European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports by be associated press newcomer Florida and tournament Veteran Louisi Ana slate were upset winners sunday advancing to the regional semifinals in the Mcaa basketball playoffs by knocking off a pair of lop 10 teams. Florida in its first Mcaa tournament Defeated seventh ranked Purdue 85-66 in a second round game in the East regional. Leu appearing in it fifth inca tournament in eight seasons upset no. S Temple 71 62 in the Midwest regional. Vernon Maxwell scored 24 Points for Florida and leu was led by Anthony Wilson with 21 Points. Give them the credit said Florida coach Norm Sloan who Felt Hij Tram had been underestimated. It s a Blue Collar team. You Don t win at this level with coaching. I did t do anything. The players  in the other second round East regional contest no. 10 Syracuse clobbered Western Kentucky 104-36. Fifth ranked Mcpaul downed St. Johns 83-75 in Over Lime to till out the other Midwest regional semifinal. Mcaa tourney in the Southeast regional no. 4 Georgetown beat Ohio stale 82-79. And no. 20 Kansas Defeated South West Missouri state 67-63. Oklahoma beat no. 12 Pittsburgh 96-93 in the second round of the West regional and no. 6 Iowa edged Texas Elpaso 84-81 All of sunday s second round winners will be paired in the regional semifinals. East regional at Syracuse. By Florida 85, in run 66 Dwayne Schintzius a 7-foot-2 freshman Center. Added 21 to the Florida Effort As the gators advanced to the regional semifinals thursday night in East Rutherford n.j., with a Victory Over the big ten co champions from Purdue. I heard so much about the big ten having physical teams Schintzius said but we just went out there and hanged them before they banged  Florida 21-10 and regular season run Crup in the Southeastern conference led 31-29 at the half then oils cored Purdue -14-1 during a second half stretch to Lead 63-46 with 10 13 to play. The a blurs led by As Many As 22 Points with 4 11 Eft As their reserves out scored the Purdue Bench 23-10. Purdue ending its season at 25-5, Goi is Points each from every the Stephens and Troy Lewis. Syracuse 104, w. Kentucky 86 Sherman Douglas scored 27 Points As Syracuse ran away from Western Kentucky in the second half. Syra Cuse of scored Western 15-3 to Start the second half then later ran off a 15-6 spun to Lead 76-53. The 28-6 orangemen built their Lead to As Many as23 Points. 99-76, before coach Jim Jocheim cleared the Bench allowing Western Kentucky to Cut into the margin. The Hilltop pcs finished their season at 29-9, Rony Seikaly and Howard Triche had 21 Points see Mcaa on Page 28 Atlanta defeats nuggets from pros dispatches Denver it was another typical ending for the Denver nug gets who led going into the fourth Quarter Only to lose in the end. Denver s Darrell Walker said the ending was typical of this sea Ion for the nuggets. Today it no Roundup was the mined free throws four inthe last three minutes that seemed to be our  the 104-100 win 10th straight Victory for the Hawks and filth straight on the Road boosted at Lanta to within a Hal Feame of first place in the Central division with a 43-21 record. Detroit leads the division at 41-20. The nuggets 26-38, arc two games ahead of Phoenix for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western conference. After Kevin Willis tip in gave at Lanta a 101-99 cad Denver s Bill Hanzlik cashed the second of two free throws to make it 101-100. Dominique Wilkins made the second of two free throws for a 102-100 Atlanta Lead with is seconds remaining. Denver Maneu Vered for a Corner shot by la Fayette lever but missed and Atlanta claimed the rebound. The nuggets fouled Wilkins who made two free throws for the final mar Gin. We really did t know what kind of shot we d end up " Denver coach Doug Moc said. We wanted Darrell to penetrate and Sec if they would collapse an leave someone open. Still we got an open shot. It just did drop. It s just one of those years. Wilkins 3-Pointer turned it around Mae said after the game. The 3-Poimcr broke a 93-93 lie. The big shot was a Lucky one Wilkins said i did t Mink 1 would make it. But it Gal us going and it made Good things