European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday August 23,1986 vow spreads credit around after . Win Over soviets Raleigh . A god Greasy food Dici Coke arid Navy sea bees All Goi a Litile bit of credit from coach Kay Yow for helping the . Women s basketball team beat the so Viet Union for the world basketball championship. Yow the women s basketball coach at North Carol in state guided the United slates to a 108-88 Victory Over the soviets in Moscow last sunday for the world title a month earlier she led the same team to an 33-60 Victory Over the soviets for the Gold medal in the Goodwill games. The losses were the first suffered by the soviets in International play since 1958 and the first Ever on i hair own soil. The world championship title game started at dusk in Moscow which on the East coast meant vow s Church in Gibsonville ., was attending Sun Day services. It was 11 in the morning and my whole Church was Here in prayer. Yow told a news conference there was an extra special closeness. I just knew we d play the very Best we could. The team understood we could not do this by ourselves. We All understood that very when in Moscow it s not easy to find French Fries. Bui the ame can women s team was Given free rein in the Kitchen of the Lone Star cafe and that was More than satisfying. All we wanted was something Fried Yow said. We brought our own cokes crates of diet cokes and we took our own Ketchup. The canadians brought i hair Macaroni and cheese we brought our cokes and the scabies stationed in Moscow Are overseeing construction of the new american embassy. They steered the team to the Lone Star cafe where French Fries and 1950s music helped the team feel like they were Home when the servicemen stopped serving As tour guides 33 attended the championship game and were unusually supportive. They somehow could be heard above the rest of the crowd Yow said. We boosted their morale and they boosted when it was Over the . Learn had one More thing it was alter the nets from the baskets. It was one thing they might have left alone since the soviets seemed to frown on what is an Ameri can ritual in big basketball games. I could Tell by the Lacia expressions of the officials that something was Yow said. They looked upset. I told them we always Cut the nets Down. They said. No in International play i turned and Teresa Weatherspoon whacked ii Down and put it Over her head. I made the proper apol Yow had no apologies to make How Ever for the Way her team played in the soviet Union and a reminder of that was the color of the ribbon on which her medal Hung. A red ribbon is no. 1," Yow said. Blue is no 2," Purdue a a seeking $3.7 million oilers trying to Ink Everett by the associated press Only iwo first round draft picks have yet 10 sign with heir National football league clubs and it appears both will remain unsigned for a while longer. Marv a Croft the agent for Houston s lop selection Purdue quarterback Jim Everett said thursday he will meet with Oil ii executive vice president Ladd Herzeg next week in Houston but he did t sound optimistic. The meeting is important but i Don t feel either Ladd or myself is very confident that Well reach a Joyful Resolution a Croft said. Dumoff it seeking a 13.7 million four year contract for Everett who was the third player taken in the april to nil draft. The Cincinnati bengals announced wednesday that they had broken off negotiations with their first round pick Washington linebacker Joe Kelly who was selected 11 the Overall. Bengals assistant general manager Mike Brown said the learn withdrew its offer wednesday after it was rejected and has ended negotiations with Mike Blat Kelly s agent. Blast said he expected to hear from the bengals in a week 10 10 the oilers Are offering Everett less than the $2.35 million contract signed by Atlanta Rookie Tony Casillas the second player chosen in the draft. Herzeg and Demoff have not met since july. Marvin feels the Chuck Long con tract has no bearing on the Everett Situa Tion Herzeg said of Long the former quarterback at Iowa. We eel it does. It clearly establishes the Long the first round selection of the Detroit Lions and the i2lh pick Overall signed 3 four year si.65 million con tract. The oilers closed Down their training Camp on the Angelo slate University Campus thursday and returned to hous ton where they will face the new or leans saints in the Astrodome on sat urday night. Vikings three former United states football league players running Back Sara Harrell. Comeback David Evans and safely Mike Lush were All scheduled to play in Friday night s exhibition game in Roundup against the sea Hawks in Seattle. Two players were removed from the Vikings Rosier thursday kicker Lais Zendejas who played in the Usel and six year safety Keith Nord. Gary Schippang a Rookie tackle was placed on the injured Reserve list. Five other former Usel players have been waived comeback Jonathan Sulton running Back Todd Gerhart kickers David Trout and Brian Franco and defensive tackle Tony Filz Patrick. Goals sixth round draft Choice Ron Brown was released and running Back Lionel vital was claimed off waivers from the Washington redskins. Vital was drafted by the redskins Dur ing the seventh round of the 1985 draft and spent the season on the injured re serve list with a hamstring injury. Last year s leading rusher Joe Morris continues to stay out of Camp because of a contract dispute and running Back George Adams the no. 1 pick in 1985, still is bothered by an upper leg problem that has lingered for weeks. Eagle John Spagnola the starting tight end for three years is no. 2 on