—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1991 Taylor speaks his mind By The Associated Press NEW YORK For all Lawrence Taylor has accomplished in the NFL, there are some barriers the All-Pro linebacker has not been able to break down. And, for the first time, he's talking about them. "For years I believed that because I was successful in the white man's world, I'd never be touched by prejudice. It was a false sense of security," Taylor said in an interview in this week's Sports Illustrated. "Clubs are always inviting me to play on their golf courses, but I've been denied membership in prom inent country clubs here (in New Jersey)," the avid golfer said. "I'm a member at courses all over the country, and I can't get a mem bership in the area where I live. Is that wild? But, of course, they all want you to play in their tourna ments, and when I'm there, the only other black person I see is the cook. Yeah, they love me there, but it's all a facade." Taylor, an All-Star in each of his 10 seasons with the New York Giants, said there's a reason he has not spoken out about these feelings before. "Nobody's ever asked me," he said. "You know how many times I've wanted people to ask me about this case, or that one. People think I live sports 24 hours a day. I don't. I don't read the sports, I play it. But ask me about South Africa, yeah, I'm interested." Taylor, 32, has made headlines both on and off the field with his aggressive style. In 1986, he checked into a treat ment center for drug rehabilita Tyson to By DOUG RICHARDSON Associated Press Writer INDIANAPOLIS Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will surrender to authorities today and answer charges he raped an 18-year-old Miss Black America pageant contestant. Tyson is scheduled to appear at 9:30 a.m. EDT in Marion Superior Court, where the charges against him will be read and a plea entered on his behalf. Before that, Tyson will be booked Quebec, Lindros stay apart By The Associated Press TORONTO Eric Lindros hasn't changed his mind about not playing in Quebec. Hockey's most celebrated teen-ager skated in Team Canada's practice yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens, then said not even more money would get him to play with the Nordiques. "Nothing is going to affect my decision," he said when asked if he would change his mind if the Nordiques sweetened the pot. "It's got nothing to do Booters Continued from Page 11. with St. Louis scoring the game winning goal. "We made a couple of mistakes at crucial times and got punished," Coach Barry Gorman said. "We needed those two games to find our match legs. After playing teams like these, we had the chance to play into match fitness and mentally become more alert." Despite surrendering seven goals in two games, Gorman said defenders Sparks and sweeper Joe Corapi played well. Both players were named to the all-tournament team. Gorman was also pleased with the play of Steve Thomas and Mike Hollingsworth against Indiana. Thomas, the leading returning scorer, was moved to defense as a marking back. Hollingsworth, a little-used senior, was inserted as a defensive midfielder. Imm was also singled out for Coach Continued from Page 11. "She's great at what she does," Kumfer said. "She's always there to talk to you and she's very encour aging. Everybody appreciates that." As an assistant coach, Wallenstein's job consists of going to club tournaments to look at players and get names. She corre sponds with them through the mail and by telephone, then she gets together with Coach Russ Rose and they decide on which players to offer scholarships. At practice, she helps run drills, hits balls to the team and points out things the players need to work on. Wallenstein also makes herself receptive to the freshmen who have questions. "There is so many adjustments you have to make as a freshman," she said. "Between volleyball, school, friends, homesickness those are things Coach Rose shouldn't have to deal with. I let Lawrence Taylor looks on in the closing minutes of a game last season Taylor spoke out to the media yesterday on prejudice. tion. In 1988, he was suspended for the first four games of the season for substance abuse. "There has always been a wild and crazy fringe in the NFL," Taylor said. "Ted Hendricks, John Matuszak, guys who got drunk and appear in court at the • Marion County Jail and required to post $30,000 bail. A tentative trial date likely will be set and Tyson will then be freed on bond, authorities said. "This will be handled like any other booking unless there are any adjustments that have to be made to ensure there's no disruption of (the police department's) or the sheriff's duties at the lockup," Marion County prosecutor Jeffrey Modisett said. "He will be processed, finger printed and booked," Modisett said. with the people of Quebec. It's a business deci- Lindros made his first on-ice appearance at the Colisee on Monday night in a Canada Cup game against the Soviet Union and drew much less booing than expected from the crowd of 14,275. The jeers subsided further after he scored a goal in Canada's 3-3 tie with the Soviets. "It was impressive," Nordiques general manager Pierre Page said. "The important thing was that people understood that these are negotiations." praise by Sergi and Gorman. However, Imm left the Indiana game near the end with a rib injury. He is not expected to return for one to two weeks. Penn State's offense, which has struggled the last few years, proved that it could create chances and put some goals up against good teams. By design, the attack is more spread out than last year when Danny Kelly was relied upon to create nearly everything. Four different players scored during the weekend. Penn State found two quick wings to keep the ball wide and to use its speed to spread out the defense and cross the ball. Freshman Neil Piper played on the right wing and Garey on the left. "We have been working at keeping the ball moving, keeping the ball wide and crossing it," Sergi said. "We got three goals on crosses and a lot of chances on crosses." them know that my door is always open." Wallenstein meets with some players who may need to do addi tional running or need help with their strength programs outside of practice so they don't get behind. "I like to be active, so that kind of motivates me," she said. So far Wallenstein is impressed with what she sees in the team after their four wins over the Labor Day weekend. "They showed a lot of intentional fortitude to make it through even the games they were down," she said. Wallenstein said there were moments when she saw the things the team needed to work on, but that's all right with her because she wants to help the players improve. Even the players with the best skills want to improve, and the team is not as good as it can be yet, she said. raised hell. But no matter how drunk and crazy they got, it didn't really mean much in the eyes of the fans because they were white guys. "But let a Lawrence Taylor get out of line, and, hey, it's a little different." "Since bail has already been set, it will be a simple matter of him posting bail." Modisett predicted Judge Pat ricia Gifford would set a trial date sometime in the next 70 days. However, delays in the start of trials are routinely granted when requested by attorneys for either side. Tyson, 25, faces a maximum sentence of 63 years if he is con victed on the charge of rape, two counts of criminal deviate conduct and one count of confinement. After two years of inconsistent performances, Garey's play on the weekend was superb, Sergi said. Garey didn't start against St. Louis, but he was in the starting lineup against Indiana. He scored Sun day's first goal off of a rebound. However, Garey is out about 10 days with a dislocated shoulder suffered against Indiana. "Matt Garey had a phenomenal game against St. Louis," Sergi said. "We have to find a place for him." An offensive contribution is also coming from the defense. Sparks scored one goal —his first in over a season and assisted on anoth er. Corapi also had one assist. "Now we are sitting at 0-2 and we have to dig ourselves out of this hole," Gorman said. "It's a young team and it has to have faith. We have to work on team toughness. We have to get more aggressive in the other team's box." Rose said Wallenstein was well received by the players and her coaching abilities continue to improve. "There is a maturing process that happens in coaching as well as in playing," he said. "She has good enthusiasm and energy and I think she's brought a lot to this pro gram." Although this is only Wallenstein's second year at Penn State, she already feels comfort able with the team and Rose. "They take care of me and I take care of them," she said. "It's a very mutual thing." Wallenstein said Rose was very helpful when she first came here because he didn't dump everything on her at once, but he made her aware of what her responsibilities were. "He checks up on me to make sure I'm doing my job right," she said, "and I appreciate that." AP Laser Photo , I ,!di 1 Use it or lose it Ever wonder what happens to the right side' of your brain while the left side is studying? It's shrinking! Exercise it with the performing arts
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