European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary getting Tough with drug abusers in announcing the Yankees drug abuse pro Gram for their minor league teams Early this George Steinbrenner spoke sternly about How players with drug problems wont be tolerated on this team we know of a few in the and yet the Yankees principal owner recently ignored his he considered trading Willie Randolph to the san Diego padres for Alan who had cocaine related problems again Early this season after a cocaine Possession arrest nearly three years the Deal was set to be a san Diego source subject to the Yankees talking to the doctors about Wiggins As it the Yankees decided not to com plete the Deal involving the two second the talks had been inspired by Steinbrenner annoyance at an error Randolph made that led to a 41 loss to the Toronto Blue jays nearly two weeks for 10 Randolph has been a pillar of Stabil skill and sense for the but in a typically impetuous Steinbrenner considered trading him for a two time drug since Clyde King and Woody Woodward of the Yankee front office have been silenced by the gag Rule imposed last week by the principal a secret seance had to be arranged with the ghosts who haunt Yankee stadium eventually a familiar voice was heard confirming the Randolpho Wiggins Dis we explored the the voice said to the de Gree that we were not two other the Baltimore orioles and the san Francisco have also considered trading for whom the padres have decreed will never play for them after his recent drug treatment at Wiggins was exiled by the padres last week to their Las farm team in the Pacific coast pending an eventual i dont want to be Wiggins said from British Over the but i dont have anything to say except that i feel great the padres decree has offended the players Asso which contends that the padres Are violating the major league drug agreement for a firs time of fender the agreement was not in effect in 1982 when Dave Andersen Wiggins was but in a poll of fans at Jack Murphy stadium in san Diego at saturdays game percent agreed with the padres de percent no matter How the drug agreement the padres have the right to Trade Wiggins another team is willing to take its chances with in baseballs eternal search for no matter How decimated by sooner or later another team will take its chances with a 27yearold second baseman who stole 70 bases and scored 106 runs for the padres last who hit in the National league championship series and in the world but the padres Are to be applauded for their refusal to take Back As Are All the other teams who might have needed a second baseman and never considered if baseball is to minimize its drug the players must fear the worst the possibility of not being wanted by a major league of forfeiting their multimillion Dollar for exam signed a million contract last february that the padres Are honouring and that another team must accept in any but if we had mandatory says Ballard the padres maybe Alan would not have gone off the deep if he had tested it might have prevented All he conned me and failed throughout the Wiggins Case in recent Smith has been the padres but his Moth Joan the padres owner who is the widow of the former padre Ray issued the order that Wiggins would never again Wear a padre in 1976 Joan Kroc founded opera Tion Cork to promote awareness of drug abuse in the san Diego Back when Alan was arrested in 1982 for posses Sion of Smith we told him we wanted him to go up to Orange county for we told him that we would continue to pay his salary and that we would stand by but that we would do this Only one if he got in trouble that was for the next two seasons Wiggins was among the padres most productive players on and off the while working with the san Diego police depart ment in drug and crime prevention among he taped a television spot warning of the dangers of but on april 25 of this batting with 2 hits in 37 times at he failed to show for a night game in los i thought hed been in an i never thought about Smith id talked to Alan for 45 minutes the Day before and he seemed when he i called the players but i was told i should not talk to that they would handle the reason we came out so Early in saying that Alan would never play for the padres again was so that Alan would know it and so that the team would know Ive had Strong support from the other play even some of alans friends were disappointed that he haunt told them or me about his but As much As anything Alan had let the fans he let the kids my 9yearold daughter Amy told me that Alan had told one of her friends never to use and then Amy asked Why is he using drugs 1  answer looking i should have seen a red Flag when 1 heard Alan was having marital and during Spring training i was told he had been rude to a Little kid who asked for his the next i was about to say something to him when i noticed him signing autographs for two he  have been but those mood changes can be a sign of drug at the players association its associate Gen eral Gene had a its a Orza of the padres being Lawless regarding the drug but in using an illegal Wiggins had been the first to be new York times Detroit a Harry for Mer coach and general manager of the Van Couver has been named coach of the National hockey league Detroit red the 18th Man in 60 seasons to coach the red replaces Nick Pola who Friday assumed the position of assistant general manager in charge of player i talked to 10 different people about coaching the red general manager Jim Sevellano said but i Al ways kept coming Back to Harry Hes had coaching experience in All areas of the game the world hockey association and the National hockey harrys experience As a general manager also will allow us to work together he the team will keep Dan Belisle As assist ant and Neale will name a second assistant in Sevellano told a news during his three seasons As Polano compiled a 7912734 the team was 274112 last team spokeswoman Kathy Best would not reveal the terms of Neales two year a native of has coached teams in the world hockey at Ohio state University and in the Junior hockey league in addition to the Vancouver nil he joined the canucks May and compiled a 14218979 record during his seven seasons in the team posted a 21327 record last Neale had nothing but Praise for Bis new Neale replacing Polano As red wings coach a photo red wings head coach Harry Neale very determined to make their decision look Ive admired Dev Llanos work from a he in grateful to him for the Confidence Hes showing in me by asking me to take this in very determined to make their Deci Sion look Neale said he discussed coaching positions with three other but had no other Job As for his new Neale said he thinks As manage coach in it was he difficult to do either Job Neale the red wigs Are on the ri8ht track i wish i could explain How much i look Detroit been a great hockey Forward to being a coach he ill let Jimmy handle the managerial its exciting for me to think ill be a part of he