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INSIDER By Mike DelNagro SPORTS VI[w the long and short of it." race, the Toyota Olympus Market~ . First came Paul Rally (Aug. 22, ESPN) . "MDggs Newman, then Tom King owns a race car and Sports agent David Falk Cruise. Now the latest has already driven in has a mega-property in actors to catch the auto- nearly a dozen Sports mini Tyrone "Muggsy" racing fever are Richard Car Club of America Bogues, selected by the Dean An (SCCA) events. Anderson, Washington Bullets as the derson of who has driven in several 12th man overall in June's celebrity races, is behind NBA Draft. At 5'3", Bogues the wheel of the pace (right) is about to become car. The Toyota rally is the big league's tiniest a timed run of player. As a first-round about 1100 pick, he figures to com miles over mand an annual salary of highways, at least $300,000. But that's back roads, j just a start. "Tyrone is the beaches, log c .o, rare athlete who already ging roads and riv & transcends his sport," says erbed ·trails in Western Falk. "He'll make more in Washington State. It's not ~ endorsements than in quite the same thing as ~ salary." Since the draft, an afternoon on the track. { Falk's ProServ agency has "To drive on a smooth race been looking for endorse track is admirable," U.S. ment opportunities for the World Driving champion ex-Wake Forest star guard. Phil Hili once noted. "But While Bogues preps for to do so along a mountain the NBA season by play road with a rock face on ing in the USBL, the mar one side and a thousand- keling boys are analyz foot drop on the other, ing concepts: small is that's an accomplishment." big, beating the odds, Rally driver Steve Miller I hard work overcomes agrees: "You spend four , '/ al\ obstacles. Dou days with your heart in bling the possibili your throat and your foot ties is the fact that Bogues ABC's MacGyver and Rip- to the floor, hoping to God will be teamed on the Bul tide's Perry King. They'll you don't hit anything." lets with 7'6" Manute Bol, both be driving their 2300 Muses King, "I haven't the the NBA's tallest player pound, 108-horsepower vaguest idea of what this ever. "Human interest," cars in America's only will be like. But I'm Iook says Falk. "That is, well, World Championship Rally ing forward to it." TV GUIDE AUGUST 8, 1987 19 I,. The SENTINel, Winston-Salem, N. C ,, ' Tuesday, February 26, 1985-Paqe 3 City Attorney: ~orrespon 'dence From Brooks Worrisome - _ ,. .. ~ t - .. .... _ 0 ... 8y REBECCA OLMSTEAD 'rone Bogues, a star basketball player at Wake , crooked judge." Ligon sa;d he did not remem She said Brooks suggested that tbe alder very serious," sh~ said. "I felt like be was ~_ Stall hDO"er ,Forest University, , ber Brooks ever saying in the notes that be men declare that his civil rights had been doing everytbing to get somebody to believe , Ligoll was called to the stand yesterday by 'personally would take ~ action. violated and said that Cutright be fired. Sbe it." . An' attorney for the city of Winston-Salem Howard Cole, an assistant district .attorney, Preceding Ligon on the stand was Pat said Brooks told her that if Bogues was_ In cross-examination, Brooks. who is rep' testified yesterday that the of correspon to testify abQUt a meeting be bad witb Brooks Pfaff, secretary to the' board of aldermen, , smart, he would get sick and miss'tbe Wake resenting hiIrulelf. questioned Ms. Pfaff about ton.e Forest-Duke game. Brooks told ber that if dence be received in the mail from Warren on Jan. 14 relating to a federal court case who testified she took the telepbone call that events tbat , occurred as early as 1961 and Broolu of Clemmons bas caused him some Involving anotber man, Clifford Reavis. Rea led to Brooks' arrest , the aldermen did not make a decision about specifically .about events that led to his ftring vis, fired from his Job as an ABC employee, Ms. Pfaff said sbe bad known Brooks, 60, his requests by the following Tbursday, the , by the city, He also questioned ber about ~ncem., bassiled the city: since he was employed by tbe city in 1961. Sbe day of the game, "'On Friday morning, if tbe Reavis and Levi Gentry. former ABC em " Roddey Ligon testified that wbile Brooks , Ligon testified that Brooks bas represented was secretary to then-<::ity Manager ' John aldermen go to the morgue, they will see ployees., " had never personally made any vlQlent state Reavis, almost in the capacity as attorney. Gold. ' , Tyrone stretched , out there,''' sbe quoted Broolu, wbo lives at 6874 Breckenridge inents to him, cards be received from