European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Paga 23 commentary 80 Jackson fact meets fiction Burt l. Standish invented to Jackson. You look Al the statistics and you figure there s no such real life person. He just came walking off the pages of Frank Marr Ioctl Only in a dime novel could a Young Man do the things he docs. He docs everything Merriwell did except Rescue damsels from teams of runaway horses. Still the thing the los Angeles raiders have to be most thankful for is that to Jackson apparently can t hit the major league curve Hall. What has to worry them is. He can drive the fastball Hose incredible distances. The notion Here is that s not enough for to Jack son. He does not have the look of a Man who wishes to go Down in history answering to the nickname of swish. He docs nol want to be Dave Kingman float ing from franchise to franchise lugging a .230 Balling average and a tape measure. Why be an out Man in baseball when you can be a second coming of red Grange in football a Jim Brown a combination of both Why aggravate your self trying to Hil Bert Blyleven s breaking Ball when you can flatten every comeback who Ever lived the late Fresco Thompson who did t think there was any sport except baseball used in put it in perspective for the rookies torn Between a life in baseball or in football. What do you want a career or a Limp Fresco used to sneer Vincent Edward Jackson May opt for the Limp. He struck out 154 times with the Kansas City royals last year. He struck out five times in one game. He also hit 21 Home runs. In his minor league season Al Memphis he struck out 81 times in s3 games. But his first Home run in the major leagues was 485 feet into the wind. To is the Type of athlete you expect to find Only in the pages of fiction. In High school Al Mccall ala., he hit 20 Home runs in 25 games and was promptly drafted by the new York Yankees. He turned Down a Multi year contract with George slain Brenner logo to College. At Auburn he was a three sport Star. In Addi Tion to his football feats he balled Over .400 with the College baseball team he ran inc 100 Meirs in 10.1, the 60 in 6.1, he pitched As a Junior and also batted .450. Scouts in All three sports drooled. He ran for 4,303 total Yards in football was the leading rusher in the school s history with a 6.6-Yard average carry. He won the Heisman trophy As the Best football player in the universe almost by acclamation. But will he fall Between two chairs professionally he turned Down Tampa Bay s football offer he signed Kansas City s baseball offer the Only athlete i Ever saw i thought could have doubled in pro football or baseball was Jackie Robin son. Baseball was t Wen Jackie s Best sport. Basket Ball was. Or football. Or track and Field. He set Long jump records almost Between limes at Bat Al Urcla. The demands of major league sports today arc such thai even if there were a real life Merriwell he would have trouble being the All everything his author made him out to be. Athletes have tried the two sport trick. Gene con icy played pro Bas Sthall and pro baseball without really being very Good Al either until finally he tripped out literally and headed for Israel after jumping he team bus on tic Way 10 a Ballpark Dave  was a Pitcher and basketball player until the financial numbers began to come up in pro basketball. He threw away his Glove and be came an Aba All Lintur. Baseball players Convene in february for a season that my last till the end of october. Football players Convene in july for to season that May last 111 the last sunday in january it s not the physical Strain to Jackson could probably hurl himself at a freight train 10 times every afternoon of his life without breathing hard it s the menial Strain. The concentration needed to play a a Well is relentless baseball is the easiest. It s not a learn sport you do not have to coordinate with 10 other players be fore you make a move. You cipher catch the Hall or Hil it All by yourself football is As intricately choreographed As a chorus line. But to gets to give his undivided ail nation to baseball. He s free from Spring training to world series if necessary. It s football where you need the physics and geometry of the practice Field that he shortchange. Could even Frank Merriwell walk into the Middle Ofa pro football lineup in inc Middle of october in game 6 or so and make a difference Law Frank Merriwell Well if he could so could to Jackson. And if he can do thai Why not try Mike Tyson after All hell have a week or two off. Unless of course ii s an olympic year. Tim loan Tyml Aba from Page 21 Blaylock snaps 84-84 tie 10 Mclory guard Scottie pippin followed with a foot jumper to give Chicago a vice Over Milwaukee. Michael Jordan scored nine of his 32 Points Down the stretch his five consecutive Points on two baskets and a free throw in the Span of 1 09 helped Chicago Lake a 101-97 Lead. But a pair of free throws by Paul Prussky and a Craig Hodges jumper tied he score with 2 28 left setting the Stag for  and pippin. Terry Cummings led the Bucks with 27 Points. Clippers 113, super sonics 96 los Angeles Mike Woodson scored 27 Points and