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2B THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Thursday April 16 1992 IN BRIEF Virginia probe fingers NCAA head Schultz Observer Newt Services ers Corey Allen and Orlando SPORTS DAY 1 best Davidson's women won the Big South Conference tennis title last year Beginning today both the Wildcats' men and women try to take championships when the league's tournaments get under way at Davidson television Goff PGA Seniors Championship (USA) 4 pm Motorsporta On Pit Road (SS) 5 Pm Major league Baseball Seattle at Chicaoo White Sox (WGN) 7:30 pm NBA Hornet's Plavbook Year End Special gS 7:30 pm Bowling Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (ESPN) 7:30 pm Boxing Top Rank Boxing (ESPN) 9 pm Major League Baseball Atlanta at Los Angeles (TBS) 10:35 pm Golf PGA Seniors Championship fUSA taped) 11 Pm 4 E2333 11 HP Honda 3000 PSI Portable Water Blaster Pumps4GPM Engine has I overhead valve and Oil Alert 4 I Berry were indicted on misdemeanor shoplifting charges Michael Murphy a senior forward at Roanoke College in Salem Va died Tuesday after collapsing during an intramural basketball game A spokeswoman for the college said a valve in heart collapsed TENNIS Jim Courier the top-ranked player in the world breezed past Martin Damm 6-2 6-1 in the second round of the Salem Open at Hong Kong Kevin Curren also made the quarterfinals by upsetting second-seed Michael Stich 6-1 6-3 Third-seed MallVai Washington narrowly escaped defeat by unseeded Fernando Roese in a second-round match at the USTA Clay Courts championship at Tampa Washington ranked 33rd turned away Roese 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-1 ALSO Lee Trevino Jack Nicklaus and Chi Chi Rodriguez head the 144-player field in the PGA Seniors Championship which begins today at Palm Beach Gardens Fla A field that includes 49 of this top 50 LPGA money winners will be looking to get richer starting today when the SEGA Championship begins at Stockbridge Ga First prize is $90000 Cincinnati general manager Mike Brown says he would consider punishing players who may have acted irresponsibly toward a Spokane Wash woman who alleges that 1 3 to 1 5 Bengals players gang-raped her in October 1990 Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was assigned to serve his rape sentence at the Indiana Youth Center a high-medium security prison in Plainfield Ind Race car driver Lyn St James averaged better than 22 1 mph around the 2-mile Texas World Speedway at College Station as she wound up practice she hopes will make her the second woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 Vertical Engines Radio highlights Major League Baseball Detroit at Cleveland WSTP-AM (1490 Salisbury) 1:35 pm Miacellaneoue Sports Talk WRHM-FM (107 Rock Hill) 6:05 pm Minor League Baseball Charleston WVa at Gastonia WCSL-AM (1590 Cherryville) WGNC-AM (1450 Gastonia): WOHS-AM (730 Shelby) 6:40 pm High School Baseball Independence at Kings Mountain WKMT-AM (1220 Kings Mountain) 7 pm Minor League Baseball Charlotte at Chattanooga WAQS-AM (610 Charlotte): WRHM-FM (107 Rock Hill) 7 pm Miscellaneous Sports Huddle WBT-AM (1110 Charlotte) 7 pm High School Baseball North Iredell at Statesville WDRV-AM (550 Statesville) 7:15 pm Major League Baseball Atlanta at Los Angeles WCSL-AM (1590 Cherryville): WEGO-AM (1410 Concord): WGNC-AM (1450 Gastonia): WSAT-AM (1280 Salisbury): WOHS-AM (730 Shelby) 10:35 Pm Spring sports College golf: NAIA District 26 tournament at Gates Forge Country Club Fayetteville Queens Invitational at The Peninsula tennis: UNC-Greensboro at Queens 3 pm tennis: NAIA District 26 tournament at Clinton SC High school baseball: Independence at Kings Mountain 7 pm Northside at Sheets Memorial 4:30 pm Charlotte Christian at Providence Day 4:30 pm East Chester (NY) at Country Day 4 pm Girls soccer: Latin at Country Day 7 pm Bishop McGuinness at Providence Day 6:30 pm Mecklenburg at Charlotte 4 pm Mooresvilte at Iredell 4 pm Softball: Northside at Providence Day 4 pm Mecklenburg at Harding 4 pm Garinger at Mecklenburg 4 pm Mecklenburg at Providence 4 pm Tennis: Country Day at Bishop McGuinness 4 pm Track: Olympic Mecklenburg Mecklenburg at Providence CISAA girls meet at Providence Day 3:45 pm CISAA boys meet at Latin 3:45 pm Lacrosse: Ravenscroft at Latin 5 pm Coming up PGA Tour Heritage Classic Hilton Head Island SC Today-Saturday College tennis Big South men's and women's championships Davidson Friday Minor-league baseball Charlotte Knights home opener vs Orlando 7:30 pm Information: (704) 332-3746 (9 am-5 pm weekdays) Friday-Sunday College tennis ACC men's and women's championships York Road Renaissance Park Charlotte Sunday Running Boston Marathon 8 HP Briggs Recoil Start 6 HP Tecumseh SHOP NORTHERN TODAY! 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Pumps 11096 GPH 31 HP 4-cycle Kawasaki engine 28 ft suction lift 76 ft head rv A I 3 19" PVC Discharge Hose An investigation into loans to Virginia athletes from a booster group has expanded to include financial perks to coaches including a six-figure loan to former athletic director Dick Schultz a newspaper reported The Richmond Times-Dis-patch reported in a copyright story in its editions today that the investigation of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation has spread to include the management of the athletic department Waller Horsley a Richmond attorney and member of the board of visitors' athletics committee told the newspaper that the investigation has become complete shake-down of the athletic Horsley said the investigation looked to see if the top administrators failed to oversee the private sports booster financial perks to coaches Also at issue is whether those administrators failed to keep the school president informed of all the financial deals The university is to release a report on the investigation next Thursday