European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 i is amour basketball Wiesbaden gains men s final  writer Wiesbaden Germany Call it winning never mind that the scoreboard read Wiesbaden 106. Berlin 96 at the end of the Usa eur semifinal matchup saturday. The game and this series was never thai dose As the eagles swept i two straight to Advance to the final against the Winner of sunday Wuerzburg Mannheim bout the eagles fuelled by Troy the Joy Russell and John Mccall led by is Points with the game just five minute old they led 54-35 at half and by As much As 36 Points in the second half before Wiesbaden coach Eddie Sutton readied the end of his Bench. The reserves bless their hearts Lei the bean make the score at Micah least look respectable. The overnight duty train Tideback to Berlin would be Long a nought without thinking about being blown out by 40.the eagles Power display was in a word awesome. Wiesbaden s starters blew Berlin away so fast that the ended up playing just 20 minute at the most. Like a Bride dressing for Ber wedding the eagles dressed Down the bean with Someth Ngou something  something old we three year Veteran Shank Mccall who collected 26 Points three steals and tour Arista. The something new was newcomer re Iserl who needed hut 14 minute to connect on seventh Echt shod from the Field and score 19 Point. Like Mccau rusted Alto swiped three balls and assisted on four Basket. It those two weren t enough there was Calvin Cook coming off the Bench to clean 12 balls off the Glass and Arlha Braddy shaking off the splinters to toss in 15points. Berlin was hopelessly outclassed Ihnn players one to 12, Bat Button said there s St room for  till Haven t peaked. We seem to play at the level the other team makes us play at. I m Tare whether we Puy Mannheim or Wuerzburg in the final the Guys win rite in the occasion Sutton  Point guard Eddie Hall one of four play ers who have been with the eagles Tor three years said the team was pumped coming out of the locker room at the beginning or the game because they were on million. It s been three years of Heartbreak three years of pain three Yean of Early elimination for the Eagle since they were Usa eur runners up in 19s4, before the game the other fellas said they minted to win it for Mccall Cook Albert Glover and myself. We be been Here three years and never made it past the opening round of v corps the other three Are leaving and the Guys just went out there and gave 110  came out fired  Hall said in the first half the fired up eagles ran Oft 13straight Points in 1 43 and never looked Back. Russell started Olf the Streak at 6 45 by driving the Baseline and then extending his muscular Frame from behind the Basket to pop in a seemingly impossible  shot would have been a Lourdes prayer for anyone else but the Wiesbaden fans jus shrugged their shoulders. After All this was the Man they Call Troy theroy Mccall nit a three Point shot from the left Side Ruanell stole he Ball and fed Mccall for a lit in he Russell stole the Ball again and stuffed it despite being purposely fouled by Davis  converted both Charity losses before Karl Turner finished the Slcak with two free throws. Rus sell and Mccall sent any Bear Hopes packing on the duty train Back to Berlin with that Early  told my Guys that we had to come out and deliver he first mow since we were on their Home court Kenneth Council the bears coach said. My Guys have � Tot to be proud of. With a Young team an Young coach we finished 28-11 and matched a Bunch of Berlin records. Bui we did t deliver the first blow Here and thai was the  Hall who finished his half game with seven  Wiesbaden on Page 26 rattlers trim Mustangs to Force 3rd game Wuerzburg. Germany the Wuerzburg rattlers overcame the Mann Heim mint tag 9j-75, Ujj the second game of the Best of three Usa eur men s basketball semifinal to Force showdown contest Here today at 2 . "1 think the Home court advantage made a big difference today said Leslie Anderson Wuerzburg s 6-5 Center. In wednesday s game we just missed lot of shots Anderson said referring to the rattlers 85-79 loss to the mus tangs in the series opener in which an Derson ended up on the Bench at crucial times due to foul trouble. Today we were on but not like we need to be if we plan to make the final 1 Anderson Washington d.c., native led the scor ing with 24 Points he also shared the top rebounding Hon ors with teammate Chris Capps each pulling in 12. Mannheim hit the first Basket of the game and Wuerzburg countered with a three Pointer. After that the rattlers did t look Back taking a 49-37 Lead at the half. Coach Tony Faison attributed the rattlers Victory to a Strong inside game that the Mustangs found difficult to de fend against a. We had 24 turnovers in the wednes a Day game and they capitalized said Faison but today they did t seem Mohave the same intensity. After he first five or six minutes we came to life and there just was t