Thanks to David Lesley, now I know a little better too.
Tom
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From: David Lesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Tom Derderian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Marion shooting for WR in 300 at Mt. SAC?
> Tom
>
> Ken Stone is not just a random list member who reads the San Diego
> Union-Tribune. He is a copy editor for the paper and often writes track
and
> field articles. I think that Scott Davis's objection is to the uncorrected
> implication that Marion receives thousands of dollars in appearance money
> at Mt SAC. Monique Henderson cannot be expected to know that this is
untrue,
> but Ken Stone should know better.
>
> David Lesley
> ----------
> >From: "Tom Derderian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ----------
> >From: "Tom Derderian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: t-and-f: Marion shooting for WR in 300 at Mt. SAC?
> >Date: Wed, May 2, 2001, 1:40 PM
> >
>
> >Ken Stone relayed the following quotation from Sunday's edition of The
San
> >Diego Union-Tribune, "He said that Marion Jones was going for the world
> >record in the 300 meters and asked if I would run," said Henderson.
"Let's
> >see, she gets thousands of dollars to run and probably thousands more if
she
> >breaks the record. I get zero for humiliation. She's
> >trying to break the world record while I'm trying to break 54 seconds
(this
> >season) in the 400. I declined. Maybe in a few more years."
> >
> >Then this from the meet director
> >
> >Perhaps the next time you want to
> >> write about something like this, Ken, you might want to contact me as
> >well.
> >> I would certainly appreciate the courtesy.
> >>
> >> Scott Davis
> >> Director-Mt. SAC Relays
> >
> >I am confused. Is Scott Davis saying that what Henderson said is wrong?
Or
> >is he saying that Ken Stone was wrong to repeat to our list what the
> >newspaper reported? I still appreciate Ken Stone telling us what was in
the
> >newspaper, but I do not think Stone was the reporter. The reporter is the
> >one who could and perhaps should have checked the facts with the meet
> >director about appearance money and a record bonus, and is thus guilty of
> >discourtesy not Ken Stone. I appreciate Scott Davis telling us what he
> >knows.
> >
> >List members relaying published info are not responsible for the accuracy
of
> >the report in the same way as are the originators of the story. I hope
list
> >members will not hesitate to pass along interesting stuff and I also hope
> >list members will not believe everything they read.
> >
> >So I guess Marion Jones runs the 300 alone?
> >
> >Tom Derderian, GBTC
> >
> >
