European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 14, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Mary Lou Refton a Hall of Famer the is. Olympic Hall of Fame no a commendable stale of mind that planners Hope some Day will become a tangible shrine has welcomed 10 new members saluting a variety of audible achievement. The class of 1985 includes the late Alvin Kracau Icin the Winner of four Gold medals in 1900, who was born 109 years ago and the Mary Lou Criton. The Winner of one Gold medal in 1984, who was born 17 years ago. This is called spanning the generations. There was some sentiment that the Honor for Krawnzlein. Who died in 1928, was a bit overdue. He remains the Only american to win three individual track and Field golds 60-Mcicr hurdles Ilo Meier hurdles and Long jump at one olympiad. Conversely the Honor for Cllon smiling out from Cereal boxes and Battery packages All Over the land after winning the All around Gold in gymnastics could be construed As something of an overreaction. Even Mary Lou suggested that it might have been a Tad premature. I a is surprised she said very surprised. I m the youngest Ever in the Hall of Fame. I m 17. What do i do when i m 25?" putting Retton in the olympic Hall of Fame at this stage of her career is like sending Pitcher Dwight Gooden straight to Cooperstown . Or quarterback Hallock Dan Marino directly to Canton Ohio. Admission to any Hall of Fame is a special Honor that should be reserved first for athletes who arc no longer Active and then for those whose achievements have stood the test of time. Thai s Why baseball football basketball and hockey All require five year waiting periods after their players retire before they Are even eligible for consideration much less election. The euphoria of the los Angeles olympics a , nationalistic excess thai occasionally Bent the boundaries of Good taste swept four Gold med lists from those games into the mall of Fame in this election. Hurdler Edwin moso sprinter Long jumper Carl Lewis and diver Greg 1-Uuganis were the others each with deserving credential each the owner of More Gold medals than Ilic single one that Cllon took Home from . I admit 1 was the Lucky one from the 1984 games Revlon said. I was the one the Media zeroed in on. Very olympics they seem to pick out one athlete to follow. I was the one in "8." Perky smiling Mary  was j natural Choice. She became America s sweetheart and that s Fine. She cashed in with All manner of endorsements and that s Fine too. But the Hall of Fame alter one olympiad and one Gold medal Ali in seems 10 be run hindi things just a bit. The Hall of Fame Elc Clinn. Sponsored by the . Olympic committee and coca cola Usa is con ducted by the National  and Sporish Vii cars association. Election requires 75 per a Cal endorse ment by the voting members of Hie organisation he consider the candidates passed along by a screening committee. There is some evidence that the electors share this concern for instant immortality that they have bestowed on athletes win have Jet to Complete their Active careers. To its credit the Ossa has decided that future inductees will not be eligible for election Unm they have been inactive for two olympiads. That amounts to the same five year wailing period the other sport have and it Means that an athlete who is Active now could not be eligible for the mall of Fame Honor until 1993. Why by then Mary Lou Cllon will be 25. Tow alack Tif try to Gottfried hired to replace Fazio As Pitt coach Pittsburgh up the univer sity of Pittsburgh named Mike Gottfried its football coach thursday. Gottfried replaces Foge Fazio who was fired nov. 25 after compiling a 5-5-1 record last season. Gottfried who become the 30th football coach in Pitt history was signed to a five year contract. He coached at the University of Kansas for three seasons with records of 4-6-1 in 1983, s-6 in 1984 and 6-6 in 1985. He engineered two major upsets during his tenure at the big eight school winning United press International coach of the week Honor or a 26-20 Victory to South Ern Cal in 1983 and a 28-11 Triumph Over previously unbeaten Oklahoma in 1984. I m thrilled with the Opportunity said Golf Rich. I Hope i la be Here a Long Lime. There is a great tradition at the University of Pittsburgh academically and athletically Gottfried 40, so served As the he a coach at Murray stale for three seasons from 1978 to 1980, posting a 22-11-1 re Cord and St the University of Cincinnati from 1981 w 1982, posting a 12-10 Mark. A former All Ohio Valley quarterback at Morehead state Gottfried is a pass minded coach. Twice in by three years at Kansas his quarterback broke the big eight single season passing record Frank Seurer in 1983 and Mike Norseth in 1985. Yanks from Page 21 2-6 appearances flu Dhole Mike Gottfried. Leaving Kansas sox Yankees Deal were shortstop Mike Sopor and outfielder Glen Bra Lon neither of whom will be assigned to new York s major league Rosier. Bums a 26-year-old left hander was 18 1 1 with a 3.96 Era last year for the while son. He had asked to be traded. An earlier Trade with Atlanta for Burns had fallen through. Bums broke in Wilh the White sox in 1979 and has spent the past sin and a half seasons with the club. Sovcy. A 27. Year old right hander was with a 3.95 Era making 26 of he 30 Arance As a starter. Cowley was signed As a free agent by the Yankees on oct. 20. 