European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports sunday september 3, 1995 �. Offered Tarango paying dearly Hal Bock the words spilled out of Jeff Tarango tumbling Over one another in a torrent of anguish As he tried to describe his feelings. Persecuted. Victim. Used arid abused. Devastated. And he said he could t be More specific than that. He did t need to be. Tarango eliminated in the first round of the . Open is bleeding badly battered by the Tennis authorities who made a frontal attack on his Wallet As punishment for his walkout at Wimbledon. Understand first that Wimbledon is the shrine of Tennis a place that that de mands respect and reverence. Carrying on is not tolerated. Abandoning a match is unheard of. And then along came Jeff Tarango. His High profile explosion with Umpire Bruno rebut resulted in a five match suspension. He will miss three at events next year s Wimbledon and one other grand slam probably the australian. Wimbledon fined him $15,000-for verbal abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct. The it charged him $28,256 for conduct contrary to the integrity of the game and the at fined him $20,000 for the same High crimes and misdemeanours. That adds up to More than $63,000 in fines and More importantly five tournaments in which Tarango can t earn any Money. He plays singles Dou Bles and mixed doubles. The suspensions could Cost him an additional $150,000 to $175,000 in missed earnings. There s no need to run a Benefit for him. He s earned $240,892 on the tour this year including $8,500 for losing in straight sets to Yevgeny Kapelnikov at the open. Still there is some question whether the punishment fit the Cirne. When he popped was it any Worth than some of the stunts Ilie Nastase Jimmy Connors and John Mcenroe pulled in their heyday i guess Tarango said the grand slam com Mittee is the Only one that can decide whether things Are too harsh or not. I would say that everybody who comme Pitary a lie Jeff and Benedictine Tarango exit Wimbledon. Is sane sees what is going on and has been pretty supportive. I think that everybody inside the Tennis world is pretty  Tarango can Appeal of course to the same folks who imposed the  the first place. That sounds like a Kangaroo court. He s not. Sure he will fight because Legal fees could add another $200,000 to the Price he has to pay for this affair. The investigation and Appeal Are double jeopardy said Bob Brett who coaches Goran Ivanisevic. The Appeal would be judged by the at which has. Judged him  if you think the authorities overreacted grand slam administrator Bob Babcock is Quick to remind critics that it grand slam rules permit As much As a $100,000 Fine and a three year suspension. So maybe Tarango got off easy. What Jeff did was wrong said Jose Higue Ras who coaches Jim courier he should t have walked out but the fines Are  the blowup began when Tarango turned to a Heck. Ling fan and exclaimed of shut  rebut in the chair immediately assessed an audible obscenity penalty. That seemed excessive to Tarango who has a history of problems with rebut and the affair quickly got out of hand. \ in fact in its  Ipri of the affair. The it said rebut s audible obscenity charge was wrong and that it should have been unsportsmanlike con  there was no Public reprimand of rebut however.  one Point Tarango called rebut the most corrupt official in Tennis one who plays favourites. That s heavy stuff but the fact of the matter is there is More Cross Poller Fatiori Between officials and players in ten Nis than there is in any other sport. They spend weeks at a time staying in the same hotels eating in the same restaurants generally interacting on and off Trie courts. ". They must walk a thin. Line. If an Umpire is Dis Tant he can be accused of being hostile while simple cordiality can be mistaken As fraternization said Brian Earley referee of the open. Lee Jackson a longtime chair Umpire who is now a consultant to the Sta recalls the difficult balancing act. It was becoming acutely uncomfortable she said. There was constant Contact with players arid i d frequently hear of Lee How could you do that " of  is a  the Tennis Community rebut is viewed As flamboyant bordering on a showboat. When the ruckus with Tarango began some players thought he did nothing to Cool the Issue. Every player gets hot under the Collar some times said Jared Palmer. Umpires Are very influential in defusing tense situations. Most of them know How to do  meanwhile Tarango has become