Wilkinson to Thomas Lott of Oklahoma to relative back before and I'm going to show St. the scrimmage. strike to Cardinal linebacker Chris in his two senes of work. ' take a look at everyone on their squads. unknowns like Steve Henry of Emporia Louis they made a good choice in taking After Cardinal teammate Nelson Garlich. but Garlich was unable to hang Fuller, from Clemson. hit eight of 11 I Ie With the temperature soaring into the (Kan.) State, the rookies and young a chance on me." picked off his second pass of the on. passes for 64 yards and one touchdown. 80s, and the humidity equally as high, veterans were out to make an im- scrimmage, Henry's bone-jarrin- g block But Lott didn't get a great deal of "Pete seems to throw the ball lower wouldn"t have drafted him i the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis pression that would keep them in camp of Cecil Youngblood left the Kansas "We time when, catching a i Cardinals had no trouble getting for the regular season. playing after City tight end sitting dazed in the than Jim (Harti or Steve Fuller) in the first round if we didn't pass for 23 yards, he injured his iPisarkiewicz). but I wasn't really be good." everybody as much playing time as Lott, the former wisbone quar- middle of the field. think he was going to pretty through line. I ur shoulder on a run the expecting said Garlich. who was said. wasn't they wanted in the two-ho- controlled terback, who has converted to running it." Coach Marv Levy "But As one of his teammates hollered the second leading of game of scrimmage on Faurot Field. back with the Cardinals, impressed the "I've hurt the shoulder before, but I tackier the disappointed in the play of an our "assassin" at him as he ran off the with seven stops. four quarterbacks " In fact, many of the players probably crowd early in the scrimmage by think it's just a bruise and I'll probably field, Henry laughingly answered, 65-yar- Both teams open their exhibition felt as though any time spent away cutting around left end on a d be back in a few days." But Woods was taking all the blame "hey, that hit was legit. I know. I took a seasons on the road next week. St. Iouis from the cooling breeze issued by the touchdown scamper a run aided by a Preliminary diagnosis of Lott's in- himself. When he greeted Garlich after few myself today." travels to Houston on Thursday and huge fans along the sidelines was pure perfectly-execute- d downfield block jury indicated a shoulder strain, and the game he said. "I tried to throw it to Bay its pre- torture. from another Cardinal hopeful. Bob the rookie sat out the remanider of the Two former Missouri Tigers almost you. but I couldn't get it there." Kansas Cit is at Green in 18-1- 2, first-roun- season opener on Saturday. And though Kansas City won Trudeau. scrimmage wilhan ice pack strapped to teamed up on a pass play the only Woods, who is battling d Powers case could determine who controls coach The NCAA has summoned the University of broken any rules, simply because there are no outside influences on a coach. The NCAA doesn't I've never had one person come here and try to Missouri to its Shawnee Mission, Kan., offices. rules on the books concerning this kind of Sports Morning want the alumni to be more powerful than the influence me or pressure me into doing On Aug. 19 a Sunday afternoon of all times situation. athletic director. something." Missouri will have its day in court before the But they are fearful Missouri and Powers may Of course, there are loopholes that schools use Hart, meanwhile, says "we've put together a NCAA Committee on Infractions concerning the be setting a dangerous precedent. Although to supplement coaches" salaries. It's per-missa- ble brief stating our case. We have statements from Warren Powers case. contract jumping is commonplace in college for coaches to line their pockets with Dave Knight who organized the fund). Warren shows, The of the inquiry is the manner in football, Washington State's holding Powers to radio and television football camps and and Washington State. We feel clean about it. subject fund, which Powers and friends are repaying a $55,000 his contract was a first. And if indeed, the NCAA personal appearance fees. And it's legal to put "People keep calling this a but these i contributions) debt (plus 9 percent interest) to Washington approves the kind of fund that was set up to help performance clauses in a contract more are gifts." Hart emphasized. State for Powers' bailing out on his contract Powers pay off the debt, a more pressing issue money for going to a bowl, winning the con- "We have it all broken down, and only two there in order to become Missouri's head coach comes into play. ference, etc. The key, according to the NCAA is people gave more than $500 and 79 percent gave come State U. $50. NCCA is in December;-1977- . Who then has control over the head football the money should from not from less than What the concerned about Powers wonT attend the hearing. After coach? The institution that hired him or the Joe Booster. is if one guy is controlling the coach, and that's con- spending a day in Dallas Aug. 10 as part of an boosters who are helping him financially? "They don't want outside influences not the case." trolling the University." says Powers. "We're in The money will continue to roll most likely, ABC-T- V sponsored media session, Powers will That's what will make this a landmark case. in. open the doors to fall practice Aug. 11. But They'll be watching it in Boulder. And in no way approaching that. The people who helped as long as Powers continues to field a winning athletic director Dave Hart and faculty Tallahassee. And at places such as LSU, which Randy Covitz me in my debt . there were so many of them team. When you beat Notre Dame and big-nam- win Liberty Bowl and 14th representative Henry Lowe will appear before will be looking to attract a e coach at the that if outside influences controlled it, there Nebraska, the finish the NCAA commmittee to explain the details of end of this season. salary, a $10,000 expense account. $90,000 from would be five or six hundred people trying to run in the nation, the donations or gifts will the fund which is helping Powers buy his way "I don't know why they're looking at mine," television and radio shows plus opportunities to things here. come. out of the Washington State contract. Powers says of his financial aid. "It's piddling invest in Vickers' enterprises. "People wanted to help and asked me about But what happens if this year's Missouri team NCAA officials have maintained this is merely compared to two or three other people around To make sure Bobby Bowden stays at Florida things they could do. They wrote me and asked if which is picked for even better things in 1979 an inquiry, not an investigation. "It is for the country." State, boosters there have guaranteed the I had a fund set up. It (the fund) wasn't made in falls flat on its face and the contributions acquiring information rather than for imposing Specifically, Colorado and Florida State. Seminole coach an extra $100,000 in the form of any way to circumvent the rules or anything like don't cover Powers next installment of $14,950? to sugar daddy in dif- sanctions," said an NCAA enforcement official. To lure Chuck Fairbanks from the New $10,000 a year for 10 years plus the interest it that. It was made because people wanted help Will there be a to kick the "No one has said Missouri is in violation of any England Patriots, Jack Vickers of Colorado's accrues.