European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. December 20, 1966 the stars and stripes Pago 21 sports blazers Trade Berry to spurs Portland Ore. A the Portland Trail blazers traded Walter Berry last season s College basketball player of the year to the san Antonio spurs thursday Tor Rookie Reserve Center Kevin Duckworth. The 7-fool, 280-Pound Duckwort was the 33rd player chosen in this year s Aba draft of College  was the first of Portland s two first round picks and was the 14th selection Overall. Berry has had a difficult time since joining the blazers. He has missed 12 games because of. Back pain although Blazer officials say examinations showed no sign of  6-foot-s former  s Star was fined an Undis closed amount when while injured and not playing detailed to show up for a Home game dec. 2. Berry Bucky Buckwalter Portland s Vic president for basketball operations was asked if Berry s work habits an attitude were factors in the decision to Trade  really Buckwalter said. We just fell the need for a big  said the Trade did not mean the Blazer front office was admitting i made a mistake in drafting Berry and in passing on Duckworth. Portland had two picks before Duckworth was Token by the  circumstances have changed since the draft he said. The blazers have been searching Tor a Center since Sam Bowie suffered a broken leg in the fifth game of in season. Buckwalter said Jerome Ker sey s Strong play at Power Forward made Berry expendable. Walter Berry a been in a Posi Tion where he just cannot get the play ing time Buckwalter said. That weighed quite heavily in our decision along with the increased need for an other big  Buckwalter said he had liked the Way Duckworth has played in his Fin exposure to professional  think he s made the transition nicely he said. "1 liked him in the draft and i think he s improved , Buckwalter said the blazers search for another Bis Man in t necessarily Over because Duckworth May be too inexperienced to gel much playing time. Buckwalter said a possible Trade for Cleveland Power forwards Mark West or Keith Lee still was in the  Deal reportedly would involve at least one other Aba  has appeared in 14 games for san Antonio averaging 3.2 Points,2.2 rebounds and 8.7 minutes of playing Lime. Berry has averaged 1,9 Points on rebound and 2.7 minutes of playing time in eight Barnes for  decided to skip his senior season at St. John s and was disappointed when he was not selected ear Lier in the Aba draft. He also has said he would prefer playing in the East. Berry averaged 20.1 Points and 9.9rebounds in his two year career at St. John s. Duckworth averaged 19.5points and 9.1 rebounds As a senior Ai Eastern Illinois. Bucks move up As Sikma Sparks win Over Hawks Milwaukee a Jack Sikma scored ii of his 18 Points in the fourth Quarter and made a three Point play with 1 20 remaining to give Milwaukee a 98-95 Lead As the sucks won their  beating the Atlanta Hawks 104-95 thursday  Victory moved the second place Bucks within i games of the Hawks inthe Aba s Central division. Terry Cummings led Milwaukee with32 Points. Ricky Pierce and Paul Pressey had 15  got 22 Points from Glenn riven. Randy Wiltman added 18 and do Minique Wilkins had 17. Atlanta scored the first five Points of the fourth Quarter cutting Milwaukee s no Roundup Lead to 75-72. The Bucks rebuilt their Edge to seven Points Bui a three Point play by Rivers trimmed it to 81-77.atlanta lied the score at 95-95 with 1 32 remaining on Wayne Rollins jump shot Sikma s Layup and free throw Fol lowing a foul by Rivers and Pierce s free throw made it 99-95. Then a turnover by Wilkins with 51 seconds left led to a20-foot Cummings Basket for a 101-95 Milwaukee  other Aba action bulls 97, faces 88 Indianapolis Michael Jordan Ted a fourth period Chicago surge with14 of his 41 Points and eclipsed the 40 Point Mark for the 1 oth time in 11 games in leading the bulls Over Indiana. The bulls made nine of 15 shots fro Mihe Field and at 16 of their free throws in the fourth Quarter and outscored Indi of Mynota bucks1 Jack Sunn. 11 of 18 Points in 4lh Quarter Ana 34-18. The pacers who led most of the night finished with their lowest tally of the season Bitting Only eight of 2from the Field in the last period. Chuck person topped the pacers with17 Points while John Long and Wayman Tisdale had 14 each. Chicago s John Pax Ion had 13 Points and Charles Oakley finished with 12.nl�m.kirfclu9j new York