the poster child for ill mannered Tennis. They pick and choose the tournaments can play,." he said and then they promote me and say i am some bad boy and everybody comes arid watches and then they can. Fine me for More things i Don t do. I mean i Don t see what the point/is.". For now he mulls his future wondering whether he should remain in the sport. I just have to regroup arts see How much i still like playing the game and whether it is Worth it or not he said. I am kind of in a terrible  the associated press. Jones tops projected nil awards Fly Dave Goldberg a football writer it s easy to give out awards at the end of a season. How about at the Start Here s whom to watch in 1995. Map Steve Young a n fran Cisco. The Only Guy in the league who plays two positions at once quarterback and running Back where hell replace the de parted Ricky Walters. Heck he s already completed passes to himself. Of fens Ive player Drew Bledsoe new England who will throw 70 passes a game com plete 45, and average 450 Yards for a team that goes 9-7. Defensive player Deion Sanders Dallas san Francisco Miami Denver. The Only Nickel Back in football with a seven Fig. Ure contract. Coach of the year Jerry Jones. Dallas the Best rounded coach in the business. He also owns general manages Sells and pours Pepsi s at Texas stadium. Executive of Hie year Jerry Jones Dallas for talking about signing Sanders even if. Carmen policy signs him in san Francisco. Most televised owner Jerry Jones Dallas Over Al Davis Oakland and Art Model Cleveland. Hottest coaching Prospect for 1996 Jerry Jones no he already has a Job or several Mike Nolan defensive coordinator new York giants. Hottest coaching Prospect network Divi Sion Jimmy Johnson it is Jimmy not Jerry in t i Fox network. Guy who invented America s team Tex Schramm Dallas despite Jerry Jones claims. Rookie coach Ray rho Des Philadelphia if he can re Sist the tinkering of owner Jeff Lurie a Jerry Jones Wannabe who. Plays phantasm a football and the baloney from the Philly plans who still think buddy Ryan is a great coach. Offensive Rookie Joey Galloway wide receiver Seattle who May make sea Hawks fans forget they re watching games in a mausoleum defensive Rookie Tyrone Poole Corner Back Carolina. Since the panthers have no offence Poole will have More balls thrown in his direction than any player in nil history. Best coach named Shula Mike tight ends coach Chicago. Road map award pfc j West Charlotte Atlanta new Orleans St. Louis. A file cowboys Jerry Jones. Triple threat possibility toss from Page 40 raiders denounce malicious suit Why maybe because we hate  there might be a love in in Oakland where Loyal fans have waited All these years for Al Davis to bring Back the Silver and Black. Davis abandoned the Bay area in 19s2 for Southern California now he is Back and ironically with the rams also leaving los Angeles there Are no nil teams there. There s a lot of excitement about it a lot of anticipation for it quarterback Jeff Hosteller said of the return to Oakland. We know that come sunday it will be a lot different there than it Ever was for an opening in  Al Segundo Calif. A the Oakland raid ers reacted angrily Friday to a lawsuit filed by the nil a Day earlier to collect Money it says the team owes As part of the league s Revenue sharing agreement. To file this malicious action on the eve of the sea son is totally destructive the raiders said in a statement. The nil does not care about the season and the nil wants to play football in the courts where Well bloody them again. The brains behind this sneaky stupid move Are sick and demented and corrupted by  the raiders won the right in court to move to los Angeles from Oakland before the 1982 season. They decided earlier this summer to return to Oakland and open the season at the Oakland coliseum on sunday against the san Diego chargers. Even though the move was approved by the league s owners in july team owner Al Davis has threatened to sue the nil for not allowing him to move last season. He also has refused to share in the financial gains of the new stadium Deal handed him by the Oakland coliseum. The nil s lawsuit filed thursday in . District court in los Angeles would preempt Lecal action by Davis while enforcing the league s rules that say reve nue from club seats accompanying maintenance fees and personal seat licenses Are shared by All 30 teams. Davis had promised half of that Money to the City and county. Those monies could total $3 million to $4 million a Vear