- . rile Daily Collegian Tuesday, September 7, 1976
Surprise move ends 7-year wait
Volleyball gains varsity status
By BILL KLINE
Collegian Sports Writer
The Penn State volleyball
:lubs' years of long, crowded
van trips, hamburger meals,
and sleeping bag nights are
over.
It was seven years waiting,
but effective last Wednesday
both the men's and women's
volleyballers attained varsity
status, obtaining both first
class traveling privileges and
the right to participate in the
National Collegiate Athletic
Association championships.
The timing of the Athletic
Department decision sur
prised even Tom Tait, coach
of the volleyball clubs-now
turned-teams. "I was thinking
Dallas Cowboys cut Thomas, Johnson
By the AP
The comeback attempts of Duane Thomas and
Ron Johnson, once two of the National Football
League's premiere running backs, apparently
ended yesterday when both were cut by the Dallas
Cowboys.
Both were victims of the NFL's 43-man player
limit as the teams administered their. final cuts
before Sunday's start of the regular season.
Other familiar names also Were sliced. Among
the casualties at Los Angeles was veteran wide
receiver Jack Snow, who gained 6,012 yards in 11
years with the Rams. Minnesota's cuts included
running back Dave Osborn, who had gained more
than 4,000 yards in 11 years with the Vikings.
Besides Snow, the Rams cut nine players in
cluding defensive end Al Cowlings and defensive
back Bivian Lee and Al Clark. The Rams also trad
ed rookie defensive end Leroy Jones to San Diego
and rookie guard Dan Nugent to Washington for two
future draft picks.
The Vikings also cut defensive backs Terry
Brown and Pete Athas, running back Oscar Reed,
wide receiver Tom Geredine and tight end Doug
Kingsriter.
Veteran quarterback Terry Hanratty was cut by
the Pittsburgh Steelers and signal caller Bill
Munson sent froth the Detroit Lions to the Seattle
Seahawks.
Munson was shipped to the Seahwaks in exchange
Pearson cops 500 title
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Petty's Dodge by 2.85
David Pearson unleashed seconds for his ninth win in 16
the full . fury of his Mercury starts this season.
yesterday and scored his first The only other driver to win
victory in the 27th annual in one season the Daytona 500,
Southern 500 stock car race to the World 600 and the
become the second driver in Southern 500 is Lee Roy
history to win the sport's Yarborough, who achieved
"triple crown." the feat in 1969.
Pearson, seemingly with Darrell Waltrip, driving a
power to
,spare when he took Chevrolet, was third closely
the lead for good with 56 miles behind Petty. Dave Marcis'
remaining, beat Richard Dodge was fourth in the same
we'd get the decision in late
fall or early winter," he said.
"Everything happened really
quickly once the wheels got in
motion."
Tait added he didn't know
who or what those wheels
were, but two athletic
department internal reports
on clubs and athletics and the
increased revenue from
football ticket sales played
key roles in the verdict.
"It was pretty evident from
the reports, although they
weren't yet finalized," he
said, that the men's and
women's spikers deserved
varsity consideration.
Tait has applied for varsity
status )n the past, but has
been turned down on each
occasion.
The rejection was the.same amount of money on
especially bitter last spring women's athletics as men's,
because the men, although ' Scannell said, Penn State
Eastern Collegiate Volleyball could not ' have afforded
League cha►pions, couldn't volleyball; indeed it would
participate in the NCAA's due have had to drop several
to their club status. minor varsity sports.
According to Robert Title IX is still in the courts,
Scannell, Dean of the College yet to be defined, but increas
of Health, Physical ed football ticket sales have
Education, and Recreation, enabled the University to
the cost of financing an ad- "handle volleyball without
ditional varsity program cutting other sports," said
delayed the spikers' efforts. Scannell.
Volleyball has been a "very The department had just
controversial issue for three not been in the position to cut
years," said Scannell. But no • a little from each sport to
decision could be made until finance volleyball, he said.
Title IX of the Equal Rights But the department
for an undisclosed future draft choice in a deal that
surprised Seattle Coach Jack Patera. "I didn't think
someone of his caliber would be made available to
us," he said.
Thomas had hoped to rejoin the Cowboys where
he first achieved NFL stardom six years ago. After
two stormy seasons with the Cowboys, he drfited
around. the pro football map with brief but un
productive stops at New England, San Diego and
Washington as well as in the World Football
League.
After the demise of the WFL, Thomas was signed
as a free agent by the Cowboys, for whom he had
gained 1,596 yards in two seasons, 1970 and 1971. But
he was unable to crack the talented Dallas backfield
this summer, gaining jut 98 yards in 40 exhibition
carries.
Johnson, twice a 1,000 -yard man with the New
York Giants, suffered the same fate. He had signed
with the Cowboys as a free agent after playing out
his option with the Giants last year.
In other moves, Dallas waived three players,
listed three others as injured reserve and swapped
place kicker Toni Fritsch to San Diego for a future
draft choice. Fritsch led all NFL kickers with 104
points last season.
