European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 7.19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports lbs try to ease the pain Honolulu a John Elway and Joe Manyann each coming off severely disappointing games Lead i hair respective conference All Star teams into sundays pro bowl. The game at Alula stadium is scheduled for an Al . Est Rickolt. Denver s Etny starting quarterback tar the acc. Will be trying to ease some of the pain of Ilic Broncos 42-10 super bowl loss to the Washington redskins last weekend. San Francisco s Montana the pfc starter spent Hie final plays of inc 49ers last game a Jo-24 playoff opening loss la Minnesota on the Bench. He had been pulled from the game by coach Bill Walsh and replaced with Steve Young. Ifs great to be out Here for the 1 to said of Way. Who a 10-Yard scor ing pass Lasi year provided the game s Only touchdown in the acc s 10-6 Victory Over the n pc. Bui it wiil in Nice when we re finally finished with everything,1" Montana who la be playing in the All Star game Tor the fifth Lime agreed say ing. This is a Nice thing to look Forward to. Although it s nut the easy to get Here. And in be Nice when the game s Over because a players association general counsel was to meet with player representatives Fri Day night 10 decide on what action the Union will take in its contract dispute with the owners. Among the options arc u Boycott of the All Star game de certifying the Union and a playoff strike. A desertification might be a strategy aimed at help ing inc Union s antitrust suit against the league. A collective bargaining agreement allows certain exemptions from anti leu to Laws but if inc Union no longer bargains for the players the Aba might lose its demotions i would think that desertification is the option that makes the most said Flisher. It s a dra Matic Hep thai cannot be taken Likely so Well discuss the other Jordan who edged Portland s Jerome Kersey 146 140 in the finals of last year s slam Dunk championship said he is not practising for this year s event. The one shot i practice a lot for the Competition last year did l even go in and it was a Little embarrassing Jordan said. He capped his performance with a perfect 50 on his final Dunk. The Star known As air Jordan in Chicago look off at the foul line and glided Loward the Basket. With his head Only inches from the Basket and his Tonguc sticking far out in classic Jordan fashion he plunked he Ball in inc hoop. I did t even practice the one everybody seemed to enjoy the most Jordan said the first Long distance shoo soul went to Boston s Larry Bird in 1986. Healing Milwaukee s Craig Hodges 22-12 in the final. Bird also took the title last yearly sinking eight in a Row to Edge Delclef Schrumpf of dal Las 16-14 in the last round. His biggest Competition this Lime could come from celtics teammate Danny Ainge who is on a record breaking Pace for 3-Poinlcrs from 22 feet beyond the Basket and 23 feet 9 inches from inc Baseline. Danny is a Good shooter from thai distance Al most As Good us me joked Bird. Former celtic stars Dave Cowens John Lla Vliek and Tom Sanders will compete in the legends classic. Oscar Robertson Dolph Schayes Gail Goodrich Cal Vin Murphy and current hulls coach Doug Collins Are among others who will suit up. Cowens was the map in Chicago s 1973 All Star came the Only previous one to be played Here when he led inc East team to a 104-84 Romp. Jordan who is leading the Aba in scoring fur the second year in a Row received 1,121,890 votes for this year s East West clash. The bulls guard will be joined on the Eastern Divi Sion starting team by guard Isiah Thomas of Detroit Center Moses Malone of Washington and forwards Bird and Wilkins. Lakers guard magic Johnson who finished behind Jordan with 1,022.112 votes Heads the Wesl team which also starts Lafayette Uver of Denver Center Akcam Olajuwon of Houston and forwards Alexen Glish of Denver and Karl Malone of Utah. Lakers pal Kilty coaches the West and Atlanta s Mike Fraielli guides the East team. The West won last year s contest 154-149 in Over time but inc East leads the series 24-13 since 1951
