European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21prep Pickin Sparent upset with tuesday games Many of the people involved say the tuesday Friday scheduling this year of the Germany aaa and a basketball teams makes Good sense. I have been inclined to agree because last year when the program called for Friday saturday games most coaches with consent from their principals ignored the schedule and played midweek games quite often. I thought the deviation from the official schedule was bad because it created a situation in which Dodds Germany authority was being ignored. At least one Parent is concerned about the effect tuesday night games has on study habits. Asking anonymity be wrote a my son plays Dodds High school basketball. I am most unhappy with the change from last year s Friday saturday games to the tuesday Friday schedule. Because they interfere with study time games on school nights easily Foster lower academic involvement for athletes and spectators alike. This is especially True for away games when students Are hours away from rival schools and these Young people arrive Home close to Midnight. A How counterproductive to Dodds claimed emphasis on academics Haven t we More than enough distractions to learning already Quot i discussed this Issue with or. Tom Leblanc athletic director for Dodds Germany when he visited my school. He said mine was one of the few complaints he had heard this year about the new schedule the tuesday Friday games Are successful and in line with stateside schools. He also confirmed the change was primarily brought about because some Dodds sports directors and coaches thought it was better for Competition and not surprisingly their weekends were free. A emr. Leblanc said the decision on whether or not to extend the new schedule to next school year will be made by Early March. A if Only a few people care at All about this Issue so be it we will probably have the same schedule next year. But if you Are concerned i suggest you Send a note asap to or. Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany athletic director Apo 09634-0005.&Quot Leblanc said tuesday that the coaches and athletic directors had complained about the Friday Satur Day schedules last Spring and indicated overwhelming favor for the current Agenda. He also said that efforts were made to schedule Short trip games on tuesday leaving the longer journeys for Friday. Many coaches have told me that the aaa a Friday saturday schedule was too Tough. Unlike the other conferences in Dodds where the format called for Friday saturday games at the same site Germany aaa and a has a rotating schedule which features different opponents on Friday and saturday. The coaches complained that teams would have to leave school Early travel an hour or so to their destination and play their games. Then they would have to travel Back to their school arriving around mid Frankel its aspirations for re night or later. If they were on the Road again saturday it would mean an Early departure after a late night and a repeat performance a a Long trip play their games a Long ride Home. A a a regular season Competition comes to a skidding halt saturday for the Italy and Germany Bennor wrestlers. Italy stages its championships next Friday and saturday at Vicenza. The Germany Bennor teams head for qualifying regional at Wiesbaden Ramstein Giessen and Patch on feb. 10 to determine the Field for the 1990 Central european championships scheduled feb. 16-17 at Heidelberg. The Central european Field will consist of the top four wrestlers in each weight category from each regional. Accent and Heidelberg will be out to extend Long winning streaks in their season ending Competition. Accent which goes against shape and soes Lerberg has won 57 straight dual matches against class a schools Heidelberg which faces Wiesbaden and Ramstein has won 35 straight duals. While the Italy and Germany Bennor teams arc wrapping up their regular season campaigns the Dodds Winter sports program finally becomes fulfilled As the Spain teams make their mat debut with a triangular at Zaragoza. A meet at Torrejon follows next week with the Spain grapplers resuming to Zaragoza on feb. 16-17 for their championship meet. The Turkey and . Teams continue regular sea son matches As they gear for tournament Competition later in february and the beginning of March. Lakenheath continues to be the 49ers of the . The lancers have dominated their conference to the tune of 65 straight dual meet victories and six straight tournament titles. A a a player of the week honors go to Wurzburg a Miquila Jones and Vilseck a Maria Armstrong. Jones almost single hand edly mauled Nurnberg in a 69-51 non conference Victory. He scored 34 Points had a dozen rebounds and five steals. And he created some additional excitement with two humongous dunks. A those slams were something else Quot Wurzburg coach Kevin Johnson said sunday. A you won t Sec any dunks better than those two  Armstrong poured in 39 Points and grabbed nine rebounds in fridays 55-23 Victory Over Ansbach. She followed that performance with 30 Points and 10 rebounds against the cougars on saturday. Boys big schools basketball week when 1988-89 stars year Mike Kinder broke his wrist. At first the Imi. Was believed not to be serious. But a later a Ray it ions for repeating As Champion got a Jolt last and stripes player of the was Doii Cucu Nui a revealed the break was at the joint and Kinder s Arm has been immobilized in a full length cast. The doctor who examined Mike said the cast will have to stay in