European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 18, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 blocked shot preserves Duke Victory from pros dispatches Durham. . No. 2 Duke survived a Tough weekend or Colleg basketball thanks in Large measure to Johnny Dawkins. Dawkins a 6-foot-2 senior guard blocked David Rivers last second shot sunday to preserve the Blu devils 75-74 Victory Over no. 14 notre Dame. On saturday night at Raleigh Dawkins scored 24 Points including two free throws with two second left As Duke downed no. 17 North Carolina state 72-70 in another at lactic coast conference shootout. I think he showed Why he s the Premier player in our conference Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said College basketball of Dawkins. He s just done a great Job whatever role we put him in. His handling of our team while still guarding Rivers i thought was just great. His last play was just  with Point guard Tommy Amaker in foul trouble he fouled out with 4 23 remaining Dawkins an the Duke offence for most of the second half. He made eight of 20shots from the Field in scoring 8 Points and led Duke with eight re Bounds. Mirk Alarie topped the Blue devils with 22  Danny ferry s two foul shots gave Duke a 75-69 Lea with 53 seconds remaining. While Rivers and Jim Dolan hit baskets for the Irish David Henderson and Billy King each missed the fronted of one and one situations for  a timeout with six seconds left. Rivers took the Ball at mid court and moved in to try a jump shot from about 15 feet riven was  Dawkins said and i Cut him off. He left his feet before i did. I went for the Blockland i was fortunate to get it i knew either be or Ken Barlo would take the last shot Duke with nine consecutive wins has a 25-2 record. Notre Dame fell to 17-5. The Blue Devite outre Bow died notre Dame 26-22. The Irish were better from the Field hit Ting 56 percent to Dolce s 54 per Centin the Only other game sunday involving a team ranked in he a s top 20 Indiana Mono St. 75 Columbus Ohio Steve a Ford scored 32 Points in Indiana s Victory at two state Tat it was few Points be scored while the Dock stood still that Snay have made the difference. A strange play Flat included  and a technical foul a 12-Mcand Span of the first half erased a 23-22 Ohio state advantage and gave the 16th-ranked Hoo . Batt a fact Fri Dit said Ohio state s Dennis Hopton. I Wrt vhf was because of the technical but from then , fouled by Kip Lomax at the 5 37 Mark was awarded two fool shots and hit his fint one. Oho state s Brad Sellers then was called for a dead Ball technical for throwing an Elbow after the shot. Alford fit his second shot and to ends of the technical to make it 26 Indiana never lost the Lead after that Tyson extends to string Bojoh Kekis Troy . A Mike Tyson likes his work. After is knockouts in 18 professional tights he has Good reason to especially since 12 of those fights have ended in the first round. As the 19-year-old heavyweight sensation steadily ascends the ranks he is facing tougher tighten but he s not concerned. Jesse Ferguson became Tyson s latest victim falling at 1 19 of the sixth round sunday before a capacity crowd at Dpi Shouston fieldhouse they figure the Way to beat Mike Tyson is to hold him said Tyson who began his pro career just 11 months ago. I was scare that he was going to try to go the distance. I did t want him to last he was Clever but hews trying to sneak punches at one Point before the fight Ferguso disparaged Tyson s Early round successes. But he found out in the fifth round that Bead spoken too soon. At the end of the fourth round i Sawan opening and i knew 1 was going to hit him with an uppercut and finish him said Tyson. He is ranked 14th by the world boxing association. I caught him with a Good shot and it Hurt him. "1 always try to catch them right on thetis of the nose because i try to push the Bone into the brain. I wanted to catch the Guy and put him out with a punch cold so i would have no complaints. This was Tyson s longest fight Ferguson. 28, of Knightdale n.c., appeared jittery from the Start tripping on his Way into the ring. Tyson pressed his 6-foot-l opponent right from the opening Bell. Ferguson appeared to tire in the second round an began clutching Tyson a strategy that eventually brought his downfall. Tyson weighing 217 pounds fro Catskill . Connected with a right hand Early in the third round and backed Ferguson into the Corner. Ferguson was Able to land a couple of punches but the had no visible effect. In the fourth round Ferguson tried to Upp Commike Tyson. 