European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. January 30, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 austrian Dies after downhill crash from wire reports Garmisch Germany two time world Champion Ulrike Maier of Austria died saturday after breaking her neck in a crash during a women s world cup  was taken by helicopter to a nearby Hospital where she died at 4 30 . Get Hospital spokesman Bern hard Gerber said. Maier was the first skier to die As a result of a crash since another aus Trian Gernot re installer was killed in downhill practice at Wengen Switz Erland in 1991. Starting 32nd, the austrian lost control of her right ski about two thirds Down the Kandahar Maier course crashed head first into a ditch while losing her helmet tumbled Over several times and appeared to have been hit in the head by one of her skis. Maier was taken by helicopter to an emergency Hospital in nearby Merriau. She died about 2v4 hours after the crash. Her Speed at the time of the crash was just Over 60 Mph. Maier 26, was the Mother of a daughter Melanie and was pregnant when she won the super giant slalom at the 1989 world championships at Vail Colo. Maier again won the super a world title in 1991 at Saalbach Austria. She was in her 10thworld cup season. The race was interrupted for about 30 minutes by Maier s crash and when it resumed the conditions had changed so much that virtually unknown late starting world notes racers surged to the top. Picabo Street of the United states was heading for her first world cup Victory be fore the crash but wound up seventh. But the helicopter that evacuated Maier apparently blew Snow off the course the temperature dropped and suddenly later starters began clocking faster times. Italian teen Ager Isolde Kostner led a charge by late starters who took advantage of the changing conditions to finish first. All top six finishers started after Maier crash. Kostner 18, and in her first world cud season posted a time of 1 minute,44.04 seconds. Melanie Suchet a 17-year old French Rookie finished second in 1 44.68, and Michelle Ruthven of Canada,26, placed third in.1 44.75, Aamodt takes downhill Chamonix France Norway s Kjetil Andre Aamodt won his first world cup downhill race saturday to increase his Lead in the Overall season s standings. Aamodt was timed in 1 minute 58.35 seconds on the 10,965-foot course which dropped 2,853 feet. Second was French Man Jean Luc Cretier in 1 58.69, with Hannes Trinkl of Austria third 1 58.87. Sion bids for olympics Sion Switzerland Sion joined five other cities bidding for the Winter olym pics of 2002 Friday As the Swiss olympic committee voted unanimously to support the bid. The deadline for candidates is february 1. The Host City will be selected by the International a myopic committee at Budapest in june 1995. Other cities entering bids were Salt Lake City Quebec Canad aare Oster Sund swede Soichi Russia and Alma Ata Kazakhstan. Mcaa drug test upheld san Francisco the Californi supreme court has upheld the Mcaa s testing of athletes for drugs. In a 6-1 decision the court said the Mcaa s legitimate interest in insuring fair and vigorous Competition and protecting athletes justified the urine testing program adopted in 1986. The court said College athletes who undergo frequent physical examinations and dress and Shower together have a diminished expectation of  a requirement that the urine Sample be Given in the presence of a Monitor is justified by need to prevent tampering the court said. The Mcaa requires random testing of participants in National championships and Post season football games. To be eligible All athletes must consent to be tested. The ruling overturned lower court decisions that found the program to be an unproven and unjustified intrusion into the privacy of Stanford athletes. Els ups margin to 8 Dubai United Arab emirates Ernie Els of South Africa expanded his Lead to eight strokes in the Dubai Desort classic by firing a 5-under-Par 67 sat urday for a 54-Hole score of 197, 19 strokes under Par. Greg Norman was Els closest rival at 205 after a 68 in the third round. England s Craig Cassells was another stroke Back. He had a 69 saturday. Two set Pace in Perth Perth Australia australians Mike Clayton and Wayne Smith Battle swirling winds saturday to emerge with a share of the Lead after three rounds of the $245,000 vines classic. Clayton shot a one under Par 71 and Smith a 73 for seven under totals of 209 Over the 7,101-Yard course. Smith and Clayton hold a one shot Lead Over american Tim