European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 4, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25off by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. A there had better not be any College coaches in the room when prep football stars Start signing letters of intent this week. And if a school announces a Prospect has signed when it turns out he Nash to it risks losing him forever and getting a visit from the Mcaa enforcement Bureau. Because of a new Mcaa Rule the annual ritual of signing and announcing letters of intent will be different this year. Coaches cannot be with the youngster when he signs beginning with the first Day of the National signing period wednesday. Moreover a signing Isnit official until the school has the signed letter of intent. Many schools Are asking prospects to fax their letters wednesday. Others will use overnight mail. Others Arentt sure what they re going to do. Also unclear is when schools will announce signings. Many May wait until thursday or later. A nobody wants to risk a violation especially an inadvertent violation that would also cause the institution embarrassment a Tim Allen assistant commissioner of the big eight said. Its a Rule most coaches wanted one meant to change procedures More than catch wrongdoers. The idea is to relieve signing Day pressure on the youngsters and their families and save a Little Wear and tear a and Money a on the part of coaches. A in theory the majority of major violations occur somewhere around the signing period a Oklahoma state coach Pat Jones said. A basically they re taking everybody out of the actual process from going in there. They be removed anybody from being in the household or school during the  the Rule was adopted by a majority of division i a schools at the 1991 Mcaa convention. A primarily its to avoid the last minute pressuring of student athletes to sign a Rick Everhard of the no aah a legislative services department said. A to give the prospective student athletes time to assess the situation and make a decision without the presence of  under Mcaa procedures a Prospect would be immediately ineligible to play at a school that incorrectly announces it has signed him. Head still be eligible at other schools. A something like that if it were just an Accident or misunderstanding. I doubt would be treated As a major violation a David Berst Mcaa enforcement chief said. But if a school deliberately sneaks a each into a youngsters Home or school on signing Day a that could be considered taking an unfair advantage and could be viewed As serious a Berst said. It could happen Jones said. A a Guy could just panic at the last minute a he said. A you work so hard on these kids and its so competitive. We re not going to announce anything a til we actually see it. We wont run the risk of a  some schools plan to station assistant coaches at hotels and motels near the Homes of prospects. A a let a say you lose a running Back you were planning to sign a Jones said. A now you need to get a letter of intent to another running Back that maybe you weren to planning to offer a scholarship to. The coach is there in the hotel with a letter. He can Call the kids High school coach and ask him to Call the kid and Tell him you re leaving the letter for him at the front desk. Come get it and sign it. A these things do get  Jones think the new Rule also could work to the advantage of an athlete willing to figure All the angles. Quot a say a kid signs your letter and does no to Tell you or anybody else Quot he said. A then the next Day he sees in the paper How you be announced you signed three other kids at his position. He tears up your letter. Nobody knows it but him and he a not telling anybody. Then he Calls somebody else who was recruiting him and lets them know he a available. That could  . Wonders if courier can deliver Koala coast Hawaii  a How does the no. 2 Tennis player in the world fit into the . Davis cup picture that a the question american coach Tom Gorman must answer before the americans play Czechoslovakia in next months quarterfinal. The americans beat Argentina 5-0 last weekend to win their first round match at the Mauna Lani Bay Racquet club. They did it without world no. 2 Jim courier using a team of Pete Sambas Andre Agassi John Mcenroe and Rick Leach. Gorman used 11 players in the 1991 Davis cup and promises to limit the number of players this Davis cup year. He said courier is in the teams plans. Barring injury Gorman must decide whether to break up the newly formed tandem of Mcenroe and Leach or drop Agassi or Sampras. A the ultimate goal would be to come in with our four Best players a Gorman said. A the understanding is that the players that will play will be the Guys that deserve to  Agassi volunteered sunday to be a a super Clapper Type Guy next month against Czechoslovakia. Sampras