European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 21, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 Corrie entry super bowl hype took sinister turn the next time someone announces a crack Down on the mob insist they specify which one. Don t get me wrong. The american Public deserves Protection from racketeering extortion Money Laun Dering and drug trafficking. Bui another mob went on a rampage a few weeks ago and no one yet has orchestrated a Campaign to ensure that sort of thing won t happen again. You can t describe what the Media did in new Orleans last month As organized crime. Getting 2.000-plus Media people to agree much less organize is Akin to asking the world s nations to live in peace. But the Media were guilty of crime most of which stemmed from a mob mentality. The reason for the Media s gathering in the City known for Mardi gras celebrations was super bowl xxx. Most who witnessed the game will remember it As the super bore after snoozing through the bears 46-10 rout of the new England patriots. The millions of people who wasted their time watching the game on to can take Comfort at least in haying seen the Best of super bowl week. What transpired in the Days preceding the contest was the real crime. The victims were the Public in general and the players in particular. The Public was subjected to a multitude of stories that provided information most of which was merely useless. The players were subjected to a barrage of questions most of which were merely repetitive. Examples of tuesday s question1. To refrigerator Perry what do you normally cat on a Given Day 2. To coach Ray Berry of the patriots will you have to pass in order to beat the bears 3. To coach Mike Ditka of the bears what effect will Chicago s regular season Victory Over new England have on sunday examples of wednesday s questions repeat questions 1 through 3. Examples of thursday s questions repeat questions i through 3. Examples of Friday s questions repeat questions i through 3. But these Media vices were Petty crimes compared to the felony committed four Days prior to the game. The victim bears quarterback Jim Mcmahon. Mcmahon had assumed celebrity status Early in the week. Like the other players and coaches Mcmahon had been subjected to a daily dose of questions but he gave the Media what they wanted an Angle. First he was quizzed about an acupuncturist Fol Lowed by such key football themes As headbands mooning and sunglasses. But it was t until thursday morning that the Media Rose to the occasion. The catalyst was a broadcast by a local new or leans television station that quoted Mcmahon As hav ing insulted the City and the women who live there. No one i talked to prior to thursday s press conferences had seen the broadcast. No one seemed to know the exact quote. Mobs have Little use for details. But the Media wrecking Crew wasted Little Lime trying to level Mcmahon. So Many reporters crowded around him that a special site for him and the mob was arranged. After having denied the quote for about the 20th time Mcmahon announced that he was t going to answer any Mure questions about the broadcast. The questions persisted. Finally the interview ended but the Story still no More than a Rumor persisted. Mcmahon s agent be came the next Media target. He said Mcmahon and he would not Rule out anything at this Point when asked if he planned to sue the station. The station later apologized to Mcmahon and sus Pended the sportscaster. But the Media which first spawned the show and then perpetrated it apologized to no one including Mcmahon. The judges had ruled there was no Brief in Mcmahon s behalf. And who s to judge the judges much of the problem rests with the relentless eyes of the to cameras whose cables and accompanying technicians seemed More prevalent than super bowl souvenir shops. With their sights set on action they found the pre game Mclick restrictive. Threatened by what they perceived As a Boring broadcast the to people and some of their print counterparts committed the Cardinal sin of creating the news rather than reporting it. Fortunately the Media upheld some of the Laws of fairness. If you sifted through everything writ ten and said about the game before it happened you found some insights into the game and the players who play it. The mob does t control everyone. But they control enough to pose a threat to the purpose of the game. Pro football provides entertain ment but the show needs to remain on the Field performed by those who pursue sports As a career. For the mob to upstage their production More than tarnishes the sport. It Blacken the game whose very purpose is to Light up a sunday in january bit Stan