European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 25 is claims Memphis state boosters gave cars to players monthly new York up Memphis states basketball boosters allegedly doled out pay ments of up to a month and provided cars to Tiger according to sports illustrated Magazine the Mcaa is investigating this matter of payments which came to Light in an atmosphere of internal investigations by the school and a grand jury probe into area Harry a former vice president and controller of a company owned by Wiliam told the Magazine that the founder of the Golden Tiger Booster club had Given Money to Memphis basketball coach Dana Kirk for the procurement and support of now serving a fou year Federal prison term for understating personal in come and a count of mail denies any knowledge of the Money he Davis cant come to my face and say Tanner told Hes a lying and he knows Hes the Memphis commensal Appeal had a Story earlier this month quoting former Tiger player Jeff Battle that boosters and coaches provided Money for members of the team and that they received special Dis counts on merchandise from area Mer mindful of Tulane Cage scandal earlier this year and the current Memphis state mus Thomas car said he would examine the Basket Ball a facet of carpenters investigation is the allegation that basketball coach Dana Kirk promised to the family of for Mer Memphis state Star Keith Lee if he would attend Ben a Friend of the said the family never received any the Magazine also said it was told by a source close to the grand jury that Mem Phis states 5245 loss to Mcaa tournament Champion Villanova in the semifinals of the final four is under scrutiny to deter mine if there was Point shaving the 7166 loss to Detroit also ranks in a Gray fix according to the grand jury other situations reported by is speculation that coach Dana Kirk was heavily in debt after playing High stakes Gin Rummy a nonchalant approach to academic standards by Memphis state for its Basket Ball As witnessed by Only four of 38 scholarship athletes receiving degrees in the last 12 an audit released by the state of ten Nessee last month revealing that about in supplemental funds earmarked for needy students was misdirected to Tiger basketball and football despite private reports that some High ranking University officials would like to see coach Kirk leave the Kirk earlier this month i have the full support of our one practice that annoyed officials was Kirks appearing in a television commercial advertising water a local car dealer a furniture store and a paint establish endorsements that supplement his annual Broadway is not enough water Gooden is greatest Assef by Hal Bock a sports writer the situation was critical two straight Lead off Chicago runners on first and second with none out in the ninth inning of a 10 the new York mets and their Pitcher were in deep you look at the expecting manager Davey Johnson to pop walk slowly to the Mound and wave to the not this Hes Dwight Johnson that makes a Hes the Only Pitcher in baseball you wont lift in that if i take him i wont be Able to get Back to the they Lynch that because right now Dwight Gooden is new Yorks most exciting Broadway is in a you cant see the statue of Liberty through the scaffold cranes keep falling Down on people and there int enough water to go through All the Gooden maintains his level of its a Good thing for de Koch the kid int old enough to run for the mets Are because they really cant spare their attendance soared past the 1 Mil lion Mark the Day after Gooden sold out Shea stadium against the the first two games of the series Drew just Over for the crowd soared to a foldout and Johnson want about to Challenge them with a ninth inning Gooden responded by blowing away Leon Durham and Richie Hebner and finished with a flair by striking out a distinctly Over matched Thad Bosley to preserve his 10 it was an Eye Popper for occasional met but almost Rou Tine for the Ive seen him pitch Johnson Ive seen him have 16 strikeouts and no Back to those were Clas those games last september against Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were the exclamation Points of goodens Rookie of the year season which included 17 a earned run and a Rookie re Cord 276 those Are the kind of a photo mets Dwight Gooden stays in when going gets Tough numbers of which legends Are the word gets in Catcher Gary Carter was in Montreal and the expos were preparing to face Fernando Valenzuela for the first he was shutting out Carter the scouting report made him out better than Sandy Sandy Koufax is a Hall of scout ing is like Gooden was last years and Carter remembered hitting against Hes the Only current met to have experienced i did four or five one big hit on a breaking Ball that drove in two he he struck me out four or five Carter is he was 4for13 against All and struck out four so he knows what it was like for Hebner and Bosley in that ninth the fans the its Tough for my heart would be its a Challenge to hit against any Good hitter will attest to you try to do the Best you but his strikeouts keep climbing and his Era goes Gooden leads the majors in both depart ments with a Era and 125 strike it was his third shutout and sixth Complete game and just like another Day at the office for the Young Man who never changes just his curve Ball coming off a lighting fastball is devastating for can he get better i dont Carter he just amazes me More and Hes Only 20 years its hard to that the part that Johnson thinks he watches Gooden and thinks of the games great pitchers like Jim Palmer and Bob Palmer was Good in and but he didst have the breaking stuff this Guy Gibson didst become a great Pitcher until his was id like to see this kid when Hes Senate oks lights at Wrigley a flashing More signs than a third base the Illinois Senate gave tentative approval thursday to a plan allowing the Chicago cubs to Light up Wrigley Field for postseason play and As Many As 18 regular season the 4610 endorsement of the plan was the senates fifth vote within one half hour on the Issue of lights at Wrig Ley the Only major league Ball Park where night games Arent the vote came a few minutes after the House rejected a bid to overturn a state Law and a Chicago City Ordi Nance that prohibit night Ball at the 71yearold North Side the plan to allow 18 regular season night games was offered by Senate re publican Leader James Pate Philip of Elmhurst As a Compromise Between the anti lights group and the the Chicago City coun cil would retain veto Power Over night baseball under its 1983 Ordi Nance prohibiting evening events at if passed by the Philips plan Likely will run into Strong opposition in the which on wednesday gave preliminary approval to the plan allowing Only Tempo Rary installation flights for Post season a few hours before thursdays House and Senate cubs presi Dent and general manager Dallas Green met at the Capitol with legislative leaders to lobby for permanent lights at Green said the club needs to play at least 18 to 20 night games there during the regular season to prepare for night playoff or world series if we dont get what we want we cant live like the rest of baseball and were probably going to have to Green told reporters after a meeting in the office of Senate presi Dent Philip Green said temporary lights for postseason games a plan offered by lawmakers from the neighbourhood around Wrigley Field were unacceptable from a baseball stand we have to get familiar with our own Ballpark and with our own Light ing and that Why Tempo Rary lights Are not Green senators three times on thursday rejected proposals to allow Tempo Rary installation of lights for Post season games and Defeated an other plan to allow unlimited night games at the amendment that was finally approved needs another round of Senate approval before going to the residents of the Wrigley neigh boyhood fear full time night baseball would bring havoc to their Community because of Drunken crowds and an influx of an sports television baseball Atlanta braves at Cincinnati 7 saturday Chicago cubs at Louis 2 radio baseball Atlanta at 715 saturday Texas Ranger at Minnesota twins