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Show WV- - 2 uriiygr r D DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1973 Pirates climb from NL cellar Big Z: Drugs no problem heroin started In Harlem, the athletes wasnt gettin hooked. But now drugs was everywhere. Id see guvs I used to play with pvs that once had great moves, and theyd fantastic bodies be all sick and wasted. Some just stood around noddin. Maybe theyd hoped to play pro bad, but they never got the chance. So they gave up. Connie Hawkins from his book: Foul! When might subject themselves to taking drugs to get up for each game might be an easy excuse But Beaty disagrees It's a he said lame excuse, Thev'd be using it as a crutch I don't think anyone has had a rougher pro life than me And I've nevep used so 1 reallv don't . drugs feel that's an excuse at all. Nobody should give that stuff about an excuse By Dan Pattison Deseret News Sports Writer When the House commerce subcommittee investigations recommended recently that the National Football League institute urine tests, the NFL dessociation Placers nounced the idea of the player has to live with And traveling is even better todav than it was when 1 started playing pro ball. It's really mind over matter There are many reasons whv 1 think taking drugs is Z said. Big deplorable. Fust of all chugs arent good for the human bodv Theres no way I can believe that a player can perform up to his capabilities if he took no pills or other drugs A pain San John Mackey Diego Chargers and prudent of the NFL Players' Assn, said that his group will fight anv attempt bv the owners to institute a uine analysis test to deter alleged drug abuse by the players fter meeting with NFL ... QJL Utah's Zelmo Beaty soys he's against drug tests player representatives. MackWere not going to ey said stand for ballplayers being treated like animals Furthermore, we dont even know if sence of any evidence of guilt, would violate the Fourth there Amendment is a problem Whatever problem there is has been created by manageIf he continued ment, been have taking plavers amphetamines, the pills have been given by trainers and physicians Ed Garvey, executive director of the association, said such tests would be an invasion of privacy. Garvey, an attorney, said the cases in this area of the law are not m accord but he thinks mandatory unne tests, in the ab- prohibition against unreasonable search and the Fifth Amendment prohibition against forcing a person to be witness against himself This week the American NaBasketball Association, tional Basketball Association and NFL are all having their league trustee meetings to discuss the drug problem among other things DOUBLE Stars' Zelmo Beatv. president of the ABA Players' Utah Assn , was m agreement with I the NFL Plavers Assn said with Mackey, agree I think it would be Beaty. embarrassing to submit to the urine tests I dont think the team should test the honesty of the individual The tests would cast doubt on individual honestv and oeate pioblems I really don't think there ts a problem with drugs in the ABA nr NBA Ive never seen a player use drags There is no wav I could detect drugs I dont want you to think Im stupid or something, but I dont even know what marnuana looks like The heavy traveling in pro basketball, and the pain athletes have to endure, might be conducive to taking drugs. 84 The grinding schedule, the and fact players games, JUNE BRANDING I'l'OlfiM ii'M or Conventional Nam S Billfolds Comparable To $7.95 Values . . . 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Sports gives them the and the means to get away from their backBeaty offered. So grounds. they would be defeating their own purpose to take drugs. It would be admitting defeat for them to do something fttiat they had beaten They wiMild be giving up an themselves. That would really be stupid for them to get involved. Wouldn't it? And what about the kids still m the ghetto For example, they have ibeen saying. Joe Blow left !here and I w ant to be like Inm But if Joe Blow gets involved with drugs and its blown up in the newspaper, it wouldnt be a good example for the behind. left kids They wouldn't have a chance would they They would gpe up. too Western Bandanes Rag. $1.00 Valua . . . Only 44Cj wav 'IBmriSffiif There are about 120 players plaving in the ABA And if four or five plavers get involved with diugs and it is blown up in the newt-pape- r, the whole league sufflers It s embarrassing to management as well as the plavers 'it gets into tBe newspapers. It hurts bnth the players and the organization vAeve already got one problem (the merger). lets not get into another I don't think management should take full control and try to shove it down the throats of the players If it is a problem, w hich I don't think, it is. ther both groups should work it Legion baseball 40 li.e Pittsburgh Pucites are Willie Stargell's back into contention ? (G1 Fjiimef McStotts DePasauote H 13 00 (E) (G U 2) Bow T HR G Bolwm ttaikrnonaw Wtlovch (G) PUNCH Metro softball - out of the cellar andr the next question is whether file threetime National League Eastern Division champions vtfll follow UW Bom Bawr and Lorson Borbouidtos WP-B- om Bauf O-and Eons First, the bad news for the Chicago White Sox- Dick Allen suffered a hairline fracture of his left leg Thursday night Now the good news Manager Chuck Tanner hopes he will be back in two weeks Inited Press International 53- -11 I? In fact, Allen told the doctor injury in a first base collision with Mike I want to play Epstein, tomorrow Fast Pitch Standings 2 x49c W 16 Sizzler Volley Ban Page Brake Rondv s Datsun H at Your Neighborhood HEBER VALLEY 8 5 5 2 Playmate Mr J s Thursday's Results Sizzler 11, Poge Broke 3 Valiev & Trust 7, Mr Js 0 Randy s Bonk Datsun 4 Playmate Lounge 9 19 schedule has been resched July uled to July M MILK DEPOTS This Special Ends So-- . Je 30th 35 LOCATIONS teriership after suffenng the Stargell, who coaid have been voted the NLs Most Valuable Player in eactl of the last two seasons without having an injustice done, is enjoying his third straight outstanding campaign. The bfe slugger wouldnt think of hmjbelf as a leader in the tradition of the late Robert Clemente but hes supplying his own form of home runs and leadership runs batted in Stargell hit his 23W homer nf the season and 3d)th of his career and raised his RBI total to 54 Thursday night as the Pirates beat the St. Louis behind Dock Cardinals, Ellis Tit? victory moved the Pirates into fifth place and dropped the New York Mets; who lent to the into Philadelphia Phillies, last place. The Pirates are still 10 e games behind the Chicago Cubs but appear to be the only team m the National League Eastern Division with enough weapons to challenge for the lead. The Cubs beat the Montreal auer losing a susExpos, in 18 inpended game, nings, the Los Angeles Dodgers scored an victory after bowing to the Atlanta Braves the San Diego Padres downed the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants shaded the Houston five-hitt- er 11-- first-plac- 4-- 5-- 8--3 . 10-SPE- ED The injury to Allen, he American Leagues MAP m 1972, dulled Chicagos victory over California that knocked the Angels out of first place in the American League West and enabled the Oakland A s to take over the top snot The White Sox know they cant win the pennant if Allen, is out for a long time but they hope it wont be long They had just been buoyed by the return of Ken Henderson, who had been sidelined since May 25 and was only reactivated Thursday Alien was trying to snare Bill Melton's overthrow at first base in the sixth inning when Epstein, a 225 pounder, collided with him Chicago took advantage of consecutive errors by shortstop Rudy Meoli to beat the Angels. 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