European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Ramsay s pacers pour in 144 Points to beat Mavericks Dallas a Indiana pacers coach Jack Ramsay had a simple explanation for his team s Aba Victory Over he Dallas Mavericks perfection. On the Road we arc usually a Little tentative but tonight we played perfect Ramsay said after Indiana s 144-135 Vic tory. Others were Quick 10 give the bows to Ramsay. Credit coach Ramsay Dallas Star Mark Aguirre said. Their execution onoff Ense was trend Neui. We were getting after in but we just could t Stop them like we wanted to do Indiana Forward Wayman Tisdale backed up Aguirre s assessment. We knew we would have to work hard because Dallas is Tough at Home Tisdale said Bui we were ready and determined to win. They made a lot of runs at us but weddin t fold and coach Ramsay called some very strategic timeouts whenever they made a run he called Lime to Stop their momentum and to keep us Calm out there. It really Tisdale and Center Steve Stipanovici scored 27 pints each for the pacers who committed Only five turnovers As they ended Dallas four game winning Streak. The Mavericks who arc 13-2 at reunion Arena had wan nine straight on their Home court. Dallas Only other Home toss was on Dee. 5 to the los Angeles lakers Aguinir paced Dallas with 28 Points Rolando Blackman had 24 and James Donaldson 23, Donaldson led All re Purdue a a coach named to Fop Job of Eastern Illinois Charleston Iii. A Bob Spoo who coached Purdue quarterbacks the Pas nine Yean and was once a boilermaker passer himself was named head football coach monday at Eastern Illinois eau spokesman Dave Kidwell said. Sped 49, succeeds a Mold who de parted in december la accept the lop football Job at Western Michigan. Molde led the Panther to an 11 -2 finish this season the Gateway conference championship and the quarterfinal round of he Mcaa division i a playoffs. Two things really impressed me about the position said Spoo. First the incredible support for the program both within and outside the University. Second i was most impressed with my predecessor. At molde did things right and i feel very comfortable that he left the program on solid footing molde was 32-15 in four seasons at was the starting quarterback for Purdue in 1957 and 1958. No Roundup founders with is. The pacers also set a pair of reunion Arena records. Their h4 Point were the most scored by a visiting team against Dallas and their ,653 Field goal percent age was the Best by a visitor. Blackmail called Indiana s shooting their shots just kept going in. I thought eventually hey would Cool off. But they did the said. One of the keys was our ability to Stop Aguirre and Blackman from driving to the hoop Ramsay said. We forced them to take More outside shots. Wayman s game was excellent Buti thought everybody played Well for us Dallas last led 99-97 with 2 44 remain ing in the third Quarter. Reserve guard Kyd Macy hit a three Point Basket to put Indiana ahead for Good 100-99. There is no Way Indiana should have come in Here and beat us Donaldson said ii was just a credit to Jack Ramsay and his team. He is a Good coach and he has a lot of Young latent that is listening to in monday s Only other Aba game 76wi 108, clippers 102 Philadelphia Charles Barkley handled the offence and Maurice Chee Stook care of the defense As Philadelphia handed los Angeles its 12th straight loss. Charles Earkley is a great player with exceptional qualities clippers coach Cleveland . Favored Reno nov up1 the new York giants and Cleveland Browns Are favored by Odds makers at har Rah s race and sports Book to Winthe pfc and acc championship games this weekend. The giants were listed As 7-Point favourites Over the Washington redskins in the pfc title game Sun Day at giants stadium. New York crushed the san Francisco 49ers 49-3 to Advance to the championship game while Washington Defeated the defending super bowl Champion Chicago bears 27-13. The Browns were made 3-Point favourites to defeat the Denver Broncos in the acc championship game sunday at Cleveland. The Browns beat the new York jets 23-20 in double overtime to qualify for the conference championship while Denver lopped new England 22-17. Dallas Rolando Blackman reached Over indiana1 Wayman old be for rebound. Asp Rio Don Chancy said. Maurice Cheeks is also in Barkley s category and is one of the Best Point guards in the Barkley scored 38 Points his second straight 30-plus Point performance an pulled Down 12 rebounds. Cheeks had a career High nine steals two Short of then a record set in 1976 by Larry Kenon with the san Antonio spurs. It was a great team Effort Berkley said. We have the potential to be a really Good team and we have 10 keep play ing really Barkley scored eight straight Points in a 1 02 stretch of the fourth Quarter including two slam dunks and a three Point shot to give the mixer a 100-88advantage with 5 01 left. The clippers could get no closer than six Points after that. Michael Cage led the clippers with 25 Points. Cedric Maxwell added 17. Montana feeling fine1 after night in Hospital new York apr san Francisco quarterback Joe Montana was Dis charged from the Hospital monday Anda spokesman said be was no longer suf Fering from the Side effects Ofa concus Sion no suffered sunday. Montana spent the night at the Hospital for special us Njeim Comel medical Center after he was levelled by new York giants lineman Jim Burt just before the first half ended in their National football Confer ence playoff game loss to the giants. Burt hit Montana White he was passing from deep in 49ers territory. Giants line Backer Lawrence Taylor intercepted the pass and resumed it for it touchdown that made the score 28-3. San Francisco coach Bill Walsh said Montana did not lose consciousness after leaving the Field. I spoke with him at halftime and he was Lucid taut Felt badly on How things were Walsh said. Although doctors were at first worried that Montana would lose consciousness a Hospital spokesman said monday that after undergoing routine tests the 49ers quarterback had no headaches or dizziness. The giants won 49-3 to Advance to the pfc title game against the washing Ion redskins next sunday. Montana flew to san Francisco on team owner Edward a Debartolo or s private Jet and was accompanied by a team doctor a Security aide and team mate Dwight Clark. He s feeling Fine except for a slight Clark reported later. He re member a lot of the game but we did t talk too much football on the Way or. Peter Tsairis a neurosurgeon who treated Montana said there appeared Tobe no complications from surgery that Montana underwent on sept. 15 to re move a damaged disc from his Back Montana sustained the Back injury in the first game of the season. After surgery he returned to Pluy in the 10th week. Bosworth from Page 21 focus Duncan said obviously Brian has his own personal views. 1 Don t wan those confused with the University s Switzer issued a three sentence statement monday indicating that to Worth no longer had the option of return ing for a Fin Aryear. After having discussions today with Brian Bosworth i have decided it would be in the Best interests of the University of Oklahoma football program that he forgo his senior season of eligibility in 1987," Switzer said in the statement issued by the school s sports information office. Brian is one of he greatest players to have Ever performed for the sooner. I am sure his future with the National football league will parallel if not exceed his career accomplishments at the University of Oklahoma Bosworth finished fourth in balloting for the Heisman trophy was a finalist for the Lombard award and won the bulks award for the second year in a Row this season. He was the big eight defensive player of the year and an All America for the second year in a Row he led the 11-1 sooner in tackles this seam and was the Linchpin of the de sense that led the nation in Rushing de sense passing defense scoring defense and Loial defense. He was Redshirt cd his freshman year and is scheduled to finish his undergrad uate work this Spring. He could play another year at Oklahoma under Mcaa rules and had said he would announce this month whether he would return but he apparently no Longe has that option. Oklahoma spokesman Pat Hanlo said Boson a is enrolled for the Spring semester ii is my understanding that he will Complete his work for Hia degree in the Spring Hanlon said
