European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Draw Down claims 3 Safe teams 93 football season kicks off sept 4-5 by Ben Abrams. Staff writer three teams were lost in the draw Down but Safe football �?T93 is alive a and kicking. The six teams representing the Continental sports conference and the five that comprise the United kingdom sports conference will be launching another Campaign on the sept. 4-5 weekend Pitburg Ramstein Rhein main sem Bach Span Dahlem and Oesterberg will be battling for the Csc honors and Alconbury Chicksands Lakenheath Mildenhall and upper Heyford Are the . Competitors. Hahn and Lindsey Are gone from the Csc and Ben Waters is missing from the the stars and stripes ports july 29,1993 Page 32 ups world jump Mark Salamanca Spain a Javier Sotomayor is the Only Man to Ever Clear 8 feet in the High jump and he does no to think hell be joined by anyone else anytime soon. The cuban broke his own world record by one half Inch tuesday when he cleared 8-014 at the Salamanca invitational track and Field meet. A this record could last several More years Quot said Sotomayor whose old Mark stood for four years. He became the first Man to reach 8 feet on july 29, 1989, at san Juan puerto Rico. Sotomayor Sotomayor 25, has held the world record since sept. 8, 1988, when he cleared 7-1114 at this same meet to beat the Mark set by Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden by one Quarter Inch. �?o1 wanted to set the record Here because it s a Small City in which i feel like in a in Cuba Quot Sotomayor said. A the peo Kle recognize me in the Street and ask of in a doing the children surround me and i find myself in a Good mental  he set the record on his second attempt at the height. The bar teetered but did not fall and Sotomayor leaped from the pit and was mobbed by athletes. The world record has increased four inches since May 25, .1980, when Jacck Szoka of Poland cleared 7-8 i since then the record has been bettered 12 times by eight jumpers. Ruksc All victims of the draw Down. A a it a almost business As usual a said Tom Burkett chief of Safe sports. A a we re missing some teams and that will Hurt somewhat because you cannot take competitive teams like Hahn Lindsey and Ben Waters out of a program and not have an Adverse Impact. A however we still have enough Talent at the remaining bases to continue the football program. We also have solid commercial sponsors and we re looking Forward to another championship season.�?�. Burkett said there would be Only one division in each conference with the Csc playing a 10-game Home and Home schedule and the . Having an eight game Home and Home Agenda. Most of the games Are scheduled for saturday and sunday afternoons but Burkett said that there is a possibility that Ramstein and or Sembach would play some games at night at nearby to Jelweh. A there is a Well lighted Field at Vogel Weh and we Are looking into the possibility of playing some of the Ramstein and Sembach games at night a Burkett said. A Kaiserslautern High school played some night games last year and they were pretty Well received by the  the top four teams in each conferences final standings will qualify for the season ending playoffs. A the league Champion will play the no. 4 team and the runner up will take on no. 3. Those winners vie for the right to and Vance to the Safe final nov. 28 at the Csc representatives Field. Although it is a new season the main objective remains the same a Stop Rhein main. The rockets overwhelmed Lakenheath 57-12 last november to win their fourth Safe title in the last five years a and their record setting ninth Safe championship since Competition began in 1946. Rhein main and Lakenheath have played in every championship game since 1988. Lakenheath prevailed $9-30 in 1990 to prevent a sweep by the rockets. That was the closest game in that tenure Rhein main having posted 27-6, 3718 and 34-0 victories in 1991, 1989 and 1988, respectively. Lewis by Jose Martinez Waltham mass. A Reggie Lewis the Boston celtics Star who collapsed during a playoff game this season from a heart ailment died tuesday night after he was stricken while shooting baskets in a Light workout. The 27-Ycar-old team Captain fell to the gym floor late tuesday afternoon at the teams practice facility at Brandeis University. Local paramedics found him in a Complete cardiac  he was admitted in critical condition at Waltham Weston Hospital at 5 41 . And pronounced dead at 7 30 . A a Reggie a infectious smile and joyous love