European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 26, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25walton loves being with celtics up photo critic Bui Wilton. Team delighted with him too by George Vecsey new York not the Boston celtics did twant Bill Walton to feel they were in any Way sceptical about his past quests into the counter culture so the went out of their Way to extend a gracious Welcome when he joined the team in september. Larry Bird for example ambled up to Taivon at on of the Early practices and offered a pleasant hey we arc s the Ponytail and the Beard Walton s rough Hen features broke into a smile As he replied. Those Days an  and it was about that Lime Walton decided he was going to like the celtic seven More than he had imagined. I love being Here 1 really love it Walton said sat urday night after helping Boston outlast the new York kicks 113-104. It has been so Long that it needs repeating the big red head once was the dominant player of championship teams at Urcla and the Portland Trail blazers a Star whose rebounding and passing and defense were a Model for other centers. Then five separate stress fractures of his foot kept him out nearly four seasons and Only his love of basketball allowed him to come Back with the los Angeles clippers Asa satisfactory replica of what he once had been. Those Days Are Over  not just the Ponytail no just the Beard thai were trademarks of an athlete identified with protest the last Trace of the 1960s hippies inthe age of the yuppies. The latest stage in Bill Walton s life Odyssey is the celtics the most famous and most admired team in basketball. The unselfish game he played for John wooden at Urcla and Jack Ramsay at Portland has made it seem that his red hair and rustic Jolly Green giant looks have been jutting above celtic uniform no. 5 forever. This reminds me of Urcla he said  on the Road every gym sold out everyone trying to make their season by beating us yet everybody appreciating us a lot of fans on the Road rooting for us. I love it. It s a lot of  he had fun saturday night coming off the Bench for starting Center Robert Parish playing 19 minutes scor ing s Points with ii rebounds one below Parish the game s Leader. Minutes Walton mused. To me it s More important to the athlete to win. I can t be out there for a Long time anymore physically. I suffer stress fractures when to. This is a great team for me to come  Bird came into the league in 1979-80. When Walton was playing 14 abortive games for san Diego Between stress fractures. Bird had no Chance to realize what Wai commentary Ion once had been. The self sly cd Hick cram French lick Indiana that is knew Hinl Walton was controversial but Bird did not know that Walton s 60s idealism had often found expression in an unselfish pass a last second blocked  did t know what kind of a Guy he  Bird admitted. I did t know what his morale was like. Found out he loves the game of  the celtics had been looking to move Cedric Maxwell because management did not believe he fought Back hard enough from knee problems last season the Tea received a Man who had already fought Hack and was willing to play behind Parish. Bill Walton Means that Robert can stretch himself out for seven minutes or so and know that Bill s behind him said . Jones the smooth and eloquent celtic coach. We be got two All stars at Center and you should see them Goat each other in practice. I try to get Bill his minutes but the other night i Only played him 13 minutes and he asked me afterwards. Coach arc you mad at me if you re not. I have no problem with 13 minutes i swore on a stack of bibles hat 1 was t mad at him that the game dictated my moves. He understood  i be been on both ends of the  Walton said and i be noticed that when Guys arc interested in win Ning the Ball moves a Little More. These Guys arc unusually  Walton thinks the number of stress fractures Are Hap pening because athletes arc bigger and stronger and Are being forced in a darwinian sense to play a harder Brand of basketball just to stay in the league some Guys can play a Long time every Day. But i jus can t do that not anymore he said.  s different. To the athletes Benefit the medical diagnosis is belter  the past some of us were accused of faking it " basketball people know what it meant for Walton to come Back from five stress fractures and the celtics treat him with deep Awe As shown saturday night when Walton All lathered up in the Shower asked the club House attendant fora Towel. Rick Carlisle a substitute guard who was a child when Walton was winning championships at Urcla and Portland said a Towel Gucz. Bill you want every