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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) JAN 2 .Jlflc,. ', ,. c. a Eu

San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Co.) Chronicle (Cir. D. 630,954) (Cir. Sat. 483,291) JAN 27 1988

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,au Toreros beaten byUSF Brovelli wins here at last By Mike Jen n laff Writ r It had to be a nice homecoming for soml'body last night at the USD Sports Center f'ormer Umvers1!): of San Die o roach .Jim Brovelll wa ack having failed to beat the 't'oreros in four tne sm a mg · r h ad coa at the University of San Franci co. USO wa also back m its own gym alter being beaten twice on the road last w ekend The warm feeling - thank~ to 40 minute of continued poor shooting by th 1 oreros - be· longed to rovelh The core former coach 75, trug• ghng locals 59 "It' a nice feeling," Brovelh said "But you don't want to gel too emo• tional bout it For our team, this is a big wm bee use it's a road win. But. I know, I was here for 11 years; tbJS 1s a tough gym to win in." Not when USO kept making mis• takes as often as 1t did last night, before 1,533 ''We Jlllit k pt breaking down," said USO coach Hank Egan, who e team lo t to Loyola Marymount, 115-75, and to Pepperdme, 92-77, m its fir·t two West Coast Athletic Association gam · la~l weekend. "And we're not the kind of team where we can afford to break down" Not when Egan 1s starting one fre hman and using a couple of oth• rs liberally off the bench "I don t know how to overcome the bigg t problem we have," Egan aid "I don't mean to make excuses, but we just have so many young kids out there." A 1de from USD' shooting woes, J<.:gan potted other problems. "Our turnover rate is ridiculous," he said. "We had eight against minimal pres- sure in the first half. In the confer- ence, the intensity level goes up, but we haven't improved." USO allowed the Dons to shot 48.9 percent, including 55 percent in the second half "I think we're hustling," Egan said. "We're getlmg after it, but we're just not.getting 1t done." Down 32-22 at halftime, USD (8-8, 0-3) made just one strong run at the

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By William Carlsen Chro,i/r/r StqffWrltrr Two of President Reagan's t'Onsen·ath'e nominees to the rederal eourts In California are facing growing oppo ition and may not be confirmed by the U.S. enate before the president lea,·c office. Thi' latest Rea~an Judicial ap- pointee to draw fi I is San Francis- co la"yer \"aughn R. Walker a nominl'e for the US District Court who is being vigorously oppost-d by J.(ay and "omen's groups. Walker's critics are angry over his representation of clients such as the Bohemian Club, which has op- posed hiring women, and the U.S. Olympic CommlltP ' which SU<.'Cl'SS· fullv blocked the u of the Olympic name for the GJy Game in San Franc1 co. Hearing Next Week A hearing scheduled nt-xt week otr eagan' no111i?1ation of_ l"njwr- 11\ of San Diego l;p,1. Pr0fe<~or Ber• nard Siegan has b<•en po,tpont·d un- til late next month at Siegan's rc- que ·t, a spokesman for the St·nate Judiciary committee said . SieJ?an wa. nominated by Rea J?an nearly a year ago to the U.S. Court of Appeals In San Francisco. Since then, he ha faced many de- lays in his confirmation hearings and there 1s no vote in sight. Civil rights groups have charg- ed that the 63-year-old professor has radical constitutional riews that would permit pre. censorship and allow the states to dbcnminate again t \\omen and minorities in ed ucat1on. jury duty and rnting. Soml' sour. ,,s m \\'ashington say that the nomination is in serious trouble and that the committee nia)' ,·ote oon to rejt>ct him. After last vear·s defeat of Rob- f•rt Bork. Reagan's first choice for the Supreme Court, Democrats and liberal groups han , become more determined than ever to challenge Reagan's judicial nominees during his fmal year in office Senator Patrick Leahy, 0-Vt., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. has prP

