European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 22, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 27nike officials refuse pus sports wire i 1 from w ire reports Beaverton Ore a operation push brought its words against Nike to the athletic shoe company a Doorstep a but was allowed no further. Nike executives on monday refused to meet with members of the Chicago based civil rights group font tinting its Defiance of pushes Call for a National Boycott of Nike products. Push Leader the Rev. Tyrone Crider said the group was in Oregon for a meeting with Nike officials but company spokeswoman Liz Dolan said earlier that Nike informed push by Telephone on Friday that executives would not meet with Crider. Nike Security chief Patrick Mcelroy turned the group away at the door the push delegation remained outside the building demonstrating for an end to what they Call discriminatory business practices by Nike. H judge blocks Boss Appeal 1 Cleveland a a Federal judge ruling that George Steinbrenner made his Choice and has to live with it cleared the Way for the end of the Steinbrenner Era As Boss of the new York Yankees. . District judge Alicem Hatch elder turned Down a request on monday night for a temporary restraining order that would have Given Steinbrenner the option of staying on As the Yankees managing general partner. The lawsuit by two of the Yankees limited partners can proceed but for now the Boss is out a plaintiffs did not present evidence that this settlement was anything other than an unpleasant Choice that or. Steinbrenner made a Balch Lder said a the evidence was far from Steinbrenner and baseball commissioner Fay Vincent agreed july 30 that Steinbrenner would step Down by monday after Vincent ruled that a association with Gambler Howard Spira was bad for baseball. As part of the settlement Steinbrenner agreed not to sue the commissioner. Minority owners Daniel r. Mccarthy and Harold m. Bowman of Cleveland however filed suit last thursday seeking to invalidate the agreement contending the commissioners investigation of the Spira affair was an a a inquisition that grew out of Vincent a personal dislike for Steinbrenner a hands on style Starling a it s Over Hartford Conn. A Marlon Starling who lost his world boxing Council welterweight title to Maurice Blocker on sunday said the fight will be his last. A i quit a Starling said monday from a Reno nev., Hospital bed. A i retire. Its friends and advisers of Starling a Hartford native said they believe the two time world Champion is serious about retiring. A. Starling who turns 32 next week said his age and trouble with making weight finally caught up with him. Blocker earned a majority decision winning on two judges cards. The third judge had the fight Dies after sparring Portland Maine a a 36-year-old fighter preparing for a bout this weekend collapsed and died at Ter a workout monday night. Rick Craney was stricken after sparring three rounds each with two a one time Maine welterweight Champion was to have fought Bernard Boisvert saturday on the under card of the world boxing organization welterweight title match Between Champion Manning Galloway and Nika Khumalo a Craney was taken to the osteopathic Hospital of Maine where after resuscitation Flom proved unsuccessful he Wras pronounced dead. An autopsy was scheduled to be performed monday the state chief medical examiners office sign top pick Campbell Inglewood Calif. A a first round draft Choice Eldon Campbell signed a multiyear contract with the los Angeles lakers on monday putting an abrupt end to rumours that Campbell might play in Italy this season. No terms of the contract were announced except that it was for More than one season. Campbell a 6-foot-l i Forward Center was the 26th player taken in the Aba draft in june. He played at Clemson where he was the schools career scoring Leader with 1,880 Points. As a senior he averaged 16.4 Points 8,0 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game. Before going to Clemson Campbell attended Mot rings id High in Inglewood. Campbell was in Europe last week practising with an italian team fueling rumours he would play there this Back with spurs san Antonio a Forward David Greenwood Lias signed a contract to return to the san Antonio spurs the team announced monday. T Greenwood an 11-year Aba Veteran became a free agent Al the end of last season after playing a year with the Detroit pistons. He played with the spurs 3 a seasons before being traded to Denver in january 1989. Greenwood has averaged 8.3 rebounds and 10,4 Points throughout his career. He averaged 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 Points Iasi season with the jays sign top prep Star Minneapolis a Chris Weinke of St. Paul considered one of the nations Best High school football and baseball players signed with the Toronto Blue jays on monday 11 Days after beginning football prac tick at Florida state. Weinke who turned 18 on july 31, received a $375,000 signing Bonus from the Blue jays according to his agent Ron Simon of Minneapolis. A it was Tough giving up football but in the Long run baseball is my sport Quot Weinke said. A i loved it Florida state. It was a great place to be. But after 1 started talking to the Blue jays their organization is so first class that i knew if i got into that organization it was going to work goes on 15-Day do St. Louis a St. Louis cardinals cleanup hitter Pedro Guerrero suffering from a lower Back Strain was placed on the 15-Day disabled list monday. The move is retroactive to sunday when Guerrero was admitted to jewish Hospital. He injured his Back saturday night. To fill Guerrero a spot on the roster the cardinals said they will recall outfielder Ray Lankford from class aaa Louisville on tuesday. Lankford. 