European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 87, 1987 the stars and stripes a Chi a ohm a e s a Winner before race Sfa commentary Don t expect Gary Clark to win next sunday s los Ancs Marathon. Just running in in is a major Victory top Tim. Sixteen in sulks ago Clark was the executive vice president of Ati Jill insurance company in Phoenix. Ariz., a  who had Little Lime for anything else in a be certainly not running. I never took Lime 117 years to do anything but work and drink he said a forc i knew it i was a dark la acc Picicc suit Stob. And than i got  a hacking cough and a soaking weal sent Clark to the Hospital one Day and began i evolution that turned him first into a casual run a then into Airia Totcie and now into a Marathon when he. Steps to inc starting Tine Tor . Race in will be a Triumph for medical science ind the human spirit. Thai s because Gary Clark inns on borrowed Lime with a transplanted h his Chest. Like most successful businessmen Clark h no time to be tick. I thought they could give me a shot or a Pill and Send me on my Way he said. Tests revealed viral cardiomyopathy. That Clark noted is an expensive word to say you be got n problem Wilh your  in Clark s Case the problem was not quite serious enough to qualify him for an immediate transplant. His heart was functioning at about 20 percent of capacity not Good but still above the 15 percent that requires immediate attention. Doctors provided him with a regimen to follow and Clark behaved himself for a time. Then you go through denial he said. You Don t accept it. You say. Til show them. I la run in off.1 " Clark and his 20 percent functioning heart for a jog. It did not last very Long. I got Block he said. Then i walked Home. _ on oct. 25, 1985, concerned that in had t kept appointments his doctor called Bop Clark tried to put him off. There were ill Crsp Rita Calls to make. Bui inc doctor was  wanted to Sec Lark then unless Hajj paid you want to die Cere you Are in Clark reach pfc Hospital his heart Junction Down  within transplant re Quirmo a he cd moved to Tucson medical Cen Ter to  Wail for a donor heart. They Don t run  gel a heart plug it in and Send your Sirj a Way he says the Redacre a flow of false alarms and then just after  9iclark was told he had 48 hour Flo live. He had nitwit of time and was being propped for surgery to Givs 3 temporary artificial heart when doctors to Caw transplant candidate a19-Ycar-old named sep Girt Tweed who had been killed in an . Both of Tweed s kidney Sand Corneas Alio Krc donated for transplant. He Gay Niht and life to five human beings Clark Sajdl am one of them weeks after surgery the Hospital s cardiac sponsored a file Kiloren scr walk. Wearing Tennis noes Clark participated in his first athletic in Cav or in 17 years. He liked in so much that the following april he doubled the distance. That one third of a triathlon Clark said. When he proposed adding the other two thirds a 40-Kilometer Bike ride and 1.5-Kitomclcr swim he remembered the doctor thought i needed a brain  patient and physician made a Deal and. After Tak ing a stress test and agreeing to medical supervision throughout the event Clark was allowed to enter. There have been six More triathlons since then an other 10-Kilometer race one at eight Kilometres and now the . Marathon All carefully monitored Clark has finished every race he s entered and even won inc cardiac division s 10-Kilometer event. He has not however been Back to the office since the Day his doctor ordered him to the Hospital. You should Sec the  he chuckled. Tim aide mid inn padres Hyt barred for season new York straighten out his problems. I Howll Kalial in a year hell be Back pitching. Yaj layers and fans Are miss ing out. Heft inc of the Best pitchers there  Tony Wynn Lull s probably be cause they re Irwin go narc an example of him and show thai us bal is nol going to put up with the Almlof thing. Iguess in a Way he should feet Kuun ate. A year suspension is better thai Pendine six months in jail. Hopefully these other athletes will learn from nand not let in happen to  Vicenza tips Simonella in Italy Cage Naples Vicenza got an unexpected scare from Sigon la Naples romped As expected and Brindisi bested american overseas of Rome in boys action Here wednesday to open the Ameri can schools in Italy High school Haskit . The cougars seeded third in the tournament scored inc last seven Points in pulling out a 47-40 Triumph Over the centurions who had their chances in the late going but could not get the Ball in the hoop. Naples wildcats used Strong scrod and third Quarter surges to outclass the Livorno Lions 90-34. Brindisi s centurions utilized a press most of the Way in besting ask s Falcons s6-45. Is Goncola and Brindisi triumphed easily in girls games the jaguars dominating Livorno s Lions 32-10 and the cd nut Rions running away from Milan s panthers 52-29. In the boys action victnza47,stroncili40 Vicenza broke away from a 40-40 Lien the late going against a Simonella team that had finished Well Down in the regu Lar season standings. Joel Rosa scored 10 Points Davi Richmond 9 and Shawn dumps by 8 for the victorious cougars. Hector Sanchez led the centurions with 12, Scott Lewis added 10 and Cliff Wise 8 for inc losers. Naples 90, Livorno 34 the Lions managed to stay close Trail ing Only 18-12 Midway through the Sec and Quarter until the Naples half court press broke things  numerous turnovers by Lii Lions inc wildcats outscored Livorno 27-8 the rest of the second Quarter the continued on a 25-4 tear in inc third stanza As the Lions were unable to Cope with the  Mcl Noih scored 21 Points to Lead Wildcat scoring. Others in double figures for Naples were Jim Schmidt Wilh 13, Reserve Mcrigh Marzari with 2 and Mark scaly Jim Molly and George Fulton with 10 each. Francisco George the Only lion eager Able to score consistently matched Mclntosh s 21-Point total. Brindisi 56, Josh 45 the centurions., who stayed Wilh their press the entire contest Ted throughout by a Small but never commanding mar Gin. Joel Keaton scored 15 Points and Aaron Malone and Gary Hererra i 3 each for inc winners. Ale Register had a tame High 16points in defeat. Nicky Massimo and Sufano Minucci added k and 7, respectively. In girls games Sigora 32, Lewna 10 Simonella jumped to a 13-1 first period margin and led 15-4 when Heidi Gangsei got Livorno s first Field goal near the end of the first half. Kathy cloth and Alicia Austin combined for 30 of the centurions Points. Delolah netting 17 and Austin 13. Gang Sei got 6 for the Lions. Brindisi 52, Milan 59 urinal is started Fust with a 22-id Lead in the opening stanza increased inc  to 4 1-11 by half Lime and played most of the in tour half Wilh reserves. Iii Gibbs scored 15 Points Dunn Leader 12 and Val o Hara 10 for inc winners. Diana Aliotti tallied 13 Points. Kristin Ami 7 and Harrah Ferrari 5 for Milan. Action was 10 continue with 13 games thursday eight of them in the girls schedule in this double elimination tournament. Both the top seeds the Aviano boys and Simonella girls were not scheduled to Sec action until thursday