European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday september 1/, 1985 attorney Calls trial historic court Case Pittsburgh a the trial of a Philadelphia caterer accused of being a co Caine pipeline to major league baseball players is becoming an historic court Case tic prosecuting attorney says. . Attorney j. An Johnson said that because widely known athletes arc being forced to reveal the problems that the easy availability of cocaine has had on professional sports the Public is becoming More aware of the dangers of drugs. Cocaine is a problem not just in base Ball but in Johnson said. Twenty million people in ints country have tried cocaine. Five thousand people try in for inc first time every Day. It is a major problem in this country. This Case has shown what happens to some people when they use seven major league players have testified in the . District court trial of Curtis Strong. 39, of Philadelphia. Strong is charged with distributing drugs on 16 dates from 980 to 1984 when the Pittsburgh pirates played Home games. No players were expected to be called As witnesses monday As _ Hanson wrapped up the government s Case wit defense attorney Adamo re Froc or. Planned to Call five or six players beginning tuesday As the trial enters its third week. Among the players re Froc said he May subpoena to testify Are former pirates captains Willie Stargill and Bill Madlock who were accused Tost week of routinely distributing amphetamines in the team s club House. Johnson in his first lengthy interview since the Case went to trial sept. 3, acknowledged that he has received criticism for granting immunity to the players in re turn for their testimony. Renfrow says his client is not wealthy and has become a Scapegoat for the highly paid athletes none of whom faces charges. I be thrown the first punch and i be been criticized Johnson said. You always risk criticism when you try a High profile free baseball arcs with even kilo Case. We sought immunity for the players for a purpose to compel somebody to testify. We did t get any volunteers. These Guys players weren t running Over Here volunteering to testify. They weren t run Ning Over Here saying so and so was dealing drugs at the Hillon. "1 did t like granting immunity to these people. But my conscience did t let me walk away from this Case. We had Clandes Tine meetings with a buyer and a seller and no one else present. You had to Grant immunity to either one or the other. Selling is a felony buying is a Misdemeanour. Given a Choice you 11 always go after the seller rather than the the cocaine related charges against Strong and six other Pennsylvania men indicted by a Federal grand jury last May 31 followed a lengthy investigation that began shortly after former pirates Pitcher Rod Scurry now of the new York Yankees admitted in april 1984 that he had a co Caine dependency. As the Fri began investigating Scurry s cocaine sources it concluded that other major league players were involved. You be got to Start somewhere you be got to squeeze the tube from the Bottom Johnson said. The Bottom we looked into we realized god we be got ballplayers we could have stopped there. But As the . Attorney i be never walked away from a Lough decision. 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