Classification Concept Altered by Committee The concept of dividing the vision IA would come exclusive- IA under four Divisions appealed ence commissioners-all of whom benefits which might accrue from NCAA’s top football powers has ly from the current Division II. that shift. After listening and stressed the vital role of the foot- any diminution of Division I, yet been significantly altered by the At a June 1-2 meeting, the evaluating for three days, the ball and athletic programs to the felt creation of a fourth division Association’s Classification Com- Classification Committee had Committee voted to grant all of entire university community, and might be of benefit to Division II. mittee. the adverse psychological and classified 97 colleges into Division the appeals, but still to recom- “While this may disappoint At its June 30-July 2 meeting educational impacts rcclassifica- I, 91 into a newly created IA, 81 mend creation of a fourth divi- some who wished Division I in Denver, and during follow-up tion would inflict-the Commit- into Division II and 196 into III. sion which would ofTer a new membership restricted, the Com- communications with member in- tee determined reclassification of Institutions which wished to do competitive opportunity and leg- stitutions, the Committee granted Division I institutions into IA mittee learned during the past islative autonomy in football to membership in the top category so then had the opportunity to was not in the best interests of several months the difficulty of of the proposed four-divisional appeal their classification during some current members of Divi- intercollegiate athletics,” stated evaluating various football pro- football alignment to all current the Denver sessions. sion II. Chairman Louis A. Myers, Uni- grams, given the diversity of in- members of Division I which Virtually all of the 41 institu- “After listening to the state- versity of Arizona. stitutions and the many factors elected to be in that division. tions classified in Division I un- ments of many university presi- “The Committee was convinced affecting football success,” Myers The result, essentially, was the der the present three-divisional dents, f a c u It y representatives, the negative factors raised by continued. ‘*Also, it felt the com- members of the proposed Di- structure which were to be in directors of athletics and confer- the appellants outweighed the Continued on page 9 JULY 15, 1976 VOL. 13 l NO. 8 NCAA-ABCFootball Jnpanese and NCAA officials recently met at the Association’s Tour August 9-14 national office building and signed contracts for the second Southern California tailback will become one of eight of the annual Japan-NCAA Ricky Bell and Tennessee split country’s most successful college end Larry Seivers, consensus All- coaches to appear with the group. Collegiate All-Star Golf America performers last year, Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer Tournament coming up next headline the second NCAA-ABC will be featured in the second December in Tokyo. Pictured are College Football Promotion Tour, stop of the day at a dinner at (L to R): Sports Nippon August 9-14. the Washington, DC, Marriott Newspapers President Junichi Joining Bell and Seivers for Twin Bridges. Wada, NCAA Executive Director the six-day, eight-city trip de- The tour moves to Detroit signed to deliver college football Tuesday with a luncheon press Walter Byers and Yoshio representatives to different parts conference highlighting Arizona Narikiyo, Sponichi TV-News of the nation are Kansas quarter- State Coach Frank Kush at the executive vice-president. back Nolan Cromwell, Notre Pontchartrain Hotel. The group Dame defensive end Willie Fry, then joins Alabama Coach Paul Michigan offensive tackle Kirk “Bear” Bryant for dinner that Tennis and Golf Lewis and Texas defensive tackle evening at the Chicago Marriott Brad Shearer, who will replace O’Hare. l Cromwell the last three stops. Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles These student-athletes will travels to the Atlanta Peachtree Japanese Championships Set travel from the East Coast to the Plaza August 11. Joining the trio will be Steve ond annual NCAA-Japan Colle- Pacific Ocean and an outstanding Traveling west to Dallas, Ne- Selections were made recently Wedderhurn of Oklahoma City giate All-Star Golf Tournament, coach will join the group for a braska Coach Tom Osborne will for an eight-member NCAA ten- University, Stanford’s Bill Maze, December 15-17, 1976, in Tokyo. press conference and luncheon or appear at the Dallas-Fort Worth nis team for competition with the Francisco Gonzales of Ohio State, dinner in each city. The athletes Airport Marina on the 11th. Japanese Collegiate All-Stars in An eight-member NCAA all- and coach meet the press as a Tokyo, Japan, September 20-23. USC’s Chris Lewis, and Sandy star squad will represent the The final swing of the tour Stap of Trinity University. Stan- group the first part of each ses- moves to the Pacific Coast, first Heading the team are Southern United States in the