any stopping  Early foul trouble that gave 6 2 Forward Fred Short More Bench Lime than he s used to he Stit managed to contribute 13 Points to the Rattler  scored 12 and Jessie Greer chipped in Wilh ii the Mustangs had four in double Fig ures. Elkanah Crockett led Mannheim with 17 Points. Warren Evans had 16, Nesbith lil Lejohn 14 and Eddie tucker10. Peter Alleyne Mannheim s 6-5 Center led the Mustangs in rebounding with lady Mustangs even series with Frankfurt Mannheim Germany the Mannheim lady Mustangs forced an if necessary game m the Susareu women s basketball semifinal playoffs Here saturday when they outlasted the Frankfurt Falc Nelles 76-71 to even their Best of three series at one game apiece. The derisive Battle is scheduled fora 2 . Tipoff this afternoon at Ben Jamin Franklin sports  Winner advances to the usar eur Best of three championship series next week against the Heidelberg Wurzburg Winner. That opponent also will be decided in an of necessary Battle today at  first half was a demonstration of How not to play basketball As Bot teams consistently turned Over the , which went undefeated in 21st support come league play struggled to a 34-29 halftime Adan Lage bul it held a 28-20 Lead with Les than three minutes to play in the half. Frankfurt Cut the Lead to 32-29 on Ais footer by Angela Little Wilh 21 seconds remaining but Deonna Jennings scored at the Buzzer to up the advantage to five  second half featured scoring runs by both teams. Mannheim got the first six Points on Tracy Taylor s a footer Dawn Johnson s rebound i yup and Darlene Johnson s 15-footer.little s iwo free throws and Lay up a id footer and a Layup by Jacki Cumba and Adriene Buggage i re bound Layup got the Falc Netles with in striking distance at 40-39 Wilh 15 34  pendulum swung in Mann Helm s favor for Good after that spurt wit the Mustangs running up a 61-50 advantage with 8 56 left in the  had six Points. Jackson and Taylor each scored four apiece to spark the surge. Frankfurt however went Down swinging closing the Gap to 66-63 on Glenda Bridges three Point Basket with2 50 remaining Kanala Ivory and Tay Lor connected for Mannheim to open seven Point advantage again. But Bug Gage hit a 10-Fooier. And Janice Parker two basked off steals made it 70-69 with so seconds , Ivory canned a 10-footer and then converted a pair of free throws off a Parker foul to put the game out of Frankfurt s  led the Mannheim attack with 18 Points Doris Harris followed Wilh 15, Ivory scored 13, and John Ion and Jennings added 1 apiece tothe winning Effort. Cumbo paced v corps Champion Frankfurt with 18 Points. Buggage and Bridges scored 13 each. Lady generals Fie Wuerzburg series by Rusty Bryan staff write Heidelberg what do you do if your Back s to the Wall Heidelberg s lady generals found the answer saturday to inside and forced showdown game with a 76-72 Victory Over defending Usa eur Champion Wuerz Burg to even the Besl of three semifinal women s series at game  night said Heidelberg coach Lynelle Honley of her squad s 66-59defeat, we shot too much from the outside. We vowed today to work the Ball inside an improve our shoot  it was to be a vow of particular Benefito Hei Delbon Forward Sandra Murray who converted offensive rebounds Anddrew fouls to score 24 Points to ensure sunday s deciding game at the Patlon Barracks gym at 2 . But Murray was t the Only Benefactor of the lady generals new strategy As All five starters finished in double  was a Iso degree turnaround from wednesday s futility when Murray and Evelyn Kelly were the entire offensive  agreed with her coach on the Wisdom of working the Ball inside. We forced Loo Many outside shots on wednesday she said today we Wen inside and dished  helping to establish the inside game was Wuerzburg s switch from wednes Day s successful zone to a Man to Man much id Hanley a Delight we match up Well in a Man to Man Murray s play inside was enough to offset a game High 29-Point Effort fro Wuerzburg s redoubtable Patricia Jenn who nursed her sore shoulder on the Bench for the game s first 6v minutes before checking in to hit 13 of 18 fro the Field. Jean recovered when the lady Gener als forged their first Lead of the game is 16 on a Joyce Anderson bucket an struck for eight of her 10 lira half poems to push the rattlers in front 32-29 wilh2 10 ten in the half. But that was to be the High Point for Wuerzburg As Anclle Pittman who had 16 Points in the game answered with Arun of her own and hit a bucket and two free throws to put the lady general ahead 38-34 two minutes before inter  Good Heidelberg defense held Wurzburg to a free throw the rest of the Way to the dressing room As Murrey drove the length of the court and hit pull up jumper at the Buzzer 10 forge a 40-35 , who finished the afternoon Wilh 11 Points hit her first two attempts loosen the second half As the lady Gener als increased their margin to ii  Jean again brought Wuerzburg Back. See generals on Page 26