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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday. June 2,1989 steroid use debated Toronto a Ben Johnson s doctor concluding six Days of testimony before the Canadian inquiry into drugs and sports insisted wednesday he never encouraged Athl cles to use anabolic steroids. The judge presiding Over the Federal inquiry Sug go Slid that or. Jamie Staphan was leading them Down inc Garden path of moral standards and  they had already been on that path sir Staphan replied to Ontario associate Justice Charles Dubin. The judge also noted that Staphan at times obtained inc drugs for athletes through Black Market sources. That s going beyond merely caring for a patient Dubin said. Staphan denied that he provided Stano Zool inc subs acc which showed up in Johnson s urine Al the Seoul olympics and Cost the Canadian the 100-meter Gold medal and a world record clocking. The doctor said the last steroid in Calion he gave the sprinter was fur Zabol and could not have been do lec cd at the olympics. He said the substance was injected on aug. 28 in Toronto before the trip to Asia and inc clearance Lime for fur Zabol was 11 to 17 Days before a drug test. The doctor said the clearance time for Stano Zool is 30 to 35 Days. Staphan insisted that the Supply of steroids he was using was 48 bottles of fur Zabol acquired in 1985 from an East German athlete he refused to name. Somewhere along the line something happened inc doctor said. If he received Stano Zool you can test positive for up to 30 to 35  the dwindling Supply of steroids was left with John son s coach Charlie Francis when Staphan gave Aphis Toronto practice and returned to his native carib bean Island of St. Kills in 1986. The coach then passed on what was left of the sup ply to Canadian female Spring Champion Anglla Tay Lor Issajenko in january 1988. Issajenko turned Over what was said to be the last 11 bottles from the Supply to the Federal inquiry which tested it and found it to be Stano Zool. Staphan who maintained Contact with the athletes from St. Kilts denied repeatedly thai the steroid sup ply he had provided actually was the veterinary form of Stano Zool known As Winstrom v. He had no explanation for Why Francis or Issajenko would have switched the Supply and said he was not accusing them of doing in. Last week Staphan said he believed Johnson was lying when the sprinter said he look no substances on his own before the olympic race. Johnson s Only Public comment since inc olympics was that he never knowingly used illegal drugs to enhance his performance. His testimony before the in Quiry could Slart As Early As june 12. The doctor who confirmed providing Johnson with steroids since Spring of 1984 and continuing to within weeks of the olympics maintain cd throughout his appearance that steroids arc pervasive in top level athletics. He said his realistic decision was that the athletes were determined to use the banned substances anyway and were better off using them under supervision than without any doctor s care. Staphan during his testimony confirmed steroid use by Johnson and 13 other Canadian athletes and said he consulted with athletes from More than a dozen other countries. The doctor said ethics were a concern in his decision to provide steroids but that was secondary to their health and Well  As Laphan said he believed Lylial Johnson s last Ster Oid injection before setting the 9.83 second 100-meter world record at Rome in August 1987 was 14 to 17 Days before the race. Francis Lesti cd in March that the last steroid before the world record was taken in Early july 1987. Mcguigan quits after suffering 4fh-round to Manchester England a former world featherweight Champion Barry Mcguigan retired wednesday after super featherweight Jim Mcdonnell opened a Cut Over his right Eye in the second round and knocked him out two rounds later. Referee Micky Vann stopped the forme Champ s comeback attempt As blood poured into Mcguigan s eyes at 1 43 of the fourth round in the scheduled 10-round Boul. I said in the past that had i lost i would retire. I have no plans to reverse  Mcguigan said. Boxing has been Good to Barry Mcguigan i just say thanks. It has to come to the end at some stage and this is the end for Barry  it was Only the third loss As a pro for Mcguigan. Who lost the Aba featherweight championship to american Steve Cruz in 1986. The Belfast fighter leaves with a lifetime Mark of 32 3, with 28 knockouts. Mcguigan took More than a year off after losing a 15-round decision to Cruz but started his comeback last april. Since then he had fought a impressively in registering three Kos. The Victory before 8,000 fans at Manchester s a mex Center May have earned a second title shot for Mcdonnell who lost a championship Challenge last Winter. Mcdonnell could fac Azumah Nelson for the world boxing Council super featherweight championship promoter Barry Carn said after the fight. Lendl Agassi Chang Advance Mcneil loses Paris a Andre Agassi led a  charge into the third round of the French open thursday but the favorite for themen s title. Ivan Lindl of Czechoslovakia moved