Broolu He said Brooks met with him to exchange She told the jurors and Judge Preston Cor Brooks as saying. Lane, was involuntarily committed last year contained statements Ligon consldereq, "pos certain information in tbe case. During that nelius she received a call from Brooks just She said also that Brooks mentioned an t'o a mental hospital on testimony by a group tlbly dangerous." ' ., meeting, Ugon said, Brooks told him be in before 1 p.m, on Jan. 15. Sbe said he initially invisible picket line that could be erected. of doctors who said they had received a num , ,Brooks is on trial in Forsyth Superior Court tended to l'ut up ' an invisible picket Une at discussed Nazis, Jews and somethillg about a The transcript of the' conversation states, ber of cards and letters from Brooks tbat on a 'charge that be attempted to extort a Wake Forest and that any black basketball massacre in Lebanon. She did ,not write down ' "There are enougb people that want Lewis contained wbat they felt were threatening " statement from the Winston-Salem Board of - player wbo crossed the Une would be in 'dan- anything relating to those statements. Cutright fired that it is worth getting Tyrone statements. • Aldermen that his civil rights bad been vio ger. I.. ' · ' 'I . But Ms. Pfaff said when Brooks began talk Bogues killed." , Brooks is also facing trial in U. S. Middle lated and to bave tbe board ru-e Lewis Cut Ligon said be bas known Broolu for two,to ing about Bogues and bow be shouldn't play in Ms. Pfaff said tbat when she asked Brooks District Court on a 13-count indictment that right, administrator for the city's Alcoholic fou~ years and that be bas received cards a game involving Wake Forest and Duke why be had picked Bogues; Brooks responded, alleges be threatened Wake Forest Universi Beverage Control Board. The indictment al , from him that have made reference to sboot University, sbe felt obligated to take down his " 'Tyrone is a sacrificial lamb.''' ty students, officials and staff members leges that he attempted to extort these ac , ing ou't the kneecaps of black Wake Forest comments. Sbe said sbe took the statements She told Brooks she would pass the mes through the use of cards and letters sent 110DS on Jan. 15 by threatening to barm Ty , football players and "ventila(ing the skull of a in shorthand and later transcribed tbem. sage on to the aldermen. "1 felt like be was through the mail. - , '", " . \': ' " , (Jfake ff!"rest's Oppon;en:ts Have Quit Looking I)OUT1:t on Tyro,ne Bogues ~. ' It's easy te eve~look Tyrene Bogues in the crewd ' ~ ' ,t {t::': ' , " '.. ' He took the ball away fremthem time and again, " .or start picking .on ~mebody his .own size. ',be:. runs areund JD beca~ be stands bead and ., ' ~ " ,' " ' ,, ', . and while Nerth Carelina statutes weuld de~e the jTbe crewd leved It. " ' . ', sboulders belew tbe rest '\ ' ' . ,'. ' , , ' f." " ' crime a~ petty larceny, the crewd ,in the , cel~um . , C~ew~ leve-underdegs, and Bogues IS bwlt fer a, , He's a 5-foot·3, cbocelafe-i:Olored sandpiper With ..: R • . theught It was grand. ' , . lifetune JD the part. , !wings en his feet, and be plays basketball fer Wake r, oy " . ' , When he breugbt the ball dewnceurt they some- Hamilton and any number .of ether tall peeple can ' r~t . just in case yeu bave been in ,hibernatien " ,' Thompson ' times aSSigned. twe giants to try te mug him.on tbe tell ye. ~ what it's like te run up against him in a ' fer a c!,uple .of years andbav~n't 'getten tbe werd. " , ~ . way and take the ball back, but it was a, waste .of ' public place: , ~ " , When be fIrst jeined the Deacens, guys en ether '-'\ . effert. '. Yeu've get the ball, and yeu're running 'and drib , teams looked dewn en him and refused te take him ' • , ,I. - /'. , Sometimes wben he ran teward the basket the big bling at your top speed, and yeu bear the pitter' serieusly. " c ' " ':" , ~~ , i ' ether campuses have a hard time , believing wbat ~lIoys were so intent en intercepting his pass-off that ~.patter .of little feet behind. , A,basketball player? ~. they're hearing. " " " , ~ , " they left him a narrew'lane te the basket. :' . ' • Yeu look ever yeur'sbeulder, and tbere's nebody ~, Certainly net. : ' ' ,.\ , " Take wbat bappened to Clemsen Saturday after: ,. ' It was as if they theught be ceuldn't threw the ball , there. • . , , Maybe a geed luck cbann.A mascet. noon .. ! " , -, : ,' ~ that high, but be ceuld, arid be did. '" , Tbat's ,T}'t:(lDe B<!gues. ',. .' ' , ,:' ABey :Sce~t werking en a merit badge in basket· , Clemsen bad made a name fer itself coming dewn .