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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday eject Mowra 1988 the stars and sth1pes Page 23 sports wire boxing group considers scoring changes from press dispatches Vienna Austria the International federation for Amateur boxing is considering Radical changes de signed to eliminate subjectivity in scoring and reduce the number of knockouts and knockdowns. The changes involve new technology rather than new rules and if approved by the executive committee of the International boxing association at its next meeting in March they would be implemented immediately Tor All International com petitions. We would like to see boning be a fair sport honest and straight Forward Anwar Chowdhry of Pakistan the association s president said in an interview tues Day Between meetings of International olympic com Mittee officials. We also want to ensure the safety of boxers no matter what the  the proposals were approved by the association s Board of vice presidents this week in Frankfurt West Germany. At the same meeting the Board voted to recommend sanctions against judges and officials involved in two controversial incidents at the Seoul olympics last summer. The Board also voted to recommend that no International boxing competitions be held in South Korea through 1989. The sanctions involve inc three judges who ruled in favor of a South korean Park is Hun. Over Roy Jones of the United states in the Light middleweight Gold medal bout and five South korean boxing officials who attacked the referee adar judges awarded a Victory earlier to a Bulgaria Over a South korean. The Board recommended that the three officials from Morroco Uganda and Venezuela be sus Pended indefinitely and thai the korean officials be suspended until december 1990. Chowdhry said that incidents in Seoul and charges that some of the officials involved might have been bribed expedited the need for the use of computers in scoring procedures. The computer is designed to allow each of the five judges scoring a bout id Register effective punches thrown by pushing a red Button for those of one competitor a Blue Button for those of the other. Each judge records his observations on his own panel and any Lime three or More push la same but ton simultaneously a Point is recorded on a scoreboard fully visible in the Arena. If fewer than three judges Register the same punch the Boxer docs not receive a Point. The running tally will indicate which fighter is Lead ing. At the end 01 the bout the Winner is known in stantly except in the Case of a tic then the Winner would be determined by a More detailed analysis of each judge s individual scares. Northwestern Star eyes pros Evanston 111. Senior running Back Byron Sanders will not return to the Northwestern football team next fall making him eligible for the 1989 nil draft in april the school said tuesday. Sanders who could have played College football for one More year rushed for 1,062 Yards in the 1988 season to become the third Wildcat in history to gain More than 1,000 Yards Rushing in a single season. He also tied Mike Adamsey 1970 single suasion Wildcat record by gaining More than 100 Yards Rush ing in each of seven games this fall. Sanders brother of Heisman trophy Winner Barry Sanders of Oklahoma state concluded his 2-year Wildcat career with 1,840 Rushing Yards placing him fourth on Northweste s All time list. " duper linked to drug dealer Miami Mark duper a Miami dolphins wide receiver suspended for violating the nil s substance abuse policy has tics to a convicted drug dealer and has been a cocaine user since at least 986, according to a published report. Sports illustrated Magazine in this week s edition quotes a variety of sources As saying thai duper was a close acquaintance of jailed Miami drug dealer Nelson Aguilar and that Dolphin owner Joe Robbie and coach Don Shula know in 1986 of photographs of duper and Aguilar and Oiher reputed drug dealers. The article also cited sources claiming a former Driver for Aguilar delivered cocaine to duper s North Miami condominium twice in january 1986. In Addi Tion Kim Knigh i the estranged wife of one Prague Lar s former associates said she snorted cocaine with duper in a limousine in 1986. In the article Aguilar serving a 13-Ycar Federal prison term in Oxford wis., for cocaine trafficking described duper As a very Good Friend and said he keeps in Contact with the seven year nil Veteran from. Northwestern stale in Louisiana. Bruce Greer duper s lawyer said inc article was based on disreputable sources and failed to cite polygraph test taken by duper last week which indicated his client was telling the truth about not being a cocaine user. The article is rushed into print based on disreputable sources and without the knowledge of a lie Detec Tor lest demonstrating Mark s honesty he said. Robbie and Shula also blasted the article As inaccurate. Football group honors Frank new York Point Frank who won inc Heisman trophy in 1937 As a halfback at Yale and was elected