1977_09 The Daily Collegian September 1977

              If there'*
II Mask.»i
thine I've noticed
ouple of yean It
that It's hard to find fresh, vibrant approach** to athletlci on
th* sport* pages anymore. Day
after day, page »*ter pig* It*
tlat same old leads, same cliches,
some old quotes.
I don't want to know why Johnny
Bench  1* a great
» why I
• hit* In
tent.
I want to ask how good Kenny
Stabler would be without the best
receiving cor* and second best
pus protection In th* NFL? And
I'd like for some slert writer to
tall me why 400 mile stock c*r
race* are always decided on the
last half of the final lap?
But to And answers to such
questions you must look past the
ordinary box scores and game recap, and Into the column. A
column can be Just about anything
and usually Is.
will appear on a regular basis In
this paper and will cover a variety of subjects.
There will be times when I
disagree with the system (which
may be anything fromCSUFfootball to th* National Hockey League penalty process). Thar* will
be times when I chastize your
fevorlte halfback for not putting
out or your favorite coach forhta
Box seat
ten I* tint you are stimulated. If
you are aroused by something
that I print—even negatively-
then I've succeeded.
I also feel that this Is your
column. You should hav* the right
to pat your foot In your mouth
too. So here's the plan. When
you are ticked off by something I
write let me know by dropping
off a letter at The Collegian. No
letter bombs pleasel
All letter* are suhlect to editing. Any letter not legible will
be tossed out with Omer Crane's
be hate mall. ' If th*r*'s something you want me to touch on, Just
Raider TE Dave Ca*per«th*
best In th* league.
Baltimore QB Bert Jonet—lt
too much Ilk* Daryl Laroonlea.
He won't last igilnst th* rone.
However hft young enough to
change hit bombing wayt.
loe Namath and the Rami—a
disastrous   acquisition  tor L.A.
Chuck For*roen—a superb running b»ek. No. 1 In my book.
Veer Optlon—I don't like It
There are too many fumble* and
i auperb QB can throw -.out
San Jose' favored to win Coast
Now tl
e have an under-
itandlng, let r
list of Maskal's favorite convictions. These are all quickies so
you'll get the feel of where I
stand on certain philosophies and
sports personalities:
Seattle Slew—would still be In
the starting gate when Secretariat
was on the backstretch.
StockjCar Racing—seems fixed.
The finishes are always too close.
Indy type cars hardly ever finish
that close.
Two-point conversion In NFL—
league  should try  It for a two
of It.
CSUF basketball recruit Pete
Verhoeven—ha* a lot of potential
but Isn't quite the hoopater people
' make of him. Lack* th* shooting
ability from the 13-17 foot rang*.
Much room for Improvement'
here.   Strong In all other aspect*
24 second clock In NBA—my
favorite part of high school and
college basketball game's Is the
slow down or stall. Let's put
th* stall Into the pro gam* and
gat rid of th* clock. Th* small
team can equal! ze a game against
the huge team by running a slow,
deliberate passing gam*.
Next week we'll see how betting
J San ose State ha* been picked
to win It* third consecutive Pad-
flc Coast Athletic Association
The sports writers and' broadcasters attending the psa-pcaa
Football Media Tour also agreed
that the Spartans will be pushed
by CSUF.
football el
San .ose received 16 first
place votes, while the Bulldogs
tallied 10. Cal state Long Beach
wrapped up third place In the
voting, with Cal State Fullerton
placing fourth, slightly ahead of
University of the Pacific.
make many friends with
Show me a sports comi
ComII. But
tator who I
than Cosell.   You
more  stimulating
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Intramural program expanding this fall
r J«ff Evans
Pete Conrad run* a program that
Is unique at CSUF. Unlike most
programs that are having difficulty maintaining peak student
participation, Conrad's could be
growing too fast
Conrad rum lntramuralt at
CSUF. While always looking for
more participants, Conrad ha*
seen  intramural* blossom Into
"The program Is
he said.   "Sometimes, I thlnkl
spreading too fast."
Even though no new iporia arw
offered thla year, intramural*
could past 4,000 participants in
the 13 activities offered.   Last
year, 3,«03 ttudent* took pert
(Including tome who played more
than oo* tport), up about 200 from
1775-78 and up 500 from 1974-
But thing* thould be easier
financially thla year. lntramuralt, funded mostly by tbe Asso-
clated Students, got almost J3,000
more funding thl* y«ar"from last
Coupled with the Jlo fee charted
for etch team in the four team
sports (football, basketball, volleyball, and Softball), the program
could generate at least $2,500
more.
Most money col!«cl*d from the
fees and AS allotment will pay for
officiating. Conrad li trying to cut
co*ta by getting student assistants
through financial aid* and work
study, which would mean student
assistants throurn financial aid*
and work study, which woult
mean the federal government
would pay 8o percent of the aasis-
lanfi ■ salary with lntramuralt
paying" only 20 percent
But while money problemt linger
each year, some new wrinkle*
will emerge this y»ar. Conrad
ha* set up a point system that
will determine, th* all-school
champion for til tport*.
