European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday december 1,1988 sports wire am a Sherrill denies res Godf on rumours from press dispatches College station Texas Texas aim athletic director and head football coach Jackie Sherrill look time Mil on tuesday from preparing for thursday night s Alabama game to deny he plans id resign. "1 Don t plan to resign and i m getting tired of peo ple asking me about ital Sherrill said shortly before practice. If i was planning to resign i would t reworking so  rumours have swept the Texas Aam Campus since a television report on Sam relay that Sherrill planned lore sign after thursday night s Alabama game. Texas am is currently investigating allegations that Sherrill paid former aggie football player George Smith hush Money during an Mcaa  said he got the Money then later recanted say ing he was just lying to gel a Book contract. Texas am president William h. Moulcy is head ing the incl Magalion into the Smith matter Columbia Grid coach quits new York lorry Mel Ruvy resigned As co Lumbia football coach tuesday a week after one of his assistants accused him of professional misconduct. Mcelreavy denied the charges and the University said it believed his denials Bui Mcelreavy fell he could not continue amid the controversy. Doug Jackson Columbia s offensive coordinator had accused Mcelreavy of drinking before games an missing team meetings. But two doctors who treated the coach denied the allegations and said Mcelreavy suffered a stress attack complicated by High blood pressure. Fans want to keep step coach Elpaso Texas Community leaders arc Dan gling nearly $250,000 before Texas Elpaso football coach Hob Skull to keep him from leaving. Forty Siel i Aso residents have pledged to contrib Ute xi.000 annually for five years to establish an Annu Ity for stunt at the end of five years that $230,000 could be Worth nearly j400.00q with interest Stull has been credited with turning the step fool Ball program a round in three years when he got the Job in 1 js6. He inherited a 1-lq team. This season the miners Are 10-2 and headed for the Independence bowl dec 23 in Shreveport. La. The coach has received a visit from the University of Missouri s no hectic director and wheel paso Herald Poil reported tuesday that Stull plans a visit to that Campus inter this week. Fenech defends wac title Melbourne Australia Jeff fun sch slopped american George Navarro in he fifth round wednes Day night after knocking him Down three times in the fourth  the world boxing Council Cal her. Weight title. Fen i h. Of Australia dominated inc challenger with body blows and referee Arthur Merlanie stopped the contest at 1 41 of the fifth As Navarro was helpless of Aba from Page 17 Quarter and look a 66-49 halftime Lead. Suns iz4, l 7 Houston Arron Gillian scored a is incr High 35 Points and Phoenix overcame a 13-Poinl second Quarter deficit in beating Houston. Nubrtsl39, Denver Alex English scored a season High 41 Points and fat lever scored 17 Points had. 13 re Bounds and 12 assists As Denver Beai new York. Sup Csonka 109, i a 102 Seattle Jerry Reynolds scored eight of his 2s Points during a 13-0 run at the end of the third Quarter leading Seattle past Utah. Arrlorl09,dulls99 Oakland. Calill Chris mull in scored 29 Points including 13 in the third Quarter As Golden tale Bra Chicago to snap a four game losing sure Ali. Michael Jordan had 16 Points but failed to Lead Chicago in scoring for the first Lime in 91 games. Brad Sellers scored 32 Points for the bulls. Kings 123, clippers 95 Sacramento Calif. Lasalle Thompson scored is Points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Kenny. Smith and Harold Pressly added 17 Points apiece leading Sacramento Pasi the Losan Jelics clippers. Against the ropes. Navarro was floored three times by body blows in the fourth round of a rugged bout but easily beat the count each time. The three Knock Down Rule was not in use. Fun sch one of Only eleven fighters in history to hold titles in three weight divisions upped his record to 22-0. Navarro 23, of puerto rican parents but a resident of Vineland n.j., fell to 17-3, he was the no. 2 con tender for Fenech s Crown. Boxer gets Gold medal Pensacola Fla employees at the Pensacola naval air station gave a Gold medal tuesday to Boxer Roy Jones or. To replace the one they believe he was cheated out of at to summer olympics. Co workers of the Boxer s father Roy Jones or atthe base s naval aviation depot contributed $650 to buy nearly three ounces of 14-karal Gold that went into the medal inscribed a solid Gold medal for a solid Gold Champion Roy  Jones lost the 156-Pound championship bout on a 3 2 decision although Jones and Many american observers Felt he had won decisively Over South Korea s Parks Hun. A despite the loss Jones was named the top Boner of he olympics. Since resuming Home friends and fans have Given Jones 15 Gold medals including inc one from his father s co workers. Sex Aba player Bailey slain new Orleans Gus Bailey n former basketball player with the new Orleans jazz and Houston Rock ets is dead and his Girlfriend has been booked on murder charges police say. Bailey a guard who scored 155 Points for the jazz during the 1977-78 Aba season was stabbed in the shoulder monday afternoon and died thai night police said tuesday. Spokesman John Bryson said Tammy ,25, who lived with Baicy was booked tuesday on murder charges. Bailey 37, was stabbed with a six Inch Kitchen knife police