European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 2s, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 Hooker leads demons Post Sobers by ii Boivin Slaff writer Wil Shakhn. Germany will the real a Mislael demons stand up the Jck la and hide demons null.1 Rick Hooker s 3.1 Points and a change of personality by Center Orl Anilo Good win in hit second half to upend the Spang Dahlum sabers Lfjfj-h4 in the Khym main Christmas invitational sat urday. In other tournament openers Sal Urda. Gic Ssan whipped Wiesbaden of 63 and Hanau routed Frankfurt 105-Atl. Khym main was to play main later sat urday Kijuu. Honker and Spang Dahlum s George House Pul on their own private highlight shows in the first half trading buckets it the first Tive minutes like settlers trying 10 put out .1 barn fire in he old West. House was he first one 10 Burn Down when he split a Fingernail going after a Loose Hill with 5 04 gone and the sabers up 15-1ii, he had if of Spang s Points Al mint Lime hut found lie could t go to the Well Verj Well even with the Finger bandaged. Rohri Anthony with 10 first half Points tried to pick up the Slack for the undermanned sabers who could Only Muster six Paseri plus coach Albert Thomas in an ill Cut ing uniform. Hooker could Mill pour it on. And Bis offence administered first Aid to the fiery demons. Me had 15 Points in the lest half As Darmstadt went up 39-38 Al half Lime. He did in without the help of the passive Jekyll Goodwin who suffered through a miserable 3-for-o Effort from inc held in the first half most of his shot s coming from in close. Jut the second half was a different Story As or. Orlando Jekyll became or. Slam la Hyde Goodwin. Goodwin teamed with newcomer Eric Gilkey 10 score four Points apiece As ihc1 demons peeled Olf an i 1-0 spun Al the Start of the half m take a 50-38 Lead. Durn Studl s Ricky i Looker. .13 Points Holh of Goodwin s shots were on Subtle slams Hal did t male a lot of noise hut sure said a helluva lot. Like Don t mess with  the sabers could never come closer than seven Points after the demons Spurl. In was a walk softly and carry a big stick second half for Goodwin us he quietly poured in 6 of 9 shots from the Field and a of 5 free throws. Goodwin finished with 23 Points. Hooker although More flashier was Mill old reliable with 18 second half Points on u-uf-16 shooting. Hooker thinks military basketball fans Australia takes Davis cup Lead Mel hours. Australia i a l australian Captain Neale Fraser can Al most taste Bis fourth Davis cup victors. I Hae o be Happy with Ilie situation. We Are obviously in a stronger position said Fraser after his doubles team of fat t Ash and John Fil Gerald downed swe Den s Anders Jarryd and sic fan Edberg fi-,1. F -4. 4-6. 6-1 saturday to give the australians a 2-1 Lead in the hell of five Davis up finals. Australia can end Sweden s two year reign As Davis cup Champion with a Vic tory in either of sunday s reverse singles tin australians were the last Leam to heal Sweden in Davis cup play Healing the swedes in he 1983 finals Here. The swedes Are trying to become the first learn in i i years to win the cup three consecutive stars. Australia has won three Davis cups with Fraser As Captain. The Tun countries split Friday s open ing singles matches with Cash beating and Borg  i 13-11. 6-4 and Sweden s Mikael Ivan fairs surprising 1 aul Mcna niee6-.v6-l.d-3. On sunday Cash plans i Elors and Mcnar nce faces Edberg. Who won the australian open Here last ear. The doubles Nul conic was a blow 10 Sweden since Godberg and Jarryd were coming off a Victor in the masters Dou Bles championship on Dee. 14. But Cash and pit Gorald who have been beaten Only Onee in Davis cup Dou Bles play were a far More impressive pair Corii Ming better and relishing the bullfight atmosphere in from of a sellout crowd of 11,000 there was no doubt the Metier team won Fraser said. I in Pugh we were unlucky not to win in straight sets Edberg looked As if his loss in the sin Gles to Cash had left him dispirited. The australian open singles Champion served Well hut did Little else right while Jarryd s serve was always Brittle. The match lasted just 2 hours and 11 minutes. The australians