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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 27. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire Navy May give Mccallum an Early release from press dispatches san Diego running Back Napoleon Mccallum might be released Early from his military obligation allowing him to be in a san Diego uniform by next weekend. Chargers owner Alex Spanos said. Well know More on this in a week to 10 Days Spanos said. We know he s working hard to meet certain requirements that would allow him to join us this week. Mccallum a naval Academy graduate whom the chargers acquired earlier this month from the los Angeles raiders is under obligation to he Navy through december 1989 and won t be Able to play for san Diego until the 1990 season unless he can obtain an Early release. The Navy recently refused to give an Early release to basketball player David Robinson who was drafted by the san Antonio spurs but it in t known if that Deci Sion will affect Mccallum s status. Packers waive Zendejas Green Bay. Wit the Green Bay packers waived place kicker Max Zendejas and brought in four other kickers for tryouts tuesday. Zendejas made Only nine of 16 Field goal attempts this season and missed a 24-Yardcr sunday with 11 seconds left in a 20-17 loss to the Washington redskins. Zendejas who said on monday that he would re Spect any move the packers had to make declined to discuss the situation tuesday. After a 90-Minule tryout session with the other four kickers coach Undy Infante said the packers might not sign another kicker until later in the week. The four kickers Dean Dorsey Tim veiling Dale Daw son and Pat Broussard tried about 30 Field goals and five kickoffs each during the tryout. Infante said he did t blame Zendejas for sunday s lots but it was t the first time the kicker s inability id make Field goals had Cost the packers this season. Zendejas who tied a club record with tour Field goals in a Victory Over Minnesota on oct. 16, had missed from 32 and 43 Yards out in a three Point loss at Tampa Bay two weeks earlier. Ryan files for free Agency new York Nolan Ryan baseball s All Lime strikeout Leader was one of nine players to file for free Agency tuesday bringing the total to 14 since the pen of for filing began last Friday. Ryan who be 42 in january was 12-11 with a 3.52 earned run average for Houston last season. He struck out 228 in 220 innings for a career local of 4,775. Other pitchers to file tuesday were Mike Moore of Seattle and Ted Power of Kansas City. Infielders dominated tuesday s list As Scott Fletcher of Texas Garry Templ Clon of san Diego Luis Aguayo of the new York Yankees and Ron Washington of Cleveland also declared. Outfielders Dave Collins of Cincinnati and Thad Bosky of California rounded out the list. Mike Schmidt of Philadelphia Harry Spilman of Houston Ozzie Virgil of Atlanta Dave Henderson of Oakland and Larry hem Don of Detroit had previously filed for free Agency. Players have until nov. 4 to file. Brown to comment on lbs new York Hubie Brown former coach of the new York kicks and Atlanta Hawks will be lbs top analyst on Aba telecasts this season the network announced. Brown will replace Billy Cunningham who left lbs so he could remain involved with the management of the new Aba franchise in Miami. Brown who has worked As a lbs commentator on College and pro basketball since i9s2, will learn with play by play announcer Dick Stockton. The average Aba viewer has become so much More sophisticated said i"11 Shaker executive producer of fobs sports. That Calls for More sophisticated coverage from lbs and Hubie Brown fits that role to a tee in 10 seasons As a professional coach drown com piled a 341-410 record and took his teams to the play offs seven limes. He coached the Hawks from 1976 to 1981 and the kicks from 1982 to 1986. Brown was Aba coach of the year for the 1977-78 season. Before joining the Hawks he spent two years Wilh the Kentucky colonels of the Aba leading them to the league championship in 1975. Wagner tops women s Bowling Houston Texas Lisa Wagner of Palmetto Fla. Defeated Aleta Sill of Dearborn. Mich., in the final game of match play tuesday night to win the lop seeded position for wednesday night s finals in the $40,000 ladies pro bowlers tour lady fair lanes open Wagner averaged 227 to finish with a 42-game total of 9,930 pins. Sill a 14-Limc career Champion finished Wilh 9,s81 pins in her bid for her first title of 1988. Cindy Coburn of Buffalo n.y., was third at 9,563. Followed by Wendy Macpherson of san Diego at 9.472 and Judy Soutar of Leawood kan., at 9,444. Mcenroe Downs Leconte in Paris Paris John Mcenroe playing fired up Tennis after a Penally Point Cost him a game downed third seeded Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-1 tuesday at the s 1.1 million Paris open. Mcenroe had a penalty Point assessed after two mis conduct code violations and thai allowed Lucerne