of basketball were always evident to All of us who were fortunate to have seen him play a said celtics president red Auerbach who is recovering from heart bypass surgery. A those of us who knew him Well knew a warm kind gentle and generous . At about 4 ., Lewis went to the Brandeis gym for a pickup game with a dozen local College players. Deo Dossou a senior on North Eastern a basketball team said Lewis had been taken from Brandeis when the players arrived. Amir Weiss who was at the Brandeis gym said Lewis was not doing anything too strenuous. A when i looked Over Reggie was on the floor Quot he said. A we went Over to look at him and he was gasping for  he said Lewis was Limp and shaking and after a few minutes a one stopped  Lewis a first round draft pick out of northeastern in 1987 and Bostons top scorer the past two seasons originally was diagnosed with a career threatening heart disorder after he collapsed april 29 against Charlotte. The 6-foot-7 swing Man received a second opinion that he was suffering from a nerve ailment that affected the heart and he might be Able to resume his career. His death now raises several questions was Lewis cleared to play basketball of any kind was he talking medication How often had he been medically checked Lewis had not participated in any team practices since Nis collapse april 29. After that episode Lewis said he was scared and a started having flashbacks to that Hank gathers  gathers a Star at Loyola Mary mount died of a heart problem after collapsing during a game March 4, 1990. Among those at the Hospital tuesday celtics Reggie Lewis. Dead at 27 night were celtic teammate Rick Fox and former celtic stars Dave Cowen and . Carr. A a we be lost a very treasured member of our family today Quot Dave Gavitt the celtics senior executive vice president said from the teams offices. A a it a a time of incredible  in 1986, the celtics mourned the death of Len Bias the teams top draft Choice. Bias died two Days after being selected his death attributed to cocaine use. Lewis did not participate in the celtics Rookie free agent Camp from july 11-14, although he attended some sessions he Wasny to part of the celtics group that played in a summer league that ended sunday in new York. X. Lewis averaged 20.8 Points a game in ear of the past two seasons. He had 17 Points in the opening playoff game against Charlotte in which he collapsed in the first Quarter. Lewis was taken to new England Baptist Hospital after the game but left after three Days and entered Brigham and women a Hospital also in Boston. Tests at new England Baptist were an Al Zed by 11 cardiologists none having examined Lewis or met with him. Lewis was told he had a serious heart ailment. New England Baptist and the celtics released a statement saying Lewis had a cardiac  team physician Arnold Scheller said Lewis had a life threatening condition and probably would not play again. Scheller was not immediately available for comment tuesday. Lewis underwent additional tests at Brigham and women a under supervision of or. Gilbert Mudge. On May 10, Mudge said Lewis has a a Normal athletes heart Quot and he was optimistic Lewis could play again although he see Page 27 for reaction to Lewis death had hot been Given clearance. He said doctors concluded Lewis had a nerve condition that confuses the signals telling the heart whether to Speed up or slow Down. Mudge was not available for comment. But hours later one of the 11 doctors who originally viewed the results at new England Baptist said he still believed Lewis had a heart problem. Lewis had said he planned to continue playing and would be under close medical supervision when he resumed workouts. Daniel Royzman a Brandeis senior said he walked into the gym tuesday and saw Lewis wearing Orange shorts and a White Reebok to shirt fall to the floor two minutes later. Brandeis police a Felt no pulse and he was t breathing a Royzman said. A i was standing a foot  he said girls from a summer basketball Camp were in the gym when Lewis collapsed. One camper leaned Over to Check if Lewis was breathing. A she said she could t hear any breathing and she  feel a pulse a Royzman said. A group of local teen agers Many wearing Aba Caps milled around the Hospital much of the night seeking any scraps of information. Hospital spokeswoman Michelle Mccool said Lewis body was to be handed Oyer to the state medical examiner. She did not know if an autopsy was scheduled. Lewis is survived by his wife Donna Harris Lewis and a son Reggie or