European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday october 21, 1977 weekend schedule for of nov sports saturday oct. 22 11 40 . College football 77. 12 05 . Nil game of the week. 12 05 . For Berlin Only College loot Ball 77. 12 30 . Nil football St. Louis cardinals is. Washington redskins. 12 30 . For Berlin Only this is the nil. 12 55 . For Berlin Only heavy weight championship fight a is. Shavers. 13 55 . Nil game of the week. 2 15 ., for Berlin Only nil football. Pittsburgh Steeles is. Cleve land Browns. 4 . Boxing from the olympic. 4 45 . For Berlin Only. Full Contact karate. Sunday oct. 23 12 25 . This is the nil. 12 45 . For Berlin Only nil football St. Louis cardinals is. Washington redskins. 12 50 . Nil football Pitts Burgh Steeles is. Cleveland Browns. 3 10 . Heavyweight Champion ship fight Ali is. Shavers. 3 30 . Motorcycle. 9 . Of nov Germany and Berlin. Nil football new England patriots is. Baltimore Colts live via sat elite. Monday oct. 24 10 10 . For Berlin Only monday night football Oakland raiders is. Kansas City chiefs. 10 45 . Monday night football Oakland raiders is. Kansas City chiefs. This schedule does not apply to Bremerhaven. Sex Grid Star leaves prison eyes new life Milan Mich. Up former College football Star Billy Taylor turned his Back wednesday on 2l/2 years of deep personal tragedy and confinement in prison and vowed to Start life Over again As a free Man. Taylor 28, convicted in a 1975 Bank Rob Bery left a Federal prison where in 28 months he started and completed his Mas Ter s degree in education started writing a Book and decided i m not really a bad it s great to be coming out he told a Small group of reporters and photograph ers. It s a Beautiful sunny Day to Start life Over Taylor second leading rusher in the University of Michigan record books with a career total of 3,072 Yards hit hard times shortly after his graduation in 1971 and the Start of a pro football career with the at Lanta Falcons that never got off the ground. In rapid succession his Mother died his Girlfriend was stabbed to death his Uncle killed his aunt and then shot himself. Drove getaway car Taylor Drifting from team to team wound up in his Hometown of Barberton Ohio driving a getaway car after an armed Bank Holdup. What got him involved never was Clear but on june 4, 1975, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Now free after 28 months spent in two different prisons Taylor mused it s been very difficult but i think i be dealt with it getting my master s degree starting my Book and keeping my sanity when everybody around me was going crazy. I be had some time to take a hard look in the Mirror and find that i m not really a bad person he said. Under the pressure of big time football and personal tragedy i was beginning to Benson says if he provoked punch by Jabbar it was unintentional Milwaukee up Kent Benson his right Eye swollen and bruised said wednesday that if he provoked the punch he took from Kareem Abduljabba it was unintentional. Jabbar flattened Benson the Milwaukee Bucks 6-11 Rookie Center less than three minutes into the first Quarter tuesday night As the Bucks won their Home opener against the los Angeles lakers 117-112. I got to the Point where i wanted to establish my defensive position against Kareem and in the process of blocking his path and his brushing off me there was an Elbow thrown in my Chest Benson said. I reached out and established my Posi Tion again and in the process i gave him a Bucks Rookie Center Kent Benson. Working to establish defensive position half Elbow and it hit him in a very Vulner Able spot his stomach. It was not vicious or malicious. It was to let him know that there had been Contact made. I turned away to play defense. He must have lost his composure and i got Jabbar was thrown out of the game. Benson went to the Hospital where he received two stitches and treatment for a mild concussion. He did not travel with the team for wednesday night s game against Denver. Benson said he thinks Jabbar mis interpreted the shoving. I was t taking and saying of i m going to hit you there i Don t think there was any Call for him hitting Benson also said he does not think he shoved Jabbar unnecessarily or that he would play differently next time against Jabbar. I m sure i la play him As close next time. I m not going to Back off or any thing. I m not going to play dirty John Steinmiller director of business operations for the Bucks said the team did t plan to ask for disciplinary action against Jabbar. He said the league is re viewing films of the incident. Jabbar fined $5,000, has broken hand new York a Kareem Abdul Jab bar was fined $5,000 thursday by commissioner Lawrence f. O Brien of the nation Al basketball association As a result of punching Milwaukee Bucks Rookie Kent Benson tuesday night. Jabbar broke a Bone in his righthand and will miss an undetermined number of games. Benson suffered a mild concussion and lacerations and missed a game wednesday night. In announcing the largest Fine in Aba history o Brien said conduct of this nature will not be tolerated and will be punished the previous largest Fine was $2,500 each levied against Darryl Dawkins of Philadel phia and Maurice Lucas of Portland for fighting during last season s final playoff series. Or. Herbert Stark an orthopaedic sur Geon was to examine the 7-foot-2 player thursday to determine if a protective de vice can be made that will not impede the Healing process and still allow Abdul Jab Bart play. It was believed that Jabbar would miss Friday night s game in Denver but May be Able to play sunday in the lakers Home opener against Phoenix. Mcaa asks own determination byte Seppy Washington a the National collegiate athletic association joined by the National federation of state High school associations urged the Senate wednesday to permit the Mcaa member ship to determine what events its athletes compete in. Our members want to retain the right to decide Walter Byers executive director of the Mcaa told the Senate com Merce committee. Or they May want to permit a Region such As the big ten or the Southwest conference to retain the right or they May want to adopt National rules. They Don t want any More Federal Legisla Brice Durbin executive director of the state High school federation told the com Mittee school administrators have Long maintained that it is not Only a right but a responsibility of those who go to the time trouble and expense of conducting a pro Gram athletic or non athletic to also determine the standards of eligibility for the program standards consistent with the goals of the Durbin said athletes who commit them selves to the inter Scholastic program have a responsibility to fulfil that commitment. We do not believe a student s participation in just any International Competition contributes to interest in a High school athletic program or is sufficient reason the student should not fulfil his or her Obliga Tion he said. However at the very highest Levels specifically the pan american and olym Pic games schools want to make exceptions in fact schools already have done so he continued. Several present and past olympians and officials connected with the . Olympic movement testified tuesday and wednes Day that the right of athletes to compete in Amateur events of their Choice without jeopardizing their sports careers by incurring the displeasure of some governing group must be protected. Edward g. Williams an olympian who is chairman of the athletes advisory Council of the . Olympic committee said his organization supports legislation would protect the right of an Amateur athlete to participate in Amateur athletic Competition without arbitrary in order to be effective Williams said the athletes Bill of rights should provide simply that no National governing body educational institution or sports Organiza Tion May deny or threaten to deny any eligible Amateur athlete the Opportunity to participate in any sanctioned International Amateur athletic Competition nor May a National governing body educational institution or sports organization censure or otherwise penalize an athlete for having participated in such a at Issue is a proposed Section of a multifaceted Bill to reorganize the . Olym Pic committee. The soc voluntarily adopted Many of the proposals including the Bill of rights in its recent reorganization