Michael Cage added 20 As the defense minded los an Geles clippers Defeated Seattle. The clippers who had six players in double figures extended their club re Cord of nol allowing 100 Points by an opponent to six games. The clippers fifth in the Aba in team defense after finishing last a year ago held Sonies scoring Leader Dale Ellis to a team High 20 Points. Sooner beat seminoles by the associated press Tallahassee Fla. After watch ing his team score nine straight Points to come from behind and remain unbeaten Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs raved about the sooner defense. We made the defensive plays Down the stretch and then converted them Tubbs said of the i6lh-ranked sooner b9-87 Victory thursday night Over Flor Ida slate. Down 84-80 with less than three min utes to play Oklahoma 5-0, scored nine consecutive Points before Florida stale s Aubry Boyd hit a 45-foot shot at the Buzzer. Moosic Blaylock s steal and Layup with 38 seconds remaining snapped an 84-84 tie and gave the soon ers the Lead for Good. The True lest of a club is getting Oul there and winning on the Road against a Good team Tubbs said. Florida state is a Good  Oklahoma twice opened up 16-Point leads before Florida stale 3-1, rallied College basketball late in the game. Florida stale was led by George Mccloud s 20 Points. Tony Dawson and Tal Hunter added i Points apiece and Tharon Mayes had i i. Hunter s 1 o rebounds helped flu to 52-34  advantage. Ricky Grace scored 25 Points Laccy King added 24, Harvey Grant 16 and Blaylock 13 for Oklahoma which Hil on 34 of 67 shots including eight of 16 from 3-Poinl Range. No. 11 Temple b3, St. Joseph s 62 Philadelphia Mark Macon scored 22 Points Matching his average and helped key a 12-0 first half surge As Temple 3-0, Defeated Crosstown rival St. Joseph s in an Atlantic 10 game Howard Evans added i to Points for the owls. Rodney Blake paced St. Joseph s with 22 Points. St. Joseph s Pul four players in a zone and had one Man follow Macon a de sense the freshman saw for the first Lime in College hut faced often in High school. It did t work. Martin said he was Happy passing the Hall. We be got other Guys who can Scon he said. No. 15 Michigan 88, Austin Ivy 67 Ann Arbor Mich. Gary Grant scored 28 Points As Michigan. 6-1, look control of he Fame Early in the second Lial Fand went on to defeat Austin Peay. Andre Harris had 21 Ninn to Lead Austin play 2-3. No. 19 Noire Dame s9. Niri View 52 South Bend ind. Keith Rob Inson scored 18 Points and grabbed 17 rebounds As notre Dame overwhelmed Prairie View David Rivers added 17 Points for inc Irish including six during an Early decisive Streak. Prairie View. 0-4. Committed 18 fouls in the opening 20 minutes and the Irish responded with 17 Points from the free throw line in route to improving i hair record to 3-1. Jones led the panthers with 19 Points. Claims of nil Union violence supported Washington a the nation s lop labor Law enforcer on thursday approved a Federal complaint charging that nil players Union illegally used Vio Lence and threats of violence during its 24-Day strike. After a two month investigation. Rosemary m. Collyer general counsel of the National labor relations Board authorized the complaint alleging that the players association was responsible for picket line misconduct in six cities. The evidence was sufficient to establish that misconduct including threats and other hostile acts occurred Collyer said. Among them she said were instances in which striking players or members of other unions supporting them waved shotguns threw eggs Spil on fans and tried to Block both fans and strike break ers from entering stadiums any Union thai establishes a picket line is accountable for violence that occurs on it. Collyer said. She also said the a Flea took no meaningful Steps immediately to halt the misconduct. The cities where the Allied labor Law violations occurred were listed in the complaint As Kansas City Houston. Cincinnati Denver Washington and Phila Delphia. Collyer said there was  Evi Dence to conclude there were threats or coercion in connection with alleged pick Al line incidents in Miami los Angeles and Indianapolis. Dave Parker an Nehb spokesman said inc Agency will Likely Issue inc complaint next week unless the pm Ajces association senses it before Ihen with the nil management Council which is the dub owners labor relations Arm and the National right to work defense fund. The Council and the right 10 work group sought the com Plain i when the Union launched its ill fated strike earlier in september. Parker said inc complaint includes a Ccase and Dewitt order directing he Union to Qun trying to Stop he replace ment players from lurking. No Mone tary penalties a  ire sought he said. Noting thai the strike ended in mid Oci Obix Holh sides did Lac expected lit charges in lit Wiilus before inc. For Mal complaint Ink d. All we re asking is Thyl the  an of trial a Tatami no withdrawing threats made against replacement player and fans attending Barnes said Marty Kaufmann. A spokesman i or inc right to work group. Tim English an Ati Mey for inc Union said such a stau Tiu no is the usual remedy