European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday july 23,1986 grand jury starts Bias death probe upper Marlboro my. A police officers the state medical examiner and doctors from Leland memorial Hospital were among the witnesses summoned monday As a state grand jury began its investigation into the death from cocaine intoxication of University or Maryland basketball Star Len Bias. Margie Jacobs assistant director of medical records at Leland had the file compiled on Bias after he was brought tothe emergency room the morning of june 19, shortly alter collapsing in his Dormi tory room two Days after the National basketball association s Boston celtics made him their first Choice in the College draft and the second selection Overall. Jacobs said she told the grand Jur the alias was. Or. John Smialek the medical exam Iner who prepared the autopsy report on Bias would not discuss his testimony. Asked about conflicting reports from his office on whether the cocaine was inhaled or free based by Bias Smiale said there was not enough evidence to support the findings by his assistant Smyth that Bias had free based the fatal dose of cocaine. Drs. Amjad Rasul and Robert sea Bron who attended Bias in the Leland emergency room were called into the grand jury room but said when they left that they did not testify. Most of the Day was taken up wit jury mos that the records were Bias even though presentation of evidence from police of they were filed under an alias at the dancers. Michael Ferriter a Prince George Section of the Hospital administrator Charlie Eldridge. She would not say what county detective said the atmosphere inthe grand jury room was Low key. The grand jurors just asked questions and we answered them he said. The prosecutor Arthur a. Marshalljr., who gave interviews last week detail ing the evidence he would present to the grand jury avoided reporters monday. Aides said he would not Issue an statements while the grand jury is in ses Sion. Marshall said last week that he Hope dip Complete testimony monday from police officers and medical personnel. He said he would then begin presenting a chronological review of what happen from the time Bias returned to the University of Maryland Campus about mid night june 18 through his death several hours later and the events that followed his death. Marshall said he expects to Complete the first phase of the inquiry by Friday. Indictments on charges of Possession or Ueberroth Colls drugs terrorist attack on . Los Angeles up1 baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth address ing a drug problem he Calls the mos serious attack to the country since world War ii says at least 99 percent of the population is ignorant about it. The environment is changing so quickly it is not like it was six months ago Ueberroth said in a speech to about 500 los Angeles businessmen. A half percent or 1 percent of the nation is Ueberroth said suppliers realize they have the upper hand. It is a $100 billion Industry and it has the finest marketing in the world he said. They Are All very intelligent and very smart. They be increased the Quality of the product dramatically. In Stead of the cocaine being washed Down and diluted they made it Strong and powerful so the High is addictive and the customer will come Back. Plus now it comes in $8 to $10 vials. It s no longer Only for those with Money. Now it is out of control. The criminals have declared War on this country. It is a heightened form of terrorism and it s 1,000 times better than Qadhafi can Hope to returning to the City where he successfully headed the 1984 summer olympics Ueberroth said Washington should take measures to end the sup government has to say to the five or six countries producing 95 per cent of the stuff no you will not be our ally one Day longer we will not6 be you Aid. Clear Cut. Stop now " Uberroth said. There s More terror ism for me there than those who manufacture hand other solutions Ueberroth said in clude More stringent patrol at . Borders the Community s acceptance of local Law enforcement efforts Edu cation in the nation s schools an through parents and massive efforts by advertising companies in the coun try. The problem is outrageous he said. It is anti american. This coun try has to said baseball is nearly a pint Peter Ueberroth. Outrageous drug problem free of the epidemic. We re fortunate that baseball Hassid itself of the problem he said. Sure Well have a flare up an individual problem. It was t solved by the commissioner it was a combination of players and ownership. The 26 base Ball clubs Are owned by some of Thebes individuals in distribution of drugs could come As Marlyas the end of the week he said. After jurors Complete their review of the death of Bias they will have to de cide whether to continue with a review of allegations of drug use by other Mary land basketball players possible Gam bling on a game by at least one player and the Way Maryland officials especially basketball coach lefty oneself responded to the death of said last week that he is especially interested in whether Driesell