European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 30, 1985 the stars and stripes 7 7 cardinals used drugs Herzog says \ from press dispatches Sti Louis Whitey Herzog Manair of the St. Louis cardinals said an interview published sat urday 11 least 11 members of his team used cocaine in the Early 1980s. Keith Hernandez said on the wit Ness staid that he thought that 40 per cent of he players in baseball were using Cofia inc in the Early 80s," said Herzog. He was referring to the former cardinals first baseman s testimony in a recent Federal trial of a cocaine sup plier to baseball players in Pittsburgh. I think Cacilh meant 40 percent of the carding. That would be 10 play ers. By my count that s a Little Low. I d say we had in who were heavy users Herzog said. \ ii got so by that when we went to Montreal we nah was where they All seemed to get Ift i had to have us Fly in on the Day of a game. That Way i knew we d play we cent for one night even though the fast of the trip might be a lost cause Herzog told the Washington Post. O Mara win mile new York mile Road race of Garden essentially As would set the Early Pao of Ireland stunned a 52.28 Bra had by to the snot nning the first racer and re Rabbit who rank o Mara Field of world class runners Satut Tay when he captured the fifth Avenue Vilc. Over a 20-Block course to it ran from 82nd to 62nd Street o Mak chose not to go to the front and instead surprised he is opponents and the on lockers who lined fifth Avenue with a song late kick. He finished in 3 mini seconds. Until saturday s Victory o been running major races Esseff be s Rabbit a runner who Pace Early but then Falls Back Ai a Factor at the end. I Hope that stigma will be now the Calm and composed o l said after he had bested such run Steve Ovett of Britain John Wall new zealand and two fellow Irish Eamonn Coghlan and Ray Flynn. Four top runners who had original entered said Wouita of Morocco Ai Steve Scon Sydney Maree and Paige of the United states did participate. Canada s Lynn Williams the 1984 olympic Bronze medallist at 3,000 me ters and the Winner of the Michigan Mik in Chicago last week took the women s elite mile in 4 25.03. She Wai followed in the nine woman Field by Britain s Christina Boxer in. 4 27.51, Diana Richburg in 4 31.40, pc Leslie Welch in 4 32.02 and sentimental favorite Francie Larrieu Smith in 4 33.16. Sports wire contract with the Atlanta Hawks of the National basketball association and said he Hopes to report to training Camp this week. Koncak his agent Sherwood Blount and Hawks general manager Stan Kas ten said Friday that minor contract de tails remain to be worked out. But Kon Cak and Blount said Money is no longer a problem. Leu going to court Baton Rouge la. Louisiana state University May go to court to try to Settle a dispute with the University of Houston which cancelled its february basketball game with leu in Baton Rouge a school spokesman says. We feel we still have a firm contract to play the University of Houston on feb. 8 at the Assembly Center said Joe Yates leu assistant athletic director. We Are proceeding through the proper Legal channels to either Force Houston to Honor its contract or to receive remuneration in the form of dam Ages for the broken contract he said thursday. Cancellation of the game Yates said could Cost leu some $135,000 in Gate receipts and television revenues. Houston said it was dropping its game with Louisiana state University because of a dispute Over the recruiting of 7-Fcot 1 basketball player Alfredo Hor Ford. He enrolled at Psi hut month. Fight rescheduled Reno Nev. World boxing association lightweight Champion Livingstone Bramble s title defense in Reno against challenger Tyrone crawly has been rescheduled for nov. 23, according to spokesman Ai Rapuano. Two obstacles that forced postpone ment of the fight have been removed. Abc to which had chosen to televise another fight oct. 12 instead of Bram ble i scheduled bout will show the Bramble fight on its new Date. And Bramble s Trainer Panama Lewis will step Down. He had faced licensing problems in Nevada after a suspension by the new York boxing commission. Ludd retains Lead an Antonio. Texas Jodie do retained the Lead saturday in the a delayed and eventually Buncom 1 third round of the storm plagued i open Golf tournament. His Winner hospitalized Sparta Greece Britain s Pettrik Macke saturday won the third spar Tatupu race from Athens to Sparta and immediately was hospitalized suffering from exhaustion after covering the 156 mile distance in 23 Boon 18 minutes. Yugoslav Dusan mravlje finished Sec Ond in 23 hours 44 minutes followed by France s Jean Dominique Caldera in 24 hours 42 minutes race officials said. Fewer than 25 of the 47 runners who it off from Athens at Dawn Friday on a course retracing a historic run by Pha Pippides in 490 . Were still in the grueling race saturday morning officials said. Koncak oks terms Dallas former Southern meth Odist Center Jon Koncak said he has approved financial terms of a four year Able to positions on . Sunda and then go Mudd. After two of shots off ahead when Day. He was 2 4 i Page 27 Florence Naples suffer in drought Rome a cities that Haven t had rain in months arc turning off fountains Florence could run dry in Days and the grape Harvest could suffer from a drought that has driven some places to water ration ing. The drought has gripped Italy unevenly with some cities like Rome largely escaping its effects because of adequate Reservoir lev