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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1t, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire olympic bobs Edder is bumped by Gauf  Albany  bobsled Der bumped from Hie . Olympic team by Chicago bears football player Willie Gaull says he was t Scalen by the better Man just inc Heller known  i feel cheated Don Auvigne who postponed his senior year Al Harvard la compete for a place on inc learn told the Albany times Union tuesday. I have taken the risks and Maite the sacrifices and commit ments and presumably had qualified. All 1 can say frankly is Hal what has happened to Don Lavigne is grossly unfair said Alan Rose the athlete s Boston based lawyer. It violated the under stood general principles of what Amateur athletics is supposed 10 be All  Livigne wok part in october s olympic trials in. Winterberg West Germany with inc understanding thai eventual team members must firs compete there. He was named to the team and even filled for a uni form after the trials according to Rose. However Gaull. A wide receiver began bobsled training in january after he bears were eliminated from National football league playoffs and was named a Side Pusher on an alternate four Man team although Lavigno claims the actual limes with him helping push the sled were five Hundredth of a second faster than with Gault. Virtually at the last minute someone comes along and Don was bumped off the  Rose said. I makes it sound As if everything thai happened before does t Milter. He just seemed to show up uninvited in january and was selected for the  Lavigne and his lawyer say they suspect Gault was picked because of what federation officials think his Fame can do for Dici r Low profile sport. La would t Surprise me if a Deal was made Between Gault and inc federation to seek maximum exposure for the sport Lavigne said. Gault contacted at the olympic Village in Calgary said it s no big Deal. It s nol a matter of life an death. Playing for the Chicago Bear prepares you for anything. Mike Hollrock technical coach Tor the . Team conceded that the Issue had caused some dissension among the Slid Dora. Some of Don s real close friends on the team Are upset about it Hollrock said. We d Raiher it was t Here bul Gault earned i Way on tic team. What can you do you can t Tell him you did t make the team because you re filler " dolphins release 4 players Miami the Miami dolphins tuesday released four players including Tony Nathan who is found on their career list in receiving Yards and second in pass receptions. The other players Are linebackers room Sendlein and Andy Handel and tight end Rich sir. Nathan 31, was released daring last summer s train ing Camp but was signed at mid season. He played in six games catching 10 passes and Rushing for 20 Yards. His career totals with Miami include 3,943 Yards Rush ing and 383 receptions for 3,592 Yards. Hendl Siler and Sendlein were on the injured re serve list last season. Handel had a leg injury Siler broke an ankle and Sendlein suffered an Eye injury. Ciccarelli surrenders in Toronto Toronto Dino Ciccarelli of the Minnesota North stars surrendered to police in Toronto tuesday and was formally charged with assault after a High clicking incident at Maple Leaf gardens last month. Ciccarelli who arrived from Minneapolis with his lawyer was released without bait and is scheduled to uplift of Willie Gaull named to us. Olympic bobsled ton appear in provincial court in Toronto on May 30. Toronto police issued a warrant on Jan. � for Ciccarelli s arrest after viewing a videotape of a game Jan. 6 during which inc Minnesota right Wing struck Maple Leafs def Anseman Luke Richardson several times above the shoulders Wilh his Slick. Police said Al the line that Ceccarclli had exceeded the guidelines of a Normal  the Day the warrant was issued the nil sus Pended Ciccarelli for 10 games because of the incident. Navratilova easy Winner Dallas Martina Navratilova needed just 40 min utes to gel past Camilla Benjamin 6-0,6-1 tuesday in the $250,000 Virginia slims of Dallas Tennis tournament. Navratilova ranked no. 2 in the world was Seldom challenged during the match and faulted herself for the Lone game she lost to  was awful Navratilova said. I missed a return and Theo another and then she aped me. She