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Tuesday, April 11,1989
Fisher reaches goal;
named UM coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Fi
nally, Steve Fisher is just plain coach.
Named as Michigan’s interim
coach two days before the NCAA
tournament, Fisher took the Wolver
ines to their first national
championship, and he was officially
rewarded on Monday when the “in
terim” was removed from his title.
Fisher, an assistant for seven
years, took over on March 15 after
Bill Frieder accepted the job at Ari
zona State and was told he could not
finish out the season with Michigan.
The Wolverines responded with six
victories, including an 80-79 over
time victory over Seton Hall in the ti
tle game at Seattle.
“The dream lives on,” Fisher, 44,
said at a joint news conference with
Bo Schembechler, the football coach
who doubles as athletic director. “1
said before, ‘Pinch me on Tuesday,’
but I didn’t want to wake up. I still
don’t want to wake up.
“This defies description in words.
There’s no finer job in America.”
There was overwhelming support
for Fisher, both locally and by the
national media, after the polite, red
faced man led a talented group of
underachievers through six tourna
ment games. But Schembechler
wouldn’t be stampeded.
“I wasn’t going to be pressed into
an emotional decision,” Schem
bechler said. “I wanted to be cool,
calculated, and study it from every
angle. It always came up Steve
Fisher.”
Schembechler, a beacon of integ
rity in big time college sports,
wanted most of all to be sure rumors
of improprieties in Frieder’s pro
gram either were untrue or didn’t
involve Fisher.
For example, a high school player
whom Frieder had recruited for
Michigan recently began driving a
new Mustang. The prospect had to
convince Schembechler his mother
bought the car.
“I think Steve is a forceful discipli
narian even though he doesn’t give
you that impression,” Schembechler
said. “Let’s face it, tomorrow the
honeymoon is over and it’ll really be
over when the season starts next fall.
Coaching’s a tough business, I can
tell you that.”
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and
Evansville coach Jim Crews were be
lieved to be other candidates in
whom Michigan was interested, but
they were never interviewed.
Adviser: Johnson broke
IAAF rule by removing
money from trust fund
“The more I thought about it, the
more I was convinced we had the
right guy right here,” Schembechler
said. “He was thrown into the breech
TORONTO (AP) — Sprinter Ben
Johnson withdrew thousands of dol
lars from a private safe after his ca
reer skyrocketed in 1986, his finan
cial adviser told a Canadian inquiry
Monday.
In his second day of testimony be
fore a probe into drug use by Ca
nadian track and field athletes, Ross
Earl testified that Johnson, the
world record-holder in the 100-me
ter dash did not deposit all his earn
ings to a special trust fund set up un
der the rules of international
and showed a lot of moxie.”
Terms weren’t disclosed, but
Fisher is expected to receive a one-
year contract, which is standard for
all Michigan coaches. Fisher proba
bly will be paid about $85,000 a year,
but an expected shoe contract worth
about $100,000 plus money from
basketball camps and radio shows
could push Fisher’s income to an es
timated $450,000 annually.
“His contract is the same as mine,
which is forever,” Schembechler
quipped. “And his pay will be com
mensurate with an institution of this
kind. He’ll be adequately paid, so he
doesn’t have to be worried about
that.”
Fisher, who said he lost 15 pounds
off an already-Iean frame during the
tournament and his subsequent wait,
said he would retain Mike Boyd as
his No. 1 assistant and move Brian
Dutcher up to a full-time position.
Boyd and Dutcher were brought
into the program by Frieder, who
angered Schembechler with the tim
ing of his defection.
Fisher was an assistant at Western
Michigan for three seasons before
coming to Michigan. He began his
coaching career at Rich East High
School in Park Forest, Ill., where he
coached for eight years. During his
tenure, Rich East was 141-70 and
won four conference champion
ships.
amateur sport.
Instead, Earl said he stored thou
sands of dollars in cash and bank
drafts in a safe at his home. Johnson
later bought a safe of his own, Earl
testified.
