European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 stars and stripes saturday. February 1, 1966phqo to " � i rail w i nil a i f Al Davis Calls for War on drugs los Angeles a r citing a Lac of leadership in the National football league Al Davis the managing Genera partner of the los Angeles raiders has urged outside Powers to become involved inthe league s fight against its drug problem. Davis also said thursday that drug test ing in t necessarily a solution to the prob Lem at this time. He later said that the raiders had a problem several years ago but it has been virtually know this sounds like a Call to arms but we need the leadership of the president the Congress and the cooperation of the at stake. Quite frankly if we Don t adminis fight against Rau Aster severe penalties 1 repeat major penal have service ties along with rehabilitation we will lose the fight to Davis would not elaborate on what penal ties he believes would be appropriate. He said the recently completed season was on of the strongest in the history of the nil but added that the drug problem on the new England patriots which was made Public earlier this week was a major set Back for the league and is now becoming a mess and a sad a Newell As to our league. The raiders recently completed tji Erfourth season in los Angeles after mov no from Oakland. The league Contes Ted the relocation but a jury ruled in May 1982 to allow the raiders1 was quoted earlier this week As. Coach Raymond Berry made the statement that commissioner Pete rozelleu1c a aug ital aim us country to win this fight Davis said. We Svaicr Nam Umi talking about an entire culture. Docs not have the uts to do anything about i believe through negotiation the olay the Dru problem m the nil dam said. Ers will acquiesce to drug testing and five years ago drug testing might have been an answer but today drugs Are not Only sports problem but a National one. The youth of our nation and our great sport Are h g Pooie in m Cru a in my if during the last six years Rozelle had channelled All the efforts of the entire Neflas Well As the hundreds of millions of Dol Lars that were recklessly spent on the Ven Detta on the raiders into a constructive the drug problem. ,."pete Rozelle was asked to Deal with the drag problem openly honestly and humanly five Vears ago a Dave said. It is ludicrous to to Mozelle knew nothing about the patriots problem. Any team can commit any crime in this league As Long As the Tea owner backs Rozelle in the raiders Ven Detta. The league needs a Strong program and someone with guts to enforce it. But nil spokesman Joe Browne said the league is doing what it Rozelle is working with Gene Upshaw executive director of the National football league players association toward an agreement on the drug Issue so that both management and the Union can do More to fight this drug prob Lem Browne said in a Telephone interview thursday night from Honolulu. They have met a number of we have heard similar criticism of commissioner Rozelle by Al Davis Ever since the raiders filed suit against the other27 nil clubs in 1980." As far As his team is concerned Davis said in the Early 1980s the raiders bad people with dependency problems and behave virtually eliminated the problems on our team. It u a Day to Day struggle and we regret not All the individuals woo have left Thlork to fight orioles from Page 21 said the 12 remaining players had not Bee contacted about the program and said there would be no disciplinary action for anyone who chooses not to participate. Confidential urinalysis testing aimed a detecting cocaine and marijuana use will be conducted three to six times a year bythe Johns Hopkins Hospital and medical would be Between patient and Chr the executive director of the baseball players association said he has no problem with the orioles program. The Union has strongly resisted commis Ioner Peter Ueberroth s Call for a mandatory drug testing program in the a from a Union standpoint where it is truly voluntary and not a condition of employment this is not something we ordinarily become involved with feb said of the Baltimore is something the players Are doing on their own with doctors of their own Choos ing and is not compelled As a condition of player representative Scott Mcgregor and attorney Ron Shapiro who represents 16 orioles All of them participants in the testing were driving forces behind the program s forma have to stand up and work together with ownership Mcgregor club did not come to me or to any player and say it wanted to put a program in place Shapiro said. The program is not being implement Edas the result of a known problem on the the testing programs by the patriots and orioles brought More comment on the drug problem in pro sports Dan Rooney the president of the Pitts Burgh Steeles said players who did not agree to voluntary testing should not bellowed to play. I Don t think it should be a bargaining Issue Rooney said. It too serious of an Issue to negotiate. Coach Dan Reeves of the Denver Bron cos said his team is free of serious drug problems and said players were allowed to skip their routine year end screening did t do any drug testing at the end of the year because 1 did t see an reason Reeves said. Jim Seattle the player representative on the Seattle mariners