European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 27, 1993 sports the stars Ano stripes Paga 29 Sacramento Calif. Apr smiling faintly a weakened wheelchair bound Bobby Hurley left the Hospital nearly two weeks after his near fatal automobile crash accompanied by the cheers of onlookers. The Pale Hurley wearing a Santa a Cap and tinted glasses departed from University medical Center around noon Friday. As a nurse guided him to the hos Italy a Entrance where his parents waited with a car Urley was greeted by yells of encouragement. The 22-Yeaf-old Point guard a former two time a american at Duke and the Sacramento Kings no. 1 draft pick said one word As he left softly answering Quot Fine to a reporter who asked How he Felt. Quot his lungs have to heat. He a got to get therapy on his knee a Hurley a father Bob Hurley sr., said. He said his son would remain in Sacramento a for awhile with his Mother before heading Home to new Jersey. The family planned to celebrate Christmas together in Sacramento the father said he hoped to return to new Jersey on sunday. Doctors recommended that Hurley avoid flying until he recuperate further saying a sudden loss of Cabin pressure could affect his condition. Hurley was injured dec. 12 when his Light truck collided with a station Wagon about a mile from Arco Arena after a game with the los Angeles clippers. He also sustained a fractured shoulder Blade knee injuries a compression fracture in the Tower Back and a soft tissue Back injury. Doctors said he May be Able to return to the court next year if he recovers from the knee surgery As expected. V n n a 37 skins face suspension in i j / 1 a a a i a if 1 it Al 1 n it he  a f a it gtd v a Bobby a Lurecy is wheeled out of a Hospital in time to spend Christmas in Sacramento with his family. At official denies Becker drug charge Frankfurt Germany a a Story in a German newspaper quoting Boris Becker As saying that some players on the at tour Are getting away with drug use Drew a Quick negative response from a top tour official. The report published in thursdays Frankfurter All Gemeiner Zeitung quoted the three time Wimbledon Champion from Germany As saying that it was a Quot joke Quot that no Tennis player had been punished for drug abuse by the at. Quot the at tour has made a commitment to maintaining an anti doping program Sec Ood to none among Amateur Ana proves i signal sports bodies around the world Quot Mark Miles chief executive of the at tour said Friday in a prepared statement. Quot we believe we have a clean  the at said that it tested at nine events this year and Overall 431 tests were conducted covering 231 players the at said that 19 of the top 20 menus singles players were tested 17 More than once some More than three times. Among singles players ranked no. 21 to no. 100, 68 were tested 46 More than once some of them More than three times the at said. Among doubles players 19 of the top 20 were tested 18 Snoie than once. Becker was quoted As saying that the ten in season is so Long and grueling that Many players need drugs to get through it although he insisted he had not taken drugs. Quot Why  there be doping in a sport where there is so much Money quo Becker Bifid in the Story. I 1 asked if he doubted the at pm a Contention that it conducts Many drug tests and that no player had Ever tested positive Becker was quoted As saying a we do a lot of tests i am tested about eight times a year. Whoever tests positive is told Only it never comes out publicly. B s a joke in t it no a single Tennis player has been punished so  Becker also said "1 am not saying it had to be anabolic steroids but Coke Speed or marijuana for  Washington a already eliminated from playoff Contention with a 4-10 record the latest Washington Redskin problem is off the Field where 37 Washington players face suspension for their final game of the season for not paying their Union dues or a $5,000 service fee. Doug Allen assistant executive director of the nil players association said Friday All the other players in the league have satisfied their Union payments. Redskin management has refused to suspend the players for the dec. 31 Home game against Minnesota but the matter is to be settled tuesday by binding arbitration at a hearing in Washington. The suspension would be indefinite and conceivably could carryover to next season. Dues Cost each player $5,000 annually. If a player chooses not to join the Union the collective bargaining agreement stipulates he must still pay a $5,000 service fee a except in states with right to work Laws. Those Laws affect eight nil teams a the cowboys oilers cardinals buccaneers dolphins Broncos Falcons and saints. , citing right to work labor Laws in Virginia where they train insisted they were exempt from the requirements of the labor agreement and would not suspend any players. The Union responded by filing a non injury grievance against the redskins with arbitrator Herbert Fishgold who will conduct the hearing. A a Quot everyone in the league gets the benefits of the Cuba Quot said Allen. A you can to pick and choose whether they get it   Christmas merchandise Tor stars and stripes bookstores