European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 hornets rip demons in v corps semis a eth of  by Tim Boivin staff writer Darmstadt Germany if Tombstone is the town too Tough to die Hanau May just be the team too Tough to Down. In v corps basketball version of the old West those who live by the gun die by the gun. Darmstadt the desperadoes from the West found its v corps title Hopes shot to Boot Hill saturday by of All things Hanau s City slickers from the East. The hornets held off a Darmstadt Stam Pede to win the first game 116-107, then went great guns in the rubber match 136 100 to take the v corps semifinal series 2-1 in Darmstadt s not so of Corral. Hanau advances to the finals against Fulda Friday at Home in Cardwell gym at 7 . The second and if necessary games will be played in Fulda on sunday april 6, starting at 1 . At the Downs Barrack gym. There s nothing More dangerous in a shootout than a cornered Man and the Hor nets came into this Day cornered in a Box Canyon. Down 1-0 in the series after losing 100-87 at Home thursday the hornets knew there was Only one Way out. They had to win both games saturday to Advance to the v corps finals against Fulda. The hornets did it in the old Western style their opponents the demons Are known for. They did it by running and gun Ning. Barton Wade came Riding in to the rub Ber match and sent the demons on the sem is photo by red grand Hanau guard Wilbur Jordan. Hits for 53 Points in two games final Stagecoach out of the v corps play offs. Wade was 12 of. 13 from the Field on his Way to tallying 32 Points. Shooting like that would make wild Bill Hickok proud. Wade holing up under the Basket when starter Richard Johnson jammed his trigger Finger tipped and tapped his Way for 19 Points in the first half. The 6-foot-7 /2 Bur Lington n.c., native fired off 14 Points in one 10-minute stretch to give the hornets a 59-55 halftime advantage. This was the Best game Wade has played Hanau coach Roderick Roach said. He got us the Lead in the Early going so we could play our 2-1-2 zone. We Don t match up Well with the demons Man to Man and having the Lead and being Able to play the 2-1-2 zone was the key to beating  in the second half the hornets went up by 12 Points in the first 10 minutes behind the scoring of guard Wilbur Jordan. In Stead of taking pot shots on the run with the Lead Hanau then spread the demons out All Over the court. The hornets dead aimed their Way to easy hoops by Wade Richard Estes and Jordan. All the demons could do was try to fight fire with fire but it was like Rusty six shooters for the de Mons and Catling guns for the hornets. We weren t getting Back on defense today Darmstadt coach Andy Wharton understated. It did t really matter be cause Hanau came to play. I Don t think anyone could have beat them today the Way they  Estes finished with 29 Points and Jordan had 28. Carl Beard led the demons with 27 and guard Virgil o Neil had 21. In the first shootout that evened these Ries at 1-1, the hornets came out behind the flashy Ball handling of their dim Unitive play making guard Warren Cherry to wound the demons. The hornets also took advantage of poor marksmanship in the Early dueling by Darmstadt s usually Relia ble Sharpshooter Beard. Beard Darmstadt s most consistent scorer this year was off the Mark on his first four shots and was corralled to just 5 Points by the hornets smothering 2-1-2 zone in the first half. Meanwhile the 5 foot-8 Cherry and his backcourt Mac Jor Dan were galloping past the demons Man to Man round up into the Lane for Short Poppers from the paint. But the demons kept fighting despite being Down 64-46 at halftime. Darmstadt Cut that 18-Point deficit to four at 71-67 with 13 minutes left As they put the pres sure on full court. There was still enough time to Force the hornets to High noon and into a Man to Man but Cherry bombed three straight from the top of the key and Hanau went up again by 10 with 7 minutes left. The de Mons could get no closer than the 116-107 final score after that. Cherry Jordan and Forward Gerald Davis All had 25 Points for the hornets. Orlando Goodwin led Darmstadt with 23 Points. Roach was More than Happy to put the Darmstadt gunners out to pasture and proud of his team. We played As Well As we have All year and came together just at the right time Roach said. We knew we had to do it now being Down in the series 1-0 like we were. What 1 really liked was that by going to All of the positions on the court Darmstadt could t key on just one player. That Means everyone was  it also meant the hornets produced their own Western shootout to ride off into the Sunrise of the v corps finals. Prosecutors Appeal ruling freeing Carter Philadelphia a new Jersey prosecutors have appealed a Federal judge s ruling that threw out the triple murder conviction of Rubin Hurricane Carter and freed the former middleweight Boxer after 18 years imprison. The Appeal filed Friday with the 3rd . Circuit court of appeals contends the nov. 8 ruling by . District judge h. Lee Sarokin that Carter s conviction was based on Radical prejudice was legally flawed. Sarokin in Newark n.j., also found that the Passaic county prosecutor s office had concealed evidence that could have Hurt the credibility of a key witness again Tcarter. The 49-year-old former Boxer