European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 22,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Fitch to try his experienced hand with nets from wire reports East Rutherford. . Bill Fitch became the latest in a series or coaches Given the Job or turning around the new Jersey nets on monday. Nets general manager Harry Wittman announce the appointment at a news conference but would not disclose contract terms. Fitch 55, is the fifth winning St coach in Aba his tory with 762 victories in 18 seasons. He replaces Willis Reed who 10 Days ago was appointed As a vice president with the organization. Reed spent a Little More than a year As head coach compiling a 26-56 record last season. Fitch was named Aba coach of the year in 1976while with Cleveland and in 1980 with Boston. He guided the celtics to an Aba championship in 1981. This situation is one that 1 found very interesting and is really the first coaching Job that has attracted me said Fitch who was fired by the Houston rockets after the 1987-88 season. The nets Are a Young team but there is some very Good Talent on this team he said. Filch becomes the nets eighth coach since the joined the Aba from the Aba in 1976. No nets coach has lasted More than two years with the team during this decade. Track body eyes Johnson Mark Duisburg West Germany track and Field world governing body will discuss possible action that could strip Ben Johnson of the 100-meter world record at its Congress in Barcelona next month the head of the organization said monday. The Canadian s record of 9.83 seconds was set at the1987 world championships in Rome. Johnson tested positive for steroids at the 1988olympics in Seoul and was stripped of the Gold medal after finishing first in 9.79. The time which would have been a world record was annulled. Johnson admitted to a government inquiry in Canada into drug abuse in sports that he had been taking steroids Long before the 1987 world passed Post race dope tests in Rome. We won t discuss the Johnson Case specifically but we will organize a plan to fight doping in general Primo Nebiolo president of International Amateur athletic federation the sport s governing body said. Nebiolo said that the decision would include Possi ble retroactive action against athletes who have admitted to taking banned performance enhancing drugs. However Nebiolo refused to be drawn specifically int discussions about whether Johnson was in danger of being stripped of his title and world record. Hill leaves oilers Camp Houston wide receiver Drew Hill of the Houston oilers disappointed Over the team s failure to renegotiate his contract is leaving Camp and headed Home to Atlanta. Hill who has one year plus an option left on his$400,000 contract changed his mind about working out with the team after he spoke sunday to his agent or. Harold Daniels. Oilers general manager Mike Holovak has declined to renegotiate Hill s 1989 salary because club polic Calls for such action Only when a player is in the final year of his contract. Browns no. 1 draft pick signs Cleveland Eric Metcalf the Cleveland Browns no. 1 draft pick signed a contract sunday and was expected to practice for the first time monday afternoon. Metcalf running Back from the University of Texas was the 13th player taken in the nil draft. In four seasons at Texas Metcalf rushed for 2.661 Yards a 4.5-Yard average and caught 125 passes for 1.394 Yards. He is the son of former nil running Back Terry Metcalf. Terms of the Deal were not disclosed although twas reported to be Worth about $600,000 a year Over four years. M s Sale talks continue Seattle negotiations continued monday be tween an investors group led by two Indianapolis businessmen and the owner of the Seattle mariners who promised the City the team would not be moved. Team spokesman Dave Aust said owner George a gyros talked sunday with Jeff Smulyan and Michael Browning who flew to Seattle to finalize the expected Purchase. Aust said some Points were left to be resolved an that no news conference had been scheduled. However an announcement was expected this week regarding the Sale of the 13-year-old franchise which never has had a winning season. Polonia guilty of Misdemeanour Milwaukee new York Yankees outfielder Luis Polonia was convicted monday on a Misdemeanour charge of sexual Intercourse with a child but the judge delayed sentencing until after the baseball season. Polonia 24, pleaded no contest to the charge that head sex with a 15-year-old girl at a downtown hotel last wednesday and Milwaukee county circuit judge Thomas Doherty found him guilty. The charge carries a maximum penalty of nine months in jail and $10,000 in fines. Under Wisconsin Law an adult May not have Intercourse with a child under the age of 16 even if the child consents. . Surpassed in qualifying new York Henry Jamar soon scored 11 min utes into the second half sunday As Trinidad and to Bago beat Guatemala 1-0 at Guatemala City an moved past the United Stales into second place in its world cup qualifying group. Trinidad 2-1-3, has seven Points with two games remaining in the double round Robin qualifying. The United states. 