European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 sports wire new Grid league plans March Kickoff from wire reports i Chicago a Mike Lynn named president of the Kim old league of american football last1 week said Kiseday that although coaches and players Haven to been selected the new league will get off the ground in Ltd within he next 72 hours we could have six teams named but we still have to find out in the next 30 Days i which direction we plan to go a Lynn outgoing Gener manager of the Minnesota Vikings said after the National football league completed seven hours of meetings near of Hare Airport. A we have already received applications from 350 qualified coaches a he added. A people Are already out Here scouting and we have lists of prospective  Lynn said the league will have at least two european  he also said the league would like to invite the City of Canton Ohio to join. The sport originated in Canton and is the site of the pro football Hall of Fame. The non american cities seeking franchises include Barcelona Spain Frankfurt Germany Milan Italy Montreal London and Mexico City. . Cities include Orlando Fla., san Antonio Birmingham ala., new Fork and Sacramento Calif. Lodel charged in Graf scandal Bonn a a Frankfurt prosecutor wednesday formally charged a Model and a boxing promoter with blackmailing Peter Graf father of world no. 1 Tennis layer Steffi Graf Nicole Meissner 22, and the 42-year-old Eberhard Thust both of Frankfurt Are said to have received Jjo oooo Marks $530,000 from Peter Graf after they threatened to go Public with the information that Graf tis the father of Meissner a child. German press reports in Early summer claimed Graf Laid the Money although he has denied the paternity allegation. Meissner later withdrew her statement that Peter Graf is the father. The affair triggered a week Long scandal in the Ger Iman tabloid press which included nude photographs of Meissner. During the course of the scandal Steffi Graf threatened to move to the United states if the German tabloids  leave her and her father in peace. Since then she has spent most of her free time at her Home in Delray Beach Fla. La. Tech names Stovall and Ruston la. A Jerry Stovall fired As the Louisiana state football coach seven years ago was named athletic director at Louisiana tech University tuesday. Stovall will begin work nov. 1, subject to approval of the Board of trustees for state colleges and universities and is part of what officials called a major realignment of techs athletic department. Techs current athletic director Paul Miller will become a athletics assistant to the president Quot according to the schools sports information  guessed sex a a says Oklahoma City a Charles Thompson says Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer rightly suspected him and another sex sooner quarterback of using cocaine. Thompson serving a two year sentence for Selling cocaine testified monday and tuesday in the Federal trial of two former Oklahoma athletes. Jury deliberations in the trial were to continue wednesday. Thompson testified tuesday that he and former quarterback Jamelle Holieway used cocaine several times together. Switzer then the Oklahoma football coach ordered both players to undergo drug tests in the Spring of 1988 because Switzer suspected them of using the drug Thompson testified. When they failed to take a test Switzer personally visited their apartment and ordered them to do so Thompson said. He said he failed that test and was ordered to see a psychologist. Thompson said he was ordered to undergo a five Day drug rehabilitation program after testing positive three times in the Spring and summer of 1988, and his parents were notified. The alternative was to be kicked off the team he  rejoins practice Indianapolis a Eric Dickerson a first hit in practice on tuesday was a a stunner a but he said there was no tension or bitterness from the teammates he once trashed. Dickerson who spent the past six weeks on the nil s non football injured list passed a physical on monday and rejoined the Indianapolis Colts for practice on tuesday for the first time since last  get raiders Mcelroy Al Segundo Calif. A the los Angeles raiders traded safety Vann Mcelroy a two time pro bowl pet former to