European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 27 Calgary prepared for 1988 olympics Lausanne Switzerland a organizers of the Calgary Winter olm a is presented their final report to the Ames top officials Friday and said in was Well prepared More than iwo months before the opening ceremonies. There is not a single big task fac ing us. We Are ready Frank King chairman of inc Calgary olympic organizing committee said. The work fas been done. We Are at the stage of Honing our skills. But like a Good team we want to Peak at the right King flanked by inc group s 88 president Bill Pratt and other comm Mcc officials spoke after an hour Long meet ing with the International olympic committee s executive Board. In reviewing final preparations Tor the Winter games which will begin with a two hour opening ceremony on feb. 13, 1988, King said the Board dealt mainly with housekeeping is sues such As transportation accommodations and tickets. Most of the final plans won Board approval although inc panel said in wanted to study a proposal to provide transportation for Ioc members and other vips from a radio controlled car Pool. In the Pas organizing committees have generally provided each member of these groups with a car and Driver always on Call. King said signs Point to record numbers of nations athletes officials and spectators attending nest year s Winter games. The record for the number of Patrici pants in a Winter games is 1,490, set in Sarajevo Yugoslavia in 1984. They represented 49 nations also a record. If All these forecasts prove accurate the olympic movement should be reaching More people both spectators and competitors than or be fore he said. 76er s Welp sidelined Philadelphia Chris Welp the Philadelphia 76ers first round draft Choice will miss the rest of this season and the Early pan of the next because of ligament and cartilage tears in his left knee the club announced thursday. Doctors discovered the damage Dur ing arthroscopic surgery thursday. The 7-foot Welp from the univer sity of Washington collapsed twice tuesday night during the t6ers Victory in Chicago Over the bulls. He Felt Only a twinge the first time and continued playing. Welp the 16th pick Overall in this year s Aba draft had been used sparingly this season. He averaged 4.8 Points and 2.4 rebounds in 10 games. Pittmo s father Dies new York Rosario Pitino inc father of new York kicks coach Rick Pitino died thursday at new York University Hospital the Aba team announced. Assistant Slu Jackson coached the kicks in thursday night s game against the Denver nuggets. Lions Thomas injured state College a. Blair Thomas reported to a Hospital with a knee injury thursday As Penn stale coach Joe Paterno began making contingency plans to replace his Star tailback Al the Citrus bowl. Thomas the thin Hoesl rusher in Penn stale history twisted his knee in practice wednesday. He was being examined at the Milton s. Henley medi Cal Center As a precaution Paterno said. Sports wire the nit Lany Lions last season s champions and ranked 20th now will face uth ranked Clem son in Orlan do Fla., new year s Day. Thomas inc seventh leading rusher in division i a has run for 1,414 Yards for the 8-3 Lions this season. He also is i can state s leading receiver with 23 catches for 300 Yards. Cassell found innocent Honolulu Ollan Cassell i a Cutic director of the athletics con Gress has been found innocent of any wrongful act of his position As alleged in an unsigned idler to tag it was announced thursday. Princeton coach Larry Ellis chair Man of a three person and hoc com Mittee of tac chosen to investigate the allegations made its report at the annual convention of the National govern i no body for track and Field. Ellis said the letter accused Cassell of among other things receiving Money from its travel Agency. Crown travel for using Illo Book arrange ments for tac athletes receiving Money for helping to bring american athletes to the 1986 Goodwill games Al Moscow and receiving Money for using the italian company Kappa As an outfit scr for . Teams. Ellis said the Money went to tac and no one Boycotts threatened Columbus Ohio a civil rights group says it will ask Black ath Lete to Boycott Ohio state unless it names a Black to replace fired football coach Earle Bruce a radio station re ported thursday. The coalition against racism in colleges and universities claims that Only Whites have been mentioned As candidates and called on athletic director James Jones to end what they Call a racist practice of not hiring Black coaches radio station a ten said. If it does not the group said it will ask Blacks to Boycott Ohio state s football and basketball programs. The group said it has several Black candidates it would like to see get the Job including former Buckeye run Ning Back Archie Griffin a iwo Lime Heisman trophy Winner. Bruce was fired by University presi Dent Edward Jennings on nov. 16 and athletic director Rick Bay re signed the same Day in protest of Brace s firing. Soccer s Rossi retires Rome Paolo Rossi the hero of Italy s 1982 world cup Victory announced thursday he is retiring from soccer. The 31 year old striker said he was leaving the sport because of a knee injury that has sidelined him for several months. Two teams tied West Palm Beach Fla. De fending champions Scott Hoch and Gary Hallberg tied for the first round Lead thursday in the Chrysler pea team championship with Bob Tway and Mike Hulbert who finished Sec Ond a year ago. Hoch birdied the first five holes As he and Hallberg shot a 61 Al Welling ton club one of three courses used in the first three rounds of the j600.000 Best Ball tournament. Par at All three courses is 72. Tway fired eight birdies As he and Hulbert scored a 61 at Greenview Cove. Conversion rates London Jupi Friday s closing Rales for the . Dollar 10 other Curren cies. Figures Are expressed in Dollar to the a relish Pound and other local Curren cies in dollars r Al t92 375 an our. 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