European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary at Depaul Ray Meyer still coach Depaul was wilting under a St. John s surge its Fai Lead melting like a Pirn of ice left out in the summer Sun. On the sidelines coach Joey Meyer was properly frantic sometimes renaming sometimes pleading doing the things basketball coaches do. Across the court headsets firmly in place his father the broadcaster never squirmed. Not once. When the Blue demons finally survived sunday at Rosmom. Iii., advancing to the Mcaa tournament round or 16 with an 81-75 overtime Victory Ray Meyer allowed himself a Broad smile. Was t he nervous with his son s team Down five Points with 41 seconds to go Down four with 19 seconds left a pc been through that before he said sounding a Little like Methuselah i be been through every thing  Weil almost everything. For 42 years Ray Meyer coached the Depaul Blue demons winning 724 games fifth on the All time list. He is Mill called coach in Chicago even by his son who succeeded him three veers ago. And he remains a revered figure a Depaul games now at a color commentator on radio coverage. But Don t gel your coaches confused. Ray Meyer does t. Joey has done a gnat Job father said of son. He s won 28 games this season. Thai s a school record. My teams never won 2ft games in a  no matter what Joey Meyer does it will always be measured against his father s Standard. That is not an easy Burden for any son. It was Tough the first year or so Ray Meyer said of his son. As he s grown older i think he s become More emotional. I know he delegates More of the coaching to his assistants than i  of coach it s time to exercise press raw s prerogative and help the coach coach. There Are two great Point guards on the floor Depaul soph Omore Rod Strickland and St. John s senior Mark j Ackson. Do you put them on each other Don t think Strickland will guard Jackson Meyer said before the game. Nevertheless he did. St. John s Falls behind badly Depaul stretching the floor on the redmen and constructing a 14-Point Lead. St. John s will have a Tough time catching up Meyer said. Their style is More deliberate. They Don t like this kind of  nevertheless they did. None of this interferes terribly with the coach s popularity As he moved into press Row Ore fan sent a ticket stub Over to be autographed. Another had an usher deliver Meyer s regular Supply of fresh baked Apple cookies. There is no criticism of his son even when de Paul lets St. John s get Back into the game with a 14 2 run without so much As n timeout to interrupt the momentum. One suspects Kay Meyer has heard enough criticism of coaches in his Lime without add ing to the cacophony. So he munches on an Apple cookie and watches another conch sweat. You get a different perspective from this  Meyer said. I like this because it keeps me close to the game. I miss the excitement and the electricity especially at tournament time. Sometimes the coach in me comes out even if i Don t mean for it  a coach is a coach. You can Only eat so Many Apple cookies. As he watched Louisiana state bang Temple around in the first game. Meyer mar veiled at the physical play. If it s physical. Depauw can t win he said. They re a finesse team. They get by on Lent. Nobody can push anybody around. You need one  just then the crowd roared As the Depaul team came out to watch the last minutes of Tom pc leu. The players filed respectfully behind Ray Meyer at court stae and you could t be sure for b moment whether the Roar was for this Young team or the old coach. Maybe both. The 1 Dkl Ltd pull Gasper victorious at Arizona classic Sun City West Ariz. Dpi Billy Casper withstood a Strong wind to shoot a 4-under-Par 68 sunday and win the $200,000 Arizona classic in Sun City West. Casper who was tied with Miller bar Ber at the end of the second round re corded four birdies to claim the 130,000 Winner s purse with a 15-Undcr 201 total. That was probably the toughest wind i have played in for quite some time Casper said. "1 played a Good solid round though Casper remained tied with Barber until the 12th Hole but Barber struggled with the wind and Casper hit a 1 Snopl pull for a Birdie. Barber finished in fourth place with a nine under 207. A gust of wind blew off Miller s hat on the 12th Hole and he flinched Casper  2lh Hole was a Pivotal one for me though. Now i have enough Money to gel out of  Dale Douglass and Friday s Leader. Bob Charles split the Money for second place and both also found the wind difficult. That was As hard a wind As i be Ever played  Douglass said. I was just trying to survive. Douglass shot a 2-under-Par to and Charles shot a 72, As both finished at 10 under Par and 206 Overall. Mazda senior pea series Leader Chi Chi Rodriguez ended with a 1-Over 73, putting him in sixth place. Billy Casper plays Good solid round Aba from Page 21 Down the Strelch