European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday december a 1987 bullets lose to Atlanta by the As elated press lawgiver. My. Kevin Willis scored 2j Points and Cliff Levingston 21 1o Lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 102-94 Victory Over inc Washington bullets thursday night. Living Sion. Marling in place of inc injured Dominique Wilkins had 13 Points in the first half during which inc Hawks opened a 45-30 Lead. Willis added 10 Aba Roundup Points in the first half and Atlanta went on to fight off Washington s comeback in inc second half which was hampered by technical fouls. Five technical were called against the bullets in the contest All by official Ken Maucri. Darryl a Walker was ejected after drawing a pair late in the first half and John Williams Jeff Malone and coach Kevin Loughery each got one. Jeff Malone led the builds with 28 Points. 24 in the second half. Moses Malone to red 21, and Tyrone bogus came off the Bench to score 16 for Washington which has lost Ili last seven meetings with Atlanta. In thursday s other Aba game Flo photo Atlanta s Kevin Willis. Leads Hawks attack Sims 120, kicks 114 Phoenix Ariz. James Edwards scored 30 Points including 10 in the final period and Bernard Thompson added 23 As Phoenix held off new York. New York losing for the sixth Lime in seven Road games got 21 Points from Rookie Mark Jackson. Phoenix look 59 free throws making 44. As inc kicks were called for 46 fouls to below the team record. It was the third time this season the kicks were charged with More than 40 fouls. Sum upsets gators by he associated press Dallas Todd Alexander scored 20 of his game High 24 Points in the second half and Southern methodist upset no t Florida k2-76 thursday night. Florida fell to 4-1. The Mustangs arc 3-0. Sum built a 52-32 halftime Lead on inc outside shooting of Eric Longino who scored at 19 of his Points in he first half. Var non Maxwell led Florida with 20 Points. Glenn Purdy scored is Points for the Mustangs who lost to the gators by 40 Point last year. In Oiher lop 20 games thursday no 1 North Carolina 86, Stetson 74 Chapel Hill . Sophomore Scon Williams had 16 Points and seven rebounds to Lead the unbeaten tar heels who were never pressed by the hatters. No. 11 Purdue 80, Wichita 54.78 of Wichita Kan. Todd Mitchell scorch 20 Points including four in Over time As inc boilermakers rallied past Wichita state. Kip Jones led Purdue with 21 Points College basketball and Troy Lewis had 13. Wichita state was led by Sasha Radunovich with 15 Points. No. Ii Temple 81, Urcla 76 los Angeles freshman Mark Macon scored 22 Points and the owls made ii free throws in the final three minutes to open their College basketball season with a Victory Over Urcla. Howard Evans scored 19 Points for the owls Ramon Rivas had 13 Points and Tim Perry had 12. inc Bruins 1-1, with 17 Points and Charles Rochlin added 15. No. 16 Kansas 68, w. Carolina 63 Cullowhee . Danny Man Ning scored 30 Points including two key free throws with 16 seconds remaining As Kansas 3-2, held off Western Carolina i 1. No. 19 univ 114, Hawaii log 46 Honolulu Craw Paddio scored 21 Points and Nevada Las vegas opened its season by reeling off 2 straight Points Early to rout Hawaii Loa. Bruins Edge rangers by the associated press Boston Sieve Kasper scored with two i nulls left to Cap Boston s comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the final seven min utes and give the Bruins a 4-3 Victory Over the new York rangers thursday night. Former Bruins great Phil Esposito now rangers pm had his no 7 Jersey retired in pregame ceremonies. Flyers whaler 2 Philadelphia Peter icel s firs of two goals sparked a three goal first period that carried Philadelphia. Devils 4, Blu 2 East Rutherford . Joe Cirella and Jim Kom scored second period goals and the devils held on to extend their Home record to 11-1-1, the Best in nil Roundup the nil Sabre 6, Nordques 3 Buffalo . Dave Andreychuk scored the 100th hat trick in team history and Mike Foligno added two goals for the sabres of tails 5, Mph Leab 3 ca1xjary, Alberta Joe Lieuwen Dyk scored his 13 in goal of the season lop among nil rookies. Jets 5, Kings 4 Inglewood Calif. Iain Duncan scored on a Wool Wensl shot with 1 53 left in overtime giving the jets their second straight overtime Victory. Rogers to retain Lions coaching of from pits dispatches Pontiac Mich. Do spill a 2-9 season Darryl Rogers will return to he Detroit Lions As head conch next season. Lions owner William Clay Ford said thursday. Ford met with inc Cam afr prac Tice in the Silv cryonic and told die players of his decision. A one paragraph release by he Lions said Rog ers would return for the 1988 sea son thus ending any speculation he might be Rogers who is in the third year of a five year contract took Over when Moalc Clark was fired following the 