European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. January 1 the stars and stripes commentary 87 from Abdul jabber to Zitkovich bring on the Orange bowl inc super Bow hero bowl. Just Don l forget the alphabet soup bowl my concoction of 19s7. This makes it three years running. Prilly soon it la have the prestige of he Lemon Mer Ingue bowl. A Abdul Jabbar. A Arcco was never my . He blew in by ditching thai Garcal name Alcindor. Then last Spring he wan Aba title no. 5 while spoiling the boldest head since Michael Gra Ham shined for Georgetown four years ago. Forty suddenly Abdul Jabbar looked Lilac his Jersey 33. H Tilburg. In 198s, time Maga Ine threw bit Burg across cover. As it turned Oul. In had Cvar thing to do with president Reagan s com chary visit and nothing to do with the Barons. Where was time when Pitburg won the Safe Foo bail litle Las month worried Aboul the Slock Market no double c cos Liis. Bob the Whiz of Abc. Is simply Hebest broadcaster. Yes better than Ai m in Halls. D Dilka. Mike the Chicago bears ringleader go lir cd of chewing 0111 Jim Mcmahon. So he chewed some gum and tossed the wad in a woman s locks. At least he threw with More precision than Mcmahon replacements. E Elway John the Denver quarterback nearly made my super bowl morning exciting. As t listened to the radio report of this one Man attack on the giants i figured this would be the first close bowl i four years. Until Elway got out of the Way of Phil Simms counterattack. Of fastest. That s Ben Johnson who beat Ca Llewis in that blistering 100 in Rome. Johnson should pc lapped anyone in sportsman of the year consideration. Naturally. Sports illustrated goes its weird Way and awards eight of the Many who Honor sport by helping what is thai oils. Two Down and dirty army artillerymen shot Down Gold medals in the Usa eur track and Field championships. Cardell Williams a Captain Oul of Augsburg won the 1,500 on his third try. Chris Bonner a specialist 4 Oul of a Schaffenburg won the High jump after taking second in 86. H Heisman. Is this a trophy for Busl College foot Ball career Best preseason publicity Best use of a Bucky Fox notre Dame uniform it can t be for the Busl foul Ball player in one season or Don Mcpherson of Syracuse would pc won in. I Indiana. Bless the Hoosic a. They made one of my rare basketball predictions come True. 1 Jackson. Sad to see Reggie leave baseball. Good to we to leave baseball. Belter that to Sticks with football and makes baseball his Hobby in his backyard k knockout. Too bad Bonitee rusher Smith Odin do that to Mike Tyson since Smith Learned to bos in we Crobu. In would pc been the greatest achieve ment of an cd Usa eur athlete. L losers. Or teams that win big until the big game the Cincinnati bengals Toronto Blue a s. Halm Hawks. M Michael Jordan. If not for Ben Johnson Jor Dan was your top athlete of Hose 12 months. M never say die. The clock cars 00. So what the 49ers ignored the time at Cincinnati. Dit i syr acus against West Virginia in College football Andic Bacn Over Zweibruck Ckon in air Force football. O owners. If i see one More letter Aboul How nil owners stuck up for fun during the strike i la Luru nauseous. These arc the despots who made in player wait another week before returning to play. P playoffs. Let s see. Before the nil season started j picked the raiders Over the rams in the super bowl Thill s dead. Last week i liked Pitts Burgh in the bowl. Forget that. Even Hough then incurs look like a lock pm going with Washington Over Cleveland. Q quotes. Two i never used from the Safe football season bit uru s Dennis hues on the for Mer Ohio slate linebacker said of the coaches who snubbed him in the All Star voting they showed me they had a sense of s Willis Duckery said while endorsing Spang Dahlum Quarter Back Tony Bynum for most valuable player. He site Quiel nerd Black Hin tops military glasses throwing the Heck Oul of the Hall r runner. Dick Troy of Baum older won the Usa eur 46-and-Oldcr Cross round re title info blvd fashion. He writes after about a Kilometre t fell behind As the other three were much faster than i. When i finished. I a is very disappointed in my time. Imagine my Surprise As 1 was Cooling Soffio see tint one then Mother then the third senior Cross the finish lir they had All taken a wrong turn and gotten lost s spartans. Michigan slate in dig ten football. Alconbury in Saff basketball. Champions. To Theismann. Joe became my Favorule color Man in week 2 of the nil season. He said during to herbs telecast that All Boomer Esiason had to do was run Oul of his end one. And the bengals had the game won. Cincinnati coach Sam Wychec ordered a silly off tackle play instead and san Francisco pulled off its Mirada. U underrated. Magic Johnson s outside shot. The san Francisco giants uniforms. The Houston Oil ers cheerleaders. A vanished. Doris Becker in the big tournament. The Detroit tigers in the playoffs. American skiers. W Wiesbaden and Wurzburg. Two Arn basketball champs. Wiesbaden s eagles returned Theu Sarteur men s Lilic 10 v corps hands for inc first Lime since 1983. I m no women s