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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 2,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 he i  my i  his Abdul Jabbar convicted of from press dispatches Phoenix a Phoenix municipal court judge tuesday convicted los Angeles lakers Center Kar Corn Abduljabba of two Misdemeanour offences stemming from an april shoving a incident in a shopping mall. Judge John l. Wiehn set sentencing for March 29, the lakers Star could be fined up to �1,750, sentenced to 10 months in jail and put on five years probation in the convictions on single counts of Crimi Nal data a and assault said Charlotte Berry a City staff atom by assigned to municipal court Abdul Ebbar 41. The Aba s All time leading scorer is in his 20th year with the lakers and has announced his retirement Afler the current season. The charge stemmed from an april 21 run in be tween tourist Fernando Nicosia 40, of Rome Italy and Abdul Jabbar at the Mel Rockmer according to police records. Nicolia was following Abdul Jabbar in the mall with a video camera when at Lul Jabbar hurried of the tourist and stiff armed the camera. Nicolia who has filed a civil suit Over 1 he. Incident claimed he suffered a bruised Eye and a scratched car from the Force of the shove by thc.7-Fooi 2,267-Pound athlete. Abdul Jabbar fold police he brushed the camera oui of the Way because Nicoli awas annoying him papers want Landry honoured Dallas the City s i Day called on new 1 and the Irving Cili Tom Landry with a Texas sized Monument one that big enough to hold 63,855 fans. The Dallas morning news and Dallas times Herald. Launched editorial campaigns monday calling for Texas stadium the suburban Home of the cowboys since 1971, to be renamed in Honor of Landry. Janes fired Landry saturday when he purchased the team from . Bum Bright replacing the Only coach the cowboys Ever had Wilh his former College Roommate Jimmy Johnson Jones on monday said he might consider naming Tejas stadium after Landry. Think enough of him to do it ? Jones said but added that he idea had t occurred to him until a  it. The times Herald included a Coupon on its editorial Page for readers to sign and express support of the drive to rename the stadium in Honor of the Man who coached the team for 29 years including 20 consecutive winning seasons and few super bowls. The times Herald also said the Dallas City Council should proclaim in Honor Tom Landry Day a senti men echoed by mayor Annette Strauss. Here we have one of the greatest citizens in our City who s made a tremendous contribution a Dallas and we need to show him in some visible Way our appreciation she said tuesday. Bengals through with Wilson Cincinnati the Cincinnati bengals said they have no interest in bringing Back Stanley Wilson even if he is reinstated from his suspension for cocaine use. Nil spokesman Joe Browne said the league is Mill considering reinstating Wilson but bengals general manager Paul Brown said his team a pud not be inter ested in Wilson anyway. Wilson 27, a former University of Oklahoma Star drafted by the bengals in 1983, was suspended fording use on he eve of the Jan. J2 super bowl which the bengals lost 20-16 to san Francisco. Stanley Wilson Hurt his teammates and our learn and All or us and we certainly would never have any sports wire tourist plans for him again Brown said monday. We will have no other interest regardless of what might Hap.  bengals took Wilson Back after year Long drug suspensions in 198j and 987, and have sponsored some of his hours in drug rehabilitation programs. Brown said Wilson s talents would have helped the bengals a Joe Robbie stadium the super bowl site. It Hurt us More than people  Brown said of Wilson s suspension. It was a terrible blow. Stanley was the kind of powerful straight ahead runner and Blocker who would t have been affected by the Lousy Field we played on hat Day. He could have helped us a great Deal and there was Only about one first Down s difference in the outcome of that Garne steroid legislation introduced Washington two senators introduced legis lation tuesday to ban the use of the mails to distribute athletic performance enhancing steroids. The use of these potentially life threatening drugs is one of the most serious problems facing our nation today sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., said in a statement issued by his office. The Bill co sponsored by sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., d-dcl., would make it a crime punishable by three years in prison to use the mails to distribute anabolic