European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday december 2,1988 Ross will give up terms Grid Post College Park map Maryland football coach Bobby Ross citing a variety or reasons has decided to resign effective Jan. 14. Ross had said University officials had Given him a deadline of monday to decide whether he would remain with the program. Certain commitments t have made to the players i have not been Able to  Ross said. I feel badly about  specifically he said he had show players plans of proposed Byrd stadium improvements promised to Nimby the administration. He said he had expected the Worktop be under Way by now. But acting athletic director Charles Lurtz said monday that the work probably would not begin until 1988. Ross said he had wavered quite a bit Over the weekend about whether to leave and had numerous discussions with his family. He said he would not have left had he not Felt the program was in Good shape to turn Over to a successor. He said the absence of a permanent replacement for athletic director Dick Dull had some Impact on his decision. Ross alluded to the innuendo that has followed the football team in the Wake of charges against the basketball program following the cocaine induced death of Len Bias in june. "1 feel our football team has rep resented the University Well both on and off the Field he said in his pre pared statement. "1 have always Felt that a major College football program can be successful by working within the rules and regulations of the Mcaa and maintaining the concept of the Stu Dent athlete. We have done that during my ten ure at  Lurtz said the University should have an announcement by wednes Day on How it will seek a new coach. Ross said he has no substantial of fers from anyone in the collegiate or professional ranks. After Ross met with his players and coaches co Captain and linebacker Chuck Fanucc Letold Wal radio. It s like losing a member of the  Ross submitted his resignation to Lurtz before that meeting. Ross has three years remaining on his current  Maryland Terrapin football Maryland s Bobby rom. Unfulfilled commitments team ended its season 5-5-1 after beating Virginia on Friday 42-10. Ross 50, has a 39-19-1 record at Maryland m f be seasons and won three straight Atlantic coast Confer ence titles before this  the past two years Ross was pursued first by the University of Missouri and then by the University of Minnesota. He signed a four year contract with Maryland in january reported to be Worth about $150,000 a year Afier turning Down the Minne Sota  year there was speculation Ross was being considered for coach ing vacancies at several other universities. Although Ross said he had no pursued anything the University gave Sim until monday to decide whether he would remain at  coach said last week thai he had been Hurt by what he called innuendo insinuation and Guill by association stemming from the investigation into Maryland s athletic programs following the death of Bias. He said that controversy had made it increasingly hard to focus on foot Ball this  the Victory Over Virginia Ross said he still was t certain that the University had committed it self to his program. One of his major complaints he has indicated has been the University s failure o Reno vate Byrd stadium. From Page 23 eagles tip raiders in of los Angeles up Andrewa tera returned a Marcus Allen Fumble 81 Yards and Randall Cunningham scored from the 1-Yard line two plays later Sun Day lifting the Philadelphia eagles to a 33-27 overtime Victory Over tie los an Geles raiders. On a first Down play Allen gained 4 Yards and fumbled. Waters recovered at the eagles is and ran to the raiders 4 before wide receiver Dokie Williams tackled him. The defeat Hurt the raiders 8-5, in their run for a playoff spot. They Trail first place Denver by two games in the acc West and face a struggle for a wild card berth. The raiders sent the game into Over time by driving 46 Yards in the final 1 43 nil Roundup for Chris Bahr s 27-Yard Field goal with11 seconds left in regulation. Lesler Hayes intercepted a Cunningham first Down pass and returned it to the raiders 45 to give los Angeles a  raiders were in position to win the game when Bill picket sacked Cunningham and Howie Long recovered Cunningham s Fumble at the Phila Delphia 42. After linebacker Garry Cobb was called for holding on third-and-10,Allen gained 27 Yards on the play before his  Quick who caught three touch Down passes put the eagles ahead 27-24with a 10-yarder from Cunningham with ii 3s remaining in the fourth Quarter. Hawk eyes take Alaska shootout Texas nips cards Anchorage Alaska a Roy Marble scored 29 Points and Jeff Moe added 26 As Lola naked Iowa crushed northeastern 