European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V Friday february 15, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary Ben Johnson is on the run again. Not from the Law. From the Competition. Two years after running into steroid rage Johnson is running first again in track. He won his second Post come Back race monday in Japan edging former world indoor Champion Andres simon5 in the 60-Mcter dash by a computer Chip margin. Thais not exactly beating Carl Lewis in the 100 still Johnson has to feel great. The Canadian lost nearly everything in 1988 a his olympic Gold medal his records his world standing. He slumped out of Seoul a bum caught with steroids juicing his Muscles. He sat but a two year ban. Now he a supposedly free of steroids leaner and still a Winner. Amazing that Johnson kept his Edge. Not to mention his sanity the Man was practically dragged through the Long jump pit because he took a drug fat was pumped through loads of track athletes. Ban him yes. But take away his medal and records that would be like erasing the new York giants nil title after discovering their offensive linemen were on steroids. No Way. However one judges the Ben Johnson ordeal this much is Clear he a a fascinating subject. He a the Mike Tyson Lawrence Taylor Jose Canseco of track. The bad Guy great athlete. That a entertainment. Steroids is entertainment too. Its news. It follows Johnson around like 3 dogged runner. Ben Johnson. Steroids forever a one two finish. J. A what about the drug How obnoxious is it two sides a Harald Schmid hurdles into German track stardom because of his powerful legs. He leaped Over the 400-meter Low hurdles and past Edwin Moses in a 1977 race in Berlin that forever marked Schmid As a trivia answer Over the next decade who was the last hurdler to beat Moses Schmid will Tell you his legs were naturally Strong. Bucky Fox they did no to need steroids not to beat Moses not to win Bronze medals in the 1976 and 1984 olympics. Schmid 33, Hasni traced in More than a year. He works in Gellhausen East of Frankfurt developing sports programs for schools in the state of Hessen he also Speaks out against steroids. Loudly. Thanks in part to his voice the German track and Field federation decided in december to test German tricksters who have a shot at making the National team that covers 90 athletes who will be tested every two weeks Schmid says its about time a after Ben Johnson doping stopped a Little bit. But soon it was going on As before. There were not serious  As Schipio noted testing before competitions was easy to Ben Johnson beat. Athletes simply stopped taking steroids a couple of weeks before a meet. Schmid and other German athletes complained about the lax testing. Big sponsors of German track and Field namely ism and Mercedes demanded the steroid problem be solved. A there Are two ways to go everybody takes drugs or nobody takes drugs a said Schmid. A if you leave it up to everyone the advantage goes to people who take drugs. The Best Way is no one takes  a the Way Joe Dawson sees the steroid splash a i on track think it s blown out of perspective.�?T�?T. Dawson from Riverside Calif is an army staff sergeant stationed in Mannheim Germany. He a also or. Universe in the lightweight or 154-Pound, class. He trains with germans at a fitness Center in Lumper theim near Mannheim. A v Dawson guesses that among athletes in the German bodybuilding federation which does no to test 95 per cent use steroids. Dawson who also coaches the Mannheim High school wrestling team preaches the dangers of steroid use to his students. But when it comes to adult use he says  up to the India  leave it alone Quot Dawson said of the anti steroid hysteria. Quot it can be considered As a controlled drug. But it should be considered like alcohol. Or  a by a a a Quot  Dawson 06, said the Only time be took steroids was As part of an army research program at fort Lewis wash., in 1987. A i really screwed up their tests a he said. �?o1 had the highest doses of the group but 1 gained just one Pound and my cholesterol level went Down. It was against All theories Quot Dawson advises that athletes should consult a Doc Lor about steroids. A there Are pros and cons Quot he said. A some can help and wont kill  it s that attitude he said that makes steroid use More accepted in Europe than ii the United states. Even after Ben Johnson a Eben Johnson just got caught a said Dawson. A they did no to catch everyone. They used him As a Scapegoat. He just pulled out an unlucky number it was  life is unfair. Life is also fair especially to those who Rise from the gloom. Ben Johnson is racing from the gloom. The cheers should be drow Ning out the Boos. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a the Star and str Paa. A by Walt Morrissette staff writer Babenhausen Germany a Wiesbaden s Troy Russell has Darmstadt a number this season and that number is 39. Russell poured in 39 Points on feb 2 at Wiesbaden when the eagles beat Darmstadt 86-72 to hand the demons their first v corns loss after 10 straight league victories on wednesday night Russell exploded for 32 of his 39 Points in the second half As the eagles overcame a seven Point deficit to win 85-77 and sweep the regular sea in series. Wiesbaden is v-3, Darmstadt dropped to v-2 Quot Quot Darmstadt led by As Many As nine Points in the first half the demons picked up five Points on one Possession. After Timothy Goss nailed a jumper from the top of the Circle for two Points to break a 15-15 tie Wiesbaden s Lamar Oden was called for elbowing. Darmstadt Sherman Manuel took the in Bounds pass and hit a three primer for a 20-15 Lead. Manuel followed that with a turn around Trey to put the de army basketball Mons up 23-15 with 10 minutes left in the first half. A a the eagles started their comeback from the free throw line making 11 straight in one stretch while cutting a 29-20 deficit to 32-28 with 310 left in the half. Chris Williams picked up a Loose Ball and hit a 15-footer with two seconds left in the half to Cut Darmstadt a halftime advantage to 40-33. .4 _ russells second half outburst coincided with the absence of Goss Darmstadt a leading rebounded. When Goss went to the Bench with his fourth foul at the 18 55 Mark the demons led 40-35. Then Russell stated scoring in every Way imaginable a slam dunks outside jumpers off offensive rebounds. The demons trailed 57-50 when Goss returned with 11 32 to play. Russell dazzled the crowd with a reverse Layup followed that with a blocked shot and hit a Trey off the resulting Loose Ball to put the eagles up 6250.after russell�?Ts9 fireworks Wiesbaden had outscored Darmstadt 27-10 Over those seven minutes. The demons Cut Wiesbaden a Lead to 72-67 late but Russell  let the demons get closer. Russell shot 13 for 16 from the floor in the second half with a three Pointer and 5 Foj 7 from the line for the fastest 32 Points you la Ever Ste. He finished with 39 Points la rebounds and three assists. / Lamar Oden had 12 Points and a game High 14 rebounds for Wiesbaden a which out rebounded Darmstadt 37-30. Williams had 12 Points and five rebounds and Stanle Roberts added 10 Points. Manuel scored 16 first half Points and finished with 27 Points and six assists. His total included five three pointers. Goss and Scott Graham added 12 Points each for Darmstadt. Goss and Joel Price grabbed nine rebounds apiece for the demons. Wiesbaden coach Luther. Jefferson turned them Loose in the second half. A they said they did no to like the slow Tempo Quot Jefferson said. A they got 011 me about that at halftime Quot a we just realized we weren to playing the Way we should have been Quot Russell said. A i always take what they give me. When they doubled up to me 1 passed it off. When they left me one on one i tried to make it work. I can to take anything away front Darmstadt they re still a great  the demons struggled 011 offence and defense in the second half As the eagles outscored them 52-33. A we did no to play Well Quot Darmstadt coach Glenn locket Good said. Quot we quit playing defense. It did no to matter what combination i put in nothing seemed to work. Russell is hard to Stop. He a a great player and once he gets on there a not much you can do. Quot we Hadnot had a full practice with 1 1 players so two full teams can go full court in two Nonis and it Lix it is like jts starting to catch up with us. When you Only have three to nine players in practice you can to put anything together. Quot we re going to Vicenza for a Lour Jui a e n t t h i s wee be n d. 1 Hope we Ca n get our act together Down  top lady flyers for 2nd Victory Kay Chicksands England Hicks Are proving Thev Belone. The Chicksands proving they belong. In wednesday the Chicks beat me Lindsey Lauy f i it trs 79-68 to stay unbeaten in the Safe women a  championships. A a a pc Sands a late replacement for a Ramstein team Quot t could t Fly up was suddenly 2-0 in the round Robin a a i m of the tournament. C Hicks finished fourth in the . Sports Confer r Malar season. By wednesday they were the Only j . Team in the meet. Is Jed Lindsey 38-34 at halftime. But then .5 h Myers were undermanned. They arrived with it1 ers and suited up five because one was sick. A played the last 16 minutes with four players and a a 3 45 with three. Johnson scored 23 Points and hauled Down 14is for Chicksands. Renata Mills had 20 Points Safe women a basketball aund 20 rebounds. Carolyn Rogers and Chuchi Jackson each scored 10. A for Lindsey Tammy Carrow had 32 Points Michelle Bradshaw scored 19 with 10 rebounds. Sharon Ashley added 12 boards. Slut Lindsey was us rebounded 64-44. The round Robin standings through wednesday had Hahn 3-0 Chicksands 2-0 upper hey Ford 1-1 bin Law ters 1-2 Mildenhall 1-2 and Lindsey 0-3. The tournament concludes saturday with a 1 . Final and 7 . If necessary game. A in.  wednesday a a Hahn 66, Lindsey 50 Netta Burbridge paced a balanced lady Hawk attack with 18 Points. Tra kind Torbert had 16 and Amy Breeze 14. For Lindsey Bradshaw scored 16 and Ashley and a in Marny Corrow had 10  67, upper Heyford 60 v Kim Sutton fired in 31 Points and Jennifer Turnipseed added 22 to Lead the lady Ivan Toms to a rout of the depleted sky Queens. A upper Heyford came with six players. The rest of the sky Queens arrived later from duty commitments. Sherry Joyner led the sky Queens with 25 Points and 21 rebounds with Robin Strung scoring 24. Hahn 69, Mildenhall 49 the  Hawks built their tourney Best record on Tolbertus 24 Points 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. Shilia Lamar Conti hated 18 Points and 13 boards or Mildenhall Sandy Burrow had 16 Points and 13 rebounds. Betty Littlejohn scored 13