European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Augsburg advances to finals by Bob Dillier staff writer Heidelberg the Road to the Usa eur mens basketball championship will run through Reserve guard Robert White came off the Bench to score 14 second half Points As the speedy crusaders held off a late Heidelberg rally to Down the celtics 8983 and sweep their Besto three Semi final but who will face coach George Jacobs Crew is thanks to kaisers Lau terns 6663 Victory Over the Darmstadt demons in the other the pan thers Victory forces the i necessary game at noon sunday on the demons Home court at Cambra Fritsch Augsburg built a 4440 halftime largely on the inside moves of 6foot3 Forward Earnest Thompson and the out Side shooting of 64 swing Man Larry War Thompson glided through the Lane for 17 first half Points and Warrens jumper was deadly from beyond 15 but Heidelberg fought Back to take a 52 48 Lead on two straight jumpers off the Glass by 67 Center James who played for Augsburg in the crusaders 1981 usar eur title loss to i know him said i think Hes the Best player Ive seen to come out of enter he stripped Heidelberg Leo Mclnnis at mid court and rammed Home a fast break then hit a bucket in the Lane for a 5454 after Heidelberg went up 6260 on a Flack White tied with a Baseline jumper and Thompson put the crusaders up for rebounding his own miss for a 6462 Edge with Augsburg went up but Flack Cut the celtics deficit to 7068 on two straight but Jacobs put the crusaders in a press and Augsburg went up 8274 with Heidelberg closed it to but a slammed the door by stuffing Over Flack for an 8680 crusader Lead with 42 seconds White and Warren accounted for 15 of the crusaders final 17 the Guys a phenomenal said Warren of if he plays Down Hes so was when Heidelberg zone defense col lapsed inside on Thompson would either drive the Lane or Warren april 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 photo by Dave Dudlo Heidelberg Len Harrison grabs a rebound in front of Augsburg Otis Weir saturday celtics Duane Kelly watches in Augsburg 8983 win a Baseline when we got the wed said when we got the then they had to they made a mistake staying in that but it woul Dve been a bigger one to run with Heidelberg 65 Forward Terry Pledger kept the celtics close in the first hitting for 11 of his 17 but Augsburg Reserve guard Ron Riley stripped Heidelberg Leroy Evans and drove for a fast break with three seconds left for the crusaders halftime in the locker we said wed let Flack get his if we could Stop Pledger and wed said a Evans hit 14 in the second half and finished with who carried Thompson around As a scored Only one meaningless bucket in the final six i played Pledger on the said Hes solid Down you have to deny him the when he i tried to feel him on my butt to stay we had the pressing defense this that and re bounding turned it Warren led the winners with 29 Weir and Thompson each hit for 19 and White scored for Flack scored Evans Pledger 17 and Reserve Lester Banks Flack also pulled Down 17 Augsburg hit 32 of 74 shots from the Heidelberg connected on 37 of Heidel Berg held a 3630 rebounding Warren and Weir each grabbed 10 for the Warren said the crusaders would revert to their running form in the we know now we can slow it we know we can play both but were going to that Way we dont have a Chance to think about what were doing out for Many of Augsburg this is the last shot at a Usa eur eight of the 10 Guys Are going said were trying to win it for the two Wholl still be and there trying to win it for Thompson said Augsburg haunt seen either Kaiserslautern or Darmstadt during the but i dont think there Good enough to run with till be run and gun and Well hold the of panthers beat stay alive Germany kaisers Lau terns Anthony Patterson hit three free throws in the last 26 seconds As the panthers held off the Darmstadt demons 6663 Here saturday to Square their Usa eur semifinal mens basketball set at the decisive game in the Besto three series will be played at Darmstadt Cam brain tech Cavern gym sunday at with the Winner advancing to the final series next sundays game starts two hours earlier than originally scheduled to accommodate the v corps boxing which Start at 6 in the same Patterson made Only six Points in saturdays but he saved half of them for Nitt Gritty he Sank both ends of a on Eanone to put the panthers ahead 6561 with 26 seconds after Carl Beard retaliated with a Basket to bring the demons Back to within two Patterson Drew a foul on the subsequent inbound he Sank the first of a one Andone with 11 seconds on the clock to sew up the town in this semifinal Between the v corps and 21st support come the visiting team has won both v corp Darmstadt downed hosting Kaiserslautern 89 82 in wednesdays series in the the panthers opened with a Semi fou Corner offence to spread out the de Mons and it worked Well enough to keep Kaiserslautern in a 2to4point Lead until Darmstadt rallied for a 2621 town came Back with six straight Points for a 2726 after the hosts retrieved a on Point Anthony Gray hit a two Pointer for a 2928 Panther advantage at the in the second the score stayed close until Darmstadt made its Best run of the hitting eight unanswered Points for a 5244 then it was the panthers turn for a As they outscored the demons 112 for a 5554 advantage with after Darmstadt regained the Lead 56 Kaiserslautern went ahead for Good on Charles Coopers shot with Beard kept the demons close Down the stretch with two baskets and three free throws seven of his game High 21 Anthony Gray paced the town scoring with 20 including a pair of free throws that put the panthers ahead 6056 with to Falon prude was the Only other Panther in double figures with 15 Orlando Goodwin and Ronald Mobley supported Beard with 12 and 10 brazilian gets pole Portugal a brazils Ayrton Senna ran the fastest Ever Lap on the Estoril track saturday to put his Lotus Renault on pole positions for the Portu Guese grand his time of 1 minute at an aver age Speed of Mph Kph gave the Young Driver the first pole position of his the other front Row spot went to Frances Alain Prost in Senna had taken fastest time in the first qualifying session and As he expected was even faster in the dry final hour on the second Row were finn Keke Ros who had failed to qualify his Wil Lia Shonda Friday because of mechanical and the second Lotus Renault driven by italian Elio de Italy Michele overcoming morning handling had the Ferrari on the third Row with the Renault of Britain Derek ferraris new Stefan of who had a troubled morning practice with transmission qualified 12th fastest to be on Row six of the 13row Grid of 26 lady Mustangs Force third game Mannheim Gayla Roberts scored 14 Points to Lead the Mannheim lady mus tangs to a 6260 Victory Over setae and Square their Usa eur women semifinal basketball series at the deciding contest was scheduled for mannheims Benjamin Franklin Village gymnasium sunday at 2 setae had a Chance to tie the gaining Possession on a rebound with eight seconds after a the visitors worked the Ball but had to Settle for Diane Wynns desperation throw from near the Ball banged off the Back Board As time Mannheim led from the but never by More than seven the big Gest Lead of the came with Roberts got 12point support from a Langi Chambers and shantay Lorie Techel paced setae with 14 Wynn finished with 12 and Joann Holmes added All in the first Frankfurt triumphs Germany the defend ing Champion Frankfurt Falconette Are heading Back to the Usa eur Basket Ball thanks to a 7047 drubbing of the ans Bach Angels Here the Falco netted wrapped up the bestof3 series in two led by Lisa Oakley 20 Points and Donna Bra boys Frankfurt now advances to play the Winner of the mannheims Etaf series which was tied at one game Frankfurt led at the half 3113 and won handily with its defense and Ansbach was sparked by Diana Huron 20 Joyce Fisher followed with eight 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