said he did not feel ready to judge the orioles m not sure Bow any part of the pro Gram can help or Hurt Seattle said. Applaud any player trying to help himself or any other players As a group. But i m no lure How to do that. My impression is that drug testing instill an imprecise after 16 years Kansas state coach resigns Manhattan Kan. A Kansas state coach Jack Hartman has announced he is stepping Down As head of the wild cats basketball program after 16 years. Hartman said at a news conference thursday night on the Usu Campus that his resignation is effective at the end of the school year. I m a Guy who s 60 years old and has been coaching for about 50 of them. Do you have to have a reason he said. Think i m satisfied i be had the Veteran coach said he reached his decision to quit last summer. There was no Good time to make the announcement he said. I m not real Happy with College athletics right now Hartman said. It s not what u was at one said his health was not a Factor in his decision. He said he planned to re main in Manhattan but would not be involved with the basketball program other than As a Booster. Coaching is All i be Ever done he be never had a real Virginia from Page 21 Hartman has a cumulative record of 292-162 at Kansas state. He has led the wild cats to three regular season big eight championships and two Post season tournament titles. They have had seven 20-Wmseasons under Hartman. His Overall College record including eight seasons at Southern Illinois is 436 226. He ranks 14th in victories among Active coaches. Kansas state athletic director Larry Travis said Hartman made the announce ment now to facilitate the school s search for a replacement. He was truly unselfish in this matter said Travis. He could have waited until the end of the semester May but he has alot of this season the wildcats Are 1-4 in the big eight and 13-7 Overall. Hartman missed the final is games of1984-85 season after suffering a heart at tack Jan. 12,1985, hours after a 56-55 loss to Oregon state in the 13th game of the Jack Hartman its roster at the beginning of the season Minnesota got 17 Points from freshman Ray Gaffney to beat visiting Ohio state 70-65. Minnesota was also playing its first Gam since 1975 under a coach other than Jim Dutcher who resigned in Wake of the mad Ison allegations after the gophers forfeited last sunday s game at Northwestern. He has been replaced on an interim basis by longtime assistant Jimmy Williams the first Black head coach Ever at Minnesota. Brad Sellers led Ohio state with 22points and and Hopson added 16, the 13,443 fans at Williams Aren cheered from the opening until the final Horn despite recent Mitchell scored 22 Points to Lead Alabama Birmingham Over old dominion71-58 in a Sun Belt conference game inter rented for nearly 20 minutes in the second half by a fight. The fight broke out Between lab players and old Dominion student seated behind the blazers Bench. Both teams left the floor until order was big ten s leading scorer Scott Skiles made 18 of 21 from the Field an scored 36 Points including the game win Ner on a Layup with seven seconds left to Lead Michigan state Over Wisconsin 83-81. Fast starting islanders Nab 8-4 Triumph Over flyers by the associated press Patrick Flatley scored twice in new York s five goal first period thursday night the first just 19 seconds after the opening face off and the islanders took an8-4 National hockey league Victory Over Philadelphia their fourth Triumph in five meetings with the flyers this season. The islanders unbeaten in five games bombarded flyers goalie Darren Jensen with 20 shots in the opening period. Mikk Makela Mike Bossy and Mark Hamway also scored As the islanders needed Les than 17 minutes to build a 5-0 Lead. Flatley scored his 14th goal of the sea son when he punched in a shot from in front of the net after Jensen came out Tob lock a shot by Paul Boutilier. Makela made it 2-0 at 1 55 when he picked up the puck at the Blue line skated in by himself and beat Jensen with a neat flip shot. Bossy scored his 36th goal at 4 46 when he deflected in a shot from to of the left face off Circle by Randy Boyd. Hamway made it 4-0 with a 40-Footerfrom the top of the right Circle at 7 13 and Flatley fired in a 20-foot shot from the right Circle at 16 42 for a 5-0 Lead. Philadelphia s Dave Poulin scored his nil Roundup 20th of the season at 19 39.new York s John Tonelli got his 17th Coal of the season just 21 seconds into the second period and Denis pot Vitt scored at 10 17 to give the islanders a 7-2 Zezel and Lindsay Carson scored for the visiting flyers in tse second period and Boutilier and Philadelphia s Lukka Sinisalo traded third period goals. There were no other games in the no thursday but there was some trading. The Boston brains traded Center Bil Derlago to the Winnipeg jets for de Senseman Wade , in his eighth nil season had five goals and 16 assists this season but did not dress for Boston s last two games. Campbell 25, had no goals and one As Sist in 24 games with the jets this season. The Trade came one Day after two were Hurt in a 5-4 overtime Victory Over Hartford. Gord Kluzak dislocated us left shoulder in a fight and Mats Thelin required 28 stitches after being Cuton the left Side of his face Bis upper lip and lower lip by a stick
