European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 25 Chicago cubs fins Creet new York mels Pilcher Dpi Rel Gooden during his second Start after Dink last summer. Fans of neck 87 sports spotlight by Dave Anderson new York not More than Ever in 1987 the audience shared the sports stage with the athletes. In the year of the fan the athletes appreciated it. In the first indoor world series the metro dome s deafening decibels were As important to inc Minnesota twins As Frank Viola s 4-2 Victory in the seventh game. The cardinals swept three in St. Louis but when the twins emerged As the first team to win its four Home games their fans waved their White Homer hankies and then wiped their tears of happiness. We be seen a lot of fans Gary Mac tit the twins third baseman told them Laler. And they were Good in St. Louis but you blew pm at super bowl xxi the new York giants dominated the Denver Broncos 39-20 As Phil Simms completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 Yards and three touchdowns. The giants who were trailing 10-9 at halftime appeared to have been inspired by a sing along with Frank Sinatra s recording of new York new York by thousands of their loyalists just before the Sec Ond half Kickoff. I dont know How Many giants fans there were but they were loud Phil Mcconkey said. Ii was three quarters our place in boxing. Sugar Ray Leonard re turned from a virtual five year absence to dethrone marvelous Marvin Hauler As the world middleweight Champion in a 12-round split Deci Sion. Ai age 30, Leonard was stirred As much by the almost unanimous opinion of boxing devotees that they never come Back As by his obsession Wilh defeating the 32-year-old Hagler. What people forgot Leonard said later was Hal this was the first time thai a Young Guy fought an old Guy in a when the los Angeles lakers won the National basketball association championship their most celebrated rooter a Lur Jack Nicholson was on camera Al most As much As magic Johnson. During the National football league strike some fans joined the players on the picket line outside the stadiums to protest the Scab games when Dwight Gooden strode 10 the Shea stadium Mound for the first time following two months of rehabilitation from cocaine use he was greeted by a standing ovation of Hope and encouragement from the new York mils parishioners in the Congre gation of ,402. The Trow a was tremendous. It was great to hear those roars Gooden said. The crowd turns you on so you got to do it. You got to show your As the baseball season progressed Gooden produced a 15-7 record. But the mets with each of their other Starling pitchers disabled at one Lime or another never caught the Cardi nals who held on despite the absence of heir Only slugger Jack Clark in the final month. Trie cardinals rallied to win the last two games of the play offs from the san Francisco giants who finished fire in the West for the first time since 1971. Shortly after the nil strike the Indianapolis Colts obtained Eric Dicker son an All pro running Back who quickly signed a reported three year s5.4 million contract from the rams in a three Way Trade with the Bills arguably the biggest in nil history. Los Angeles received three first round choices and three second round choices in the 1q8h and i9s9 drafts. Buffalo Koi Cornelius Bennett a Rookie linebacker the Colts had been unable to sign. In College football inc University of Miami Hopes to conquer Oklahoma also 11-0, in the Orange bowl Fri Day no in thereby earning the Mythi Cal Lunona championship that Illo to 10 Penn Szalc 14-10 in the fiesl.1 bowl last Jan 2. Tim Brown the notre Dame wide receiver and kick return specialist was awarded the heirs Nan trophy Over Don Mcpherson. The quarterback who led Syracuse into the sugar bowl with an 11-0 record. In winning their third Aba title in six years the lakers dethroned the celtics in six games. Johnson the lakers 6-foot-9-Mch guard was voted the most valuable player of the regular season and the playoffs. Michael Jor Dan of the bulk had a 37,1 scoring average. After a Long search the new York kicks hired Ai Bianchi As Gen eral manager and Rick piling As coach. Harry Scltman who took Over As the new Jersey nets general Man Ager recently dismissed Dave Wohl As coach Julius Erving slammed his last Dunk and David Robinson still a Navy in sign signed a s26 million contract with the san Antonio spurs. Indiana University won the nation Al College basketball championship with a 74-73 Victory Over Syracuse on Keith smart s jump shot in the final seconds. It was the third title for Bobby Knight the controversial Indi Ana coach who was the subject of a season on the Brink a no. 1 Best seller throughout the season. Prior to inc Start of his current schedule. Knight look his Indiana players off the court during a game with the tour ing soviet team. Lady rattlers claim Frankfurt hoop Crown Frankfurt the we Tilburg lady rattlers and Wil Flecken Moun Linn ears did in again. Eight months after sweeping Frankfurt for the Usa eur championship the lady Rall cry Swap cd the Falco Peltcs tuesday for inc fran fun Lite Basket Ball classic title. A week after winning the Vicenza chm Mas tournament Wil Flecken won the men s Side of the Frankfurt Lite Louincy by beating rams Cin 71-62. Pat Jean inc heroine of Wiir Burg s Usa Reuh crowns the pail Ito seasons poured in 30 Points and grabbed 18 re Bounds As the lady rattlers beat Frank fun 7u-04. That gave both teams one loss in this double Clim Nalion meet which forced a second game. Jean name through with 19 Points and 14 rebounds As Wurzburg rolled 6 Jodi Nale starting he second half Kajino 70 58 with n 24 remaining the longest Edge for either team. The flyers came alive w Ith Kauh Ciricio us culminating a 12-2 run with i inv Ihms thai lied in 72-All with 5 07 my l jell Reeves jumper with 42 seconds n a lied in 83-85 and neither team cniiiu1 score again forcing overtime. The see saw action continued in the extra period with Ciricus Hilling a .1 Pointer far Wiesbaden is Jim i a John Harris canned a jumper that put Lessen ahead 89-88. Phillip hum s Jiuji Jet Pul the fivers Back in Irani 9 i and David Wil hams and Aurclio Burton 11 Cash. The wolverines rallied from a 4ft-38 deficit Early in the second hall1 in Send Ahcin main to the sidelines. Burton s jumper pulled Gic Ssan into a 49-49 lie and there were three More deadlocks at 60, 67 and 69 before Kelvin Hamm Hil another jump shot in Pul the wolverines ahead 71-69. Free throws by Gene Campbell and Butch Waikins produced a 71-Ull knot. Each team had a Chance in the final 38 frantic seconds Waikins missed the front of a i and i from the line. Each team had one turnover the last one giving the Bull to Gissen under in own Basket with thai one second left resulting in Edwards heroics ult the it Bounds play. Williams led the winners Riih 19 paints and Hamm added 17. Waikins had 16 Sofnis for Rhein main. Ansbach reaches 7th at title tilt Grafen Wihr. Germany the Ansbach cougars ran past Bremerhaven 115-89 tuesday to reach the championship game of the 7ih army training c omd Christmas basketball tournament. The cougars i to will Pia fur the title against Utlay. Am sports and radio Culli la fix tall Fred us him air Fri it. Art Ana state 2 . Thursday
