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NAPLES DAILY NEWS Frl Aug 15 17S 3C NCAA Execs Take Action To Encounter Money Crisis CHICAGO (UPI) NCAA convention delegates Thursday approved rules changes to cut costs in five categories though they progressed through barely a third of more than 70 proposals to shave expenses for collegiate athletic programs In discussion prolonged by the need to vote on more amendments than there were proposals the delegates -Eliminated the $15 a month incidental cash benefits and course-related supplies furnished by the schools to athletes -Cut to 80 the number of grants for minor sports in Division I (the larger schools) -a 40 per cent slash -Cut the number of grants for minor sports in Division II schools to 60-another 40 per nation of supplies and incidental money could save as much as $135 per athlete Because the cuts on the number of grants in minor sports applies to the value rather than the number the slash would be about 40 per cent Though there were only 73 proposals to change (he rules a total of 90 amendments were filed before the deadline Most of the discussion centered on how much a cut should be imposed on grants-in-aid and on the proposals to limit the number of grants in minor sports Two proposals were withdrawn: one requiring that all aid be based on need and another prohibiting coaches in minor sports from recruiting off-campus Another proposal-to limit financial aid to mom board and tuition-was tabled Because NCAA President Jack Fuzak presiding at the session ruled that no proposals which were less restrictive than one already approved would be considered five proposals did not come up for discussion or vote Still the convention went through only 25 proposals and Fuzak who ran the meeting an hour passed its scheduled dose announced Friday's session would begin an hour early Dr Stephen Horn president of Long Beach State University in California charged from the floor that the convention had "already failed" by not cutting the number of grants more cent cut -and imposed limits of 60 grants in football and 12 in basketball for Division II institutions grants for football for Division I schools from 105 to 95 with a limit of no more than 10 each year -Cut the maximum number of grants for basketball for Division I schools from 18 to 15 with no more than six in one year Still to come was action on restrictions on recruiting contacts on NCAA-control of tenders of grants-in-aid tryouts and limitations on coaching staffs The cut in grants-in-aid for Division I schools could reduce their budgets approximately $25000 per year for football and $7500 in basketball The elimi than it did Horn supports the idea of sharing the wealth from football bowl receipts television and the NCAA basketball tournament among all members Horn had suggested a cut in the number of grants which would have reduced them to 65 for Division I football over three years "I think fans would go out to see 65 grants-in-aid play" he said "and you'd still have the revenue and eliminate the large expenses "1 notice the council wants to limit the traveling squads to 48 and the home squads to 60 and I can't see why you need 95 grants Is this the raw meat for practice?" MIAMI DOLPHINS 1975 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE (Homo Gamos All Timet Local) Vulcans Host Express 1975 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE by White JACKSONVILLE Fla (UPI) Jacksonville Express Coach Charlie Tate predicts a lot of scoring when the Express hosts the undefeated Birmingham Vulcans in a World Football Legue game at the Gator Bowl Saturday got a couple of fine runners Johnny Musso and Art Cantrelle and a good quarterback in Matthew Reed who ran for a touchdown with a minute and 52 seconds left to play against Philadelphia last week" Tate said Thursday "Reed's a good ad-libber "And if we can break through their defense a little I think you're going to see some scoring football" While Birmingham has won both of its games- 0-0 over Chicago and 23-17 over Philadelphia to share the Eastern Division lead with Memphis the Express lost its only game so far at Memphis 27-26 Jacksonville was idle last weekend The only changes expected in the Express lineup are Carl Taibi a 6-fooH 255-pounder who will start as defensive right tackle in place of Kenny Moore and running back i Tommy Reamon who will become a member oi the punt and kickoff return teams in addition to playing his regular position Tate said his squad was "in good shape physically" In contact drills Thursday Tate said he concentrated on polishing the running game and practicing punt and kickoff returns The Express will have a final light practice without pads today The Vulcans are scheduled to arrive in Jacksonville late Friday Above from left to right are Mike Quinby Rick Turner and Dan Witter PA At right student trainer Pete Hamilton takes a reading on Mark DeVoe's weight The Eagles' opener is a Sept 12 bout against Indians in Immokalee CHECK-UP TIME The Naples High School Golden Eagles will start their fall workouts Saturday at 1 pm at the Eagles' stadium The NHS gridders got their annual physical check-ups Thursday night receiving the from doctors to start the hitting 'Subject to bainy played Nov 9 (dependiny on World Series) "Subject to beiny played Oct 19 (dependiny on World Series) A Borg Is Upset Victim in Canadian Open have many competitive years left and she wants to help out the Australian juniors" Miss Fromholtz used a favorite Court tactic the topspin lob to good advantage against her mentor She had beaten Mrs Court only once before in the semifinals of the South African Open and had lost their two tournament meetings since then Miss Fromholtz' semifinal opponent Friday will be Ameri- beat her 6-2 3-6 6-2 The young girl had studied under Mrs Court during the one year break from tournament play last year was not her protege since both my parents coached me all the 19-year old Fromholtz said "But last year I worked with Margaret off and on for three She said she was approached by the 33-year old veteran to train "because she realizes she The unseeded and untouted Plotz who is relatively unknown outside his own country had to play a qualifying round to even get into the initial tournament draw