place at least four weeks and possibly As Many As 12 weeks. A a a another letter concerning scholarship possibilities this one from the National sports foundation came across my desk last week. It states Quot More than 100,000 collegiate athletic scholarships Are available each year to male and female High school and Junior College student athletes. Contrary to popular belief students Don t have to be All state to qualify. Much of this Money goes unused. A new publication with forms Sample letters and tables of factual information is available for student athletes. It takes them step by step through the important process of getting an athletic scholarship and includes College and conference listings. Further information can be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the National sports foundation 612a Willow drive . Box 940, Oakhurst no. 07755. A a a coaches Over the years have complained about officiating at the wrestling and basketball championships. However according to Leblanc. Few Germany Bennor coaches have taken advantage or the Opportunity of making recommendations for the 1990 events. Deadline for making wrestling recommendations was tuesday and Only eight coaches have submitted names of officials for Leblanc to consider. Leblanc also said that no recommendations for basketball officials have been received at his office. That deadline is monday. So there is still time to act. He said he will take phone Calls on the subject but that the coaches should have the work and Home Telephone numbers of officials being recommended so that he can Contact them. Applications for tryouts for the Dodds Ger Many choler tournament team arc coming in slowly Loo Leblanc said. Those applications must be in his office by feb. 12. Quot there May have been a misunderstanding about the choler tournament Quot he said. A applications for tryouts should be submitted to my office. Emphasis on selecting the team will be put on eligible players who Cam All conference recognition and those who also impress the most during the big and Small schools  the Star and Stripe wife blames fans for Moore suicide by Helene Elliott los Angeles times Tonya Moore widow of former Angel Pitcher Donnie Moore blames fans who continually jeered her husband for contributing to the frustration that eventually induced him to shoot her and kill himself according to an article in the february Issue of go Magazine. Moore is also quoted As saying that her husband beat her Quot to a pulp when she was 19 and struck her again the night he gave up the two out two strike Home run to Dave Henderson which allowed the Boston red sox to overcome a ninth inning Angel Lead in game 5 of the 1986 american league playoffs and eventually win the game and the league championship. Although he had 31 saves in 1985 a still a club record a Donnie Moore was booed by fans after giving up Henderson a Home run and was never Able to match his previous Success. Later plagued by injuries he was released by the Angels in 1988. He signed with the Kansas City royals but was released by the royals triple a affiliate in Omaha in june 1989. A a in la never forgive the fans for what they did to my husband. Never Ever Quot Moore said in the current Issue of the Magazine. A i Hope they re suffering  Moore would not comment directly. But her attorney Randall Johnson of Santa Ana Calif said monday that she verified having expressed that sentiment and detected nothing blatantly inaccurate after being read portions of the article. However he said she did not believe that she said she hoped that fans were suffering now. Johnson also said she was not paid for the interview. Moore and her children still live in the House where the shootings took place. A she does t care if they suffer. She feels a Little resentment Over the fans booing but she does no to necessarily Hope they suffer Quot Johnson said. He added that although the article stated that Donnie Moore had beat her at age 19 and had done so again Quot he did not beat her. He was domineering and at limes he hit her but she said the word a beat was a Little too  after recovering from Bullet wounds to her neck and Chest after the incident in the couple s Anaheim Calif Home on july 18, 1989, Moore spent two months in a mental Hospital. She told the Magazine that her two sons who were 10 and 7 at the time of the shooting still require therapy. The Moores had been discussing Selling their House the night of the shootings and had quarrelled. They had been experiencing difficulties in their marriage but were Quot trying to work it out but it was like. I  Star at Home. He was taking it out on me she said. Moore added that she stayed with her husband rather than seek a separation or divorce because Quot he needed me. He was a very Sweet Guy. I loved Donnie very much and he loved me very very much. He did no to quite know How to show in you know �?o1 used to have a Little guilt but then i thought Quot huh. Even even even if we were getting a divorce people get divorces every Day. Just because a woman asks a Man for a divorce that does no to give him the right to kill me. Men and women have misunderstandings every Day. That does not give a Man the right to pick up a gun. Donnie was the kind of Guy a if he  have me no one was going to have  Johnson also described As Quot Balderdash. Garbage Quot some quotes from Moore a former agent David Pinter calling Donnie Moore insane and claiming that Pinter had encouraged Moore to seek psychiatric help. Pinter who is no longer an agent could not be reached for comment monday night