European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 15,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 drug charge jails sooner q Oklahoma City a Oklahoma plagued by a series of unrelated incidents since being slapped with a three year probation was jolted monday night when Fri agents arrested starting quarterback Charles Thompson on a Federal complaint of Selling cocaine Toan undercover agent. Thompson whom coach Barry Switzer had sus Pended earlier on monday appeared tuesday for a detention hearing before . Magistrate Robi Cauthron in Oklahoma City. The hearing was continued until wednesday so prosecutors could provide evidence in support of a High bail for Thompson. A preliminary hearing also i scheduled wednesday. The courtroom was crowded with Media friends and spectators As Thompson was escorted in wearing an Orange jail jumpsuit. Officials said Security was tighter than usual for the quarterback s appearance. Thompson s Mother was in the courtroom but she declined to comment to reporters. . Attorney Bill Price said Thompson faces up to 20 years in prison and $ 1 million in fines if he is convicted. Price said Thompson s arrest culminated a six month investigation. Thompson allegedly sold 17 Grams of co Caine to an Fri agent for $ 1,400 on Jan. 26. Price would t say if any other people were involved in the investigation. But Norman police it. Leonard Judy said More arrests Are expected later this week. From what i understand Charles Thompson is the Only person involved As far As the Oklahoma athletic program is concerned Judy said. Judy said that during the investigation Norman police Learned the source of the cocaine was outside okla homa and called in Federal authorities. He said he could not say More about the investigation because Federal authorities Are still working on the Case. David Swank interim president of the University said tuesday Thompson has been suspended fro school. Thompson 20, thus becomes the fifth Oklahoma football player to be suspended since the Mcaa placed the sooner on three years probation in december mostly for recruiting violations. The Mcaa also chastised Switzer for failure to exercise supervisory control Over the program. Switzer said he would say nothing More at this time about the matter when he suspended Thompson monday afternoon. The sooner woes started in Orlando fla., when some players allegedly trashed a hotel room where they were staying during the week leading up to the Citrus bowl against Clemson. On Jan. 13, starting cornerback Jerry Parks allegedly wounded teammate Zarak Peters following an argument in the athletic dorm. Parks was suspended from the team and charged with shooting with intent to injure. He is at Home in fort Bend Texas awaiting his preliminary hearing. Last Friday Nigel Clay Bernard Hall and Glen Bell were charged with first degree rape in a Jan. 21 Inci Dent also in the athletic dorm. They were suspended from the University for two years but can Appeal the decision pending the outcome of the proceedings. Hoyas stuff Syracuse of pad big East Lead by the associated press Landover my. Holding Sher Man Douglas and Derrick Coleman in Check during the decisive second half helped fourth ranked Georgetown tighten its grip on first place in the big East conference. Charles Smith scored 16 Points including five in a key 13-3 run to Start the second half that gave the hoyas the Lead for Good. But it was his defense that played the biggest role in Georgetown s 61 -54 Victory Over no. 6 Syracuse Mon Day night. Douglas the big East career assist Leader did t have one in the second half after dishing out six in the opening 20 minutes. Worse he finished with Only 13 Points Well below his 18.4 average and fouled out Early. I thought the key was that smitty did a great Job on Douglas Georgetown coach John Thompson said. Smitty got his scholarship on defense he knows How he got  indeed. Defense is the key to our Vic tories Smith said. You can come to the game without a jump shot but you can t show up without  the Victory enabled the hoyas 19-3 and 9-2, to move two games in front of second place Seton Hall in the big East. Syracuse 21-5 and 7-5, had a seven game winning Streak snapped and fell 2 a games Back. The orangemen Are 0-9 at the capital Centre. Perhaps As important As Smith s de sense on Douglas was the Job the hoyas did on Coleman who had Only six Sec College basketball Ond half Points after scoring 16 in the first half. We were switching up on him said John Turner who joined freshman Alonzo mourning in guarding the Syracuse Center. If he broke open John picked him up Thompson said. Smith s defense May have been important but his offence was vital in helping Georgetown overcome a 30-28 halftime deficit. His 3-Point shot highlighted the Pivotal spree in which Georgetown took a 41-33 Lead with 13 36 remaining. Syracuse which made Only two baskets in the first nine minutes of the Sec Ond half never got closer than four Points the rest of the Way. After a Layup by Douglas Cut the Lead to 53-49, Smith made a 17-foot jumper and moments later hit a breakaway Layup to make it 58-50 with 1 21 left. Offensively we never really got it going Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. We wanted to go with Derrick As much As we could Early. In the second half we had some Good shot opportunities but the shots did t go  mourning scored 14 Points for the hoyas who won their 18th straight Home game. He also broke Patrick Ewing s school record of 217 blocked shots in a season. The record breaking Block came Dur ing the decisive second half run. After mourning swatted away a shot by Ste see College on Page 26 Syracuse s Sherman Douglas goes for two against Georgetown s Charles Smith. Devils use big 2nd period to trounce Leafs by the associated press East Rutherford no. Bren Dan Shanahan and Pat Verbeek scored three goals apiece and defens Eman Tom Kurvers picked up a franchise record five assists monday night As the suddenly surging new Jersey devils routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1.the devils broke open a scoreless game with a five goal second period in route to their biggest Victory margin since the franchise moved from Colora do in 1982. The Triumph also moved new Jersey nil Roundup within five Points of Idle Philadelphia in the Battle for the fourth and final playoff berth in the Patrick division the closest the devils have been to fourth place in two months. The devils Are 3-1-2 in their last six games. The flyers have lost four of their last five. Verbeek broke the scoreless tie 6 52 into the second period putting the re bound of a Kurvers shot into an open net. John Maclean stretched the Lead to two goals 77 seconds later taking a pass from Shanahan and beating goalie Allan Bester from 15 feet for his 34th goal. The goal came 24 seconds after the Maple Leaf called time out to regroup. De Olczyk momentarily got Toronto going by tipping Chris Kotsopoulos shot from the Point past goaltender sea Burke at 9 23. Shanahan made sure the Maple Leafs did t come Back. He beat Bester for his 11th of the sea son just 1 17 after Olczyk s goal then tipped in Maclean s pass less than three minutes later for a 4-1 Lead. Verbeek scored on a 45-foot slap shot to close out the second period scoring. Then Shanahan the no. 2 player taken in the 1987 draft finished off his first career hat trick by putting in the rebound of Kurvers Power play shot at 4 41 of the third stanza. Kurvers also assisted on Jim Korn s Power play goal 62 seconds later. His five assists matched the most by a new Jersey Colorado or Kansas City player in a game and broke the franchise Best of see nil on Page 26