European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse May the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Ewing May fuel Garden mania by Mike Barnes new York up now we know Why Patrick Ewing spent his four seasons at Georgetown avoiding reporters he was saving his voice for the new York Media onslaught that awaits the kicks won the first annual Aba lottery Sun capturing the draft rights to College basketballs fiercest even reporters Are sharpening their pencils in anticipation of the greatest news outpouring Tor a new York athlete since Reggie Jackson owner of an eight foot wingspan and a Seldom hashed smile to figures to turn the kicks into con tenders and Madison Square Garden into a minutes after Aba commissioner David Stern Dis played the new York the Garden switchboard was alive with Calls for season often shielded from the Media by Georgetown coach John said he will not be intimidated by the pressures of playing in the big Thompson has prepared me Well for any he said from the kicks Are preparing a re carpet Welcome for the Man who led the hoyas to three Mcaa title new York fans got an inkling of the Good Fortune ahead on saturday the first number of the state s pick six lottery was you guessed it six mute which took place at the was telecast live nationally at halftime of game 1 of the Bosto Philadelphia playoff it replaced the two team Coin flip in effect since the pre lottery mood was Indiana coach George Irvine spent his time playing Gin with pacers co owner her Bert Simons daughter and kicks publicity director John Cirillo had a Horseshoe tucked under his the Consolation prizes in the lottery figure to be be not Benjamin of Wayman Tisdale of okla Karl Malone of Louisiana Chris Mullin of detlef Schrempf of Washington or Xavier Mcdaniel of Wichita the who say they have not decided whether to select Benjamin or led the lottery participants in Good Luck i brought my brother Here for i brought my daughter the the general the vice said we needed one other per son to put us see this Victory Cigar it would have been twice As big had we gotten kicks win right of j pick in Aba june draft firs class service a photo Ivan Lendl slams a serve to John me Plendl played nearly flawlessly in crush Roe during the finals of the tournament ing Mcenroe 63 to avenge his loss of champions at Forest in last years Story on Page Chic Downs oilers Nordques beat flyers from press dispatches Chicago Steve Larmer scored two goals and added an assist As Chicago beat Edmonton 86 to even the National hockey league Campbell conference finals at 22 the defending Stanley cup hosts the fifth game of the Best of seven series on nil playoffs the oilers had won 12 consecutive National hockey league playoff games Over two seasons before the two losses in Nordques flyers 3 Philadelphia Alain Cote see nil on Page 23 new York a the new York who had almost nothing but bad Luck for almost a had a change of Fortune that could last Many years sunday when they won the National basketball association lottery and the right to pick Pat Rick Ewing 1 in the june 18 it takes a lot of the suspense out of who were going to said Dave Debus the kicks vice president and for Mer Star after new York beat the 71 Odds against winning the lottery Over six other Aba it will mean a lot to Debusschere Patrick is a marvelous competitor and were Happy to have weve had our share of Baa Breaks the past year and hopefully this is the Start of a new the bad Breaks should be behind this was one of the most frustrating years of my Debusschere sees the fortunes changing with the imminent arrival of a 7foot Center from Georgetown Ewing was a three time All America and the 198485 College seasons player of the with his temperament and experts View him As a player who could make an Aba team a championship contender for several i want hoping for a particular Ewing said at Georgetown University in i just wanted to get it Over i was so anxious and keyed i think in capable of handling any 4 i think Pat woul Dve had a significant Impact on any of the seven said swings David but in new i think Hes going to have a particularly and also with the league being entered in new Hes going to have an entertainment Impact on the entire the who took the Aba Champi on Boston celtics to seven games in the 1984 playoffs after winning 47 regular sea son fell on hard times during the 198485 winning Only 24 times after a terrible run of injuries to key Bernard their Star Forward and Aba scoring played Only 55 games and centers Bill Cartwright and Marvin Webster missed the entire commissioner David Stern picked the kicks team logo out of an envelope after six other teams were randomly chosen to determine the second through seventh selections in the the seven teams bad the worst records in the Aba during the 1984 85 season and were the Only clubs not to make the league up photo Patrick Ewing a marvelous competitor the draft order after the kicks will be the los Angeles Sacramento and Golden Stern first picked seven each containing a team and placed them under signs numbered 1 to the envelopes were then opened in reverse 7 through causing the tension to Rise to great Heights for the hopeful As the teams in the running for the top Choice were Debusschere folded his hands Over his Mouth and bowed his head in an almost prayerful when they got Down to the last i he i listen to the i was so its just such a wonderful going i really didst think we had a but once we got to i of weve got a when the lottery was Debus Schere punched the air with his fist and unveiled a kicks Jersey with swings 33 and the players name already on the in the week preceding the the kicks had obtained a Goodluck Horseshoe belonging to on the Road a pacer who has won nearly million in