Horsley said the investigation looked at $400000 that members of the foundation contributed in 1985 to a special annuity Ian for Schultz and then-head asketball coach Terry Holland Holland is now Davidson's athletic director St president laid out his plan to replace Lou Carne-secca and one prominent coach with New York ties Florida State's Pat Kennedy already has made it clear he wants to talk to Rev Donald Harrington Kennedy the former coach at Iona who has turned down Nevada-Las Vegas and Tennessee in his six years in Tallahassee would leave the Seminoles for St if he receives an offer sources close to Kennedy told the New York Daily News Former Miami running back Martin Patton and Solomon Moore another former team member will plead guilty to credit-card conspiracy and obstructing the US mail their attorneys say Tennessee basketball play change the race track" said Ken Schrader lit All the drivers seemed pleased way the lights are no beginning and no end" said Dale Earnhardt who drives a black Chevrolet Kyle Petty said superspeedways everywhere and not just in NASCAR are watching Charlotte think the next step for the sport is to go he said Night is prime-time Think about it: How many big-time sporting events do you see during the day? The national pastime baseball moved to prime-time almost 57 years ago The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies played the signed a high school star from Indiana The Wildcats landed 5-11 point guard Matt Grleser of Goshen High Grieser averaged 141 points and six assists in leading Goshen to a 21-4 record this season He played in the same conference that produced current NBA players Rick Fox (Boston Celtics) Scott Skiles (Orlando Magic) and Detlef Schrempf (Indiana Pacers) Grieser is also an outstanding student ranking 19th in a class of 248 with a 36 grade-point average Campbell which lost to national champion Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament signed 6-1 point guard Dan Pogue of Bremen Ind Chosen to play in the Indiana East-West game Pogue 1500 PSI! 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Spotlights faced the mirrors which are 4 feet high and 6 feet wide and set at intervals of 15 feet The mirrors reflect the light According to Musco the company that set up the lighting system there are 2 miles worth of mirrors around the track I must say that the only place seen as many mirrors is on the ceiling of the Tarzan Suite in a certain motel not far from Miami I also must say that the marriage of lights and mirrors was remarkable The lighting is not diffuse it is steady and seemingly glare-free like walking out to a well-lit basketball court After awhile you forget the lights are there and just play Sorensen test ablaze in glory From preceding page But by 10 pm you were use to it Watching the drivers was no more unusual than watching the traffic nearby on 1-85 Lights blazed from atop 56 poles from the side of the press box and the condominiums from the top of the WBTV van and from 1700 mirrors set up on the inside of the track homeutt 4 HP Twin Blade Mulching Mower 4 HP Briggs Stratton engine aluminum deck 2 year warranty COLLEGE BASKETBALL RECRUITING first Major League night game May 24 1935 Most racing is done in the dark The sport is built not around superspeedwavs but around small tracks where fans bring their families or their dates on Friday and Saturday night The lights were the idea of Smith speedway president HA Wheeler The undertaking was enormous The speedway paid $17 million for them Musco also lights the Rose Bowl and lighting the speedway is the equivalent of lighting 10 Rose Bowls According to Musco 1200 lighting fixtures were required And without the fireball signing period averaged 13 points seven assists five rebounds and has a 37 GPA Elsewhere the highest-ranked unsigned prospect 6-9 center-forward Othella Harrington of Jackson Miss is not expected to make a decision until next week He says his four favorites are Arkansas Georgetown LSU and Mississippi State but that he also plans to also visit Connecticut Louisville or Missouri before deciding Harrington is rated the top big man and No 3 prospect overall by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons of Lenoir Many area schools completed their 1992 recruiting in the November signing period and are concentrating on a strong 1 993 class Carolina Clemson highlight opening of Northern Where the Pros and Handymen Shop Charlotte Matthews 847-1033 11328 Independence Blvd By CHARLES CHANDLER Staff Writer South Carolina signed two players and Clemson signed two and got a commitment from another Wednesday as college spring national signing period began As expected the Gamecocks signed guard Shannon Hoskins of Manchester Ky and today is expected to sign Terry Bynum of Anderson Junior College Both committed earlier this week South Carolina also signed a player not earlier committed 6-7 205-pound forward Cortez Barnes of Hutchinson (Kan) Community College Barnes who averaged 148 points and six rebounds this season signed with Kansas two years ago out of high school but did not meet academic entrance requirements Clemson also signed a new commitment Wednesday 6-8 power forward James Inman of New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs NM Inman averaged 18 points 10 rebounds and shot 68 from the field last season He once made 25 consecutive field goals The Tigers also were scheduled to sign 6-11 Frank Tomera of Johnstown Pa who committed earlier this week Clemson added a commitment from 6-7 Ron Lucas of Vincennes (Ind) Junior College Lucas averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds this season He chose the Tigers over Seton Hall Pittsburgh Louisville and Northeastern Davidsor and Campbell each Store Hours: M-F 8 to 7 Sat 8 to 5 Sun 12 to 5 To Order by Mall or Get a FREE Catalog Call Our Mail Order Number: 1-704-527-0606 4m AM tea.