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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, February 20, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes offers Gretzky scores five two assists in 92 rouf of Louis Pago 21 by United press International the National hockey leagues scoring Leader put on an exhibition wednesday night that the Louis blues will not soon Wayne the Edmonton oilers spectacular 20yearold fired in five including four in an eight min Ute Span of the third and added two assists to Power the oilers to a 92 rout of the blues at Gretzky now has 38 goals and 74 assists in 57 games and is virtually on the Al time record Pace of Points per game set by Bill Cowley of Boston in the 194344 sea this is one of those nights when every thing went our Gretzky i missed Early in the second period on a clearcut breakaway and then came Back and scored on a rebound from a difficult then i got my fourth goal by deflecting a High shot from the you figure it scoring five goals or winning the scor ing titles Are big but they wont mean a thing if we dont make the play he i Felt better about beating the 1 club in the league than scoring five the blues had lost Only one of their previous 12 games in taking the nil Point Gretzky second period rebound shot broke a 22 and his third period out burst clinched the the four con nil Roundup Secu Tive goals which came at and also tied an nil re Cord set in 1934 by Busher Jackson of Gretzky set up first period goals by Jari Kerri and Brett Callighen that gave Edmonton an Early 20 coach Glen Sather enjoyed the Gretzky show As much As everyone Hes he just keeps on sur prising this Guy is going to rewrite the record in other nil games capitals Black Hawks 5 at Washington Jean Pronovost scored with remaining to Cap a wild third goals by Glen Sharpley at and Denis Savard at gave Chicago a 43 but Ryan Walter scored his second goal of the game with remaining to pull Washington into a 44 Darryl Sutler then scored for Chicago just 38 seconds before Prono posts final whalers jets 3 at a similar final period Don Nachbaur tied it 11 for Hartford at but the jets regained the Lead at on Rick Dudley at the whalers Rick Meagher tipped in a goal to tie it and Hartford Norm Barnes scored with Barry Long ended it for the jets with re rangers Maple Leafs 3 at new Ulf Nilsson and Lance Nethery scored two goals each and Anders Hedberg notched four helping the rangers break Toronto three game win Ning North stars Rockies 2 at Bobby Smith scored two goals to Lead Minnesota to its third straight Smith has scored eight goals and 18 assists in his last 21 Nordques Kings 2 at Dale Hunters breakaway goal with to play gave Quebec a two goal Lead in the third who also had an assist on que becs second goal by Jacques fired in his 14th goal of the season after moving the puck past Kings do Senseman Jerry the Kings Are now 042 and in the midst of their longest wingless Streak of the Bruins canucks 5 at Terry Oreilly four assists led the Bruins in a wild game that featured 110 minutes in penalties during a third period Wayne Gretzky a night to remember tenacious tigers upset 5 deacons by United press International the Clemson tigers kept trying to beat a top Twenty team and they finally got it after losing to to rated Virginia and 20 Maryland last the tigers College basketball powered their Way to a 19point Lead and upset fifth ranked Wake Forest 8171 wednesday our Effort was but it was no better than in the losses last said Clemson coach Bill Clemson record is a notto shabby 188 and six of the losses have come at the hands of top Twenty including a two Point Squeaker to Wake Forest in last this the shoe was on the other foot and the game was on the other Clemson Littlejohn Wake Forest was the Only ranked team to while four including a Trio of Southeastern conference fourth ranked Louisiana state Defeated Auburn 5847 for its 23rd consecutive Vic 8 Tennessee edged Mississippi state lot ranked Kentucky turned Back Florida 6956 and 13 North car Olina trounced William Mary Clemson was led by freshman Clarke Bynum with 16 while three other tigers also scored in double Wake Forest chopped the 19point deficit to 54 50 Midway through the second but a 144 Clemson burst sealed the deacons third setback in 23 i think we played the worst first half weve played All said Wake Forest coach Carl we shot Only 28 per cent and youre not going to beat anyone shooting that kind of the deacons recovered to shoot percent in the second but even that was beaten As Clemson connected at a leu had to struggle before running its Sec log to 150 231 Overall thanks to six late Points by Ethan Martin and a stingy the tigers assured them selves of no worse than a tie for their Sec Ond Sec Crown in three Martin and Rudy Macklin had 17 Points with Martin scoring All six of his second half Points in the final five when things dont Click for your defense has to hold you that the Mark of a Good said leu coach Dale whose tenacious tigers forced 18 turnovers to help overcome an atrocious shooting a team that int flexible could have been blown out shooting the Way we i didst think we had fun maybe the tension of winning the Sec Crown was with Dale Ellis scored 26 Points to Lead ten continued on Page 22 Ford goes from Golf of hero Kings nip celts by Point by United press International Phil Kansas cites Swift guard went from Goat to hero in one second wednesday night to Lead the Kings to a Triumph Over the Boston celtics m Kemper with the Kings ahead by one Rord fouled Bostons Robert Parish with one second to the Allstar Center missed one free but hit the next two to give the celtics a 113112 usually praised for his Plymak 18 abilities rather than Long Range gun drilled in a 21foot jumper at the Unal Buzzer As the crept within one game of after a miserable really Felt bad about the said the leagues assist i thought if id been there a second earlier i might have made a steal but there was still one second in and one More Sam Lacey really made a Good inbound pass so i could turn and get a Good i made up my mind i want going to Rush who led the celtics with 26 appeared to have iced the game earlier when he stole the Ball and stuffed it Aba Roundup in to put Boston ahead 111108 with 46 seconds but the 6foot2 Ford converted two free throws and Lacey connected on a Baseline jumper to put the Kings ahead 112111 with six seconds left before Ford fouled Fords Las second a jumper from just inside the three Point gave him a game High 28 elsewhere in the Aba Hawks pacers 96 Steve Hawes and John Drew combined for 44 Points to Lead Atlanta to a rare Road Indiana Johnny Davis missed a three Point shot at the Buzzer which could have tied the Mike Bantom led the pacers with 76ers pistons 97 Steve mix and Julius Erving combined for 13 Points in a 172 spurt at the Start of the fourth Quarter As Philadelphia averted a major upset at the the list who got 21 Points from Terry led 7976 after three periods despite suit ing up Only eight players due to Erving scored a game High 24 but it was the 76ers depth that won the game As their Bench outscored Detroit reserves the starters just  get into the said Philadelphia coach Billy continued on Page 22 up Phil Ford Las second shot wins  
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