European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 9, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 sex Charger psychiatrist charged with drug experiments on team by Richard Benke san Diego a even though it began in 1973, the Nightmare season is still tossing and turning for or. Arnold Jan Dell. The psychiatrist who wrote a Book about the mental terrors of pro football has been called before a state hearing to answer charges he used the san Diego chargers for drug experiments. Calling the University of California at san Diego psychiatry professor a medical drug Pusher Deputy ally. Gen. Alvin Korobkin said in opening statements monday that Mandell had prescribed for one player enough amphetamines to last the whole team for a year. The player was not . Mandell believes it is the individual and his physician who should make the decision about taking drugs not the state said believes some Day everyone will be Able to regulate their moods with drugs. He did t want to wait for the Law but chose to write the Law himself Korobkin remained silent through the proceedings while his attorney Robert Baxley. Argued that the co chairman of cd s department of psychiatry found rampant drug abuse among members of the team when he arrived As a team consultant hired by Harlan Svare then head coach. You can t put him into an Environ ment and expect him to close his eyes Baxley said. Mandell has said he was commissioned to find out if it was Possi ble to predict when a team would be up for a Victory and when it would be Down before a an interview before the hearing Baxley said the proceedings represented the first time drug use in professional football will be Laid out in if they wanted to dismiss we would t agree to it he said. Eugene Klein owner of the chargers testified that he had ordered the psychiatrist to Stop prescribing amphetamines to the team and that Mandell had replied i am one of the world s Best known drug experts and i have the right to pre scribe drugs As f see Klein said Mandell castigated the National football league and said it had no right putting its nose into his medical practice. I told him he was fooling around with the lives of football Mandell joined the chargers late in 1972 to mingle with the players informally and see whether they showed an Advance signs of a compulsion to win. The psychiatrist quotes Svare As explaining that if a team is already hot and you pour gasoline on their get panic and the quote from Mandell s Book the night Mare season published last year. Baxley told hearing examiner mar Garet Geftakys that Mandell had pre scribed amphetamines to players but he made a pact with each player in sisting the team members Stop Pur chasing illicit drugs and gradually he decreased their dosage. In his Book Mandell tells of undercover narcotics officers having infiltrated the san Diego team and an incident i which a prostitute was allegedly used to tape record damaging statement about drugs from players. Baxley argued the state hearing was another attempt at harassment to keep Man Dell silent about the drug problem among athletes. Seaver passes Koufax in strike ours in Fossing 8-0 five hitter at reds by the associated press Tom Seaver hit another Milestone in his glowing career tuesday night in pitching the new York acts past Cincinnati s-0. He surpassed Sandy Koufax on the Al time major league strikeout list. I was a bit tired in the ninth said Seaver. Who nevertheless ended the game by striking out George Foster for his 10th strikeout of the game and the 2,400th of his got a Long standing ovation from the crowd of 16.067 at Shea stadium when he moved into 13th place on the strikeout list by fanning Dan Driessen in the seventh threw a lot of pitches 148, in get Ting his third shutout of the season and the 42nd of his career. In other National league games the Chicago cubs trimmed the los Angeles got Mike Schmidt on a Fly but Luzinski hit his 10th Homer for a 9-7 Philadelphia 7, pirates 6 Bill Madlock and Darrell Evans each drove in three runs helping san Francisco take a six run Lead and hold off 9, cardinals 5 Dave Winfield pounded a two run Homer in the first inning and a run scoring single during a four run fifth. No Roundup dodgers us the Philadelphia Phillies out slugged the Houston astros 94, the san Francisco giants edged the Pittsburgh pirates 7-6 and the san Diego padres Defeated the St. Louis cardinals 9-5. Rain washed out the Atlanta Montreal game. Seaver who allowed Only five hits and walked but one Batter got All the support he needed from Lee Mazzilli s three Bis As the revitalized mets won their seventh game in eight starts under new manager Joe Torre. Cubs 10, dodgers 4 Manny Trillo and Dave Rosello each drove in three runs As Chicago Defeated los Angeles for the second straight Day. Ray Burris scattered nine hits in eight innings and earned his eighth Victory of the season. Phillies 9, astros 8. Greg Luzinski s three run Homer in the sixth inning rallied Philadelphia Over Houston. The Phillies trailed 7-4 starting the sixth but reliever Joe Niekro walked two straight an error by shortstop Julio Gonzalez on a line drive by Garry Maddox loaded the bases and Ted Sizemore s single drove in two runs to to Niekro. Right hander Gene Ponti replaced Niekro and nil will name chief on june 22 Montreal a the new National hockey league president will not be officially named until june 22 because the Neil s Board of governors will have to approve changes in the Constitution to Broa Den the president s Powers. And what is Likely to happen is that the president will also assume the position of chairman of the Board says outgoing pres ident Clarence now the Only one whose duties Are clearly defined is the Campbell said tuesday. He s the one who signs checks he s the one who hires Wirtz of the Chicago Black Hawks who headed tuesday s meeting of the Board said a meeting in Chicago june 22 will implement the recommendations of the search committee to broaden the Powers of the president. We were discussing the office of the presidency and what Powers the new presi Dent needs to conduct this league in the future Wirtz details discussed we did not get Down to details. This is a condition preceding the election. I would say on june 22 we will have an announce ment on the new president of the National hockey headed the morning meeting be cause John Ziegler the present chairman of the Board is a candidate to succeed the 71-year-old Campbell. Actually Ziegler a 43-year-old lawyer from Detroit is Likely to be the Man named in morning sessions of the Board did not bring up the nil s relations with the rival world hockey association although de Snider a major Backer of a Union was on hand along with the rest of the members of the committee to present the report in a three hour afternoon , president of the Philadelphia flyers said he Felt strongly towards a merger because 1 Analysed the facts Over a period of feel in my own personal opinion it would be appropriate for Philadelphia flyers and the National hockey league to go ahead with improving our game an strengthening All the weaknesses we have without also being involved in a War with another have stated Many times that i Don t think anybody wins a War everybody gets think it s said Snider. War in sports has proven disastrous. It was proven in the american football league and the National football league and they merged. The Aba National basketball association and Aba american basketball association merged. It s inevitable so Why delay it let s get it Over with and get Down to continued on Page my a spirited discussion san Francisco s Willie Mccovey tries to convince Umpire Gerry Crawford that a Ball hit Down the right held line by Pittsburgh s Rennie Stinnett was foul not a two base hit. He lost the argument but the giants won 7-8. A Trainer does t expect record be Mon run the slew breezes in workout by de Schuyler or. New York a Trainer Billy Turner does t expect Seattle slew s bal Mont stakes performance to top secretariat s a record time of 2 24 and a record margin of 31 lengths but it will be Worth seeing. If i was t training him i d still want to be but Seattle slew can do something that secretariat or none of the other eight win ners of the Kentucky Derby. Preakness and Belmont did win the triple Crown without Ever having lost a race. The slew unbeaten in eight starts was out in the rain tuesday morning at Bel Mont Park to work three quarters of a mile and Turner said the Colt will com plete preparations for the in mile race by blowing out three eighths Friday. Continued on Page 23
