European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports champs Philadelphia a mis Sion read the sign that was waving in the biting wind As the City welcomed Home Villanova National championship basketball team with a 1 Alock Parade and a rally coach Rollie Massimino and the 6664 winners Over defend ing Champion Georgetown monday night at Rode in a flatbed holding aloft the Mcaa Joe of the City representatives said police estimated the crowd at As the three truck Parade circled City Hall to a Plaza for the i am proud of you and the City is proud of said mayor Wil son speaking by Telephone see champs on Page 19 Sutton leaves Arkansas for top Job at Kentucky a Eddie Sut who guided Arkansas to nine consecutive Mcaa was hired tues Day to succeed Joe Hall As coach of the Kentucky basketball joined Arkansas in after five years at and immediately turned around the Razorbacks pro Arkansas had records of 179 and 199 in his first two then reeled off nine straight years of More than 20 in the 12 years before Sutton the Razorbacks Best record was 1610 in under Arkansas made nine straight trips to the Mcaa including one to the final four in 1978 before losing to Kentucky 6459 in the sem that team finished his record at Arkansas was and he was Southwest conference coach of the year four times and named National coach of the year Suttons resignation at Arkansas was announced shortly after following a up photo Eddie Sutton final four in 78 Telephone Call he made to the schools assistant athletic director Wilson before Kentucky ath Letic director Cliff Hagan had the Guy we hired is a solid that was he had to be Able to step right in and move right on no no announced his retirement from the position March 22 after 13 after succeeding the legendary Adolph Hall guided Kentucky to one Mcaa Cham one nit championship and eight Southeastern conference others who reportedly had been leading candidates for the Post included South Flor Ida coach Lee former Kentucky assistant Dick Mississippi states Bob arizonans Lute Olson and Ala Bama Birmingham Gene Olson and Bartow All had with drawn their names from consideration by Boyd said that he was Happy in his current who could not be reached for com apparently headed Home to to end foolishness of stalling Mcaa adopts 45seconcl Saiof clock up the Mcaa mens basketball rules committee tuesday adopted the 45second shot clock for All games beginning next the clock was used on an experimental basis by 25 conferences this but was not employed during the Mcaa Tournai next the clock will be used in All regular season and tournament the committee Felt there was a Strong both from the coaches and from the 25 conferences that researched the clock through to implement the clock for next said Edward Secretary editor of the com it will eliminate the travesty Type but Steitz said the use of the clock would not decrease the occurrence of like Villanova win monday Over Georgetown in the National championship it wont prevent the like Villanova beating but will eliminate the foolishness of the pure he in addition to data recorded by the 25 conferences using the Steitz said in making its decision the committee also considered a poll that indicated 68 percent of the coaches favored using the also the chaired by Vanderbilt coach increased the penalty for intentionally fouling a when a player is fouled intentionally in the act of shooting and the Fiel goal at tempt is no the shooter will be awarded two free throws and the fouled team will be awarded the Ball out of Steitz the new Rule should eliminate the intentional which can cause Steitz the rules which also includes new Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton and Minnesota coach Jim met in Lexington in conjunction with the final reacting to a controversial ruling in a game during the season Between Josephs and West the committee specifically defined the Point at which an officials jurisdiction in that West Virginia was Origi Nally declared the after discussion in the dressing the officials reversed themselves and said Joes was the Atlantic 10 conference com missioner Charlie theokas later ruled West Virginia the once the official has left the court at the end of the Steitz that officials jurisdiction has leaving the playing floor is tantamount to approving the final also the committee made illegal wearing of an undershirt with any Type of approved a line six feet behind the end line to keep photographers and others further from the court and adopted a requirement that moveable backstops be positively the committee also authorized three experimental which can be adopted by conferences As Long As they agree to keep data concerning the Success of the one Rule would provide for a three Point Field goal line 19feet and 9inches from the this could discourage the bring Back the Little Man and get rid of some of the rough Low Post Steitz in an Effort to prevent the com Mittee authorized the experimental use of a backboard 6 inches Shorter than current the final Experiment authorized was the use of a rear Boundary arc 34 feet from the the offensive team would have to get Down the court into its offensive arc within 10 seconds and then stay within that would be used instead of a half court Vicenza Caver tops Al Europe girl cagers Vicenza Yvette Caver by Ben Abrams prep sports editor Germany Good Overall great scoring super Ball handlers and defensive luminaries they Are All present on the girls 1985 stars and stripes Al Europe basketball Vicenza Yvette one of two re Peaters on the Heads the cast As stars and stripes player of the a position she barely achieved Over ulms Pam Thornton and Baum holders Ladan the other returnee from Caver is Only but she has such great jumping Power that coach Joe Pellerito was Able to use her As a joining Caver at Forward Are Munich s Margie Neary Heidelberg Betta Kilpatrick 59 and Zaif Gorzas ton skin Riley who earned the accolades 9 v a lilt a Wal player of the year last year As a earned recognition at Center this where she is joined by ram steins Stephanie the biggest performer on the team at Frankfurt Beverly Cromar american school of London Stacey Roth and Munich Erika Carey Are the guard Roth is the others Are and Kilpatrick Are the others if that team could be it would be coached by Jack who masterminded Baum older through a perfect including Corning from 11 Points behind to beat previously undefeated Franklin in the big schools Cham who Seldom played much More than a half because Munich generally dominated the averaged Points and rebounds a she was on the losing Side in a game Only four times during her fou year career at my that career included three straight tournament Caver was described by Pellerito As the Best girl High school player 1 have Ever seen following her Junior this Pellerito repeated that but added but Shes even better than last Caver averaged Points and re Bounds a she also was credited with assists and steals a game As Vicenza finished second to Naples in the Italy Skillen guided Zaragoza to a perfect Campaign by averaging Points and although she rarely played More than three she also sparkled on averaging four and often brought the Ball up court when the opponent Kilpatrick paced Heidelberg with 15 nine rebounds and four steals per see Caver on Page 21