“He came to me on several occa
sions when he was short of money,”
said Earl, a family friend of John
son’s for 12 years. “I kept cautioning
Ben that the money had to be there
when it came time to send it to the
(trust account).”
The International Amateur Ath
letic Federation, the governing body
of track and field, requires athletes
to deposit their earnings in such
trust funds, allowing them to with
draw living expenses until they re
tire or turn professional.
Earl said the sprinter bought two
sports cars worth nearly $400,000. It
costs about $10,000 a year just to in
sure them, he said.
“The IAAF rule stated he was al
lowed a ‘reasonable mode’ of trans
portation,” Earl said, adding that
Johnson also withdrew $10,000 last
May to pay his personal physician,
Dr. Jamie Astaphan, for unspecified
services.
Johnson won the men’s 100-meter
dash in world-record time at the
Summer Olympics last September
but had the gold medal and record
taken away when he tested positive
for steroids.
The Canadian Track and Field
Association, which administered tht
trust f und, periodically asked John
son for deposits based on European
contracts, Earl said.
“Ben would sometimes delay
sending (money) to the CTFA be
cause he would cover bills and then
notify them that this was what the
money was spent for. It would bethe
same as putting it in and drawing it
out.”
Despite the withdrawals, Johnson
was short the cash required by the as
sociation only once, just before last
fall’s Olympics, he added. The sum
was $ 16,000, he said.
Earl said he kept account of the
money on slips of paper, which he
discarded as funds were withdrawn,
He said he never gave Johnson rec
eipts and was never paid for his serv
ices — a statement disputed by John
son’s lawyer, Edward Futerman.
Last July, the Canadian associa
lion authorized payments to Asta
phan from Johnson’s trust account
totalling more than $60,000 oversix
months, plus expenses.
Earl also submitted as evidence
two contracts in which Astaphanand
Johnson’s physiotherapist, Walde-
mar Matewzewski, acknowleged bo
nuses of $25,000 each from Mazda,
the Japanese automaker that spon
sored Johnson’s track club.
The contracts, drawn up at the
Canadian national championshipsin
Ottawa last August, outlined each
man’s role in Johnson’s entourage
and said they operated within the
rules of international sport.
Said one clause: “I realize that in
working as closely as I do with this
athlete I may find myself from time
to time to be privy to private and
confidential information which will
be treated as such.”
A month later, Johnson was
stripped of an Olympic gold medal
in Seoul after failing a drug test.
Improved Rangers gaining confidence
ARLINGTON (AP) — Texas
Rangers manager Bobby Valentine
said “confidence ... a new feeling of
knowing that somehow we were
going to win” was in the air for the
club’s season-opening homestand.
The last act in the drama was
played out Sunday afternoon, when
Ruben Sierra hit a two-run home
to the left side of the plate, where he
was hitless in 10 at -bats in the young
season.
However, Sierra drove a two-
strike fastball from Henke six rows
into the right field stands for a
homer that turned what seemed like
a sure defeat into victory.
The blast brought the crowd of
19,498 roaring to its feet.
“It’s good to end a homestand like
this,” Palmeiro said. “I was hoping to
tie the game, but I wasn’t expecting
that (Sierra’s homer).”
run in the bottom of the ninth to
give Texas a 3-2 victory when defeat
seemed a sure thing.
Three of the Rangers’ four victo
ries were by one run, as was the one
loss. The earlier triumphs were led
primarily by leadoff Cecil Espy and
the No. 2 hitter in the order, Scott
Fletcher, who found themselves
among the league’s leaders for the
frequency they got on base.
“We tried to give it to them, but
then Rafael (Palmeiro) and Ruben
decided to take it back,” Valentine
said. “And to beat Tom Henke ... I
guess this is a new year.”
With the win, Texas ended its first
week with a 4-1 record — its second-
best start ever — and all alone atop
the American League West stand
ings for the first time since July 6,
1986.