the Seattle sea Hawks tuesday for an undisclosed draft Choice. But running Back Marcus Allen and Reserve quarterback Steve Buerlein two players rumoured to be headed elsewhere stayed put As the nil Trade deadline  takes san remo Lead Perugia Italy a Carlos Sainz of Spain closing in on the world title drove his Toyota celica into the Lead in the second stage of the san remo rally on tuesday. Defending world Champion Massimo Biasion of Italy the first stage Leader dropped to third place after his Lancia Delta incurred a Flat tire in the next to last run of the Day. Biasion who said a Sharp Rock slashed the tire trailed Sainz by 1 18 minutes a three seconds off Finland a Juha Kankkunen who was second in another Lancia Delta. Sainz leads Kankkunen 130 to 70 Points in the world championship standings. He could Clinch the title by winning the ninth championship event in  to replace Nannini London a the Benetton Ford formula one team said tuesday that brazils Roberto Moreno will replace injured Driver Alessandro Nannini for the last two grand prix events of the season in Japan and Australia. Moreno 31, was the formula 3000 world Champion in 1988 and has driven for the euro run formula one team this year. Nannini was injured in a helicopter Accident last weekend and surgeons had to re attach an Arm which was severed in the Accident. The italian Driver is unlikely to regain full use of the Arm. But doctors confirmed tuesday that Nannini a condition continued to improve and he is now eating solid  advances mob moves Mcenroe by the associated press Vienna Austria a John Mcenroe and Paul Annacone both got Over shaky starts tuesday in the at Ca Tennis trophy. _ Annacone advanced to the second round while Mcenroe switched hotels. Annacone who won the trophy last year went through More than a few Patchy moments before beating Jeff Tarango 7-5,7-6 in his first round match. Mcenroe was smiling when he arrived at Vienna a Schwec hat Airport sporting a a be Happy badge on his Cap. But that changed when he arrived at his hotel to find crowds of fans and journalists waiting for him. Rather than Brave the hordes Mcenroe opted to switch hotels and asked the tournaments organizers to keep the location of his training site a secret according to the austrian news Agency Apa. Mcenroe the second seed was to face Brian Gar Row on wednesday. Annacone 27, made a determined comeback in the second set to swing a 4-0 deficit to a tie breaker that he finally won 10-8. Seventh seeded Jimmy Arias Defeated Britain see Tennis Roundup Remy Bates 7-5, 6-4, while the a a Little Mcenroe Patrick lost to dutchman Jan Siemering 6-4,5-7,3-6.krickstein Rolls in Lyon Lyon France a top seeded Aaron Krickstein beat former Champion Yaya Doumbia of Senegal 7-6 0-46-4 tuesday in the opening round of the Lyon Rand prix Tennis tournament. Krickstein ranked no. 13 in the world will meet swede Christian Bergstrom who ousted Czechoslovakia a Cyril Suk 6-1,6-2, in the second round. Mats Wilander of Sweden the former no. 1 player in the world eliminated no. 5 Andrei Cherkasov of the soviet Union 6-2,3-6,6-3.sabatini moves up Fil Derstadt Germany a top seeded Gabrie la Sabatini of Argentina Defeated Frances Julie a lard 6-4, 6-3 tuesday in the women a porsche grand prix tournament. Rosalyn Fairbank of the United states came from behind to beat Germany a Katja Oeljeklaus 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, and Argentina a Mercedes Paz bested Heike Thoms of Germany 7-6,6-1. Fifth seeded Jana Novotna of Czechoslovakia Defeated Pascale Etchemendy of France 6-4,6-0.leconte dumps Pipic Antwerp Belgium a Henri Leconte of France Jakob Hlasek of Czechoslovakia Amos Mansdorf of Israel and Pat Cash of Australia moved to the second round of the $1.1 million european Community championship of Tennis on tuesday. Leconte beat Goran Pipic of Yugoslavia 6-3, 6-4, avenging a three set loss in the belgian indoor championship in february. Hlasek beat Franco Davin of Argentina 6-1, 6-2 and will play fourth seeded Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia in the second round. Mansdorf beat Tim Mayotte 6-3, 3-6,6-3, and Cash battled for 2 hours 22 minutes to defeat australian Richard Fromberg 7-5,4-6,6-4. 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