European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Tulane mistrial reversed by judge from Page 19 the mistrial Means if the state should choose to do it All Over it must wait at least until next months jury Pool is the current Pool is considered tainted by exposure to this the ruling came near the end of the Sec Ond Day of on the stand for four hours was Gary a student who described a meeting at his of Campus apartment attended by Williams and other players to discuss plans for shaving Points against Southern missis Sippi on John Williams told me they had broken into his car and stolen his and he needed he said his House had burned Down and Tulane really didst give a Damn and he needed Kranz described in the indictments and by two prior witnesses As the primary organizer of the characterized him self As a reluctant he said he knew forwards Clyde Eads and Johnson and was Able to introduce them to David Rothenberg and Mark Ole two students who Are also testifying for the prosecution under plea it was Rothenberg who urged the Point shaving he faces three counts of conspiring to fix games and two counts of sports the charges carry a Maxi mum penalty of 17 years in prison and in three members of the team Are testifying for the prosecution Eads and Johnson under Grants of immunity and Little used Point guard Bobby Thompson in a plea bar Point guard David Dominique is scheduled for trial the scandal led to Tulane dropping mens Kranz testified that he thought the plot had been dropped after Eads lost a photo Forward Jon Johnson his tape focus of ruling he said Williams and two other players were surprised when told that plans to fix the 16 Virginia tech game had been those three Ball players were said they had never talked to Clyde told me one thing and told them it was top late to fix the Virginia tech he but arrangements were made to lose the 20 Memphis state game by a greater margin than the Point Kranz said they had to alter their plans during halftime at the Memphis state game when Johnson played one of his Best the players had agreed to a fou Way split of Kranz who had a bad knee and want expected to was having a great first half and Tulane was winning by 4 to 6 Kranz he said Bobby Thompson offered John son at half we we rent going to be Able to do the first player to told the jury it was Williams who suggested fixing the Virginia tech he Williams and David Dominique were always talking to us about Eads Eads that he had cooled off on the whole idea and really didst want any part in fixing the Memphis state but Kranz was insistent and Williams was so he said he reluctantly agreed to go at i said we were playing really Well if youre going to do youre playing out of your Eads hot Rod and David said dont worry about Tulane was outscored by 17 Points in the second Eads said he would love to see Williams acquitted in attempted to arrange immunity for him when he finally decided to make a clean breast of it to the District he he could not get in touch with Williams and since the prosecutors obviously needed a corroborating wit Ness he contacted Johnson and arranged for him to get immunity in return for his Testi Kranz had said he originally became involved when a Friend called him and told him that Eads wanted to obtain some co Kranz said he got the cocaine for Eads As a but seized on the Opportunity to obtain some coveted Tulane basketball uni when Eads took the he denied he stole any of it was Well assumed that the equipment was hard to come but both basketball players and football players did get it and sell it for astr Monical Kranz he said Eads agreed work through Johnson to get him the equipment in return for sum tries to avoid Outfield loss Dallas a Southern a frequent Winner on the football tried wednesday to avoid an Offield loss which could threaten a promising season less than a month before it a hearing was scheduled before the Mcaa Council on the University Appeal of a decision which reportedly would Cost sum football scholarships and bowl and television appearances because of alleged recruiting the Council want expected to announce a decision until its three Day meeting ends the penalties being appealed were assessed by the Caas infractions com according to the Dallas times her which has been on probation five times since has been the object of a 26month investigation that began about the time its previous two year probation ended in june the infractions committees if would bar sum from giving foot Ball scholarships next year and from appearing on television or in bowl games for two the times Herald the newspaper also said sum plans to bring a court Challenge on grounds that it has been discriminated what the Mcaa does has the potential to be a disruptive said Mustangs coach Bobby whose team has been chosen by one Magazine to win this years National this is a Cloud that has been hanging Over us two or three years the who open their season 7 against Teasel were the  team in the nation the last three years with a 3141 sum beat notre Dame in last years Aloha bowl and was ranked eighth in the nation with a 102 the Mcaa investigation entered on the role of the football teams boosters and allegations that recruits were offered cars and jobs for their relatives if they went to sum had been on probation from june 1981 through june Ron Meyer was coach in and Collins took Over after Meyer became head coach of the new eng in Eads and Johnson obtained for he a pair of Tulane five Tan top four pair of shorts and two or three outfits that included White game warmups with Roll on wave written on Kranz described the equipment As Beau he said he showed it to and his Mouth started to after constant pressure from Rothon Kranz he broached the subject of Point shaving to Eads and found him a will ing on Cross examination defense lawyer Michael Green described Franzs Circle of friends As two drug addicts and two Green hammered hard on Franzs involvement with drugs and a flurry of phone Calls from Franzs apartment to new and Louis on the evenings of both the Southern Mississippi and Memphis state Kranz said he was a recreational user of cocaine on rare he denied any knowledge of ownership of a bag of drug paraphernalia confiscated by police who raided his he said he never thought about any dam age he might be doing to Eads and Johnson by providing them with and he insisted that he never made a profit on any drug he said Williams also was a willing Par even after Eads cooled to the once considered a cinch first round draft Choice in the National Basket Ball was the second round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers after the scandal a conviction on any count would almost certainly result in a ban by the of fair and to of testified also charged is convicted bookmaker Roland Ruiz and alleged bribe courier Craig another Ken was charged recently with one count of conspiracy to commit sports the three Are to be tried land patriots in the patriots fired Meyer Midway through the 1984 National football league the times Herald reported that the Mcaa has told sum it cannot offer any scholarships for recruiting in the 198687 academic year and can give Only 15 for the Bow game ban would apply to the 1985 and 1986 seasons and the television prohibition to the 1986 and 1987 Cam the newspaper the Mcaa never has stripped a school of All its football scholarships for one the report a source told the times Herald that the severity of the reported penalty is partially due to the fact that sum has been placed on probation five times since the reported television ban  go into effect this year because the Mcaa has been forced to Honor contracts Between net works and schools facing Smus game with Oklahoma is scheduled to be televised by Abc penalty plagued Mustangs ban boosters Dallas up Southern methodist which has been cited by the Mcaa for alleged recruiting has banned approximately 12 boosters from ath Letic facilities and ordered them not to talk to a newspaper reported the Dallas morning news said school president Donald Shields sent letters to about a dozen informing them that they could no longer enter Ownby stadium and the Mustangs weight the letter also banned boosters from talking to recruits and enrolled the newspaper i know about the but i didst receive said George a former Mustangs basketball player and they were try ing some housecleaning with the alumni who were involved with the boosters who received the letters were those linked to infractions cited by the Navy wins 2 in interservice women up Navy won twice at the 1985 women interservice slow pitch softball tournament routing the Host marines 8 1 and blanking army 20 at Barstow Marine logistic base in other first round army edged air Force 21 in nine then air Force bounced Back to Best the marines against the Navy Pitcher Lori Griggs scattered eight hits and was backed by excellent defensive play and a four run seventh inning rally keyed by shortstop Chris Mccauley two run Griggs out fuelled army hurler Dawn Glasgow As the Navy banged out five hits for both its runs in the Griggs pitched out of a base loaded Jam in the sixth and also left two runners stranded in the second and fourth in army Victory Over air Chris Smith singled Home the Winner in the Bottom of the ninth to give Glasgow a Glasgow had a four hit shutout going until the air Force tie it in the the air Force bounced Back to top the marines by scoring twice in the first inning and adding three in the