European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday Juno 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Maryland s Bias Dies Appolo leu Bias was � Happy celtic. Apparent heart attack Riverdale. My. A Len  22-year-old Maryland ail american died thursday afr suffering an apparent heart attack. The death came two Days after the Boston celtics picked him no. 2 in the National basketball association draft. Bias was brought Lolland memorial Hospital outside Washington at 6 50 . After suffering Cai Dio  arrest Hospital spokesman Frank Berry said. Bern said Bias was unconscious and in critical condition when he arrived by ambulance. Bias was pronounced dead at 8 50a.m. Berry said. Leland s or. Edward Wilson said Bias had no heartbeat or sign of life when doctors began working on him. Wilson said he understood a Friend tried to revive Bias by giving him cardio pulmonary resuscitation immediately after his collapse. He said chemical and other Means were used at the Hospital Inan attempt to revive him. Everything was done that could have been done for him Wilson said. He said Bias heart sustained major damage but we Don t know what was causing inc  Jack Zane University of Maryland sports information officer said Bias was stricken at his Campus dormitory and his teammates summoned help. Mary land Toach lefty Driesell and members of the team also went to the Hospital Zan said. Keota Covington a Maryland football player who was a close Friend of Bias and a former Roommate said Bias returned to his Dort room from Boston at about Midnight wednesday. Bias was attending summer school at Maryland. Covington Sid he and other friends gathered in Bias room to ask him Howit Felt to have All that Money and to be in the Aba. At about 2 . He said he was tired of All inc questions and just wanted to be  Covington said he walked to Bias car with him before leaving Bias was drafted by the Aba Champi on celtics and afterwards said it has always been my dream to play in then a. Now e have a present  the dream to play with the celtics. Without a doubt i la be part of the celtics  celtics Star Larry Bird who urged the learn to pick Bias said it s horrible. 1 am Loo shocked to respond. It s the Crue lest thing 1 Ever heard. 1 was really looking Forward to coming to Rookie Camp to play with  red Aurbach celtics president said Well always consider him a Mem Ber of the celtics family. He s a kid. Who just had his main goal in life which was to be drafted Byich celtics. He was one of the most Happy people. He had the tools and the attitude an the work habits to be a great  celtics coach . Jones said Bias had been through physical exams and came out , Maryland s All Lime leading scorer was a two time Atlantic coast conference Placer of the year. The 6-fool-fl. 210-Pound Forward averaged 23.2 Points As a  and his father. James attended the draft in new York and went to bos ton to meet inc Boston Media. Bias is the third University of Mary land basketball player to die suddenly either while still a student or shortly after graduating in about the last 12 years. In 1974, about a year after he graduated Owen Brown died while playing in a pickup game. Also during the mid 1970s, Chris Palton while still enrolled at Maryland died after being stricken ill while playing basketball near Byrd stadium. Both were found to be suffering from Daffan syndrome. The doctor at Leland said there was no indication that Bias died of the same Dis ease. If he had marfan it was not contributory 10 his death said Wilson. Marian syndrome is a congenital condition that is found in talk lanky people. U is a genetic abnormality that affects connective tissue thai binds and support Sall the cells in the body. The defective genes that cause the syndrome result i changes in the protein hut gives connective tissue its strength. This weakens and loosens i he tissue Only one Maryland basketball player had Ever been drafted higher than  Lucas was inc no. 1 player taken in 1976 by the Houston rockets. Sutton beats Texas for 300th Victory from press dispatches Anaheim Calif. By Hook or by Crook Don Sutton has joined baseball s select Circle of 300-game winners. I be been trying legally and illegally to get Here for  Sulton said wednesday night. The 4 to year old right hander who often has been accused of doctoring the Ball earned his pitching doctorate and became thei9lh 300-game Winner in major league history. He tossed a three hitter As the California Angels beat the Texas rangers 5-1. In his second try for no. 300, Sutton did not Issue a walk and struck out three in handing the rangers their fifth consecutive setback and slicing their Lead in the american league West to one half game Over the Angels. He retired 1s batters in a Row at one stretch and the Only Texas hits were by rookies singles by Ruben Sierra in he second and eighth innings and Pelt inca Viglia s Homer in the  in Means is that i just stayed around 21 years to win 300," said Sutton 300-233 in his career and Whis season. He got his first Victory for the los Angeles Dodgen against the Houston astros on april 18 1966, Ana collected 230 victories with the dodgers from 1966-1980. He won 24 with the astros 26 with inc Milwaukee brew ers and 13 with the Oakland a s before coming to thenagels late last season and splitting four decisions. The Angel save Sutton a 3-0 Lead in the first inning against Texas Tow Guzman. Leazott hitter Gary p-7r.y._ in i  r_.iita11