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■> h IMG ?, : i -E 4 n: Friday, January 23, 1987/The Battalion/Page 17 NFL owners strongly favor testing randomly for drugs e runoi ■ FORT WORTH (AP) — The current NFL drug policy is inade quate, and a new one in the works qow would have no bite without random testing, according to a newspaper’s survey of 22 of the ■ague’s 28 teams. I “I think if it isn’t something Kmdom, it wouldn’t have any !*t'th,” Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt told the Fort Worth H/a; -Telegratn in a story pub- iBhed Thursday. “If the Players Association doesn’t agree, it’s a Ristake, because we’re dealing lith the lives of players, not just n issue.” ■ The NFL’s current drug policy Blows teams to test players once a year on a mandatory basis. These Hsts are scheduled in advance ai d are usually conducted before a spring mini-camp or the start of summer practice. I But several club officials sur veyed said the program is inade quate, the Star-Telegram re- Horted Thursday. I “We do regular testing now, BkI they all come in clean,” said Buss Thomas, executive vice Bresident and general manager Bf the Detroit Lions. “But some Brugs can be out of your system Bi 72 hours, and when a player Bnows he’s going to be tested, he Bin prepare himself.” ■ “It’s like someone telling me Bot to get drunk,” said Rankin Bmith Jr., president of the At- Bnta Falcons. “1 can get drunk all Bwant as long as I know when I Bave to stop.” I Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell said, “I feel deeply that Bnscheduled testing — done in H - r.Shtj : hu:f re-US’' 'sity.ifj obeii kiidre efortJ 1 846-L0ITS 846-loirs / & I :esi| :op) alitf I M tins se Mud Lot Guaranteed Parking Space for Semester and Monthly Permits Semester Permits “less than a dollar a day” Monthly Parking on daily rates also liTT.la r-i-j , PUBLISHING Let Kinko’s help organize and distribute your supplementary class materials this term. kinko's Great copies. Great people. 201 College Main 846-8721 FIND IT IN THE i. strict confidence, and that is a key — is necessary for an effective program.” Mike McCormack, president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, said, “All the people I’ve listened to who have had problems with drugs say you’ve got to have random test- “Nuw what the clubs do is often determined by who the player is. If it’s a star that tests positive, they have the tendency to look the other way. If it’s the 45th guy on the roster, he’s in trouble. ” — Mark Murphy ing.” Management and the NFL Players Association agree the league’s drug program needs to be improved and that random testing should figure into the new equation. How to do that is the point of debate. Management prefers a broad application, with all players sub ject to random testing. The union says it should be done on an indi vidual-case basis, only after rea sonable cause has been deter mined. An NFLPA spokesman said surveys indicate 80 to 85 per cent of players oppose across-the- board random testing. The league and union have said establishing a new drug pro gram will be a priority when ne gotiations for a collective bargain ing agreement begin this spring. “If you look at it, we have the same goal: We want the game clean and want to help players with problems,” said Mark Mur phy, executive director of the NFLPA. “From that perspective, we should not have much problem with a new agreement. The trou ble is the focus has shifted some since 1982 (when the last collec tive bargaining agreement was signed),” he said. “Then, it was ‘Let’s try to help these people.’ Now it’s more like ‘Let’s catch them.’” Under the present policy, if a player’s test is positive or if there is reasonable cause to suspect drug use, the club can order fur ther testing. Reasonable cause is determined by the team physi cian. Th6 players association wants the definition of “reasonable cause” clarified and the deter mination made by an indepen dent expert. “To some clubs, reasonable cause is getting beat for two touchdowns,” Murphy said. The NFLPA also wants stricter guidelines in the new program to assure equality for all players. “Now what the clubs do is often determined by who the player is,” Murphy said. “If it’s a star that tests positive, they have the ten dency to look the other way. If it’s the 45th guy on the roster, he’s in trouble.” Top-ranked Hawkeyes destroy Hoosiers in meeting of perennial Big Ten powers IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —Jeff Moe’s three field goals — one a 3- pointer — sparked a 19-4 run that broke open a tight game and carried top-ranked Iowa to a 101- 88 victory over No. 3 Indiana in a Big Ten Conference basketball game Thursday night. Moe’s 3-pointer with 15 min utes, 24 seconds left in the game broke a 59-59 tie and the un beaten Hawkeyes went on to their school-record 18th consecutive victory. Iowa took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten at 6- 0, while Indiana fell to 14-2 over all and 5-1 in the conference. Iowa’s big spurt gave the Hawkeyes a 78-63 lead with 11:17 remaining, but Indiana’s Steve Alford, held to seven points in the first half, hit three consec utive 3-pointers to bring the Hoo siers back and they trailed 93-88 after Tony Freeman made two free throws with 2:24 to go. SATURDAY ONLY! FOR JUST ONE DAY, JANUARY 24, FANTASTIC SEMI-ANNUAL SAVINGS SAVE AN ADDITIONAL ON ALL CLEARANji ^ MERCHANDISE IN OUR MISSES’ AND JUNIORS’ SPORTSWEAR AND DRESS DEPARTMENTS, FASHION ACCESSORIES AND LINGERIE DEPARTMENTS, TEENS’ AND CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENTS, YOUNG MEN’S AND MEN’S CLOTHING SPORTSWEAR AND FURNISHINGS DEPARTMENTS.. PLUS, OUR DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, LINENS AND TABLETOP DEPARTMENTS! 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