European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 27, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Taylor s of fault not nil or giants perhaps the darkest Side in Lawrence Taylor s troubling account of his adventures Wilh cot inc detailed in Hii autobiography it living on inc  and excerpted in the september Issue of sport Magazine comes in inc area of responsibility. Taylor says he used crack cocaine s most dangerous derivative three limes a week during the 1985 season he says his team knew it and inc league knew it and that everybody involved looked the other Way. Because he happens to be one of the Best players in the business. If they wanted to bust me Fine Taylor writes. But i knew they weren t going to do that not As Long As i was who i was and my game was intact. If i were Joe blow of Thene d be inc Slammer or some Midnight trip to belly Ford s farm. But i Felt Ai far i my playing ability went 1 could do Reily nearly infilling i wanted to on a football film fld thai carried Over to the rest of my life. It was almost a thrill in itself knowing that people knew what i was doing and would t do a Damn thing to Stop  what is at Issue Here is just who is in charge of your life you or some outside authority. Certainty it is not in the interest of the league or its learns to have a Star playing russian Roulette with his life. Bui the name of this league is nil not Fri or Cia. It is in the business of football not drug investigations and surveillance. Player unions howl quite properly when the suggestion is made that their members be randomly levied for using drugs. The nil players association proudly Points to its grievance Victory Over commissioner Pete Rozelle s Effort to impose such testing a year ago. Can you imagine the Union s reaction to league private eyes following inc players around it is unfair to suggest that a team or league turned its head on a drug abuser just because he happened to be an outstanding player. That Flics in the face of Rozelle who in his Early years As com missioner suspended running Back Paul homing and defensive tackle Alex Karras for belting on games. Id i hair Lime homing and Karras were As important to the league As Taylor is today. Roc Lac moved against Hern and laser suspended front line players like . Junior Ross Browner Chuck Muncie Pete Johnson and Tony Peters in drug cases. He has not exactly buried his head in he Sand aver Inis Issue granted Taylor k the nil s quintessential defensive player a Lesi Bool per Ornu /. But to suggest that his ability would Iii pc him immune free to do anything he wanted Wilh drugs is a slur on inc Dinicu Rity of the league. For ils part the nil says it never had the new Vork giant linebacker under surveillance although in retrospect and in Light of his revelations maybe it should have. Certainly his level of play in 1985, when he says he used drugs freely was not up to previous years despite his selection for inc pro bowl which Lias become almost automatic  Vou choose to use drugs that s your decision Maje Independent a. 1 Hope with the knowledge that Len Bias and Don Rogers two pretty Good athletes killed themselves that Way a Little Over a week apart last summer now armed with that information if you want logo ahead and fool with that dynamite feel free Bui Don t gel angry because somebody did t grab you and Slop you. If you want to Lake cocaine you ought to take the responsibility for that action ngtau along Fiji a the risk. Oka to to takes 1-stroke Lead in women s open Edison township. . A Ayako Okamoto of Japan overcame a miserable Start rolled in three birdies on the Back nine and grabbed a one shot Lead saturday Over Laura Davics of eng land after three rounds of the 42nd . Women s open Oka nolo and Davics the reigning Brit ish open Champion and the Leader heading Inlo he third round went to the 18th Green at the Plainfield country club tied for the Lead. Both reached the Green of the Par-4, 330-Yard Hole in two shots. Okamoto missed a 12-foot Birdie putt ioremainat3-under-par2l3, but Davies three putted from so feel for bogey missing a 6-Fooler for Par. The Par for Okamoto capped a round of 2-under 70, and the japanese Golf Star bad a lot to smile about she started the Day it 1-under, but quickly went to 2 Over with i bogey double bogey Birdie and bogey on her finl four holes. However she got Back to even Par by nuking Birdie Ai the fifth and seventh holes and then Ilar Ted knocking it close to the pin on the Back nine. She Sank a s fool Birdie Ai no. 14. An 8-foot Birdie at no. 15 and a 6-Incher Al no. 17. She also missed a 4-foot Birdie putt on no. 13 and a 10-foot Birdie attempt on no. 16. Davics