European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse -.-. " St. Louis hotly woos rams St. Louis a the president of fans inc. Says he s continuing efforts to bring the los Angeles rams to St. Louis and he s hoping for a Deal this month. We either ought to have a Deal on Deb. 1 or let All the parties just go about their business said former . Sen. Thomas Eagleton president of fansinc., the group trying to lure the rams to St. Louis. It is not going to get any bet Ter with a pair of broadcast reports in recent nil s week 11 match Page 32 Days have speculated that tiie rams have already decided on St. Louis. Knox radio reported last sunday that a ram advisory Board has Given the go ahead for the move thursday esp reported thata pro football insider said a Deal had been struck with ram owner Georgi frontiere and the move was definite. Not True at least not yet said Eagleton who returned to St. Louis on Friday after what he described As a "12-hour, non Stop session on thursday with ram officials. We resolved some issues. On som major items we Are still in disagreement. More work will have to be done on those he said. Eagleton said Many of the unresolved issues dear with the new $260 million domed stadium and its operation once he refused to elaborate. The stars and stripes once ports november 13,1994 r Page 36 r Wilma Rudolph blisters a heat during her triple Gold Effort in Rome in 1960. Apolla Nashville Tenn. A Wilma Rudolph who overcame pneumonia Scarlet fever and polio to become the firs american woman to win three Gold med als in track and Field at one olympic games died saturday of brain cancer. She was 54. Dwight Lewis a family Friend said Rudolph died about 8 30 . Est at her Home. He said family members were pre sent at the time. Rudolph had become ill in july 1994during a speaking engagement at Atlanta and doctors detected cancer shortly thereafter. After it was Learned that Rudolph had cancer de Temple her coach at Tennes see state said she s been a fighter Allier life. She had to fight to walk and then run. She s a determined lady and she working hard to beat this Rudolph had fought valiantly an successfully As a youngster to Over come her earlier illnesses and eventually become one of history s greatest to acc and held athletes. Her crowning achievement came at the1960 olympics at Rome. First she won the 100-meter Goldmedal in a wind aided .11.0 seconds after having equalled the world record of 11.3in the semifinals. Then she won the 200 meters in 24.0, after having set an olym Pic record of 23.2 in her opening heat. Finally she combined with Tennessee state teammates Martha Hudson Lucinda Williams and Barbara Jones to win the400-meter relay in 44.5, after having set a world record of 44.4 in the this by a woman who was told she would not walk no less run when she was a child. Rudolph was born june 23, 1940, at Clarksville Tenn the 20th of 22 children of Blanche and Eddie Rudolph. We were a close family Rudolph said. We shared a lot because we had to but we loved each other very 4, Rudolph was stricken with Dou ble pneumonia followed immediately by Scarlet fever. We thought she would die he Mother said. Later Rudolph was taken to Meharry medical College in Nashville where Doc tors determined she had contracted mild form of polio. She May never walk again her Mother heard a doctor say. Wilma will walk i la see to that Blanche Rudolph said. With All the love and care my family gave me i could t help but get better Rudolph said. Her family took turns massaging Rudolph s shrunken legs three or four times daily. In time her physical condition improved and she walked but not without a cumbersome Brace on her left 9, the Brace was replaced by a High top shoe. Although it gave her More flexibility she could t run jump or skip like other youngsters. More than anything she wanted to Early years were painful for Rudolph. All i can remember is being ill an bedridden she said. I wore braces and could t walk until i was , when Rudolph was 11, the orthopaedic shoe was removed and she wasted no time in trying to further develop her athletic i was not Able to go to school for two years and no one would play with see Rudolph on Page 35 top 25 football Florida 48, s. Carolina 17 Gainesville Fla. Danny Wuerffel threw for 357 Yards and four touchdowns a fourth ranked Florida clinched its third straight berth in these championship game. Fla. St. 23, notre Dame 16 Orlando Fla. A Warrick Dunn s 5-Yard touch Down run with 2 53 left lifted eighth ranked Florida state. Michigan 38, Minnesota 22 Ann Arbor Mich. A Todd Collins passed for a school record 352 Yards an two touchdowns As no 19 Michigan overcame a terrible first half to keep its Citrus bowl Hopes alive. Virginia 46, Maryland 21 Charlottes Ville a a linebacker James far saturday update rior led no. 21 a Virginia s third Quarter assault on Mary land s quarterback. Bost. Coll. 31, Syracuse 0 Boston a no. 25boston College ran its unbeaten Streak to seven games beat ing no. 14 Syracuse. Other Early scores East Allegheny 83, Oberton o Boston u. 21, army 12 Brown 27. Dartmouth 14 " Colgate 31, Bucknell 7 Columbia 38, Cornell 33 Delaware is. 28, Rhode Island 26 Duquesne 14, Canisius 0 Hofstra 41, Delaware 41, tie wings Point 21, coast guard 6 laayette34, 29. Holy Cross 13� new Hampshire 21, Villanova 14. 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