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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 3,19b6 the stars and stripes Page 25 sports wire Campus profess demands Knight apology by the associated press Bloom 1ngton, ind. About 300 people marched on inc Indiana University Campus sunday night and demanded that basketball coach Bob Knight apologize publicly for his nationally televised statement on rape and stress. The protesters carrying signs that said rape is every woman s Kygh Marc and  is no game also called on University administrators to reprimand Knight for inc comments he made on an Abc program about stress and to make rape aware Ness workshops mandatory for athletic teams. The controversy began last monday night after the Abc telecast. When correspondent Connie Chung asked inc coach How he handles stress Knight replied. I think thai if rape is inevitable relax and enjoy it. That s just an old term that you re going to use. The plane s Down so you have no control Over it he continued. I m not tatting about the act of rape. Don t misinterpret me. But what i m talking about is something Hap pens to you. So you have to handle it now. Of Young men across the country look up to him. And he trivialized the crime of rape Dwight Noble a Bloomington psychotherapist said he believes Knight s comment is detrimental to Vic Tims of Schual assault. I think it s devastating. One thing women often feel after rape is that she is to blame. Rape is a male Issue and men have to Start dealing Wilh that Noble said. I d like to  coach Knight in the front  of a class about  Knight was not at the rally which lasted about one hour and has not returned wire service phone Calls. Fans Welcome orioles Home l1nthicum, Mil. The Baltimore orioles after pc another loss were greeted by a sparse but enthusiastic crowd of about 50 Faas sunday As they arrived Home at Baltimore Washington International Airport. Orioles manager Frank Robinson had no comment As he walked off the chartered Jet a few hours after the orioles lost their 23rd game in 24 stalls. 7-3 to the Chicago White Sadk. Most of the players managed a smile Hufi w signed autographs for their supporters. First baseman Eddie Murray was one of the few to dispense his signature. Awaiting the orioles is a downtown rally on Mon Day and a car i Jalloul crowd for a game monday night dubbed fantastic fans  Aboul 50.000 tickets have been sold since the pro motion was announced Lasi week for the uncles first Home game after a 13-game, four City read trip. Indiana s Bobby Knight stirs tip another controversy. Williams suspension upheld new York american league president Bobby Brown upheld monday the two game suspension of Texas rangers Pitcher Mitch Williams who was ejected from a game with Boston april 8 after a Brawl Between the iwo teams. Brown said the suspension would begin with Mon Day night s game in Baltimore adding thai Williams would do permitted to work out in uniform before the game. Rizzo wins Sara Lee playoff Nashville Tenn Pili Rizo Sank a 7-foot Birdie putt on the fifth playoff Hole sunday to win the $335,000 Sara Lee Lyga classic. Lzzo and Sheri Turner played All five holes of the playoff that began with four players. Kim Williams and dammit Green bog cd the first playoff Hole to drop out of the race for the first prize. Tejano to skip Derby Louisville by. Tejano the highest Money Winner among the contenders for saturday s Kentucky Derby Wilh earnings of More than si.2 million will not run in the classic assistant Trainer Jeff Lukas said. Lukas said the Colt wingless in four starts this year will not go in the Derby because of the Large Field we re going to look at the  the move leaves Trainer d. Wayne Lukas with the filly winning colors As inc Only contender for his first Derby Victory in eight iries. Winning colors won the Santa Anita Derby april 9. Lendl knocks off Edberg Atlanta Ivan Lendl came Back from a shaky Start to defeat Stefan Edbom 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 sunday to win the j 500,000 Challenge Tennis Maich. Lendl earned si50,000 for winning the exhibition tournament played at Horseshoe Bend country club. Edberg received s 100.000. Agassi stops Friend Arias Isle of Palms . Andre Agassi did l let his Friendship with his sometime doubles partner Jimmy Arias Stop him from winning the . Mans Clay court championship sunday. In fact Agassi said cracking jokes with Arias May have helped him beat the former Clay courts Champion 6-2.6-2 in a match that left both players and the crowd laughing. La s a Tot easier to play when you have someone Over there who s just As charismatic on the court and likes to joke around and likes 10 release a lot of ten Sion Agassi said. I think it improves the i Quality of Tennis because there seems to be less pressure upset Marks italian