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EUGENE (AP) - Bill Bower
man, the former Oregon track
coach now working for the Nike
shoe company, denied Tuesday
that he had any part in launch
ing a controversy over possible
eligibility violations by Oregon
track and field athletes
In a news release made public
by his lawyer, Robert Lowry of
Eugene, Bowerman said the
controversy was a "red herring
which has been created by
University officials to divert at
tention from their patent
mishandling of problems with
in the athletic department "
The controversy, which arose
last week, involved allegations
that two athletes received
equipment from the Adidas and
Nike shoe companies and that a
third athlete received a $450
check from Nike for consultant
work Bowerman is senior vice
president of Nike Inc. Present
coach Bill Dellinger has a per
sonal services contract with
Adidas.
Dellinger and Athletic Direc
tor Rich Bay said last week that
Bowerman initiated the allega
tions that Oregon athletes might
have violated National Col
legiate Athletic Association
regulations and eligibility con
ditions by accepting equipment
and money
Bowerman’s news release
said he neither complained to
the university nor began an in
vestigation concerning possible
NCAA violations The release
also said Bowerman does not
believe athletes’ receipt of
equipment and shoes violates
NCAA rules
The allegations were
discussed in a letter written by
Curt Sipiic, vice president for
University relations, on Sept 17.
The letter, which was addressed
to Bowerman, became public
last Wednesday
The letter appeared to be a
response to concerns raised by
Bowerman tnat uregon aimeies
were accepting equipment The
letter indicated that Simic had
investigated the matter and dis
covered several instances of
athletes receiving shoes or
clothing from the two compan
Bowerman denied any know
ledge of the letter when con
tacted by the Emerald last Wed
nesday
Win may pay Alberto
NEW YORK (AP) - Alberto
Salazar and Grete Waitz could
receive as much as $18,000 in
under-the-table money for their
victories in the New York City
Marathon, the New York Times
reported in its Tuesday editions.
According to the newspaper,
Salazar could receive as much
as $18,000 for his third con
secutive title and Waitz $14,000
for winning the women's divi
sion for the fourth time.
The Times attributed the
reports to “several prominent
running coaches" who were not
identified.
Coaches, athletes andtof
ficials of the New York Road
Runners Club would not dis
cuss the payment structure
publicly, since such official
recognition could jeopardize
the competitors' amateur
standing, the Times reported
Coaches said they were not in
formed about the specific
payment structure until after the
event because, they said, race
officials told them they wanted
to avoid pre-race news leaks or
unfavorable publicty that might
accompany such disclosures.
The newspaper said as much
as $125,000 in "under-the-table
expense payments may be dis
tributed to the top 15 male fin
ishers and the first 12 women."
Harper released
PORTLAND (AP) - Portland
General Manager Stu Inman
said Tuesday that forward Mi
chael Harper would be the final
player cut from the Trail Blazer
roster prior to the start of the
National Basketball Association
season
New league
uommuea irom rdge hd
can't see throwing our people
into Pac-10 competition without
any funding.'
"I think this is a good step,
because it's a step up, and yet
it’s not as high as we want to
be,'' Voelz said
“We not only enter things, but
we try to lead And I think that
Oregon has been a leader in the
NorPac Conference,'' Voelz
said
Sciaraffa agrees There is no
doubt about the fact that
Oregon has stepped forward
and taken on a leadership role
in the NorPac,’’ she said.
Among the Oregon programs
which will lead the way on the
field will be Heinonen's cross
country squad But the coach
doesn't see any advantage for
cross country in participating in
a conference championship
meet since his team will not be
r
challenged "Maybe when we
see what a conference trophy
looks like it will mean more," he
said
Track, however, will benefit,
he said. "It will give us a more
viable conference meet (than
the NCWSA) It will be a far bet
ter meet, which is really good for
us because we need a high level
of competition.”
Heinonen and Heiny, like
Voelz, would like to see a
Pac-10 for women
"I want to be in the Pac-10."
Heinonen said "It (NorPac) is a
step in the right direction if it's
not the final step."
"The Pac-10 is probably the
ultimate we could ask for," said
Heiny "It would be simpler for
the athletic department to have
everyone under one set of
rules "
Sciaraffa understands the
desire to be a Pac-10 member,
but she doesn't see it as finan
cially viable in the near future
She hopes that the desire to be
Pac-10 doesn’t take away from
the commitment to the NorPac
This conference has the po
tential to have the same level of
prestige as the Pac-10,” she
said I would be disappointed if
any of our members weren’t
committed to improving the
prestige of this conference "
Voelz isn't about to forget the
NorPac. "We hope to elevate
the NorPac," she said
"Who knows how long it’s
going to be around It it's
around for three years great It’s
one of those things that ideally,
we eventually want to go Pac-10
so that the Pac-10 office can
serve us The Pac-10 name is
known ’’
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