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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                China sets a card nabs 3 More golds Rome apr China s women set a another world record and collected three More Gold medals at the world swimming championships wednesday to take their tally to six titles in the Pool. The 400-meter freestyle relay quartet of be Jingyi Shan Ying be Ying and la bin swam 3 minutes 37.91 seconds to slice 1.55 off Mark set by the United states at the olympics in 1992, with the . Placing second. China she Cuihong won the 100 backstroke and Yang Aihua romped to Victory in the 400 freestyle. Russia won two golds and the americans picked up three Silver and two Bronze medals As the three swimming superpowers dominated the third Days events. Alex Popov of Russia scored an almost leisurely Victory in the 100 freestyle and Vladimi Selkov tri world swimming umphred in a meet record time in the 200 backstroke. American Silver medallists were Gary Hall second to Popov Cristina Teuscher second to Yang and the 400 freestyle relay team. Bronze medallists were Barbara Bedford in the 100 backstroke and Royce Sharp in the menus 200 backstroke. V except for Popov the world record holders in action flopped Janet Evans one of the greatest Long distance freestyles of All time placed fifth in the 400 final and Krisztina Egersegi Hungary a triple Gold medallist in Barcelona also placed fifth in the 100 backstroke. Popov however produced a masterful 100 freestyle performance. The Man who broke Matt Biondio a world Mark at Monte Carlo in june cruised to Victory in 49,12, better than anyone else this year but Well outside the world Mark of 48.21 hit set at Monte Carlo. Hall touched in 49.41, and third place brazilian Gustavo Borges olympic Silver medallist in Barcelona was third in 49.52. Another american Jon Olsen who was slowest of the eight qualifiers placed fourth in 49.90. Evans olympic titlist in 1988 and Silver medallist four years later came into the race As the defending titlist and world record Holder. She never looked it. Yang clocked 4 09.54 for Gold and Teuscher had 4 10.21, with Costa Ricas Claudia poll third in 4 10.25. Evans wound up fifth in 4 11.51. That was 7-66 seconds slower than the world record she set in 1988. Exam by the associated press / Houston a at least a dozen current and former University of Houston football players routinely paid another player to take their math exams the Houston chronicle reported in wednesdays editions. Former players told the newspaper that defensive tackle Linton Weatherspoon who played from 1990 to 1992, took exams for other players in Exchange for Small amounts of Cash arid other gifts. The cheating came to the univer last december when world notes sity s attention Weatherspoon was caught attempting to take an algebra exam for offensive lineman Tim Wilbura who played during the 1993 season. A the University is going to do the right thing. If you do the wrong thing and get caught you re going to be talking to the newspapers because you re not going to be on the team a. Cougars coach Kim Helton told the a wednesday. Win bum and two other former Houston players told the newspaper that the cheating was More widespread than shown by the initial investigation. Helton told the a the win bum Case has been the Only one brought to his attention. However the allegations will be reviewed and if cheating is continuing he said those players will be a a processed out of the program. Weatherspoon was suspended from the University for five years. He declined to be interviewed by the  lose Mccallum Stanford Calif. Los Angeles raiders running Back Napoleon Mccallum was expected to be lost for the season after surge in to replace a ruptured artery in his left knee. Mccallum a left leg grotesquely twisted and the knee was dislocated on a tackle in the third Quarter of the raiders 44-14 loss to san Francisco monday  located Pittsburgh a former pro bowl guard Carlton Haselrig of the Pittsburgh Steeles was located tuesday in a budget Motel  on a missing persons report filed by his wife. After Sarah Haselrig of Monroeville asked for help in finding her husband police in suburban Kennedy township were tipped that Haselrig was staying in a Motel there. Haselrig appear Haselrig to be in Good health and Good spirits and agreed to meet with his wife after he was discovered police said. Haselrig left the steel Erst training Camp aug. 15 without explanation. He was later placed on the Reserve left Camp list and cannot be reactivated this  chief Dies Dallas a former Southwest conference commissioner and Oklahoma state football coach Cliff Speegle died monday in Dallas after a series of lengthy illnesses. He was 75. Speegle served As commissioner from 1973-82, then worked As a consultant for the conference from 1983-86.