European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 81989 the stars and stripes Page 27 snorts wire trial of agents Bloom Walters opens from press dispatches Chicago seven major universities were victimized by sports agents Lloyd Bloom and Norby Wal ters who used Cash and threats to recruit lop College athletes and hold them to contracts a prosecutor said Al the Stan of trill. But defense attorneys portrayed Walters and Bloom As victims of Moiety hit Gry athletes and described the colleges As operating More like big businesses than schools of higher learning. ,. You Are not going to hear any evidence that these so called victims the schools had to forfeit a Dollar Walters attorney Robert Gold told the jury in his opening statement won t hear it because it never happened Gold said. Bloom s attorney Dan Webb said Mcaa Eligi bitty rules not Federal Laws were broken and thai in was the athletes not the agents who broke them. Testimony was set 10 Start tuesday in the court room of , District judge George Marovich. Bloom 29, and Walters 58, both based in new York Are charged with racketeering mail fraud wire fraud and extortion in what authorities contend was a scheme to defraud colleges and universities by signing athletes to professional contracts before their College eligibility had expired,-.,. . Al Lorincy amen Valutas said Lite victimized colleges were notre Dame Purdue Michigan Michi Gan stale Iowa Miami of Ohio and Temple the ath letes involved include Ron Morris and Maurice Doug lass no with the Chicago bears and Ronnie Harmon of the Buffalo Bills Valutas said. V struck Grid coach to stay Texas Prairie. View am will retain embattled football coach Hancy pm things but Witt Lake Steps to improve academics for its athletes school president Percy Pierre announced tuesday Pierre decided to keep Catchings despite a vow by striking football players to not play for the coach. The players began a Boycott on feb. A claiming they did t want to play for Catchings because he allegedly was interfering with their attempts to get an education. Pierre admitted tuesday there were problems with academics but he added that Catchings was not responsible in Many cases. But Pierre said Caich Ings would be instructed to communicate the priority of academics to his players work out a program with the administration for study Hall and to limit his practice the striking players were surprised by the announcement to retain Catchings who was not immediately available for comment " Don t know How they can do hat and say they re interested in academics said striking players spokes Man Richurd Haynes said. We feel they arc being unfair Wilh our academic fill Urc and our lives. We re going to continue the strike. This team has never been More unified Haynes added Reno Cage Star suspended Reno nov. Darryl Owens of Nevada Reno the big sky conference s leading scorer apparently will miss the conference basketball tournament that starts thursday after being suspended following his arrest on a Misdemeanour Battery charge. Owens is free on $265 bail after being arrested Mon Day on the complaint filed by a woman identified As his former Girlfriend. Una coach announced the. Indefinite suspension at a news conference praising Owens leadership but saying he could not be an exception because of his basketball talents. Owens is averaging 22.7 Points a game this year to Lead the big sky by a fraction Over the 22,5-Point aver age of we bar stale s Rico Washington sabres Trade for Malarchuk Buffalo . Desperate for up attending help As the playoffs approach the Buffalo sabres on Mon Day obtained Veteran goalie Clint Malarchuk and de fun scan Grant Ledyard from the Washington Capi tals for def Ensman Calle Johansson sabres spokesman Bridd Bailey said the teams also exchanged draft picks As pan of the Deal with the sabres sending a second round Nick in neat year s draft and receiving Washington s sixth round pick in 1951, Buffalo general manager Gerry Media said the search for a goaltender had been the team s major focus since the broken Arm that sidelined the sabres. No. 1 goalie Daren Puppa last month. Olajuwon draws $5,000 Fine Houston rockets All Star Center Akcam Ola Juwon was fined j5.000 by the Aba punching Michael Cage of Seattle in he supersonics 118-108 Victory Over Houston on March 3. Rod Thorn Aba vice president of operations announced the Fine. A rockets spokesman said the league had not notified them of Olajuwon s