said. Police said the tight started when Sec Snayder told Bailey to leave he apartment and it refused she told investigators thai she tried to Call police and Bailey punched her in the Eye. Police said Dai icy went outside look off his jacket and shirt saw the deep Cut stretching from the top of his shoulder to his armpit and went Back inside when he fell on the living room floor a Star at the University of Texas at Elpaso the 6-fool-6, 185-Pound guard was Houston s second round draft pick in 1974. Chiefs Palmer reinstated Kansas City to. Kansas City running Lackpaul Palmer was reinstated wednesday and will be eligible to play sunday against the new York jets the chiefs said. Palmer the chiefs leading rusher was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team last weekend before a game against the Pittsburgh sic Elers. The incident that led to Paul Palmer s suspension has been resolved to our satisfaction the club said in a statement. He has been reinstated to the learn effectively immediately and will be at practice  witnesses said Palmer miffed at being demoted to second string behind Herman heard commented about the shaky situation of the coaching staff and suggested that he might Fumble intentionally in order to be traded. The remarks were made on inc team bus to a practice session on saturday before the game . Duper Scott draw suspensions new York wide receiver Marie duper of the Miami dolphins and Victor Scott a defensive Back for inc Dallas cowboys were suspended for 30 Days by the nil Tor violating the league s substance abuse policy the nil said wednesday. Both will be placed on their team s non football re lated illness list effective tuesday said Joe Browne director of communications for the league. The action against duper and Scott brought to 24 the number of players suspended this season for Violat ing the leagues substance abuse policy All but one have been barred Tor 30 Days a penalty usually Givenco those who violated the substance abuse policy for a second time.,. Neither player will be allowed any Contact with his team during the 30 Days and have been old they Are barred from the training facilities. Bears sign backup quarterback Lake Forest ii the Chicago bears tuesday signed quarterback Ben Dennett As an insurance Back up for Jim Harbaugh who will Moke his first Start next monday night against the los Angeles rams s signing Bennett was an emergency move forced by Jim Mcmahon s being on injured Reserve with sprained knee and mite Tomc Zafoc being out with a separation of his shoulder. To make room for Bennett  placed defensive end Richard Dent of injured Reserve. Dent suffered a fractured left ankle in the sunday Green Bay Packer game and will be out from four to six weeks. Bennett a former Duke quarterback played for the Chicago bruisers of the Arena football league Las summer. I /. Gedman re signs with botox Boston the Boston red sox signed Rich god Man to a one year contract tuesday that reportedly makes him the highest paid Catcher in the american league. Gedman who earned $955,000 last season  accept a contract that reportedly will pay him slightly More than  million. Gedman 29, is coming off two subpar seasons plagued by injuries. A ,265 career hitter and Strong fielder he baited .20 in 52 games in j 987 and .230 in,95 games last season. Flyers defeat Bruins 5-1 by the associated press Philadelphia Mike Bullard got off to a goo Start in proving the slumping Philadelphia flyers made a smart move in a Trade that sent Peter pc act Losi Louis  ust hours after Bullard was acquired he made one goal and Rich Tocchet had two As the flyers snapped their Lour Cie losing Streak with a 5-1 Victory Over the Boston ins. .-.-. The two goals were touch cd s first against inc Bruins in his five years in the  his last 11 games Tocchet has made 12 goals and seven assists. Andy Brickley scored in inc second period for the Bruins Only  Slars 5, blow Hawks 2 bloom1ngton, Minn. Brian Maclellan had a goal and iwo assists and Marc Habscheid had two goals asm inn Sota handed Chicago its fourth straight loss. The Victory was the third straight for the North stars a feat they had not accomplished since mov 27 dec. I 987. Rangers 4, jets 3winnipeg, Manitoba John Ogrodnick scored his first goal of the season at 16 47 of the third period to break a 3-3 tic and give the new York rangers a Victory Over  Gratalo who assisted on inc winning goal scored Nhi Roundup once himself. Guy Laflour had two goals for the rangers but missed on a Penally shot in the second period. Capitals 4, blues 3 Landover my John Drucci registered his first nil Point when he scored with 1 25 remaining Lolist Washington Over St. Louis. Set a lbs 5, islanders 3 Detroit Steve Yzerman and. Adam Graves scored 10 seconds apart Midway through the second period As Detroit downed new York extending the slanders losing Streak to five games. King devils 3 Ingle Wood Catt. Dave Taylor Mike Allison and Wayne Gretzky scored two goals apiece As Losangeles topped new Jersey Taylor s first goal at 13 05 of the first period gave the Kings a 1-0 Lea j. His second goal at 5 57 Firic third period made it 5-3 and triggered a five goal uprising in the final 14 03 of play. Flumes 3, canucks 3 Calgary Alberta Doug Gilmour s Power play Goat with 8 09 left in the third period lifted Calgary into a tic with Vancouver amending the flames unbeaten Streak at the Saddle Doc toll games. The flames Are the Only team in the nil still unbeaten at Home