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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 25,19bb the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire fiesta bowl won t move game from Jan. 2 Tempe Ariz. The fiesta bowl game betwee Noire Dame and West Virginia will be played As scheduled on Jan. 2 Here and will not be moved to Jan.3, bowl officials announced wednesday. Don Meyers the fiesta i team selection chairman had told reporters saturday thai the game might be moved should both notre Dame and West Virginia finish their regular season schedules 11-0 and set up a National championship game. Top ranked notre Dame plays at no. 2 Southern Cal this saturday while no. 4 West Virginia has Al ready closed out its regular season. Fiesta president Phil Motta said wednesday the bowl s Board of directors voted unanimously at its monthly meeting monday night that their 18th annual football game be played Jan. 2 As scheduled hopefully this will Lay to rest any speculation that we might change the Dale of the  Motla said. When we agreed to move our game from 11 . Most into our current time Slot 3  on Abc befell we were moving into a very prestigious position we still feel that we will be Best served by playing in thai time  the fiesta moved its 19b7 game from the afternoon of Jan. T to the night of Jan. 2 for the National championship showdown Between Penn stale and Miami Fla. That game won 14-10 by Penn stale wound1 up being the second most watched College football game in television history. Hurst pondering padres offer san Diego free agent Ditcher Bruce Hurst me with san Diego padres executives to discuss the club s contract offer and then went sightseeing saying he wants to hold off on a decision for now. Everything went Greal Hurst said tuesday night after he and his agent Nick Lampros met earlier in inc Day with padres interim president Dick Freeman and manager Jack Mckeon. Hurst won a career High 18 games last season losing six with the Boston red sox who Are among the learns bidding for the left hander. The padres last week offered Hurst a three year con Trad Worth $4,7 million plus performance incentives. The red sox and Toronto Blue jays Are believed to have offered three year deals each Worth approximately $4,7 million. Freeman said he was impressed with Hurst 30, but added thai he has no idea what will ultimately come out of the negotiations. Gators Hail May keep Job Gainesville Fla. University of Florida presi Dent Marshall Crisco moved wednesday to Stop rumours of football coach Galen Hall s imminent firing saying Bill Ansparger the athletic director has recommended Hall retention and he supports dial position based on All available information the athletic director has recommended to me that coach Hall be continued under his contract Crisco said in a statement released by the University. Hall whose team concludes the regular season against Florida state on saturday came under fire during a four game losing Streak the gators ended with a 24-19 Victory Al Kentucky two weeks ago the squad is headed for the a am incan bowl despite the Prospect of going into the postseason contest against Illi Nois with losses in live fits last six games. Camp All americans picked new Haven Conn. Running backs Barry Sander of Oklahoma state Anthony Thompson of Indiana and Tim Worley of Georgia were named to the Waller Camp All America football learn announced thursday. Urcla s Troy Aikman who completed 209 passes for 2,599 Yards and 22 touchdowns was named the team s quarterback. The Walter Camp team is the nation s oldest All America team having been started in j889 and is named alter a former Yale football coach. Those individuals selected for this year s team will be honoured at . Aikman is a senior. Sanders Thompson and Worl Yarc juniors. They were the Only juniors named 10 the offensive team while Only one Junior was picked on the defensive team. Eighteen seniors were named to the team while no sophomoric or freshmen were picked. Sanders set a big eight Rushing record with 2,296yards, or an average of 230 Yards a game while Thompson broke Indiana s career Rushing record with 1,546 Yards or 154 Yards a game. Worley gained 1,173 with an average of 6.6 Yards per carry. Oklahoma slate Florida slate Georgia Urcla an Michigan each placed two players on he team. Top ranking Noire Dame and Miami each had one player no amid to the All Star team White he University of Southern California was t represented also named to the offensive team were Hart a Dykes a senior wide receiver Oklahoma stale Troy Sadowski senior tight end Georgia Tony Mann Ricoli senior tackle Michigan stale Pat Tomberlin senior tackle Florida stale Anthony Phillips senior guard Oklahoma Mark Stepnoski senior guard Pittsburgh John Vilalte senior Center Michigan and Kendall Trainor senior place kicker Arkansas four seniors were picked for the defensive line Mark Messner Michigan Tracy Rocker Auburn