European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page e6 the stars and stripes monday. May 23,1988 clippers to get Manning in draft new York a Bolh the los Angeles clippers and Danny Manning got what they wanted saturday when the clippers won the right to pick first in the june 28 draft and announced they would Lake inc Kansas Forward. I be been praying every single  clippers general manager Elgin Baylor said after inn ing the Aba draft lottery. The los Angeles clippers really needed a break i would have Chen very Munfor tuna if we did t gel  Haylor said he talked with Manning at inc , olympic trials in Colorado Springs c oo., Las week and he told me he liked inc direction we Art  he said the clippers Are the team tic wanted. He likes los  the clippers 17-65 this season be came the firs team in the four year his tory of the Loury to win the first pick in the draft after having the worst record in the Nha. The last time the franchise made inc playoffs was 1976, when inc team was located in Buffalo if any team needed to pick no. 1, it was us Baylor said. The team with the worst record should have one of the top two picks. 1 fell thai Way last year when we picked fourth and 1 still  after winning the lottery Baylor unveiled a Jersey with Manning s no. 2 on the Back. Los Angeles went into the lottery with two chances to win the no. I pick be cause of a 1986 Trade it made with Sacra Menlo another non playoff team. The clippers will have the Kings pick no. 6 Overall As determined in Ine lottery in the first round because of that Trade in which Derek Smith went from the clippers to Sacramento. This year s lottery held at inc museum of natural history determined the order of the first seven draft picks. After the clippers the selection order is Indi Ana Philadelphia new Jersey. Golden state the clippers and Phoenix All of whom missed the playoffs. Centers Rony Shikaly of Syracuse and Rik Smits of Marist forwards Charles Smith of Pittsburgh Tim Perry of Temple Chris Morris of Auburn and Harvey Grant of Oklahoma and guards Hersey Hawkins of Bradley. Res Chap Man of Kentucky Gary grand of Michi Gan and Milch Richmond of Kansas state Are among the names mentioned As possible picks by the a outcry learns. But the prize of the draft is Manning. Inc 6-fool-ld Forward who led underdog Kansas to the Mcaa championship. He s definitely an Impact player Bay Lor said. He has All the qualities of a Star player. He makes his team mails better he knows How to gel position on the Fin he s a Fine passer and he s real Good on the a break. Hell item this team  Only Ihrck players in Mcaa history Lew Alcindor Patrick Ewing and David Robinson had 2,000 Points and 1,000 rebounds and Shol 60 percent or Bill or from the Field and Manning just missed joining their company with 2,951 Points and 1,187 rebounds Ond 59.3 percent shooting. Manning who heard the news while working out at the olympic trials in Colorado Springs showed no reaction and made no immediate comment. What we be gone through we deserve  said Alan Rothon Borg the clippers it Sidcot. At a party at his Beverly Hills Hotro this is a big. Big incredible Situ Alio thai has happened said clippers coach Gene Shuc who was at the olympic to als. I m just  Donnic Walsh general manager of i pacers said he would choose frat among Hawkins Chapman Smith Perry. Smits Morris and Shikaly for in no. 1 pick. I d be satisfied Wilh any of those Walsh said. In a lot of ways i be Goi ill first Choice in the draft and i Haven made up my mind.1 Walsh predicted thai at least one those players will be As Good As or Belli than Manning in five years and it s re Job to decide who that  Walsh said that since the pacers i the Best record among the six lolled teams he was Happy to be picking High than seventh. We came in Here Wilh 38 wins at there were teams in inc playoffs with won records than us Walsh said. We got belter spot than our record  Foyt qualifies for 31st consecutive Start at indy Indianapolis a . Foyl qualified saturday for a record 31st con unlike Start in the Indianapolis 500, and eight other Drivers including five rookies also made it into the tentative lineup for inc May 29 race on a qualify ing Day marred by three crashes and marked by the continuing problems of former champions Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock three positions remained open in the 33-car Field for the 72nd indy race Fol lowing the third of four Days of time rials. Qualifications at inc Indianapolis motor Speedway were scheduled la end Al 6 . Sunday. Pancho Carter trying to make the indy race for the 15th Lime escaped injury in two crashes saturday while half brother Johnny 1 arsons also walked away from a meeting with inc Speedway Wall Foyt 53 and a four time Winner