European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 15, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary bookmaking Oregon sets bad example All around them Mark Jackson and Charles Barkley can observe people lined up buying lottery tickets. They can see the state of Oregon taking Book on their performances. They can see America s new hero Donald Trump getting Richer on legalized gambling Dens. And then there is the worldwide fascination with the Stock Market Rock around the clock. Plus whenever they go to the Arena Jackson and Barkley can hear the alumni of Point spread University screaming and Yelling As the margin swings from 7 to 9 Points in the closing seconds of a game. With All the other action going on Jackson of the new York kicks and Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers started a Friendly series of bets during the playoffs last Spring and they continued it in a game last wednesday. A we re just very Good friends and we just have a lot of fun Barkley said later. A we like to compete. We bet $500 in the playoffs and i won it Back tonight. I want my Money. In the Side game Between the two Jolly pals Barkley went ahead by making two free throws with 22.4 seconds left. Jackson then tied the score with a 3-Point Basket with 15.4 seconds left. And finally Barkley won it with a 15-fool jump shot with 2.7 seconds left the Aba has gone to a split second clock in the closing minute this season so players can know if they have 1.9 seconds or 1.0 second left to shoot. The late columnist Jimmy Cannon who used to make sarcastic remarks about too Many Decimal Points in sports would have loved it fortunately Jackson and Barkley joked about their prank in Public and were hauled in by the National basketball association and relieved of $5,000 apiece a not a whole lot More than the sums they were banding about on the court but enough to catch their attention. With any Luck Ackson and Barkley have Bee Nam scared out of stumbling Down the Road that led Pete Rose to a lifetime suspension from baseball and has kept shoeless Joe Jackson and seven other members of the 1919 Chicago White sox forever disgraced and ruined the lives of several generations of College basketball  athletes gambling on their own games is bad news even if no Money Ever changes hands. Even now there will be suspicion about what Jackson or Barkley is really thinking when he lakes control of the Ball late in a game. Is he doing what the coach wants is he ignoring a dear pass to a teammate in order to play in your face with his buddy on the other team or worse does he have a real bet going some fans recall Jackson tossing up an inappropriate 3-Point shot in the final minute against the Chicago bulls in last year s playoffs after the sweep of the 76ers. Was Jackson so Giddy with his own Success against sir Charles that he thought he could score any old time did he just take a bad shot which can happen to anybody it is not surprising that athletes would get caught up in the gambling frenzy. Even the state of Oregon has become a bookmaker this season first running a lottery on games in the National football league and More recently on games in the Aba which has filed a suit. A your players arc not horses they re human beings a said David Stem the commissioner of the Aba who asks Why a state should a subject them to pressures Quot beyond the winning and losing of games. Stem is not naive about the frenzy of Point spreads at Aba games but he says at least the activity is illegal and that a regular Quot fans arc the majority and gamblers a Quot distinct  it is sadly ironic that Oregon has become a bookmaker. With its Strong ecology Laws and a reputation for fairness Oregon seemed to be the state that other states would have been if they had thought about it in time. But now Oregon runs a betting action via a 900 number. At least the voices on the Oregon toll line have a healthy non accented ring to them rather than the dems and discs Cigar voices one associates with bookies however do right Oregon has set a horrible example for other states that arc afraid to raise taxes to pay for services. A once gambling is accepted a David Stem said a let s say a football game is tied and the margin is 3 i Points so you done to go for the Field goal but you throw the Ball into the end zone. People arc aware of it now but its still the  hypocritically excluding the Portland Trail blazers from the action Oregon has nevertheless involved its colleges in gambling by giving them proceeds from the lottery. And then there is the Legal Issue of whether a state has the right to tie itself into a business like the Aba. A a we be already got governments telling people to bet the grocery Money on lotteries Quot Stern admitted. Quot that s not going to go away. A but now you be got states indoctrinating kids and adults into betting on sports through the vehicle of the Point  with everybody else doing it it is no wonder Mark Jackson and Charles Barkley saw nothing wrong in playing games within games. A a they re Lucky they were unsophisticated enough to joke about it perhaps before it got to be a habit a the land of habit that bookies and the state of Oregon encourage. The new Yoffy Tim Foreman can hit promoter Jerry Glanville. Left oilers on Jan. 6glanville from Page 21 lost its acc wild card playoff game at Home to the Pittsburgh stellers. He