European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 22 the stars and stripes thursday March 31,1988 Steeles get chiefs Blackledge Pittsburgh a the Pitts Burgh St Celers. Seeking to improve he nil s worst passing attack acquired quarterback Todd a tackle dec from he Kansas City chiefs on tuesday for a fourth round pick in next month s draft. It just never worked out far me in Kansas City but. I m looking to coming Here and prov ing myself and i could 1 be any happier 1 said Blacklidge 27, the son of Steeles offensive line coach Ron Blackledge. Tool what happened to Charles while what happened to Doug Williams when icy Well to other earns. Careers Don t always Start and Slop in the same nit from Page 17 Junior Tony while who scored 17. Colorado slate 21-13, lost despite the Dea Cyc shooting of trem Shippen who scored 23 of his 28 Points in the second half and missed Only one of seven 3-Poim att mils. His six 3-Point goals Are an nit record. Pal Durham scored 20 for inc rams but was held to five in the second Naif. Colorado slate hit ils first three shots of the second half including a jumper and a 3-Poinler by Shippen. And grabbed ils largest Lead 35-27, with 19 33 left. Another 3-Pointer by Shippen put the rams in front 40-33 two minutes later before Ohio stale scored eight straight Points 10 take a one Point Edge. Burson completed inc run with a steal and Layup. Shippen a 6-1 guard from Mcnan Idaho continued to connect from Lone Range giving the rams 50-46 and 53-48 leads with 3-Pomtcrs and a 55-52 Edge with an outside jumper. But Ohio state responded with a 7-1 spurt including Burson s 3-Poimer with 4 07 icel that put Ohio state ahead to slay 59-56. Burson Sank two free throws with 19 seconds left for a 64-60 Ohio state  then missed his Only 3-Point or of the game then made a jumper atthe Buzzer for the final margin. Place. 1 feel the Best pan of my career is ahead of  the Ira Ilc was just the second involving a quarterback in coach Chuck Noll s 19 Yean with the Styc frs. Pittsburgh obtained David Woodley from the Miami dolphins for a third round pick in february 1984. The fi-foot-3, 219-Pound Blacklidge from Penn state will duct with the Oft booed Mark Malone third year pro Bubby Brister and Steve Bono a former Minnesota Viking backup for the Steeles starting Job. The Competition is going to be Good for everybody said Tom Moore the Steeles offensive coordinator. A going to make this a. Belter football  the Only thing that i be been told is that it s going to be wide open blackly dec said. But if they weren t interested in me 1 Don t think they would have none to the lengths they did to get  Malone a starter for four years endured the worst season of his eight year nil career in 1987 As the Sec clerk. 8-7,lost their final two Garnet to miss the playoffs for the third year in a Row. He was booed loudly and often and was ridiculed in numerous stadium banners such As Oft the Murk Malone and Malone please slay on  i m not Host ital w come Here be cause of that. Pittsburgh is a great football City Blackledge said. Ii can be tougher than most but i d like thai Chal Lenge i m looking Forward to coming inhere and playing Well and not having a problem with the fans think it s time for things to go Well in my  Malone was the nil j lowest rated quarterback in 1987 his rating was 46,7, compared to league Leader Joe Montana s 102.1 and threw Only on touchdown pass and 11 interceptions in the final seven weeks of the season. He completed 156 of 336 passes for 1,896yards, sin touchdowns and an acc land tits 19 interceptions As the Steeler passed for an nil Low 2.266 Yards.  has completed 364 of 742 passes 49.1 percent for 4,5 0 Yards and26 touchdowns with 32 interceptions in five nil seasons. In three 1987 games he was i 5 of 31 for 154 Yards one ouch Down and one interception. Blackledge won the chiefs starting Jobin training Camp last summer but asked to be traded after new chiefs coach Frank Gansz replaced him with Bill Ken Ney two weeks into the season. He was third to Amer by the end of the season. Blackledge was the second Quarter Back to be selected and the seventh player drafted Overall in the 1983 nil draft after leading Penn slate to the 1982 National  the Trade could be completed Blackledge had id reach an agreement with the chiefs on a new contract. He became a free agent in february. Wilkins hits 40 As Hawks win by the assailed press Atlanta Dominique Wilkins who hit 17 of 30 shots from the Field an scored 40 Points tuesday night said Randy Wiltman s shooting was a major reason for his Good night. It really opens up my game when Randy s hitting Wilkins said of his teammate s 9-for-l 1 shooting in the at Lanta Hawks 120-106 Victory Over the Dallas Mavericks. When he s hitting they have to give up something. They can i Douws scam me As  Wieluns scored six Points and Anlo incan also had six As Atlanta went on a 20-7 run that increased its Lead from 31-2s with 10 36 left in the second Quarter to 51-35 with just Over three minutes remaining in the period. The Mavericks never got closer than seven Points the rest of the Way. Derek Harper led Dallas with 25 Points Blackman had 22 and Mark Saguine Androy Tarpley each had 14, Whitman scored 18 Points Kevin Willis Island Carroad  arts blazers 13ft, spurs 113 san Antonio Texas Clyde Drax Ter scored 29 Points and Reserve Rich an Derson made five of seven 3-Potnt shot