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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 25, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 25, 1937 the stars and stripes Paga 25 Schembechler rips extra draft by Harry Atkins Ann Arbor Mich. A Michigan coach to Schembechler accused the nil on Friday of under mining Chr integrity of pro and College football by agreeing to a supplemental draft for two College player declared ineligible for involvement in player agent scandals. Schembechler speaking at the wolverines annual Media Day heralding the beginning Tifai practice deplored the aug. 28 draft that would include Ohio state s Chris Carter ruled ineligible for his senior sea son because be accepted Money from an agent. It s the first Lime the league hat agreed to draft players made ineligible because of dealing with agents. So what the nil has done in essence is say that anybody in College football who robs steals cheats commits murder rape or whatever n is he National football league will have a supplemental draft so that they Caa Lake them into the professional league Schembechler said. So they be kind of damaged their integrity Little bit As Well. It conies at a bad time said Schembechler who is starting Hii 19th season at Michigan. College football As you know has been under the Microscope by administrator the past year or so. I think All of us Are trying to do All we can a establish the integrity of College athletics. We think in i important. We think academic integ Rity s important As  other coaches have criticized the nil decision and on Friday the National association of Coll Jalc directors of athletics joined in. His incomprehensible to us that the nil has played into the hands of the player agents said Eton Canham chairman of the association s division i a group. The nil has a Rule against drafting a College player until his freshman class graduates or until he finishes his eligibility if he stays in school longer than four Yarc. However it has allowed the drafting in both supplemental and regular draft of underclassmen kicked o t teams or out of school for disciplinary in , an All american wide receiver petitioned he nil for admission after admitting to school officials thai he had accepted a 15,000 loan from Norby Waters and Loyd Bloom in May 1986, and subsequently accepting i1,800 More from them. The draft also will include Pitt running Back Charles Gladman. Ruled ineligible for refusing to cooperate in an investigation of agents Schembechler Laid the blame squarely on Pete to tulle saying the commissioner does t understand the problems the nil creates for College coaches by talking athletes who have been ruled ineligible. Lion Schembechler said. "1 would suggest that Pete re Lac gel the hell out of his Ivory Tower and come Dowland talk with the coaches and he Mcaa and find out what kind of solution we can wort Oul. All he docs ii Sil up there and have some Madison Avenue lawyer Tell him that it s useless for him to Dol hat. So he sits there. He never Wrils a memo he never talks to a coach would t accept a Call from Ohio stale coach Earle  n its statement wednesday the nil said it made the decision reluctantly to hold a draft for Carter Gladman and other players not determined. In is simply nol feasible for the nil to attempt to act As then Caa s enforcement Arm in assuring College athletes compliance with Mcaa  Schembechler said such an attitude by the nil would make in impossible for College coaches to con Vince players to stay in school and Cam a degree. Now we Send a message to All these kids go ahead and try College football. Try to go to school. If it does t work out you can quit easily. All you need to do is Vio Laic any rules any rules you want and let them declare you ineligible and Pulc roil to will set up a supplemental draft so that you can go into professional football " Schembechler said. College coaches could Barr nil scouts from practices and Campus facilities bul most Don t want to because of Strong friendships that have grown up Over the Yean Schembechler said. Canadian sprinter eyes world 100 for Ben Johnson Rome is season by Stephan Nasstrom Malmo Sweden a it s the race Ben Johnson has been training for All season Long and he Hopes it will be Over in less than 10 seconds. Looking at his form Chart going into the 100 Raelen at the world track and Field championships in Rome anything bul Gold Seemi unlikely for the jamaican born Canadian sprinter. After winning hit fourth straight Ca Nadian championship in 9.98 second Early ibis month Johnson put together an impressive unbeaten string of four victories in recent european  turned in a 10.05 at Malmo swe Den despite cold weather with tempera tuns around so degrees 10 Flat at Koblenz Germany despite a Sligh headwind 9.95 in another meet at co Logne in no wind equalizing Hii world Low Altitude Mark before blazing to a9.97 clacking Tut wednesday into i Sirani headwind at  appears thai Only a few sprinters including olympic and defending world Champion Carl Lewis could give the 25 year old Johnson trouble in Rome. In two of the european meets he beat Calvin Smith who Sel the world record of 9.93 seconds in 198 at High Altitude in Colorado Springs colo., but Only qua lined for the 200 on the . World championship team. For starters Johnson