23, was batting .261 with 10 Home runs and 72 runs batted in through sunday. Guerrero apparently Hurt his Back running up the dugout Steps to go onto the Field at Busch stadium on saturday night according to or. Stan London the cardinals team physician. He aggravated the injury Fielding a Pickoff throw against tops Nehemiah by .02 Rovereto Italy a world record Holder Roger kingdom edged his perennial rival Renaldo Nehemiah by 0.02 seconds tuesday As he took the 110-meter hurdles in the Rovereto track meet the i is major Competition prior to the european championships in Yugoslavia. The meeting in this North italian City near Trento was enlightened by the Best world performance in the 2,000 meters steeplechase by kenyan Julius Kariuki while British runner Peter Eliott proved fit for earning the european title running the 1,500 meters in three minutes 34.12 seconds. Elliot at olympic Silver medallist in Seoul was 4,66 seconds of tic world record of moroccan said Wouita As he clearly beat Ybes Ondieki of Kenya who placed second in 3 34,36. _ Kariuki completed the non oly Pipic distance in five minutes 14.43 seconds improving by 3.89 seconds the previous Best Mark set by Italy a Alessandro nearly a year ago. The world record in steeplechase is recognized Only for the 3,000 meters. Robson a Silva and Andre Cason dominated the sprints deserted by american aces Leroy Burrell and Michael Johnson. A Silva a brazilian won the 200 meters in-20.37 seconds ahead of Joseph Gikonyo of Kenya who had 2092.cason edged pc Tow american Dennis Mitchell in the 100 meters in 10.42 seconds. Kingdom won the hurdles race in 13,27 seconds Nehemiah a former world record Holder was second in 13.29. ,. James Breaks pea top 10 Virginia water England a Mark James of England moved into the lop 10 on the pea european tour Money winning list with the successful defense of his title in last weekend s English open. James won $ 126,654 by taking a playoff Sundas and boosted his season winnings to $13,337, eighth on the list. Ian Woosnam of Wales remained in first place with total winnings of $618,287. The lop american on the list is Riek Hartmann. 49th with $94,122.shot Putter maxes out up Points new York a East German shot Putter Lulf Timmerman s Victory in sunday s Walt Glassc meet in co-., logic West Germany moved him into a tie for the Lead in the Mobil grand prix Point standings race. With the maximum 45 Points Timmerman is tied with americans Leroy Burrell Danny Harris and Hollis Conway. Also atop the menus standings Are Khalid Shah of Morocco and Sorin male of fires coach Glasgow Scotland a leading scottish i Siniue runner Liz Mccolgan has split with her Long standing coach John Anderson after a dispute about the i miners future plans. Mccolgan a dual Commonwealth Gold medallist and olympic Silver medallist Hopes to get Back into training Only Davs after giving birth to a baby due in it it tuber and inc Aims to concentrate in future on the 10,000 meters and the Marathon. Anderson is unhappy with Mccolgan a plans and she will now be coached by her Steeple chasing husband Peter a this sort of thing happens quite frequently when athletes and coaches have a difference of opinion Quot said British Amateur athletic Board spokesman Tony Ward a the Good news is that it was All . Soccer Star has High Price Birmingham England a Doug Ellis the chairman of English first division soccer Side Aston Villa has slapped an incredible $ 15 million plus Price tag on his Midfield Star David Platt and then warned prospective buyers a that would Sld not be a David is going nowhere a said Ellis. Quot ii any club offered 4 million pounds $7.64 million i would still Tell them to double it. A and if they came Hack with the higher figure i would Tell them to forget Platt 24, was one of the heroes of England a successful world cup Campaign in Italy where the Side progressed As far As the semifinals Bee fore losing to eventual Winner West Germany Altera penalty shoo out superstition an to wednesdays programs l j a n m t it a t i it j i la / it Ltd j61 7 i j Mafut 5 a it lev him Mich u in i a r y it Raj in h a lit of i i i la Fiuty j ,.iol of e a i on to u la a i ,1 Jiji t it of t t .r.1 i a t l a j 11�?�r.�?� 1 a a j a. Jul. 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