European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 31, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports celtics defeat 76ers from press dispatches Boston Danny Ainge scored 30 Points to Lead seven celtics in double figures sunday and give Boston Jones his 400lh Aba Triumph with a 118-100 Victory Over the philadelphia76crs. Julius Erving playing in his last regu Lar season season game at Boston Gar Den was honoured in pre game ceremonies. He was Given a Small older Section no Roundup from Boston Garden s distinctive Par Quet door and two minute standing ovations both before and after the finished with a team High 28 Points. Boston was playing without injured starters Kevin Mchale and Dennis John son. The celtics have won 24 consecutive games at Boston Garden and 70 of their Latti. For Boston which shot 62 percent Fred Roberts added 21 Points Larry Bird 17, Robert Parish 14, Jerry Sichling 13, Conner Henry 12 and Darren Day ii. Aings hit four 3-Point attempts. Doth Bird and Parish completed triple Dou Bles. Bird had 13 rebounds and 12 assists both team highs. Parish had 10 re Bounds and a career High 10 , who coached the Washington bullets before becoming an assistant coach in Boston has an Aba Mark of 400-164. He took Over the head coaching Job from Bill Fitch four years ago. Philadelphia was without Point guard Maurice Cheeks who has injured ten dons in two fingers and Cliff Robinson who has Eye problems. For the mixers Steve Colter added 22 Points and Charles Barkley 19.in other games sunday Trail blazers 135.spun ii san Antonio Texas Clyde Droxler collected 31 Points and 11 re Bounds sunday to Lead the Portland Trail blazers to a 135-111 Victory Over the san Antonio spurs. Drexler who also dished out 6 assists paced a balanced Trail Blazer attack thai featured five players scoring in double figures. Portland broke a two game los ing Streak and san Antonio lost its Sec Ond straight. Portland pulled ahead 22-21 on two Kevin Duckworth free shows with 3 35 left in the first period and never trailed again Portland led 33-29 after one Quarter and pulled to a 68-46 halftime advantage. The spurs pulled within 83-69 on Jon Sundvold s Tusup with 6 29 left in the see Aba on Page 26 he s going going gone expos outfielder Aloiso Powell crashes Over i Fence la West Palm Bench Fla., while trying to Snag a Long Fly Boll by the mete Keith Hernandez. Powell missed and Hernandez was credited with a Homer bul the expos went on to � 6-5 exhibition Victory Montreal s Luerra Winningham is at right. Base Ball s regular season begins monday. Earns Mcaa women s Cage title Tennessee Wallops Louisiana tech Austin Texas a Sheila Frost came off the Bench to score 13 Point sunday igniting the Tennessee lady volunteers to their first Mcaa women s basketball championship with a 67-44 rout of favored Louisiana tech. La was Jar first Lime Tennessee coach Pat head Summit had earned the National title although she has had eight teams in the final pour. The Victory came easier than expected Over the lady tech sleds 30-3, who had beaten the lady vols. 28-6, nine straight limes including a 72-60 Triumph in february. To was Sweet revenge for the lady vols who had been Defeated three times in inc final four by Louisiana is 2-11 against tech. Tonya Edwards and Bride Etc Gordon also Hud 13 Points apiece for the lady vols. Tough rebounding and a tenacious overplaying defense that denied the pass ing lanes won inc game for the South Eastern conference champions. Tennessee held High scoring Tori har Rison to eight Points and a to american Teresa Weatherspoon had Only 11poinls. Nora Lewis was High for the los ers with 12. Tennessee took advantage of a. Seven minute cold spell by the Udy tech sters to run off a 13-s spurt and a 33-24 half Lime Lead. Pau Fitle stall tied inc score at 19 with a Basket at 7 11, but the lady t score again until Lewis hit a shot with 11 seconds left in the half. The lady vols steadily built the Lead in the second half As cordon stored seven Points. The Victory snapped a 19-Gamc Loui Siana tech winning Streak longest in the nation. All 15,615 tickets were sold for the championship game but attendance was Only 9.823. There were numerous empty seats because Host Texas was eliminated on Friday night by Louisiana tech. Lyle outlasts Sluman to capture pc Ponte Vedra Fla. A Sandy Lyle a golfing Globe lot scr and a former British open Champion just could t shake Oft Liat Rwy Sasieni plucky lil Leguy. He was sticking to me like mud to a shovel Lyle said sunday after he finally outlasted Jeff Sluman on the third Hole of sudden death and won inc $1 million tournament players championship sunday. It was t easy on this drizzly Day More common to Lytic s native Scotland than normally sunny Northern Florida. Lyle s Victory his first anywhere in the world since a Triumph in the Greensboro open 51 weeks ago required an 8-t ont Jet Pinin Ihu right Nim Cut us some minor magic Down me stretch. The a fool Pur saving pud came on inc third playoff Hole. It came after Shumun at 5-fool-7 and 135 pounds one of the smallest players on the american Lour had bogeyed the Hole. The winning Par the most valuable of Lyle s career was Worth $180,0011 from inc total purse la also provided Lyle with a ii ear exemption m All american our events. Sluman who never k-fim1 Hij firm Hill Wilder Chiin fifth in a regular i Cia four Neni took Sunn. Consola Tion from a s108,000 second Priore i guru i on t be Loo disappointed lie said Lyle s minor magic of i""1 la playoff he chipped in from an t Fri indy difficult position for a see Lyle on Page 26
