European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Tulane drops mens basketball three players indicted in Point shaving Case a photo coach Ned Fowler paying his players wildcats welcomed by Reagan Washington a Villa Nova University National championship basketball team came to the White House thursday and was told by president Reagan that its shoot ing was better than he Ever did in one of those Western the president was presented with a blues Edwhite Villanova Warmup even though coach Rollie Massimino said during a Rose Gar Den reception that Reagan was a Georgetown Hoya Villanova upset defending National Champion Georgetown 6664 in Lex monday night to win the Mcaa Reagan later jokingly corrected Massimino about his basketball Alle i cant be a fan of i just think of All of you As Reagan said its almost hard to believe that any team could shoot As Well As Villanova did against George the wildcats made per cent of their Fiel goal it looked More like 100 percent on that better shooting than i Ever did in one of those West Ern movies where Vou never ran out of ammunition and you could always do some of the wildcats had already departed for easter break when plans1 for thursdays reception was Reagan singled but for Praise tournament moped Pinckney for hav ing to guard 7fqot Patrick i dont know if playing against Ewing is like playing against Rouse speaker tip but i under stand exactly what its like to go up against an awesome new Orleans a Tulane uni rocked by a Point shaving scandal and the discovery of Mcaa said thursday it planned to drop mens Basket an Orleans Parish grand shortly after the schools indicted three including John hot Rod and five others on 20 counts of sports bribery and conspiracy in the Gam bling a second nine count indictment named student Gary Kranz for Selling cocaine to members of the teammates named with Williams were David accused of sports crib and Bobby accused of conspiracy in sports District attorney Harry Connick said the investigation is not Over and involves he did not elaborate but said the Case would be Given to a judge basketball coach Ned who Hast been implicated in the alleged Point shaving resigned thursday along with two Tulane president Eamon Kelly said Fowler admitted making Cash payments to several players a Viola Tion of Mcaa the states item quoted sources As saying that Williams told prosecutors he secretly got a week from Fowler during the the newspaper also quoted sources As saying Williams told prosecutors he received a payment in a shoe Box when he was a High school senior to attend who was Given immunity before he spoke to a grand jury refused to comment when questioned by those indicted were the same eight peo ple who had been arrested earlier in the they were of a 610 senior Center who was metro conference player of the year in 198384 and Allcon Ference in of new a 6 foot senior of new a 6foot7 Sophomore of new David of once a member of Kranz Mark of fair also once a member of Kranz Craig of new Roland of new who has a record of two convictions for operating As a two Clyde Eads and Jon John both testified before the grand jury last week under Grants of the indictments said each got at a Crim and an unspecified amount of Jeff a Tulane student who Testi fied before the grand jury on was named but not the total amount of Money allegedly split by the players was not specified in the indictment although it said was involved in a Memphis state in a Southern Mississippi an unspecified amount in a game at Virginia tech on which Tulane lost Thompson was indicted Only in two conspiracy although he was mentioned in four which said he took at least and one which said he took asked if Thompson had Madea District at Torney Harry Connick refused to he said he would meet next week with Federal investigators to discuss the Kelly told a news conference to thought it was critical the 150yearold private University take a Clear and decisive even though basketball teams have been fielded since the Only Way i know to demonstrate unambiguously this academic Community intolerance of the violations and actions we see Tulane on Page 23 Cummings scores to Lead Bucks Over pistons by the associated press of Allstar Forward Terry Cummings haunt already proven Hes an Allaround Talent on the basketball he left Little doubt with his latest averaging Points and rebounds for Milwaukee this Sang the National Anthem before thursday nights National basketball association then scored 29 Points to Lead the Bucks to a 130121 Triumph Over the de troit i even hit some of the notes better than i thought i Cummings said after win Ning a standing ovation with his singing and later winning cheers with his play Aba Roundup All around it was a Good night for me the my parents in the it really All came together for Cummings scored 10 Points in a six minute Span of the final period to help the Bucks hold off a late Detroit i really Felt Good in the fourth Quad he i really Felt it was time to do not Only for the but also for myself because i was the who Long ago clinched the Central division title Over the second place now have a 5621 record this even coach Don Nelson admits he is surprised at the teams Milwaukee led Only 8987 after three but a 9 Streak at the beginning of the final period extended the margin to 9889 with the who got 32 Points from Kelly Tripucka acid 23 from John Cut the deficit to 118113 with to Cummings sore4 10 of Milwaukee 20 Points in to Detroit from getting any Paul scored 20 Points and Ney Moncrief and Craig Hodges had 17 apiece for the in other Aba games Hawks kicks 79 new York Cliff Levingston scored 22 Points and Dominique Wilkins 18 As Atlanta improved its playoff chances at the expense of hapless new which lost its seventh the who Cut Cleveland advantage for the Eastern conferences last playoff spot to led 3819 after the first Quarter As Wilkins and Levingston scored 10 Points the kicks got no closer than 10 the kicks made Only 22 Field Only two More than the Aba futility re Cord of 20 set in 1955 by the Rochester new York took 76 for a fiend goal percentage of the previous Aba Low this season was by Dallas against Utah on supersonics jazz 118 Salt Lake Utah Seattle also revived its playoff breaking a seven game losing Streak by edging the jazz had a Chance to Send the game into overtime when Rickey Green was fouled at the he hit his first free throw but missed the second to preserve the sonics it Cut Phoenix Lead Over Seattle to two games in the race for the final Western conference playoff Tom Chambers had 34 Points and Al Wood a career High 32 for the while Adrian Dantley had 34 and Darrell Griffith 30 for the Griffiths three Point goal in the first period gave him 92 for the More than the Aba record he established in nuggets suns 103 Denver got 31 Points from Alex English and 23 from Calvin Natt and used a late surge to beat the with Only nine healthy play ers and their three leading scorers on the sidelines with led 8982 after file photo Milwaukee Terry Cummings a Good night for me three quarters As Alvan Adams scored 12 of his 31 Points in the the nuggets then outscored Phoenix 2814 in the final 12 minutes and took the Lead for Good at 103101 on Watts Layup with warriors rockets 108 Golden state got Strong performances from Purvis Short and Larry Smith against Houston to break a five game losing Streak and win for Only the 21 St time in 76 Short had 27 Points and Smith 21 Points and 16 Kacem Olajuwon led the rockets with 26