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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sunday november 7,1993 australian up pole Streak of Williams i Adelaide Australia a Aryton Senna ended a 24-race Streak of pole position starts for the Williams Renault team saturday by putting his Mclaren Ford at the head of the Grid for today s season ending australian grand prix. Inc brazilian extended his grand prix record to 62 pole despite being unable to better his track record Speed of 115.245 Mph established in Friday s opening qualifying ses Sion on the 2.348-mile Street circuit. Speeds generally were slower for saturday s final qualifying session due in part to higher temperatures. Alain Prost heading into the final race of his career with fourth formula one driving title already secured will Start no. 2. He too stood on a Fri Day Best of 114.525 Mph in a  seven of the 24 Drivers improved their speeds on sat urday. The most notable jump was by briton Damon Hill Prost teammate who will Start third with a Lap of 114.496 Mph. Michael Schumacher of Germany was fourth in a Benetton Ford followed by Mika Hakkinen of Finland in a Mclaren and Gerhard bar Ger of Austria in a Ferrari. Bar Ger a two time Winner at Adelaide is trying to halt Ferrari s 49-race wingless Streak. Derek Warwick of Britain sidelined by bronchitis on Fri Day qualified 17th in the , a three time formula one Champion earned his sixth pole Start in Adelaide where he has won  cars had been on the pole the last 24 races with Prost starting no. 1 in 13 of the previous 15.Senna s last pole was in the Canadian grand prix in june 1992. He is aiming for his second straight Victory after winning the japanese up two weeks ago. Prost has won seven races this year to Senna s  final race of the season will be the last showdown be tween the two most successful Drivers of the past decade. Be tween them Prost 38, and Senna 33, have captured seven of the last nine  will replace Prost with Williams next season. Second place in the championship will still be at stake on sunday. Hill has a 65-63 Point Lead Over Senna after 15 races and can give Williams a 1-2 finish in the Driver standings by beating Senna on sunday. Sunday s race Over 81 laps and 190.25 Miles ends Prost career after 199 races and also Marks an end to some of the More exotic design aspects of formula one  next year such devices As computer controlled Active suspension automatic transmission and traction control will be canned As formula one attempting to regain a Mea sure of Competition adopts specifications virtually identical to those in use by the indy car series in the United states. May kill / by Doug Tucker Overland Park Kan a Cedric Dempsey s appointment As Mcaa executive director is probably bad news / for a division i a football play off. Unlike his predecessor Dick Schultz Dempsey does not plan to make a playoff a top priority. Philosophically i be never been As Strong in that position As Dick Dempsey said Friday when he was introduced As just the third executive director inn Caa history. But we have some financial consideration that we need to review. I Don t see that As a primary Factor As i move into this  Mcaa president Joe Crowley and Greg o Brien chairman of the Mcaa presidents commis Sion spent much of Friday s news conference answering questions about football infractions the Mcaa enforcement division convicted the University of Houston of while Dempsey was athletic director from 1979 82. Both said it was determine Dempsey had no part in or knowledge of under the table slush funds and other violations including $500 Cash payments to football players. Schultz was pressured to re sign last Spring when he was linked to an improper loan pro Gram while athletic director at Virginia. Schultz. Like Dempsey,.denied any knowledge of the violations. The official Mcaa infractions report did not cite Demp sey officials said. He told investigators he did not know about the violations until they were uncovered by the Mcaa. The Case resulted in a two year probation. We believe that Houston Cedric Dempsey chapter is one that we came to understand As Well As it could be understood Crowley said. Cedric expressed a View from the Start that we had to look at  did and it did not alter our Confidence in ced As  the presidents commission could have vetoed the selection. I believe it s very fair to scythe presidents Are confident that throughout this gentleman s Ca reer he has behaved with integ Rity with a desire to Advance the role of intercollegiate athletics As a positive Force in every institution where he has served o Brien said. That integrity has been displayed throughout his career and we know it will be displayed in this position. Behave Confidence this is a person whose vision and integrity is what this association  Dempsey who holds a doctor ate in physical education fro Albion College in Michigan will sign a five year contract. Term were not disclosed. As head of the ruling body of College sports Dempsey said he was looking Forward to a variety of challenges including gender equity ethnic representation and the governance of the association