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Where is USC's Brian Winters appears to be standing all alone with DePauls' Al Burks in Carolina's 91-67 victory over the Blue Demons Monday night in the Coliseum. SHOULD THEY TO FAI All miME Students i $1.50 A LOVE STORY AS RARE AS "CACTUS IN THE SNOW" Features:4 Now Playing 33 THE FABULOUS 5:20 7:10 9:00 THEATRE '4 -WVA w everybody? -Bill Amaker Winters is averaging 8.8 points per game, while alternating with Bob Carver in the fifth starting spot. DVE LAST AN ETERNITY... )NLY HAD 3 DAYS :E . . . LIFE DEATH and EACH OTHER Eye in the Keyhole (Continued from Page 9) nothinq is qoing to happen to the school, or its coach. Big 10 Commissioner Wayne Duke was responsible for handing out the punishments to Taylor and Behagen. But the strange part about the whole matter is that the NCAA meekly sits back, referring to the fight as a Big 10 problem. There have been fights in the past. After this, it is no longer a Big 10 matter, or a Pacific 8 matter or an Atlantic Coast Conference matter. It is a national matter, and the NCAA had better start to realize this before it is too late. "The NCAA does not have any jurisdiction in this matter," said Warren Brown, a high official on the NCAA. "It was a regular season game, and the rules do not prohibit a fight. It could be a broad application of the Principles of Ethical Conduct rule that says players and coaches must exhibit sportsmanship, but we've never really enforced it in past fights. "In fact," he continued,' "it's really none of our business. We have no plans to take any action whatsoever. This is strictly a conference matter, and is not up to the NCAA." Duke seems to agree with Browning. "This just is not an NCAA matter," he agreed. "Perhaps this type of thing might prompt members of the basketball rules committee to look into all such incidents, but there is no chance that Minnesota will be put on probation. The NCAA has no lurisdiction at all. ''I'm sure all colleges and universities share the same feelings about incidents of this sort. The overall control of crowds and players could be examined by the NCAA, I suppose. Obviously all facets of sports are concerned. But this is our decision, and no matter to the NCAA." Whether Duke is attempting to exert his power so almightily that he can overshadadow the NCAA is not known. Whatever the case, an onlooker cannot help but to ask what it will taketo get the NCAA to take some positive action. An incident of this character, where the very lives of the players are endangered, might be a little more important than the violation of some obscure and ill defined recruiting rule. Which brings meto another case. Browning said that he supposed the fight could be taken into consideration by the NCAA under the Principles of Ethical Standards rule. Then why wasn't it? When it comes to buying a recruit dinner or paying his cab fare, the omnipotent judge of college athletics hands down hard rulings. But when a member of their constituency is beaten up in a public display of malice, they calmly hand the matter over to the conference. Taylor and Behagen should never be allowed to play college basketball again. Let them go back to the zoo, where at least they can perform in cages. And Bill Musselman's band of hoods ought to be put on probation for a period no less than three years. The worst part of the whole incident is the lingering question, what is it going to take to get the NCAA to do something about situations such as this? Perhaps Behagen and Taylor will bludgeon someone to death for charging into them. Or Musselman will shoot an official for calling a technical on him. No, the NCAA will be alertly monitoring the food budget of another major school's recruiting program. In the mean time, they will be blackening the very sport they are trying to perpetuate. USC sends trackmen to Tennessee meet Five Carolina track team adRc oi ilcmeei h members will participate in theshtptwieBanHdril Tennessee Intercollegiate Athleticpatcaeinheolvut.As Championships for indoor track,th60yrdahnd40adru Friday and Saturday in Knoxville. fnl iltk lc,i hc In the F~riday segment of theHonyadMcodwilrnf meet, Guy Hlornsby will run in the te uvv h raso hi 60 yard dash trials and Paul Mc-evns (loud will run in the 440 yard run Thraetwclsictonf trials.tem ntemt,oefrTn Saturday 's part of the meet will nse col n h te o a~~l~.~$ rs om ndRic Srnese sichols einth sho'pt wil*BranHydr il