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Register SPORTS 1- I Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, January 30, 1980 Dot MHwt fttgliXr and Tribwit Cnmmv Ml fl IMIfntfP lead)' I PHOTO COURTESY OF AMES TRIBUNE Season goes on, Cyclones face Buffs AMICABLE AGREEMENT IS REACHED Council votes to pay Lynn for 13 months By BUCK TURNBULL Rtfltetw SMI Wrltit AMES, IA. It is getUng to be a costly proposition for Iowa State to sever the contracts of basketball coaches. By a unanimous vote Tuesday the university's Athletic Council accepted the resignation of Lynn Nance and agreed to pay him $36,300 over the next 13 months as a settlement for the remaining two years on his contract. Nance, who bad surprisingly asked Iowa State President W. Robert Parks and the Council to work out an arrangement so he could leave immediately, will be paid in monthly installments through Feb.

28, 1981. His annual salary is $33,500. He will receive one full year's pay plus Nance's ISU Record V- jt i 1 v.f I i ffi' iv J' MAURY ivniTi A Little Bit About a Lot of Things: A school in California recently got one of those computerized letters addressed to "Football Coach." It was a sales pitch for what the publisher spoke of as an indispensable book, "Coaching the Special Teams." But after due thought, possibly for one second, the folks at the Holy Nativity Pre-School in Westchester where the students range from ages 2V4 to 5 decided the kids should continue learning all phases of the game. Well, shades of Shirley Temple, never underestimate the contnbu tions kids can make to sports. Joe bnsminger, an official in Missouri, O.V recalls a coin toss oeiore a sevenm-lil grade girls' vol- leyball game.

"I told the visiting i captain to call the coin while was in the air," says Ensminger, meaning shmibv to call heads or tails. "After a short, perplexed look at the turning coin she said, 'It's a Naturally, she won the toss." I'd hope so! However, kids are not the only sources of unexpected wisdom. Grandmothers also contribute. Bob Stevenson is Tulsa's top rebounder and scorer, despite a wrist fracture and a severe elbow gash during the season. "I learned a lot about playing with pain when I was 10," he explains.

"I was pitching Softball at a family picnic. My grandmother hit a shot that got me right in the stomach and I doubled over, crying. "She ran to first, then came over to see me. She said, 'Bob, you've got to learn to cry later if you're going to succeed in sports. You should have thrown me out, then I've remembered that ever since." TEX WINTER has spent 22 of 26 seasons coaching basketball at Kansas State, Washington and Northwestern which feature the same school color.

"I've seen so much purple, I feel bruised," insists Tex, who now wears the brown and gold of Long Beach State. My Neighbor Walt says that when it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing. Thank you, kind folks, who pointed out that I meant Roger Maris' 61 homers were 4 percent (rather than .04) of the American League total in 1961. Figures hate me. I'm positive they jump about after I have put them on paper.

Incredibly Tough Quiz What was the name of William Tell's son from whose head the archer shot the apple? Answer is later. "I'm the only coach in Conference Overall W. L. W. L.

1976- 77 3 11 8 19 1977- 78 9 5 14 13 1978- 79 6 8 11 16 1979- 80 2 4 8 10 Touts 20 28 41 58 Lynn Vance explains why he stepped down as ISU head basketball coach Nance: I'm leaving with no bitterness Probable Lines pi COLORADO IOWA STATS Mno, Ettas, AddiMn, 6- Harmhon, Johnwn, a-l UrhoH, Huntar, 4-3 Harrli, -J Ellis, -0 Moore, 5-10 Tim and rtaca US p.m. (Iowa lima), Colorado Event Canter, Boulder, Colo. Breedcatn WOI, Ames (feeding network); WHO, KRNT, De Moines; KMA, Snenandoah. By a STAFF WRITER BOULDER, COLO. A writer of soap operas couldn't have dreamed a better script.

All that's missing is a title. Tonight, starting at 8:35 o'clock (Iowa time), an Iowa State team minus its head coach and a regular forward meets a Colorado club with only eight scholarship players available. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman has nothing on Lynn Nance, Bob Fowler. Nance was officially relieved of his duties as Iowa State's head coach Tuesday and Rick Samuels and Reggie Warford, Nance's two top assistants, will serve as co-coaches until a new coach is named. Fowler, a starting forward, was declared ineligible for the rest of the season because he played in an Amateur Athletic Union game Sunday.

