European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                76ers rip Bucks in opener Milwaukee a Center Moses Malone dominated the inside with 27 Points As the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Mil Waukee Bucks 127105 in the first game of the National basketball association East Ern conference playoffs the second game in the Besto seven series will be played Here tuesday Philadelphia took charge with a 103 spree in the first Quarter to take a 2818 the Bucks trimmed the margin to 30 22 on Ricky pierces but the six ers went on a 72 spurt to Lead 3724 at the end of the the Bucks closed to within 5750 on Craig Hodges Layup with remaining in the half but Malone then scored four Points in a 91 spurt that carried the mixers to a 6651 halftime the 76ers settled matters with an 110 keyed by Charles Barkley eight Midway through the third period to increase their margin to Milwaukee could get no closer than 8771 with left in the third Clint Richardson scored 22 bark Ley had Maurice Cheeks had and Julius Erving tallied 15 for the Terry Cummings topped Milwaukee with 17 followed by Sidney Moncrief with 16 and Hodges with april 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Moses Malone leads 76ers assault Houston a the Utah jazz overcame the loss of 7foot4 Mark Eaton with a knee injury and rallied behind the second half shooting of Thurl Bailey and outstanding defensive play to beat the Houston rockets 10497 sunday in the deciding game of their National basketball association first round playoff the jazz won the Besto five series 32 and will meet the Winner of sunday nights game Between san Antonio and Denver in a second round the Stalwart of the jazz fell to the floor with left in the first half with a hype extended knee and did not return for the second Houston Akeem Olajuwon scored 22 of his game High 32 Points in the second but held to five Points in the first hit 15 of his 20 Points in the decisive fourth Quarter to nullify Olajuwon Adrian Dantley led the jazz with 25 Points and Ralph Sampson scored 23 for the Houston took a 76r67 Lead into the fourth despite the absence of the jazz pulled even at 8989 with to play and took the Lead for Good with to go on a Basket by Strong defense by veterans Billy Paultz and Rich Kelley made up for the loss of Olajuwon took control of the Middle with Eaton on the sidelines and scored 14 Points in the third the who specialize in outside got off to a slow Start in each of the first two quarters but put on a late second Quarter surge and trailed Only 4439 at Utah hit Only Only 8 of 30 shots in the first Quarter and missed their first eight shots of the second As the rockets raced to 10point leads at 3424 and Utah then hit eight straight Points and Cut the margin to 3937 before Eaton left the Ribbs out of indy 500 Indianapolis up Willy who saturday became the first Black Driver to make a Lap around the Indianapolis motor was withdrawn from the 1985 Indianapolis 500 later in the Ribbs drove around the track saturday morning during a Rookie orientation he made 20 laps around 172 express Over Breakers but Feam May told jazz beat reach second round Al by United press International by the Victory could be mean Steve Young and Frank Seurer each tossed a touchdown pass saturday lifting the los Angeles express to a 1712 Victory Over the Portland the game May have been the finale in the express 3year football league president and general manager Don Klosterman said earlier that the which has been financed by the league this could be disbanded at an owners meeting a crowd of showed up at the me Rio rial the second lowest in the franchises the Offield turmoil did not appear to bother the who scored two touch Downs for the first time in six games and raised their record to Portland fell to los Angeles scored the second time it had the Ball As Young hit Mike Sherrod with a 2yard touchdown pass with left in the first Portland got on the scoreboard when Tim Mazzetti kicked a 50yard Field goal five seconds into the second the 3pointer was set up by Louis Jacksons 53yard Kickoff Young suffered a thigh injury Early in the second Quarter and was replaced by who threw an 8yard to pass to Surl Roundup Jojo the 83yard drive was highlighted by