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c Page 10 McHENRY PLA1NDEALER Action A Wednesday. September 11,1985 Sports Dale Berra links Stargell and Madlock to drug case By Tool Locy and Dan Donovan Scripps Howard News Service . ' ^ "ri ^ -- PITTSBURGH -- Former Pirate Dale Berrfa testified Tuesday that he received amphetamines -- a drug that stimulates the body's central nervous system -- from Bill Mad- lock and Willie Stargell while he was playing for the Pirates. Berra, an infielder for the New York Yankees and son of Hall of Fame player Yogi Berra, was the fourth baseball player and first for­ mer Pirate to testify in the case against Curtis Strong, 38, of Phila­ delphia, who is . charged with 16 counts of selling cocaine to National League baseball players. The day's second witness, San 1 Francisco Giants outfielder Jeff Leonard, testified he bought cocaine twice from Strong in 1962, once in Pittsburgh and once in Atlanta. Leonard, who underwent rehabili­ tation for drug and alcohol abuse later that year, testified he used cocaine with his former Houston As­ tro teammates, J.R. Richard and Enos Cabell. Cabell, now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, earlier testi­ fied against Strong. Defense attorney Adam 0. Ren- froe Jr. was also able to get Leonard to admit he had given Cabell money for cocaine. Under questioning by Renfroe, Berra said he used the so-called "greenies," a street name for about 10 different forms of amphetamines, while playing for the Pirates and also when he played for the team's farm club in Portland, Ore. Q. From whom did you get am­ phetamines in Pittsburgh? A. From Bill Madlock. Q. Who else, if anyone, did you get them from? A. From Willie Stargell. K Q. Willie Stargell gave you amphetamines? A. Yes, when he was playing for us. Illegal possession of such pills is a misdemeanor that carries a maxi­ mum sentence of one year in prison and a $6,000 fine, while delivery of the drug for profit is a felony carry­ ing n maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine. Narcotics detectives, who asked not to be identified, said they could not charge someone with delivery of a controlled substance unless money changed hands or payment was discussed. Berra, testifying under immunity, said he first learned that he could get the amphetamine from Stargell and Madlock during the 1979 season, in which the Pirates won the World Series. "I was told that if I wanted one, I could see Bill Madlock or Willie Stargell," Berra said. Renfroe also asked Berra if co­ caine use was "rampant" on the World Series team. Berra respond­ ed: "I don't think it was rampant. I already named the guys who did it and that was it." Earlier in the day, Berra testified that Lee Lacy, Rod Scurry, Dave Parker and John Milner had shared cocaine with him. Berra, who pres­ ently earns $450,000 a year, is in the second year of a three-year, $2 mil­ lion contract with the New York Yankees. Berra testified Monday that he was warned by Pirate manager Chuck Tanner to stay away from Strong, a former Philadelphia cater­ er. Berra said that in 1962 he saw Strong in the hallway outside the Pirate clubhouse talking to Parker. Berra testified he said hello to Strong. WHS netters crunch MC WOODSTOCK - Marian Central tennis coach Tom Burg knew his team was in for a fight Monday afternoon. Unfortunately, the fight turned out to be one-sided as Woodstock's girls thumped the Hurricanes, 4-0. Now it would be easy to try and sweep this one under the tennis rug and pretend it never happened, but Burg will have none of that. "Today we were up against one of the best teams around. We weren't going in looking to whip them, but we thought we'd win our share of games," Burg said. "Unfortunately, we didn't win many games, but the exposure to that kind of competition will do nothing but help us come conference time." At first singles, Kathleen Meyer pounded Noel Mercure, 6-0, 6-0 and at No. 2. Lisa Palmquist shut out Michelle Martino, 6-0,6-0. In doubles action, where Burg said he is looking with the most opti­ mism, Woodstock's Robin Bosman and Julie Merryman took care of Toni Woodruff and Beth Hattas, 6-1, 6-1 and the Streak duo of Kim Lorr and Kristie Goebel dropped Traci Martino and Jennifer Will, 6-1, 6-0. "The girls were down. Not devas­ tated that they lost, but they thought they'd do a little better," Burg said. "Honestly, I thought we would, too." Marian will take' to the courts again Wednesday against Grant and then will travel Monday to Marengo. "My manager, Chuck Tanner, said, 'Don't talk to that man.'" Tanner thinks the hallway inci­ dent was later than 1962, probably 1983. Tanner said he didn't know Strong's name but he had been warned about a "short, fat guy al­ ways around the hotel." Strong was one of several men that National League security officials told the players to avoid, Tanner said. Lonnie Smith, formerly of the St. Loui6 Cardinals, also has testified that he bought cocaine from Strong. Keith Hernandez of the Mets testi­ fied that Smith purchased cocaine from Strong for him. Despite the supposed warnings by league officials, Berra said, he once saw Strong in the Pirates clubhouse talking to Parker. "Personal friends of the players were the only ones admitted (to the clubhouse)," Berra said. Berra said Strong was friends with Parker, Mil­ ner and Lacy. Berra said he first met Strong through Parker and Milner in 1962 at a post-game party at the Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia. Berra said Stargell and several Pirate coaches were at the party in