happen see mba on Page 23 -7s " Ron Poi semifinal teams be Page Stewart snaps losing Streak but Pooley takes big prize by Bob Green took it from there. He was t really pres off Mumm mag go Tom Orlando Fla. A Payne Stew sure again. Is a Fla. Art won the Golf tournament but Don Pooley won the most Money $1 million on the richest single swing m the game history. Now maybe they la say i m a win Ner Stewart said sunday after he com piled i front running 6-under-Par 65 and scored a 3-Ihotvictory Over South african David Frost in the Bay Hilf Cuttic that s what wanted All along. A Tittle respect from the people we Odin t think i was a Winner said Stew Art who suffered through one of golfs More notable and frustrating streaks. That Streak started when he won 1983season-ending Wall Disney world classic about 20 Miles away until he dropped a10-foot Birdie putt on the 18th Hole at Arnold Palmer s Bay Hill club sunday. In Between then had been 32 Louna meals in which he bad finished 10th or better. There bad been nine frustrating runner up finishes. Three of those had been in playoff losses. It s been three years of patience said Stewart who owns � Home on this Golf course. "1 knew i d win again. I knew if i kept getting in position my time would come. The 30-year-old Stewart took a one stroke Lead into the final round built it to three with a 31 Over the front Side and Stewart non winning tonsure. The third Victory of his seven Yearga tour career secured on a record 264 total was Worth s 108,000 from the total purse of $600,000 and pushed his season s earnings to �246,068. That paled however in comparison with is million won by Pooley with on perfect swing. Pm shocked the 36-year-Otd Pooley said after his 4.iron shot on the 192-yard17th Hole hit the Fla stick and dropped into the cup for the first hic in one of his 12-year pea tour career. What a time to make it Poole said. The shot filled the conditions for an extra prize of is million offered by the tournament sponsors hem. Pooley will receive half the prize $500,000, with the other $500,000 going to the Arnold Palmer children s Hospi Tal in Orlando. Joe Russo vice president of Hertz said the Money will be paid Over a 20jar period in monthly instalments of $2,083.33 each to Poole Yand the Hospital. The prize was insured Ruiso said but declined to name the insuring company. I think i la retire 1 joked Pooley the 1985 Vardon trophy Winner for the Low stroke average on the tour. Pooley whose Only Victory came in 1980, finished with a 67 and a 284 total. He played three hours in front of the tournament leaders i id was not in title Contention. But then Only ? and Frost eve really were in toe Hunt Over the final 18 holes. No one else Ever got closer than five strokes. Frost the 1986 South african open Winner had no answer for Stewart s a photo Don Pooley. Million Dollar Ace burst of four birdies in a 5-holc stretch on the for rent Side and simply could Tcatch up. He finished with a 67 and a 267 total. Stewart s 20-under-Par total broke by two strokes the 266 record Andy bean set in winning the 1981 edition of the tournament. Dan Pohl birdied the final Hole to Complete a 70 and gain third place alone at 275. Flyers halt rangers9 win Streak from press deep Mchors new York Brian Propp and Dave Poulin scored two goals each As the Philadelphia flyers got their Power Palyun tracked against the new York rangers in route to a 5-2 Victory sunday night. The flyers scoreless in 29 Power play opportunities while losing four of five previous games against the rangers this season connected on their first two advantages both by Propp in the first period. For the game the flyers made Good Mil Roundup on three of 10 Power play opportunities while the rangers were q-for-9 and had a Ihrcke Gumc winning Streak stopped. Poulin scored a Short handed goal in the first period when the flyers took a 3 1 Lead and added a Power play score in the second period for Philadelphia s fourth goal of the game. Propp scored his first goal of the game and 25th of the season at 4 43 of the first period on the rebound of a shot by . Daigneault Poult s first goal his 23rd, came on a breakaway at 7 59 before tamils Sandstrom scored his 3s