European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday March 18,1987 Mattingly unfazed by new pact by Ben Walker Tampa. Fla a if Spring train ing is any indication. Don Mattingly May be Worth s10 million this season. He is Hilling ,480 with eight Rob in eight exhibition games. My concentration is pretty Stern All year Long Taid Mattingly. Who built a batting Cage inside his Evansville ind.,Home during he off season this is a time to work. The results Here Aren t As  results however always Mailer to George slain Brenner the pressure of playing in new York Tor inc bombastic Yankees owner never subsides not even Marc than a thousand Miles away in Florida. That will be especially True Tor mat singly this season. Last month the first baseman got a contract for ,975,000, the highest Ever awarded in 13 years of salary arbitration. Steinbrun nor. Who two Yean ago re Jecies mailing s proposal for a four year contract Worth $4 million reacted Aba from Page 21 Points at intermission As Detroit took a 51-42 Lead. The pacers were led by John Long s 7 Points and Herb Williams 16, rockets 97, bulls % Houston Rodney Mccray s Fol Low shot of Allen Leavell s miss with on second left lifted Houston Over Chicago. Michael Jordan who hit two free throws with five seconds led alter being fouled by Akeem Olajuwon had 44 Points for the bulls. Olajuwon led the rocket with 28 Point and Mccray added 22. Charles Oakley had 17 Points and is rebounds for the bulls. Supersonics 112, spun Iii Seattle Dole Ellis scored 33 Points inducing 12 in the decisive third period As Seattle snapped a three game losing Streak with a Victory Over san Antonio. With inc score lied 70-70, Ellis hit two free throws with 6 38 remaining in the third period Logie the songs the Lead to stay. Rookie Forward Larry Krystkowiak  Bench u Scoreacarecr-high24 Points for the spurs. Another Rookie Waller Berry added 2 and Alvin Robertson had 22 Points and 10 rebounds. Tom Chambers who got the Sanie going with 18 Points in the first period finished with 21. Nit from Page 21 Southeastern conference set a season High for Points scored As they improved their record 10 18-15 for the season. Flor Ida state a member of the metro con Ference saw its season end with a 19-11 record. Vanderbilt led by Only 60-58 before Reserve Center Randy Naff started a 23-7 Commodore explosion with a 3-Point play with 14 08 to play. Vanda scored Only three Field goals in i he final sin min ifs but scaled the Vic tory by Hilling 20 of 23 free throws. Washington 73, Boise stale 68seattle Greg Mil scored is of his team s last 22 Points As Washington held off Boise state. Hiu scored 22 of his game High 24 Points in the second half to Send Washington 20-14, into inc nit quarterfinals later this week. Hill made two 3-Pointcrs and was 8 of t from inc free throw Tine in inc final 20 minutes. By saying i fully zip Sci Don Mattingl to Lead u to a championship at these a res like Gary Carter did with thes the  remark toward Mattingly one of the Best players in re cent limes seemed out of place especially considering the players recent num Ber. Carter Given a s2 million contract bythe mets balled .255 with 24 Home runs and i of Bis As new York won the world series last season. Malt indy baited .352 with 31 Home Sand 113 Bis and he set Yankees re cords in leading the major leagues in hits 238 and doubles 53. He missed Only six innings during the year along with a skill to swing his thin handled Louisville slugger Model t-141 Bat one of Mattingly j greatest assets Isis ability to handle pressure. It is a necessity when wearing pinstripes an in tangible that often becomes so real it has driven players like Butch Wynegar an Dave Collins from the Yankees. You have to Deal with it Mattingly said. In s something thai comes wit being in new  Mallin Gly seemed unfed by Steih Brenner s remarks and said hit new con tract would not Aleci him. Nothing has really changed for us except the numbers the 25-year-old Mai tingly Laid. Nothing in really different from the Way we go about  one difference maitingly1 wife Kimis expecting the couple s second child. Mattingly admitted he fell under greater pressure at the Start of last year trying to duplicate his 1985 american league most valuable player season .324,3s homers 145 Bis. As 1 relaxed i started getting better and better. That s what i need to do again he  need to have your mind set on playing baseball. When i do that every thing seems to fall into  Mallin Gly s desire to succeed remain rooted in a Strong work ethic something that Many in the Yankees organization would like to see copied. Eness Prace in. Mallin Gly also spent me running along o tracks even though thai Mallin Gly is one of inc first to arrive Ai the Balling Cage and last to leave. A two Lime cold Glove Winner he takes endless practice grounders. Spends considerable Outfield warning a cannot dramatically improve his one weakness a Lack of , a Model of consistency at the plate his major and minor league career averages arc both .332 