who started the Day one shot ahead of Okamoto and played in the same group Wilh her also Hird cd the 15l h and i 7th holes. Her round of Par-72 included two birdies and two bogeys. Martha Nause a non Winner in nine years Ai a professional was the Only other player m the Field of 68 under Par. She was two shots behind Okamoto Alicr round of 2-Undcr-Par 70 that included five birdies and three bogeys. Decree Roberts another non Winner As a professional was three shots Back along with former open Champion Joanne Garner Al Par 216. Roberts matched the women s course record with a 69, while Carner shot a 72. Jody Rosenthal Sally Quinlan and Rosie Jones were four strokes off the Pace Kosen Hal had a 74, while Quinlan and Jones had 7 is. Betsy King 46-year-old Sandra Palmer and Tammie Green were five strokes off the Pace. King the no. 2 Money win Ner on the Lyga Lour Hij year had a 70, while Palmer Abr 1975 open Winner had a 75 and Green a. 72. Pulp hold  after shaky Start Amy Alcott who also started inc round a shot behind Davies played the final five holes in 4-Ovcr and finished with a 76 for a 219 total along with Deb Bie Massey who had a 74. Nancy Lopez looting for her first open title faded Oul of be picture in the round. She started Al even Par but battled a Balky Putter and came Home in Wilh a Stiver 77 and a 221 total eight shots behind the leaders. Vikings Kramer charged with Dpi Bloomington Minn. Map Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Tommy Kramer was arrested late Friday night and charged Wilh driving while intoxicated authorities said saturday. Kramer the National football con Ference s lop rated passer last season laser agreed to enter a rehabilitation pro Gram his attorney Larry pc Lac said. He plans to Complete the program in time to be ready to Stan As quarterback for the opening of inc nil season or Lac said. He intends to do what is in the Best interest of his family himself and the Vikings. He does t want to jeopardise the chances of the team hav ing a successful season nor docs he want to jeopardize his  Afif Kramer who has a history of alcohol problems was arrested by too Mington police he was taken to the Fairview detoxification and evaluation Center in Eden Prairie sol. Ron White hrad said. He left inc Center saturday morning and retrieved his car from the police department s parking Loi. Ill Bounce Back from this but it s in Furtunato it had to  Kramer 32, Loid the St. Pau prancer pros Dis Patch. I be been working very hard to get ready for the season and this is very disappointing but i Don i think fans need to be concerned. Kramer has been with the Vikings since they drafted him in the fir ii round out of Rice in 1977. He holds learn records in passing yardage in a season Wilh 3,912 and passing touchdowns with 26, trappers win 28th straight for new Mark Salt Lake City Al the Salt Lake trappers of inc Rookie Pioneer league won their 28ih straight game sat urday night the longest winning Streak in professional baseball history by beating the local cello giants 13-3. The trappers who have no major Cagin affiliation surpassed the record of 27 straight victories set by the 1902 Cor Sieana oilers of inc Texas league and matched by inc 921 Ballimore orioles of the triple a International league. They had lied the record by beating local cello 7-2 Friday Nigon. The 1916 new York giants hold the major league record of 26 straight Victo Ries. The Victory raised the trappers record to 31-3 in the Southern division of the Pioneer league. They have not lost since june 24. When icy til 6-5 in Pocatello to the giants a san Francisco farm team. A sellout crowd of More than 10.000 cheered throughout the night As sail Lake look an 8-1 Lead in the second in Ning and coasted to history. The fans Rose to their feel with two outs in the ninth and yelled until the game ended. Fans slated lining up for tickets out Side Derks Field Sis hours before the 7 . Snarl. Many who could not gel lick Els watched from the rooftops of Adja cent buildings. Frank Colston s three run double keyed a six run outburst in the second. Reliever John Groennert. 2-0, got the Victor 1. Pocatello starter Doug or scr 1-3, was inc loser. Sail Lake players mostly und rafted College players who joined the Independent trappers As a last Chance to make it in professional baseball Are paid about $500 a month. Driver fatally injured in arca Perma Tex 500 Talladega Ala. Al1 Driver Tracy read was fatally injured in an Accident during the arca Permute 500 late Model Slock car race at Alabama International motor Speedway. He was driving a car owned by his father Gilbert read who was in tie pits for saturday s race