steroids drugs used by some athletes to enhance performance. \. Use of the mails to solicit sales of steroids also would become a criminal offence under he legislation. Congress last year banned steroid distribution but authorities say some dealers particularly in Mexico and Europe Are using the mails and Telephone solicitation to get steroids to users. The latest legislation would enable postal inspectors to join he Battle. Square grooved clubs banned Coral Springs Fla. All Square grooved Golf clubs will be banned from pea tour  ginning Jan. 1, 1990, pea tour commissioner Diane Bucman announced tuesday. It s a firm decision  the tour s policy Board Bucman said. The Board s decision was unilateral and was nor endorsed by the. . Golf association traditionally the rules makers for Golf. The Urga has said that Square grooves do con form to the rules of Golf except for the Ping Eyc-1," Urga spokesman John Morris said by Telephone from his office in far Hills , As a generic thing he Square grooves do conform to the rules of  the Usta  in line is that Only the spec tic Brand of club the Ping Eyc-2, will be banned from Urga Competition beginning Jan. I 1990. Of course the Lour is free to do what ii Wanis Morris said. Playing by the rules of Golf is a voluntary thing for any  the Urga still conducts tests on the clubs Morris said hut added we Are no ready to change  Lewis beats cuban sprinters Seville Spain Carl Lewis avenged two earlier losses to cuban sprinters by winning the 60-meter dash in the Seville indoor track and told meet tues Day. Lewis won with a Lime of 6.64 seconds beating cuban Andres Simon. American Mart we Herspool was third followed by another cuban,.rlcardo Cha con. The cubans beat Lewis at 60 my ices in recent indoor meets at san Sebastian and Oviedo. American Roger kingdom won lire 100-meter hurdles in 7.65 seconds followed by Cuba s Emilio Vatric and american Rynaldo Nehemiah United slates. Another american Joe Deloach who beat Lewis to win the 200-meter olympic Gold medal in september easily won the event in 20.62, Steve Lewis led a 1-1-3 american sweep in the -100 meters winning in 46.46. Clarence Darnel was second in 46.71 and Danny Everett third in 47.15. World record Holder said Arbuita of Morocco on the 1.500meters in 3 37.33. Nigerian Bbowers Edge . In of j1ddah, saudi Arabia Nigeria beat the United Stales 2-1 tuesday in the semifinals of he world youth cup soccer tournament after 30  time. Nigeria will meet Portugal in the final of the 19-and under tournament in Riyadh Friday. Portugal Defeated Brazil 1-0 in the other semifinal in Riyadh. The americans and Nigeria were scoreless at half. Time and tied la at he end of regulation Lime Bui Nigeria scored the clincher in the extra time. Goalkeeper Kasey Keller starred for the . Squad As he dived and stretched to hold off the nigerians. Muntiu Adepoju scored Nigeria s first goal in the 48th minute. But he americans Sieve Snow lid the match la on a penalty shot in the 53rd minute. Adepoju booted in the Winner in the third minute of the first to Minarc extra time period. The teams were scoreless in the second 15-Minuu period. The United slates trays Brazi for Hird place Fri any. English ban Likely to continue Geneva English soccer clubs Wilt not be readmitted to european cup tournaments As Long Las the British government docs nol support their Hij ill president of the Union of european football associations said wednesday. Uefa chief  Georges of France was com minting on a statement tuesday by Colin my Ihian Britain s sports minister that a return of English club to european comply tuition next season is inconceivable because of fan violence worries. If the government says no uefa can Iii say Ami. 1hing else Georges told the associated press in a Lel Phorn interview from his business in St.  sur Host Lac France -. Edberg Wilander upset in act Dallas Brad Gilbert a late replacement for tournament favorite Boris Becker upset Stefan Edbur 7-6 7-31 6-1,6-3 tuesday night in inc quarterfinals of the act finals. Gilbert needed Only i hour 54 minutes to dispose of Edberg playing his first match in Fivi weeks after if firing Back spasms at the australian open. Miracl perfors was a 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 6-j up jct Winner Over fellow swede mais Wilander in tuesday s late quarterfinal match. Perfors will meet Oil by re thursday in the semis. Graf breezes in san Antonio san Antonio Stem Graf ranked no. I in the world Defeated unseeded Beth Herr 6-0, 6-1 to Jeidy to Advance to inc St fond round of he . 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