June 1986 Volleyball Monthly

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CLIPBOARD
The amateur events, characterized
by three-member teams, will feature
both men's and women’s divisions. The
field of competitors will be limited to 10
teams in each division. Applications for
entry will be evaluated by East End
Volleyball, and must be received no
later than 10 days prior to each
tournament.
Applications are available by sending
a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
East End Volleyball, Box 49, Hampton
Bay, NY 11946 or call Richard Heiles at
(516) 728-0397.
NWVL picks sites
for all-star tour
Cities and dates were released for
the National Women’s Volleyball
League’s fall all-star exhibition tour, but
the league's franchise owners were still
being kept under wraps in mid-May.
The NWVL did release an exhibition
schedule, which is set to begin at the
Los Angeles Sports Arena on Oct. 4.
Two all-star teams, comprised of
players who will be selected in the
league's June draft, will also play in 10
other cities across the nation.
The two teams will be on display in
Phoenix (Oct. 5), Sacramento (Oct. 8),
San Francisco (Oct. 8), Denver (Oct.
11), Minneapolis (Oct. 15), Chicago
(Oct. 18), Kalamazoo (Oct. 19),
Indianapolis (Oct. 23), New York (Oct.
25) and Columbus (Oct. 26).
NWVL franchises have been
established in San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Minneapolis,
Chicago and New York. Two more
cities are being sought before the
league begins its initial season in the
spring of 1987.
Team Cup format
Bussed into Forum
Magic, Kareem and James are taking
the summer off, but the Fabulous
Forum in Los Angeles will be rocking
this July if Jerry Buss has anything to
do with it.
Buss, the owner of the Forum, the
Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles
Kings, got together with volleyball
entrepeneur Mike O'Hara this spring
and polished a familiar format that
combines the skills of America’s top
male and female players.
Team Cup Volleyball, which will
feature over S100,000 in prize money,
will run on six nights at the Forum from
late July to early August. The
competition will pit the nation's best
against each other in a coed format.
Four men and two women will play on
each team. The teams will be
composed of players who sign
applications, thus making them eligible
for a draft in June.
Such notable American figures as
Karch Kiraly, Pat Powers, Dusty
Dvorak, Steve Timmons, Mike Dodd,
Singin Smith, Randy Stoklos and Jon
Stevenson have already filled out
applications.
Jeanie Buss, executive director of
Team Cup Volleyball, said there will be
four teams — which will make for a
doubleheader each night.
“My father wanted to get involved
with volleyball and after talking with
Mike O’Hara this is the format they
came up with,” said Buss. “It is similar
to the IVA (International Volleyball
Association), but I hate to compare it
because of the lack of success that
league had. We think this sport is ready
for something like this.”
Buss said both National Team
programs have been cooperating, as
well as the USVBA. Players who
compete will not lose their amateur
status, even though prize money will be
awarded. Each player on every team
will receive $600 per victory and $400
per loss. There will also be bonus
prizes for the winning team.
Great Western Savings will serve as
the title sponsor, while each individual
team will also have a sponsor. The
competition, which will run strictly on
weeknights to accomodate the
schedules of the professional beach
players, is scheduled for these six
dates: July 22, July 23, July 30, July
31, Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.
Tickets will be prized at $14, $8 and
$5. Further ticket information can be
obtained at the Forum Ticket Office at
(213) 419-3257.
Singin closing in
on beach milestones
This has been a decade of
milestones in sports, so it's no surprise
that beach star Singin Smith is closing
in on a record many thought would
never be equaled.
Smith, highly successful on the
beach since his college days at UCLA
in the early seventies, won his 53rd
open tournament in May when he
kicked off the 1986 Pro Beach Series
by teaming with Randy Stoklos for a
victory in the Lite Beer Open at Ft.
Walton Beach in Florida. Smith’s victory
leaves him only nine short of all-time
leader Ron Von Hagen, who won the
majority of his 62 tournaments in the
sixties. Smith is currently No. 2 on the
all-time open winner list and holds a
healthy advantage over the rest of the
active players.
June 1986 VOLLEYBALL MONTHLY