European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is Bowling going up in smoke by Walt Morrissett staff writer ludwigs Burg West Germany should smok ing be allowed or banned in your local Bowling Center or House or in the european Bowling championships the stars and stripes conducted an informal poll of 110 bowlers and spectators at last weekend s european masters for the american Bowling Congress and the women s International Bowling Congress at the King pin Bowling Center in Pattonville. The poll revealed 68 smokers and 42 non smokers. Several people offered their opinion. As Long As it s not in my face it does t bother me too  said sue Bair a wisc tournament Bowler and wife of masters qualifier Steve Bair. We came Home one night from Bowling in ecu Ulm and my kids said gee mom you stink. You smell like the Bowling Alley. It s bad in ecu Ulm. You d walk in and Sec a Haze. Here it does t hang As much. But our Center is being renovated now so it May be different when it  uschi shelling of Frankfurt who finished fifth in the 1989 masters said i m a heavy smoker. I smoke about a pack a Day. So i would t like it a smoking ban. You need to have those smokes especially when you re doing  i smoked for 18 years said Dave Archer of Simbach a masters qualifier from 1972-77. I quit because i be came allergic to it my nose would run. I take pills dime tap now when i bowl. It clears out your sinuses. "1 have known people who say they won t bowl because of the smoke but they Aren t into the game As much. I like the ruling where you can t smoke in the pit. You can smoke or drink in the Abc National  i m a Bowling Alley smoker Wib Bowler Mina Smith said. I Don t smoke at Home and i Don t smoke at work. But when i come to the Bowling Alley 1 smoke because it relaxes me. My husband quit smoking and i hate the smell of smoke in the House. He used to be a heavy smoker. He had asthma so he had to quit. Now he hates the smell of smoke. He goes to the Alley because he likes to bowl. He still bowls in a  Paul rajnish a non smoking masters Bowler from Avi Ano Italy and a pro Bowler on the italian circuit said deplore smoking but As Long As there s ventilation you have to put up with it Here it was t too bad because they had the fans going. I be bowled on the italian circuit and i be seen houses with Only 12 lanes and no air conditioning and you re really wednesday May 17, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 is. Kwi Georga before the smoke cleared inc Bonier said you need to have those smokes especially when you re doing  enclosed. But you can t smok Cordrick on the italian circuit while you  you can t smoke on the International circuit 1986 and 88 masters Champion Fred Walton of Ramstein said. Within five years you won t Sec it Here either. I used to be a heavy smoker but i quit about five  i quit years ago said sue Bradley of Munich who finished fourth in the 89 masters. It really does t bother me when people smoke around me. I m married to a heavy smoker and i work around smokers. Being a smoker once before i can understand  i m not supposed to smoke because of asthma said red Bradley of ecu Ulm. It s better not to smoke in the pit because some bowlers Don t want to keep score because of the smoke. We Don t allow smoke in the pit the area surrounding the Ball return and scorers table behind the Lane in our thursday night  i Don t think they ought to restrict anybody from doing anything said Allan Day of Stuttgart a smoking Bowler who is on the staff of the Host King pin Center. I am a  masters tournament director Oskar Linz said. But my personal opinion is that i Don t want to Sec any restriction son smoking in this  several bowlers came Here from Home lanes that have some Type of smoking restrictions. For this tournament smoking was banned in the pit but allowed . Back at fort Richie Maryland where they started a big push ,"they had lanes i and 2 for smokers and lanes 3-6 for non smokers. They later added six non . It s the closest thing i be seen to a smoke free Bowling Center. It was fresh clean and  four time masters qualifier Lance Lonsdale of Heidel Berg said i m a non smoker. I just said to a couple of bowlers i wish they would ban smoking in Here i be bowled in the bund Sliga. In the German leagues you can t drink or smoke during tournaments. It s All done before or afterwards or somewhere  i m an Adama it non smoker said Lana Mink of Stutt Gart who had to go outside to catch some fresh air Between her throws in the wisc tournament. I be bowled in Ger Man tournaments and you can