After getting Fritsch, the Chargers cut kicker
Bruce Gossett as well as wide receiver Dwight
McDonald and running back Glen Bonner. The
Giants also switched kickers, including George
lap with the leaders, and
Chevrolet driver Lennie Pond //14 entries
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If Title IX meant spending-
Hunt among six players cut and acquiring
placement man Joe Danelo from Green Bay for a
future draft pick. Veteran center Bob Hyland was
also cut and the Giants made a pair of trades,
swapping backup tight end Jim O-Bradovich to San
Francisco for a future draft -choice and acquiring,
offensive lineman Ron Mikolajczyk from Oakland
for a draft pick.
In other trades, Atlanta sent guard Dennis Havig
to Houston for linebacker Guy Roberts, New
Orleans acquired rookie defensive back Clarence
Chapman from Oakland, and Tampa Bay picked up
running back Charlie Davis from Cincinnati.
Washington's cuts included defensiv . e end John
Matuszak, acquired earlier in the pre-season from
Kansas City.
Miami dropped nine players, with the best known
veteran quarterback Jim Del Gaizo.
The Denver Broncos waived eight players, in
cluding third-year quarterback John Hufnagel, put
two others on the injured reserve list and placed
guard Carl Schaukowitch on the "physically unable
to play" list.
The Broncos released the names of four of the
eight players waived, delaying identifying the,
others until they could be notified, a spokeSman
said. .
In addition to Hufnagel, a former Penn State
quarterback, those waived include second-year
man Stan Rogers, a tackle who played at Maryland.
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determined' on the. basis of
two internal studies that
volleyball could become
varsity, said Scannell, "and
not in a directly measureable
expense of something else."
The recently obtained
varsity status means not only
Holiday Inns and good
restaurants, but an entirely
new outlook, on the volleyball
program.
"It opens the door for both
the men and women to go
after national recognition and
national titles," Tait said.
"It's just one heck of
challenge, and one that we're
all looking forward to
meeting."
through Thursday
There is also a need for
coed flag football officials.
Anyone interested can sign up
at the Intramural Building
today and tomorrow at the
same times as above.
Wothen's golf
Anyone interested in
playing on the women's golf
team for the 1976-77 fall and
spring seasons meet in the
White Course pro shop
(behind Rec Hall) at 3 p.m.
today. Questions contact
coach Annette Thompson in
White Building.
money Jack Nicklaus shot his way into the top money spot
by taking the $lOO,OOO first prize in the World Open
last weekend. •
Big check for Nicklaus
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Jack Nicklaus had a
bemused expression on his face as he studied
the check for $100;000.
"I don't think rye ever seen one like this
before," said Nicklaus.
Miller Barber is the only pro golfer who
had. He got his $lOO,OOO winner's check in the
World Open in 1973. It was the largest prize
the game had ever seen.
Nicklaus matched it with his four-stroke
victory in the new, enlarged and'
enriched World Series of Golf which
distributed a total of $300,000 among the elite,
international field of only 20 players. They
played four rounds over the 7,180 -yard South
course at the Firestone Country Club.
Nicklaus who scored only his second
triumph of the season but his career seventh
at Firestone was the chief beneficiary
and, for the first time this year, moved into
his customary spot atop the year's money
winning list at $261,769.
"I've always felt I need to win one of the
majors the 'British' and U.S. - Opens, the
Masters and the PGA to make it a good
season," Nicklaus said. "I didn't win one of
those,' so it wasn't a good year from that
standpoint.
"But if you can't win one of those, then it'd,
be very nice to be the leading money win
ner."
He's held that position generally
regarded by , his fellow pros as the true
determination of the year's' champion
seven of his previous 14 seasons on the tour,
including four of the last five. The big check
marked the sixth consecutive - year he has'
gone over $200,000.
But to take the money winning title agairiLt ,
he may need another victory in the next two ,
weeks.
He plans to play only the World Open in'
Pinehurst, N.C. this week with $40,000 to the •
winner and the Kings Island Open the
following week with $30,000 to the winner on'
the American tour the rest of this season.
There are five other events on the schedule
and three other players are over the $200,000 -
mark this year. Should Nicklaus fail to win '
one of the next two, Hale Irwin, Ben Cren
shaw and Hubert Green all would have a shot:
at the coveted No. 1 spot. ,
Irwin won $50,000 for second place in the
,World Series and moved.from third to second'
on the money list at $241,427. He also went?
past the $1 million mark in career earnings::
becoming only the 12th man to reach thpt' i
figure. ~s. 11
' Ben CrenshaiV, who blew himself out of t, ' 4 ( , ..-
title chase with a horrendous 11 on the.; '''
five 16th hole Saturday, dropped from fir ~.
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third at $224,901. Green went from 'seco
fourth at $208,654. ,' - ' V'• '
"I know I'll be playing if it looks like I 4,1.',
a chance." . . ...• LI
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Nicklaus; however, was more pleased %,
the title than the check. ' • ' ll- ,
"It's the first time I've won a tournamitAi ;)
in a long time," he said. Actually, it was 4 o
second of the seasol id 60th of his career;:
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