Fowler's decision apparently came shortly after an incident late in Saturday's victory over Oklahoma State. Fowler hurled his jersey into the crowd after being heckled by fans at Hilton Coliseum. He then stalked to the dressing room and was gone by the time the game ended. Samuels and Warford have attempted to close ranks by making Cyclone practices off limits to the press. "We still have a chance to win some games and it would be totally unfair to the kids not to give them ISU-COLORADO Please turn to Page 3S INJURY FORCES LESTER OUT OF NEXT 2 GAMES By RON MALY Guard Ronnie Lester will miss both of Iowa's important Big Ten basketball games this week at Purdue and Minnesota because of the knee he reinjured in Monday's practice.

"The medical staff feels Lester has a slight re-sprain of his right knee. Coach Lute Olson said Tuesday, "and he won't make the trip with us. At this point, I don't know when he'll be back." The Hawkeyes leave today for West Lafayette, where they play Purdue Thursday night After that, they continue on to Minneapolis, for a Saturday night game with Minnesota. Olson said Lester, a senior with a 16-point average, was in the hospital for "further tests." The week began on a positive note for the squad. Lester had missed six games because of the knee injury first suffered Dec.

22 in a game against Dayton in the Dayton Invitational but seemed headed for recovery after helping Iowa whip Northwestern and Minnesota in Iowa City last week. The victories gave the Hawks a 4-4 Big Ten record, and hopes certainly hadn't evaporated for a high finish in the final standings. Indeed, some optimists were thinking Iowa still had a chance to challenge for the title. But then came Monday's practice. "Lester was hurt when he went up on an uncontested short jump shot early in practice," said Olson.

"He LESTER Please turn to Page 3S Gary Glanzer't DES MOINES ATHLETIC CENTER We Offer ITtoo 2. The I One 4Sa at artaat traWa ana. 4 TltC MtMl CWRCteM0 fcl a (OaoMfeaea CMKK US OUT BOOM 0NC ANT PaOFESSIONAl MEMBER NATION At STRENGTH COACH ASSN. UN WaW S15-4-e99 the $2,800 due him in February for the completion of this season. Thus, in a period of five years the Cyclones will have spent $81,300 for two men not to coach their basketball team.

Ken Trickey, Nance's predecessor, was fired in the middle of the 1975-76 season when he had coached only a year and a half on a three-year contract Trickey was paid in a lump sum for the time he had left about $45,000. Word began circulating last weekend that Nance, 37, might be finished, and it became definite Monday when rumors of his departure were confirmed by Roy Keller, chairman of the Athletic Council, and Athletic Director Lou McCullough. All that remained was for the full Council to approve the recommended settlement at Tuesday's special meeting in the Olsen athletic office building. Amicable Separation In view of Nance's unhappy dealings with McCullough and the Council last year, when they seemingly were denying him a contract extension he thought he should have received, and later did get, the final separation was amicable and without incident The Council took its action with a minimum of discussion, although there was a 45-minute closed session to keep some of the details private, and later Nance held a press conference to say be was leaving "without bitterness." In a prepared statement, the coach said he had initiated the termination of his contract by meeting with President Parks on Jan. 15, telling him "that for various reasons I didn't feel the Iowa State basketball program was going to be able to reach the goals my staff and I bad set" He asked that the machinery be set In motion for a mutually acceptable end to his contract, which was done through meetings with Keller and a special five-person committee of the Athletic Council Tracy Clark, a professor of veterinary medicine, served as chairperson of this committee and made the recommendation that Nance be given one more year in severance pay.

Samuels, Warford Take Over Rick Samuels and Reggie Warford, Nance's two top assistants, have taken command of the team as co-coaches for the remainder of this IOWA STATE Please turn to Page 3S Earn More On Your Investment MofAmertcVMorrtePtan Savor Donald Kaul over your morning coffee. 5Tb JHoinrs fit gislrr "It's entertaining PHOTO BY LANKY I. NEIBfc'ftGALL ISU professor Tracy Clark served as chairperson of special committee and recommended severance pay of $36,300 for Nance REBATES! REBATES! DODGE MAGNUMS SAVE! AS MUCH AS OFF RETAIL STICKER PRICE Cash Rebate From Chrysler Corp. STEW HANSEN'S DODGE CITY 2103lngroll 243-8900 4 'i By GENE RAFFENSPERGER Seam fdrtor AMES, IA. Saying he leaves with no bitterness, Lynn Nance stepped aside Tuesday as Iowa State's basketball coach.

