European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 14.1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 sum Hopes to Avert Grid death Dymit Terabun Dallas up Southern methodist University officials said thai they arc willing to impose new Sanc Liana against the school s already crippled football pro Gram in Hopes of avoiding inc so called death penal by a two year suspension of inc program by inc however officials said wednesday dial no Mailer what action Ilic Mcaa takes following a crucial meet ing this weekend the school will accept it without a Legal fight in a tacit admission that additional violations of Mcaa bylaws have occurred within the football pro Gram interim sum president William Stallcup and faculty representative Lonnie Kliever said they Hope disc Mcaa would allow the school o continue playing the sport. Tons occurred while the school already was under pro Bation. Sum is serving the harshest football related penalty Ever imposed by the Mcaa one that barred the school from awarding any scholarships lost year and limited it to 15 this year. Since the imposition of those sanctions Media reports have alleged Cash payments were made to a football player and thai another received a free apartment. The Mcaa and sum investigated those charges and a hearing will be conducted in san Diego on Friday. The Mcaa s decision in the matter will be announced within 10 Days after the hearing. The new round of allegations led to inc resignation of sum president l. Donald Shields who cited health reason athletic director Bob hitch and football coach Bobby Collins. All of those posts remain vacant effectively crippling the school s football program. School officials have said no athletic director or coach will be hired until the Mcaa makes a decision in he Case. We have done everything that we can to bring sum intercollegiate athletics into full compliance with Mcaa regulations and we Are prepared to apply severe penalties against our football program Stallcup said we arc hopeful hat these Good land efforts a eliminate our own problems and to impose our own sanctions will be sufficient in the. Eyes of the Mcaa committee on infractions. But what Csc inc committee s decision we will accept their decision As final. We will not Appeal nor contest inc committee s findings and rulings Stallcup did not specify what internal Sanction would be imposed. We have taken the Lead and borne the responsibility for the whole process of identifying violations and recommending penalties Kliever said. Of course it ii strictly up to the committee to decide whether or not our findings and proposed penalties satisfy the spirit and intention of Mcaa enforcement a Essen shape win earn boys final of Benabram prep sports editor Munich it s the shape spartans and the Giessen Griffins in the finals of the boys division of the Germany Flen enor Small schools basketball tournament Here saturday. The spartans advanced to the title game Friday when Mark Newton hit a is foot fat the Buzier for a 49-47 con quest of the Munich Mustangs. And the defending Champion Griffins staved off a stubborn Hahn contingent for a 66-59victory. Bad Kreuz Nach nudged Bonn 36-34 to gain the girls championship. The undefeated a carats will meet the Winner of the shape Berlin game which was played late Friday for inc Lille. Winsen boys 66, Hahn boys 59 twice in the second half Giessen appeared to be on the verge of blowing Hahn out of the gym. But on each Occa Sion Darryll mood s i Hawks refused to buckle and came fighting Back. Things were nip and tuck for the firs two and a half quarters with Giessen holding Only a 35-34 Lead with s 05 remaining in he third stanza. Bui the grif fins went on a spree and built up a 10-Point advantage at 50-40. Two tree throws by Cedric Harris and Anthony Siuda s sled Basket Cut harm s Gap to 50 44 by the end of the Quarter. Greg Johnson hit a Layup Tyrone Thomas zipped one in from the Side Johnson got another Layup off a Brilliant feed following a steal by Thomas an Chris Williams pilfered another errant Hahn pass and drove in for an easy bucket to make it 58-44, Hahn Cut that deficit in half again be hich school basketball fore the end of the game. Harris turned in a superlative finish to another out standing performance with five baskets in the final four minutes to keep Hahn within respectable distance. Giessen got in foul difficulty Early in the game and lost some of the effective Ness of its sizzling Speed. But that Speedway there when coach Charlie to h needed it and the Quick handed Griffins forced Many turnovers. Hahn stymied our offence some Toth said. Powers that normally produce for us were being Cut off because the Hawks played super defense and had our lanes blocked much of the Calvin Peterson enjoyed his Best game of the season picking up much or the Slack when Thomas and Johnson were Cut off by the i Hawk defenders. Peter son notched 22 Points on an 11-for-is night from the area around the key. Thomas and Williams scored 13 apiece and Johnson had 12, sin in the last Quarter. Shape boys 49, Munich boys 47 Newton tossed a High arching 15-foot or in from he Comer at the Buzzer As the spartans sauce cd past the Mustangs. Newton s shot came Only four seconds after Munich had regained a 47-47 dead lock on Taiwan Gatewood s jumper from the key. Newton s Basket was Only his second of the game and marked Only the second time that the Bennor Cham Pion spartans had led during the contest. For most of the