had a 35-35 record in four full seasons at Houston after going 0-2 in 1985 when he was named interim coach. His play olt record with the oilers was 2-3. The Falcons have finished last in the pfc West five of the last six seasons. Glanville had an interview in Atlanta two Days before he left the oilers. The Falcons also interviewed Joe Burcl an assistant with the Washington redskins and were thought to be considering Mike Holmgren offensive coordinator of the san Francisco 49ers. Glanville and Adams reached their agreement and conducted an emotional news conference during which the owner fought Back tears and hugged his former coach and Glanville s wife Barbara. Adams who agreed to pay Glanville $300,000 for the final year of his contract replaced the controversial coach last week with former University of Houston. Washington redskins and Chicago bears coach Jack Pardee. By de Schuyler or. Atlantic City . Apr George Foreman will get a Chance monday night to do something Many fighters would like to do a punch a promoter. Rest assured the promoter will be punching Back. In a scheduled 10-round bout the 41-year-old Foreman will meet Gerry Cooney who promoted two of the former heavyweight champions fights in his comeback. The 33-year-old Cooney also on the comeback Trail promoted Foreman a fourth round knockout of Carlos her Nandus at Atlantic City and his second round knockout of Ladislas Mijangos at fort Myers fla., both in 1988. Cooney Hopes he has less trouble with Foreman than he did in his two promotional ventures with the punching preacher. Foreman threatened to pull out Pir Masens West Germany a Grant Robinson and Darnell arct contributed 42 of  87 Points but the Baum older bears left the court with a 90-87 Victory and a spot in the finals of the Martin Luther King invitational menus basketball tourney sunday. With the Victory. Baum older remains the Only undefeated team left in this double elimination tournament. The bears advanced to monday s 1 . Final against the Winner of Parma sons Karls Ruhr in sunday nights losers bracket final. Baum older bounced Back from a 5644 halftime deficit to overcome the roadrunners. Mark Anderson paced the bears with a 19-Point Outing while Joe a Clancy netted 18 and Darryl Frierson banked in 17. Robinson and Arbet led All scorers with 21 Points each. Lamar Williams of both matches on fight Day. Quot i done to know if it was him or his people Quot said Cooney who still has a promoters License. A i sure would like to keep involved in promoting. Its Nice to watch a Young kid develop into a Champion and As a human  it was to obtain funds for his youth Center at Houston that Foreman returned to boxing in 1987, 10 years after he retired and became an evangelist following a loss to Jimmy Young. The bout is being critic cd in some quarters As a seamless burlesque for exploiting both the fighters and the paying Public. Each fighter is guaranteed $ i million. Foreman is the 9-5 favorite to win the bout at the convention Center where a crowd of 11,000 is expected. It is conceivable however that the Winner will earn several million dollars More by challenging Mike Tyson for the rounded out Baumholz cry a scoring with a 12-Point game. Bad Kreuz Nach 108, Kaiserslautern 96 a town hit the exits earlier than expected succumbing to Earnest Scott a 29 Points and John Mclean s 21. The chiefs eliminated the panthers behind the clutch shooting of Scott and Mclean though Alex Goodman made it interesting with a 26-Point contribution for a town. Tony Marsh added 18 and Donald Robinson banked in 16 for the panthers. Karlsruhe 132, Frankfurt fast break 98 the pacers pounded Frankfurt s civilian entry into the tournament behind Dennis Jones 20 Points and Donald Ellington s 15. Michael heard rounded out Karlsruhe s top scorers with a 13-Point Day. Sandy White led the fast break with Cooney championship which Foreman held in 1973-74. While Cooney figures to be Foreman a toughest test he has not fought since he was knocked out in the fifth round by Michael Spinks on june 15, 1987. Foreman while fighting Many questionable opponents has had he Benefit of Competition. Since beginning his comeback March 9, 1987, Foreman s record is 190. With 18 knockouts. Foreman a career record is 64-2, with 60 knockouts. Cooney who failed in a Lilc bid against Larry Holmes in 1982, has a record of 28-2, with 34 knockouts. The fight promoted by Bob arum in association with Caesars Atlantic cily will be shown on pay per View and closed circuit television. Also on the card will be a scheduled 12-round defense of the who middleweight championship by Doug Dow it against Matthew Hilton. 19. Howard Hall and Dean Cook each had 18. Karlsruhe 97, bad Kreuz Nach 94 Paul Goldsmith s Trey in the waning seconds secured the pacer win. Goldsmith led Karlsruhe scorers with 16 Points. Nate Gore followed with 15, while Kevin Howard banked in 14. Even Mclean s 31-Point barrage  help the chiefs who watched a 50-41 halftime Lead transform into a Karlsruhe Victory. Tony Haynes followed Mclean with 27 Points while Kenneth Lloyd netted 17. In saturday s Lale game Baum older 121, a town 110 Robinson exploded for 34 Points to Lead five panthers in double figures but Kaiserslautern self destructed under Darryl Frierson a 25, Robert huffs 23 and Jimmy Davis 22 that ensured the Baum older Victory. Bears nip Pir Masens to gain tourney final