European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 14. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 Pitino named kicks coach new York a Rick piling who led Providence to College Basket bait s final four us season was named the head coach of Ibe new York kicks monday and vowed to make an instant contender of the team with the Aba s second worst record last Mason. It s no secret i would not have accepted this Job if 1 did t feel i could Winright away said Pitino an assistant with the kicks under Mabie Brown from 1983 to 19s5, when he left to take the head coach s Job at Providence. I know the new York Knickerbock ers outside and in and i believe every thing is in place for a Strong franchise in the years to  Pitino signed a Multi year contract no terms were revealed. Ironically Pitino had been the first Man considered when interim coach Bob Hilt was fired at the end of last season. He later withdrew his name from consideration and signed a five year Extension of his Providence contract. He said monday however that he had never been formally offered the Job with the kicks who spent the next three Rota captures european big league title Rota Spain Rota swept Spain Val Torrejon in four straight games to capture the euro Pean Little league big league championship winning a double header sunday lg-9and 11-7. Roia won the series openers on saturday 9-8 and 14-6. Rota s Tyler Holmquist Wen the route for sunday s first game Victory limiting Torrejon to just four hits. He also hurled scoreless Ball for lie first three innings of the 11-7 Triumph. Holmquist had 10 yield to Kevin Madden in the second game be cause pitchers Are limited to 10 innings id any Given Day. Rota won sunday s opener de i Pic the 15-Strikcoul performance of Torrejon s Donald Christman. Christman yielded 10 hits including James Withers Homer which gave the winners a 7-1 Lead. The two teams will form an All Star squad which will compete in the big league world series for 16-18 year Olds in fort us Der Dale Fla. Aug. 16-22. Atn sport television Meh of major Lane ail stargaze at Oakland 2 a. Web Esdar. Radio baseball major league All Star came 2 10 . A Cine by. Months interviewing Many of the sport s biggest names. He Sard he met monday morning with this Providence players told them of the new York offer and said they unanimously supported his decision to accept it. New York finished last season with a 24-58 record better than Only the los Angeles clippers. Brawn was fired Early in the season and replaced by assistant coach Hill who was dismissed after the season along with general manager Scot to Stirling. From then until last week Wien Al Bianchi was named general manager the team operated for 80 Days with neither coach nor general manager. The scouting staff conducted the Aba draft during that period Many candidates were mentioned at one Lime starting with Pitino who led an undermanned Providence team to a 25-9 record. The friars upset Alabama and Georgetown in the Mcaa tournament finally losing in the semifinals to big East conference rival Syracuse. With the kicks apparently out of the picture Pitino signed an Extension of his old contract through 1992 on june 4 fora reported $320,000 a year a figure he denied. From then on the kicks seemed to be going through a who s who of coaches in their search. The most recent names mentioned were to College coaches who like piling grew up in the new York area Larry Brown of Kansas and Jim Valeanu of North Carolina stale. Both said during the weekend they had no interest in the Job. They also pursued Jimmy Rodger assistant coach of the Boston celtics. Bui the celtics citing Rodgers duties As director of player personnel demanded a no. I draft pick in return something the kicks would not give them. Filino who played at the University of Massachusetts with Julius Erving coached at Boston University from 1978 until 1983, posting a record of91-51. He was an assistant with the kicks under Kubie Brown in 1983-84 and 1984-85. He then left logo to provi Dence where he took a team that was 11 20 the previous year to a 17-14 record and a place in the National invitation tournament. Up photo . Having Providence spurred by olympics goal soviets re emerging in Tennis by Andrew Warshaw London a struggling for More than a decade against top notch International Competition soviet Tennis players of Quality suddenly Are emerging As the sport returns to the olympics after 64ycars.soviet authorities Are making great strides to close the Gap Between their own Low ranking players and the stars of East bloc neighbor Czechoslovakia and the  lie first Lime since the mid-1970s, two soviet players reached the fourth round of the men s and women s singles this year at Wimbledon and one of the went on to win the Junior event for the second uptight  other soviets eliminated the de fending women s doubles champions Martina Navratilova and pair Shriver widely regarded As one of the Best partnerships of All  officials say these performances at the world s Premier grass court tournament reflect the Progress made in try ing to improve the level of the game in their country where