1.   Even though the chief referee said in an affidavit he thought the race was rigged, he still certified it.

2.   He also scolded the chief referee, Jim Chapin, who testified that he saw irregularities in the race but felt powerless to do anything.

3.   After studying videotapes and talking with the players, International Tennis Federation Grand Slam supervisor Stefan Fransson and U.S. Open chief referee Brian Earley agreed.

4.   European Tour chief referee John Paramour had no option but to disqualify Wessels after viewing video replays of the incident Sunday morning.

5.   In addition, they plan to sue chief referee James Hewish.

6.   Knowles thereafter began exchanging words with chief referee, Jerry Armstrong, and things got out of hand when Knowles hurled an obscenity at him.

7.   Late Friday, Gilbert Ysern, the chief referee of the tournament, said that Sampras had an inflammation of the shoulder.

8.   Realizing his error, Ballesteros notified chief referee John Paramor and was then disqualified.

9.   The newspaper said the U.S. delegation, a longtime critic of Chowdhry, sought to have the IABA president removed along with chief referee Emil Yetchev of Bulgaria.

10.   The penalty was assessed by John Paramor, chief referee of the European tour.