European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 setae seek finals berths Heidelberg Augsburg crusaders and Darmstadt demons stand one Victory away from advancing to us Reurs mens basketball championship on the women defending Susareu Champion Frankfurt and setae could stage a repeat of last years title series by posting victories the Vii corps represent opens play at 2 against Heidel bergs celtics of the 26th support the positional tournament the who lost the 1981 title series to beat the celtics 6561 in the semifinal series opener wednesday in newcomer from v travelled to Kaiserslautern and held off the 21st support come panthers 8982 the who have never advanced to the Usa eur almost blew the panthers off their Home spurt ing to a 274 Lead before holding off the panthers in the closing should the celtics and panthers both mens series would go to sunday if necessary games at noon in Darm stadts Cambrai Fritch Cavern gym and at 2 in Heidelberg Womack gym at the 130th station Frankfurt Falconette of v corps pounded Vii corps Ansbach Angels 78 57 to open their semifinal series wednesday in the Falcons nest the series switches to Ansbach Katter Bach gymnasium for a 2 game sat in the other semifinal setae rapped the 21st support com Champion Mannheim Mustangs 6048 in Italy the series shifts to mannheims Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena at 2 if Ansbach and Mannheim the if necessary games Are scheduled for ans Bach and Mannheim at 2 All semifinals winners Start play in Besto three championship series begin Ning Bannister advises Sutcliffe not to let Strong finish fool him Chicago up Floyd Bannister has some Friendly advice for his Crosstown pitching Rick Sutcliffe dont let a great second half of a season fool the Chicago White sox South Paw knows from where he in Bannister caught fire in the Sec Ond half of the winning 13 of 14 decisions and helping guide the sox to their first Flag of any kind since Sutcliffe came aboard with the cubs and won 16 of 17 decisions in 1984 to Lead the club to its first Flag of any kind since As quickly As things can go they can go Bannister believe i know it after his Brilliant 1983 ban Nister fell on hard times in his performance mirrored the problems the sox had All year As he won Only 10 games and never approached the Success he had the previous not that anyone would be asking for but i know that when you have a great second you want the momentum to carry Over until the next Bannis Ter i know Rick is probably going to go into it with a lot of but there Are things that can often happen that Are beyond your in banisters the support he had so generously received in 1983 suddenly abandoned him in the sox the Leader in the american league in runs scored in found its bats quickly silenced in As a Bannister Sud Denly was on the Short end of 21 and 42 scores just the opposite from the year before when he was winning close games because of better it was just like pitching in Houston and Seattle says who signed a contract As a free agent with the sox after the 1982 we just we rent scoring when that Hap you Start to As the season wore i want pitching nearly As if a Pitcher like the 1984 National league by Young award win starts to find the cubs Arent scoring runs for him this season like they produced in Bunches in Bannister can say that he gave some warning to his fellow Mem Ber of baseballs pitching ban Nister is looking for better times in although he int sure he will be Able to duplicate the second half of the season he had in 1983 when he wound up winning 16 i think ill be a better you learn As you says who admits to having a problem with controlling his temper in his first years As a pro after a Stellar career at Arizona i think it is a matter of you cant let things bother you on the Bannister so much of the game is so much of it is just concentrating on the Batter and forgetting what happened on the previous Bannister credits Veteran teammate Tom Seaver for helping him in this Tom was a great he Doest let anything bother him on the Bannister he made a Point of saying if something goes wrong on one youve got to forget a photo White sox Floyd Bannister knows How fast things change go on to the next dont dwell on anything Hes been a big help for me and the entire pitching Bannister is optimistic the sox can re bound this he has refrained from joining the list of sceptics who have criticized the sox dealing of 1983 american league by Young award Winner Lamarr Hoyt to the san Diego padres during the it Doest take that much to turn it i know if i can have a better season and the team can hit like it did in we can become contenders Bannister the pitching staff is still and As fast As you can fall you can there had been talk the sox were going to Deal Bannister instead of that also something you live i heard that right after the world that i might be Bannister explains Ive been traded before you just dont let things like that bother Loughery Job would be Chicago up Kevin completing his second full year on the Job with the Chicago would normally be feeling fairly secure at this he guided the bulls to their first playoff berth in four seasons and has seen interest in the club resurrected thanks to the play of Rookie sensation Michael but a funny thing happened to Loughery on the Road to Job Security one of his Clos est friends and direct Boss got Rod the Chicago general manager who brought Loughery to Chicago in was dismissed by new owner Jerry Reinsdorf in late Loughery was stunned by the news but also was told his Job was Safe until the end of the it has had an effect on me and the the effect on me int anything to be concerned what can i do Lough Ery but it was something that caused some turmoil and that not what you needed going into the Reinsdorf and the Man he appointed to succeed Jerry have repeat edly insisted that Loughery will not automatically be were going to sit Down and evaluate everything once the season is Krause we dont have any plans for any changes at the present but almost immediately after Thorn was speculation arose that Loughery would be the next to go even though he has time remaining on his names started being mentioned As replacements Phoenix John Portland Jack top level College other teams i read All of that but theres Noth ing to do and certainly nothing to worry Loughery you learn not to worry about things of which you have no Loughery philosophy has been affected by having gone through All of this several times in Bis coaching he began with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1972 and saw the club get off to a 526 Presto he was the next he went to the Aba and coached the new York it was there he brought aboard a fellow named Rod Thorn to serve As an Loughery was fired from the nets Job in Atlanta picked up Loughery in 1981 and he stayed there two making the play offs both before Thorn was free to bring his Friend to Loughery reign in Chicago has hardly been last the club went a dismal 2756 and Loughery had a personality clash with Star guard Reggie Theus that led to Thorn trading the popular player to Kansas this Loughrey has had ruins with guard Quintin who had publicity criticized the bulls coach for not playing him Dailey also said he would not play for Loughery if the bulls coach was still around next whether any of this has a bearing on Loughery future in the minds of Krause and Reinsdorf remains to be Loughery again said his Only concern is finishing out the playoffs and getting the bulls As far As he i think at Start our goal was to make the playoffs and that what we have done this Loughery you have to look at the record and the record is that we improved by nearly 15 games this As far As what they say and whether i believe them that their minds Arent made up i have to believe what Choice do i have if Loughery does it will continue a merry ground of coaches that has been a Symbol of the frustrations in the Chicago in 19 the club has had seven Dif Ferent during that the club has never won an Aba it also has never reached the finals of the Aba were on the right Road Michael Jordan obviously was a big Loughery were not quite but with a draft Choice or two and some More this club can continue to whether it improves under Loughery Tutelage next season should be known