European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 24,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire West Texas Safe placed on probation from press dispatcher Little Rock Ark. The Mcaa announced thursday Hal it has placed the West Texas stale basketball program on three Yean probation and barred the team from 198889 pos Iseson play. The penalties will also follow former West Texas slate head Basket Ball coach Gary mass to Sam Houston state where he now coaches the Mcaa said. Moss who is in his second year at Sam Houston state compiled a 14-14 record last year and was 2 gains into Friday night s game with Arkansas. If inc Mcaa findings Are accepted or substantially sustained on Appeal Sam Houston stale or any other Mcaa school that employs Moss during the Sanction s years will have to place Moss on probation during Hal time. Moss is prohibited from coaching the Sam Houston team in postseason play. He is also barred from off Campus recruiting activities for the school and from speaking engagements related to the institution s athletics program during the 1989-90 academic year. Moss declined comment thursday on the sanctions. The Mcaa s announcement followed an investigation into allegations that West texas1 basketball pro Gram violated Mcaa rules by illegally recruiting play ers and providing player with free air plane travel tree use of Telephone credit cards and Cash payments. The alleged violations cover the period from april 19b4 to october 1986, when the team competed in the division 1 Missouri Valley conference. Nil names players of month new York wide receiver Henry Eliard of the los Angeles rams was named pfc offensive player of the month and running Back Eric Dickerson of the Indianapolis Colts received the same Honor in the acc the nil said thursday. Reggie White defensive end from the Philadelphia eagles won the pfc s defensive player of the month award. Safety Felix Wright of the Cleveland Browns was the acc s Winner Ellard had in receptions for 298 Yards and three touchdowns in december while Dickerson rushed for 377 Yards and two touchdowns. While had four quarterback sacks and in tackles in december and Wright had 22 tackles and a Fumble recovery. Lions sign forties for 3 years Pontiac. Mich. Wayne Fontes who out some spark into the Detroit Lions during a five week interim coaching stint was Given a three year contract thurs Day by the nil club. Contract terms weren t announced. But Fontes an n it assistant coach for 13 seasons is expected to Cam about $250,000 per year. Fontes 48, was Given the interim Job after Darryl Rogers and offensive coordinator Bob Baker were fired. He guided he club to a 2 record dealing the Green Bay packers twice. The Lions finished the 1988 season 4-12 and out of the playoffs for a fifth straight year. -.,. Michigan suspends Higgins Ann Arbor Mich. Scan Higgins averaging 13.8 Points per game for Michigan was suspended for three games for breaking team training rules coach Bill fender said thursday. University spokesman Bruce Madej said he did not know the nature of Higgins violation. The suspension will keep Higgins out of action for Michigan s appearance in inc Utah classic dec. 28-29 at Salt Lake City and the big ten opener Jan. 7 against Northwestern the Sophomore Forward could rejoin the team for a , 12 game against Minnesota. Nil suspends Kordic Montreal Toronto Maple Leafs Forward John Kordic was suspended for 10 games by inc National hockey league thursday As inc result of a major penalty for High sticking Edmonton s Keith Acton in a game dec. 14. Since the action resulted in a deliberate injury the suspension will begin immediately and included the Maple Leafs game wednesday night for which Kordic did not dress. Kordic went approximately 50 feel out of his Way to retaliate against Acton and did so from behind in a deliberate manner that caused injury to his opponent the suspension said. Lapointe surgery a Success Quebec former Quebec coach Ron la Poinc probably will remain in the intensive care Ward through Christmas weekend but surgery wednesday to remove a cancerous kidney was termed a Success by Pierre eau Chwmin the Nordques team doctor. In a statement thursday or. Brauc Licinit referring to the surgery of More than is noun performed by or. Yves franc tic at l hotel Dieu Hospital said i can confirm Hal inc tumor on or. La Poinc s kidney was cancerous and very Large but fortunately it was limited to the kidney area. The findings of or. Franc Etc arc most encouraging but the Healing process will Lake some Lime. Ron was caught in time fencer Dies in pan am crash new York Jim