of 64 singles players in the Canadian Open Plotz who is rated seventh in West Germany started strongly in the opening set going up 34 en routq to a 6-4 win Borg rallied to win the second game 6-2 In the final set Plotz broke Plotz now goes on to a quarterfinal match today against Spaniard Juan Gisbert who defeated Ivan Molina of Colombia 1-6 7-6 7-6 Plotz' previous best showing was in the 1974 West German Open when he went to the semifinals with a win over Argentina's Guillermo Vilas Mrs Court whose 64 tennis titles are a record was knocked out of the Canadian Open when Miss Fromholtz Borg's service twice to go ahead 4-3 In the eighth game Borg brought the match to a halt with a dispute claiming there had been a double hit The judgment went against Borg however The young Swede the second seeded player in the tournament finished the match with a half-hearted effort He deliberately double faulted on his final serve to give Plotz the victory TORONTO (UPI) Hans Joachim Plotz of West Germany pulled off the second major upset at the $130000 Canadian Open Tennis tournament Thursday night when he defeated Sweden's Bjorn Borg 6-4 2-6 6-3 In women's play Australian Diane Fromholtz scored a stunning upset win over top-seeded Margaret Court who has won more tennis titles than any player in the game can Laura Dupont a 6-3 7-5 victor over fellow American Julie Anthony The other semifinal match pits South African Linky Boshoff against American Mar-cie Louie Miss Boshoff upset second seed Julie Heldman of the US 6-4 5-7 6-4 Thursday while Miss Louie defeated Tina Zwean of the Netherlands 6-4 6-4 In men's play Spaniard Manuel Orantes advanced to the quarterfinals with a pair of wins Thursday He defeated Japan's Jun Kamiwazumi 6-2 6-2 and Britain's Norman Holmes 6-2 6-0 Orantes will next meet Italian Adriano Panatta who defeated American Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4 Thursday Romanian Ilie Nastase will meet John Alexander of Australia in another quarterfinal Nastase defeated Thomaz Koch 6-2 6-2 while Alexander won over Jose Higueris of Spain 6-26-1 Wojtek Fibek of Poland who beat Australian Paul Kronk 6-3 64 will meet Australian Phil Dent a 64 44 74 winner over Colin Dowdeswell of Rhodesia va i Top Seeds Dominate Ohio Play rain for four the second set seeds who advanced Vijay Amritraj half of the India combination who defeated Teacher 6-2 7-6 a dark horse in tournament is Sherwood Stewart Tex who won a berth Thursday 6-3 6-0 win over Ulrich Pinner of Golfer Dies In Freak Accident WILSON NC (UPI) The Wilson County Medical Examiner ruled Wednesday that a local broadcaster died when a 10-inch section of his golf club shaft pierced his heart Medical Examiner Dr Edgar Beddingfield said Alford "Al" Wheeler was on the Wilson Country Club course Tuesday when he swung the club at a golf ball and the shaft of the club struck a golf cart and broke The lower part of the club bounced off the golf cart striking Wheeler in the chest and penetrating his heart Beddingfield said The wound 1 the medical examiner said appeared as "if he had been struck by a spear or a high velocity arrow" Wheeler died within moments Beddingfield said he was amazed that the shaft had enough velocity to penetrate the chest Wheeler's wife Ida was with him at the time on the Wilson Country Club Wheeler 34 owned and operated a service station and restaurant here and was the radio broadcaster for Atlantic Christian College sports over local radio stations Ksavei ENERGY! GROVE CITY Ohio (UPI) -The top-seeded players continued to dominate in the rain-delayed second-round play of the $50000 Buckeye Tennis Championships Thursday but fifth-ranked Tom Gorman had to struggle for the second consecutive day to stay in the tournament Gorman of Seattle who rallied from match point to defeat Francis Gonzalez the NCAA Big Ten Conference champion from Puerto Rico in West Germany the opening round of play Tuesday barely managed a 5-7 7-5 7-6 win over Anand Amritraj of India in a 2:15 struggle Thursday After dropping the first set Gorman held on to 5-all in the second then broke Amritraj in the 11th game with a backhand serve return and proceeded to serve out easily for the set The Indian forced the match to 6-all in the third and deciding set Gorman then reeled off five consecutive points in the 12-point playoff and moments later won the tie-breaker and match 7-3 when Amritraj netted a backhand return of serve Top-seeded Stan Smith easily rolled over Ken McMillan Ft Worth Tex 6-4 6-3 in a match postponed by hours early in Remaining included second brother Brian Looming as the 32-player unseeded Goose Creek quarter-final with an easy sixth-seeded is longer Install Sun Control Film on Your Windows REDUCE HUT-SUli-fMI 'Solar Shield CALL 774-5719 is Canadian Open in Toronto He fell to West seventh-ranked player Joachim Plotz 6-4 -6 6-3 UPI DOWN AND OUT Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg shown here going down on his knees to reach a forehand just couldn't get his game together Thursday in the Stahlman Ready for National Ski Competition SALES SERVICE INC issodoted with or doing business it Brookside Marina AU SALES SERVICE NOW LOCATED AT 147 My Id Niom 774-1511 ar 774-3040 In the 1975 Greater Miami Open tournament sanctioned through the AWSA and sponsored by the Greater Miami Ski Club Stahlman placed second in Masters Men's jump with a jump of 1 18 feet He was also second in the slalom with four buoys at 32 feet In the tricks event Mark placed third in Masters and in doing so racked up enough points to win second place overall for the three events in the Men's One Division tionals will be Tomahawk Wise Stahlman's performances in the past couple of outings have led up to the biggest tournament of the year Stahlamn will be participating in jump Naples water skier Mark Siahlman will be competing in all three categories of the Men's One Division competition when the 33rd Annual Championships are held Aug 20-24 Site of the American Water Skiing Association Na ing slalom and trick events His most recent event was the Southern Regionals on Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland He leaped 133 feet more than enough to qualify him for the nationals NURSERY LARGEST SELECTION OF PLANTS IN SW FLA 7ARPMTRD 774-0451.