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SPURTS 8 ghr (frrrcmnllf News Wednesday, April 5,1989 Continued from Page 1D But one source said Walsh had contact with Marvin Demof of Los Angeles, who represents such NFL stars as Miami's Dan Marino and Denver's John Elway, and the decision whether to opt for the regular or supplemental drafts would depend on if it could be determined who would likely draft Walsh. But even the supplemental draft is now problematical it has become a weighted lottery with the team getting the first choice drawn from a pool that gives the team with the worst record 28 chances down to one for the Super Bowl winner. Sanders has two agents, La-mont Smith of Denver and David Ware of Atlanta. Smith first said Tuesday that he would decide on which draft to enter depending on where the best contract potential lay. However, informed that his letter to the league office required that Sanders be included in the regular draft, Smith said: "That's fine with us, along as he's in." Sanders will be one of the first true juniors ever drafted he has spent three years at Oklahoma State.

Others, like Craig Heyward of Pitt and Cris Carter of Ohio State were four-year juniors allowed in because of contact with agents, and still others, like Bernie Kosar and Brian Bosworth, were in the Walsh category they graduated early. Asked if Sanders' admission would set a precedent for other underclassmen to turn pro, Browne replied: "It's only a precedent if we're faced with another player under similar circumstances. I say that with the NCAA sanctions in mind against Oklahoma State and the statements from Pat Jones and Myron Roderick supporting Sanders' application." SCHWINN CYCLE MADNESS SALE TREMENDOUS SAVINGS ON ALL SCHWINN BICYCLES FULLY ASSEMBLED READY TO RIDE How many black kids are going to know that? "Some of the standards are based on kids sitting around at sup-pertime talking with their families. We were not prepared from first grade for that kind of test, and not all schools are the same. We were like guinea pigs." He passed his freshman year easily, and will be graduated one semester early, next December, but will stick around for his senior season.

He does not flinch when he discusses playing in the same league with Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson, nor does he flinch about talking about writing poetry or owning an art gallery some day. Some thought Robinson might be hurt when Bill Frieder was dismissed as head coach because he had accepted another job at Arizona State, but Robinson knows the difference between abandonment and business. "My high school coach left after my junior year," he said, "but I could understand it. You've got to better yourself in this world." He knows a bit about that. Robinson missed two foul shots with 4 seconds left in a loss at Wisconsin this season.

For the next month, he reported to practice an hour early, and shot 100 foul shots. Last Saturday, his adoptive mother and baby brother were in attendance, while Louis Ford was plucked off his mail route and placed on a jet, courtesy of one Mr. Goldstein he has never met. The father arrived shortly after Michigan had defeated Illinois, but there was more to come. On Monday night, Michigan was trailing by 1 point with nine seconds left.

Robinson drove downcourt and stuck out his elbows and his hips, trying to make contact with Gerald Greene, his old adversary from New York. The call could have gone either way, but it went to Robinson. Seton Hall called an extra timeout to rattle him, and Robinson understood that game. "This was my childhood dream," he said later. "Standing on the line with two foul shots.

You never miss in your dreams." Robinson Continued from Page 1 igan to hold off courageous Seton Hall, 80-79, in overtime. Glen Rice was the outstanding player because of that soft jump shot that gave him the nickname of Rain. But Robinson and Ramon Ramos of Seton Hall, the Big East basketball scholar-athlete of the year, were added reminders that not a few of these players are students, too. As a freshman, Robinson was forced to stay away from the varsity gym and the training tables and the long trips. He became a civilian, a college student, and he talks like one.

But he is also one whiz of a player, a reluctant point guard who would rather be a shooter, a 6-foot-2-inch leaper who performed a baseline, two-handed over-the-head reverse stuff early on Monday, then sank two foul shots with the whole nation watching. Rumeal Robinson does not know the origin of his first name because his parents did not stay around to explain it. He remembers the freedom of the beach in Jamaica, the sense of other children looking after him, but he wanted a mother, and so when he was 6, his grandmother put him on an airplane to let him try living with his mother. By the age of 10, he was on the street, for reasons he does not volunteer. In the current crack generation, he could have been recruited as a courier or a warrior, but he was rescued from the street by Louis and Helen Ford, who fed him, loved him, and adopted him.

