■ SPOUTS Capital City Coaiata Sat Fast PacalnEvrat Raleigh’s Capital City ComeU, under the leadership of head coach Bennie A. Mack, Sr., and assistant coach Ray Debnam, set a fast pace at the Developmental Track Meet spon sored by the Chapel Hill Pacers recently. The track team, which is only two years old, has a total membership of « kids, ranging in age from five to 17. Theee young athletee, many of them from Raleigh’s inner-city projects, not only performed superbly on the track field, but their off-the-rack decorum was also beyond reproach. Winning a total of 41 blue ribbons, 22 second-place ribbons and 17 third place ribbons, this club is truly on the move. They are currently looking for a sponsor, and interested civic organizations or businesses are asked to contact Mack at 851-477*. To date, the Capital City Comets have participated in two invitational meets, winning a total of 23S ribbons, placing first through sixth in various events. Average team speed tor the Comets in the 100-meter dash ia 15.2 seconds. This is a combined average of ages 5-17. Blacks Dominate Recent NBA Draft Twenty-one of the 27 first-round picks in die recent National Basket ball Association draft were blacks, in cluding die first 14 picks. Blacks comprised 72 percent of NBA rosters this year, and the disparity promises to become more acute next season, as the first round choices wedge their way onto the NBA rosters. The first pick in the draft was Syracuse’s Derrick Coleman, the NCAA’s all-time leading reboundsr. To no one’s surprise, Coleman was chosen by the New Jersey Nets, who needed help at every position. Guards were the favorite draft picks, as at least a dozen of the first 27 picks win see backcourt duty as pros. The first guard chosen was Gary Payton of Oregon State, followed by scoring guard Chris Jackson of Loui siana State, who came out of school two years early. Only two players from traditionally Mack colleges were among the 54 players chosen in the two-round draft. Hot-shooting guard A.J. English, Small College Player of the Year for Virginia Union University, was chosen 37th by the Washington Bullets. English was the first pick for the Bullets. The Indians Pacers selected Kenny Williams, a «’•” for ward from Elizabeth City State. Houston's Rozier Now Faces Two Paternity Suits Houston Oilers’ running back Mike Rosier has been named In two separate paternity suits filed recently In Houston. The latest suit was filed by Rita Baldwin, SB, who claims diet Rosier, SB, a five-year veteran and a former Heismaa Trophy winner, is the tether of her baby, according to her lawyer, Glenn Lilly. Lilly is also the attorney for Paletna Gobert, S3, who filed a pater »itv writ gainst Rosier aarUar in June K. C. Royals Say Bo Jackson Now Trads Bait The Kansas City Royals have con firmed that etufitf bo Jackson, the most valuable player of last season's All-Star Gama, and an NFL running back with the Los Angeles Raiders, could be trade bait. Jackson, battii* in the low .STOs with only IS home runs, was ramond to bo offered for San Dings shgger Jos Carter. Jackson sans only $1 million per year. Carter earns $1.1 wllllwi pfr yfd> Lft g l»^4 ^ have his salary hiked by fl million during the off-season. Ha earns only the loth highest salary on the team, despite leading the team in houants and RBIs. Johnson Soys He’ll Compete When SusjiiSmionIJfted nmnmMmn gni-inter Ban Johnson predicted thathewill still be able to compete as a sprinter whan Us two year suspension ends in September. “I have no doubt in my mind that I can run fast again,” said the Jamaican-born Johnaon, a, who was haired from running for two years and stripped of the gold medal and his 100-meter world record after testing positive for steroid use at the 1100 Seoul Olympics. "Hopefully, people can forgive me. It’s been tough for me and my family, lay lawyer and all tfaoae who rap ported me," said JofanMo. Johnson had insisted for months aftar the Olympics that someone had tampered with Us urine sample, or someone had spiked hia weter bottle. Uter,be«4mittodtbostanid use. > Asked why he Uod, Johnson replied, "At the time, there was a lot of prassure on me. Yes, I lied, but it’s something I’m not ashamed of because everybody Usd. "Yet Pm vary sorry 1 did it It’s something I’d never do again,” said ■ Wppp Dual-Sport Athletes than one sport, and that’s fine. __ _ But when it comes to p&ying mote, than pee pro sport, I personally don’t like it. I think one ofthe sports always has to suffer. Of course, Bo Jackson is probably the best-known professional athlete today who plays two spom, playing for the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Raiders. Bo is s afety tufted athlete, and I think Deoo Sanders is probably going to bo in th^same ahegoiy. The New York Yankees and the Adams Alcona are lucky lb have Sanders. Deon may net hit as many home runs as Bo> hut wife his speed and some of the other things that he pan do, I think he wiB contribute a tot to a major leaguedub. On the other hand, I just don’t know how these guys can really put in enough effort in trying to make themselves better athletes bettor foot ball players, better baseball players—without concentrating on one spiNI»t J—ii"JN"LyN. U.S. soccer Flayers urge Recruit Inner City Blacks After the United States’dismal per formance in World Cup soccar play, sadtiiv in the first round with three straight losses, one of only two blacks on the team says that the United States should cultivate inner-city youths for the sport. Dssmood Armstrong, who, along with Jammy Banks, wore the only blacks on the team, criticised the U^. Soccer Federation for paying Bp ser vice to recruiting minorities. "The federation hasn't dona anything to recruit black athletes," Armstrong told USA Today. "There have bean many talented black soc cer players who have played with state teams. But something kept than (ran making the national team and they dropped out” Armstrong said block playan or* forced to change positions ones they get to tbs national team, as ha aad Banks ware. Ho cautions that having mere blacks on the team wont naan mors UJ. team success. Botha says, “Whan wo tap into an segments of this country, than you’ll find a player with hunger aad Mat} dastra. That will make fora moroaggrosshre, at tractive aad compatltiva brand of §QCC6f99 ** v> .a Armstrong said ha and Banks wan Milwaukee, respectively. Birmingham, Ala* Councilman 8mmkaCmmeMmHom€JfPOABv»t INGHAM, Ala.-A Him* Ala., city councilman la to havfl tha chib has no Mask PGA choaa Ns city for tha m m by contributing to “I laH, who baa in. a raaaiutton to drop tho dty worship. “It’s nat that many night ba abto to afford a ChibliUPMMd lb..., Blr.l..to«, >Uj,w kefatrd Arrington, who ■ wicKt Mo provnd fMOO for tn ad,to run In ttw Joyner-Keneetn Form At Meet