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SECTION Pro Baseball3 NBA, Regatta4 Classified6 OYO, Monday, April 22, 1985 a. i JLZ. Aririniged Sferaod Buys Besnrdemi Mens By JIMMY DAVY Copyright 1HS, The Tern defensive end as a 1983 senior, was heading into his junior year in 1982 when the 6-4, 230-pounder made the decision he needed additional weight in order to improve his own performance, he said. "Going into my junior year I just wanted to be good help myself and, in doing so, help my team," he said, speaking from his home in Memphis. "So when I met with Doc, I already was interested in taking the drugs," he said.

"Doc never tried to sell me on the drugs, or to discourage me. He gave me some medical pamphlets on steroids and told me to read them. "The pamphlets had all the information about steroids the various names, the chemical composition and what they could do to your health," Bearden said. "I read it all and thought about it for a week or so. Then I went back to Doc and told him I'd like to try it (steroids)," he went oa "Then Doc made the arrangements," Bearden said.

Friday with conspiracy to illegally dispense steroids. Bearden says it should not have been difficult for the football staff to determine steroid use among the Vandy players, which was widespread. "I can tell if someone takes them," he said. "If it (supervision) was my job, I'd know what to look for." The 97-count indictment returned by the Davidson County Grand Jury charges that the conspiracy at Vanderbilt began in June 1982 and continued through last January. Bearden was one of 32 former or present Vanderbilt football players named in the indictment as unindicted co-conspirators.

He will be subpoened by the state to testily if the case goes to triaL One of the charges in the indictment is -that Kreis met with Bearden "for the purpose of advising about a steroid weight gaining program and did refer him to the said Melvin (Woody) Wilson so that he could purchase steroids without a prescription Bearden, an All-Southeastem Conference Asjced if he feels this was the pattern by which other Vanderbilt football players obtained steroids without a prescription, the athlete said, "Yeah. I think so." Bearden says to his knowledge Kreis did not deliver steroids to him or anyone else. "I never saw Doc give anybody anything but advice. The thing be would do is put you in touch with Woody Wilson after you made your own decision," Bearden said. "I don't like it to sound like Doc is a drug dealer," he added.

Bearden said he told the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation all this in a deposition taken in a January interview, conducted at the Showboats' preseason camp in Florida Efforts to reach Kreis and Wilson were unsuccessful last night Kreis' attorney, former Vandy quarterback Roger May, said, "We have no comment" Jack Seaman, who represents Wilson, gave the same response. In the lengthy indictment following a (Turn to Page 5, Column 1) Former Vanderbilt football player Steve Bearden says that in his junior year EJ. (Doc) Kreis, former Commodore strength coach, made arrangements for him to buy steroids without a prescription. Bearden, now a linebacker for the Memphis Showboats in the United States Football League, told The Tenmssean yesterday that it was his own decision to begin using the steroids, but added: "Doc made the arrangements." "Doc talked to Woody Wilson or whoever and I just went down to the Prescription Shop and bought them (steroids) over the counter from Woody," Bearden said. "After that I got them from Woody in various places, but never in the Vanderbilt weight room," said Bearden.

Kreis, Melvin (Woody) Wilson of Brentwood, an unemployed pharmacist, and Thomas Patterson, who worked for Wilson when he operated the Prescription Shop on 19th Avenue North, were charged "I read it all and thought about it for a week or so. Then I went back to Doc and told him I'd like to try it (steroids). Then Doc made the arrangements." Steve Bearden Sounds Sliding Lose 4th in Row Blackout On Kreis Continues WSMV-TV sports director Charlie McAlex-ander scored a scoop Saturday by developing the only comment from EJ. (Doc) Kreis since the former Vanderbilt weight coach requested a leave of absence on Jan. 8.

However, the blackout actually was never broken. Kreis' comments, read by WSMV-TVs Rudy Kalis during the sports segment of Saturday's 6 p.m. news, were made to McAlexander in a telephone call from Kreis' attorney, former Vandy quarterback Roger May. McAlexander wrote the story that Kalis read on the air. "We were on our way to meet with Roy Kramer (Vandy athletic director) and Jeff Carr (Vanderbilt attorney Saturday mornins Walls 'Serious' After Surgery Nashville Sounds manager Lee Walls underwent surgery at St Thomas Hospital yesterday to stop internal bleeding in his stomach and was listed in serious condition.