1983. Hassey 32, hit .296 for the Yankees last season with 42 Rols and 1 3 Home runs in 267 a bal. A left handed hitter Hassey was Pla toned to Catcher for much of the season with Butch Wynegar who is a free agent Harrelson said it s possible this could Lead to another Trade that have other principles  Baylor has a no Trade clause in Hii con tract Fisk. If he signs with Chicago would be a five-and-10 player five years with the while sox and 10 in the league with the Power to veto any Trade. I can t say we have something in the bag real soon Yankees general manager Clyde King said. A Pulcin confirmed that he met with White Soi owners Jerry re Misdorf and Eddie Einhorn wednesday evening and that he would talk further Wilh them. Yan Kees owner George Stcin Brenner also Mcl with Kapstein wednesday and would talk with him further by phone. Fist who will be 38 the Day after Christmas had one of the Best seasons of his career in 1985, with 37 Home runs iq7 Rols and a batting average of .238. He played in 153 games with 543 at bats. Baylor 36, hit .231 with 23 homers and 91 Rols last season. Baylor was unhappy last season when the Yankees Plano once him at the do position. Baylor who was the american league s most valuable player in 1979 with the California Angels also became slightly upset when the Yan Kees Intima cd thai he was not supplying the Power the club needed. In some other moves. Pittsburgh pirates manager Jimmy Leyland added former Houston and Montreal manager Bill Virdon and Mick Kelleher to his coaching staff. Virdon who was a part time scout and instructor with is. Louis last year will work Wilh the outfielders and act As Hilling instructor. V it Jon was the Houston manager until a 83, when he took Over the expos for two years. Kelleher a former major league infield or will instruct infielders and baserunners. The Toronto Blue jays also announced that they had been awarded a franchise in the Florida state league. The team will operate in Dunedin fu., As soon As there either is expansion or an opening in the league but no later than 1988, the Blue jays said. To Complete a Trade made nov. 25, the while Soi sent 20-year-old infielder Jose Mota to the Texas rangers. I Aba prom Page 21 found by halftime but Birdsong sail he told Wohl he was willing to sit out the rest of the game. He was t obligated to put me in it Ivre and i let him know that Birdsong said. In other Aba games rockets 123, a Wicks Izo Houston Akeem Olajuwon scored 27 Points and pulled Down 15 rebounds to spark Houston to � Victory Over Dallai. A Rolando buc Lunan Basket pulled the Mavericks to within two but a free thro by Mitchell Wiggins of a of put Houston ahead 12m20. The Maver icks had a Chance to tic but Blackman s three Point shot was Short a the Buzzer. Houston 17-7 and the Midwest Divi Sion Leader won its 14th Home game and remains the Only Aba team  is unbeaten at Home this season. Dallas was led by Sam Perkins Wilh a season High 31 Points and Jay Vincent Wilh 25. The Mavericks played without their leading scorer Mark Aguirre who was ill. Bulb 106.76en 102 Chicago Sid Green scored a sea son High 22 Points and Quintin Dailey and Orlando Woolridge added 18 each to Lead Chicago past Philadelphia. Chicago s. Gene Banks with a pair of baskets in the final 90 seconds scaled the mixers third loss in their last eight games. Philadelphia s Charles Barkley and Julius Erving led All score Wilh 25 and 24 Points respectively. Bullets 110, Bucks 108, of Landover my. Cliff Robinson sunk a Baseline jumper with one second chaining in overtime giving Washington. Victory Over Milwaukee. Paul Prussey of Milwaukee threw the Ball out of Bounds on an inbound play giving Washington Possession under its own Basket. Sidney Moncrief stole the in Bounds pass by Dan Roundfield. But missed a final shot As time expired. Another jumper by Robinson with. 10 seconds left gave Washington a 108-105 Lead but after calling a Lime out. Milwaukee tied at 108 on a three Point shot by Craig Hodges. The bullets played without injured Cen Ter Jeff Ruland but received a Sterling substitute performance by Rookie Manule Bol. The 7-fool-7 Bol finished with 18 Points a club record 12 blocked shots and nine rebounds. Jeff Malone and Dan Roundfield had 21 Points apiece for the bullets and Robin son had 9. Hodges scored career High 29 Points for the Bucks and Prussey had 26. Laker 127, suns 102 Inglewood Calif. Kareem Abdul Jabbar went ii-for-11 from the Field and scored 24 Points to Lead the los Angeles lakers to their eighth straight Victory a runaway Over Phoenix Earvin magic Johnson Dishch out 20 assists for the second time this season