European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 women cagers Tough by Christine Donnelly staff writer Frankfurt unlike most Cess Ful Frankfurt women basketball Mentor Michael Boyd is willing to share the secret of his undefeated teams he swears there is we practice a we play a and we have a lot of Boyd says in the understatement of the the reigning Usa eur champions have played almost 40 More games this season than most of their v corp compete and they Haven lost were 130 in the v but really were weve been practising since August and weve been playing German Bunde Sliga teams since Boyd thais the real key to our the Falconette average nearly 90 Points a game and usually win by 30 or but Boyd shrugs off critics who say he runs up the scores and Doest let second stringers its much too late now to try to keep the score Boyd i cant change the rhythm of our As far As the second i dont think we have a second everyone gets to Boyd Ive got eight people on the team that could Start and seven that average 12 Points or More a so the scores do get but it  be fair for me to hold them Boyd firmly maintains that defensive ability makes his team the Falco netted almost always play a full court that what we practice not our defense scores most of our Points by putting pressure on the teams and making them turn Over the Ball so we get easy a balanced scoring Good run Ning height and togetherness Combine to make Frankfurt a Tough team to he heard the one about mets Rookie new York a the Story is about a 28yearold pitching Prospect uncovered by the new York a Guy who never played an organized game of baseball Tut Learned in the mountains of Tibet How to blow a fast Ball by people at 168 As it turns sports illustrated is throwing a curve at its readers in this weeks dated april the Story is a we wanted to give them some thing to and i think  remember Mark mul the magazines managing said of the 14page april fools Day feature on Hayden Sidd the Complete with pictures of fincer and mets players and was written by George Ive never had so much fun in my life writing a said readers went for it like a High the phone has been ringing off the Hook All Day everyone is asking whether its mets publicity director Jay Horwitz the of had been clued sports illustrated set up the pictures two weeks ago and had told the team what it wanted to Adriene Buggage smooth and Quick the average height of the women is 5 Vickie Johnson is starters Adriene Buggage and Beverly Walker Are both and barbra Hudson is most of the players have High school and College playing several Are veterans of last years championship one of the veterans is Donna Star who doubles As a Brayboy averages More than 20 Points a game and Boyd Calls her an Allaround Shes really i Haven seen a female player that can play against Boyd also depends on 61 who Michael Boyd of top women plays Forward and Walker aver Ages five blocked shots and 17 rebounds a Shes probably the Best defensive player in when this team is Down she can really cheer them the attitude of the players is especially Boyd because Treyve played since burnout int Buncom but usually Doest last players get burned Treyve been playing for months and they give up a lot of their free time for but there winners and they love that the Best thing about our the spunk and determination to win said photos by Christine Donnelly Miccicle Buggs Point guard Lisa a starting sure we work hard and we run but we really have a Good Lime out that the Falcon Eltes lace Lanau this week end in a Besto three v corps semifinal they were to play Friday in Hanau and saturday at i in the Falcons nest gym in if history repeats Frankfurt will head for the finals next weekend and then to the Usa eur playoffs which begin april there a great i Tell Boyd and As Long As they want to  be Lough to Ewing named a player of year a Georgetown Patrick a a foot senior Friday was named As the Winner of the Adolph Rupp trophy by the associated press As the player of the year in College he was honoured at a reception Here held in conjunction with the Mcaa final a three time ail american who has led the hoyas to the Mcaa final four three of the last four received 58 of 115 votes in a nationwide poll of sports writers and broadcasters conducted before the Mcaa Ewing beat out Chris Mullin of his big East conference rival and fellow a 66 senior landed 44 a native of Jamaica who attended High school in has proven to be a dominating defensive and rebounding he also leads the defending Mcaa Champion hoyas in scoring with a aver his rebounding average this season also tops the the 240pounders intimidating presence has been a major Factor in Georgetown Lead ing the nation in defense against Fiel goal expected to be the 1 Choice in the National basketball association has blocked More than 100 shots in each of his four he will Lead the hoyas into into an Mcaa semifinal game against Georgetown finished second to Johns in the big East conference regular but beat the redmen for the conference tournament the hoyas have a 342 record this season and Are ranked 1 in the they boast a 16game winning in ewings four the hoyas have won 120 games and lost he is George towns Al time leading rebounded and 2 others receiving player of the year votes were Xavier Mcdaniel of Wichita five votes Keith Lee of Wayman tis Dale of Oklahoma and Kenny Walker of Ken two each and Syracuse Rafael Addi Montana Larry Krystkowiak and army Randy one the Rupp named for the late University of Kentucky is sponsored by the Commonwealth athletic club of a group of businessmen who formed a no for profit organization to establish the trophy and care for it and other Rupp Memorabilia at the Rupp Arena in the original trophy resides the player of the year receives a North Carolinas Michael Jordan won the award last Michigan Frieder voted top coach a Bill whose Michigan wolverines were the Surprise winners of the big ten conference Fri Day was named by the associated press As College basketballs coach of the Frieder received 49 votes from a nationwide poll of sports writers and broadcasters in balloting taken at the end of the regular the wolverines finished 2 in the a but were knocked out in the second round of the Mcaa playoffs by Villanova and wound up with a 264 Michigan won the big ten with a 162 Lou whose third ranked Johns team won the big East conference Reg ular season was second with 41 in his fifth year As Michigan head led his team to the 1984 National invitation tournament the wolverines we rent expected to Chal Lenge for the big ten Crown this season be cause of the loss of 6foot1 i Tim Mccormick and guard Eric both decided to pass up their senior seasons and turn but Michigan presented a formidable front headed by 611 Center Roy Tarpley with Burly 60 Butch Wade and 66 Richard Rel fora at the the wolverines lost to Indiana and but regrouped to win the conference Crown with a 162 John coach of to ranked received 10 Georgia techs Bobby Cremins landed six votes and North Carolina states Jim Valvano got radio and television College basketball Mcaa final four