European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes june he had All fhe answers except one by Ira Berkow new York not sports is no longer the cloistered world of sweat that it or was thought to just a few years once upon a time a Dew eyed aspirant to a Job As sportswriter was grilled on his knowledge of such phrases As twin cagers and runs like a the change is reflected in what sports editors expect of Job applicants witness a recent interview said the hard bitten sports to be a sports writer in the you must have a wide knowl Edge of the current sports i can dig said the right said the whats a court once known As the but now a place where athletes go with their something baseball players go go on i think youre in the right direct if the owners balk in rejecting players de balk perfect what about guard what the governor or head of a country sends to keep peace at a sports Center where someone goes for grass natural or artificial the sports editor said the slapping his How silly of you mean grass As in Mary what does it mean that the pitch is High so is the there both the aspirant grinned but ill accept said the he whats a bust it just meant a highly touted Rookie had now it s an Possession it referred to what a football team docs on now its what a Guy is busied whats a joint committee when members of labor and management get to anything else when members of labor and labor or management and management smoke what their lineup is loaded the team has a lot of Power is that Alluh no the Power hitters had stopped off to quench their thirst before the How the expos and the Blue the aspirant didst even Canadian he Nightcap used to be the second game of a but there Arent any More yet ballplayers still have the Bench where the judge circuit blow in the old it was a cliche for Home but now its a verdict in court that not favourable to the pinstripes what athletes Wear after the verdict is a Favora Quick release time off for Good the sports editor fans when a Batter swings and misses at a third go on fans people who must be disarmed before they enter a soccer match where people go to bleachers where people go to chant dope a Guy who throws to the wrong anything else the reason the Guy threw to the wrong the count what the hitter is faced with from both the Umpire and the Young said the you have done quite youve shown exemplary working knowledge of Many of the current sporting but it is not enough to be a courant and with it and Able to read and interpret supreme court decisions and police and medical a sportswriter must also know what a sentence a said the would be and i quote from 4a unit of speech consisting of a meaningful arrangement of or merely a that expresses an a a a or an and typically a subject and a Fine As far As it said the sports but is there something else that a sentence Means the Young Man scratched his and thought and in i just cant seem to there Arent any openings in the sports depart ment at the but Well keep your name on dont Call Well Call lakers could close out Boston at Home Jones prophecy looming Over celtics by George Vecsey not Jones prophecy of danger began to fulfil itself sunday afternoon with every swoop that James worthy took downward toward the the lakers were asserting themselves at just As the Boston coach had because of the new format in the National basketball association the celtics played the first two games at Home comr tintary and then have to play on the lakers court for the Middle three rather than the old 22111 Jones had feared that if his team did not win both Home the celtics could be swallowed up like ancient mastodons in the Labarca tar not to be discovered again for never spelled out the rank and serial number of the monsters in his disaster but some of them took shape in the 136111 pounding that was somewhat worse than the 25point margin up photo lakers James worthy 29 Points of acrobatics would the lakers discovered a new level of phys never backing away from the flailing elbows of Kevin and unleashing worthy for 29 Points Worth of Kurt Rambis and Bob Mcadoo rebounded and and fended off the celtics like two men auditioning for a Cyndi Lauper music the Home used to fast want used to this kind of stuff from the boys in purple and but they indicated they could learn to love for a More gentle the lakers unveiled the new Kareem at the big fellow passed Jerry his general As the leading scorer in Aba by scoring his 20th he finished with but Abdul Jabbary finest moments came away from the he once gracefully dribbled the length of the court and then backed in for a a la Elgin he led a fast break a la magic until the Lane closed he made a behind tieback a la Bob and he came out from the Pivot on defense to slap away a perimeter a la Micheal Ray the total effect of these Maneu vers was the humbling of the defending champions and didst they know they trooped into their dressing followed by the like athletes who just realized what Jones was talking about last Well have to Jones said after it was weve been there be Well just have to show More a although there were scuffles in both the celtics did not claim the fight ing had anything to do with the they did not talk about this was the most physical game of this said the celtics observer on the id never say they were it was just a classic example of both teams not giving up that want ing to win the third Jones had been pessimistic about the trip to California Ever since the final series the coach of the celtics did not let the 148114 opening Victory change his insisting that the celtics had to win the second game to maintain their when the lakers in every sense of the by a 109102 Victory in the second Jones mournfully said words to the effect of i told you and serial number of the monsters in his defense to slap away a perimeter a la when the lakers in every disaster but some of them took would Micheal Ray sense of the by a 109102 Victory in shape in the 136111 pounding that was the lakers discovered a new level of phys the total effect of these Maneu vers was the second Jones mournfully said somewhat worse than the 25point margin never backing away from the flailing the humbling of the defending champions words to the effect of i told you doctor says generals Flutie May miss playoffs East a 177 Victory Over Memphis saturday night completed one of two passes Basic assignment was handing the Ball to quarterback Doug Flutie will miss the final when he he was tackled by 284 for 13 Yards before leaving the game with three weeks of the new Jersey generals pounds defensive tackle Reggie left in the first i dont look at it As a said regular season and possibly the United the in Surv overshadowed a spectacular it feels but i am not in any real who said Flutie was injured on a East a quarterback Doug Flutie will miss the final three weeks of the new Jersey generals regular season and possibly the United states football league playoffs because of a broken left a team physician said Well take each week one at a time and see How it said Mark Schotten the generals orthopaedic it will be three weeks he May miss it i am not who signed a five year contract with the generals in was injured Early in the second Quarter of the generals 177 Victory Over Memphis saturday night when he he was tackled by 284 pounds defensive tackle Reggie the injury overshadowed a spectacular performance by Herschel who scored two touchdowns and rushed for 209 Yards in route to shattering his own Usel single season Rushing Walker has gained Yards in helping the generals Post a 105 one that puts them on the Edge of making the its not his throwing i am concerned said its the Contact he is subject the 172pound who throws completed one of two passes for 13 Yards before leaving the game with left in the first it feels but i am not in any real Flutie said As he left the generals locker room after the he did not stay at the stadium after treatment on generals coach Walt Michaels said flu tie in All probability would be out for the he said Ron Reeves would take Over As 1 quarterback and the team would look for another who had played in parts of two games prior to completed one of five passes for 4 Yards during the his Basic assignment was handing the Ball to i dont look at it As a said who said Flutie was injured on a legitimate its an Opportunity and Reeves has to take it As an Walker said the generals will miss Flutie but he has Confidence in were going to miss miss the things he does but Ron does things Walker Flutie completed 134 of 281 passes this season for Yards and 13 he also rushed for 465 Yards and six touch Downs in 65 carries prior to the