itself. The other finalists were Judith Sweet athletic director atthe University of California san Diego and William Cobey former Secretary of the North Carolina department of environment health and natural resources. Dempsey has been Secretary treasurer of the Mcaa since january and has served on numerous Mcaa committees including the division i basketball committee and the football Tele vision committee. He played football basketball and baseball at Albion and in 1967 moved into athletic administration As director of athletics at the University of the  was athletic director at san Diego state briefly before Takin the Houston Job. In 1985, Dempsey was diag nosed As having non Hodgkins Lymphoma a form of cancer of the Lymphatic system. After chemotherapy doctors concluded the tumor had been wiped out. Dempsey s appointment was met with great favor in the ath Letic Community. Cedric is highly respected within the profession and has the experience to meet the Chal Lenges of the 90s," said Chuc Neinas executive director of the College football association. I m delighted for ced an for the association said Bob Frederick athletic director a Kansas and a member of the division i basketball committee. Ced Dempsey is one of the most Well liked persons in our  Brown wants bigger stadium or City by the associated press Cincinnati Bengal general Man Ager Mike Brown said he would court Cit ies who lose their bid for an nil expansion team if Cincinnati does t build his team a bigger stadium. Baltimore St. Louis Memphis an Jacksonville fla., All Are vying to become the nil s 30th City. The Winner will be announced nov. 30. Herb Belgrad chairman of the Mary land stadium authority said he is focused on getting an expansion team for Baltimore. But he said he would t Rule out a team looking for a new Home. I suppose if i could t land an expansion team i would love to get an ownership like the Brown family he said. St. Louis is in the Middle of an ownership dispute. If it does not win its expansion bid the stadium lease will revert to new England Patriot owner James Orthwein who May move his team to St.  s All we need another fran Chise said Bruce Sommer head of  s new America s Center. If we Don t get a team at the end of the month we re expecting the  around the nil the Jacksonville group which is expected to maintain its lease with the Gator bowl until dec. 31,1994, will try to buy it sown club if it s denied a new franchise. Brown said he is thinking of moving the bengals because of Money. In its football configuration Cincinnati s riverfront stadium seats 60,389, the fifth smallest capacity in the league. In the nil today you d probably want about 70,000 seats with at least 100 luxury boxes. But from what we know riverfront could be expanded to Only 62.000 seats or a Little More and maybe60 luxury boxes could be put in there Brown said. He said the team s share of ticket Sale Sand local television and radio contracts account for approximately $8 million annually and that the league s new franchises figure to generate Between $25million and $36 million annually. Everett gets Job Back Anaheim Calif. After a one game benching Jim Everett is Back As the los Angeles rams starting quarterback. Rams coach Chuck Knox said Friday that Everett will Start Over Young to. Rubley on nov. 14 when the rams face the Atlanta Falcons at Anaheim Sta i 2-6 and have a Bye Streak of 87i weekend at san Francis co will make the 104th Start of his Lightyear career against the Falcons. Meanwhile Rubley returns to the Bench after one Start. We re going to try to Salvage the sea son Knox said. We should get some peo ple Back after this Bye and we want to see i we can maybe make a run at this thing. So we re going with the experience Guy who has played against Atlanta be fore. We think Jim Everett affords us Thebes Chance to  Rubley a 1992 ninth round draft pick out of Tulsa took the news in stride. I understand their thinking Ruble said. I be got some growing pains \ have to go through right now and they want to minimize problems while we try to Start  redskins lose Collins Ashburn a. Just when it appeared they might have both starting defensive ends on the Field together the Washington redskins on Friday put Shane Collins on the inactive list for Sun Day s game with the Indianapolis Colts. Collins and Charles Mann the Veteran on the opposite Side of the defensive line Javen t been on the Field together in six weeks. Collins injured his foot against the Miami dolphins on oct. 4, sat out the following week but played on the sprained Arch three weeks ago against Phoenix. But he returned to practice this week after missing the redskins 24-10loss to Buffalo last monday night. It was feeling Good but in pass Rush ing yesterday he had a lot of problems pushing  coach Richie Petitbon said Friday. That s the kind of thing that just takes  Mann missed every practice this wee nursing a sore knee following arthroscopic surgery five weeks ago. Despite the continuing pain Man started last week for the first time since the surgery and is expected to be in Theun Eup again sunday night  
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