to lie the first set 5-5. But Mcenroe took eight of the mat nine games to win the first round match. It was the eighth straight time that Mcenroe has beaten Leconte. In other first round matches defending Champion and no. 2 seed Tim Maycile rallied to Down French Man Thierry Champion 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 Eric Winogradsky of France a qualifier and the lowest ranked player in the tournament upset Martin Jaile of Argentina 3 6, 6-3, 7-6. Winogradsky is ranked 2s8lh in the world compared to jail s 41nd. Graf advances in Brighton Brighton England olympic Champion Steffi Graf brushed aside a Challenge by Iva Buda Rova of Czechoslovakia 6-3 6-2 tuesday in her first competitive match since winning Gold medal at the Seoul games. The 19-year-old West German needed just 45 min utes to Advance to the second round of the 3250,000 Midland group championships at the Brighton Cen Ter where she is the top seed. In other first round matches. No. 2 Pam Shriver beat California born Monique Javer of Britain 6-4, 6 o1 no. 4 Claudia to hic Krisch of West Germany whipped Italy s Laura Galarsa 6-1, 6-2 fifth seeded Nathalie Tau Zial of France beat Celine Cohen of Switzerland 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 sixth seeded Sylvia Hanuka breezed past country woman Wil Inid Probstl 6-1, 6-2 and no. 7 Sandra Cecchini of Italy downed Britain s Julie Salmon 6-1,6-4, Pitt Navy May play in Ireland Pittsburgh the University of Pittsburgh is considering a proposal to play its 1989 Home football game against Navy scheduled for oct. 14, in Dublin Ireland. Boston College and army will play in Dublin on nov. 19, and Boston businessman Jim o Brien who is staging the game has contacted Navy and Pitt officials about a possible 1989 game in that City. De Bozik Pitt s athletic director has declined to comment on the proposal. Pitt is scheduled to Host Navy on oct. 14, Reid Oslin Boston College s assistant athletic director said . Will make a fair amount of Money from the game which will be played in 53.ogo.seal Landsdowne Road stadium and will be televised in the United states. O Brien said he wanted to match Yoslon College and notre Dame in this year s game but the fighting Irish refused. Mcaa rules permit a team to play once Ivory four years outside of the Continental United Stales. Blood clot kills Boobie Clark Jacksonville Fla. A what began As a cramp in the left leg of Charles e. Boob ice Clark turned Oul to be a blood clot thai advanced into his lungs and killed the former Cincinnati bengals running Back his wife said. Clark was pronounced dead tuesday at methodist Hospital which did not release details of the death. He was 38, according to his wife Elaine a nagging leg cramp bothered Clark so much Early tuesday morning that he drove himself to the Hospital around 3 . And immediately underwent tests. I rubbed it for him and he said it was just a cramp. Boobie always had cramps in his leu she said. When i got to the Hospital he just said hey. Baby and that he was getting tired of the tests. Ii was t Long after that he  mrs. Clark said a blood clot in her husband s leg advanced into his left lung and killed him Only six hours after he reported to the Hospital. Clark a graduate of a Kihune Cookman College played Highl years in the nil from 1973 through 1980 with the Cincinnati bengals and the Houston oilers. Despite being a i2th-round draft Choice he won the league s Rookie award when he rushed for 988 Yards and eight touchdowns in his first season the Best year of his career. Clark a 6-Footcr who played at anywhere from 240 to 280 pounds began the big fullback Era at Cincinnati. He was followed at the fullback position by Pete Johnson Larry Kinnic brew and icky Woods the team s current starter. He led the team in Rushing in 1975 and 76 and remains the third leading rusher in bengals history totalling 2.978 Yards in six seasons. Only 1 Cic Johnson 5,241 Yards and Essex Johnson 3,070 Yards rushed for More. Clark s 25 Rushing touchdowns also Are third in club history behind Pete Johnson s 64 and Kinnybrew s 37. Clark never had the Success in Houston that he had in Cincinnati though getting 22 carries his first year with the oilers and just one in 1980. At the Lime of his death Park owned a video store in Jacksonville. Neither of his daughters lives at Home. Tasha is is a student at Florida am and Duffy 16, attends High school in Belle Glade. Gark is survived by his wife and two daughters. Funeral services will be held saturday at Christ Temple missionary Baptist Church. To today superstition an to thursday s programs a cos eve Tang not db3q c 1445 for Kodl Only 500 Summa sowl a we Hornun n do Inkul gut 18oo Friday s programs 1ku acne Wingwen two a  5 Ort we Pim orc Jia Tor Bdl Cine it 0715 forty in 055 guv roam a go Misti Moo purport 2ffiu Hoison a Rognli Putint Lunt a wow Sluice inn or in pruned pwpv1 a  
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