nipped Lewis by App Toben Johnson. Hopes to better 10 one Hundredth of a second in late May at Seville Spain. That is the closest John son has come of being Defeated in the 100 after losing a year ago to 1980 olym Pic Champion Allan Wells of Britain in a meet at Gateshead England. Johnson says he is not worried about Lewis. Nor Lee Mcrae or Mark Wither spoon the iwo other americans Chidi Imoh of Nigeria who is Africa s fastest human european Champ Lin Ford Christie of Britain or Sny other sprinter for that  m not worried about anyone he said. I m nol thinking of Lewis. He s just one of the competitor. I m feeling Good about Rome and i Don t mind being the favorite. It will be a very Good Field and this is the one i be been preparing for All  an olympic Bronze medallist in Boll the 100 and the 400 relay in los Angeles in 19b4, Johnson stepped out of the Shadow of Lewis the following year by beating him at Zurich and later winning the world cup at Canberra Australia. The world cup was his first major to Mph. But Lewis was not there. Overall Lewis leads Johnson 5-4 i sub 0.00 times. Bul Johnson s average is 9.970 against 9.984 for Lewis. Johnson who came to Canada in 1976 with his Mother looking for a better life grew up running Barefoot for a jamaican Parish team. He was discovered by coach Charlie Francis after running a 11.8 at 16 in a pair of borrowed spikes frands has folded Johnson into a Superb sprinter with a weight training pro Gram Vitamin loaded diet and a strict six Day a week training schedule ii has kept him remarkably free of injuries. "1 Haven t had any serious injuries in the last four years which is quite unusual for sprinters said Johnson. Cord Robertson a University of Ottawa professor and an expert in biomechanics says the Power Johnson generates is fantastic to anything i have seen looking like a body builder at 5-foot 10 and 165 pounds of solid muscle johnson1 biggest advantage is an extremely Quick Start. However sometime sit has been a disadvantage Johnson blowing out of the blocks so fast thai officials have called a false Start. In the world indoor championships at Indianapolis last March Johnson burst out of the blocks so fast that officials called a flyer although the monitoring device on the starting blocks showed his reaction time was within the allowable limit. John son won the 60 meters final in n world record 6.40  at Malmo on aug. 10. Johnson got his usual rocket Start and the electronic timer near the finish line flashed 8.s5  course that s an impossible  Johnson said of the malfunction ing device. Nobody will Ever run so fast. Never  j think i m capable of running 9.90 in the world championships. If in does t happen then dial s it for the summer Johnson probably would have beaten the 100 meters record wednesday had it not been for the Windy conditions. He battled a headwind of 1.2 meters per Sec Ond in his final Luncus for Rome. Mar emerged As Star of pan am gymnastics.  to. M  _ a to. In ii a in in a Rivir. In Nam  coming  said  said mar. I can perform und Indianapolis a the United Stales Kristie Phillips was the Darling of the gymnastics Competition at the fan american games but Sabrina mar be came the Star. A Day after winning the All around Gold medal. Mar won to Silver medals and a Bronze sunday to finish with five medals including a icam Gold. All of the hard work and everything i went through last year and the beginning of this Yew was Worth in she said. Phillips the reigning National Champi on often hailed at the new Mary Lou Actton also finished with a team Gold and a Gold medal from sunday s floor exercise. But she was outclassed by mar in saturday s All around Competition the series of medal winning performances came just a your after mar the 1985 . All around Champion consid ered giving up the sport because of a serious Bac problem "1 was getting no Success in competitions i seriously contemplated whether i should slay in the sport or not. I was really doubting myself did mar. 17, of Monterey Park Calif. Then i realized How close the 1988 olympics were and i realized i could t throw in All away she said. Mar said her decision to rededicate herself to the sport received a boost from her pan am Success. I think this meet was More of a Confidence Booster for me because of the world championships up mar. This is Only my second major meet this year. I knew i could hit my routine but 1 did t know if i could do it under the  list scar. Mar started doing rehabilitative exercises to strengthen her Back which was weakened by a congenital curvature fihe lower spine. Back pains prevented her from repealing Many Rou tines in practice bul that helped her in crease her concentration on the few Rou tines she did she said. Consistency became her strength Al lowing her to succeed in a wide Range of events. Experience helped too. She said after years of competing. I be finally Learned How to compete to my capabilities. Sai. I can perform under pressure  the daughter of immigrants from China mar said her goal now is 10 win one medal in the 1988 olympics and then retire. One medal. Any color will do she am sports television pro football Denver Broncos Al Miami dolphins Tope delayed10 30 radio baseball Detroit titters Al Minnesota twins 1 an wednesday  
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