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...Crimson ace-in-the-hole, of course, is senior Howard Sands, in the ECAC's in October, which Harvard won convincingly, the two-time. All-American knocked off Princeton's top player. Ted Farnsworth, to cop the singles A title...
Since then, the Crimson ace has beaten SMU's Rodney Harmon--the top collegiate player in the nation and number 63 in the world--and two other college players ranked in the top 15: Texas' Johnny Levine (no. 11) and Pepperdine's Rich Gullien...
Debate over the ACE proposal at the NCAA convention--known as Proposition 48 to delegates--lasted several hours, as the body wrestled with the specific alternatives, but the need for new standards was generally accepted. "Up to now, the NCAA only asked for a 2.0 average on a 4.0 scale, without specifying what courses to take or recommending any test scores for grants in aid," says Penn State Head Football Coach Joe Paterno. "We've been legitimizing poor students. These standards will act as a carrot to make the kids work harder in high school...
...problem with the SAT standard is that many Black educators feel it is an unfair standard, meaning that a number of Black athletes will be disproportionally affected. The ACE committee that made this proposal included only three Black educators--a fact which several officials believe is a fundamental flaw. "They made one mistake," says Paterno. "They should have had some Black representatives. I think that was an oversight--one which the Black educators have a right to be offended...
Officials, however, are not simply playing wait-and-see with the recruitment issue, which will likely become far more clear when Litback's report comes out within the next couple of weeks. The ad hoe athletics committee of the American Council on Education (ACE)--the Bok-chaired group which proposed the test and grade reform--last week divided into five subcommittees, including one which will look at recruitment and enforcement of recruiting measures. University of California at Los Angeles Chancellor Charles E. Young expects the ACE to have a recruiting proposal ready by November. "I believe there's a general...