
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, July 31, 1993                   TAG: 9307310014
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: HAMPDEN-SYDNEY                                LENGTH: Medium

DEFECTIONS STRIKE W&L

Washington and Lee wide receiver William Propst, who led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in receptions as a freshman and sophomore, has decided not to play football this year.

W & L spokesman Brian Logue said Friday that the Generals will be without Propst and running back Michael MacLane, who intends to transfer to the University of Georgia.

MacLane started the first five games in 1992 before separating a shoulder, which sidelined him for the rest of the season. He rushed for 492 yards and six touchdowns, but there was some question whether the injury would continue to hinder him.

Logue said he understands Propst, a junior, plans to stay at Washington and Lee. Generals coach Gary Fallon, in Maine for the birth of his seventh grandchild, was not in attendance Friday at the ODAC football media day.

The Generals, who rebounded from a 1-9 record in 1991 to finish 5-4 in 1992, were a preseason choice to finish fourth in the conference - ahead of Guilford and Bridgewater.

Emory & Henry, which won its first 11 games before falling to Washington and Jefferson in the '92 NCAA Division III playoffs, was picked first by the coaches. Hampden-Sydney was second and Randolph-Macon was third.

Wasps coach Lou Wacker made the four-hour trek from Emory even though he has not returned to work on a full-time basis. Wacker had a heart attack July 5.

"When I say I'm pleased to be here, it takes on a new meaning," Wacker said. "I've learned over the last month the difference between a major and a minor heart attack. When it's minor, it happens to somebody else. When it's major, it happens to you."

Wacker said tests Tuesday will determine if he will have any physical limitations when practice starts. The school has allowed him to hire an additional coach as an intern to ease some of the burden.

"If there was a positive to come out of the heart attack, that was it," Wacker said. "If you followed what happened at Tennessee, you know what happened down there [coach Johnny Majors lost his job after having a heart attack] when the assistants took over and did such a good job. I had to get well."

by CNB