Murder charges dropped against UNC's Fenner By DENISE CABRERA Associated Press Writer UPPER MARLBORO, Md, - Pros ecutors dismissed murder charges against former North Carolina foot ball star Derrick Fenner in a drug related shooting yesterday, but said they would go ahead with a separate drug and weapons case against him. Mary Scherstrom, Prince George’s County assistant state’s attorney, told a judge that the charges should be dropped “because of insufficient evidence." Fenner had been arrested in June in connection with the fatal shooting Cagers Continued from Page 10. “This is a weird year." Tubbs said. “There are probably ten teams that could be ranked in the top five. We like being ranked, but how we play will determine whether we move up or down in those rankings. “We re not bitching about where we’re ranked he added. Oklahoma is the favorite and the Sooners seem pretty confident coming into the game, but the Lions believe they will be able to match up against Oklahoma. The Lions aren’t approaching the game just as a chance to get their mugs on television. “I think we match up well against them." junior guard Brian Allen said. "We’ll still be able to play our man-to-man defense.” Parkhill sees the game as a great opportunity for the Lions, although he did express some concern at playing Oklahoma so early in the season. He also noted some keys for the game. “We have to become more comfortable play ing," Parkhill said. “It’s tough to be comfortable the second game of the year and obviously playing a game of this magnitude we ll probably be a little jittery. "Playing games like Oklahoma and Florida State in two of our first three games worried me a little bit. I don’t think there is any way to tell how comfortable we are until we play though. We need to do a better job blocking out; we need to get good rebounding position.” Pnnnßmmm STUDENTS Penn State vs. Oklahoma Tonight!! Let’s recapture the frenzy and excitement of the Notre Dame football game with the same spirit and enthusiasm at tonight’s Nittany Lion basketball game with Oklahoma. Bring your Notre Dame game shaker, your Notre Dame voice and break the sound barrier at Rec Hall. Let’s Work That Magic Again! Penn State Cheerleaders Lion’s Legion Nittany Lion For the student at PSU The gift to give is a PS/2 This special ol fer is available only lo qualified student, faculty, and staff of The Pennsylvania State University. You can take advantage of this offer and great discounts on other IBM Personal System 2 Models and accessories by ordering your equipment through the on-campus IBM Education Product Coordinator, located at General Stores in the Physical Plant Building. (Payment accepted in the form of cashier's check, certified check, VISA, Mastercard, American Express or IBM Credit Card. Checks should be made payable to “IBM Corporation”). The IBM Education Product Coordinator General Stores (Physical Plants Bldg.) (Hours: 9 a.m.-12 noon & 1 p.m.-4 p.m.) For more information, contact Marie Forster at (814) 863-0235 •Prices subject to change and do not include state and local tax. Offer limited to qualified students, faculty and staff of Penn State. Personal Svstem2 is a trademark of IBM Corp. of Marcellus Leach, 19, in what police called a “turf war" between rival drug factions. In a written statement, State’s At torney Alexander Williams said “in vestigators uncovered evidence that the murder of Marcellus Leach may have been just one of a series of crimes by rival drug factions.” Williams said investigators had "uncovered substantial evidence to indicate Mr. Fenner was not present on May 23, 1987, at the location of the murder ..." The record-holding tailback had been scheduled to go to trial next week. Here’s a look at the Lions’ starting five: • Guards Tony Ward (6-2, 180-pound senior) and Brian Allen (6-3, 190-pound junior) • Fowards Tom Hovasse (6-9, 200-pound junior) and Mike Peapos (6-8, 210-pound senior) • Center - Ed Fogell (6-9, 200-pound sopho more) Along with a running offense, the Sooners enjoy putting pressure on opposing teams with a full court press. Allen doesn't think this will pose a problem for the Lions. “We practice against the press every night,” he said. "It shouldn’t be a problem.” Defensively, the Lions must stop the Sooners’ up-tempo game. And on the offensive end, Penn State must establish its own half-court style of play. “We have to work the ball and get it inside,” Parkhill said. The inside game will be a key for the Lions tonight and against Juniata Saturday the front court players (Hovasse, Peapos and Fogell) all scored in double figures. These three players will more than likely be the key to the game as their contributions on the defensive end are also crit ical. Fogell said he is getting a little tired of hearing all the questions about Oklahoma, though. “Yeah, you know you hear it a lot,” Fogell said. “It is the biggest game of the year and it’s fun in a way, but you get tired of it. But I do have a feeling Oklahoma may be taking us lightly and that may Crum resigns from UNC football post CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) the option to continue as head of all elements „f .m, , - North Carolina Head Football coach. communitv niversity years spent in the high school Coach Dick Crum resigned yester- “However. Coach Crum and the Discussions between Crum He u w f as the defensive back day, ending two weeks of specu- university have reluctantly deter- school officials tnnW m and [ leld coa ch for one season for the lation over his status. mined that it is in Crum’s best tualh P ' aCe ln 3 mu : ? then spent four years as UNC officials said Crum will be interest, the best interest of the the statement said nv,ronrnent . defensive coordinator before being paid an initial $400,000 and $lOO,OOO players that he recruited, and the "This decision hi rnanh r named head coach prior to the 1974 per year over the four