Palmeiro doubled ahead of Sierra
with one out in the ninth. That trig
gered a call to Henke in the Toronto
bullpen. Henke has been a Rangers
nemesis ever since they left him un
protected five years ago and the
Blue Jays drafted him.
Sierra, a switch-hitter, had a walk
and two singles earlier Sunday,
when he was batting from the right
side of the plate. But against the
right-handed Henke, Sierra moved
Fletcher’s .438 hitting over the
first five games was among the
league’s best. The Rangers also got
good starting pitching from Charley
Hough, Nolan Ryan, Jamie Moyer
and Kevin Brown — everyone ex
cept Bobby Witt. Jeff Russell came
away with two saves in his new role
as a bullpen stopper.
Hough and Moyer were partic
ularly impressive. Hough baffled
Detroit with his knuckler on Open
ing Day, and Moyer stymied To
ronto with his changeup. Moyer, ac
quired from the Chicago Cubs off
season, struck out a career-high 13
in his American League debut on
Saturday.
Moyer had a no-hitter for four in
nings, and Brown retired 10 of the
first 11 batters he faced.
Julio Franco, another off-season
acquisition, did not contribute signif
icantly to any of the wins. In fact, he
erased Sierra three times on double
play grounders on Sunday. But
Sierra’s hit keys Texas
to win over Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ruben
Sierra doubled in the go-ahead
run in the 10th inning Monday as
the Texas Rangers spoiled Mil
waukee’s home opener by beating
the Brewers 6-4.
Sierra’s hit off Milwaukee re
liever Chuck Crim, 0-1, followed
a walk to Rafael Palmeiro. Cecil
Espy singled in the final run for
the Rangers, who won for the
fifth time in six games.
The victory went to Texas re
liever Jeff Russell, 1-0, who
struck out Robin Yount with two
on and two outs in the bottom of
the ninth and then retired the
Brewers in order in the 10th.
Pete Incaviglia tied the game
for the Rangers with a two-run
homer off Milwaukee starter
Chris Bosio in the sixth. Incavig-
lia’s first homer of the season, a
430-foot shot, followed a single
by Geno Petraili.
After Scott Fletcher singled in
the first, Palmeiro hit his first
American League homer to give
Texas a 2-0 lead.
But the Brewers came back
with four runs in the second off
Texas starter Charlie Hough,
who gave up three hits and three
walks in the inning before being
replaced by Brad Arnsberg.
Rob Deer led off with his sec
ond homer to cut the deficit to 2-
1. After Hough walked Glenn
Braggs and Bill Spiers, Jim
Gantner singled in the tying run.
Hough, who had lost nine
straight to the Brewers, walked
Mike Felder to load the bases.
BJ. Surhoff then singled toright,
scoring Spiers and a sliding
Gantner to make it 4-2.
Spiers got his first major
league hit in the seventh and
moved to second on a sacrifice by
Gantner. Felder walked before
Kenny Rogers replaced Arnsberg
and struck out Surhoff. Cecilio
Guante then retired Robin Yount
on a fly to center to end the
threat.
The Rangers put men on first
and third in the top of the ninth
with two-out singles by Steve Bue-
chele and Jeff Kunkel. But Crim
relieved Paul Mirabella and re
tired Julio Franco on a fly ball to
end the inning.
Franco hit a pair of two-run doubles
in the Rangers’ one loss, a 10-9 set
back to Toronto on Friday night.
Texas fans sold out Arlington Sta
dium on Opening Night. Liking
what they saw, they continued to
flow through the turnstiles as the
week went on — averaging 26,919
compared to 21,773 for the first five
games of last season.
General Manager Tom Grieve
noted that in Detroit and Toronto,
the Rangers started with two feared
opponents.
“I don’t know what it means in the
long run, but we play two teams
from the Eastern Division, both with
front-line pitching, and we win four
of five. That gets me charged up,
and it has been a long time since I’ve
seen our fans this charged up. After
the last two years, this is fun.”
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