thing. What do you want next Coffee behind the soap suds Walton was smiling. There is nothing about these celtics he does t like even their Way of paying re Spect to their elders. Leery of Urcla in Rose bowl Home Fry was rooting for Arizona St. Iowa City Iowa a he has Noth ing against Urcla and coach Terry Dona Hue but Iowa coach Hayden Fry said sunday he was rooting for Arizona state to get into the Rose bowl instead of the Bruins. Iowa will play Urcla in the new year Day classic in Pasadena calif., and while Fry is delighted to be going he said he sleepy of playing the Bruins because the Rose bowl u their borne Field. Fry remembers Bow it was when the Haw Keyes lost to Florida in the "84 Gator bowl. That really concerns me Fry said of meeting Urcla. A couple of years ago we had to go to the Gator bowl to play  s real close to the Florida Campus and they pity there a few times during the year. With All their fans there it was like a Home game for  Iowa clinched a Rose bowl berth with a31-9 Victory Over Minnesota that gave the Hawk yes their first outright big ten con Ference championship in 27 years. Urcla lost to Southern Cal 17-13 in it regular season finale on saturday but the Bruins still got the Pacific 10 conference Bunh in the Rose bowl because Arizona state lost to Arizona 16-13. Arizona stat would have gone had it won that game. Obviously i was pulling for arizon state Irry said because they would be just like us going out there and seeing alot of sights and being away from  Fry said he does t know much about Cla but called Donahue a very Good Friend of  he also noted that Urcla s defensive coordinator Tom Hayes played a Iowa from 1968-70 and was an assistant under former Iowa coach Bob commings. They be had the top program in thepac-10 in recent years Fry said. It used to be Washington but Urcla has been the top one in the last three of four  this will be Urcla s third Rose Bow appearance in four years. The Bruins beat Michigan 24-14 following the 1982 season and routed Illinois 4s-9 the next year. Iowa s last Rose bowl appearance came after the 1981 season. The Hawk eyes lost to Washington 28-0, and Fry said that los should motivate his current team. You can t hide the truth he said. "1have nine Guys on my Ball club who were with us the last  Boyd Mobley Lead Jackson past a Corn Jackson miss. A Shannon boy tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Stacy Mobley and Jackson state s defense added touchdown on a blocked punt sunday to Lead the tigers to a 31 -20 Victory Over Alcorn stale and a share of the southwestern athletic con Ference football Crown. Jackson state 8-2 Overall after the Victory tied grumbling state for the Swap title. Both finished conference play with 6-1 re cords. Jackson state which Defeated grambling35-26 Early in the season won an automatic Mcaa division i a berth with that Victory. Jackson state will play Georgia Southern 9-2, in the first round of the playoffs next sat urday in Statesboro a. Boyd hit speedy split end Mobley with a17-Yard pass to give Jackson a 13-10 Lead with 1 25 left in the first half and the tossed an 82-yarder to Mobley on the third play of the second half. Steve Smith blocked an Alcorn punt Early in the third Quarter and Melvin Grant took it the final 1s Yards for a touchdown and a 27-10 Lead. It was the 12th score by the tigers defensive unit this season. Richard Myles threw for two touchdown for Alcorn an i Yard scoring strike to Tail Back Perry quails and a six yarder Ocharles Coleman. The defending Swap Champion finished 7-3 Overall and 5-2 inthe conference. Yogi May eat remark about . Potatoes Montclair . Up baseball great Yogi Berra noted for his Sage observances is getting 23tons of potatoes from some North Dakota Farmers who look except onto remarks he made about the slate. In Fargo ., last summer for the Roger Man s invitational Golf tournament Berra asked his hosts what the grew on the stale s farmlands. The answer was potatoes to which Yogi replied i did t think you grew potatoes in North Dakota. It s so  it seems the former new Yor Yankee said More than thai. He was overheard saying he could fit All Testate s potatoes in the front Yard of his Home in Montclair. N.j., said sen. Mark Andrews r-. Some Farmers heard the remark and decided 10 Days ago to Send Berra potatoes Andrews said. Lotsof potatoes. Berra said his wife. Carmen make Good French Fries Home Fries mashed potatoes and baked potatoes but How Many potatoes can you keep Berra said hell Sci four boxes and the rest will go to Charity for thanksgiving dinners and to the spectators who Are expected to watch the truck make its drop off tuesday morning