toward Peak Clay court form on the second leg of his bid for the grand slam. In a match of Little drama or crowd participation Agassi the no. 5 seed out classed Italy s Paolo Cane 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Center court. But the lop Sec did Lindl the austra Lian open Champion fared even Bellcar destroying Derek Rostagno of the United states 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 As tie swept further toward a fourth French Crown. French open logo Here Agassi also played Cane in the first round in Paris last year and dropped the same number of games seven. He went on to reach the semifinals in 1988. Andre Agassi. Makes third round in Paris French open once again thursday his solid serv ice heavy ground strokes and court Speed were too much for the italian who matched Agassi in Only one respect the length of his  i beat Cane easily last year. It was All kind of new to me and it was t until the quarterfinals that i Felt great Agassi said. Last year being in the semifinal was enough for me. Now i feel 1 have the mind to go All the Way. That creates a whole different level of  Agassi was joined in round three by Michael Chang who hammered Pete Sampras 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in a Ballac of teen age Ameri , who reached the round of 16 at last year s . Open As a 16-year-old, took just i hour 37 minutes on the Day s open ing Center court match to beat his fellow 17-year-old.a couple of Chang s unseeded country men also advanced As the United slates kept up its bid for a first French open men s title since 1955. Jim courier Bea countryman Jimmy Brown in Sirai Ghl sets and Lawson Duncan overpowered Andrew  of Canada also in three. But another . Hope Lori Mcneil be came the fifth women s seed to Bow Oul of the tournament when she was upset 6-2,6 i by Manon Bollegraf of inc Netherlands. I just had an off Day Mcneill said. She forced me a lol and rushed me. I never scaled  Malleva inc no. 6 seed reach round three by beating Sandra Wasserman of Belgium 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.monica Seles the Florida based Yugo slav and youngest player in the tournament Conlin cd her meteoric Rise in women s Tennis by thrashing Laccy mar tin of the United states 6-0, 6-2. The unseeded Seles who hits a Dou blk Fislid forehand and wears polka Dot Pink skirts on court Cal Chris Evert at the Virginia slims of Houston event six weeks ago. Wayne Rainey won the grand i Rex by passing Eddie Lawson on last Lap. 5ss Randy Lamott Roberts from Page 25 Rainey and Kevin magic of Australia and he announced that it was a building year for a world championship in 1 989. And for 89 it s a Case of so far so  As Roberts put in last weekend at the German grand prix where Raine came Home the Winner despite its being his first appearance on the Hock Nheim circuit. Rainey leads for the Soock world championship going Inlo sunday s aus Trian grand prix at Salzburg. Our Only goal is the world championship this year Roberts said at Hock Venheim and we look Good now and hopefully Well win it. Hut it s going to Lake a lot of hard work in the races and in private practice As Well. You just can t wave a Wand tomake things right. You have to work hard for everything. We do look Good now. As i be said but despite that Honda still has the advantage. With Frank Gardner the 1987 world Champion out of action. Honda can concentrate fully on Eddie Lawson. Eddie will get the very Best that the Honda factory can give him naturally. Even when Gardner returns Gardar broke a leg in the . Grand Pri Hewon t be in the running for the championship so Honda will put everything on Eddie Lawson of Upland Calif is the defending world Champion. Along Wilh inc Honda factory team and Suzuki team Kevin Schwantz of Paige Tex rides for Suzuki in arc Are iwo major Yamaha learns Roberts and Giacomo Agoslino s. The legendary italian Agoslino Highl limes a Soock world Champion has Freddie Spencer of Shreveport la., and Niall Mackenzie of Scotland As his team riders this season. Agoslino s team and my team get the same equipment from Yamaha Rob erts said and it s up to us make the Best use of  smiled at the Houghl of Rac ing As a businessman and said sure i do some private tire testing and i did a lot of testing in Brazil earlier this year i do in to help out Wayne Rainey and to learn Csc Ryling i can Aboul the Wircs. Tires and suspension sellings arc what it s All Aboul and you can Only find the right setup through a lol of testing and  s hard work running a team and it s hard work for inc riders. Wayne is really a Fine rider and hell be even Bellcar a Cal Yea Rand Kevin son. Kocinski was to have made his Soock Dybul Wilh the learn in Germany. At Hocke Nchim Roberts hinted that for Kocinski it s now a Case of wait until a Cal  for Rainey it s a Case of this year and the pressure is on him to win the Lite for team Roberts Yamaha. It s close now and probably will remain so with Rainey and the three Lime world Champion Law son Sot to Battle it out right to the end. The 15-Racc Campaign ends on sept. 17 in Brazil  
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