for five sea sons thinks his Lack of Speed May Cost him a Chance to hit .400. I Don t think i could do in i could get close maybe but you have to have legs to gel Here. Speed can gel you an extra 10lo 1 5 infield hits in a year he said. Then again if Mattingly can keep doing what he s done this Spring Al beit against some triple a pitchers Hewon t have to worry about a couple of scratch  in my career 1 was trying to find what works for me but i m no now i m not trying anything id. "1 know what 1new, Mattingly said want to  Mcaa defends drug fess for players in tournament by the associated press despite protests from players and coaches the Mcaa wont change its new drug testing procedures during the next round of the men s basketball tournament. We think it s a Good system said Vanderbit athletic director Roy Kra Mer a member of the Mcaa s special drug testing committee. We think Ilac comp Lishes what we set out to a com  because they were dehydrated Many of the players tested Afier last week s first round games had problems producing urine samples. I could t go Michigan s Gar Ethompson said after scoring 33 Points in the wolverines opening round Victory Over Navy. In was the Only thing 1couldn t seem to fill up tonight. Some players did t gel Back to their hotels until Early in the morning because in took them several hours to innate i m for drug testing but that was ridiculous Kansas coach Larry Brown said. I know it s Good and 1 know it s important. But there has to be a  eight players on each of the 32 first round winners were tested the seven who saw the most action and one selected at random. School officials will be notified of the results before third round action begins on thursday. If a player Testa positive he will be disqualified from the tournament but his team will still be allowed to participate. Kramer said players Are tested immediately after the game so that traces of any banned drugs will show up in their urine samples. If they were tested before the game he said players would still have enough time to take drugs before the opening tip off. A Guy could Lake a Bunch of amphetamines in the bathroom and be High As a Kite when he walks onto the floor Kra Mer said. That would defeat the whole purpose of the testing  concern Over drug testing has led to several unusual incidents. Florida coach Norm Sloan moved his team out of a downtown hotel in Syra Cuse n.y., because some of the hotel guests were smoking marijuana. Sloan said he was fearful thai marijuana smoke from rooms next to his players rooms might get into their systems and cause positive drug test. Some teams were reluctant to give medication to sick players because the Medicine could contain a banned sub stance. That was the Case Ai Depaul where guards Rod Strickland and Kevin Edwards had stomach viruses Early Las week. Luckily for us we were Able to treat them with tylenol Resl and fluids team Trainer Mike Mccormick said. I m not sure what we would have done if the had needed something  at the first round games players were provided with caffeine free drink an juices because High Levels of caffeine can result in a positive drug test. At Alt of the Sites we provided liquids that did l contain any of the banned substances said Connecticut athletic director John Toner head of the Mcaa drug testing committee. We did t want anyone la go  third round Eames begin thursday at the Southeast regional in Louisville,k.v., and the East regional in East Rutherford no. In the Southeast Providence plays Al Obama and Georgetown faces Kansas. In the East it s Florida against Syracuse and North Carolina is. Notre Dame. The Midwest regional in Cincinnati and the West regional in Seattle will Start Friday. In , Depaul faces leu and Indiana plays Duke. In the West Oklahoma plays Iowa and Nevada Las vegas takes on Wyoming. Montreal s Hayward shuts out islanders 3-0 Canad ten goalie Brian Hayward. Stops 23 shots Montreal a Roallen Dembrian Hayward recorded his first shutout in four years As the Montreal canadians beat the new York islanders 3-0 in the Only National hockey league game monday night. Hayward. Whose last shutout was against Buffalo on March 9, 1983, had an easy night slopping 23 shots As the islanders offence was t Sharp. Gallon Gingras and Ryan Waller scored in the second period while Claude la Mioux pm his 25lh goal in the third to Pace the canadians to their first win in three games against the islanders this season. Gingras ripped a snapshot behind is Landers goaltender Billy Smith on the Ca Nadies tint shot of the period for his 11 in goal. Walter caught Smith out of to Ilion and Slid a shot into an open net late in the period. Lemieu blasted a Sla Shoi through Smith s legs at 8 54. The Victory moved the canadians within five Points of the Adams Divi Sion leading Hartford whalers. Montreal now has 76 Points three More than the third place Boston Bruins. The islanders arc in second place in the Patrick division with 72 Points. I behind Philadelphia and two up on the new York rangers