Dave Haight Iowa and Bill Hawkins Miami. The three linebackers named to the team were seniors Derrick Thomas of Alabama and Broderick Thomas of Nebraska and Junior Michael Stone Brealie . The defensive backs All seniors arc Darryl Henley Urcla Louis Oliver. Florida Deion Sanders Florid state and Donnell Woolford Clemson. Keith English a senior from Colorado was named the team s  finalists named Houston four players were chosen wednes Day As finalists for the Lombardi award Given annually to the top lineman in College football. The finalists Are Tracy Rocker of Auburn a finalist Las year Mark Messner a defensive tackle for Michi Gan outside linebacker Broderick Thomas of Nebraska and linebacker Derrick Thomas of Alabama. The award sponsored by the rotary club of hous ton will be presented dec. 8,Rocker a 6-fool-s, 278-Pound senior has a career total of 342 tackles 192 Solo tackles and 20 Quarter Back sacks. Through 10 games this season Rocker had 88 tackles 12 for losses of 36 Yards four sacks for minus 7 Yards 42 quarterback pressures three forced fumbles and a blocked punt. Messner a 6-fool-j, 244-Pound senior co Captain for inc wolverines is Michigan s All time Leader in tackles for losses with 69 tackles and 36 sacks for 273. Yards. With 275 career tackles pcs scr is the 12th-leading Tacker in Michigan history. He has started All 48 games in his College career. Broderick Thomas a o-foot-3, 225-Pound senior leads the Nebraska defense in nine individual statistical categories including tackles unassisted tackles Lacates of losses and sacks. Derrick Thomas a 6-foot-4, 230-Pound senior was twice named Southeastern conference defensive player of the week in october. In 40 collegiate games Thomas has 182 tackles and 45 quarterback sacks. The two Thomases Are not related. The Lombardi award benefits the research pro Grams of inc american cancer society to tight the disease that took the life of coaching i Gena Vince Lombard in 1970, Carson giants Patch rift East Rutherford no. The spat betwee Harry Carson and the new York giants has been batched up for the moment and the nine time prowl linebacker said wednesday that his retirement plans now Are Uncertain. Carson and giants coach Bill Parcells had a heart to heart talk wednesday to air differences that surfaced on National television last weekend when Carson ripped the team for placing him on the injured Reserve list last week after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Chargers Banks arrested Atlanta san Diego chargers linebacker Chip Banks has been arrested again for Possession of co Caine and marijuana. Atlanta police said Banks 29, of Atlanta was arrested tuesday when an officer slopped a car in which Banks was Riding to Check on an expired lag. Banks was a Star linebacker with the Cleveland drowns before being traded to the chargers. He has been a holdout All season. According to the police report the officer arrested Banks and George Otis Haynes jr., 30, who Lis cd the same Atlanta address As Banks on charges of posses Sion of cocaine and marijuana. Haynes also was charged Wilh several traffic violations according to the police report. 2 seeds lose in belgian indoor Brussels Belgium top seeded Henri la Copleand no. 2 Jakob Hlasek scored straight set victories wednesday but two other seeds were upset at the Bel Gian indoor Tennis championship. Loco Nile of France beat italian Diego Nargiso 7-6 7 26-2 and Hlasek of Switzerland swept past Alberto Tous of Spain 6-1,7-5 to reach the second round of the 1490,000 even but in second round play. West German Eric Jelcin edged haitian Ronald Agenor seeded fifth 4-6,6-4,7� 5 and Eric Winogradsky of France ousted sixth seeded Milan Grejber of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 3-4, 7-6 7-2 to reach the quarterfinals. Australian Wally Masur the eighth seed survived an upset bid by beating West German Michael West Phal 6-2,5-7,6-4 in the second round. Another austra Lian. Russel Barlow lost to Tom nil sign of the nether lands.6-3,6-0.with their victories laconic and Hlasek qualified for the  berths in the season ending master tournament which begins nov. 30 in new York. Both players qualified when Aaron Krickstein lost his Sec Ond round match at a tournament in Brazil. Sanchez upsets Krickstein Rio de Janeiro Brazil Spain s Javier san Chez Defeated lop seeded Aaron Krickstein 6-1,7-6 7 3 wednesday in a second round match of the$305,000 Citibank open tournament considered latin America s lop Tynni event Sanchez ranked 60th in the world had Little difficulty beating Krickstein rated Isih in a Maich played in 104-Degrec heal. Both players were visibly suffering from the Secl luring temperatures during the iwo hour match played at he club Medile Ronnee in Ila Parica a resort Island 1,100 Miles Northeast of Rio de Janeiro. To today superstition an to Friday s programs 1mq Hud. H Wal Nam to Dif. . 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