European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday april 25,1987 Goodri Fine to leave rehab Center new York a new York acts Pitcher Dwight Goodwn was found to be an occasional cocaine user. No an addict and will end one month of treat ment Tor drug use at rehabilitation Center next thurs Day according to a published report. Friday new York times quoted a highly placed source in the Salt hrs Center for alcohol and drug treatment As saying Goodwn was doing Fine and will be released on april 30th," Bui according to the paper neither his doctors nor acts officials can pre dict How soon Gooden will resume his baseball career. By leaving april 30, Goodwn would spend Only the minimum 28 clays at the Center undergoing counselling and therapy. The source quoting doctors at the Smith cars Center Aid Goodwn was a perfect patient very Humble very cooperative. There s no indication hcs addicted to cocaine. He definitely Starlet on Beer. They Don t think he s an alcoholic but they want to nip any such thing in the  the source said that total abstinence is taught at he Center adding that there s no Beer or hard stuff and absolutely no drugs. They won t even give you Coffee there. He Gooden is through with Beer and he s sold on not taking drugs of any  Goodwn was admitted to the Smith cars Center april 2. One week after being tested for drug use at the mets training ramp in is. Petersburg a. The test was Posi Tive and Goodwn was placed on the disabled list Dur ing the final week of Spring training it s not known when Gooden will return to the acts. Club officials have said he will need a few weeks of exercise and pitching before he can return to the team s starting rotation. After his conditioning improves he might be sent to the acts triple a affiliate. The Tidewater tides based in Norfolk va., Tor some tune up work before returning to the majors. Goodwn was 24-4 and led the major leagues in Victo Ries earned run average and strikeouts in 198$. But in 1986, he slipped to lf-6 with a 2.84 Era and Wai hit hard in two world series starts. Gooden also was involved in a series of off the Fidd incidents including a scuffle with police in his Home town of Tampa. Fta., last december 13. He was arrested and later placed on probation. Like other patients at the Smith cars Center Goodwn was said to have spent his Lime in counselling and psychiatric sessions and also attended meetings of Alco Holics Anonymous. According to the times it is believed that the Only people to visit him were his parents and an official of the acts Lemond can f  title f his father says Sacramento. Calif a the father of cycling Champion Greg Lomond said thursday that his son. Wounded in a Hunting Accident this week will not defend his title in the 24-Day tour do France this summer the tour de France is out of the question Bob Lomond of Reno ncv., told reporters. He just won t be Able to recover in time. He would have to be Well and healthy today to be Able to compete in to Ltd tour the elder Lomond joined Doe ton Tor a news conference at the University of California medical Center in Sacramento where Greg Lomond is hospitalized. Bob Lemond said his son might be released from the Hospital in six Days but won t be Able to resume physical training for several weeks. Greg Lomond who last july be came the first american to win the 2.500-mile tour de France was Hunting monday on his Uncle s ranch about 20 Miles Northeast of Sacramento. Placer county sheriffs deputies say Usmond was hit with 20 to 25 Shotgun pellets when his brother in Law. Patrick Blades fired Al a Turkey in heavy Brush not knowing that Lemond was on the other Side of the Brush. Houston Rookie stops Atlanta 5-3 by the associated press Houston All Houston astros Rookie left hander Dave Meads needed was a Little management thursday night As he recorded his first major league Vic tory a s-3 win in Relief against the Atlanta braves. When 1 went in Hal gave me a few key words he told me How to Pilch Meads said of Houston manager Hal lamer Meads entered the game with the score tied 2-2 and runners on first and second and two outs in the seventh. He struck out the Only baiter he faced. Ken Griffey on three pitches. Hal told me to get ahead with the fastball and then go to the curve. The first Pilch i threw was the fastball and i got ahead then 1 went with inc curves so his plan worked Meads explained. After i got ahead of Grill cd 0-2, i never thought of wasting a pitch. It would have been a Good idea but i was just trying to throw Good pitches Meads added Houston is undefeated Al Home this season in nine games and has won 15 straight in the Astrodome. We Don t recognise the Streak Kevin Bass said Afler getting three hits and knocking in three runs. This is our Domain and we just play Well  Dave Smith recorded his fifth save pitching 1 t-3 innings of scoreless Relief no Roundup Rick Mahler 2-1, was the loser going 6 1-3 innings and giving up four runs on eight hits Terry Puhl started things off in the astros three run seventh with a Pinch hit double and moved to third on Bill Doran s groundnut. After a walk to Billy Hatcher Pinch Hitler Phil gamer Dou bled in Puhl. One out later Bass bounced a two run single into right Field. The braves had moved ahead 2-0 in the first. Gerald Perry singled with two out stole