The bleeding was caused by a ruptured vein in Walls' stomach, according to Lee Penuel, a hospital spokeswoman. She said Walls' physician, Dr. Richard Schneider, was "cautiously optimistic" and expected a full recovery after the surgery, which was deemed successful at stopping the bleeding. Walls, 52, who was hospitalized Thursday, will remain at the hospital for another 10 days to two weeks, off icials at St Thomas said. Members of the Detroit Tigers front office are scheduled to meet today to decide what to do about the managerial situation at their Triple-A af-filate.

"We may not know anything until Tuesday," said Frank Franchi, Tigers assistant playere personnel director. Franchi was on hand at the Sounds' game at Indianapolis yesterday and gave the team a 15-minute talk in an attempt to boost morale. when Doc said he felt he needed to comment on his resignation. He asked me to call Charlie Mac and express his sentiments on the matter," May told The Tennessean last night "One of the reasons he felt compelled to say something was because of the Saturday morning column in The Tennessean. Actually, there was no formal statement or document involved." Asked why The Tennessean hadn't been informed of the Kreis statement, May said: iia i i a.

11 1 By LARRY WOODY Tennessean Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS Following a 10-5 Nashville Sounds loss to Indianapolis here yesterday player-manager Leon Roberts discovered a fire extinguisher placed in his locker by a prankster. The symbolism was duly noted. The floundering Sounds need to do some extinguishing quickly, as they struggle through a four-game losing skid. The 3-7 club has lost six of its last seven games and is bumping bottom in the American Association East "Once again it was a case of too little too late," said Roberts, who promptly transferred the fire extinguisher from his locker to that of Paul Voigt today's starter in a 1 p.m. game at Bush Stadium.

The Sounds have not won a game since manager Lee Walls was hospitalized with internal bleeding last Thursday. Walls underwent successful surgery yesterday at St Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Learning of the successful surgery provided a post-game lift for the sagging Sounds. "A game doesn't mean a hill of beans compared to a life-threatening situation," said Nashville designated hitter Ron Johnson. "Something like this really puts things into perspective.

You realize you're lucky to just be healthy and have the opportunity to go out and play the game." Johnson, who complimented Roberts by saying, "I couldn't think of a better guy to handle a situation like we're in," still admitted Walls' absence has affected the team's "Oh, sure it has," he said. "We worked under Lee all through spring training and into the start of the season, then all of a sudden, boom, we don't have a manager. It has to hurt" Despite the team's early-season tailspin, Johnson remains optimistic. "I was right here (with Indianapolis) last year when the same thing happened," he said. "We got off to a terrible start but finally got together and went on to win our division by 12 games.

I think this team is capable of doing the same thing this year. "Nobody's doing much now, me included, but when we finally start to click we're going to be a good ball team," he added. Indianapolis, 5-5, beat the Sounds liilSi iaa; iiau a iim ui peupie lor me 10 can. You weren't on the list" Asked who was on the list May replied: "Charlie McAlexander." Asked if Kreis, charged Friday with conspiracy to distribute illegally presdption drugs in a lengthy Davidson County grand jury report, is now available for comment on his involvement in the steroid scandal at Vanderbilt May said: "No." In the remarks suggested by Kreis, prepared by May, presented to McAlexander and read on the air by Kalis, the former Vandy weight coach who resigned Saturday, said he was offering his resignation because of all the pre-trial publicity surrounding the Vanderbilt steroid controversy, because the team had been without a weight coach, and because of his love for the staff, players and the school. Kalis also said Kreis was "upset" about what he considered to be unprovoked and unwarranted attacks by The Tennessean and sports editor John Bibb on Vanderbilt football coach George Maclntyre.

In his Saturday Ayem column, Bibb referred to the close association between Ma-clntrye and Kreis: "Amazingly, it seems to me, as late as Wednesday afternoon, head football coach George Maclntyre, one of Kreis' closer friends and confidants, was quoted as saying (Turn to Page 5, Column I) wt 1 8-4 on Saturday night with all eight runs coming in the second inning. No Indian reached base before or after the outburst Yesterday the damage was more gradual and distributed. Indianapolis picked up a quick run in the first added two more in the third, exploded for four in the fifth on a pair of two-run homers and finished with three in the seventh. Nashville was scoreless through five, then scored three in the sixth and two in the seventh. Indians first baseman Andres Galarraga, who ripped a double and two homers to drive in four runs, gave his team a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a shot to deep left field (Turn to Page 5, Column 1) APLaserphoto Vol First Tennessee's llrey Oliver sprints across the finish line to win the Martin Luther King, Jr.