years re- best interest of the university for and the uni ersitv , T season rnaimng on his contract. Crum’s him to submit and for the university conclusion reached bv diemfniil I '' , He coathed at Miami of Ohio for assistants have had contracts since to accept his resignation effective i n g this amicable review °f - ears - fading the Redskins to July that will be fully honored, the Jan. 31, 1988." the statement said. Neither the Educat onal Found-, f f' 1 2 eC ° rd and two victorious school said. According to the statement, tion nor its n, nart m h*? to ,he Tangerine Bowl during A statement released jointly by Crum and UNC officials have ex- the negotiations ih-mJ!,, r 1 that s P an - Crum, UNC Chancellor Chris Ford- amined the UNC football program officials said t T ?P laced Bl " Doole - V as ‘he ham and UNC Athletic Director and concluded that the program Crum's college onaetnm, T. ar , Hee s c °ach in 1978. He led John Swofford said Crum was given “no longer enjoyed the full support began at Miami of Ohio Hrst^season'" 3 t 0 3 5 ' 6 record his Only sll3o* price includes • 12 in. monochrome display 640K8 Memory Two 3.5 inch 720K8 diskette drives Multi-color graphics array IBM Collegiate Kit including: IBM DOS 3.3 Microsoft Windows Windows Write, Windows Paint, Windows Cardfile, Desktop Accessories • Serialparallel ports • Space Saver Keyboard • 8086 microprocessor .BMH clock • IBM Mouse be a mistake. We just might scare them." Tubbs says that he expects the Lions to be an improved team from last year. “They have five starters back and I'm sure they’ll be ready to play,” he said. Tubbs, however, unlike the Penn State play ers doesn’t believe Rec Hall will be a factor in the game. “We don’t pay that much attention to to where we play when we’re on the road.” Tubbs said It doesn’t matter and it's not that much of a prob lem.” Meanwhile the people over at Rec Hall wen* dusting off a decible meter yesterday afternoon for the game and players and coaches alike think the Sooners may be surprised by Rec Hall “Rec Hall is a great place to play when it has a crowd in it," Parkhill said. “It's a throwback, kind of like the Palestra." “It’s nuts, I love it,” Fogell said. "It just gets crazy. It’s bleeping great, especially with every body yelling and shaking those blue and white pom-poms. It gets you going. I can’t wait. “It’s a great place to play." Allen said We i! be ready to play and if they're not taking us seriously there may be a few surprises." HOOPLA : Guard Christian Appleman is still suffering from a bruised Achilles' tendon which he injured in last Wednesday's Blue-White scrim r mage ... the Sooners and Lions have met once before during the 1985-86 campaign. Okalahoma won the game played in Norman 85-63. Celebrate Penn State making the Citrus Bowl with the worlds biggest party animals. At Sea World, we’re not just up for the game. We’re up for a party. So up, in fact, we’re hosting “The Night Before the official New Year’s celebration of the Florida Citrus Bowl. The party kicks off at 9pm with live music and entertain ment throughout the park. You can rock in the new year to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. And enjoy the R&.B classics of The Spinners and the country rock hits of Exile. We’ll have champagne and party noisemakers for everyone. And, at midnight, the sky will light up with fireworks as Sea World s “Giant Citrus” ascends 400 feet into the night to wel come 1988. £ NsTSt-aW.-nJ.-tf-WkL In. Lady Cagers Continued from Page 10. The 6-1 Davis NCAA Player of the ’tear a* a freshman - led all scorers in the tinal game of the tour nament scoring 26 points and pulling down in rebounds. Davis' patrol of the boards would prove to be the key bi victory lor the Lady Longhorns, as Texai commanded a 47-24 rebound ediie ovef the Lad\ Lions. A‘: did tinal!;, outrebound some bod;. said 1 exas Head Coach Jody ' ouadt V,e had some tips that wen- crucial Thank goodness for ( lan-sa volleyball background." ( 'oilinx ha irpered by injuries in the pi esea.-.on. came within one point of matching her career high. In her 38 minutes o! playing time. Collins dis played the type of game that gained In r recognition by Parade magazine as one ot the top collegiate prospects m the nation four years ago. Coiiins’ line performance was re tlecied in the comments of Conradt. whose pregame strategy was to con tain the Penn State backcourt as sault "We came in worried that their guard combo would hurt us." Conradt said, ' and we make Collins an All- American." What s more, all of our regular marine life shows will be open. So you Nittany Lions can mingle with our penguins, dolphins and killer whales. Tickets are $25 per person and are available through Select-A- Seat by calling 1-300-345-SEAT. But don’t wait too long. If you miss these pre-game activities, you’ll miss the party of the year. Collins was one of two Penn State players named to the Wahine Classic All-Tournament team. McConnell was the other Lady Lion representa tive recognized for her outstanding performance in the three day tourna ment. McConnell scored 14 points in the tournament finale after leading Penn State in that category in both prelimi nary games. McConnell pumped in a career-high 34 points against Oklaho ma on Friday and netted 24 versus Hawaii. The All-American candidate also dished out 15 assists against Texas to bring her tournament total to 38. McConnell shot 6-for-l4 the field including o-for-3 from three-point range. Conradt credited her 6-1 guard. C.J. Jones, with containing McConnell in the championship game. "C.J. used her height advantage and quickness to keep McConnell under control." she said. Lady Longhorn Yulanda Wimvish added 22 points for the tournament champions, and Beverly Williams rounded out the Texans in double figure scoring with 16. Gi'tuc Sou^ 1 Ftfftfrt!: THE SeaMiid ORLANDO
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