three-day sion, but the majority of the time ford’s Matt Mitchell is the first competition. Accompanying the with a stopover at the St. Fran- California’s Bruce Manson and alternate for the team. is devoted to individual inter- cis Hotel in San Francisco Au- New Mexico’s Tim Garcia, semi- team will be Oklahoma State views. gust 13 with Penn State’s Coach finalists in the 1976 National Col- Wedderburn, Maze and Gon- Head Coach Mike Holder, and New York First Joe Paterno, and finally with legiate Tennis Championships, zales were quarterfinalists, while Herb Wimberly, NCAA Golf It begins Monday, August 9, Texas Coach Darrell Royal at the and Barbara Hallquist of South- Lewis was Manson’s partner on Committee chairman and head with Notre Dame Coach Dan De- Los Angeles Marriott Inn, Sat- ern California, who won the 1976 the Trojans’ doubles team, which golf coach at New Mexico State. vine joining these athletes at urday. USTA Women’s National Inter- finished second in the 1976 Na- The NCAA contingent will de- New York’s Essex House. Devine Continued on page 3 collegiate Championship. tional Collegiate Championships part Los Angeles December 11, at Corpus Christi, Texas. with two days of practice rounds Stap placed third in the 1976 scheduled in Tokyo before actual USTA Women’s National Cham- competition commences on the pionship at Salt Lake City. 15th. First Women Athletes Awarded Glenn Bassett, head tennis Headlining the NCAA team coach at UCLA, co-champion of will be Southern Cal’s Scott the 1976 National Collegiate Ten- Simpson, who captured individ- nis Championships, will serve as ual honors at the 1976 National Postgraduate Scholarships coach of the NCAA All-Stars. Collegiate Golf Championships in NCAA Tennis Committee Chair- Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the first time in history, man Rolla Anderson, Kalamazoo Second-place Barton Goodwin, two women were among 32 out- College, also will accompany the Rice; third-place Jeff Sanders, standing student-athletes repre- team. Oregon; and fourth-place Allan senting 11 varsity sports awarded Selections were made by the Strange, East Tennessee State, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. NCAA Tennis Committee based also qualified for the team. Christine Loock, a diver for on results of the 1976 National In addition, other members Southern Methodist University, Collegiate Championships and will include Houston’s Ed Fiori, and Joan Lange, a backstroke following recommendations from who tied for eighth-place at the specialist for Allegheny College’s the United States Tennis Associa- National Championships, along varsity swim team, were named tion’s Women’s Collegiate Com- with three members of Oklahoma the first female recipients. mittee. State’s title-winning team. Loock, who narrowly missed Co-Sponsor Oklahoma State representa- qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Sports Nippon Newspapers, a tives include Lindy Miller and Team with a fourth-place finish Japanese sports and recreation Jaime Gonzales, who tied for in lo-meter diving trials, placed newspaper, is co-sponsoring the tenth spot, and fourteenth-place third in three-meter competition competition, and has been ap- Britt Harrison. her junior year in the Southwest proved by the USTA, Japan Ten- Georgia’s Tim Simpson and Conference. She became the first nis Association and Japan Stu- Jim Becker were selected as first woman ever to win a Southwest dent Tennis Federation. and second alternates respective- Conference varsity letter. Contract agreements for the ly for the team. A chemistry major, Loock es- competition was arranged be- tablished a 3.91 grade point aver- Last year’s NCAA-Japan Cal- tween officials from both orga- age and will enter the Harvard legiate All-Star Golf Tournament nizations last spring. University School of Medicine was won by the U.S. 26-14. and this tall. CHRISTINE LOOCK JOAN LANGE In June, officials signed other marked the first international Continued on page 8 Sodhern Mefhodist Diver Allegheny Swimmer agreements establishing the sec- Continued on page 3 The Editor’s View Reprinted below is an excerpt from the writing of a news columnist commenting perlinently ubout col- lege ccthletics. It is selected became the NCAA NEWS feels it makes a point and discusses a topic which will iinal”‘, Mr. President interest NEWS readers. I’resident Fort1 awakened July 6 to the ah- Next two motions to intervene on behalf of surditics being perpetrated by the Department HEW were filed. One was submitted jointly by of Health, IZducation and Welfare under the the National Student Association and the Na- Olympics guise (Jf authorization by Title IX. One may wish tional Education Association. The other came the I’rrsitlent had reacted earlier to similar from the Association for Intercollegiate Ath- warnings which were brought to his attention letics for Women and the American Alliance Get Hurt during HEW’s drafting of the implementation for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, regulations for the law, but perhaps now that jointly.