Els. The worst hit City is Florence where the Arno River usually Silver As it courses under the famous Pontic Vicchio through the City is now a Gray Muddy Stream that stinks of dying fish. Three months without much More than a drop has forced government officials to draw up an emergency plan to bring water from other areas to Florence which they say has enough water in its Reservoir Only for a few More Days. Naples has been divided in two. On alternating Days Only half the City has running water in order to conserve the Little that remains in the area that has t seen rain since May. Since the Middle of summer residents in and around the Central italian City of Perugia have had to do without water from 8 . Until morning to combat the drought. And in several other areas authorities Are urging Farmers to conserve and not to panic As water dwindles. There is concern for this year s abundant crop of grapes cry ing out for a bit of rain to finish off an otherwise perfect growing season. Experts say the problem is not Only the Lack of rain but the water distribution sys tem. The Northern cities of Milan. Turin. Cinoa and Bologna have no shortage. Al though occasional Public service announce ments urging conservation Are shown on television in Rome water continues to flow constantly from the great fountains in the capital. Florence is first on the list of the civil Protection ministry in its Battle to keep water flowing to the stricken areas. City officials have closed the larger of the two water reservoirs which As it reached its Dregs was carrying Down am Monia and other pollutants that killed the fish. Civil defense minister Giuseppe Zam Burl Coli has ordered the building of a by pass system that will bring Walcer past the main Florence Reservoir from a series of smaller basins to be built in the not few Days. Those Small reservoirs will be filled with water from other areas in Italy to be trans ported by air plane and helicopter in huge Waler tanks the civil defense ministry said. Amber Lulli said construction of the by pass used in the past in Southern Italy will take about a week to Complete. Officials in Florence warn of possible health a Ards from waste flowing into the shallow Arno. In Naples health officials arc worried about sewage lowing practically undiluted into the sea. Neapolitan have been warned not to cat any raw fish. Lussen s peace talk bid Gek mixed israeli playing in the last group and ii first pea tour Victory was seek among Chc 15 players including most of the coders who were stranded on the Oal Hills country club course when in second delay in play occurred at 6  cd. Play eventually was called offs the Day 35 minutes later. Mudd a the others who were in Tel Aviv Isralow Dpi the israeli govern men appeared ill saturday in its response to King Hussein Sec lard Readi Ness for direct peace talks wit Ezcry Weizman a Cabinet to prime minister Shimon Peres de the jordanian Monarch s Call for no. Tons As fateful for the continuation the peace  he said the time has co Flor the govern ment to open talks with Jonan and the palestinians on the Fiur Mabie Middle  but the font by ministry echoing re Marks  York by foreign min ister a Iube Shamir poured cold water on tin Job Mininn Monarch s speech at the i nations. Hussein said he was ready to negotiate directly with Israel on the basis of . Resolutions 242 and 338 As part of a . Sponsored International conference on the 18 holes marked their course will return at 9 a finish the third round f final round play. Okes Clear of the Field dipped another couple band was five strokes Tai abandoned for the Middle East. We a jct Sec an International Confer proper platform for peace foreign ministry statement said such a peace conference will bring together hostile elements whose Only goal is to impede any real chances for peace. Hereford there is nothing new in King readiness to conduct direct talks with  framework of an International . And they do not reflect any change ill israeli officials  appeared to be a significant stress i Tiv to Gein s speech on the need for an impose cd a n. By Means of an International conf Rolf thing that Israel has steadfastly Opp they said that his words against terror ism arc meaningless since he made no specific reference to the Palestine liberation organization. In Yemen in Belgium kill Market Bett ups. Nar for the Day and 13 under for the a in Ament when the Siren sounded  while be was Puying us 14th Hole. John Mahaffey and Mark Hayes Abo among those stranded on the course of moved into a tie for second at 8 under Par for the tournament. Brussels Belgium up. Men wearing carnival masks Friday killed eight people in a Hail ofed raids on two  Brus Sels snatching up  Cash police said saturday ances indicate the same gang j seems to have been involved Ini raids because they occurred within about 20 minutes and at stores not too far from one another a police spokesman said. He said police launched a manhunt for the masked robbers but no arrests had been made. The raids occurred around 8 30 . Bore closing time. We Are still trying to determine exactly h was stolen from our Cash Regis ters Antosi Unixes but initial estimates arc 300,000  $6,000 to s8.000 said  director of the Del Maizc Superman police said the attackers we with handguns and shotguns. The victims included two shoppers a boy of 14, a woman employee operating a Cash Register a Man putting up election posters and people in the parking lots outside both stores who saw the robberies