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Opponents of Walker and Si~- gan ay they hope to stall the no1111• nations beyond the point that tlw two men can win confirmation. H that fails, they intend to "age_ an all-0ut battle to defeat thP nomrna - tions in the Judiciary CommitteP. Last week, the odds of su cess- fully challenging the appolntm~nt_s increased dramatically whPn Cali- fornia Senator Alan Cran ton told Leahy and the Judiciary Committee that he was withholding his approv- al of Walker. Cranston notPd that he had taken a similar acuon on Sit.•gan's nomination last year. Cranston a Demouat. xplain• ed In a letter that he wa not rt·turn ing Walker's "'hlue shp," th, offltiai form that senators sign ravormg or objecting to presidential nominees in their state. In the past, if a senator with· held a blue slip or returned It mark- t•d "opposed:' it meant the nomina- tion was dead. A similar action by senator; today doC'S not automati - cally kill a nomination, but it sends a strong message to the committee .,_ to look closely at the candidate. Ron Greenway, a spokesman for Cranston, said that the senator has not formally opposed Walker and Siegan. "'Alan has not made up hi~ mind;' Greenway said. ~yGroup, ,\ delegation representing women and gay groups in San Fran• cisco visited Cranston's office earli- er this month to voice their objec- tions to Walker. Walker, a 1970 graduate of Stanford Law School. is a partner in the law firm of Pillsbury, :',,ladlson and Sutro. The most bitter criticism of Walker has focused on the 43-year• old attorney·s handling of the law• suit on behalf of the U.S. Olympic, Committee. Walker was successful in ft>deral court in blocking use of the term "Gay Olympics" to de- scribe the gay athletic games held in San Francisco.

In particular, Walker's critics were enragNi that Walker placed a lien on th1• house of Tom Waddell th!' orpanizc>r of the games, to pay the Olympic Committee's rourt• awarded attorneys' fees . Waddell was d~ing of AIDS at the time and hoped to leave his home to his (laughter. The lien v.as later withdrawn by Walker, hut on- ly aftrr Waddell had died, Walker's fo,-s said. Specla!._lnterts!S "Walkc>r has ,, 11rked very close- ly v, ith special intert•sts that use lhl' court system to oppress people," said Ronald Braith" a1te of the Alice B. Toklas Demorrat!c Club. Braithwaite said that half a doz• en groups, including the San Fran- chco Chapter of the National Orga- nization for Womc>n, the Feminist Men's Alliam'e and several local gay groups have joined to try to block Walker's nomination. The groups also point out that Walker is a member of the Bohemi- an Club, which he unsuccessfully defended in an action challenging the club policy of not hiring women. Walker also was criticlz£'d for representing the National Rifle As- sociation 111 its succe~sful move to overturn San Francisco's pistol ban. \\.',1lker's defenders, including a number of San Francisco attor- neys, have argued that itJs unfair to attack Walker for the views and legal positions of his clients. Many defenders described Walker as an excellent lawyer who has a duty to represent his clients, whether he agrees with them or not. Walker wa out of town and unavailable for comment. He has been reported as saying that he wel• comes the confirmation hearings. An all-out fight over Walker's nomination could hurt California Republican Senator Pete Wilson, the man "ho formally recommend• ed the attorney to Reagan. Wilson ls in the thick of a Senate re-election campaign and has made efforts re- cently to woo gay voters.

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The San Diego Union/James Skovmand USF's Joel DeBortoli last night at the us·o Sports Center.

San Francisco's Mark McCathrion and USD center Jim Pelton go up for the ball over

Craig Cottrell was high scorer for the Toreros with 17; Mike Haupt led in rebounds with eight. Brovelli left USO four years ago, returning to his alma mater after the I See Toreros on Page C-8 J

said. "We don't play as a team." USF did: Six Dons scored in double figures, led by Rodney Tenti?n, a Grossmont College alumnus, with 14 points. Also, five USF players had at least five rebounds, led by Joel De- Bortoli with seven.

It was right after the half, when senior center Jim Pelton made two quick baskets, cutting the Toreros' deficit to six. But from there, USF (11-5, 3-0) dominated, pulling out to a 71-51 lead. "We don't have any rhythm," Egan

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points by then, but USO drew closer, tying the game at 11 midway through the half. Breaking a 13-13 tie, USF went on another run, scoring 11 straight. The Toreros never got closer than 10 points until Danny Means hit a three-pointer with 2:27' left m the half, making it 28-19. Cottrell added a driving layup. making it 28-21, but USO got no clos- er. Marty Munn, leading the Torer?s with 15.6 points per game, played lit- tle and missed the only sho\ he took in the half. Keith Colvin was high with nine points.