a Portland snapped a three game losing Streak and handed san Antonio its 12lh loss in the last 15 games. No Roundup Alvin Robertson scored 23 Points an Walter Berry 21 for san Antonio. Kevin Duckworth had 24 Points for Portland Jerome Kersey had 22 and Anderson had 21. Kersey and Premier combined for 16first-Quarter Points to give the Trail Blaz ers a 35-28 Lead. Portland opened the second period with a 6-0 run and led 41 28 after 3% minutes. Led by Duckworth s s-for-5, Portland shot 63.s percent in the first half and led 69-s9 at intermission. It was 103-92 after three periods before Portland pulled away by outscoring the spurs 33 21 in inc final Quarter. Or a Eslos Kolc Koloj Rich held Ohio guard Mark Price scored 24 Points and Reserve guard Dell Curry scored 13 of his 19 Points in inc fourth Quarter and made a key steals Cleveland handed new York ils 30th setback in 34 Road games. Cleveland led 102-95 with 1 09 left. But new York pulled to 105-103 on 3-Point baskets by Gerald Wilkins who led the kicks with 21 Points and Trent Tucker. After new Vork regained posses Sion on a turnover Curry stole a pass by Wilkins and made one of two free throws. Price closed the scoring with a pair of free throws after Lime ran out. Uken 112, jut Iii Inglewood Calif. James worthy scored 31 Points Byron Scott added 29 and los Angeles lakers de fused Utah s third Quarter rally in beat ing the jazz for the 10th consecutive time Allyc forum. Los Angeles again Short handed with injuries to magic Johnson and Michael Cooper also got 21 Points from Abdul Jaubart and 13 assists from Wes mat thews. Karl Malone led the jazz with 25points and Thurl Bailey added 21. Supersonics Ioc bulb 103 Seattle Tom chamber scored34 Points and Xavier Mcdaniel added 25 As Seallie held off a fourth Quarter Chicago rally and clinched a Western conference playoff berth. The bulls who trailed the entire game got 26 Points from Michael Jordan and 13 from Scottie pippin All in inc second half. Nuggets 10t, Kings 103 Sacramento Calif ales English scored 30 Points to Lead Denver Lolu sixth straight Victory. Sacramento trailed by Only 105-103 on Kenny Smith s Layup with six seconds remaining but Denver s Danny Schayes i a pair of free throws with four seconds left. Otis Thorpe Harold Pressley and Smith scored 19 Points apiece for the Kings. Baum older Mainz win Wil Flecken West Germany the Baum Holder bears Are running closer to their first usar eur bask Ball Lilly since 1983. With Jimmy Davis leading the Way with 22points. Inc bears beat the wit Flecken mountaineers 60-77 wednesday night to open the v corps finals. Game 2 of this Best of three Serin starts at i . Saturday at Baum older. The v corps Cham Pion advances to the Usa eur final four. Tony Bannerman bit 12 Points and Darnell Arbyl 10 for Baum older which led 45-40 at half Lime and 61-51 with 12 30 left. Wii Flecken which has never won a Usa eur title closed the Gap to 78-77 on Orlando Evans bucket with 1 29 Eft. Baum older countered with a Clyde Harp hoop for an 80-77 Lead at the 1 11 Maik and that was All the scoring. Myron Lee led the mountaineers with 19 Points Larry Brooks added 14 and Evans 11, Flau Holder Sank 16 of 26 free throws. Wild Fleck Neil is of 38. In the women s series opener Malm h Frankfurter Mainz West Germany the lady Mustangs stunned the perennial v corps Champion Bajco netted for a 1-0 Lead in this bust of Lorce affair Mainz will try to Complete ils upset when it trav Els to Frankfurt s Mcnair Cavern gym Al 7 .friday. If the Falconer pcs win game 3 would Fol Low that night. Mainz s winning Point came off Carle Letts foul shot with 12 seconds left. That gave the lady mus tangs an 8 j-80 Lead. Frankfurt s Rosalyn Peoples hit two free throws to make it a one Point game with 9 seconds Eft. Lett answered with another free throw with 7 seconds left. The Mui Iango 84-82 Lead stood when the Faleon ettes failed to get off a shot. Sandra Weathers led Mainz with 21 Points. Letts totalled 20, with 10 coming on second half free throws. Terri Miller Price hit 19 and Kecia Thomas 14. For Frankfurt Vickie Shellon scored 20 Point and grabbed a game High 14 rebounds. Francine Parker scored 18 and Janith Parker and Glenda Bridges 10 each. Mainz hit 24 of 40 free throws Frankfurt Only seven of 20. Honeyghan regains Crown London up Lloyd Honeyghan fulfilled i spec fight Promise of revenge when he knocked out world boxing Council welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca of Mexico at 2 minutes so seconds of the third round in their rematch at Wembley Arena tuesday night. Honeyghan who wore a baseball Cap with inc Mes Sage no mercy at tuesday morning s weigh in look less than nine minutes to main the Crown he lost Lovaca last october when the fight was slopped on a Cut. I m Back where i belong Honeyghan said. Ally problems Are behind me now and i have something to live for. I knew i had killed Vaca off when i trapped him on the ropes and kept him there. The right to the solar plexus which ended the tight was just a formality Honeyghan shunned a pc fight embrace from the mexican punching away Bis opponent outstretched arms. He then continued punching him All Over the ring before dropping him for Good with a barrage tit body. Honeyghan became the first British tighter in 71 years to regain a world title. The last to do so was Ted kid Lewis who performed the feat also at welterweight in 1917