European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 4,19b9 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Francis spills the Beans on steroids by Rorr Ostler i Jas Angeles times Charlie fkanc1s is singing like a Bird and his song is too loud and shrill to be ignored. Charlie is the Star witness at Canada s Dubi inquiry into performance dig abuse. He is the whistle blowing mud slinging bean spilling Stone turning. Finger pointing. It Spil ing. Chop busting track coach who he says steered Ben Johnson into steroids and who. He says has inc bad goods on Many Many track and Field greats dating Back Al most to i Heidi Pitles.  Charlie Francis does nol have a four Star or Dibi Lily rating since he was part of the Ben Johnson steroid denial team in Seoul after Ben tested positive. But lie can t be ignored and the Impact of his song is going to be major Charlie Francis is going to change the olympic games his testimony is a breath of stale air. After dec Ades of Rumor innuendo cheap talk and an occasional suspension someone is standing up and naming lots of names. Instead of Chipping away Al the problem in the manner of such self styled re formers As curl Lewis and Edwin Moses this Man Charlie has hauled out a Jackhammer.  docs not Salute Charlie s song. It s so unfair it s so unfair said Anita Defrantz. President of inc Amateur athletic foundation of Losangeles when told that Evelyn Ashford among other world Trad champions had been indirectly implicated by Francis Ewlyn was a world record Holder and know that Evelyn is not one to use  it s unfortunate hat a lot of people will be accused and they will have no Way of proving their innocence Jay Silvester a former discus world record Holder indirectly tainted by Francis surely can t pro Duce a urine specimen from 1972. In fact in 1972. There were no rules against the use of steroids. But if Charlie s song leads to a Reform of what Many suspect is widespread steroid abuse among olympians a greater Good will be served. First the pain then inc Healing the image of the olympic games is taking a beating. The olympic Symbol of the five interlocking rings May have to be changed to crossed hypodermic Needles on a Field . ".,-.-, Francis is telling us the inside Story about How olym Pic drug testing apparently in t selecting Al the cheaters with Ben Johnson As a notable exception we a e a system Ihal is not working. We have a dishonest sport. Maybe none of this should matter la s fairly certain that steroid Abu 3 heavy in the National football league yet we still watch and enjoy do we really care about the Means As Tongas we gel to watch inc end i think we do for the olympic games where behave the right looped a minimal level of purity. The Public does t care if olympic champions arc Amateur or professional Jay or straight Black or White personable or surly. But the Public. I think prefers to believe its olympic heroes arc More than lab rats in gym shorts we want our olympian Muscles to be Man an woman made. We want to think that our kids have a track Couch can relic Francis Points u a court h Hilt a Sli Firic in to Cronin at in inquiry in drug use. Charick to become olympians without shooting them selves full of plastic muscle builders. Seems like i fair request. So Charlie Francis singing is going to result i changes such As a beefing up of the drug enforcement. More sophisticated and frequent lest ing. The Public will no longer believe the athlete s or inc coach s Ward. We  o Sec the lab report before we hold  Parade. An end to the Western Buck passing to the so vice Union and Eastern bloc. Maybe inc soviets started ail this drug stuff maybe not. But Accord into Francis steroid abuse among Western olympians dates Back at least to 1968. As Pogo once said we have Mcl the enemy and he is  a Domino effect. If olympic track and Field and weight lifting ire drug saturated in t it Liucy thai just about every other sport with the possible exception of chess is infected what about say the National basketball association the Icagic  As 1 know does t even test for steroids or have rules against steroids yet considering the prevailing world drug climate can All hat muscle and Alent be 100 natural and won t Francis singing and confessions Suchias that recently of american sprinter Diane Wil Liams Likely bring out other whistle blowers and confessors in Many sports it s not always the Gold hearted do gooder who touches off a revolution of Reform. Remember Alpoim Panis Charlie Francis is no Folk hero but he s a hell of Asinger. Cubs make Sandberg highest paid second baseman in baseball history Buben Walker Mesa Ariz. A Ryne Sand Berg will become the highest paid Sec Ond baseman in baseball history through an agreement he reached with the Chicago cubs Friday on a three Jear contract Extension Worth a guaranteed s4.6 million. A source familiar with the details told the associated press that Sand Berg will receive a $1100,000 signing Bonus. $1.1 million Ocul year and $2.2 million in 1991. The cubs have an option for 1992 at $2.1 million. Fifth cd do not exercise in they must pay him $400,000 in buyout Money. In addition Sandberg can earn s7i,000 in bonuses each season. He would gel s25,000 each for malting the All Star team winning a sporting news Sij vef slugger awards and win Ning a Gold Clove. He has won six consecutive Gold gloves. ,1 a five time All Star will make $890.000 in 1989 in the final sea son of a six year contract the highest paid second base Man now 15 Phila Delphia s Juan Samuel at $1,45 i Dion including a prorated share of a $200,000 signing onus but he is slated to be moved to inc Outfield. Steve sax of the new York Yankees is next at si.267  did t want this Sandberg thing too through Spring raining and the season Sandberg said i did l want u to Dis tract  the 29-year-old Sandburg bailed 264 last season Wanh 19 Home runs and 69 runs batted in along with 25 stolen bases. He has been a seven year Staner for. The cubs and was the National league s most valuable player in 1984, when he hit 31.4 with 19 homers and 84 rib. He would have been eligible for free Agency at inc end of the season. The cubs would have been inline if 1 old for free Agency but i did l Wani it to go that far Sandberg said. Don Rencsko the cubs executive vice president agreed with Sandburg. L never thought we d be Able to talk later orc Nesko said. We had to gel in done  duper timed at 101 Mph Echo u. Al Miami dolphins wide receiver Mark us per was arrested Early today driving his 1988 porsche 101 Mph in a 55mph  to was released on Bond front the Avoy Lucs Parish jail Saida Deputy who would not identify herself or say How much inc Bond was. Thai three Tinc pro bowl Selec Tion resumed Home to Louisiana after being suspended from the nil three games before the end of the season for violating the league s substance abuse policy. No drugs were found in duper s car which was stopped Boul 1 10a,in. Friday on Louisiana Highway i about 10 Miles South of the town of Echo a stale police spokesman said