European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 29,1987 the stars and stripes Paga 23 commentary America is a hero Happy nation and that s Fine As Long As we re careful with the selection process. Too often we assume that putting a baseball uni form or football helmet and shoulder pads or Bas a Elbal sneakers on an individual Are automatic endorsements or something More than Al Letic ability. Nothing could be further Tram the truth. And for proof of that you need Only examine sports continuing police blotter. Larry Bethette once a no. I draft Choice of the Dallas cowboys died of an apparently nil inflicted gunshot wound to the head thursday after being identified in two robberies. His Post nil career included a $1,000 Fine Tor Selling fire in a National Park and a suspended four year sentence for Mealing 164,000 from his Mother. This was a guv who once heard the cheer football  was a hero to a lot of people. And he turned out to be no hero at All. Authorities blamed his death on drugs a familiar Litany Dwight Gooden of the new York Mela is completing one month in drug rehabilitation us Eddie Milner of the san Francisco giant and writer Davis of the Phoenix suns Tor the second time Are Well into their rehabilitation programs. Who s next the teen aged Gooden was already the Ace of theme pitching staff two Yean ago when Keith Hernandez testified before a Pittsburgh grand jury about his own frightening experiences with drags. He de scribed cocaine As the Devil on this Earth. M liner Cousin sex major leaguer John Milner also testified during that trial. Was t anybody listening probably not. There i Little evidence they Ever do. Consider that in the 10 month since Lea Bias and Don Rogers died in Tresante week from ingesting cocaine the drug epidemic has t exactly stopped. After Bias killed himself the Aba banned Mitch Ell Wiggins and Lewis Lloyd of the Houston rockets for drug involvement after baseball s Pittsburg trial trauma by Young award Winner Lamarr Hoyt was Given a season Long sabbatical for repealed scrape with drugs. And Gooden and Milner now Are in for rehabilitation. On the eve of the Mcaa basketball tournament former Villanova Nar Gary Mclain told How he played in the final four two Yean ago while High on cocaine. U was a shocking disturbing confession and smudged one of the Moat exciting team triumphs in continues College basketball history. The Mcaa introduced Post game drug testing during this year s tournament. Civil Liberty concerns notwithstanding the fact is there were no positive results and apparently a drug free tournament. Now the Aba finds itself sitting an another Tinderbox in Phoenix where before turning himself in for a second rehabilitation Davis apparently blew the whistle on a number of his current and former teammate. That resulted in the biggest single drug bust in the history of professional sports. Indicted for drug related offences were three cur rent players James Edwards Grant gun Drzick and Jay Humphries and former suns Mike Bratzan Garfield heard. Edwards Gondrezick and Humphries All passed drug tests administered by the league last week but that hardly lifted the Cloud hat hangs Over the franchise As the result of the Maricopa county grand jury i action. Understand thai in Phoenix the suns Are the Only show in town. Except for Arizona stale there is no big time football or baseball to divert attention i that town these Guys were heroes. They May have turned out to be poor choices for that designation. You want a hero try the Guy who lugs a lunch pail every Day or the one who rushes for the 7 14 commuter train. They May be better candidates inthe Long run.  Russell 17th win in 18 games from Page 21 fans As he compiled a 15-21 record com pared to Johnson s 14-32 record in the first half of the season. Reynolds said he was pleased that Russell was named head coach and thai it s a ire Mendon Opportunity for me to be his  really did t want this Job. I m certainly not ready to be a winning coach inthe  Reynolds said Russell an Oil topic Gold medal Winner and an All America at the University of san Francisco As a Center played for in celtics from 1956 to 1965. Then served As player coach from 1966 to 1969, he played on 11 world championship celtic teams including two As  was head coach of the Seattle supers Ohio from 1973 to 1977, when Hewon 168 games and lost 175, and he twice Ted Seattle to the playoffs in 1974-75 and 1975-76. His Overall coaching re Cord is 324-249.Russell was named most valuable Aba player in 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963and 1965, and was elected to the Aba Hail of Fame in 1974.the Kings in their second year in Sac Ramento after leaving Kansas City finished the 198w7 season with the Sec Ond worst record in the Midwest division. Their first season in Sacramento they made the playoff but were quickly eliminated. Despite the grim win loss record the Kings have enjoyed sellout crowds in the 10,333-Seal Arco Arena for Ever Home game. The learn plans to construct a permanent sports Complex that will ultimately House the Kings and other professional sports teams. Brewers nip Angels in 12th by the associated pres Anaheim Calif. Glenn Bragg lined a two run double in the 12th in Ning his third hit of the game As