new coach buddy Ryan s depth Chart but says in won t bother him until opening Day. Ryan said he plans to Start David Little in the Job Spagnola has held since 1982, except for one year he was injured. Spagnola who held out for two weeks at the beginning of training Camp in a contract dispute and Ihus missed the Early Days of learning the system being installed by the new coaching staff said Ryan May be trying to use psychology on him. Patriots Veteran Center Pete Brock was activated and offensive guard George col ton a ninth round draft Choice from Maryland was placed on waivers. Brock signed tuesday ending a 31 Day holdout and the patriots had a two week exemption before they would have to activate him. They decided to do that thursday so he could play Friday night in a pre season game against the raiders in los Angeles. Colton is the third of new England s 12 draft choices to be Cut. Keds Tiaa Washington practice indoors due to rain for the first time this summer As they prepared for saturday s preseason contest in Tampa Bay. Coach Joe Gibbs said running Back Kelvin Bryant will play about one half and the quarterbacks in order will be Jay Schroeder Doug Williams and Mark Rypien. Dolphins offensive tackle Chris Ward who said he hated Miami while a member of the new York Jeu signed a contract with the dolphins. Ward 30, joined the team for its afternoon practice hoping to find a professional Home after kicking around the league for the past three years. To make room for Ward on the roster the dolphins waived free agent nose tackle Tony Chickillo bad tight end Jerry Bell who broke two Bones in his left hand in the team s first preseason game had his cast removed and worked out in pads for the first time in nearly two weeks. Bell who caught 43 passes for 493 Yards before suffering a season ending knee injury in the ninth game of 1985, had one reception Tor 20 Yards in the bucs preseason Ope Iier against the St. Louis cardinals on aug. 9. Packen Green Bay in search Ofa big play line Backer had High Hopes for free agent Mike Weddington. But Weddington underwent surgery for a separated shoulder and packers coach Forrest Gregg said the 6-foot-4, 245-Pound Rookie from Oklahoma will be going on the injured Reserve list. 49m san Francisco running Back Bill will undergo surgery tuesday for a torn bicep muscle in his right Arm. The 29 year old ring is expected to be out for eight to 10 weeks. Cowboys Dallas placed defensive end Kevin Brooks its top 1985 draft pick on the injured Reserve list for a knee injury he suffered during the cowboys preseason game with san Diego. Rozelle says pay scale May change new York up commissioner Pete Rozelle said thursday that the National football league s pay scale May change As a result of the addition of slur players from the . Football league. You have to be concerned with the salary Structure Rozelle in a nation wide conference Call said in response to the Multi million Dollar nil contracts Given 10 Usel stars Jira Kelly Kelvin Bryant and Herschel Walker. But i have mixed feelings the com missioner added. I know what her Hel Means to Dallas and the league whal Kelvin Bryant Means and what Kelly Means. You saw whal one personality did for a super bowl team with Wil Liam refrigerator Perry and even Jim Mcmahon. I do have a feeling this might affect future salaries. But i also realize whal these players mean Tor the league at the Gate and on television on monday the . Football league seeking to improve its $1 award filed papers for a retrial in its antitrust suit against the nil. In the 12-week irial the nil was found guilty of monopolizing pro football but not responsible for the Usel s problems. Since thai Early August decision and the Usel s announcement to suspend play in 1986 and free its players the nil is signed a number of Usel players. As of tues Day. Rozelle said 75 Usel players signed by the nil this year remained on nil rosters. In 1983 when the Usel began play 1 told the owners there will Roulo eventually be litigation so let s not do anything wrong Rozelle said. Now i feel very proud of the nil owner. There s been dissent in the past but they Hung in a wide ranging to minute talk with reporters Rozelle addressed himself to other issues facing the nil Asil enters its 67th year. The commissioner said free Agency is the main obstacle to a new collective bar gaining agreement with the league s play ers. That will be the major stumbling Block he said. I Haven t talked to Al the owners but two or three owners have talked to me and told me they feel it would be very unhealthy for them and for the game. The collective bargaining agreement Between players and management is in its fifth year and expires alter this Tea son. Rozelle spoke on other subjects his drug testing plan now before an arbitrator. I expect the arbitrator to make a decision in Early october. If i m allowed the authority the plan would be implemented this season fit is ruled i Don t have the authority drug testing is Back in the clubs laps. It could be a major Issue at collective steroids. He said a separate test for the muscle building drug will be con ducted when one thai is valid accurate and can be used on a wide level is Avail Able. Limited use of instant replay this season. Where Clear mistakes Are made we could get a Chance to Correct them through instant replays. We Hope that comforts coaches expansion. He said expansion will be influenced by the television contract the collective bargaining agreement and Resolution of the Usel Case. We will expand by two teams As we always do in stages. Never do we go for six at a Lime like hockey or the
