European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 28, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 Marshall opts for draft by Thomas Becher storks Conn. A Donyell Marshall was Able to find the lighter Side about his leaving school Early for his Connecticut teammates. I took a lot of shots that the rest of the team will probably be Happy to get now he said tuesday at the news con Ference where he said he would skip his senior year with the huskies and make himself available for the Aba draft. It was a dream i had As a youngster growing up the All american Forward said. I just feel this is a very Good Opportunity 1 feel i can grab right  the big East player of the year met with coach Jim Calhoun on monday and decided to put an end to weeks of speculation about his future. He had until May 15 to make his decision. It was a very Tough decision to make and that s Why it took so Long he said. I feel that i m ready to move  Marshall said he consulted Calhoun family members and teammates before making his decision to become the first player in school history to turn pro be fore graduating. The support they gave me made my decision easier he said with tears in his eyes. The foot-9 Marshall is expected to be a very Early pick in the june 29 Aba draft. He led the huskies to a 29-5 record last season averaging 25.1 Points per game scoring a school record 853 Points but his season ended on a sour note. Conn s Donyell Marshall. Big East player of year against Florida in the Mcaa East regional semifinals Marshall was fouled with 3.4 seconds left and the game tied 5757. A 76 percent free throw shooter Marshall missed both foul shots and the huskies lost in overtime As he scored just 16 Points. Calhoun said Marshall s performance in the last game would not affect his standing among Aba scouts. I see no reason Why he could t still be considered one of the Best players in America Calhoun said. Donyell has got some special characteristics As a basketball player but i think what he has inside him is even More Spe Cial. He s going to take his Talent and use it to the Best of his ability Marshall shot 51.1 percent from the Field 31,1 percent from Point Range last season while averaging.8.9 rebounds he set school records for Field goals 306free throws 200 and blocked shots 111. Calhoun said it won t be easy to re place Marshall. He s the finest player i be Ever coached. He s sure one of the finest human beings i be Ever known. Well miss him Calhoun said. Jeff Calhoun the coach s son and mar shall s Roommate for three years said los ing Marshall is Tough but his teammates supported him. Everybody gave him the feeling that Donyell if you want to go and do that we re behind you 100 percent he said. The Reading pa., native was the High est acclaimed Scholastic player to attend Connecticut. A sociology major he said he wants to Complete his degree through an Aba education program. I m not leaving for the  re a Little kid you Don t think about making Money you just think about playing professional basketball Marshall said. R it just a decision i had to  sex Colts Star is dead at 66 baltim9re a Bill Pel Lington an intimidating Force with the former Baltimore Colls for More than a decade died tuesday of com plications from alzheimer s disease. Hewas66. Pellington a linebacker with the Colts from 1953 to 1964, was admitted to a Baltimore Hospital  Day with breathing problems said his wife Micki Pellington. Pellington a member of nil championship teams in 1958 and 1959, compiled 21 interceptions. He played in the 1958 overtime championship game against the new York giants still considered one of the greatest games Ever played. Super Nintendo genesis hundreds of titles available next to the Wolfgang sports store Wolfgang Kasheme Hanau for-1 Sale on selected go nes titles -. ". April 29 & 30 11 am-6 30 pm May 1, noon-4 30 pm Tagliabue cracks Down a v_.,.-. On salary Cap criticism Boymann Topol .-,.,". New Day ?. " in the first few weeks of the salary Cap system in the nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue s message to team officials was simple and direct quit criticizing the Sal Ary Cap and free Agency or face a possible Fine Tor conduct detrimental to the  in an internal memo sent to team presidents chief executives general manag ers player personnel directors and head coaches last tuesday Tagliabue stressed that Public comments about the salary Cap and free Agency should be Intelli gent accurate and  his memo obtained by new Day Tagliabue warned that unwarranted Public criticism of the bargaining agreement and salary Cap will result in serious fines $10,000 and higher or other sanctions for club  As part of the new labor agreement which was signed last August and will extend until the year 2000, the nil and the players Union agreed on a free Agency system and a salary Cap which limits the amount of Money teams can spend on  the Long negotiations leading up to agreement and a formula for a salary Cap the term nay for performance was used by both sides. There has been criticism of the Cap by some team officials who say they Are hav ing difficulty dealing with the most complicated and restrictive period in the his tory of the nil and fitting their Payr cell to the  most have resigned themselves to the fact that the system is Here and they have to Deal with it. Buccaneers coach Sam Wyche for exam ple said the Cap definitely has changed the Way things Are done in the nil. All of us Are going to have to let go players who should be on our teams Wyche said. That has never happened before but it will this year. It s crazy but that s what s going to  packers general manager Ron Wolf said we be grown up with the system for More than 30 years in which we be made every Effort to better our football team by getting better players. Suddenly we be got to place restraints of that entity if you  Tagliabue said in his memo it has Al ways been difficult for Veteran players to accept that their skills Are declining or that their careers Are coming to an  Tagliabue quoted a Flea executive director Gene Upshaw who said the owners Are spending More than in any sport. Including benefits $40 million a club is going to the players. If you can still play the clubs Are going to   some veterans have agreed to take  cuts and others have asked for their re lease rather than accept reduced salaries. New York jets safety Ronnie Lott who plans to Etire after the 1994 season was one player who accepted a Cut to give the jets More room under the salary Cap. Chiefs sign sex giant Collins Kansas City mo., up the Kansas City chiefs on tuesday signed free agent defensive Back Mark Collins to a four year  30-year-old Collins was a starter at cornerback for the new York giants for the past eight years including two super bowl Champion  has 17 interceptions four forced fumbles three Fumble recoveries and 3vi sacks to go along with 515 tackles. Last season Collins led the giants with four interceptions one for a 50-Yard touchdown and he had 71 tackles. He was a second round draft Choice in 1986 after starring at Cal state Fullerton. Collins joins a defensive Backfield that includes David Whitmore and Barry Wil Burn who also played on super bowl championship clubs along with Dale Carter Doug Terry and Bruce Pickens. O iwo  Uwom Tiosh unto. Mitt Tauk am 1iu1�mm� ill nil monday friday11 of . 6 of . Saturday1.1 of . 5 of . Sunday b1 of . 5 . Phone Dan 452-6635location Span Dahlem air base behind the fitness Center bldg. 152