the Milwaukee Brewers won for the 17thtime in 18 games monday night Down ing the California Angeli 10-7.jim Galner greeted California reliever Chuck Riley 0-2, with a Lead off opposite Field single to left and Paul Molitor walked. After Robin Yount sacrificed Braggs lined his second game winning hit of the season off the base of the right Field Fence scoring both runners. One out later Rick Manning follow Dan intentional walk to Rob Deer with a single to Center Field to score Braggs fro third. The Victory put Milwaukee one Gam ahead of Detroit s 16-2 Pace of 1984 when the tigers won 35 of their first 40games. U also increased the Brewers Al East Lead Over the Idle new York Yan Rees to 3ft games. Paul Mirabella 1-0, the fifth Milwaukee Pitcher got the Victory with to hit less  took an Early 5-0 Lead he big mow being Deer s two run Homer in in first his leading ninth of the season. California scored four runs in the fourth Jack Howell capping the rally with a three run Homer off starter Juan Nieves. Braggs made it 6-4 in the fifth with his third Homer. The Angels scored in the Bottom of the inning on Darryl Miller s Al Roundup infield  Howell s run scoring double and Mark Mclemore s rib single in the eighth gave California a 7-6 Lead before Mot Topi bases loaded single lied the game and sent it into extra innings. Wally Joyner was injured in he four thinning when Cecil Cooper s hard ground or bounced off his right knee for an  extended his hitting Streak to 11 straight games in the Bottom of the in Ning but was forced out of the game in the sixth with the bruised  other Al action atftkllc$5.redsox2oakland, Calif Curt Young pitched a six hitter and Jose Canseco had four hits to Lead Oakland Over Boston. The red sox s hits included the2,000th of Don Baylor s career a single in the seventh inning and Jim Rice third Homer of the season a two run drive in the  was Boston s fourth straight defeat. Canseco raised his average to .309with three singles and an rib double. Mark Mcgwire drove in two runs with pair of doubles. Young 31, had five strikeouts an walked none the a s took an Early 3-0 Lead scoring two runs in he second and one in the third off Bob Stanley 2-3.alfredo Griffin drove in the game s first run with a double into the right Field Cor Ner. Terry Steinbach who Hud walked with to out scored from first base and Griffin went to third on the throw to the plate. Griffin came Home with an unearned run when shortstop Glenn Hoffman Bob cd Luis Polonia s grounder Mcgwire had his first rib double in the third. Canseco and Mcgwire both doubled Home runs in the seventh. Mariners 5, tigers 2seattle John Christensen drove Home Phi Bradley with the winning Runin the Bottom of the eighth inning As Seattle Defeated Detroit. With one out in the eighth Bradley walked state his league leading i oth base of the season and scored on Chris Tensen s single to break a 2-2  an intentional walk to Alvin Davis chasten san scored on a single by John Moses. Davis came Home on a Bloop single Over the head of Tiger first baseman Parrel Evans. Eric King who entered the game for starter Frank Tanana in the Bottom of the eighth suffered his first loss of the year against one Victory. Mark Langston 3-2, hurled a six hitter Over eight innings. Edwin Nunez pitched the ninth for his fourth  lied the game 2-2 in the top of the eighth when Larry Herndon double to right and scored on Mike Heath s sin Gle to  was the eighth come from behind Victory in Seattle s last nine wins. No from Page 21 on the first of Cone s  Hatcher led off the fourth with his third Home run for an 8-0  other no games expos 6, Phillies 4philadelphia Neal Heaton Al Lowed five hits in eight innings a Dandres Galarraga drove in three runs As Montreal Defeated  Burke relieved Huntoo 3-1. Who struck out six and walked one when hews hit an the right leg by a line drive hit by Lead off baiter Juan Samuel in the ninth. Milt Thompson followed with a single and Mike Schmidt hit a three run Homer with one out getting the Phillies within two  Lance Parrish singled. Randy St. Claire relieved Burke and got the Las two outs for his third save. Mitch Webster had an rib double Anda run scoring single for the expos and Galarraga had an sri single and a. Two run double. One of the five hits Heaton allowed was Rick Schu s first  7, braves 3 Atlanta Pitcher Kelly Down singled in the lie breaking run in the seventh inning and Chili Davis hit a two run single and a Homer As san Francisco downed , in his second season collected the first game winning rib of his career and his first hit in 10 at Bals this season. His liner to Center scored Matt William from second base and broke a 1 -1 tie. Williams started the two out oily witha single and Robby Thompson allowed with a walk before Downs hit. After will Clark walked to Load the bases. Davis delivered his two run single chasing Rick Mahler 2-2.downs, 2-0. Allowed six hits. He was relieved after facing four batters and Al lowing to runs in the seventh. Scott Garrells went on to pick up his fourth save Anil the giants padded their Lead when Chris Brown hit a two run Homer in the eighth and Davis added a Solo Homer in the  hit his second Homer for the giants and Ozzie Virgil got the Lunback for the braves when he also hit his secon Homer