a hotel suite. Strong came to the suite and four players -- Berra, Parker, Mil­ ner and Lacy -- went with him to a side room to buy cocaine.' Berra testified he also used co­ caine with Scurry. "That's five members of our 1983 team," Tanner said, when told of Berra's testimony. "They hid it from me pretty well. Especially Dale. I asked him several times about it (using cocaine). He always said, 'No way would I ever do that.' This surprises and disappoints me." (Toni Locy and Dan Donovan are reporters for The Pittsburgh Press.) SHNS. Beck-hand Plaindealer photo by Chris Juzwlk * Becky Marsh returns a shot for McHenry during the No. 2 sin­ gles match Tuesday. Marsh and J the Warriors ripped Grant, 4-1. Get the Namath imposter the heck out! BillModoono Scripps Howard News Service Mr. Roone Arledge Executive Producer, Monday Night Football ABC-TV New York, N.Y. 10019 Dear Roone, Don't know how to break this to you, sir, but I thought you ought to know. You remember Joe Namath, don't you? Brash Broadway Joe, led the New York Jets to a Super Bowl no one thought they had any right to win, remember? Great piayer, great personality. A star. Well, there's somebody on your network who's pass­ ing himself off as Joe. That's right, an impostor. Even has the gall to show up on the season premiere of Monday Night Football. Hey, this guy's pretty good. Looks like Joe, even talks a little like Joe, but, let me tell you, he's not Joe. Believe me, I know. Look, we both know Joe Namath would never be caught dead saying the inane things this guy did during 3 1/2 hours of prime time the other night. I mean, we're talking Joe Willie here, a legend. OK, so maybe the legend was tarnished a bit by that failed sitcom that no one remembers. Was it Waver- ly's Wonders or The Wonderful Waverlys? And, grant­ ed, his reputation wasn't enhanced all that much by those dinner-theater musicals or his (say it ain't so, Joe) marriage in 1984. But, underneath it ally he was still Joe. But, this guy on Monday Night Football 4s someone else. Has to be. Look, you could tell he wasn't Joe, because he didn't have any imagination. Frank Gif- ford would ask him what he thought of a play and he would say, "Heckuva play." Ask him about the Cow­ boys' defense, he would reply, "Heckuva defense." Russ Grimm? "Heckuva guard." Bill Bates? "Did a heckuva job." Darrell Green? "Heckuva job he's doing." ~ ~~ . Bates and Dextor Clinkscale, together? "Do a heck­ uva job." Listen, the "heckuvas" were the insightful stuff. The rest of the time he wds telling us that Joe Theismann was "terrific" or that there was a "war in the pits" or that the Washington\quarterback "had his work cut out for him," being down 23 points late in the third quarter. Now, really, you and I know Joe Namath knows more about football than that. Hey, we know, more about football than that. I know you're not paying Joe Willie the big money to mouth cliches. The real Joe Namath wouldn't have done that. Nor would the real Joe Namath have let Frank Gifford babble the way he did. And you know what happens when Frank babbles ... he makes mistakes. And he repeats himself. Like, did you know Monday was not only Joe Theismann's birthday, but his son Joey's too? Frank told us. And told us. And told us again. And Keith Griffin? Well, he's Archie Griffin's broth­ er, which Frank told us at least two more times than Archie won Heisman trophies. I know it's not the Giffer's fault. There were years when he couldn't get a word in edgewise, what with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and even Fran Tarken- ton and O.J. Simpson. Monday night you couldn't shut him up. Well, maybe-you could, Roone, but no one else, unfortunately. . Had the real Joe Namath shown up, he would have been more controversial, more humorous, more ob­ servant. Actually, we did get a glimpse of the real Joe at halftime. Did a nice interview with John Riggins, who could probably do, a nice interview with a chair, but no matter. That Namath was just slick enough and just funny enough to make us stay awake through halftime, something we haven't done since Howard stopped doing halftime highlights. By the way, having a Namath interview session instead of excessive high­ lights was a nice touch. Sixteen years on the air and still tinkering with the format. That shows ingenuity, but then your people are known for that. Another change they've instituted is having the analysts look like stand-up comedians by staring directly into the camera while giving 30 seconds or so of analysis. Actually, I wish you had hired a couple of comics rather than Simpson and the Namath impostor who said inane things about the game being like a heavyweight fight, '/'They're feeling each other out," or how turnovers might be decisive. Really? The real Namath came in a couple of times. He laughed at a graphic that had him ranked 21st in all- time completions. He thought he had done better. He blasted Dallas for not running out the clock while holding a 30-7 lead. Say this much for the impostor, though. He made O.J. look good. All right, so O.J. uses "super" about as much as the phony Namath uses "heckuva." But, otherwise, he wasn't too bad. Even your director, Chet Forte, took a shot at this pseudo-Namath when he flashed a bedsheet that said, "Hey Joe, Can You Sing Turn Out the Lights?" I don't care if he can sing or not. We don't need another Don Meredith. All we need is the real Joe Namath. Yours in television, Bill. (Bill Modoono is a columnist for The Pittsburgh Press.) 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