European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 2, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Baum older nabs Berlin Cage by Tim p01vin staff writer Berlin take four of 13 first half free throw shooting. Add a Semi spread offence that played right into the hands of its opponent. Mix in a crucial Hairball on a free throw. Sift out a couple of guards via fouls one with eight minutes left and the other with four remaining. Sprinkle in a couple of substitute free throw shooters who batted 1.000. Finally top it with a religious guard whose inner toughness helped drive his team to Victory. What do you have a Hanau collapse and Baum older s recipe for Victory. That s How the Berlin invitational basketball tourney ended Here sunday As Baum older battled Back from a 15-Point deficit to slip by Hanau 90-89. The hornets who lost to Baum older 101-91 in overtime sat urday had to win to Force an if necessary game in this double elimination tourney. They went to the Semi spread offence with a three Point Lead although their inside game had been controlling the offensive boards. Thev also had collapsed at the free throw line in the first hornets led at halftime 52-48, but could have been further ahead if they had been More successful than the 4-for-13 total from the line. The bears an excellent free throw shooting team meanwhile converted 12 of 14 in the first half to stay in the game. The hornets went to their inside game namely Center Barton Wade after intermission. Wade hampered by a knot on his shooting hand and a sprained ankle had missed several easy shots from underneath in the first half. But he regained his shooting touch after intermission and Srot cd nine Quick Points to help stake Hanau to a 71-56 Lead with 13 minutes left. However the bears rallied behind the shooting of their on the court and spiritual Leader guard Greg Ransaw who finished with 24 Points. Ransaw played the key role As the bears began to take control and the game started to get away from the hornets. He connected on drives and jumpers from the Circle to pull Baum older within 79-76 with six minutes left. Clyde Harp then slammed Home a stuff to pull the champions within one. Shortly afterwards Hanau coach Roderick Roach ordered the hornets into the Semi stall letting guard Warren Cherry dribble the Ball in and around a bemused Baum older team which could t believe Hanau s slow Down tactics. Why the stall with just a three Point Lead and five minutes to go i figured i could get Cherry going on on one on Ransaw and drop some shots Roach said. I posted Wade Down Low and he made a couple. But if we went to the free throw line we could t that strategy played right into Baum older s hands. The bears were Able to Clear the missed Hanau shots and convert on their end. They came Back to go up 80-79 on a jumper by will Rogers. Burton warts s two free throws and Cherry s Layin were sandwiched around a Ranshaw jump shot for the bears. Cherry was called for charging with four minutes left. It was i fifth foul and he joined teammate Wilbur Jordan on the Bench. Ransaw hit two free throws to put b us Holder Back on top 84 83. Wade knocked one Home from five feet to give the Lead Back to the hornets but Ransaw again came through in the clutch driving the Lane for a Layin. He was slammed to the floor after being fouled in a congested Alley. He had to be helped to the Bench unable to shoot the free throw. Baum older coach Gary Debruin had Robert Warren sub for Ransaw. Warren converted to up Baum older s Lead to 87-85 and Hanau missed a shot at its end. Rogers then converted one from the line for an 38-85 bears Lead with 28 seconds left. Hanau bounced Back when Robert Estes hit the first of a on and one from the line. When he missed the second shot. Barton Wade got inside underneath and put one up. It did t go but Wade was fouled and made the first attempt making the score 88-87. Wade missed the second hitting Only the net. The bears put the Ball in play then a caved it around their end of the court until Wade kicked Harp in a dive for the Ball with 12 seconds to go. Harp claimed he had been injured and was unable to shoot the free throw. Again Debruin went to his Bench for Warren. At the same time he sent in Ron Williams for Ransaw who had re turned to action earlier. In the confusion the referees insisted that Williams shoot the free throw rather than Warren. It did t make any difference. Williams made both for the 90-87 Lead that proved decisive. It did t matter when Hanau s Larry Wade scored a Basket As the Buzzer sounded. Harp s injury did t sit Well with Barton Wade who claimed the bears player was taking it. Everyone in v corps knows Harp can t shoot free throws Baum older did the same thing last year in the playoffs. You foul Harp and then he claims he s Hurt and they bring in a belter free throw Debruin paid no mind to Wade s complaint. He was Busy commending his reserves for coming off the Bench and converting critical shots. That says a lot about our players said Debruin. Even when they Are on the Bench they keep their Heads in the game and they arc Able to do what we need when they get in for Ransaw going Back at the end though he was Hurt was part of being a Baum older Bear. This learn thrives on prayer to the lord. Our motto is to Gether we do it and that Means sometimes you have to sacrifice. Our team has no stars we re always a team. That s Why i went Back out there when i Hurt my hip after the game Ramsay was taken to the Hospital to be exam ined. Meanwhile the rest of the bears were giving their own thanks that the Gutsy guard was there when they needed him at the end. Ripoffs Cherry won the three Point contest and team mate Richard Johnson took the slam Dunk Crown with a Hanau hold shot in special halftime activities. Saints