Nance's statement came shortly after the Iowa State Athletic Council approved a proposal to terminate Nance's contract, which had two years to run, and to pay him one year's salary. That figure is $33,500 but Nance actually will get more than that since he will be paid for February of this year, and will then receive monthly payments for the year ending Feb. 28, 1981. "I have no direct plans for now," said Nance. "I will stay in coaching if possible.

Right now I have to get my feet on the ground." Nance did not appear at the Athletic Council meeting where the details of his leaving were worked out and approved. He held a press conference later at Hilton Coliseum. On another level in the building, the Iowa State team was practicing under the two Nance assistants, Reggie Warford and Rick Samuels, who will be in charge of the team until a hew coach is named. No Reference to McCnllough Although he repeatedly praised the cooperative attitude of Dr. W.

Robert Parks, ISU president and the Athletic Council, Nance made no reference to Athletic Director Lou McCullough. In reply to a question about bis relationship with McCullough, Nance 'CIMIKO'S STEAK HOUSE LOUNGE LUNCHES Rl. 1 1 AM-2 PM DINNERS MON-THURS. PM FRI. SAT.

PM 1804 X. Union" 243-3817 replied, "I don't care to comment on that." At the Athletic Council meeting, several references were made to "problems" that existed between Nance and the athletic department. Nance and McCullough clashed openly a year ago after Nance said he did not feel he was getting proper support from the athletic department. Nance said there was no pressure on him to resign from any source. "In fact, when I talked to Dr.

Parks he asked me to reconsider and said my future here was bright," Nance said. Nance said be decided to ask Parks and the Athletic Council to find a way for him to get out of the Iowa State post after "I determined that I could not get the job done." Not a Sudden Decision Nance added: "This was not a sudden decision. It came about after a long period of time. In fact I met with Dr. Parks two days after our victory over Kansas." Nance said his decision to leave immediately rather than finish out this season was based on several factors.

"I'm leaving to facilitate the work of a new coach," said Nance, pointing out that as a lame-duck coach, he could not recruit players for the school. "My presence on the floor after this would be counter-productive. I think when a coach decides to resign be should do it right then." The Athletic Council was told that Nance, in seeking to get out of his contract with Iowa State, listed NANCE Please turn to Page 3S THE NEW MOTOROLA QUIET CB CR720 Auto Radio Sales 1 Srvtc, inc. 1414lt 318-6124 "It's homey" history to go straight from the White House to the Out House," is Pepper Rodger' latest quip. You may recall that be got the news of not being Georgia Tech football coach any longer the day after attending a state dinner in Washington, D.C Johnny Petraglia, one of the top pro bowlers: "There's no physical attribute that's an asset in bowling.

You can take a decathlon champion with square shoulders and a perfect build but that doesn't mean he can bowl" True, although it does help to have a few fingers. "I'm just looking for a place to play where I can make a name for myself," says Mark Butkus, 6-5 and 230. In view of that thinking it is surprising he is considering Illinois, where Uncle Dick has already made the Butkus name nigh on to hallowed. MICHAEL CARTER, the freshman weight phenom at Southern Methodist, got in trouble for propelling a shot much smaller than 16 pounds. Carter, 19, paid a $150 fine and $34.60 medical costs for shooting another student in the face with a BB gun last December.

"It was a mistake," said Carter, who insisted he was trying to scare away a group of Christmas carolers. Agro B. Arlo, an acquaintance, knows of a new soft drink in Iran called Ayatollah Cola. It gives everybody gas except the Americans. ITQ answer You could call him Cronkite or you could call him Payton.

William's son was a Walter. Walt for short, which he would have been with a low miss. Deerstalking by helicopter to capture instead of kill is now common in New Zealand, because of a thriving Oriental market for deer! born aphrodisiac. A carcass is worth' $250 but a set of stag horns go for $1,000 and a stag can grow more! horns. Name of the Month Ron Wagers is the public relations person 'for the Oakland race track in Hot Springs, Ark.

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