Pitt an All America fencer at Columbia University from 1982-84, was among the 259 people killed wednesday aboard the pan Ameri can jumbo Jet that blew up and crashed in Lockerbie Scotland. Pitt 23, went to . High school and then went to Columbia for two years. Pitt who fenced Cuce was 25 in his freshman season and 19 in his Sophomore year when he finished third in the Mcaa tournament. Pitt then left Columbia and recently was studying in West Germany. His family resides in South Hadley mass. The school s decision Means the 6-fool Junior can continuing playing for Syracuse which is 11 -0 and ranked third in the nation said Robert Hill the University s vice president of Public relations. Hill said if the charges against Coleman and been More serious the University might have immediately suspended him. Hill also added that until a court or a jury convicts Coltman the University is presuming his innocence. Cold Tan pleaded innocent wednesday to charges of. Fourth degree criminal mischief and harassment in connection with a dec. 11 Brawl and break in. Coleman allegedly struck another student after a confrontation that ensued when two football players were turned away from a fraternity dance because they would not pay the admission fee. Coltman is accused of later leading a group of athletes to vandalize a fraternity member s apartment. George Rooks a freshman football player also was charged in connection with the fight. Japan buys Jay s contract Toronto Blue lays announced thursday that the contract of designated hitter first baseman Cecil fielder has been sold to the Han Shin tigers of Japan s Central league for an undisclosed amount. Fielder played in 74 Gomes for inc hic jays this year but slumped after the All Star break. Fielder finished inc season with a .230 batting aver age nine Home runs and 23 runs batted in. He hit .192, Wilh two homers and 4 Bis in the second half. Olympics on Coble to new York a Abc sports signed an agreement with Cablevision systems corporation to put the olympics on . Cable to for inc Pirsli Micin a pooling of television resources Worth an Cal Imald $300 million. The agreement could create 150-200 hours of pay per View coverage from the 1992 Barcelona summer games in addition to abcs planned 160 hours Over the commercial air Waves. Although neither the Sci work nor Cathie vision would release financial details it was reported earlier this month that Abc was trying to Lay off on Cable television about $7s million of us 1401 million total payment for the Barcelona games. Illness benches suns Mejerle Vikings plead innocent a Jeri line Phoenix Phoenix suns Rookie guard Dan male has contracted mononucleosis and will be Side lined for the next two to four weeks the Aba team said thursday. -.-. Majerle a first round pick of the suns last april and the no. 14 Overall selection in the College draft missed tuesday night s game against san Antonio with flu symptoms. The 6-Fooi 220-Pound Majerle to played Basket Ball almost non Stop since the fall of 1987 when his senior season at Central Michigan began. He also played on the .olympic team this year. Majeric was averaging 9 Points. 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 21 games playing 26.3 minutes per game. Ringel said there Are no immediate plans to put major be on the Aba s injured Reserve list Coleman discipline on hold Syracuse . Syracuse University will not Lake any disciplinary action against Star basketball player Derrick Coltman until a court settles whether Coltman is guilty of criminal mischief and a Rass Mcnol a us verily spokesman said thursday. Minneapolis Anthony Carter and Carl Lee of the Minnesota Vikings and Lee s wife Donna pleaded innocent thursday to disorderly conduct charges in connection with a skirmish outside a nightclub. A third player arrested in the dec. 13 incident Dar Ryt Harris was not formally charged at the hearing his attorney Michael Colich said the City attorney s office had not determined whether to charge him. None of the defendants appeared at the arraign ment. The innocent pleas were filed for them by de sense attorneys. A March 15 pc trial hearing was scheduled. No trial Date was set. Police have said the arrests occurred after 1 . Outside Norma Jean s in South Minneapolis. They said Carter and Lee got into a fight outside the club and Harris stepped in and told police they were not going to arrest anyone. Harris was arrested on a Gross Misdemeanour charge of obstructing a Legal arrest police said. The other three were arrested on Misdemeanour charges of disorderly conduct. 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