This, Conrad believes, will encourage even mor* participation
and Interest AU men's teams
entering football, basketball, volleyball and sofibaii cab generate
point* toward the all-school tl-
women  Intramural participant*.
"We'll keep a 'running total,''
Conrad explained. "All teams
will be in competition for the
school title." .
Ualng thl* year'* point system
on laat year's result*, Peon U!
would-have emerged aa champion.
But Peon U waa only on* of two Independent teams that made the top
Volleyball: one day at a time
relatively new team, Coach Lel-
lani Overs treat's plans forth*
upcoming, women's volleyball
season Include* taking one day
at a time.
Speaking In her brightly decorated office, Overstreet waa
cautJoue In her prediction forth*
success of the 1777 CSUF volleyball team.
"I feel good about thla year's
team, but the other schools In our
conference are strong and more
competitive.
"They can give out more and
bigger scholarships, and'
a young team," she said.
Th* young team Includes returning varsity players Mlckt
Horn and Jill Towery (both sophomores) and Vernle Miller and
Karen Vice (aeniora).
Overatreefs "talented'
Include* tour freahmen1 from
throughout the valley:
Ptearchy, an All-Aroerlcan from
Lemoore; Karen Tabor, Hoover;
Denlse Blahal, Maderj and Jenifer Carton, Highland.
The eight-year CSUF coaching
i also expects two Call-
i Junior college transfers
Karen Chandler from Reedley College and
Paula Foran from Paaadena City
College should lend
lence to the young team.
"Carol Doyle. Gloria BoUn
Roberta    Trogman    from last frtve     more     and  tor larger
yeaf a rv team alto look good," tmesunU. Jt depends on how weU
aald Overstreet. they used their money aa to how
The change in leagues, accord- food they are going to be," aba
Ing to Ovirstrwet,  cam*  about added.
aftar CSUF'a old league became CSUF waa a powerhouao lntbe
too large.  CSUF and seven other «W league and Overstreet hopes
eollegea   that gav* scholarships   ' to continue that record In tbe new
war* placed In the NorCal league one.
of th* PCAA. "The talent in the area Ugh
"We were able to give seven schools and   C-s la getting better
scholarships for about »200each all tha time.    If we wer* able
thla year," aald Ovaretreat! to glva more scholarships I'm
,,-n,  ^ -.- L ..        -..
 »-, Conrad feels, be-
 j' they have more flexlbUtty."
"Independent* hav* the ability
to have anybody (on their team*),"
he said. "Fraternities ana dorms
aren't necessarily able to add new
people."
Team* that"take the championship of a given tport will be
awarded t-shlrt* that say "Intramural Champion" on th*ro, along
with an Insignia, depicting tha
sport. Indlvidualswinninglndlci-
dual tport championship*, In e-
vanU such a* golf, raquetbatl
and tennis, will also get a shirt
but without the Insignia. Bud-
weleer It sponsoring the awards.
Leading up to the champions are
the events. Conrad hopes to
improve many facilities before
the year la over while adding to
tbe fun to eh participants.
"We're trying, to get two por-
tabl* scoreboards (tor the men's
gym)" Conrad aald, "We've had
two donated, and it't now going
through the athletic department"
Conrad tald the athletic department la looking for* sponsor tor
th* scoreboards, and felt they
could be in operation In time tor
tbe spring semester.
Intramural* have pi eked up other
equipment tor thla yaar. For
$360, Conrad wag able to purchase U digital itopwatehea while
chopping $100 of tha suggested
retail price. And through the
physical education department,
several .field cones we re obtained.
Th*** wiU be used to mark the,
field during various event*.
Also ex* Hits ys;r is an istrs-
mural directory, which describes
all sport*, and explains the program. This it available to any
ttudent and can be picked up at
the Intramural office.
But while primlpg tor thlay*ar„
Conrad la looking ahead to the future of Iritramuraris at CSUF.
Soccer might be added next year,
ha *ald, and more Held space and
additional sport* could become a
reality.
"Well be getting a larger staff,
and" could possibly split from
r*creation. Both • will get too
large."'
But whatever happens, Pete Conrad wants to be a part ot it
"I like it here," he aatd. "I
like the students, the school, and
the community."
Melon stampede
Freeh out of training camp,
tha CSUF cross-country squad
has returnedtoFresnotoprepare
for the Watermelon Stamped*
September 10.
In th* first competitive race at
the Bulldog training camp, San
Diego Meaa JC transfer Gary
Hernandez, captured the 2.2 mile
final run.
Hernandez
12:34,      prompting  Coach  Rat
Estes to term