was convicted twice with co defendant John Artis of killing three White people in a Paterson tavern in 1966 their first conviction was Over turned by the state supreme court. Prosecutors said the murders were committed in revenge for the slaying six hours earlier of a Black tavern owner by a White Man. Artis who was 20 at the time of the killings was paroled in 1981. Sarokin s ruling said he also had been wrongfully convicted of the murders. Carter s plight gained him National attention and the support of celebrities including Muhammad a and Bob Dylan. The Appeal filed Friday argues that the prosecution did not seek to build its Case on racial prejudice said assistant prosecutor Ronald  District court s recounting of the evidence is not accurate the Appeal maintains. Marmo said the jury at the second Carter Artis trial was composed of non Passaic county residents and included two Blacks. He also said it was the defense that raised the Issue of racial motivation in court. The Appeal contends it was just outrageous for Saro Kin to conclude that prosecutors urged the jury to convict Carter and Artis solely because the defendants Are Blackland the victims Are  it also says the evidence that Sarokin said prosecutors had concealed from defense attorneys related to a poly graph test taken by the state s key witness Alfred Belio. The test affirmed Bello s testimony placing Carter and Artis at the bar at the time of the killing. The polygraph was authorized after Bello recanted that testimony. The defense has 30 Days to respond to the Appeal. Kentucky coach edges Bradley s Versace Buffon Berry declared Best Dallas a Eddie Sutton who took Over Kentucky this season and led the wildcats to the Southeastern conference title and St. John s Walter Berry were named College basketball s coach and player of the year respectively Here thursday by the associated press. It was the second a award for Sutton who won in 1978 when he guided Arkansas into the final four where the Razorbacks were beaten by Sutton s current employer. He is the sixth coach to win the award a Cage meets set Schwet Zingen Germany dates and Sites of the 1986 Usa eur youth activities basketball championships for Junior and senior boys and girls have been announced by a officials of 1st per com. Play in the Junior a boys division is set for april 3-6 at Vogel Weh and Junior a girls Cage action is scheduled april 1-3 at bad Kreuz . Junior b boys and girls Competition will be held concurrently april 3-6 at Grafen Woehr. More than once Urcla s John wooden won it five times but the first to win a different schools. Sutton who stepped into a pressure situation by replacing Joe b. Hall is coach of College basketball s winning est team attracted 35 votes from a panel of 192 sports writers and broadcasters. The wildcats were 18-13 in Hall s 13th and final season and returned Only two senior starters one being All american Kenny Walker. But Kentucky posted a 17-1 record to win the Sec regular season title and then won the Sec tournament. Dick Versace who guided Bradley to the Missouri Valley conference regular season title finished second with 32 votes. Mike Krzyzewski coach of Atlantic coast con Ference Champion Duke was next with 30 and St. John s Lou Carnesecca whose team surprised by sharing the big East regular season championship and winning the tour Ney Crown Drew 26 votes. With no legitimate Center Sutton in stalled a three guard two Forward offence. It resulted in a no. 3 ranking nationally and a 32-4 record. Sutton formerly coached at Creighton for five years and at Arkansas for 11. His Ca reer coaching record is 374-129, a .744 percentage and his teams have made 10 straight Mcaa appearances. Berry was named Winner of the 15th Adolph f. Rupp trophy designating a s College player of the year. Berry a 6-foot-8, 215-Pounder who was the Only unanimous selection on this year s Apall America team received 66 of 192 votes in a nationwide poll of sports writers and sportscasters conducted before the Mcaa tournament. The award named for the late University of Kentucky coach is sponsored by the Commonwealth athletic club of Kentucky a group of businessmen who formed a not for profit organization to establish the Tro Phy and care for it and other Rupp Memorabilia at Rupp Arena in Lexington by. Kenny Walker of Kentucky finished Sec Ond with 50 votes followed by Johnny Dawkins of Duke with 18 and Len Bias of Mary land with 12. Playing out of position at Center on a team that lost All american Chris Mullin and 7 footer Bill Wennington to graduation Berry averaged 23 Points and 11 rebounds game and shot almost 60 percent from the Field in Lead ing the redmen to a share of the big East conference regular season Crown and the league s tournament title. A left hander with an unorthodox style a soft touch and great leaping ability Berry has scored 1,424 Points in two seasons at St. John s to rank 10th among the redmen s All time scorers. This past season he set school records with 76 blocked shots a 58.6 Field goal percentage and 327 Field goals. Among the other honors received by Berry this season were the wooden and Eastman awards As the player of the year. He also was named the big East s player of the year. Radio and television College basketball Mcaa women championship game Texas is. Southern Cal 8 . Sunday