Herron and australian Robert Allenby. Herron fired his third consecutive 70, while Allenby had a 71. Magee Fehr share Lead Ihl adds Chicago Scottsdale Ariz. Andrew Magee whose Victory in last week s North Ern telecoms open was his first since 1991, carded a 6-under-Par 65 Friday pulling into a tie with Rick Fehr for the second round Lead of the Phoenix open. Fehr shot a 67. Both players were 9 under at 133 after 36 holes. Bob Estes Larry Rinker and Billy an Drade finished 36 holes at 134. Tim Simp son Tom Lehman Mike Hulbert Mccord and Forsman were two shots Back at 135. Indianapolis the International hockey league on Friday awarded an expansion franchise to Chicago an no stronghold of the Blackhawk. The new team will be known As the wolves and play in the Rosemont Hori Zon starting next fall. The Ihl the top developmental league for the nil also recently added Houston Minneapolis St. Paul and Den ver for next season. Las vegas joined the league this year. The addition of Chicago brings the Ihl membership to 17 teams. Dorsett Grant join pro Grid Hall of Fame Atlanta up Dallas running Back Tony Dorsett the third leading rusher in nil history and Bud Grant who took the Minnesota Vikings to the super bowl four times Only to lose every one of them headed the list of six new members selected saturday for the pro football Hall of Fame. They joined St. Louis and Dallas tight end Jackie Smith Dallas defensive line Man Randy White san Francisco cornerback Jimmy Johnson and Cleveland running Back Leroy Kelly in the Hall of Fame s class of 1994. They will be introduced next week at the pro bowl in Honolulu and inducted into the Hall on july 30 in Canton Ohio. Ill keep my Calendar open Dorsett said when informed he had been elected. In fact. I will probably get there  Kelly was selected is a so called senior candidate a player who completed 60 percent of his career 25 years in Advance of the election year. The remainder were from modern Era candidates and the Only candidate from that group to make the finals and not be elected was St. Louis offensive lineman Dan Dierdorf. Dorsett the 1976 Heisman trophy Winner gained 12,739 Yards in a 12-sea son career All but one with the Dallas cowboys. Dorsett ranks behind Only Wal Ter Payton and Eric Dickerson on the nil s All time Rushing list. Grant who coached the Vikings 18 sea sons is the first person to be elected to both the pro football Hall of Fame and the Canadian football Hall of Fame. Reserved 10 years As coach of the highly successful Winnipeg Blue bombers of the Cal before coming to the Vikings in 1967. His teams compiled a 158-96-5 record. Like fellow Hall of Fame inductee Smith however Grant is Best remembered Fortis Lack of Success in the super bowl. The Vikings lost All four of their tries at the nil championship. Smith playing for the cowboys dropped a pass in super bowl Xiii which would have tied them with the Pittsburgh Steeles. Dallas settled for a Field goal and eventually lost. That pass however came in the third Quarter and the cowboys still had plenty of time to rally. If it was 115 years ago i d still be remembered for that one play. You catch Al most 500 balls 480 in your career and they Are All wiped out by that one  White a teammate of Dorsett s in dal Las was named co map of super bowl Xii along with teammate Harvey  his regular season career White was credited with 1,104 tackles 701 Solo tackles and 111 quarterback sacks. Hep Aye in nine straight pro bowls. Johnson played 16 seasons with the 49ers in a career that ended in 1976. He had 47 career interceptions second High est in san Francisco history. After a Brief tenure at wide receiver Johnson moved permanently to cornerback in 1964. He played in three pro bowls and missed two others because of injuries. Kelly played a portion of his career As backup to superstar running Back Jim Brown and then emerged from Brown s Shadow to Lead the nil in Rushing in 1967 and 1968. He rushed for 7,274 Yards in his career and had a combined Yards total of 12,329. Among the prominent candidates who did not reach the finals this year were dal Las defensive Back Mel Renfro who narrowly missed being selected in 1993, and Minnesota defensive lineman Carl Eller. Is in a org High five for Mannheim five Mannheim s Sharon Jones 31 receives a High five from teammate Tracy Coursey after Jones Sank a 35-foot jumper at the halftime Buzzer. Her dramatic shot was not enough however As the Kaiserslautern lady panthers went on to beat the lady mus tangs 65-62 at Mannheim. See Page 30 for other scores