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TH1 , ALO G with the ruling
that the Rev. T. J. Jemison, president
of the nation' largest Black religious
organization, the National Bapti t
Convention, USA w innocent of
allegedly offering a bribe of $1 mil­
lion doll W' n' 1 ,
ABOUTTHO ESEATTLE
MA ERS ...
Man ger Lou PinicUa is the
cousin nd godfather of Florida
M rlins' st r Dave M gadan. In
1990, Lou received the Ellis Island
Medal of Honor for significant con­
tributions to our national heritage ...
In 1989, Ken Grifl'cy, r. and Ken
Griffcy, Jr. became the only f ther­
son combination to ever play in the
majors at the same time ... Pitcher
Ch • io is a mem r of the
Leukemi Society of Am rica's na­
tional sports committee ... In 1986,
relief ace orm Charlton graduated
from Rice University in Houston,
Tex with a triple major in political
science, religion and physical educa­
tion ... Outfielder Henry Cotto
originally signed a pro basketball
contr ct in Puerto Rico before d cid­
ing on a career in b ball ... Pitcher
John Cummin was originally
drafted by the New York Yanke ,
but did not sign a contract because he
opted to attend the University of
Southern California ... Pitcher Rich
DeLuca holds the University of Ten­
nessee all-time r cord in career
strikeouts (249) ... While attending
the University of Georgia, pitch r
Dave FI min led th Bulldogs to a
NCAA College World Seri s crown.
After that, Fleming met Pre ident
Geo e Bu h while being honored
at the White House ... Ken Griffey,
Jr. h his own Ken Griffey, Jr.
Chocol te Bar. Also, Ken's broth r,
Crai , is currently in the Mariners'
minor league system '" Standing at
6'10", pitch r R ndy John on is the
tall t pitcher in major I ague hi -
tory. In his free time, Randy is an
excellent photographer ... Pitch r
Tim Leary is a mem r of UCLA
Sport H II of Fam ... Third
baseman Ed ar M rtinez is the
only Mariner ever to win a batting
championship (.343 in 1992) ... First
ba em n Tino M rtinez wa a
member of the 1988 Olympic
bell team ... Since th ir expan­
sion n in 1977, th Mariners
h ve had only on winning as n
(8 -79 in 1991) ... The Marin r
were the only Am ncan Leagu
team last season that fail d to win at
least 70 games. ,. The Mari ne hav
never produced a 20-game winner In
their history ... Di 0 qui wa the
first-ever M riner pitcher in 1977 -
he I 7 -0 to the Angels nd r nk
Tanana. Coincidentally, Di go w
also a member of th 1969 ex pan i n
Seattle Pilots: .. D v Collin was th
few day go, the perj ury
har ere dt mi ed gainst Rev.
J mi on. "We're 11 h ppy about that
and we prayed for Dr. Jemison be-
e that man didn't do anything,"
id Rev. Melvin Girton, pastor of
Chri t Mi ionary Bapti t Church in
Indianapolis, ite of the rally held in
upport of Ty on during the original
trial.
After the deci ion clearing hi
name w reached. media
r ports from Bat n Roug quoted
him ying "I'm h ppy, I'm re-
lieved and I'm elated.
Rev. Girton, th . mo t vocal of a
group 0 local ministers who mai n­
tained from the beginning that Tyson
was inn ent, aid the lat t develop­
ments just prove what they have
known all along, that Tyson i inno­
cent.
"We're just waiting to hear what
the appeal court y. We stil] believe
he w n't guilty," Girton said.
Earlier thi week filmmaker Spike
Lee was among the visitors at the
Indiana Boy School who stopped by
to see Ty on, and he aid hi vi it
with the former champion went well.
He's in good pirits," Lee aid after
hi vi it with Tyson.
first-ever Mariner to h ve a base hit
... The Mariners have only surpassed
the two million mark in hom atten­
dance once (1991) ... Ivin Davis is
the only Mariner to ver win Rooki
of the Year hon rs (1984) ... Only
four times in their existence hav- the
Mariners out-homered their op­
ponents during the regular season ...
No Mariner player has ever hit for
the cycle during a b II game ...