raced through the first set in 24 minutes dropping a total of just four Points in their five service games. One service break against Jarryd in the fourth game proved decisive. The second set was much tighter last ing 46 minutes. Bui again in was Jarryd who lost his serve at love in the seventh game. The aussies kept up the pressure in the third set and Edburg had to save three break Points in the Nemih game. Fit Gerald dropped serve in the next game to allow the swedes to Lake the third set. But the regulation l minute break did the swedes no Good and Cash and he Jerald returned to the coun fired up. An Edberg double Faull gave the aussies their first break. Jarryd lost his serve again and then de Here served two Dou ble faults in the seventh game before los Ingli is serve. Fit Gerald hit the winning Point a stunning backhand Down the line. Will be surprised by this Darmstadt team which was expected to give the Hanau hornets a run for the Money in v corps this Jear with the Transfer of Hooker from ii seen. Instead. The demons were sluggish in the v corps Early going and were run nut of the Kaiserslautern Christmas tournament by latter Baum Hilderand Hanau squads we got off to a slow  Hooker said bin the Mirn Aniels will help pre pare us More for Coin Pel it Ion in v corps. We re just starting to jell together As a Leam. We know inc Danaus and Baum holders Are Strong teams bul 1 think if you ask them they la say we re pretty Good  Hooker and the demons did t Lake he sabers lightly even when they saw Thomas suiting up. We did t know anything Aboul Spang Dahlen but we Don t Lake anybody lightly. They re a Strong Cam to keep up with us with just six players. We had to use everybody on Pur team to Wear them  Hooker said. Thomas thought his icam played Well in a Short circuited life support system. The sabers did t have any guards and were missing their Lead ing scorer. My Guys put so much Effort into hanging in there in Itic first half Ihal when the second half rolled around they were  Thomas said he Ivas also pleased with House s play. The Forward turned guard in this Emer gency Effort Lallich .11 Points on inc game he was helped by Robert Anthony Wilh 17 and Solomon Hill s 14. George is a Good All around player. Lie does t usually key our scoring Hul he always gives us a Good Effort Thom As said. That still was t Good enough in the end against inc demons something Honker says opponents can look Forward to in the future. "1 think when ii gets Down m the wire when it really counts in v corps Well be there Hooker said. In Nihar games saturday j Lessen 95, Wii thu dim 63 Wolverine coach Byron Pernell had rouble gelling his charges out of inc snowbound Glessen to dior Pool with Only five charges showing in Lime for lip off Hul Ili Osc live starters Robert James. Anthony Dasher and Jordan Thomas and reserves John Harris and Anthony Smith slayed close to inc flyers until help could arrive. The flyers led 35-.14 at halftime bul the Gic Ssan motor sergeant finally cleared the wolverines for Takeoff and thai they did in inc second half with inc refreshed reserves arriving in time to gel Gissen going. We were  per Natl said. Those five Guys played heir hearts out. They gave us very lying they had until we could gel some fresh players  James 26 Points led the wolverines while James Bucote had 15. And Ray Mixon and Dasher added 11 apiece. Wiesbaden was led by Ron Campbell s is Point Effort and 17 from Michael Green t Phillip hum bad 13 for the Fly ers. I limn ii ids. Frankfurt 68 the Frankfurt sky walkers fell the Sling of the Hanau Hornet offence pow ered by Robert Estes and Richard John son who scored 24 and 23 Points respectively. When Hanau s offence was t stinging. It s defense was the Hornet defense held the skywalk ers to 37 first half Points. On the offensive Side Hanau ripped the nets for 51 Points to Posl a a Point intermission Lead. Hanau. A finalist in last year s Louincy. Carried ils Loial dominance through the second half pcs pile sparkling offensive performances by Frankfurt s Gardol Johnson who scored Points and Maurice Rudolph Jthn had 15. Aussie Pul Cash left and Juhn Kib Gerald celeb Rule Uratis doubles win out suedes