European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes March Hall retires As Kentucky coach Denver up Basket Ball coach Joe following a 86 70 loss to Johns Friday night in an Mcaa West regional announced his retire ment after 13 seasons on the wild cats Hall made the announcement on his pos game radio show after a Lexington television station reported earlier he would quit once Kentucky season this has been a very rewarding sea said the 56yearold who guided the wildcats to an 1813 record during what was considered a rebuilding Joe Hall this was my last game As coach at who replaced the legendary Adolph said he made the decision last summer and had lied to reporters when asked if it was True he planned to retire after this he added he has already informed University president Otis Singletary and athletics director Cliff Hagan of his Ive had several offers in business and some other ventures and i kind of want to see How other people live without the pres he Hall read from a Brief statement he had prepared because theres a lot of things 1 need to say and a lot of people i need to this is what i wrote and this the Way 1 feel and i think it needs to be said in these this season has been a very re warding one in that the players exceeded what was expected of its been exciting to watch this team the satisfaction that Ive experienced makes it a Little easier to say but this was my last game As head basketball coach at the University of its a Little bit ironic that it happened Here in Denver where i began College coaching at Hall began his College coaching career at Regis in 1960 and moved to Central Missouri in 1965 for one season before moving to Ukas an assistant under his career coaching Mark stands at 373 he said he has not spent enough time with his family and decided it was time to step i knew in the mind that i would not coach beyond the Middle Hall i really have not had the time during the past 13 years to spend with my family that i wanted i intend to have that time in the years Singletary and Hagan attempted to talk Hall out of the but Hall was and according to the Kyt television who played College basketball under was named Kentucky coach 13 years ago and led the wildcats to the Mcaa championship in he com piled a 301100 record at Kentucky and has averaged 23 victories per year in his 13 seasons at Hall took Kentucky to three final one National invitation tournament eight Southeastern conference titles and one Sec tournament Champi Bucks hand 76ers third straight loss a photo new jerseys Micheal Ray Richardson draws foul charging Denver Bill Hanzlik from press dispatches Philadelphia Charles Davis came off the Bench to score 23 Points to spark the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131112 rout of the slumping Philadelphia 76ers in a National basketball association game Friday a 6foot7 Forward in his third year in the scored All of his Points in the second and third Terry Cummings scored 21 Points and Craig Hodges 20 for which has won eight of its last 10 games to Lead the Central division by 11 the loss was the 76ers third straight and dropped them five games behind the Boston celtics in the Atlan tic division Moses playing in his first game since sprain ing his right ankle a week led the mixers with 22 and Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney added 21 with left in the game and his team Down by Philadelphia coach Billy Cunningham kicked the Ball Down the court As referee Bruce Alexander was about to pick it who had received a technical in the first was thrown out of the in other Aba games Mavericks spurs 114 san Texas Jay Vincent made the most of his first starting assignment in 24 games Friday scoring 15 of his 30 Points in the final Quarter and grabbing a game High 15 rebounds to Lead Dallas Over san Mark benched by Dallas coach Dick Motta after being called for two technical tuesday against the came off the Bench to score a game High lakers rockets 107 Houston Kareem Abduljabba scored 30 Points and magic Johnson collected 16 assists Friday night to spark the los Angeles lakers to a thrashing of the lakers placed seven players in double figures As they beat the rockets for the 13th consecutive time in Rodney Mccray led the rockets with 21 Ralph Sampson scored 10 Points in the first Quarter and had 16 at but was held to Only 4 Points after that As los Angeles pulled away in the second no Roundup celtics Cavaliers 117 Boston Larry Bird scored 36 Points and Danny Ainge and Scott Wedman sparked a fourth Quarter surge that boosted Boston Over it was the celtics seventh consecutive tying their second longest winning Streak of the and was their 14th straight Victory Over the who scored 15 and who had scored six apiece during the decisive which had won nine of its previous 13 had seven scorers in double topped by world free with 28 kicks pacers 113 Indianapolis Bernard King scored 16 of his 45 Points in the fourth Quarter to hold off an Indiana rally and Lead new York to the kicks led 8578 to Start the final but Indiana battled Back and went ahead 10099 with left on a pair of free throws by Steve King hit two consecutive baskets to break a 101101 tie and give the kicks the Lead for Good at Kings Hawks 102 Atlanta Kansas cites Eddie Johnson scored 33 including 12 in the fourth As the Kings swept past Dominique Wilkins paced Atlanta with 34 nuggets nets 111 East Mike Evans scored 14 second half eight in the fourth Quarter to lift Denver to a Victory Over new Alex who also had eight fourth Quarter led Denver with new Jersey was led by Buck who had 27 Points and 19 jazz sonics 85 Seattle Forward Adrian Dantley scored 13 of his game High 27 Points in the third Quarter As Utah pulled away in the second half to defeat Center Frank who has replaced injured Jack Sikma for the remainder of the topped the sonics with 21 Caps trip canadians 31 behind Jensens goal ending from press dispatches Lan goalie Al Jen who missed 11 weeks of the season with Back and knee posted his fourth Victory since returning from knee surgery As the Washington capitals beat the Montreal canadians 31 in the National hockey league Friday in his last four Jensen has Al Lowed Only three has not won in its last 11 visits to the capital losing six and tying got first period goals from Mark Taylor and Rod Tang Bengt Gustafsson added a Power play goal in the second former capita Captain Ryan Walter spoiled Jen sen s shutout bid at of the third Peri nil Roundup the sellout crowd of pushed Washington Home attendance above the half million Mark for the first time in the clubs 11year in other nil action Friday red wings rangers 3 Detroit Ron Duguay scored his 35th goal of the season and Steve Yzer Man added his 25th to Lead Detroit Over the new York Duguay opened the scoring at of the first period on the red wings first shot of the Yzerman increased Detroit Lead to 20 late in the first period before Darryl Sittler and Gerard Gallant tallied less than three minutes apart Early in the second to increase the margin to the red wings upped the Lead to 50 into the final period on Claude Loi Selles eighth goal before James Pierre Larouche and Tomas Sandstrom answered for the rangers in the final 10 sabres penguins 1 Gilles Gil Perreault and John Tucker each scored in the first period to give the Buffalo sabres a Victory Over eight seconds after buffaloes Craig Ramsay was penalized for High Warren Youngs shot from the Side of the net Cut the sabres Lead to 31 at of the first oilers Maple Leafs 3 Alberta Wayne Gretzky scored a shorthanded goal at of the third period to lift Edmonton into an overtime tie with Gretzky backhanded his own rebound past a sprawling Tim Bernhardt for his 66th goal of the the goal averted a monumental upset As the Leafs entered the game with the worst record in the nil and the oilers boast the Edmonton has yet to win in 11 overtime contests this having lost one and tied Black Hawks flames 1 Alberta Troy Murray scored the Gam winning goal and assisted on Chicago other one and goaltender Warren Skorodenski provided of shutout goal ending to lift Chicago Black Over