overwhelm rams 29-3 new Orleans a Morten an Denen kicked five Field goals and Rookie linebacker Jack Del Rio led on inspired defense As the new Orleans saints whipped the to Angelet rams 29-3 in a National football league game sunday. It was the first nil Victory for Wade Phillips named interim coach of the saints on monday when his father. Bum Phillips abruptly resigned. The saints defense dominated the rams and blew open the game in the fourth Quarter. Johnnie Poe picked off a Dieter Brock pats to set up the first touchdown of the game a 43-Yard pass from Bobby Hubert to Eric Martin two plays after the interception. A Little Over a minute later linebacker James Haynes sacked los Angeles Quarter Back Jeff Kemp causing a Fumble that Del Rio scooped up and returned 22 Yards for a touchdown. And four minutes after that Rickey Jackson hit los Angeles tight end David Hill knocking Loose the Ball Loose at the rams 32-Yard line where Del Rio recovered to set up Andersen s fifth Field goal. Andersen s Field goals were from 47 42, 35, 27 Yards and 35 Yards. The rums got their Only Points on a 41 Yard Field goal by Mike Lansford with 27 seconds left in the first half. The rams Are now 9-4 and new Orleans is 5-8. Los Angeles beat the saints 28-10 in their earlier meeting this season registering nine sacks on saints quarterbacks. The saints reversed the sack advantage this time nailing rams quarterbacks nine times for 69 Yards. Jackson and defensive end Frank Warren led the sack attack with two traps apiece. The rams defense got to saints Quarter Back Hubert twice the sacks coming on const plays in the first Quarter Wilh Shawn Miller and Gary Jeter getting to 43-Ytrd Pas from Bobby Hebert to Yar Fiel l he. Eason passes pats by Colts 38-31 Indianapolis a quarterback Yard touchdown strike to Stanley Morgan to Morgani Early Inu he Secondi scrip Indianapolis a quarterback Tony Eaton completing 10 of 11 attempts during a second half scoring spurt passed for 293 Yards and three touchdowns Sun Day As the new England patriots beat the Indianapolis Colls 38-31 in a National football league game. Eason s Only incomplete pass in the Sec Ond half resulted in an interception by the Colts Don Anderson. But Eason who regained a starting spot in place of injured Steve Grogan hit seven straight passes after that including a 25 Yar n strik Early in the fourth Quarter and a 44-Yard completion to Tony Collins that set up the patriots clinching touchdown on a 1-Yard run by Mosi Tatupu with 5 21 to go. New England raised its record to 9-4. The Colts losing their fifth straight game and falling to 3-10 for the season got three Rushing touchdowns by fullback Randy Mcmillan. But Eason s passing kept the Colts in trouble most of the game. Eason passed six Yards to Irving Fryar for a first Quarter touchdown and 14 Yards to Morgan Early in the second period with both scores set up by pass interceptions off Indianapolis quarterback Mike Pacl. Offsetting Field goals and the first two touchdowns by Mcmillan tied the game 17 17. But a 52-Yard pass to Fryar set up a 4 Yard touchdown run by Craig James that gave new England n 24-17 halftime Lead. After Tatupu s touchdown put the Patri ots ahead 38-24, malt Bouza scored the final Indianapolis touchdown on a 9-Yard pass reception from Page with 2 08 remaining. Michigan wins to Poff title 49-44 Springfield mass. A third ranked Michigan led by an loin Jour cart s 21 Points recovered from a poor first half and Defeated no. 2 Georgia tech 49-44 saturday in the basketball Hal of Fame tip off classic. The wolverines made 4 of 22 shots from the Field in the first half and trailed 25-17 at intermission. Tech led 31-24 Early in the second half before Michigan went on a 9-0 spree As Joubert and 6-foot-11 Roy Tarpley each scored two goals to give the wolverines a 33-31 advantage tech came Back twice to tic the score Tut Michigan scored six straight Points with Joubert hitting two jump shots to give the solve College basketball Rines a 41-35 Lead. The closest the yellow jackets could come after that was 43-41 on Mark Price s jumper. But the wolverines Hung on As Gary Grant made four free throws and Jou Bert two us Michigan raised its record to 3-0. Tech dropped to i -1. Tarpley who hit i of 8 shots from the Field in the first half finished with 11 Points. N. Carolina 73, Purdue 62 Anchorage Alaska with Kenny Smith and Brad Daugherty scoring 16 Points apiece. No. 1 ranked North Carolina downed Purdue saturday and advanced to the championship game of the eighth annual great Alaska shoot out tournament. The tar h los will meet Nevada Las vegas which eked out a 60-59 verdict Over Arizona for the championship. Freddie Banks scored 17 Points saturday night As 16th-Rankco Nevada 1-As-Vcgaj stayed in Contention. Oklahoma 59, Illinois 57 Honolulu a senior Forward Anthony Bowie scored with one second left As nth ranked Oklahoma upset no. 7 Illinois 59 57 saturday to win the thanksgiving classic invitational basketball tournament. Oklahoma was led by Bowie s 19 Points and Davis s career High 18 Points. Ken Norman had 15 Points for the Zillini. Noire Arne 87, Butler 56 South Bend. Ind. A eleventh ranked notre Dame used a 22-Point performance by David Rivers and Superior rebounding to defeat Butler University 87-56 in a College basketball game saturday. Rivers hit four baskets in a Row in the second half when the Irish pulled away for their second straight Victory of the season. Ohio is. 78, Maryland 66 Columbus Ohio a senior Forward Brad Sellers grabbed a career High 19 rebounds and scored 14 Points and Junior Forward Dennis Hopson scored 16 of his 18 Points in the second half As Ohio state shocked no. 17 Maryland 78-66 saturday night in a non conference College basketball game. Radio pro football Chicago bean at Miami dolphins 3 . Tuesday