During their 16-year existence, the
Mariners have changed their team
logo four times ... The longest
Mariner managerial stint has been
3 V2 years by Darrell John n ... The
Mariners have had 11 different
managers in 16 years ... Only three
times in 16 years have the Mariners
had a season team ERA of under
4.00.
Cl993 by KID, F.ature. Synd.
Sports Quiz
by larry Dune an
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
1. Name the last Pirate first
baseman to hit 30 or more home runs
in a season.
2. Name the last Pirate player to hit
4S or more home runs in a single
season.
3. Name the only Pirate player to
ever drive in 130 or more runs in a
single season.
4. Name the last Pirate player to
have back-to-hack 200-plus hit
seasons.
S. Name the losing Pirate pitch r in
Game 7 of the 1992 N.L. Champion­
ship Series.
6. Name the last Pirate pitcher
n med to the N.L. All-Star Squad.
7. What manager did Jim Leyland
replace Pirate manager in 19861
8. Nam th Florid city in which
the Pirates sprin -train.
Sports Quiz Answers
1. Jason Thompson 31 (1982)� 2.
Willie Stargell 48 (l971)� 3. Paul
Waner 131 (l927)� 4. Matty Alou in
1969-70; S. Doug Dra k; 6. John
Smiley (1991)� 7. Chuck Tanner; 8.
Bradenton
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MAY 8,1993
Lotto TIck t
TY 0 ' good pir­
i ,t li n of peopl orming to
m e money b ed on the problems
in h' life already begun.
M Shaw and Charley Steiner,
who both covered th trial Ior th
Entertainment and Sports Program­
ming etwork, (ESPN) h ve now •
written a book they claim detail how
everal factor that ultimately
ca ed Tyson' incarceration hould
have never happened.
The book "Down for the Count:
The Shocking Truth Behind the Mike
Ty n Rape Trial" by Mark Shaw
with commentary by Charley Steiner
i scheduled for release thi month.
The book' al, according to the
authors i to qu tion "whether the
guilty verdict hould be set ide
based on the conduct of those in­
volved in the case."
But, according to Rev. Girton,
now the rest of the country is finally
getting a chance to see what he and
some of the ministers have been say­
ing all along and that w Washing�
ton' behaviors have always been at
the center of the controversy, and the
book con nds Washington told a
series of "half-truths", which misled
the JUry, aid Rev. Girton, who
added: "I think people arc realizing
it more. "She put herself in a bad
position, She had the opportunity to
get out, but he didn't.
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By HARRY ANDERSON, Jr.
S ee/al to the Michl an Citizen
DETROIT - While some commu­
nity leaders on Detroit's Southwest
side are complaining and griping
about gang problems, on group is
doing something about it.
The old Southwest Detroit Owls -
Football Club has joined forces with
'the American GI Forum to form the
Southwest Detroit Neighborhood
Football As ociation (SWDNF A), a
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DEN 80s H, NE11lERLANDS (AP)
- Magic Johnson scored 30 points
Wednesday to lead a team of former
NBA stars to a 142-128 victory over
th Dutch national team.
The game was the fourth of a
European tour for the NBA players
and the only loss was to the same
Dutch team on Tuesday, 139-138
without Johnson.
The Dutch taged a big comeback
in the final quarter of the rematch and
got within 123-121. Johnson th n
took charge, grabbing a rebound and
cori ng at the other end to start the
decisive run.
He left the game with 2:29 to go
and w given a tanding ovation by
the crowd of 3 200 at 'the M poort
Hall.
Brazil' Oscar Schmidt led th
Dutch team wi th 30 points.
T N led -82 af-
ter three quarters, but the Dutch
tarted the last peri d with an 11-0
run. Ronald Schilp kept the Dutch in
th game with five traight 3-pointers
until Johnson tarted tll final run.
Mo e Malone finished w1th 25
points and 20 reb und for the NBA
team while Kurt Rambi had 25
points and Bob McAdoo added 19.
Last weekend, th All-Stars beat
YMCA of Helsinki and the Finnish
national team. Johnson, who aid h
II
y
non-profit organization designed to
help the area's youth through the
game of football.