cautioned players not to talk to police or advised them to remove evidence from Bias room. Monday s session was moved from the regular grand jury room to a courtroom Down the Hall from an area that was open to the Large contingent of reporters Cov ering the investigation. One of the Doorstop the courtroom was chained shut and sealed with tape. League cites to s play for Chicks Memphis Tenn. A to Jackson of the Memphis Chicks was named the Southern league s player of the wee monday As he rebounded from a slow Start in professional baseball. Jackson a Heisman trophy Winner Ata bum collected 11 hits including three triples and three Home runs in 26at-bats in eight games for a .423 batting average. He scored seven runs an knocked in 11 during the Streak. He is hitting .211 for his 20 games As professional with is hits in 71 times at Bat. He has struck out 32 his average was t Good he was still doing the right things mechanically said Chicks president George Lapides. Now he s getting his timing 6-1,220-Pound Jackson rejected a multimillion Dollar offer from the Tampa Bay buccaneers of the National football league to sign with the Kansa City royals. He was sent to the Chicks the royals class a farm club in the Southern league. He collected Only two hits in his first31 times at Bat but team officials said he Only needed time to develop. Shape triumphs on Lopez no hitter Brussels . Grab 2nd senior la wins shape Belgium unbeaten Brussels Belgium and the All Stan each posted its second Victory Here tuesday but had to share the spotlight with the no hit pitching of shape Mario Lopez in second Day action at the senior division european Little league championships. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for shape in the Bottom of the seventh and an error let in the run that gave shape its 2-1 Victory to decide a Battle of right handers Lopez and Hubert Broughton of Naples. Brussels an 11-4 Victor Over Cairo Egypt in monday s final game bounced Back for Triumph no. 2 in tuesday tourney opener As Kiyoshi Fukui hurled a one hitter in a 7-0 Conquest Over wies Baden Germany. The . All stars edged previously unbeaten Rota Spain 3-2 on Steven Hodge s two run single in the fifth innings John coding edged Blake Hjelmeland in a Battle of right handers. In tuesday s other game Egypt evened its record with a 9-7 Triumph Over saudi Arabia scoring the three decisive runs in the Bottom of the sixth onto singles and three errors. Thus far Brussels and the . Stars Are 2-0, Spain Egypt shape and Naples Italy 1-1 and Germany an saudi Arabia 0-2 in this double Elimina Tion tournament for 13-15 year old which runs through Friday. Shape 2, Italy 1singles by Joe Dukeman and Monski sandwiched around a walk to Lopez set the stage for the game breaking scored in the third on two errors a walk and a wild pitch but shape tied the score in the Bottom of the inning. Lopez fanned 12 hitters and Broughto whiffed 13 and yielded just three hits be fore leaving with two out in the 7, Germany 0 the Only hit off the right handed Fuku iwas a sixth inning single by Robert Hardy. However the Brussels right hander kept himself in trouble with eight walks but still managing to Post the Shawn Campbell gave up Only two hits but left under fire in Wiesbaden s three run third after issuing his sixth walk the fifth of that game. John Steele finished up for Germany. John Voorhees had a two run single inthe first inning and Delia an rib single in the third the Only hit of the inning.ujl3,spaln2 Wayne Gregory and Michael Rayme singled to set up Hodge s game winning single in the . Fifth inning erasing a 2-1deficit and helping coding get the Victory. Spain took a 2-0 Lead in the second onto walks and two errors. Mark bareness rib single got one Back in the third inning. Coding hurled a two hitter struck outlive and walked three for the winners. He yielded a fourth inning single and a seventh inning double to Richard Gray. Loser Hje Breland fanned seven an walked four. Gregory and bareness each had two sin Gles for the . Egypt 9, saudi Arabia 7 Ronnie Gerard and John Davis got the singles and three errors did the rest in Cairo s winning sixth inning rally As the Egypt team broke a 6-6 deadlock and Hung on for its Victory. Jason Caldwell scored on a miscue in the fifth As Cairo took a 5-4 Lead but Roy Byrd s run producing single in the top of the sixth tied it 5-5 for the saudi nine. Chong Kim struck out six and walked four scattering six bits for the Victory. Michael Leonard fanned eight in defeat giving up eight hits but was Hurt by defensive lapses of his Garcia had a single and two run triple in a four run first for the win ners. Gerard also contributed two hits had two of saudi Arabia s six hits. Brussels 7, Egypt 4fukui had three singles and two Bis to Pace the Brussels 11-hit attack. Voor Hees and John Bragg had two singles each for the winners who had built up a7-1 Lead by the fourth inning. Tsuneyo Tamagawa hurled a four hitter struck out five and walked two in going the route for Cairo s opening Day gave up All 11 Brussels hits and walked six in taking the loss
