European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 3/1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 7,000 pay to Lewis Boston a Reggie Well Al ways love you the Large red sign with White lettering crowned the doors leading into the Sti fling College Arena in which about 7,000 relatives fans and teammates paid trib Ute to Reggie Lewis monday. Black Bunting covered the Northeast Ern University Crest on the outside of Matthews Arena where Lewis starred for four years before going on to the bos ton celtics and where the funeral serv ices were held. Lewis 27, died last tuesday of cardiac arrest while shooting baskets at Brandeis University three months after he collapsed in a playoff game against Charlotte. Reggie enriched our lives our Cit Yand our world the Rev. Peter Gomes minister of the memorial Church at har Vard University said in his Eulogy. Let us show that in this City we cannot Only cheer a Man on the courts but also stand with him in several Hundred people had already gathered two hours before the viewing was to begin. They ranged from toddlers to grandmothers some wearing celtics or northeastern basketball jerseys with Lewis no.35. A private service was held sunday night at a funeral Home in the City s Rox Bury Section for the Lewis family and close friends of the celtics Captain. Northeastern officials spent the week end fitting As Many chairs As possible into the 83-year-old facility but still expected an overflow crowd. We Hope that we have a crowd prob Lem Keith Motley Dean of student serv ices and associate head coach at North Eastern said sunday. That would be an outstanding tribute to Motley called on fans to line the streets of the motorcade taking Lewis to Forest Hills cemetery a 4.7-mite trip. Lewis death came one week before Lewis was scheduled to go to his Home town of Baltimore to begin workouts supervised by a cardiologist. The results of an autopsy have not yet been released and a doctor who participated in the autopsy warned it May not be Able to pinpoint what caused the car Diac Johnson chats with Michael Jordan during a mid summer night s magic Benefit game at the forum on sunday night. Tragic would play half season Inglewood Calif. A magic Johnson said sunday if Given the Chance he would play the second half of the upcoming Aba season for Tholos Angeles lakers. I would come Back for a half sea son but i Don t want to play a full sea son Johnson told Kmic radio. I am not going to give up my world tour. I m going to make too much Money on his Goodwill tour runs from october to december. Johnson 33, spoke before his annual Charity game a mid summer night s magic sunday night at the forum. The All Star game has raised More than $7.5 million in seven years to Benefit the United negro College fund. Johnson played 28 minutes with 10eoints and 13 assists. After the game e clarified his earlier comments. I did t say i was coming Back i just said the door is open he said. I Haven t talked to Jerry West yet but the door has always been open. Along As i can play there s nothing really holding me the lakers general manager at tended the game but declined to com ment on Johnson s remarks. West is working on building a younger team. Forward . Green a seven year Veteran is an unrestricted free agent that the lakers Hope to re sign. It May not be Wise to come Back tothe lakers. It will upset what the Lak ers want to do with youth Johnson said. Jerry West has his hands full and i la leave it to him to make the Johnson has said his ambition is to own an Aba team and he is part of a group trying to win an expansion fran Chise for Toronto. Should he return to the lakers he would have to give up his ownership bid because league rules bar an owner from playing. Johnson first retired nov. 7, 1991, after disclosing he was infected with the aids virus. After helping the United states win a Gold medal at the 1992 olympics last summer he said he would play part of the 1992-93 season. However less than a week before the season started Johnson announced his retirement this time for he said he was deterred from re turning because other players had expressed concern about being exposed to the virus by playing with him. Johnson believes a possible come Back would be better received because there is More understanding Johnson led the lakers to five Aba championships during the 1980s. Ugly game ends nil exhibition weekend by the associated press the first weekend of the nil s sum Mer exhibition tour opened in Michigan moved to Ohio bounced to Tokyo and Barcelona then wrapped up in steamy Texas stadium. Three time Champion Buffalo started the exhibition season Friday night with a 14-7 loss to the Detroit Lions in Pontiac Mich. Super bowl Champion Dallas ended the weekend falling 13-7 to the Minnesota Vikings tin sunday night it s As ugly a game As we have had in some time cowboys coach Jimmy John son said it was very uninspired. It s dangerous to say we will be Fine when the season starts. It would take All night for Nie to list our problems. " Roger Craig scored on a 1-Yard touch Down run and Fuad Reveiz added two Field goals to Lead the Vikings. Minnesota took a 10-0 Lead before a crowd of 60,110 on a hot night in Irving Texas where the temperature was 95 de Grees at the opening Kickoff. Quarterback Hugh Millen filling in for injured super bowl map Troy Aikman was intercepted Early by cornerback Carl Lee at the Vikings 39. Reveiz then kicked nil preseason a 43-Yard Field goal for a 3-0 Lead. Sean Salisbury orchestrated a 45-Yard drive capped by Craig s Short run to give Minnesota a 10-0 Lead Early in the second period. Sea Hawks quarterback Rick Mirer the no. 2 pick in the nil draft agreed to a con tract sunday with the Seattle sea Hawks did not disclose the length and terms of the Deal. I believe Dollar Wise on an annual basis it will be the largest contract in sea Hawks history sea Hawks president David Behring said. Mirer of notre Dame was the second player chosen after new England selected Washington state quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Last month Bledsoe signed a six year $14.88 million Deal. Mirer is expected to compete with Dan Mcgwire the team s first round draft pick in 1991, for Seattle s starting quarterback Job. Oilers starting wide receiver Ernest Givins came to Camp for sunday s workout but did t participate. He wants his agent to negotiate a contract that will allow him to take part in practice. Givins has been offered a one year contract Worth $1.79 million but he s asking for $2,1 million. He earned $800,000 last season. Agent Jim Ellis and general manager Mike Holovak were expected to resume negotiations monday. No. 1 draft pick Brad Hopkins starting running Back Lorenzo White and right tackle David Williams also remain out of amp. Dolphins linebacker John Offerdahl does no need bicep surgery and should be ready for Miami s season opener. Offerdahl was injured Friday during a workout be tween the dolphins and Tampa Bay. Bears Chicago ended three Days of workouts with the Cleveland Browns and coach Dave Wannstedt said while he was released Overall with the practice sessions a was disappointed with the Way the bears went through practice on sunday calling it very average. We were a Little bit stale. We be got Tobe Able to come out every practice arid not let circumstances dictate How we practice or How we play Wennstedt said. Colts secondary coach George Catavolos said he faces a difficult task in narrowing a Field of at least 10 defensive backs to Between seven and nine before the regu Lar season opens sept. 5 against Miami. Hell take his first look at his charges in a game situation saturday in Seattle during the Colts preseason opener against the sea Hawks. I Don t remember this much Competition said Catavolos who has coached the Colt defensive backs since 1984. Falco is after a disappointing 6-10 1992 season coach Jerry Glanville has held to a tight practice schedule during the first 10 Days of Carnap. It s still real Early and we havea lot of work ahead of us defensive tackle Pierce i Oil said. But i la Tell you what i like this team. 1 like the Way i goes about its
