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Pistons' Isia plans to keep on
hitting the books in off-season
DETROIT (AP) - Although he will
spend much of his time from now on
preparing for his new role in the
National Basketball Association, Isiah
Thomas,, the Detroit Pistons' first-
round draft pick, said yesterday he
doesn't want to leave his college
education behind.
During a press conference at the 7
Pontiac Silverdome, the former
University of Indiana standout said hey 5
will have "the rare opportunity to pur- $7
sue two professions.
"I CAN GROW academically and as a
professional basketball player. It's a
great opportunity. I can't let it slip
through my hands," said the 6-foot-1,
185-pound guard.
"Right now, I'm concentrating on
school," added Thomas, who is
studying this summer at Indiana's>x
DePaul University.
"I didn't leave the academic part of
college, I left college basketball. The
main thing is education; I'll still be
enrolled in the off-season," he said.
THOMAS, WHO had completed only
his sophomore year at Indiana when he
decided to turn pro, said he is unsure of
how he will fit into the Pistons' plans
this fall.
However, Thomas said he will do
"whatever the coach tells me to do. I
want to be what Detroit wants me to be.
I have to adjust."
THE PISTONS also announced
yesterday that they had signed 7-foot-i
free agent center Richard Johnson to a
multiyear contract.
Johnson, who graduated from
Detroit's MacKenzie High School, at-
tended LeMoyne-Owen College in Ten-
nessee, where he averaged 15 points
and 12 rebounds during the 1980-81
season. AP Photo
Johnson will join the team at its free DETROIT S TOP DRAFT pick in last Tuesday's NBA lottery, Isiah Thomas, enjoys his introduction to the Motor City
agent camp starting June 26, at area media at a press conference yesterday at the Pontiac Silverdome. The 6-foot-1 guard, who led the Indiana Hoosiers
Oakland University. to the 1981 NCAA championships, said he still is not sure what role he will play for the Pistons.
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SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
Cagey'Davis frustrates NFL attorney
LOS ANGELES (AP) - National repeatedly made comments such as, weekends in jail for his conviction on was convicted after a
Football League attorney Patrick Lyn- "How about if I ask the questions, Mr. charges of falsifying a passport ap- session.
ch left court yesterday calling Al Davis Davis, and you answer them?" plication. After sentencing, Fi
"ringwise and cagey," after spending They were talking about the most ters he "felt it was,
five hours in cross-examination of recent league owners' meeting on the Judge Manuel Real handed down punishment" and had
Davis, the managing general partner of island of Maui in Hawaii, and Davis Jure ane e hd down 8 pihet" an had
the Oakland Raiders. wanted to know why minutes did not three-year sentence to Smith but with the thought of spe
The Raiders and the Los Angeles reflect the absence of the Denver Bron- suspended the sentence in favor of the jail.
Coliseum are sung the FL i the U.S. cos. Lynch agreed the team was not at weekend jail stays. Smith was also A
Coliseumnamedsinna civilL suithalleginguatmulti-
District Court antitrust action because the session. million dollar bank fraud involving the EASTBOURNE, En
the league will not permit the team to DAVIS INSISTED that Los Ang les Wells Fargo Bank. ' Tracy Austin defeated
move to the Los Angeles Coliseum - makes "the finest franchise in football." 6-3, 6-3, yesterday in t
which the Los Angeles Rams left to go While he is not opposed to all the NFL tef-3, 3 BtWawnm
to Anaheim in 1980 rules, Davis said he does not think the SMITH, OR Fields, was also ordered thes$125,000 BMW wom
"HE IS A very ringwise witness, league should decide where teams to donate 1,500 hours to a charitable tennis championship a
more ringwise than any I have been up should be located. But he also said he cause, beginning June7, "ina hospital recovered from the ba
against," Lynch said after the court believes the league should have some setting" and was placed on five years wrecked her season.
session. say over where the games are played. probation. THE 18-YEAR-OLD
Lynch will continue questioning He suggested the league set up outside played only two-tourna
Davis today. Throughout their five- arbiters. Fields used the name Smith while but was delighted
hour confrontation yesterday, Lynch "When you examine objective stan- heading the now-defunct Muhammad Wimbledon forma
dards, there is no legitimate reason to Ali Professional Sports. His real iden- "My back is fine, alt
SHORT OR L G deprive the Los Angeles Coliseum of the tity camento light when he was "y back is e
S H iRT OR N rage o hre ffraudulently played enough to be
Hairstyles far right to have a professional football arrained o n chre of s tough," Austin said.
Men an Women team," he testified, referring to the obtaining a passport in 1977 by using with the way I played
sins'moveto Aahei Staium. that name, and of unlawful flight to wihteayIpyd
DASCOLA STYLISTS Rams' move to Anaheim Stadium. avoid prosecution for forgery and false my first match on grass
oSt Promotersentenced pretenses in North Carolina. Nagelsen, surprise
Liberty o ..LOS ANGELES (AP - Boxing week's Surrey Champ
East U. at South U...662-0354 -LSAGLS(P)-Bxnweksury hm
Arboriand............971-9975 promoter Harold J. Smith, whose real The judge found him guilty of the biton, admitted, "Tra
Maple village ...........761-2733 name is Ross Fields, was sentenced in passport charges May 12 after he well, especially from t
U.S 'District Court yesterday to 40 waived his right to a jury trial. Fields was too good for me.
30-minute court
ields told repor-
very fair, just
"no problems"
nding 80 days in
gland (AP) -
Betsy Nagelsen,
he first round of
en's grass courts
nd said she has
k injury that has
American has
ments this year,
with her pre-
hough I haven't
really match-
"I was pleased
today, as it was
this year."
winner of last
ionships at Sur-
cy played very
he baseline. She
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