2-1 -1, has five Points with four games left Costa Rica 5-2-1, completed play in the North an Central american and Carrican Region with 11 pints and is virtually assured of a spot in the 1990 world cup. The Costa Picans can Clinch on sept. 3 if Guate Mala tics or defeats Trinidad in the return match at port of Spain. Guatemala. 1-3, is fourth in the group with two Points and Al Salvador 0-3-1, is last Wuh one Point. Sullivan Staves off Mears Long Pond a. Danny Sullivan held off teammate Rick cars sunday to Complete his comeback from a broken Arm with a record breaking Victory in the Quaker state 500. Sullivan who broke his right forearm in a crash on May 11 during practice for the Indianapolis 500, took the Lead 12 laps from the end when Michael Andretti pitted for fuel. Cars who pitted on Lap 171 of the 200-Lap event a Pocono International raceway and fell from second to fourth moved past andr Clit into second place on lap191 and got within one second of his Punske racing teammate three laps later. But Sullivan the defending cart pig indy Ca Champion was Able to pull away again beating Mears to the finish line by 4.226 seconds in the Battle of almost identical Chevrolet powered Punske pc 8s. Andretti. Who had won the last two indy car races was third the last car on the Lead Lap followed by Tco Fabi of Italy and Mario Andretti and another Lauback by defending race Champion Bobby Rahal. Sullivan s Speed of 170.650 Mph broke the previous500-mile Pocono record of 156.701 set in 1974 by Johnny Rutherford. Whitaker avenges Only loss Norfolk. A. Pernell Swec Toca Whitaker did t get the knockout he wanted but he did get the judges attention. I was fooled Over in Paris but i was denying Thema Chance to fool me Here Whitaker said sunday after adding the world boxing Council lightweight Crown this collection with a unanimous decision Over Jose Luis Ramirez. Fighting before a Hometown crowd of about 7.000 atthe scope Arena Whitaker also the International boxing federation Champion avenged his Only loss in 20 fights As a professional. Seventeen months ago in Paris Many ringside observers thought Whitaker had beaten Ramirez in their first 12-round bout for the wac title. But Ramirez was awarded a split decision and Whitaker said the ruling left an even More bitter taste because of a one Point decision by a French judge that proved to be the winning difference for Ramirez. The judge had been chosen three Days earlier by wac president Jose Sulaiman of Mexico. Ramirez is a mexican native who lives in Paris. In the Days leading up to sunday s rematch Whitaker said the Only Way for him to avoid a repeat of the judging controversy was to Knock out Ramirez. It appeared As if Whitaker would get his wish in the Early rounds. Ramirez s punches had Little zip. And he held his hands Low. Giving Whitaker almost Union i sled Access to his head. Whitaker took advantage of the opening spending the first six rounds jabbing with his right hand to set up repeated punching flumes to the head and Torso of an exposed Ramirez. Whitaker s dominance was evident in the decisions of the three wac appointed judges. Miguel donate of puerto Rico gave Whitaker All 12rounds, and Larry o Connor of great Britain had Whitaker winning the first ii rounds and the two fighters even in the 12th. Syd Nathan also of great Britain said Ramirez won the eighth ninth and 12throunds, with Whitaker taking All the rest except for a seventh round tic. Ramirez who has been knocked out Only twice in Apro career that began 16 years ago fell to 101 -8. Pro boxers debut in soviet Union Moscow Calvin Grove out pointed Anthon English to win the vacant United states boxing association Junior lightweight title sunday during the first Ever professional card featuring soviet boxers. The soviets won All three bouts with their american opponents. Yuri Alexandrov a lightweight and former world Amateur Champion out pointed Anthony Cisne Ros in a four round bout. Middleweight Viktor Yegorov the european runner up in 1987, stopped Michael Williams in the second round and Anatoli Oreshkin won a f9ur-round split Deci Sion Over Kenny Crosby in a heavyweight bout. In another heavyweight match Massimo Migliacci oof Italy stopped Britain s Robert Wells in the. Fourth round. The bouts were sanctioned by the International Box ing federation. 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