Black Graduation Rates on Rise

College graduation rates for black athletes increased under Proposition 48, but about 700 fewer blacks received sports scholarships in the first year of the academic restrictions.

An NCAA survey released Thursday showed the graduation rate for black males entering school in 1986 increased to 41% from the 33% three-year average over 1983-85. It also showed that black participation for men and women in Division I sports dropped from 27% before Proposition 48 to 23.5% in 1986-87.

The survey found that the overall graduation rate for athletes increased under Proposition 48 from a 51% three-year average over 1983-85 to 57% for the class entering college in 1986. The survey defined graduation as students who received degrees within six years of starting college.

The NCAA survey of all 298 Division I schools showed only 30% of black males in the general student body received degrees within the six-year period, far below the 41% graduation rate for black male athletes.

Overall, 55% of the student body received degrees, compared with 57% of the athletes.

The NCAA survey listed graduation rates for all Division I schools for the 1986 class.

Stanford had the best percentage among Pacific 10 schools, graduating 92% of its black males and 86% of its black athletes. California was second with 77 and 61. UCLA was next with 74 and 60, then USC with 66 and 69.

Hockey

Defenseman Marty McSorley and center Jimmy Carson of the Kings, and defenseman Bill Houlder and forward Steven King of the Mighty Ducks are among the NHL players who became free agents Thursday, according to a list released by the league. Right wings Dave Taylor and Sean Whyte of the Kings became unrestricted free agents.

Gil Stein, NHL vice president and general counsel for 15 years before becoming league president last June, was named special adviser to the commissioner by Commissioner Gary Bettman.

Jurisprudence

Jorge Burruchaga, who helped Argentina win the World Cup soccer tournament in 1986, has been charged in connection with allegations that European club champion Olympique Marseille offered bribes to opposing players.

Burruchaga was the second Valenciennes player charged in the scandal. He and teammate Christophe Robert are two of three players alleged to have been offered money by a Marseille player to throw a French first-division match so Marseille could save its energy for the Champions Cup final against AC Milan.

Also charged, and being held in custody, was Jean-Jacques Eydelie, the Marseille player who allegedly made the offer.

Boxing

Glenn Randolph, 24, of Baltimore remained in critical condition with a head injury after failing to answer the bell for the eighth and final round of his welterweight bout against Ralph Jones at Pittsburgh Wednesday night.

Randolph, 24, a diabetic, waited at least 15 minutes for an ambulance because another ambulance had left the arena earlier on an emergency call. He was being treated for a head injury and dehydration in the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Former champion Roger Mayweather knocked down Carl Griffith in the second round and went on to take a 10-round unanimous decision in their welterweight fight at Las Vegas.

Miscellany

The California Department of Boating and Waterways has issued a boater’s advisory for the Fourth of July weekend because of high water levels in lakes and rivers.

“We’re advising boaters to wear their life jackets, designate a sober skipper, keep the speed down and maintain a proper lookout,” said John R. Banuelos, Boating and Waterways director.

Defending world champion Kelly Slater finished fourth in his fourth-round heat and failed to advance during the Op Pro surfing tournament championships at the Huntington Beach Pier. Slater, who has been slowed by a knee injury, scored a 19.0 and finished behind San Clemente’s Shane Beschen (28.67), Brazil’s Jojo De Olivenca (23.93) and Newport Beach’s Richie Collins (23.33).

Todd Holland of Cocoa Beach, Fla., currently second on the world tour, also was eliminated. Quarterfinal heats are scheduled for today at 8 a.m. with the finals scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Driver Ken Schrader and car owner Joe Hendrick were handed four-race suspensions by NASCAR after inspectors discovered what they said was an intentional attempt to bypass the car’s restrictor plate in the opening round of qualifying for Saturday’s Pepsi 400 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Because the decision was appealed, Schrader will be allowed to attempt to qualify today, with the suspension to go into effect next week.

Christian Welp sank a jump shot from the top of the key at the buzzer in overtime to give Germany a 79-77 victory over Spain and a place in the semifinals of the European basketball championships at Munich. Greece, Russia and Croatia were also winners.

Names in the News

Linebacker Wayne Simmons, the Green Bay Packers’ top draft choice from Clemson, signed a four-year, $3 million contract, a deal that includes a $1.2 million signing bonus. . . . Kicker Matt Bahr and third-year safety Lamar McGriggs were signed by the New York Giants. . . . Bobby Castagna was named to fill the full-time assistant coaching position on the UC Santa Barbara basketball staff, replacing Ray Lopes, who left to become an assistant at Washington State. . . . Toby Bailey of Loyola High, a 6-foot-6 swingman who will begin his senior season this fall, said will play basketball for UCLA, beginning in 1994. Last season, Bailey averaged 25.5 points and was voted on of the top 15 juniors in the state by Cal-Hi sports magazine.

* GRADUATION RATES: C11