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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Navy s Robinson looking into ways to delay obligation Annapolis my. A David Robinson May be having some nagging second thoughts about his decision to re main at the . Naval Academy. While the 6-foot-ii basketball Star plans no drastic action to avoid the five year hitch he faces after graduation he s not Adverse to at least investigating ways to delay the obligation. I Haven t had time to look into it he said. But if i get that option i la take  Robinson sees no future in resigning before graduation a move that would re sult in a three year hitch As an enlisted Man. That would be stupid he said after what i be been through already at this  that Means the agile Center with the 1,320 sat score will play for the mid Dies again next season and then begin a five year wait until he can test his talents in the Aba in 1992. Robinson had a Chance to jump ship last summer when he could have hastened his pro debut by transferring to a civilian school for the final two years of College. But once he started the Junior year at the naval Academy Robinson was locked into the five year postgraduate hitch. Robinson averaged 22.7 Points a game while leading the middies to a 30-5 re Cord and a surprising appearance in the final eight of the Mcaa tournament. His 13 rebounds and 5.9 blocked shots a game topped the nation. The performance not Only raised Rob Inson s curiosity about playing in the Aba but also got him to wondering if he would have stayed at Navy had he played that Well As a Sophomore. It would have been a lot tougher Deci Sion he admitted. But i still like my chances of playing pro Ball later so it s no big  if there s any feeling of loss it s among the Aba scouts and general managers who Are almost reduced to tears while watching Robinson knowing he probably won t be available until 1992. Robinson is a franchise player said general manager Bob ferry of the Washington bullets. It s a shame he can t Complete a 10-year pro career and then serve five years in the  ferry however sees no reason Why Robinson could t succeed As a 27-year old Rookie and neither does Roger stau up photo David Robinson. Headed for olympics Bach a former naval Academy athlete who wound up in the pro football Hall of Fame following his postgraduate hitch. David can play Ball in the service staubach said in a Telephone interview from Dallas and he s not going to get any Shorter. He s dedicated so i m sure hell stay in  Robinson expects to be Able to play basketball in the service following graduation and he will seek permission to try out for the 1988 olympic team. Celts drub kicks for win record from press dispatches Boston the Boston celtics out scored new York 20-5 in the last 7 08 of the first half and behind Kevin Mchale s 25 Points cruised to their record setting 38th Home Victory 119-98 Over the kicks Friday night. That burst shot the celtics into a 68-44 halftime advantage and the Lead stayed be tween 17 and 30 Points the rest of the Way. Boston increased its winning Streak to 14 games longest in the Aba this season and extended to 29 its league record for consecutive Home victories in a single season. With their 38th Home Victory against just one loss the celtics set another Aba Mark by surpassing the 37-Victory totals reached by the los Angeles lakers in 1976-77 and 1979-80 and the Philadelphia 76ers in 1977-78 and 1980-81. The Rochester Roy als hold the Aba record for the Best Home Mark in a season 33-1 set in 1949-50. By improving their record to 64-13, the celtics clinched the second winning est sea son in club history and at least a tie for the Best Overall record this season and Home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Boston led 38-27 after the first Quarter and pulled away with the 20-5 spurt. New York s Only Field goal in that stretch came when Greg Kite was called for goal ending continued on Page 23 Rose suffering flu might ride Bench in season opener by the associated press Cincinnati reds player manager Pete Rose said sat urday he probably will Start the season on the disabled list. Rose who turns 45 on april 14, has been suffering from a stomach virus and the flu. He has batted Only 17 times with four hits. The reds won t officially make their final roster moves until sunday. But Rose said before the club s exhibition game against Atlanta saturday that he Likely will go on the 15-Day disabled list. The reds had planned to make their final roster move baseball Roundup Friday but first baseman Tony Perez pulled a Groin mus Cle and the seriousness of the injury was t immediately known. A club spokesman said saturday the injury was not believed to be serious enough to disable Perez. Perez who bats right handed is scheduled to Start in monday s season opener against Philadelphia and left hander Steve Carlton. Perez downplayed Friday s injury and said he was ready to play. It s nothing said Perez. Ill be ready opening  the reds also announced saturday that non roster Pitcher Chris Welsh who had the Best Spring earned run average in the reds Camp agreed to play for their Denver farm club. The reds also asked for waivers on right hander Frank Pastore who had the worst Era in Camp in order to release him. Welsh allowed Only one run in 13 innings for a 0.69 Era but Rose decided to keep right handed Rookie Scott Terry. Pastore coming off surgery to remove Bone chips in his right Elbow struggled through the Spring compiling a 14.04 Era before the reds gave him an option of accept see baseball on Page 23 a Phot Buffalo goalie Jacques Cloutier awaits flying puck. With Montreal s Bobby Smith behind him Gretzky Breaks his own season Points record from press dispatches Calgary Alberta Edmonton scoring Star Wayne Gretzky broke his own nil single season Points record with three assists Friday night but Joey Mullen s two goals led the Calgary flames to a 9-3 rout of the oilers. Gretzky s assists two on Power play goals by Jari Kerri and one on a Power play Effort by Paul Coffey increased his season Points total to 214 to break the record of 212 he set in 1981-82. Gretzky set up Kerri for his second goal of the night on a play almost identical to one at 17 44 of the first period on which the oilers Center tied the Points Mark. Gretzky Hal Roundup dug the puck out of the Corner and flipped a pass across to Kerri at the Edge of the crease for an easy goal. Calgary s other goals came from Dan Quinn Paul Reinhart Joel Otto Jim Peplinski Steve Bozek Lanny Mcdonald and Carey Wilson. Rookie defens Eman Gary Suter had six assists to set a club record including four in the second period another flames record. Coffey s goal his 48th of the season extended his sin Gle season league record for defens Emen which he set wednesday night. In the night s Only other nil game sabres 4, canadians 2 Buffalo . Doug Smith and Dave Andrey Chuk scored 58 seconds apart in the first period As Buffalo kept its slim playoff Hopes alive with a Victory Over Mon Treal. The Victory ties the sabres with Hartford for fourth place in the Adams division but the whalers needed to win Only one of their final two games saturday against Toronto or sunday against Boston to get the division s final playoff spot. That would Knock Buffalo out of the playoffs for the first time since 1974. John Tucker and Mike Foligno also scored for Buffalo  
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