European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 21 Purdue upsets 8 i 74 by United press International if it were a curtain Call would have been on opening night in the big Pur due played to rave reviews at West la shooting 76 percent from the floor a conference record in an 81 74 upset monday of ninth ranked Michi that was unbelievable said coach Gene in his first year at that was the Best game of the year for the who sent Michigan to its first hit 3749 bettering the 72 percent Mark set by Minnesota against Iowa in Purdue shot 69 percent from the Fielden route to a 4237 Lead at intermission and Drew ahead by nine with six minutes freshman Center Russell Cross finished with 21 Points and Drake Morris and College basketball Keith Edmonson had 20 each As the boilermakers improved their record to who has replaced Joe Barry car Roll in the Middle for is the sur prise player thus he plays like a said Road travel Doest bother him Hes compatible with his its almost amazing How a freshman can play with this much for Mike Mcgee had 20 Paul Heuerman 18 and Marty Bodnar Purdue played an extra Good said Bill the wolverines Rookie but we made some mistakes and we had to pay for 2 Oregon state took Arizona 4 Viginia belted Dela Ware 6 Urcla trounced Washington state 8761 and 18 Arizona state crushed Oregon at Steve Johnson muscled his Way for 32 Points and the beavers ran their record to after a Michigan Thad Garner ends up on top of Mike Scearce of Purdue mad scramble for a Loose Ball in the seasons opener i thought Steve Johnson had a Fine said Oregon state coach Ralph but i think the key to the game was the play from our at Ralph Sampson had 24 Points and Jeff lamp 23 As 9 warmed up before resuming acc play wednesday night against North Carolina it was a very average Sampson Ive played a lot we respond better in the big against Virginia we at los freshman Center Kenny Jack Pardee is fired As Redskin head coach Washington up Washington redskins coach Jack Pardee was fired monday by owner Jack Kent who said he preferred the slow growth philosophy of general manager Bobby who fumed As his 1980 redskins stumbled to a 610 record in the National football i have decided that a change of the coaching staff is in Jack Pardee has agreed to relinquish his duties As head coach of the effective at Pardee and Beathard were involved in a Cowkey philosophical Battle that surfaced late in the Pardee preferred to play veterans at the expense of younger hoping for immediate Beathard Felt the team was three years away from being a major Power in the nil and wanted Par Dee to play the younger Cooke said he held several meetings with both men and Ive decided to endorse beat hards program for a winning future for the the search for the new head coach will begin at he will choose his staff of assistant work ing closely with i expect that the differences that have existed within the redskins organization will now be Cooke whose three Redskin teams were probably sealed his Fate the final week of the season when he said he could continued on Page 25 Jack Pardee preferred veterans Mays Hopes Kuhn will cancel ban new York a Hall of Famer Willie still working for an Atlantic City hotel Hopes commissioner Bowie Kuhn will review his ruling which ordered Mays banned from baseball because of his current i dont want to beg to be Back in the game Ive loved for so Many Mays told new Day i would like for someone to talk to the let him look at the hotel and what i i Haven done anything Mays role at balls Park place hotel is to sign Auto play Golf with guests and conduct i want him to know i am not in the gambling Mays there Are jobs in casinos that have nothing to do with gambling and i have one of those they dont need me Here for Mays said he would not Appeal personally to the commis if i Call i May be he he May we dont need you in the in trying to avoid All those Kuhn ordered Mays to give up a Goodwill ambassador coaching Job with the new York mets last claiming the Casino Post would be a Clear conflict of Mays followed former new York Yankees president Al Rosen to Rosen later left the Casino to return to baseball As general manager of the Houston a spokesman for Kuhn said the commissioner had not changed his feelings on the Mays Fields scored 16 Points and grabbed 10 rebounds As Urcla won its eighth game in nine at Alton Lister scored 23 Points As Arizona state rebounded from its weekend loss to Oregon the Sun devils shot 65 percent from the Alton is starting to get his said Asu coach Ned his Confidence and Overall play is in proportion to his ability to in other behind Derek Smiths 19 raised its record to 2 7 in a 7553 rout of Tulane Frank Edwards scored 38 Points to Power Cleve land state past South Carolina 8276 Mark Murphy had 11 Points off the Bench As Fordham rammed army 6260 Mickey Dillards steal and Layup with five seconds left pushed Florida state by Cincinnati 7977 Connecticut held Syra Cuse to 21 Points in the second half in to a 7859 big East Victory Al Watkins scored 23 Points As Miami upset Dayton Iowa shooting 23 percent in the first rallied past Wisconsin Parkside 6758 Steve Tutson hit two foul shots with two seconds remaining in triple Over time to lift Jacksonville Over Lotte 5654 Ricky Frazier and Jon Sundvold combined for 35 Points and mis Souri swamped Navy 8867 Mike Fer Rara scored 28 Points and Colgate brushed Cornell 7472 Frank Brickowski 15 Points carried Penn state past Lafayette 5342 Craig Dykema fired in 23 and Long Beach state stopped Weber state 7772 Tulsa had five players in double figures in an 8567 Victory Over Southern Illinois Kenny Lyles scored with two seconds left in overtime and Washington clipped Southern Cal Depaul keeps 1 ranking in aps poll by the associated press undefeated which left George san Diego state and Furman in its growing Wake last retained the 1 position in the associated press College basketball poll for the fifth consecutive week the Blue demons collected 59 of 62 firs place votes and Points out of a possible in the balloting by a nation wide panel of sports writers and broadcast Ray Meyers who spent most of last season in the 1 Are 12 0 this Oregon and remained in the second and third positions in the Oregon which outlasted then 13ranked Arizona state 7167 last was tabbed 1 on two ballots and received which had a scare last week before edging James Madison garnered one first place vote and preseason favorite and notre played musical chairs with the 4 and 5 the who routed Maine and Defeated Georgia last collected 989 the an easy Winner Over Davidson and the Only team to defeat Kentucky this got 915 the up top five remained the same this differing with the a ratings Only in the third and fourth up ranked Oregon Virginia and notre Dame in its top