103-80 to win the ninth annual great Alaska shootout basketball tournament. In earlier games Kenny Drummond scored 24 Points and Bennie Bolto added 20 As 17lh-Rankl North Carolina state downed Utah state 94-82 for third place Hansi Gnad s Tail minute Hook shot enabled the University of Alaska Anchorage to defeat Washington 77-75 to take fourth place and Raynard Davis Sank four free throw in the final 22 seconds to give Texas a 74-70 Victory in the Battle for seventh As the longhorns handed defending National Champion Louisville its thirds Kniight defeat. Iowa set a three Day shootout scoring record with 284 Points shattering the Mark of 261 set in 1983 by Wayman Tisdale s Oklahoma sooner. Marble was magnificent in the title game scoring from inside and out re bounding powerfully and making several dazzling assists. He was named the tournament s outstanding player. Moc complemented Marble by hitting five three Point goals. The game was tied three times in i reopening minutes but Iowa never trailed As the taller Hawk eyes were Able to match the quickness of northeastern. Iowa led by As Many As 16 in the first half and Only a i of Point Effort by Reggie Lewis Kepi the huskies in the game. Northeastern shot Only 33 percent from the floor in the first half and was outre bounded 23-14. Trailing 49-36 at the break it was More of the same in the second half As northeastern could t help Lewis. Coach Tom Davis made wholesale substitutions with 1 18 to go and Iowa leading 99-79. Lewis finished with 29 Points break ing the shootout scoring record with 84 Points in three games. The previous re Cord was 83 in i9bo by Mike Ferrara of Colgate. After splitting one Point decisions in its first two shootout games. North car Olina state finally won big but Only after surviving an onslaught of three Point goals by Utah slate s Reid Newey. Five three pointers and 19 Points by Newey wiped out the Wolf pack s Early nine Point Lead and Utah stale was up 4443 at the half. The Wolf acc took control Early in the second hair with six Points each from Charles Shackleford and Mike Ciompi and a Dunk by Chucky Brown to build a 67-54 Lead with 11 41 left the Lead eventually grew to As Muchas 16, and the aggie could get no closer than 10. Shackleford finished with 19 Point and Giomi had 10. Newey hit Only one three Pointer in the second half and tank six Nee throws to finish with 28 Points. Kevin Nixon added 20 for the aggie the Only team inthe tournament to finish with a losing record last  was the second Day in a Row that Alaska Anchorage � division school had upset a bigger school and was the first time in the shootout s nine Yea history trial the Host team had won two  the 6-fool-10 goad lost the Itati tical Battle to the 7-foot Chriswell he won the War with Hii final hot. The two were teammates on the Wong Annm Tum Ionell Tutini this Al a twi Alaska Anchorage raced to a 14-7 Lead collect1 bask a piste Louisville s Denny Crum third straight loss in the first nine minutes with Strong Playboy Gnad. Washington came Back to take the Lead briefly and the teams battled uneven terms through the rest of the half with Una holding a 37-33 Edge at inter  stormed to a 48-40 Lead in the first seven minutes of the second half while holding Una to one Field goal getting Strong play off the Bench from Mike child and Kevin Bloom the sea wolves closed within three with 10 min utes to go but Washington had the Lead Back to 67-57 three minutes later. Despite 10 Points Down the stretch Bywell Alaska Anchorage lied it at 73 with 2 15 left on two free throws by flip Wilcox. Texas upset of Louisville was a sur prise to a lot of people notably Texas coach Bob Weltlich -"1 Don t bet a lot. I Don t bet any. But if i could have bet under an assumed name i d have probably bet the ranch1 that the second ranked cardinals would not lose All three games Waltuch Laid. Texas rebounding from an 80-68 lost id Alaska Anchorage on saturday was Able to beat Louisville by getting 6-foot-9pervis Ellison into foul trouble Weltlich said. He is just above everybody. Our Guys were looking at his Waist Weltlich  played everybody on  Ellison the most valuable player in the final four last season As a freshman fouled out Only three Tinea All last sea son. He fouled out in All three shootout games. Louisville coach Denny Bruni said there More of a Burden on Ellison tul year with three starters gone from last year s championship team. With More pressure front opponents on him and him putting mow pressure on himself you end up Mauni More mistakes Crum said Crim was t surprised that Lou uvula u 0-3, although be said the Cardinal cad a Chance to win two tames. But thai1 inexperience be i we didst pm Walize and we dont execute will