European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary baseball without Koosman forget it you cant let these ballplayers out of your sight for a there Slick As like Jerry he tells his wife Hes taking out the garbage and you know what he just keeps that How the Phillies 42yearold Lethander slips out of the House in every Spring and gets to play baseball another by tricking his not Jerry Koosman is a pretty Bright he went to a couple of colleges and All but he never could fool his wife on the Best Day of his Shes smarter than he when he says to in not going this like he has been doing for the past few Springs and gives her that big song and dance about the he int fooling her a she knows him like a he knows she does and in his 21st year in organized he has never told her but he wants her to know How badly he feels not being Able to be there with her and help her raise their three Kooz and his wife have two Michael and Shawn and a daughter who celebrated her 14th birthday last i realize How difficult it is for any woman to raise three teenage children All by says who is gone from Home eight months of the this is a time in their lives when there very Active and dont know what they want to do one minute to the there always testing their Par first one and then the other will i need the car this weekend because or i want to stay Over my girl friends House on saturday night because or i need to have a bigger fish tank there Are Many things with Young people this Koosman goes their clothes dont fit them or dont then maybe  get into an argument Over whose turn it is to do its your turn to do it i did them last if it int its something weve got dog and and there Are times we dont want them in the but the kids will let them All the things in saying Arent everyday occurrences they do come up and its not easy for one Parent to ill Tell my wife has done a great Job while Ive been Koosman had his Best years with the he won 19 games in 17 the following season plus two More that year in the world series against the Ori and 21 in the mets traded him to the twins two years later chiefly because of his insistence that he wanted to be closer to Koosmann baseball career has been rather remark Able in that Hes starting his 19th season in the big leagues and has lost Little of his last his first with the he enjoyed his finest season in four he won 14 games and struck out 137 batters in 224 innings while allowing three runs or less in 26 of his 34 i had no idea it would go this he and i dont know when till but it still is a Lotta fun and i feel As Strong As i Ever i guess i was just blessed with genes that enable me to compete at a big league level at in sure that being reared on a farm and doing a lot of hard labor contributed to my building a Strong that has to All Koosman wanted to be was a farm i am a he Ive stayed Active in if anyone asks what 1 do for a my answer depends on whom in talking if its an insurance up photo Philadelphia Jerry Koosman maybe  have to kick me out i say in a but if in being asked about my occupation for some Legal i usually say in a professional baseball there Arent too Many Farmers in the country who can throw a baseball Between 87 and 89 that what Koosmann fastball was regularly clocked at last sometimes the radar gun caught him As High As 92 the fact that some of the other Phillies Call him cramps and Fossil Only amuses who looks As if he can keep on pitching another few maybe  have to kick me he says with a or maybe hell just Tell his wife Hes taking out the garbage again next United press International More arrests possible 6th Tulane student booked in Point shaving Case new Orleans a a sixth Tulane University student and a convicted Gambler were arrested and booked Friday As the investigation into Point shaving by Green wave basketball players spread off Campus for the first so seven people have been arrested in the scandal All but one a Tulane Stu Dent and District attorney Harry con Nicks office said More arrests Are three basketball players Are among those David Budda a student from new Orleans who was not on the basketball was booked on one count of conspiracy to commit sports Roland the Only person arrested was booked on five counts of sports bribery and one count of his record includes a Federal conviction for counterfeiting and a series of state convictions for Rothenberg did not answer questions As he walked to Central lockup and Ruiz no Connick said it appeared one of the play ers brought Ruiz into the illegal activities in connection with the 11point loss to Mem Phis but he did not Connick also confirmed Friday that two players who appeared before an Orleans Parish grand jury thursday were Given immunity in Exchange for their the two who testified were Clyde a starting senior from and Jon a starting senior from col the grand jury investigating the Case did not meet but co Nicks office said it would resume deliberations next thurs so the scandal involves Only two he both were metro Confer ence matches in the Tulane Arena a 20 loss to Memphis state and a 2 Victory Over Southern Mississippi among the allegations Are that some team members shaved meaning they helped the team win by a lower margin or lose by a greater margin than the established betting line on the gambling on College sports is illegal in Tulane was a favorite Over Southern Mississippi and won by Mem Phis state opened a five Point favorite and went to Points in a game it won by the arrested players include senior Star John of a 6 foot10 Al conference Center Sophomore swing Man David Dominique of new and senior guard Bobby Thompson of new the booked for gambling Law Vio were freed without investigators said players were supplied with drugs and Money in return for shaving also arrested were two students who were not members of the team Gary of new a Junior business major who was booked on cocaine dealing and gambling Law violation counts and Mark a senior economics major from fair booked on counts of conspiracy to bribe and conspiracy to distribute both Are members of the Alpha Epsilon i fraternity at they were released after posting maximum penalty for violation of Louisi Anas sports bribery Law is five years in jail and a old Georgia women win Mcaa semis Texas up old Domin Ion survived u sluggish struggle and Georgia won an upbeat contest Friday night to set up the championship game of women collegiate neither team shot better than 40 percent in the opening semifinal matchup of the women Mcaa final but old do minion managed to control the backboards and beat Northeast Louisiana never had a night like said Northeast Louisiana coach Linda whose team shot Only 28 percent from the Field and was held to its fewest Points in 95 old Dominion not Only wiped out North East Louisiana but the lady monarchs also came up with some Surprise offence from Bridget a backup guard who scored a career High 18 Points and made up for her teammates poor Georgia then broke free from a halftime tie to pull away from Western Kentucky 9178 Sophomore Forward katrina Mcclain and Junior guard Teresa Edwards a member of the 1984 olympic team combined for 55 with Mcclains 25 a season in a we came out of the dress ing room for the second half in a confident said Georgia coach Andy we realized that we had not played Well and we rebounded from old seeking its third National title in seven will face Georgia Sun Day surprising Western which beat 1 Texas in route to the women final overcame a six Point deficit to tie the game at the half but a 6foot2 scored her teams first six Points after inter Mission on her Way to a career High 25 Georgia ran off a 124 Streak at the Start of the period and eventually opened As much As a 15point the lady bulldogs ran their season re Cord to Western Kentucky year came to an end with a 286 once Georgia opened a comfortable Edwards helped keep the lady bulldogs in front with 11 straight who captured a Gold medal at the los Angeles finished with Western Kentucky was led by Lillie Mason with old Dominion and Northeast Louisiana suffered from an apparent severe attack of nerves in the first half with Jenkins sudden appearance As a scoring threat making the Jenkins came into the game averaging Only five Points per a 58 equated her career High in the first half with 16 Points to give the lady monarchs a two Point advantage at the half and then turned things Over to old dominions Normal scoring threats Tracy Claxton and Medina