Meurers 71yard completion to Duane Young returned to the game for the next los Angeles Portland narrowed the margin to 149 when Doug Woodward connected with Jackson on a 2yard to pass into the third the score came two plays after Alex Clark blocked Jeff partridges punt and the Ball rolled out of Bounds at the los Angeles 4yard the express took the ensuing Kickoff and drove 45 Yards in seven setting up Tony Zendejas 52yard Field the longest in team in Portland closed the scoring when Maz Zetti kicked a 41yard Field goal with left in the third in saturdays Only other Usel game invaders outlaws 11 Bobby Hebert threw two touchdown passes to guide the Hebert connected on touchdown passes of 14 Yards to Derek Holloway and 2 Yards to Albert Bentley As he completed 18 of 29 attempts for 202 arizonans Doug Williams completed 19 of 45 passes for 345 Yards and was intercepted from Page 21 to a hit More than an hour after the Dan the third Kansas City was the twins As 6 Minneapolis Mickey Hatcher had a 5for5 driving in two while Gary Gaetti hit a two run Dou ble and Rookie Mark Salas homered to Pace Minnesota to a Victory Over it was the seventh straight Victory for the twins after they lost nine in a who had Only three hits in 21 a bats before saturdays hit three singles and a double All on first pitches from Don he also singled off reliever Jeff Kaiser in the White sox Yankees 4 Chicago Carlton Fisk looped a single Over a drawn in infield with the bases capping a two run rally on five consecutive singles in the Bottom of the 11th inning and giving Chicago a Vic tory Over new singles by Tim Scott Fletcher his fourth consecutive hit and Harold Baines loaded the bases against Bob the third new York Tom Paciorek blooded a single to scoring Hulett and chasing Fisk poked a 11 pitch from Dale Mur Ray just Over third baseman Mike Paglia Rulo to score Pinch runner Rudy the Ball barely reached the Outfield Gene Chicago fourth went the final innings and got the Angels mariners 1 Seattle Brian Downing drove in four runs with a Homer a single and right hander Jim Slaton scattered seven hits for his third Victory to Lead California Over the defeat was Seattle seventh straight and 11 the in its last 12 games Fol lowing a 60 record to Start the Seattle starter Matt was forced to leave the game in the fifth inning when he injured his left Blue jays rangers 8 Texas George Bells his fourth hit of the drove in Lloyd Moseby from second in the 10th inning to Lead Toronto to a come Rombe Hind Victory Over Moseby led off with a walk off Dave stole second and came Home on Bells single to the Blue jays entered the ninth inning trailing they tied the game against reliever Tommy Boggs when Jesse bar Field singled with one out and Pinch hitter Willie Aikens smacked his first Homer of the no from Page 21 Jim Morrison followed by drawing a walk on four straight Bill Pinch hitting for Mcwils bunted to the left Side of the fielded the Ball but his throw bounced past third baseman Ray Knight and rolled Down the Loftfield allowing Hendrick to Sixto the fourth straight pirate Pinch singled Home Morrison with the tying Tony Pena followed with a single past a diving attempt by shortstop Rafael Santana for the godhead new York starter de Lynch pitched seven shutout allowing Only three Hernandez hits were All expos cardinals 3 Montreal Tim Wallachy two run single capped a four run seventh in Ning and Andre Dawson homered and drove in five powering Montreal to a Victory Over the expos have won five in a Louis starter John car ried a 31 Lead into the which started with a Pinch single by Mike Fitzgerald and did not end until Montreal sent 10 batters to the Joe who scattered five hits Over seven was the Bert Roberge pitched the final two innings for his first padres dodgers 3 los Angeles Pinch hitter Kurt Bevacqua delivered a two out two run double in the seventh inning to snap a 22 tie and lift the it was the fourth Pinch hit in As Many a bats this season for he was batting for winning Pitcher Andy Haw who yielded two runs on seven hits in his six braves astros 2 Houston Rick Mahler scattered eight hits for his fifth Victory of the season and Dale Murphy hit two Home runs to Lead the pitched eight innings before giving Way to Bruce Mike took the