basketball fan. Bui i la watch the lady raillery pal Jean muscle lanes. No wonder Wurzburg is working on n third straight Usarek Lille. X Xavier. Tell me How i Host bums beat my mis Souri tigers in the Mcaa firs round. Y Yankees of sluggish run production was their problem in s year Buffy Martin will recharge Ilia m 88. They re my Al East pick already z Zitkovich. Terry the Hahn quarterback. A s he s through playing air Force football. I believe h is Star receiver , Baker who says Iff extend he be Back Wilkins Battle Lead Hawks Over cars by the associated Psi Richfield Ohio Dominique Wilkins scored 33 Points John Battle came off the Bench to score 27 and the Atlanta Hawks outscored the Clevelan Cavaliers 12-5 in the last 1 59 for a 117 110 Victory wednesday night. Atlanta led �4-84 after three quarters and built the margin to 13 when Wilkins opened the fourth period with a three no Roundup poem play. Cleveland rallied behind guard Ron Harper who was making his first appearance since severely spraining his Lull ankle and Chipping a Bone in hislcflfoolonniiv.7, eight consecutive Points the last to on a drive by Mark i with 2 14 remaining tied the game Al 105-105. Cliff Levingston s three Point play put the Hawks Back in front and Battle nil a free throw and a jump shot to make in i 1-105 with 1 10 remaining Atlanta which won its fourth Serai jul game led by Al Kail four Points the res of the Way. Battle scored All his Points in the last three quarters. He had 14 in the second period sparking Atlanta to a 69-54 half time Lead aft Cleveland rallied from a 16-Poinl dry Lii to pull within three. Dell Curry led Cleveland with 25 Points Price had 19 and Harper came off the Bench o score nine of his 12 Points in the Al with Quarter. In other games wednesday night spars 141kings 108 san Antonio. Texas Johnny Daw Kins scored 2s Points and Alvin Dominique Wilkins. Nets 33 Points Robinson 22 As san Antonio extended its Home winning Streak id 10 with Victory Over Sacra Menlo Walter Berry had 20 Points for the spurs. De Pinckney and Lasalle Thomp son each had 16 for Sacramento. San Antonio took control Early and led 74-ii at the half. The spurs led by 32 Points on three occasions 95-63 mid Way through the third period 138-106 and she final score. Pistons 105, pacers 95 Indianapolis Adrian Dan Ley Hud 31 Points and John Sajich scored Highl of his m As Debra it outscored Indi Ana 35-16 in inc third period and de troit went on to defeat Indianapolis. Bill Lamb car added 14 Points and 15 rebounds and Dennis Rodman had 17 rebounds As Detroit won for Llic nth Lime in 12 outings. The pacers led 49-47 at halftime be fore inc pistons lied the game at 55. Sal icy then ignited a 27-10 spurt that gave Detroit an 82-65 Lead Al the end of inc third period. Detroit s biggest Lead was 87-69 in the fourth Quarter and Indiana could Comeno closer than the final score. Trail Blum 117, Bull re 112 Landover. My. Jerome Kersey had 30 Points including a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to Lead port land Over Washington. The Trail blazers who Ted by 12 Point at halftime and 112-101 with 4 01 remaining saw the margin dwindle lo113-112 with 20 seconds left when Moses Malone hit a pair of free throws for the outlets. After Kersey s free throws washing ton lost the Ball when Tyrone Bogues made a bad pass that was recovered by Terry Porter who went inc Een Gih of the floor for a game ending Layup. Rockets 103, Bucks 93 Milwaukee Akem Olajuwon scored 28 Points and Joe Barry Carrol had seven in the final 1 28 As Houston held off a fourth Quarter rally to beat Milwaukee. Milwaukee trailing by five after three Quant is overtook the rockets at 86-85 with 4 33 logo As Terry Cumming scored six Points in a 9-2 run. But Olajuwon. Carroll and Eric Floyd carried Houston Down the stretch. Floyd hit a free throw and driving Baskel and Olajuwon had to free throws and a Baseline jumper to put Houston ahead 92-88 with 2 3s to go. Jul 104, our Piure Ion Salt Lake City Karl Malone had 32 Points and 12 rebounds including a i Lical one with 25 seconds remaining lifting Utah Over Golden state. Sui�12l,oipiwr�102 los Angeles Eddie Johnson scored 33 of his career High 43 Points in the second half helping Phoenix erase a 20-Point third Quarter deficit and beat the los Angeles clippers. Juhns.011 scored nine of his 19 fourth Quarter Points in inc first 4 14 of the period to ignite a 13-7 burs that lifted the suns from a nine Point deficit to a 106-94 Lead with 5 14 left. Johnson capped his performance with eight Points in the ional two minutes including a pair of 3-Puinl Field goals. Larry Nance had 19 Points and 14 re Bounds for Phoenix Rookie Reggie Wil Liams scored 20 Points for the Clipus who Ime lost four straight. Sonics 111,celtics Jos Seattle Tom Chambers scored i oof his 31 Points in the final 6 17. Lend ing Seattle Over Boston and snapping tin celtic six game winning Ittak. Larry Bird led the celtics with 36 paints 15 rebounds and Highl assists and Kevin Mckale had 22 Points for bos on. Seville winning its ninth straight Al Home got 26 Points from Dale Ellis and 17 from Xavier Mcdaniel