I State Bar Plans to Hike Dues ay for Reform . '/ _q_<';,r By JENIFER~AitH~N, 1'imes Staff Writer

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ankle two weeks ago against Colora- do. He missed two games, came back Saturday against Pepperdine, but sat down again after 18 minutes. Without him, Egan was looking for somebody who could put the ball in the basket. The Toreros shot just 32.9 percent in the first half, making only one of seven from beyond the three-point line. For the first five minutes of the game, the Toreros kept missing. They didn't score until Cottrell put a rebound back in with 14:48 left in the half. USF had already scored seven

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used to help correct defects in the Bar's system of handling citizen complaints about f'alifornia's 110,000 attorneys. Roughly 11,000 complaints are filed each year, and the Bar currently has 1,500 cases awaiting investigation. Last year, 106 lawyers were disbarred and 280 were disciplined. Additional funds would be used to increase the salaries of secretar- ies, investigators and lawyers, who are now paid about 20% below market rates for similar positions, Anderlini said. That would help reduce turnover and boost morale, he said. In addition, the money would be used to centralize the discipline staff and computerize the system used for processing consumer com- p aints. Robert Fellmeth, a University of San Diego law professot' appointed State Bar discipline monitor by Atty. Gen. John Van de Kamp, praised the planned increase in an interview Thursday, but said it is not large enough. "They are attempting a very extensive reform of their discipline system and they ought to be praised for it," said Fellmeth, who harshly criticized the discipline system in two reports last year. "But the $450 won't do the job. If they are serious about improving the system, they're going to have to spend more."

SAN DIEGO-Conceding that the State Bar's much-maligned system for disciplining attorneys is "not one we can be proud of," the president of California's Bar has announced plans to raise member- ship dues by 68% next year to finance improvements. Delivering a "State of the State Bar" address to the Lawyers Club of San Diego, Bar President Terry Anderlini said attorneys must shoulder the dues increase or risk losing control of the discipline process to another state agency. "I don't think we have a choice," Anderlini said after news of the proposed increase triggered a cho- rus of groans from the luncheon crowd. "If we turn this over to [another state agem.y) ... they will gladly do it. But they will use our money and they will have people on the board who are politi- cal appointees-non-lawyers who don't understand our profession." The proposal, which has cleared two State Bar committees and will be considered by the Bar's 23- member Board of Governors at a meeting here today, would raise members' dues from $275 to $450 a year for three years, beginning in 1989. Any increase must also be approved by the state Legislature. Anderlini said that nearly all of the increased revenue-an esti- mated $17.5 million-would be

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~he future gets even tougher for Toreros By Jim Lindgren 1 cr5c_/ Spec1,1/ to The Tribune l . J

Means is averaging 12.8. "We're struggling offensively," said USD coach Hank Egan. "And I think we're struggling at the other end even more.' Now for the bad news. USO's next two games are against the WCAC's top-rated defensive club, St. Mary's. The Gaels (2-2, 10-5) and the Toreros will tip off at the USD Sports Center tomorrow night at 7:30. On Saturday night, the teams will switch roles, when St. Mary's plays host to USO in Moraga. All of the above, however, means nothing to Egan. "Statistics and streaks don't mean a thing," Egan said. "We've got one strategy here, and that's to get more good shots than the other team." After losing seven lettermen from last year's NCAA Tournament team, Egan said: "We were picked to finish

next to last in the conference and, for our first conference games, we draw the number one, two, three, four and five picks. In that order." Loyola Marymount (14-3, 4-0) is number one and m first place. Pep- perdine (11-6, 3-1), USF (11-6, 3-1) and Santa Clara {12-5, 3-1) are tied for second. St. Mary's is next. Last year, the Gaels, under first- year coach Lynn Nance, finished a surprising third (7-7) in the WCAC. Nance is back with a starting line- up of five juniors. 6-foot-7 forward Robert Haugen leads the Gaels with 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Not far behind him is the other forward, 6-4 Erick Newman (13.4, 7.3). Center Dan Curry (12.0, 6.1) and 6-3 guard Al Lewis (11.6, 3.3) give the Gaels four scorers in double figures.

!:)SD~asketball team is on the vergeof equaling a couple of school records it could do without. The Toreros, 0-4 in WCAC play, haven't Jost five straight games since its inaugural Division I year (1979- 80). In addition, the Toreros haven't lost three straight at the USO Sports Center since the 1984-85 season. Their current losing streak is two after last week's home losses to San Francisco (75-59) and Santa Clara (56-54). USO was 26-1 at home the previous two seasons. The offense, with only two players scoring in double figures, is sputter- ing. Sixth-man Marty Munn leads the team with a 14.9 points per game av- erage, and starting guard Danny

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