was serving so soft i had a difficult time deciding How to hit it Hack. Former Dallas assistant Dies Dallas former Dallas assistant coach Erial Allen whose nil career with the cowboys spanned their expansion years to super bowl champions died tuesday at presbyterian Hospital after a Long bout Wilh cancer. Me was 69.Allen was an assistant coach for the cowboys for 22 seasons from 1962 to 1983. From 1962 to 1969 he coached inc offensive Backfield and from 197010 19b3 was in charge of research and development. As head of research and development Allen studied players an teams throughout the league for coach Tom Landry. American upsets Sanchez Rotterdam Netherlands unseeded Dan Goldie of Mclean va., upset fourth seeded Emilio san bet of Spain in the opening round of a $452,000 Nabisco grand prix Tennis tournament tuesday. Goldic s 7-5, 6-4 veto re will Send him against unseeded Michie schapers of he Netherlands. Capitals Laughlin traded Landover my. The Washington capitals tuesday traded right Wing Craig Lauglin to the los Angeles Kings for defens Eman Grant Ledyard. Caughlin scored five goals in 40 games for the Capi tals this season while led Yang had one goal and seven assists in 23 games for the . 31, came to the capitals in a Trade with the Montreal canadians in september 1982. His Best season with the capitals was 1985-86 when he scored 30 goal in 75 games. . State re signs Grid coach Raleigh . North Carolina slate director of athletics Jim Valvano announced tuesday Hal football coach Dick Sheridan has signed a new con tract that will keep Sheridan Al the Wolf pack Helm through  and three Yean remaining on his original five car pact. The new contract will stand for Sis Yean Wilh an option for five More years Hal could be picked up in 1992 if both parties  has a 12-10-1 record As the Wolf pack coach and an Overall Mark of 81-33-3. Softball decision postponed Calgary Canada a decision on whether to add women s softball As a medal sport for the 1992olympics has been postponed until september officials said  Porter president of the International softball federation said he had been Laid that the International olympic com Millie would Lake up the matter in Seoul prior to the Start of the summer games. I m still optimistic Hal in will be added bul it s disappointing that the Issue won t be resolved for an other few months he said. Softball is being proposed As a women s counterpart to men s baseball which has been added to the 92 olympic medal sport lineup. E. German swimmers dominate Berlin East germans won nine of 13 Goj medals including All six women s events and David Lundburg of the United slates won the 100-Mclerbreaslstroke tuesday in the nok International swim Ming Competition in East  germans Kairin Meissner Kathrin Zimmer Mann Susanne Boer Nike Kathleen nerd and Ank Mochring swept the women s events with Nord win Ning the 200 Butterfly and the 400 individual Medley. La Adborg won the 100 breaststroke in 1 minute 3.s9 seconds .19 ahead of Gerald Moe Ken of West  Morales of the United Stales lied for second in the 100 Butterfly Wilh Martin Herrmann of Wesl Germany and behind Thomas dressier of East Ger Many. American Anna Pellis Scott finished third in the 50 freestyle behind Kairin Meissner of East Ger Many and Tamara Coua Chc of Romania. Hawks guard out 2 weeks Atlanta Atlanta Hawks guard John Buttle Wilt be out for at least two weeks after tests showed that he May have hepatitis or mononucleosis the Aba club s physician said. Further tests were to be Given wednes Day to determine Battle s status. The 6-fool-2 Battle the club s third leading scorer is averaging 12.2 poems per game As a Reserve.  thursday s programs superstition an to 3 or flogwi6f is bit com wort or Tiu aeon Umb by to us Tow Al m 0 to b do Hin Chi at Fri Watt Emu toy tech cuff  Hll. C4wi. Mirth and Etchu quit 1dqq or Juimei Chauv off Nowr pm Art ution d i a r in 10 two ii oct in cd to 1uc atm Evwin it 1900 hug my to he vol Ottto Qaji Injia Girt Tom a a Torr i to Ltd to so to pot  Voth by buy pm Fatmen Mizar Wood it a flu to a non Long. To Button to by Turret own vol to fat Pter pm us rat Law Wrom Damn Vitok a. Dawm v fat a m kind or Mua Tate Irwi tap Jet vim off u in mow  tix &9f. Kit murmur in n who in via it to tips new two  
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