Freedom Games 400 meters with a timing of 52.34. Story page C4, Longer Foresees Victory at Heritage Birdie Chip Sets the Stage for Second Straight Win by West German rr t1 ii dttZm lit i 'miii)i (it illinium rAll Bonnett Practices Perfection Outraces Waltrip NORTH WDLKESBORO, N.C (UPI) During the last several months, Neil Bonnett has spent countless hours at North Wilkesboro Speedway testing his Chevrolet with his crew and car owner Junior Johnson. The time paid off yesterday in the Northwestern Bank 400, as Bonnett got his first short track win in seven years. "When we do practicing here we don't do practicing to make the race car better," Bonnett said following his 15th career win. "We do practicing for me to learn what Junior Johnson wins races here with and what it takes to win here.

"I come out here and Junior gets in an old car and we ride around and he says, 'If youll just keep your hind wheels here and your front wheels there you dohis and you do Wadkins, seeking a first American tour title after playing 1 1 years in the shadow of his brother, Lanny, each finished the regulation 72 holes over the Harbour Town Golf Links in 273, 11 under par. Langer had a 70 that included various adventures with trees over the regulation 18 holes, which Wadkins played in a solid 68 that included no bogeys and a closing string of 12 consecutive pars. But that no-bogey string came to an end on the first playoff hole, the dogleg, par-4 16th. Both drove the fairway. Wadkins, however, put his second shot into the right bunker.

Langer reached the front of the green. Wadkins left his bunker shot some 12 feet short of the cup. Langer, using his cross-handed putting style, left a birdie putt on the lip of the cup, and tapped in for par. Wadkins missed on the right and Langer was a winner again, the first man since Gary Player in 1978 to follow the Masters with a victory the next week. and Dan PohL Thorpe and Pohl had 70s, Mize a scrambling 72 and Edwards a 73.

Wadkins, whose only previous victories came in the European Open in 1978 and in Japan the following year, did not miss a fairway, did not make a bogey and missed only two greens in his solid effort over the regulation 18 holes. He two-putted for birdie-4 on the second hole, and got his approaches inside of four feet for birdies on the fifth and sixth, then finished on a string of 12 consecutive pars, a string that ended on the playoff bogey that cost him the title. "It's a a down feeling," he said. Langer, the leading player in Europe last year and threatening to become the leading player in America this season, got one under par on the front and shared the lead at that time. He bogeyed the 10th, however, after missing the green.

He hit a tree on the 1 1th, but saved par and may have won the tournament with birdie on the 12th. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C (AP) Bernhard Langer had a feeling when he walked off the 12th green. "When the ball went In the hole, I thought 'I will win this golf tournament'" Langer said yesterday. And he was right "It was a fantastic shot" he said of a 25- to 30-foot chip shot that found the cup for a birdie after Langer had driven deep into the pines and palms. "That was the break I needed.

That made me think I could win it" he said. It took considerably more work, and a playoff, but the man who scored an upset triumph in the Masters last week did, indeed, win it The 27-year-old from West Germany made the Sea Pines Heritage Classic his second consecutive victory yesterday with a playoff decision over Bobby Wadkins. It also earned him $72,000. Langer, the first West German to win one oi golfs major titles, and "I know he must have had a little letdown after winning last week. To come here and play extremely well, like he did, my hat's off to him," Wadkins said.

The victory in the $400,000 event also allowed Langer to join Mark O'Meara, Curtis Strange, Calvin Peete and Lanny Wadkins as this season's two-time champions. Hal Sutton and Tim Norris tied for third at 274, one shot out of the playoff. Each shot 67 over the final 18 holes, played in warm, sunny weather with just a hint of breeze stirring the Spanish moss dripping from the oak and cypress lining the fairways. "Overall, it was a good week. I lost this golf tournament on the first day," said Sutton, who bogeyed six holes in a row in the first round, and finished the tournament with a total of 22 birdies.

He also went past $1 million in career earnings. Mike Smith was next at 67-275 and Larry Nelson at 70-276. The group at 277 included Danny Edwards, Larry Mize, Jim Thorpe Neil Bonnett Finally wins on short track that you'll see later in the race it will start he said. Bonnett earned $30,025 for his first victory ever at the -mile track. The 35-year-old Alabama driver averaged 93.818 mph in the race slowed by sue caution flags for 34 laps.

He led four times for 212 laps, including the final 36. There were 1 1 lead changes among six drivers. Darrell Waltrip finished second in a Chevrolet one car length behind (Turn to Page 5, Column 1).