European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday. Aprlm0.19s7problem for a photo Sieve Alford potential in question Behank Lowenkron Indianapolis a Steve Al Ford the Home grown All american who Shol the Indiana Hoosier loan inca championship gives the Indiana pacers a Public relations problem. Alford who graduates in May and will marry he High school sweetheart this summer must Wail until the june no draft to earn what uniform hell Wear As a  sentiment is Strong for the Page n needing help Al guard and wit three players Over 30 at the position to select the 6-foot-2 former Indiana  from new Cassie a co Nunu Nily located some 40 Miles East of Indi Anapolis. There s no doubt drafting Steve would sell More tickets next season says Ray compion the club s vice presi Dent Tor marketing. The Impact of a local player can be Short term. There is Quick debut the history of the Aba shows that a player s ticket value eventually comes Down to How he performs the pacers in the playoffs for the first Lime since 1981, will be drafting some where Between the 10th and 12th spot inthe draft and afford is Likely to be Avail Able. It s really difficult to say what we Lido about Steve said general manager Donnie Walsh who was booed Tail year when he made Chuck person now leading candidate for Rookie honors the club s top pick. We re going 10 take the Best player available when we select. Steve in under consideration. He s Keenan outstanding College player and we have to draft on the basis of team need Sand professional  Alford finished his career with championship ring and we one Point Short of the big ten conference career scoring record. But some say he is Loo slow too Short and lacks the defensive ability to play in the Aba. Assistant coach Mel Daniels who spent most of the season scorning col Leges is one of those who questions Al Ford s potential. Alford s offensive abilities Are obvious he said he can shoot and he can create shots for himself and scoring opportunities for his teammates. But hit defensive problems Are obvious too Andi m just not sure he Rales As High in the first round As we re going to be  however Alford s teammates on the told medal . Olympic team left to Angeles convinced his credentials were authentic. Aba scoring Leader Michael Jordan helped Indiana coach Bob Knight and his Star guard earn the olympic Gold an also owes Alford $ 100 for a bet. He and three members of the pacers also predict local racial remarks Force Campanis to resign from Page 25base, will be held at vog Chweh gym  today starting Between 9 to and i  Power lifters including men and women Are entered in the one Day tournament. Weigh ins and equipment checks willbe from 7 to 8 30 . The seventh army training  championships will be held at he Heifets saturday with Competition starting at noon. Volleyball twelve player from Usa eur have been selected for the army men s and women s volleyball training Camp april 15 to May 9 at fort Lewis  Usa eur nominees will be competing with other army All stars for berths in the the National championships at Berkeley calif., May 25-30and in the c1sm championships at an Kara Turkey june 8-20.named from Usa eur were Sonya Williams Nikki James Kimber Lenwoods and Cheryl Brown of Heidelberg Julie Powers of Munich Carol Bone Wilkof Parma sons Roberto Hernandez of Grepping in Terry Lyons of Hanau to Roic Sarno Liusamoa of Giessen Faapea pea Alachua of Grafen Wocher Christo Pher while of Ramstein and Versalle Washington of Frankfurt. The deadline is april is for the Grafen Wocher training area Post level tournaments april is-19. The men s and women s double elimination tourneys will each have a Maxi mum of eight teams. The entry fee is 16 per team. Point of con act is sue Keller at ets 475-836 Lor 6426.soccer Grafen Wocher will also Host a Post level men s soccer tournament april 18-19, with a 14-Leam Maxi mum for the double elimination  entry fee is $65 per learn. Slow pitch softball the6911 electronic Security so at Hahn air base is looking for men s and women tournaments to enter. The Hahn teams will pay their own expenses and can be reached at ets 450 7260. Byeff Hasen los Angeles up los Angele dodgers vice president Al Campanis who told a National television audience lacks lacked he necessities to be come baseball managers wednesday re signed under pressure from team officials and political and civil rights  dodgers spokesman said owner Peter o Malley asked for and receive the resignation the team said executive vice president Fred Gaire would temporarily handle Campanis duties. On the Abc program nigh Lino Mon Day it Trypanis was asked by Host Ted Koppel Why Here Are no Black managers general managers or owners in the majors. The Only thing 1 can say is that you have to pay your dues when you become a manager Campanis , you have to go to minor leagues. There s not very much pay involved and some of the better known Black players have been Able to get int other Fields and make a pretty Good Liv ing in that  if he thought racial prejudice still existed in baseball Campanis said no 1 Don t believe it s prejudice. I truly believe that they May not Nave some of the necessities to be let s say a Field manager or perhaps a general  it just might be Why Are Black men or Black people not Good swim mers he said. They just Don t have the  Tom Lasorda who reportedly was in line to replace Campanis when the 70-year-old executive retired was in tears wednesday afternoon after hearing of the resignation before the dodgers played Houston in the Astrodome it s a sad Day Lasorda said trying to remain composed. I did t have a Hance to talk with him at All. I feel sure Peter had to make the decision for Thebes of the organization. The Man Cam Panis dedicated his life to the Dodge organization. The Man never had a prejudiced Bone in his body. He made one mistake and it Cost him Lasorda said. The Good lord forgave the people who crucified him. At least the could give him. One other  Campanis his son Jimmy and o Mal Ley returned to los Angeles in i Dafter noon and avoided a mob of reporters a International Airport by leaving the plane and walking on the , a former dodger said the last two Days have been extremely difficult ii did t come out the Way he thought the younger Campanis said of the controversial interview never once did he say they Blacks weren t Intelli gent. Ted Koppel said it a few times. If you interview him a thousand times it would t come out that Way again asked about his father s mood. Jimmy said he feels terrible just  tuesday Campanis released a statement apologizing for the comments and called the interview the Saddest moment of my entire career vice president for player personnel for the dodgers for 19 Yean Campanis had served As player Seoul manager and instructor in the dodgers organization since the 1940s. Campanis played alongside Jackie Rob Inson in 1946 when Robinson broke into organized baseball As a member of the Montreal royals a dodger farm team. But his comments monday night touched a sensitive Issue within lie sport Only three Black men have managed in in major leagues prank Robinson Larry Doby and Maury wills. Doby and wills each managed less than a full season. Rob Inson managed the indians from 1975-1977 and the giants from 1981-1984. Last december commissioner Pete Ueberroth in his slate of the sport address called for an aggressive affirmative action program to nire and promote Blacks in front offices around the  a news conference wednesday both the a Acland the american civil liberties Union said Campanis apology tuesday missed the  Malley said in a statement issued by the club tuesday that Campanis had erred. Success for him in the  his shooting ability and his smarts i think he can play in the Aba said Aba scoring Leader Michael Jordan who was Alford j olympic  owe him 1100 right now because 1 Lold him i never thought he d slay fou years with Bobby Knight i m looking Forward to paying him and offering Jimmy  he s a very smart player. I think he going to have a great Aba career says pacers Forward Wayman Tisdale another member of the olympic squad it really depends on which team he gel with if they re going to use him the Way his game is. I think he s a very Good player and if he can go through four years with Bobby Knight hey 1 love the  can definitely help the pacers Tisdale  Don t really know what they re thinking about getting in the draft. Think any player of thai Caliper can help m As far As outside shooting is concerned. You never can get Loo much out Side  guard and olympian vent Fleming said i think it s a Mailer of him getting to the right team and just working on his skills i always knew he could shoot the bait Well he s a smart player on the  stays inside of himself and that s what makes him As Good As he  a photo Billy Martin. For mandatory testing Martin urges Tough stance against drugs new York a former baseball manager Billy Martin says he is for mandatory drug testing of players and says that repeat Viola tors should be barred from the game and lose their salaries and , in an interview in the May Issue of Penthouse Magazine also said he thought the players who testified at the 198$ Pitts Burgh drug trials were not penalized severely  if he thought those play Era got off easy Martin said yes. I Don t believe in immunity. I think that after a Guy hat been caught a couple of times like Lamarr Hoyt and has been told the consequences of it the next time he s caught he should debarred for life from baseball Martin  his pension away from him no salary. Let every kid in the country know thai we re not going to tolerate