-he coached at Oklahoma state from 1955-62. 13 Grinders face charges Joplin to. A thirteen Missouri Southern state football players including nine starters and the teams backup quarterback face charges relating to a Melee last week at a local fraternity House. Six players were charged tuesday with felony burglary in the aug. 31 incident at the Sigma i House. Seven other players were cited for Misdemeanour trespassing in the disturbance police say involved at least 20 football players. Missouri Southern is scheduled to open its season saturday at Central Arkansas. Tie playing status of the 13 players remains  obtain 1 St baseman Philadelphia the Philadelphia Phillies obtained first baseman Fred Mcnair from Seattle on tuesday to com plete a Deal that sent right hander Shawn Boskie to the mariners on july 21. Mcnair 24, hit .220 with four homers and 21 Bis in 57 games last season with Jacksonville in the class a Southern league and .329 with nine homers and 49 Bis in 50 games for Appleton in the class a Midwest league. Woods on . Go of team far Hills . A record setting Amateur golfer Tiger Woods was one of four players chosen tuesday to represent the United states in next months world Amateur team championship to be played in Versailles France. Woods a three time . Junior Amateur Champion won the . Amateur last month with a dramatic comeback against trip Kuehne. At 18, Woods became the youngest Winner and the first african american to win the championship. Joining him on the team Are Allen Doyle 46, of Lagrange a. John Harris 42, of Edina Minn. And Todd Demsey 22, of Rancho Santa be  signs Rheaume Las vegas a Manon Rheaume will be Back on the ice this season. Rheaume the first woman to compete in a major professional sport signed a contract tuesday for the upcoming season with the Las vegas Thunder of the International hockey league. In 1992r$he signed with the then expansion Tampa Bay lightning of the nil and played in a preseason game. Last season Rheaume played with both Knoxville and Nashville in the East coast hockey  Champ Wilt Dies Anderson ind. Fred Wilt a former olympic runner Mcaa Champion and Purdue track coach died monday at his Home. He was 73. A Wilt won the Mcaa 2-mile and Cross country titles in 1941 while competing for Indiana University. He competed for the new York athletic club after graduation and won eight National titles in Cross country the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and the . Indoor mile from 1949-54. He also set an american outdoor re Cord of 14 minutes 26.8 seconds in the 5,000 at Helsinki in 1950. In 1950, Wilt won the aau a Sullivan memorial award for the nations outstanding Amateur athlete. He was induct cd into the National track and Field Hall of Fame in 1981. Wilt coached the Purdue women a track team from 1978-1989.Benetton loses 1, wins 1 Paris a formula ones leading team Benetton lost an Appeal Over the disqualification of Michael Schumacher but was cleared of an allegation of equipment tampering the sports governing body said wednesday. The world Council of the International automobile federation Fla met to review controversies involving Benetton and its top Driver. Benetton was accused of removing a filter from its pit Crews refuelling device in violation of Fiat a technical regulations. A Flash fire engulfed the Benetton Ford of Jos Verstappen at the German grand prix in july and the filter removal was a suspected cause. Benetton lost an Appeal concerning the disqualification of Schumacher a car at the belgian grand prix last month. Schumacher won but inspectors after the race found a wooden Piank beneath his car a a Speed reduction device Intro Ducco Midway through the season a that did not meet i a standards. Meanwhile it was announced in London that the suspended Schumacher will be replaced by Finland a . Lehto in his Benetton car at sundays italian grand prix. Schumacher lost an Appeal last week against a two race ban imposed by the Fia for ignoring a Black Flag during inc july 10 British grand prix at Silverstone. He will miss sunday s Monza event and the portuguese up the following week. Lehto 28, is in his first season with  on an Central european Tom it television and radio College football a. Nebraska at Texas tech 2 . Friday. To an to . Thursday 6 . 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