European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Five rallies to beat Spain in Schweitzer final sunday april 26,1987 the stars and stripes Page ?5 Bybee Abrams prep sports editor Mannheim. Germany for a while Here. Dick Mccann could Sec 1981 repeating but in the end tie settled for a repeal or 1985 As the . Won he Albert Schici Lucr basketball Puma Mcnol Here saturday by beating Spain 96 89. In 1983, Mckantt s american club whipped Italy in an Early game and then blew the championship. For most or the time during the game at the Mannheim eiss Vadion Spain which had succumbed to a late . As Sault 114-92 wednesday night was push ing a lethargic . Team All Over the floor thai covered the Normal rink. With 13 37 remaining Spain held a 72-61 Lead and was apparently heading Tor its first Ever championship in the world Junior basketball Competition. But the americans emerged victorious this time staging a fantastic comeback correction the headline in the Story of the is. Semifinal Victory Over Turkey in sat urday s stars and stripes contained an error. It was John Gwynn not Sean Green who scored 35 Points Tor the american Tram. Down the stretch to pull out As 96-89 win. What a comeback Mccann said. I thought we had let he game get away at the end of the first half and for the first 10 minutes of the second half when we played so terribly these kids showed same kind or heart. They lust would t be denied. I think they Felt quite a bit of pressure because they Wen representing their country in an International tournament championship game. Not Many High school kids get to do that in a team sport. What a game Kenny Turner played. He came of the Bench and got us a lot or Points and a lot  Turner started the americans on the Road Back with a rebound and a sort eight footer. Esp Calba solar made a free throw Tor Spain but he missed the Sec Ond one and Turner scaled the Heights to gel the rebound. Ryan Drew hit on the front end of a fast break. John Wynn drove for a fancy underhanded Basket and then popped in a 16-Foolcr and a 12-footer and the game was lied. The score was tied again at 15, 77 and 79. But Sieve Grant s eight cooler from the Side and Drew s three Point goal lipped the count to 84-79. The americans among the 4,000 tans were going wild. Bui their Joy was Short lived. Less than a minute and a half later. Spain was Lead ing 87-84 following Solera Basket and two free throws and free throws by i Ciano Abad and Rodrigus Villar. And when Clay Buckley fouled out with 3 12 remaining the Rcpt lotion of 1983 seemed More imminent. Bui Abad missed his free throw and Dale Davis got the rebound. Frankfurt s Todd Curtis stole the Ball and. Drew a foul he calmly converted both free throws. Wynn canned a three Pointer to make it s9-s7, ., but Villar tied the count again with a drive. Gwynn made a free throw to put the . Ahead to slay and Turner Dale Davis and Davis again scored to wrap up the Vic tory. Davis first Basket was a rebound and the last one brought Down the curtain to another Albert Schweitzer tournament. Ii was a tremendous slam Dunk at the Buzzer that left the crowd roaring Gwynn despite a dismal first half when he canned Only 3 of 13 shots once again led he . To Victory with 26 Points. Davis followed with 16 Points and 11 boards. Turner had is and 10 rebounds and Buckley turned in a 13 Point it rebound Effort Abad took scoring laurels Tor Spain with 21 Points Edi Varria followed with 19, and solar chipped in with 17. The . Played the entire game with out the services of Gary wanes whose bal handling and defense was a key to he first six wins. He was injured in Fri Day s game against Turkey and did t even dress. Ready to shoot s4s to by Gui Sclitt far John Gwynn of Ilu us eyes a shot As teammate Kenny Turner 10 and Puii Vicano Abad Natch Gwynn finished with 26 Points in the americans 96-89 Elj n s in. Scan Green was injured in that game too. He started but his hand bothered him and he was quite ineffective. He made three baskets Bui his Normal rebounding and bal handling skills were tacking. The Victory gave the . Us sixth championship since 1973 and for Mccann in was the second win in four times As head coach. Before 1973, the  was represented by All Star teams from the military High schools in Europe. They finished no higher than third and in 1967, 1969 and 1971 they were 10th, 12th and 10th. Starting in 1973, top High school per formers from the . High schools came Over for the tournament and since that Lime die americans have won 53 games and lost Only three. . Hockey team Downs Swiss Vienna Austria up Bob Carpen Ter Mark Johnson and Jimmy Carson each had a goal and an assist As the United Stales Defeated Switzerland 6-3 in the world hockey championships Here saturday. For the americans it was the second win in a Row while the Swiss suffered their sixth straight loss. These two Points give us some breathing room said . Head coach Dave Peterson commenting on the fact that the last place team wit be demoted into the b Pool of world hockey. The Swiss began quite Strong but we scored two goals which put us in a Posi Tion to Wail for our opportunities be cause the Swiss Svorc forced to play catch up hockey Peterson said. Those to goals were scored by Chicago Black Hawk Winger de Olbryk and Boston University s Clark Donatelli. Olczyk used n Swiss do lensman As a screen and connected with a 30-Footur that brushed the crossbar and went in at 6 37 of the first period. Donate Ltd made it 2-0 at 10 22 on a two on on with Wisconsin University a Clerman Tony Gumato when he Drew Swiss goalie Olivier Anken one Way and Slid the puck into the far Comer. From the second period on the Ameri cans were in full control of the game. Bryan Erickson of the los Angeles Kings and Swiss dec Nicman Kobi Kolliker traded goals mid Way through the second period. Defensive work grew a bit lackadaisical with both teams in the final period permit Ting breakaways ant the acc on once it look some timely stops from rang ers goal Lender John Van Biesbrouck to prevent the Swiss from coming closer be fore Carpenter playing for his fourth team this season and his los Angeles Kings pal Carson put the game out of reach Early in the third. Carpenter sent u High Riser Over an Ker s Glove and Carson worked himself through the defense slipping the puck Between Anken Spadoto Mascit 5-1. Fredy Luthi and Kelo Deku Bis for Switzerland and Mark Johnson with a shorthanded one for the . Added Llic remaining goals. Peterson said he was pow it d with the team s All around performance and singled out Van Biesbrouck and Bob Brooke for special Praise. Since we turned him into a dec Nicman the de sense has been stabilized he said of Brooke normally n Winger with the Minnesota North stars. Swiss coach Simon Schenk lamented thai his team did not play with the expected intensity. One of his assistants Roland von men Len fumed it took them 10 53 minutes to apply the first body Check and by that Lime the americans were leading 2-0." in saturday s Only other match Checho Slovakia beat the germans 5-2. Meanwhile a Vienna judge granted the German team an injunction ordering the International ice hockey federation id re store the Points for two German victories which inc of duration agreed to do at least until lie first suite unnu.1 arc completed on monday. The i if had nullified two German Vii tories because they fielded an ineligible Plait Lurker i Olith Junior inter Nal Munat  Sivoraj. Urcla confirms probe of its Cage program los Angeles a Urcla Chancellor Charles e. Young con firn d Friday that the University received a letter of official inquiry from the Mcaa alleging violations of regulations in the Urcla men s basketball program. Urcla must according to Mcaa procedures investigate he allegations thai resulted from in visitations by the Mcaa and tin Pacific-10 conference. A report on the University s finding and conclusions will be made in the Mcaa committee on i no Rise thins. A Urcla spokesman said the is Himl could o comment on the specifics of the allegations