European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes june Tisdale says Hes ready to Challenge professional world Indianapolis a Wayman the Indiana pacers first round pick in tuesdays National basketball association College said wednesday Hes ready to make the transition to professional i love a Tisdale said at a news conference at Market Square in really a guard in a big mans till be an but i feel i can do who flew into Indianapolis tues Day was joined by family including his the Louis and his also attending the conference were his who was his teammate at and who will serve As his agent along with Tom even before the i would have preferred to play at Tisdale 1i Felt going to the la clippers who had the third pick that i would be competing against the los Angeles Tisdale said another reason he was eager to play with the pacers was that people in Indiana really appreciate their the Tulsa native said he already has had one pleasant experience in Tisdale was a member of the olym Pic basketball team that played an exhibition game last summer in the Hoosier except for winning the Gold playing at the Hoosier dome last summer was the most exciting thing in front of he i Felt playing in those exhibition games before we played in the olympic games got my feet wet As far As what i could do against the other pro maybe that one of the reasons i came out a year who dropped out of Oklahoma this Spring after his Junior year to pursue his said he planned to eventually return to my parents were behind me in what i but i promised them i would go Back and finished my i would have graduated on time if i had till be in my contract that i go Back and get my he the 6foot9 Tisdale was the first player to be named first team ail american his first three years in he finished his College career As the 9th leading scorer in Mcaa averaging Points and shooting percent from a photo pacers Wayman Tisdale wanted Indiana Over the Field and 66 percent from the free throw he was named big eight player of the year As a freshman and was the Al time conference leading scorer in Tisdale said he had been pleased with coaching from another Indiana coach Bob during the olympic coach Knight got More out of me than he probably got More out of me in two weeks than some coaches did in two Tisdale but i enjoyed i think i kept the other players up a risks for cheating not great enough Mcaa head wants stricter penalties new Orleans up the integrity of College sports can be saved without scrapping the Amateur status of student but stricter penalties must be imposed to discourage the president of the Mcaa said John Davis of Oregon state University warned drug recruiting violations and academic cheating have be come a blight on College athletics and said school leaders Are determined to begin eliminating such the risks for cheating simply have not been great he an institution feels if there on probation for two years out of five and that for three years out of five they get bowl games and postseason tournaments the risk is Worth that simply cannot go More than chief executive officers and athletic directors from about 500 to 550 universities Are meeting at the fifth special convention in Mcaa Histo called to seek cures for the ethical woes of College the convention formally opens thursday and delegates will vote Friday on proposals that would severely punish schools and coaches who violate Mcaa rules and would mandate greater accountability of athletic the delegates also will consider forcing schools to More closely Monitor the Aca Demic Progress of student athletes from freshman enrolment to graduation and the number of athletes who actually receive i i think the attitude of the presidents is one of pretty High Davis something simply has to be done in terms of As Well As Davis claims there is More cheating in College sports today than an impression he says is eager rated by intense Media scrutiny and the increasing amount of Money concentrated in collegiate i get a feeling that the Good coaches Are saying lets have a system that the other Guy int so we can have a honest Davis Many coaches and athletic directors have suggested student athletes be paid or Given a stipend to Lessen the Chance they will be tempted by illegal offers of Money from coaches or some coaches also argue poorer students Are punished by Mcaa restrictions that limit them from working or finding other ways to cover personal or family Davis said the Mcaa eventually might consider allowing students to receive the value of complimentary tickets instead of the passes themselves but he strongly defended the system of College its not an he we know what happens with athletes that Are involved in the weve studied the Trust funds and All weve surveyed the sports committees and very strongly get a response Back say ing we should maintain the definition of amateurism the Mcaa has Davis said University presidents Are nearly unanimous in their opposition to paying student athletes but admitted Many of the coaches and athletic directors favor a sys tem of Ueberroth sets drug guidelines new York up major league baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth re leased wednesday the guidelines for the mandatory drug testing program for base Ball personnel and announced that testing would begin next who announced his plan May informed baseball club owners tuesday that All with the exception of major league would be tested in two the first group in will be minor league players and while the second to be tested in a will include major league trainers and plus office personnel in both the major and minor tests to be administered at major and minor league Parks and administrative offices for the first group will continue until the end of the minor league season in september while the second group will be subject to the tests through for 1986 and All subsequent test ing will commence in March and continue though october for All affected a total of about people would be covered by the mandatory Ueber Roth said the testing would Cost nearly this year and is aimed at detect ing users of Mari heroin and the tests will be conducted with urine samples and ship Ped to two laboratories that have not been amphetamines would not be considered illegal if an individual has a Legal Ueberroth emphasized the testing would be random and not everyone subject would necessarily be the program will be run by Anthony Daly and Kim both of whom were aides to Ueberroth at the 1984 summer olympic Ueberroth was the president of the los Angeles olympic organizing samples will be divided into two con one for analysis and the other stored for confirmatory if re Daly will be notified of any positive test results and he will authorize a confirm Atory if the second analysis proves the individual will be contacted to make arrangements for appropriate evaluation and if the results of All tests will be kept conf the commissioner stressed that his plan is not designed to punish but to help if attempt to rehabilitate we desire to provide help to any individual who needs it and to protect the welfare and safety of those of us who work in the said our objective is to deter drug not punish anyone who May be involved with Niekras would like their boys to be together Atlanta up Henrietta and Phil Niekro say they would enjoy seeing their boys playing together the boys Are Phil of the new York and Joe of the Houston their contracts expire this and talk in Atlanta is the Brothers might both throw knuckle balls for the braves next its Good to know that they could get Back Phil Niekro said from his Home in listen to said Henrietta you cant believe everything you its just a ill Tell you Phil just loves Hes like a legend Down you and Joe Niekro pitched for the braves in 197374 before the younger brother was sold to the astros and became baseballs winning est right hander from 1980 through Phil who played in Atlanta for 18 signed with the Yankees after the braves released him in 1983 because management thought he was too he was 168 with new York last season and is 75 this Ive been in Houston so Long that i would like to end my career said Joe the astros starting Pitcher wednesday night against the but you never know in this Phil didst think hed Ever leave Atlanta and look what happened to the Niekras Are on their Way to beating the major league record for career victories by a brother the record is 529 wins by Gaylord and Jim Perry and the Niekras have 487 291 for Phil and 196 for it would be Nice for us to beat the per Rys record while pitching in the same Rota said Joe who is 37 with a i really enjoyed pitching with Phil when we were together with the braves in the Early the braves and firs year manager Eddie Haas Are struggling in fifth place in the National league and there has been speculation that Phil Niekro might join the braves As a he Hast talked much about coming Back Here As Joe Niekro but i think he would make a Good manag if you know you know his heart is still in Henrietta and Phil Niekro said their minds would rest easier if their sons were on the same team i dont like having them pitch against each the elder Niekro were a very close knit and that used to bother us something we had to take nerve pills and in not it was Henrietta Niekro in telling its just too much ten