College athletics must balance sports and academics at WVU
An opinion column notes only 51.5 percent of WVU athletes on four year scholarships graduate or stay in school. It argues sports overuse hinders academics, urges multi sport opportunities, and warns of potential athlete strikes for better pay while praising athletics' benefits.
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West Virginia University
Eall
Bluefield State
Concord
Maor
WVU
Dick Martin
Lions Sign 3 Gridders for Concord College 1979 Season
Concord College signed Mark Dills and twins Carey and Gary Lewis to football rosters. Dills, 180-pound linebacker end from Magnolia High School, posted 43 tackles, 42 assists, 43 receptions for 11 touchdowns as a senior. Carey and Gary Lewis, both Magnolia graduates, played defensive end and contributed in tackles, fumbles, and sacks and earned all state or honorable mention honors. All three will join Mountain Lion coach Tony Colabro’s squad for 1979.
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Concord College
Tony Colabro
Mark Dills
Carey
Gary Lewis
Magnolia High School
Dills
Curtis Dills
New Martinsville
OVAC
Wetzel County
Lewises
Magnolia
Gary
Foyt Grabs Pole At Pocono In Music 500 Qualifying
A J Foyt won the pole for Sundays Music 500 at Pocono International Raceway by edging Danny Ongais by 0.01 seconds with an average speed of 182.334 mph. Ongais ran 182.315 mph in Cosworth powered Parnelli. Johnny Parsons qualified third in a Lightning Offenhauser and Janet Guthrie fourth in a Lola Cosworth.
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JERRY GARRETT _P
Mount Pocono, Pa
A.J. Foyt
Danny Ongais
Foyt
Pocono International Raceway
Ongais
Janet Guthrie
Parsons
Holmes Title On The Line Tonight At Madison Square Garden
Larry Holmes defends the World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Mike Weaver at Madison Square Garden. Holmes, a heavy favorite, eyes a revenue share below his usual network-backed guarantees. Promoter Don King rents the Garden for 150000 with a 1.2 million venue expectation, while closed circuit and HBO offer options. Weaver arrives with a 20-8 record and 14 KOs seeking an upset in a major battle.
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New York
Larry Holmes
World Boxing Council
Mike Weaver
Madison Square Garden
Weaver
Holmes
Earnie Shavers
ABC
Giants Stadium
New Jersey
Meadowlands
Don King
Easton
Chares Spaziani
King
Roberto Meet
United States
Los Angeles
WBC
Newton Leads Canadian Open With Record 64 At Glen Abbey
Australian Jack Newton fired a course record 64 with two eagles and seven under on the Glen Abbey layout to lead the Canadian Open by two over Tom Watson. Watson shot a 66, praising his putting as the key to the score while Nicklaus designed the course and later commented on the three point rule adoption in the NBA.
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Oakville
Ontario
Jack Newton
Newton
Glen Abbey Golf Club
Tom Watson
Watson
U.S
Glen Abbey
Jack
Amelia Island
Fila
National Basketball Association
Board of Governors
American Basketball Association
Nicklaus
Bob Murphy
Bob Lunn
Terry Diehl
D.A. Weibring
Bruce Lietzke
Gary Player
Victor Negaladona
Don Iverson
Henry
Scott Bess
Fuzzy Zoeller
Robert Donald
Johnny Miller
Mike McCullough
Mike Brannan
Lee Trevino
Jerry McGee
Tot Tar
Tom Purtzer Wi
Weibring
Greg Powers
Um Bob Murphy
Allen Miller Wu
Eddie Pearce
Fred Mart An
Howard Twitty
Peter Oosterhus
Mike Reid
George Burns
Ben Crenshaw
Bob Gilder
Barry Jaecke
Cesar Sanudo
Rex Caldwell
Tommy Aaron
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Kite
Andy North Erskine
Calvin Peete
Teiskopt
Keith F
Tom Jenkins
Wadkins
Lon Herd Hotuscheter
Rik Massengale
Ed Fiori
Tom Chain
Bobby Wadkins
Tun Simpson
Jobin Schroeder
Jeff Hewes
Mark Pei
Mark Hayes
Charles Coody
Aw Jum Netford
Jun Simons
Tom Storey
Leonard Thompson
Bob Mann
Gottfried Reaches Debenhams Semis in Wimbledon Prep
Gottfried defeated Tim Wilkison 6 3 6 2 in 66 minutes to reach the Debenhams men's semifinals four days before Wimbledon. Vic Amaya edged Hank Pfister 6 3 7 4 in another all American quarterfinal. Colin Dibley and Bernie Mitton also played, while Edmondson of Australia was noted. Amaya complained about court conditions and crowd treatment as momentum built toward today’s semifinals.
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Tim Wilkison
Debenhams
Gottfried
Vic Amaya
Hank Pfister
Amaya
Colin Dibley
Australia
Bernie Mitton
South Africa
Mark Edmondson
Pfister
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Richard Whatfield
State Farm
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