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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 20,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Howser has brain tumor Dick Homer will undergo surgery far be removal of � brain tumor this week. Kansas City to. A Dic Howser manager of the defending world Champion Kansas City royals will undergo surgery this week for a brain tumor and miss the rest of this season Tea officials said Friday. The neurosurgeon docs not feel that this surgery is life threatening or. Paul Meyer team physician said at a new conference. Under the Best of Circum stances the recovery process would re quire three or four months. We will not know whether it is benign or malignant until we have sections Lateen and studied under the  Meyer said Kansas City neurosurgeon or. Charles Clough will perform the sur  said doctors fell the Luxor has been there for some time but decline to answer specific medical questions. Howser 50, was admitted to Kansa City s St. Luke s Hospital on Friday morning barely 48 hours after managing the american league to a 3-2 Victory inthe All Star game in Houston. He missed the game against Cleveland on thursday night with what was announced As a sore neck. Meyer said he was taken to the Hospi Tal for tests after he became disoriented. We would ask him who is this Man " said Meyer pointing at royals general manager John Schuerholz. Heddin t know. We asked him who won the game last night and he said the royals but he did t know the  any time a person has a brain tumor it is serious Meyer said. But there is no Way to know whether the tumor i malignant or not until the  Meyer said the surgery was being delayed until swelling around the tumor can be brought Down. I examined him this afternoon and he is not in any pain or  to  said the tumor in the front left part of the brain is 5 to 7 centimetres 2v to 3 inches in diameter. This is a Large tumor he said. If itis benign As we Hope it is then the plan will be to remove it. If it is malignant then you have to resort to radiation Type therapy or chemotherapy. It s in the frontal area where emotions and personality arc  he  Ferraro a close Friend of hawser s and the royals third base coach was appointed interim manager. Driving to the Park today. I Kep thinking Aboul All the things Dick and 1 have been through said Ferraro. But Dick is a Battler. He s always been a Battler and i have Faith that he can Han dle any situation. My wife reminded me today that the reason 1 came Back from having Malig Nant cancer was because of the support of All my friends and loved ones of Cora to who had a kidney removed in cancer surgery in 1983, said. I know that Dick knows we re All pulling for  players were stunned by the news. Every now and then something Hap pens to slap you in the face and remind you that All these Little things you re Wor ried about Don t amount to  said designated hitter Hal Mcrae. Ferraro one of the All Star coaches said Howser seemed subdued during the festivities surrounding the game. A Bunch of us were silting around inthe coaches room swapping stories and joking around. Usually Dick would be right in there leading the group with the funniest stories. But he just kind of sat there. I asked him about it and he said he was t feeling  Bias longtime Friend Apt to be indicted Washington a the prosecutor conducting the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the co Caine induced death often Bias said Fri Day that he expects to indict a longtime Friend of the University of Maryland basketball Star. Arthur a. Marshall jr., Prince George county state s attorney said Brian Tab ble could be indicted on criminal charges. That seems pretty Clear to us that heis the person who brought the drugs into the room Marshall said. I think that our evidence is sufficient to indict or.  died of cocaine intoxication on june 19 after collapsing in his dormitory room on the College Park my. Campus just two Days after being drafted by the Boston celtics. Tribble is one of three people believed to have been with Bias when he died. Marshall said he thinks that someone told those in the room with Bias to cover up the drug involvement and added that Maryland basketball coach lefty Drei sell will be asked about that. Bias former High school basketball coach will be asked Why he removed Arti cles from the player s room shortly be fore he died Marshall said. A Man who identified himself As Brian Tribble called for an ambulance for Bias the morning the All american died and told the emergency dispatcher you Gotto get him Back to life according to a tape of the Telephone Call. Yes i would like to have an ambulance come to 1103 Washington Hall. It san emergency Tribble told the Man who answered the Prince Georges county emergency line according to a tap played by a Washington television station on its Friday newscast. It s Len Bias and he just went to and he needs some assistance the caller said. The Call was placed at 6 31 . An lasted two minutes according o the tape. In answer to the first statement the dispatcher said what Are you talking about i m talking about someone needs Len Bias needs help the caller said. It does t matter what his name is what s the problem the dispatcher asked. Tribble told the dispatcher Bias was not breathing right then again gave the Washington Hall room number. When the dispatcher asked what your name the caller answered my name is  Brian what the dispatcher asked.  during the conversation Tribble in a halting voice that was at times difficult to understand told the dispatcher he Wasin Len Bias room but diet not know the address of Washington Hall and at tempted to give the dispatcher directions. Please come As soon As you can. It Sno joke Tribble said. They re giving him Mouth to Mouth. You can hear i now. This is Len Bias. You got to get him Back to life. There s no Way he can  sir please come  when the county grand jury recon Venes monday in upper Marlboro my. It will listen to the tape Jeffrey l. Har Ding assistant county state s attorney said. Four Mefs Ai de in Houston after scuffle at bar Houston up four new Yor Kmets players involved in a scuffle at a singles bar Early saturday were Jai Dand charged with assaulting a police offi cer and hindering arrest police said. Police sgt. Steve Barnett identified the players who were in town for a series against the Houston astros As second baseman Tim Teufel and pitchers Ron Darling Bob Ojeda and Rick Aguilera. We be still got them right Here in the City jail but the mets office is making arrangements to bail them out Barnett said saturday  spokesman Jay Horwitz said the four players would be released in Tim for the mets saturday night game in  and Darling were charged with aggravated assault on a police officer with Bond for each set at $2,000 Ojeda and Aguilera were charged with Hin Dering arrest with Bond for them set at $800 each Barnett  four went to a singles club called cooler s in Houston after the mets lotto the astros 3-0 Friday night police it. . Lofland told the Houston chronicle. Lofland said Teufel got into an argument with someone in the bar and was asked to leave. He said Teufel started Totake his drink outside which is against the Law in Texas and a uniformed off duty police officer working As a Security guard told him to leave the drink behind. Teufel refused and another uniformed officer outside in the parking lot tried to arrest him Lofland said. A struggle ensued and All four player were arrested Lofland said  
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