Fine and would have no s first Battle with Cage came with 3 46 toe Lac first half of inc rockets seventh straight loss put Olajuwon in a Hammerlock after Olajuwon Dan offensive rebound. His intent was to Stop an easy Basket. The result was More like throwing Down the Gauniel Olajuwon broke free from Cage s grasp and squared up to face Cage. After an Exchange of words Olajuwon used a Quick left Jab to Cage s Mouth. The Gash took four stitches to close. ,. Referee de t. Rush at first gave Olajuwon a technical foul for punching but then changed it to a fighting foul. Rush explained that Olajuwon did not have a clenched fist when he jabbed at Cage. Winnipeg coach to stay in Cal Winnipeg Manitoba Winnipeg Blue bomber coach Mike Ritey has changed his mind and decided to stay with the Canadian football league team instead of taking a shot at american College football. Ritey the Cal s 1988 coach of the year who led the bombers to a Grey cup Victory fast year announced monday that he has backed out of an offer to take the position of defensive coordinator with Stanford University. Hoyas Smith tops big East Providence. . Senior guard Charles Smith of Georgetown who Ted his team to the big East regu Lar season championship was named the conference s player of the year in a Vole by league coaches Mon Day. Smith a member of the . Olympic team last summer averaged 18.9 Points As the leading scorer for the hoyas who finished he regular season at 23-4. He was joined on the All conference team by Syra Cuse teammates Sherman Douglas and Derrick Cole Man Brian Shorter of Pittsburgh and Ramon Ramos of Seton Hall. Bearcats will replace coach Cincinnati the University of Cincinnati decided monday night to replace basketball coach Tony yales a former Bearcat Star who failed to rebuild a struggling program Over the last six years. Cincinnati was 70-100 Overall in Yam sit years and has been banned from postseason play because of Mcaa rules violations Cincinnati finished its mos recent season is-12 and 5-7 in the metro conference its third winning season Overall during vases six year tenure. Vats 51, was on the bearcats National championship teams in the Cany 1960s. Tennessee St. Cage coach quits Nashville Tenn. Larry Reid head basketball coach at Tennessee state University Nunno unwed his resignation monday after he want season firm in the school s history. Reid was head coach for four years. This year s tigers finished at 4-24rcid s Overall record is 44-67. Goffs sign a a Ramsey Indianapolis quarterback Tom Ramsey waived by the new England patriots last october signed As a free agent monday with the Indianapolis Colts. Ramsey 17, was a loth round draft pick by new England when Indianapolis coach Ron Meyer was the patriots coach in 1983, his Only Start in seven games Nith new England last year was against the coils. He joins an Indianapolis quarterback a rps that includes Chris Chandler a starter most of his Rookie season last year and Veteran Jack Trudeau who was out most of the year with a knee injury. Veteran quarterback Gray hog Boom. Who was Lefton the Colts unprotected free agent list signed Over the weekend with Phoenix. Kicks Jackson out for Mont new York new York kicks guard Mark Jackson underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee monday and will probably be out o f action for at least a month the team said., or. Norman Scotti the kicks team physician per formed the 40-Ininule duration of holc monday to win the si50,000 Epson stau match a nine Hole medal play tournament featuring last year s pea tour statistical leaders. Norman the i9ss scaring average Leader earned $89,167 for his Victory at the grand Cypress resort. Ken Green who birdied the seventh and eighth holes to pull into a tie with Norman finished second and collected 129,167. Both players recorded a 3-u rider Par 3-t in Regula Tion. Calvin Pete finished third at Lover Par 37 and earned $15,000. Followed by Steve Thomas at 38 and Dart Zotsman Payne Stewart and Don Pooley. Who All shot 40. R John Adams shot 7-Over-Par 4110 finish eighth arid Greg Powers was ninth with 9-ovcr45. In addition to earning 175,000 for the tint place finish Norman collected s 10,000 for recording the Eagle on the playoff Hole $2,500 for making three Bir Dies the Lead in that category1 with Green and li667 for sharing the greens in regulation title with Green and Thomas seven each Green earned si5,000 place. 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