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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 College from Paga 21 Overall and 5-1 in the big ten snapped Indiana a game winning Streak Al Home the second longest in the nation behind Kansas 55 games. Indiana dropped to 9-6 and i -4. Robinson a 6-coot-2 Sophomore guard opened the second hair with a 3 Pointer Hal gave the wolverines a 38-30 Lead. Indiana s Joe Hillman countered with b Layup but then Robinson hit a pair or tree throws two layups and a fast break stuff to put Michigan up 46-32. Michigan twill its Lead to 20 point57-37, on a Gary Grant jumper with 10 30 remaining following on 11-2 run in which Grant scored seven and Glen Rice four of his game High 21. Indiana Cut the margin to 60-49 on two Dean Garret free throws with 6 19 remaining but could get no closer. N. Carolina 77, n. Carolina St. 73 Raleigh. , . Reid scored 17 Points As the second ranked tar heels survived foul trouble and Defeated 20th linked North Carolina slate. The tar Eccli 14-2, raised their at lactic coast conference record to 3-1with the help of 11 straight tree throws in inc second half. North Carolina also hit 70.6 percent of its Field goals in the second half and finished at 6s.9 percent on 27-of4l. No. 1 Arizona 86, Urcla 74 Tucson Ariz. Scan Elliott scored 27 Points As top ranked Arizona with stood a late Urcla rally t Bruins in a Pacific to conference game. After falling behind Tor Only the Sec Ond time in the game 66-64, Arizona outscored Urcla 17-4 in a 4vj-Minulospan to regain control with 1 03 left. Georgetown 69, Syracuse 68 Syracuse . Charlie Smith s teammates have kidded him All year about some of the unusual shot he puts up during games and practices. Georgetown s Junior guard put up an other of his famous shots sunday and it left the hoyas laughing and no. 14 Syracuse crying. My teammates they Are not amazed anymore said Smith who hit a twist ing underhand Layup As time expired to lift no. 15 Georgetown to a 69-68 Victory Over Syracuse in big East action Sun Day. Al first they were amazed bul now it s an everyday thing. I always throw up something  it was a crazy shot but he s consist ent with it said Murk Tillmon. Who usually starts but gave Way to Smith be cause Georgetown coach John Thomp son wan Lerf better Ball handlers in his backcourt against the orangemen. The Victory snapped a three game los ing Streak for Georgetown which erased a nine Point deficit in the final seven minutes. Georgetown which hit five of Sis free throws in the final three minutes Defeated Syracuse for the fourth time in a Row dating Back to last season when inc orangemen lost once in overtime and another Lime on a Buzzer beater. Georgetown is 2-3 in the conference and 12-4 Overall while Syracuse slipped to 3-3 and 13-5. Hal junes left of nmn la vegas pressures Temple s Howard Evans sunday. Female from Page 21 writers and broadcasters. Joyner scr Sec received 12s first place Voles 6h seconds and 16 thirds and a total of 880 Points with Points allot cd on a 5-3-1 basis. West German str Fri Graf the world s top ranked woman Tennis player and Winner of 75 of 77 matches. Including the French open finished second in the balloting with 806 Points. She had ids firsts 82 seconds and 20 thirds. Third was another Tennis player Martina Navratilova the 1983 and 1986 female athlete of the year. Navratilova the Only player to Bent Graf in 1987in inc Wimbledon and . Open finals was a i Lan third Wilh 182 Points including 10 first place votes. Figure skater Katarina Witt of East Germany placed fourth Wilh 140 Points and six firsts and pro golfer Ayako Okamoto of Japan was fifth with 68 Points two ahead of . Golfer Jane go docs. Joyner Kersee and Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson he a s male Al late of he year for 1987. Will be present ii their awards by the Tampa sports club on feb. 26 Al a banquet in Florida. This is Only the third time in inc 57-year history of inc awards that athletes from the same sport were chosen in inc same year Zaharias and men s Golfe Byron Nelson were honoured in 1945 and Tennis players John Mcenroe and Tracy Austin were the winners in 1981. Ben Johnson it s going in be very hard to beat me. Johnson from Page 21 male Al Lilc of inc year Larry Bird of the Era s bos Ion celtics got four first place votes for 20 Points. The powerful Johnson a native of Jamaica will be honoured by inc Tampa sports club feb. 26 at a ban Quet in Florida. His world record performance came in the year s most important track and held meet against the world s Best sprinklers and earned him the title of world s fas list human and the world s no. I rank ing in the 100 for inc second consecutive year. The time clipped one tenth of a second off the pre Vious world record of 9.93, held by Calvin Smith of inc United slates in an event in which world records generally arc broken by Hundred los of seconds. When Johnson s Lime was shown unofficially As 9.84 on the infield clock at Rome s olympic stadium fran Cis was partially shielded from inc clock and thought it read 9.94. I could t believe he had t broken it Francis Suid. A Short time later who the official Lime was pos Ted Francis was convinced. Johnson had to run a record race in order to win because his no. I rival. Carl Lewis of inc United slates matched inc previous world record of 9.93 in finishing second. Lewis the 1984 olympic Champion had been inc world s lop ranked sprinter before Johnson wrested the title from him in 1986 a year later than the Canadian thought he deserved it. In 1985, he Cal Lewis and won the world cup at Canberra. Australia but the american still was ranked no. I. The following year Johnson vowed he would be no. 1, and he was after bating Lewis again this Lime with a 9.95 clocking in the Goodwill games at Moscow. And last year Johnson proved his Complete superiority Over the american beating him four times i four races climaxed by the world record in inc world championships in that race Johnson burst put of the blocks so quickly that some observers claimed he Hud gotten a rolling Start or false stalled. Nol so. My Quick Start is  he said. My reflexes take care of that. I be had to work on inc last 40 meters of my race and my coach Charlie Francis and 1 have realty specialized on  there was nothing wrong with Johnson s finish in that race either except Hal in inc closing stages when he knew he was safely ahead he quickly glanced Back Al Lewis perhaps costing him precious hundredths of seconds. Lewis again is impeded 10 be Johnson s no. 1 rival is this year s most important meet the olympic games. But Johnson does t think Lewis or anyone else can beat him. It s going to be very hard to beat  he said. If anyone does he s going to have to run the race of his life like 9.92 or 9.90. And i be already run faster than that. "1 think i can break the record again. And then 1 will Jeave it where it is because Afler anal 1 will have Noth ing to prove. Now. 1 still have something to prove thai i can win in the olympic  said Johnson the 1984 Bronze medallist. If i lose i won t be Able to hold my head  Ash sports television Bowling Aba pm Ltd slate open taped . Tuesday  
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