time it appeared As if the Mustangs were going to put their second straight upset in the tournament. They beat bad Kreuz Nach in an opening round tussle thursday. Jim Murn Ford playing a very aggressive game despite being burdened wit four fouls led a spartan comeback from a 12-Point deficit. The score stood 34-22 in the opening minute of inc third Quarter but the spartans outscored Munich 13-4 inc rest of the period to make it 38 in the fourth Quarter Scott William scored on a 12-Fooler and stole the Ball seconds later for another Layup to up the Mustang advantage to 42-35. Then Mumford started the shape comeback with a Brace of free throws and Jeff Price hit a jumper from the Corner Williams came Back with a free throw and mum Ford and Andreas Ballard exchanged baskets leaving Munich ahead 45-41. Newton scored on a rebound Munich lost the Ball on an offensive foul and Mumford tied things up with a drive up the Middle. Mumford then stole the Balland Drew a foul As he drove for the Bas Ket. He nonchalantly converted both tosses with 13 seconds remaining to give shape its first Lead of the game. Then it became Galewood s turn to Send the Munich fans Hopes soaring for a possible overtime. He did so by hitting from the key. However shape whipped inc Ball Dow court to Newton in the right Corner. He arched it High into the air and the Ball hit nothing but the Bottom of the net giving the spartans their berth in the finals. Mumford and Price led the spartans who have gone through 16 Dodds games this year unscathed with 12 Points apiece. Bison earn Large schools top seed Mannheim girls come bar Csc steal title Mannheim. Germany Mann Heim s Saphie Williams put in a rebound with 21 seconds left to Clinch the Ger Many aaa girls basketball title for the Bison Friday with a 51-50 Victory Over the Heidelberg lady Lions. Mannheim finished 13-1 after losing its opening game while Heidelberg fell to 12-2. The win avenged an earlier 35 32 defeat at the hands of the lady lion sin Heidelberg end with it the Bison earned the no. I seed Al the Large schools tournament. Williams who led All scorers with 16 Points grabbed a rebound off teammate Regina Nolan s miss from 12 feet out on the left Side. When Williams who led All Rebo unders with 16, put it Back up for two it completed a six Point comeback for the Germany aaa Bison who trailed 50-45 with 1 43 left. Nolan Ihen stole the Ball on the lady Lions next Possession when Tracy Brown tried to hit Michelle Johnson posted High in the key with a pass. The Bison ran out the clock. Nolan had a Fine All around game scor ing 15 Points dishing out seven assists and snatching 10 steals. The Bazooka hey Bison comeback tailed when Nolan a 5-foot-9 senior for Ward passed to Jennifer Hall who hit to Cut the Lead to three 50-47. Nolan then stole the Ball at Center court and hit an 18 foot jumper from the Baseline on the right Side 1c pull the Bison within one. Hall was the Only other Bison scoring in double figures netting 10. The game was Light throughout wit neither team gaining More than a six Point advantage. Heidelberg led 12-8 at the endow the first Quarter but the Bison stampeded Back to gain a 22-20 halftime Lions roared for is third Quarter Points and a 38-33 Edge going into the final Quarter but they could t hold off the Bison on their Home court. Heidelberg was led by Michelle Johnson Wili 12 Points while Dena. Slad Cand me Lissa Meyers added 10 apiece for the lady Lions Riri Sti Zimmerman pulled Down 12 rebounds for the lady Lions while team male Michelle bps trick pulled 9 baits off the Glass in a los Geffort. Williams led Munich with 15 Points. Bad Kreuz Znaco girls 36, Bonn girls 34 despite the fact thai bad Kreuz Nach was undefeated Bonn was rated a slight favorite in the Eti counter Between the two teams. Bonn jumped to a 12-5 first Quarter Load but the Bearvais led by the super Ball hawking and Ball handling of Stepha Nie Jensen picked up three paints in the second Quarter and look a one Point Lead Al 25-24 going into the final eight min utes. The Bra reals limited the crusaders to Only four Point in inc third Quarter. Jensen scored two baskets and Chan dra Brooks got another As the Bra reals pulled into what appeared to be a com manding Lead. The crusaders fought Back to tic it Al 32, bul Jensen scored off a steal and Brooks made two free throws and the Bearvais never trailed again. Bonn had a Chance to tie the game at the end but Mina Babic missed a free throw on the first of a on on one and Brooks grabbed the rebound a enable the a carats to run out inc clock. Jensen paced the Vicors with 17 Points. Babic scored 13 for Bonn and Bac Ahad 1. Arn sport television College Illinois in Low,7 p.m., saturday Deranl it Alabama 1 a.m., sunday North Carolina at Georgia tech 3 a.m., Sonday. Radi College basketball Temple at went Virginia 10 pin saturday Depaul Al Alabama 1 a.m., sunday. Aba players meet Over pact new York a the Aba and its players association began bargaining wednesday on the con tract to replace the one Latex Pires in june with the Aba expressing optimism that agreement can be reached without a strike. The Union says in will seek elimination of the draft which would in effect make every player com ing out of College a free agent. It also wants less restrictive free Agency for veterans eliminating the right of teams to retain a free agent by Matching an offer made to that player by another team. Fleishcer was not immediately available after wednesday s session