and Strle huskers from Page 21 36th Southeastern conference title beating the gators behind Kenny Walker s 23 Points. Florida never caught up after Kentucky 23-3 Overall and 14-1 in the Sec scored the first nine Points. Louisville 89, Florida Stile 67 Louisville by. The i6lh-ranked cardinals 20-7, routed the seminoles be Hind Milt Wagner s 26 Points and 16 Points and 14 rebounds from Pervis Ellison. The Victory gave coach Denny Crum his 14th 20-Viclory season in 15 years at Louis Ville which led Only 35-33 Early in the Sec Ond half before a 25-2 spurt secured the decision. Virginia tech 88, Vii 73 Lexington a. Dell Curry had 30 Points nine rebounds and six assists for the homies. Virginia 69, North Carolina is. 60 Charlottesville a. Junior Center Olden polynice scored a career High 27 Points and helped the Cavaliers rally to beat the 20lh-Rankcd Wolf pack. Virginia 17-7, was losing 52-45 but took the Lead to stay with ii straight Points including five in a Row by polynice. Chris Washburn led North Carolina state 17-9, with 18 Points. Penguins clip jets to extend Streak apply to Kentucky s Winston Bennett left. Blocks Andrew Moton s shot from press dispatches Pittsburgh Mario Lemieux scored two goals wednesday night As the Pittsburgh penguins extended their Home unbeaten Streak to 10 games with a 5-2 Victory Over the Winnipeg jets. Lemieux with 36 goals and 105 Points this season has scored in 16 consecutive games a career High and the longest cur rent Streak in the nil. Pittsburgh 8-0-2 at Home since dec. 28, took a 1-0 Lead at 6 02 of the first period on la Mioux s first goal. Canadians 4, capitals 4 Montreal Bobby Smith s Sec Ond goal of the game at 4 59 of the third period helped Montreal tie Washington. Montreal took seven shots in the scoreless overtime to one for Washington. The draw enabled Montreal to move into a first place tie in the nil s Adams division with the Idle Quebec nordic us. Each team has 70 Points. North stars 6, Black Anlu 5 Chicago left Wing Brian Law nil Roundup ton s third goal of the game during a final period Power play lifted Minnesota. Lawton s first nil  came on a pass from Linc Malc Dennis Maruk who collected a goal and four assists. Whalers 6, sabres 4 Buffalo . Dean Evason scored two goals including the game win Ner with 2 21 left in the third period and assisted two others 10 Lead Hartford. Oilers 9, Maple Leafs 5 Edmonton Alberta Edmonton spotted Toronto an Early 2-0 Lead then roared Back with seven straight goals two of them shorthanded ones by Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. The Maple Leafs who arrived in Edmonton Only a couple of hours before game time got goals from Russ Courtnell and win Del Clark in the first four min utes. But they did t score again until the final period. Hershiser captures $1 million salary from dodgers by the associated press Pitcher Orel Hershiser became the first baseball player this season to be awarded a $1 million salary by an arbitrator when he won his Case thursday with the los Angeles dodgers. Arbitrator Howard Block ruled in favor of Hershiser s bid of $1 million instead of the dodgers offer of $600,000. Last sea son Hershiser s second in the majors he earned $212,000. Each Side presented its Case before Block wednesday. The meeting reportedly lasted five hours. In 1985, Hershiser 27, compiled a 19-3 record with five shutouts and finished third in the league in car cd run average with a 2.03 Mark in 36 appear ances. The right hander had the highest winning percentage .864 in baseball. With the decision Hershiser becomes the fourth dodger who will earn a seven figure salary in 1986. He joined Fernando Valenzuela Pedro Guerrero and Jerry Reuss in that elite club. In St. Petersburg fla., the new York mets announced thursday that right hander Ron Darling lost his salary arbitration Case and will receive the $440,000 offered by the team this season. Darling whose 1985 salary was $230,000, asked for 650,000. He posted a 16-6 record and a 2.90 Era in 1985, his second full season in the majors As the acts no. 2 Pitcher behind Dwight Gooden. Mets second baseman Wally Backman lost his arbitration hearing wednesday while Pitcher Ricky Horton of the Cardi nals won. Arbitrator Richard Bloch ruled in favor of the acts and awarded Backman 1325,000, who had asked for $425,000. Horlon had filed a figure of $275,000 and the cards offered $215,000. The biggest Buck Case of All that of Boston s Wade Boggs has yet to be addressed. Boggs who won a $1 million salary in arbitration last year is asking for a record $1.85 million this time. The red sox offered $1.35 million and May continue to negotiate with their third baseman through the hearing Date