European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 19.1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Pushy pistons still have Rocky Road Bill Laimbeer was asked in the Detroit Locke room thursday night before game 5 of the Aba finals about his court Cli Quelle. This is not quite like asking Ann Landers about love or Emily Post about manners or gentlemen s quarterly about which socks to Wear. After All Lamb car that gentle giant with the in Nocent baby Blue eyes has occasionally been accused of mugging and mayhem on a basketball court. More than accused charged and found guilty of various and sundry misanthropy. So when a Detroit sports new person and Friend of the 6-foot-11, 260-Pound Laimbeer asked him about his Leth Nique Laimbeer replied that s secret said the new person. Why do you think someone would want to copy it Laimbeer smiled and shrugged his most sheepish and Humble shrug. Bill said the new person with the conviction Ofa Good Friend Don t flatter a but Hen have been those who have indeed tried diligently and in the Case of the lakers rather Art Lessly to impersonate this deferential hoops Ter Anba Public enemies i through 12. The lakers who had lost to the pistons in game4, found themselves often not Only on the sore Side of the score but also an the sore Side of a Piston Elbow and forearm and even backside. It wantonly the Laimbeer Elbow and fore Arm and backside to be sure but those of Rocky Mahon and Rocky Dantley and Rocky Thomas an Rocky Rodman among other notables. The lakers naturally got fed up. Magic Johnson served notice that the purveyor of such goods be Ware and even slammed an Elbow into the neck of the Piston guard Isiah Thomas magic s kissin1 coils in Well Kissin pal anyway since the two Clos friends share a less than adversarial Peck on the Cheek before each game and have Given new mean ing to non fraternization. Beyond this James worthy said we know no we have to compete with them on a physical he was t referring to hugs v stuff. So what happened in game 5, the lakers came Ira Berkow out As though they had just been sprung 10 roam the prison Yartz rolling up a 15-2 Lead and began beating up on he pistons doing everything to the except muscling for Protection Money. Did t last Long. At the half they were Down by 9points. After game 5, which the lakers lost 104-94, Johnson sat in front of his locker an ice pack on each knee and an ice pack on each ankle and said that Well the theory that they were going to geophysical did t backfire it just did t work the Sec Ond notion possibly bearing some resemblance to the first notion. By the end of the first Quarter the would be assassins from Tinseltown had committed 12 fouls and both stalling forwards. Worthy and . Green were banished to the Bench for a term with three fouls. And their replacement Michael Cooper proved equally inept at cracking Heads. That Hurt Johnson said. We had to go de Pinto our Bench. We came out aggressively then All of a sudden we had 10 play passive now and i changed the game. It was Tike barn Bam it s kind of Tough to count on somebody who s not there. The second half we came out Strong and it was Bam again. James picked up that fourth one and you jus feel like saying of Maraan " Lamb car for one believed that the lakers had overplayed their hand with their talk of untamed and unbridled intentions. The referees read the papers too and that stuff about rough play and blah blah blah said Laim Beer. So they re Gonna crack Down right away. But think it was a lot of smoke anyway just to make sure the referees kept an Eye on , the lakers the defending champs re turn to the forum behind three games to two in the bust of seven series. And if they Don t win sunday 9 30 . On of radio and to in game 6, then a new Champion it there Are some who Are predicting just that in fact a Banner hanging from the railing High up inthe Silver dome read of give us a somewhere Rodman can roam and the pistons and lakers play where Seldom is heard the name Larry and the pistons in 6 beat la. Now it does seem that the lakers out shot Oul muscled maybe even outfoxed at this Point look like they Ripe for it May have seemed thai Way for the lakers in their two previous playoff series with the games Althree apiece in the quarterfinal playoffs against Utah and three apiece in the semifinals against dal Las. In each Case Al Home in the seventh game Uhny course they Haven t played such games against the pistons not yet. The pistons deep an talented and aggressive. In their last playoff series when people asked what was wrong with Larry Bird the answer was the found thursday that Dennis Rod Man gave him More trouble than anyone else Hus indecent limes. Rodman in fact had such � Good defensive Gam against Johnson Hae the Piston Forward said As re ported by Joe la Poinc of the Detroit free press i be Prilly much got it Down pal what he s doing " but there is More to Johnson than Metis Rod Man s Eye. The feeling Here is that Rocky Rodman just might have More to learn and so May Rocky Lamb car and Rocky Dan Ley and Rocky inspires a new ode of the lakers left that Dom and now have come Home where they remember How to play where Seldom is heard a Tough talking word and the pistons lose in . open from Page 21 open i lie Holder Nick