18kosinl8fights Jab but Tyson was relentless forcing his opponent to clutch As the crowd roared its approval. Both men confined to fight after the Ell but the referee stopped them As Tyson glared at Ferguson. With the crowd chanting his name Tyson again backed Ferguson into the Cor Ner and caught him with an uppercut inthe last minute of the fifth round sending Ferguson Down for a mandatory eight count. Blood poured out of Ferguson s nose but he was saved by the Bell. Tyson sent Ferguson reeling into the ropes in the the first 20 seconds of the sixth round. Ferguson wobbled and referee Luis Rivera stopped the bout at 1 19 with Ferguson still standing. In a companion heavyweight bout 33-year-old Mike Weaver floored Carl Wil Liams at 2 37 of the second round. Weaver seemingly in the Twilight of Bis career floored the 6-foot-4, 218-Pound William with a devastating left Hook. The fighters tested each other in the first round trading harmless blows in the Centero the ring. Williams 26, ranked fifth by the world boxing Council hit Weaver with Quick right left combination in the opening minutes of round two and Weaver retreated to the ropes covering up. After Williams unleashed another combination the 213-Pound Weaver comeback with a hard left Hook that sent his opponent reeling into the ropes and Dow for a mandatory eight count. Weaver won the world boxing association heavyweight championship in 1980, knocking out John Tate m the 15th  hit Williams hard knocking him Down again for another eight count. Referee Tony Perez then stopped the fight. Weaver of Gatesvill Texas raised his professional record to 28-11 with his 19thknockout. Williams from White Plains ., suffered his second loss in 19 Fig Tsas a pro. In the tint fight of the Day Frank Tate the 1984 olympic Gold medal Winner in the 156-Pound class but a forgotten Man Here amidst All the hoopla surrounding the heavyweights scored a unanimous 10-round decision Over Jerry Williams 158%, of Philadelphia. Tate. A 162-Pounder from Houston was looking for his eighth knockout in 11 fights but Williams withstood his continuous barrages of punches. Tate remained undefeated As a Middle weight while Williams suffered his third loss in 12 pro fights. In other bouts Calvin Grove i27, Coatesville pa.,scored a unanimous decision Over Jeff Rob erts 27 /4, new York 10 Stephen Frost 158, Albany ., stopped Tom Cole,159%, Rhode Island 2 Perdue Hall 264, Cleveland stopped Sam sea of Ashland ky., 2 and Joe Loving 137, Rochester .decisioned Sammy Young 137v�, 6. A six round middleweight bout betwee Kevin Daigle of Troy ., and Khalif Shabazz of Hartford conn., was cancel Dat the weigh in sunday morning Bramble stops Crawley in 13 Reno nor. A Livingstone Bram ble battered Tyrone Crawley with strength sapping body punches knocked him Dow with a flurry to the head and stopped him with three seconds left in the 13th round to retain the world boxing association Light weight championship sunday. Bramble who Calls himself the pit Bull was just too Strong and Tough for the Butterfly from Philadelphia in the scheduled 15-round fight watched by about 2,500 in a ballroom at the Mem grand and by a National television audience. Bramble scored a Knockdown about 57seconds into the second round when be nailed Cranky with a right to the jaw. The challenger touched the floor with both gloves and took a mandatory eight count but did not appear to be Hurt. He was definitely Hurt when he was knocked Down at about 2 25 of the 13th. Crawley had his Back 10 the ropes near disown Corner when Bramble nailed him with a Short right left to the head. Bramble Fol Lowed with a flurry to the head and Craw Ley crashed to the Canvas. He struggled up but after Brambl charged to attack referee Joey Curtis stepped in to Stop the bout As Crawley fell to the Canvas. After the fight h was disclosed that ramble had broken the third Finger on his right hand apparently in the ninth or i oth round. While the 25-year-old Bramble who weighed 135 pounds ended his second title defense with Bead punches it was his Sav age body attack that led to the downfall of Crawley 134%. The 27-year-old challenger was Able Tob lock several of Bramble s body shots in the Early rounds As he boxed Well and was i Contention through the first five rounds de spite the Knockdown. But from the sixth round on the Champi on from the Virgin islands who lives in Montair n j., was in Complete charge. Bramble stalked Crawley throughout the fight and showed no ill signs from a year s Layoff. He 24th Victory 15 of them by knockouts against one loss and one draw. 17 straight win. The loss snapped Crawley s eight fight winning Streak. He is 19-2. Pavin fires 66 for Victory in Hawaii Honolulu a Corey Pavi used an Eagle-3 to destroy Tom Watson s Hopes and then Bung on for a two stroke Victory sunday in the hawaiian open Golf tournament. Pavin 26, came from three strokes Backwith a wind blown 66, 6-under-, and claimed Bis third Victory in As Many Yea non the pea tour with a 272 total 16 under . The Triumph was Worth $90,000 from the total purse of $$00,000 and pushed Ravin earnings for the season to $ 103.907. Watson the third round Leader who was seeking an end to a lengthy non winning string simply could t keep Pace with Pavin s front nine putting heroics in the gust winds that raked the Waialae country club course. Pavin scorched the front with a 31 that included three Birdie putts from More than 20 feet then applied the clincher on thepar-5 13th. The slightly built Young Man threw his second shot in about two feet from the Flag and tapped in the putt that put him three shots Clear of the Field. But he had to work hard to make it stand up. A three putt bogey on the 17th Cut his margin to two Ana he faced a six foot  putt on the 18th. When the Ball dropped in Pavin happily hopped into the air the Victory secured. Paul Azinger who had a Chance to win week ago in san Diego came on with a 70 and claimed second at 274. Watson a non Winner since the summer of 1984, finished bogey bogey fora 73 that dropped him Back into a tie for third at 276with Masten Champion Bernhard Langer of West Germany. Langer had a closing 68