European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 14,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21 sport Oakland reclaims raiders Oakland Calif. Apr eight years after fleeing town. Al Davis and his raiders got a $602 million Welcome Home monday night. The raiders planned return from los Angeles went from Rumor to reality in a dizzying 12-hour period monday. Davis gave his support to the 15-year, Multi million Dollar Deal minutes before a noon deadline and the City Council and Alameda county supervisor followed suit at six minutes to Midnight to make it final. All that a left is for papers to be signed and for the raiders to play out the two seasons left on their los Angeles coliseum lease a unless Davis can work out a settlement to bring them North sooner. A a he a the prodigal son coming Back a said Tom Keating a former raiders player who lives in the Oakland area. A when they left i lost my season tickets like everyone else. I want them  Davis left City officials angry and fans brokenhearted by moving the team in 1982. The City spent More than $7 million in an unsuccessful Legal fight to get the raiders Back. Nil approval of the raiders next move while expected wont make or break the Deal. Davis proved that when he moved the raiders against the will of his fellow team owners after the 1981 season. Rabid raiders fans who sat through monday nights often raucous five hour session knew that when they swarmed jubilantly into the Street after the vote. A a it a ecstasy a bellowed Cliff Goldberg of san Leandro a 29-year-old beverage distributor who helps publish a raiders fans newsletter. A i can to express it. A people laughed in our faces when we said three years ago that the raiders should come Back. Its like the fans just won the super  supervisors voted 3-1, with one abstention to make the $602 million offer official and the City Council approved it by a 5-3 vote during an emotional joint hearing that one opponent aptly compared to a Pep rally. Details of the financial package include $53.5 million for expansion and improvements of the Oakland coliseum and a guarantee of $29 million a year in ticket sales Over the 15 years of the lease. A there is tremendous risk in this proposal a Council member Wilson riles jr., a leading critic of the plan said. A i think any number of businesses across the country could provide More for the City and county if they were guaranteed $600  before leaving for los Angeles after the Oakland coliseum lease had expired the raiders provided hundreds of thrills for their fans. The team in Silver and see raiders on Page 26 instant replay is on again Orlando Fla. Apr the a Fly a 4-year-old instant replay system got another instant reprieve monday when the eague approved the Rule for another year by the Slimmest possible margin. The 21-7 vote the exact three quarters needed came a Day after just two of the seven members of the Rule making Competition committee had voted to renew it. It was approved with one major amendment a a 2-minute limitation on the time the replay official takes to review Calls. While nil officials said the average delay per game last year was 1 minute 55 seconds some delays lasted closer to five minutes and the delay Factor was one that opponents cited regularly. In fact after a number of controversial Calls last season replay seemed doomed. But Miami coach Don Shula one of the Competition committee members to a Avor it said a that seems to be the Case every year. 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Thursday Ewe at Penn St 1,200 pay last respects to gathers a Hank gathers 6-year-old son Aaron Crump is embraced by Hank s brother Derrick at the casket before funeral services monday in Philadelphia. Philadelphia apr More than 1,200 people paid last respects monday to Hank gathers the Loyola Mary mount basketball Star who collapsed and died nine Days ago after making a slam Dunk. A thank fell doing what he loved to do what he did Best a said rep. William Gray a Clergyman who represents the North Philadelphia neighbourhood where the gathers family lives. A if you have to go there is no better Way to go than doing what you do Best. Now he a in gods Hall of  it was one of Many eulogies during the 2�?~/2-hour service at Emmanuel institutional Baptist Church. Gathers College coach teammates friends and his brother All spoke of his passion for basketball and life. A the loved life he loved himself he loved children but More than anything else he loved his son and family a Derrick gathers said of his late brother who had a 6-year-old son. A in every Endeavor he always gave 200 percent. And we know right now he is giving 200  Reading his remarks slowly and tearfully Derrick added a not Only did he master the game of basketball he mastered the game of  gathers who led the nation in scoring and rebounding last season died March 4 after collapsing during a game in los Angeles. Gathers 23, had been diagnosed As having an irregular heartbeat and was under orders to take medication for it. Loyola Mary mount coach Paul Westhead his voice choking with emotion As he brushed aside tears called gathers a the Best player i Ever had or Ever will  a thank made All of us better people and i want to say for our team he was our Leader. We played for him a Westhead said. The Bronze casket remained open before the altar in the second floor Sanctuary of the gothic style Church where Hanks Mother Lucille is a member. Before the a funeral service of Triumph began about 1,000 mourners viewed the body. The 500 Sanctuary seats were filled and about 100 mourners stood packed along the sides and in the rear. Outside where loudspeakers projected the service another 600 stood silently in the Sunshine listening to the speakers and echoing the a a mensa of the congregation inside. Hundreds of others had viewed the body on sunday when lines sometimes stretched nearly two blocks. The Blue Satin lined coffin was surrounded by Flowers. One 6-foot Floral Banner spelled out a my son a a gift from his Mother. Another with words in red Flowers said a thank map 44,�?� a reference to his Jersey number. Gathers teammates carried the casket Down the Church Steps to the Hearse where hundreds had gathered on the Street. Before the casket left the Church Lucille gathers embraced her songs body. Other relatives taking a final glimpse cried out in anguish As the choir Sang hymns. The congregation accented the music with hand clapping. Dozens of cars followed the Hearse to mount Lawn cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia where gathers was buried. A the was All right a said 1 3-year-old Rahime Wagner one of those who went to the Church to see the body. Gerald Hall said gathers will be remembered because he was a someone who did the right  Quot he told the children Here 1 did it. You can do it a a a Hall said. A no one can question Why this happened. We can Only Hope that it had a purpose. That his death will Only highlight what a role Model he  to Kimball a High school and College teammate of gathers said he was a very  a you  be around him and not be Happy a said Kimball wiping away tears. A a he a a special person not Only in North Philadelphia but the whole