to the College football Hall of Fame in 1955, received the National football foundation s Gold medal the organization s highest award tuesday night. Another Heisman Winner Urcla quarterback Gary Beban was one of 11 former players inducted into the Hall of Fame at the foundation s 31st annual awards banquet. Beban was the 1967 Winner. He was one of four backs and seven linemen inducted into the Hall of Fame. We did t plan it thai Way but it s appropriate it turned out that Way said Fred Russell retired sports editor of the Nashville Banner and chairman of the National football foundation s honors court which selects the annual inductees. Joining Beban As inductees were magic Baughart Georgia tech Center i957-s9 Forrest Behm. Nebraska tackle 1938-40 Bob Chappuis Michigan halfback 1942, 1946-47 Darrell Lester Texas Christian Center 1933-35 John Tarzan Riley Northwestern tackle 1929-31 Ron Sellers Florida state wide receiver 1966-68 Lee Roy Salmon Oklahoma defensive tackle 1972-7$ Charles Bubba Smith Michigan slate defensive tackle 1964-66 Bob Williams notre Dame quarterback 1948-50 and Gen. George Mike Wil son Lafayette halfback 1926-28. Three former coaches also were inducted John Mckay 127-40-b, for a .749 winning percentage at Southern California Doyt Perry 77-11-5 .8s5 at Bowling Greenland the late Jack Mollenkopf 84-39-3 .673 at Purdue. The deceased player inductee was Many below Wisconsin tache 1921-23, bearcats Grid coach quits Cincinnati University of Cincinnati football coach Dave Curry under fire after five losing season Sand a suspension by the Mcaa has resigned school spokesman Tom Hathaway said tuesday. J he will remain in his position As associate athletic director until Jan. 3 to ensure an effective transition for the new Siam in the school  4s, had a record of 19-36 the past five years at Cincinnati. The bearcats record this year was 3-8. Curry moved to Cincinnati in 1983 from Long Beach state where he compiled a 40-36 record in seven seasons. He also was offensive coordinator and recruiting director Al Stanford for seven years. Another title for Hershiser St Louis los Angeles dodgers Pitcher Orel Hershiser was named major league player of the year tuesday by the sporting news Hershiser won the National league by Young award with a 23-8 record 2,26 earned run average and record 39-inning consecutive scoreless inning Streak. He also was the world series map. Hershiser led the National league in shutouts with eight and innings pitched with 267. Fred Claire vice president of player personnel for the world Champion dodgers was named the sporting news major league executive of the year. Claire was the first dodger executive to win the award in 29 years. The last dodger to receive inc award was general manager Buzzie Bavasi in 1959. Claire received 27 of the is votes Case by his Peers. He easily outdistanced runner up Sandy Alderson of Oakland who received 17 votes. Claire s Boss Peter o Malley received two votes. When Claire joined the dodgers in april 1987, inc club was coming off its worst season in 20 years. He began a rebuilding program that brought the dodgers such key players As pitchers John Tudor and Jay How Ell outfielder John Shelby and slugger Kirk Gibson  voted the no s most valuable player. Forum renamed for advertiser los Angeles the great Western Bank the nation s ihird4argesl savings institution has signed a Deal that will put its name and even its colors on the forum the Home of the los Angeles lakers and the los Angeles Kings. Thai Type of advertising arrangement is becoming . The 21-year-old Arena which seals 17,500 people for basketball is in Inglewood near los Angeles inter National Airport. It draws 3 million patrons annually and was renamed great Western forum this week islanders fire coach Simpson Uniondale . The new York islanders mired in an eight game losing Streak and last place in the nil s Patrick division after winning the title last season fired coach Terry Simpson wednesday and named former coach Al Arbour to replace him. The islanders who finished with a 39-31-10 record last season Are 7-18-2 and j 7 Points out of first place. I m in Shock Arbour said Al a news conference. I never thought of coming  but Bill Torry club president and general manager thought Arbour who led the warn to tour consecutive Stanley cup titles from 1980 to 1983, was the Best Man to resurrect  islanders we considered a change and who would fulfil what the team needed Best and it was a Torry said. We re bringing in the Best person available. He knows the team and the personnel and he has perspective and  last season s first place finish in Simpson s second year As coach was the islanders first division championship since 1983-84, and their sixth in the team s 16 year history. Arbour 56, was in his third season As the islanders vice president in charge of player development after spending the previous 13 seasons As the team s coach As coach Arbour had a 552-317-169 record a .613 winning percentage. 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