ice hockey soccer and basketball Trade tonally attract far More  Tennis Camo Back in the olympic games there was not that m sch interest said Victor Yanchuk  Secretary of the soviet Tennis  lop players  appear at maybe Only eight to id International tournaments i year. Now they Are Start ing to go to Between 15 to 20, gaining experience by meeting players stronger than themselves he mid. The decision to open the olympic but the ruling to give it the same statuses the other olympic sports immediately boosted interest in us soviet Union which door to Tennis professionals and allow them to compete for medals was made inlay at a session of the International olympic committee in Istanbul Turkey. Genii is an exhibition sport under severe Agi. Restrictions on professionals at los Angeles in 1984, when Stean Edber gof Sweden and West get Rumy j Steffi Graf won the men s and women s singles tides in i stall sports immediately Sovie for Yean has been lagging behind in producing High Caliper Tennis  the first time soviet television tent a commentator to Wimbledon last month to cover the two week tournament the move could not have been better timed As Alexandr Volkov became a first soviet Marl to reach Ibe fourth round since Alex Metreveli in 1975, and Natalia Zvereva reached the tame stage of the women s event the fint soviet to do so since Olga Morozova in 1976.volkov, a qualifier who had never won a single grand prix match and was ranked 503rd in the world upset Ameri Ca s i eth seeded Brad Gilbert on his Way to the round of 16, where be hut in four sets to Anders Jarryd of , a 16-year-old from Minsk brought 10 Wimbledon a two listed Back hand and an uninhibited zest for the game that endeared her to the Center court crowd. She also knocked out seeded american no. 10 Lori Mcneil on her Way to the fourth , Zvereva had the world f seventh ranked player Argentina s Gabriel Sabeli in in deep trouble in the Middle of the match especially with lobs and drop shots. As her opponent became Loo impetuous Sabatini eventually came through 6 0, 2-6, 6-4, but Zverova s performance filled the Wimbledon interview room Al most to capacity with reporters. I try to play a Little like Chris Evert and a Little like Martina Navratilova Zvereva said in English. I was so Happy 10 play on Center court but if i had to Choos Between Wimbledon and the olympics i think i would choose the  Zvereva who was highly praised by Sabatini went on to retain her title in the Junior event while a Villana Parkhomenko and Larissa Savchenko upset Nav Rali Lova and Shriver in straight was in the quarterfinals of the women s doubles. The two soviets lost in the semis to the eventual winners. West Germany Claudia Kohide Kilsch and Czechoslovakia s Helena Sutkova. The soviet successes at Wimbledon Oer such a Long absence were welcomed by other players. In s great seeing them Back said american Tim Mayotte a three time  but knocked out this year in the third round. It balances out the circuit. It makes Tennis even More appealing because in s already the most International of  said the performances of his players at Wimbledon was a big boost for olympic preparation and indicated an other act Raveli a Craiova Era could be on the  had no Success for years a her ctr Cecli and Morozova because he door was shut on other Young players Yanchuk  then began for the ibo Moscow olympics and Tennis Gol pushed into the  a Caus or. Fas to qualify despite dad s cad dying Berwick upon Tweed. England a As Jack Nicklaus or. Attempted monday to try and secure one of the 16qualifying placet for the British open Golf championship his Caddie was Al Irac Ting More attention than the buyers. The Caddie happened to be his father Winner of three British opens four . Opens Tad a i Mailen titles. But even Jack Nicklaus or s vast knowledge of Golf ailed to help his 25 Yeai old son gain a place in the tournament. Nicklaus or s rounds of 73 and 74 at the North Berwick course gave him a 7-Over-pv total of 147. Which put him Way Down the list of hopefuls. He had four bogeys in Hii second round monday and drove out of Bounds off the last tee to leave his father u the Only member of the Nicklaus family Lin ing up at Muir Fidd Scotland on thurs Day. Nicklais or. Said i enjoyed cad dying for Jackie but the boy did t play Loo  asked Why he was using a cart and Noi carrying he clubs Nicklaus or. Said i May be dumb but  not stupid. If 1 carried the bag i might be disqualified from playing in the open myself after sunday s first round Young Nicklaus said his father advice prevented a higher score. It would have been a lot More if it had t beat for my dad he said. "1 used to be stubborn and not Livien to his advice but now i  Nicklaus sr., who won the final of his three British open championships at Muir iced in 1966, offered to act As cad die after arriving from Austria saturday night and watching his son practice Over the last three holes. Later that evening he enl out to walk the first seven holes. I must be the worst prepared Caddie in the world he said. If i worked for me. I d be fired. But that reflects the Cash i a getting Here nothing this is a Friendship