opener Rome polish Cilc Iwona Kuczynska pulled off the first upset in the $200,000 italian open women s Tennis championships monday routing i2th-seeded Kathleen Horvath of Largo ra., 6-4,6-0. Only three seeded players Llor Vath. No. 10 Isabel Cueto of West Germany and no. 13 j Udith pics nor of Austria saw net Ion on the first Day of tha week Long Clay court event at the Foro Talico. Pics nor n Surprise  Here last year struggled to beat wildcard entrant gah Ricella Boschiero of Italy 6-3, 5-7,6-2. Cuculo Defeated Mercedes Pai of Argentina 6-3, 7-6 7-5. The italian open men s Lou Mamont opens monday. Rose from Page played making a Call As Johnson raced Home without a throw Wilh what proved lobe the winning run. Rose charged Pallon Cand pushed him twice As fans began throwing a carts. The game was delayed for is minute while All four officials left the Field and the ground Crew cleaned up. When the umpires finally returned debris continued to rain Down and senior Umpire John Kibler told Palloni to leave for his own safety. The game was completed with just three umpires. Rose said sunday that he expected to be suspended and acknowledged that he was unjustified in pushing Pallone. He said however that he did it after being hit on the Check by Palloni who. On videotape apparently hit Rose with his hand As he appeared to be pointing to the spot off the base where Esasky s fool had come Down. I lost my Cool in that situation Koie said. I was wrong. But if he does t touch me 1 Don i touch him the reds manager also said that he was t disputing the decision As much As he was the late Call which kept Esasky from throwing Home in an attempt to get Johnson Ramstein s blend of former champs favored As teams open wisc meet by Tracy Tanner stiff writer Heidelberg monday marked the first Day of the women s International Bowling Congress european Bowling championships As 256 women look to the lanes to decide who would take the team title. One learn which was to bowl in Mon Day s late shift is heavily favored. It s a combination of two top rank Lin learns from last year we re a new team with a new name claimed Iris Jordan. The bowlers arc calling themselves the Ramstein classics and they re hoping their new team won t prove to be a lop. In order to assure themselves of a win Ning combo they selected the Best from last year s teams. First they look the 1987 women s masters Champion. Then they added the 87 run Crup and the doubles champs who also were members of the 87 championship team. They put them All together and came up with the team icy Hope will Lake inc first Day s Tram event and eventually Advance individually to the masters championship. That s our real goal said Jordan who. Along Wilh partner Lilly Cowley look the 87 doubles title. We want each of the members of our team to Advance to the masters championship. Thais something that has never been done. If it s done this year the Ramstein classics arc probably the ones to do it. Heading up the Ramstein team is Mary Gregg fast year s Champ. Because of her title she will automatically and Vance to the masters. Gregg s teammate and doubles part Ner for this year s event is no stranger to the wisc tournament. Wally Pajala reigned in 80 and Sias the masters Queen pin. Last year she finished second to Gregg. Rounding out inc Ramstein classics Are Lilly Cowley and Iris Jordan. They were the doubles champs in 87 i and pan of the vog Cloch victors  team. Jordan  fifth i i the Mas ters Competition and Cowley placed 13. So Why break up their winning team the women hesitated to say they brought the Best of both teams together but to than prodded agreed that As far As averages go. They arc inc Topi Cowley leads Wilh n a 179 and each of the others holds a 176. In monday s Early matches. Inc Berlin sweepers proved they could do exactly what their name says As they moved out in front with a 4244 total. They averaged games of 176, somewhat higher than their Normal averages and beat the Clos est learn inc Wiesbaden who knows by 77 pins. The Ansbach Golden Gills Fol Low in third Wilh 4126. The Berlin sweepers were Cici Ted and surprised by their heavy Lead and echoed Hopes that it would carry through the last shift of team bowlers. The Golden girls Mary Martinez was leading the All events after the first two shifts had finished Wilh a 1128 six game total. She rolled a 602 series with 217 As her Day s High. Martinez by Gresl Competition comes in the form of Michelle know of wies Baden. She s 25 pins Down Wilh an i is total. Bringing up third is Vicenia. Liay s Marcia ferryman. She s 12 pins behind Rii Ost with an 1113, but tallied the High est three game series thus far with a 624. The team event was to finish late monday and tuesday s doubles event is scheduled to begin at 9 30   
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