with Atlanta leading 99-95, Denver Hurt its chances by missing four free throws in a Tittle Over to minutes. The Hawks shot 50,6 percent from the Field to 38.9 for Denver. Denver s Alex English led All scorers with 27 Points. Willis topped the Hawks with 24 Points and 13 rebounds. The nuggets held Wilkins to 20 Points on seven o7l 8 shots from the Field. In other games sunday celtics 113, kicks 104 Boston Larry Bird Sank four 3 pointers and scored 35 Points to Power Boston to a Triumph Over injury plagued new York. The Victory was the celtics 19th in a Row at Home and came before Boston s 300lh consecutive Bosun Garden sellout crowd. New York playing without centers Bill Canwright Patrick Ewing and Jawann Oldham lost ils ninth straight Garden visit. Kevin Mclatc added is Points against the Center poor kicks Danny Ainge had 14, Robert Parish 10 and Bill Walton  in Only has third game after missing the first 61 with an injured right foot finished with nine. Gerald Wilkins led the kicks with 22 and Rory Sparrow had 7, lakers i is clippers 101 Inglewood Calif. Magic John son scored 20 Points and Kurt Rambis grabbed a career High 18 rebounds As the los Angeles lakers stretched their win Ning Streak to seven games with a Victory Over the los Angeles clippers. The clippers losers in seven of their last eight were led by Mike Woodson with 19 Points and Michael Cage with 16. The clippers have now lost 16 consecutive games at the Inglewood forum since 1981. Trail blazers 119, Wirrion 108 Portland Ore. Kiki Vandeweghe s 26 Points led a balanced pen land attack As the Trail blazers beat Golden state. Terry Porter had 21 Points and Clyde docs scr 20 for Portland Jim Paxson who had missed the last eight games with a sprained right ankle came off the Bench to add 16. Kings 107, zanies 106 Sacramento. Calif. Eddie Johnson hit a 15-foot jumper with four seconds left As Sacramento edged Seattle. Xavier medanic had scared just six seconds earlier to put the sonics on top 106-105 after they trailed by 22 Points in the third period. Bullets 97, Cavaliers 89 Landover my. Michael Adams came off the Bench to contribute nine Points and four assists in the fourth Quarter lifting Washington Over Cleveland. The bullets who moved within a half game of second place Philadelphia in the Aba s Atlantic division enjoyed a 52-40 Lead at halftime but Cleveland rallied to tie the score at 75 with s4u remaining. Adams then scored seven of washing ton s next 11 Points As the bullets opened a 86-81 Lead at the 5 43 Mark and Cleveland was unable to get closer the rest of the Way. Pacers 123, nets 99 Indianapolis John Long scored 14 first Quarter Points and Back court partner vim Fleming added 12 in the same period igniting Indiana Over new Jersey. Fleming led an Indiana attack that had six players in double figures with 20, while Steve Stipanovich contributed 19. Long 16 and smart Gray a career High 13. Orlando Woolridge scored 25 and Buck Williams 24 for new Jersey. Nil from Page 21 sewed up the Victory with a third period goal by Lukka Sinicato at g23, Chico Rysch played a Strong game in goal for the flyers making 37 saves. He gave up a goal to Tony Mck Concy with 28 seconds remaining to Complete the scoring in other games sunday oilers 4, whalers 1 Edmonton Alberta Mark Mes sier scored two goals and added an assist As Edmonton Defeated Hartford to extend its winning Streak to six games. Messier did All his scoring during a four goal Edmonton second period. Wayne Gretzky scored his 60th goal this season and 541st of his nil career to lie former Chicago Blackhawk great Stan Mikita for eighth place on the Ca reer goal scoring list. Kent Nilsson added a goal and an As Sist for the first place oilers who moved nine Points ahead of he Calgary flames in the myths division. North stars 4, Blackh Atik 1 Chicago a Cal Wing Brian Law ton scored three goals and assisted on a fourth and goalie Don Beaupre made 52 saves to lift m Minnesota by Chicago. Lawlon helped the North stars end a six game win less string 0-5-1 and climb one Point ahead of the Blackhawk into hint place in thenal s Norm division watching my teammates lose a 3-0 Lead to Detroit in the press Bon in our own building really got me angry on sat urday and i could t Wail o get Back on the pc Lawlon said. Beaupre who had allowed More than Throe goals six limes in his last 13 games made 25 saves in the second period when Chicago out shot Minnesota. 26-4. Steve ii Rnic also scored for the Black Hawks. Red wings t. Jet 1 Winnipeg. Manitoba i fun scan Dave Ellen s Pix Var pay goal late in the second period Giuca Winnipeg a lie with Octroi i Ellen s 13lh of the brawn tame Jum 2 28 after Adam Walfi Hail gown if red wings a 1-0 Lead at 15 26. Net Jen Hanlon played a Strong same in thei for the Hal wings., Mains 3\ Laver Rookie Winnipeg Giulii Nuver Eldun Pokey Rcd Dick slopped 26 shirts