a an 18-Footjumper by new Jersey s Leon Wood with Saa Aba on Page 26 see Brenner cons Cher no morn s proposal Tampa Florida up George Steinbrenner the principal owner of the new York Yankees who often greets free agents with an open mind and an open Crnec Kook met thursday with Jack mor Ris and his agent to hear a very unique proposal for signing the All Star , who won 144 games in nine seasons with Detroit arrived with agent Richard Moss 40 minutes Early for the one hour meeting which was held at Tampa hotel owned by Steinbrenner. The Yankee owner arrived 15 minute slate through a Side door and quickly went behind closed doors with the 31-year-old right hander and his agent. I was always impressed with Jack Orris As a Pitcher and now i m impressed with him As a person said Steinbrenner who remained in Tampa while Morris and Moss returned to new York thursday night i would cat Ihei Roffer a very unique proposal and i told them i d go As hard and As fast As 1 could on it. I be got a lot of things to consider i be got a $ 16 million  and Morris were rejected on three different proposals before Askin Steinbrenner to consider a one year Deal with salary to be determined by an Arbi Trator. We re hopeful we can finish this much earlier Man by Friday night said an optimistic Moss who was a driving Force in the 1975 Andy Messersmith decision that helped create free Agency i baseball. Frankly i can t see How George can turn it  Morris reiterated his firm opposition to re signing with the tigers. I m not going logo Back to Detroit because of the Way the tigers have treated me Over the years said Morris who had is Complete games last season compared to 13 for die entire Yankee pitching staff. I also feel i can have More of an Impact in new York than Detroit the tigers have made virtually no moves in the  was rebuffed on tuesday by the Minnesota twins who were Bis firs Choice. Mosi said be proposed a 2-year Deal for a total of $3.9 million to in twins a 3-year Deal at $1.8 million per year or a 4-year pact at $1.7 million Peryear. All of the proposals were rejected by Minnesota vice president Andy Mac Phail and Steinbrenner was equally unimpressed on thursday. Both and raised in the St. Paul minn.,area, Morris has a career record of 144-94, including a 21-8 Mark with Detroit in1986. He has won More games since 1979 140 than any other major league Pitcher thursday s meeting with so Kinbrenner was originally scheduled for new York but was switched to Tampa because of an Accident at sati Brennert american shipbuilding co. The Yankees recently acquired pitch in Rick Rnoden and Chirlet Hudson Steinbrenner has been very Active inthe free agent Market during the last dec Ade signing Reggie Jackson  Lowge. Dave Tofield and Don Baylor. Fiesta bowl has t Given up on of provision Phoenix Ariz. A evidently organizers of the fiesta bowl just won t take no for an  said wednesday Hal the Mcaa will be asked to permit an Over time period if the Jan. 2,fiesta bowl Between lop ranked Miami and no. Penn state winds up m a he. The Mcaa already has rejected the idea however. _. We have not submitted an Otticia request Yel. We re going to today Don Meyers chairman of the fiestas selection committee. We re going to ask them for an  Bruce Skinner the bowl s executive director confirmed tuesday that officials had been notified by the Mcaa fits decision against allowing an overtime period Skinner said the Issue was t necessarily dead since no formal request had been made. -.-. But Mcaa spokesman Bob Minn said tuesday that Mcaa rules Wuu no permit an overtime period for the fiesta  answer is very limply no " Minnix said. I base Hal on the inca football rules interpretation for this year. Those Are simply the Rule. They Slat that an overtime period can Only be used in one of two situation the tint it when you have a progressive Post season game situation a num Ber of teams starting with the quarterfinals etc.," he said. Obviously in that kind of system you need a Winner m each instance. Secondly it could be used if there were a National championship tame being played. And even though pen state Miami is being viewed u a nation Al championship Ai far tee Mcaa concerned they Are just two teams play ing in a bowl came. We re viewing the fiesta bowl � no More or no leu than any other bowl  period Are permitted in Mcaa division i a ii and Iii. All of which have playoff systems to decide the National championship