1984 season. Rogers guided the club to a 7-9 record in 1985, but the Lions slipped to 5- i Las year and arc 2-9 this season Riding a three game losing leak Perry Little duo Lead Largo Fla. Pea Rookie Kenny Perry earned with Lyga vet eran Sally Little for a combined 10 under Par 62 thursday to take a three stroke Lead after the first round of the . Penney mined team Golf classic. Perry and lilt a scored 10 birdies including four straight on the Back nine and had no bogeys on he 6,434 Yard i Bradmoor country club course. Four teams Paul Azinger Jan slip Hanson Mike Hulbert vat skin Ner Steve Jones Jane Crawler and Morris Hatalsky Donna White were tied for second Al 65. Defending champions Tom Purtzer and Juli Inkster led a group of five teams a 66. At Lem surprises Field Sun City South Africa Ful ton Allum of South Africa the least known of Hie eight golfers in the Mil lion Dollar Challenge shot a 6-Undcr Par 66 thursday and look he Lead after the opening round in the Chase for inc richest prize in Golf history Allum a last minute replacement in the tournament won he first of four s 50,000 prizes for the Best round each Day. Aside from these bonuses Only the Winner will go a Check Sun Day for it million. A 3-foot putt on the final Green earned Allum his seventh Birdie and gave him a one shot Lead Over Welsh Man Ian Woosnam top Money win Ner in the european Lour. All eight players equalled or bettered Par on the 6,765-Yard course designed by Gary player tied for third at 68 were Nick Faldo of Britain the reigning British open Champion and Jose Maria Ola Zabal of Spain. Bernhard longer of West Germany and David Frost of South Africa were a Cal with 70s. Two americans brought up the rear Lanny Wadkins with a 71 and Curtis strange leading Money Winner on he . Lour with a 72. Got their Goat Annapolis my. Army May have snatched the wrong Goat. Bill inc 22nd, the Mascot Goat for the naval Academy football team was reported to be Safe and sound in Annapolis on thursday despite a claim by army cadets that they goal napped Bill earlier this week in the traditional race to steal inc other team s Mascol before the army Navy game set for saturday in Phila Delphia. I saw a goal on talc vision sur rounded by some apparently army sports wire people said James Kisr a naval Academy spokesman. But i saw Bill wednesday having his picture taken out at Tecumsa court on the naval Academy grounds in Annapolis. Liz Sharp owner of an Annapolis Kennel where Bill is groomed said the army cadets did steal a Goat but it was nit Bill. I can confirm that they stole a Goat but it was t astros promote Wood Houston Houston astros assistant general manager Bill Wood who has been with inc organization 11 years will become the team s Gen eral manager replacing Dick Wagner Kirk to reported thursday night. Lee Thomas the is. Louis Cardi nals director of player development was believed to be inc favorite for the Job vacated by Wagner at inc end of last season. Bui Thomas told inc television Sta Tion he had been informed by astros owner John Mcmullen on thursday hat he no longer was a candidate for in Job. Angels sign Minton Anaheim Calif. Fryc Agni Relief Pitcher a tag minion 36, has signed a one year contract with the California Angels. Inc american league learn announced thursday. Soviet plan on ice new York National hockey league president John Ziegler Back ing off an earlier statement said thursday that no specific agreements were reached to permit soviet teams to play in he league. Ziegler who met with soviet hockey officials this week earlier said a tentative agreement would have four soviet learns play in the nil Al the Start of the 1988-89 season and the games would count in the standings. However in thursday s statement. Issued by the league Zig scr said Many details ,., remain to be Cov Lascar races set new York. Lascar officials have announced a 29-race Winston cup Stock car schedule for 1 &8s, with one 1987 race eliminated and a new even set for Phoenis International raceway. The season will open at Daytona Beach Fla., with the Daylong 500 on feb. 14, and will close on nov. 20 Al Hampton a with inc Atlanta Jour Nal 500. The traditional fall race at River Side Calif., has been dropped from the schedule because historic River Side International raceway is scheduled to be closed following the Nas car event there on june 12. The nov. 6 Dale will be filled by the checker Soo kilo ctr race at Phoe Nix a one mile Oval that never has staged a Winston cup event. Elliott wins award new York Bill Elliott has been named Lascar Winston cup racing s most popular Driver for the fourth straight year. Elliott who won eight pole victories and us races pulled away from former Winner Darrell Waltrip in the final Days of the fan voting with the help of the fans attending a team open House at Elliott s shops in Dawsonville a