The organization's goal is to pro­
mote fair-play, portsmanship, re.­
sponsibility, elf-esteem nud pride in
one's neighborhood and community.
The Southwest Detroit Owl , the
SWDNFA's old name, was origi­
nally formed in 1987 to prevent what
is currently happening in the South­
w t Detroit Community. •
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THE OWLS PLAYED in the
now defunct All-American Football
League from 1988 to 1990. The Club
was disbanded due to a lack of funds,
parental involvement and commu­
nity support.
"When the gang problem ex­
ploded I knew something had to be
done," said GI Forum Director Bruce
Chakur,
"When the Owls were in the com­
munity, there wasn't much of a gang
problem", Chakur said. "After they
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would play in just one game in each . ainst a Belgian all-star team in
of the three countries vi ited in the Ghent.
tour, will play hi last game Thursday
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D N DO CH, NETHERLANDS
� - Magic Johnson gave high
chool tudents another talk about
AIDS pr ntion on Wed �.
aIXi made a b g. imp font E\ten
thongh young people in the Neth­
erland learn about exually tra ..
mitted di ease an early age,
Johnson' talk med to have a
big impact.
"Thi is better than reading a
book, thi I going to tick," aid
Gwendolyn Canoy, 17 ..
She w among the many who
frN up clo e for the first time
meon who the virus that
ca AIDS.
Canoy aid "You think rather
negatively about it. 0 you e
there is no n to, whatsoever."
Johnson who retired from tile
Los Angeles Lake in ov mber
1991 when he announced he had
tested HlV -po itive.' 'on of the
t- wn r1S personalttt in
Bu�.
AIDS d' CUS IOns are part
of hi week.long tour with NBA
veterars through Europe.
"I can probably learn some ..
thlng,·from you tf lo�o� told
rtte �OO stnden whO have en
schooled In ex education for
years.
THEY ED 0
him by asking persou.u qu 10'.
t'Why weren't you wearing a
condom when it happened." a tu­
dent ked. Lack of information
and the imp ion it did nit hap ..
pen to h ero exual , he d, .
What's your condition now?
He aid be had no symptoms yet.
" 'm not dead by no means."
He did t itate tal about
e with his· wife, Cookie,
they have protective ex to keep
the dise from preading ..
AIDS infection rat in Europe
are ion of thos in enea,
Dutch that
·t Um S
r
were disbanded the kid had nothing
to do."
The organization i made up of
five executive board members and a
few advisory board members to help
with suggestions.
THE WDNFA will be a youth
football league for boys and girls
who are enrolled in middle schools
that surround Southw t Detroit
(Boynton, Wilson, Earhart, Munger,
Webber and Pelham).
There will be six to eight teams in
the . leagues. Locations of th
SWDNFA teams will be: Kemeny
Center (Fort-Schaffer), Patton Parle
(Woodmere-Vemor-Dix), The Peo­
ples Community Center (Delray),
American GI Forum (Waterman-La­
fayette), St -Hedwig (Konkel-June­
lion), Romanowski Parle
(Lonyo-Michigan), Kronk Recrea­
tion (McGrnw-Junction) and Clam
Parle (Scotten- Verner-Clark).
Each team will be al lowed up to
30 kids per team and 12 girls per
cheer squad.
"Although this won't eliminate
the gang problem," Chakur aid. "It
will put a dent in i t,"
The season will begin the first
Monday in August wi th umrner
practice. The 10-week eason will
tart September 4th with regul r ea­
on gam and will end with the Owl
Bowl on November 6th. All gam
will be played at Southw t m High
Sch 01 on Saturday afternoons.
But there' a need for funds. Ac­
cording to Chaleur th re's lead on
e good used equipment for a few
IDS but more is needed.
"We will have funds thi year, but
the question is when. Ifwedon't tart
this year we're certain to tart next
year."
If you are inte d in donating
fund or equipment, cont ct the
American GI Forum at 841-8077 or
write The American GI Forum c/o
the Southwest Detroi t Neighborhood
Football Association 6705 La­
fayette, Detroit, Michigan 4 2 .