said he very much wants to play but a would no to lose any sleep if he Isnit. A if they wanted to be to play id sure be there for them and if they did no to want me to play id sure be there for them a Agassi said. A i just love being part of Davis cup. Would courier be willing to come on the team and not play would Sampras be willing to have courier come on the team and still show up so i offered in the next tie to have Jim and Pete play. But in a playing As Long As Tom wants me to. Sampras ranked fourth says he thinks he will be pushed aside to make room for courier. A if courier wants to play hell be picked Over me no question about it a Sampras said. A a it a up to Tom. Its his decision. I Hope i get picked. Ill be disappointed but its something i wont lose sleep  the controversy put some meaning into sundays otherwise meaningless matches. For Sampras it was a Chance to get More cup experience and further convince himself that his two singles losses to France in the 1991 cup final were in the past. For Agassi the matches were his first competitive Tennis of the year and he wanted to get off to a Strong Start. Sampras fired 15 aces in a 6-4, 6-1 win Over Alberto Mancini and Agassi captured All the key Points in beating Martin Jaite 7-5, 6-3.soesterberg-based lifter pulls his weight in Russia by Johnny Rea for the stars and stripes Oesterberg air base the Netherlands a the Belles ringing folks and schools in session. The Gene Bell school of Power lifting that is. The 35-year-old native of Bartow fla., took his one Man Iron pumping army to Moscow recently where he dominated an International Power lifting meet. Bell was part of a Small squad of americans who placed first in the team Competition. In winning the 181-Pound division Bell garnered a Champion of champions award As the meets Best lifter. A we were All taken Aback when they told us we had won the team title a Bell said a because we Only had six lifters total a half of a Normal  six teams participated in the event including a japanese team and several squads from republics of the former soviet Union. A they were very accommodating and Friendly a the 5-foot-4 powerhouse said of his russian hosts. A they were very interested in my training methods. I was surprised because their lifters Are professionals and Power lifting is their full time  even though he san Amateur Bell a 10-year air Force Veteran holds seven world records in two Power lifting federations a the world Power lifting Congress and Power lifters of the world. He also has four world seven National and eight armed forces titles under his lifting Belt. The fitness specialist is the Only undefeated United states armed forces Champion and is Likely to retain that Honor since the Competition was phased out last year. In fact the air forces 1986 athlete of the year has Only been beaten twice in 17 years of competitive Power lifting a both in the late �?T70s by National champions. He began pumping Iron at age 16 As a Sophomore at Bartow High school in Florida where he joined the varsity weightlifting team. He caught on quickly taking two state titles and then attended South Carolina state where he placed fifth in a collegiate meet and earned All America status. Bell went on to teach elementary school physical education for two years then served As a corrections officer for the Winterhaven fla., police department before joining the air Force in late 1981. Bell trains four times a week these Days but had Only three weeks notice for the meet in Russia. His lifts in Moscow were each about 100 pounds under his personal bests but still Good enough to win. His top lifts have Bent the bar to the tune of 871 pounds in the squat 766 in the dead lift and a whopping 545 pounds in the Bench press. Bell has competed in dozens of meets since joining the military and says the air Force has helped in Many ways. A the air Force has made it easier for me to get to Many of the events a he said a and often takes care of the the logistical support and travel expenses in Power left Champion Gene Bell trains four Days a week.  a special diet helps maintain his Low 9 percent body fat and keeps the Energy pumping before a Competition. A this eating habits were hard to get used to a said Diana his wife of two years. A a it a not uncommon for him to eat 10 pounds of meat and four dozen egg Whites in a week before a contest a the soft spoken Bell has concentrated his efforts on forming a competitive Oesterberg Power lifting team a a first Here a since arriving four months ago. He a also set his sights on heavier lifts. A there will always be somebody comping at the bit to break your records a he said. A in a into the competitiveness of it. Ill keep setting goals and trying to reach  Bell Hopes to compete Well into his 40s on an International level. A was Long As my body can handle the stress ill keep