second and scored on a Dale Murphy double. Griffey singled in Mur Phy. In other games thursday reds 3, padres 2 san Diego Dave Parker who had struck out in his previous three at bats hit a Solo Homer in the eighth in Ning to break a 2-2 lie and lift Cincinnati Over san Diego Cardinal 5, cubs 2 St. Louis Rookie Jim Lindeman and Jack Clark drove in two runs apiece and Danny Cox pitched his first com plete game of the season Assi. Louis Defeated Chicago expos 6, Phillies 5 Montreal Vance Law hit his third Homer of the season and Reid Nichols had three hits As Montreal Defeated Philadelphia. Sex Gowboy Bethea kills himself Newport news a. A Larry Bethea former defensive lineman for the Dallas cowboys died thursday of what apparently was a self inflicted gunshot wound within hours of being identified As the gunman in two armed robberies police said. Police ski. Lynn Pearson said a .38 Calibar automatic handgun was near be Thea when he was found behind a Friend s House. By idea 30, had a gunshot wound to the right Temple. Newport news police chief Jay a. Carry or. Blamed the deals of the 1978 first round National football league draft pick on drug abuse. This Man. Who had so much going for him lost everything including his life. I believe that Larry bal Cha would be alive today if he had been Able to stay away from  Carey said in a statement read by Pearson. She said she Hud no further information on ill us use by Belica who played for the cowboys from i97s-83. Witnesses had identified Bethea As inc Man who held up two convenience stores about 11 30 . Wednesday near inc Home he shared with his Mother. In both cases a Man armed with a handgun took an undetermined amount of Cash and fled Pearson said. The weapon used in inc robberies and the shooting is believed to be the same handgun that was reported stolen from a parked vehicle in the City wednesday afternoon Pearson said. Bethea was brought to Hampton Gen Era Hospital by a Newport news ambulance at 2 03 a.m., said Hospital spokeswoman Jan Dunning. He had a very faint pulse and blood pressure and was actually pronounced dead at 2 08 a.m.," she said he did have a gunshot wound on the right Side of the head and that was the probable cause of  Bithea s body was taken to the nor Folk crime lab for an autopsy and Pear son said tests will determine whether Here were drugs in his system. On Jan. 23, Bethea was Given a sus Pended four year prison term for stealing 564,000 from his Mother. Newport news circuit judge j. War Ren Stephens also ordered Beihua to serve two years on probation and repay inc Money he had taken from an Auric Safe in the Newport news Home he shared with his Mother Alice. The Money was her life s savings. Bethea was arrested aug. 4 by Dallas police with $61,375 in Cash in his pock ets after he allegedly accosted his estranged wife Gloria. Dallas police summoned by Gloria Bethea found her bruised and bleeding Tram the lip. Bithea s Mother reported the next Day that 164,000 was missing. I feel grateful to the Commonwealth that it understood some of my total background and situation and that i m not a person to cause problems Beihua said after the sentencing i got a Little confused in the big Pic Ture and i Hurt my family he said Bethea pleaded guilty in 1985 to set Ting three fires in mount Caincr nation Al Park in Paradise. Wash. He was or dered to pay $1,000 to the Park to cover the Cost of fighting the fires. He was chosen out of Michigan state by the cowboys As the 2sth Overall Selec Tion of the 1978 nil draft. He k it the cowboys and signed a con tract with inc United states football league in 1984, playing for inc Michigan panthers. His final season 1985, also was spent in the Usel with Oakland and Houston. Pm Pho Dave Winfield. Works Over Greg Swindell 2 Winfield hrs help yanks win 10th straight from peas dispatches Cleveland Daye Winfield hit two Home runs including a three run shot with two out in the ninth inning thursday night As the new York Yan Kees extended their winning Streak to 10 Al Roundup games with a 5-4 Victory Over inc Cleve land indians. In five career at Bais against Cleve land starter Greg Swindell 1-3, Winfield now has three Home runs. The first came in the Yankees Home opener this season. The Yankees now Are 13-3 and just one game behind Milwaukee in the Al East. The indians off to a disappointing Start arc 4-13, last in the division. Swindell struck out six and limited the Yankees to two runs on three hits through inc first eight innings but he walked Rickey Henderson with one out in the ninth and after Hender son stole second Swindell walked Don Mattingly before Winfield lined the game winning Homer to left Dennis Rasmussen 2-0, threw a six hitter for eight innings. He struck out seven and walked two but Brook Jacoby and Carmen Castillo hit consecutive homers with two outs in inc ninth driving Rasmussen from inc game. Dave Righello got Rick Dempsey to pop out for his sixth save. In other games thursday Angels 7. Twins 3 Minneapolis Darrell Miller s single in the sixth inning drove in the winning run and Home runs by Devon while and Wally Joyner led California Over Minnesota. Runners 9, Oriole 4 Arlington Texas Texas scored seven runs in inc fourth inning on six hit two by Peio Incaviglia and three Baltimore errors to defeat the orioles