Robinson became a star in high school, but an unspecified learning disability helped make him ineligible under the new Proposition 48. "I thought Prop 48 worked great for me," Robinson told the waves of reporters. "It gave us a chance to wind down and concentrate on our studies. Most freshman players don't have the chance to socialize. "There is nothing wrong with Prop 48 itself," he added, "but there is a cultural bias in the testing.

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THROUGH 235-8320 242-9229 THURSDAY NFL either in July or September. Walsh, considered the second or third best quarterback available, doesn't need league permission because he plans to graduate this summer. The 5-foot-9, 183 pound Sanders, who broke or tied 24 NCAA records last year while rushing for 39 touchdowns and 2,628 yards, is far more aware of his status. As it stands now, the Detroit Lions, who choose third, are desperate for speed and are likely to take him. Walsh, on the other hand, is ranked with Washington State's Timm Rosenbach another junior who may go in either the regular or supplemental drafts one level below UCLA's Troy Aikman.

Aikman was considered a cinch to be taken by the Dallas Cowboys, who choose first, until the team was purchased in February by Jerry Jones. Jones named Walsh's college coach, Jimmy Johnson, to replace Tom Landry. Fans. Continued hospitalized Tuesday at the University of Michigan Medical Center after being hit by a car while crossing a street during the revelry, Vail said. Police said it was not until 2:30 a.m.

when they were able to disperse the crowd, making eight arrests in the process. Four were ticketed for disorderly conduct, two for malicious destruction of property and one each for drunken driving and felonious assault. Many fans danced, shouted and slapped hands to celebrate. One person pranced naked on a corru-gated metal canopy over a Chinese restaurant, shortly before the flimsy structure collapsed under the weight of about a dozen revelers. "I think it's totally irresponsible and criminal behavior on the part of some people," Police Chief William Corbett said.

"The last time I saw this kind of behavior was during the 1967 civil disturbances," Corbett said, referring to riots in Detroit that caused widespread destruction. University spokesman Pete Pellerito said campus officials met Tuesday with merchants and planned to gather again Friday morning to discuss the vandalism. The university had braced itself for a crowd of fewer than 2,000 revelers, counting on Monday night's rain to dampen the enthusiasm of most, he said. Instead, an estimated 6,000 fans turned use. Continued before Wenrick finally got out of the inning.

"It's unusual for him because he doesn't walk people that much," said Mets manager Bill Stein. "That's not the John Wenrick you'll see during the year. He usually goes right after the hitters. I wanted to leave him in because he has to throw a certain number of pitches. That's what he's down here for.

I wasn't going to let him embarrass himself, but he did need the work." USC's Sandy Rickett doubled to center to drive in two runs in the fifth inning, while Brian Lawler drove in the other run with a double to left. The Mets took advantage of a couple of USC errors to score three runs in the eighth inning and added another run in the ninth before USC reliever Will Lewis finally closed the door on the rally. Both teams used the exhibition as a chance to play a lot of players. USC put in 15 not counting pitchers while the Mets used 14. Five pitchers worked for USC to the Mets' three.

Craig Goddard got the victory with two innings of hitless relief. "I guess that's a plus when you use a guy one or two innings and the hitters don't get a chance to see from Page 1D and get to the green in 4. You can save par or get bogey. "A lot of people standing there want to see golfers take off their shoes and go wading in to hit out. But then again why should it be fair that one guy hits a shot in there and he'll have a shot out and another guy is 2 feet away and has absolutely no shot.

"It used to be that if you saw your second shot go right, you hoped when you got up there you had a shot out. Now you'll know there's no chance if your second shot fades right. It'll be under water now. "Sure, I've hit in there. I guess everybody who's played here a few times has.

But I've never had the chance to hit out. I always seemed to hit right in the middle of the water and not on the bank." Hence the intrigue. Johnson, who is on the road scouting, reiterated Tuesday through Cowboys' spokesman Greg Aiello that he will not make a decision on his choice until the day of the draft. It's considered possible he could trade the choice to a team like Kansas City, which picks fourth, or San Diego, which picks eighth for a combination of picks and players and then take Walsh. But he was noncomittal Tuesday.