t drink or smoke in  Mannheim has lanes set aside for non smokers said Robert Newborn of Heidelberg. He is the husband of 1988 masters Champion Nona Newborn who finished sixth in the 89 masters. In Heidelberg we have a partition behind the pits and you can Only smoke behind that  what do you think the Sta Sand stripes and the usar Urbow Ringstaff would like to hear from you. Please write before june 15 to Oscar Linz tournament director   attn Ops div apo09403 the stars and stripes will meet with Linz to discuss the results and some of the responses May be published. Nil bans Wilson new York a Stanley Wil son the Cincinnati running Back sus Pended for drug use on the eve of the super bowl was permanently banned from the nil monday for his continuing drug problem. The action amounts to a lifetime Banfor the 27-year-old Wilson who had also missed the 1985 and 1987 seasons because of drug problems and is currently being treated at a Phoenix clinic. However league spokesman Joe Browne said it is possible he could apply for reinstatement if he present evidence of his rehabilitation. In View of Wilson s history this permanent ban can t come As a sur prise to him Browne said. Under the nil s drug policy a player who fails a drug test once is not sus Pended but can be tested regularly for cause. If he fails again he is suspended for 30 Days a third failure Means a per manent ban with the option to reapply for reinstatement after a year. Browne would not say however if Wilson s suspension resulted from the drug policy or from conditions Given him in april 1988, when he was re instated after agreeing to what the league called certain  Wilson began last season As Cincin Nati s starting fullback but injured a knee and lost the Job to Rookie icky Woods who ended up gaining 1.066 Yards in the regular season. Still Wilson was an integral part of the bengals attack gaining 398 Yard sin 112 carries As the bengals won the acc championship. He also scored two touchdowns in a playoff Victory Over Seattle and carried 12 times for 74 Yards in two postseason games. Wilson who played at Oklahoma has had problems with drugs since entering the league As a ninth round pick in 1983. Wilson s Best season came in 1986,after being reinstated following his first drug related suspension when be aver aged 5.6 Yards a carry Rushing for 379 Yards and scoring eight touchdowns. But he was suspended again the follow ing year before being allowed Back by commissioner Pete Rozelle. Suns Kevin Johnson voted most improved Phoenix a Phoenix suns guard Kevin Johnson named Winner of the Aba s most improved player award on monday said it was fitting that the recipient come from the league s mos improved team this season. It s a great Honor and i think it s unique that the person receiving it is in direct correlation to the team s improvement Johnson said. I know i improved a lot. It was like night and Day from last year. And we had the third Best turnaround in Aba  Phoenix 28-54 last season its fourth straight losing season went 55 27 this year. The 27-game turnaround ranked third Only to Boston s 32-Gamc turnabout in 1980 with Rookie Forward Larry Bird and Milwaukee s 29-game Rise in 1970 with Rookie Center Lew Al cinder now Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Johnson a Rookie last season with Cleveland was obtained by Phoenix in a five player Trade feb. 25, 1988, that sent Forward Larry Nance to the Cavaliers. This season Johnson 23, ranked third in the league in assists with a 12.2 aver age per game and averaged 20.4 Points. Johnson who averaged 9.2 Points and 5.5 assists last season improved his Field goal percentage this season from .461 to .505. His steals from an average of 1.29to 1.67 per game and his free throw percentage from .839 to .882 sixth Best in the Aba. His skills get better every Day suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons said. He s at the Arena two hours before every game working on things. God blessed him with ability but he s worked at his game. He is everything to this team. No one has More Speed or quickness than he docs. And no one has a bigger  Johnson received 48 votes of the 85cast by a nationwide panel of Aba Media members easily beating Reggie Lewis of Boston 14 votes and Chris Mullin of Golden state 12 votes. Other players receiving votes were Ron Anderson of Philadelphia Ken nor Man of the los Angeles clippers Kell Tripucka of Charlotte Patrick Ewing of new York Larry Krystkowiak of Mil Waukee Derrick Mckey of Seattle Scot tie Pippen of Chicago and Dennis Rod Man of Detroit