European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday september 6, 1985 is weekly College football predictions Bob Wicker season pet 8-2 .800 Benabram season Pete 7-3 Tim Donauer season pc 6-4 .600 ten dorm season pet 5-5 500 Kunt Johnson season pet 5-5 .500 boo Odem 33asonpct.-5-5.soo Tracy Tanner season pet 5-5 .800 Dave Wawczak Beacon pet 5-5 .500 Craig doom season pet 4-6 400 Buck Fox season pet j-7 .300 Larry Farmer Elf my consensus season 61-44 .554 Urcla at by Urcla by by Urcla by Urcla by by by Urcla Urcla by 6-5 Californi Aat Wash.8l California California Wash. St. Wash. St. Wash. St. California California California Wash. St. Wash. St. Wash. St. Wash. St. 6-5  Duke Duke Duke Northwestern Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke Northwestern Northwestern Duke Duke 8-3 Florida at Miami Fla Florida Florida Miami a Florida Florida Florida Miami Fla Florida Florida Florida Miami Fla Florida 8-3 Florida 81 at Nebraska Florida St. Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Rolda St. Florida St. Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 8-3 Southern cat at Ivinola Southern Cal Southern Cal Southern Cal Illinois Southern Cal Southern Cal Illinois Southern Cal Southern Cal Southern Cal Southern Cal Southern Cal 9-2 Louisville at West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. West a. Louisville West a. West a. 10-1 Penn St at Maryland Maryland Maryland Penn state Penn state Penn state Maryland Ponn state Maryland Maryland Penn state Penn state Pann state 6-5 n. Carolina at Navy n. Carolina n. Carolina n. Carolina Navy n. Carolina Navy Navy Navy Navy n. Carolina n. Carolina n. Carolina 6-5  at Washington Oklahoma St Washington Washington Oklahoma St Washington Washington Oklahoma St Washington Washington Washington Oklahoma St Washington 7-4 it was a rough opening week a huh by Don Sauer Lone prognosticator to Call Cincinnati s there before opting for the less pressure by Hal bomb by by a Sun writer upset of Virginia tech one of two to sized atmosphere in the big sky Confer by a the experts could hardly be called forecast Alabama edging Georgia and Cnoc goes with his Alma mater and two  that in View of the beating they took in one of three to correctly Call Oregon other Pac-10 teams in Southern califor a the opening week of College football Over Washington state. Njma and Washington Stiie. But he is one  picks. With that first disastrous week be of four who feels Oklahoma state will  Only three managed to select More win Hind them and m More to go the is Best Washington.  ners than losers with sports editor Bob fearless the plus guest Larry Farmer pm a it i  Nonn Waw a a arabs a Atawal Wicker setting the Pace at 8-2 for an .800 Bead basketball coach at Weber state of fits asst och Soho a percentage. The other successful pickers venture Forth again. Liv up a Ali jew.  were Ben Abrams at 7-3 .700 and last in the four games they had the great f m p Lam nah  w Utler i year s Winner Don Sauer. M .600. Con est difficulty with the 6-5 nod uses to it Tarth a Hhill Bih census also went 6-4. Last year s National Champion Brigham " Bruin Mentor Bartow but hoping to a Refl the rest of Thell Man Field was scat Young Over Urcla Penn state Over a claim to the engraved trophy going top Pplk a i tired beyond with Bucky Fox s 3-7 Maryland Washington stale Over Call this year s top picker. My Tai Ruffu .300 Effort holding Down the Bottom forma and North Carolina Over Navy. Meanwhile the is fearless ten twp i Iii he Ihmi first week guest. University of Ala Washington is favored Over Oklah has another go at Best Overall selector Vlf  Bama at Birmingham basketball coach a state by a 7-4 margin. Honors with the Winner at season s end m to � � Gene Bartow finished 4-6 .400. Farmer the former Urcla All having his name placed on the Perma Larry Fanner among Wicker s efforts he was the America who later served As head coach nent trophy in the sports department. S068 wild Urcla 3 players kept waiting in Pittsburgh drugs trial by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a three major league players waited in vain to Lake the witness stand wednesday As a lengthy jury selection process delayed the Start of testimony in the cocaine trafficking trial of a former Philadelphia Phillies caterer. A nine woman three Man jury with three alternates was seated just before 5 . After two Days of extensive questioning of so prospective jurors by attorneys in the trial of Curtis Strong 38, of Philadelphia. Strong who worked briefly for the Phil lies earlier this season is charged with 16 counts of cocaine distribution on dates be tween 1980 and 1984 when the Pittsburgh pirates played Home games. Us. Attorney j. Alan Johnson suggested to us. District judge Gustavo Diamond Early wednesday that he consider an unusual night session because i be got people witnesses who have been around a  but Johnson said later that such a session would have been counter productive because both attorneys and jurors were weary. Diamond will instruct the jury before de sense attorney Adam o. Renfroe or. And assistant us. Prosecutor James j. Ross de liver opening statements to the jurors thurs Day. The government will outline its Case against Strong during Ross s statement. The prosecution then will Call Keith Hernandez of the new York mets Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City royals and Lee Lacy of the Baltimore orioles to the stand according to sources Clow to the Case. Lacy who played for the Pittsburgh pirates from 1979 through 1984, was the Only one of the three witnesses spotted by report in wednesday at the is. Courthouse. The sources who requested anonymity said Smith is the key to the government s Case against the former clubhouse Cook. Renfroe argued before Diamond in Pri vate wednesday that Hernandez should not be permitted to testify. Renfroe said evidence Given to the defense by the government gives no indication that Hernan Dez purchased drugs from Strong. The evidence shows Hernandez never bought drugs in Pittsburgh from my Cli ent he said. Hernandez flew to Pitts defense indicates Hernandez told a Federal grand jury that he gave Smith Money to buy cocaine. The government also reportedly plans to link Strong to alleged criminal activity out Side the Pittsburgh area. Such activity is referred to in courtroom jargon As bad  Diamond however ruled that the prosecution could not make reference to bad acts in their opening statement and that such evidence would have to come through testimony from the witness stand sources said. A Federal grand jury handed up indict ments May 31 against Strong and six other Pennsylvania men on various drug charges. Three of the men have pleaded guilty and face jail terms. The cases of the other three have yet to be heard. The grand jury which sat in Pittsburgh heard testimony from at least 12 current or former major league ballplayers including 10 named previously by Johnson As potential witnesses in the Strong Case. Smith Hernandez and Lacy were included in a list of potential witnesses Given to Diamond on Friday. Renfroe said the Grants of immunity from prosecution for the ballplayers testimony Are a tacit admission by the game and major league baseball that players will continue to be permitted to use cocaine. To give these Guys immunity is acknowledging the use of cocaine Renfroe said. A ballplayer is going to look at this Case and figure out it s Okay to keep using cocaine As Long As he Points the Finger at somebody else. They Don t want to clean up  one prospective woman juror was Dis missed wednesday because she said the Case gave her a nervous stomach and that she had been queasy Ever since she Learned that she might be asked to serve. Another woman who identified herself As Carol Muehler was dismissed after she said major league players Are overpaid and put on a Pedestal. I Don t think they should have been granted