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by Hi ckey Place

Well it is about time that we could start this column out on a jubilant note. Recently, English Professors have been stopping us on campus to remark how courageously we have been bearing up in our reports of Panther adversity! Sympathy gets us nowhere”

This is being written on Tuesday night and Marlene Costain, Manager of the Pantherette . Basketball Team, just phoned from Sackville to tell us that our girls won over arch rival Mount Allison by a 70-61 score with Sue Betts leading the way with 18 points while Cathy Chandler had 13! This gives our girls an excellent chance of retaining their divi— sional championship as the standings are: Memorial 6-2 for 12 points, Mount A. and UPEI .4-2 for 8 points, while Moncton are 0-8. The majority of our remaining games will be played here on our home court with Mount A. visiting us on Feb. 4, as part of Winter Carnival and league—leading Material- with whom we split in St. John's, coming in the next weekend. We are most optimistic. We note that, in thexscoring statistics, Cathy Chandler is fifth with 14 and is closely followed by Sue Betts with 13. We think the standard of play in this league has improved greatly in recent years & we can cOmment that we have found the games mos— exciting. _

In Men's Basketball, our Panthers journied to Halifax and Wolfville'to take on the nationally ranked Santamarians and Axemen and, although they gave their best, it wasn't nearly good enough.

Gary Heald's talented Santamarians trimmed us 101—74. Tim Mccarrigle

led our scorers with 24 while Bruce Campbell

tallied 19. It was pretty much the same story next afternoon in Wolfville as Acadia won 102—75, as Vinnie

Dipinto led our boys with 16,.

closely follOwed byyBilly Redmond with 15. This leaves the Panthers tied with UNB for fourth and the final play-off spot both having a 4-4 record at the halfwav mark of the season. ". r We note that Billy Redmon— is fourth in scoring with 157 points. This weekend King's College will be here for two exhibition games that will give

Coach Nutbrown a good Opportunity to’ experiment with his players League games retaining will see Acadia, Mount A., Dal

and SMJ here with St. F.X. UNB (2) and Dal on the road. We might add, to cheer us up, that Dal

and Mt. A. are winless in league play, . hope they are not expecting

mercy from our hungry boys! Next homs game here will be Acadia next Wednesday night.

We'd like to call your u attention to the fact that this will be another of those double headers that we think should be scheduled as often as possible, so we hope a' capacity crowd will be on hand from ’ 7:00 P.M. on..the girls DO

I play a most exciting game

and they NEED this win.

In Hockey, the Panthers — (1-2 since our last column) are in a real struggle ’— ' with Saint Thomas for the final playoff, spot in the MacAdam Division, but, with a majority (6 of 8) [of their remaining games to be played at home, have an eye _on a stirring second place finish. last week we lost to Mount A. in Sackvill- 7-3 with Brian O'Stroski, Trevor Crawford and Steve 7 Peters (congrats on #1 Steve) netting our markers. Then over the weekend the team - took the long trek to Fredericton where they dropped what is kmvm as a "Four Pointer" to the " 'Ibmmies by an 8-5 score. Norman Beck and Gary 'I‘rainor each scored a pair while 'I'hane Campbell chipped in one. Next day we sur—V prised the higher rated UNB Red Devils as we de- feated them 7-4. Gary Trainor, who is on a scoring rampage, had a three goal' hat trick while Norman"

u RA 6 E ous. ‘ IN A’DV‘IE'RSITYd

Beck and Mike Ready had two apiece- The standings now show us with a 4-9 record

while S‘IU is 5-10. Second

A

drive to a playoff 'spot and it is hoped that a

loud contingent of fans will be on hand to cheer

place UNB is 6-6 with 12 points their favourites on to

By the way,’ Norman Beck's 18

leads all rgoal scorers in both divisions!

‘This weekend's twogames'

at the Forum with UNB. are really important in .our

victory. The league leaders; Mount Allison will be l'ere on,Tuesday...it would be ' a refreshing change if we are able to gloat over three wins next issue!!!

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. sLnsm'NG? quDAYA MIA»! SLASHIMGJP. .

3RD“ case-DUNN K ‘ ~ 251':- \ . ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS YES OR. NO

by museums, the

heads of many University athletic departments met in Halifax, N.S.‘to dis- cuss the use of athletic scholarships in Canadian Universities. , There was no agree—. ment on the introduction ' of scholarships because of a deadlock inthe vote. Talks and seminars will continue discussion of this matter in February of this year. At the present, athletic scholarships remain ille- gal in Maritime universi- ties. ' Although UPEI‘ Athletic Director, Edward HIlton, did not want to content, Barb Mullaly discussed the scholarship issue with the SUN.» . I SUN: What is your general

View on athletic scholar- v

ships? \

Mullaly: Yes and no. I _ don't object to people with good marks and

athletic talent receiving '

scholarships. However I disagree with high- school mark fixing. SUN: Is there any Way scholarships could be abused?

. W: If highschool marks are tampered with or if athletes receive A

' marks for courses they

did not attend. This is presently the situation in ten of California's universities.

SUN; What specifications would there -be for athletes to receive scholarships?

Mullaly: .

1)Graduate’ framhi'gh- ' '

school ’ ‘ . ~2)Maintain marks that are 75%}. or" higher. 3)Scholarship will only be renewable when the- athlete plays his/her particular sport. 7 . _§_U_N5. Would scholarships change the amateur status of a. university? _ W: No! However if aCanadian studenthasany"- athletic grant or did he/she must sit out a year if they go to an American university. . ’ siNi Will the provinces pay for scholarships? Mullal : B.C. and Alberta are into "athletic scho- larships. Certain provin—~ oes want to keep their athletes in their parti- cular province.- ‘ it is the opinim of one of ‘UPEI's collegiate athletes that: "There must be finan— cial compensation. . .it re- quires three hours of prac- tice‘time plus game time and studying. Many athletes can not fit in social life or part-time work to support themselves through university. However, an athlete should not have any deals over his marks." 1 'If athletic scholarships are ever introduced into Maritime universities, hope- fully they will not be a— I .bused by unscrupulous ath- letes and coaches. . However, the only problem is money. Gerald Regan, the federal minister of fitness and sport, has core out inf, favour of athletic scholar- ships. 7 r . Many Canadian students ’ have gone to U.S. because they can not getscholarships