"Steve Walsh was an outstanding player for us at the University of Miami. There's no question that he's a winner," he said. "I feel he will be a productive player in the NFL but we are still in the evaluation process." Walsh, meanwhile, said he had no preference for a team and had not selected an agent. To be eligible for the regular draft, he is required to have a letter at the league office by next Monday. from Page 1D out.

"We've had student demonstrations over the years, but never any destruction like this," Pellerito said. "We've been in this town for 152 years, and we're just as sorry that it happened as anyone. It is very regrettable." Bar owners who continued serving drinks as the championship game extended into overtime may have unwittingly contributed to the exuberance that followed, he said. "If we had won big and early and had a thunderstorm, we would have had no problem," he said. "But the game lingered on and the bars continued to serve beer and wine and alcohol, and some people didn't know how to handle it." Many of those in the mob weren't Michigan students, and most celebrated without getting carried away, Pellerito contended.

"My son and I were in the '84 Detroit Tigers crowd, and we were waving flags and high-fiving people we didn't even know," he said, referring to the team's 1984 World Series victory. "But there were people breaking glass. These things are in our culture there's an element of people who always want to create their own scene." "Even in times of adversity, we become stronger," he said. "Universities can always learn." from Page 1D him, but they played a lot of people too," Raines said. "They just broke camp, and I'm sure they're going to be a lot better club as the year goes along." South Carolina, 18-11, plays host Wednesday.

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Umpires Home, Harvey; First, Pulli; Second, Davidson; Third, Bonin. Greenville had completed its pre-game batting practice before the storm hit. Bailey said every player arrived in time for batting practice except for outfielder Tommy Dunbar. The Graniteville native called to report he had experienced car trouble in Jacksonville as he drove up from spring training camp. Bailey said he expected to receive word on Wednesday about a possible roster move.

The Braves are awaiting word on whether German Rivera will play for Richmond or Japan. If Rivera jumps to Japan, a G-Braves player is expected to be sent to Richmond. Otherwise, two G-Braves are likely to join Terry Bell on the disabled list. Continued "I've heard a couple of guys saying they want a chance to possibly play out and other guys say it's too much luck to have a chance to get out. I think it may possibly affect someone going for the greeen in two.

"But, yeah, it's still my favorite hole." Bob Goalby, the 1968 Masters champion, said: "This is the way it should be. It shouldn't be that one guy goes in and can hit out and one guy goes in and can't get out. In 30 years paying in the Masters, sure I've hit in there and tried to get out. Always did, too, but never got a birdie from there. I got par." Nick Price, the South African who set the Masters single-round record of 63 in 1986, said: "It's taken a 7 out of the game there.

I don't think you'll see many double bogeys there anymore. It's clear-cut now. You go in and you take a drop back WSSL Whistle 100 FM and the American Cancer Society ley to delay Wednesday's scheduled simulated game workout for three hours. The Braves can't work under the lights Wednesday night because Anderson College and Spartanburg Methodist are playing at Municipal Stadium. "The bad thing now is it looks like Thursday will be the only chance we get an opportunity to get under the lights before we play a game," Bailey said.

"We'll try to work on our fundamentals when it's daylight and through the twilight, then mix in the batting practice when the lights have taken over." The Braves open regular-season play Friday night at home against the Huntsville Stars. NOTES: The Clemson won't be made up. game Masters. inviteou to have someone arrested! AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Proceeds Benefit the American Cancer Society's Program of Research, Education, and Service to Cancer Patients and Their Families. To have friends, foes or family tossed in jail, please call: Greenville: 233-3948 Spartanburg: 579-7280 Anderson: 225-4156 six holes to play.

He tried to reach the green in two shots, using his 4-wood off the fairway. His ball hit the top of the bank and rolled back down. Strange went in after it with his shoes and socks on. His first attempt to get out of the hazard sent the ball barely to the top of the bank, from where it rolled back down to his feet. His second try got him to the green in 4, and he then two-putted for a bogey 6.

Two holes later, Strange went in the water in front of the green on No. 15 and lost his lead to Bernard Langer, the eventual winner. Strange, however, insists No. 13 is his favorite golf hole anywhere. "Things happen there," Strange said.

"That's what makes a great hole. I don't really have an opinion one way or the other on the change. It sure is pretty now, though. 12 IN A ROW COUNTRY BBIIHBHII3BHH9HMHHHBHBHHHHIHMK3SH.