decided to switch to his backup car sat urday and put the year old Lola into inc tentative Field Al 209.696 Mph. Thai was t the fastest among sat urday s qualifiers but Foyl said he was Happy with the Effort. I was pretty conservative and Prilly Safe he said. 1 was t hanging it out i just wanted to gel in the  Foyl said he never worried thai he would fail to make the race. Not really he said. You always know anything can happen in racing but we had a you pc Ofsars and i knew we had enough Speed la was just a Malter of keeping the engine ipg Eicr for four  both Raul Baesl of Brazil and Rookie Dominic Dobson were faster than Foyl with Bousd turning a four Lap 10-mile average of 2ii.oss the 10th fas list among the 30 qualifiers and Dobson averaging 210.096 to become the Fasi Esi first year qualifier Ever Al the Speedway. Bocskel Swilch cd from a March to a Lola before making his full qualifying run we were struggling with the March he explained one Day we d run Well and inc next Day we come Back and could t make the same Speed for some reason. When the track changed inc car Driver Pancho Carter escaped serious injury when his car slammed into the Wall during indy 500 practice saturday. Changed a lol. The Only Way logo is to records of 120.453 Mph and 219.198, change. Actually it was a hard decision respectively. But in was a Good  the Only other Rookie in the tentative Dobson who completed a qualifying " a " run last year but was bumped from the Field by a faster qualifier Steve Chas Scy 20 minutes before the track closed Hrock the previous Rookie Mark of 209,964 set in 1986 by Randy Lanier. Other qualifiers saturday included third generation Driver Billy Vukovich Iii a Rookie at 208,545 second Genera Tion Driver Tony  at 208.342 Rookie Taro Palmroth of Fin land Ai 208.001 Chassy at 207.951 John Andrulli Mario Andrulli s Nephew who qualified for his first indy race at 207.894. And Rookie Rocky Moran in another Foyt learn ear at 207.181. None of the third Day qualifiers approached the record run of pole Winner Rick Mears last saturday. Mears a two Lime indy Winner and four Lime pole Winner set one and four Lap qualifying glanced off the Concrete and was Able 1 keep the car under control and do Back to Pil Road. There have now been 10 crashes Sint practice opened on the 2vi-Milc Oval Al May 7. Norse of the Drivers Nas been s piously injured. Rutherford a three Lime indy Winne Field Scott Atchison. Who also qualified on inc first Day of time trials remains the slowest of the 30 qualifiers Al 205.142. The Field average w far is 210.315, red a terrible Day. The 50-Ycar of to compared with 207.363 for the first 30 an sino Seal cd which  local. Qualifiers last year. He Phi then he called off Hil ail my once the Field is filled Fasler cars can k. Bump the slowest qualifier until the final session ends. The fastest 33 qualifiers Start the race. Carter and Parsons who have the same Molher and whose fathers both were indy car driven walked away from their accidents bul Carter s primary car and backup were both badly damaged. Parsons who did t come up with a ride until thursday when Rookie Harry sauce failed to pass the final phase of his Rookie test Slid up into the Wall Wilh both right Side wheels in Lum one. He. Up. Before completing the first Lap. The engine was not up to Par i incr Ford said. Something happened to after the last run or something War away because it was t making the Xcvi Lucions in should  before inc track closed  team twice changed engines and Bot limes problems developed. He is the with one More allowable attempt in h 1987 Buick powered Lola. He called o the first of Ihrck possible attempts week earlier on the opening Day of tial fictions after two laps Over 207. Swedes Down Krc a Stein a Offe of win team cup Dusseldorf West Germany a Kent Carlsson handily Defeated Aaron Krick slain 6-4, 6-j Sun Day to give Sweden an Una Calak 2-0 Lead and the championship in the j 750,000 world team cup ten Nis tournament la was the first time Ever Sweden captured the title in the 11 year history of the Luvurn Ament. Earlier in the Day Stefan Edburg ranked no. 2 on the world list behind Ivan Lendl Defeated american Tim Mayolle 6-4,6-2. Edburg took i hour and 50 minutes to dispatch the hapless Mayotte. The american fought hard for the first two games bul was overwhelmed by Edburg s combination of steady base shots and Strong backhand. Carlston who had been complaining of a fever was making his Dybul Al the tournament. He also Dom Naiad his american opponent throughout the match. The United Stalc a which won inc team cup i 1982, 84 and is Defeated Argentina 2-1 Friday i gain a final Hurth. Sweden reached the final on an aggregate Point Tot after splitting two matches with Czechoslovakia a urday