Faldo of eng land Paul Azinger and Fred couples were Nelda 139. Couples and Faldo shot 67s, Avinger the 1987 player of the year had a 70 and Lyle who shared the first Roundhead matched Par with a 71. . Weibring with a 69, and Jay Haas who shot a 67, were at 140. Seve balls Stvros of Spain a playoff Winner last week in the West Chrster classic was one stroke Back after the tint round Hill slipped to a 74 and was at 143 after 36 holes. Tom Watson was at145 after a 71. Jack Nicklaus 48, who counts . Open titles among his record collection of is major professional titles failed to qualify for the final two rounds just As lie did in 1963, the last previous Lime this tournament was held Here. Gary player of South Africa the Only other returnee from the 1963 open also missed at 149 despite a 71.simpson birdied. The first and third holes with id foot putts made a slightly Shorter one on the sixth chipped in from 40 feel on Lac seventh and scored his third straight Birdie with a 15-footer on the reached he turn in 30 and got to 6 under far the Day with a shot that stopped three feet from the hag on the 10th. But on the i lib he pulled his second shot a 2-Iron, and watched it carom off a tree into the water. It led to a double wedged to within six feet and Bir died the 4ih, then made a 15-footer on the 16lh that put him two shots Clear of the Field. On the i bin however he drove into the rough put a 5-Iron Over the Green and bogeyed the Hole. Texas Metcalf tops Conley in Long jump kingdom a Winner Tampa Fla. A Texas Eri Metcalf a two Lime Mcaa Champion upset Michael Conley to win the Long jump title Friday at the Mobil outdoor track and Field championships with Thebes leap of his career Metcalf also a Star running Back forthe Long oms football team sailed 27 feet s7i inches making him the no. 4 performer in Amer Xiv history and Maura a no 8 on the All time world list. The jump was nearly eight inches farther than met calf previous Best Legal Effort of 27-ov,. He had jumped 27-244 and27-2 this year but both Marks we rewind aided. Metcalf Conley the favorite who was trying to became the first Long jump triple jump Champion in the National championship since 1949, finished second Al 26-9u. Metcalfe performance overshadowed race in the men s and women s High hurdles the men s and women s 100-meter dashes and the women s 3,000 me ters along with Strong showings in the women s triple jump. In the men s 110-meter hurdles 1984olympic Champion Roger kingdom produced the fastest Lime in the world in three years winning his second National title in 13.15 seconds. The last time anyone ran faster was kingdom when he clocked his career Best of 13.l4on May 11,198s. Kingdom in equating the meet record set by Greg Foster in 1983, decisively beat 1987 world indoor Champion Toni Campbell second in 13.28. In the women s 100 hurdles 1984olympic Bronze medallist Kim Mckin Zic led All the Way and won in a meet record 12.84, edging late charging Bonila Fitzgerald brawn the 1984 olympic Gold medallist. Mckenzie who erased the championship record of 12.85, set by Rhonda Blanford in 1985, did t think she Hadwan. But after film showed she was the Winner Mckenzie look a belated Victor Lap around the track. Fitzgerald Brown was second in 12.8i.emmit King the 1983 Mcaa Champi on from Alabama ran the second fastest men s 00 in the world hit year clock ing 10.04, rallying in the final 25 meters to beat Brian Cooper second in 10.07. Sheila Echols easily took the women s100 in 11.04, Atler winning her semifinal heat earlier Friday in 11.01, tying her for sixth place on the All Lime . List. Brenda Webb the 1981 National Champion in the women s 3,000 meters breezed to Victory in the 5,000 in15 18.71, smashing More than 12 seconds off the previous meet record of15 30.99 set by belly Geiger in 1986. Jan Wohlschlag also broke a meet rec Ord winning the women s High jump Al 6-5 one half Inch belter that the Markof 6-5 set by Coleen Sommer last year. In inc women s triple jump former american record Holder Wendy Brown won with a leap of 45-4 i the Best in the world this year and Only one Inch Oft the . Re Cord of 45-5 u Heyd by Sheila Hudson the Long jump Victory could cause a dilemma for me calf the son of former pro football Star Terry Metcalf. The younger Metcalf 20, had Pla Nedlo jump in next month s . Olympic trials but had said if he made the team he would forgo the Seoul Garnet and play football in the have a Chance at the Heisman Tro Phy and we the Long hams have a Hance to win the National title Metcalf said shortly after his Surprise Victory an Brilliant jump. But after today i will have to make decision on whether i go to the olympics or not he said minutes Conley s final jump his knee buckled but he said there was no pain Conley had a buy Day. Earlier he qualified for saturday s final in the triple jump leaping 54-10 m on nil final at tempt after passing his first try because he was not prepared to jump then foul ing his second Simpkins competing for the first time outdoors this season led the triple jump qualifying Al 55-11. Willie Banks the world record Holder at 58-1 i qualified at 53-5. Lacy Barnes won the women s discus title throwing 203-9 an her final at tempt. Carol Cady the american record Holder at 216-10, was second at 203-4
